It settles over civilization with a blood red sun . . . over the landmarks of modern rational man, his freeways and skyscrapers, the yuppies, scumbags wannabes and pushers . . . over men and women yearning for someone else's flesh, and blood . . . They are the fictional attractive streetwalkers, the next-door neighbor you've wanted . . . the spoiled teenagers and sweaty workers, muscular men and slender, well-formed women, freed from restraints and seeking instant gratification into eternity. Some call them vampires, some call it Hell. The flesh is firm and searing and their caresses kill. They have spread from a Texas ghost town to the neon Dallas streets, driven by their hungers. Samantha Borden, an INS agent has accidentally come upon these horrors while seeking the man who did her wrong, another INS agent who is MIA, and she finds far more than her worst nightmares come to undeath. Joined by police and criminals, and by a preacher and his wife who have known the fanged horrors before, Samantha battles life, death and undeath to retain her sanity and identity . . . her freedom. And perhaps the freedom for a world unknowing of the true dangers that await it in the darkness, in the ghost towns, and now even in the lights of civilization." --Goodreads.
Donnie needed and wanted a change of life. He moved to a new area and got a new job at a local hotel as a night porter. During the course of his new job, he met the love of his life. In order to keep his new love, he would have to make another life-changing decision. Working days can be hazardous. Working nights can be murderous.
Feeling trapped by his family and his suburban lifestyle, Martin meets a seductive woman in a country music bar, and she lures him into a nightmare where pleasure becomes terror. Original.
When Adam Reynolds awoke, he was with a strange woman who called him Doug. When he looked into the mirror, he saw the face of a stranger. A nightmare comes true in this stunning psychological shocker in the tradition of Robin Cook.
For those searching for meaning and truth in their lives, the best way to start their exploration is to begin at ground zero, where all preconceptions about God or religion are left behind. With simplicity and purpose, this book provides the basic foundations for understanding who God is, what He has done, and what it all means for our lives. The perfect book for seekers.
Dr. Trish Blaine and former FBI agent Fred Langston, government researchers at the Life Center in Atlanta, discover that a serum has mutated into a deadly virus, breeding a host of blood-devouring creatures
A stranger in a small town offers its residents nights of unsurpassable ecstasy in exchange for their souls, and soon Reverend Warren MacDonald and young Emily Knox stand alone against the ravenous living dead
Unwilling to accept the fact that the baby she is carrying is dead, Vickie Laster falls into a deep and troubled depression, attracting an unspeakable evil and unwittingly creating a doorway between the world of the living and the world of the dead
A Thousand Slippers is a war novel inspired by true events. Anne Klausen busies herself with a promising ballet career in San Francisco. All seems on schedule until the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Imperial Navy on December 7th, 1941. Anne's widower father, Elmer Klausen, and his vigilante pals go on a rampage through Japantown in search of the Black Dragons who are responsible for the killing of two of their comrades. Or so everyone believes. Fear of an impending invasion along the western seaboard is heightened when Nobuo Akita, an aviator aboard an enemy submarine aircraft carrier, becomes the instrument for the first aerial bombardment of North America. However, he soon learns of the accidental death of a young girl during his raid near Brookings, Oregon. This mishap haunts him. During a future mission, he cannot bring himself to destroy the U.S.S. Lexington, which is moored in San Francisco Bay, and he flees into the back alleys of the city. Fate introduces him to Anne who is forced into an uneasy alliance with the foreigner in order to save her father from his own kind.
Growing up in the sleepy little hollow of Waihi in the late 1930s was very basic and peaceful. However with the death of his father, Ron's life and that of his three siblings was about to be shattered. His mother was to remarry and have nine children to his stepfather, an alcoholic who lorded over the household with brutality. Through extreme abuse Ron and his siblings eventually leave to pursue their own lives. One becomes a politician, another a businessman, whilst others fall into crime and murder. What makes one person overcome the past whilst another goes on to repeat it? Through his memories Ron explores the reasons he believes we choose the path we take. This is a hard-hitting account of survival in a family culture of violence.
