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How far can science go before morals are lost?When empathic gene engineer, Keeper Sonja discovers she was unknowingly impregnated with the first talented embryo she created, she is determined to abort, until she realises the fifteen-week-old embryo is already self-aware and mind speaking to her, leaving her only one option: flee the complex to protect him from testing and termination.After an unidentified flying craft crashes near her, she is surprised to learn the pilot is human and from a nearby colony. She is torn between guiding him to the coast and rescue, or leaving him to fend for himself while she flees to protect the babe.

Blood Magic curses, missing schoolmates, and non-human riots threaten the stability of a small city nestled between two rivers. Teens Haywood and Waylon embark on an adventure to solve the mystery of their missing schoolmates and explore a world of magic, mystery, and danger. Their determination to impress girls and find adventure will draw them into the heart of unrest threatening to topple the city. Decize was once a bustling regional power driven by the power of the Foundry and the salvage mines that have since gone dry. Though it remains the hub of the Empire's breadbasket economic decay settled over the proud white-stone city like a Blight. The brightest and wealthiest children attend the Hill School; a school where four children have gone missing. Haywood and his best friend Waylon embark on a reckless journey to break free Haywood's crush and solve the mystery of their missing classmates. They'll uncover a sinister outcast that might endanger them all. Will Haywood learn enough about his magic to combat the raw power of a heretical blood mage? Will they save any of their missing classmates? Join Haywood Vale as he struggles to reconcile his parent's hesitation with studying magic instead of mechanics, his turbulent struggles at school with bullies, and his guilt over doing nothing. They'll meet elves, ogres, and orcs in their journey to solve the mystery of the missing children and maybe find love along the way. Haywood studies magic rooted in gardening at the Triune Divine. Their magics are terrifyingly complex, and vastly more horrifying than he could ever have imagined. The world is alive with a thousand different magics and its constantly billowing against ancient mechanics, and new technologies. A world-wide human hegemony rules the globe but simmering tensions between non-humans and humans spills into Decize's streets during the summer Eye Festival. Haywood will have to navigate racial tensions, political intrigue, and a family that wishes he'd simply work hard with his hands. Begin this epic fantasy adventure story of over 120,000-words. A middle school teen begins his journey to magical power where death, curses, and devastation await. You're going to love the myriad cast of diverse non-human races and the rules that shape each type of magic. Buy this book today if you love magic, discovery, and a rich world simmering with tension. Exile's Redemption is an eon spanning epic inspired by the Saga of Recluse by L.E. Modesitt, Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, and the cosmic universe of Brandon Sanderson.

Did you know that Portland has over 60 microbreweries, giving it the title of "Beer Capital of the World"? It has more breweries than any other city in the world, including Cologne, Germany (which has plenty). Here you'll find a complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in Portland, whether your trip takes you to sample some of the plentiful brews or to enjoy the lush wonders of Portland's numerous green spaces or to enjoy a surging culinary boom that has made Portland home to some of the most heralded restaurants in the U.S."I'd heard about the breweries in Portland, but I had no idea they were in dozens of older historic buildings. I found this fascinating. I like my beer as well as the next man, but after visiting Portland, I'll never order another Budwesier or Miller again in my life! Life is too short to drink bad beer."--- Sanford P., Boise "Being from New York where people are blunt to the point of rudeness, I was bowled over by the hospitality of the people everywhere we went and the warm welcome we received."--- Minnie C., Staten Island "I'll say this: go through the restaurant list with a fine tooth comb if you're on a short visit the way we were. There are SO many good choices."---Juan T., MiamiYou'll save a lot of time using this concise guide.=Lodgings (in several parts of Portland) variously priced.=Fine & budget restaurants, more than enough listings to give you a sense of the variety to be found.=Principal attractions -- don't waste your precious time on the lesser ones. We've done all the work for you. =A handful of enchanting shopping finds you'll love.

