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When adventurer Maxwell Barnes and his team uncover clues about a lost gold mine in Mexico's Sonoran desert, they think they've struck fortune's motherlode. But after a treacherous tumble down a rocky hillside, they discover something far more valuable buried beneath: something with unimaginable power.

If she's spared execution, can a vampire with second sight save the ones she loves? Jerusa Phoenix lives in fear of judgment. Unlike the harmless smirks she received back in school, a negative opinion from the Stewards of Life could get the newly-made vampire killed. With an army of savages on the rise and terrifying new creatures in pursuit, Jerusa wonders if approval for her immortality is actually the least of her worries...

The exciting sequel to K. Hamilton’s debut novel, Three Corner Rustlers, takes listeners on another fast-paced ride. Hamilton again spins a compelling tale rooted in the Old West with the intrigue and drama of present-day life. After years of drought, disaster threatens the Three Corner region. As wildfires devastate the landscape, relationships are tested, and life-and-death battles ensue against an intractable foe. Join Hamilton’s cast of characters as they face whether to save a lifetime of hard work...or leave everything they love to survive and start again.

A scientist’s invention unleashes spectral siblings with a taste for blood. Two brothers discover an ancient horror lurking beneath a frozen lake. And a girl must make the ultimate sacrifice to free her sister from eternal darkness. Scare Street is proud to present the best in spine-tingling supernatural horror. This volume contains three blood-soaked tales of terror, packed with ghosts, ghouls, and other children of the night.

A cursed box unleashes a specter’s wrath on an unsuspecting heir. And a sinister mirror promises its owner eternal youth. But its gifts come at a terrible price. Scare Street is proud to present the best in bone-chilling supernatural horror. This volume contains a double dose of terror, guaranteed to make your skin crawl.

Greed leads a young man to make a fatal bet. A sleepwalker is stalked by a sinister spirit in the shadow world between dreams and reality. And in a town ravaged by a savage beast, a desperate man will do anything to protect his loved one. Scare Street is proud to present the best in bone-chilling supernatural horror. This volume contains three spine-tingling tales for your listening pleasure. But first, lock the doors, close the windows, and be sure to turn on the lights.

Trekking across the war-scorched Planet Home on their quest to battle extinction, Royah has gained allies, including the giant of a man known - and feared - as Onnin. Royah is fortunate to have the giant on her side as they are being stalked by many dangerous enemies. Trigger-happy savages, madmen, and even cannibals litter the landscape.

When three lost paintings are reunited, a patron of the arts discovers they may have been separated for a very good reason. A morbid photographer’s obsession upsets the spirits hidden in her pictures. And when bad dreams inspire a troubled painter, collectors of his work experience his twisted visions firsthand…. Scare Street is proud to present the best in bone-chilling supernatural horror. This volume contains three spine-tingling tales for your reading pleasure.

As a war journalist, Jonah Wall saw enough of humanity’s horrors to last a lifetime. He wrecked his marriage, alienated his two sons, and escaped by working on an oil rig in Alaska, as far from civilization as possible. But when he finds a spacecraft that was buried for millennia under the tundra, he is suddenly and reluctantly thrust into an unbelievable adventure. As the ship is being unveiled to the world, it mysteriously comes to life, taking Jonah, his estranged son, and a disparate group on a terrifying journey.

It’s been two months since Toby Miller lost his wife and best friend in a car accident. He’s doing the best he can to learn to live again without her. He learns of his gift - a gift he’s not sure he wants. His new friend is keeping something from him. The truth? A lie? A secret? If he learns the truth, will he regret ever asking questions? When the entities in the house become more sinister, they have to prepare. But for what? Dowsing rods, a crystal and a spirit box won’t help where they’re going.

Arkade's quest to protect the woman he loves has only succeeded in dooming his friends. In the exciting conclusion to Jaron Lee Knuth's NextWorld series, Arkade will have to break every rule in the system and unite an army of hackers, gamers, and even NPCs in order to save his friends...and perhaps all of NextWorld.

Inspired by real-life events, author K. Hamilton artfully combines the elements of a Western with the 21st century. Paths intersect and twist from Silicon Valley, to Colorado, to the wide-open spaces of the high desert of the Three Corner country of Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada.

He isn’t the only one. Everyone has amnesia. None of them remember who they were before their arrival. Considering the danger they now face, not being able to remember their past might be for the best. This world is a mysterious winter planet, and surrounding them is a place they call the Moat, where something deadly lurks. No one knows for sure what it is, but anyone who goes exploring goes missing.

In a gritty world of lies and treachery, the standard fantasy hero just won't do. Taro lost his right leg years ago, but with a family to support, he doesn't let it slow him down. For years he's worked for a notorious crime lord named Victor Mathan. Mathan deals in stolen magical artifacts and trusts Taro to finish his work with as few questions as possible.

Derric Harver never expected to amount to anything more than the palace stable boy, but when Princess Maria's curse keeps her from accepting a prince's proposal, she turns to him for help, and he doesn't dare refuse. With the help of a lady's maid and a prince, Derric and Maria embark on a dangerous adventure to find the sorceress who cast the curse. Along the way they battle deadly creatures and make new friends - all the while struggling with the undeniable chemistry between them.

Something strange is happening in the Oklahoma desert. Harv Reardon is the owner of Oklahoma Salvage, an enormous graveyard for trucks, cars, planes, shuttles, and space ships in various states of decay. With the help of his great grand daughter Alex, they help a mysterious stranger rehab a ship for space flight. Something just doesn't feel right to Harv and Alex....

Safe within the magical kingdom of Havenwood, Bella Birch studies in earnest to become a Necromancer. For her final exam is only a few years away, and she is determined to be ready for it. But when General Craven, an invincible living statue, is sent by the queen of the Pentad to arrest Gideon for painting without a license, Bella can only watch as Gideon is captured...and brought to the capitol of the Pentad to stand trial for his crimes. Now Bella must gather her friends and travel to the capitol to save Gideon from the most powerful kingdom in the world.

Thirty-two-year-old Dylan Reynolds has devoted himself completely to his family. He's tried to put his past behind him, climbing the corporate ladder at a prominent Chicago newspaper. But when his daughter, Hunter, begins speaking of a new and mysterious friend, Dylan can't help but fear that his past has come back to haunt him.

The human race is in trouble. After narrowly claiming victory in the first invasion, an assault by advanced militaristic aliens armed with light speed capable spacecraft is a continuing threat. Even so, Chrysalis is in danger, and Whatsit is determined to rescue his fellow Chrysallamans. It's a task he knows he cannot accomplish without the help of his human brethren. With the threat of future attacks looming, the humans will have to decide whether it's best to go on the defensive at home on Earth.

After being hunted by humans and transformed into a demonic creature called a drow, Drynn believes his family will be safer in the forest. Problem is, more drow are waiting for them there. When his brother is taken by the same drow who burned his home, Drynn is told that he needs the ashes of the phoenix to defeat them. It only would require him to return to the human kingdom and all the dangers he thought he left behind.