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NATIONAL BESTSELLER A powerful and accessible translation of Marcus Aurelius’s timeless book on character, what it takes to be a good leader, and how to live a fulfilling life. Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire at its height, yet he remained untainted by the immense wealth and absolute...

Born to a destiny she never wanted—a destiny that could change Earth as we know it. After six years in the California Child Protective Services care, Memory’s worst nightmare comes to pass when she is jerked away from her California foster home and sent across the country to live with mysterious relatives in the mountains of North Georgia. But Winters Cove was hiding secrets about her family no one wants to get out. Once she arrives, Memory learns information that could shift her belief in everything she’d always thought the truth. The only people she can trust to help her unravel the...

In WASPy Larkspur, New Jersey, social expectations and decorum rule, and Marjorie and Dunsfield Thornden are the envy of their neighbors. Their daughters Claire and Cat set the small town’s social calendar by throwing tastefully lavish family parties year round. Because it’s 1977, underage debauchery is to be expected - and Cat and Claire’s children, Bizzy and Choo, are at its very center. But secrets that should’ve never been kept - especially not from each other - are bubbling unattractively to the surface.

Roma Victrix. The Republic of Rome is on a relentless march to create an empire - an empire built on the backs of the conquered, brought back to Rome as slaves. Attia was once destined to rule as the queen and swordmaiden of Thrace, the greatest warrior kingdom the world had seen since Sparta. Now she is a slave, given to Xanthus, the Champion of Rome, as a sign of his master’s favor.  

What would you do if everyone you knew was dead? High School had never prepared Erika for the End of the World. The Aliens may have won the battle, but she would ensure they didn't win the war. If she could just get her roller skates off... After Earth is invaded by a technologically advanced race from the Illyrian star system, and life as Erika knew it is changed, she joins with a rag tag group of survivors to come up with an unexpected plan to save humanity. This action packed post-apocalyptic tale contains no virus or zombies, however it does include an assortment of unusual aliens and a...

The members of Cats Grinning were on top of the world and still rising. Their latest release was at the top of the charts, and all their tour dates were sold out. Like so many fairy tales, when things seemed to be perfect, it all came crashing down around them. In a matter of minutes, Ace’s life became an out-of-control spiral that could only end in disaster. After the funerals, the band split up and Ace pulled the walls of the world tight around him and disappeared. Three years later, a once in a lifetime opportunity arises to jumpstart his band’s career and resurrect the magic lost ...

¿Alguna vez, como mujer, has sentido que se te viene el mundo encima? Vivimos en un mundo donde la mujer pasa por experiencias difíciles de las cuales el hombre no sabe. Situaciones que se presentan como un reto cuando no las esperas. Un día despiertas sabiendo que necesitas apoyar la economía y te conviertes en esposa, madre, trabajadora, ama de casa, etc. ¿Y qué tal si eso no es lo peor? ¿Podrías superarlo? Mujera Prueba de Balas es un libro donde te enseño cómo superé una situación muy complicada con mi expareja.

What do you do when the body bursts into flames? You cover it up. Detective Richard Rogers knew he'd finally crossed over that thin line when everyone started avoiding him at work. When he is called into the Chiefs office, he expected to be fired, or at the least, demoted and bounced back to patrol. Instead, he is given a transfer to S.P. Investigations, the mysterious department no one knows anything about. Things go from bad to worse, when he is assigned the recent series of body dumps that was plaguing Atlanta PD. There is nothing to tie them together, nothing that offered the tiniest ...

"Xan said I should go to the doctor so they could cut off my hand. I ignored him and placed the hit of acid on my tongue. I looked at my black and withered left hand as he warmed the heroin." Earth, Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory: There is only one way to move from any of these worlds to the next...

Proto wakes up in the misty halls of the palace of Somnus, the Lord of Dreams. Why is he there? Who knows? But as long as he’s there, he’s been given a job—to visit sleeping people’s dreams and try to make sure they turn out properly. By guiding dreams to the right conclusions, Somnus and his crew of dream visitors help keep the world from going off the rails. During his adventures as a dream visitor, Proto fails, makes a fool of himself, and—against all odds—makes friends too. And maybe more than friends . . . ? It’s hard to tell. There’s something off in how people here are looking at him.

