From Julian May, the acclaimed author who created the incredible worlds of The Many-Colored Land and The Golden Torc, comes a bold new science fiction adventure! When rebellious Asahel Frost was expelled from the Interstellar Commerce Secretariat on trumped-up charges, he lost it all: wife, citizenship, fortune, self-respect. Exiled to a beautiful but remote planet in the Perseus Spur, Frost became Helmut Icicle, a man without a past or a future. But someone remembered Asahel Frost--remembered him enough to send an assassin to kill him. And in so doing, brought him back to life. Now, determined to track down the would-be assassin, Helmut finds himself caught in a conspiracy as convoluted as it is deadly. His sister, Eve, has mysteriously vanished. His estranged father wants him to find her with the assistance of the lovely Matilde Gregoire, who happens to hate his guts. As Helmut follows the tangled strands of deceit, greed, and violence back to their common source, he begins to wonder if he is the hunter or the hunted . . .

CAN A PIRATE LEARN . . . River pirate "Charming" Mickey O'Connor has lifted himself from the depths of the slums to be the king of St. Giles. Anything he wants he gets-with one exception. Silence Hollingbrook has been haunting his dreams ever since she spent a single night in his bed. THAT THE ONLY TRUE TREASURE . . . Once Silence was willing to sacrifice anything to save the man she loved. Now a widow, she's finally found peace when Charming Mickey comes storming back into her life with an offer she can't refuse. But this time she won't be the only one paying the price for his sins. LIES IN A WOMAN'S HEART? When his past comes back to torment him, Mickey must keep Silence safe from a merciless enemy, while wrestling with the delicious hold this widow has on his heart. And in the face of mounting danger, both will have to surrender to something even more terrifying . . . true love.

Presenting Vol. 4 of the bestselling Alpha Billionaire Romance series, Blindfold. I couldn't seem to stay away from him. I didn't know what it was about Ashford Lang that made me forget everything I'd always told myself was important about a relationship. Toni Gallagher is worried about her boss, heiress Isadora Lang, but even that can't keep her away from Isadora's older brother. When Toni finally gives in to temptation, the results are better – and worse – than she could've imagined. What neither she nor Ashford Lang could have guessed is that the surprises are only beginning. Make sure you get ahold of the steamy penultimate installment of MS Parker and Cassie Wild's newest collaboration, Blindfold.

“Don’t you know? Animals like you have no soul.” Could God ever love a half-blood all of society looks upon with such fear and disdain? Jace once believed so, but when a tragic loss shatters the only peace he’s ever known, his faith crumbles as the nagging doubts he’s tried to put behind him descend on his grieving heart. With them come the haunting memories of the bloodstained past he longs to forget, but can never escape. Taken from home at a young age and raised to serve the emperor, Kyrin Altair lives every day under a dangerous pretense of loyalty. After her unique observation skills and perfect memory place her into direct service to the emperor, Kyrin finds herself in further jeopardy as it becomes increasingly difficult to hide her belief in Elôm, the one true God. Following the emperor’s declaration to enforce the worship of false gods under the penalty of death, many lives are endangered. But there are those willing to risk everything to take a stand and offer aid to the persecuted. With their lives traveling paths they never could have imagined, Jace and Kyrin must fight to overcome their own fears and conflicts with society as they become part of the resistance. (Christian Fantasy/Clean New Adult/No Magic)

Another haunting novel of eco-speculation from Johanna Sinisalo, the award-winning author of Troll and a powerhouse of the Finnish SF/F scene It is claimed Albert Einstein said that if bees disappear from the earth, mankind has four years left. When bee-vanishings of unprecedented scale hit the United States, Orvo, a Finnish beekeeper, knows all too well where it will lead. And when he sees the queen dead in his hives one day, it's clear the epidemic has spread to Europe, and the world is coming to an end. Orvo's special knowledge of bees just may enable him to glimpse a solution to catastrophe: he takes a desperate step onto a path where only he and the bees know the way but it propels him into conflict with his estranged, but much-loved son, a committed animal activist. A magical plunge into the myth of death and immortality, this is a tale of human blindness in the face of devastation—and the inevitable.

