Barrett Kendrick Thompson was the son of William Jr. and Meredith Thompson. William and Meredith were from wealthy families and lived off their trust funds. Madeline Thompson was the family matriarch with three children: Benjamin, Melanie, and her youngest, William Jr., named after her late husband, William. Benjamin and Melanie's children were all girls, and Madeline pressured Junior to have a child. She wanted a grandson and hoped Junior and Meredith could produce one.
Trapped between dreams and reality, Ethan Walker awakens in a haunted castle where every shadow hides a secret and every choice could mean death. Alongside strangers bound by fate, he must solve twisted puzzles, face unspeakable horrors, and uncover the truth behind the nightmare. Survival isn’t guaranteed—escape is only for the fearless.
Roy was a gamer. Now, he's prey. After a fatal accident transports his soul from modern Earth, Roy wakes up in the body of a 14-year-old peasant boy in a world that’s anything but a game. This is a grim, war-torn land where horrifying monsters stalk the countryside, magic is a bloody reality, and humanity is often more monstrous than the beasts. He is weak. He is alone. But he is not without help. A familiar, game-like interface only he can see becomes his lifeline. System Interface Booting..
James returns from the Middle East, ready for peace, family—and even Beast. His surprise homecoming, however, ends in betrayal. Haunted by a past of obsession, Russian ties, Washington politics, and life in the shadows, James is pushed to the edge. To protect what’s left of himself and his family, he disappears into the only world he truly knows: loneliness and anonymity. And maybe, just maybe, he’ll find his way back to a normal life someday.
Follow the Journey of Will McLaughlin as he and his family, through all the trials, hardships and sorrow leave Ohio to travel to Oregon Trail, settle in Fort Laramie Wyoming and start a new Ranch and a new life.
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After concluding the last book, quite literally, with a bang, Mike's first year of Residency continues. Much of the remaining year is spent dealing with legal issues, trying to defend himself and colleagues from a surgical encounter that resulted in a poor outcome for the patient. Partway through his second year of Residency, Mike is presented with an offer that seems too good to refuse, but also conflicts with both his existing Residency program and challenges his personal ethics.
My wife Maya is perfect, but our sex life had become comfortable, predictable. All that changed when I told her about my pathetic, leering coworker, Gary, and the way he stared at her picture. What began as a private joke—a secret game to play at the annual company barbecue—quickly spiraled into something more. Fueled by wine and a shared, illicit thrill, her innocent performance for an audience of one slob turned into a night of the most explosive, raw passion we’d ever known.
Nellie initially resists but soon internalizes the concept, transforming her nudity from a source of shame into an unassailable "armor." Zara's psychological conditioning extends to Nellie's day job as a leasing agent, her home life with her husband Pete, and even her most intimate biological functions. As Nellie surrenders her autonomy, she discovers the gallery's founders are permanently sealed in glass coffins, their sacrifice part of a perpetual artistic legacy. Pete's horror turns to a grim
Friends, Football, and Finding a New Path. In 2024, Blake Sims died, but that was not the end of his story. It's the beginning of a new version of his life when fourteen-year-old Blake wakes up in 1994 with the memory of a vivid dream. A dream of living a whole life filled with disappointment that went bad in high school when his father died. Armed with memories of the future, Blake tries to change what was into what could have been and make a new life for himself.
Caleb Hartwell goes on a hiking trip in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina with a couple of buddies. He goes off by himself for a moment, stumbles onto a hidden time portal, and is sent back to the year 1853. He encounters a runaway slave, and suddenly, he finds a sense of purpose.