Kaelin knows an alien when she sees one. The trick, given her eyesight, is actually getting close enough to see them. She might as well wish upon a falling star! Against all odds, one just walked right up to her and introduced himself as Roger. He's on a mission from Molly, the friend she's traveled halfway across the country to see, with news of her alien ever after and a shopping list. When their hands touch, everything changes. Kaelin has a chance to become everything she ever wished she could be...but it will cost her everything she currently is.

After hundreds of cattle calls filled with bleach-blonde bimbos with amazing beach bodies, Angela had almost given up and returned to Louisiana. After four years in Hollywood with no luck, her sultry beauty and voluptuous body had finally caught the attention of a famous director and snagged her a speaking part in an upcoming movie. One or two more shifts at the Waffle Hut, and then she could toss the ugly uniform in the trash. But fame was a fickle bitch. When Angela arrives to discuss her big break with her agent, she finds him la mort d'amour, with no sign of his lover…and no record of...

No one mentioned it would be like this... Rose looked forward to her college years, especially going to Daytona. So how did she end up climbing through caves with her friends instead? A hidden secret deep within the bowels of the earth changes everything, when Rose stumbles through an ancient portal and finds herself fighting to survive on a planet light year from Earth. A planet where women were restricted from owning property or weapons, humans were not the dominant species, and most of the natives considered you little more than an item on the dinner menu. Only her usual coloring had ...

Captain Michael LaGrange and Damina have been negotiating over their future together since the day they met. Both stubborn, both cautious, neither wants to make a decision either of them will regret. Desire and friendship build into a need they can't ignore any longer. Unfortunately, duty has to come first and they find themselves on a good will tour prior to the Prince's wedding.

Dorcas knew what she was doing when she volunteered to join the Forward Hope: getting as far away from her past as possible. What she found on board was a purpose and community far beyond anything she'd dreamed of since her escape. Off the planet and surrounded by aliens, she's safe from the machinations of the creature who abducted her years before...or so she thought. When a nightmare from her past threatens to come after her family, Dorcas does the only thing she knows how to do: confront the monster in his lair and pray for a rescue.

Freeeeee!!!! Drifty, Dawn, and Devon are sick of staying home. They are tired of video games, reading books or watching movies. They are ready for anything that will take them away from the house. Their grandparent’s purchase of a new RV Motorhome is the perfect chance for the kids to feel “normal” again. The family, along with thier giant sized dog Chance, sets out to discover fun new summer adventures. Little do they know what troubles lie ahead as they travel around the Southern United States.A perilous life or death rescue introduces them to a pair of mysterious travelers. ...

When Regina Winters looks at the slick corporate raider standing in their boardroom threatening a hostile takeover, she doesn’t see the man; she sees the devil. A devil with fire in his eyes and ice in his heart. Who demands she accept the deal if she wants to save her grandfather’s company from bankruptcy. There's just one small problem. The more time she spends with him, the harder it is to stay away. Shane Bradford knows trouble when he sees it, and the gorgeous lawyer across the table from him definitely falls into that category. He’s certain R.C. Winters is hiding something, but ...

This is the last thing you'll ever see. Welcome to Daxton. The neighbor is crazy. The roommate is running a perpetual scam. Being degraded by the boss on a daily basis is part of the job. The children are willingly abducted. The probability of getting shot while purchasing groceries is high. And don't forget to fill your quota of junk strategically placed in your yard to be viewed from the street. Why would you want to live anywhere else?

Core beliefs need to be changed to break the chain of addiction. This is a surprising book to give you the fundamental & uncommon tools to fundamentally shift your attention from addiction to a deeply satisfying experience of life.

There's a pandemic. People are turning into clowns. Society isn't interested in finding a cure or treating the infected as humans. But when unconventional couriers begin to harass the contaminated, and clowns start disappearing, a band of transformed coworkers set out to find answers.