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He was born with nothing. He died owning half the world. What does it take to rise from slave and outcast to the most powerful conqueror in human history? And what does it mean that his blood still runs in 16 million men alive today — none of them knowing it? Genghis Khan: The Slave Who Conquered the World tears open the most staggering life in recorded history. This is not a sanitized biography.

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Private investigators Timothy Badger and Benjamin Watson take on another unusual and baffling case in Victorian London when a mummy unwrapping party takes a chilling turn.

On November 11, 1943, the Nazis invaded Cansano, forcing its two thousand inhabitants to make a tough decision—fight and be killed or sent to a POW camp, stay behind as servants to the Nazis, or move into the unforgiving mountains of Abruzzo while the Nazis used their village as a home base. Giovanni Ruscitti's family chose the latter and spent the next few months living in horrendous winter conditions in the rugged mountains. When the war ended, they returned to a village so ravaged by the Nazis that, today, the town has less than 200 citizens and remains in a dilapidated state.

Jeri Westerson presents Book 4 in the Irregular Detective series...

Quarterback Theo Maddox was supposed to be recovering from a season-ending injury, not dodging lint rollers and modeling sweatpants that cost more than his first car. But image rehab comes with strings… and apparently, a feline. Designer Isla Montgomery has built her brand on clean lines, sharp boundaries, and zero distractions. So when her minimalist fashion campaign is hijacked by an injured football star—and his opinionated tabby cat—her carefully controlled world unravels faster than a bad hem. Theo’s charm? Infuriating. His cat?

When Will discovers the body of Spanish Count Don Gonzalo while walking his trusted sidekick Nosewise in the courtyard gardens, and a blackmail note arrives soon after demanding information about the king, is one of his own closely guarded secrets about to be exposed? Trouble is afoot at the palace. Are the king's enemies plotting a move against him? Will must draw on all his wit and ingenuity to get to the bottom of the treacherous and deadly goings-on at the court before further tragedy strikes...

Thea James is looking for something very specific—and Hanson Serrano isn't it. Never mind the fact that he's tattooed from neck to toe, but he's also much younger than her. She's been down the bad boy road before and all she has to show for it is her single mom status and an ex that makes her life miserable.

Change of fortune due to a condescending attitude.

She teaches math. He enforces the law. Neither expected to fall for someone so wildly out of sync. Officer Caleb Ward thrives on structure, silence, and neatly filed reports. His small-town routine is steady and predictable until a break-in at Monroe High leads him straight into the most chaotic classroom he’s ever seen... and the path of one infuriatingly brilliant math teacher. Tessa Monroe doesn’t do distractions. Especially not the brooding kind with a badge and a suspiciously dry sense of humor.

12 flash fiction stories. Sexy. Raunchy. Fun.

The late Civil Rights activist and Congressman John Lewis is the 29th hero in the New York Times bestselling biography series for ages 5 to 9. This book spotlights John Lewis, known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement, having helped organize the March on Washington and the Selma Voting...

Fighting in my view can be classed as an art form, not the drunken scuffles outside of the kebab shop at closing time but equally matched fighters who have spent a lifetime training for that moment, not only physically but mentally. Every move that they make, offensive or defensive they have likely practiced many thousands of times for that split second in time. Now call that what you want, but I call that art!

Lily Morgan is happiest off the grid, with her boots on the trail, a camera in hand, and her fiercely loyal German Shepherd, Finn, by her side. But one wrong step in a restricted zone earns her a citation from the most aggravatingly attractive park ranger she’s ever met. Chase Callahan has a reputation: rule-breaker, risk-taker, and wildly off-limits. As the park’s resident bad boy ranger, he's not looking for complications, especially not in the form of a stubborn, stunning hiker who refuses to stay in her lane.

She was sent to love him. He was recruited to betray her. Neither knows the truth, and both are running out of time. Claire and Ryan Maddox are celebrating six years of marriage at Niagara Falls. To the outside world, they are the gold standard of devotion: the curated Instagram post on the balcony, champagne at sunset, the effortless banter of a couple who still finds each other's jokes funny. They finish each other's sentences. They bicker over the morning toast. They hold hands with a grip that feels like a promise.

12 hot flash fiction pieces.

Jeff Chase is just a regular guy, surfing in his hometown of Huntington Beach, hanging with friends, cruising the ladies. At least he used to be. A few months back, he managed to get himself into a load of supernatural trouble and ended up getting bitten. By a freakin’ werewolf! So now he’s a guy with a werewolf problem, and he’s back in HB trying to make sense of it all, figuring out what it means to be a wolf; running his own tea and spice shop; hitting the waves; and meeting new girls.

From legendary comedian D.L. Hughley comes a bitingly funny send-up of the Obama years, as “told” by the key political players on both sides of the aisle. What do the Clintons, Republicans, fellow Democrats, and Obama’s own family really think of President Barack Obama? Finally, the truth...

When Will returns home from university, he discovers that everything has changed—except for his feelings for his brother's best friend, Marcus. Recently, Marcus has come out as bisexual, and with this newfound confidence, he is starting to see Will in a different light. However, Oliver, Marcus's best friend, believes Will should be off-limits by default.

London, 1891. Strange murder appears on the seamy streets. Someone is killing women and gutting them for their body parts. Is it Jack the Ripper returned, or a far more sinister plot afoot than murder? Magician Leopold Kazsmer, the Great Enchanter, ashamed of his Jewish-Gypsy blood, has fashioned himself into a proper English gentleman, though he harbors a carefully guarded secret; he has learned the dangerous art of summoning daemons and through it, performs real magic. Leopold must discover what is behind the revolting murders.