Nobody said being the daughter of an army general was easy. But when her dad sends a teenage subordinate to babysit her while he’s away… That’s taking it a step too far.
Cade, as beautiful as he is deadly, watches Kori with more than just interest. He looks at her like he knows her very soul. And when he saves her from a seemingly random attack, well, that’s when things get weird.
Turns out, Kori’s dad isn’t just an army general—he’s the head of a secret government project that has invented a way to travel between parallel dimensions. Dimensions where there are infinite Koris, infinite Cades…and apparently, on every other Earth, they’re madly in love.
Falling for a soldier is the last thing on Kori’s mind. Especially when she finds herself in a deadly crossfire, and someone from another Earth is hell-bent on revenge… Views: 241
A member of the wealthy and influential Piermont family is brutally murdered in broad daylight on a bright sunny day in suburban Toronto. Two weeks after the assassination authorities still have no witnesses, no leads and no motive for the crime. Computer chip manufacturing mogul Bill Piermont hires Nick Borman, a specialist in corporate espionage with a reputation of getting the job done, to bring the killer to justice. A tangled web of deceit unfolds as Borman discovers greed and corruption at the highest level.
From city hall to the depths of Toronto’s criminal underworld, Nick Borman is in hot pursuit of a cold blooded killer. Will Nick get the killer or will he become the next victim? The Borman Factor is the first book in the exciting new mystery series of Nick Borman thrillers. Views: 241
Sometimes the best things happen in the most unexpected places... Lilian, a curvy Brazilian brunette, is about to get her Master's degree in the States when a job position opens in a large local company. She decides it's worth trying and sends them her resumé. When they call her for an interview, Lil can barely believe her luck! But the best is yet to come, and the surprises are just starting... Alec Wolfe is the Chief Director of Wolfe Enterprises, as well as the alpha werewolf of the local pack. Divided between the restless search for his destined mate, the pressure of the other wolves for him to have pups, the full moon approaching, and the endless business meetings, this alpha just wants this Friday to end so he can relax... but suddenly there is a problem involving interviews for a new member of the HR area, thanks to the pretty, but futile and (pretty much) useless secretary that he himself hired. With his luck, things can only get worse... unless it is finally... Views: 241
We live in a youth-oriented culture—and nobody knows that better than a 50+year old woman looking for love. Despite all the commercials featuring silver haired characters, film and television still cast 30-year old women as the love interests of 60-year old men, and 60-year old women are hard to find on screen unless a witch or a bag lady is called for. So many 50+women looking for what they see as a last chance at love have taken to the internet. And if she is from a small town, is financially secure, and is willing to relocate—that love is waiting for her in Washington, DC! Lured not really to DC but to is Maryland and Virginia suburbs, and then to secluded lesbian bars where they are total strangers, the confused, lonely women do what confused, lonely people everywhere do: They talk to the bartender. But this bartender really cares about these confused, lonely women, and when the women begin to disappear, the bartender alerts her good friend who just happens to be Lt. Gianna... Views: 241
In September 2016 it will be 60 years since the first British mushroom cloud rose above the plain at Maralinga in South Australia. The atomic weapons test series wreaked havoc on Indigenous communities and turned the land into a radioactive wasteland. In 1950 Australian prime minister Robert Menzies blithely agreed to atomic tests that offered no benefit to Australia and relinquished control over them – and left the public completely in the dark. This book reveals the devastating consequences of that decision. After earlier tests at Monte Bello and Emu Field, in 1956 Australia dutifully provided 3200 square kilometres of South Australian desert to the British Government, along with logistics and personnel.How could a democracy such as Australia host another country's nuclear program in the midst of the Cold War? In this meticulously researched and shocking work, journalist and academic Elizabeth Tynan reveals how Australia allowed itself to be duped. Maralinga was born in... Views: 241
Jamie just wants to buy a little dope, make some money before his dad finds out. Unfortunately, that means he has to deal with freaks like Lyle...A "coming-of-age" story, with a twist (more like a sheepshank).Jamie is about to enter the murky world of drug-dealing, which means he has to associate with crazies like Lyle.One night in the life of a young man about to step over the line...and has no idea what awaits him.A cautionary tale...that also happens to be funny as hell. Views: 241
In this fun 'Rocket & Liftoff' adventure you’ll meet an odd-assortment of animal friends: a lightning-fast cat, a super-strong bear, an acrobatic feline, a miniature pet dinosaur and an eccentric tortoise. Why is a devious lizard and her barmy robots attacking them? Who are the mysterious Bedlam Bugs? And what deadly secrets will Rocket and Liftoff discover inside the Island's mountain fortress?In this fun and exciting 'Rocket & Liftoff' adventure you’ll meet some strange and wonderful creatures: a lightning-fast cat, a super-strong bear (Rocket & Liftoff), an acrobatic feline, a miniature pet dinosaur, an eccentric tortoise, a devious lizard and a bunch of dim-witted robots. Why are all these odd creatures living on one island in the middle of nowhere? What is Doctor Mischief and her barmy robots up to? And who are the mysterious Bedlam Bugs? All is revealed as these odd-assortment of animal friends go hunting inside the island’s secret mountain fortress and discover they’re in way more danger than they ever imagined... Views: 240
