A plane crash leaves two injured strangers, Harry and Zoe, struggling for survival. Things get worse, bringing their escape to a quick end. Zoe is in a panic – pregnant and needing to return to end the pregnancy that she feels will destroy her career dreams. Harry sees the storm as a blessing - a way to save an innocent life. What neither knows is that fate has already made the decision for them.This novel is set in the near future. It begins with historical fiction set at the end of World War I, followed by current day November 2011. These set the historical context for the rest of the book.The novel delves into future technology as gradual change occurs. The novel is a narrative and social commentaries that is equally relevant to the present, as it was to the past, and likely for the future. It offers a thoughtful look at greed, corrupted power, hate and atrocities. Readers are treated to characters from several parts of the world united in their determination to root out this pernicious threat. The backdrop settings consists of information warfares, cyber attacks, ground breaking future scientific and military technologies.Contents:PrologueChapter 1 - Barbarians at the GateChapter 2 - A World ApartChapter 3 - Crime and PunishmnentChapter 4 - Just VisitingChapter 5 - Anonymous VotersChapter 6 - The CureChapter 7 - GatheringsChapter 8 - Money TalksChapter 9 - Hackers and CrackersChapter 10 - The RebelsChapter 11 - Changing of the GuardsChapter 12 - Power PlayChapter 13 - The Last LectureChapter 14 - The PurgeChapter 15 - The ChaseChapter 16 - Lifting the VeilChapter 17 - Unpleasant TruthChapter 18 - Sympathy for the DevilChapter 19 - The LairChapter 20 - The AwakeningEpilogue

Diary of a The first episode of Diary of a Nerd King Season 2 starts with Max going to his best friend Boogie's Karate class where some interesting stuff happens.As the week progresses, Max finds his cool status is WAY up at school, has girl trouble with his girlfriend Jordan, gets into an argument with Boogie over GLEE club, and has a VERY disturbing dream that that he's not even sure he shouldJust like your favorite TV shows, Diary of a Nerd King has changed to a SERIES format, and just like your favorite TV shows, there will now be a new episode of Diary of a Nerd King every week!Instead of having to wait months for a whole new book to come out, now you can get your Diary of a Nerd King fix EVERY WEEK when each new episode is released right here on Amazon!!!The first episode of Diary of a Nerd King Season 2 starts with Max going to his best friend Boogie's Karate class where some interesting stuff happens.As the week progresses, Max finds his cool status is WAY up at school, has girl trouble with his girlfriend Jordan, gets into an argument with Boogie over GLEE club, and has a VERY disturbing dream that he's not even sure he should write about in his journal.*** Featuring artwork from 11 year old guest artist Kayla Byers! You too can enter the Diary of a Nerd King ART CONTEST, and get your artwork featured in an up-coming episode. Details on the blog at https://nerdkingdiary.blogspot.com ***What's that... you haven't met Max yet? Well then, here's Max on Max...My name is Max Ridgemont. My sister says I'm the Nerd King. I resent that. She says I resemble that. She thinks she's so smart. Wait til I'm famous from inventing a burping machine.This is my diary, except it's not a diary. It's a journal, or a blog, or a log... just not a diary 'cause diaries are for girls and wimpy kids. There's also a lot of wicked awesome pictures I drew in here too. Don't feel bad if you can't draw as well as I can. Most people can't.Oh yeah, my best friend Boogie and I are going to make millions with our new YouTube channel, and our plan is in here too. DON'T try and copy us. You'll just get upset when you don't make a million dollars and find out you're not as awesome as us.

It's two days before the wedding and twenty-four year old Madison Glory intends to make Ty Weston keep his promise.Yesterday Riley Raine was a chocoholic accountant with the power to craft deadly budgets and wicked financial statements. Today she is the Princess of the Light Bringers in the magical land of Avalyss with the powers of teleportation, telepathy and telekinesis. According to an ancient prophecy she is destined to engage in an epic battle with the Lord of the Dark Mages, the sexy and powerful Cole Dalton. Unable to deny the passion igniting between them, can Riley and Cole find a way to thwart this twisted destiny where one of them is fated to die at the other’s hands?

