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An Insiders Guide
J. R. Ward
Romance / Paranormal / Contemporary
Prepare to enter the dark, passionate world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood and get up close and personal with each of the Brothers. . . . You'll find insider information on the Brotherhood, including their dossiers, stats, and special gifts. you'll read interviews with your favorite characters, including a heartbreaking conversation with Tohrment and Wellsie, conducted three weeks before she was killed by lessers. You'll discover deleted scenes -- accompanied by the whys behind the cuts -- in addition to exciting material from the J. R. Ward message boards and the answers to questions about the series posed by readers. you'll learn what it's like for J. R. Ward to write each installment of the series, and in a fascinating twist, you'll read an interview with the author -- conducted by the Brothers. For the first time ever, you'll see an original novella about Zsadist and Bella, and witness the miracle of their daughter Nalla's birth and experience the depth of their love for each other. Also, you'll receive a sneak peek at the much anticipated next book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, Lover Avenged, Rehvenge's story. This is a compendium no black Dagger Brotherhood fan should miss. . . and an insider's guide that will seduce you as powerfully as the sexy band of Brothers and the "ferociously popular" world in which they live.
Night World : Secret Vampire
Part #1 of "Night World" series by L. J. Smith
Young Adult / Fantasy / Romance
Love was never so scary. . . The Night World is all around us - a secret society of vampires, werewolves, witches and creatures of darkness. They're beautiful - and deadly - and it's so easy to fall in love. . . Poppy is dying. Her best friend, James, can offer her eternal life - as a vampire. One kiss and she sees into his soul. But can she follow him into death. . . And beyond?
Wicked Torture
Part #3 of "Stark World" series by J. Kenner
Romance / Paranormal / Suspense
Sometimes, it feels so damn good to be bad …
From New York Times and #1 International bestselling author J. Kenner, the first in an all new series of fast-paced, provocative novels centering around the ambitious, wealthy, and powerful men who work in the glamorous and exciting world of the Stark International conglomerate … and the sexy and passionate women who bring them to their knees.
Outwardly, Noah Carter is riding high as the tech world’s hottest new genius. Inside, he’s still reeling from the abduction of his wife and baby daughter eight years ago, and then the devastating discovery of his child’s body. For years, he kept up hope that his wife was alive, but now that she’s been declared legally dead, he’s thrown himself even more deeply into his work, cutting himself off from emotional ties because they just hurt too damn much.
Then he meets Kiki Porter, an eternal optimist with a killer work ethic and dreams of fronting a band. And everything changes. Even though he tries his damnedest to fight it…
Sexually, they are combustible together. But their true fire is emotional, though it is a slow to burn. But once it lights, it is all consuming. The relationship grows emotionally, the sex is hot, things are good.
But just when it’s looking like they might have a real future together, the past comes back to haunt them. And Noah’s going to have to decide what he’s willing to give up for love …
Hornet Flight
Ken Follett
Mystery & Thrillers / Literature & Fiction
Ken Follett follows his bestsellers Jackdaws and Code to Zero with an extraordinary novel of early days of World War II. . . It is June 1941 and the war is not going well for England. Across the North Sea, eighteen-year-old Harald Olufsen takes a shortcut on the German-occupied Danish island of Sande an discovers an astonishing sight that will change the momentum of the war. He must get word to England-except that he has no way to get there. He has only an old derelict Hornet Moth biplane rusting away in a ruined church: a plane so decrepit that it is unlikely ever to get off the ground. . . even if Harald knew how to fly it.
The Drowned World
J. G. Ballard
Science Fiction / Fiction
This fast-paced narrative by the author of CRASH and EMPIRE OF THE SUN is a stunning evocation of a flooded, tropical London of the near future and a foray into the workings of the unconscious mind.
Ballard imagines a future world in which global warming has melted the ice-caps and primordial jungles and swamps have returned to a tropical London. As various members of an expedition to the city busy themselves with more or less futile schemes like draining Leicester Square in hope of loot, the central character Kerans moves to a strange acceptance of and assimilation by this lushly transformed world, vanishing into a final epiphany of heat and light.
'The Drowned World' is a potent, sensual mood-piece - jewelled and unforgettable.
