An unlicensed private investigator fights crime and corruption in a Scottish city, burdened with a history that is compellingly different from the one we think we know. SAVIORS is two novels in one volume, a thrilling new series by award-winning author Malcolm Mackay. Darian Ross is a young PI struggling against his family legacy (father in prison, criminal brother) in the independent kingdom of Scotland. In earlier centuries, when the Scottish empire stretched all the way to Central America, Darian's home city was one of the country's busiest trading ports. But Scotland is not what it was, and the docks of Challaid are almost silent. The networks of power and corruption are all that survive of Challaid's glorious past. In In the Cage Where Your Saviors Hide, Darian takes the case of the fascinating Maeve Campbell: her partner has been stabbed. The police are not very curious about the death of a man who laundered money for criminals, but Darian's innate sense of justice and his fascination with Maeve irrevocably draw him into her world, where no one can be trusted. In A Line of Forgotten Blood, Police Constable Vinny Reno--both a friend and a valuable contact for Darian's unlicensed PI firm--is desperate for help in finding his missing ex-wife, and clearing his own name. A thread of a clue leads to one of Challaid's oldest, wealthiest banking families, the Sutherlands. But pulling one thread can unravel a whole tapestry, and soon things are moving too fast for even the most powerful people to control.

This is a book about a book: it is an in-depth yet reader friendly analysis of the Book of Judges, one of the most dramatic books of the Bible. Against the commonly-held view that this remarkable work is no more than a collection of hero tales stemming from Israel’s earliest days in its land—its “Heroic Age,” so to speak—this study makes the case that the Book of Judges is a unified composition with a single focused message: that it is the values held by a people and not its politics that determine its fate. Further, Judges contends that there is a direct connection between the kind of values people internalize and the level of violence that racks their society, both inflicted from without and generated from within. And not least, that the presence of violence is a symptom that a society has abandoned the moral values of monotheism for the Machiavellian politics of a pagan worldview that worships power as the ultimate reality. The larger-than-life heroes and heroines—Ehud and Jael, Deborah and Gideon, Jephthah and Samson—who people the pages of Judges serve by their example to illustrate the way this thesis works out in the world.

In The Darkness: Part I, (the sequel to the first book of the Noah’s Story series, The Prophecy), Noah Oradonald reunites with his family only to face a new and more sinister threat. The Darkness has descended upon them, tearing apart the eight Saviors from their loved ones and bringing them to the Realm of the Darkest Souls. Here, they come face-to-face with seven of the eight Souls on the verge of entering four terrible phases: The Darkness of Fates, Separation, Hope, and Saving. Meanwhile, a familiar face from the past resurfaces, adding to the already complex storyline. Joey Jabolin, who lost his parents in 2006 then put into the foster-care system, must confront the consequences of his troubled upbringing. Charlie Waskesiu wakes up in 2012 with his memories of Juan intact but now must come to terms with his repressed sexuality and his abusive father. And as the Cadman Royal Family deal with the loss of Noah, Natalie, and Dream, they all mysteriously disappear, leaving Iain, Neal, Carter, and Tosia to govern the kingdom. Readers will be swept up in a thrilling tale of magic, family, and the battle between good and evil. With richly drawn characters and a gripping plot that never lets up, the book is sure to please fans of all ages who love magical reality. Full of unexpected twists and turns, The Darkness: Part I is a page-turner that will leave readers clamoring for more. The Noah’s Story series was inspired by the ABC Studios television series, Once Upon a Time that aired for seven seasons from 2011 to 2018.

New York is under attack from sinister forces. To save the city, she must give her life… Emma Slade burns for revenge and excels at kicking butt. At least human butt. But the fiends who murdered her family hopelessly outnumber the half-fae orphan. And the handsome, brooding werewolf claiming he can help might send her instead to her death. Liam Cooper is determined to locate the prophesied savior whose sacrifice will protect the realm. Prowling the Manhattan streets, he’s shocked when he encounters Emma and learns she’s his fated mate. But it breaks his heart when he learns she’s also the messiah he seeks. Taken to the shifter’s compound, Emma trains with a mystic sword that has never lost a battle. But Liam grows increasingly anxious that fulfilling the prophecy will doom the woman he loves. Can the two heroes pull off a miracle and twist a terrible destiny? Savior’s Spell is the enthralling first novel in the Spellcaster Urban Fantasy series. If you like strong-minded heroines, sexy alphas, and dark humor, then you’ll love Gwen Rivers’ gripping tale. Buy Savior’s Spell to defend New York from darkness today! A hilarious urban fantasy featuring a half fae half human turned unlikely hero and her alpha werewolf protector by USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Hart writing as Gwen Rivers. The Spellcaster series Book 1: Savior's Spell Book 2: Savior's Hex Book 3: Savior's Curse Related Series: The Unseelie Court

