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It all began in 1946, when the bizarre, gene-altering Wild Cards virus was unleashed in the skies over New York City. A virus that created super-powered Aces and bizarre, disfigured Jokers. Now, thirty years later, the victims face a new nightmare.

A German art historian and a Polish art restorer find adventure and love in the cemetery business. Their vision is to offer plots in Gdansk to those Germans who had been exiled after World War II. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Line drawings by the Author. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

A government scryer's life is a prison until she discovers the ultimate secret language. This poignant near-future tale examines the boundaries between love and freedom.THE HEART'S DESIRE is part of the collection PENTANGLE: FIVE POINTED FABLES.A government scryer's life is a prison until she discovers the ultimate secret language. This poignant near-future tale examines the boundaries between love and freedom.THE HEART'S DESIRE is part of the collection PENTANGLE: FIVE POINTED FABLES.About the author: Early life as a military brat gave Carolyn Kephart an appreciation of nomadic lifestyles, a fascination with world cultures, and close-up insights into the warrior mentality and its manifestations, all of which influence her work to a discernible degree. She loves things that nourish the spirit and widen the mind.Kephart's epic fantasy THE RYEL SAGA: A TALE OF LOVE AND MAGIC combines and expands her critically acclaimed duology WYSARD and LORD BROTHER. Her latest novel is QUEEN OF TIME, contemporary magic realism that puts a Roman/Mayan spin on the Faustian bargain.

When the one thing you live for is taken from you, do you let it go or do you fall? Jade, like any other student at Brushwood High, awaits the start of the school year with a certain measure of dread. Worse, she is being threatened by a voice that only she can hear—a voice that lurks at the edges of her awareness, haunting her and warning her of something unknown.When the one thing you live for is taken from you, do you let it go or do you fall? Jade, like any other student at Brushwood High, awaits the start of the school year with a certain measure of dread. Worse, she is being threatened by a voice that only she can hear—a voice that lurks at the edges of her awareness, haunting her and warning her of something unknown. She has always been able to count on her two best friends, Claire and Nate, but can she confide in them now? About this? Would they even believe her? Life takes a turn for the better when she meets Avan, a darkly handsome new student who, somehow, seems to drown out the voice and make her feel at ease. But Jade soon comes to realize that good things don’t last forever. When everything spirals out of control, she is shattered by something she never saw coming. Dazed and despairing, she must now overcome tragedy and embrace her true existence and a new but dangerous love. Will she be able to save herself and those she loves, before it’s too late? Or will she let the surrounding darkness consume her?

In three “immensely intelligent stories about the decay of passion” (The Sunday Herald Times [London]), Simone de Beauvoir draws us into the lives of three women, all past their first youth, all facing unexpected crises. Enthralling as faction, suffused with de Beauvoir’s remarkable insights into women, The Woman Destroyed gives us a legendary writer at her best.

Sandville High is a suspense-packed book series that tells the exciting and endearing stories of different families in the fictional city of Sandville. It's a thrilling world where romance meets with betrayal. The characters in this series are amazing and it will take a lifetime to forget them.Sandra Michelson is contended with the lifestyle of her workaholic husband - Ben, until an old friend, Raphael Milton moves over to her neighborhood. He comes to town with a decade-old secret that Sandra wants buried. Will he forget about the past and keep the one secret that can break up the entire Michelson family?Julian King cheats on his wife once again, but this time around there is no escaping the consequences of his actions. Though rich and powerful, he is faced with a compromising situation that may result in losing everything he’s worked hard to build over the years. Will he find a way out like he always does?Sandville High takes a closer look at the thrilling lives of various families in the fictional city of Sandville. Packed with suspense and romance, it is the first season to the series that will leave readers wanting more, and itching to learn more about their favorite characters.