Night World : Witchlight
Part #9 of "Night World" series by L. J. Smith
Young Adult / Fantasy / Romance
Keller is a black panther. She will do whatever it takes to survive. Keller meets her match when she’s hired to protect Iliana Harman, a blond ditz whose only concerns are clothes, boys, and parties. Can Iliana be the legendary Witch Child, one who can fend off the end of the world? Galen, the gorgeous boy destined to be the Witch Child’s soulmate, and Keller are falling in love, but it’s a love that will destroy everything. Keller knows she has to give him up — but her heart won’t listen. Meanwhile, the Night World is closing in, to kill all three of them.
Wicked Grind
Part #1 of "Stark World" series by J. Kenner
Romance / Paranormal / Suspense
Sometimes, it feels so damn good to be bad …
**From New York Times and #1 International bestselling author J. Kenner, the first in an all new series of fast-paced, provocative novels centering around the ambitious, wealthy, and powerful men who work in the glamorous and exciting world of the Stark International conglomerate … and the sexy and passionate women who bring them to their knees.**
Photographer Wyatt Royce’s career is on the verge of exploding. All he needs is one perfect model to be the centerpiece of his sexy, controversial show. Find her, and Wyatt is sure to have a winner.
Then Kelsey Draper walks in. Stunning. Vibrant. And far too fragile for a project like this. Wyatt should know—after all, he remembers only too well why their relationship ended all those years ago.
Determined to break free from her good girl persona, Kelsey wants spice. Adventure. And she’s certain that Wyatt is just the man to help.
But when Wyatt agrees to give her the job only if he has complete control—on camera and in his bed—Kelsey can’t help but wonder if she’s in too deep. Because how can a good girl like her ever be enough for a man like Wyatt?
Night World : Soulmate
Part #6 of "Night World" series by L. J. Smith
Young Adult / Fantasy / Romance
Hannah Snow's life was perfect. . . until the notes started appearing. Notes in her own handwriting, warning her: Dead before Seventeen. Then she starts having visions of another time, another life. And of a stranger who tore her world apart. Now the stranger, Thierry, Lord of the Night World, is back. Convinced Hannah is his soulmate, he has searched for her throughout the years, waiting for her to be reborn. But if Hannah’s destiny is death, can even Thierry's love protect her?
Night World : Daughters of Darkness
Part #2 of "Night World" series by L. J. Smith
Young Adult / Fantasy / Romance
Mary-Lynnette, 17, loves to watch the stars from her Oregon backyard. Then one day, she thinks she's witnessed a murder through her telescope. She's wrong: it's only three vampire sisters burying their mysteriously-killed aunt. The sisters, Rowan, Kestral, and Jade ran away from their enclave home to live the lives of regular teenagers. However, when their brother Ash is sent to bring the girls back, he falls in love with Mary-Lynnette. But will she accept him because of his lurid vampire past and can a now-repentant Ash convince Mary-Lynnette to let him atone for his former sins and be his soulmate?
The Gunner (WW2 Naval Adventure)
Part #18 of "J.E. Macdonnell's Royal Australian Navy World War II Fiction" series by J. E. Macdonnell
This was the time.This was the ultimate test.This was what they had trained for, sweating and cursing the boiling sun; sensing, but not sure, that their drill would be used in ship-to-ship combat.And now, with the enemy destroyers almost dead ahead, Lasenby knew with a savage, convincing pride that this gun crew of his would load and fire and keep loading and firing as long as they had ammunition.
A World of Women
J. D. Beresford
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Nonfiction / Horror
When a plague wipes out most of the world’s male population and civilization crumbles, women struggle to build an agrarian community in the English countryside.Imagine a plague that brings society to a standstill by killing off most of the men on Earth. The few men who survive descend into lechery and atavism. Meanwhile, a group of women (accompanied by one virtuous male survivor) leave the wreckage of London to start fresh, establishing a communally run agrarian outpost. But their sexist society hasn’t permitted most of them to learn any useful skills—will the commune survive their first winter? This is the bleak world imagined in 1913 by English writer J. D. Beresford—one that has particular resonance for the planet’s residents in the 2020s. This edition of A World of Women offers twenty-first century readers a new look at a neglected classic. Beresford introduces us to the solidly bourgeois, prim and proper...
