Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

Who is Audrey Hoedemaker? It's a question her sister Maureen has heard more times than she can count, and she doesn't know what the short answer would be. Little sister, troubled teen, backpacker, musical theatre coach, con artist, childcare worker. Murderer. A tragic, traumatic childhood casts a long shadow on the Hoedemaker sisters. Maureen has worked hard to move beyond the violence of the past and build a good, honest life for herself. Audrey, however, just can't seem to do the same, careening from one state of chaos to another.

When I was a little girl, I dreamed a handsome knight would come and rescue me from my wretched mother. He'd ride up on his white steed and break the curse I've been fated to carry since the day I was born. Funny how things changed over time, how the fairytale twisted into something far more crooked—and darker—than I ever imagined. In reality, my knight is scarred and broken, living alone in a castle of bones that overlooks the sea. He isn’t searching for me. He never was.

Academy Award nominee Rachel McAdams stars in Mary Jane, a poignant and intimate drama following a single mother’s journey caring for her chronically ill young son. Set in New York City, the play unfolds in two parts—Mary Jane's small Queens apartment and a pediatric hospital. With unflinching honesty and unexpected humor, we witness Mary Jane's tireless devotion, her interactions with medical professionals, and her struggle to maintain her sense of self.

Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

As Charly struggles to recover from her brain injury, she begins to realize that the events of that fateful night are trapped in the damaged right side of her brain. Now, she must put the jigsaw pieces together to discover the identity of the man who tried to kill her...before he finishes the job he started.

Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness. He is surrounded by Vonnegut's usual large cast of continuing characters (notably here the hack science fiction writer Kilgore Trout and the alien Tralfamadorians, who oversee his life and remind him constantly that there is no causation, no order, no motive to existence).

Original cast members from the beloved TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, reunite for an all-new adventure about connections that never die—even if you bury them. A decade has passed since the epic final battle that concluded Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV). The game-changing spell that gave power to all potential Slayers persists. With new Slayers constantly emerging, things are looking grim for the bad guys.

The day millions of people mysteriously vanished from planet earth, the world was forever changed. Oddly enough, most of us that remained thought it was a change for the better. But that was wrong… way wrong. World leaders hailed this new era as a return to the golden age. Life was supposed to be better than it had ever been. But we were just in the calm before the storm. The four horsemen of the apocalypse were waiting in the wings, and the world was rushing head long into a period of death and destruction like we had never imagined. Somehow I made it through alive… that’s ...

What I’m about to tell you is going to be hard to believe… The truth has been hidden for a long, long time… Do you have what it takes to find the truth? I wasn’t looking for anything. You might be the kind of person who wants to know what’s going on around you, but I was content just doing my job and being left alone. But sometimes life gets messy and the curtain that hides reality from most of us gets pulled back. All I can tell you is… there are some things you can’t unsee. So tread carefully. What you have in your hands is the true account of Hank Downes. I thought of ...

The first seal of Revelation has been opened! Terrorism has struck the United States! And the Middle East is at war! Chaos has erupted worldwide! But this is just the beginning of the birth pains and only a glimpse of the Tribulation that is yet to come! Ford, our main character, has discovered that world events are unfolding as they were foretold more than 2,500 years ago. The Road to Revelation" is a fictional book series that is based on Biblical Prophecy. It chronicles the time preceding the second coming of Jesus Christ. The first volume, The Beginning takes place between the opening ...

The year is 2025 Benjamin Arnold has been elected President of the United States. The country and the world are in turmoil from political, economic, and religious upheavals, along with the aftermath of the Covid-19 virus and other natural catastrophes. A mysterious trumpet sound heard by everyone, everywhere, the sudden disappearance of millions of people and all the children around the globe. There is only one plausible explanation, The Rapture, the snatching up to Heaven of those who are Born Again. Then the appearance of gigantic UFOs hovering over the major cities of the world, offering...

SEASON OF THE END TIMES – THE GREAT TRIBULATION The Rapture of the Church happened in the blink of an eye. The world is at war, millions die, the Antichrist has come to power, and the One World Religion requires all to accept the Mark of the Beast. Christians in internment camps face the guillotine if they refuse to worship the Beast and take his Mark. Biblical Prophecy unfolds, the abomination of desolation of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem by the Antichrist. The United States is in shambles from natural disasters and nuclear destruction. President Benjamin Arnold, the Space Force, and ...

