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Tyler Fairfax can't seem to catch a break. A human living in the toon district of Animætropolis, he's been surviving on the kindness of strangers, his badger neighbors, and his boyfriend while he looks for a job. An unexpected encounter with a toon gets him exactly what he needs and then some. But Tyler's problems aren't over yet; a stranger informs him people have been going missing around this toon and his live-in talent agent. Tyler’s curiosity gets the better of him; he learns what happened to at least one of those people...and now it's happened to him.

I trusted Colton with every bit of myself. I believed him when he promised he'd never hurt me. But he broke me...and now I watch him give another woman everything I thought would be mine. I never saw this coming.

Meet Colton Wade, FMX rider... I'm just a small town guy who caught a lucky break. Now I'm living the dream, on the brink of high-flying super-stardom. But something's missing. That something is Taylor. She's my best friend. The one who makes me want to push harder and higher. The one I fall back on when shit gets tough. The one I'd give it all up for. I'd do anything to protect her. To make her dreams come true too. But a single night changes everything. And now the one she needs protection from...is me.

Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse. Such is the credo of the modern mercenary in the economic downturn of the late 2040s. Three such antiheroes are brought together by a billionaire for a unique search-and-retrieval mission. If they succeed, they'll walk away free and clear with a big fat payday. But if they fail... Well, things will go badly for them.

Being the GearWitch means Phoenix McGee can bend time, save the day, or find your missing dog. Because cosmic powers don't pay the bills. Phoenix McGee became a detective to show the world he was mature, reliable, capable of running his own life and business. It’s just a shame he can’t adult his way out of a paper bag. On the verge of losing everything, he takes on a simple case of suspected adultery, something to keep the lights on and the creditors at bay. Little did he suspect his life would become a chaotic whirlwind of false leads, uneasy alliances, mob ties, and more.

For the last nine months New Orleans Private Detective Moses Byone has worked the cases that have the entire Crescent City donning him the Voodoo Detective. Mose and Armond race against time to protect themselves from the terribly dark and malevolent forces threatening them and the beautiful, seductive women of La Petite Fleur Rose.

Ghosts, ghouls, witches, spectres, demons, the Grim Reaper, vampires, leprechauns, the Devil, as well as a host of other supernatural beings - along with the odd unsolved murder thrown in for good measure – all to be found within the pages of this unique first volume of Tom Slemen's work. Thirty-six stories that will haunt your mind and delight your dark side, all from the pen of one of England's greatest writers on the supernatural – Tom Slemen.

All of the hotels and places to eat are detailed as well, plus the hikes, walking tours, bike trips, boat tours and more. Entertainment, shopping, how to get around, sightseeing and more are described as well.

The Dying Dance is the story of retired New Orleans police detective turned private investigator Moses Andre Byone, self-proclaimed skeptic who uncovers an underworld of voodoo, dark magic, and betrayal in the shadows of the human heart as he searches to understand the death of a wealthy white lawyer from Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. On his journey to solve the case, Mose discovers a mysterious silver box that may hold the secrets to the darker human behaviors of greed, lust, and power.

Cursed rage beasts? A sassy vampire in emotional turmoil? Joining an assault against an apocalyptic army of death? No problem; piece of cake; no biggie! Zoey has never needed to use her vampiric mind-reading or telekinetic gifts to be the voice of reason, but there's one person whose problems she's never been able to get a handle on: herself.

Conjured from the sea by the dark magic of the Green Magician to defend their village from invaders, Morlac is a being tormented by his own dual past, and under the spell of the wizard's wicked daughter. Can he save them all...and himself? His journey across exotic lands, armed with his magicked sword Shark and his shell shield, is an epic sword and sorcery adventure.

Morgan Stark, a retired mercenary soldier and Felicity O'Brien, a retired jewel thief operate a security business. Stark and O'Brien have a special gift - a psychic link that alerts them to danger. Their newest case involves a drug called Ice and a Columbian group known as the Escorpionistas. The leader of the Escorpioistas, a woman known as Anaconda, has a secret weapon: clairvoyant brothers who are able to alert her of the threat that Stark and O'Brien will pose before it happens.

When you learn your whole life has been a lie, who can you turn to? Who can you trust to help you make things right again? Drakkar has led a sheltered life. Only son of the exiled princess, Absinthe Dragoni, he was nurtured with the lies and venom she fed him. Humans are nothing more than cattle bred to sustain their kind, and her half brother, Jared Bonatelli, stole a kingdom that is rightfully hers.

Two souls separated by centuries searching for something more in their lives. Christian Lancelot DuLac, a wolf shifter and son of Camelot living in present-day New York. Lady Elizabeth Payne, betrothed to a Demon Lord by her uncle, King Arthur. The odds are firmly stacked against them. Are their worlds destined to forever remain apart? Or will the Fates change their course and let the lovers find each other beyond Time?

This is a follow-up to The Devil's Serum. In the astonishing finale of the Alexis Beaureparie series, Moses, Armond, and Lisette once again come face to face with the alluring, sinister Alexis Beaureparie and her evil plans to have them finished once and for all. With the help of her murderous lover, will she succeed in killing the detective or will she be undone?

In the sequel to the blockbuster The Dying Dance, Private Detective Moses Byone returns to help the FBI uncover the mystery of who is experimenting on the mentally ill men of New Orleans. Mose must search his memory and his own dark past. Will he discover the truth before he becomes a victim to the strange, enigmatic doctor?

Detective Moses Byone is back! With his trusted partner, former antiques dealer Armond Fontenot, they tackle a case that is over one hundred and fifteen years in the making. Investigating chests of gold and silver stolen during the Civil War, Mose and Armond find themselves in the midst of a violent and enigmatic case. When their client Marcel Lavolier comes up murdered, they must solve his questionable and mysterious death if they are to escape the danger alive.

Armond Fontenot has discovered a family heirloom that may cost him and his partner, Private Detective Moses Byone, their lives. In a search to uncover the secrets of his grandmother's mysterious ruby brooch and the truth about the fire that claimed Belle la Vie, the family estate, they unlock doors to the past that may have been better left unopened.

In the winter of 1897, Hammond Fontenot led a secret expedition out through the gates of Belle La Vie and vanished. Now 77 years later in the winter of 1974, it is up to Armond Fontenot, along with his partner Private Detective Moses Byone, to answer the question of his great grandfather's disappearance. On the mysterious and deadly path that leads them deep into the heart of swamp country, Armond and Moses face a chilling discovery as they uncover the truth about Hammond's search for the Gold of the Lost Souls.

Joe Dylan ventures into the Bangkok City bars. The detective follows a trail leading to Demon Dreams, a Bangkok S&M joint run by a beautiful transsexual and her mentally deranged brother. Joe discovers a world of bizarre nocturnal acts and black magic rituals. It's a seedy Bangkok underworld that picks-up fallen women from the streets and throws them into an evil world of torture and murder.