It’s one thing to Qualify… But do you have what it takes to Compete? With Earth about to be destroyed by an asteroid, teenage nerd, geek, and awkward smart girl Gwen Lark, and her friends compete for privilege, position, love, and survival onboard great starship arks, as they journey to the ancient colony planet Atlantis. Meanwhile, the fate of Earth and their families hangs in the balance.

Nothing happens in isolation. Momentous events are always accompanied by peripheral happenings, each with a greater or lesser link to the main issue. Often these affairs are overshadowed, and when the dust finally settles and the official accounts are written they are, for one reason or another, not included. Such applied to certain other doings relevant to that first Christmas Day...EVER BEEN DUMPED!?!After being brutally ditched by his girlfriend, high school senior Seth decides to win back ex Lysandra by reinventing himself into the man he has always wanted to be by fulfilling his childhood dreams and wishes. With the assistance of his, well, quirky best friend Russ and his platonic guy-girlfriend, Anna, his senior year becomes one of adventure and self-realization in this hilarious original screenplay by J. Richard Singleton.

It’s Thanksgiving and all Cassie wants to do is sit in her dorm room eating cheesy poofs and binge watching a Horror High marathon on HitFlix. That’s when Rex, one of the members of the Zombie Job Corps, shows up, wanting to clean her floor. With nothing better to do, Cassie helps him… and finds a friend for Thanksgiving break. And just in time, too, seeing as a zombie outbreak is starting...It’s Thanksgiving and all Cassie wants to do is sit in her dorm room eating cheesy poofs and binge watching a Horror High marathon on HitFlix. That’s when Rex, one of the members of the Zombie Job Corps, shows up, wanting to clean her floor. With nothing better to do, Cassie helps him… and finds a friend for Thanksgiving break. And just in time, too, seeing as a zombie outbreak is starting and Cassie has to decide which side to fight for: the good zombies… or the bad!

Time weighs heavy on the shoulders of Aginol, the Guardian of the Order of Yanos. There are no ones worthy of taking his place, and when he is gone, what is there to stop the rise of Evil once more? When news of a vampire rampaging through villages under his protection arrives, he hatches a plan to solve his problem. For, can Evil not be turned to the service of Good?Isaac's hypnosis program helps René become a better public speaker. After she gives her presentation, Isaac's roommate notes the similarities between hypnosis and Descartes' hypothetical mind controlling demon. This leads to a discussion on the nature of what is real, good, and evil. Short story. Comedy.

Ruth Ostrowski’s midlife crisis hadn’t arrived in the normally prescribed manner. Rather, it snuck up on her incrementally, one negligible tribulation after another; it bushwhacked her with night sweats, sent her caterwauling toward menopause and the outer rim of her twilight years. Now, compounding her inner blight, the first frost, like a silver-haired, uninvited guest, blanketed the earth.If it were possible, would you want to know the exact date, time and way in which you were going to die?Margaret “Meg” Thorne was born with the ability to predict people’s deaths. In the history of her family, the first-born female in each generation always has inherited this power. But it comes with strict rules that cannot be broken, many of which disturb Meg. The most frustrating is she cannot, not under any circumstances, make a prediction unless she specifically is asked for one. And once she does make it, that person’s impending death cannot be prevented…no matter what.Calder York is a best-selling author whose genre is psychic phenomena. He decides Meg might make an interesting subject for his next book and arranges to interview her. Their chemistry is instant, but he fears her...fears what she can reveal to him about himself.

In today’s modern world, do you perceive yourself as a person living on purpose? Or, has your identity become submerged in a changing world of humanity, obsessed with the accumulation of material possessions for one’s own selfish interests? Only by seeking God, can you attain spiritual enlightenment and tap upon the talents that the Father has bestowed on you from the time of your creation.In today’s modern world, do you perceive yourself as a person living on purpose? Or, has your identity become submerged in a changing world of humanity, obsessed with the accumulation of material possessions for one’s own selfish interests? Only by seeking God, can you attain spiritual enlightenment and tap upon the talents that the Father has bestowed on you from the time of your creation.Become Who You Are reveals how God transformed a liar who sought forgiveness, a murderer who led a nation, a fraidy- cat turned warrior and a harlot into a woman of purpose. Decide to be who God said you are. You will inspire others when you Become Who You Are.Now you too can be transformed as you take the necessary action to live on purpose. Become Who You Are will give you permission to stop masquerading as someone else. It will inspire and motivate you to be the person you were born to be. You will never be the same as you embrace the life changing messages in this powerful book, Become Who You Are.

