Joe Hempel
181) For the Greater Good
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Princess Shara of the High Kingdom survived a mad sorcerer and his demonic master.
In the process, she gained a rare and powerful gift, The Divine Key. A power so dangerous that even the archangels fear what might happen.
And fear can lead even the mightiest of beings to rash decisions. All in the name of the greater good.
Meanwhile, Robert and Blade are enjoying their new life, at least until Blade gets bored with the gladiators. Seeking ever...
182) The Spirit Siphon
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An airship crash in an unfamiliar land brings the Magebreakers to foreign shores.
When an airship crashes under mysterious circumstances, the Magebreakers find themselves embroiled in an investigation that takes them across the Audish Channel to foreign shores. In Belgrier, many blame Audish sabotage for the accident, and for the death of the influential nobleman on board-a dear friend of the Belgrian Kaiser. And if Tane and Kadka can't prove otherwise,...
183) Junction
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When Japanese nature show host Daisuke Matsumori finds himself on an alien world, he hopes to rekindle his passion for his work. Traveling through a newly-discovered wormhole in the Papuan highlands, he joins biologist Anne Houlihan on Junction, a patchwork planet of competing alien ecosystems. When their exploratory party crashes in the alien wilderness, Daisuke and Anne try to lead bickering soldiers and civilians back to civilization alive. As...
184) The Dragon Empress
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Whoever controls the dragons, rules the world.
Yaz finally knows where to find his mother.
After losing his father, he's determined to get to her in time.
Meanwhile, the Dark Sages have gained the full power of the dragonspires. Dragons rule the sky above Carttoom and Rend. Fire and death await anyone who dares resist.
Only a desperate group of wizards and rangers stand between the kingdoms and slavery.
Yaz's power is the ultimate trump card....
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The road to immortality is a long one.
With the empire secure, Otto turns his focus west.
The first piece of The Immortality Engine lies across the ocean in Lord Colt's Workshop.
Complicating Otto's mission, Eddred of Markane already in Colt's Land trying to persuade them to help him defeat the empire.
Can Otto navigate a web of politics and intrigue unlike anything he's ever encountered?
Or will his mission fail before he even reaches Colt's...
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Conryu Koda wants nothing more than to be left alone to live a quiet life.
But the universe seems to have other plans for him.
While back at the Arcane Academy to watch his friend's graduation, Conryu is summoned to hell by The Reaper himself.
What new threat has appeared that warrants the attention of the lord of hell?
Whatever it is, it can't be good for Conryu and those he cares about.
187) The Inverted Pyramid
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Journalist Alex Vane is always hunting for the truth. But now the truth may cost him his life... After exposing a low-level congressman for accepting bribes, Alex attends a conference and runs into an old friend--and flame--Media Studies Professor Camila Gray. But just as they begin to reconnect, Alex's business partner disappears, leaving Alex only one clue: the name of a hacker who was recently murdered. A source hints at a vaster conspiracy, one...
188) The Syndicate
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A missing family member sends Lawson on a trip to New York City only to run smack into vampire organized crime. Now they've got Lawson right where they want him-and they want him to switch sides and betray the Balance. But Lawson's got more than one play in his book, and if he has to go to the wall to rescue his cousin and stop the Syndicate from unleashing a new synthetic drug on the masses, then that's just what he'll do. Meet Lawson: A cynical,...
189) The Anonymous Source
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Find the Source. Break the Story. Stay Alive. It's one year after the 9/11 attacks and court reporter Alex Vane is fighting to break into the flashy world of TV news. But when he uncovers the scoop of a lifetime, his tightly-controlled world is rocked: his editor buries his story, a source turns up dead, and Alex finds himself at the center of a violent media conspiracy. As he receives tips from a mysterious source, Alex enlists the help of a captivating...
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Statistics indicate that most wealth transfers from parents to children fail because of poor communication and a lack of trust among family members. Mark Weber describes a process that parents can use to:
Clarify their legacy goals.
Explain to heirs how their values inform their estate planning decisions.
Prepare children to be responsible heirs.
Use charitable giving as a means of passing on their values.
Create their own unique legacies.
Weber...
191) Children of Junk
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There's no rest for the weary.
