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Save the cure. Kill the crew. That was the dying order of the captain of the starship Elixr. The ship followed the order. Then it lost its mind. Two decades later, the last chance to save billions of souls rests with the dead starship's only occupants: a pair of boys raised by a deranged robot. When Elixr crashes on a barren world, they join forces with an impoverished girl living on the edge of society to search for answers. Who are they? Why have they survived? And what could Elixr possibly do to save a world on the precipice of collapse? The more they learn, the greater the stakes become...

Think the 1800s were polite, quiet, and proper? Think again. Behind the portraits, top hats, and candlelight dinners was a century full of dangerous inventions, deadly beauty trends, bizarre medical treatments, and everyday habits that would horrify modern people. Victorian society preached manners and morality—but behind closed doors people were: • Drinking medicine made from cocaine, arsenic, and opium • Using radioactive cosmetics and poisonous fashion • Sending children down chimneys for work • Watching public executions as entertainment • Experimenting with electricity on ...

Jack Trench is a CIA counterterrorist operative who leads a team of covert operatives known as The Watchers. The team provides firepower and protection for CIA officers around the world on dangerous operations. The team has worked in the shadows for decades and have put down many terrorists in their time. This time it is personal. One of Trench's team, Annie Kimakura, is in trouble. She finds herself in Japan, protecting her brother and his family from the Yakuza, the Japanese mafia. Her brother is a reporter writing an expose' on the Yakuza. They want to kill him. Annie is an expert covert...

How to Outsmart the Water, Beat the Blank, and Finally Catch More Carp You've blanked for the third weekend in a row. You’ve tried what your mates said worked last week. You’ve watched hours of videos, tied all the "must-try" rigs—and still nothing. Worse, the bloke three swims down keeps hauling them in like it's nothing. It’s not your fault. With so much information out there, and everyone claiming to have the “secret sauce,” it’s easy to feel lost. Carp fishing in England today is more pressured than ever—waters packed, fish warier, and tactics constantly evolving. Even ...

Loan Wendling, known to many as Tales and Ink, has reached millions of people around the globe, and as such what was once just a mere way to express oneself became a mirror for society. After three years of raw honesty, rage and solitude, the words have finally fallen onto the paper. This collection contains a collection of poems with themes ranging from loneliness, fatherhood, manhood to themes such as wrath and hatred for the divine. At its end: a travel diary from 2024, recounting the author's most life changing trip. A peek into a sacred moment about the road and its beauty. These words...

One Trip Too Many, A Pilot’s Memoirs of 38 Months in Combat over Laos and Vietnam, is an autobiography about my life as a pilot in Southeast Asia during the conflict in Vietnam. It is primarily a story to share with family and friends about my personal involvement in the conflict and the turbulent decade of the 60s and does not attempt to question the politics of the era. It begins with a brief description of my quest to gain admittance to the United States Air Force Academy, my four years at the Academy, and the subsequent year of pilot training. I flew three different types of aircraft ...

In the year 2104, America has achieved "perfect equity"—or so they claim. With 169 recognized genders and sexual orientations, a government obsessed with eradicating all traces of its "bigoted" past, and social justice ideology enforced through authoritarian control, Captain Pen Lencoln finds himself in an impossible position: he's a straight white male commanding the USS DESPAIR on humanity's most "equitable" mission ever. Part One: Making Herstory The mission begins with a simple goal—track down the ancient Voyager probe and replace its offensive plaque depicting only two human ...

He was the world’s richest man. Now, he’s a servant with zero talent. But in a world of immortals, hard work beats destiny—especially when you can see the Progress Bar. Kael had it all: islands, armies, and a fortune that could buy nations. Then he died and woke up in the brutal Star River Sect. No longer a billionaire, he is now a lowly servant, stripped of dignity. To make matters worse, he is a "Hollow"—a mortal born with no Spirit Root. In this dog-eat-dog cultivation world, that’s a death sentence. He is destined to be cannon fodder, or worse, a lab rat for the sect’s ...

One of the best storytellers in urban fiction has returned.... Eric is a Cincinnati bad boy and legendary drug lord wise beyond his years and in charge of one of the most infamous crews that ever ran the streets of Avondale. He wants out of the game before it’s too late. He’s married to Tori, and together they have two beautiful children and the kind of life that the two of them dreamed up as young teenagers destined to escape the poverty of the hood. At the height of his reign, Eric finds himself trapped between mutiny and jealousy. A traffic stop after a funeral changes his life ...

The High-Protein College Cookbook Cheap, 5-Ingredient Meals in 20 Minutes or Less College life is busy, expensive, and often fueled by instant noodles, late-night pizza, and takeout. But eating well in college doesn’t have to be complicated, expensive, or time-consuming. The High-Protein College Cookbook is designed specifically for students who want simple meals that are cheap, filling, and packed with protein — without needing chef skills or hours in the kitchen. Inside this practical college cooking guide, you'll discover dozens of fast and satisfying meals built around a simple ...

