Nancy is abducted by terrorists when she poses as a government courier to deliver a document vital to top-secret negotiations with a country on the brink of revolution.

When Ava Emerson wakes up from a coma, she has no memory of the past 25 years. The only things she knows are the confusing stories told to her by her split family and her two best friends, Chase and Skylar. Learning that her husband, Connor, died in the car accident that caused her amnesia, Ava is sad and heartbroken.When Ava Emerson wakes up from a coma, she has no memory of the past 25 years. The only things she knows are the confusing stories told to her by her split family and her two best friends, Chase and Skylar. Learning that her husband, Connor, died in the car accident that caused her amnesia, Ava is sad and heartbroken. When her nightmares become terrifying memories, Ava becomes determined to move on and start a new life for herself, away from the town that holds the secrets to her past. With the encouragement of Chase, Ava and Skylar open a bed and breakfast together in the heart of Savannah, Georgia. When a tall, dark, and handsome Xander Jamison walks into her life, will Ava feel safe enough to let him into her broken and empty life? Will Ava be able to move on and live her life free of a haunting past? Is Xander the man that Ava thinks he is? Or does he hold his own secrets?

Trish had turned her back on the whole human race; they just weren't worth risking her affections for any longer.Left alone in the dead of winter by her lover, Trish waited in the remote cabin for his return. From out of the dark woods, an intruder appeared brimming with malice. She had nothing to steal but her peace of mind and her virtue. That night, her soul was cruelly ripped away; she was left scarred forever. Now, twenty years later, a letter appears in her mailbox and threatens to shatter her cloistered life. The flame that had burned her was back and asking for her, he would strike again. This time, the ending would be very different indeed.

Tied to a chair, beaten by a monstrous thug, and interrogated by a terrible troll, death just might be the simplest way out of this predicament. But Jazz rarely chooses the simple path.Jazz, Season One, Episode SixJazz is the grips of a mean little troll named Boss Geeter, a self-proclaimed crime leader in a world officially free of crime. Jazz is still week, tired, hungry, and hurt from her latest string of misfortunes, and Geeter has no qualms about inflicting pain in order to extract information. But Jazz isn’t one to talk, even if a little torture and death is inflicted. Jazz still has one hope, a little friend in her pocket that just might be her rescuer...or only bury her in deeper.

In this fast-paced space adventure, Captain Alisa Marchenko must brave sadistic savages, fearsome cyborgs, and brutal pirates to steal a ship so she can find her way home.The Alliance has toppled the tyrannical empire. It should be a time for celebration, but not for fighter pilot Captain Alisa Marchenko. After barely surviving a crash in the final battle for freedom, she's stranded on a dustball of a planet, billions of miles from her young daughter. She has no money or resources, and there are no transports heading to Perun, her former home and the last imperial stronghold. But she has a plan. Steal a dilapidated and malfunctioning freighter from a junkyard full of lawless savages. Slightly suicidal, but she believes she can do it. Her plan, however, does not account for the elite cyborg soldier squatting in the freighter, intending to use it for his own purposes. As an imperial soldier, he has no love for Alliance pilots. In fact, he's quite fond of killing them.Alisa has more problems than she can count, but she can't let cyborgs, savages, or ancient malfunctioning ships stand in her way. If she does, she’ll never see her daughter again.Fans of Firefly and Star Wars should enjoy this fun, fast-paced new series from USA Today best-selling author, Lindsay Buroker.

"Love's End" is the final tale of the godling Nate Lee's curse. Millennia in the future, Nate Lee's one hope for freedom is to bestow his deadly gift. But in Silk, he finds a woman as strong as her ancestor, his lost beloved. He cannot break his vow, but will granting Silk's heart's desire destroy her as so many have been destroyed before?Bundles one new story with four previous ones.This book bundles the three previous stories of the godling Nate Lee, with the final, never before published tale: "Love's End". Nate Lee once loved a mortal woman, a young shaman born in the age of mammoths. A godling new born from chaos, he made a lover's promise to give her daughter and each of her daughters' daughters her heart's desire. The promise has become his curse as he fulfills each woman's wish and watches her destroy herself. The curse of his love goes on for generation after generation until, at last, on a distant world, millennia in the future, Nate Lee finds the very last of his beloved's far daughters. His one hope for freedom is to bestow his deadly gift and end the promise made to a lover long dust. But in Silk, he finds a woman as strong, as brave, and as fierce as her ancestor. It's as if his lost love is reborn. He cannot break his vow, but will granting Silk's heart's desire destroy her as so many have been destroyed before?This book also includes the bonus story, "Death and His Daughter."

I I could have liedAnd said that I'm alrightWhen you asked me how I wasEven though I triedI never could denyThat I never had enoughThis anthology of poetry contain the work of eight young Korean poets, majoring in English Literature. The poems are reflections of young Koreans living in an increasingly globalized Korea and provide interesting insight into the universal concerns of today's youth, not matter their physical location. The poems display rich, occasionally funny, often beautiful, and sometimes very touching images. Motifs of longing and uncertainty are contrasted with emotions of determination, gratitude, and love for family and friends. The poets all have unique voices and address desperate topics from love to socio-economic concerns. While the poems are easily accessible to the average reader, they display poetic depth that invites multiple re-readings.