Timmy can't seem to get a break. First, his parents are destroying their marriage and in the process victimizing him. Second, he's got a monster under his bed, stuck there as a result of him losing a story duel with Joshua. Unfortunately Joshua doesn't want to waste time anymore with someone incapable of creating a truly terrifying virtualized story. Timmy isn't worthy. Or is he?Please note: Contains a short romantic story (approx. 16 pgs) and two 3-chapter samples of the author's other works. Joseph and Danni were college friends who abandoned their relationship after a flash-hot affair one Christmas weekend. When their paths cross again on another snowy Christmas Eve, fate gives them a rare second chance. Can they push beyond past hurt and finally find a home with each other for Christmas?Reviews for Home for Christmas:From Linda/A Good Night ReadIf you only have a few minutes for a quick read, this would be a good book to chose. Thanks Carol Burnside, for the perfect bedtime read. (Amazon, 5 STARS)From Ashantay/ A Christmas Wish Come TrueThis is a quick read, well-written and evocative. The characters are well-defined and easy to like and cheer for. A wonderful story to bring a quick lift to your day or to help diminish holiday season stress. Highly recommended. (Amazon, 5 STARS)From BlueEyes / Sweet Second ChanceExcellent writing, I love second chance romances and this one was a great quick read.-- (Amazon, 5 STARS)From SurferGirl / ExcellentExcellent for a short story. I will check out her other books. I like an author who knows how to write well and gets it done..-- (Amazon, 5 STARS)From Amazon customer/very shortThis was a cute Christmas story,very short and the character development was good for a twenty minute read. (4 STARS)

The 7th issue of Successful Startup 101, a magazine for budding entrepreneurs, startup founders and small business owners that covers business planning, strategy, management, accounting, finance, sales and marketing.In this month's issue:* 12 Tips For Achieving Massive Success In Your Life & Business -by Tyler Basu* Pros and Cons of Joining a Business Accelerator Program -by Jerry Jao* You Can’t Do It All, So Expand Your Leadership Circle -by Peter Economy* Does Education Trump Experience When Starting a Business? -By Rieva Lesonsky * Lessons for Entrepreneurs From A Navy Seal -by Martin Zwilling* The Threat from Within- When mobile imperils Your Business Security -by Philip Whitchelo* Building a Startup Empire -by Kriti Vichare* The Secret to Winning the Content Creation War -by Je Bullas* An FBI Agent Reveals 5 Steps To Gaining Anyone’s Trust -by Shane Parrish* Lead Generation: Website Best Practices -by Andy Crestodina* Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business Model -by Nichole Kelly* Manage Your Marketing: Remember You’re in Sales -by Margie Clayman* Dear Brands, This Is The End of Our Friendship. Sincerely, Your Customer -by Vincent Teo* How Do You Have an Eective Social Media Presence and Not Get Sued? -by Mark Schaefer* 7 Sure-Fire Success Principles -by Daniel C. Steenerson* 5 Free Online Tools Too Valuable to Ignore That Will Help You Growyour Business -by Didi Zheleva* Fear - The enTrepreneur’s new Fuel -by Tabitha Jean Naylor* Even Small Businesses Can Have Remote Employees -by Richard Weinberger, PhD, CPA* Who Advises the Entrepreneur? -by Kerrie MacPherson* What Small Business Owners Should Know About Brain Health -by Andrew Greissman

"If I didn't know better, I'd say a bomb went off here..."A young family finds themselves brought together when a natural disaster nearly destroys everything they've ever known and ever loved.Paige Calhoun knows how to avoid trouble.But when her dad returns to Serendipity Island, she has to make a choice. Turn her back on the grandma who raised her and the island she once called home, or jump head first into her dad’s latest scheme.Brody Jackson always plays to win.Until his one careless mistake drags him back to Serendipity Island and into a battle for permanent custody of his teenage daughter.Brody’s got no time for one hot woman who’s messing with his mind and his game. And Paige can’t afford to let one gorgeous man distract her from staying one step ahead of the family business. When fate brings them back together on Serendipity Island, the life they each thought they wanted isn’t the one they get.This book includes a family-phobic heroine, a hunky hero whose luck—and love life—are about to change, lies, romance, chocolate chip cookies, nighttime shenanigans, a con-artist who swears he’s gone straight, and a battle-of-the-sexes secondary romance.

