Allison Maruska

While researching the cause of beehive demise across the country, Javier stumbles onto a breakthrough-a virus carried by bugs that insecticides can't eradicate. The discovery explains a string of illnesses and deaths, and it means a vaccine is possible. But instead of his achievement being celebrated, his bosses try to kill him. After evading capture, Javier meets Liz, a widow who works at a homeless shelter. Together, they become fugitives, and in searching for a vaccine, they discover an intricate chain of secrets that leads to the most powerful entities in the country. Now, to break the chain and free the people, Javier and Liz must fight an impossible battle. While winning means relief from decades of manipulation and oppression, losing would result in more deaths than the virus ever threatened. "This standalone sequel to The Fourth Descendant is absolutely gripping from the opening words. Fast paced and intense, it is an amazing story ripped from today's headlines by way of the brilliant imagination of Allison Maruska. If you liked The Fourth Descendant, you will love The Seventh Seed." Dan Alatorre, author of An Angel On Her Shoulder

The Seventh Seed

Alana Turner

Dan Alatorre

Walker

Jenifer Ruff

Victoria Clapton

Heather Kindt

Lori Micken

Bonnie Lyons

Nick Vossen

Ellen Best

Christine Valentor

Adele Park

Dabney Farmer

Sharon Carthcart

J A Allen

Geoff LePard

Anne Andrus

B. A. Helberg

Frank Parker

Juliet Nubel

From the creators of the #1 bestseller The Box Under The Bed horror anthology comes Dark Visions, 34 horror stories from 27 authors.Tag along on a con man's New Orleans vacation where he gets more than he bargained for from a mysterious voodoo shop. A collection of family photos reveals an eerie secret about a beloved grandmother's true nature. A child's horrifying memories haunt her into adulthood. A new camp counselor learns that the camp has secrets she might not live to reveal.Edited and compiled by Amazon bestselling author Dan Alatorre, this anthology of horror brings together the minds and pens of more than two dozen amazing authors.Dark Visions will take you into the realm of the eerie and macabre, with thrills and chills from:bestselling author Dan Alatorre (The Navigators)bestselling author Jenifer Ruff (Everett), bestselling author Allison Maruska (The Fourth Descendant), bestselling author J. A. Allen, award-winning author MD Walker,award-winning author Juliet Nubel,award-winning author Dabney Farmer,award-winning author Sharon E. Cathcart,award-winning author Heather Kindt,award-winning author Bonnie Lyons,award-winning author Sharon Connell,award-winning author Geoff LePard,award-winning author Anne Marie Andrus,award-winning author Christine Valentor,award-winning author BA Helberg,Ernesto San Giacomo,Alana Turner,Nick Vossen,award-winning author Robbie Cheadle,Betty Valentine,award-winning author Frank Parker,award-winning author Bonnie Lyons,award-winning author Lori Micken,Chuck Jackson,Ellen Best,Victoria Clapton, Perfect for Halloween or any time, these stories will make you think twice before spending the night alone, planting a tree in your garden, or even visiting your mother. Consider yourselves warned.NOTE: American and British spelling inside. Of the 34 stories contained in this anthology, almost all are not part of any larger work. Many of these stories are from new authors being published for first time, and this is their sole published work.

An Anthology of 34 Horror Stories from 27 Authors

Dark Visions

When Michelle receives a call from a Richmond historian, she sees the chance for a much-needed adventure. All she has to do is find a century-old key. Three others - a guitarist, an engineer, and a retiree - receive similar calls. Each family possesses a key to a four-lock safe found buried in a Virginia courthouse, though their connection is as mysterious as the safe itself. Their ancestors should not have interacted, had no apparent reason to bury the safe, and should not have disappeared thereafter. Bearing their keys, Michelle and the other descendants converge in the courthouse basement and open the safe, revealing the truth about their ancestors - a truth stranger, more deadly, and potentially more world-changing than any of them could have imagined. Now it's up to them to keep their discovery out of the wrong hands.

The Fourth Descendant

Als Michelle den Anruf eines Historikers aus Virginia erhält, freut sie sich über die Gelegenheit, mal aus ihrem Alltag auszubrechen. Dafür muss sie lediglich einen hundert Jahre alten Schlüssel finden. Ähnliche Anrufe erreichen auch einen Gitarristen, einen Ingenieur und eine Witwe. Jede ihrer Familien besitzt einen der Schlüssel zu den vier Schlössern eines Safes, der in einem alten Gerichtsgebäude in Virginia verborgen ist. Was verbindet diese vier Familien? Das bleibt genauso rätselhaft wie die Herkunft des Safes selbst. Was hatten ihre Vorfahren miteinander zu tun? Und warum sind sie zur gleichen Zeit verschwunden? Mit den Schlüsseln in ihren Händen treffen sich die vier Nachfahren im Keller des Gerichts, öffnen den Safe und entdecken allmählich die Wahrheit über ihre Vorfahren - eine Wahrheit, die seltsamer, tödlicher und welterschütternder ist, als sie sich je hätten vorstellen können. Nun müssen sie verhindern, dass ihre Entdeckung in die falschen Hände gerät.

Die vierte Nachfahrin

Allison Maruska

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