The Edge of the World
Part #1 of "Terra Incognita" series by Kevin J. Anderson
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Paranormal / Humor and Comedy
Never Too Old to Save the World: a Midlife Calling Anthology
Addie J. King
Once every generation there is a Chosen One, who will stand between humanity and darkness. But why is the Chosen One so often a teenager? Why do only children get swept through portals to save the fantastic world on the other side? Whose idea was it to put the fate of the world in the hands of someone without a fully developed prefrontal cortex? In Never Too Old to Save the World, nineteen authors explore what would happen if the Chosen One were called midlife. What would happen if the Chosen One were:a soccer moma cat ladya nosy grandmothera social workera retireean aging swordmaster?The Chosen One could be anyone— because when the universe calls, the real question is whether the hero will take up the mantle and answer their midlife calling. Sometimes the world needs a hero who's already been in the thick of chaos and survived. In those cases, age does matter.
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Frozen World (Book 1): Silo [Summer's End]
Part #1 of "Frozen World" series by Falconer, Jay J.
A world covered in ice...
A missile silo prepped for war...
Threats looming everywhere...
After a new ice age smothered the planet, most perished along with the sunlight, leaving only the desperate. It was kill or be killed, pitting neighbor against neighbor in an epic battle for survival.
Now humanity is almost gone.
Armed camps remain.
For some, strength comes in numbers, attacking anything that moves in a blur of anger and revenge.
For others, keeping their dignity and a few scavenged items are the only things worth saving.
It’s the classic struggle of good versus evil, except no one truly knows which side they’re on.
The SILO trilogy is an explosive, high-octane thriller. If you like pulse-pounding action, resourceful warriors, and true grit, then you’ll love this new series from best-selling authors Jay J. Falconer and M.L. Banner.
Buy SILO now to join the fight for survival. You won’t believe what happens.
Rated R for violence, language, and bloodshed.
One World
Vincent Cleaver
Wuhn was a pristine world with lime skies and clear oceans, surrounded by a thin ring system that looked like crumbled glaciers sparkling in the sky. The grass and leaves were royal blue because of the abundance of blue protons seeping through the atmosphere. Its landscape was diverse and luxurious, with cliffs and architecture that reached the clouds.Wuhn was a pristine world with lime skies and clear oceans, surrounded by a thin ring system that looked like crumbled glaciers sparkling in the sky. The grass and leaves were royal blue because of the abundance of blue protons seeping through the atmosphere. Its landscape was diverse and luxurious, with cliffs and architecture that reached the clouds.The Wuhn society was a Type 1 civilization of highly intelligent beings. They were over a billion strong and they had developed a moderate degree of telepathy and other advanced abilities. It took a long lineage of strife and struggle for them to make it to this level.In their early history, life was trial and error, and sometimes terror. For most, life “was toil and no one was spoiled. Them being weaker in strength than the other predatory species of the world, caused them to have to resort to using their intelligence and other physical attributes. This put them on a divine path to gaining advantage over everything on the planet; everything except for themselves. An achievement of that magnitude would take time and wisdom.
The Complete Tales of the Floating World Box Set
Part #1 of "Scions of the Black Lotus" series by J C Kang
Dark Angel
Part #4 of "Night World" series by Lisa J. Smith
SUMMARY:
The night world is not a place - it is a secret society of vampires, werewolves and witches. Night worlders must never let humans find out the night world exists, and they must never fall in love. This is the story of what happens when the rules are broken.
Night World : Black Dawn
Part #8 of "Night World" series by L. J. Smith
Young Adult / Fantasy / Romance
Maggie Neely is a short, spunky sixteen-year-old with auburn hair and an iron will. When her brother turns up missing, she’s determined to find him. But she never suspects that the trail will lead her into the most secret heart of the Night World, a kingdom where no outsider has stepped in five hundred years. The kingdom is ruled by the young vampire prince Delos…who keeps all humans as slaves. When Delos falls in love with Maggie, he frees her and demands that she join him in his life of dark pleasure. He’s handsome, he’s romantic – Maggie can hardly resist him. But did he kill Maggie’s brother? And who are the strange people searching the kingdom for a Wild Power? Maggie won’t give up until she learns the truth – even if it means destroying Delos and his secret land. If he doesn’t destroy her firs. . .