High school quarterback and reluctant hero, Jake Gunn, hates the spotlight, the idea of predestination, and the sudden, debilitating anxiety attacks that threaten his social interactions. Becoming one of the Ten Immortals, eternal guardians of the light, after the last game of the season was the last thing he wanted.High school quarterback and reluctant hero, Jake Gunn, hates the spotlight, the idea of predestination and the sudden, debilitating anxiety attacks that threaten every social interaction. Becoming one of the Ten Immortals, eternal guardians of the light, after the last game of the season was the last thing he wanted. Events unfold shortly after, that challenge Jake’s beliefs and carry him and his friends towards a showdown with forces threatening to unleash a demon and begin Armageddon.

Tells how the Harrington family and its tradition of distinguished service in the defence of the realm was founded, and how they discovered treecats. Weber is joined in Honor's universe by two leading science fiction writers, David Drake and S.M. Stirling.

An action-packed short story featuring Dan “Spider” Shepherd during his days on the SAS selection course. Shepherd is tested to his limits and gets his nickname. Natural Selection is about 14,000 words, about thirty pages, perfect if you have half an hour to spare.An action-packed short story featuring Dan “Spider” Shepherd during his days on the SAS selection course. Shepherd is tested to his limits and gets his nickname.Natural Selection is about 14,000 words, about thirty pages, perfect if you have half an hour to spare.Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers. He was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Before that, he was employed as a biochemist for ICI, shovelled limestone in a quarry, worked as a baker, a petrol pump attendant, a barman, and worked for the Inland Revenue. He began writing full time in 1992. His bestsellers have been translated into more than ten languages. He has also written for television shows such as London's Burning, The Knock and the BBC's Murder in Mind series. Two of his books, The Stretch and The Bombmaker, were made into movies.

than thirty thousand years before MATHION, this is the story of Azgharáth the Betrayer. Born to a family of nobles but treated as a pariah, Azgharáth begins to plot, and exact, revenge on his family by waging a three thousand year war that will ravage his father's once-beautiful kingdom.Within is a fine blind of poetry stuffed with friendship, love, spirituality, uplifting, self awareness, and laughter for the soul. Love Opens the Valley of Emptiness is a six part poetry book. Daniel Lynn Ferguson is now offering book one in four parts free. book one part one will soon be followed by book one part two, and then part three, and four; followed by book 2-6. Dan has been writing ever since his early teens. He's won many awards, and has traveled much. MFA in the visual arts, U of I, Urbana Champaign Il. "I've been known to write with anything i can get my hands on. Ink-pins are everywhere in my home and car. I thank the people and Mother-Nature who've inspired me to transform my experiences into poetry." "Writing, painting and drawing have always been a passion... a way to keep myself sane, or balanced." Peace and Love to all... Daniel Lynn Ferguson