Adam is a 16 year old teenager who attends at his local secondary school. He fancies Zhara, a South Asian student. Adam has fancied Zhara ever since he first saw her when she started at his secondary school in Year 10.Will Adam tell Zhara he fancies her? Read on to find out...Adam is a 16 year old teenager who attends at his local secondary school. He fancies Zhara, a South Asian student. Adam has fancied Zhara ever since he first saw her when she started his secondary school towards the end of Year 10. Adam, however, has never told anyone, not even his best and closest friend, Jordan, that he fancies Zhara. Then, things begin to change for Adam when his Maths teacher, Mr Khan, offers him some manly advice.So, sit snugly, relax and treat yourself by finding out whether Adam gets to tell Zhara that he fancies her, and whether he gets to go out with her!You never know, there may be a Zhara in your life!

Susan Turner wants for her children what her parents gave her - a loving home, a happy childhood, stability and security. Now, thanks to her lustful husband, she can only give them part of what she'd hoped for her son and daughter.Starting over is never easy... If Susan Turner had imagined what her life would be like at forty, she would never have seen herself as a legally separated almost divorced mother of two butting heads with her normally straight-laced A-student daughter and living in a rundown house on the sorrier side of town, or that she would be the main attraction for her sexy neighbor down the street (a man with a horrible secret), or that she would be standing up to her husband Captain Jonathan Turner of the Sheffield Police Department. So when she finds herself in this improbable-to-her situation, learning her newly-purchased residence is inhabitated by a ghost seems just another hurdle to jump. With a keen eye and a determined mind, Susan moves on with her life, doing the best she can and making the most of her situation, all the while striving to maintain a stable, loving environment for her children.

Join Max and Billy, the best of friends, in an epic showdown as these brave young.men, with the help of the mysterious Dr. Porter, as they face off against the dreaded Thabberwucky!Max and Billy, the best of friends, are facing a creature that only they can see. Billy, driven out of town by the creatures constant torment, leaves Max to deal with the horrible beast - the Thabberwucky - on his own. Then good news arrives in the form of a phone call from Billy. He is coming back to town and he has found help in one Eccentric Dr. Peter Porter. Help that can remove the Thabberwucky from their lives forever. But is Dr. Porter the miracle cure he really seems to be? And can the Thabberwucky really be defeated? Join Max and Billy in the epic showdown as these brave young.men, with the help of the mysterious Dr. Porter, face off against the dreaded Thabberwucky!

History is supposed to be dull. Who knew it could also be dangerous?Time-travel should be a fun adventure... right? And yet Kristen and Brad find that being stuck in the past is anything but. Scary? Duh! Confusing? Definitely. But fun? Not so much.Can the two squabbling teens work together to survive their unexpected adventure?History is supposed to be a boring snooze... except when you're thrown into it like some crazy reality show.Kristen and Brad Everheart are taking part in a Revolutionary War battle re-enactment when they suddenly and inexplicably find themselves back in 1777. They have no way of knowing what’s going on; all they can do is try to get through the day. The siblings meet Rebecca, who is on her way to deliver a message of vital importance to General Washington. They also team up with Jacob, an ancestor of one of their modern-day friends, in order to escort Rebecca back to Philadelphia. Along the way, they deal with a spymaster, colonial deserters, and British soldiers who keep getting in the way.And they still have to figure out how to get back to their own time....

Georgie the Warm Bear is trying to hibernate for the winter, but he's distracted by friends, family, and his growling stomach! Follow the adventures of Georgie and see what happens. This is an excellent read for early and beginning readers with big and bright illustrations for younger readers a coloring book!Georgie the Warm Bear is trying to hibernate for the winter, but he's distracted by friends, family, and his growling stomach! Follow the adventures of Georgie and see what happens. This is an excellent read for early and beginning readers with big and bright illustrations for younger readers a coloring book!These stories are great for quick bedtime stories and cute tales to be read aloud with friends and family!-Excellent for early and beginning readers-Great for reading aloud with friends and family-Cute short stories that great for a quick bedtime story-Funny and hilarious jokes & illustrations for kids-Coloring book downloads includedThis books is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and read aloud at home.Story List & Activities:-Georgie Loses his Hat-Skating on Thin Ice-Georgie Builds a Snowman-Georgie Craves Honey-Georgie Had a Nightmare-Funny Jokes-Coloring Book DownloadsScroll up and click 'buy' and spend some quality time with your child!

