Clyde Simmons is one of Britain's most devoted, vocal, and well educated environmental activists. Just ask him and he'll be more than happy to tell you. Goaded into a position where it's time to put up or shut up, Clyde finds himself at an impasse. His friends have a scheme and they need one more pair of hands. Will Clyde prove his mettle, or prove he's a poseur?Time Coins Stolen! An Impossible Crime And The Thief Remains At Large!Greg Thompson is nothing more than an average 16-year-old boy living a carefree life in Grass Valley, California. But that all changes when he witnesses a hit and run accident. Before the homeless man dies, he hands Greg a handwritten notebook leading to a treasure cache.Greg plucks an all too familiar coin from the loot, and is thrust into an adventure he never saw coming.The Keepers of Time are on the hunt for the stolen time coins, and will wreak havoc to recover their loss devices, including unraveling the lives of any who stand in their way.Greg Thompson, aided by a mysterious ally, will jump across space and time to avoid the unimaginable grasp the Keepers hold over the ARROW OF TIME!

Blood and Snow Book 5: Vampire Lies ~ A modern day Aladdin reimagining with vampires and magic sent in urban Salem, MA. Once upon a time there lived a vampire with wings and the genie who loved her... Born of the seven magics, Jasmine is different in every way, including the obnoxious wings on her back courtesy of the original Vampires. She wants to be normal, to be a regular teenaged girl."This book was so good I couldn't put it down. It's loosely based off of Aladdin, but it focuses more on Jasmine, which I really liked." ~ Amazon Review"Keeping true to her magical worlds and characters, Miss Workman has once again given us a beautiful and magical story." ~ Amazon ReviewOnce upon a time there lived a vampire with wings and the genie who loved her...My name is Jasmine and I'm an original vampire. Created by the world's magics, I must drink the blood of the seven in order to sustain myself. On top of that I have wings. Large, black wings that make everything from dressing to sleeping more difficult. My parents tell me I'm special and that I should embrace my uniqueness, but all I want is to be normal. Attend a regular high school and have friends in the human realm, just like they did. So when I meet Laeddin and he agrees to grant me three wishes, I make the ultimate choice. But will it lead to my happily ever after or the destruction of the world? Only time will tell and there isn't much left. Books in the Blood and Snow world told from Jasmine's point of view include: Vampire LiesVampire SecretsVampire NightsVampire FateVampire PreyVampire MagicsBLOOD AND SNOW WORLD ORDER Blood and Snow 1.1 ~ 1.4Blood and Snow 2.1 ~ 2.4Blood and Snow 3.1 ~ 3.4Blood and Snow 3.5 ~ 3.8The Cindy Chronicles 4.1 ~ 4.6Vampire Lies 5A Beauty So Beastly 6Vampire Secrets 7Asha's Kisses 8.1Asha's Curse 8.2Asha's Magic 8.3Asha's Choice 8.4Vampire Nights 9The Professor's Origin 0.1Alice in DemonLand 10Vampire Fate 11Ellora's Tail 12.1Vampire Prey 13Vampire Magics 14

After Abdullah's seedy penthouse in Khartoum is destroyed in a missile attack Emily finds herself in the middle of a grassy prairie in the pouring rain. Is she dead? Is she in heaven? Is the strange alien who he claims to be? Book 3 in the Emily Taylor series.Written to be an enjoyable read for ages 12 years to adult"This book was so good I couldn't put it down. It's loosely based off of Aladdin, but it focuses more on Jasmine, which I really liked." ~ Amazon Review"Keeping true to her magical worlds and characters, Miss Workman has once again given us a beautiful and magical story." ~ Amazon ReviewOnce upon a time there lived a vampire with wings and the genie who loved her...My name is Jasmine and I'm an original vampire. Created by the world's magics, I must drink the blood of the seven in order to sustain myself. On top of that I have wings. Large, black wings that make everything from dressing to sleeping more difficult. My parents tell me I'm special and that I should embrace my uniqueness, but all I want is to be normal. Attend a regular high school and have friends in the human realm, just like they did. So when I meet Laeddin and he agrees to grant me three wishes, I make the ultimate choice. But will it lead to my happily ever after or the destruction of the world? Only time will tell and there isn't much left. Books in the Blood and Snow world told from Jasmine's point of view include: Vampire LiesVampire SecretsVampire NightsVampire FateVampire PreyVampire MagicsBLOOD AND SNOW WORLD ORDER Blood and Snow 1.1 ~ 1.4Blood and Snow 2.1 ~ 2.4Blood and Snow 3.1 ~ 3.4Blood and Snow 3.5 ~ 3.8The Cindy Chronicles 4.1 ~ 4.6Vampire Lies 5A Beauty So Beastly 6Vampire Secrets 7Asha's Kisses 8.1Asha's Curse 8.2Asha's Magic 8.3Asha's Choice 8.4Vampire Nights 9The Professor's Origin 0.1Alice in DemonLand 10Vampire Fate 11Ellora's Tail 12.1Vampire Prey 13Vampire Magics 14

