Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

Two astronomers have detected a strange, pulsing signal from deep space. Within hours, the US government goes into lockdown, restricting airspace and scrubbing scientific data. Was the signal an intercepted communication revealing alarming plans for an enemy’s military strike? Or has humanity at long last found proof of extraterrestrial life?

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive - and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. But Mark isn't ready to give up yet.

Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place. Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan. Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie. But becoming a supervillain isn't all giant laser death rays and lava pits.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

Here be wonderous tales of monsters, ghosts, vampires, lost tombs, angels, artificial intelligence, spies, sea monsters, curses, Bigfoot, wizards, goddesses, mermaids, skeletons, superheroes, zombies, and much, much more. Welcome to the boundless imagination of bestselling author, J.R. Rain. What's inside: 1. The Fridge 2. Book Burning 3. The Silo 4. My Father’s Eyes 5. Die Spy 6. Step On a Crack 7. Two Ghosts 8. Nightmare 9. Soul Train 10. Vampire Rain 11. They Came From the Sea 12. The Bleeder 13. The Angel and the Pistol 14. Rearview Mirror 15. Death Came Knocking On My Window 16. Mad ...

My name is Samantha Moon. I'm a mom. A wife. A federal agent. I'm happily married to my best friend and soul mate, Danny Moon. He's an attorney. We have an adorable daughter, Tammy, who is the light of our lives. I'm working as an agent for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. My partner, Chad Helling, is a smart, tough guy who always has my back. We investigate a world teeming with sophisticated scams, drugs, human trafficking, and violence. At the moment, Chad and I are working a police officer shooting case with the Fullerton Police Department. Our investigation opens a huge ...

Samantha Moon’s latest client owns a donut shop—but this case is anything but sweet. Sam is hired to follow a potentially cheating spouse—who happens to be a female narcotics detective who works the graveyard shift...a woman with a shocking secret. Meanwhile, when Tammy eavesdrops on the thoughts of several classmates, she discovers one is seemingly on the path to becoming a vampire. Tammy concocts a well-intended but naive plan to save the girl from becoming a vampire. In the process, she not only puts herself but also her brother Anthony in mortal jeopardy... As Sam’s case ...

Tammy is the seventeen-year-old, mind-reading daughter of vampire private investigator, Samantha Moon. In Dragon Lessons, Tammy brings a dragon quill from the dream world into the real world. The quill is, in fact, a magic wand with the power to grant three wishes. Tammy turns her world upside down with her first wish—adventure ensues as a legendary dragon comes to modern-day California to fulfill a noble quest. Enter a young man named Thorn. By day, he is a human...but by night, a dragon who may change Tammy’s life forever... When epic danger threatens all they hold dear, Tammy joins ...

As a graduation present for her daughter, Tammy, Samantha Moon and the gang head down to South America for the vacation of all vacations. Of course, no vacation involving the vampire detective would be complete without a little mystery and mayhem. Or in this case, a lot of mystery mayhem! Enjoy the complete 6-story Latin Moon series in one easy-to-read collection. What's inside: 1. Incan Moon: First stop: Machu Picchu! For Samantha Moon, the breathtaking ruins hold more than meets the eye—let the adventure, mystery, and magic begin! 2. Xibalba Moon: Next stop: Xibalba—the Mayan ...