When the life of the fourteen-year-old Pharaoh Tutankhamun is endangered, his agent, Lord Meren, embarks on a deadly mission, challenging the priests who threaten the young pharaoh and protecting him from the traitors in his own court.

Lexi didn't set out to steal a god's ring, but when a magic artifact starts trying to talk to you, what's a girl supposed to do? She's always had the ability to talk to animals, but this new development amps up the crazy. Now she's afraid her power is out of control and she's losing her mind. The only person who could possibly reassure her that she's not going mad is her mother, who has always refused to discuss the source of Lexi's strange ability. Now that the jewellery is getting chatty, maybe she'll finally spill the beans. Unfortunately, going home means a trip back to the human territories, and Lexi only just made it out of there alive last time. She's hoping for a quick visit, but with a god hellbent on retrieving the ring and a fireshaper she might have accidentally betrayed on her tail, life is about to get horribly complicated--for her and everyone she cares about.

The Archbishop of New York fell down dead. Michael Manning was the sixth cardinal among the international Catholic clergy to die under violent and suspicious circumstances. Somebody is killing cardinals. But what is going on and why? With the latest death, the Vatican is forced to act. The Church pulls Nate Condon, a young New York attorney, into the investigation. As the history of the crimes unfolds, we are drawn inside the magnificent city of Rome, her ancient secrets, and the most privileged inner sanctums of the Catholic hierarchy. In the midst of Nate’s investigation, more tragedy befalls the Church: The pope dies, a Vatican cardinal commits suicide, and the Mafia murders Nate’s primary contact, a self-loathing gay monsignor who is knee-deep in scandal. Soon after, an American cardinal, determined to change the corruption deep within the Church, is elected as the new pope. Will he be able to narrow the divide that is destroying everything he holds dear, or will the schism that separates the Church win out? Strange Gods was written by two priests with firsthand knowledge of the degree to which the Church will go to cover up financial corruption, abuse of power, sexual scandal, and evil. With an eye on the holiness and grace of ordinary people who keep the Church alive and want to change her future, Strange Gods promises is an exciting, engaging and thought-provoking read.

God was calling him, again. He had killed before, helped a girl out of a bad situation. But now God was calling on him to do something bigger. Calling him to show the world that there is only one true God, only one God to be worshipped, and feared. Stillwater Minnesota Police Lieutenant Melanie Jenkins discovered the first message, the grizzly murder of a local banker. But she kept the message to herself, and God didn't like that, sending the killer on another mission to make sure the word gets out. There will be No Other Gods. The killing continues, forcing Jenkins to call for assistance from her boyfriend, Don Trask, Lead Agent for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Trask has a plan to draw out the killer. But it's a plan that could destroy their relationship, and put both of their lives in danger. No Other Gods is a twisting, turning murder mystery that will have you racing to the last page.

"Murder by the Gods" is a mystery thriller set in the glorious past of ancient Egypt. Narmer, the son of the Scorpion King, has become the first ruler of a united Egypt and founder of the country's First Dynasty. He has succeeded in uniting the peoples of Upper and Lower Egypt but is now under attack by forces unknown. When he suddenly collapses after receiving a mysterious threat from the god Seth, the Crown Prince is convinced it is the gods who are trying to kill his family. Prince Horus-Aha solicits the help of his friend Akhom and their quest takes the two young men into an underworld of darkness where they discover the killer may be more human than they had been led to believe. With the help of his future queen, the Lady Benerib, and Akhom's beautiful Nafrini, a trap is set to bring an end to the murders and the evil sons of darkness once and for all. But to Aha's dismay, as he is crowned King of the Two Lands, another message arrives from the god of darkness threatening him and his queen. Loyalties are tested and friendships questioned as more members of the royal family fall victim to the nefarious servants of Seth. "Murder by the Gods" is filled with adventure and romance in a land that would become known as the Land of the Pharaohs.

A cruise ship drops anchor on a coral reef, trapping Mike Scott underwater. A car goes berserk and runs into George Town harbor, nearly drowning the driver. Communications between Grand Cayman and the outside world are cut off. Is this a case of cyber terrorism by a radical bent on protecting the environment? Or is it something else entirely? It's up to Mike Scott to unravel the mystery before the entire world is thrown into chaos.

In cultures throughout human history people have believed that some part of themselves continued to exist after they died. Part of that belief is that living can influence what happens to the dead in the afterlife, and the dead can return from the afterlife to affect the living. Death Gods: An Encyclopedia of the Rulers, Evil Spirits, and Geographies of the Dead describes the many ways the afterlife—especially that part of the afterlife commonly known as Hell—has been characterized in myths from around the world. The hundreds of entries provide readers with a guide to the afterlife as portrayed in these myths - its geography, its rulers, its inhabitants, how they got there, and what happens after their arrival. While the Devil is a prominent resident and ruler of the afterworld in many religions, especially Christianity, this book examines many other versions of Hell whether presided over by the Devil, Hades, or one of the many other rulers of the dead. Death Gods provides concise encyclopedic entries on all aspects of the mythology of the afterlife: The underworlds form the myths of cultures from across the globe—for example, Xibalba, the underworld of the Quiche Maya; Di Yu, the underground realm of the dead in Chinese mythology; the gods and demons of the afterlife—the Hindu god of death and justice Yama; Ahriman, the evil twin of the benevolent god Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrian mythology; Buso, the invisible ghouls who haunt graveyards and feed on human corpses in Philippine mythology. The volume includes an extensive bibliography of the most useful resources for understanding the mythology of death and the afterlife.