Lillim Callina is good at fighting monsters, but when she finds out Nidhogg, the ancient dragon confined beneath the world tree, is breaking free, well, let’s just say if she can’t stop him, Ragnarok is a thing. Fortunately, she’ll have help. Connor, a demi-god possessed by an Ancient Evil destined to destroy the world, has agreed to help her stave off the apocalypse, which sounds all well and good if you can ignore the whole “demi-god possessed by an Ancient Evil” thing. So yeah, probably not the world’s most trustworthy ally, but any port in a storm, right?

S.C. Perkins's Fatal Family Ties is the captivating third mystery in the Ancestry Detective series, in which Texas genealogist Lucy Lancaster deals with murders in both the past and present. Lucy is just about to tuck into a plate of tacos at her favorite Austin joint, Big Flaco’s, when she gets an unexpected visit from her former—and least-favorite—co-worker. Camilla Braithwaite hasn’t gotten much friendlier since the last time Lucy saw her, but that doesn't stop her from asking a favor. In her hand is a newspaper feature on an ancestor, a civil war corporal—and a liar, according to the article. Charles Braithwaite is depicted as a phony and a deserter, and Camilla wants Lucy’s help clearing his name. Lucy would prefer to spend her free time with her new beau, special agent Ben Turner, but takes the case, making no promises that Camilla will like the outcome of her investigation. Camilla leads Lucy to the Texas History Museum, where their first clue is a triptych painting, passed down in the Braithwaite family for generations, one panel of which has disappeared. But before Lucy can get much further, a member of the Braithwaite family is murdered in his own bed, and another panel of the painting found missing. There are no shortage of suspects among the Braithwaite clan—including Camilla herself. This case will take Lucy to Houston and back again as she works to find the truth, and catch an elusive killer.

In this sequel to Dark Impressions; Kevin Collins is faced with a double threat when treachery from within his own crew lands him in a deadly situation with the Italian mob. No stranger to this world. Kevin"s adeptness was instilled in him on the streets of Providence. RI by the very underworld figures he is now at odds with, it will require some cold and calculated bloodshed for him to maneuver out from under the weight of his dilemma before it crushes him. Only then can he try to put "The Life" behind him.

Scenario planning is the principles, methods, and techniques for looking forward into the future and trying to anticipate and influence what is to come next. This book provides students and line managers in organizations with the means to create better scenarios and to use them to create winning business strategies. The purpose is to shed new light on scenarios and scenario-like thinking in organizations for managers at every level within a company. The book covers scenarios such as: economic outlooks; political environments; acquisitions; downsizing, and more.

In a little restaurant in the town of Bandera, Texas, a woman with a rough background dared to create a life for herself away from the nightmare of her past. Unfortunately, your past can catch up with your future. Not only does she need to decide how to forgive but also to take on a new responsibility she never asked for. Will Freya Gama find the strength she needs to face her fears?