Fantasy World Vol 5--Utopia
J Clair
After Willa is mortally wounded, Expedition One desperately seeks out help. With the guidance of their former captors, the Explorers arrive at "Utopia," a modern, mobile city with technology beyond their comprehension. While Willa is treated, Tristan Thames and Cameron Bell meet Ta-kim, the enigmatic elf in charge of the city. With the great power that Utopia possesses, Tristan knows that Ta-kim would make a valuable ally for the three communities, but what could Ta-kim possibly want from them in return?
Alex Wise vs. the End of the World
Terry J. Benton-Walker
Welcome to the summer of the apocalypse. One 12-year-old boy leads the charge against the forces of evil as he tries to stop the Four Horsemen from taking over the world in the start to a wildly funny and addictive fantasy series about accepting yourself and finding your inner hero.Alex Wise feels like his world is ending. His best friend, Loren, is leaving town for the summer, his former friend and maybe sort of crush Sky hasn't spoken to him since he ditched Alex on first day of sixth grade, and now his mom is sending him and his annoying younger sister, Mags, on a cruise with the dad who abandoned them. And, as if things couldn't get worse, a creepy shadow monster may or may not be stalking him. But none of this could prepare Alex for the actual end of the world. Too bad that is exactly what's coming, after the definitely-real Shadow Man kidnaps Mags and she is possessed by the ancient spirit of Death—one of the Four Horsemen of the...
Arthur
J. R. Rain
Paranormal / Mystery
Hidden deep within the ancient, mist-covered hills of Glastonbury, England is a secret that could forever change the world. A secret that could help usher in a new age of enlightenment for all mankind. Or so the legend goes. . . . Plagued by months of persistent dreams of King Arthur, Merlin and the Holy Grail, mystery novelist James Dupree finally sets out to England to understand the meaning behind his nightly visions. Upon arriving in Glastonbury, a locale deeply connected to stories of Camelot, Avalon and the Knights of the Round Table, James quickly discovers that not all is as it seems in this quaint little town. There's a raven-haired girl dying of a rare lung disease, and strange knights with swords. Perhaps strangest of all is the familiar man who emerges from the forest. . . a man who just might be the greatest king Britain has ever seen. Something is happening in Glastonbury, something mysterious and powerful and not-of-this world, and somehow James Dupree is in the thick of it. Mankind is ready for the next great spiritual shift. But to do that, one man, one simple writer, must journey deep into the heart of a mystical land in search of a legendary relic. But there are others who seek the treasure. . . dark forces who will stop at nothing to keep it for themselves, and end Dupree's quest for good. At once inspiring and pulse-pounding, ARTHUR is for anyone who dares to dream—and dares to slay dragons.
Touch of Danger
Part #1 of "Magic, New Mexico Kindle World" series by T. J. Finn
Claire Collin, a powerful witch with telepathic abilities, has a huge problem - actually thousands of them. She can’t block the voices that she hears in her head. Forced to move away from her beloved hometown of Magic, New Mexico to a remote cabin in the Colorado Rockies, she finds a measure of peace in the solitude. That solitude is shattered when she witnesses a super sexy wolf shifter being pursued and almost killed in her backyard.Finn O’Riley seeks revenge against the men who hunt his endangered pack and kills them for their pelts. On the run after being injured in a hidden trap, his efforts to stay one step ahead ends when the men in pursuit catch up with him in a Colorado mountain meadow. Certain he is about to meet a fate similar to others of his kind, Finn is shocked when he wakes in a remote cabin under the care of a very unusual woman.Claire soon discovers the threat is not only to Finn’s pack but also to the residents of Magic. Claire and Finn must work together if they are going to protect those they love from the dangers that threaten them. Can they save everyone without losing each other, or will the voices finally drive Claire to insanity?
Claire Collin, a powerful witch with telepathic abilities, has a huge problem - actually thousands of them. She can’t block the voices that she hears in her head. Forced to move away from her beloved hometown of Magic, New Mexico to a remote cabin in the Colorado Rockies, she finds a measure of peace in the solitude. That solitude is shattered when she witnesses a super sexy wolf shifter being pursued and almost killed in her backyard.
Finn O’Riley seeks revenge against the men who hunt his endangered pack and kills them for their pelts. On the run after being injured in a hidden trap, his efforts to stay one step ahead ends when the men in pursuit catch up with him in a Colorado mountain meadow. Certain he is about to meet a fate similar to others of his kind, Finn is shocked when he wakes in a remote cabin under the care of a very unusual woman.
