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My boyfriend’s billionaire boss always gets what he wants. Menacingly handsome and unquestionably powerful, Theo Whitman need only snap his fingers to have a flock of supermodels fall at his feet. So when his steel gray eyes first meet mine, I expect him to pass right over me, to not give so much as a second thought to my presence. Instead, he sees me. His intense gaze immobilizes me. The way he speaks strips me bare. Every brush of his skin sears me like a violent flame. My boyfriend’s billionaire boss always gets what he wants. And this time, I think he wants me.

Violence doesn’t knock. It crashes in—and it doesn’t care if you’re ready. When the moment hits, you won’t “rise to the occasion.” You’ll default to your training. Or worse… freeze. Drawing from over three decades in security, bouncing, and real-world violence, this book cuts through the fantasy and delivers a brutal, street-proven system for surviving real attacks by real predators. Inside, you’ll learn: The Freeze Factor – Why your brain shuts down in sudden danger—and how to rewire it to act instantly Pre-Emptive Strikes – Spot the exact second diplomacy dies ...

The only thing that frustrates me more than my life, is Elliot! And the feeling is mutual. Yes, yes, I know. I let my temper run away with me again. That's what got me locked up in the first place. I hit Riley, then Elliot and I got into a fight, and now I'm stuck with the idiot 24/7. What kind of hellish punishment is that? I don't think I hate him, and I'll be the first to admit he's kind of hot, but God, will he ever just shut up!

Deep in the Amazon jungle, a tribe has attacked an isolated government outpost. A group of idealistic young volunteers enters the rain forest to prove the tribesmen were provoked. One is killed, and another, Fiadh Connor, goes missing. Fiadh's father, billionaire Cuchulain Connor, hires Breed to find her. Connor helps Breed get a ride with Brazil's Minister of the Interior who is mounting an expedition to relieve the besieged outpost. He and his entourage will travel up the Amazon on a Navy gunboat with a platoon of Brazilian Marines.

In the stripped-down, unsullied patois of an ordinary soldier, draftee Philip Dosier tells his story of the war. Straight from high school, too young to vote or buy himself a drink, he enters a world of mud and heat, blood and body counts, ambushes and firefights. It is here that he embarks on the brutal downward path to wisdom that awaits every soldier.

Close Quarters Combat: A Practical Manual for Survival, Control, and Exit Samuel T. Grady What this book is — and what it isn’t. This is a real-world manual for surviving violent encounters at close range. It strips away the fantasy combat of videogames and movies — and replaces it with a principled, pragmatic, and legally aware system built for civilians, instructors, and security professionals who want usable skills, not theater. Inside you’ll learn: • The Combative Mindset — how to see danger early, manage fear, and make decisions under pressure. • Anatomy & Targeting — ...

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On a transatlantic cruise to New York, sculptor Rhys Matherton struggles to piece his life back together after losing his mother, inheriting a fortune, and finding out his father isn’t his father after all. He spills a tray of drinks on a handsome stranger, then he finds himself up against a wall getting the best hand-job he’s ever had. And for the first time in his life, he feels whole. Rhys enjoys the company of Silas Quint, but for the eerie way no one pays attention to them even while they kiss in a crowded bar.

Photographer Claire Bennett drives eight hours for quiet coastal shots—only to find the Sugar Gull Inn buried in scaffolding and her “charming cottage” double booked with a scowling carpenter. Miles Hart is too busy racing renovation deadlines to babysit a city stranger, but Martha’s clerical error leaves them roommates in a 700-square-foot carriage house, one bathroom, zero patience. Soon sticky note fridge borders, thermostat skirmishes, and a blueberry pie disaster at Gull Games have the whole town placing bets on who snaps first.

Silver Gap has been a hotbed of criminal activity the last few months. From serial killers to human traffickers, forensic scientist Katie Mitchum has stayed busy. With her lab destroyed, she's forced to move into the pathology lab at the local hospital, which is the territory of the drop-dead-sexy medical examiner, Dr. Alex Randall.

