Jethro James, an SASR soldier, was trapped behind enemy lines and knew he was about to die. Suddenly, salvation dropped from out of the sky on the end of a winch. Triena Songhelm was not only his rescuer but, the most beautiful woman he'd ever set eyes on.Jethro James, an SASR soldier, was trapped behind enemy lines and knew that he was about to die. Suddenly, salvation dropped from out of the sky on the end of a winch, in a mouth watering package. Triena Songhelm was not only his rescuer but, the most beautiful woman he’d ever set eyes on.The fact that she was an alien hardly bothered him at all. After all, a little trip on a spaceship was nothing compared to getting caught by the Taliban, or losing his chance with this lady.

She won’t melt.Everything was perfect.With a future career in surfing and an ocean-front home, Iris Glass is one teenager who thinks she is in paradise. Her dad is the head of the police department, her mother a successful business woman. Her twin sister is a spoilt brat, but what family doesn’t have one?Then their 18th birthday comes around. Nothing will be the same again.She won’t melt.Everything was perfect.With a future career in surfing and an ocean-front home, Iris Glass is one teenager who thinks she is in paradise. Her dad is the head of the police department, her mother a successful business woman. Her twin sister is a spoilt brat, but what family doesn’t have one?Then their 18th birthday comes around. Nothing will be the same again.This is book #1 of the Poseidon's Girls trilogy.

A tale of domestic abuse and the result of a woman pushed too far seen through the eyes of a child. The story is for all those women out there who are suffering and feel as if they may break down one day. Don't, walk away before it gets to that point.Cassi is the head buyer for a prestigious art gallery in California. Jared is a buyer for an exclusive New York gallery. Sparks fly as the two come head to head in a bidding war for a hideous but very expensive Indian Buddha. Cassi and Jared are both determined to win the statue, but others also want the Buddha—at any cost. Thugs, art forgers, the FBI, or Jared’s beautiful and alluring boss . . . who will end up with the statue? During a string of hair-raising exploits, Cassi and Jared are forced to develop a tentative friendship that deepens into romance. Will they survive long enough to see it through? Best-selling author Rachel Ann Nunes has crafted a wonderfully intriguing and romantic drama in this fast-moving novel, bringing two idealistic people together from opposite edges of the continent and allowing them, in their own way, to find an unexpected connection to their Christian faith and each other. In the end, their very lives depend on the trust they’ve developed.If you love romance and excitement, you’ll be captivated by A Bid for Love.

Lennox is marked. A kind of birth mark covers her entire back. She's spent her life hiding it, being ashamed, lying, and being kicked out of good schools. Then she's sent to Calgacos, an austere School, run by reclusive Masters and buried in the Scottish Highlands, where keeping her mark secret has never been more difficult, or more perilous.Lennox has a bad record. She’s a staggeringly beautiful social misfit who has yet to last an entire academic year in a school without being expelled. She hates always being the new kid. She hates it when people talk to her, look at her, or touch her. She hates school and she hates life. Her method of survival is simple; keep your head down, don’t attract attention, and stay alone.But when Lennox arrives at Calgacos, she discovers someone, she doesn’t hate, the enigmatic Kellas. She is drawn to him in a way she has not experienced before. This means only one thing; Lennox is going to start breaking all the rules.

After almost three years together, Harleigh Murphy wants nothing more than to marry Shaun Parker, despite all the baggage he carries. But when Shaun tells Harleigh he wants to spend the rest of his life with her, she panics. Her response sets off a chain of events that leaves everyone wondering if Shaun can ever be the man Harleigh fell in love with again.After almost three years together, Harleigh Murphy wants nothing more than to marry Shaun Parker, despite all the baggage he carries. But when Shaun tells Harleigh he wants to spend the rest of his life with her, she panics. Her response sets off a chain of events that leaves everyone wondering if Shaun can ever be the man Harleigh fell in love with again. "Glimpses" tells the stripped-down story of Shaun's and Harleigh's past and present, from when they fell in love to their struggles to get their relationship back on track.

Xia continues her perilous quest in search of the stolen Firestone while the magic plains respond swiftly to the cries of danger; the cries that have shaken the very foundation of the plains as the approaching threat looms even closer than before.Xia continues her perilous quest in search of the stolen Firestone while the magic plains respond swiftly to the cries of danger; the cries that have shaken the very foundation of the plains as the approaching threat looms even closer than before.Alliances and pacts are being formed as evil strengthens it's battalions to prepare for the imminent danger,The Shadow stirs, it's menacing aura felt around the world as doom approaches,The fate of the world is shrouded in obscurity...The Annoxonum and all are in danger as they battle the forces of darkness,but none are sure of the intentions of evil, its true purpose....