A teenager discovers her true identity as a mermaid and helps save her friends from a group of prize-hunters.A community of mermaids exists in the South Pacific, and sixteen-year-old Mina Young’s world is upended when she discovers she is one of them.Mina’s childhood was spent with her best friend Andrew, sheltered from the secrets from the past and her mother’s mysterious death. But when her grandmother invites her to stay on the remote Polynesian island of Okawii for the summer, Mina learns the truth about who she is. While navigating island life, she must deal with her feelings for her language teacher, Keoni, who causes her to question her love for Andrew back at home.Okawii is a short, delightful romp in the South Pacific.

A soldier does something foolish, risking his life. His fiancee breaks their engagement. Then a national terror crisis further complicate options for the young couple.A Headquarters-based soldier volunteers for a dangerous field mission, risking his life, without consulting his fiancée. They’re deeply in love, but his thoughtlessness causes her to break their engagement. He must choose: his career or leave the Army for any chance of recovering their relationship. She’ll always love him but understands that he won’t really change, despite his promises. She won’t go through the emotional stress again of nearly losing him on some foreign adventure. It’s a painful decision for the career-minded military man. Should he leave the Army for a passive civilian job, or lose her forever? A national terror crisis delays the decision and could further complicate options for the young couple.

I Killed Santa is a series of short Christmas stories by author Brian Lovestar. With his unique twisted sense of humour, come and enjoy a Christmas like no other before... in Paris... space... and Shotton Colliery! The stories serve as an interquel and sequel of sorts to his existing novels 'Dream Myself Alive' and 'Pop Tarts', as well as a prequel to his forthcoming novel 'Honey Spunk'.I Killed Santa is a series of short Christmas stories by author Brian Lovestar. With his unique twisted sense of humour, come and enjoy a Christmas like no other before... in Paris... space... and Shotton Colliery!The stories serve as an interquel and sequel of sorts to his existing novels 'Dream Myself Alive' and 'Pop Tarts', as well as a prequel to his forthcoming novel 'Honey Spunk', coming soon in 2016.

At the Crossroads – short descriptionYellow, round eyes, is the thirth story in a series At the Crossroads. Events presented here are not necessarily true, but almost possible. Everything depends on the imagination of the reader. Those, who do not believe in anything, will not like this book and it is directed not to them.But someone who has awakened imagination, can understand what goes on hereAt the Crossroads – short descriptionYellow, round eyes, is the thirth story in a series At the Crossroads. Events presented here are not necessarily true, but almost possible. Everything depends on the imagination of the reader. Those, who do not believe in anything, will not like this book and it is directed not to them.But someone who has at least partially awakened imagination, can understand what is going on without asking questions. Such readers I appreciate the most and to them At the Crossroad is dedicated.Stories will appear at least every month until the end of the book, free of charge. I cordially greet all readers.Author

The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns to the world of Mistborn with his first novel in the series since The Alloy of Law. With The Alloy of Law, Brandon Sanderson surprised readers with a New York Times bestselling spinoff of his Mistborn books, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period corresponding to late 19th-century America. The trilogy's heroes are now figures of myth and legend, even objects of religious veneration. They are succeeded by wonderful new characters, chief among them Waxillium Ladrian, known as Wax, hereditary Lord of House Ladrian but also, until recently, a lawman in the ungoverned frontier region known as the Roughs. There he worked with his eccentric but effective buddy, Wayne. They are "twinborn," meaning they are able to use both Allomantic and Feruchemical magic. Shadows of Self shows Mistborn's society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, democracy contends with corruption, and religion becomes a growing cultural force, with four faiths competing for converts. This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society now faces its first instance of terrorism, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict. Wax and Wayne, assisted by the lovely, brilliant Marasi, must unravel the conspiracy before civil strife stops Scadrial's progress in its tracks. Shadows of Self will give fans of The Alloy of Law everything they've been hoping for and, this being a Brandon Sanderson book, more, much more. "Sanderson’s fantasy world partakes equally of steampunk, early industry, and the Wild West, and he cleverly incorporates the metal-shaping magic of feruchemists and allomancers. Fantasy fans will savor this exciting escapade." —Publishers Weekly At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Three hundred years ago, Darius Alexander was bitten by a demon and his soul was ripped from his body. But Darius didn't die or become a demon. An angel saved him and made him a Knight of White, an immortal demon hunter. Now Darius is known as The Destroyer, possessing the ability to kill with his magic. But Darius is also a threat to the other Knights as his power grows stronger. The demon bite tainted his soul and he will turn into a demon himself if he does not find mate, the one woman who can bring him salvation. After centuries of hunting alone to protect others, Darius believes it is too late.... Then a fellow Knight introduces Darius to Cathy Baker, a human with magical gifts of her own. Their connection is instant and fierce, but Cathy also brings troubling news: a deadly sorcerer has formed an alliance with the leader of The Darkland Beasts, a group of soulless demons intent on destruction. Only together can Darius and Cathy face this evil--if Darius will abandon his solitude and let Cathy give him the love he needs to become a true Knight of White. Previously published by Harlequin.

