Monica and the Crushworthy Cowboy

Monica and Chloe are on a trip with Monica's stepfather. When they meet an adorable cowboy and his friends, will Logan embarrass Monica or let her have fun?
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Alaris. Episode One: Cracks

The first episode of a series of short stories.The Alaris nebula is home to over a million and Marack Nor sees himself as their best defense. Outnumbered and outgunned Marack and his fellow pilots attempt to protect desperately needed convoys from a seemingly unending swarm of pirates. He knows who is behind the attacks, he just has to live long enough to stop them.The first episode of a series of short stories.The Alaris nebula is home to over a million colonists from the planet of Irakillion. They exchange rare minerals from the nebula for desperately needed supplies. Always kept on the edge of starvation they are looked down upon by Irakillion and ignored by the rest of the galaxy.When a group of pirates begin attacking the supply convoys the Alaris Defense Force is re-founded with a handful of outdated ships and a dozen inexperienced pilots. Outnumbered and outgunned no one expects them to last more than a week or two. Only one pilot proves them wrong.After six months of attacks Marack Nor is the last of the original pilots. Numbed by repeated losses and defeats he has become convinced that the Irakillion government is behind the attacks. All he needs to do is survive long enough to prove it.
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Based On A True Story

Ever read a story that was supposedly based on a true story but really wasn't? Well, this is kind of like that.Ever read a story that was supposedly based on a true story but really wasn't? Well, this is kind of like that.Based On A True Story is the short story introduction to the novella, I Love You Jimmy Cheng.
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Saul of Tarsus: A Tale of the Early Christians

Elizabeth Miller wrote this popular book that continues to be widely read today despite its age.
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An Affair of the Heart

David Cole is having a quiet dinner in a Parisian restaurant situated on the bank of the River Seine. Seeing a young woman crying her eyes out a few tables away, David makes a crucial life-defining decision and invites her over to join him. What will be the outcome? Find out in “Affair of the Heart”. ##It's a free short story from the pen of Christopher Forward. So why don't you download it?? ##David Cole has a mundane job working for a company that sells toilet basins and other toiletry equipment to construction firms in France. “Coals to Newcastle” would be an apt term if it were not for the fact that David has a knack of talking French building companies into buying anything his employers, Ridgely’s, can produce. Paris has long been his predominant place of work and everything changes one fateful night in Marcel’s, a restaurant, situated on the bank of the beautiful River Seine. Could the girl he meets just be a one night stand? Or will it turn into “An Affair of the Heart”?
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The Necromancer's Faire

And now for something a little different. In this installment of the necromancer's adventure, Sebastian Grimm must venture into a Renaissance festival to prevent a murder.It is said that there is no rest for the wicked. This, as it happens, is true. Just as Sebastian Grimm, a necromancer who hunts down wicked people all the time with the help of his friend and private investigator, John King. Today, the necromancer's adventure takes him to an annual Renaissance festival, where he must stop yet another murder from taking place.
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Monica and the Weekend of Drama

Monica is in charge for the weekend. Of course, it turns out to be the most hectic weekend ever.
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The Albino's Dancer - Dale Smith

"Goodbye, little Emily." April 1938, and a shadowy figure attends an impromptu burial in Shoreditch, London. His name is Honoré Lechasseur. After a chance encounter with the mysterious Catherine Howkins, he's had advance warning that his friend Emily Blandish was going to die. But is forewarned necessarily forearmed? And just how far is he willing to go to save Emily's life? Because Honoré isn't the only person taking an interest in Emily Blandish - she's come to the attention of the Albino, one of the new breed of gangsters surfacing in post-rationing London. And the only life he cares about is his own. Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction...original adventures in time and space.
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Peculiar Lives - Philip Purser-Hallard

From the pen of Mr. Erik Clevedon, Peculiar Lives is another "scientific romance" along the lines of The Coming Times and The Star Beasts. Exotic colour is added by the character of an American Negro detective, Honoré Lechasseur, and his delightful English companion Miss Blandish. Once a celebrated author of 'scientific romances', Erik Clevedon is an old man now. But his fiction conceals a dangerous truth, as Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish discover after a chance encounter with a strangely gifted young pickpocket. Born between the Wars, the superhuman children known as "the Peculiar" are reaching adulthood – and they believe that humanity is making a poor job of looking after the world they plan to inherit...Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction...original adventures in time and space.
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Doomsday Deck

