BLURB:Nope. This late in the game, I'm giving away nothing!!! If anyone has a complaint, they can send it to the Oath Forger's Palace in Merim.But I will share an excerpt. (Because I can't resist Roax. Seriously, who can?) Enjoy!EXCERPT:That ever-present storm in his eyes rages, dark and ominous. When Roax looks at me like this, I always feel like I'm seconds away from being swept away into some dangerous unknown."We don't have to..." I tell him. "You and I..." I swallow. "Tiam said 'most' would work. I don't need all five of you." I swallow again.I hope he understands that he doesn't 'have' to be one of my five. I wouldn't force this choice on any one of them. Whether or not I can 'accept' them is one thing. Whether or not they want to be 'accepted' by me is just as important."We don't have to..." I repeat, needing him to understand.He crosses the room too fast for me to prepare for his overpowering nearness. Suddenly he's there in front of me, all unleashed power. Lightning flashes in his dark eyes. "Like hell we don't."His words are like bindings around my wrists. And then the imaginary bindings are replaced by his very real, hard and biting fingers. "I'll just stand around and watch the others kissing you, touching you, taking you? Is that how you picture it?"I have no idea how I picture it. Right now, I don't even know how to speak.He crosses my wrists behind my back and cuffs them again with one of his hands. His other hand digs into my hair at my nape and pulls on the wet locks, tilting my face to him. His firm body is pressed against mine. I'm trapped.I never want to be free.My entire body responds to Roax.I don't know how he does this to me. When I'm with Roax, I'm a different person than when I'm with the others. I don't want to feel this powerless, this mastered. I feel lost, and I don't want to lose myself to him. At the same time, I'm not sure if I have a choice. Not when my body is screaming 'Yes! Yes! Yes!'As his sharp gaze roams my face, moisture rushes into my eyes. I have no idea why. Don't blink. If the tears run down my cheeks, he'll notice.He notices anyway."Shh, my little bird." He kisses one corner of my mouth first, then the other. "We're going to go slow, you and I. By the time we get where we're going, you'll be ready." Views: 408
Don't you just love the smell of gasoline?Nope?Just me?Okay then, well...I run these hot streets, live for them. I'd die on them too if it came down to it. Ever since I was a little girl, I've been drawn to engines. The purr of them. The roar! The wildness of it all.Cars are my life. Speed is my vice. And pure nitrous runs through my veins when red blood should. I'm the girl who's never been left in the smoke...And I can't wait to prove to esta ciudad, that no one will take my place as #1 racer on these cruel streets. My name is Nevada Cassia Cruz.They call me RACEHEAD.WARNING: This novel contains strong language and strong sexual content. Intended for 18+ years and above. Views: 408
A timely investigation into the campus assault on free speech and what it means for students, education, and our democracyIn September of 2015, Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff wrote a cover story for the Atlantic called "The Coddling of the American Mind" in which they detailed the catastrophic campus war on freedom of speech. It is now one of the most read articles in the one hundred and sixty-year history of the magazine. Haidt and Lukianoff, overnight, became the go-to experts on this new American intolerance. In the two years since the article originally ran, campus culture has grown immeasurably worse. We've all seen the headlines: Charles Murray's appearance at Middlebury College devolved into a violent brawl; invitations to speak on campus have been rescinded to conservatives of all stripes; and many universities now have Bias Response Teams of students who are deployed anytime a professor offends anyone. Rather than freedom of speech, college is now... Views: 408
Fennelmoore is in
deep trouble. Mayor Riley has hatched a hare-brained scheme to turn the
tranquil, picturesque village into an garish theme park, much to the
disgust of the Whitewood Witches. Fortunately the Mushroom Convention
arrives in town, buying them time to stop their crazy mayor. But then a
famous mushroom expert is murdered at the convention, and it's up to
feisty Lori Whitewood and her inventive family of witches to use all
their magic potion prowess to catch a dangerous, unpredictable killer
and save Fennelmoore from imminent destruction. In between Lori has
trouble coping with the advances of the handsome but enigmatic Matt.
What does he know about the murder that he's not sharing with her? Will
she solve the mystery before the killer escapes from Fennelmoore? Views: 408
How do you solve a murder when there are 42,000 suspects?That's the task facing Chicago PI Georgia Davis, hired to hunt down those behind the assassination of Resistance leader Dena Baldwin at a demonstration fourteen months after the 2016 election. The gunman, on a nearby hotel rooftop, dies within minutes of the shooting. As Georgia sifts through Dena's 42,000 Facebook followers, she discovers that unknown enemies hiding behind fake profiles have infiltrated the group. She finds others who will do whatever it takes—including murder—to shield right-wing, wealthy elites. Threats and bruises have never frightened Georgia, but she's side-swiped by the sudden reappearance of her mother, who abandoned her when she was a child. Can she survive a family crisis at the same time she pursues killers whose only goal is to protect themselves?PRAISE FOR THE GEORGIA DAVIS SERIES ... Views: 408
Rotten Peaches is a gripping epic filled with disturbing and unforgettable insights into the human condition. Love, lust, race and greed. How far will you go? Two women. Two men. One happy ending. It takes place in Canada, the U.S. and South Africa. Nature or nurture. South Africa, racism and old prejudices — these are hardly old topics but what happens when biological half-siblings meet with insidious intentions? Can their moral corruption be blamed on genetics — were they born rotten to begin with? And what happens when they meet up with more of their ilk? What further havoc can be wreaked, with devastating familial consequences? Views: 408
Putting it all on the line to rescue his kidnapped son pits counterspy Alex Hawke against Russian President Vladimir Putin in this action-packed thriller from New York Times bestselling author Ted Bell.On a ski vacation in the Swiss Alps high above St. Moritz, Alex Hawke and his young son, Alexei, are thrust into danger when the tram carrying them to the top of the mountain bursts into flame, separating the two. Before he can reach Alexei, the boy is snatched from the burning cable car by unknown assailants in a helicopter.Meanwhile, high above the skies of France, Vladimir Putin is aboard his presidential jet after escaping a bloodless coup in the Kremlin. When two flight attendants collapse and slip into unconsciousness, the Russian leader realizes the danger isn't over. Killing the pilots, he grabs a parachute, steps out of the plane . . . and disappears.Hawke has led his share of dangerous assignments, but none with stakes this high. To save his son, he... Views: 408