Ben Davis is a vegetarian, a Buddhist, and… a werewolf. Sorta. For the last three years, Ben has controlled his lycanthropy by avoiding team sports, meditating, and doing yoga. Because of his iron physical and mental control, he doesn't change into his less attractive form. Danielle Linden is a reporter, Ben's writing partner, and… a survivor. Five years ago, she divorced her abusive husband and never looked back. She learned her lesson about love and attraction though, and guards herself against both. The only guy able to crack her emotional walls is Ben, and he's just a good looking teddy bear who wouldn't hurt a fly… or so Dani thinks. When a frantic father bursts into the newsroom and claims that his daughter was kidnapped by a werewolf, Dani begins an investigation that soon plunges her and Ben into the dangerous world of the local wolf pack--a world filled with Pagan rituals and animalistic lusts. Ben fears for Dani's life and his own secret, but when Dani gains the perilous attention of the alpha wolf of the local pack, he realizes he must give in to the dark side of his soul…and in doing so, risk losing the woman he loves forever. Hunger Moon Rising contains the first 3 chapters of Alien Mate Index 4: Severed

Legendary mega-seller Jackie Collins chronicles passion and power in one of America's most glamorous families.A vicious hit. A vengeful enemy. A drug addled Colombian club owner. A sex crazed Italian family. And the ever powerful Lucky Santangelo has to deal with them all, while Max—her teenage daughter is becoming The "It" girl in Europe's modeling world. And her Kennedyesque son, Bobby, is being set up for a murder he didn't commit. But Lucky can deal. Always strong and unpredictable with her husband, Lennie, by her side she lives up to the family motto—Never fuck with a Santangelo. Lucky rules. The Santangelos always come out on top. An epic family saga filled with love, lust, revenge and passion.

A sweeping, epic saga of romance and hardship, set against the dramatic backdrop of ancient Mesopotamia—perfect for fans of Cleopatra's Moon or the adult bestseller The Red Tent.In the unforgiving Mesopotamian desert where Jayden's tribe lives, betrothal celebrations abound, and tonight it is Jayden's turn to be honored. But while this union with Horeb, the son of her tribe's leader, will bring a life of riches and restore her family's position within the tribe, it will come at the price of Jayden's heart.Then a shadowy boy from the Southern Lands appears. Handsome and mysterious, Kadesh fills Jayden's heart with a passion she never knew possible. But with Horeb's increasingly violent threats haunting Jayden's every move, she knows she must find a way to escape—or die trying.With a forbidden romance blossoming in her heart and her family's survival on the line, Jayden must finish the deadly journey to save the ones she loves—and find true...

Sara has a kick-ass life—loyal friends, a house in San Francisco, and an amazing job as a virtual assistant. It's perfect…except that Sara doesn’t actually exist. She’s just a borrowed name that Andi Clark hides behind. Using a fake identity lets Andi stay safely shielded behind the screen of her computer and concealed from the real world. With her history, pretending to be someone she’s not is the only way Andi can make up for the mistakes of her past. Not exactly ideal, but hey, no one’s life is perfect. Actually... Hayden Bennett’s life is pretty damn perfect. He’s married to a beautiful woman, lives in a luxury apartment, and is prepped to take over the multi-million dollar company his father built. Perfect...except that his wife is madly in love with someone else, his career is meaningless, and he’s forgotten how to live, let alone be happy. But when Hayden hires a new virtual assistant named Sara, her sharp wit and intelligence leaves him wanting something more. Something real. Something incredible. Two people need to wake up to understand how perfect they are...for each other. If they can't, any chance either of them have of finding a happily ever after will be virtually impossible.

