Virtual Game

It starts as a favor for a friend. It ends with Gabby McAllister fighting for her life. When Gabby's best friend Haley asks her to look into the disappearance of her online gaming friend, it seems simple enough. A missing person. A worried friend. The kind of thing Gabby handles quietly, away from cameras and press conferences. But this case is different from the very first vision. Someone is targeting the players of an online game — not in the virtual world, but in the real one. One player is already dead. Another is missing. And what Gabby begins to uncover is something so organized, so...

Amie doesn’t have a wolf. It makes her broken and weak to some. They don't know her. On her eighteenth birthday, her worst fear comes true—James, the Alpha’s son and her fated mate, rejects her in front of the entire pack. Shattered, Amie runs, carving out a new life among humans where no one knows what she is… or what she’s missing. Years later, Alpha Finlay finds her. He knows she isn’t his mate, but something about her calls to him. Against her will, Amie is drawn back into pack life—where, at last, her wolf awakens. For the first time, Amie feels like she belongs. She has ...

Three women. Three impossible choices. Three mind-bending journeys into obsession, betrayal, and survival. From wellness retreats with deadly secrets to glittering empires built on lies, Mind Games pulls you into the twisting psyches of ordinary women caught in extraordinary deceit. Each story unravels with razor-sharp tension and shocking revelations that will keep you turning pages late into the night. It includes the books: The Stay Vanished at Sea Pretty Little Profits Mind Games contains three unputdownable psychological thrillers—The Stay, Vanished at Sea, and Pretty Little Profits...

She was in love with a married man. Then a dangerous stranger walked into her life and changed everything. A fast-paced, jaw-dropping standalone from Jade Jones, author of the bestselling Cameron series! As a single mom, Spirit has always lived a difficult life, struggling to get by and maintaining her morals as a stripper. To make matters worse, the man she loves is married to another woman. The ball has never been in her court--or so it seems. That is, until she meets a bad-tempered, sexy dreadhead by the name of Shooter. Despite the differences in their circumstances and character, the ...

The Game of Life & How to Play It – Quantum Codex Edition 🪞✨ A Master Key to Reality Remastered for the New Earth Era What if Life is not a struggle to survive... but a Game to master with Grace, Power, and Divine Precision? Originally written by the mystic Florence Scovel Shinn in 1925, The Game of Life & How to Play It became a timeless metaphysical classic. Now, 100 years later, this Quantum Codex Edition upgrades the beloved teachings for a new generation of seekers, leaders, and soul-creators ready to live in alignment with their Divine Design. 🔑 This is not just a reprint. ...

MEMORIES BECOME THE MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON WHEN YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR OWN. Willow Harper has been charged with the brutal murder of her friends. But confined to Bordeaux Behavioral Hospital with no recollection of that tragic night, she is left questioning her own innocence. Public defender Donovan Thomas takes on her case, determined to get to the truth. But Willow's convenient amnesia raises more questions than answers. Why can't she recall any details? And why does it seem like she's hiding something? But to comprehend Willow's unstable grip on reality means confronting the cracks in his ...

Evangeline Heart isn't giving up without a fight as she returns in The God Game to locate the next relic in hopes of unlocking the back gates to Hell. Professional assassin Evangeline Heart (Lina) is on the quest to save her fiancé Griffin's soul from Hell...literally. It seems as if the Angel of Death Azazel has stolen Griffin's soul from entering the gates of Heaven after he was murdered in retaliation for a hired kill of Lina's. Now, Lina has been strongly urged to rescue the love of her life's soul by the Archangel Metatron who claims she is the only one with this capability... ...

What happens when you meet the perfect woman? She has the perfect curves, attitude, and demeanor. She exceeds every requirement you have for the opposite sex. She is your soulmate, so you thought. Ivy is a beautiful woman with every quality a man needs. She’s successful, sassy, and sexy. She’s a gift that keeps on giving. She will spin you in her web, until it's too late. What glitters isn’t always gold. What if women came with warning labels? What happens when we’re attracted to superficial things? You fall in love with the wrong one, and there’s no going back. Find out what it ...

The Social Six own the parties. Matt Reynolds just became the prize everyone is watching. Matt Reynolds survived Homecoming. He has a place inside The Party House, three women who already claim him without apology, and a campus full of people trying to figure out how one guy ended up at the center of The Social Six. Now the question is not whether Matt belongs. It is who gets to be seen with him next. Pandora Vale built her reputation on control. She sees every rumor, every angle, every lie before it spreads. Her relationship with Ethan was safe because it was never real enough to hurt her....

I woke up with a number on my chest and a death sentence humming in the walls. Kill or be killed. Only one walks free. It should have been my brother. He promised me that much—his voice steady, his grip bruising, swearing he’d die before he let anyone touch me. He lied. He sold me. In the concrete dorm under buzzing lights, in the fake town with plastic fruit, in the carnival of rusted rides and painted smiles, survival isn’t about morals—it’s about who owns you. And the most terrifying man in the Game has decided I’m his. They call him a monster in whispers. The one who never ...

