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1549. Convinced he’s destined to fulfill a whispered prophecy, Friar Diego de Landa labors to convert the Maya of the Yucatán Peninsula. Discovering a brutal Spanish landowner persecuting the native population, Friar Diego determines to protect them and punish the cruel man. 2010. Cortez Vuscar is convinced his father will return if he can grow their church’s congregation. Certain he’s found his true love, Cortez sets out to win her from her wealthy, unfaithful boyfriend. But his fascination with the literature she’s reading infects his mind with a deadly descent into madness.

In this supernatural thriller reminiscent of Raymond Chandler and H.P. Lovecraft, Private Detective Travis Daniels is thrust into a harrowing investigation when a young woman disappears without a trace. As Daniels delves deeper into the labyrinthine mysteries of the storied New England city, he uncovers a web of sinister cults, ancient rituals, and eldritch horrors that threaten not only his own sanity but the fabric of reality itself.

Barker, the mysterious homeless detective with no memory of his past, returns in the wild, third installment of the Barker Mysteries. Sequestered in a thrown-together shack beneath the soggy planks of California’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf, Barker and his gaggle of street dogs have kept largely to themselves since the events of Monterey Pulp.

In the pulsating heart of the city of Las Vegas, where shadows dance with neon lights and whispers of ancient power lingers in the air, Zebastian Black and his partner Kade are burdened with the unthinkable. Appointed by the Lord of the Infernal to secure an advantage in the coming cataclysm, Zeb must assemble a team of mythical beings - creatures whispered about in the darkest corners of folklore, to fulfill his mission.

Becoming a hired killer was not in Robert Madigan’s plan when he began his medical career at The University of Pennsylvania in 1935. He had pledged to help save lives, not take them. But finding himself thrust into a desperate situation after his father’s death left his mother and younger siblings with no financial support, he accepts a sinister offer to become a hitman for Gavin Noel, a man he meets through one of the medical school professors.

On the Border of a Dream is an eye-opening and uplifting memoir that tells the true story of a boy from rural Mexico who, at a young age, sets his mind to becoming a pioneering surgeon in the USA. The memoir follows Edgar Hernandez, first with his tight-knit family as an adolescent in Mexico and then as he journeys to the USA to pursue his dream.

In this pulse-pounding thriller that will keep you guessing to the very last end, homicide detective Nick Teffinger witnesses a murder from a place he shouldn’t be and soon finds himself pulled into the edgy world of an exotic young lawyer who is too mysterious to trust and too hypnotic to resist. The Nick Teffinger thrillers are all self-contained within their own four corners and can be listened to in any order.

Following the latest installment of his campaign of terror, he unearths a dark, magical mirror. The mirror should have remained lost with its secrets buried deep within it. Instead, Peter freely chooses to help restore an evil force who will exact his revenge on the world, while revealing deeply guarded family secrets.

On the hunt for a man who has mysteriously vanished, detectives Susan Kaiden and Jose Alvarez think they’re on just another routine job - but when a vicious attack leaves Susan hospitalized and fighting for her life, the pair soon come face-to-face with an elusive vampire hunter and the dangerous world of the undead. John Reed knows he shouldn’t be alive - and as a newly sired vampire, he technically isn’t. Falling in with an unlikely group of allies, his kidnap and disappearance lie at the heart of a sinister plot that will lead him to dangerous and powerful enemies.

Ex-FBI intelligence analyst Theo Ramage doesn't want to die in an endless West Texas wasteland, but there's gold in them Thar hills...or rather, dunes and old habits die hard. The fracking craze in the Permian Basin has made Texas sand worth billions, transforming the endless sea of windswept dunes into a modern day El Dorado.

Steven Grimes is suffering from writer's block. Once an avid writer, he is plagued by an inescapable force that seems to be controlling his mind. After a strange encounter with a man known only as Heflin, Steven is thrust into a world he does not understand. It is a world driven by a faceless evil that has awakened within an ancient festival called Samhain. It wants him to write his greatest masterpiece, a book that can either save humankind from inevitable doom or plunge it into eternal darkness.

When Will returns to America after years overseas, he comes with high hopes of reconnecting with his younger brother. Will isn’t easy to love, though. He’s a disgruntled veteran and a struggling depressive. As such, he soon finds himself misunderstood and homeless, trying desperately to claw his way back into life while tackling the issues within himself.

Taken as more of a hostage than a volunteer, Zev is enlisted in a paranormal task force to help protect the nation from rapidly growing threats. Feared because of his lineage, Zev struggles to find his place in the team. But when the biggest threat yet arises, Zev has only one option, to take over and run things his way. Can the others learn to trust him before it is too late for not only them, but the nation? And can Zev find a way to make peace with the female vampire who is certain he will be the death of them all?

Urban survival focuses on keeping safe in your daily life as well as a crisis. It’s having a plan, and developing the skills needed to not just survive, but thrive in an urban environment. It is not a “prepper” mentality of waiting for a pending threat. It is accepting the fact that we live in turbulent times. Just watch the news. Every day there is a shooting, people being beaten, stabbed, pushed in front of oncoming subway trains, social unrest, and political threats. Forewarned is forearmed. Let’s get to that plan!

A crime spree of horrendous proportions is just beginning in the Washington Metropolitan Area as bodies begin to turn up, horribly mutilated and torn to pieces. Aidan Preston delves into the case, finding himself immersed in a dark and dangerous world, the likes of which he has never seen in all his years working violent crime.

Monty Powers, an airline pilot, contract DEA agent, and ex-Army Ranger, is on the trail of a secret pirate's treasure with an authenticated family legacy...a detailed treasure map. However, he's pitted against a vicious Haitian drug cartel, hell-bent on his brutal assassination. Deadly sharks and action-packed gun fights keep the adrenaline continually flowing! Money Bay is a story of a pirate's buried treasure, sizzling action adventure, and true romantic love.