International Bible teacher and radio broadcaster Brian Johnston helps us to check out what really counts with God by looking at a number of key episodes in the life of one of the most important figures in the Old Testament - King David of Israel.The study questions provided for each chapter make this an excellent resource for personal or group bible study

Vampire Paranormal Menage Romance Series m/f/mRunning from an arranged marriage, Juliette Dárques' hides within Vampira, a secret clique of female vampires who live among humans and have sworn off sex with males. Julie thought she was safe until scorching dreams leave her craving every hot, pulsing inch of the two vamps newly hired at the factory she owns. Every night they set her fangs on fire, as they sandwich her between their strong, naked bodies, whisking her into a world of forbidden ecstasy.Caleb and Zander have always shared a unique bond, which includes the need to share their females. Lately, they've been hungering for Julie...and they plan on seducing her out of her dreams and into their arms.Other books in the Vampira series: Dark Heat paranormal vampire romance menage m/f/mWet Heat paranormal vampire romance menage m/f/mCrimson Heat paranormal vampire romance menage m/f/m/m

When I was 16, I was in love with my best friend's older brother. And I do mean older. He kissed the fire out of me, but then let me go. Now 8 years later, he's interested. If I give him another chance, will he break my heart again? Or will I get my happily ever after? Choosing YouAgain is a sweet romantic comedy/chick lit novella: 17,500 words.

Chloe joins an African Safari, to help her get over a recent abusive relationship. She has NO interest in any new romance. She largely ignores the other members of the group.Mark is on the same safari, also healing from a relationship that turned sour. While no stranger to the African bush, and having led a few similar tours of his own, he has decided to come on this tour as a customer, to leave someone else to do the organising.On the third day of the holiday they are in a game-viewing vehicle, which is high off the ground, but open to the air. They stop to look at a pride of lions close to the road. One of the male lions rushes at the vehicle and starts climbing up the side, right where Chloe is sitting. She freezes in terror. The driver grabs for his rifle and starts to bring it round to bear on the lion. At the same time, Mark, who is sitting on the same seat as her on the other side, jumps over her and shouts loudly at the lion. The lion checks himself, and then drops back down from the vehicle.Chloe is white as a sheet. Mark asks her if she's OK, and apologizes for jumping over her. She stammers out her thanks for what he did.After dinner that evening she decides that she should thank him properly, and so goes into the lounge to where he is sitting reading a book. He asks her to sit down and have her coffee with him. Will he rescue her from more than just a lion ? Will she heal his bruised heart?

A peaceful paradise in rural England is torn apart by murder and mistrust as a serial killer stalks its daughters. Written In Blood: The Oakhurst Murders #1A peaceful village torn apart by murder, mistrust, and a desire for revenge.When Oakhurst's daughters begin to turn up, brutally murdered and with accusatory words carved into their skin, the residents of the small, close-knit community are unwilling to believe that one of their own might be a killer.Suspicion falls on the village's newest resident, Zack Wild, attractive, charming, author of violent crime novels, and possessor of a dark history; he seems like the perfect suspect.As the investigation continues, the evidence against Wild mounts, but is prejudice against the newcomer affecting the judgment of Sergeant Mitchell, Constable Turner thinks so, and is prepared to do whatever she must to find the killer, whoever it might be.Who will be proved right, the sergeant or the constable? And will they catch the killer before he can strike again?Poetic Justice: The Oakhurst Murders #2Caught, escaped, and now on the run. The killer has been caught, but before he can see the inside of a cell he escapes, leaving behind a trail of bodies. While Constable Melissa Turner deals with the aftermath of the murders, including the revelation of who was behind them, and a case of vandalism at the local stables, Detective Inspector Martins is given the task of hunting down the killer. As the body count mounts, and the killer becomes more and more desperate to get away, a storm builds overhead. Can Martins and the police catch him before more people die, or will the storm provide him with the cover he needs to make good his escape?

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Becka wanted the power and the money. What she got was losing her heart. Becka is a witch and not a very good one. With her great-grandmother's curse hanging over her she has no idea how to escape her fate. When she suddenly spills her coffee on a stranger she finds out there's more to life than what she thought.But is she ready for what that means?Becka's Awakening is the first book in Rowena Dawn's The Winstons Series. If you like paranormal romance, then you'll love a series that features compelling characters.Buy this paranormal romance filled with sensuous heat today!

