These are snippets of my NG+ 2 with lousy weapons and little ammo.
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I love #starfield so much I thought I’d share my amusing moments during my #gameplay Enjoy.
You can follow my journey through the my first playthrough below. And then my NG+ 1 to 5.
• Let’s Play Starfield BLIND # 01 
Newbie…
• A Broken Unity // Let’s Play Starfield N…
A mouth-watering home run of a beach read where a newly
widowed woman finds second chances through a funeral catering business and the
magic of Chicago baseball.
Last Bite
by Amy S. Peele
Genre: Cozy Mystery
A mouth-watering home
run of a beach read, this lighthearted romantic comedy featuring a newly
widowed fortysomething takes the reader on a joyful romp through-out some of
Chicago’s finest eateries—with a dash of Cubs baseball on the side.
In the heart of Chicago, forty-five-year-old Angie Sortino finds herself at a
crossroads. Recently widowed, she discovers that her deceased husband, Vinnie,
has left her penniless. Until his City pension can be cleared up, she’s on her
own.
Angie has just taken a job at Chicago City Hall as a cleaning woman when her
spirited twenty-two-year-old niece, Gina, and Gina’s best friend, Kim, approach
her with the idea of starting a catering company targeting funeral parlors.
Seeing a chance to reawaken her own culinary aspirations, Angie gets on board.
As the three women embark on this new venture, they face the challenges of the
catering business, from securing clients to perfecting their menu. Angie and
Gina’s love for the Chicago Cubs adds a playful twist to their journey; they
often find inspiration in the vibrant atmosphere of Wrigley Field. Gina’s
youthful enthusiasm, meanwhile, contrasts with Angie’s cautious nature, leading
to hilarious mishaps, unexpected romantic encounters, and heartfelt moments.
Through late-night brainstorming sessions and spontaneous cooking experiments,
Angie begins to find her voice, both in the kitchen and in her life—and
ultimately, with the support of a respected funeral director, Gina and Kim, and
an unexpected new love interest, she learns to embrace her worth and pursue
happiness.
“Last Bite is a deliciously layered novel that mixes
humor, heart, and mystery in equal measure.” —Chicago Book Review
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The sky was blue, it was a warm late-September afternoon, and there was no better place to be as they walked across the street from Murphy’s into the ballpark. They had the best bleacher seats. Center field, perfect view of the field, and an excellent place to grab a few home run balls, if the stars were aligned. As they approached their seats, Kim stopped. “Wait a minute. Gina, do you see what I’m seeing? It’s Peggy’s girls from the kitchen.”
Gina looked past the girls and saw something that
astonished her. There was Peggy sitting next to Ben, who stood up and waved.
“Uncle Ben, what the hell?”
“Hey, Gina, it’s a long story, but we’re all here to
have fun and forget about our troubles, right, Peggy?”
Peggy growled, “Why not, can’t work today, schools are
closed. Ben stopped by with tickets yesterday and I figured my crew needed a
break after the poisoning incident.” She sat back down, grumbled some more, and
took a sip of her beer. Gina walked over and hugged Ben and sat between him and
Peggy.
“I am so sorry about the poisoning,” Gina said. “Angie
got it all straightened out. It wasn’t us who did it. She can bring you up to
speed after the game.”
“Good to hear. Sorry I was so mean to you, but it put
me behind schedule,” Peggy said. “By the way, my niece is coming out from San
Francisco tomorrow, loves baseball. Maybe we can take her to a Cubs game. She’s
a private investigator and has a case here. I think you’d like her. She’s a lot
of fun. She bats for Kim’s team.”
“What’s her name?” Gina asked.
“Jackie Larsen, she’s one fun-loving smart cookie. Her
parents disowned her when she came out, but I told her she would always have a
place in my heart and home,” Peggy said, and then turned to watch the players
warm up. Gina went to sit with her mom, Angie, and Kim.
“That Ralph knows how to pick good seats,” Connie
said.
“Vinnie and Ralph spent many a day in the bleachers,”
Gina leaned over and remarked. “They could afford the fancier seats, but they
said this is where the real fans were.”
Angie bought popcorn, peanuts, and beer for the crew,
toasting, “Here’s to family and the Cubs.” They all raised their beers,
toasted, and yelled, “Go, Cubs!”
