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Based on the Donner Party, Cold Hunger is set in the present but relies on the facts of the original case for many events. Partly historical fiction and partly apocalyptic horror, Cold Hunger brings the past and present together for a disturbing look into true hunger. In a desolate, disease-ravaged world, survivors are forced to travel to a new settlement to find safety. Led by the Donner brothers, the group face hunger, scavenger attacks, illnesses, human greed, brutal natural events, and something far worse.

The homesteaders have a terrible crop, and with winter on its way, Morgan knows what could happen. He had seen it all before on the Kansas plains and comes up with a great idea. Sheriff Farley has his own problems mounting. Even as he sobers up one town drunk, another one comes along. Only, this time, it's a violent one, and he blames all his problems on Morgan and Miss Betty. With the night air turning chilly and the sagebrush turning brown, Sheriff Farley, Morgan, and Miss Betty all know that turbulent times are on the horizon.

The dead are rising. Reports of rioting and mob violence begin to appear in the news as more and more major cities go silent. The CDC and FEMA are powerless to stop the spread of the deadly “Reaper Virus”. Rumors fly about the nature of the “rioters”, claiming that the dead have risen to prey on the living. In the Midwest city of Springfield, Missouri, all law enforcement officers are called to report for duty. Corrections Officer Wylie Grant is sent into the field only to discover for himself that they are facing the living dead.

A brand-new Western adventure from the author of The Legend of Jake Jackson. This is a rip-roaring new adventure that puts a United States marshal directly on the trail of evil. Caleb Jacobs made a vow the day his family was unmercifully slaughtered by a cutthroat gang of outlaws. He dedicated his life to protecting those who could not protect themselves. Caleb swore that he would bring justice to the frontier by the gun or by the noose.

This is the eighth book in the saga of the exploits of United States Marshal Morgan Porter. He and his deputies changed the culture of lawlessness in the Old West. Ride with Texan Morgan Porter as he fights to tame the Old West. This audiobook is why you should never try to take a gun from a Texan! A lawless land. Outlaws, thieves, robbers, murderers run rampant. This is a frontier land in which a man must make a stand.

This is the seventh book in the saga of the exploits of United States Marshal Morgan Porter. He and his deputies changed the culture of lawlessness in the Old West. Ride with Texan Morgan Porter as he fights to tame the Old West. A lawless land. Outlaws, thieves, robbers, murderers run rampant. This is a frontier land in which a man must make a stand.

A lawless land. Outlaws, thieves, robbers, murderers run rampant. This is a frontier land in which a man must make a stand. He must live by the rule of decency. He must protect the innocent, uphold the law, and serve the public. Sometimes, the politicians make the laws fail, and he must make his own decisions about right and wrong. He must protect the innocent, stand up to the corrupt. This is Marshal Morgan Porter.

A lawless land. Criminals running wild. Murder is rampant. One man can solve the problems facing the Old West. That man is United States Marshal Morgan Porter. The name Morgan Porter is famous in the Texas lore of the Old West. The saga of his exploits as a US marshal are legendary. Morgan Porter and his deputies changed the culture of lawlessness to one that was safe for law abiding men and their families. Ride with Marshal Porter as he tames the Wild West.

A lawless land. Criminals running wild. Murder is rampant. One man can solve the problems facing the Old West. That man is United States Marshal Morgan Porter. This is the second Western adventure in a brand new series about taming the violent West! The name Morgan Porter is famous in the Texas lore of the Old West. The saga of his exploits as a US Marshal are legendary.

Victoria and the Engineer face their greatest challenge yet after Xena receives a terrifying message from Titan command. The Legion's greatest fear has been confirmed. Now, they await a predator from the depths of space, one in which they must unite to face together. But before they can, they must seek out the assistance of the Warden's nomads to retrieve a formidable weapon. Will the Legion's terrible truth be revealed? And will alliances that are pushed to the breaking point survive?

