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Single divorce attorney Alex Turner is watching reality TV when she sees her latest ex’s new fiancée picking out her wedding dress. Yet again, the guy she dumped went on to marry (or at least seriously commit to) the next person he dates after her. Fed up with being the precursor to happily ever after, she decides to interview all her exes to find out why.

Professional blackmailer One Eyed Jack has few boundaries when it comes to choosing his targets: Embezzlers, philanderers, and scammers. They're all fair game in his eyes. But when he dips his toe into the high stakes world of college football to target athletes who use performance enhancing drugs, he finds that the pond is far more toxic and dangerous than he thought. Betrayal, greed and murder abound in this fast paced thriller.

In The Pursuit of Dominance, Christopher J. Fettweis examines the grand strategy of previous superpowers to see how they maintained, or failed to maintain, their status. Over the course of six cases, from Ancient Rome to the British Empire, he seeks guidance from the past for present US policymakers. Like the United States, the examples Fettweis uses were the world's strongest powers at particularly moments in time, and they were hoping to stay that way. Rather than focusing on those powers' rise or how they ruled, however, Fettweis looks at how they sought to maintain their power.

After Cece finds her Formula 1 driver husband, Ethan, cheating, she turns to his alpha racing rival, Luca, for an intimate kind of solace. It’s exactly what she needs. But Ethan isn’t letting her go. And what happens between the three of them is scandalous enough to set the track on fire.

Velkolepý příběh o statečném válečníku Túrinu Turambarovi, tragickém hrdinovi, který byl za skutky svého otce proklet Temným pánem Morgothem. Nejsmutnější a nejtemnější z Tolkienových příběhů rozepsal autor už ve svých pětadvaceti letech, tedy dávno před tím, než sám tušil, že do stejného světa, byť o 6500 let staršího, jednou zasadí hobity a Pána Prstenů. Román nikdy nedokončil. Z Tolkienových poznámek sestavil Húrinovy děti do finální podoby jeho třetí a nejmladší syn Christopher. Hrdinu Túrina celý život pronásleduje kletba, před kterou se snaží skrýt, která ho však pokaždé znovu dostihne.

Katie had everything planned out in her head. She's going to convince her friends to set the two of them up on a dare to his dorm. Once they were alone, her plan is to seduce John into being with her. This was the plan and yet, as the door to his dorm room slammed shut, Katie quickly found that John was the one controlling her.

This is the story of Connor Murray, a young hooligan from England who finds out that he is a direct descendant of the Legendary King Arthur. He is taken to a school where other lineal descendants of the Court of Camelot gather to be taught by the progeny of Merlin. Lineage brings the names of the Knights of the Round Table from the dust of the old tales and gives them new life. Most importantly, it brings back the ideals of Arthur’s Camelot: that might is not right and mercy is not weakness.

A charismatic evangelist, a seductress minister’s wife, and a congregation lured by their false prophet. America’s premier blackmailer, One Eyed Jack, goes undercover to expose a powerful and deadly ministry. But by the time he discovers the church’s true mission, he finds himself in a fight for his own life. Murder, lust, and greed abound in this fast paced thriller.

Vampires, witches, and zombies, oh my! Within this Halloween special, you'll find a uniquely satisfying collection of horror tales and stories of the macabre.

Edited by Jamie Ibson and Chris Kennedy, We Dare is a collection of 15 all-new stories that explores the use of augmented humanity in the near future. From getting a new personality loaded with the skills you need for a mission to nanobots that keep you from being killed to creating an indestructible tank, anything is possible!

In The Synthetic Age, Christopher Preston argues that what is most startling about this coming epoch is not only how much impact humans have had but, more important, how much deliberate shaping they will start to do. Emerging technologies promise to give us the power to take over some of Nature's most basic operations. It is not just that we are exiting the Holocene and entering the Anthropocene; it is that we are leaving behind the time in which planetary change is just the unintended consequence of unbridled industrialism.

Evan is in the army and therefore is away from home a lot. He hasn't been home in nearly four years. However, his friend, Kevin, convinces him to come home for the weekend to attend his friend, Justin's, bachelor party. He stays with Kevin and his family so he will be able to surprise Justin on the big night. When he arrives, he immediately notices Kevin's younger sister, Tiffany, who was merely 15 the last time he'd seen her. Now, a beautiful young woman of 19, he can't help but notice her.

When one lord owes a heavy debt to another and cannot pay, what is he to do? He sells one of his virginal slaves as "entertainment". This is the situation Cymbeline finds herself in as she is delivered to Lord Kasimir's manor and is told she is expected to do whatever her new master desires.

Three lonish short stories linked by the theme of time.

Five short tales. Some trace the more humorous aspects of human idiosyncrasies; others are themed around cats.

Salvage System is a beacon of hope, and a number of other races continue looking toward it as an inspiration for how to live and govern themselves, and - in some cases - for assistance in defending themselves and throwing off oppressive regimes. But the galaxy is a big place, and many of the races in it aren’t friendly. Would these forces like to take over Salvage System and acquire its resources? Absolutely.

Annie, a 19-year-old college student, is determined to keep her virginity until she is married. After going on with her new boyfriend Zach on a couple dates, he pressures her to have sex with him. When she refuses, he comes up with an idea that will keep her virginity intact - anal sex. She agrees and soon begins to enjoy having Zach show her all this attention and no longer feel pressured to give up her most precious gift. However, she is soon introduced to Zach's father, a hot older version of Zach himself.

Above the smoldering ashes of a demolished patriarchy stand The Sisters and their ruthless ironclad rule. This is a world where men are the weaker sex and those who fail to comply with The Sisters’ draconian laws are sent to labor in the factories as muted drones; drugged cogs in a heartless nation’s machine. Celebrity Vlogger and Fashion Icon Beck Paris’ life is turned upside down when she unexpectedly meets a daring man who is more than willing to challenge the supremacy of The Sisters. Beck’s surprising interest in this man places both of them in the cross-hairs of the power-...

Ludzie są zaganiani jak owce na rzeź. A ich jedyną nadzieją na przetrwanie jest drużyna, która właśnie opuściła planetę. Po udanej misji zniszczenia pierścienia łowców niewolników w Nowym Jorku, Wic i członkowie Drużyny Widm przechodzą przez pierścień na Antarktydzie i znajdują się w głębi Imperium Androchidan. Ale gdy zakres operacji obcego gatunku staje się oczywisty, Drużyna Widm zdaje sobie sprawę, że nie mogą stać z boku, kiedy ludzkość jest zmuszana do uległości. Należy dołożyć wszelkich starań, aby spowolnić postęp wroga, o ile nie uda się powstrzymać go całkowicie.

In this updated edition, The Making of Black Lives Matter presents a condensed and accessible intellectual history of the #BlackLivesMatter movement and expands on the movement's relevancy. This edition includes a new introduction that explores how the movement's core ideas have been challenged, re-affirmed, and re-imagined during the white nationalism of the Trump years, as well as a new chapter that examines the ideas and importance of Angela Davis and Amiri Baraka as significant participants in the Black Power Movement and Black Arts Movement, respectively.