The Most Amazing Collection of Vegan Turkish Recipes - 101 original, easy and delicious vegan Turkish recipes (Appetizers, Soups, Main Dishes and Desserts)This new book is mainly for people who love bold flavors, herbs and spices and would like to dive into the Turkish cuisine while maintaining a healthy vegan diet.The Turkish cuisine is more than lamb, meaty kabobs or ground beef. Forget these stereotypes and discover a bright, innovative cuisine that cooks vegetables and vegan ingredients in the most delicious possible way - flavoring them with plenty of spices, herbs and combining ingredients in new and interesting ways just to tantalize your taste buds and offer your palate unique taste experience, accompanied by great textures and beautiful colors.Three major advantages of this book:1. It offers you an impressive collection of vegan Turkish dishes that help you know this amazing, bright, spiced cuisine at its best.2. The recipes are easy to prepare and use traditional Turkish spices, herbs or seeds that have a high nutritional profile.3. You don't need specialized cooking skills to cook and eat Turkish food as this book will guide you through the process.

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Delve into the secret world of Vampira, a close-knit clique of female vampires who have escaped the tyranny of their clans. Vampira - a feminine faction who live undetected among the humans and where mating with males is strictly forbidden...Includes 4 sizzling ménage vampire erotic romances Sweet Heat (#1), Dark Heat (#2), Wet Heat (#3), Crimson Heat (#4).Sweet Heat Vampira 1Running from an arranged marriage, Juliette Dárques' hides within Vampira, a secret clique of female vampires who live among humans and have sworn off sex with males. Julie thought she was safe until scorching dreams leave her craving every hot, pulsing inch of the two vamps newly hired at the factory she owns. Every night they set her fangs on fire, as they sandwich her between their strong, naked bodies, whisking her into a world of forbidden ecstasy.Caleb and Zander have always shared a unique bond, which includes the need to share their females. Lately, they've been hungering for Julie...and they plan on seducing her out of her dreams and into their arms. Dark Heat Vampira 2Warrior Queen Megan Bloodrayne was betrayed by her two mates. Fleeing them, she hides within Vampira, a secret coven of vampires who live undetected among the humans.Recaptured, Megan learns she's been framed for crimes she did not commit. Her mates, kings Christian and Zane, believe she may be a traitor and they'll try anything to get the truth out of her.Megan's got a secret and she'll do anything to keep it, including enduring scorching sessions of red-hot sensual torture Wet Heat Vampira 3Tormented and abused.As a Blood Slave, Mati Smith craved freedom. After escaping her owners and near death, she was nursed back to health by two sexy Italian male vamps. Realizing she'd fallen in love with them and had put their lives in peril, she disappeared into the human world, creating the powerful coven Vampira, where females on the run seek sanctuary and where mating with males is forbidden.Dangerous cravings.When Mati's two lovers reconnect their mind link, she craves physical pleasure like never before. She seeks relief at Vamp's Bordella, where, under the seductive hands of two pleasure males, she defies Vampira and finds searing satisfaction.Mind seduction.Giovanni and Paolo have lured Mati to the bordella in order to claim her. Will she disappear again when she realizes she's been tricked? Or will she finally submit to the scorching desires the three share? If Gio and Paolo get their way, their long-lost love will be theirs forever... Crimson Heat Vampira 4Vampire Lisbeth Crowe has done her best to put her past as Satin, the Queen's favorite blood slave, behind her--even if it has meant leaving three delicious, devoted lovers behind.Escaping Russia and the Crimson Clan and becoming an American entrepreneur has helped--as has joining the powerful, all-female Vampira coven, which prohibits its members from becoming involved with men. But when Lisbeth models in a charity fashion show as a favor to a friend, one of the Queen's evil minions sees her--and begins scheming to return her to the wicked monarch.Jaymes, Tristan and Luca have longed for their beloved Satin for decades--and after hearing of her whereabouts, rush to reach her before the Queen's henchmen can. Racing against time, they track her to a desolate hideaway, resuming their long-denied love affair and are determined to fight to the death to protect their female.

