Dragon Gems
Dragon Gems

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Publisher: Water Dragon Publishing

Published: 2023-10-13

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13:

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Shiver during the long nights with these dark tales Featuring stories by Brett Thomas Abrahamsen, Mike Adamson, Christopher Bond, John M. Campbell, Arasibo Campeche, Brandon Case, Elizabeth Cobbe, Ryan Cole, Sarina Dorie, Monica Joyce Evans, P.G. Galalis, Kara L. Hartz, Brian Hugenbruch, Andrew Rucker Jones, Andrew Kozma, Steven P. Mathes, Jen Mierisch, Iseult Murphy, Ira Nayman, Tarver Nova, Frank J. Oreto, Anthony Regolino, and Lauren Reynolds

Hating Halloween
Hating Halloween

Author: Elizabeth Coldwell

Publisher: Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)

Published: 2023-10-31

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13: 1802508457

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FROM POPULAR ROMANCE AUTHOR ELIZABETH COLDWELL Book four in the Holiday Falls series Will she have a fresh chance of lasting love in Holiday Falls— or will her loathing of Halloween get in the way? Looking for a fresh start after her cheating ex left her and took her life savings with him, Poppy Reed thinks Holiday Falls will be the ideal town to begin again. She' s a perfect fit for the role of assistant manager at the Maltby Farm Inn, and owner Miranda thinks so too, hiring her on the spot. What Poppy doesn' t expect is that her new home will bring her in contact with handsome bartender, Finn Gallagher. Poppy and Finn share an instant attraction, and before she knows it, she' s in bed with him. Their sex is hotter than she' s ever known, made more exciting by Finn' s love of flirting with danger and letting Poppy take a dominant role. Poppy begins to believe there are no limits to what they can do together— until Finn suggests a hot date at a local Halloween attraction. Poppy has hated Halloween since she was a kid, and their trip to the haunted house seems likely to ruin their romance, rather than take it to the next level. Does their love stand the ghost of a chance, or will life in Holiday Falls be more trick than treat for Poppy?

Engine of Change (Rube Goldberg and His Amazing Machines #3)
Engine of Change (Rube Goldberg and His Amazing Machines #3)

Author: Brandon T. Snider

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2023-10-03

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1647000947

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The third title in the hilarious Rube Goldberg and His Amazing Machines series by bestselling author Brandon T. Snider and featuring illustrations by award-winning artist Ed Steckley Evil Professor Zeero has disappeared, Superintendent Atwater has been put in his place, and all is right again in Beechwood . . . or is it? When Rube Goldberg discovers the Null Corporation is building a giant machine in his beloved junkyard, he suspects something nefarious is at play. Then when he begins receiving anonymous messages from someone claiming to be an ally, he knows something is up. Together with his best friends Boob and Pearl, as well as friends like Reina, Lala, and Davin, Rube sets out to find out just what the company has planned for their town. To throw a wrench in things, Rube’s dad has made an unexpected trip home, and Rube struggles to find the best way to share his new passion for problem-solving with the person he loves the most. Can Rube find all the answers he needs in time to save Beechwood? Disguises, master plans, and, above all, Rube Goldberg Machines come together in this hilarious third title in the Rube Goldberg and His Amazing Machines series, written by bestselling author Brandon T. Snider and featuring black-and-white illustrations by Ed Steckley.

Halloween Machine Autumn 2024
Halloween Machine Autumn 2024

Author: Aubriella Counelis

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2024-10-03

Total Pages: 0

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Its not Halloween without HALLOWEEN MACHINE magazine! The autumn 2023 issue features a bunch of tricks and treats for your Halloween spirit: Halloween Masks Black Swan Halloween fiction Retro Theater: The Witch Pumpkin Pulp Evolution of Art with Audri Counelis Kurtis Primm, Monster Kid A Haunted Park in Michigan And tons more! Featuring contributions by home haunters and Halloween aficionados!

