Have the vampires really stopped chasing the Mackies? Robert Mackie hopes so. After the events in Lajitas, the vampires were more than happy to let him and the children, Alyson and Jason, leave West Texas for their home in Pensacola. At least, that's what Robert believes. He has no idea that Brian, the vampire Jason doused with holy water in Lajitas, is more interested in payback than forgiveness. And Brian knows where the Mackies will go next. Robert has other things on his mind. The men who tried to kill him several years ago while he was undercover for the DEA are waiting for him in San Antonio. Running away will only delay the inevitable showdown and leave the children in potential danger for years to come. Robert must turn the men's trap against them, and his plan seems simple enough-especially after having killed dozens of deadly vampires in the Guadalupe Mountains and another handful in Lajitas. Meanwhile Vargas, the oldest vampire of all, finds himself alone and without purpose. Reluctantly, he takes on the task of trying to stop Brian before his actions bring unwanted awareness among the breeders that vampires are real. The action comes to a head in San Antonio, where every exhilarating moment is filled with fight, flight, and pursuit right through the final chapter.

It was the perfect day to test the recently overhauled engines: an almost cloudless sky and just a light chop in the Gulf of Mexico. However, before the run at full throttle could even start, Jeff Warne, Chuck Hill, and David Michaelson found a not-so-abandoned cigar boat. They came away rich and terrified, because as long as the owner Pablo Padilla remained alive, their lives were in danger. So, they hired someone to hide the treasure and waited for Padilla to die.
Around the time Padilla's obituary appears in the newspapers twenty-six years later, Patrick Kingrea stumbles upon a torn piece of map with "Cave, Ledge above entrance, 3 shares in packs" written on the back. A circled "Ribbon Falls" on the map is the only clue he has of where something valuable might be hidden.
After Jeff and Chuck lose interest in pursuing the loot, David decides to challenge Patrick for full ownership - after Patrick retrieves the "3 shares in packs."

All Rob wants to do is take Alyson and Jason home. Sixty children have been freed from the vampire lair in the Guadalupe Mountains of Texas, and all the vampires in the caves have been killed. The hard part is finally over. All that's left for Robert Mackie to do is get his niece and nephew home safely to complete the rescue. After receiving assurances of safe passage from Lisa Kaes-the de facto head of the West Texas vampire family who ran the living blood bank in the Guadalupes-former DEA agent Mackie makes a detour to Lajitas, Carlos Santiago's hometown. He'll give the old man's family and the Guardians a full accounting of what happened in the mountains, and with a final farewell, he and the children will be on their way east-putting the vampires behind them for good. But when you're dealing with vampires, nothing is ever that easy. Unbeknownst to Rob, one of the vampires killed during the rescue was the father of a dysfunctional family from Detroit...and several members have traveled all the way to Texas to exact their revenge. This gripping sequel to Guardians is a genre-bender of exceptional quality-a paranormal thriller that will leave you wanting more.

Everyone Wants What Patrick Kingrea Has-and They're Willing to Kill for It
Who else knows about the diamonds? That's the question Patrick Kingrea wants answered, but not until he hikes out of the Grand Canyon with the stolen gemstones. The bad guys, however, have other plans. It's not exactly what Patrick was expecting when he made off with the diamonds-a treasure born of murder, greed, and sheer luck. The countless carats were supposed to herald a life of leisure and ease-not endless paranoia and certain peril. But ill-gotten gains have ways of catching up to you. Now, Patrick struggles to keep ahead of the game with his pursuers hot on his trail, and they're not in the mood to share. With death lurking around every turn, Patrick enters a world where he can't be sure of anything, and life revolves around one central question: Who else knows about the diamonds? The thrilling sequel to Ribbon Falls, this tour de force follow-up offers even more high-octane adventure and psychological drama as one man fights off a worthy group of adversaries who don't know the meaning of playing nicely.

