When a violent flood sweeps Shadow away, he must save himself—and others—to find his way home. A THREAT FROM THE PAST seeks a deadly revenge. A MENACING SECRET terrorizes children. AND A LOST DOG braves fire…to find true love. The 4th installment of Shojai's dark, female-driven domestic thriller series... featuring pet-centric plots! FIGHT OR FLIGHT fills in the blanks of Shadow's missing week from SHOW AND TELL (#3). Lia Corazon channels her energy and emotions into the dogs she trains in her North Texas kennel. She especially enjoys Karma's enthusiasm, but the Rottweiler pup's owner makes her uneasy. There's something very…wrong about him. After a vicious storm destroys her kennel, flooding washes a mysterious black German Shepherd into her life. Shadow's presence awakens hidden talents within Lia, talents she suspects come from the parents she's never known. She'll do anything to discover the truth about her Hawaiian roots. When a dog training exercise takes a deadly turn, Lia turns to Detective Jeff Combs for help and learns the killer targets Hawaiian girls just like her. She sends Karma to protect a young run-away, but the killer will burn anybody who crosses him. Police dogs are born to love, trained to serve, and called to protect. To fulfill her destiny, Karma must defeat instinct to save her family. Through the process, she'll discover what Shadow already knows: that home isn't a place—it's a person.

"Colorful characters, including the unusual perspective of Shadow the dog, make this series an enjoyable read for any animal lover." ~Toby Neal, USA TODAY Bestselling Author of the Paradise Crime Mysteries & Thrillers Fall in love with heart-pumping fast-paced action brimming with amateur sleuthing and loyal dogs. THE DOG NEVER DIES...BUT THE BAD GUYS GET JUSTICE! With plenty of thrills, you'll cheer for the service dog story, and get hooked on the crazy suspenseful secrets in this small Texas town. Read all night, gasp at the twists, dry happy tears, then catch your breath for the next installment... A kidnapped girl. A merciless killer. Can this stressed-out dog trainer stop a callous murderer claiming innocent lives? September Day can't shake her mounting wedding-planning angst. Too overwhelmed to pick up a dropped-off shelter dog she once trained, she finally leaves the house to check in on a missing vet clinic employee. But when she gets there, she's terrified to find the girl's brother hanging on the edge of death and the poor young woman abducted. Discovering the hound got dumped by the same vicious criminal, September and Shadow race out of town on a dangerous rescue mission. But when a body surfaces and the kidnapper seizes more victims, September fears she may be too late to prevent further bloodshed. With the clock ticking against them, can September and Shadow deliver justice? Win or Lose is the riveting sixth book in The September Day thriller series. If you like engaging heroes, fearless animal companions, and non-stop action, then you’ll love Amy Shojai’s page-turning tale. Buy Win or Lose to play a deadly game today!

Fall in love with heart-pumping fast-paced action brimming with amateur sleuthing and loyal dogs. THE DOG NEVER DIES...BUT THE BAD GUYS GET JUSTICE! With plenty of thrills, you'll cheer for the service dog story, and get hooked on the crazy suspenseful secrets in this small Texas town. Read all night, gasp at the twists, dry happy tears, then catch your breath for the next installment... There are crosshairs on her wedding dress. To claim her happily ever after, she'll need canine reinforcement to stop a killer. September Day won't let anything prevent her from walking down the aisle. Hiring more security instead of canceling the ceremony, she's horrified when the stalker makes good on their threat. And whisked away by a mysterious bodyguard, the distraught bride fears the only way to keep everyone safe is to fake her death. Longing to return home, the frantic dog trainer relies on her German Shepherd Shadow to sniff out her strange savior's true motives. But September's PTSD escalates into full-blown panic after learning she holds the key to take down a sinister crime syndicate. Can September and Shadow bury the past for good? DARE OR DIE is the electrifying 7th book in the September & Shadow series. If you like spirited survivors, twisty secrets, and the healing power of pets, then you'll love Amy Shojai's hair-raising read. Buy DARE OR DIE for a fatal stakeout today!