All Marcus Drake wanted was a nice, quiet vacation with his best friend Solomon Keys and his girlfriend Iaka Kazumi. He figured two weeks on Pleasure Planet 4 would be perfect.
But things never seem to work out the way Marcus plans.
They've barely settled in when Solomon gets kidnapped.
The race is on to rescue his friend and recover a galaxy changing weapon before the Children of the Void.
192) The Sunken Tower
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Whoever controls the dragons, rules the world.
For generations the Dragonriders protected Dragonspire Village.
Now Yaz has to rescue them.
He only hopes that they know where his father was taken.
Meanwhile, the Dark Sages have finally captured Ariel. With her in their grasp, they set out to seize the final Dragonspire. Only a mad cult stands between them and fulfilling their mad ambitions.
Can Yaz free the Dragonriders and find his father before...
193) Now & Then
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Parker City now . . . Parker City then . . . Every city has its stories and secrets.
In the spring of 1981, Parker City is rocked by a series of brutal murders. Unthinkable crimes the likes of which are unheard of in the close-knit community. Under great pressure from the powers-that-be, it is made clear to newly minted Parker City Police Detectives Ben Winters and Tommy Mason that their first case could very well be their last if they can't catch...
194) The Destructor
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MEET LAWSON.
A cynical, wise-cracking vampire charged with protecting the Balance-the secret existence of a race of LIVING vampires that have evolved alongside humanity for thousands of years.
A FIXER.
Part-spy, and part-commando-James Bond with fangs. Lawson mixes shrewd cunning with unmatched lethality to get his job done. He tries his best to dismantle conspiracies, dispatch bad guys, and live long enough to get home.
SHIVA.
Named after the...
195) River of Ashes
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"A psychological portrait akin to Lord of the Flies." ~Midwest Book Review
SOME TRUTHS ARE BETTER KEPT SECRET.
SOME SECRETS ARE BETTER OFF DEAD.
ALONG THE BANKS OF THE BOGUE FALAYA RIVER, sits the abandoned St. Francis Seminary. Beneath a canopy of oaks, blocked from prying eyes, the teens of St. Benedict High gather here on Fridays. The rest of the week belongs to school and family-but weekends belong to the river.
And the river belongs to...
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Open Wounds: Hope & Abel, a Love Against the Odds AWWM Novella.
If you could see your life from inception to death, would you change things or would you let your death play out as fate intended?
Abel is in search of only two things: a stable job and a safe place to lay his head at night after a mistake that cost him eighteen months of his life. As if fate had plans made only for him, Abel is offered a complicated job, and a chance to redeem himself...
197) Broken Chains
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What happens when opposites attract from warring packs?
Peyton Collier is unhappy in her life. She's watched as her sisters found their mates and dreams of the day it will finally happen to her. But when she meets Oliver, the swoon-worthy bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks, all she can do is faint, then crawl in a hole to die of embarrassment.
Oliver Smith has enough to worry about and doesn't need or want the complications of a new mate....
198) Royals
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Callyn Silvers is the quiet girl in class, with her nose always in a book. No matter what school she's in, she likes to fly under the radar. Hoping that senior year, at yet another new school, will be the same. Enter Zeke Montgomery, Graydon James, Maximus Anderson, and Lucian Harris. They enter Callyn's life like a Category 5 hurricane. All the boys recognize who she is the moment they see and scent her. She is their mate. All of their mates. Information...
199) Run Free
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Gage Matthews is a self-proclaimed lone wolf, traveling the country and living life on his own terms. He carries the burden of a dark past and many secrets, trying hard to never look back. He prides himself on being free, until he's not. Running through the desert in his fur brings his life to a crashing halt when he finds himself picked up by a group of humans. Broken, beaten, starving, he prays for a quick and easy passing, rejoicing when the angel...
200) In Plain Sight
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Bran is filled with hate and anger over the deaths of his parents and willingly accepts a mission to avenge them. The mission is simple:
1. Go undercover as a rogue shifter looking for work.
2. Infiltrate Collier Pack knowing their close ties to Westin Pack.
3. When the opportunity arises . . . Kill Kelsey Westin.
His mission is sealed by a blood oath forged by a powerful witch. He's prepared for every possible scenario-except her. Ruby has watched...