The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order. Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past. And there are those who covet what Nick possesses -- savage beasts willing to destroy the Hollows and everyone in it if necessary. Forced to keep a low profile or eternally suffer the wrath of a vengeful demon, Rachel must nevertheless act quickly. For the pack is gathering for the first time in millennia to ravage and to rule. And suddenly more than Rachel's soul is at stake.

Jamys Durand has survived being made an immortal Darkyn, horrific torture, and years of grueling warrior training. But he has no future to offer Chris, the mortal woman he loves, without his own territory. When he learns of a lost Templar treasure, Jamys vows to possess it and win his lady’s heart. No one knows Chris Lang wants to be a tresora so she can live with Jamys, her secret love. Her superiors offer to make her dream come true, but only if she finds the lost treasure before Jamys can. Working together, Chris and Jamys track the jewels through a shadowy maze of priceless artifacts, decadent secrets, and one ruthless opponent who can possess an immortal’s mind…and will stop at nothing to have Chris.

Armchair fiction presents extra-large paperback editions of the best in classic science fiction novels. “Space Tug” by sci-fi master Murray Leinster is another space opera adventure featuring Joe Kenmore, the hero of Leinster’s prequel, “Space Platform” (also available from Armchair Fiction). There were only 30 minutes to live! Joe Kenmore heard the airlock close with a sickening wheeze and then a clank. In desperation he turned toward Haney. "My God, we've been locked out!" Through the transparent domes of their space helmets, Joe could see a look of horror and disbelief pass across Haney's face. But it was true! Joe and his crew were locked out of the Space Platform. Four thousand miles below circled the Earth. Under Joe's feet rested the solid steel hull of his home in outer space. But without tools there was no hope of getting back inside. Joe looked at his oxygen meter. It registered thirty minutes to live. “Space Tug” is the exciting sequel to Murray Leinster’s “Space Platform,” which is also available in an Armchair Fiction edition.

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What happens when humans get smarter?Follow humankind as they enter and live through the Singularity.

Poetry from the mind, most of the poems in this collection were written whilst travelling.When two boys visit an elderly woman in the village, they are treated to a goose bump inducing ghost story. However, when they return home, they are unexpectedly encountered with the events of the story they'd just been told.

When two archeologists investigate an ancient sheet of glass found buried in the Libyan Desert, they unwittingly awaken something buried for millennia.Inspired by both W.B. Yeats poem, The Second Coming, and H.P. Lovecraft's weird horror, The Lake of Glass revolves around two archeologists unearthing something terrible in the Libyan desert.

Cassiopia Cassell’s high IQ had always been too much for the men she’d dated. But now her beloved father was missing, and the only way to rescue him required she retain the services of a man with special abilities, a man she did not care for, and one she would have to convince to accompany her through an unexplained portal that led to dangers beyond imagination.Sixfold.org is an all-writer-voted journal. All writers who upload their manuscripts vote to select the highest-voted $1000 prize-winning manuscripts and all the short stories and poetry published in each issue. In Sixfold Fiction Winter 2013: Tristen Chang Bellasylva; John Shortino Final Notice; Chris Belden The Woodpecker Problem; Naima Lynch And I Will Bring You Oranges; Daniel C. Bryant Balzac; Susannah Carlson Killing Methuselah; Afia Atakora Phoenix; Mackenzie E. Smith Mines; Sabra Waldfogel Yemaya; Lainey Bolen Burdge Paper Thin; Erin Rodoni Crossing the Street in Hanoi; Tim Weed The Afternoon Client; Rick Kast Of Wolves and Men; Andy Jameson Tail; Thea Johnson Baby Doll; Charles Alden Holy Orders; Julie Zuckerman Birthday Bash; Kathryn Shaver The Fourth Monkey; Chip Houser The Goatherd of Naxos

Free short story giving a glimpse of the life of Sascha and Lucas from *Slave to Sensation*. Timewise, this story is set after *Slave to Sensation* and before *Visions of Heat*.

