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Staff Sergeant Eli Vanhorn isn't the man he used to be. Once a proud member of the Fleet Marine Corps' elite Terrestrial Advance Combat teams, the battle on colony planet Luyten C left him broken and scarred. But after a year of surgeries and physical therapy, he's ready to complete his enlistment as Master of Arms on the exploration vessel Rihla. It should be a simple, stress free assignment - but things rarely work out as they should.

The Writer in the Garden adds up to a glorious compendium of writing that is amusing, original, and idiosyncratic. Excerpts span not only the beauties of the garden but such far-reaching topics as weeds, the tribulations of gardening in a cold climate, the dangers of rare plant collecting, the delights of weeding, the pitfalls of growing roses, and the place of "tacky" in a garden. The book is impeccably read by a group of professional actors.

Stranded on an alien planet . . . Outnumbered by scores of enemy troopers . . . Staff Sergeant Eli Vanhorn is right at home. He sacrificed everything to help his friends, and he's duty bound to keep tabs on the Orrkasi occupying the underground city of Havvar, but Van knows that one simple mistake could spell his doom. With Mook at his side, the TAC Team operator will have to use all his training just to stay alive.

From the award-winning author of Monster, this collection of powerful and poignant stories about 145th Street—an unforgettable block in the heart of Harlem—celebrates African-American life in all of its glory. “Myers is a master.” —The New York Times Book Review On Harlem’s 145th...

The exploration ship Rihla was hit with a powerful planetary defense weapon almost as soon as they made orbit around the planet. With almost no warning, the ship was damaged beyond the ability to save. Staff Sergeant Eli Vanhorn and Corporal Beatrix Finnegan escaped by initiating the armory's emergency ejection capabilities. They have weapons and survival supplies, but it will take months for the Fleet to send help. In the meantime, they have two objectives: Find other survivors and stay alive.

Since being stranded on the planet Leonis B, Staff Sergeant Eli "Van" Vanhorn has worked tirelessly to protect the people he cares about. But his attacks on the Orrkasi aliens who are working to exploit the planet's resources have forced his hand. The only real hope for the survivors of the Rihla is the arrival of Fleet, and it's up to Staff Sergeant Vanhorn to keep his people alive until help can reach them.

In this hot enticing multi-author and multi-narrator mega collection filled with 67 filthy erotic stories, you’ll experience swingers, werewolves, BDSM, spanking, vampires, bisexual, anal, paranormal threesomes, big beautiful woman erotica, lesbian first time, medical, gangbangs and much, much more….

Four original, unabridged, full-cast productions of Gail Carriger's most beloved fantasy short stories: "The Curious Case of the Werewolf That Wasn't, the Mummy That Was, and the Cat in the Jar": A mummified cat, a secret agent, and an aristocrat entangle Alessandro Tarraboti (father of Alexia Tarraboti from the Parasol Protectorate series) in a rollicking, wry adventure into the supernatural secrets of ancient Egypt.

Staff Sergeant Eli Vanhorn is injured after a desperate battle with the Orrkasi aliens on Leonis B. He's cut off from the other survivors of the Space Fleet exploration ship Rihla, which was shot down when she entered orbit. And he's going to need every skill he's honed over his long career in the Fleet Marine Corps just to stay alive.

Bound inextricably to the land, its future is forged by young men and women like Gideon Fry, Johnny McCloud, and Molly Taylor. Gideon, a circumspect young man, is torn between his need to find his own way and the more formidable challenge of following in his rancher father’s footsteps. His best friend Johnny takes each day as it comes, his restless spirit finding its only solace in the arms of a woman, a barroom brawl, or on the back of a good horse traversing an open range.

The “riotously entertaining” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and gruesome final installment in master of modern horror Stephen Graham Jones’s acclaimed Indian Lake trilogy—the most lauded series in the history of horror novels—picks up four years after Don’t Fear the Reaper as...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The untold stories behind The Office, one of the most iconic television shows of the twenty-first century, told by its creators, writers, and actors When did you last hang out with Jim, Pam, Dwight, Michael, and the rest of Dunder Mifflin? It might have...

The Ivanov family exudes wealth and power, so when its founder shows up on the surgical roster of a third-year resident, even with me not laying eyes on her previously, I’m thrust under their spotlight. Her son’s, to be precise. Maksim Ivanov is a walking red flag. He oozes confidence, and appears to have never been told no, but despite our differences, sparks ignite the moment we trade sultry glances. The tension is white hot. I’ve never experienced such an immediate mutual connection. But as quickly as his mother was placed under my care, she is removed.

Euripides's play follows the fates of the women of Troy after their city has been sacked, their husbands killed, and their remaining families taken away as slaves. It serves as an anti-war narrative as it highlights the suffering of the women left behind. The tragedy also calls attention to how women were treated as commodities in the past by showing how they were divided among the remaining men as spoils of war.

Waking up to no car, no money, and no fiancé wasn't my ideal end to a Vegas vacation, but fate had plans for me as my world came crashing down. Now, I have two choices: accept the hand I've been dealt… or do something I never thought I was capable of because I've been offered a wild, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity only the most desperate would consider. One heat. Three days. And a live audience.

So, you want to be a PE? You wish to join the ranks of the 800,000-plus in the US that did what it took to earn the title in our highly respected and coveted profession? The ground rules have been laid and the requirements have been spelled out. You want the nitty-gritty, the unfiltered truth. Well, I’m gonna give it to you raw, no rubber. There are things that can be done that will increase your chances of success, regardless of your aptitude for testing, no matter how long you’ve been out of school, or how hectic your life is. If you want it, go get it!

After the Orrkasi renew their attack on Leonis B, a group of Fleet Navy personnel are abandoned when the fleet armada flees the system. But they aren't alone—a group of Alethians whose ship was destroyed by the Orrkasi, has joined them deep in the underground fortress of Havvar. Everyone is looking for someone to lead them to freedom and victory against overwhelming odds.

If you've ever thought, "I just want to feel like myself again," this book is for you. Grief changes everything—but does it have to change you forever? If you feel like grief has stolen the person you used to be, you’re not alone. The sleepless nights, the “if onlys” that won’t stop replaying, the fear that life will never feel right again—it’s exhausting. But you don’t have to carry this alone. In How Can I Feel Better and Move Forward After the Loss of a Loved One? , grief coach and podcast host J.

Yet another business trip, and I find myself seated next to a smoking-hot piece of eye candy on my flight to New York. Turns out he’s got a special talent for locating the free-spirit I thought I’d lost somewhere at the bottom of my laptop bag. He said it was nice to meet me, but I wouldn’t know how nice until we got very familiar with an airplane blanket and each other, too. It was a crazy thing to do, just a onetime stunt. So why am I still thinking about him after five years?

Jimmy the time traveler, while trying to solve a time riddle his late father left for him, gets accidentally flung back in time, to the year 1871, the days of the Wild West, landing squarely in the middle of a valley of death. He stumbles into a pack of gun-toting rustlers who capture him. To Jimmy's luck, though, the youngest of the rustlers, Kit Fisher, is not like the rest of his folks.