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NEW YORK TIMES bestseller 2005: Welcome to NoCal and SoCal, the uneasy sister-states of what used to be California. The millennium has come and gone, leaving in its wake only stunned survivors. In Los Angeles, Berry Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop now working for a bounty hunter...

Science Fiction Stories 1 is a gripping science fiction anthology that takes readers on a journey through the unknown, exploring dystopian futures, post-apocalyptic worlds, and thrilling adventures in space. Explore the Unknown Embark on a mission in "Rising" where a lone survivor scours a devastated world, driven by a dream of rebuilding civilization. Witness the eerie events in "In The Grip" as a military officer navigates the cultural complexities of an alien world. Experience the haunting "The Spires Of Sapporo" where remnants of an ancient civilization hold secrets that could alter ...

The Hendricks family has long known that it’s wise to be careful what you wish for...dark family secrets have a way of finding their way to the light. Unfortunately, enemies usually aren’t too far behind. Grace had never been more terrified...the pain was relentless. Nothing in her life prepared her for this. She desperately needed somewhere safe...someplace she could hide. Someone she could trust with her life. It was dark...and getting darker. Ronan Hendricks didn’t recognize her voice. Not family...not friends. Probably not an enemy. But he didn’t need the years he’d spent as a...

A taboo aspiration. A soul needing redemption. An unbreakable will. Huan Ten, a genius young master of the prominent Huan Clan, abandons the path of cultivation to pursue his dream: becoming the world’s greatest blacksmith. Although not a path shunned by many, blacksmithing is still an occupation unsuited for a future clan head. To rid his family of shame and grant himself freedom, Ten crosses the world's border, leaving for the Twilight Continent. Sadly, an unfortunate turn of events leads to his soul dissipating. Leaving only a lingering will, Ten is able to live on, but now with the ...

Previously published as Milf - Naughty Neighbors by Nina Sestina. After Mona caught her husband cheating for the third time, she finally ended it. He was immature, irresponsible, and finally out of her life for good. As soon as the divorce was settled, she went on a two month vacation for rest and recovery. She wasn't interested in dating,she just wanted some decompression time to relax. After that was over, she returned home and met her new neighbor Ryan. He was tall, chiseled, handsome, mature, and successful. He was also 15 years younger than her. That didn't stop her head from turning ...

In this classic work, Alasdair MacIntyre examines the historical and conceptual roots of the idea of virtue, diagnoses the reasons for its absence in personal and public life, and offers a tentative proposal for its recovery. While the individual chapters are wide-ranging, once pieced together, they comprise a penetrating and focused argument about the price of modernity.

NOW A COMPLETED FIVE-BOOK SERIES! An experiment gone wrong. A young man thrust across space. A desert planet ruled by human slavers, who trade in the most precious commodity in the galaxy: women. Xander is in trouble. He just got thrust across the universe after a particle collider malfunction. Now, he and his friend, Rachel, are stuck on a desert planet where things are about to get even worse. First, Rachel is captured by slavers. Second, he's sold to a pair of cannibals with hefty appetites. But he's not giving up. He has four of Dardekum's most powerful purifiers—women who are as ...

Ayn Rand here sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, the philosophy that holds human life - the life proper to a rational being - as the standard of moral values and regards altruism as incompatible with human nature, with the creative requirement of survival, and with a free society.

This is a stand-alone fantasy romance series. All the series in this Fae Romantasy Universe can be read in any order. One night. That’s what I demanded. I had every intention of using her body for my pleasure. To make her bow before me and satisfy all my carnal needs. Then destiny intervened and revealed a deadly truth—the forbidden Rose, the princess of the last Fae realm, is my fated mate. For a brutal Sváva Archangel like me, that changes everything. Despite my raging lust, I must keep her away from me, so she won’t be broken. But I’ll ensure everyone knows she’s MINE. * This ...

What if your orgasm wasn’t the end of something… but the beginning of everything? There is a sacred current woven into your body. A code written in pulse and breath. And for too long, the world has taught you to separate that code from your divinity. But what if your pleasure was never meant to be hidden, feared, or diminished? What if your climax was not only natural but mystical? Not only physical but deeply spiritual? Conscious Climax is a powerful reclamation of the body as temple, of sensuality as sacred, and of orgasm as a portal to higher realms of healing, creation, and soul ...

A determined young woman. A charming but misguided gentleman. When their paths cross, can God use unlikely means to change them both? In this uplifting Regency romance, an intelligent young woman from the countryside reluctantly accepts guidance from an infuriating gentleman of the ton. But his teasing sparks more than irritation—and soon challenges her resolve in ways she never expected. She thinks he is arrogant and vain … The Davis family has newly entered the gentry through their unusual connection to the Earl of Saunton. Now the earl insists Emma Davis and her sister join them for ...