Wilhem Walengrave has the title of Master of Fort Worth, but he doesn't take it very seriously. Until it gets him wrapped up in a love spell, followed by a couple of Hunters, and is needed to help stop an Elven Goddess from destroying the world.The world is coming to an end. It could be worse.The first book in the Wilhem Walengrave Vampire series. Here Wilhem meets Katie the Elf, and through her, the Goddess Desiara. Along the way we met Andy, a former Hunter, Kiletra, a fellow vampire, Sally, one of Wil's Chosen, and many others. The fate of the world hangs in the balance and Wil wants to do something about it. Just not right away.Wilhem does a little bounty hunting, ends up with a slave named Katie, and finds himself magically bound to his boss’s secretary Jackie. He also attracts the attention of a pair of supernatural Hunters, a Werebear named Raoul and a death goddess name Izumi. He also spends a bit of time with a vampire stoner named Billy and his old flame Kilestra.In this urban fantasy, vampire Wilhem Walengrave battles to keep his priorities straight. The world is coming to an end. It could be worse.

In 1940’s Manhattan, Jessie and Matt sat under the willow tree in Central Park. A refuge from daily life, they spent many long hours beneath its boughs. When Matt learns Jessie will be moving away, he invites her to meet him one last time at the willow tree, but Jessie never came. It wouldn’t be until many years later when she discovers what truly happened that night.In 1940’s Manhattan, Jessie and Matt sat under the willow tree in Central Park. A refuge from daily life, they had spent many long hours beneath its boughs. When Matt learns Jessie will soon be moving away, he invites her to meet him one last time at the willow tree, but Jessie never came. Little did she know just what happened that night, or what she left behind. It wouldn’t be until many years later when she discovered the true magic of that place and what happened to her childhood love.***This is a short story, not a full-length novel.***

Three sisters lived in the designated "spooky" house on the block in Crawfordsville, Indiana. No neighbors would visit, until Ivy and Alice hit upon a surefire way of getting people over to visit--FOOD. They made one of Bertha's bland meals into a delectable delight, and the neighbors followed their noses straight to the sisters' house.Teddy was Edward’s favourite playmate. Being a stuffed toy, Teddy found it difficult to change his clothes. Therefore, when Teddy wanted to dress up, he simply swapped his hat. Teddy had such a large number of hats: hats for watching Edward go fishing, hats for exploring in the garden, hats for playing with Edward’s building blocks and many more hats too! However, when Teddy decided he wanted to tell Edward how much he loved him, he wondered which hat he should wear. Teddy looked in the toy cupboard and found his thinking hat. He sat in the playroom and pondered upon this important question: which hat was best for telling Edward how much he was loved? Finally, Teddy had a simple and remarkable plan. Find out which hat Teddy wore, when he told Edward how much he loved him. Of course, with any story by Maxwell Grantly, things never go according to plan.

Cuando la pasión es tan fuerte que consigue derribar todos los obstáculos, ya solo queda aferrarse a ella y rendirse al amor sin mirar atrás. Jane y Dallas, hermanos adoptivos, han roto los tabúes que frenaban esa poderosa atracción y se han sumergido ya en las turbulentas aguas del sexo y el placer. Pero las reacciones de su familia son tan duras como cabía esperar y su historia de amor, tierna y tórrida a la vez, parece abocada a la incomprensión y al fracaso. Pero su entorno más cercano no es la única sombra que planea sobre esa relación: unos misteriosos anónimos demuestran que alguien los acecha. Se trata de una persona que ya les hirió en el pasado y que ahora no puede soportar verlos enamorados y felices, una misteriosa mujer que hará cuanto esté en su mano para sepultar el apasionado y ardiente romance de Dallas y Jane bajo una capa de hielo letal.

Don is a citizen of the Interplanetary Federation - yet no single planet can claim him as its own. His mother was born on Venus and his father on Earth, and Don himself was born on a spaceship in trajectory between planets. And he fights for the rights of this curious citizenship in very curious ways. Heinlein reveals in a dashing fast-moving style what can happen when politics - on an interplanetary scale - disregard the liberty of the individual. In the end, only the remarkable scientist-dragons of a rebellious Mars can resolve the conflict within a man who cannot live without the society that he knows is killing him.

