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From the moment I met Stella Wilder on the first day of kindergarten, I knew she'd be a part of me forever. We were inseparable, slowly falling for one another more with each passing year. The summer before we went to college on opposite sides of the country, she made me the happiest man alive by agreeing to be my wife. But it wasn't long before it all fell apart. It's been over seven years, and just when I think I've finally found my place with Cleveland's brand-new football team, she crashes back into my life and turns everything upside down.

Who was the first vampire? Why do they crave blood? Why is sunlight deadly to them? Who made them immortal? It's time you learn the truth about vampires and the first born. This novelette is the first of a four-part series that explains the true origin of the first vampire and the curses placed upon its bloodline. Set in ancient Egypt during Moses's return, an Egyptian woman, Pashera, hears rumors of the final plague that the Hebrew God will cast upon the firstborn of Egypt.

The Black Plague's terrible toll never ends, unleashing a new wave of zombies with disastrous consequences. Low on hope, Knight Alaric von Mertz and his companions flee their crumbling sanctuary, and soon come under the unlikely wing of murderous pirates. There, they learn of a legendary artifact called Mournshroud that could destroy swathes of the undead, but to claim it they must defeat an evil sorceress on an isolated island. Guarded by a dragon! A knight's honor demands he defend his kingdom, no matter the cost. 

Samantha's entire life plan crashes in a single moment. Now she's drunk in a hotel, her left hand a whole lot lighter, her heart a whole lot heavier. All she wants is to feel nothing--and what better way to numb the pain than a drink? Kolt's career has been skyrocketing on stage and his life has been spiraling in memories. Everyone is trying to keep him moving forward, moving on, but nothing chases away the memories of broken love.

Ten stories of vigilantes, vendettas, and violence in Texas during a turbulent era of reconstruction—history with a vengeance.

She was the one line he swore he'd never cross. Now she's the only one who can save him. Marek spent years running from a past that still haunts him, and for an immortal, that's a hell of a long time. But when an ancient power rises from the ocean's depths, he's forced back into the one place he swore he'd never return. And into the arms of the only woman he ever loved. Lady Isolde has built her life on control... of her lands, her legacy, and the feelings she buried the day a dashing Thalassarian captain disappeared.

Shaw Matthews plays to win, and he intends to snag a coveted partnership at San Diego's hottest sports agency by signing America's top athlete. Only one woman stands in his way: rival agent Cassidy Whalen. But eliminating the competition will be Shaw's pleasure when he concocts an ingenious plan to seduce Cassidy and show the beautiful ballbreaker who's the better man for the job. That is until Cassidy turns the tables - and their steamy encounters start breaking all the rules.

Webster founder and CEO Grayson Davis has been misdiagnosed so many times that he trusts only himself to know what's wrong with him. And after 30-something years so far, he's got no leads-- only symptoms. Once he became a successful and handsome billionaire, the ghosts of his bullied, tortured childhood got locked away, and sex with exotic women became his self-soothing method of choice. Enter Amara Riley who's Grayson's lowly employee, not-so-secret stan, and inexperienced in more ways than one. Seeking his sexual expertise, Amara works up the confidence to brazenly proposition her playboy...

The Cyborg Wars are over and Earth has peacefully prospered for more than one hundred years. Yet sometimes history must repeat itself until humanity learns from its mistakes. In the year 2170, despite technological and political advances, cyborgs and clones are treated no better than slaves, and an underground abolitionist movement is fighting for freedom. Thirteen-year-old Leanna's entire life is thrown into chaos when The World Federation of Nations discovers her mom is part of the radical Liberty Bell Movement.

In 1809, John Potts and John Colter were taking two canoes up the Jefferson River in Montana. Potts and Colter came upon a band of several hundred Blackfeet Indians who demanded they come ashore. Colter guided his canoe ashore and was disarmed and stripped naked. When Potts refused to bring his canoe ashore he was shot and wounded. He returned fire and killed one of the Blackfeet warriors. He died immediately, riddled by a hail of bullets fired by the Indians on the shore.