Claire soon discovers the threat is not only to Finn’s pack but also to the residents of Magic. Claire and Finn must work together if they are going to protect those they love from the dangers that threaten them. Can they save everyone without losing each other, or will the voices finally drive Claire to insanity?
Night World : Huntress
Part #7 of "Night World" series by L. J. Smith
Young Adult / Fantasy / Romance
Jez Redfern is unique. She's a vampire hunter. . . who's half vampire. Raised in the Redfern family, the girl with fiery hair and silvery-blue eyes was the undisputed leader of a gang of vampire raiders. Then came the discovery that shattered her life - her mother was a human. Now, Jez hunts her former friends, protecting humans from the Night World. But when Circle Daybreak sends her on a search for one of the legendary Wild Powers, Jez has to rejoin her old gang. They want her back -- especially Morgead, the gorgeous green-eyed vampire who used to be her second-in-command. Jez wants to stay faithful to Hugh Davis, the human she loves. But Morgead swears he's her soulmate and he'll do anything to lure her back to the old ways. With danger and temptation around, Jez finds herself irresistibly drawn to him. And she's afraid that if she tastes blood again, she'll become the evil huntress she once was. . .
Night World : Dark Angel
Part #4 of "Night World" series by L. J. Smith
Young Adult / Fantasy / Romance
In Dark Angel, Gilian is saved from drowning by her guardian angel. Only visible to Gilian, Angel will fulfill her heart's every desire. But when Angel starts making strange and sinister requests, Gilian must question who he truly is and where he came from.
Fantasy World Vol 2--Expedition One
J Clair
On one of the largest planets in the universe, called Naropa, in a quiet corner between the Linsen Lakes and the Wind River Mountains, lies a community of three distinct civilizations. Secluded and self-sustaining, the inhabitants are unaware of what lies beyond the Lasting Wall - a fortitude that keeps the rest of the massive world at bay.Until now.Tristan Thames, the son of a nobleman, seeks answers amidst a rising civil war. Aligning himself with a band of misfits, each guided by their own ambitions and agendas, he heads out into the unknown. Woefully unprepared, they soon realize that their collective, Expedition One, is far from alone...This is an epic fantasy series described as Star Trek meets The Lord of the Rings.
Night World : Spellbinder
Part #3 of "Night World" series by L. J. Smith
Young Adult / Fantasy / Romance
When her cousin Blaise, a witch of the black arts, sets her sights on star athlete Eric Ross, white witch Thea casts a spell on the young man to protect him and falls in love despite the rules that forbid a relationship.
A Practical Guide to Conquering the World
K. J. Parker
A Practical Guide to Conquering the World can be read by itself, but for those who like endings it can also be considered the refreshingly pragmatic conclusion to World Fantasy Award-winning author K.J. Parker's acclaimed sequence of novels that began with Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City and continue with How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It. "Full of invention and ingenuity . . . Great fun." — SFX This is the true story of Aemilius Felix Boioannes the younger, the intended and unintended consequences of his life, the bad stuff he did on purpose, and the good stuff that happened in spite of him.It is, in other words, the tale of a war to end all wars, and the man responsible.For more from K. J. Parker, check out: Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled CityHow to Rule an Empire and Get Away With ItA Practical Guide to Conquering the World The Two of...
Outlaw World
J. S. Morin
It's all fun and games until someone loses a captain. Desperate for allies, captain Jessie Ramsey enters negotiations with an independent border colony. The planet has food and basic essentials aplenty; the Arete can offer protection in return. However, talks take a turn for the worse when half the ship's delegation is kidnapped—and the other half doesn't notice. Who leaked their itinerary to the kidnappers? What will become of the negotiations? Who is even qualified to take over command when all the top officers are either captured or actively involved in the rescue? Chaos and confusion reign. Except for our victims, who have their kidnappers right where they want them.
Night World : The Chosen
Part #5 of "Night World" series by L. J. Smith
Young Adult / Fantasy / Romance
Armed with a wooden stake, martial arts, and the will to resist a vampire’s mind control, Rachel struggles to avenge her mother’s death in The Chosen. Then she meets Quinn, her soulmate, who is part of the world she has vowed to destroy.