Ten sharply observed, funny, and wise new stories from the best-selling author of Snow Falling on Cedars: stunning explorations of the mysteries of love and our complex desire for connection. Ranging from youth to old age, the voices that inhabit Problems with People offer tender, unexpected, and always tightly focused accounts of our quest to understand each other, individually, and as part of a political and historical moment. These stories are shot through with tragedy—the long-ago loss of a young boyfriend, a son’s death at sea; poignant reflections upon cultural and personal circumstances—whether it is being Jewish, overweight and single, or a tourist in a history-haunted land; and paradigmatic questions about our sense of reality and belonging. Spanning diverse geographies—all across America, and in countries as distant as Nepal and South Africa—these stories showcase David Guterson’s signature gifts for characterization, psychological nuance, emotional and moral suspense, and evocations of small-town life and the natural world. They celebrate the ordinary yet brightening surprises that lurk within the dramas of our daily lives, as well as the return of a contemporary American master to the form that launched his astonishing literary career.  This eBook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.

Ilona Andrews—#1 New York Times bestselling author of Magic Shifts—once again pulls readers into the dark and dangerous world of the Kate Daniels novels... Shapeshifting tigress Dali Harimau may be a powerful healer and magic user, but she’s far from what might be called “normal”. She dislikes the violence and bloodshed that are a way of life for most of her kind, even going so far as to become a vegetarian. The last thing she wants is trouble... Jim Shrapshire is an original, hardcore badass. A jaguar shifter, he’s been tasked with keeping Atlanta’s Cat Clan in line, which he does with swift and lethal force when necessary. His only soft spot is for the petite Dali, whose kindness he calls upon when he is injured. When Dali is approached by a desperate woman whose grandmother has vanished, Jim is concerned enough to help investigate. But what they find may just be the end of them—an enemy whose skill in the dark arts is matched only by their willingness to kill anyone in their way... Magic Steals was originally published in the anthology* Night Shift*

ARE YOU READY FOR A TWIST? Who is Iris? Where did she come from? Where has she gone? Alasdair Masters has more questions than answers about his new, too young obsession, and when he finds out she’s been lying to him, from their first meeting to their last one, he’s more confused than ever about her feelings, her intentions. And what’s just as confusing are his own feelings. Has he turned something purely physical into something emotional in his own head? Is any of it mutual? The only thing he doesn’t question is whether he’ll keep going back for more. DAIR Me, I was simple. I was order. A very neat, efficient machine that ran on nothing but air. Me plus anyone else, well, that was another matter. And me plus Iris, that was a monster of a machine, with all gears going at different speeds, some spinning off their hinges, just going mad, but it was a wonderful madness, at full throttle, misfiring in all directions. It felt wonderful and dreadful. I was breaking down, and it felt amazing. And terrifying. This book is intended for readers 18 and up.

A richly imagined new novel from the author of the New York Times bestseller, People of the Book. Once again, Geraldine Brooks takes a remarkable shard of history and brings it to vivid life. In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. Upon this slender factual scaffold, Brooks has created a luminous tale of love and faith, magic and adventure. The narrator of Caleb's Crossing is Bethia Mayfield, growing up in the tiny settlement of Great Harbor amid a small band of pioneers and Puritans. Restless and curious, she yearns after an education that is closed to her by her sex. As often as she can, she slips away to explore the island's glistening beaches and observe its native Wampanoag inhabitants. At twelve, she encounters Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a tentative secret friendship that draws each into the alien world of the other. Bethia's minister father tries to convert the Wampanoag, awakening the wrath of the tribe's shaman, against whose magic he must test his own beliefs. One of his projects becomes the education of Caleb, and a year later, Caleb is in Cambridge, studying Latin and Greek among the colonial elite. There, Bethia finds herself reluctantly indentured as a housekeeper and can closely observe Caleb's crossing of cultures. Like Brooks's beloved narrator Anna in Year of Wonders, Bethia proves an emotionally irresistible guide to the wilds of Martha's Vineyard and the intimate spaces of the human heart. Evocative and utterly absorbing, Caleb's Crossing further establishes Brooks's place as one of our most acclaimed novelists. Watch a Video