In an unraveling world, three women begin their quests: Ember, to understand the magic growing within her; Kayla, to rise above the caste oppressing her family; C’Tan, for freedom from her evil master. One will discover she is the first white mage born in three millennia, another will become guardian to a keystone, the sapphire flute, and through it all the third will try to destroy them both.It has been 3,000 years since a white mage has been seen upon Rasann.In the midst of a volcanic eruption miles outside of her village, Ember discovers she can see magic and change the appearance of things at will. Against her mother's wishes, she leaves for the mage trials only to be kidnapped before arriving. In trying to escape, she discovers she has inherited her father's secret - a secret that places her in direct conflict with her father's greatest enemy.At the same time, Kayla is given guardianship of the sapphire flute and told not to play it. The evil mage C'Tan has been searching for it for decades and the sound alone is enough to call her. For the flute to be truly safe, Kayla must find its birthplace in the mountains high above Javak. The girls' paths are set on a collision course...a course that C'Tan is determined to prevent at all costs.

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If 15-year-old May Taylor isn't careful she's going to turn into her mother: a woman with an icicle tongue, migraines and a fondness for gin and tonic. Francis Carlisle is a bumbling Victorian painter trapped for over a century in his own work. Together with May’s best friend, Sheila, they travel in a transcendent world through the paintings on the walls of an art dealer's living room. 15+On the rocky coast of Maine, railroad tycoon and painter, Francis Carlisle, disappears on a stormy night in 1887 shortly after the death of his wife. Two young women discover him over a century later trapped in his own painting. Even after the urging of her friend, hard-hearted May Taylor has no desire to help Carlisle out of his private purgatory. She only wants to get back home, back to the familiar and predictable world where she is overshadowed by her stellar brother, largely ignored by her parents, and where she can fade back into obscurity and return to her previous dull existence. In true Victorian male fashion, Carlisle insists on helping them, however, and May laments that there will be no getting rid of the bumbling man. After the girls discover a doorway into another painting, the three of them begin a journey through the painted world on the walls of an art dealer's living room. There in the artwork, they meet pirates, a deceptive goddess, and ogres from the past. When Carlisle proves that he is more useful than he appears (and perhaps just a little smarter than he looks), May decides she can use him after all, even if that means hiding the fact that he may never make it to a painting of his young and beautiful wife. Or is that really why she is keeping him around? A lighthearted read for a snowy afternoon; it is ultimately about finding home, which is to say--one's true self.

A story of adventure, ball control and hope.Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup.But first they must face landmines, pirates, storms and assassins.Can Jamal and his family survive their incredible journey and get to Australia?Sometimes, to save the people you love, you have to go overboard.

Seventeen year old Daniel Snow a Chef from San Fransisco receives an email from someone claiming to have some startling truths about humanity's plans for the future. Daniel's Guardian Henry Bradford a Professor of Physics too has just been summoned to Washington in a haste to decipher a voice recording which scientists from the SETI institute think might be First Contact from an alien race.Seventeen year old Daniel Snow a Chef from San Fransisco receives an email from someone claiming to be his Granddad. Apparently, He has some startling truths about humanity's plans for the future. The sender is on Earth one hundred years into the future trapped in another galaxy. Daniel's Uncle and Guardian Henry Bradford a Professor of Physics too has just been summoned to Washington in a haste to decipher a voice recording which scientists from the SETI research Institute in Mountain View think might be First Contact from an alien race. Daniel must make an unlikely and uneasy alliance with his Uncle, his colleague doctor Lynn and Eel, the sender of the email if they are to survive people determined to keep this a secret. Boundless is a sci-fi novelette that questions our place in this universe, our very beliefs, our knowledge of the origins of the universe, and our attempts at redefining what we think is impossible. It will also take you on vicarious Journey through time, with mind bending twists and turns until the most amazing climax.

