***New York Times* bestselling author Jasinda Wilder presents the conclusion to Madame X’s erotic saga of discovery.**
*My name is Madame X.
My heart is torn in two.
And now I have to choose...*
Caleb is everything to her: lover, caretaker, the man who gave her life meaning when she had none. But as she seeks the truth about herself and her past, she discovers that unravelling Caleb’s web of lies might very well be impossible.
Logan is everything she never knew she wanted: freedom, joy, and a passion she couldn’t anticipate. But is Logan’s love enough to save her from herself, from Caleb, and from the tumultuous truth of her past?
Caught between two equally compelling and seductive men, X must make the ultimate choice. But there’s more at stake than just her heart... Views: 630
Special contribution by Nikola Danaylov **** Transhumanist stories about the next future **** We are living exponential times, dominated by disrupting technologies that in a few years will project our world into a revolution with extreme consequences. Have a nice journey into the next future.Special contribution by Nikola Danaylov **** Transhumanist stories about the next future **** According to future studies, the world will be dominated soon by disruptive technologies, able to plunge the world into an era of accelerated progress. Main outcomes will be the achievement of immortality, the creation of smarter than human Artificial Intelligence and the spread of the new species through the universe. The passionate scenarios described in these stories make the reader share the soul of a civilization. Social issues as well as dreams and projects of the digital people are key drivers of the stories. Have a nice journey into the next future. Views: 630
From W. Bruce Cameron, the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel A Dog's Purpose, which is now a major motion picture!
Ruddy McCann is back in Repo Madness--the laugh-out-loud, thrilling adventure from bestselling author W. Bruce Cameron!
Ruddy McCann, former college football star, now Kalkaska, Michigan repo man, is finally getting his life back on track. He has a beautiful fiancé, Katie Lottner, a somewhat stable job stealing cars, and a lazy, lovable basset hound.
With his job suddenly in jeopardy, his fiancé wanting a break, and a new court-ordered psychiatrist insisting he take his medication or violate the terms of his probation, Ruddy finds himself missing the one thing he thought he would be happy to be rid of--the voice of Alan Lottner, dead realtor and Ruddy's future father-in-law.
When a woman tells Ruddy that the tragedy that defines his life may, in fact, be a lie, Ruddy starts to investigate the disappearances of women in the area and soon discovers that his own redemption may be within reach. Alan's voice returns, and Ruddy and Alan work together to bring down a corrupt banker, win back Katie's love, and stop a serial killer before he can strike again.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Views: 630
Before Mina, my life was like a completed jigsaw puzzle but Mina has pushed the puzzle onto the floor. I have to start all over again, figuring out where the pieces go.
When Michael meets Mina, they are at a rally for refugees - standing on opposite sides.
Mina fled Afghanistan with her mother via a refugee camp, a leaky boat and a detention centre.
Michael's parents have founded a new political party called Aussie Values.
They want to stop the boats.
Mina wants to stop the hate.
When Mina wins a scholarship to Michael's private school, their lives crash together blindingly.
A novel for anyone who wants to fight for love, and against injustice. Views: 630
Laura's Shorts is a random collection of unrelated short stories. Many were prepared in response to prompts or criteria of competitions, all were prepared for the sheer joy of storytelling.Sam wins the lottery and asks Natali to marry him and run away to see all the hidden beauty the world has to offer. He wants her by his side through all the great and secret adventures he can dream of with his new wealth. She denies his proposal so he goes it alone, only to return fifty years later. that's when the story truly begins. Views: 630
A short science fiction story about a woman raised by an android.Cynthia Shaw has reached a milestone in her life and seeks to share it with the android who raised her since she was orphaned at five years old. Views: 630
***Please note if you haven’t read *Instinct*, there could be spoilers in the synopsis below.
One boy . . .
Many demons.
Think there’s a lot of pressure on your shoulders? Nick Gautier was born to bring about the end of the world . . . it’s not easy being the heir of a demon overlord.
But Nick is determined to thwart his destiny and get into a good college. To be more than his genetics and prophecy foretell. No one is ever going to tell this stubborn Cajun who and what he really is. Or how to live his life.