Everyone knows that when gamer guys you flirt with online tell you they’re in love with you, they’re just trying get into your avatar’s panties. They’re never as hot as they say they are, or as rich as they claim to be. Gamer guys lie all the time. Too my grandmother didn’t understand that when she decided to invite two of them out to the island for a visit. She’s convinced that her crafty plan will end with me happily married and popping out great-grandkids for her to cuddle. I know the truth: it will end in disaster. After all, I’ve told a few little white lies myself. How ...

Inspire your child to follow their dreams with stories of their favorite baseball heroes! Does your child love baseball? Do you want to teach them about the greatest baseball players? Do you hope to encourage them to believe in themselves? Many children look up to baseball players. They see them as heroes who have achieved their dreams and made history. Your child can learn teamwork, persistence, determination, self-esteem, and more from their favorite sports heroes. Reading about legends who were once children with big dreams will inspire your child to chase their goals and overcome ...

The explosive third installment in The Glitch in the Flames series! The Overworld has been pushed to the brink. Now, the true battle shifts to the End! Steve, Alex, Tes, and company successfully beat back the devastating ambush in the Citrus Kingdom. But, with Herobrine reverse-engineering their greatest technology and his corrupted forces anticipating their every move, the Overworld army must hold the line while a small team takes a desperate gamble: crossing into the mysterious, silent dimension of the End. But the End is not as barren they thought it was. It is home to an ancient, ...

Everyone thinks she's paranoid. What if she's the only one seeing clearly? Vivienne Duval's smart home is watching her. Her medication erases hours of memory. Her husband insists she's imagining things. And when her best friend Jolie dies investigating Vivienne's therapist, the woman who's supposed to help her starts looking like the woman destroying her. Dr. Simone Voss has treated Vivienne for dissociative disorder for three years. She's professional. Compassionate. Irreplaceable. She's also asking questions about the childhood Vivienne can't remember—questions no therapist should know ...

This book is aimed at giving pool players the mental skills to conquer their inner game, improve their pool game, and take them to higher levels of play. Topics include Mental Skills of Successful Athletes, Awareness, Positive Thinking, Performance Anxiety, Focus, Visualization, Self-Criticism, Learn By Feel, Winning-Losing, Goal Setting, Slumps, Consistency, Motivation, Confidence, Big Game Pressure, Physical Exercise, Mental Toughness, Decision Making, Practice, Strategies, Pool Journal, Competing, Good Sportsmanship, Post Match Learning, Mental Training Plan, Pro Player Insights, and ...

Level up. Build your crew. Save the Galaxy. Byron Jones was just another lonely gamer until saving a mysterious old man earned him a once-in-a-lifetime invite to VENUS ONLINE, the most immersive sci-fi VRMMORPG ever created. Inside the game, Byron becomes commander of a starship with a crew of beautiful alien women, each with their own skills, secrets, and charms. But paradise becomes a nightmare when he realizes he can’t log out and the galaxy is ruled by Lady Necralia, a cruel warlord who thrives on the suffering of trapped players. To survive, Byron must grind levels, upgrade his ship,...

A Step-by-Step Master Class in Indie Game Development, from the Creator of the Emmy® Winning Neverwinter Nights™ Honors for Don Daglow's From Dream to Delivery books: Winner, 2019 Independent Press Book Awards Winner, Kirkus Top 100 Indie Books of 2019 Finalist, 2020 Top Shelf Book Awards Finalist, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist, National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist, Book Excellence Awards "Don Daglow has survived 40+ years creating games and always retained his positive attitude. Learn from the master." – Jeff Braun, ...

Game theory usually arrives wrapped in equations, diagrams, and technical language. This book strips all that away and gets to the heart of the subject: how people actually interact when their choices affect one another. From trust and conflict to cooperation and power, it demonstrates that game theory is not about cold calculation. Still, about understanding human behaviour in the social settings we encounter every day. Moving from classic ideas like the Prisoner’s Dilemma and Nash equilibrium to real-world applications in politics, economics, law, workplaces, families, and online life, ...

Game Theory Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Strategic Thinking, Decision-Making, and Application to Everyday Life by The Practical Atlas is your essential introduction to the fascinating world of game theory. Whether you're curious about economics, psychology, international relations, or just want to make better decisions in daily life, this engaging and easy-to-follow guide will show you how game theory applies to the real world. With clear explanations, relatable examples, and zero jargon, this book walks you through the fundamental ideas of strategic decision-making. Learn how players...

Monsters Unleashed - where you catch virtual-reality monsters on your cellphone - is one of the hottest mobile games around, and Bex and Charlie just can't stop playing. They even check out an old map in Charlie's grandfather's attic in hopes of discovering some forgotten places in town where the rarest monsters might hide. But they find a strange machine up there, too, and after Charlie switches it on, the wifi goes down...and Bex's entire catalog of monsters vanishes!