Escort Ship (A World War 2 Naval Adventure)
J. E. Macdonnell
Bentley's first sight when Wind Rode broke clear was not for the cruisers, but the destroyers.His task was difficult enough as it was. But the destroyers could make it even tougher if they decided to join in. Spitting the oily taste from his mouth he swung his glasses. No—there they were, still milling about the torpedoed flagship. Wasted.But maybe the Japanese admiral did not think so. Bentley had to concede his point of view. He was in a crippled ship, there could quite easily be enemy submarines about. And to handle the three midgets he still had two great cruisers.Bentley's decision to continue fighting was possibly the simplest he had ever made in all his life. It would be true to claim that the decision had been made for him, centuries before. Never in the memory of living man, nor for a long time further back than that, had a British warship surrendered to, or run from, an enemy.
Fantasy World Vol 4--Desertion
J Clair
Captured by a desert band of marauders, Expedition One finds themselves recruited in a conflict against a rival faction to earn their freedom. As they prepare for either escape or a brutal fight, Willa Kinsler – a housewife turned soldier – reminisces about the events that took her from her luxurious, happy home to the battlefield.
Not of This World
J A Bouma
Stand Against the Darkness Monday morning, a Catholic priest is discovered dead inside a locked confessional both. The manner of death is clear. The rest...not so much. Who killed him, how did they accomplish the feat, and why did they commit such brazen, depraved sacrilege? There's only one hope to answering the murky questions surrounding this inexplicable, criminal mystery. Group X. Elijah Fox and Gina Anderson, two former FBI agents, headline the newly formed investigative agency of the Order of Thaddeus, ancient defender of Christianity. Both solved bizarre cases with a paranormal edge that confounded the U.S. government—and they're back to solve the Church's unexplainable, supernatural mysteries. Questions abound the deeper they investigate, and a dark, primal power stalks them from the shadows of the Unseen Realm. They must solve this inexplicable puzzle threatening the Church to confront a rising, monstrous...
Black dawn
Part #8 of "Night World" series by Lisa J. Smith
SUMMARY:
Love was never so scary... The Night World is all around us - a secret society of vampires, werewolves, witches and creatures of darkness. They're beautiful - and deadly - and it's so easy to fall in love... Maggie Neely's biggest worry is leading her soccer team to victory - until her brother, Miles, goes missing. Maggie must find him. Her search leads Maggie to the vampire, Delos, to whom she is strangely attracted. But while Delos lives, Miles could be lost forever. Can Maggie bring herself to destroy him? Or will Delos get to Maggie first?
Target Battleship (WWII Naval Adventure)
Part #15 of "J.E. Macdonnell's Royal Australian Navy World War II Fiction" series by J. E. Macdonnell
It was as if something were driving Commander Valance to get right in where the shot and shell were thickest ... driving him above and beyond the call of duty. And whether they liked it or not, the men in the destroyer Sabre knew their lives depended on his judgement ...
Alice's World
Sam J. Lundwall
After 50,000 years, a small squad of men return to Earth, supposedly deserted all those years. But all the thoughts, myths and legends of Men have been busy. Can Man return and accept his own creations?
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Wasteland Angel (A World After Novella)
J.G. Martin
Fiction / Essays / Contemporary
Wonder what happened to the little girl that Derek saved at the beginning of Wasteland Rules: Kill or Be Killed? Now she is all grown up and kicking butt thanks to his timely intervention. She now resides in the remains of Vegas and fights to stop the flow of illegal slaves into the Strip. This story takes place approximately six years after the original book.Did you wonder what happened to the little girl that Derek saved at the beginning of Wasteland Rules: Kill or Be Killed? Now she is all grown up and kicking butt thanks to his timely intervention. She now resides in the remains of Vegas and fights to stop the flow of illegal slaves into the Strip. This story takes place approximately six years after the original book but also explores how she became the woman she is today.Approximately 17,000 words in length. No DRM.If you like this story you can get full length books on Amazon to experience more of the World After. Book 1, Wasteland Rules: Kill or Be Killed, is available and Book 2, Wasteland Rules: Born to Fight is also now available.
