Product DescriptionThe national bestselling author of Insatiable turns up the heat with her latest sizzling adventure. Andrei Solace delivers death on silent feet as an assassin for the Phantom Corps. Mercenary Piper Roundtree thought she was over him. But against the backdrop of an impending war, their passion is rekindled. Now the lovers must join forces- in more ways than one-to save the Known Universe before the Imperialist enemy hurls it into irreversible chaos. About the AuthorLauren Dane lives in the Northwest with her husband and three children.

Forks Settlement no longer occupies its place upon the ordnance map of the state of Montana. At least not the Forks Settlement—the one which nestled in a hollow on the plains, beneath the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. It is curious how these little places do contrive to slip off the map in the course of time. There is no doubt but that they do, and are wholly forgotten, except, perhaps, by those who actually lived or visited there. It is this way with all growing countries, and anywhere from twenty to thirty years ago Montana was distinctly a new country.

Commodore Barney's Young Spies - A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by James Otis is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of James Otis then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Miss Davis’s class have been studying measurement all term. Today, they will measure each other’s normal walking speed. But class misfit Gary Mooney has other plans. This playground tale reveals much about social conformity, betrayal and punishment.The Measure of Gary Mooney was awarded third place in the New Zealand 2007 Sunday Star-Times Short Story Competition.Dr. Jonathan Anderson, chair of the psychology department of Dallas's most prestigious university, received a rejection letter on his life's work. The next day, October 31, 2008, he got a second chance, an article confirming the existence of ghosts at the infamous Reindeer Manor. The current owner, who only goes by Andy, has been running the property as a Halloween attraction for years. However, it's not the attraction that is of interest to Anderson, but rather its true history. Upon visiting the manor, he struck a deal with the owner to rent the entire property for five days, under the condition that all Halloween props are removed. Unfortunately for Dr. Anderson, he got his way...

Tess lives with Grandma Wilma now. Grandma manages a storage facility, and Tess watches people come and go. She places them in categories, and for a seven-year old she has some insightful thoughts.Fast-paced, epic space fantasy adventure:The interstellar Empire of Man had been destroyed by Umpala invaders, forcing the survivors of the Great Houses to establish new lives on low-tech Refuge Worlds, but now, centuries later, a starship has come. A society of elite warrior mystics, able to tap and utilize the energy of the Void, has awaited this day for centuries, and now a trainee is thrust into the middle of the storm as old and new enemies converge, threatening not only the planet but all of humanity.A warrior, perhaps one of the Nine Champions prophesized, will rise to stand against the Darkness and the Destroyers and to rally the free peoples against the invaders from another galaxy.

Sophie is a witch. She didn't know she was a witch until she was asked to cook tea one evening. Naturally, she puts these new-found powers to good use. First, against her horrible teacher for being in an unusually bad mood and making the class recite the 27½ times table twice. Second, against her Uncle Nesbit, who has come to stay and whose appetite is legendary...Kaiya held a magical power in her blood to make the night creatures immune to the sun. Byron's assignment was easy, to make her fall in love with him and have her offer her blood to him and all the vampires in Connor's coven. There was just one thing he wasn't allowed to do: fall in love with her. Will he follow the rules and be faithful to his maker or will he turn his back on his own kind just to save her? With so much to lose the choice won’t be easy

Poems in English and Spanish that attempt to obtain a Haiku like insight into the universeUnder the guardianship of Aunt Margaret; after the death of her parents at age five, Little Ann had suffered through a constantly changing environment before they finally settled in a small town outside Durango. For a time life was happy until she started high school. For many, looking back on high school is a time of nostalgia, but for Ann it held a secret so terrible that she had buried it under years of false memories. But with the help of a seemingly unknown guide, they delve into her past to uncover a long hidden secret that has plagued her since childhood. What will happen when her unknown guide forces her to face a conflict that has caused such heart break? Who will be her savior, as a voice from her past reaches out to guide and save her. And why is the voice so strangely silent as she faces the truth buried in her past? The results will not be what you expect.

The Flame of Findul—the sword that guards the Tree of Life—has been allowed to burn out. The tree’s destruction means the end of life on Earth. Taylor must relight the sword, but a formidable enemy who has eaten of the Tree stands in his way."Sometimes life gooses you when you're not looking. You might be happily coasting through days in a little New Jersey suburb, dreaming about Jennifer Williams and making plans to see the new movie showing uptown when—bam!—everything changes in an instant. Your family moves overseas and suddenly you're hacking at water demons with a four-foot blade..."Yeah, that move landed me in the middle of a supernatural assignment. Angels and all that. Relighting the Flame of Findul...the sword that guards the Tree of Life...wasn't high on my bucket list. Espcially after I found out who else was looking for the sword. But since the alternative was perishing in a fiery worldwide disaster... Well, let's just say my priorities changed.I was told I'd have help. I was told I'd be in capable hands. Then I met my guardian angel. I am so doomed.

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Calla Larkenwood must battle against a witch's curse to save the one she loves and prevent a power-hungry princess from tearing through the veil between two worlds. With her magic disappearing bit by bit, can she stop the worst from happening before the curse claims her life?

Endō Shūsaku (1923–1996) studied French literature at the University of Lyon from 1950 to 1953. In 1995, Japan’s Emperor Akihito presented the author with the Order of Culture, the nation’s highest honor for contributions in literature, art, and culture. His publications include the internationally acclaimed novel Silence (soon to be adapted for the screen by director Martin Scorsese), The Sea and Poison, A Life of Jesus, and Song of Sadness, as well as many other works dealing with childhood experiences, the stigma of being an outsider, the experience of being a foreigner, and the difficulties of following a foreign faith. Van C. Gessel is professor of Japanese at Brigham Young University. He is the author of Three Modern Novelists: Sōseki, Tanizaki, Kawabata; coeditor of The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature; and translator of seven literary works by Endō Shūsaku, including The Samurai and Deep River.