I moved across the country to go to Dogson University to experience real life, not the sheltered existence I led through high school under the thumbs of my ultra-religious parents. Drinking, partying, the works… but what I never expected was to feel the way I do about my new dorm neighbor, Jack. I’ve never had a girlfriend before. Never even cared. So why is it this intimidating frat-boy rock climber has gotten such a hold of me? He’s the kind of guy who would’ve kicked my ass in high school, but instead, he loves doing something else to it. It’s all just for fun, but how can we ...

Play until it kills you Uncle Robert died, and that sucks, but it’s just the beginning of Channing’s strange, unbelievable tale. After figuring out the password to the odd gaming console his uncle willed him, Channing finds himself in a hub containing thousands of knock-off games filled with action, loot, variety, and some extremely hot women at every turn. It’s a gamer’s wet dream, right until Channing discovers the dark secret hidden within the console. Uncle Robert didn’t die of a stroke. He was killed in the game by another player, one whose guild is now targeting Channing. ...

Indigo Taylor-Anderson thought she had it all — until her husband's betrayal shattered her world. With newfound courage, she walks away from a life of mistreatment, leaving everything behind. Indigo finds herself navigating the tough streets of Philadelphia, facing challenges only the truly resilient woman can endure. Amidst the trials, she meets Quesnel "Quest" MacQuoid, a former drug lord freshly out of a decade-long imprisonment. Like Indigo, Quest returns to a life stripped of familiar comforts and support. Drawn together by their shared struggles and a need to rebuild, Indigo and ...

Hi. I’m Yui Kazama. Yes, that magical girl. If you’re looking for sparkles, friendship speeches, and a destiny that makes sense, you picked the wrong book. I smoke. I drink. I make terrible life choices. I have STDs that talk back, and for reasons no one has ever explained to me, I'm legally obligated to fight monsters that are way too anatomically correct. Saving the city is not heroic. It is unpaid labor. The system loves magical girls like me, right up until we stop being useful. The "good" ones get endorsements. I get bloodstains, hangovers, and fines. Lots of fines. This is not a ...

Shizuku has spent three years at her new school being exactly who she is: quiet, precise, and completely unremarkable. No one asks questions. No one looks too closely. It's a perfect system. Then her best friend's hand finds something it wasn't supposed to find, in the dark, at two in the morning, and the perfect system has a problem. Haru doesn't run. She has questions instead. Many of them. Delivered with curious, unblinking eye contact. What follows is one final year of high school, one steamy sleepover at a time — funny and tender and a little devastating, the way things are when you ...

Tierra Thompson has a chip on her shoulder and an ax to grind. She was born in the hood, and at twenty-one she has grown tired of calling it home. After hustling and being hustled by the dealers around the way, the hard truth is setting in and Tierra has to decide if she is willing to sell her soul to escape the grittiness of the streets. Nichelle Martin and Tierra have been best friends since childhood and used to be partners in crime until Nichelle lucked up and became wifey to Renaldo Renny ONeal. Renny is known in the borough of Queens, as being the man who is making all the paper. With...

I was asleep when the world burned. Zain Stone is a rising star at tech giant Thanatos Industries, developing the technology to stop death. But when the building comes under attack, he risks life and limb to protect his research. When he wakes in a cryo chamber, twenty years into the future, everything has changed. The world, which once valued technology so much, has come to despise it. And the girl who woke him up–the beautiful Amy, with strawberry blonde hair and a sweet disposition–might be a cyborg he designed himself. Soon, Zain finds that it’s not just that he needs to survive ...

Rhiannon Heins is emerging as one of Australia’s most sought-after channels and energy healers. With a strong and grounded connection to the galactic realms, Rhiannon has channeled The Keepers of the Light Codes, a powerful text to assist humanity during these times of great change. This book shows its awakened readers how to finally put an end to the seemingly never-ending journey of spiritual growth and personal development, and how to live a divinely supported and inspired life. The channeled lessons and techniques within The Keepers of the Light Codes alchemise the reader into a ...

Lightning should’ve killed Marcus Shaw. Instead, it awakens him as a storm-caster—a mage who can link with others and fuse their power into something terrifyingly stronger. Fenwick University has a secret beneath it: Spellbound Academy, where gifted freshmen train in covert while rival agencies fight for control of the next generation. Marcus is drafted into an unlikely found family—Elena, a ruthless strategist; Sage, a theory prodigy obsessed with pushing limits; Kira, a half-fae shield with sharp edges; and a steady “reality anchor” who keeps their magic from spiraling out of ...