A Bond Broken: The Infinite World Book Two
J. T. Wright
Having experienced his first survival type Trial, Trent Embra is eager to explore what else the world has to offer. There is only one problem. Not everyone comes away from a month of constant fighting untouched. Trent's friend, Tersa is unhinged by her time in the Land of the Undying Lord, and Sergeant Cullen means to see her fixed. Trent, enlisted to help, is dragged towards another Trial, mostly willingly. Only time will tell if Tersa still has a place in the Guard, and what the Infinite World has in store for Trent
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The Coxswain (A World War 2 Naval Adventure)
J. E. Macdonnell
As the Guadalcanal campaign got underway, the new coxswain of the Australian fleet destroyer Wind Rode found himself faced with a twin challenge—to sort out the bad apples who had come aboard as replacements for men lost in a recent action ... and to somehow found his way back to the man he had been before being sunk a couple of years earlier. That time he had almost drowned in a cabin that filled frighteningly fast with seawater. Something in him had changed, he'd lost his pride in himself and the Senior Service for whom he served. And a coxswain like that is no use to anyone. So Commander Peter Bentley made up his mind to throw the 'Swain a metaphorical lifeline ... even if he had to take on the entire Japanese Navy to do it!
Professor Charlatan Bardot's Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World
Eric J. Guignard
"At Last, an Authoritative Compendium to (Fictional) Haunted Buildings for the Delight and Exploration of Reader-Travelers Around the Globe."For nearly forty years, renowned paranormal investigator Professor Charlatan Bardot has examined, documented, and acquired stories of haunted buildings around the world. Partnered with leading anthologist Eric J. Guignard, and gifted artists Steve Lines and James Gabb, the greatest of Charlatan's discoveries are made available now in this comprehensive travel anthology!From the Philippines' tragic Ame-Soeur Clothing Factory, to Sweden's reverent Fish Church; from Tanzania's vengeful Unguja Restaurant, to Canada's cursed Crow Island Lighthouse, Charlatan Bardot presents a lifetime of experience and insight into paranormal architecture.27 feature stories and 36 tiny tales are included of haunted temples, diners, hotels, shops, hospitals, outposts, theaters, and other building types, along with maps,...
Wicked Dirty
Part #2 of "Stark World" series by J. Kenner
Romance / Paranormal / Suspense
*Sometimes, it feels so damn good to be bad...*
**From New York Times and #1 International bestselling author J. Kenner, the first in an all new series of fast-paced, provocative novels centering around the ambitious, wealthy, and powerful men who work in the glamorous and exciting world of the Stark International conglomerate … and the sexy and passionate women who bring them to their knees.**
On the outside, Lyle Tarpin is a clean-cut Hollywood actor whose star is on the rise. Inside, he’s battling his own demons, shunning relationships and finding solace in the arms of a string of anonymous women paid very well for their discretion.
But when he’s photographed in a compromising position by an over-eager reporter, the only way to save his career is to say that the woman he was with is his fiancée. And now Lyle has to play a very public game with the only woman who’s ever managed to get under his skin.
Struggling waitress Sugar Laine agrees to spend one night with Lyle—but only because she’s desperate to save her family home. She never expects that a night of passion will turn into a pretend engagement … or that the heat between them will blossom into love.
But sometimes love has a price.
And now the only question is—can Lyle and Sugar afford to pay it?
The Pattern of the World
J. T. Greathouse
J.T. Greathouse delivers an epic conclusion to his British Fantasy Award-nominated Pact and Pattern fantasy series in which a magical warrior must undo his greatest feat—which became his greatest failure...In an ill-fated attempt to prevent the tyrannical Emperor from rekindling war with the gods, young rebel Foolish Cur made the dreadful mistake of wielding incredibly powerful but forbidden magic. In doing so, he himself fell into a trap of the gods' own making, inadvertently setting them free.Now, after uncountable years, the gods are free to wreak their own chaos upon the world, transforming the lands into a nightmare for mortals while horrific new creatures emerge to terrorize all in their path. The Empire, the rebellion, and existence itself stand on the brink of destruction.To undo the damage he caused, Foolish Cur must use every ounce of skill, intelligence, and guile within him while gathering those who still have the will to fight. But while this may be...
Berzerker
Part #1 of "Twirled World Ink" series by J. M. Dabney
Literature & Fiction / Gay & Lesbian / Short Stories
Night Encounter (A WW2 Naval Adventure)
Part #13 of "J.E. Macdonnell's Royal Australian Navy World War II Fiction" series by J. E. Macdonnell
When his ship was laid up for repairs, two-fisted petty-officer William Walker volunteered for a spell with the Light Coastal Forces, working alongside a crew full of Brits in a lightning-fast Motor Torpedo Boat. He knew it was going to be an education, but he never dreamed he would eventually find himself caught up in a deadly attack on Cherbourg Harbour.A flotilla of E-boats and destroyers, hidden in the fog, gave Walker a further chance to use his own special expertise in fighting the enemy. But nobody expected him to come out of the conflict changed as he did ... in more ways than one.