For years Colin Abbott has put his life on hold, living only for his elderly mother. With her gone he is alone, adrift in a world he doesn’t fully understand. On one sunny summer day he sets off from his mother’s grave, and attempts to take control, to learn to enjoy his life and maybe even learn to love again.“Thoughts and feelings, hinted at before, were suddenly blossoming. He knew then that he'd been waiting for his life to begin…”For years Colin Abbott has put his life on hold, living only for his elderly mother. With her gone he is alone, adrift in a world he doesn’t fully understand. On one sunny summer day he sets off from his mother’s grave, and attempts to take control, to learn to enjoy his life and maybe even learn to love again. ‘The Graveyard’ is where Colin takes his first steps away from his old life and towards something completely new and unknown and is the seventh short story in the ‘Diamonds’ Collection that also includes ‘Bewilder’, ‘Heart over Head over Heels’, ‘Bonfire Blues’, ‘Lily Green’, ‘The Devil eats Coleslaw’, and ‘Fading Polaroids in Reverse’.

Joyce Radway walks out on her cousins and into a graveyard cover-up. But will the men trailing her ruin all chances of a new life?

What is the price of a soul?For Annalise it's simply a matter of getting what she wants and having the means to go about it. What she wants is revenge for the death of her father. The means to go about it... well that's where things get a little more complicated.He's ancient, all powerful, and his motivations are as murky as his morals. Still, he's the best chance she has.What is the price of a soul?For Annalise it's simply a matter of getting what she wants and having the means to go about it. What she wants is revenge for the death of her father. The means to go about it... well that's where things get a little more complicated.He's ancient, all powerful, and his motivations are as murky as his morals. Still, he was her father's weapon of choice and Annalise knew her father to be a man of honesty and integrity.The price is worth it.

Prytani can tell your future when, merging with her little vixen Tamesis, she journeys into the underworld.Her own world of towers on glass hills, ships steering themselves, mermaids and werewolves, is about to be shattered by the arrival of a boy hardly older than her.Worse still, others will utilise her talents to control the Dead Legions–-who are already encroaching on the world of the livingFor a crust to keep her alive, Prytani will tell your future: for when she merges with her little vixen Tamesis, she can journey into the underworld.Her own world is one of towers on glass hills, ships who steer themselves, swords that sing, mermaids and werewolves, all of it about to be shattered by the arrival of a boy hardly older than herself.Worse still, others seek to utilise her talents to control the Dead Legions – who are already encroaching on the world of the living.

Warning: experimental translation (hybrid)Behind the old crusher, on top of the country hill, it consumes the revenge of a man that, at distance of few days, discovers to have completed a well more serious crime of that that believed to have put into effect.I point out the error of Thomas Hobbes in equating the prince with Leviathan and of parliaments with Behemoth. It is the other way around. Autocratic administration of the state is clearly the logical condition of good governance and true democracy. World history is dominated by the war between prince and shaman. Parliaments, courts, capital cities and stock exchanges are ruses behind which the shaman and his witch consort hide. I explain the true purpose of the state as a commonwealth, that is to say, a generator of wealth. I offer ways to keep the human family unit strong and to eliminate the corruption of nationalism. The nations are of the fruit of the tree of Babel and so evil like the tree that generated them. I suggest that the military should take on the role of hunter/warrior, as was the state of the warrior in the past (energy in place of meat, minerals in place of hides.) This is the best way to stay militarily secure and economically prosperous. I briefly point out that the stubborn refusal to accept the existence of witchcraft in modern life is a grievous error. These misers of the mind encourage ignorance at every turn to exalt their relative position in society.

You’re still staring through that glass,Painting me afraid,Wasting me awayI don’t know where you are,But to me, you’re in there somewhere,In that frame,Lurking, longing, not belonging, all the same,Wanting to reappear, hoping to have me hereBefore she met Sean, all Gwen had to worry about was climbing the corporate ladder. Now she’s got to contend with breakups, crazy exes, a painful secret and a man dressed as a hotdog.If only Sean weren’t so good looking and kind. If only her heart would stick to the plans she’d made with so much care. If only the night sky weren’t so beautiful when you view it lying next to someone you love.