To be impaled by any antelope was a nasty business and all Tree Dwellers believed that Manchild was here to make the hunting easier for them. If only he would learn to be less clumsy and understood the bond between the hunter and the huntedBefore white man set foot on southern African shores, there lived a people, known as the Tree Dwellers. As the name suggests, they preferred to live in the trees. To see a Tree Dweller was a rare sight for they rarely left the safety of their abode. They were people of myth and their stories were that of legend. The men and women were all small, rarely taller than a hickly bush. They're arms were slightly longer than the average person and their feet, well; they were adapted to skillfully wrap around a branch or a tree trunk. A Tree Dweller would never leave the trees, except to hunt. Hunting only took place once a year and this was always to mark the beginning of plenty. The time when nature starts to wake up from its cold, dead slumber and life returns to the barren lands. The animals return and so too the great floods.

A slice of life book about Mary's life. Things range from dealing with boredom and television addiction withdrawal. It introduce to the way Mary views the world with the people she interacts with. In the end she always end up learning something new.A slice of life book about Mary's life. Things range from dealing with boredom and television addiction withdrawal. It introduces to the way Mary views the world with the people she interacts with. In the end she always end up learning something new.

Jodie is a perfectly happy average teenage vampire. Well she was perfectly happy until everything wemt wrongDumped on Homecoming night, Amanda Larson assumes that her life is over. That is until Jake Edwards, her next-door neighbor and long time crush, has come to the rescue. Although he is visiting from college, Amanda can't help but hope that their night will lead into something bigger. Jake, on the other hand, knows that despite his attraction to little Mandy, he can't commit, not while he's away at college. Still, Amanda will never forget the kiss she shares with the boy next door.This is a prequel short story for a contemporary romance novel, Time Changes Everything.

A brave man in a search to better his and his fellow (wo)men's lives finds a better way of life in a very unlikely place. #Abraham, #LOA, #Abraham-Hicks, #Law-of-Attraction"What would happen if...?" An innocent question, leisurely contemplated on a pensive midnight walk two years ago broke loose an avalanche of ideas about the end of the world as we know it, the dawn of a new civilization and the comfort in finding that, when everything changes, the most important things in life still remain the same. The quest for a better steak seems a worthwhile enterprise for post-apocalyptic adventurer John Taylor in a world where fragmented political interests and science experiments gone wrong left a scarce dinner table with only a faint resemblance of a wholesome meal. High in the Arkansas mountains, say the stories, lives a people of untainted health and treasure and there he must be headed. His small detail of DNA experts, security personnel and a giant jester has the bounty of their search within arm's reach when the riddle of all riddles is cast upon them before they would be allowed to proceed. "What is the most important thing?" In the end it is not the question that turns John Taylor's world upside-down, but the curious giggly woman who speaks it and her unwavering effort to prove her own simple answer right."It's a love story," my most ingenious wife says ... and so it is. Sweet and comforting like milk and honey it weaves threads of truth into a warming blanket for the soul. Can you laugh and cry at the same time? Here is one way to find out...

What does driftwood suggest to you? What did Peter think after he had betrayed Jesus? Why is Jesus The Amen? This is a collection of poetry and prose meditations inspired by scripture and written over forty years. Some are humourous, some theological, some challenging. They may be read just for enjoyment or as a basis for your own meditations.There are many people whom society counts as worthless, cast up like driftwood on the shores of life. This suggested the title meditation. The expression 'God's Handiwork' suggested a hobby. The paralytic man let down through the roof to be healed by Jesus may have been scared rather than hopeful. The biblical names of God all have deep meaning. This book is a collection of meditations on scripture written over a period of forty years. Some are humourous, some theological, some challenging. I trust you will find them enjoyable.