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A great roar of British voices pierced the jewelled curtain of the Indian night. A toast with musical honours was being drunk in the sweltering dining-room of the officers' mess. The enthusiastic hubbub spread far, for every door and window was flung wide. Though the season was yet in its infancy, the heat was intense. Markestan had the reputation in the Indian Army for being one of the hottest corners in the Empire in more senses than one, and Kurrumpore, the military centre, had not been chosen for any especial advantages of climate. So few indeed did it possess in the eyes of Europeans that none ever went there save those whom an inexorable fate compelled. The rickety, wooden bungalows scattered about the cantonment were temporary lodgings, not abiding-places. The women of the community, like migratory birds, dwelt in them for barely four months in the year, flitting with the coming of the pitiless heat to Bhulwana, their little paradise in the Hills. But that was a twenty-four hours' journey away, and the men had to be content with an occasional week's leave from the depths of their inferno, unless, as Tommy Denvers put it, they were lucky enough to go sick, in which case their sojourn in paradise was prolonged, much to the delight of the angels. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Quiet was once more restored at Saint Syphorien, and Va-bon-train received from Blanchet the explanations necessary to establish the good conduct of his nephew. "But where, in the name of Fortune, did you meet with him?" continued Blanchet. "He would never tell me.""What, Gervais!" said Va-bon-train, "will you not acknowledge me for your uncle?" Michael, transported with joy, once more threw his arms round the neck of his friend, and Va-bon-train afterwards received the acknowledgments of his nephew's grateful affection. "Now then, what is to be done with Matthew," said Va-bon-train—"now that he has got rid of his old toad?" "He cannot live alone," said Gervais, casting down his eyes."Well, then, let him come with me," continued Va-bon-train; "Martin will, at all events, be learned enough to carry a part of my baggage, which is becoming too heavy for Medor. I will teach Jacquot many capital things, and we shall get on very well together."These words rendered Gervais completely happy, and the gratitude inspired by his uncle's kindness towards himself, was far exceeded by what he now experienced, on account of his father. They went for Matthew to the tavern, where they found him still drinking, the longer to defer the moment of payment. This difficulty was removed by his brother, who thenceforth considered himself as charged with his care. The arrangement was proposed to him, and he accepted it, just as he would have done, had he been sober, only that he repeated a little oftener, and with rather more emotion than usual, "You, Vincent, know very well, that I at least am an honest man."They had a joyful supper that night, Medor remaining at the side of the table, with his head upon his master's knee, which he left only to give a slight caress to Michael, or a look and a wag of his tail to Gervais. The following day, before their departure for Lyons, Gervais received from the generosity of his uncle, the pair of stockings, the shirt, and the two handkerchiefs, necessary to complete his outfit, and had the satisfaction of arriving with him at the workshop of Master Blanchet, not as a poor boy, received almost as an act of charity, but as a good workman, countenanced and recommended by respectable relatives.He has justified their hopes and his own, having become Master Blanchet's head workman; he is about to marry his only daughter, and his father-in-law, rich enough to retire, has given up to him a business, which Gervais will not allow to decline under his care. Matthew, who only needs guidance, contents himself with being a little merry after his first meal, and a little sleepy after the last. He hopes to spend[Pg 36] a peaceful old age with his son, while Va-bon-train, who, without being old, is also anxious for repose, has purchased a small property, married again, and given up his marionettes and the faithful Medor to his son Michael. Matthew has generously added the ass, and Jacquot, and has announced for Gervais' wedding-day, "a performance for the benefit of friendship, in which is to be seen the wonderful dispute between peerless Jacquot and the incomparable Scaramouche."Popular Tales : Scaramouche, Cecilia and Nanette, Three Chapters from the Life of Nadir, The Mother and Daughter, The Difficult Duty:Moral Doubts, Caroline; or The Effects of a Misfortune, New Year's Night

The leader of an enigmatic and secret cult arrives at a television studio to reveal his message: "They Are Close."Investigative reporter Sasha Mendez gets the rare chance to confront a mysterious cult leader on live television and uncovers more than she could have ever imagined...

Before borders were drawn, before treaties were signed, before wars were waged anew, before the great kingdoms of the Remnant were even born and the world of old was only a hazy slate of memory told in story and legend, a girl and her family fought to survive. And that girl’s name was Morrighan. In this prequel novella to the Remnant Chronicles, a girl and a boy from enemy camps meet, fall in love--and set history in motion.

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Lojen, meets Shienna, the girl he seems to come across frequently. He has never been able to greet her but when he does, everything begins to change. He is falling for her in an attempt to close a gap in his life deficient of affection. But what if a moment reveals a secret? Will the love stay unbroken?Rana's world has been turned upside down by the death of one princess and the illness of another, but there's more to that illness than anyone seems willing to explain. Though she's only a servant in the palace, Rana finds herself the focus of too much attention. Her mind is clouded, filled with fragments of thought and half-memories that she's can't put in order, and time is running out for Princess Denya. If Rana can't push through the fractured state of her mind, the princess may never wake again.