The Cardinals took an early lead with two home runs in
the top of the second, and the Cubs answered in the bottom of the fifth and
tied the score. Baseball time was different for Angie. She had learned from
Vinnie to put all her cares away and soak it all in, one pitch at a time, one
hit at a time, one inning at a time. Today, of all days, she was doing just
that, glancing at the field and then over at her family, including Thad and
Daisy, knowing they would always get through anything as long as they were together.
She laughed out loud when one of the lunch gals yelled at the ump, “That was a
strike! Get some glasses!”
What a motley crew, Angie thought. At the top of the
sixth, one of the ushers came over to where she was sitting. “Is there an Angie
Sortino here?”
They all looked up. “Who wants to know?” Angie asked.
“We have a very special surprise for Angie. Are you
Angie?”
“Depends. You’re not from the mayor’s office, are
you?” Angie asked.
“No, I work for the Cubs.”
“Okay then, I’m Angie. What exactly is the surprise?”
“Not at liberty to say, but if you’d please follow me,
you’ll know soon enough. All I can say is it must be your lucky day.” He
gestured for Angie to follow him.
“Bring her back in one piece,” Connie called after.
“No worries, she’ll be safe and sound. Enjoy the rest
of the game. Go, Cubs.”
Angie followed him through the park, her mind reeling.
Where is he taking me? They navigated through all the fans, kids in tow,
lines of people waiting for beer and dogs.
He took her on an elevator up several floors, and she
noticed a sign pointing to the press boxes. They walked past them.
“Would you please take a seat, Angie?” said the
escort. “I’ll be back to get you at the start of the seventh inning.” He
pointed to a small area with a live TV monitor displaying the game and several
chairs. “Would you like something to drink?”
“Why not? I’ll take a beer, please.”
The young man returned with a draft beer and a bag of
peanuts. “Enjoy.”
Angie sipped her beer, cracked open peanuts, and
watched the rest of the sixth inning. The game was tied. Fans were yelling as
the Cubs took the field at the top of the seventh. She was deeply engaged in
the game when the usher interrupted her.
“How
are you doing?”
“Great, but I’d like to get back to my family. Time
for the seventh-inning stretch.”
“You’ll be enjoying that in just a few minutes. A
friend of yours has arranged something for you. I hope you brought your best
singing voice.”
Singing voice? Angie thought, as the usher led her
to a door marked “Announcer” and gently knocked. What the hell?
“Come in,” came a voice from within.
The usher opened the door and Pat Hughes, the
announcer for the Cubs, glanced over. “Angie, you’re going to be singing “Take
Me Out to the Ball Game” with our guest celebrity.”
“What! Are you kidding me? Oh my God! This is a
dream come true!”
“Come on in. We’re on in a few minutes.”
Angie stepped in and froze. There in front of her was
Bill Murray—the Bill Murray, wearing his 2016 World Series T-shirt and
hat, holding a microphone. “Hey, Angie. Nice to meet you. I was a friend of
Vinnie’s—so sorry he’s gone.” He reached over
and
gave her a warm embrace, saying, “He was a hell of a man, and there was no
better Cubs fan.”
Angie was having an out-of-body experience, thoughts
flooding through her mind. Is this real? How did this happen? I’m with Bill
Murray.
Bill brought her right up front—where you could see
the entire field—and handed her a microphone. “I know you know the words,” he
said, smiling.
The Cubs announcer broke in, “And today we have our
very own Bill Murray with a special guest, Angie Sortino, singing “Take Me Out
to the Ball Game.”
Bill jumped in, “A one—A two.” He glanced over at
Angie and they both started singing.
“Take me out to the ball game. Take me out with the
crowd. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack. I don’t care if I never get back!”
Angie gave it all she had, joy erupting from within
her. She caught sight of her and Bill on the Jumbotron. As the camera scanned
the crowd, everyone got up and sang, arm in arm. “So it’s root, root, root for
the Cubbies . . .” The song ended, the crowd went wild, and Angie hugged Bill,
smiling ear to ear.
“This was truly a dream come true.” She pointed at him
with both of her index fingers. “Bill Murray. I sang with Bill Murray!”
Bill gave her a departing hug. “Take care, Angie. So nice to meet you after hearing about you from Vinnie for so many years.That man sure loved you.”
