THE WAGER (Ruthless Regency Dukes 1) is the first book in USA Today and Amazon International #1 Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer's, NEW Regency Romance series.Six Dukes, bound together by their friendship and loyalty to The Crown. Then one of them is killed at the Battle of Waterloo, splintering the friendship of the five left behind, as they blame themselves and each other for their friend's death. Until they learn he didn't die in battle at all, he was murdered. The search for the killer begins!Everyone knew that entering into a wager, with the cold and ruthless Grayson Vaughn, the Duke of Flint, was pure madness.Losing that wager even more so.But that is exactly what Chastity has done.Now she must pay the ruthless duke's price.NEXT in this series – The MISTRESS (Ruthless Regency Dukes 2) – Coming SoonOther books by Carole MortimerRuthless Regency Dukes SeriesThe Wager (Ruthless Regency Dukes 1) Views: 669
Apocalypse: keep it in the family.Ah, the problems never cease. The Team want Paddington to help contain a family of vampires before they fulfil another vague, ancient prophecy that will destroy the world. The werewolf pack wants revenge. His wife wants him to stay away from it all. Oh, and there’s some question about Paddington’s father’s death. Specifically, whether it actually happened...Apocalypse: keep it in the family…It's been three years since Chief Constable Paddington became a werewolf and thwarted the family of vampires who tried to fulfil an ancient prophecy and destroy the world. Three years of peace. Paddington was almost starting to believe that the hard times were over. That he could settle down with his wife. Think about starting a family.Unfortunately, family and Paddington don't go well together. His father died of a heart attack a few days after Paddington's birth. His mother's dying words still haunt him.Yeah, family's never been his strong suit, but Paddington is about to become a dad himself. Happy day.Except now the vampires have disappeared and the Supernatural Help and Investigation Team are demanding Paddington help bring them back. The werewolf pack, though, are howling for bloody revenge. So to speak.Oh, and there's some question about Paddington's father's death. Specifically, whether it actually... happened.Just like old times, then. Still, at least there isn't a prophecy foretelling the end of the world...Right? Views: 669
The Reaper war has destroyed their worlds leaving entire star systems decimated and whole civilizations erased from history. The people of the galaxy look to one person - one human - for salvation. Can the efforts of one woman succeed where innumerable peoples before her kind have failed? Join Commander Karen Shepard in this re-imagined ending to the Bioware game "Mass Effect 3".The Reaper war has destroyed their worlds leaving entire star systems decimated and whole civilizations erased from history. The people of the galaxy look to one person - one human - for salvation. Can the efforts of one woman succeed where innumerable peoples before her kind have failed? Join Commander Karen Shepard in this re-imagined ending to the Bioware game "Mass Effect 3".The story of Bioware's Commander Shepard continues with this full-length work, "EndShard: A Mass Effect Fan Novel", by Karen E. Politte ("VakarianGirl"). Taking place after the ending of "Mass Effect 3", this novel re-imagines the end story of the franchise, its central protagonist Commander Shepard, and the pivotal and peripheral characters of the Mass Effect universe.What does love truly mean when worlds are aflame and death waits in the void? Who would truly follow you through fire and pain to death? How do you keep going when you can barely crawl? This is a story not only of Commander Karen Shepard's battle with the Reapers, but also of her deepest fears and most closely-held hops.---------------------------------------------This novel contains adult language, adult situations and scenes of conflict.---------------------------------------------Suggested reading device: Kindle (.mobi).--------------------------------------------- Views: 669
Green, you're clean. Red, you're dead.Nineteen-year-old Mora is haunted by the flashing red light that pronounces her doom. Now she knows she only has about twenty-four hours to defeat Jeremiah and finish the revolution she has started, before the greyskin virus claims her life.To do this, she must lead the other Starborns through the war-torn streets of Screven. But Jeremiah has a secret power that will test Mora in ways she could have never imagined. Views: 669
A somewhat autobiographical collection of personal poignant poems from a Young Black Warrior Scholar.Here you have a collection of verses which are windows into the author's life experiences, thoughts, beliefs and dreams. From growing up in two different environments which beget different views of the world, to the expression of unconditional love for a single mother, philosophical views of life, war stories set in prose, lyrical odes to love and sensuality. A somewhat autobiographical collection of poems Views: 669
Futuristic America is geographically divided, with two governing presidents: John Williams and Japanese-American Ann Kinji. Conspiracy, greed and a lust for power are at the root of this plot-twisting thriller about corrupt government; when the future of the nation depends on former private detective Serena Wilcox and her unlikely crew.Will a war-torn America, split in two, put the nation on a path toward healing and recovery? Or is futuristic America destined to remain bipartisan and deeply divided? Serena Wilcox and her family have destroyed their old home and faked their deaths to go off the grid under new identities, after obtaining insider information about a threat to the United States. The threat results in a geographically divided America, with two governing presidents: John Williams and Japanese-American Ann Kinji. Conspiracy, greed and a lust for power are at the root of this plot-twisting thriller about corrupt American government; when the future of the nation depends on former private detective Serena Wilcox and her unlikely crew.Revolting and oddball characters, quirky humor, shocking dialog and events: "Spellbinding!"Book #1 in the Dystopian Thriller Trilogy [The Serena Wilcox Mysteries] is inspirational, humorous, and clean (no graphic violence or language). The series is cross-genre: hard-boiled mystery, suspense, futuristic, speculative fiction, political and religious thriller genre. Views: 669
Tory's great aunt, Temperance Brennan, visits just in time to investigate a robbery at the Loggerhead Island Research Institute. As a renowned forensic anthropologist, Tempe is obviously qualified to figure out whodunit, but Tory and her Virals pack want to crack the case on their own. Yet the crime is puzzling. Who could have accessed the labs at LIRI, and how could they have gotten the equipment off the island?
