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Real-world combat is the practice of surviving violent encounters that occur outside sporting environments and controlled rule-sets. It focuses squarely on preserving life and escaping danger with the least possible harm to oneself. Whereas sport martial arts optimize scoring, pacing, and repetition, real-world systems prioritize immediacy, simplicity, and adaptability. This book treats real-world combat as a teachable skill set: not glorified violence, but organized tactics, decision frameworks, and motor patterns designed to be accessible under high stress.

With the heady days of COVID-19 well and truly in our rear view mirror, that modern-day plague just an awful memory, we at HellBound Books decided it was high-time to revisit the horror enthusiast’s’ unfaltering love affair with tales of pandemic terror. We have here, for your delight, two-dozen horrific short stories of sickness, plagues, sinister microbial outbreaks, killer viruses, demonic infections, the devilpox, cannibals, and, of course, the ultimate in pandemic terror: zombies!

It’s time to PLAY. Why do we look to the world around us for all the answers and validation? When we ignore ourselves and our unique experience, we risk limiting our potential—both for ourselves and for the world. OVERRIDE! is an invitation to see a world of possibilities we’ve never considered through reflective prompts, mindset shifts, creative exercises, and strategies for action. In order to override, new action is required to have a different outcome. What if there was another way?

Dangerous Liaisons: Corporate Heat Unleashed dives into the after-hours world of ambition and forbidden desire—where professionalism is a thin mask and temptation waits behind every closed office door. Ten provocative stories capture the electric moment when a stray glance becomes a lingering touch, when a missed deadline turns into a breathless encounter, and when two people risk everything for a taste of what they’ve denied.

In an attempt to escape his current circumstances, Evan Vancouver discovers a mysterious audio track on an internet forum. Upon listening to it, his consciousness is transported to a fantasy world. Not knowing whether it’s a dream or reality, he finds himself taken under the wing of a beautiful but tenacious lady knight. But when the alarm clock reminds him it’s time to go back to work, he begins to wonder whether he’s gone crazy or has received a higher calling. By day, he’s just a barista. But by night, he is the Red Knight’s Squire!

The lost queen of a fallen empire returns to the land that betrayed her, wrapped not in silk but in secrets. To reclaim her stolen throne, she must court four rival kings—each powerful enough to destroy her, each dangerous enough to want her.

In this thrilling and sensuous dark academia fantasy, an ambitious graduate student and her advisor dive into studying a taboo branch of magic, igniting a dangerous passion between them. 'Addictive, thought-provoking, and extremely hot' L. K. Steven, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of...

Miriam Tanner is breaking. A seasoned veteran, the self-critical marine struggles to keep breathing as unending violence grinds humanity to dust. But when a sickening execution feed airs, she throws herself into a mission where failure means more comrades in body bags. With her team fracturing under the pressure, Miriam falters when she’s trapped behind enemy lines with a ghost from the past who haunts her every decision.

With a foundation of the prose created by six handpicked Austen-inspired authors who have selected a location from their travels upon which to base an Austenesque short story, this book is just as much a whimsical travelogue as an anthology of excellent Regency romance fiction and fantasy. Each author tells the story of their homage to Jane Austen during their past travels to the UK, with photos to enhance the tale.

The final whistle blows, the crowd fades, and suddenly the identity that defined an entire lifetime vanishes. For athletes, retirement can feel like stepping off a cliff into darkness.

Cat is young, and pretty, and shy. At work, she blushes almost every time I talk to her. She reminds me sometimes of how I used to be–before marriage, before children. Before I was afraid. So when she tells me, nervously, that she’s considering dating again, and asks if I have any friends who might suit her… I know exactly what I’m going to do. I’m going to set her up with my husband. I think I’m being so clever. No one would do what I’m doing, so neither of them will suspect a thing. Least of all him.

As the respected leader of the Slayers, Styk has found his stride and not a moment too soon. With his wife pregnant, the team knows their days of hunting Players are numbered. The mission is clear: they need to wipe out the Council once and for all. But the path to the heart of the Council's power is fraught with peril. Fire sorcerers incinerating farmlands, monsters drawn by dark magicks, and a battalion of soldiers corrupted by a worldbending Player. Meanwhile, the greatest threat of all watches every move the Slayers make . . .

He wants revenge. She’s the bait. Can they work together to bring down a common enemy? Or will they make a Fatal Misstep? After a lethal street drug claims his mother’s life, former Green Beret Caleb Varella returns to Arizona to honor her final wish. But the scars of his childhood still haunt him. Once she’s buried, he plans to cut ties with his past and never return. His exit plan falls apart when he rescues a woman from a violent abduction.

An arranged marriage tainted by sorcery. A torrid affair that leads to deadly consequences. A magical mark that brings back the dead. Welcome to The Wastelands, where two lovers on the run from the king's greatest huntsman will encounter hidden treasure, long-buried royal secrets, monstrous mutated beasts, and reanimated corpses. Will the couple survive the perils of their journey long enough to discover that their destiny is closer than they think?

BARBARA FLYNN's only skills are embroidery and being snob, and living in Victorian India that all she needs. But when she and her nagging mother find themselves in the middle of a terrible siege without even a change of clothes with the threat of painful death on all sides, she must fight for their survival.

THE NEW BESTSELLING SERIES FROM THE MASTER OF HISTORICAL CRIME FICTION, S. J. PARRIS England, 1601. Treason threatens the realm. When the body of a Scottish envoy washes up on the banks of the Thames, the Queen’s most powerful spymaster, Robert Cecil, is accused of arranging the murder. Cecil...

She's in love with Derry, a bright and charming math student, surrounded by friends, and her biggest worry is whether she wants to return to her old life as a student. But her peace is short-lived. After a horrific murder, Sarah becomes the target of a relentless killer. Her investigation pulls her into the depths of a decades-old mystery involving the disappearance of a group of brilliant mathematicians—once poised to revolutionize their field. They called themselves The Dumat Society.

Evie should be basking in the afterglow after her romp with the Shifter Lord. Instead, she's dodging his increasingly aggressive courtship rituals like a runaway bride carrying dynamite. Not because she doesn't care about him, but because she's keeping big secrets. Cernunnos has decided to retire. On the surface, totally fine. Except… Daddy Dearest wants to hand Evie the keys to the fae kingdom, and he's been dropping in with divine homework and cryptic warnings about the future.

I'm Ava James, fall queen, pumpkin spice enthusiast, proud owner of Beachy Balls, Biscuits, and Books, and dating consultant extraordinaire (in my head). Right now, I'm juggling three goals: 1. Find a date for the Coconut Beach Fall Festival, so my grandma will stop playing matchmaker for the holiday season. 2. Save my bookstore-bakery from being snatched up by a corporate developer, who wants to turn it into another nondescript hotel. 3. Uncover the identity of my anonymous letter-writer—and maybe, just maybe, ride off into the autumn sunset (or at least a not-too-bumpy hayride) with them.

There is untapped power beyond the Outten Rift. Power to conquer. But first, you must execute Ravenslaine for me. Prove to me that you are not as weak as I think you are, that you are worthy to be called my son … my heir.” When estranged Prince Keagan responds to his father, King Nettlespore’s call to return to Ironholde, capital of Noras Del’sham, the last thing he expects is to be given a suicide mission. Keagan’s friend Bran, and Willow, a tiny dragon with big attitude, join him on the journey to Ravenslaine’s capital.