Packed with facts and an array of “hidden truths” from the shadowy world of the power brokers. Spanning three decades and entwining those who follow him and the loved ones he has sworn to protect "The Devil’s Handshake" is the first book in the Sir Thomas Litchfield series about an ex SAS solider turned Oligarch, who treads a dangerous path within a spiralling circle of treachery.Packed with facts and an array of “hidden truths” from the shadowy world of the power brokers. Spanning three decades and entwining those who follow him and the loved ones he has sworn to protect "The Devil’s Handshake" is the first book in the Sir Thomas Litchfield series about an ex SAS solider turned Oligarch, who treads a dangerous path within a spiralling circle of treachery that governs the new cold war fought between the nations of the world. From the battlefield to the corridors of power the reader joins Thomas and the leaders of nations in their pursuit of the right to control the world's Natural Resources in a story where greed and power, collide with revenge. Set just after the annexation of Crimea the first book in the series finds Litchfield stuck right in the middle of the world's latest crisis on the Horn of Africa in the world's newest nation. "Reagan turns his 500-plus pages into a searing epic" Kirkus Reviews.

Alicia goes fishing in the dark of night to wrestle with her grief and to try to understand the nature of loss and sacrifice.Lucy London puts the word genius to shame. Having obtained her PhD in microbiology by the age of twenty, she's amassed a wealth of knowledge, but one subject still eludes her—people. The pendulum of passions experienced by those around her both confuses and intrigues her, so when she’s offered a grant to study emotion as a pathogen, she jumps on the opportunity. When her attempts to come up with an actual experiment quickly drop from lackluster to nonexistent, she’s given a choice: figure out how to conduct a groundbreaking study on passion, or lose both the grant and her position at the university. Put on leave until she can crack the perfect proposal, she finds there’s only one way she can study emotions: by experiencing them herself. Enter Jensen Walker, Lucy's neighbor and the one person on the planet she finds strangely and maddeningly appealing. Jensen's life is the stuff of campus legend, messy, emotional, complicated—in short, the perfect starting point for Lucy's study. When her tenaciousness wears him down and he consents to help her, sparks fly. To her surprise, Lucy finds herself battling with her own emotions, as foreign as they are intense. With the clock ticking on her deadline, Lucy must decide what's more important: analyzing her passions...or giving in to them?

Lucy is a socially awkward genius who must learn about passion to avoid losing her grant. Jensen is her neighbor and the one person she finds remotely appealing. When Lucy and Jensen start making chemistry of their own, she must decide what's more important, analyzing her passions or giving into them?Lucy London puts the word genius to shame. Having obtained her PhD in microbiology by the age of twenty, she's amassed a wealth of knowledge, but one subject still eludes her—people. The pendulum of passions experienced by those around her both confuses and intrigues her, so when she’s offered a grant to study emotion as a pathogen, she jumps on the opportunity. When her attempts to come up with an actual experiment quickly drop from lackluster to nonexistent, she’s given a choice: figure out how to conduct a groundbreaking study on passion, or lose both the grant and her position at the university. Put on leave until she can crack the perfect proposal, she finds there’s only one way she can study emotions: by experiencing them herself. Enter Jensen Walker, Lucy's neighbor and the one person on the planet she finds strangely and maddeningly appealing. Jensen's life is the stuff of campus legend, messy, emotional, complicated—in short, the perfect starting point for Lucy's study. When her tenaciousness wears him down and he consents to help her, sparks fly. To her surprise, Lucy finds herself battling with her own emotions, as foreign as they are intense. With the clock ticking on her deadline, Lucy must decide what's more important: analyzing her passions...or giving in to them?

Dillon Carmichael was a popular guy in school. He was an awesome skateboard maniac and he could go steady with any girl he wanted. No one knew he was tired of dating the popular girls and wanted to go out with Megan Cartwright, who happened to be a nerd. Dillon was afraid that if word got out about his secret crush, he could lose his popularity. Will he choose the nerd or his popularity.Dillon Carmichael was the most popular guy in school. He was an awesome skateboard maniac and he could go steady with any girl he wanted. No one knew he was tired of dating the popular girls and wanted to go out with Megan Cartwright, the school’s President of Student Counsel who happened to be a nerd. Dillon was afraid that if word got out about his secret crush, he could lose his popularity. And seeing first hand how the unpopular kids are pushed around and viewed as undesirable, wasn’t a path Dillon wanted to travel. Will he chose his heart or his friends?