The Supernova Multiplier provides expert guidance to the revolutionary wealth management model that has transformed the lives and businesses of financial professionals worldwide. The innovative Supernova method enables financial advisors to rapidly grow their business, efficiently manage time, and maximize client satisfaction. The Five Stars of the Supernova model - Segmentation, Organization, Planning, Acquisition, and Leadership - provide financial advisors with the tools and knowledge to propel their practices to new heights of performance.

Captain Victoria Belic returns with the third installment of the best-selling series, A World Apart. After the Architect's ploy to corrupt the Knights, the Legion's defenses are in disarray, and the Mave position themselves to take advantage of the opportunity. The Engineer is forced to take drastic measures to protect the people of the Legion, seeking assistance from the Reclamation, a recluse group of androids that sympathize with the human resistance. But Captain Belic has her own plan, and blazes a trail the Knights nor the Engineer ever saw coming.

Aberthol Nauile doesn't know that he beheld the creation of the world, ravaged by a war of the gods, and began anew; or that he led legions in a war that had raged since the dawn of time; or that he once rode on a dragon with his father. All he knows is that he awoke in a coffin deep within a tomb, hearing voices in his head, and now the whole world thinks he is their savior.

Fear is primal. Instinctive. Unavoidable. And right now, there is something you fear - and you can feel it. Creeping up behind you. Lurking in the darkness that lives under your bed, or in your closet. A nameless dread. In Undercurrents: An Anthology of What Lies Beneath, 23 talented authors, including New York Times best sellers Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, and Jody Lynn Nye, have stood on the shores of their psyches and looked out over the ocean of possibility and wondered "What lies beneath?"

Meet the fascinating women of American Folklore and Legend in this award-winning collection! Have you heard of the Star Maiden, Old Sally Cato, or Sweet Betsey from Pike? Everyone knows about Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Davy Crockett, But have you heard of these larger-than-life women?...

221b Baker Street is known all over the world, for it’s the address most associated with the legendary Sherlock Holmes! But there was a time before Sherlock Holmes moved to Baker Street, before his fame had grown, when he was still learning his craft and struggling to create his unique profession - the first of its kind - consulting detective! Join some of the finest Sherlockian writers as they explore those early days before Baker Street.

Sherlock Holmes! The very name of the world's greatest detective conjures up images of Victorian London, gaslit streets, hansom cabs, and dense fogs. But there was a time, a dark three-year period, when London had to make do without Sherlock Holmes. From 1891 to 1894, he was presumed dead, having perished during the epic struggle with that infamous Napoleon of crime, Professor Moriarty, atop the Reichenbach Falls. But unknown to most, even his friend Dr. Watson, Holmes survived.

As Titan command positions themselves to stop the android space fleet hurling toward their moon, Victoria finds her wings clipped as she's thrust into a ground war against a cybernetic horde known as the Mave. With humanity's fate in jeopardy, an alliance is formed between humans from both Titan and Earth to fight the machines. But there is a wild card: the Engineer, a legendary swordsman of the Legion knights that wields a blade of fire. Victoria is forced to tread carefully as not only do her enemies pose a threat but potentially her allies as well.

They said I would never finish flight school. Never rank at the top of my class. Never fly with the top aces. Never return from combat against the Kelton androids. Never survive emergency surgery. Here I am. The year is 2151. Earth is gone. A hellscape. I've been unfrozen after 72 years of cryosleep on a medical facility on Saturn's moon, Titan. I have nothing - no home, no friends, no concept of this new world, these Titans. All that remains is the old conflict that has blackened my veins and memories of the ones I loved still fresh in my heart. Forgotten for decades.

All of the contributors to this book were friends and family of author Ellen Gray Massey, and all of them considered her a model of a strong woman. There was a consensus among contributors that their proceeds from the sale of this book be donated to charities that helped women. The charities chosen are: New Life Project, Lebanon, Missouri, and Tostan, Dignity for All.