Becoming the Boogeyman
Becoming the Boogeyman

Author: Richard Chizmar

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-10-10

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 1668009188

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The “worthy and frightening sequel” (Stephen King) to the acclaimed and “unforgettable” (Harlan Coben) New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling novel Chasing the Boogeyman. Back in the summer of 1988, a young Richard Chizmar was catapulted into the center of a living nightmare as the serial killer Joshua Gallagher—dubbed by the media as “The Boogeyman”—stalked his tranquil Maryland town. A lot has changed in the intervening years. These days, Chizmar enjoys a certain level of celebrity and notoriety himself, being the only person that an incarcerated Josh Gallagher will speak to on or off the record. Chizmar likes to believe that he’s doing the world a public service by visiting Gallagher in prison, as there are plenty of other nameless victims out there who Gallagher might finally admit to killing and bring closure to grieving loved ones, and a dark rhythm and routine begin to take hold. But Chizmar eventually finds there’s a price to be paid for dancing with the devil, when a masked figure with all the hallmarks of Gallagher’s reign of terror from thirty years ago now leaves a horrifying calling card in front of Chizmar’s home, and it’s clear there’s a new player on the board in the ongoing game that the Boogeyman controls… A riveting, haunting sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller Chasing the Boogeyman, this is a tale of obsession and the adulation of evil, exploring modern society’s true crime infatuation with unflinching honesty, sparing no one from the glare of the spotlight. Will those involved walk away from the story of a lifetime in order to keep their loved ones safe? Or will they once again be drawn into a killer’s web? As the story draws to its shattering conclusion, only one person holds all the answers—and he just may be the most terrifying monster of them all.

The Lives of Campus Custodians
The Lives of Campus Custodians

Author: Peter M. Magolda

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-07-03

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1000978052

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This unique study uncovers the lives and working conditions of a group of individuals who are usually rendered invisible on college campuses--the custodians who daily clean the offices, residence halls, bathrooms and public spaces. In doing so it also reveals universities’ equally invisible practices that frequently contradict their espoused values of inclusion and equity, and their profession that those on the margins are important members of the campus community.This vivid ethnography is the fruit of the year’s fieldwork that Peter Magolda’s undertook at two universities. His purpose was to shine a light on a subculture that neither decision-makers nor campus community members know very much about, let alone understand the motivations and aspirations of those who perform this work; and to pose fundamental questions about the moral implications of the corporatization of higher education and its impact on its lowest paid and most vulnerable employees.Working alongside and learning about the lives of over thirty janitorial staff, Peter Magolda becomes privy to acts of courage, resilience, and inspiration, as well as witness to their work ethic, and to instances of intolerance, inequity, and injustices. We learn the stories of remarkable people, and about their daily concerns, their fears and contributions.Peter Magolda raises such questions as: Does the academy still believe wisdom is exclusive to particular professions or classes of people? Are universities really inclusive? Is addressing service workers’ concerns part of the mission of higher education? If universities profess to value education, why make it difficult for those on the margins, such as custodians, to “get educated.”The book concludes with the research participants’ and the author’s reflections about ways that colleges can improve the lives of those whose underpaid and unremarked labor is so essential to the smooth running of their campuses.Appendices provide information about the research methodology and methods, as well as a discussion of the influence of corporate managerialism on ethnographic research.

If I Have to Be Haunted
If I Have to Be Haunted

Author: Miranda Sun

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2023-09-26

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0063252791

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Cemetery Boys meets Legendborn in this thrillingly romantic, irresistibly fun YA contemporary fantasy debut following a teenage Chinese American ghost speaker who (reluctantly) makes a deal to raise her nemesis from the dead. Cara Tang doesn’t want to be haunted. Look, the dead have issues, and Cara has enough of her own. Her overbearing mother insists she be the “perfect” Chinese American daughter—which means suppressing her ghost-speaking powers—and she keeps getting into fights with Zacharias Coleson, the local golden boy whose smirk makes her want to set things on fire. Then she stumbles across Zach’s dead body in the woods. He’s even more infuriating as a ghost, but Cara’s the only one who can see him—and save him. Agreeing to resurrect him puts her at odds with her mother, draws her into a dangerous liminal world of monsters and magic—and worse, leaves her stuck with Zach. Yet as she and Zach grow closer, forced to depend on each other to survive, Cara finds the most terrifying thing is that she might not hate him so much after all. Maybe this is why her mother warned her about ghosts. Delightful and compulsively readable, this contemporary fantasy has something for every reader: a snarky voice, a magnetic enemies-to-lovers romance, and a spirited adventure through a magical, unpredictable world hidden within our own.

