Almost every teenager has dreamed of finding buried treasure at the beach. While accompanying Dee and Marty's mother and Lynn's mother on a business trip in Morgan's Cove, the Mystery Solvers find a treasure map inside an old seaweed-covered bottle near the beach. Thinking they've discovered a find of a lifetime, they set out to various shops to get more information about the history of the cove and what Pirates of Olde might have buried their treasures there in the past.Their sleuthing questions, however, capture the attention of some modern day thieves who keep watchful eyes on the Mystery Solvers' activities. Soon the Mystery Solvers find themselves in harm's way and that some secrets are often best left buried. They are forced to consider the price of their lives over the potential worth of unknown treasure.
The Darkness Continues . . . Three years have passed since Daniel and his friends escaped the terrorizing, bloodthirsty shape-shifters in Pittsburgh. While his friends have moved forward with their lives, Daniel cannot. Still haunted by the harrowing ordeals he had suffered, he believes that the conspiracies inside TransGenCorp have not ended. More of these sinister shape-shifters exist ... somewhere. Daniel's best friend, Lucas, calls with information that bolsters Daniel's paranoia even further. Lucas has been charged with the murders of two U.S. Senators. Lucas insists his clone is still alive and committed the murders. To get proof, Daniel needs to talk to Dr. Helmsby, but that means Daniel must return to TransGenCorp, making him face his nightmares all over again. But his discoveries of new monsters are even worse than the ones he faced in the past. The two murdered senators captures the attention of FBI Director Mike Carpenter and FBI agent Kat Gaddis. Surveillance footage of the murders puts them on the manhunt for the clone before he kills again. But finding him isn't an easy task. Dead bodies are piling up. Daniel, his family, and friends must go into hiding before it's too late. Kat and Carpenter hope to find them before the clone does. Otherwise, the clone will kill them all.
NO LIFE ON MARS? THINK AGAIN.MARS AND DEIMOS: THE NEW FRONTIERExploration always comes with great risks and settling the frigid Martian terrain proves more hostile than expected. Those working to settle Mars and Deimos soon discover the frightening truth. All their preconceived beliefs about no life existing on Mars are shattered. Life exists. More deadly than anyone could have imagined.At the same time, a devastating virus spreads through the colony stationed at the Deimos Moon Station, killing fifty-six people. Dr. Carter, somehow immune and the sole survivor, vows to avenge the lives of his colleagues and his lover. Carter propagates the virus and plots to deliver the lethal contagion to Earth to infect and kill Boyd Grayson, the multi-billionaire owner of Grayson Enterprises and the founder of the mining colonies at Olympus Mons and on Deimos.Carter holds Grayson responsible for their deaths. However, returning to Earth isn't an easy task but soon he finds others willing to make the journey to Earth with him, not knowing his covert intentions. Delirious, and controlled by his blind vengeance, Carter dismisses the fact there's no cure, placing the entire Earth population at risk.
THEIR DARKEST HOURS YET ... "Everyone dies . . . eventually," she said. Mitch Niles' first investigative assignment for the Kat Gaddis Agency lands him in the dark city of Salem, Oregon. The two gruesome murders in Salem point to the grim speculation that more shifters or genetic monsters have emerged. But Niles' discoveries place his life in direct danger as he uncovers more grave secrets in the dead of the night.The shutdown of GenTech and Mech Cybernetics left one miscreant scientist still on the loose. Alpha. The hunt to find him continues so they can shut down his operations before his genetic soldiers mature.After Matthews escapes from prison, Lydia goes rogue, accepting her life as the assassin General Idris created her to be. Lucian nears death, as the genetic enhancers that keep him alive are no longer working. Hired assassins pursue Joe-Shadow-talker for the alien skull and are more than willing to kill him or anyone else that gets in their way.
Often the smallest unexpected surprises garner the most demanding dilemmas, which proves to be the ordeal that entomologist Ben Whytten faces. While netting butterflies to add to his vast collection, he mistakenly sweeps the most spectacular butterfly he has ever seen into his net. Upon examining his catch, Ben is horrified to discover he has captured a faery and shredded her delicate wings into useless ribbons.Devastated, Ben vows to take Shawndirea back to her realm, Aetheaon; but he discovers the journey places their lives into immediate danger. To get to Aetheaon, they must pass through a portal rift deep inside a cave called Devils Den, which is known to be haunted.Once they cross the rift, Ben enters a world where mysteries, magic, betrayal, and power struggles await. He must adapt quickly or die because Aetheaon is filled with enchanted creatures and numerous races where chaos often dominates order. And since Shawndirea's destined for the throne of Elvendale, opposing dark forces plot to prevent her from ever reaching her kingdom again. The faery's magic isn't enough to fully protect them, so he must place his trust in other adventurers to aid them during their journey.