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lives in Marin County in California. Having spent thirty five years working in
the field of organ transplantation, she brings a fresh, knowledgable, and
humorous new voice into the world of mystery novels.
In addition to killing people in her murder mysteries, she
enjoys meditating, teaching yoga, swimming, and pursuing her spirituality by
studying the teachings of Deepak Chopra. Amy invites you to her website
www.amyspeele.com to learn more about her.
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Untether the
pleasure.
Reclaim the magic.
Interruption: Kingdom
of Paradimia
The Princess Annals Book 2
by Victor Pierce
Genre: Erotic Romantasy
Aaliyah’s journey continues in this erotic fantasy-scape as
she struggles to understand whether love includes depravity.
Exposed to a handful of soul dust, Aaliyah re-awakens and
sets off to free Gabriel from his prison within the Dry Woods. Outside, she is
again confronted by a gryphon but with no not-to-bright knight to defend her.
Good thing the gryphon only wants companionship. The flight of a wandering
heartsick gryphon is not a direct route to anywhere and after watching a raunch
of unicorns, Liyah tumbles into a magical river far from her desired
destination. Between encounters with dwarves who remember her forgotten promise
and fairies who sell favors for power, she must master the primal magics of
patterning and untether the pleasures she once bound to
fidelity. For Liyah has learned that Gabriel, the man who anchors
her, is not only trapped in the Dry Woods but also bound by primal locks that
will age him to death if opened incorrectly.
Every bit of new magics comes with a cost: soul-dust
addiction, bargains that entangle desire and duty, and adversaries who want her
power for themselves. With time collapsing and a witch’s spell hovering like an
axe, Liyah must decide whether the route to rescue is the same path she
promised never to tread—pleasure given away to reclaim what matters most. The
question is simple and brutal: how much will she sacrifice to save him?
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Liyah
blinked and found herself back in her body in the castle’s kitchen. Edwin gazed
at her, concerned. “What happened? Are you all right?”
Indeed.
She looked down to where the bag of red dust should have been cupped in her
hand. The bag, along with its siblings on the table, had disappeared. For a
moment, Liyah mourned. She wanted to return.
Edwin
must have read her expression. “I removed it. It’s addictive. Soul dust. If I’d
known something so powerful was left hanging around in the kitchens, I would
have checked and removed it earlier. Perhaps magical royalty is less concerned
with lower magics. Are you alright?” He’d rounded the table and stood beside
her, rubbing her back.
She
wasn’t, but she didn’t want him focused on her. She needed him to return to the
dragon. “Lower magics?”
He
sighed. “I forget you do not remember certain things. Most things, it seems,
related to magics. In my kingdom, Paradimia, we are not generally born magics
users, but we do have access to lower magics—magics not of people, but of
things, like the soul dust. Low-level magics—from something inanimate, like the
dust—may be used by anyone, whether they are magical themselves or not.”
She’d
thought this land was without magics, but it seemed there were magics within,
just not many magics of living beings. She nodded. “So it is not likely
low-level magics would be hanging around in a kitchen. I understand.” She felt
around on her body. “I don’t seem to be injured, so perhaps it is time I
started my journey.”
“Do
you not wish for my company?”
She
needed him elsewhere. “It isn’t that I don’t want you with me. My parents need
your assistance. Bethela will need another story for the spell needed to put my
parents back to sleep. And I am going to the Dry Woods to free Gabriel. You
see? We are fated to part ways now.”
It
was a pity his expression grew suspicious, for she had relayed the truth. His
voice broke as he spoke. “Is it what I did with the gargoyles? Is that why you
no longer wish for my assistance?”
She
had only briefly thought of the gargoyles since she died. It must have weighed
on him. “It is not the gargoyles, although I know you to be the true knight you
are from what I witnessed. And I know you to have love in your heart, even when
you sometimes speak to me without consideration. No. Here I ask you to be the
guardian I know you to be.”
“But
why is it important that your parents go back to sleep? Surely they can be of
greater assistance awake. They will eventually remember who you are.”
Liyah
reached out and squeezed his arm. “I already know who I am, Edwin. That is
thanks to you. I am Aaliyah, and I am kind and courageous and determined. I
know those things about myself because of you.”
Edwin
sighed and leaned back against the table. His golden locks fell against his
handsome face. “So now I need to help your parents go back to sleep.”
“Yes.