Peace Has Existed Between Humans and Vampires for Centuries... But Everything Comes to an End. For hundreds of years, Los Guardianes de la Paz - the Guardians of Peace - have enforced an uneasy truce between humans and vampires. When vampires kill two Mexicans on the Rio Grande, everything changes. The vampires must now find a new place to live - and a reliable, clean food supply. Meanwhile, former DEA agent Robert Mackie is on a simple - but dangerous - mission: ferret out the turncoat who had blown his cover as a dedicated employee of a notorious East Coast drug lord. Through a twist of fate, however, his quest for justice ends up putting his niece and nephew in grave danger. Suddenly, the children are thrown into the mix of an enormous vampire family in the higher reaches of the Guadalupe Mountains in West Texas. One of the children there, 13-year-old Greg Pike, is about to find himself the star attraction in the vampires' version of a fox hunt - unless he can escape first. Now Carlos Santiago, the eldest of the Guardians, must find the help he needs to put an end to the violence and set things right with the world again. But nothing is as it seems, and death lurks around every corner. Combining elements of the thriller, mystery, and the occult, Guardians is a fast-paced and thoughtful look at a collision of cultures both human and otherwise.

Throughout history, unlikely and strange heroes have risen and fallen, their identities and lives a secret. But for a Great Evil to be stopped, their stories must be told. They are The Unnamed fighting The Unknown War. From the explosive pages of GEIGER comes JUNKYARD JOE! The world knows him from the comic strip by recently retired cartoonist Muddy Davis, but the truth stretches back to the Vietnam War. It was there that the tragedies of combat and visions of a strange robot solider that saved his life still haunt him. However, dreams become reality when Joe mysteriously shows up on Muddy's doorstep, warning us of a new and impending war. Collects JUNKYARD JOE #1-6

A Guide to Resilience: The Second-Greatest Principle in the World
Christian Moore is convinced that each of his readers has a power hidden within them, something that can get them through any kind of adversity. The power is resilience, and according to Moore, it's second only in importance to love.
In "The Resilience Edge," Moore delivers a primer on how anyone can become more resilient, whether facing financial troubles, health setbacks, challenges on the job, or virtually any other problem. He argues that we can all learn how to use these adverse events and circumstances as potent fuel that helps us overcome life's hardships.
Moore, a sought-after speaker who addresses over one hundred conferences and workshops each year, brings the concept of resilience to life through engaging, real-life stories. His own experiences, which he shares with brutal honesty, establish him as a credible guide--one who's had his share of hard knocks but flourished anyway. He reveals the four sources of resilience and imparts resilience-building tools readers and organizations can start using today. The book's ideas are fleshed out with thought-provoking questions and "resilience boosters" at the end of each chapter.
Anyone who looks around and sees a chaotic world, full of increasing instability, mounting business challenges, and narrowing opportunity, will be heartened by Christian Moore's passion for helping people tap into the resilience inside.

All Rob wants to do is take Alyson and Jason home. Sixty children have been freed from the vampire lair in the Guadalupe Mountains of Texas, and all the vampires in the caves have been killed. The hard part is finally over. All that's left for Robert Mackie to do is get his niece and nephew home safely to complete the rescue. After receiving assurances of safe passage from Lisa Kaes-the de facto head of the West Texas vampire family who ran the living blood bank in the Guadalupes-former DEA agent Mackie makes a detour to Lajitas, Carlos Santiago's hometown. He'll give the old man's family and the Guardians a full accounting of what happened in the mountains, and with a final farewell, he and the children will be on their way east-putting the vampires behind them for good. But when you're dealing with vampires, nothing is ever that easy. Unbeknownst to Rob, one of the vampires killed during the rescue was the father of a dysfunctional family from Detroit...and several members have traveled all the way to Texas to exact their revenge. This gripping sequel to Guardians is a genre-bender of exceptional quality-a paranormal thriller that will leave you wanting more.

Have the vampires really stopped chasing the Mackies? Robert Mackie hopes so. After the events in Lajitas, the vampires were more than happy to let him and the children, Alyson and Jason, leave West Texas for their home in Pensacola. At least, that's what Robert believes. He has no idea that Brian, the vampire Jason doused with holy water in Lajitas, is more interested in payback than forgiveness. And Brian knows where the Mackies will go next. Robert has other things on his mind. The men who tried to kill him several years ago while he was undercover for the DEA are waiting for him in San Antonio. Running away will only delay the inevitable showdown and leave the children in potential danger for years to come. Robert must turn the men's trap against them, and his plan seems simple enough-especially after having killed dozens of deadly vampires in the Guadalupe Mountains and another handful in Lajitas. Meanwhile Vargas, the oldest vampire of all, finds himself alone and without purpose. Reluctantly, he takes on the task of trying to stop Brian before his actions bring unwanted awareness among the breeders that vampires are real. The action comes to a head in San Antonio, where every exhilarating moment is filled with fight, flight, and pursuit right through the final chapter.