It's Brennan vs. Brennan in this short story that gives readers a brand new insight into the world of the Virals. Views: 669
When Sauk warriors pitched wigwams at Timberlake Lodge and started reenacting the wars of 1832, manager Sheila Lawson didn't blink an eye, until she caught sight of their magnificent leader.She got to play his tent mate and wanted to make it authentic. But shockingly, Chief Black Hawk turned into her former high school history teacher, Mr. Wagner, who kept getting in the way of the fantasy.In an act of insurrection she took him captive, demanding he forget about propriety and love her for her body, not her mind. Would a good warrior surrender? Views: 669
Galaxy's Edge magazine is published every two months by Phoenix Pick, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor, LLC, a small press based in Maryland. Each issue includes a mix of new and reprinted stories, columns by Barry Malzberg and Gregory Benford and book reviews by Paul Cook.Edited by Mike ResnickStories by: Jack Dann, Sabina Theo, Andrea G. Stewart, Catherine Asaro, Eric Cline, David Brin, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Kevin J. Anderson, Martin L. Shoemaker, and Larry Niven.Serialization: Voodoo Planet by Andre Norton (Part 1 of 2) Views: 669
Book 3Commodore (Brigadier) Sir Joshua Welbeloved increases the Hornets to company strength and recruits enough of Napoleon's Hanoverians to make a German company. They harass the French from Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida to the battle of Buçaco and the lines of Torres Vedras, then return to the mountains and cut off all French communications with Spain.Further recruitment is made, to increase their strength to four companies - British - German - Portuguese and Spanish.The Condesa's blacksmith modifies captured French muskets to breech-loaders with 200 yards accuracy. He also converts some Baker rifles to breech-loading. Views: 669
To anyone interested in the roots of modern science fiction, the name of Ray Cummings should be well known. He wrote science fiction and fantasy before the name "science fiction" had been coined, publishing fantastic yarns in Argosy, Munsey's Magazine, and other mainstream pulp magazines. Of course, as soon as the science fiction pulps debuted, he moved to them, where his work received a hearty welcome from fans. Cummings publishing more than 750 novels and short stories over his long career, producing work in many genres, including the mystery field (see Atom Boy in this Megapack for one prime example). We are pleased to showcase 25 of his tales, ranging from science fiction to fantasy to mystery...more than 1,500 pages of great reading!Included are:THE GIRL IN THE GOLDEN ATOM (1919-1920)THE GIRL IN THE GOLDEN ATOM, PART 2THE SILVER VEIL (1921)THE FIRE PEOPLE (1922)TWO PROPOSALS (1923)JETTA OF THE LOWLANDS (1930)THE WHITE INVADERS (1931)... Views: 668
It's Christmas Eve and Haley Smythe is working the late shift at Snowflake Cinema. But she's not alone. At her side is a notorious local ghosthunter, out for his biggest scoop. And in Theater 6 is a man who claims to see his wife in that very cinema, only on Christmas Eve. As the three converge on this holiday night, secrets will be revealed and all will meet... The Ghost in the Aisle Seat.In this story you will be introduced to a new kind of species called Whisperers; Wisps for short. Though they're different they are very much like every other human-minus the super natural abilities of course. All of the characters in the story have their own story to tell. They all have connections, some have better connections than others but they don't yet know that there's something connecting them all to each other--> a case about a man and, or woman kidnapping and killing fellow Whisperers. Can they put their personal issues behind in order to get to the bottom of this? Or will they have to sacrifice one secret for another?You have to be in a dark place to want to find the light and all of these characters are there in that dark place, some need the light and others won't let them-selves have it. They think they know what they need but they don’t, they just know what they want. We don’t always get what we want though. Everyone serves an important purpose; they’re all here for a reason they just have to find out what the reason is. Soon, soon this world they live in won't be so barren, so without life, so...meaningless. Soon they'll find purpose. Views: 668
Aelise Teronne was an assassin working for the Kandu Law Enforcement. She was part of a group of trained superhumans who were programmed into forced killing. Escaping from her controllers, Aelise goes to set things right and make up for what she had already done. Twisting herself into tangles of all things complicated, she learns to treat herself not as a violent assassin, but as a changed person.Aelise Teronne used to be an assassin working for the Kandu Law Enforcement. She was in the Wolf level of assassins, a collection of highly skilled and trained superhumans who were programmed into killing everyone they were told to. Aelise did that, but the programmed computer chip proved faulty, and she could resist the orders from the chip . . . only after killing everyone she could, and throwing her world into chaos. Now there's only one thing on her mind, to destroy her enemy. Her enemy who controlled her and made her their slave. Escaping from the KLE (Kandu Law Enforcement) was an easy task after her mind no longer belonged to them, and she goes out to set things right, kill someone one last time, and make up for what she had already done. Twisting herself into a complicated tangle of allies, danger, family, love, insanity, and self-doubt, she learns to treat herself not as a once violent assassin, but a changing person. Views: 668
