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I'm not a gambling man. I mean, life's one big gamble, ain't it? The odds are stacked against you; you just can't win. You know there are some people who will do anything to make sure that they win, even if it means eliminating anyone or anything that stands in their way. They only bet on a sure thing...a Dead Certainty.

Just for an instant their gazes connect, then he's gone. Barrel racer Trish Barton wants to find that mysterious man in black who, in brief seconds, pushed all her buttons. A born submissive, she sees herself on her knees before him, bound by the lasso he'd held in his hand. Jake Keenan will never forget that one brief glimpse of the woman who set him on fire, a woman he'd give anything to master. How could she have taken root in his dreams after that one brief glimpse?

Valerie has bundled together her best-selling, two-book, Aura series. Learn everything you need to know to start seeing, feeling, and knowing Auras. When you purchase this book you're getting Auras for Beginners, and Auras: Tips and Tricks.

When the Supreme Being and his son decide that being supreme isn't for them anymore, it's inevitable that things get a bit of a shake-up. It soon becomes apparent that our new owners, the Venturi brothers, have a very different perspective on all sorts of things. Take Good and Evil, for example. For them it's an outdated concept that never worked particularly well in the first place.

Camping overnight in a draw on the newly released lands of the old XIT Ranch, Will Gantry suddenly feels an odd and welcome sense of belonging. He becomes friends with Dan, a deputy sheriff, a beautiful woman, and a young boy. He begins to make solid plans for the future that include an old cowboy named Pete and the professor. Will decides his idea of wandering down to Old Mexico can wait, maybe forever.

Mechanical Engineer Pattee Crow Flies knows trouble when she sees it. As her EEP is crashing, she's mentally preparing for permanent residence on the jade-green planet visible through her viewport. All she has to do is make camp, find fresh water, and survive. Simple.

Hey, did you hear the one about the man who dropped a lit cigarette into the toilet with some gasoline-soaked rags? Of course you did, it happened to your gym teacher's cousin. Or was it your cousin's gym teacher?

Being the Dark Lord and Prince of Evil is not as much fun as it sounds, particularly if you are a basically decent person. King Mordak is just such a person. Technically he's more goblin than person, but the point is that he is really keen to be a lot less despicable than his predecessors. Not that the other goblins appreciate Mordak's attempts to redefine the role. Why should they when his new health-care program seems designed to actually extend life expectancy, and his efforts to end a perfectly reasonable war with the dwarves appear to have become an obsession?

Monsters are roaming the streets of London. Of course, some monsters are scarier than others: Unicorns? No bother. Vampires? Big deal. Werewolves? Ho hum. Lawyers? … Aaargh! Duncan's boss doesn't think that he's cut out to be a lawyer. He isn’t a pack animal. He lacks the killer instinct. But when his best friend from school barges his way back into Duncan’s life, with a full supporting cast of lawyers, ex-wives, zombies and snow-white unicorns, it’s not long before things become distinctly unsettling.

It has been 11 years since Hanne Wilhelmsen's life was forever changed by an assault that left her wheelchair bound. Now Hanne's self-imposed exile is nearing its end. When Oslo comes under attack from Islamic extremists in a series of explosions, the city is left reeling. A militant group claim responsibility, but the Norwegian police force doubt the group's very existence. The unfolding drama is brought to Hanne's door by her former partner, Billy T, who is convinced that his son, Linus, is involved in the recent events.

Piper Reed and her fellow Gypsy Club members are in need of a clubhouse. Raising money to buy one proves a challenge. Piper, being the resourceful fifth grader that she is, launches her own party-planning business and gets her first job throwing young Brady's birthday celebration. But things don't go as expected on the day of the big event. Fortunately for Piper, her friends and family come to her rescue!