The Fall of Hoffnung:After a coup led by Lord Waxxon kills the beloved half-elf queen of Hoffnung, the rightful heir, Lady Dawn, is forced into hiding. Disguised as a lowly squire to one of the throne's faithful Dragon Skull Knights, she sets out with her knight to find others of the Order to gather forces to bring Waxxon's reign to an end. But her identity must remain a secret, even to the knight she serves because Waxxon has set a bounty upon her head and his ruthless henchmen are searching Aetheaon to locate her. But she is not without hope, as warriors, a wizard, and rulers of all races also seek to pinpoint her location so they can aid her in reclaiming Hoffnung's throne."
The world wasn't supposed to end like this . . .Fear What Comes In The DarknessThe desolate streets of downtown Pittsburgh are a constant reminder of the missile attack that forever changed the lives of the surviving scientists and students hidden in the fallout shelter of Helmsby's Genetic Research Center. Believing themselves to be the only survivors, they station themselves inside the center until food supplies near depletion. Thinking the fallout has lessened, they emerge three years later to discover strange creatures patrolling the streets in search of human flesh and blood. The creatures possess the ability to shift their genomes and alter their appearances by realigning their genetic sequences. Daniel Hutchinson, their leader, teams with Lucas Ridale and together they set out to scavenge the area for food and supplies with the hope to find other survivors. But Daniel's most recent journey uncovers mysteries more frightening than the shifters. He discovers the tip of Pittsburgh has been fenced off from the rest of the area. Low-flying helicopters observe the streets, making him ponder the question: Were the shifters released as simply part of a military experiment with humans being their prey?
Twenty years have passed since a young man disappeared inside Devils Den never to be seen again. During this time the haunted cave has lain dormant, but the legend of its evil has not died. In fact, what lies within has awakened and prowls Cider Knoll one last time, seeking to offer a final blood sacrifice in order to gain immortality. Such a sacrifice must be pure and untainted, but finding an uncontaminated soul in a corrupt world is nearly impossible. Horror spreads through rural Cider Knoll when another teenager, Justin McKnight, vanishes inside Devils Den. As the search and rescue begins, Sheriff Hopkins is baffled on how to continue searching for the boy when the only clues end at a mysterious wall inside the cave. When search efforts are about to be abandoned, an unexpected man shows up with an age-worn book that has disturbing revelations about what had actually occurred twenty years prior. And according to the predictions inside the book, they have little time to find Justin before he becomes the next victim. "Leonard D. Hilley II writes with a dark veracity, giving real life to a world slightly askew. There's always a sense that something is lurking in the shadows, just beyond the 'normal' world."--Paul Counelis, writer for Rue Morgue
"Killing Vampires Since 1888."Born in the heart of the vampire population in Bucharest in 1880, Forrest Wollinsky is considered a freak of nature. By the time he turns eight, he's the size of an adult. Children his age, and some of his teachers, shun him. Then a werewolf reveals to Forrest that his life is in immediate danger. A master vampire plots to kill Forrest because he's a preordained Vampire Hunter. This is how Forrest Wollinsky's chosen destiny begins.
The original Circle of Unity council that had presided over Nocturnal Trinity—the underground Seattle nightclub—remains in shambles after Micah and his pack of werewolves invaded to settle an old score. Thinking he can bring back balance, Micah merges a new faction into the Circle of Unity, the werewolves. However, ancient vampires never take lightly to threats, nor do they like abrupt deviations. The elder vampires and the demon council members detest the werewolves even more than before, refusing to enter the truce or even acknowledge anything less than a fractured Circle of Unity. Faced by such opposition, will Micah succeed in uniting the factions or will it cause more problems than it could solve, perhaps even his own life?Flora, one of the elder vampires, has taken the newly turned vampire, Raven, as her proselyte to mold and nurture because her protégé has something none of the other vampires have—seething rage and resentment toward the werewolves and her former best friend, Kailey Yates. Raven blames them for their betrayal, which has caused her eternal undeath, and she seeks to mentally torment and torture Kailey. With the young vampire's burning bitterness knowing no end, she isn't giving Kailey the chance to fully mourn the death of her brother and settle into her new life. Is Kailey strong enough to both fight for her new life and for her very life against Raven?
