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Johnson Dan Shamble, Zombie P.
I., faces one of his funniest and most perplexing cases ever--an enlightened ogre, a salamander with low self-esteem, and a raging fire dragon terrorizing the Unnatural Quarter!--Fire in the Hole by Kevin J.
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Henrickson With her spaceship at the wrong end of a pirate\'s guns, a former war hero must face down her enemies and demons to save Earth\'s last Best chance for peace.--Piracy for Beginners by J.
Ron Hubbard Dangerous opportunities present themselves when an alien ship arrives in the solar system seeking repairs.--White Elephant by David K.
A miracle? An omen? Or something else? One day, they arrived in droves--the foxes of the desert, the field, the imagination....--Kitsune by Devon Bohm When a vampire, a dragon and a shape-shifting Chihuahua meet on a beach in Key West, fireworks go off! But that\'s just the background.--Moonlight and Funk by Marianne Xenos The Grim Reaper, trapped in an IRS agent\'s dying body, must regain his powers before he dies and faces judgment for his original sin.--Death and the Taxman by David Hankins In a metaverse future, a woman who exposes falseness in others must decide what is real to her--the love she lost or the love she may have found.--Under My Cypresses by Jason Palmatier Vic Harden wasn\'t lured by glory on a daring mission into the reaches of outer space--he was ordered out there by his editor.--The Unwilling Hero by L.
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