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Imagine Triage Centers that evaluate critical patients, then transfer them to a hospital across the world that specializes in that specific disease or injury. Imagine organs transferred in minutes across towns or across continents for transplant. TELEPORTER is the story of the struggles of a small company becoming a world giant and those that lead them there. Not so typical are the problems that occur when fantasy technology becomes real. When teleportation to orbit becomes normal without tons of fuel burned in 5-G liftoffs, 2-days to docking, and a dangerous docking procedure, of which the final few inches are "by touch." When tech transforms from a closely hidden government secret to public knowledge in a race to save the planet. And, when kidnapping, espionage, and terrorist attacks are in order against an organization struggling to barely stay afloat. The Jump Gate series presents the second of four volumes that record the history, the trials, the successes, and the failures of a technology that evolves from a quirky time machine to a space-battleship-sized Jump Gate over four volumes. TELEPORTER is the second book in the future annals of the Jump Gate. Thank you to the readers of the first book of this series, TIME CHAIR.

Nic If it isn't a cardinal rule to never fall for your brother's fiancée's best friend, it should be. This was supposed to be easy. We just needed to plan a memorable Vegas trip for the joint bachelor and bachelorette parties. I mean, really, what could go wrong? Well, basically everything. From the tight little outfits to the unbridled excitement over the smallest things, I was captivated by Claire Nettles. The problem is, she is a "forever" type of girl, when all I can offer is a "for now." Claire Anything of value in this life takes hard work. I just never expected planning a wedding with my bestie's future brother-in-law, Nic Hoffman, would be this challenging. And by challenging, I really mean utterly horrible. He's the worst. Egotistical. Unapologetic. And ridiculously attractive... The problem is, I'm taken. And no matter how hard I try to keep our interactions platonic, Nic blurs the lines and inflames a passion in me to strive for something-someone-better. Can we set aside our differences and join forces for a common goal, or will our toxic desire cause the entire effort to blow up in our faces? This book consists of the two-part Toxic Desire duet that should be read in order.

Sometimes, I wish I weren't a Hawke...especially because I'm in love with one.Years of living on the streets taught me one hard lesson...Don't trust anyone.People are inherently bad and will do bad things any chance they get.So, when the Hawkes took me under their wings...I put up walls so high that no one could ever climb over them.Most stopped trying.It was the way I liked it.Locked away in my own little world.Protected from anything that could hurt me.But the very person I try so hard to keep out is the only one I want to let in.I dream about her touch.Crave her in a way I have no right to.She's my best friend's older sister.No matter what...I have to keep my hands off Angelina...>Reticent Hawke is the second book in The Hawke Family Second Generation Series from USA Today Bestselling Author Gwyn McNamee. Grab this angsty forbidden, billionaire, reverse age gap, best friend's older sister, contemporary romance about a broken man, an older woman, a danger neither of them sees coming, and desire neither of them can deny.

A wounded billionaire in hiding. A surprise baby. One woman trapped on the mountain with them... I fled to the mountains to escape the pain of my past.Anguish ruled my days and haunted my nights.It became my constant companion.An ax in my hands became the outlet for my agony.It was the way I liked it.The way it needed to be.No amount of money would ever bring back what I lost.Nothing could ever heal the scars.Until a knock at my cabin door brings a feisty new lawyer from my company...Carrying a tiny, crying surprise she says is mine.It was one night of solace in the arms of a stranger.A stranger who claims I'm the father of this child.I can't handle a baby.Or the feelings brought up by the woman assigned to deliver him to me.>Grab this steamy stand-alone about a damaged billionaire, a surprise baby, the young attorney stuck in the middle of it all, and discover what happens when they're forced together in his cabin with building tension, old wounds...and a tiny human!* Please check author's website for any potential triggers*

In 2001, Michael Swanwick published the book-length interview Being Gardner Dozois. Now Swanwick himself becomes the subject of inquiry. During a year of conversations, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro (Traveler of Worlds: Conversations with Robert Silverberg) set about discussing with Swanwick his remarkable career, with a particular focus on his extraordinary short fiction. The resulting collection of transcribed interviews is a tribute to the similarly-named book that inspired it, a discussion of writing craft, an anecdotal genre history, and a chronological survey of the work of a modern master.