Enter the fantasy world of the Cavern, a place of myth, mystery, and magic. Here lives a race of quartz-people caught in a desperate struggle to stay alive. Young Shardshaper Apprentice Akarra holds the key to their survival, but only if she has the vision to see it.The Cavern. A Place of Myth, Magic, and Mystery: In a world of fantasy, a place of enchanted quartz crystals and sinister beings of shadow, live a magical people as strong and hearty as the crystalline rocks from which they have been fashioned: they are the Quartzians: A people secluded, distrustful of outsiders yet noble of spirit and magnanimous of heart. Noble Akarra is Apprentice Shardshaper and Maker of Prisms: Can She Master the Magic of the Mythical Heartshard? The young apprentice Shardshaper, Akarra, seeks to control the mythical Heartshard—a fragment of a greater crystal known as the Heart Crystal--and its magic. With the mythical prism in hand, Akarra can shape and bend light, and through that alter the shape of the many quartz crystals that surround her—it is a powerful magic indeed. But will that be enough to see her through her Heartquest? For it is a journey of great peril, a fantasy quest which will change her, shape her, and force her to choose between her destiny as Shardshaper and the he-quartz she loves: the Chieftain’s Son, Thaygos. Find out more now. Download Prism the latest fantasy fiction by Matthew D. Ryan.

When James Caffery moves across the country a week before the start of senior year, his whole life changes. An old lamp buried in an alley can help him summon the ghost of a girl who died last year. But his new friend has problems of her own; reapers are after her. If he wants to keep her around, he’ll need to track them down, fast. The problem? James has just one clue: reapers never smile.All James Caffery wanted was to finish high school in the city where he grew up. But when his family moves across the country a week before the start of senior year, everything changes. Instead of having tons of friends and being on the varsity basketball team, James is now stuck hanging out with the nerdiest kid in school.With no one at school to talk to and both of his parents still at work, James decides to take the long way home. In a back alley, he finds an antique lamp buried in a pile of trash. He lights it, and realizes he can summon the ghost of a girl who died the year before. When he learns that she went to his new school, James is convinced that he’s not only found a new friend, but someone who can help him connect with the kids in his new school. But his new friend has problems of her own. It’s not long before he learns that reapers are after her, eager to capture the spirit that’s been evading them. Now, if he wants to keep his friend around, he’s going to have to track down the reapers before they can find her. The only problem? James knows exactly one thing about them: reapers never smile.

This Book which has 50 differently titled Poems , is actually part 5 of the Book titled – Hide and Seek – Rhyming & Non Rhyming Poems ( 702 pages ) .Parekh's earliest collection of verse. Written in unparallelled fervor, this collection is a delectable blend of topics from love to death, probing into countless infinitesimal aspects of existence which make a significant impact to it. The beauty of this compendium lies in its magical brevity at places and in the most mundane things of life around us brought to the fore like a magicians wand, in brilliant poetic flair by Parekh. Contains poems on topics impossible for one to envisage that a poem could be written about such an inconspicuous little thing-but Parekh evolves bountiful rhyme from the word go and coalesces vivacious color in the little tid-bits of the chapter called life to optimum effect. A must read for all those who find color, charm and significance in even the smallest things of life and are enthused by even the most mercurial bit of stray paper loitering around. A poetic tribute to the ordinary, projecting its colorful extraordinary bit to the planet with raw panache. This book tingles every living being's imagination to fantasize beyond the ordinary. Look at all those meaningful tid-bits around us which have a complete book written in each one of them. All those joyous and unfortunate anecdotes around us which make us blossom into the true spirit of existence; into the amazing celebration of omnipotent life.

* Alien hunting can get a girl killed. It can also get her a date.* High school senior Camille Robins and her best friend are determined to snag the attention of their crushes before graduation next month. Armed with red-hot outfits and killer hair, they sneak into the hottest nightclub in town -- which caters to the rich and famous, both human and alien. They end up following Erik (who is human) and Silver (who isn't) through a guarded door and are soon separated and under attack...and not the good kind. Bad boy Erik spares Camille's life, but the two are soon being chased by gun-toting Alien Investigation and Removal agents. Camille's more confused than ever because Erik's finally showing real interest in her, but the agents are accusing him of dealing Onadyn -- a drug that ruins human lives. Suddenly, with the heat of his kiss lingering on her lips, Camille has to decide whose side she's on...and whether she's willing to put her life on the line to save Erik's.