Raist was genetically engineered to be smarter, faster, stronger, and a leader of the most elite Solarian military team that has never lost. His group is contacted with a mission worth the risk of such a valuable asset: recovering the enigmatic secret known only as AKRA. With a horrifying discovery that threatens to affect the very framework of reality, everything he has may not be enough.Raist was genetically engineered to be smarter, faster, stronger, and a leader of the most elite Solarian military team that has never lost. His group is contacted with a mission worth the risk of such a valuable asset: recovering the enigmatic secret known only as AKRA. Given unlimited resources, his team must assault a hostile planet that has staved off all attacks. With a horrifying discovery that threatens to affect the very framework of reality, everything he has may not be enough.***This story is part of the VayneLine series that explores humanity’s near future of living across the stars and under foreign occupation. After Earth was environmentally devastated amidst a nuclear war, the Aelisha step and save us at a high cost. In return for being uplifted and given their advanced technology, humanity becomes a subservient race for their empire. The stories blend fast-paced action with deep philosophical questions regarding time, fate, and individual will. The stories do not need to be read in order but each story ties together in a larger narrative.Visit www.Vayneline.com for more information on this story and all of the other stories in the VL universe. It contains information on technology, characters, concepts, and much more regarding the expansive canon. There you can read more in-depth information about every story, as well as see the connections between them along with additional facts beyond the books.

The young Lord Occam settles at the mouth of a river and begins construct a settlement. Despite hardships, the town grows and attracts both settlers, merchants and villains. Illustrated with images from the game of Minecraft, the Medieval trading post slowly comes to life in a distinctive graphics style.The young Lord Occam settles at the mouth of the river Sarum and constructs a castle on an island in the river. Inland, a small settlement begins to take shape, taming the wild land of great forests. Despite hardships, the town grows and attracts both settlers, merchants and villains. Illustrated with images from the game of Minecraft, the Medieval trading post slowly comes to life in a distinctive graphics style.The book is the result of the inspiration of the great game of Minecraft as well as an attempt to tell stories using the graphics of the game as illustrations. At the same time this story is an experiment of a historian interpreting northern European early Medieval city history in another way than a normal textbook would. The development of the settlement is inspired by the historic cities such as Copenhagen, Lübeck, Hamburg and Stockholm.

Nobody has seen Cobera for awhile! Leros is asked to investigate and finds out she is shedding, offering his expertise and getting caught in a whirlwind of romance and humor. Featuring Cobera, the humanoid snake, Lilica, the petlan, and Mimi, the succubus; join Leros on another crazy adventure in the dark palace!Aden is a university football player. Riley is a law student at Stanford. They have been madly in love with each other since day one, but can an accident that leaves Aden mute, put a strain on their relationship? Will a breakthrough surgery help Aden regain his speech? Follow Aden and Riley's story through the ups and downs of their relationship and through their experiences with shady doctors and through enduring friendships.

An old sorceress returns to her homeland, determined to seek revenge for the sins of the past, while embroiled in a plot that will jeopardise the future of her world. Blurring the boundaries between good and evil, this intriguing short story serves as prelude to the epic fantasy/science-fiction novel "The Key of Alanar". Rory Mackay is author of the critically acclaimed novel "Eladria".Written in celebration of 150 years of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)Alice falls into a world of mad computer programs when she doesn’t do her Mathematics homework. Will she find her way back? Will she find her Bunny? Or will the Ultimate Viruses of Power have their way?

Far, far in the future, in a galaxy that's actually pretty close by, sails the Achilles. Earth's resources have all but been depleted, and humankind are forced to search elsewhere to find what they need. A trade between the Achilles and the ship of a nearby galaxy leads first mate Lance to fall for the mysterious Ruby Taylor. But is Captain Taylor really who she seems to be?In the far future when all of Earth's resources have been depleted, humans are forced to venture far from their own galaxies to find what they need through resource collection and friendly trade between neighbouring systems. The Achilles is on it's way to meet up with the Vastilla of the Andromeda galaxy, and first-mate Lance Ashford is completely off-task. Enticed by the wonders of the infinite cosmos around him, and fascinated by the mysterious captain of the Vastilla, Ruby Taylor, Lance fails to notice what's happening behind it all.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from John Irving's *In One Person.* Ruth Cole is a complex, often self-contradictory character--a "difficult" woman.  By no means is she conventionally "nice," but she will never be forgotten. Ruth's story is told in three parts, each focusing on a crucial time in her life.  When we first meet her--on Long Island, in the summer of 1958--Ruth is only four. The second window into Ruth's life opens in the fall of 1990, when Ruth is an unmarried woman whose personal life is not nearly as successful as her literary career.  She distrusts her judgment in men, for good reason. **A Widow for One Year** closes in the autumn of 1995, when Ruth Cole is a forty-one-year-old widow and mother.  She's about to fall in love for the first time. Richly comic, as well as deeply disturbing **A Widow for One Year** is a multilayered love story of astonishing emotional force.  Both ribald and erotic, it is also a brilliant novel about the passage of time and the relentlessness of grief.