With Violet's emotions in high gear, she takes out her frustrations by having sex with her ex’s best man, Ryder Carlex. Ryder is a playboy type and Violet figures it’s a simple one-time fling. But Ryder actually is attracted to Violet in a way he’s never known before. Neither of them ever imagines that the sparks between them will ignite a fire hotter than anything they’ve ever encountered...Violet Caliendo escorts couples into the illusion of “happily ever after” as wedding coordinator at Willow Valley’s five-star Caliendo Resort. But Violet doesn’t believe in love or “happily ever after” anymore. She’s guarded herself from love so deeply since her divorce that some even call her the “Ice Queen.” When she has to plan her ex-husband’s wedding, even her Ice Queen persona takes a hit. With her emotions in high gear, she takes out her frustrations by having sex with her ex’s best man, Ryder Carlex. Ryder is a playboy type and Violet figures it’s a simple one-time fling. But Ryder actually is attracted to Violet in a way he’s never known before. Neither of them ever imagines that the sparks between them will ignite a fire hotter than anything they’ve ever encountered – slowly breaking down both their walls. Will Violet be able to let go of her past and embrace a possible future with Ryder? Will Ryder let Violet into his own deep, dark secrets? Or will their trust issues forever doom them both from achieving their own “happily ever after"? This book can be read as a STAND ALONE, but for more enjoyment read them in the order of the series, as all the characters appear in future books. "Ms. Leah’s ability to create romantic scenes that are like wispy clouds, not clearly defined, not graphically detailed, but hinted at and fleeting after she has set the warm up scenes to intense passion. I always trust my imagination, and with Shannyn Leah’s guidance, it was sparking and sighing and once again, melting down. That is romance. That is sensual heat. Give us a tease and cut our minds and hearts loose to make the best scenes ever! Kind of brings out our own personal melting point, as if she wrote each scene specifically for each reader." ~Dii Tometender~ Read the full BY THE LAKE SERIES: THE CALIENDO RESORT BOOK 1: Sunset Thunder BOOK 2: Sunset Rivalry BOOK 3: Sunset Sail (2016) BOOK 4: Sunset Slopes (2016) BOOK 5: Sunset Shelter (2016) Other books in the By The Lake Series: THE MCADAMS SISTERS BOOK 1: Lakeshore Secrets BOOK 2: Lakeshore Legend BOOK 3: Lakeshore Love BOOK 4: Lakeshore Candy BOOK 5: Lakeshore Lyrics

Of the son of a High Duke of the interstellar Empire, much glory is expected. And expected. And still expected, despite endless proof that young Dennison Crestmar has no talent whatsoever for war. But the life Dennison is forced to live will have its surprising lessons to impart.

After a near-miss in Central Park, Lena is rescued by an incredibly hot older guy. Despite the odds, he seems to be interested in her. But Lena’s half-sister Raya is convinced that the man is dangerous, though she never fully explains the reason. When things start to heat up between Lena and the new man, she wonders whether she’s ready to hear the truth.Joe was determined not to make any friends -- not while he was in a psychiatric hospital, where everyone around him was crazy. His only concern was dealing with his own inner demons, demons that insisted death was his best option. That's why he latched on to Steven, his schizophrenic roommate who was considered the social leper among the crazies on the adolescent psyche ward. Hanging around that angry and deranged sixteen year old Native American meant everyone else would leave him alone, that's what Joe wanted. When Steven invited Maddie, a habitual liar and long time cutter, to join them at dinner one evening, everything changed. The lives of these three hurting and broken teenagers would become reluctantly entwined and lead to an unpredictable course of events where they would have to depend on one another to survive.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Mars trilogy and 2312 comes a powerful, thrilling and heart-breaking story of one young man's journey into adulthood -- and an awe-inspiring vision of how we lived thirty thousand years ago. SHAMAN is an extraordinary imaginative feat and a unique reading experience that brings our ancestors to life as never before.

The Daybreaker has escaped. His name is Jeff Caird. His crime: being awake seven days a week, where each citizen is allowed only one day a week. In a crowded world, there isn't enough room for the expanding population--much less personal freedom. Advertising in Locus.

