Big business might be ruthless, but Lucie Rizzo learned to take the heat from the best: her mob boss father. Except instead of cooking the books, she's mixing up her next moneymaking expansion. But her BFF-turned-partner isn't sold on the idea. Ro is the creative genius—not to mention the boobs—of their operation, but Lucie has the discerning business palate. And this venture smells like sweet success. All they need is the right investor. French chef Antoine Durand made casseroles sexy again. His closely guarded secret recipe built a billion-dollar empire. He's got the cred and the cash to turn Lucie's dream into a reality. She gives him a taste of her proposal and Antoine's about to bite, when a fire breaks out in his restaurant. And in the chaos, his priceless recipe is stolen. The number one suspect? Lucie. Because a girl can't shake her criminal connections in this town. She might be a mob princess, but she's no thief. And she's certainly no... Views: 213
Beth has found herself in a whole world of trouble. The head of the Cruze Gang is hunting her down, and this time, she won't get away.What could be worse than being kidnapped by a murderous ex-army warlock? Her destiny finally catching up with her....There'll be nowhere to hide, and there'll only be one place to run - right into the arms of the city's only sorcerer. Views: 213
Why should we go to space? To learn more about the universe and our place in it? To extract resources and conduct commerce? To demonstrate national primacy and technological prowess? To live and thrive in radically different kinds of human communities? Visions, Ventures, Escape Velocities takes on the challenge of imagining new stories at the intersection of public and private—narratives that use the economic and social history of exploration, as well as current technical and scientific research, to inform scenarios for the future of the “new space” era.
Visions, Ventures, Escape Velocities provides fresh insights into human activity in Low Earth Orbit, journeys to Mars, capturing and mining asteroids, and exploring strange and uncharted exoplanets. Its stories and essays imagine human expansion into space as a kind of domestication—not in the sense of taming nature but in the sense of creating a space for dwelling, a venue for human life and curiosity to unfurl in all their weirdness and complexity.
Features stories by Madeline Ashby, Steven Barnes, Eileen Gunn, Ramez Naam, Carter Scholz, Karl Schroeder, and Vandana Singh, and an interview with renowned science fiction novelist Kim Stanley Robinson. Views: 212
A six time divorcee. Gun toting, retirement home vigilantes. CRIMINALS BEWARE! A new cozy mystery from USA Today Best Selling author Shannon VanBergen Nikki is a flirtatious six-time divorcee. Geraldine is her quirky grandmother. Together with the retirement home neighborhood watch, they ensure no crime goes unpunished. When a killer goes after someone close to the gun-toting grannies, Nikki and the gang show they are willing to do whatever it takes to bring a killer to justice. Will it be enough to protect their friends or will it cost them more than they ever thought possible? The Root of All Evil is part of the Glock Grannies Cozy Mystery series. If you like fun cozy mysteries and outrageous characters, you're going to love The Root of All Evil. Buy The Root of All Evil and start solving your next mystery today! Views: 212
