Unjustly hunted, their families murdered in cold blood, Estefan Ernando and his loyal band emerged from that horror to the pinnacle of the criminal underworld. They’ve built a gigantic syndicate of interconnecting corporations, foundations and enterprises stretching across the Solar System, a vast new empire of Humanity called the Sixteen Worlds of Sol. They are the Aegis Synod—bound by marriage, their undying love and extraordinary long life.
They possess power never before seen among men.
Until now, something unnatural has come to the Sixteen Worlds, something ancient and cold, bringing the vast knowledge of its age-old ancestors with it. Already, it has laid waste to villages and outposts, slaughtering all in its path in search of a weapon, a device that could destroy billions and drive all others into slavery.
Beseeched by an unlikely source, Estefan and his Synod have been asked to help, for only they possess the firepower and the technology to thwart the Ancient One. But, Estefan has little faith in mankind and has no desire to defend it.
His humanity in question, his mind clouded by terrible memories, Estefan must search his distant past for answers. He must revisit those days of persecution and injustice before his meteoric rise to power. He must harken back to the times of the mysterious Shadow Seed when he and those around him began to mutate. They’d become targets of a vicious multi-national organization, because of it. They’d been sentenced to death.
Will he find truth in the sordid days of his youth? Only he knows for certain, but he needs to discover it quickly.
Time is scarce.
The Ancient One is desperate. He’ll destroy entire worlds to find his weapon.
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Sometimes bullies get what they deserve!
Almost everybody at Blake High hates Adam McNicols. He's quiet. He's weird. He's awkward. He's the punching bag for all the jocks. He's the guy girls want no part of. He's the one who usually eats at the lunch table all by himself. But what nobody knows is that there will soon be severe and dangerous consequences for all the taunts and name-calling. Bottles, like humans, can only contain so much pressure. Then they explode.
Luckily for Adam, he falls in love with a nice girl one day. She soon mends all his wounds and gives him the confidence to ignore all the bullies who assault him on an everyday basis. Life couldn't be better. He couldn't be happier. Things couldn't look brighter.
But things will, and do, get darker.
After suffering two great losses, Adam changes for the worse, snaps, and is damaged. With nothing left to lose, he decides to get even with anyone who's ever wronged him by abducting them, torturing them, and killing them.
Will they catch him before he finishes wiping out all his enemies? Will they catch him at all? Views: 12
Travel to a world where decadence, freedom, lust and passion all collide in SEX & MONEY, a collection of three stories from a trio of erotic professionals known for getting their readers hot and bothered: Jeanette Lavia, Jolie James and Carly Katz. This bundle includes (also available separately): THE ASSISTANT'S BILLIONAIRE FANTASY by Jeanette Lavia. Scott Marshall is rich, powerful, and extremely handsome. He's every woman's dream, including Gwen Rainey's. The 35 year old receptionist gets to drool over him at least once a week when he comes into the brokerage to meet with her boss. She'd do anything to catch his eye. When Scott asks her out on a date, she thinks she's died and gone to heaven. But will she get cold feet and back out at the last minute or make the most of this opportunity? FOR LOVE OF MONEY by Jolie James. A woman working as a bartender is tired of hurting for money and is ready to live the good life that her friends seem... Views: 12
More classic capers and mischief from Max, Ben and the gargoylz. Will Oldacre Primary School ever be the same again? GARGOYLZ ARE VERY NAUGHTY AND WON'T KEEP STILL FOR LONG. THEREFORE, THE TOY INCLUDED MAY NOT BE EXACTLY AS SHOWN. Views: 12
Judd's on a rescue mission, and he's brought Andy along as his weapon of choice. Can Andy help Judd and bring down the forces of evil and still stay true to what he believes in? The pressure's on and the stakes have never been higher! Views: 12
New Adult, college, paranormal romance, coming of age, heaven and hell, angels and demons, good and evil Views: 12
Lady Elizabeth Sommersett is the pampered, beautiful daughter of a powerful earl. But when she is shipwrecked on her way to an arranged marriage, her future seems over—until she is she rescued by a magnificent warrior. Elizabeth had no idea a man could be as strong yet tender, not to mention breathtaking, as Cain Dare. But even more shocking is Cain's announcement that she now belongs to him—that she is his gift from the sea. Nor is Elizabeth prepared that in place of her comfortable life, she may have gained a passion she never knew possible...135,000 Words Views: 12
For the past fifty years, The New York Review of Books has covered virtually every international revolution and movement of consequence by dispatching the world's most brilliant writers to write eyewitness accounts. The New York Review Abroad not only brings together twenty-eight of the most riveting of these pieces but includes epilogues that update and reassess the political situation (by either the original authors or by Ian Buruma). Among the pieces included are:Susan Sontag's personal narrative of staging Waiting for Godot in war-torn SarajevoAlma Guillermoprieto's report from inside Colombia's guerrilla headquarters and her disturbing encounter with young female fighters Ryszard Kapuscinski's terrifying description of being set on fire while running roadblocks in NigeriaCaroline Blackwood's coverage of the 1979 gravediggers' strike in Liverpool--a noir mini-masterpieceTimothy Garton Ash's minute-by-minute account from the Magic... Views: 12
Tim Carhardt is drifting through life with one goal: survival. Jamie Maxwell believes she can become—no, will become—the first female winner of the Cup. But life isn't always as easy as it seems. What happens when dreams and faith hit the wall? You don't want to miss a second of the action. In the trademark page-turner style used by Chris Fabry in the Left Behind: The Kids series, these fast-paced books will keep even reluctant readers on the edge of their seats. Go behind the scenes of America's most-watched sport to see what it's like inside a 200-mph racecar as engines rev and lives collide. Views: 12
Marriage by royal command!Sara Kinsale is stunned to be thrown together with a prince of the desert, and even more so to find herself unbelievably attracted to the elusive Sheikh Kahrun bak Samin.... Especially as she's indebted to the sheikh and it's only a matter of time before he demands to be repaid!Kahrun soon names his price--marriage! He needs a trophy wife, and Sara is already living under his roof.But will she be the sheikh's bride in name only--or will her marriage duties be a little more intimate...? Views: 12
The town of Refuge has finally come to a safe place. Surrounded by a serene freshwater ocean, it seems the town has been given a reprieve from the terror it has experienced since the shifts began. The wounded are treated. Fractured psyches are mended. And the search for answers begins. But then, the town shifts again, and it is deposited in a world of massive scale, where trees tower like skyscrapers and the creatures flying overhead are the size of 747s. After finding a three-hundred-foot-long severed tail, Sheriff Helena Frost and the newly deputized Griffin Butler lead a small team to the National Guard Depot, in search of weapons. The need for self-defense has never been greater, but the weapons are protected by two hostile forces: one familiar and the other beyond comprehension. Despite the scale of this new world, and the vastness of their new enemies, nothing is more frightening than Winslow’s newest theory—Refuge is lost in the echo. REFUGE is a serialized novel, co-authored by #1 Amazon.com horror author, Jeremy Bishop, and five other authors, including Amazon.com bestsellers Kane Gilmour and David McAfee, USA Today bestseller, Robert Swartwood, and newcomer Daniel Boucher. The novel will be released in five parts, every two weeks starting November 12, 2013, but it will also be available as one complete novel as soon as the fifth episode is released. So read along as they appear or hold out for the completed novel. Either way, you’re in for a creepy ride. Views: 12