Finally the conclusion to this epic series, The Road to Revelation! All seven trumpet judgments have been sounded and it is finally time for God to pour out His wrath upon the followers of the Antichrist. The inhabitants of Earth were mortified by the seven trumpet judgments, but nothing can prepare them for the seven bowls of wrath that God will dispense on the Day of the Lord. The armies of Satan have surrounded the Holy City of Jerusalem and ready themselves for one last stand against the nation of Israel. The battle of Armageddon has arrived and the end of evil is near. As the last ...

After a 17-year drought, multiple earthquakes, and uncontrollable wildfires, the state is desolate. The United States President declares the state uninhabitable and irreparable, directing California's 39 million citizens to relocate. With less than 1% of the population remaining in California at their own risk, the holdouts encounter a clash of cultures, ethnicities, religions, and politics that pits friend against friend with the future of California at stake.

SEASON OF THE END TIMES – THE FOUR HORSEMEN, (RE-EDITED, SECOND EDITION, JULY 2021) The Rapture happened in the blink of an eye. There are wars and rumors of wars, the One World Religion (OWR) has been established. Christians of the world are persecuted for not recognizing the evolved beliefs of the OWR. Biblical Prophecy is taking place, rebuilding the Jewish Temple, the Two Witnesses preaching the Gospel in Jerusalem. Insurgents attack the United States, and the supervolcano Yellowstone erupts. President Benjamin Arnold declares war on the One World Government after a thwarted nuclear ...

In Spiritual Warfare in the End Times, best-selling prophecy author Ron Rhodes powerfully exposes Satan's most destructive and effective tools of spiritual injury - and the means of rendering them ineffective. Though Satan will always want to diminish your capacity to serve in God's kingdom, God promises you'll never fight him alone. Spiritual Warfare in the End Times will provide you with all you need for victory both now and in the future.

The story of Noah is one of the most captivating in all the Bible. Yet most people remember it mainly as a children's story found in picture books and heard in Sunday school classes. But this tragedy really took place - and widely overlooked is Jesus' stunning prophecy that the final days of planet Earth would be just as it was in the days of Noah. His point? That there would be striking parallels between Noah's day and the end times - with warnings of God's imminent judgment upon the world.

After container ships carrying black-market nuclear bombs are detonated in American port cities, millions are killed and the country is thrown into panic. In Greenwood, Nebraska, Paul Edwards learns about the devastating terrorist attacks on the news. As the power grid goes down, his fear is magnified by the knowledge that his wife and daughter are a thousand miles away in Atlanta. When his prepper father-in-law, Buck, insists on being part of the rescue, things go from bad to worse. Paul and Buck have hated each other for years.

When darkness falls, can you find your way home? In an instant, everything changed. "The Long Night" takes you on a heart-stopping journey of survival, as a massive cyber-attack triggers a nationwide blackout. This cyber-attack survival thriller is a must-read for fans of "One Second After" by William R. Forstchen, "Lights Out" by David Crawford, and "Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel. After a cyber-attack, followed by an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), the Winter family from Harbour Island, Florida, faces an unprecedented struggle for survival. Former military officer John Winter and ...

What would you do if the grid went dark? Vince Walker is looking forward to the beginning of the summer and a visit from his son Cy. But while picking up his son at the Indianapolis airport, the country is thrust into nuclear warfare with the detonation of multiple EMPs. With fires burning out of control and the loss of the electrical grid, the entire country is thrown into chaos. Vince and his son, Cy, are forced to fight for their lives and escape the city as the world they once knew crumbles around them. As they try to return to their hometown of Cloverdale, Indiana, or what’s left of ...

The Antichrist/Mahdi has been revealed and the professing church has been raptured. The Great Tribulation nears the end and God is preparing his last warnings to wake up the people of the Earth. Each of the Seven Trumpets will usher in a new warning with each successive sounding. The Bible tells a story about the worlds oceans turning into blood and the worlds fresh water becoming bitter. The final warnings will bring creatures up from the underworld that will bring terror, pain, and death. God's patience is waning and it's time to find your way to Jesus. Zack, Kyle, Heather, and Jack ...

The 'Deceiver's Great Reset' is the fourth installment and a prequel to the 'Season of the End Times' series. The story begins in 1947 with the UFO crash and recovery in the high desert of Roswell, New Mexico. Follows the military's secret reverse engineering of Alien technology, from the Army Air Corps to the Air Force and the forming of the Space Force. A historical journey through America's political, military, foreign policy, and social and moral changes from the 1940s to 2019. Introducing new characters and the early lives of several characters from the first three books of the ...