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The tube stank of urine. Aruna curled her lip as she picked her way down the spiral stairs dotted with rotting trash. It was like walking into a sewage treatment plant. Noel had best be waiting for her at the other end. This mission was ill-considered, not just in sending Aruna down into the tube but also the time, the place to meet…Everything was off about it.It got worse as Bangers arrived on the tube platform after Aruna. The danger escalated with assassins, betrayal at every turn and all Aruna could do was follow the Banger on the path to war against everyone she loved.

Jason Long gently turned the stick, angling his de Havilland Twin Otter away from the island-dotted waters of the Puget Sound. Almost home. Hopefully his Twin Otter would get him there in one piece.The engine trouble he'd had on the last couple of flights worried him but he was nearly there so it should be fine.It would be fine. Jason wasn't just about to spend any more time on the ground than he had to. He'd been trapped too long as a child. Now that he was free, he was staying that way.But getting home led to the sudden intrusion of his hidden past into his current life, at the same time that his beloved plane broke down. Faced with the possibility of never flying again while he had to face down his suppressed trauma, Jason might have broken.Except that Ken was there…Jason is a MM shifter romance that features past abuse, aro/ace romance and wolf packs with All The Kids. These queer shifters falling in love is a guaranteed winner. Don't miss out-get Jason now!

In Thrall of Destiny holds ten stories where destiny rules for good and evil. From destiny thwarted by conspiracy to finding a new path in life after discovering hidden secrets, these stories will take you on ten adventures into distant, strange worlds with characters who never give up.Thief of the MoonA Lone Red TreeShifting Towers of FireFossil HistoryInina's Blessings of JoyThe Roses of the SlavesTending the TempleThe Thief's PrayerThe Hole InsideEmperor of ShardsAlso includes an excerpt of Artifacts of Awareness!

The walls curved as the Wave Drive engaged. Briar braced herself, trying to cope as the Wave grew and grew and grew. She'd never been on a spaceship with a Wave this strong.Too strong. The Wave thundered around her, warping reality along with the gravity of the universe as they flung themselves across the galaxy. Why didn't anyone else see how close they were to destruction?Gravity's Shadow takes you along as destruction hovers just out of reach.

Morgan ducked down behind a plasteel crate bigger than xyr runabout. Frankie Delaney. What in the name of the Drath was Frankie Delaney doing on Tasma Station 2?Had to be a trap. It had to. He'd hired Morgan to smuggle a load and now he was here before xem. Nope. Not stepping into that trap.But trying to slip away led to blasters drawn and a shot in the spine that sent Morgan spinning into space. Surviving that would be a trick. So would making sure Frankie got his due.

The Courtyard of the Courtesans glimmered in the slant of the evening sun. Summer's lush growth of ivy and morning glories had bronzed as frost crept in on the night's breeze.Along with death. Or perhaps the death had been there all along.Nidia's stomach churned. She'd rather be anywhere else than here but she needed this job. It was either fix the First Courtesan's wall or let her wife die of pregnancy complications. Neither was acceptable but Avia came first.A Lady of Wisdom is a tense fantasy story where nothing is as it seems and the consequences of failure are too high to contemplate.

Iseul leaped past Chikondi, flinging himself straight down into the deepest part of the pool. Laughter sounded above him as he sank under the churning surface of the water.Beautiful. The peace enticed him to stay until his lungs burned and a tiny gold fish darted close.Until he left the water and discovered that more lurked under the surface than he expected. And more waited him on land, if he survived.

They walked through the shadows individually. Will they emerge into the light together? Leading a vagabond life as a curator for a traveling photography exhibit translates to a lot of bad days for Rikki Salerno. But her trouble doubles when a careless high school student shoves her into a marsh. Being rescued by teacher Sam Kerrigan should have made things better, but Rikki's inability to confess her true identity casts a shadow over their budding affair. When Sam refuses an overly aggressive parent's marriage proposal, she's determined to ruin him. Not only does she doctor photos to make it look like Sam's behaved inappropriately in front of students, she hacks the foundation website to reveal Rikki's true identity. Faster than the blink of a shutter, Rikki's focus changes from pursuing her full-color future to the black and white necessity of clearing Sam's name.

What happens when a six year old secret comes back to haunt you?Designer Carrie Bliss has it all. Her business has exploded, she's achieved billionaire status, and she's dating a man she could see herself marrying. But when he actually proposes, she's forced to confront a secret from six years ago that could change her life.Cowboy Cal Roper is picky. Though handsome and ready to settle down, he avoids dating any of the women in town. His heart belongs to another, but when she comes into town, will he be able to convince her they belong together or will he be forced to give her up forever?Join Best Selling Author Lorana Hoopes as she takes you on another Sweet Billionaire's Journey. Reunite with Alyssa and Max, see Sam and Brent again, and of course catch up with Gwen and Drew. Though a stand alone story, this book ties all the others together. Grab your copy today buy clicking the Buy button above!

Un ucigaș improbabil. Un detectiv încapațânat. Dovezi înșelatoare. Nimic nu este ce pare a fi. O victima decapitata duce la descoperirea unei povești sordide. Înca o noua crima și te pierzi în noianul de dovezi. Urmarește investigația lui McNamara și a echipei sale în cautarea unui criminal îndrazneț. Chiar daca mulți cred ca ucigașul ar trebui decorat, McNamara trebuie sa urmeze litera legii. O poveste de dragoste timida condimenteaza întunecimea crimelor. Daca îți place un roman polițist traditional, atunci aceasta este cartea pentru tine. Cumpar-o și petrece o dupa-masa placuta - sau poate doua - cu o povestire interesanta.