I collected some of my previous writings ( some of them are poems, some of them are essays, and the rest are just ordered words ).In the future, I will keep writing various kind of things and will again bundle them out into vol 2.Enjoy!Zelf, a Welfing, a humanoid wolf, is lost in a hostile alternate universe: the world of 1935 London. Will she ever get home to First Den? But the unthinkable happens: she impresses on Zev the werewolf, standing in his wolf form gazing at her on the docks. This is book one in the Steam Submarine series. If you like Tolkien, CS Lewis, Fringe, Susanna Clarke's supernatural alternate histories, Naomi Novik, you will love this paranormal alternate history adventure. Download now and be captivated!Proloup: Reflexion of a WolfThere was no sound but for the steady murmuring of the drizzling rain pelting the submarine’s hull. In the shiny brass dashboard she caught a glimpse of her own reflexion. Bright golden eyes stared back at her, and in the shadow of her grey cape she glimpsed the grey and white fur on her muzzle and ears, and the wet black nose of a wolf.She bared her teeth at her own visual echo and growled a deeply satisfying growl.In this realm, she was the monster.If she was caught they would surely kill her, or even worse, in this strange world of vivisection and animal experimentation, she would end up in a laboratory somewhere, being prodded by sticks and pricked with needles and cut apart by knives, so that human scientists could see what it was that made her different from everything else.In her home, in her cubhood the monsters in the fairytales and stories were all humans: evil hunters with their guns and bombs and bad knights slashing and killing with swords and pikestaffs; crazed, savage, barbaric men.In the Red Riding Hood story in her world, the heroine was a wolf cub, and her grandmother was killed by a woodsman who lay in wait in Red Riding Hood’s bed for her to return, lying there inside her grandmother’s skin that had been flayed from the poor unfortunate old wolf matriarch. It was not a comforting story, and it did not end nicely, not in the version she knew. She did not like to think of the end of it - that one was not a story for cubs. But she had to admit that, despite its gruesomeness, there was a grain of truth in it.Hmph.In the Fallen Realms, she thought to herself, something is broken in the very fabric of the world - fruit and vegetables are no longer nutritious enough to sustain life - Zelf had almost died of malnutrition before she finally relented and ate meat, and only because she would not have been able to fulfil her mission if she had died.Hunting was not a pleasure for her; it was a sad necessity. She always killed her prey quickly and cleanly, and only took what she needed.

Two football stars. Two tragedies. Gridiron follies explores the world of football and the pressure that comes with stardom, the bright lights often blinding those that stare into it for too long.Gridiron Follies is a short story collection consisting of two stories both centered around the sport of Football.Fame looks at the life of a star athlete who rises from grass to grace, only to tumble back down to earth drastically. The story is told from the perspective of Fame, who has been personalized in this story to offer a unique perspective on what goes on in the lives of star Athletes.The Beast is the story of star running back Rahim Jenkins who in other to stay on top and keep up with his very lavish lifestyle, makes a life changing deal with the devil, which eventually proves too costly for him. The story is actually a metaphor of life, on the sometimes illegal activities athletes make to keep up with the game.

Sarah is thrilled beyond words when she receives an assignment to return to Central Texas—the birth place of the first mission of love. On this trip, she is to find a companion for Tom’s mother, Allison. Will sweet Allison survive Sarah’s attempts at matchmaking? Can a widowed pastor’s wife find happiness again?Sarah is thrilled beyond words when she receives an assignment to return to Central Texas—the birth place of the first mission of love. On this trip, she is to find a companion for Tom’s mother, Allison. Will sweet Allison survive Sarah’s attempts at matchmaking? Can a widowed pastor’s wife find happiness again? Even though she’s more experienced now, Sarah continues to cause mishaps—and this time they aren’t all by accident! Allison is in for a ride of a lifetime.* Sarah Does it Again is a free, complimentary short story to the Sarah series by Gay N. Lewis. If this glimpse into Sarah’s antics makes you smile, please consider looking up her full-length novellas, as listed: Sarah: A Mission of Love, Sarah: Laney’s Angel, Sarah and the Widow’s Mate, and Sarah and a Midnight Cruise to Catalina Island, plus multiples novellas. All guaranteed to bring a chuckle and lighten your heart!*

Felis Dirus is a trio of dark tales distilled from urban madness and scraped from the underbelly of suburban America. From the Lovecraftian “Mother of Crawly Things” to the chilling title story, Berkeley Hunt’s debut collection of short fiction signals the arrival of a bold new talent.Six-year-old Olympia Octavia Penelope Smith hates her name - all three of them. Of course, finding something else would require an okay by her mom and dad, and that's not something they are likely to support. But nothing can stop her from finding a nickname. So one morning, Olivia sets out to find one. Something short, easy-to-remember, and just right for her. Join Olympia as she visits neighborhood friends in her search for the perfect nickname. This is an "Anytime" story for children because it isn't just for reading at bedtime, but it's great for any time.