Small though they were, PT boats played a key role in World War II, carrying out an astonishing variety of missions where fast, versatile, and strongly armed vessels were needed. Called "weapons of opportunity", they met the enemy at closer quarters and with greater frequency than any other type of surface craft. Among the most famous PT commanders was John F. Kennedy, whose courageous actions in the Pacific are now well known to the American public.

Pilot. Guard. Prisoner. All three are crashed in the Georgia woods, lost on a world where extraterrestrials are the stuff of science fiction. Blending into the human world is doable, if dangerous. But what if the locals are far from human themselves, with secrets of their own?

He hired her to paint his walls. He didn’t expect her to undo the ones he built around himself. Mia needs the commission. Nik needs his life back. She’s a struggling artist fighting for her future. He’s a reclusive billionaire haunted by a past he won’t talk about. Forced into close proximity by a job neither of them can walk away from, sparks ignite—sharp, unwelcome, impossible to ignore. They clash over art, control, and silence. They push each other’s boundaries—professionally and personally. And beneath the tension, something deeper begins to surface. But attraction ...

A decrepit warship is becalmed halfway to Australia, stilled in an ocean wilderness of heat and sea mists. In this surreal, fête-like atmosphere, a ball is held with a passing ship: the passengers dance and flirt, while beneath them seaweed like green hair spreads ominously over the hull. Half-mad with fear, drink, love and opium, both vessel and passengers feel themselves going to pieces, and the very planks seem to twist themselves alive as the ship comes apart at the seams.

Holt, a diplomat, and Noah Crane, Israeli master-sniper, plan to walk by night into the dangerous Beqa'a Valley, where capture by the Syrian Army results in torture and death. It is to find one man: the subject of an act of vengeance by the British, to display their strength in the face of terrorism. But when Holt and Crane are far into the Beqa'a, unrecoverable, their cover is blown....

From the moment I walked away from my old life and started a new one in the small town of Shadowvale, I learned there were three rules I should follow if I wanted to survive—One: don’t go outside at night alone. Two: don’t ask questions about the obviously haunted house at the far side of town. And three: don’t catch Hunter Reed’s attention. Me? I broke all three almost immediately. The Reeds own Shadowvale. They live in the haunted house, and everyone seems afraid of them

I inherited a ruined bakery, an empty bank account, and a massive, grumpy contractor who refuses to let me fail. Ten years. That is how long I have fought every battle completely alone. When I sink my life savings into an inherited mountain-town bakery, it is supposed to be my fresh start. Instead, the contractor I hired robs me blind, leaving me with frozen pipes, a caving roof, and a grand opening looming in exactly four weeks. I am drowning under the debris, and I have absolutely no one to help me. Then Grady walks through my shattered front door. He is a mountain of a man in faded denim...

When the sea calls, not everyone can resist its song. Maris Caelora, a battle-worn mercenary with more scars than trust, has survived storms, blades, and betrayal. When she resists a song that should have claimed her mind, she draws the attention of Eryndra Vale, a reclusive scholar hunted by sea-born whispers. Rumor says a siren has begun singing Eryndra’s name, and only Maris’s steel might stand between her and the depths. Bound by necessity and wary attraction, the two women set sail across treacherous waters where myth bleeds into truth. As the siren’s vengeance grows, secrets ...

Protect yourself in under 15 minutes. No belts, no fluff—just real-world skills. 15 Minute Guide to Ass Kicking delivers a direct, no-nonsense approach to surviving real violence. Written by veteran self-defense instructor Michael Morton, this guide teaches you how to think fast, strike hard, and stay alive when things go sideways. Learn how to: ✅ Target the body's most vulnerable points ✅ Train for chaos, not comfort ✅ Perform under adrenaline-fueled stress ✅ Master the mindset of a survivor Whether you're a total beginner or an experienced martial artist tired of fantasy-based ...

During the Peninsular campaign of the Napoleonic wars, the author of this book travelled with Wellington's headquarters. His position as Judge-Advocate kept him busy prosecuting the wrongdoers of the army. In this narrative you'll get to hear first-hand accounts of the various battles and sieges of the campaign including Vitoria.