Although Vampires are found in many cultures, this is a short story about the Jewish origins of the Vampire legend as found in the Torah and Talmud which has entered into literature. The information in this regard is factual, as was the treatment of the Jews I describe in the late Middle Ages, just before the advent of the European Enlightenment in the early 1800's.Although Vampires are found in many cultures, this is a short story about the Jewish origins of the Vampire legend as found in the Torah and Talmud which has entered into literature. The information in this regard is factual, as was the treatment of the Jews I describe in the late Middle Ages, just before the advent of the Enlightenment. The fictional account of Bram Stoker in this particular regard, however, serves the narrative and although many Jews indeed abandoned their identity to seek opportunities outside of the ghetto walls, Stoker was not actually one of them.

Middle-Grade, Ages 9+Stevie Barton loves a scary story, until he finds himself living one! Two days before Halloween in Newhope, Vermont, Stevie takes a mysterious antique toy he finds abandoned in the spooky forest the townspeople call The Grove. Now, something wicked wants it back. Along with his best friend Angie Lewis, Stevie must find and stop the horror before it finds him.Middle-Grade, Ages 9+Stevie Barton loves a scary story, until he finds himself living one! Two days before Halloween in Newhope, Vermont, Stevie discovers a mysterious antique toy sitting in the spooky forest the townspeople call The Grove. He pockets the abandoned toy, but a local bully drives him deeper into the dark forest. Soon, Stevie learns that the bully is the least of his worries. Something evil slept in those dark woods, and he woke it. Now the evil is after him!Along with his best friend Angie Lewis, Stevie must find and stop the horror before it finds him.

Sardelle Terushan wakes from three hundred years in a mage stasis shelter, only to realize that she is the last of the Referatu, the sorcerers who once helped protect Iskandia from conquerors. Their subterranean mountain community was blown up in a treacherous sneak attack by soldiers who feared their power. Everyone Sardelle ever knew is dead, and...Colonel Ridge Zirkander isn’t the model of military professionalism—he has a tendency to say exactly what’s on his mind, and his record has enough demerits to wallpaper the hull of an airship—but as the best fighter pilot in the Iskandian army, he’s used to a little leniency from his superiors. Until he punches the wrong diplomat in the nose and finds himself issued new orders: take command of a remote prison mine in the inhospitable Ice Blades Mountains. Ridge has never been in charge of anything larger than a flier squadron—what’s he supposed to do with a frozen fortress full of murderers and rapists? Not to mention the strange woman who shows up right before he arrives…Sardelle Terushan wakes from three hundred years in a mage stasis shelter, only to realize that she is the last of the Referatu, the sorcerers who once helped protect Iskandia from conquerors. Their subterranean mountain community was blown up in a treacherous sneak attack by soldiers who feared their power. Everyone Sardelle ever knew is dead, and the sentient soulblade she has been bonded to since her youth is buried in the core of the mountain. Further, what remains of her home has been infested by bloodthirsty miners commanded by the descendants of the very soldiers who destroyed her people.Sardelle needs help to reach her soulblade—her only link to her past and her last friend in the world. Her only hope is to pretend she’s one of the prisoners while trying to gain the commander’s trust. But lying isn’t her specialty, especially when the world has changed so much in the intervening centuries, and if Colonel Zirkander figures out who she truly is, he’ll be duty-bound to sentence her to the only acceptable punishment for sorcerers: death.The Dragon Blood series reading order:Book 1: Balanced on the Blade's EdgeBook 2: DeathmakerBook 3: Blood Charged

The paranormal... monsters... human nature...The tales contained in this anthology of short stories and poetry are written by a trio of authors who find their inspiration in darkness: that of night, of the human soul, and of the dangerous things that exist only in the imagination... or do they? Follow the path of darkness if you dare!Character author J. Timothy King's character-flash sampler contains the following 8 stories:* "Disorder," about a woman with an unusual addiction;* "A Comedian's Motive," and the experience of the stage;* "Too Much Information," when information overloads;* "Abigail White," a woman who denies herself for too long;* "An Indelible Design," in defense of wallowing;* "Just a Bite of Coffee and Ice Cream," and a good listener;* "Perhaps to Dream," or to lose them while pursuing them;* "Baby Boy," on growing old and stupid.

Enjoy this free sampler of 8 character-driven flash stories by J. Timothy King.Character author J. Timothy King's character-flash sampler contains the following 8 stories:* "Disorder," about a woman with an unusual addiction;* "A Comedian's Motive," and the experience of the stage;* "Too Much Information," when information overloads;* "Abigail White," a woman who denies herself for too long;* "An Indelible Design," in defense of wallowing;* "Just a Bite of Coffee and Ice Cream," and a good listener;* "Perhaps to Dream," or to lose them while pursuing them;* "Baby Boy," on growing old and stupid.