"Every day is the same when you feel worthless." That just about sums up Jake's feelings about himself and his life. Nearing middle age, having never really succeeded at anything, he needs an adventure. He travels to Tijuana where he meets "Nina," a prostitute working at a brothel. Curious about her life, he asks her a series of questions at a table where they both promise to tell nothing but the truth. "Nina," whose real name is Marisela, begins to question her own life. No one had ever asked her opinions before. She had spent her life supporting her drug-dealing boyfriend and raising four...

In 1885, Finnius Locke invented the Anima Obscura, a unique camera intended to capture the old west before it was gone. But the camera captured much more. For more than a hundred years, it has traveled throughout the country, capturing the souls of those it photographed, leaving thousands dead and giving rise to the belief that cameras steal the souls of those it photographs. Within these pages are the pictures and stories of the people the Anima Obscura has enslaved and tormented in its wake.

In Command Combat: Civil War, you take the role of a real, historical general leading his forces into battle. Choose who you will be, and what brigades you will have in your force, and lead them against other historical figures utilizing the unique Command Combat system, which streamlines combat to a simple format which focuses on how the personalities of the various generals effect the result of combat.

In 1958, 19-year-old Charlie Starkweather went on a murder spree that paralyzed Nebraska, shocked the nation, and left 11 people dead. With him when he was captured was his 14-year-old ex-girlfriend Caril Fugate. The question soon arose, was Caril a kidnapped victim, or a heartless accomplice? Appointed to her case, Attorney John McArthur initially accepted the assignment out of a sense of constitutional duty. But as he delved deeper, he found that the truth was far more complicated than anyone was letting on. Up against incredible odds, and with a strong conviction of her innocence, McArthur...

Ride to battle as General McDowell leading the new Union army south toward Richmond, or take on the roles of the two Confederate commanders, Johnston and Beauregard, as they combine their forces to hurl back the invaders at Bull Run creek, or try your luck out west commanding forces near Wilson's Creek in Missouri, in the first battle pack expansion to Command Combat: Civil War. Within these pages, you will find rules for playing the battles of Blackburn's Ford, Bull Run/Manassas, and Wilson's Creek, all utilizing the Command Combat: Civil War rules, which gives the player the feeling of...

Lancaster James' search continues as he travels to distant planets in search of the Cosmic Orb, a relic of incredible power. Join Lancaster James on his exciting adventures to explore ancient ruins on distant planets in search of powerful relics that could unlock the greatest mysteries of the universe. Only this time, YOU call the shots. In Pick Your Path books, the reader takes control of the storyline, determining what the main characters will do at key moments of the story. Your choices will determine how the story will end. Will Lancaster discover the lost secrets of this ancient...

On a sunny September morning in 1930, six men entered the Lincoln National Bank in Nebraska's capital city armed with revolvers and Thompson submachine guns. In eight minutes they emerged with more than 2.7 million dollars, the largest take of any bank heist in history. A nationwide search for the bandits would lead Nebraska authorities through the rough, gangland streets of Chicago and East St. Louis, and deep into the heart of the Capone organization. The Great Heist not only chronicles the search for the bandits and the trials that followed, but the incredible story of how they got the...

Lancaster James is searching ancient ruins on distant planets for powerful relics left behind by long lost alien civilizations. Help him discover the secret of the Zebornos on Mystic Island, the first in the series of these pick your path books where YOU decide what happens.

Lancaster James is scouring ancient ruins of long lost civilizations on distant planets in search of powerful relics that may unlock the greatest secrets of the galaxy. He is now hot on the trail of an elusive alien race that believed their god was leading them to their "Promised World." Who they were and what they have hidden away is a mystery Lancaster hopes to solve so he can learn why they disappeared from the cosmos. He will have to overcome others, however, such as space pirates, gamblers, mercenaries, and corporate armies who want to claim the artifacts for their own wealth and power....

For three long years, the American Civil War has raged across the nation, scorching the land, leaving thousands dead, and tearing families apart. The endless fighting has hardened the hearts of soldiers of both sides. But on a lonely field in mid-Tennessee, some of those soldiers will come face to face with one another in a series of ball games. Stalled in a stalemate, the soldiers start out with small bets on who is better at the game; but as the wagers increase, so do the risks. In order to play, they will have to accomplish what their governments were incapable of doing to avoid the war,...