Nocturnal Trinity is the exclusive nightclub everyone in Seattle raves about, where the crème de la crème of the city mingles and parties. Access and membership are by rare invitation only. Those hopeful to become members are desperately willing to do almost anything to be chosen. They sacrifice hours of their time waiting in line, give blood offerings, offer their very souls, and even kill, if doing so grants them a better chance for entry into the nightclub.To the unknowing eye, the nightclub’s symbol above the door is merely occultic art, but to the ones able to translate its obvious message, the symbol screams a blatant declaration of the union of vampires, witches, and demons that preside over the club.“Welcome to Nocturnal Trinity!” sounds like a cordial invitation for any new member fortunate enough to be chosen to partake in the Seattle Underground, but not so for Kailey Yates. She discovers something far more sinister resides inside the nightclub and their combined powers spellbind and blindly draw the lust of the city’s elite, mesmerizing them into doing whatever the nightclub’s Circle of Unity commands.Kailey believed these creatures only existed in fantasy novels and movies, but now that she knows they are real, she must fight for her life because some of them want her dead. And one of those is the demon who murdered her brother.
An ancient, dark presence makes itself known in Seattle. Through an anonymous tip, Officer Brady and Forrest Wollinsky, a Vampire Hunter, discover a city councilor’s corpse. The weapon used is a medieval torture device left behind as the murderer’s calling card, which is a taunting, bold clue. Forrest immediately senses something frighteningly familiar about the ritual and who the perpetrator is.One vampire comes to mind from nearly a century earlier and from halfway around the world. However, the vampire isn’t the only ancient roaming the Seattle streets. Something worse has emerged. The combination of the two forces is powerful enough to make the remaining four vampire owners of the Nocturnal Trinity nightclub tremble. Is their inherent fear capable of making them set aside their differences and align themselves with a Vampire Hunter in order to survive?
Often the smallest unexpected surprises garner the most demanding dilemmas, which proves to be the ordeal that entomologist Ben Whytten faces. While netting butterflies to add to his vast collection, he mistakenly sweeps the most spectacular butterfly he has ever seen into his net. Upon examining his catch, Ben is horrified to discover he has captured a faery and shredded her delicate wings into useless ribbons.Devastated, Ben vows to take Shawndirea back to her realm, Aetheaon; but he discovers the journey places their lives into immediate danger. To get to Aetheaon, they must pass through a portal rift deep inside a cave called Devils Den, which is known to be haunted.Once they cross the rift, Ben enters a world where mysteries, magic, betrayal, and power struggles await. He must adapt quickly or die because Aetheaon is filled with enchanted creatures and numerous races where chaos often dominates order. And since Shawndirea's destined for the throne of Elvendale, opposing dark forces plot to prevent her from ever reaching her kingdom again. The faery's magic isn't enough to fully protect them, so he must place his trust in other adventurers to aid them during their journey.
From Treasure Hunter to Dwarven KingDuring the Battle of Hoffnung, Boldair discovers his father's secret betrayal and is declared Nagdor's new king by the Northern Dwarven Alliance. After the battle ends, Boldair and three of his fellow Dwarves begin their journey to Nagdor for his coronation. Due to possible threats on his life in opposition to his taking the throne, he decides to take a longer route home by detouring through the autonomous, majestic city lost to legend and hidden deep beneath the Frosted Peaks. The city is Frosthammer, which is occupied by an unusual Dwarven race that are untrusting to visitors, even new kings. The journey becomes fraught with more dangers than Boldair ever expected or imagined, making him wonder if he'll ever reach Nagdor for his coronation.
To what end would a princess go to regain her rightful throne?After a coup led by Lord Waxxon kills the beloved half-elf queen of Hoffnung, Lady Dawn-the rightful heir-is forced to disguise herself as a lowly squire. Chosen by Caen-one of Hoffnung's faithful Dragon Skull Knights-they search Aetheaon to gather forces to end Waxxon's hostile takeover.Her identity must remain secret, even to the knight she serves. A lucrative bounty of gold has been set upon her head by Lord Waxxon. His ruthless henchmen, thieves, and bounty hunters scour Aetheaon to find her. But Lady Dawn's not without hope.Warriors, a wizard, and rulers from several races and kingdoms seek to find her before Waxxon's bounty can be collected. And find her, they must, if ever she can rightfully reclaim Hoffnung's throne.
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