If anyone remembers who I am, a spell will find and kill me. Like the spell
that protected the castle.”
He
frowned. “Yes. That was very dangerous.”
“And my father says this spell is far worse than the one that chased us about Haven. So, you see, it is imperative that they go back to sleep. I do not wish to separate, but I must free Gabriel. When I left him, he was afire again.”
The Princess Annals:
Kingdom of Haven
The Princess Annals Book 1
In this fantasy world of the erotic, Aaliyah must journey to
find her lost identity. Aaliyah awakens in an empty castle with no memory and
only an enchanted clock to send her on her quest. Seduce by one not-to-bright
knight, Aaliyah finds herself hunted by an unseen force yet imbued with
powerful magic. She must coerce horny pixies, swap sex stories with a dragon,
and rely on that same not-too-bright knight to seduce the gargoyle king and his
coven in order to secure the incantation that will reveal who she is. And her
unknown enemy is catching up to her fast.
Aaliyah’s journey sends her to Gabriel imprisoned in a magical wood. She grows
to love Gabriel and discovers that the only thing which can release him now is
love, absolute. But how can she love completely if she doesn’t know who she is?
Beware gentle reader; thread carefully through this erotic
romp as a woman awakened to her innate powers risks all to discover her true
self before an unseen enemy annihilates her.
This is the first Aaliyah story in the series.
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enjoys classic mythology and horror novels. His first series, The Princess
Annals, draws together his love for mythology and the erotic. He resides in
College Park with his partner and her anxiety-ridden black cat and
overly-social gray cat. You may reach him at victor.pierce@bookofvenus.com or at or at https://www.bookofvenus.com/connect-with-us/
Political unrest, war over valuable mines, forbidden love,
and a homesick dragon bound in chains threaten the land of two moons.
Land of Two Moons
by D.L. Gardner
Genre: YA Epic SciFi Fantasy Adventure
“The gritty
reality of trench warfare and the smoky chaos of riots is striking in D. L.
Gardner’s Land of Two Moons…a rich and ambitious fantasy novel that
successfully builds a world trembling on the brink of magical and political
upheaval. This is a delicate, intricate novel that rewards patient
reading.” – Independent Book Review
Arthur and Hallie are twin siblings, son and daughter of the
Duke of Lodesmoor. Humble teenagers who befriend the village people and
sympathize with their grievances. Their father, Lord Balmier, whose duchy is
approaching financial collapse, uses his subjects as pawns in a battle over a
string of valuable mines.
Lord Balmier sees his son’s sympathy toward the serfs as an
alliance against him and soon acts to squelch Arthur’s sedition.
Hallie clings to a forbidden love, and both siblings must
resist their father’s harsh rule.
All the while they are unaware that their mother keeps a
mystical dragon named Killian, bound in chains by a spell, whose fate will
affect them all.
As the twin moons approach a rare and magical eclipse,
alliances shift, secrets unravel, and Arthur and Hallie must choose between
loyalty, freedom, and sacrifice to save their people and themselves.
“With strong
pacing and a cast of memorable characters – including a homesick dragon, this
is the perfect book for fans of the ‘fantasy’ genre. Highly recommended!” – The
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Prologue
Pattin didn’t know what they were fighting for. All he
knew was that when their commander yelled the order he was to let loose his
arrows toward another trench opposite theirs somewhere in the Red Sands desert.
Rumor was they were fighting over mines, dukes, power, and money. Nothing he’d
ever be privy to. It didn’t matter. He was here because he’d been conscripted.
He’d been in this trench for nine days straight. Hot,
drenched in sweat, sick to his stomach, and with little to eat or drink. Tired
of swatting flies and stepping over the bodies of his comrades, he was ready to
leave. No one wanted to be here, especially not the lads from Bidsworth, and
especially not on the front lines.
He spat the dust out of his mouth and bit another piece
of jerky.
“When is she going to come for us?” he asked his
friend.
“Tonight, they said. Maybe,” Ivan whispered.
“What do you mean, maybe? She promised.”
“She can only take five at a time.”
“Bloody Marks, she’s been here every night for a week.
What’s she going to do, get everyone but us? The more people who leave, the
less chance of survival for those who stay. I’m too young to die in this rat
hole.”
Ivan shrugged—a hint that he wasn’t happy about the
situation either.
