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Jessica O'Neil prayed for a miracle that would allow her to pass her Spanish exam. Little did she know that it would come in the form of Earth's annihilation and her capture by mammoth-sized alien cats. Kept in isolation, can she remain sane, escape her captivity, and prove her sentience before it's too late? Or will she and the rest of humanity become nothing more than glorified house pets, or worse?

The Prince of Nothing is a fairy tale by Puerto Rican author Hektor Thillet, set in the majestic mountain range of the Norwegian fjords. In The Prince of Nothing, a next-in-line royal of the ancient Norwegian monarchy, who has become disheartened with possessing what he believes to be everything his heart could ever desire, runs away in a desperate search to find Nothing.

Finally able to communicate via a mix of sign language and drawings, Jessica now needs answers. Why was her planet destroyed by giant alien cats? What happened to her family? Why was she held in captivity for so long? Why is she being leashed? And most importantly, why has she been forced to breed, and what do they want with her and her unborn child?

In A Story About a Krill, a tiny little krill who reproaches constantly about his itty bitty presence in the ocean learns of his big purpose in the grand scheme of things.

The ITS Santa Maria is a generation ship in the truest sense—her colonial mission to the alluringly habitable TRAPPIST-1 system will span several. Her crew, though, original and descendent both, need not necessarily accept their lot to live and die between the stars. Greased elbows and palms tend to lubricate a path toward longevity. Wealth aboard Santa Maria is measured not in dollars and cents, but in Minutes and Seconds. Work, favors, and shrewdness are paid in Minutesand Minutes are spent in Suspension.

John Finbow, a successful writer, and his wife, Kay, move into Southcombe rectory, a large Victorian house that has been empty since the 1960s. It had previously been owned by the Cuthbertson family, who had lived there for generations. Their marriage is under strain, as John would like children before he gets too old, but Kay does not. When John is working in his study soon after moving in, he is disturbed by the sight of a young woman who appears out of the blue on his sofa.

When Karen and Mick Curtis attend a demonstration of clairvoyance for the first time, Karen is singled out by the medium, Rae Cordelle. Rae has a message from Karen's son David, who passed over to the spirit world many years before. The message shocks Karen and sends her on a journey of discovery, rocking her previously happy relationship with second husband Mick, David's stepfather.

Forensic Analyst Clare Rosser has focused her career on becoming a detective, and solving the mystery of her parents’ murder. When a series of grisly murders leaves bodies twisted and bereft of fluid in a mummy-like state, one fact becomes apparent: The monster that killed her parents ten years ago has returned. Fighting the bureaucracy of her own police department, as well as her own prejudices and ailing body, Clare must take matters into her own hands before more suffer the same fate.

Roly travels from Jaden, a planet inhabited only by animals, to Earth to search for the long-lost "Elders". During his thrilling journey, he meets majestic creatures. Some can help him; some are dangerous. But who should he trust? He also meets two children who join him on his journey and Miranda the doormouse, who can open doors to different places and times.

With fortunes at risk and old love broken, new passions flare. Graves are unearthed and three readied. Dreams set afire. Is the flute cursed, or are the townspeople hopelessly broken? Will madness of spirit prevail? Rowe craves answers to end the endless dash toward self-destruction and fear...and runs headlong into mysteries he could not have known existed within the murk of shame and substance of more than one bone flute.

Samantha Scott is at odds with her family. The focus of a cult of hundreds, she seeks solace in the attention she never found from her mother, her small acts of rebellion a frustration for an organisation that has seen peace settle over the Earth. Join Samantha as she crosses continents, unable to avoid the machinations of Anges de la Resurréction des Chevaliers (ARC), a reluctant pawn, yet a key figure as she seeks to find clues to the memory of a man who saved her life - a man who takes her right to the very limit of her skills and understanding.

Centuries after the death of Martin Waverly, the vacuous halls and abandoned rooms have become devoid of purpose and love. A terrible blight has further marred the name of Waverly to its very pith. Caleb Jensen, a newly discovered relation, embarks on the daunting task of restoring the mansion to its once glorious state. Awakened by his sudden appearance, he must fight malevolent spirits while struggling to stifle personal demons that whisper lies about heaven, and hell and death, if he is to survive the fetid core of Waverly Estate.

Waverly Estate is a sentinel that looks down from abrupt roof lines above The Hudson River. More than 100 years after The Revolutionary War, its presence continues to whisper of battles won and lost; of death and vacuous halls and hearts, and of treacherous deeds committed. Its residents are not troubled by the dead alone. Far more ghastly are the living. It is the year 1858 and Garson, the pitiless master of Waverly, lies dying. A magnificent dome above him boasts paintings of Rene Bonhomme, a French artist who covets more than Garson's wicked wife, Hannah.

You thought you were having a bad day...When Detective Eric Strange crawled out of an unmarked grave with no memory, he thought his day couldn't get any worse. Now, an ancient vampire wants to bleed him dry. His best friend can't decide whether he wants to help him or finish his bottle of vodka. He just found out his dead wife is trapped in Hell. And his sister-in-law, the leader of the world's most dangerous coven, wants his head on a stake. And that's all before breakfast.

When Ethan Every is presented with a lucrative offer via a mysterious person known only as Mr. Cromwell who requests his assistance in ridding the estate of its apparitions, he reluctantly becomes part of its ghastly account. The fiber of the mansion’s evil quickly seeks to devour what remains of Ethan’s fragile spiritual and mental reserves. Fine lines between life and death grow thinner while under its evil spell.

Junius twenty-second was an important day for the Ameryk family, though not in the way Medious or Dezalik thought. They believed Dezalik would be the only one starting a new life as an Artemi. They had no idea Medious would be called early to join as well. With Medious being born with the rarest of eye colors, life would never be easy for her. Many Mayarians still feared the peach-eyed as being ‘marked by infernum’, especially when they have the Iracundia venom in their veins. But how could such a sweet girl cause the end of the world?