Arts and crafts...and evil It's that time of the year for the Sunnydale Sidewalk Art Festival, and Buffy and the gang have been enlisted to help Joyce pre-pare for the big event. In fact, Xander's especially eager to pitch in, due to the arrival of a major hottie — a young artist named Justine. She specializes in Tarot paintings, and tells Xander that she senses much energy surrounding his aura. Xander naturally assumes his latent psychic powers have been awakened. But Buffy's not quite ready to call the psychic hot line. She has a nagging suspicion that something about Justine is not Þve by Þve — especially after she reaches for Justine's prized Tarot deck, which causes the artist to þy off the handle in a big way. Then there's the fact that vampires appear uncomfortable in Justine's presence. One by one, each of Buffy's closest friends seem to be surrendering their free will to an unknown, unseen force....
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Deus Le Volt - Jon De Burgh Miller

Deus Le Volt!..."God Wills It!" The cry of the first Crusade in 1098, dispatched by Pope Urban to free Jerusalem from the Turks. Honoré and Emily are plunged into the middle of the conflict on the trail of what appears to be a time travelling knight. As the siege of Antioch draws to a close, so death haunts the blood-soaked streets...and the Fendahl – a creature that feeds on life itself – is summoned. Honoré and Emily find themselves facing angels and demons in a battle to survive their latest adventure. Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction...original adventures in time and space.
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STARGATE ATLANTIS: Angelus

  Fear to tread… With their core directive restored, the Asurans have begun to attack the Wraith on multiple fronts. Under the command of Colonel Ellis, the Apollo is dispatched to observe the battlefront, but Ellis’s orders not to intervene are quickly breached when an Ancient ship drops out of hyperspace. Inside is Angelus, fleeing the destruction of a world he has spent millennia protecting from the Wraith. Charming and likable, Angelus quickly connects with each member of the Atlantis team in a unique way and, more than that, offers them a weapon that could put an end to their war with both the Wraith and the Asurans. But all is not what it seems, and even Angelus is unaware of his true nature — a nature that threatens the very survival of Atlantis itself…
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24 Declassified: 09 - Trinity

Product DescriptionOperating out of a nearly empty space in Los Angeles, the newly created CTU faces its first major crisis. A large amount of plastique explosive has vanished and could be anywhere—with criminals, crazies, outlaw bikers . . . or in the bloodstained hands of Islamic radicals. As powerful representatives of the world's major religions gather for a conference on faith, peace, and coexistence, agents of the newborn elite counterterrorism unit must chase elusive shadows through the underbelly of L.A. A nightmare of assassination and terror is looming, tied to the darkest secrets of the church—an explosive threat that must be exposed and defused within twenty-four hours, or violent repercussions will be felt around the world. And only one man possesses the necessary passion, ruthless skill, and willingness to operate outside his jurisdiction and beyond the limits of the law: a dangerous rogue CIA operative . . . named Jack Bauer. About the AuthorJohn Whitman is the author of numerous books and projects, including the "Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear" series, Zorro and the Witch's Curse, and, most recently, the trading cards for "24 Day 3." He is a 4th-degree black belt and defensive tactics instructor in Krav Maga, the official hand-to-hand combat system of the Israeli military, has trained in protective services and defensive tactics in both the United States and in Israel, and has served as an instructor of U.S. law enforcement agencies and military anti-terrorist units.
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Federation

At last! The long awaited novel featuring both famous crews of the Starship Enterprise in an epic adventure that spans time and space. Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 are faced with their most challenging mission yet--rescuing renowned scientist Zefram Cochrane from captors who want to use his skills to conquer the galaxy. Meanwhile, ninety-nine years in the future on the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D, Picard must rescue an important and mysterious person whose safety is vital to the survival of the Federation. As the two crews struggle to fulfill their missions, destiny draws them closer together until past and future merge--and the fate of each of the two legendary starships rests in the hands of the other vessel...
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24 Declassified: 06 - Chaos Theory

Product DescriptionA brilliant madman dedicated to anarchy has dark plans for the U.S. In twenty-four hours, America will be plunged into chaos—the result of an unthinkable assassination to be carried out flawlessly—and the government has no inkling of the catastrophe that is about to occur. Only one man can prevent the nightmare: disgraced rogue CTU operative Jack Bauer. But Bauer's been cut loose, is wanted for murder, and is running from the police, who have orders to shoot to kill. And there's no one he can turn to for help—because a high-level traitor in CTU wants Jack Bauer dead. About the AuthorJohn Whitman is the author of numerous books and projects, including the "Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear" series, Zorro and the Witch's Curse, and, most recently, the trading cards for "24 Day 3." He is a 4th-degree black belt and defensive tactics instructor in Krav Maga, the official hand-to-hand combat system of the Israeli military, has trained in protective services and defensive tactics in both the United States and in Israel, and has served as an instructor of U.S. law enforcement agencies and military anti-terrorist units.
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