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Fourteen-year-old Billy Jones discovers that a hidden magical war surrounds his ordinary school life. Drawn between the Dawnwalkers and Darksiders, he must confront powers that could determine whether humanity remains free.

This introductory guide explains California construction contracts and public contracting, following disputes from bidding through mediation, trial, and appeal. It uses accessible language and humor to highlight common legal pitfalls facing people in the construction industry.

In a world whose creation is still unfinished, a solitary girl possesses the ability to avert destruction. This short fairy tale connects her struggle to the emergence of flowers and the transformation of darkness into beauty.

A toy lion sets out to find the magic needed to heal a little girl. His search puts his own life at risk, making the child's need for a cure the heart of this short fairy tale.

Rising seems like a safe small town, where neighbors know one another and doors need no locks. That security collapses when the residents' worst fears begin taking physical form, threatening the lives they once considered ordinary.

John Loston's life changes when a mysterious woman arrives in his town. Soon everyone around them wants the pair dead, forcing them to flee together while trying to understand the reason for the sudden pursuit.

Amy and her autistic son flee a killer who appears impossible to stop, regardless of distance or time. An ex-cop whose family was murdered joins their struggle to uncover the pursuer's identity and survive.

Ben Dirkson's family disappears after a cult identifies him as the Antichrist. Forced into flight, he must investigate the circumstances of his birth and locate his loved ones while confronting a threat to his own soul.

This guide examines martial arts instruction, covering curriculum design, teaching methods, and the costs of running classes. Contributions from experienced practitioners help instructors consider how to teach beginners and more advanced students effectively.

A freak storm isolates a group that includes a grieving doctor, an abused woman, and dangerous men. As they discover they are not alone, their already troubled circumstances turn into a struggle against a terrifying threat.

The Hughes family wakes to find their home's doors and windows nailed shut. A dangerous intruder is trapped inside with them, driven by anger toward the family and determined to turn their own house into a prison.

After their mother attempts to kill them, fourteen-year-old Ella and six-year-old Matthew move into a new home with their father, Shane. There, another threat emerges as his growing anger raises fears of a supernatural influence.

Bullied teenager Eve discovers that the attractive new boy is Peter Pan, a vampire hunting Wendy's descendants. With Captain Hook as her unlikely protector, she must uncover her family's history while facing changes within herself.

Weeks after Billy Jones returns home, the Darksiders threaten his friends and family again. He must seek five prophesied objects connected to the world's destruction while discovering the larger destiny behind his powers.

A married couple expecting a baby moves into a house they hope will become a happy family home. Undead presences and demonic forces in its halls instead threaten to claim them and destroy their future together.

LAPD homicide detective Lane Cooley investigates a serial killer who murders young girls and knows the police's methods. Her work becomes painfully personal when the murderer selects her younger sister as his next intended victim.

Six strangers board a New York subway train expecting an ordinary journey. Instead, the ride carries them toward the places and experiences they fear most, trapping them in a nightmare with no familiar route to safety.

Ken Strickland and a small group of survivors are trapped in a building surrounded by zombies. With his family fractured and his daughters changing, he must confront new terrors while searching for a way through the siege.

Ken Strickland survives a sudden transformation that turns almost everyone into zombies and sets out to find his family. The creatures resist familiar methods of killing them and grow smarter, making each attempt at survival harder.

Boarding-school student Kristen receives a warning from her estranged parents as mysterious clocks begin counting backward toward midnight. With a troubled boy's help, she must unravel a family secret before the approaching deadline brings death.

Reunited with his family, Ken Strickland faces zombies that have become faster, stronger, and capable of cooperation. As the survivors struggle onward, seemingly friendly humans introduce dangers that can be as deadly as the transformed hordes.

A family finds its home sealed and escape blocked by a man who forces them into a deadly game. Trapped together, they must confront his demands and the rules governing a nightmare inside their own house.

This short fairy tale turns from Easter's familiar candy, eggs, and celebrations to the origin of its rabbit figure. It presents an account of how the Easter Bunny came to be, rather than the holiday's usual festivities.

Detective Evan White investigates a murderer who appears to be dead already. When the killer threatens those closest to him, Evan's search for answers becomes a struggle to understand whether he can trust reality itself.

With the world dying and Mordrecai threatening those he loves, Billy Jones begins a final quest for his father, Arthur. He must find the White King and determine whether the Weapons of Power can resist the approaching destruction.

