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A young woman disappears and is feared dead, potentially murdered by her abusive husband—a handsome, shady thug with a violent reputation. But as detectives Carly Sanderson and Sergio Martin look into the matter, they can’t find a body, and the husband has an iron-clad alibi. He was killed earlier the same day. Soon, it is obvious that no one connected to the case is telling the truth—not the mother who says the husband did it, not the sister who may have played a role in the crime, not the husband’s meticulous daily calendar…Maybe not even the dead woman herself.

The body of a sixth grade girl is found in the woods near the exclusive school she attended. It could be a suicide or a murder, but every lead turns out to be a dead end. Detectives Carly Sanderson and Sergio Martin are requested by the local sheriff to aid his scandal-plagued department's investigation.

When family man Mike Torino lands a project in Italy, home of naked art, Valentino, and taxi-crashing yoga pants, he brings along his wife, hoping to rekindle their marriage. But romance gets derailed by head colds, constant bickering, and assaults from ankle-breaking cobblestone streets. Their daughter develops a gelato addiction. Mike's Italian partner has a coronary. And as for amore...Mattie tells Mike to handle things himself - and storms back to America. Mike is trapped. Leaving Italy will blow a promotion; staying might cost him his wife and family.

From the creators of the number one best seller The Box Under the Bed horror anthology and its number one best seller sequel Dark Visions comes Nightmareland: a horror anthology with 23 stories from 14 authors. A high school girl with something to prove to herself, and possibly to her parents, goes to a rundown shack deep in the woods to try a new drug that will give her the worst nightmares of her young life. A "Nightmareland" injection opens a person's biggest fears to them - and then you are on your own for however long it lasts.

A freak landslide at a remote mine site uncovers a strange machine to Barry's group of paleontology students. Wary of corrupt school officials, his team takes the machine home to study it in secret, reaching only one realistic - and unbelievable - conclusion: It was designed to bridge the time-space continuum. It's a time machine.

The Jemwaju: Come sit by the campfire and listen as an old college friend tells a group of Scouts about a Mayan tomb he explored as a college student, and the possibly haunted remains of the vengeful warrior priest he discovered inside. Best Monday Ever: A hard-working businessman wins the award of a lifetime, but the announcement causes his wife to become a kidnap target of a strange group called the witch coven cult. Dark Questions: A young man finds himself strapped to a chair without any explanation. Then the torture begins....

An amusing audiobook for children, The Princess and the Dolphin tells the story of a little princess who has a very special stuffed animal - that she loses somewhere in the castle! With help of her parents (the king and queen) and the family dog, they are off on a search. Persistence is important, as well as being resourceful, and working together.

These are the humorous musings of a guy starting to get a little older and being realistic about it, trying to have fun in life while still setting good example for his three-year old daughter, and living up to his expectations of himself and while keeping a humorous outlook at life. The hospital gown that won't close in the back? The nurse who didn't tell him everything he might need to know about laxatives? A dentist who uses his feet for leverage while doing a tooth extraction? Just another day!

From the creators of the number one best-selling horror anthology Nightmareland, the follow up to the number one best seller Dark Visions, and the number one best seller The Box Under The Bed comes a new collection for your darker tastes: Spellbound - a horror anthology with 27 stories from 16 authors.

Another hilarious look at the challenges of parenting, as the father of a young girl is suddenly tasked with getting her a leotard before her first gymnastics class. What happens next is an endearing journey of comedy that we've all been through: the challenge of shopping quickly combined with the fun and magic of childhood. The result is a fun romp that will have any parent laughing out loud.

From the creators of the number-one best-selling horror anthology The Box Under the Bed and its four number-one best-selling sequels: Wealthy eccentric Dr. Aumental tasks his literary arts students with tracking down and exploring the root elements of horror stories and ancient folklore they've known since they were children, allowing them to travel anywhere in the world. As each group of students embarks on their journeys, they encounter legends, fantasies, lies - and the awful truths none of them could ever have imagined.

A young rabbit who stays up late and doesn't eat right becomes a tired, grumpy...zombunny! Great for young listeners and students learning English as a foreign language.

Savvy Stories 2: The Terrible Two's picks up right where Savvy Stories left off. Enjoy more of our favorite little girl as she learns to feed the cat (almost), decides to give herself a haircut, decorates the cabinets using Sharpie Markers, and more. Hilarious and heartwarming stories about the lost, magical moments of childhood, viewed through the heart of a father.

Here are some of the most delicious, mouth-watering recipes collected from my family members over the years, plus lots of new ones that my wife and I have created in our home. From a simple healthy hummus to amazing sausage balls, southern fried chicken perfect pies, you will enjoy discovering these family treasures. Some foods are meant to be enjoyed. Use fresh ingredients and don't rush.

"The Power Outage": An eerie story about a lone homeowner who meets the new neighbors on a stormy night when the power on their street goes out, but the neighbors are not what he expects. "Tonight We Hunt the Beast, Lads": Against his better thinking, a medieval monk rides along with a frenzied mob to hunt a dangerous mythical beast. "A Settled Matter": A dark humor take of a would-be normal man who decides to hire a hit man to murder his wife.

USA Today best-selling author and master storyteller Dan Alatorre brings you a collection of dark stories. Included in this book are: "The Jemwaju", "Best Monday Ever", and "Dark Questions". Enjoy these eerie, dark short stories from master storyteller and USA Today best-selling author Dan Alatorre, and be sure to leave the lights on!

When Tom Bunny doesn't get enough sleep or eat well, he becomes...a Zombunny! Zombunny's adventures continue in this fun sequel, where he meets three new friends. Together, they confront monsters and solve mysteries, and along with Zombunny's use of long a words, Owlie and Maddie offer practice in their own vowel sounds (oo and ee).

Zombunny is up to his antics again, and this time, it could cost him his favorite movie! Young listeners will laugh at the consequences of his actions and words, love the fun illustrations, and practice long vowel sounds with Zombunny and his friends. Will Zombunny get to see Battle Space, or will his choices be laaaaame?

Bo does not like to take baths - he wants to play! But his mother has other ideas. Enjoy this funny rhyming story with your children. Fun to play for youngsters; fun for older kids to play to you!

A routine trip to the store creates a golden opportunity for a loving father to bestow a terrific Christmas memory on his three-year-old daughter. Filled with humor and love, this story will have you laughing and turning the pages to see if the stranger with the red shirt and white beard is.... Santa Maybe?