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  The Last Viracocha

  Douglas Schofield

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  THE LAST VIRACOCHA   
   
  by Douglas Schofield   
   
  In Incan legends, the Viracocha were the creators of civilization, emerging from Lake Titicaca during a time of darkness to teach sustainable practices before vanishing into the sky. Mythology predicts their return during times of great trouble.   
   
  Archaeologist Eve Barcelon finds herself in such a troubled era, with runaway global warming, poisoned oceans, and devastating wars threatening humanity's survival. Raised by her mother, with a distant father, Eve focuses on her career, earning a Ph.D. and a position at Harvard by her early twenties.   
   
  When a mysterious organization invites her to lead an expedition to newly discovered Mayan ruins, she seizes the opportunity. However, her journey spirals into chaos as she travels from Belize to Peru's Andes, pursued by a rogue American Army unit and approached by an untrustworthy operative.   
   
  Eve soon discovers shocking truths about her ancestry and an inexplicable inherited power. She will learn her vital role in preserving humanity.

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  Out of the Stars

  Jake Bible

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  The fourth and final installment of a military sci-fi series set in a monster-filled apocalypse from Amazon bestseller Jake Bible. It's perfect for fans of Nicholas Sansbury Smith's Hell Divers series, T. W. Piperbrook, and the Pacific Rim series. 
   
   
   
  Anson Lowell has found himself trapped somewhere he never thought possible . . . inside a kaiju! 
   
   
   
  More than that, he now controls the kaiju and quickly learns that the dangers that are destroying Earth are the least of humanity's problems. 
   
   
   
  With the Ebony Man on the loose, and extraterrestrial threats heading to destroy the planet, Lowell, VanderVoort, Lu Morgan, Connor Bolton, and the rest of the ragtag team of survivors, must race against the clock to salvage what is left of humanity before the biggest threat Earth has ever seen arrives . . . 
   
   
   
  Ancient, intergalactic, space kaiju.

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  The Paladin's Shadow

  Tavia Lark

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  His secret could kill him. 
   
   
   
  Karis is the arrogant young prodigy of the Radiant Order, and his talent gets him plenty of attention but very few friends. Under the order's prying eyes, there's one secret Karis has to hide at all costs: the meddling, un-paladin-like voice in his head. Sometimes the voice is helpful. Sometimes it gets him into trouble. 
   
   
   
  This time, trouble's name is Ronan. 
   
   
   
  Ronan does the dirty work. Anything for the trickster god he serves, no matter how tired he's getting. He's so used to deception, he wouldn't recognize real love if it bit him. When he's captured by the Radiant Order, he doesn't think twice before kidnapping a cute little squire to cover his escape. His new hostage is a lot more complicated than he expected. 
   
   
   
  Between escape attempts and counterspells, Karis keeps getting under Ronan's skin, and Ronan keeps getting inside Karis's head. And the longer they stay together, Karis starts thinking less about escaping, and more about how Ronan might taste. 
   
   
   
  But the conspiracy they're tangled in is far deadlier than they know. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  The Gold-Bug

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  "The Gold-Bug" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe published in 1843. The plot follows William Legrand, who becomes fixated on an unusual gold-colored bug he has discovered. His servant Jupiter fears that Legrand is going insane and goes to Legrand's friend, an unnamed narrator, who agrees to visit his old friend. Legrand pulls the other two into an adventure after deciphering a secret message that will lead to a buried treasure.
  After losing his family fortune, William Legrand has relocated from New Orleans to a remote cabin on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, along with his African-American servant Jupiter. The story's narrator, Legrand's friend, visits him one evening and Legrand tells him of an unusual scarab-like beetle ('bug') he has collected that day. Legrand has lent it to an officer stationed at nearby Fort Moultrie, but he draws a sketch of it and notes that its markings resemble a skull. When the narrator queries the accuracy of the drawing, Legrand becomes withdrawn and carefully locks it in his desk for safekeeping. Confused, the narrator takes his leave.

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  Rayne McRae

  Jeff D. Wilson

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  The Highway of Tears series, is inspired by true events. Official reports state that nineteen girls have vanished from the Highway of Tears in British Columbia, Canada, since the first young victim disappeared in 1969 from a motel bar at Williams Lake. Jack Malchenko, a retired detective with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Prince Rupert, believes the total could be over one hundred. It drives Jack to keep searching the secluded logging trails for any evidence that might help give closure to the families, who have lost their loved ones. With growing health concerns and loving pressure from his wife, Angela, who wants to spend their golden years together without police work getting in the way, Jack finally agrees to turn over all of his files to his old partner, Sam. Everything changes though when Rayne McRae, a beautiful high school girl from the Moricetown Reserve, goes missing and her life is put up for a live online auction. The public cannot turn away from this sensational crime as they vote for her salvation. They fixate on Rayne's coral-green eyes, along with the tantalizing video feed, as Rayne struggles for dignity. As her life hangs in the balance, many from around the world, want to see her death. As Jack is pulled into this new mystery, a Cease and Desist order arrives from his former station, warning him not to investigate anything else highway-related. With his future and marriage on the line, Jack knows that if he wants to catch the killer, he will have to trust his estranged father, Taima White Elk of the Kyuquot band for help. Fearing that Taima will only let him down again, Jack struggles with a decision, until realizing there are hidden clues in the disturbing video of Rayne's murder auction. They all connect back to the case he barely survived; Willie Pickton’s farm, the most notorious serial killer in Canada’s history. Jack's past nightmares were haunting him again.

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  The Miriyama - Grabbing the...

  Tracy deMercleden

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  ‘The Miriyama’ is the remarkable story of Miriam, who was Jesus’s companion, wife and lover. Yet left out of history. Fiction? Not entirely. How so? Mary Magdalene narrates this, telling how she came to her Master and then meets Miriam. Both of them are difficult for male disciples to accept, in different ways. Magdalene as an equal to ‘them’. Miriam being so close to the Master. It tells how they worked together and with Jesus’s mother Mary. To love the Divine, share the joy, and help others accept too; the ultimate gift and adventure of being alive. In the very teeth of Darkness and ignorance.

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