The complete title of the book is The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ, Containing New, Startling, and Extraordinary Revelations in Religious History, which Disclose the Oriental Origin of All the Doctrines, Principles, Precepts, and Miracles of the Christian New Testament, and Furnishing a Key for Unlocking Many of Its Sacred Mysteries, Besides Comprising the History of 16 Heathen Crucified Gods. It is an 1875 book written by American freethinker Kersey Graves. Graves asserts that Jesus was not an actual person but was a creation largely based on earlier stories of deities or god-men saviors who had been crucified and descended to and ascended from the underworld.

Carlingford town is under the attack of a cursed epidemic and the virus is sparing no one. The news comes as a shock to Aaron Heisen, who is on a foreign business trip. He is shattered to find out that his beloved wife has contracted the deadly virus in his absence. He returns back home, only to find Elisa unconscious on the deathbed. His world is upside down. He is devastated. He doesn't want to live anymore.

Aaron Heisen's life is gloomy and hopeless. All of a sudden, there is an emergence of three tiny human beings, who have time-traveled to save this world. Will they be successful in helping Aaron and his home town to get rid of the epidemic? What powers do they hold? How do they know that something evil has gripped this small town with a small population? Is there a secret lurking behind their helpful yet unbelievable existence in our world?

So many questions unanswered? Read this amazing tale and find out the truth that beholds in the pages of this novella.

About The Author:

Rudaba Khan is a Chartered Accountant by profession and an author/writer by passion. Professionally, she held the position of Business Developer and Analyst in her family-owned Textile Business until last year. She started her journey as a writer in her teenage with short magazine articles and stories. Since then, she always had her heart and soul into writing, she kept pursuing her dream to write stories and become an established writer.

Writing and different forms of art help her lose herself in her imaginary world of creative ideas where she gets busy in evolving and shaping those ideas into interesting fictional/non-fictional tales. “Saviours from the WonderWorld” is her first published novella; where she has explored the beauty of humanity indifferent to race, culture, era or even size! The subject “Good-versus-Evil” has been deeply knocked into and the conclusion teaches a good moral lesson to its young reader community.

The author aims to continue with her passion for story writing and helping readers become better human beings by teaching upright morals through her stories.

Glory is an eleven-year-old orphan who has a beautiful heart that never allows hate and anger to step in. Her adoptive mother, Myrtle Willis, died when she was six. Glory lives in painful conditions with her adoptive father who keeps himself drown in liquor all the time, and with his cruel son who never misses a chance to torture her. In these painful conditions, she has a mysterious companion—a tiny dragon-faced, red snake that has bat-like wings and green pointed horns. It appears from nowhere on her palm and absorbs all her pain whenever she mourns. And one day, she finds another mysterious companion who leads her to the hidden worlds…. This is a legend of war between Gods and Ill Dwellers to control the greatest power of the hidden worlds, the Heart of Universe. This is a legend of ambitions and conspiracies. This is a legend of those whose hearts are filled with sacred feelings. This is a legend of hope.

Cadderly and his friends journey home to find a changed Edificant Library in this conclusion to the Cleric Quintet After many epic battles, Cadderly and his team of heroes are finally ready to return home to the Edificant Library. Cadderly knows to expect a cold reception, given that his powers have grown exponentially since his departure—and have even disrupted the hierarchy of his religious order. However, something far worse awaits the travelers when they reach their destination. In their absence, the Chaos Curse has reared its angry head once more, attacking their beloved library home and turning it into a horrifying battleground teeming with vicious, powerful creatures. Can Cadderly overcome evil on his home turf and find his new place in the Deneiran order—or is his home lost forever?

Autumn in New York has never been so beautiful...or so deadly. When a notorious fae-hating celebrity dies under mysterious circumstances, the police suspect the forever young. Spellcaster Emma Slade and Alpha werewolf Liam Cooper launch their own investigation into the crime. Bad PR could poison public opinion faster than gas station sushi. But how can they catch a murderer not bound by flesh? Supernatural problems have magical solutions.... With hate groups sprouting up like hair on a werewolf's backside, Emma and Liam must provoke the gods into revealing a closely guarded secret. With every mortal body susceptible to the power of possession, how long before friend becomes foe? And will Emma's life magic be enough to save the one she loves most? Return to the streets of the sixth borough and revel in the magic! The Spellcaster series Book 1: Savior's Spell Book 2: Savior's Hex Book 3: Savior's Curse Related Series: The Unseelie Court