When Keelic Travers turns an abandoned battleship simulator into his personal playground he unwittingly trains himself in the lost skills of an age of war and steps into the path of history's most hated space pirate—an unstoppable man who consumes entire worlds.Alexander Edlund, author of the iBooks epic fantasy bestseller A Woman Warrior Born, has launched a new science fiction series with Keelic and the Space Pirates.Keelic Travers always wanted to be a space pirate, until steps into the path of the galaxy’s most hated man—an unstoppable pirate who consumes entire worlds. After eleven year old Keelic is forced by his parents to move to a frontier planet, he finds that being the new kid on the planet paints a target on his back, and his face. Yet it all looks bearable after he befriends a telepathic alien and discovers an ancient battleship training simulator that he and his friend use as their own epic video game. When his new home planet is attacked he sees the sentient house that raised him destroyed, and his parents captured. To rescue his parents Keelic must use every skill he has learned—the tactical mastery of an age of war—and become the kind of warrior the simulator was built to train. ‘…it’s a sense of wonder that powers this story…’ –Kirkus Reviews Views: 360
Skelmersdale has always been a testing ground for pilot schemes.Nathaniel Myra innocently visits to investigate how the latest trial is going, but discovers that all is not as it seems in the quiet, dull town...The holidays can be overwhelming for anyone, but Zoey is ready to explode when Maurice, her closet-monster roommate, takes celebrations to the extreme. When Zoey ducks out for a little fresh air, she finds a boy with a big problem -- a problem only a mythical creature can have and only Zoey can solve.This story also appears in the short story collection, Transmonstrified.Hidden Holidays takes place between Monster Haven book two, Pooka in My Pantry, and book three, Fairies in My Fireplace. Views: 360
One night. One big mistake. One boy that changes everything.
Britte Nichols has a plan.
And it’s a good one. College. Med School. Illustrious career. Then maybe a husband. Possibly children, but she doesn’t want to get ahead of herself.
Britte decided at a young age that she wasn’t going to let love get in the way of her future. She has things to do. Places to go and all that.
Until the night she has one too many drinks and lets lust override logic.
Beckett Harris is gorgeous, talented and completely bad for her. But she wasn’t the only one feeling fireworks that night. Now Beckett wants to explore their chemistry and his timing couldn’t be more inconvenient.
Her heart wants what her head knows she can’t have. But a girl has needs. So when Beckett bets her a few weeks of harmless fun, she wants to say yes.
She’ll just have to bet that Beckett doesn’t fall for her too. Views: 360
A 13 year old girl pretends to turn to prostitution to gain her freedom from her crime boss father. In Wilizy family news, Winnie agrees not to meddle in Mathias' love life. No, the world isn't ending, so long as you don't have a green vegetable for your name. Best advice ever? If somebody wearing moccasins and sitting in a wheelchair offers to sing you to sleep... run!the void sutras is a book of poems and short prose by Alexx Bollen, author of "Periphery." It focuses on the spaces left between major moments in life, and the moments between poems. It's a meditation on the vacuum that is left when one's life has been changed by loss, or marked by absence. Views: 360
PSC Result 2016 Bangladesh published on 31 december 2016. The official website of Primary Education Board will be published PSC Results 2016 as soon as possible.PSC Result 2016 Bangladesh published on 31 december 2016. The official website of Primary Education Board will be published PSC Results 2016 as soon as possible. The full definition of PSC is Primary School Certificate.PSC Result, Routine, PSC Result 2016, Primary School Certificate Result 2016, PSC Scholarship Result 2016, PSC Exam Routine 2016, Ebtedayi Result 2016. PSC Result 2016 BD, All board PSC result 2016, Class 5 result 2016, Class 5 shomapani exam result 2016, EBT exam result 2016, Ebtedayee exam result 2016, Ebtedayee exam routine 2016, Ebtedayee result 2016, Ebtedayee result 2016 are available here. Views: 360
Ryker
Everlie. Even her name sounds like a sigh.
And she looks like this SEAL’s wet dream.
Blonde, toned, and gorgeous,
She's a ballet dancer with a heart of gold.
She shouldn’t be for me.
But what the heart wants, the body will take,
Regardless of the sh*t life throws our way.
I’ll make her mine. Show her the truth,
Before the lies tear us apart.
Everlie
I live my life my way.
Make my own rules.
But everything changes on the whims of fate,
When Ryker walks into the room.
Cut, brooding, and irresistibly intense.
He turns my world on its head,
And makes me question everything I ever thought I wanted.
Show Time is a full-length bad-boy romance with no cliffhanger and a happy ending. Intended for readers 18+ due to Kindle-melting scenes and other mature content. Views: 360
In 2006, Robert Silverberg published In the Beginning, a generous selection of stories from the early, developmental stages of his distinguished sixty-year career. Fast-paced, energetic, and unabashedly pulp-like in their origins and ambitions, those stories proved to be an unexpected gift to Silverberg’s many readers. That gift continues with Early Days, a second volume of apprentice fiction as wide-ranging and enjoyable as the first.
Early Days collects seventeen impossible to find stories from the years 1956 to 1958, supplemented by a fascinating introduction and extensive notes on the creation and publication history of each story. Together, these non-fiction pieces constitute both an episodic memoir and an affectionate history of an era when pulp magazines still dominated the SF marketplace.