“We could try and make a run for it on our own,” Pattin
whispered, his lips barely moving, glancing around the desolate countryside.
Over the sand, the heat waves danced, crafting a mirage
of water, a deceptive illusion that only a fool would pursue. Bait for the
enemy. Pattin licked his lips, wishing for a drink of cool water from the
springs in Bidsworth, his homeland, a wealthy duchy whose stone structures
mirrored the color of the red earth. Here in the wasteland, iron ore poisoned
the vegetation, and there was nothing but dust as far as the horizon. The
soldiers hated this place, and rumors of desertion were burning the ears of the
agents at base. The officers were watching the troops like hawks.
“Fool. We’d have bolts in our backs, dead. Is that what
you want? If I’m going to desert, I’m doing it with Kezia.” Ivan wiped the
sweat from his brow; his face caked with red earth. Even his eyelashes were
laden with dirt.
“What makes her so special that she can get us out with
no one noticing?”
Ivan snickered and glared at him. “She’s the duke’s
daughter, remember? Plus, she’s smart, crafty, and wicked.”
“Duke sabotages his own army through his daughter!”
Pattin mumbled.
“Stop complaining or she’ll never come and get you.”
Pattin wiped his brow, his mouth fixed in a frown. She
might not come for him at all. It’s everyone else’s luck to be saved by a
duchess.
“Heads up!” The dreaded warning arrived just
as a flurry of bolts blotted out the sun.
Pattin covered his head with his shield. Ivan lifted
his own targe to cover his body while the plummeting projectiles thundered on
it.
“Move!” came the command.
Like a terrified beetle, Pattin crouched on the ground
and joined the others, locking his shield with Ivan’s as the company crawled
through the trench, hands and knees bleeding, while avoiding the corpses of
friends who didn’t survive. Away from the onslaught they moved, abandoning
their supplies. Someone would be sent back for them when the sun settled on the
horizon and the two moons rose.
Soon everyone here would have to leave the trenches and
charge at the enemy. That was a standard maneuver, and it was just a matter of
time. Hand to hand combat would kill him, Pattin was certain. With practiced
ease, he could loose an arrow, always striking the mark. But his end would come
by the cold steel of a sword. He hoped it would be tomorrow. He wasn’t ready to
die today.
Maybe Kezia would draw his name and come for him
tonight. Maybe he would live through this bloody war, after all.
D.L. Gardner is an
award-winning author, artist, filmmaker, and screenwriter with over 28
published works to her credit. Writing and painting are her passions and
fantasy her forte. When she’s not pounding keys on the computer, she’s canning
salsa, picking apples, listening to the voices of critters in the woods, or
watching flowers grow. She loves visiting far-off lands through books by both
reading and writing.
Her genres include all fantasy,
historical, and mystery.
Get to know D.L. through her websites and blogs or send her a message her on Kickstarter.
Currently a FINALIST (2025 March) in
the Cannes World Wide Film Festival for her screen adaption of her book An
Unconventional Mr. Peadlebody.
Other awards include Wishing
Shelf book Award 2023 for audio, B.R.A.G. Award 2022 for the Cho Nisi series,
Book Excellence Award 2019 and 2015 for Ian’s Realm and Cassandra’s Castle.
Best Screenplay adaptation from her book Dylan at the Paris Screenplay Awards,
Mile Hill International Screenplay Awards, L.A. Edge Awards, European
Cinematography Awards, and Moondance Film Festival. Best Screenplay Award for
adaptation from her book An Unconventional Mr. Peadlebody at Veers Film
Festival, Best Screenplay Award for adaptation of Ian’s Realm at the Twin Falls
Sandwiches Film Festival and many more.
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You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
A shuddering, thrilling urban fantasy series
The Reign of the
Occult
The Occult Series Book 1
by Lauren Louise Hazel
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
The Reign of the
Occult is a shuddering, thrilling, urban fantasy for Young Adults. Filled with
hair raising chases through shadowy streets, frightening fights and
mind-blowing magic, it’s sure to keep many a different genre loving reader
happy.
The battle between the Underworld, full of darkness, and the Overworld, full of
light, has been evenly balanced for millennia. Caught between them is the
mortal world, where humans have become so afraid of a magic they cannot
understand or control that they allow the Occult to rule them. After the Occult
joins forces with the Underworld, the balance shifts and the Overworld is
decimated.