City Walls
City Walls

Author: Loren D. Estleman

Publisher: Forge Books

Published: 2023-04-04

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 1250827345

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City Walls, the next Amos Walker novel from a Grand Master. “Loren D. Estleman is my hero.”—Harlan Coben The search for a fugitive embezzler leads Amos Walker to Cleveland, where he is hired by Emmett Yale, a leading figure in the electric car industry, to investigate the murder of his stepson. Yale believes that his stepson's hitman is connected to Clare Strickling, a former employee, and his attempts to silence whispers that he has bought illegal insider-trading information. Walker shadows Strickling to a private airfield as he attempts to flee the country--only to then witness his murder. The twisted web of lies and deceit surrounding both deaths forces Walker to question the motivations of everyone he encounters, from Major Jack Flagg, an elderly barnstormer, Palm Volker, the attractive aviatrix who runs the airfield, Candido, a surly maintenance worker employed by Palm, and Gabe Parrish, a retired boxer. Naturally, everyone has secrets to keep--but the truths lurking beneath the surface this time may make this Walker's final case. THE AMOS WALKER SERIES: Poison Blonde / Retro / Nicotine Kiss / American Detective / The Left-handed Dollar / Infernal Angels / Burning Midnight / Don't Look for Me / You Know Who Killed Me / The Sundown Speech / The Lioness is the Hunter / Black and White Ball / When Old Midnight Comes Along / Cutthroat Dogs / Monkey in the Middle THE PAGE MURDOCK SERIES: The High Rocks / Stamping Ground / Murdock's Law / City of Widows / White Desert / Port Hazard / The Book of Murdock / Cape Hell / Wild Justice THE PETER MACKLIN SERIES: Something Borrowed, Something Black / Little Black Dress THE VALENTINO MYSTERIES: Frames / Alone / Alive! / Shoot / Brazen / Indigo Other books by Loren D. Estleman: Aces & Eights The Ballad of Black Bart Black Powder, White Smoke The Book of Murdock The Branch and the Scaffold and Billy Gashade The Confessions of Al Capone The Eagle and the Viper Gas City Jitterbug Journey of the Dead and The Undertaker's Wife The Long High Noon and The Adventures of Johnny Vermillion The Master Executioner Paperback Jack Ragtime Cowboys The Rocky Mountain Moving Picture Association Roy & Lillie: A Love Story Thunder City At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Other Side of Daylight
The Other Side of Daylight

Author: Nikki Chartier

Publisher: Nicole Chartier

Published: 2023-10-27

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13:

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In Wisteria Falls, no one is safe under the blood moon. Seventeen-year-old Maggie Sawyer can attest to that. After losing her parents during the last red moon, Maggie's life is finally somewhat normal. Living with her uncle has been great, and her friends are amazing. The last thing she wants to deal with is local vampire legends. But when her best friend Rae goes missing during a party, she's thrown into a life that her family has kept hidden. Her uncle is part of the Coffin Society, a secret vampire hunting organization that operates during the blood moon - the same group her parents belonged to before their deaths. While her uncle tracks the vampire, Maggie relies on the help of a mysterious witch, a rebellious werewolf, and a fellow vampire hunter to rescue her best friend before she and Rae become a part of the blood moon lore forever.

Bad Luck Charm
Bad Luck Charm

Author: Julie Johnson

Publisher: Julie Johnson

Published: 2023-08-08

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 1733663398

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From internationally bestselling author JULIE JOHNSON... a bewitching new standalone romantic comedy set in magical Salem, Massachusetts! GWENDOLYN GOODE LIVES A CHARMED LIFE. As owner of an occult shop in downtown Salem, Massachusetts she’s accustomed to all things odd and otherworldly. But when a bloody animal sacrifice is left as a warning outside her place of business, the police seem to think Gwen might be the target of some truly evil-doers. Suddenly, her sunny existence is riddled with danger in the form of crazed pagans, rogue employees, and nefarious henchmen. And there’s only one man who can protect her until the storm passes... GRAHAM GRAVES HAS NO TIME FOR WITCHY NONSENSE. Not in his love life, and definitely not in his line of work. Despite the ever-present oddities of his hometown, the private investigator and acclaimed police consultant prides himself on staying objective in every case that comes across his desk. That all changes when Gwendolyn — a woman who gets under his skin like no other — finds herself in the crosshairs of dangerous criminals. Graham is determined to make her safe, even if her presence tests his steely resolve. But as their mutual dislike sizzles into unexpected attraction… he becomes even more determined to make her something else: HIS. BAD LUCK CHARM is a total standalone romance of 450+ pages, featuring cameos from a fortune-telling parrot, a modern day pirate, and a coven of well-meaning octogenarians. With characters that leap off the page and plenty of spooky twists and turns to keep you guessing, fans of Johnson's previous Boston Love Story series in particular will adore this blend of heat, humor, and suspense.