Separated from his family again, Ken Strickland discovers that former friends have become enemies. His battle for survival extends beyond the undead as unfamiliar forces threaten to change the world around the remaining survivors.

A man with no remembered past becomes involved with a woman he promises to protect. Pursued by a killer, they face a spreading plague and dark forces while trying to understand the danger closing around them.

The Douglas family's new baby falls ill as a long-dormant presence begins to stir. An ancient hunger for children's blood threatens their home, turning the arrival of their child into the beginning of a supernatural ordeal.

Ken Strickland's missing son returns after being bitten, but the reunion exposes another horror of the changed world. Facing what his child has become, Ken must protect his family as their struggle gathers dangerous momentum.

Without Ken, the surviving group continues through a world that has already taken friends and family from them. Pursued by enemies and former allies, they struggle to find shelter where even death offers no reliable escape.

A young arena slave in Ansborn discovers extraordinary magical abilities after picking up a knife. Renamed Sword, she faces a choice between becoming an imperial assassin and dying as a threat to the empire's rulers.

The remaining survivors of the Change have been hunted and reduced to a desperate few. A final trial brings an enemy greater than those they have faced, forcing them to prepare for another threat in their devastated world.

A woman seeking her missing sister joins a group diving for submerged treasure. Their conflicting desires draw them beneath the waves, where an ancient creature guards the riches and preys on those entering its realm.

High schooler Melissa Latham accompanies her police officer father on patrol when a killer draws them into a deadly game. They must find him before more friends die or planted evidence brings the police after them.

Sword faces three seemingly unkillable warriors bent on revenge against her and those she loves. Beneath Ansborn's mountains, an ancient enemy begins to move, adding another threat to the empire she hoped to free.

Four thieves break into a house expecting a profitable, straightforward robbery. The prepared owners instead trap them in a lethal maze, where reaching the front door means surviving devices designed to destroy both body and mind.

At comic conventions, real monsters mingle with people wearing costumes. A fictional Michaelbrent Collings serves as a Warden, balancing book sales and fans with the job of preventing supernatural violence and investigating murders among convention visitors.

A corporate troubleshooter travels to TF-653 after everyone at its terraforming installation vanishes. Accustomed to solving problems through force, the Company's successful FixIt faces a strange planet and a threat that may defy ordinary destruction.

Evie Childs hopes an African safari will offer escape from an abusive marriage, until militants kidnap her tour group. Stranded without supplies or communications, the survivors must cross hostile terrain while a pack of predators tracks their blood.

With Ansborn dying and her friends gone, Sword sets out to confront the gods she holds responsible. Accompanied by former enemies, she descends beneath the clouds into an unfamiliar world, seeking answers and a way to save her home.

Eight stories follow ordinary people encountering sinister forces, from a family’s bargain tablets to a hitman’s dangerous assignment and a parent confronting a cult. Familiar comforts become threats as these characters struggle against realities that unravel around them.

Five kidnapped strangers awaken in a sealed white room and become contestants in Mr. Do-Good's lethal scavenger hunt. To survive, they must complete timed tasks and obey his rules while uncovering the purpose behind their captivity.

Travelers and staff at the Lawton bus terminal find themselves isolated when an unnatural fog arrives. A hidden entity forces them into a deadly voting game, demanding they unanimously choose one person to live while the others die.

Killer Legion intervenes when he witnesses a roadside abduction, only to become entangled in a Russian crime syndicate's internal coup. Captured and tortured, he pursues his own mission to punish wrongdoers through lessons that often end in death.

Nine speculative horror stories imagine futures shaped by dangerous bargains, hidden secrets, and distorted memories. Repeated suicide, monstrous childhood games, and dreams that threaten the universe confront characters with the consequences of their desires and choices.

Four students collecting samples in Muir Woods are abducted by aliens and carried hundreds of light-years from Earth. Caught in an intergalactic war, they must help their new allies survive before humanity itself becomes a target.

Twins Willow and Jake discover their ancestors could travel into a universe of fairy tales. When their friends become Hansel and Gretel and fall into a witch’s hands, the twins must navigate Grimmworld to rescue them and return home.

Willow and Jake return to Grimmworld to find their missing father, but fairies demand they steal the Wolf King’s golden claw. Facing enslavement if they refuse, the twins must survive dangerous trials while the realm approaches war.