But still, in the mortal world, the magic won’t die. It appears when a
supernatural being and a human have a child, like Prue.
This is the first volume in an epic new fantasy series that spans the three
richly detailed worlds as Prue, her non-magical half-brother Everett, and all
Magic Users, fight to survive. They are being hunted by the Occult, who turn
the Magic Users they capture into tools to eliminate their own kind and,
eventually, to destroy all traces of magic.
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Chapter 1 –
Run
“Prue!”
Everett gasped, unable to disguise the desperation in his voice. His legs were
aching, his lungs burning, and his heart was pounding erratically in his chest
– a reminder that, despite everything, he was still alive.
Maybe not
for much longer.
He wheezed,
attempting to inhale more air, but from the weakness in his legs, he knew he
wouldn’t last much longer.
“Prue! Which
way?” he cried, casting a panicked glance at his sister. He imagined he could
hear them, the cocking of their guns, drawing near. Every flicker of movement
in the streetlight, every sound, felt magnified, as though even the shadows
were poised and ready to pounce.
“Both ways
are blocked,” Prue replied at last, her feet pounding the pavement beside Everett,
faltering only as they approached the junction. She frowned, eyelashes
fluttering, and clenched her fists, her nails leaving angry red indentations in
the palms of her hands. She was very pale.
“What are
you talking about?” Everett gasped, slowing to a canter.
“Nothing is
certain.”
Everett,
while used to his sister’s cryptic remarks, was not in the mood for games. “That’s
not helping!” he cried, skidding to a halt as they reached the turning. He cast
a glance over his shoulder. “Are we going left, or right?”
Prue froze
and her eyes did too, as they often were when she saw things nobody else could.
“I told you,” she said, in a detached tone. “Both ways are blocked.”
Everett
cocked the gun he’d held loosely in his palm, trying to ignore the way it
slipped slightly in his grasp, dampened by his sweat-slick skin. “Does that
mean we’re dead either way?” he asked, with a carelessness he didn’t quite
feel. He checked his ammunition, if only to busy his shaking hands, knowing it
would probably make little difference in the end. Maths had never been his
strong point, but he knew one gun against hundreds were never favourable odds.
“They’re
coming,” Prue informed her brother, although she did not meet his eyes. She was
staring into the blackness at the other end of the street; Everett followed her
gaze, but as always, saw nothing.
“Where—?” he
began, before freezing. He couldn’t see, only hear, the rapid pounding of
footsteps along a cobbled street. Low at first, the sound was growing louder,
clear in the otherwise silent night. The hairs on the back of his neck were
standing up in warning. “Ok, you’re right,” he conceded, in a generous tone, “They’re
coming! No foresight needed for that. Which way do we go?”
Prue shook
her head, dark hair clinging to her bowed face, her eyes crunched in
concentration. She was covered in sweat.
“Wait— wait—”
Everett muttered, in a panicked breath, realising his sister was going to be of
no help. He could see them now, shadows moving in the darkness, emerging at the
end of the street. The Officers of the Occult. He shot three times in quick
succession – one, two, three – and something must have found its mark, from the
strangled cry of pain that followed. They were still alive, then. Good.
Everett had
only a moment to feel relief before the others swarmed. They were closing in on
them. Although in range, they had yet to fire a single shot; as he expected,
their aim was to capture, not to kill.
“Something
is changing,” Prue said from beside Everett. She clutched her head, fisting her
fingers into her hair, as though physically trying to remove something from her
mind. “Another factor is clouding things. His choices are unclear. He’s
conflicted already.”
“Prue!”
Everett cried, trying to pick something of use from her incoherent ramblings.
He pushed her sideways, behind the wall of a garden and out of sight – at least
for the moment. They were running out of time – the Officers would be upon them
in less than a minute, and then there would be no escape. “Pick a way! Which
way has more chance of survival?”
Prue gazed up at the sky, but she was seeing nothing. “Left,” she replied at last, “Maybe he will spare us.”
Without taking a second to contemplate what his sister might mean, Everett grabbed her slippery hand and pulled, turning a sharp left, the Officers of the Occult temporarily vanishing from view.
The Queen of the
Underworld
The Occult Series Book 2
The Queen of the
Underworld is the second novel in the award-winning The Occult Series
by Lauren Louise Hazel.