This booklet contains 100 ‘tips & tricks’ which can be used for contemplation. The two Dutch authors, Timo ten Cate and Janneke Kromkamp, were running a medium-sized Dutch consultancy for 15 years (www.digital.nl). At the same time, they developed a vision to a more enduring, socially responsible way of doing business.Spiritual entrepreneurship is answering questions such as: Why are or aren’t certain things happening? How to deal with this in business? And towards the customer?Why is this specific employee leaving? Why is our company not given this contract? In what direction will I take the team in the next couple of years? Should it always be bigger: more profit, more people? Do I really have to do everything myself? The booklet 'Doing business the spiritual way' addresses several of these aspects, based on the vision that it is actually not about what you do, but how you do it. And by 'it' meaning eveything you do and think.

Wendy Summer is a young woman who is just starting living out her life the way she wanted. She has a job, a house to stay in and plans for the future. Fortunately all her plans get shuttered when a young high ranking soldier notices her and takes her under his wing. From then, truth after truth gets revealed and her once boring life is filled with excitement, wonder and regrets.Wendy Summer is a young woman who is just starting living out her life the way she wanted. She has a job, a house to stay in and plans for the future. Fortunately all her plans get shuttered when a young high ranking soldier notices her and takes her under his wing. From then, truth after truth gets revealed and her once boring life is filled with excitement, wonder and regrets. Should she have known the truth about herself?The confident, beautiful and powerful Queen Diane is about to retire and leave her post to the next queen. Unfortunately the kingdom knows she has only sons from her marriage. The scheming begins as the council members start plotting on who to put on her seat. The position would bring power and wealth to whichever family continues the line of succession.

Macy is a troubled teen who attends a charter school ruled by a tyrannical principal and her spoiled 17-year-old daughter, Corena. When Macy falls out of favor with Corena, Corena begins using her mother's power to target Macy's friends. Macy vents her frustration on a school computer and unwittingly finds herself on a collision course with the school principal.Monstrato is a story about a troubled teen discovering her moral voice as she battles injustice at a corrupt charter school.School is supposed to be the easy part of Macy's life, and she already has enough to worry about between her narcissistic mother and mentally disturbed friends. But Macy also attends LifeGate Academy which is ruled by a tyrannical principal and her spoiled, 17-year-old daughter, Corena.As a member of Corena's inner circle, Macy enjoys the favoritism that Corena's mother showers on Corena and her friends. But when Corena sets her sights on Macy's boyfriend, Macy soon finds herself single and ostracized, watching as Corena and her cohorts flaunt the rules and wreak havoc on the school. Now Corena is using her power to go after the few friends that Macy has left, and Macy sees students and teachers turning their heads and pretending that it's not happening. Macy is determined that someone should stand up to Corena and her mother, but she's scared to do it alone, and no one seems to share her outrage. Disturbed by the apathy that she sees around her, Macy vents her frustration in an essay on the school's computer and inadvertently puts herself on a collision course with Corena's mother, the school's principal.Set in a semi-urban, industrial landscape, this 70,000 word, first person narrative offers a realistic portrayal of a teenager's disillusionment with authority and her eventual self-actualization.

When Jane is invited to spend the weekend with her cousin AnnaMarie, she little suspects the playful adventure that awaits her. Joined by her friends, they explore an abandoned church...with more to discover than dusty hymnals!Characters from the novel, Forgotten Memories.Earth, Book One of The Hrwang Incursion series, continues with another intense episode. Eva settles in with the aliens at their new palace in California and makes contact with Mark and Juan. Thinking she has developed trust with the alien soldiers, she is suddenly threatened by an ill-timed accusation. Jayla and Jada fall into the hands of survivalists, and when someone offers Jayla hope beyond reason, she has a critical decision to make.In space, isolated on board an alien ship, the recovering Stanley receives shocking news. He’s more alone than he ever imagined he could he be. The burden of being Ambassador to the aliens is almost more than he can handle. Wolfgang and Leah, now part of the newly formed Pan German army, develop new, lethal skills.1804, the decorated Hrwang Artificial Intelligence unit, is assigned planetside to a new mission: seeding a radioactive cloud to prevent it from sweeping over all of Earth. But then its handlers give it an extra, suicidal, assignment. It begins to understand the consequences of its actions.