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In the spirit of Flashman, and in the inimitable George MacDonald Fraser style, comes a rousing story of prize fighting in the 19th century. Reissued in a stunning new package, Black Ajax will attract a new generation of fans. When Captain Buck Flashman sees the black boxer catch a fly in midflight, he realizes that he is in the presence of speed such as the prize ring has never seen.

Life is flipped upside down for Cheyenne Haney when her fairytale-like relationship of 5 years suddenly ends the day her boyfriend finally proposes to her. She’s heartbroken and storms out of the apartment seeing nothing but red. She’s so distracted that she doesn’t see the car hurling toward her. Right before the worst outcome could happen, she’s pulled away just in time by a mysterious, yet gorgeous person who introduces themself as Harley.

A fast-paced mystery where Murder on the Orient Express meets the Tour de France—someone’s killing off cyclists one by one. There are cyclists willing to die to win a single stage of the Tour, taking suicidal descents at more than 90 kilometers per hour, but now I know there are cyclists...

Evangeline Walker sa quanto in fretta tutto possa cambiare. Ma nulla può prepararla al momento in cui incontra Rafe Hunter. Intensi occhi grigi. Sorriso malizioso. Tatuaggi incisi sulla pelle che implorano solo di essere toccati. Il fatto che lui sia il bassista della rock band più in voga d'America è la ragione per cui lei dovrebbe scappare e non guardarsi mai indietro.

Rafe Hunter pensava di essere destinato a due cose nella vita: suonare la chitarra e mantenere il fratello sulla retta via. Fino a Eva. Lei gli fa desiderare di essere migliore. Gli fa sognare una vita dopo la band. Ma i Black Hearts Still Beat sono tutto ciò che ha sempre conosciuto. Rafe vuole un futuro con Eva, ma quando si deve scegliere tra il cuore e la testa, tra la fama e il futuro, niente è mai semplice.

Courtney Morgan is a female knuckle-ball pitcher trying to break into professional baseball. Parker Westfall is an aging slugger with one last chance at the ultimate carrot—a spot on a major-league roster. She’s gorgeous, and he’s having the season of his life. Together, they’ll try to change a losing team’s fortunes on their way to the big show. But when tragedy strikes, will their dreams still matter?

She started playing football as a child in the suburbs of Sydney, became a W-League player and - moving on to the future - is a leading player in the Matildas that plays in the 2023 Women's World Cup on home soil in Australia. Along her football journey, she discovers what and who are important to her in life.

Shoeless Joe Jackson made a mistake and was banned from baseball for life. Sometimes, in the Garden Lounge, the special jukebox lets a customer go back in time to a mistake and fix it. Shoeless Joe never had a chance to let the jukebox help him fix his mistake, but instead it allowed Shoeless Joe to do something even more important: Help a child become a better adult. Black Betsy first appeared in the anthology Alternate Outlaws from TOR Books edited by Mike Resnick.