***New York Times* bestselling author Nalini Singh's new contemporary romance novella is pure hard rock and scorching heat...** **What happens when the Gentleman of Rock decides to play dirty?** A drummer for the hottest rock band on the planet, David has a single, powerful weakness: Thea, the band's publicist and the woman who steals his breath away with her every move. Only problem is, Thea doesn't date clients--or musicians. Emotionally scarred by a cheating ex, she's not about to risk her heart with a man who has groupies buzzing around him like flies. Even if his sexy smile ties her up in knots. What she doesn't know is that David is a one-woman man...and he's madly in love with her. David's determined to prove he's worth the risk, and willing to court her, step by exquisite step. Thea's about to discover just how long and hard this handsome drummer can play.

This collection of four famous science fiction tales masterfully exemplifies author Isaac Asimov's ability to create quickly a believable human milieu in the midst of alien circumstances. Each of the long stores also shows his considerable skill in fully fleshing out a speculative scientific or social possibility. Contents: · The Martian Way · na Galaxy Nov ’52 · Youth · nv Space Science Fiction May ’52 · The Deep · ss Galaxy Dec ’52 · Sucker Bait [Troas] · na Astounding Feb ’54

Daniel X's hunt to eliminate each and every intergalactic criminal on Earth is always relentless, but this time, it's getting personal. Number Three on the List of Alien Outlaws takes the form of raging, soul-possessing fire. And fire transports Daniel back to the most traumatic event of his life-the death of his parents. In the face of his "kryptonite", Daniel struggles with his extraordinary powers like never before, and more than ever is at stake: his best friends are in grave peril. The only way to save them is to travel back-through a hole in time-to the demon's arrival during the Dark Ages. Rip-roaring action and humor sets the pages afire in this gripping time-travel adventure with an Arthurian cast-and countless other surprises!

Single mom Lizabeth Kane isn't exactly carpenter material -- she's never picked up a hammer in her life. But she desperately needs the construction job that builder Matt Hallahan is offering. And even though he knows trouble is ahead, Matt can't refuse Lizbeth's irresistible smile. Matt Hallahan isn't exactly relationship material -- he has always been too busy working on other people's houses to make a home of his own. And even though she knows better, Lizabeth can't stop thinking about the rugged carpenter. Is the relationship Matt and Lizabeth are building solid -- or more like a house of cards?

It's Christmas Eve, and all is neither calm nor bright With a storm paralyzing New England, the O'Boyle household becomes prey to a pair of brutal escaped killers desperate to find refuge. Skyler O'Boyle is convinced the only way they can live through the night is by playing a daring psychological game to throw the convicts off their guard. Threatened by a pair of Smith & Wessons, she has to pray that the rest of her family will play along, buying them time. Her one hope for rescue is that the men are unaware that her daughter, Kat, has escaped into the blizzard. But as the wind and snow continue to rage with all the vehemence of a maddened banshee, her prayers that Kat can somehow find help seem fragile indeed. When Kat stumbles on a third felon, half-frozen and delirious, her shock deepens, because she recognizes Craig Devon immediately. What is the onetime love of her life doing back in town-and in such company? With the threat of death hanging over the O'Boyles, Craig is desperate to unload a vital secret that could change their destiny. But can he trust Kat with the truth? Because one false move and everything he's sacrificed will shatter-and this could be everyone's final Christmas alive.

Jeremy Simms watches from the porch of the general store as the passengers board the weekly bus from Jackson. When several white passengers arrive late, the driver roughly orders the black passengers off to make room. Then, in the driving rain, disaster strikes, and Jeremy witnesses a shocking end to the day's drama. Set in Mississippi in the 1930s, this is a gripping story of racial injustice."Taylor, a powerful storyteller, again combines authentic incidents to create a taut plot...Her cry for justice always rings true." --Kirkus Reviews