Twenty Four WeeksEpisode 2"Fourteen"Judd faces looking for work, a remorseful wife, and the story of his past…"I don’t know who I am anymore. I’ve changed, Judd. You said that you got lost, well I did too. I lost myself. I don’t like the person I’ve become. She’s cruel and she’s unfaithful. That’s not me. I’m not like that.”Twenty Four WeeksEpisode 2"Fourteen"Judd faces looking for work, a remorseful wife, and the story of his past…"I don’t know who I am anymore. I’ve changed, Judd. You said that you got lost, well I did too. I lost myself. I don’t like the person I’ve become. She’s cruel and she’s unfaithful. That’s not me. I’m not like that.”Still reeling from the shock of discovering his wife's infidelity, Judd Altman learns that he has lost his father and will be one himself. His soon to be ex-wife, Quinn, is pregnant with his child.After almost losing the baby, Wade (Judd's old boss and Quinn's lover) realizes the truth about himself and his relationship with Quinn and leaves her. Judd, in the face of Quinn's situation, forgives her, but cannot reconcile their marriage.With nothing but a stolen Porsche, Judd drives to Maine with limitless possibilities. A man with nothing has nothing to lose, and a man with nothing to lose can do anything.Twenty Four Weeks begins with Judd's time of reflection in Maine and his eventual decision to return to New York City, to take back the life that has been so cruelly taken from him. Sometimes humorous, this bitter-sweet tale is full of hope, love and forgiveness.With characters and back story based on the novel "This is Where I Leave You" by Jonathan Tropper, Twenty Four Weeks is set after the events of the movie of the same name.Download and watch an audio-visual version of this book. Link to this file can be found at the end of this episode.Contains video stills and music from various sources to enhance the listener’s experience. Warning: this story contains coarse language, adult themes and sexual references. Further episodes will contain high-level sex scenes and violence. Views: 240
Ever get the feeling your being watched, Ted and Ralf find the truth behind the latest star wars saga.Yolanda returns to a Planet Earth she no longer recognise, after a successful 2-week NASA space mission from the Black Hole. Space control doesn’t recognise her and the spacecraft. Citizens are suspicious about who she claims to be. They think she’s an extra-terrestrial. She reckons this is all a prank, until authorities detain and place her in a quarantine. 500 BILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY — GABRIEL, a Xapien Warrior and new chief at Planet Gadju is faced with a make or break challenge as the leader of the tribe. For centuries, Xapien armies fought a losing war against Hakas — cannibalistic aliens every year. The Xapien population is almost extinct. Gabriel contemplates searching for a new and safe colony outside Planet Gadju, but doesn’t know how and where to start.The Girl from Space is an extraordinary 80 000-word post- apocalyptic sci-fi story set in the Y10K era about a young amateur astronaut, Yolanda and a young Xapien warrior, Gabriel whose paths collide in a mysterious portal as both try to survive the devastation of mass extinction of human and Xapien race respectively. Views: 240
Early in the morning of Monday 8 July 1895, thirteen-year-old Robert Coombes and his twelve-year-old brother Nattie set out from their small, yellow-brick terraced house in East London to watch a cricket match at Lord's. Their father had gone to sea the previous Friday, the boys told their neighbours, and their mother was visiting her family in Liverpool. Over the next ten days Robert and Nattie spent extravagantly, pawning their parents' valuables to fund trips to the theatre and the seaside. But as the sun beat down on the Coombes house, a strange smell began to emanate from the building. When the police were finally called to investigate, the discovery they made sent the press into a frenzy of horror and alarm, and Robert and Nattie were swept up in a criminal trial that echoed the outrageous plots of the 'penny dreadful' novels that Robert loved to read. In The Wicked Boy, Kate Summerscale has uncovered a fascinating true story of murder and morality - it is not just a meticulous examination of a shocking Victorian case, but also a compelling account of its aftermath, and of man's capacity to overcome the past. Views: 240
But their latest batch of "New Guys" aren't like the others. They're younger, and skinnier, and only speak Yiddish. Taylor is no hero, but he's definitely not a Nazi. Helping these guys seems like a no-brainer.Unfortunately, the more Taylor tries to fix the world, the worse it gets. Now he's tangled up with dishonest bosses, domestic terrorists, meth dealers, the "Problem of Too Many Hitlers," and threats to space-time integrity.Can Taylor find a way back to a life he actually wants to live?A new novel from the award-winning author of This Place is Best Shunned and There Was a Crooked Man, He Flipped a Crooked House.- "The movie pitch to the Sci-Fi Channel would be Breaking Bad meets Connie Willis's The Doomsday Book. If this all sounds a bit grim it is anything but. Like Breaking Bad this has a strong streak of black humour running through it and is very entertaining.♥♥♥+"—SF Magazines- "The big pleasure of this story is... Views: 240
In this fiery f/f romance, Nia Ellis has the chance to fall in love, if she can overcome the devastating loss of her mentor, Pat, and step outside of her guarded emotions. At Pat's funeral, Kayla blindsides Nia with a deep-seated secret, sparking feelings of betrayal. Weeks after the funeral, Nia is still figuring out how to handle the unexplained secret. She can't turn to Pat's family or her closest friends, Tasha and Jacoby, for comfort. When an opportunity for answers finally arises, Nia is hooked by an illicit fling and thrust into a battle zone with Pat's three sisters. Nia believes she's in control of her healing. Lingering insecurities, however, challenge her progress. She learns there's a thin line between love and hate when former relationships and loyalties are lost in her circle of friends. But, in the end, Nia realizes that Pat's secret was a blessing in disguise. All in all, The Dawn of Nia is a story about the sting of abandonment, the difficulty of forgiveness,... Views: 240
Volume 6 in the Designing Emma seriesDaniel is running out of time to win Emma's heart as she's about to give it to someone else. Can he make her see how much he's loved her all along, or is it too late to win her heart? Find out now in the final book of the Designing Emma series! Views: 240
