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A powerful Enchantress gone astray, drawn to dark, wicked magicks; a faithful Wizard sworn to uphold both the Enchantress and the kingdom she seeks to destroy; the High Kings fading into ruin. After the first Enchantress’ demise, the peoples of Caeradin determined that no such creature could be allowed to rise to power again. The surviving nobles devised a solution - the Witch Hunt.

Buried for nearly 300 years and now brought triumphantly to light by Dr. Livesey, this is, at last, the true story of what happened on the fateful Treasure Island.... The truth about Captain Flint and his fabled death. The truth about Long John Silver and his coveted wife. And the truth about Jim Hawkins, that double-dealing turncoat of the first order: the traitor of Treasure Island.

When Max learns that a gene-altering treatment he underwent could make him go primal on the right woman, he decides to just stay home. As a widower and a hermit, he prefers his own company, anyway. Yet, he still relents when his best friend lures him out on a quick vacation. Well, that was a mistake. Because now he’s trapped in a beach house with the one person on earth he was hoping to avoid: his best friend’s daughter. She’s off-limits. And he was having a hard enough time resisting her before the experimental treatment.

This book is about four cornerstones of modern thought that were put in place by people living in the ancient Mediterranean world. It covers approximately 2,000 years in time (from ca. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE) and spatially moves from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia (roughly, modern Iraq), through Greece and Rome, to the new Germanic states growing in what is now western Europe.

All college student Noelle Fidelis wants is a chance to be normal. To blend in at a party, without the crippling social anxieties that come from a history of abuse and insecurity. Instead, a chance encounter with a dark-alley creep turns into a terrifying prison sentence after she's abducted by a royal fae and condemned to fight against other supernatural inmates in a battle for survival. In the end, Noelle faces her worst fears in a violent confrontation that unravels her sense of self, becoming the very thing she's sworn to destroy.

An urgent plea from a former flame brings CIA agent Scott Stiletto to San Francisco. Ali Lewis was once a capable spy herself before striking out on her own, creating a fashion empire that stretches around the world. Now her father has been murdered, and Stiletto is the only man Ali can trust to learn the truth behind the killing. Evidence points to a growing international conspiracy orchestrated by Iran involving the smuggling of nuclear bomb parts, kidnapped scientists, and a decades-old mafia/Silicon Valley alliance the government has been powerless to stop. 

Tami just wants to get some rest, but when she crawls into bed late one night, she feels a little frisky and begins to enjoy her husband Scott’s body in the dark. When the lights come on, she’s amazed to discover it’s her husband’s best friend Steven! Scott isn’t angry, though. In fact, he joins in and Tami has a red-hot double team experience complete with rough sex and her first anal sex!

Mind-reader Luna Jane Prescott hates her waitressing job at Randy's Crab Crib, and her life in general, but she certainly doesn't want to die. When Zor, a hot stranger, shows up and tells her she's in terrible danger, she thinks either he's crazy or he's some kind of sexy, stress-induced hallucination. Soon, bad things begin to happen, and she has no choice but to heed his warning. Staying means putting herself and everyone she cares about in mortal peril, but will leaving with Zor be the worst mistake she's ever made?

Part philosophy, part business, and part history, this book is a kaleidoscopic view of the way humans have been able to achieve greatness for themselves, their organizations, and the world at large. You'll learn from the wisdom of Eastern philosophies that are over 2,500 years old and the interconnected insights of Leonardo da Vinci. Couple that with Fortune 100 corporate cross pollination for creativity and startup thinking for how to adapt with ease, and you have Everything Connects. This isn't just a quick fix for your next quarter; this is how you succeed in the long run.

Socrates Blackwing - wizard, warrior, and bounty hunter - has fallen into disfavor with his grandfather, The General. It's the year 2070, and Socrates is stationed against his will in Tacoma, PC-Washington. Socrates's mission is to report back his assessment of the people living in this Plane of Reality, and locate the ne'er-do-wells from his own Known Seven Planes that may have crossed over to wreak havoc, to send them back. But is his magic stronger than the technology of 2070, and what will he do when confronted with one of his own kind?