Cynthia Dellinger doesn't have much after a divorce that almost broke her, but she does have her grandfather's secret barbecue-spice-rub recipe, and she is going to make the most of it. New in Saddle Wells, she's determined to start over with the help of her new friends—starting with a new business. Jesse Orosco is more than happy to renovate Cyn's storefront, but what he'd really love to do is tackle that self-doubt he sees lurking in her eyes. The redhead calls to Jess on every level, but first he has to convince her to give them a chance despite what the townsfolk may say.

Slade Donovan and Kari Malone shared one anonymous night of hot sex. Five years later unexpected circumstances throw them together again and what’s between them burns hotter than ever. But as a member of Delta Force, Slade is wary of relationships, drawn to Kari on the one hand and hesitant on the other.

Just when architect Lindsey Ferrell thinks she's gotten her life back on track, the terrible nightmares return, and out of nowhere, a stalker sends a note to her office. Photos follow, then emails, and she can't dismiss the threat any longer. Hiring security seems the logical answer, but there's nothing logical about her body's reaction to the sinfully sexy expert bent on keeping her safe. Guardian Security partner Nick Vanetta believes there's more behind the situation than a simple fixation, and he wonders if the answer is buried somewhere in her past.

The Marinski Affair began as a dull, mundane case involving a missing husband. Okay, so he was a rich missing husband, but he was nonetheless, still only a missing husband. The case soon developed into one involving robbery, kidnapping, blackmail, and murder. But was there really a kidnapping? All is not as it seems. Tom Kendall, private detective, had the task of solving the mystery. He was usually pretty good at solving puzzles, but this one was different, somehow. It wasn’t that he didn’t have any of the pieces. It was just that none of the pieces seemed to fit together.

On Sale for a Limited Time! Normally $7.99. The Gundowners While Jeff Mitton is away fighting in the War Between the States, his sister Lettie disappears. When he returns home, his mother makes him promise to find her. When Jeff is bushwhacked while looking for Lettie, he is befriended by a secretive gunfighter named Steve KIbben, who is hunting some men who killed his sister. Jeff doesn’t know they are searching for the same dangerous men. Men, and beautiful women, who will stop at nothing to stay out of the clutches of the Federal agents pursuing them for spying for the South. More ...

On Sale for a limited time! Regularly $6.99. Shoot to Kill Mark Reston had never set out to be a killer. But there were those who just wouldn’t have it any other way. And now there were five more men that he had to kill. They should have left him alone or made sure he was dead the first time. He was tired of being used for a target. He hadn’t decided what to do about the beautiful young woman who had been given a very difficult choice by the outlaws. If she didn’t kill Reston, the man who had saved her life, they would kill her. More action-packed gunfighting westerns by Van Holt: A ...

"The Placer Gold Locations of Washington State: A Comprehensive Guide for Prospectors" is a comprehensive guidebook written by Jackson Holt, an experienced prospector who has spent years exploring the rivers and streams of Washington State in search of gold. This detailed guidebook provides a wealth of information on the various placer gold deposits found in Washington State, including the Olympic Mountains, the Puget Sound Lowlands, and other major gold-bearing areas. The book begins with an overview of the history of placer gold mining in Washington State, including the various gold ...

Every personal dream and aspiration - their lifelong study and achievement - is about to culminate in one unfathomable moment for Chris and Becky. Partnering to share a private lab for their personal research, two powerful minds brilliantly intersect where experimental biology and chemistry meet. Together, they formulate a chemical solution with the power to change every facet of life on Earth for every culture and every country: a solution with the ability to grow breast tissue at a rapid rate upon human ingestion.

Georgie Zielinski has invested everything she owns in a dilapidated B&B in Saddle Wells, Texas. She doesn't have anything left over to hire someone to help her get the place back to its former glory, so when a rough-around-the-edges cowboy offers his handyman services, she listens to her gut and takes him on. Cade Hannigan was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but it's long since tarnished. All he has now is his beat-up truck and a reputation so bad no one will hire him. Luckily for Cade, newcomer Georgie doesn't know anything about the man he used to be.