Jane Madison has a problem. Or two. Or three. She’s working as a librarian, trapped in a job that can't pay what she's worth. She has a desperate crush on her Imaginary Boyfriend. Her grandmother is determined to reunite her with her long-absent mother. And now, she finds out she's a witch-complete with a sassy familiar and a domineering warder who must (try to!) keep her in line.AUTHOR'S PREFERRED EDITION!A humorous paranormal romance by USA Today bestselling author Mindy Klasky.Jane Madison has a problem. Or two. Or three. She’s working as a librarian, trapped in absurd period costumes and serving up expensive lattes in an effort to keep her employer’s budget in the black. She has a desperate crush on her Imaginary Boyfriend, a professor who uses her library. Her doting grandmother is determined to reunite her with her long-absent mother. And now she’s been told she isn’t getting a well-deserved raise—instead, she can live for free in an ancient, dusty cottage on the library grounds.When Jane settles into her new home, she discovers a hidden chamber lined with books—a world-class collection on witchcraft. She begins to read, never suspecting she has the power to work actual magic. Her first spell awakens a smart-mouthed feline familiar. Her second makes her irresistible to men. Those magical workings draw an overbearing astral enforcer, David Montrose. Will magic solve Jane’s problems? Or only bring her more disasters?The Washington Witches Series includes:Girl's Guide to WitchcraftSorcery and the Single GirlMagic and the Modern GirlCapitol MagicSingle Witch's Survival GuideJoy of Witchcraft"Dreaming of a Witch Christmas"Categories:Fiction > ChicklitFiction > Chick-litFiction > Fantasy > Comic FantasyFiction > Fantasy > GenieFiction > Fantasy > Urban FantasyFiction > Romance > Comic RomanceFiction > Romance > Contemporary RomanceFiction > Romance > Humorous RomanceFiction > Romance > Light RomanceFiction > Romance > Paranormal RomanceFiction > Romance > Urban FantasyFiction > Romance > Romantic ComedyFiction > Light Women's FictionFiction > Women's FictionSimilar Authors:Deanna ChaseAngie FoxTonya KappesKristen PainterRobyn Peterman041517

Every man has a past, none more so than Draven Reinhardt. Abandoning his old life to settle down as a villager, he struggles to fit in, let alone hold down a job. When opportunity offers the much needed coin, Draven is torn between a promise and a purpose.But, what’s one last job if you’ve already got blood on your hands?‘I’ve traded my old enemies for just this one…’ The axe thundered home. ‘I miss the old ones.’Every man has a past, none more so than Draven Reinhardt. Abandoning his old life to settle down as a villager, he struggles to fit in, let alone hold down a job. When opportunity offers the much needed coin, Draven is torn between a promise and a purpose. But, what’s one last job if you’ve already got blood on your hands?‘From Man to Man’ is the story of how one man can change – or not – for the best. Prequel to the upcoming novel ‘It Began With Ashes’, the short (6400 words) introduces the reader to a world of suspense, intrigue, and action.BONUS MATERIAL:Exclusive preview chapter from ‘It Began With Ashes’.

"After..." is a book series that revolves around post apocalyptic America, 20 years after the bombs had dropped. The short stories involve various characters in various situations, building to a larger main story. The first chapter, "Alone" follows a lone female scavenger as she scouts for a utopian outpost called Paradise."After..." is a book series that revolves around post apocalyptic America, 20 years after the bombs had dropped. The short stories involve various characters in various situations, building to a larger main story. The first chapter, "Alone" follows a lone female scavenger as she scouts for a utopian outpost called Paradise. Written by Donald Allan Yenson (of the gothic industrial band, Morfiouz) and film maker Steve Hasse. Other chapters will be released as finished.