Without exception, each of the stories in Early Days offers honest, unpretentious entertainment. The astonishingly prolific Silverberg may have had a bit to learn back then, but he had an innate understanding of narrative that shines through every one of these tales. The stories range in tone from the grimly dystopian future of “The Inquisitor” to the playful “Space Is the Place,” in which a maintenance technician from Crawford IX experiences comic culture shock during a mandatory vacation on Earth. “Rescue Mission” revolves around the telepathic connection between two interplanetary intelligence agents. “Housemaid No. 103” provides a humorous glimpse into the romantic difficulties of a far future matinee idol. “Harwood’s Vortex” combines a mad scientist, alien invaders, and the possible end of life as we know it into a single colorful narrative.
Silverberg, of course, would evolve into one of the genuine masters of the genre, and this retrospective collection of early work offers invaluable insights into his development. Silverberg himself calls Early Days “an affectionate tribute to my hardworking self of more than half a century ago.” It is all of that and more. Anyone with an interest in Silverberg’s career, or in the history and evolution of modern science fiction, needs to read this book. They may not write ‘em like this anymore, but once upon a time they did. And looking back has never been so much fun. Views: 360
coming Fall 2016
I've got 99 problems but money ain't one. Though a sister with cotton candy for brains, a spatula-wielding six-year-old niece with a British accent, and the mysterious businessman who left me that damn ticket are all currently vying for the top spot.
When I became the sole winner of a $270 million Megaball jackpot, thanks to a sexy stranger who left a lottery ticket instead of paying for his meal, my entire world flipped upside-down.
Now, with money-sucking vultures, douchebags by the dozens, and a horde of total hotties just waiting to get their mangy paws on my newfound fortune, I set out to locate the man who gifted me the winning ticket--to properly thank him.
However, when I finally find the cocky, self-absorbed business tycoon, Teague Goodman, I'm not sure whether I want to slap him... or ring his MEGABALLS. Views: 360
Jack “Boomer” McGuire, has packed a whole lot of living into his thirty-two years, thanks to his career as a US Navy Fighter Pilot. He’s preparing to ship out on yet another tour overseas and while he wouldn’t trade his life for anything—he can’t ignore the nagging feeling that he’s missing out on something bigger.
When a chance meeting with a Holly, a beautiful blonde CPA with her troublemaker pup in tow, turns his world upside down, he knows he wants more.
More out of life. More of her sweet smile and more of her sexy ass in those tight jeans.
He’s got two weeks to make her fall in love with him—if he can even get her to say yes to a date. Once he deploys, he knows even the strongest of relationships can be torn apart by the hardships of war.
Are two weeks long enough? Will Jack and Holly be strong enough?
Or will they both give up before they even get started? Views: 360
Mel’s a man in need, a down on his luck werewolf who can’t seem to catch a break. Even holed up in his brother’s home, a house full of love, he feels empty inside, lost and abandoned. He needs distraction, a purpose. He needs the case offered up out of the blue by his high school crush, Roxanne. She’s got problems and only this busted gumshoe can solve them.Mel Somerset's had a bad week. The kind of week where everything goes wrong. The kind of week where you can't properly grow eyebrows and a woman gets shot to death in your living room. The kind of week where nothing feels real except the sting of loneliness and the fading smell of blood. The kind of week where you can’t go home, and you can barely remember where you left your wallet.The kind of week where you’re in no shape to seek comfort in the arms of another.Mel’s a man in need, a down on his luck werewolf who can’t seem to catch a break. Even holed up in his brother’s home, a house full of love, he feels empty inside, lost and abandoned. He needs distraction, a purpose. He needs the case offered up out of the blue by his high school crush, Roxanne. She’s got problems and only this busted gumshoe can solve them.***Flesh and Blood is the second Free Read in the Empathy in the PPNW series. Catch up with Mel after his harrowing adventures in Business With Pleasure, and be sure to check out the rest of the series at OliviaRBurton.com Views: 360
Step back in time for volume II of an 18th century world where highwaymen roamed the roads, artists faded in obscure unhappiness, silk-clad poodles held London society enraptured and viscounts couldn't feel their own thumbs. Here be monsters, magic and lonely doctors with a penchant for the work of the old masters, not to mention a cavalcade of rogues, royals and revelry.Step back in time for volume II of an 18th century world where highwaymen roamed the roads, artists faded in obscure unhappiness, silk-clad poodles held London society enraptured and viscounts couldn't feel their own thumbs. Here be monsters, magic and lonely doctors with a penchant for the work of the old masters, not to mention a cavalcade of rogues, royals and revelry. These are The Dead London Chronicles.The threads of the tapestry are still being woven, and what the Chronicles contain, we can only guess.The story updates weekly on its own dedicated website or here in collected monthly editions, written by Catherine Curzon and Willow Winsham. Views: 359
Sarah has been an angel all year, and Santa still didn't bring her exactly what she wanted! This is the final straw. She decides to send one more letter to Santa: to tell him she is suing him! What will Saint Nick do?'Sarah Sues Santa' is the delightfully festive Christmas tale from P.J. Leonard, author of Kickstarter campaign success 'Tick' and 'Kami'.From P.J. Leonard, author of Kickstarter campaign success 'Tick' and 'Kami' comes this delightfully festive and thought-provoking Christmas Tale: 'Sarah Sues Santa'.Sarah Pebbleton has been an angel all year, and Santa still didn't bring her exactly what she wanted! This is the final straw. She decides to send one more letter to Santa: to tell him she'll be suing him. What happens next sets Sarah off on a journey to three very different houses where Christmas is celebrated very differently, and she learns the most important lessons of her life about the Christmas spirit and fairness...'Sarah Sues Santa' is inspired by P.J. Leonard's love for the season, and is offered for FREE as a Christmas gift to you! Views: 359