Peace Has Existed Between Humans and Vampires for Centuries... But Everything Comes to an End. For hundreds of years, Los Guardianes de la Paz - the Guardians of Peace - have enforced an uneasy truce between humans and vampires. When vampires kill two Mexicans on the Rio Grande, everything changes. The vampires must now find a new place to live - and a reliable, clean food supply. Meanwhile, former DEA agent Robert Mackie is on a simple - but dangerous - mission: ferret out the turncoat who had blown his cover as a dedicated employee of a notorious East Coast drug lord. Through a twist of fate, however, his quest for justice ends up putting his niece and nephew in grave danger. Suddenly, the children are thrown into the mix of an enormous vampire family in the higher reaches of the Guadalupe Mountains in West Texas. One of the children there, 13-year-old Greg Pike, is about to find himself the star attraction in the vampires' version of a fox hunt - unless he can escape first. Now Carlos Santiago, the eldest of the Guardians, must find the help he needs to put an end to the violence and set things right with the world again. But nothing is as it seems, and death lurks around every corner. Combining elements of the thriller, mystery, and the occult, Guardians is a fast-paced and thoughtful look at a collision of cultures both human and otherwise.

Everyone Wants What Patrick Kingrea Has-and They're Willing to Kill for It
Who else knows about the diamonds? That's the question Patrick Kingrea wants answered, but not until he hikes out of the Grand Canyon with the stolen gemstones. The bad guys, however, have other plans. It's not exactly what Patrick was expecting when he made off with the diamonds-a treasure born of murder, greed, and sheer luck. The countless carats were supposed to herald a life of leisure and ease-not endless paranoia and certain peril. But ill-gotten gains have ways of catching up to you. Now, Patrick struggles to keep ahead of the game with his pursuers hot on his trail, and they're not in the mood to share. With death lurking around every turn, Patrick enters a world where he can't be sure of anything, and life revolves around one central question: Who else knows about the diamonds? The thrilling sequel to Ribbon Falls, this tour de force follow-up offers even more high-octane adventure and psychological drama as one man fights off a worthy group of adversaries who don't know the meaning of playing nicely.

It is a dark time. For centuries after the first seedships spawned human civilizations on countless planets, three worlds - the Triumvirate - reigned supreme. But now the Triumvirate stands on the brink of collapse after a brutal decades-long war. As empires crumble, a small group of people make a discovery that could alter the course of the war and forever change humanity. Hammer of Amahte, first volume of the Triumvirate Trilogy, introduces a richly imagined universe on the cusp of change and shows the personal struggles of men and women trying to keep afloat as tides of history wash away all they have known.

THEY'VE WAITED DECADES TO GO AFTER BURIED TREASURE. NOW, IT MIGHT BURY THEM.
On a boat in the Gulf of Mexico in 1977, Jeff, Chuck and David happened across the scene of a grisly murder and nearly get killed for their discovery. Yet in a remarkable twist of fate, the men outsmart their assassin and learn of hidden riches beyond their imagination. Still, one man stood in the way of their cashing in, and for decades, what happened in this chance encounter remained a secret as the men bided their time, waiting for Pablo Padilla to die. Finally, an obituary in The New York Times means the men can claim what has remained buried for twenty-six years. But doing so will be harder than they imagined when an interloper gets wind of the cache. Now, it's a race against time to put the pieces together and determine where the riches are stashed. In the process, these very different men will confront the question of how far they'll go for money even if it means killing for it. Ribbon Falls reveals profound insights into the human condition, our darkest urges and basest needs. Part buried-treasure mystery, part psychological thriller, it will keep you guessing right up to the thrilling fi nale.