This audiobook reveals the three most important capabilities leaders must demonstrate today: the ability to set strategy, empathize with others, and take risks - all at the same time. In Head, Heart, and Guts, leadership experts David Dotlich, Peter Cairo, and Stephen Rhinesmith argue that to be successful in a complex, matrixed, fast-moving world, "whole" leaders must set strategy, develop trusting relationships with others, and consistently do the right thing based on personal values.

She believes in proper grammar. He believes rules are meant to be broken. Too bad they’ve just been assigned to the same cabin. Reagan As an English teacher, I like things structured—lesson plans, literary quotes, and quiet nights in. But chaperoning a youth writing retreat with the town’s cockiest barista? Not exactly on my syllabus. Still, I can’t stop thinking about his crooked smile… or his six-pack abs. Cash Reagan Doyle is all buttoned-up curves and sharp comebacks. I shouldn’t want her, but I do. She sees me as a know-it-all. I see her as the best story I’ve never ...

How far would you go to protect your child at the end of the world? Bloody, exhausted, and barely alive, Carter Blake escapes the burning compound of the now deceased cult leader, Jeremiah. He’s rescued his daughter, Emma, from Jeremiah’s grip, but the nightmare isn’t over. The EMP that shattered civilization has left the world in darkness, and all Carter wants is to find safety for them both. Emma, reeling from the trauma of Jeremiah’s mind games and the devastating loss of her best friend, only wants one thing: to get home to her mother in Nashville.

A parent should never have to bury a child. Lydia and Wade Jones live a simple life with their daughter, Adeline, in the rural countryside of southeastern Virginia. But when Adeline passes in a devastating accident, Lydia’s life falls apart and her perception of reality is altered forever.

Discover the secret to breaking the generational curse by identifying and stopping sinful patterns of parents before they become inherited traits of children. With practical and biblical steps of breaking generational curses and cleaning one's house of ungodly patterns, Passing the Generation Blessing is the book every family needs. Based on Exodus 20, Bishop Ulmer teaches that God created the family to be a channel of generational blessings.

He was supposed to be a one-night fix. Not the best gift I'd ever unwrap. All I needed was a date to the company Christmas party. Someone tall. Someone gorgeous. Someone who'd make my smug coworkers choke on their eggnog. What I got was Gabriel. Sweet, sketchbook-carrying, tree-farm-owning Gabriel, with shoulders built for flannel and a smile that makes me forget every reason I stopped believing in Christmas magic. He looks at my curves like I'm the present under his tree. He kisses me like mistletoe is a dare. And he's making me want things I swore I'd never want again. One party. One ...

She breaks his network. He breaks every rule. Suddenly, they’re both in trouble. Tasha Greene moves into her new apartment and accidentally hacks her neighbor’s smart home. One keystroke later, his fridge is yelling in Korean, his lights are feral, and his basil is dead. Nolan Fairfax doesn’t do chaos. As a corporate attorney, he lives for order, discipline, and quiet. But the woman responsible for his apartment’s nervous breakdown? She’s gorgeous. Brilliant. And absolutely dangerous to his self-control. When Nolan realizes Tasha's a security expert, he should call building ...

The end is scary. The perpetual is scarier. A suicidal house mate’s property regresses in ownership. A father is tormented by his immortal infant son. A school of fish offers communion with the heavens. A woman’s dead body multiplies across the world.

When a wild free spirit meets a ruthless CEO, will she finally learn to follow the rules, or will he learn to break them? One click this short, sweet, and steamy boss romance now! Josie After five years living it up across Europe, I'm finally home. Broke. Cut off. And working for Benjamin Talbot. The same devastatingly handsome man who stole my panties in an airport lounge—and made me like it. Now he's my boss. He has rules. No flirting. No distractions. No crossing the line. But those icy blue eyes have a way of making me forget every single one. Fall for your boss in the Bad Bosses ...

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