Tough. Sarcastic. Queen? Cortland, with a job description of Tink meets Buffy, gets news that rocks her world. With danger on her heels, she turns to the only people she can trust. Will Cortland be able to save her realm? Will she find her long-lost brother? importantly, will she survive?Lesbian / Dark Fantasy / Short storyKonitah lost her true love. For punishment, because they were two women, she was changed into a beast and became a forest dweller. Her lover Marilla forced into a marriage with a man, because she had to make a choice between life and death.To revenge the love she lost, Konitah becomes the killer of men and hunts down everyone who dares to enter the woods.Word count approx.: 3100

What happens when a crazy old lady gives you a belated birthday present and then what happens when the very same present sends you back in time with no way of knowing how to get home? Find out in this the first Sarah Tremayne adventure. And Yes, there are Vikings!What happens when a crazy old lady in a multi-coloured crochet hat gives you an amulet? An amulet which not only belonged to her mother who was a part of secret sisterhood called the "Mhyres an Loor" or "Daughters of the Moon" but also has the ability to transport you back in time. What happens if you don't know any of this when you accept the amulet as a belated thirteenth birthday present and then find yourself face to face with real Vikings?In this, the first of many adventures Sarah Tremayne finds herself in the Viking world, not knowing how or why she is there. Or even if she'll ever see her beloved Cornish cliffs again. All she knows is that to leave she must save the future of the steading. Can she do it? Will she ever see her Nan and Dad again? And who was that crazy lady in the multi-coloured hat?

From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! A new pet Karen's family is adopting a kitten! Karen wants to name the kitten Pumpkin and teach him tricks. But then the family picks a black kitten. And Karen's name does not fit. Now she feels sorry for her old cat, Boo-Boo. Maybe she will teach him tricks instead. Can Karen learn to love two cats at once?

Everyone has secrets. And eventually all secrets are revealed.What do you do if the person you’re falling for is the one person who threatens everything you've worked so hard to protect?Everyone has secrets, but what do you do when those secrets could destroy you?April Pope isn't looking for love. She can’t afford to. Not when falling in love has the potential to destroy everything she’s worked so hard to protect. Instead, she hides herself away in the small town of Peters Junction, living in obscurity where the rest of the world won’t look for her. When an opportunity too good to pass up puts her directly in the path of Lachlan Kennedy, Australia’s very own Hollywood heartthrob and the one person who has the potential to expose her to the rest of Australia, April must fight to maintain her anonymity.Lachlan Kennedy has no trouble attracting women. Between his celebrity and his money, he may as well have a big fat ‘catch me if you can’ sign painted on his backside, but he’s been burned before and isn't looking to repeat his mistakes. Despite his relationship phobia he’s intrigued by the woman who doesn't want to be seen in public with him and who would prefer to hide in her little town than be with him. The more time he spends with her, the more her need for privacy threatens to ruin the best thing that’s ever happened to either one of them. Breaking down her walls to discover her secrets won’t be easy, but some things are worth fighting for…

To overcome your fear, you must first face it. Someone is out to destroy Greg Robertson and everyone he has ever loved. After an accident leaves his teenage daughter depressed and distraught, Greg will do anything to make her happy again, including hiring a bodyguard to protect her.To overcome your fear, you must first face it. Someone is out to destroy Greg Robertson and everyone he has ever loved. After an accident leaves his teenage daughter depressed and distraught, Greg will do anything to make her happy again, including hiring a bodyguard to protect her. Olivia Cummings lost both her fiance and her cousin in a deadly avalanche. She has vowed never to set foot on a ski hill again. But now, working as a bodyguard with Marshall Security, Olivia must face her greatest fears to save Greg and his daughter. Something about Olivia's determination strikes a chord in Greg, but will she be the salvation he needs, or will he be her destruction?

In this new fairy tale reimagining from YA author Melanie Dickerson, Gisela's life consists of cooking and cleaning for her stepmother and stepsisters, with little time for daydreams. When she discovers the duke's son, Valten, is in search of a wife, she is determined to get an invitation to his upcoming ball. But once she meets her Prince Charming, other forces are determined to halt her happily ever after.

Two parties, six alternating points of view, and three letters that says it all--WTF!