There are others in the Proving Grounds, like the Silver Lady, Jezebel. She had her own plans, which don't align with Daxas'. Not to mention that the threat from without is undiminished. Timian, and others, are still gunning hard for Daxas. They want what he has, an abundance of soul energy, and the Wolf King must die for them to get their grubby little mitts on it.

For many, the elven city of Merethia is a wondrous place, where dreams come true. For Tip and Marshalla, however, it is a dark and dreary hell where every day is a fight for survival. But in Merethia, everybody dreams, and these two street urchins once dreamed of sharing in the city's glorious wealth one day. It was a dream that drove them to take whatever job came their way. As for the risks, well...Merethia is no place for the weak.

Lily Madison’s problems began the day her life ended. After getting saved from a watery grave, she wakes up in a hospital surrounded by a herd of naughty ghosts—including a very hot, very annoying dead guy named Nick.

Garric - or Reise - was born the son of an innkeeper in Barca's Hamlet on the Isle of Haft, but through valor and determination became first a prince and then the Regent and successor to the feeble Valence III, King of the Isles

In Goddess of the Ice Realm, as Garric and his retinue reach the island city of Carcosa, the wizard Tenoctris perceives a powerful, supernatural assault directed against them. Ilna and her beloved, Chalcus, are sent to investigate a magical threat to shipping in the north. Cashel is translated into another world by evil magic, and Sharina to yet another. All of them face deadly dangers and overcome them before they are again united during the climax of the story.

After thwarting the Federation's attempt to take over her ship, Captain Sarah Blythe vowed to make President Pleyal himself pay for her cargo losses. Their lone Fed prisoner told them enough of the President's plan: Confiscate all vessels to help equip the fleet he's gathering to end the Venus rebellion once and for all. But the citizens of the Free State of Venus have different ideas. Joining forces with the legendary Piet Ricimer and Stephen Gregg, Captain Blythe plans on making back more than her losses.

Billionaire Damien has always dreamed of being a father.... But after his long-term partner cheats on him, all his dreams suddenly disappear! Amber is feeling the exact same sentiment, although only in regards to her soul-crushing debt. And surrogacy might be the only answer to her financial woes! She agrees to bear Damien’s child in exchange for more money than she could ever imagine. The plan was to keep it all business and not to over complicate things. But they never expected to be attracted to each other!

Plus-size single mother Allyson Howard has devoted her life to raising her son. Things have been rough for her, but with a new job opportunity, she hopes things will finally fall on track. Jonas Hunter is a rich billionaire playboy who gets a thrill from playing games with women. He never dated anyone seriously, and he never plans to! The two are total opposites, but when their worlds collide, everything changes! Their flirting leads to sex, and the sex leads into something much more serious.... And they’re totally not prepared for the consequences!

Kevin Murdock, martial artist extraordinaire and longtime resident of the planet Oomah, is still center stage - and reluctant - to mentor any of the new batch of colonist arrivals. He alone is the remaining fair law on the planet. The new arrivals are with few leaders, and more clueless or dangerous individuals. Meanwhile, some of the previously arrived colonists are stirring up hate and discontent. Surprise awaits Murdock and his family.

Atheist Yoga is a provocative and mind-bending book that makes the case for yoga's total compatibility with atheism, while simultaneously offering an in-depth explanation of advanced yoga technique. It takes a close look at the full spectrum of yoga methodology and explains how to really advance your practice to higher levels of expertise, delving deeply into hatha yoga, pranayama and meditation while thoroughly exploring esoteric subjects such as Kundalini, tantra, sexual yoga, kumbhaka, pratyahara and yogic trance in sensible and easy to understand practical terms. From a starting point of realism and scientific materialism, it begins to decode and illuminate the ancient secrets of yoga in a way that readers will find highly accessible and enjoyable on multiple levels.