An average kid with an above average talent for predicting baseball pitches tries to help his favorite player out of a slump in this entertaining novel from bestselling authors Tim Green and Derek Jeter.Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately his dad can't afford to keep him on the travel team. His dad runs a diner and makes enough to cover the bills, but there isn't enough to cover any extras. So Jalen decides to take matters into his own hands and he sneaks into the home of the New York Yankee's star second baseman, James Yager, and steals a couple of balls from his personal batting cage. He knows that if he can sell them, he'll be able to keep himself on the team. But like the best-laid plans—or in this case the worst!—Jalen's scheme goes wrong when Yager catches him. But Jalen has a secret: his baseball genius. He can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitcher is going to do with his next pitch. He can't quite explain how he knows, he just... Views: 30
In an age of confusion, fear, and loss, Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib's is a voice that matters. Whether he's attending a Bruce Springsteen concert the day after visiting Michael Brown's grave, or discussing public displays of affection at a Carly Rae Jepsen show, he writes with a poignancy and magnetism that resonates profoundly.In the wake of the nightclub attacks in Paris, he recalls how he sought refuge as a teenager in music, at shows, and wonders whether the next generation of young Muslims will not be afforded that opportunity now. While discussing the everyday threat to the lives of black Americans, Willis-Abdurraqib recounts the first time he was ordered to the ground by police officers: for attempting to enter his own car.In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others—along with original, previously unreleased essays—Willis-Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world, so that we... Views: 30
When a wizardly experiment goes adrift, the wizards of Unseen University find themselves with a pocket universe on their hands: Roundworld, where neither magic nor common sense seems to stand a chance against logic. The Universe, of course, is our own. And Roundworld is Earth. As the wizards watch their accidental creation grow, we follow the story of our universe from the primal singularity of the Big Bang to the Internet and beyond. Through this original Terry Pratchett story (with intervening chapters from Cohen and Stewart) we discover how puny and insignificant individual lives are against a cosmic backdrop of creation and disaster. Yet, paradoxically, we see how the richness of a universe based on rules, has led to a complex world and at least one species that tried to get a grip of what was going on. Views: 30
The huntress becomes the hunted in this sizzling paranormal romance from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Gena Showalter, now available as a stand-alone ebook! With only skin-to-skin contact, Aleaha Love can change her appearance, assuming any identity. As an AIR (Alien Investigation and Removal) agent, her newest mission is to capture a group of otherworldly warriors. So imagine her surprise when the hunter becomes the hunted, and she's taken captive by dangerously seductive Breean, a golden-skinned, iron-willed commander, who threatens everything Aleaha stands for—and makes her want to be only herself, for the first time in her life. Views: 30
Lady Phoebe Johansen embarks upon her first season with two goals in mind – to remain unwed and scandal free in London. Taylor Qualls, the Earl of Sandlin, is forced once again to face his own obligations this season. He has a year and a half to find a suitable bride. Nobody needs to tell him that Lady Phoebe is the last woman on earth he should marry. Views: 30
A compelling, dramatic blockbuster by New York Times bestselling Harlequin Presents author, Penny Jordan. Now available for the first time in e-book! Previously published as Lingering Shadows in 1991. Out of the shadows of the past. Linked by ambition and passion. Held apart by the sins of the fathers... Money, power, influence—Leo von Hessler inherited it all from his manipulative, empire-building father. But how much of his business has been built at the expense of others' shattered hopes and dreams? Only a visit to English company, Carey Chemicals, can answer Leo's questions. Ambitious, relentless, driven—Saul Jardine, corporate raider, knows just when to close in on ailing companies. Respected and feared in the business world, Saul pursued his career single-mindedly, to the detriment of love and family. His life at a crossroads, he is now set to carry out one last transaction: moving in on Carey's, a company ripe for takeover.... Views: 30
When two worlds collide... Shelby is a plus size with dangerous curves. Fed up with men trying to change her, she settles into the belief that she's better off alone. Jace is a martial arts instructor with a killer smile. While his body is rock hard, his heart is soft. Still feeling the sting from his ex-wife's infidelity, he's cautiously optimistic that he'll find his perfect match. Views: 30
Olivia
has spent years training to hunt and kill the dangerous savages who live
outside the dome which protects her city, and she stands ready to carry out her
mission with pride… until the day she is shot down and her life is changed
forever.
Pulled
from the wreckage by a man unlike any she has ever seen—a massive, gruff, yet
strangely handsome brute who is not afraid to bare her bottom and spank her
soundly to compel her obedience—she is brought into the midst of the people she
once sought to wipe out, and her rescuer becomes both her captor and her
protector.
From
the instant he sets eyes upon her, Hayden is certain that there will be a
special place in his heart for Olivia. He knows the struggle she will face as
she breathes the clean, free air outside the dome and the drugs in her system
wear off, leaving her exposed to desires more powerful than she can
imagine—desires that he will be more than prepared to fulfill when she is
ready.
As
the days pass, Olivia grows more and more disturbed by what she sees around
her—husbands and wives, children and families, all healthy and unharmed by the supposedly
poisoned air. Far more disturbing, though, are her growing feelings for Hayden.
She finds herself wanting him in a way that she cannot understand, and her need
for him grows stronger with every passing hour. She knows that soon she will
ask for him to take her, and that when he is finished it will not be long
before she kneels at his feet, blushing with shame while begging for more.
Publisher’s
Note: Captive’s Desire is an erotic novel that includes spankings, anal
play, graphic sexual scenes, elements of BDSM, and more. If such material
offends you, please don’t buy this book.
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Book Nine of the Dresden Files Someone is targeting the city's magic practitioners, the members of the supernatural underclass who don't possess enough power to become full-fledged wizards. Many have vanished. Others appear to be victims of suicide. But the murderer has left a calling card at one of the crime scenes--a message for Harry Dresden, referencing the book of Exodus and the killing of witches. Harry sets out to find the killer before he can strike again, but his investigation turns up evidence pointing to the one suspect he cannot possibly believe guilty: his half brother, Thomas. Determined to bring the real murderer to justice and clear his brother's name, Harry attracts the attention of the White Court of vampires, becoming embroiled in a power struggle that renders him outnumbered, outclassed, and dangerously susceptible to temptation. Harry knows that if he screws this one up, a lot of people will die--and one of them will be his brother. Views: 30
