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While she was out enjoying her senior prom, Sarah Brighwater's mother was murdered in their home. The serial killer was known to the police but never caught. Now, 15 years later, Sarah is an FBI agent in the Behavioral Science Unit tracking down killers like the one who killed her mother. When a new string of murders begins and bodies are dumped near her old home town, Sarah wonders about the reemergence of her lifelong tormentor. Could it be him?

I’d sell more homes if the dead bodies didn’t get in the way. I made a promise, multiple times, actually, to my husband, the Bramblett County Sheriff. I promised I wouldn’t put my life at risk doing his job. But... When I find my potential client’s son standing over her dead body, all bets are off. I just can’t let it go, no matter how hard I try. Truth be told, I’d put myself up against a murderer any day if it kept me from taking sides between Henrietta and Bonnie, besties currently on the outs.

Mind-bending science fiction. Nightmare-inducing horror. Shocking psychotic crime-noir. Inside are 16 tales by Joe Prosit, short story author extraordinaire, each crafted to tantalize and terrorize, and selected from dozens of magazines and podcasts into this definitive collection. Listen and go on a journey into the furthest reaches of the human experience, from the pinnacle of progress to the blackest pit of insanity.

Bramblett County Georgia realtor Lily Sprayberry's brand new listing is a hit, just not the kind she expected. When Lily stops by the staged home, she finds the dead body of another realtor lying on the living room floor. With only a week until her destination wedding, and no leads, no potential suspects, and no possibility to leave the state until the murder is solved. Determined to find the killer in time to say I do, she does a little investigating herself. But the killer knows of Lily's knack for solving crimes and sets his eyes on her.

When vampire hunter turned prisoner, Lily, is given the chance to leave the vampire den, she asks to attend Grimalkin Academy. The only human among the vampires, she's thrown into a different world from the one she grew up in. With her old enemies all around her, she has to rely on the protection of her vampire bodyguard - a man who hates her. But even his presence can't keep her safe from all attempts at revenge. Can she convince the vampire she's no longer a threat? Or is Lily too much of a hunter at heart?

How do you protect someone who doesn’t want protecting? Tyler Ashe had his life planned out. Then Uncle Sam rejected his bid to join the Army, leaving him in Magnolia Grove while his best friend went on to become an Army Ranger. The only perk to his job as a security guard at the local bank is seeing Brianna, his friend’s little sister, every day. After the unsolicited suitor begins stalking her, Brianna must face up to her secret childhood crush on Tyler and decide if she can accept him as her bodyguard.

So, you finished the first draft of your novel. Yay! Now what? Surviving Revision is a humorous first-hand account of a first-time novelist grappling with how to turn her disheveled vomit draft into a novel someone besides her mother might want to read. Accidental discoveries, astonishing surprises, and amazing improvements lurk between these sections, and by the end of the audiobook, you will be convinced that you, too, can revise your own work into something you can be proud of!

Bethany Ann Crane is a motherless eight-year-old living in Grover Springs, SC, at the beginning of the Cold War. After her patriotic small town agrees to enter into a government experiment geared to give the Americans an edge over the Russians in space, she, along with the rest of the town, is preserved in a scientific stasis state, and Bethany Ann becomes ensnared in her preadolescent body. As the girl matures mentally, she experiences more grown-up emotions and aspirations, but her family and neighbors refuse to recognize her as anything but a child.

Throughout this short fiction collection, you will find Internet daters, shy bus drivers, talking corpses, playground bullies, and monsters in the closet. Spies, old friends, unhappy teens, grieving sisters, overworked businessmen, and novice chess players bare their struggles and triumphs in local parks, cafes, funeral homes, bus stops, even their bedrooms. These poignant, often humorous, contemporary short stories remind us how important human connections are in this crazy yet beautiful world.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a nurse? From a 6-time Top 10 in the USA author, this book is a collection of the most memorable moments from the careers of over sixty nurses. It covers nearly seventy years of practice from World War II to the present day. The extraordinary situations described here are the result of more than 1,000 years of hands-on bedside knowledge. The vignettes contain wisdom and insight gained the hard way, from long experience in the trenches (sometimes in actual trenches) performing tasks that range from the most humble to the most skilled. These true stories run the gamut from birth to death. They deal with everything from war, ER, ICU, to childbirth, pediatrics, adult care, surgery, home and homeless healthcare, the psych ward, oncology, the nursing home, and finally hospice.

Ever wonder why some people keep going back to the yoga mat day after day, year after year? In After Namaste: Off-the-Mat Musings of a Modern Yogini, K. Kris Loomis offers a collection of down-to-earth personal essays that demonstrate the many ways yoga has transformed her life off the mat and why she keeps showing up every day for more.

Phoebe McFarland has just moved back to her hometown of White Oak, Tennessee, a sleepy rural community nestled in the mist-shrouded ridges and isolated hollows of the Smoky Mountains. Now she spends her days working as a rural home health care nurse, making calls on a quirky roster of housebound characters she's determined to take care of whether they cooperate or not. She applies this same optimism to her love life, despite the fact that she's been dating for 38 years without locating any husband material.

Too busy for yoga? Think again! This book is for anyone who wants more yoga in their life but just can't seem to find the time. Don't worry. You'll soon see how easy it is to sneak a little yoga in! Are you a yoga newbie? This book will give you a simple and doable yoga plan to follow as you begin your yoga journey. You will learn to make your yoga count, minute by minute, without having to rearrange your day. Experienced practitioner? This book will encourage you to incorporate yoga into your life away from the mat and embrace your beginner's mind. Got a minute? Make that minute count with yoga!

Ever wonder what it would be like to pick up one day and move abroad? In the summer of 2013, Kris Loomis and her husband sold all their worldly possessions and, along with their three-legged cat, Triplet, did just that. They left their comfy life behind and moved to Ecuador! Follow along as they battle 'mañana' time, stinky buses, and the dreaded 'Frankenstein' shower. Will they adjust to South American culture? Will Triplet learn to meow in Spanish?

Too busy for meditation? Think again! This book is for anyone who wants more mindfulness in his or her life but just can't seem to find the time. Don't know where to start? Don't worry! It's a lot easier than you think.