Not even the Fates of the Universe. But now that he and his team of ancient gods and demons have claimed the Eye of Ananke, and he sees the missteps of the future, he has to battle the demons within that are far deadlier and more treacherous than any he’s battled before. All the while his arch nemesis is back and determined to reclaim his place as the harbinger for Armageddon. Even if it means killing Nick and barbecuing everyone he loves to do so. Views: 629
All is peaceful in the village of Koyote until the Saans, the religious group from the city of SaanSanti, begin searching for young men for their malicious purposes. While pious Yossinda waits eagerly in SaanSanti for the Saans to return, the Koyote people lose a valued village member and Aneh loses a piece of her heart. Aneh follows him to the city, where she unearths the secrets of the Saans.In the quiet desert village of Koyote, thoughtful and independent Aneh has fallen in love. Though her pairing with the strong and kind Olei was arranged it is no less potent for her than if she had chosen Olei herself. When Olei is suddenly taken by the Saans, the dominant religious group of the far off city of SaanSanti, Aneh is determined to rescue him. Though she stands tall and strong next to the city folk, Aneh is woefully unprepared for the secrets of the city and the power of the Saans. Almost immediately she is betrayed and sold into slavery, enduring abuse, discrimination, and the nagging hopelessness of ever retrieving Olei who has been chosen to become one of the five Great Saans who control the city. All of these tribulations pale in comparison to the worst truth: Olei does not want to leave SaanSanti with Aneh. Pooling together what small resources she has, Aneh prepares to escape the city. In her haste and heartbreak Aneh makes some terrible discoveries, and costly mistakes.Meanwhile, pious and obedient Yossinda lives in SaanSanti, working tirelessly for both the Saans and the royal Domi. Deeply devoted to her faith, Yossinda is dependent on her religion for guidance and hope in a cruel world . Her brother is chronically ill. Her sister is hopelessly addicted to the popular drug Tinea. The King of the Domi is intent on using and abusing her. But the Saans say that suffering brings salvation. Yossinda believes it with all her heart, until she cannot resist the allure of a handsome newcomer, and the Saans themselves begin to use her for malicious purposes. Views: 629
The Chinese Revolution changed the face of the twentieth century, and the politics that issued from it—often referred to as “Maoism”—resonated with colonized and oppressed people from the 1970s down to the anticapitalist movements of today. But how did these politics first emerge? And what do they offer activists today, who seek to transform capitalist society at its very foundations?
Maoism and the Chinese Revolution offers the novice reader a sweeping overview of five decades of Maoist revolutionary history. It covers the early years of the Chinese Communist Party, through decades of guerrilla warfare and rapid industrialization, to the massive upheavals of the Cultural Revolution. It traces the development of Mao Zedong’s military and political strategy, philosophy, and statecraft amid the growing contradictions of the Chinese revolutionary project. All the while, it maintains a perspective sympathetic to the everyday workers and peasants who lived under the party regime, and who in some moments stood poised to make the revolution anew.
From the ongoing “people’s wars” in the Global South, to the radical lineages of many black, Latino, and Asian revolutionaries in the Global North, Maoist politics continue to resonate today. As a new generation of activists take to the streets, this book offers a critical review of our past in order to better transform the future. Views: 629
A diary is usually a personal record, where you write your secrets, as well as your innermost thoughts and feelings. It's something you keep for yourself, something you don't share with others. But not this diary. “Tainted Youth” is different from any other diary,as It could be the diary of every person who feels imprisoned in a hostile society.DIARY OF A HUMAN TARGET (BOOK ONE)TAINTED YOUTHSince early childhood, Yvonne has had many reasons to suspect that she is different from the other people: She often experiences telepathic and psychic phenomena. She is eminent for her high intelligence and good character. She never wishes to harm anybody; she wouldn't know how, either.As a result, the others underestimate her and show it to her at the first opportunity.During adolescence, new problems appear:Gangs of hostile persons seem to be lurking for her everywhere,always ready to deride and terrorize her without any apparent reason.Moreover, she is constantly dogged by negative omens, bad luck and odd coincidences.Every time things seem to be getting better, finally everything goes wryand she ends up worse than before.She comes to believe she is a target of visible and invisible evil forces.Reaching adulthood, her life takes an unhoped turn for the better.Her wildest dreams seem to be on their way to materialization.But is it so? Views: 629