Following the fall of The Occult and its Head, Prue receives visions of The
Queen of the Underworld—a powerful Demon who was once overthrown by her allies
and exiled from her homeland—rising in its place.
Prue sees that the Queen is connected to Prue’s best friend, Lily. This leads
Prue and her half-brother, Everett, on their mission across worlds to destroy
the Queen and save their friend. But nothing is what it seems.
The Queen is ready and waiting for them—and she will stop at nothing to secure
her future and wipe out anyone who opposes her.
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Lauren Louise Hazel is a Cyber Security Manager by day and
writes YA fantasy by night. She has one annoying brother and younger sister. As
she was growing up, the only item her dad would buy her without demanding her
pocket money was books. He’s hoping the writing is successful so he can get a
Ferrari!
Some of Lauren’s favourite books and influences include the
classics – like Lord of the Rings and The Hunger Games – and anything by Haruki
Murakami and GRR Martin.
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A high-octane playbook where old-school wisdom meets the
power of AI—packed with insights, deliverables, and real-world strategy for
anyone determined to thrive in an era of seismic disruption.
The Guerrilla Guide
for Entrepreneurs & The Rest of Us
by Joseph Gulesserian
Genre: Nonfiction Business, Entrepreneurial Self-Help
“A must read for those interested in the future of
business and beyond.” – Amazon reviewer
We are all entrepreneurs, as we try to break away from the
chains of normative expectations in this grand adventure we call life—where we
strive to thrive, survive, find purpose, and make sense of all we can be.
The Guerrilla Guide for Entrepreneurs & The Rest of Us is an
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meets Jack Ma and a Harvard MBA encounters the Streets.
You may be working in an organization, in management, a gig worker, running a
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saves the empowerment hype for the fictional section of the library.
Happy Hour is over, and the last patrons will be unceremoniously thrown out of
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The Guerrilla Guide for Entrepreneurs connects the past, confronts
the present, and predicts the future before it happens.
It’s where glory meets tragedy—and it’s
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*Does innovation actually pay?
*Who are the 12 greatest
entrepreneurs that changed civilization—and what can we learn from them?
*How to master the art and science
of sales, negotiation, financing, and brand-building
*How to leverage AI for
competitive advantage
*How will AI reshape the
employment market
*Tales from the Streets…
*What will the future of Tomorrow
look like?
In The Guerrilla Guide for Entrepreneurs, Gulesserian’s third book
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takes the gloves off for all 12 rounds and presents a truly unique perspective
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with his time as a business management professor.
This book not only enriches and charges the reader’s mind with hard-earned
wisdom—it also stands as an essential reference for your personal library and a
call to arms!
What readers
are saying:
“If Michael Porter and Anthony Bourdain co-wrote a business
book, it might look like this. The Guerrilla Guide for Entrepreneurs fuses
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trenches. From learning curves to AI disruption, Gulesserian doesn’t just talk
theory—he’s lived it.
Wit, insight, and humility pour through every chapter. The negotiation section
alone should be required reading. And the “Tales from the Streets” offer the
kind of context no MBA program dares touch. Highly recommended for anyone who
wants their business knowledge with teeth.” – Amazon reviewer
“From AI to competitive strategy to opportunity, to the
history of innovation — and especially the negotiation chapter — this book is
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the present, and the future. There are plenty of feel-good and empowerment books, but this one actually
delivers actionable skills, insight, and strategy — in a way that’s
entertaining.” – Amazon reviewer
Joseph Gulesserian is a seasoned entrepreneur, brand
strategist, and former business management professor who taught corporate
finance, statistics and marketing at the post graduate level. With over 30
years of real-world experience he has launched companies, created consumer
brands from scratch, and helped others grow theirs by uniquely blending
street-smart strategy, business school training and hands on know-how.
He is also the author of the bold and prophetic The
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economy really works, why fiat money is eroding your wealth, what you can do
about it, while providing a looking glass into the future.
Known for blending humor, wit, irreverence, and actionable
insight, Joe writes for entrepreneurs, career-minded professionals, and anyone
ready to thrive in a world of seismic disruption.
He believes business is not just for boardrooms—it’s a
survival skill. The Guerrilla Guide for Entrepreneurs is his call to arms.
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narrated by Gill Mills
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S. J. Barratt is a self-published, professionally edited
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