A fast-acting virus has killed a majority of the world's female population. With so few women on Earth, a new law is created. The Claiming Law allow groups of men to stake a claim on a female--as their sensual property and the Outlaw brothers are returning from the Terrorist Wars intent on declaring ownership of the women they love...they'll do it any way they can. When Cate Callahan learns Jude is coming home from the Terrorist Wars and is ready to claim her under the new law--with the help of his four brothers--she steals their boat and escapes to the high seas. Unfortunately, her runaway bid for freedom doesn't last long. Quickly capturing his lover, Jude rekindles the flames and seduces Cate back into his bed. But Jude holds a secret that could make him lose Cate forever... The Outlaw Lovers SeriesBook 1 - JudeBook 2 - The ClaimingBook 3 - Colter's RevengeBook 4 - Tyler's WomanBook 5 - ResistanceRead less

Allow me to introduce myself: Bond. Jayne Bond. Master spy, loose cannon. Oh, and undead. 
As an operative for the secretive Vampire Intelligence Service saving the world is my job. And because I am secretly clinging to my soul, I've been known to go rogue to save random humans. When the leaders of the VIS learn of a conspiracy to take over the world, they saddle me with a bumbling rookie agent to track down the mastermind behind the plot.
 While investigating a deadly chemical spill I learn that all mortals are targets in the battle between good versus evil and my arch-nemesis is more determined than ever to see me dead. Matters go from bad to worse when I discover my trainee isn't as inexperienced as I've been led to believe. 
If I disobey direct orders on this assignment, my secret will be out. But I'll gladly break the rules to save my life, and those of all humans.

The Bluthund Community is an informal hermetic group formed on social networks. It brings together researchers from the most diverse disciplines, who collaborate in the resolution of difficult-to-manage cases. They have research methods that come from both the positive sciences and alternative knowledge, based on traditional wisdom, in arcana of different cultures. The Volume II of the Bluthund Collection is an anthology that includes three psychological and historical thrillers written by Cedric Daurio sharing, albeit partially, their characters. The three books are separate pieces and can be read in any order, although the author prefers the one given in this book.The following books are included in this Volume. The Eagle¿s NestThe Lost LegionThe Japanese Pianist

Lonely. Divorced. Disowned by her daughter. Helle is spinning toward despair when a homeless girl brightens her life. Finally, she has someone to care about. Someone who needs her. Someone she can be a mother to. But when a tragic event threatens to ruin everything, what lengths will Helle go to in order to keep young Giulianna in her life?Queer Ghost Stories are standalone tales that can be read in any order.

Rudy Schmidt is consumed by thoughts of Nora Hartmann. Widow of his lifelong friend and business partner, she is everything he has ever desired in a woman. Neither his pudgy wife nor the many women with whom he has had affairs can match her style, grace, and beauty. Why can't she understand the two of them are destined to be together?Rudy schemes to overcome Nora's resistance. Is she denying her innate attraction to him out of loyalty to his wife, who is Nora's closest friend? Rudy arranges for his wife to die. Is she worried about the effect their union would have on her troubled teenaged daughter, who is still in deep mourning for her father? Rudy uses all his charm to make the girl his ally. Is Nora too engrossed in her small specialty shop to realize that her rightful place is with Rudy in the family business? He makes plans to burn the shop down. A final roadblock to their mutual happiness remains: Nora's new lover. Rudy plots to eliminate him.Nora recognizes Rudy for the dangerous predator he has become. Before she can convince the authorities to take her seriously, however, Rudy makes the final descent into madness. Continually frustrated by Nora's rejections, he reasons that if he cannot possess her in this life, he will settle for the eternal bonds of the next. He sets his trap, using Nora's daughter as bait. Cornered, Nora must summon an arsenal of ingenuity, courage, and fierce resolve to fight for her own life and that of her child.