All the Trouble in the World
P. J. O'Rourke
Fiction / Humor / Travel
With All the Trouble in the World, P. J. O'Rourke once again landed on best-seller lists around the country, confirming his reputation as the pre-eminent political humorist of our time. Attacking fashionable worries - all those terrible problems that are constantly on our minds and in the news, but about which most of us have no real clue - P. J. crisscrosses the globe in search of solutions to today's most vexing issues, including overpopulation, famine, plague, and multiculturalism, and in the process produces a hilarious and informative book which ensures that the concept of political correctness will never be the same again. "One of the funniest, most insightful, dead-on-the-money books of the year." - Los Angeles Times; "All the Trouble in the World is O'Rourke's best work since Parliament of Whores." - The Houston Post; "The dispatches are unfailingly funny....Mr. O'Rourke gets to the heart of the matter with a steady stream of wisecracks....Economists, political scientists...
Secret Vampire
Part #1 of "Night World" series by Lisa J. Smith
SUMMARY:
Love was never so scary...The Night World is all around us - a secret society of vampires, werewolves, witches and creatures of darkness. They're beautiful - and deadly - and it's so easy to fall in love...Poppy is dying. Her best friend, James, can offer her eternal life - as a vampire. One kiss and she sees into his soul. But can she follow him into death...And beyond?
World of Britannia
M. J. Trow
World of Britannia forms the historical background to the Britannia trilogy. The arrival of Rome's legions, first under Julius Caesar, then Aulius Plautius in the first century is well documented, but the end of Roman rule in Britain remains forever in shadow, 'illuminated' only by contradiction and legend.The action of the Britannia series spans the period 367-415AD, the beginning of what historians, with some justification, used to call the Dark Ages. It was the twilight of a civilisation that had lasted for nearly five hundred years and Britain would never be the same again.This book documents the little we know, from written records and from archaeology and gives a snapshot of a world that was on the brink of vanishing. World of Britannia is an invaluable accompaniment to the series, providing insights that are not possible in historical fiction. As a standalone history book, it provides a...
Huntress
Part #7 of "Night World" series by Lisa J. Smith
SUMMARY:
Love was never so scary... The Night World is all around us - a secret society of vampires, werewolves, witches and creatures of darkness. They're beautiful - and deadly - and it's so easy to fall in love... Jez Redfern is wild and dangerous, and the leader of a gang of Night World vampires. But Jez discovers a shocking secret, and faces a terrifying choice: she must either remain a deadly crusader of evil, or fight to protect innocent mortals from her former friends ... But can she resist her instinct for blood?
Robot World End of Earth
Colin J Platt
The robot looked on impassively. Bradley 3 knew he was doomed from the moment he had walked in. He took a chance and failed. The complex has maximum security and is robot controlled... Second story... The time is now 2.am. I am just starting my shift aboard the Galactic Star-ship Freeway.We were seven years into the long, mind-numbing, lonely and boring nine year trip to Thannus 2.Bradley 3 had taken it upon himself to plant the device for the underground, but the information he had been given was wrong! Why had he been directed to this room? The plan had been gone over many times. He was supposed to meet Dillon 5 here, and access the control panel at precisely three o clock..........................................Second story...We were seven years into the long, mind-numbing, lonely and boring nine year trip to Thannus 2. The hologram room is out of action plus half of the food store has been contaminated with some sort of spores which we can’t as yet identify.
Frogman!
Part #11 of "J.E. Macdonnell's Royal Australian Navy World War II" series by J. E. Macdonnell
Petty Officer Clive Gellatly was a former boxer who had been in the Royal Australian Navy for about ten years. But he was champing at the bit for more athletic duty. So when a request came through to join a suicide squad of frogmen, he was quick to sign up. He was taken to a remote oceanside base where he trained with another four men for several months ...and along the way the five of them coalesced into a strong, capable fighting unit. Then came their first big mission—to destroy a powerful radar station smack in the middle of a Japanese-held island!