The Thirteenth bundle in the series contains the following stories.1 Alexandra (The Beginning)2 The Futa Coincidence3 Succubus Supreme4 Abigail's Gift5 The Gifted6 The Gifted 27 Alexandra 2 (The Familiar)8 The Futa Coincidence 2These stories are graphic in nature and are intended for adults only. All characters depicted are 18 or older.

Cora Fielding dares to dream of becoming a physician, a profession all but closed to women in 1859 America. Her twin brother Carl has already been admitted to California's new medical college even though his true passion lies with his woodcarving skills. Cora, unwilling to bow to the new school's decision not to admit females, disguises herself as a man and gains admittance only to be unmasked by her brother. The resultant furor prompts their physician father to send both to the East Coast, where Cora can follow her dream at the Female College of Philadelphia and Carl can enroll at the University of Pennsylvania's Medical School.The siblings pursue vastly divergent paths in Philadelphia. Having attained the freedom to choose her own future, Cora finds herself drawn to the plight of those bound in slavery. Her new city being the cradle of the abolitionist movement, she soon becomes embroiled in the activities of the Underground Railroad. Carl, on the other hand, is bored with medicine, a field that holds no interest for him, and he searches elsewhere for gratification. He falls in with like-minded men whose carnal appetites lead them all into a subterranean life of debauchery. Meanwhile, he and Cora are as estranged as they have ever been.Even as Cora and her new love intervene at their own peril to snatch people from the jaws of slavery, Carl and his friends fall into the much-vilified business of grave robbing. When they run afoul of the law, Cora must make a decision. Allow her brother to fall as a result of his own destructive behavior? Or help him escape his fate and turn back to his art, the one activity that will restore his soul and lead him to the same level of fulfillment she has been able to achieve in her own life? How she decides will determine whether the twins split asunder or go forward in restored, ever-deeper bonds of kinship.

For some it is the sight of death and carnage that draws a person to crime scenes. And others prefer to visit famous crime scenes from the past. The morbid curiosity of the human race is a force that is so strong that even scientists cannot explain it. But what causes the dead to return to the scene of their demise? Some believe that they are searching for something while others claim that these spirits do not know that they are dead. No matter what causes the dead to return to their crime scenes it is a known fact that most crime scenes today have some kind of residual hauntings. We will look at some of the more famous crime scenes and explore the reports of hauntings and unexplainable events that each one holds.

The lines that blur between love and war are often the only thing keeping you alive.I wasn't a full Italian. My mother was a Russian, a female of the Bratva.To create peace between the Famiglia, her family gave her up.My father always said I was born lucky; I would never have to marry for power.I could choose.And for a while, I believed him.For a while, I thought I could marry the one I love.Until HE, Marco Catelli, eldest son of the Capo of the Famiglia, lost his betrothed and rose to be the Capo Dei Capi, The Boss of all Bosses. Until he needed an heir, a wife. Until he chose me.

If you go into the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise!BUMPS IN THE NIGHT collects four short stories perfect for either sharing around a campfire or reading while on a sleepover. It contains two brief tales ideal for after dark storytelling, drawing upon classic motifs captured within campfire tales for generations, as well as two longer stories which inspire similar chills but allow the reader (or listener) to get drawn deeper into the frightening circumstances that unfold.ERRATIC CYCLES involves a man stranded on an abandoned highway in Northern Ontario, forcing him to face his childhood fears of the wilderness after dark.ALMOST draws upon one of the most beloved classic campfire tale situations with a bizarre new twist.In THE PIZZA MAN, four students keep getting pizza deliveries that they never ordered. Is it a strange prank, or is there something more to the mysterious man who keeps showing up at their door?THE SHADOW MEN was specifically crafted to be read around a campfire. Pay no attention to those strange noises and bumps in the night taking place while this story unfolds. It's likely only the Shadow Men.

He's a knight in shining armor-but she's nobody's damsel in distress.All Charli Wingate wants is a successful career in the city. Marriage isn't her thing, and kids give her hives. But when she loses her precious job, all her carefully laid-out plans crumble and she's forced to seek refuge in the boring small town her best friend now calls home.Kean Cavanagh wants nothing but a quiet life in his hometown with a wife and a bunch of kids. Ever the gentleman, when he sees a pretty stranger stranded on the side of the road, he's eager to help-until he finds himself staring down the barrel of a handgun.Her life might be in tatters, but Charli is determined not to be a damsel in distress-as Kean finds out the hard way. Whoever said that opposites attract was dead wrong. Or maybe not? A sweet, enemies-to-lovers romance for fans of heartwarming stories and small-town settings. Unplanned Love is book two in the Love In Spring series, but it can be read on its own.

A group of friendsA Ouija boardA psychicWhen Sadie and her friends play around with a Ouija board, they get more than they bargained for.They rouse something sinister which threatens to kill them one by one.With a terrifying entity after them they search desperately for a way to get rid of it.They contact Penny Lane, a local psychic, for help. However, as much as Penny tries to help them, what has escaped from the underworld won't go back to where it came from so easily.Will Penny get rid of the evil spirit and save the girls in time?Find out by hitting the BUY button.

This is a short tale about finding the meaning of life: "There is a spacebetween the starsjust as there is a spacebetween your fingers," Brother Bear said."It is the same space that separates usfrom realizing the meaning of life." "What do you mean?" Little Bear asked, licking his paw."You have to fill this space,and only then can you realizethe meaning of life. Journey into the unknown, fight,and be happy," Brother Bear answered.After a few seconds of silence,Brother Bear recounted the following story-the story ofPrince Timotheus and the Witch.