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Hot shot Private Investigator Cole Ustick couldn't care less about politics. However, his boss thrusts Ustick into the world of Idaho politics by assigning him the case of gubernatorial candidate Ignacio Hernandez. Hernandez wants to find the women behind thinly sourced allegations of sexual misconduct against him that appeared in the state's largest newspaper.

In the second book of the Amderesta The 3rd/4th Republic series, the 5th Amderestan Spacefleet Corps is ordered to attack Blackanian Military installations in the Northern Dwarf Eliptical Galaxies while the SSAARM advanced deeper inside the Alazenia Region.

"Bah humbug," Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Speed says. How can he be happy? He was ripped from 1957, stranded in the 21st century, and held captive by a super-criminal. Now he's escaped captivity to a homeland he barely recognizes as the country he defended in WWII and Korea as the costumed hero Major Speed. Almost all his friends have died, and he's lost most of what he loved about America.

As Powerhouse, Dave Johnson has defeated intergalactic zookeepers and terrorists bent on igniting a nuclear war, but his gravest threat yet is legal annihlation. The cynical Dorado Industries CEO Mitch Farrow hires an attorney to file frivolous lawsuits against him. Powerhouse's wife, Naomi, protects him by incorporating and issuing policies that keep him out of court but reduce him to being a one-man neighborhood watch. Meanwhile she searches desperately for an insurance company willing to give him a liability policy.

This collection of short stories includes: The clash of science with culture, the gender war, means of avoiding the ills of age and death, the future of mankind, deployment of Star Wars, the politics of a space empire, facing the disasters brought by global warming, death, dealing with the invasion of aliens, genetic hybridization, peacemaking, inventing faster than light travel, settling a new planet, corporate behavior, and a Palestine solution.

Theophilus Merlan, a shy geologist, courageously saves an alien boy's life on the planet Yellowsand and acquires some of his DNA. Since the boy is royalty and the present, dying Speaker admires Merlan, he tells Merlan that he is now part Shakk himself and must be the next Speaker or ruler of the Shakk people. Hour by hour, Merlan finds himself changing mentally and physically from human to Shakk.

Dave Johnson's dreams have come true. He's taken Seattle by storm as Powerhouse, a metal-clad crime fighter. His awesome array of powers has the underworld on the run, his charitable efforts are a success, and he has a popular comic book. When his publisher is bought out, he's given every fan's dream: he's tasked with creating his own line of comic books. His biggest problem is his tendency to attract campy, wannabe “supervillains” who aren't worthy opponents.

The Champion of the Emerald City battles an onslaught of kidnappers, drug dealers, litigious lawyers, and alien robots, but he is not alone. He relies on his new-found faith, and he has the help of his friends Zolgron and Captain France. Enjoy laughs and fond memories of the superheroes you've loved since childhood in these two sensational novellas.

Retirement is complicated. Some people just want to kick up their feet and do nothing for the next twenty years. Others start to do that, but once they and their spouse start to drive each other crazy, they return to the workforce as the fast track to restored harmony. Very special retirees are lured by The Island.

This audiobook collects the first three books featuring Adam Graham's hero Powerhouse. In Tales of the Dim Knight, mild-mannered janitor and superhero fanboy Dave Johnson gets all his wishes at once when an alien symbiot gives him supernatural powers. But what's he to do with them? Follow his laugh-a-minute progress as he fights crime and corruption while trying to keep his family together and avoid being sued for copyright infringement.

He thought it'd be a simple case that would pay the bills. That's why ex-cop turned private investigator Jerry Newton agreed to protect a teacher who'd received some threatening letters. He couldn't know that someone would bomb the teacher's car. He didn't expect to meet a mysterious woman who'd reveal the future to him. He didn't plan on coming to grips with his past. And he never expected to debate the merits of putting a bullet through a man's skull to prevent a series of heinous crimes.

Around the world, someone is stealing the cursed Judas Coins, the same 30 coins paid to betray Christ. Disturbed by these events, the Vatican hires our hero, antiquities thief, Trey Jordan. Trey's mission is simple: find the coins first. And to combat the dark power contained within the cursed coins, Trey will be entrusted with a powerful weapon of his own, a weapon hidden deep within the Vatican's secret vaults.

Iggy follows his kite through a rip in the sky. Behind the sky, he makes new friends and joins them on a quest to find a stolen musical instrument that plays the weather.

In picturesque Springdale, California, one high school student's world is about to be rocked. Now, confused and hurting, Calvin is on a personal quest to find himself again and to make sense of a seemingly senseless world. In the process, he will befriend those who need help, fall in love with one very special girl, and face down a threat to everything he's fought so hard to hang onto.

“The Santa Call” - After accidentally forgetting his wife at home during a weekend getaway, ol' St. Nick returns to discover she's left him. At wit's end, Santa turns to a radio talk show for some much needed love advice. But will he win Mrs. Claus back in time to save Christmas?

Also included: “Mad Dog” - Mad Dog is a drunk. He was also once the top sports announcer in the country, announcing everything from Cotton Bowls to Super Bowls. Now he's washed up and looking for work.

A war threatens the lives of every soul. A prophecy holds the key to a powerful wand. An inexperienced leader must solve the mysteries to stop the war.

Mild-mannered janitor and superhero fanboy Dave Johnson gets all his wishes at once when an alien symbiote gives him supernatural powers. But what's he to do with them? Follow the zany adventures of the clueless custodian as he fights crime and corruption while trying to keep his family together and avoid being sued for copyright infringement....

"The Bleeder": Leo Dershowitz is an unsuccessful artist with minimal talent. But all that changes one day when he finds the macabre source of his artistic muse - and now nothing will stop Leo from creating his masterpieces. "Deal With the Devil": A private investigator gets the wrong end of a deal gone bad. Or does he? "The Back of Beyond": A lonely bar at the far edge of the world gives the owner much more than he bargained for. Plus a bonus scene from Vampire Moon.

A collection of short stories by J. R. Rain. Vampire Rain - Some vampires don't die. Some vampires can't be killed. At least, not by mortals. Now, one ancient vampire takes it upon himself to rid the world of a deadly plague...himself.

In the tradition of Indiana Jones, The Mummy and Tomb Raider, comes three best-selling adventure screenplays together in one omnibus: Judas Silver - Around the world, someone is stealing the cursed Judas Coins, the same 30 coins paid to betray Christ. Disturbed by these events, the Vatican hires our hero, antiquities thief Trey Jordan. Trey's mission is simple: find the coins first.