Here is the collection of nonfiction pieces that John Updike was compiling when he died in January 2009. It opens with a self-portrait of the writer in winter, a Prospero who, though he fears his most dazzling performances are behind him, reveals himself in every sentence to be in deep conversation with the sources of his magic. It concludes with a moving meditation on a world without religion, without art, and on the difficulties of faith in a disbelieving age. In between are pieces on Peanuts, Mars, and the songs of Cole Porter, a pageant of scenes from early Massachusetts, and a good deal of Updikean table talk. At the heart of the volume are dozens of book reviews from The New Yorker and illustrated art writings from The New York Review of Books. Updike’s criticism is gossip of the highest sort. We will not hear the likes of it again.

Can Nancy follow the trail of this fairy tale? Nancy and her friends are going to be in a ballet! After months of taking dance classes, Nancy, George, and Bess will perform in a ballet version of Cinderella! The Clue Crew is excited to wear fancy costumes and dance on a real stage! Nancy's friend Andrea is going to play the part of Cinderella. And she'll wear special glass slippers just like in the fairy tale! But when the glass slippers disappear, Nancy is determined to help. Can the Clue Crew uncover Cinderella's slippers before the clock strikes show time?

Morgan, Hunter and other members of their coven go to New York for a few days in search of the Amyranth witches. Hunter, a Seeker for the Council, is looking for Killian, a young witch in danger. It seems that Ciaran, Killian's father, is looking for him and intending to wipe his magic. After many false leads and strange meetings, it becomes clear that Ciaran is actually seaching for Morgan, wanting to take her power. He is not in the end able to do this as he suddenly realises that Morgan is his own child. Morgan is horrified to be the child of someone she considers evil. The book ends as she breaks up with Hunter because she believes she has inherited her father's evil and will damage those close to her.

When thirteen-year-old Margaret's father is unfairly sentenced to death by the cruel Judge Biggs, she is determined to save him, even if it means using her family's secret-and forbidden-ability to time travel. With the help of her best friend, Charlie, and his grandpa Josh, Margaret goes back to a time when Judge Biggs was a young boy and tries to prevent the chain of events that transformed him into a corrupt, jaded man.

When coed Ally Monroe literally falls into the arms of a tattooed bad-boy one summer night, she can’t seem to let go. Morgan Jordan is everything Ally doesn’t want—he’s a playboy from a blue-collar background, and Ally’s looking for upper-class stability. Though their relationship starts off as a one-night stand, once Ally learns Morgan is her best friend’s brother, there’s no escaping him…or the growing fire between them. As Ally and Morgan become closer, they confront bitter enemies, his sister’s disapproval, and paths taking them in different directions at summer’s end. When their greatest test arises, it’s one that threatens to destroy them both. This second audiobook in the bestselling Someone to Love series proves that in love and passion, sometimes two wrongs do make a right. Intended for mature audiences ages 17+

It's Spring Break of senior year. Anna, her boyfriend Tate, her best friend Elise, and a few other close friends are off on a debaucherous trip to Aruba that promises to be the time of their lives. But when Elise is found brutally murdered, Anna finds herself trapped in a country not her own, fighting against vile and contemptuous accusations. As Anna sets out to find her friend's killer, she discovers hard truths about her friendships, the slippery nature of truth, and the ache of young love. As she awaits the judge's decree, it becomes clear that everyone around her thinks she is not just guilty, but dangerous. When the truth comes out, it is more shocking than one could ever imagine...

Praised for her “haunting” (Booklist) and “tremendously touching” (Kirkus Reviews) novels, Elizabeth Flock reveals the inner workings of a modern marriage with unflinching honesty in Sleepwalking in Daylight, delivering a provocative story that Publishers Weekly calls “redemptive…familiar and melancholy. ” Once defined by her career and independence, stay-at-home mom Samantha Friedman realizes her life has become a routine of errands, car pools and suburban gossip. She deals with a husband who shows up for dinner but is too preoccupied for conversation, an increasingly moody daughter who won’t talk at all, and wonders, Is this it? Since finding out she was adopted, seventeen-year-old Cammy Friedman has felt like an outsider. Unwilling to reach out to the parents she once adored, she shields herself behind black clothing and begins to drift into dangerous territory with questionable friends and risky behavior. Mother and daughter indulge in their own respective escapism— for Sam, clandestine coffee dates with a handsome stranger, fueled by the desire to feel something; for Cammy, a furtive search for her birth mother punctuated by sex, pills and the need to feel absolutely nothing—until a pivotal moment in an otherwise average day alters their relationships forever. “Heartfelt and poignant, unique and memorable… The story is rich and resonates long after the last page has been turned. ” —John Shors, bestselling author of Beneath a Marble Sky

Emily is . . . A mad scientist A cat lover A mural painter A golem builder A virtuo-spastic guitarist A wicked skater A wily troublemaker A poltergeist tamer A mystery solver A master prankster An eXtreme procrastinator A happy loner A unique individual . . . and now there are two of her.