Madeline (Maddie) Blake is not like other PIs. She has a unique gift, the ability under certain circumstances to bridge time and relive events that have already happened. When a heartbroken mother calls from Seattle and begs for her help in locating her missing daughter, Maddie cannot refuse. Yet it soon becomes apparent that someone will go to any length to prevent her from taking the case.Maddie's grit and determination prevail, and she arrives in Seattle only to discover that more is at stake in the wealthy Hallowell house than a simple abduction. Questions abound. Why is the girl's father so hostile to Maddie's involvement? It is 1979, the Cold War is at its zenith, and he shows more passion over a famous Soviet dissident than he does in finding his daughter. Why is a man murdered and his body dumped on the curb in front of his house? Why does he summon a group of colleagues to a secret meeting in the middle of the night in what looks to Maddie like a full-blown conspiracy somehow tied to the communist regime in Russia? Why has a self-described freelance journalist ingratiated himself into the household and into Maddie's investigation? Who is friend and who foe?As Maddie gets closer to the truth about what happened, she finds herself in ever increasing danger. Her psychic gift takes her from the city to the mountains to the coast and onto a Russian fishing trawler far out in the Pacific Ocean. Faced with the most horrendous odds she has ever encountered, she must use every last physical and emotional resource in order to survive and unravel the skein of lies and ambitions that lie at the heart of her case.

This is the third book in a series of novellas that explore the world of the mercenary and the challenges they face keeping evil from overrunning society."Domestic Guard" - Angel cannot board a plane back to her West Texas home while this child's horrible murder remains unsolved in a potter's grave."Wayward Merc" Peter Altront, Megs, and Emily join forces in Mexico to recover two kidnapped women and bring down an evil international kidnapping ring. At the very start, they find their mission compromised by another sniper."Lost Soul" - This is my final testament to a life lived as I chose. I leave it to others to judge the value of my purpose and actions. I believe that I was born to be a soldier and I will die as a soldier on the battlefield."Brother Oh Brother" - What happens when evil shows up at the doorstep of your sibling? This is the tale of one mercenary's response to a contract to kill his brother."Recruiting" - When a soldier being considered for recruitment by WCM goes missing, Sarge takes action. Gathering his best including Angel and Blue, they travel to the Middle East and Europe to solve the MIA report covered up by their own government. Who will stand the line and protect us from evil? Who will protect the ones who cannot defend themselves? The Shadow Soldier holds back the darkness so that we may live in the light.

Can a wrong choice have a happy ending?Sandra Baker thought her life was on the right track until she ended up pregnant. Her boyfriend, not wanting the baby, pushes her to have an abortion.After the procedure, Sandra's life falls apart, and she turns to alcohol. Her relationship ends, and she struggles to find meaning in her life.When she meets Henry Dobbs, a strong Christian man, she begins to wonder if God would accept her. Will she tell Henry her darkest secret? And will she ever be able to forgive herself and find healing? Find out in this emotional love story.Fans of Colleen Coble, Lori Wick, and Karen Kingsbury will love this inspirational romance from best-selling author Lorana Hoopes. Grab your copy today!

A fatal mistake catapults Barry Harris into the adventure of a lifetime. With talking hedges, samurai ghosts, meddling psychotherapists, and an inexplicably non-linear time pattern conspiring against him, Barry must do battle to save his hide, unleash the ninja within, and rescue his father from an ancient army, a dark sorcerer and a raging inferno.Perfect reading for fans of Douglas Adams, Robert Rankin, Tom Holt or Christopher Moore.What is the mysterious Prophecy Allocation Department?Where in space and time is the Before and After?Even more importantly, Will Barry's underwear hold out until he has saved the day?What the reviews are saying :'I read it in one night. Quite a few times I laughed out loud and my husband had to ask me what was going on.''It's very rare to find a book that relates to my humor, this author got it spot on.''I've read a lot of first books since I got my Kindle and I have to say this is up there with the best.''The story oozes with a dark humour.''Very funny laugh out loud lines along with scenarios that make you cringe on behalf of poor Barry.''I was cracking up from the first line.''This book was roaring fun.''A Confederacy of Dunces across the pond with ninjas. And it totally works. The book was enjoyable and flat out hilarious.''There are so many wonderful and unpredictable gems in this book.''This is a fun, bizarre, and unique read that stretches the imagination.''A crazy journey into a dark and funny world.'