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American freedom is typically associated with the fight of the oppressed for a better world. But for centuries, whenever the federal government intervened on behalf of nonwhite people, many white Americans fought back in the name of freedom—their freedom to dominate others. In Freedom’s Dominion, historian Jefferson Cowie traces this complex saga by focusing on a quintessentially American place: Barbour County, Alabama, the ancestral home of political firebrand George Wallace.

LA homeboy Magdaleno Argueta is desperate for a fresh start out of gang life, but after doing time on a frameup, he finds the only door open to him is continuing with his clica, the Cyco Lokos. He figures he’ll stay in for a while to save money to get away from Los Angeles with his girl, but his archrival homie Rico sees him as a threat and schemes to get Mags out of the way forever. Mags plays right into Rico’s hands, only realizing what his homie is up to after it’s too late. Then Mags must make a difficult sacrifice to save his family and himself.

Felix Gomez went to Iraq a soldier. He came back a vampire. Now he finds himself pulled into a web of intrigue when an old friend prompts him to investigate an outbreak of nymphomania at the secret government facilities in Rocky Flats. He’ll find out the cause of all these horny woman or die trying! But to do so, he must contend with shadowy government agents, Eastern European vampire hunters, and women who want him just for his body.

Felix Gomex has survived Operation Desert Freedom, being turned into a vampire, and a ravenous horde of nymphomaniacs. Now, he faces his toughest investigation when he’s hired to infiltrate the corrupt world of Los Angeles politics and investigate the murder of a distinguished young surgeon turned porn star. The search pits Felix against renegade vampires conspiring with humans in a scheme that would forever alter the supernatural world and cause the extermination of the undead.

Blithecraft II0II0 is the second collection of short stories by C.R. Tyroak. Eleven new strange tales. The stories are of the horror, fantasy, and sci-fi genres and are in the same vein as the Weird Tales pulp magazine fiction from authors such as Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, etc.

He was the most wanted man in the world for decades. Carlos the Jackal, the Venezuelan-born terrorist, carried out a wave of attacks across Europe in the 1970s and 1980s. A ruthless self-proclaimed revolutionary and notorious womanizer, he claimed to fight for the Palestinian cause and communist ideology, but also worked as a mercenary for rogue regimes and organizations.

Empathy is the ability to sense emotions and feelings of other people. The concept of empathy is deeply rooted in the history of evolution. Empathy makes a person see the world, the environment, and the events as other people see it. It makes a person nonjudgmental and communicative. Researchers, scientists, and educators have knocked their heads off to understand the science behind this human interaction. And they found what it is.

Planet Pleasure. The one place in the galaxy you seriously want to avoid, but it’s the next stop for Felix Gomez, detective-vampire and undead enforcer. His mission: rescue the bodacious vampiress, the hyper-sexual Carmen Arellano, from the clutches of ruthless warrior aliens. Her captors have doomed themselves by honing their military prowess at the expense of their libido, and Carmen is their last chance in regaining their mojo before they die out.

What is it that you would like to be when you grow up? Is it a firefighter, an astronaut, or maybe even a movie star? What if I told you that anything you wanted to achieve in life is possible if you can first imagine it? Your imagination is magical - it's what dreams are made of. It can help shape the person you become in life and help you accomplish things beyond your wildest fantasies. Come take a journey into our imaginations and see the endless possibilities to where it may lead.

Retired detective Jack Shane is determined to prove he's still got what it takes. Five years after his face-off with the fierce Pentagram Killer, the grizzled cop is on the hunt for a copycat perp - one who's carving their victim's hands with bloody stars. Plagued by PTSD and strange hallucinations, his investigation uncovers an unreal truth - the murderer is a crazed werewolf. Jack's unsettling visions drive him into a tormented spiral, as he desperately tries to solve the crimes before a hired assassin executes the vicious culprit.

In his undead quest for justice, Felix Gomez - detective vampire extraordinaire - has traveled from dusty desert battlefields, to gritty urban barrios, to the deepest corners of outer space. Now he's about to embark on his wildest adventure yet: back to an alternative past of steam-powered technology, telepathic magic, and intrigue more deadly and unforgiving than any he has ever encountered. There, he's a renowned pistolero hired to find the missing daughter of notorious Chinese gangster Wu-Fei.

Proper Burial is the story of Ashley Stonewall, an average 32-year-old woman who doesn't look for trouble, doesn't crave adventure, and never sought out the details of her own past. However, on her 33rd birthday, the dark secret of her bloodline finally seeks her out. In the derelict mansion of her long-dead recluse father, Ashley must follow the clues left by her recently deceased mother to traverse the ancient halls of her childhood home and uncover the mystery behind the strange events and haunting disturbances that plague her on her fateful birthday.

Zarron, an Elite in the Church of the Nameless and last of the Holyrage line, finds himself drawn to the great northern expanse of Vin Ara Talv. However, in these normally dormant but changing lands, things are not all they seem. Beyond the colossal wall Fenrir, barbarians and creatures of the dark are becoming restless. New monstrosities rise along with the threat of an evil that even the oldest Gods had troubles containing. Will the defenders of the mighty Fenrir, and Zarron Ra Holyrage, last of the Holyrage line, be able to stand against the might of the unknown? Will he learn the true power of his name before it's too late?

Cody Burk had enough of the bullies. After they embarrass and humiliate him in front of all Hawk Hallow Middle School, he teamed up with two friends to strike back inside the halls of the Haunted Hallow, a commercial haunted house. Cody’s family had owned the Hallow for years, and he knew every turn and secret passage. What he didn’t count on was the new owner, Roscoe Slater, and his family of demonic djinn who’d turned the Hallow into their own hunting ground. After realizing what he’d done, Cody and his friends tried to escape the Slater’s deadly maze on Halloween night.

Corozón, her mother, and her little brother, Pico, have left Honduras to seek asylum in the US. Grandfather Tito and her father, Manuel, saved the life of Colonel Bill, an American soldier, many years ago. It's probably part of the reason Corozón's father was murdered. They believe they are fleeing to safety but don't know about the family-separation policy.

Felix Gomez, veteran and vampire detective extraordinaire, has survived aliens, nymphomaniacs, and x-rated bloodsuckers. But now the aliens are back in a fiendish conspiracy to kidnap earth women. Only Felix stands between the aliens and their hapless prey. But when an Army hit man attacks Felix and fellow vampire (and sexpert) Carmen, only the astonishing erotic powers of the undead Kama Sutra may be able to save them.