Reap rewards in business with Pun-ch Lines Inspirational ideas for eye-catching headlines, sales and promotional literature, advertising slogans, logos, captions - even ideas for comedians. Transport your leisure time to treasure time, winning cars and holidays with prize-winning slogans in consumer competitions. There's a knack to writing successful slogans. It's a skill you can learn and great fun too. Whether you're writing headlines, captions or slogans to attract clients or win prizes, simply follow my four tried and tested Steps to Success.
In this collection of poignant and hope-filled stories about people who are dealing with death, Ronald Wooten-Green draws on his experience as a caregiver for his dying wife and as a hospice chaplain to give us a glimpse of the spiritual reality known only by those nearing death. From conversations with unseen visitors to visions of long-dead ancestors, When the Dying Speak reveals the unique phenomena surrounding death and helps us listen to and learn from those at the end of their earthly journeys. Scripture passages, biographical sketches, and thought-provoking questions provide spiritual and historical perspective while encouraging self reflection.
An entertaining trip through pop culture, for the "old fogeys" and "kids these days" Today's teens and twentysomethings have never seen a real airplane ticket. To them, point-and-shoot cameras are so last millennium and "Star Wars" is a movie, not a defense strategy. The world views of today's young and old have never been more different. In this entertaining romp through American culture, the creators of the Beloit College Mindset List explore 75 icons once-famous and now forgotten-from Abbott and Costello to the singing telegram. Packed with entertaining facts, trivia, and photos, this is the perfect gift for college students, their oh-so-outdated parents, and pop culture mavens nostalgic for days gone by.
The Magic of a Butterfly Kiss is a story about overcoming our fears, making good friends, learning to express love to others, and taking a chance in life by striving to become more than you ever thought you could be.
Henry Louis Wallace terrorized Charlotte, North Carolina, from May 1992 to March 1994. Wallace preyed on lower economic-class Black women between 17 and 35 years old. He knew most of his victims, some through his job at Taco Bell, and gained their trust with his friendly demeanor and gentle nature—concealing a monster fueled by drug abuse and rage against women. A rarity in that he was an African American serial killer, his murderous rampage spurred controversy throughout the city. Community members accused local police of ignoring the murders because of the victims' race. Wallace attended the funerals of many of his victims and offered condolences to families. The ensuing investigation became the largest in North Carolina’s history. Wallace was eventually found guilty and convicted of nine counts of murder, but he admitted to more killings while incarcerated; he is potentially responsible for anywhere from 20 to 90 deaths of Black women. Wallace continues to appeal and awaits his execution at Central Prison in Raleigh. BAD HENRY: The Murderous Rampage of ‘The Taco Bell Strangler’ by Ron Chepesiuk offers valuable insight into the psychology of serial killers and sheds light on issues surrounding race and policing.
The industry's longest-running publication for baseball analysts and fantasy leaguers, the 2014 Baseball Forecaster, published annually since 1986, is the first book to approach prognostication by breaking performance down into its component parts. Rather than predicting batting average, for instance, this resource looks at the elements of skill that make up any given batter's ability to distinguish between balls and strikes, his propensity to make contact with the ball, and what happens when he makes contact—reverse engineering those skills back into batting average. The result is an unparalleled forecast of baseball abilities and trends for the upcoming season and beyond.
The first question anyone should have for me is, Why would anyone be interested in an autobiography about my life as a coach? That would be a fair question, since I havent won any national championships nor have I been in demand for speaking engagements. If you compare my coaching record to others, my won-lost record doesnt stand out. With that said, let me explain what I have to offer, and then you decide. This book is not just about my life as a coach, but rather, the lessons I have learned through my coaching career. Being old-school is about coaching kids and young adults, not a particular sport, gender, age, or level of play. I have coached on every level of play that exists and coached both genders on those levels, along with almost every sport that a school offers.
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