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THE TIES THAT BIND CAN BE DEADLY. Enemies surround her. To vindicate her guilt, she'll need canine help to bring them to justice before they kill again. September Day’s new Family complicates her world. Ashamed, but resolved to set right their wrongs, she’s determined to dismantle the sinister crime syndicate before her cop fiancé discovers the tainted relationship. When a past trafficking victim confronts her and demands immediate justice, she’s mortified with guilt. Outraged her loved ones are also taken by the killer, September agrees to the ransom. She relies on her German Shepherd Shadow to locate the missing, but must reluctantly accept help from her new untrustworthy “Family.” Can September and Shadow dodge the kidnapper’s deadly aim, and seize justice for the innocents? PLAY OR PAY is the electrifying 8th book in the September & Shadow series. If you like indomitable survivors, nonstop action, and heroic pets, then you'll love Amy Shojai's hair-raising read. Buy PLAY OR PAY for a fatal stakeout today!

"...a creepy must-read mystery for animal lovers." -J.T. Ellison, NYT bestselling author Fall in love with heart-pumping fast-paced action brimming with amateur sleuthing and loyal dogs. THE DOG NEVER DIES...BUT THE BAD GUYS GET JUSTICE! With plenty of thrills, you'll cheer for the service dog story, and get hooked on the crazy suspenseful secrets in this small Texas town. Read all night, gasp at the twists, dry happy tears, then catch your breath for the next installment... A ruthless stalker. A lethal epidemic. Can a wounded soul prevent old family secrets from destroying her future and killing those she loves? Eight years ago, animal behaviorist September Day escaped a sadistic captor who left her ashamed, terrified, and struggling with PTSD. She trusts no one--except her Maine Coon cat Macy and service dog Shadow. Shadow also struggles with trust. A German Shepherd autism service dog who rescued his child partner only to lose his-boy forever, Shadow's crippling fear of abandonment shakes his faith in humans. Can September solve an epidemic of Alzheimer's-like symptoms, evade a relentless sadist from her past, and protect her chosen family from the killer? Hide And Seek is the second action-packed installment in the gripping September and Shadow series. If you like roller-coaster thrills and courageous animal heroes, then you’ll love Amy Shojai’s dark suspense series. Buy Hide And Seek to pursue justice today!

Mark Twain meets classic Stephen King -- a bold new direction for widely acclaimed Edgar Award winner Joe R. Lansdale. May Lynn was once a pretty girl who dreamed of becoming a Hollywood star. Now she's dead, her body dredged up from the Sabine River. Sue Ellen, May Lynn's strong-willed teenage friend, sets out to dig up May Lynn's body, burn it to ash, and take those ashes to Hollywood to spread around. If May Lynn can't become a star, then at least her ashes will end up in the land of her dreams. Along with her friends Terry and Jinx and her alcoholic mother, Sue Ellen steals a raft and heads downriver to carry May Lynn's remains to Hollywood. Only problem is, Sue Ellen has some stolen money that her enemies will do anything to get back. And what looks like a prime opportunity to escape from a worthless life will instead lead to disastrous consequences. In the end, Sue Ellen will learn a harsh lesson on just how hard growing up can really be.

Back in print for the first time this era is David Berman s Actual Air. Released in paperback in 1999 by the now-defunct Open City and praised everywhere in the then-ascendant print press industry, David Berman s first (and only) book of poetry is a journey though shared and unreliable memory. Features of the second edition are: new larger dimensions and enlarged typeface, new dustjacket artwork variant, deluxe cloth boards, and updated full-colour endpapers.

A monumentally devastating plague leaves only a few survivors who, while experiencing dreams of a battle between good and evil, move toward an actual confrontation as they migrate to Boulder, Colorado.

Ghosts and other supernatural phenomena are widely represented throughout modern culture. They can be found in any number of entertainment, commercial, and other contexts, but popular media or commodified representations of ghosts can be quite different from the beliefs people hold about them, based on tradition or direct experience. Personal belief and cultural tradition on the one hand, and popular and commercial representation on the other, nevertheless continually feed each other. They frequently share space in how people think about the supernatural. In Haunting Experiences, three well-known folklorists seek to broaden the discussion of ghost lore by examining it from a variety of angles in various modern contexts. Diane E. Goldstein, Sylvia Ann Grider, and Jeannie Banks Thomas take ghosts seriously, as they draw on contemporary scholarship that emphasizes both the basis of belief in experience (rather than mere fantasy) and the usefulness of ghost stories. They look closely at the narrative role of such lore in matters such as socialization and gender. And they unravel the complex mix of mass media, commodification, and popular culture that today puts old spirits into new contexts.