In 1911, Hermann Hesse sailed through southeastern Asian waters on a trip that would define much of his later writing. Hesse brings his unique eye to scenes such as adventures in a rickshaw, watching foreign theater performances, exploring strange floating cities on stilts, and luxuriating in...

Why Does Trauma Bonding Feel Like Love Why You Stay, Why It Hurts, and How to Detach and Recover You don’t stay because you don’t see the damage. You stay because leaving feels like losing yourself. Trauma bonding is not weakness. It is not naïveté. And it is not love. It is a psychological attachment formed through intensity, inconsistency, and emotional survival. This book explores why intelligent, self-aware people remain trapped in relationships that erode their sense of reality - and why logic alone cannot free them. Through deeply human examples and precise psychological ...

The complete Bride Program series available as a box set for the first time. Enjoy all the hot and steamy romances, served with a side of humor. Each of the nine books follows the story of a human bride finding her alien soul mate. What could possibly entice human women to willingly join a program meant to match them with snake-like alien husbands? Maya joins for the chance to save the life of a loved one. Serena jumps at the chance to help cure cancer. Kidnap victim Chelsea just wants to escape her tormentors, but ends up finding love with not one but two aliens... And the list goes on. ...

The ocean keeps its secrets. Secrets that are so terrifying, governments and religious leaders can’t even think about these secrets getting out. Area 291, just off the coast of Malibu, is one of the most restricted places on Earth. For centuries, this spot was ground zero for missing ships and planes. Thousands of feet beneath the Pacific lies a structure that should not exist—endless corridors worn smooth by unseen passage, spires that hum with buried power, and chambers that feel as if they are watching. It has only one name, spoken quietly and always with fear. Area 291 also goes by ...

Gracie is a professional disaster. When she drunkenly crashes a lavish wedding to save her best friend from a bad match, she trips, bites the groom on the neck, and passes out. Oops. In werewolf law, a bite is a Claim. The groom is Nikos, the Alpha Prime of Europe. He was dreading this arranged marriage, and Gracie’s teeth just gave him the perfect out. He declares the chaotic, hungover human his "True Mate" to escape pack politics. Now Gracie is whisked away to a private Greek island with a man who looks like a pirate and growls like an engine. The deal? Play the doting mate for a month....

Orphaned and reduced from lady to little more than a servant in her aunt’s household, Clara Ashcombe survives on quiet resilience and a fragile hope for independence. London’s Season may be her only chance to secure her inheritance and the freedom it promises, until a chance encounter with a dashing stranger awakens feelings she cannot afford… As the youngest son of the Duke of Pennington, Nathaniel Harrowby carries grief and duty in equal measure while watching his father’s health fail. When he rescues a young woman on the verge of collapse, he offers her a position as governess to...

“I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. As a lily among brambles, so is my love among maidens.” (Song of Solomon 2:1-2, C3rd-C2nd BCE) The Shekinah is the manifestation of the Wisdom Goddess of the Kabbalah,the Old Testament and Merkavah Mysticism. She encompasses the primordial light of creation, the wisdom of the serpent and the inspiration of the dove. She is the beauty of the lily and the embodiment of the Tree of Life. She is also the World soul, heavenly glory, mother of angels, inspiration for prophecy, and source of souls, as well as being the Shabbat Bride and the wife ...

FROM GREEN BEAN TO LIQUID GOLD: THE ONLY RESOURCE YOU WILL EVER NEED. (3 BOOKS IN 1: The Complete Collection) The Problem/Agitation You love coffee. You’ve likely bought the beans, smelled the potential, and maybe even tried to roast a batch yourself. But the results? Inconsistent. Confusing. Or just "okay." You don’t want "okay." You want spectacular. The problem isn't your equipment. It's not your beans. It's your roadmap. Most roasting books are either too simple ("just turn it on") or too complex ("here is a thesis on thermodynamics"). The Solution The Home Roasters Bible is the ...

Ashworth Academy trains monsters. I’m the girl meant to control them. Dragged through a portal into a secret supernatural academy, I’m told my magic has one purpose: bind four dangerously unstable students before their power destroys everything. A vampire who feeds on fear. A charming predator who hides his cruelty behind a smile. A living inferno barely contained in human skin. A shadow wielder who knows every secret I keep. They don’t trust me. They don’t want me. But the bond doesn’t care, and if I lose control… four monsters might burn the world down for me. The Academy of ...

Hannah doesn’t remember her life before Peter. And in this quiet Victorian neighborhood, that’s exactly how he wants it. The house is charming. The marriage seems perfect. The neighbors are polite in a way that feels rehearsed. But inside this carefully controlled world, one thing stands out—the locked upstairs room Peter insists she never open. He tells her it’s a utility space with dangerous wiring. He tells her her memory loss comes from “a traumatic past” she’s not ready to face. He tells her she’s safe now, that he’s the only one she can trust. But the late-night ...