"When we think of the Roaring 20's -- that decade of gangsters, jazz, Prohibition, and flappers -- most of us think of Chicago, Al Capone, and the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. The Windy City has become famous for its one-way-rides and violent shootouts, but author Troy Taylor presents another part of Prohibition-era Illinois that not only outgunned and outdrank Chicago but has just as many ghost stories left lingering behind from those turbulent days. Southern Illinois -- or 'Little Egypt' as some call it -- not only had just as many gangsters and just as much booze and bloodshed, but it also had aerial bombings, homemade military tanks, dirty cops, unsolved murders, attacks on hospitals, and gun battles with the Ku Klux Klan! Take a trip back in time to the days of the explosive Southern Illinois gang wars, when Charlie Birger, the Shelton Brothers, the Ku Klux Klan, and a bunch of wild card gunmen wreaked havoc, created mayhem, and carried out countless murders as they fought for control of the liquor trade. And it was all happening at the same time Al Capone was the biggest mob boss in that city by Lake Michigan. Maybe the gangs of Southern Illinois didn't wear fancy suits or drink their bootleg liquor in fancy glasses on Lake Shore Drive, but they were just as deadly as their counterparts -- maybe even more so!"--

The Best of 2023 Stories that Upend Genre ConventionsThis anthology showcases 21 genre-busting stories to surprise even the most avid reader. Discover what talented authors can do with urban fantasy, westerns, romance, horror, sci-fi, mysteries, thrillers, and dystopian fiction. This collection proves that genre fiction doesn't need to stay in one lane.The repentant villain from a high fantasy tale goes on a blind date with a disillusioned heroine from a rom-com romance.A cowboy and a talking raven take a wild and wacky ride on the back of a velociraptor.In the height of the 80's tech boom, a teen boy finds his missing brother at the heart of an apocalypse.A wise-cracking detective seeks the missing Goddess of Spring.From inside a psychiatric ward, a girl named Goldie tells her side of an encounter with the three bears.An interview with a werewolf, a vampire, and Frankenstein's monster goes horribly wrong.And Many More!Each entertaining tale offers you a chance to discover a new author of unconventional fiction that twists the tropes and crosses genre boundaries.

Gabriel Brindle is nearly out of options. He's a former bull rider, a wannabe rancher wiped out by the blizzard of '87, a former water truck driver for methane drillers.His next try is an on-line and mail order course offered by Drummond Detective. The alternative is getting licensed to sell real estate. "But I've got my principles, such as they are," he says.He is retained by a rancher whose summer fattened, hold-over, steers are the target of night rustlers. His plan is to get evidence that the county sheriff can't ignore, pick up his fee, and on to the next case-just like the movies.But in life, Gabriel's story, doesn't follow a script. He's a beginner, at the bottom of the learning curve, finding his way. His new career is not like the movies at all.

This book is a collection of letters from pastors and professors of theology meant to encourage young men who either desire to be pastors or are interested in theology and want to learn more. Each letter is a topic in theology that either relates to the Office of the Holy Ministry or is a doctrinal topic that is helpful for all Christians to know.

The "spiritual way" is indeed obvious, simple, and happily pleasant. We find it by looking inwards. That is when we discover our own self, the meanings of our own happiness and peace.

Each Seeking, the magic that protects the town of Carra must be renewed, which means the children of the Exalted Family must go into hiding. Whether through disguise or bribe, through trusted friends or perfect hiding places, every child of the Priest family must avoid capture for the full day of The Seeking.When things go wrong with the renewal, it's up to seventeen-year-old Dahlia, the middle child of the Priest family, and her girlfriend, Bisa, to escape Carra and find the magical beings responsible for the protection. They must learn who would require such a cruel game every year and if the protection of the Gray People is really worth such a price.What they will discover is far worse.

Loud Is Not A Language(R) is a thought framework designed to increase the effectiveness of our communication, the quality of our relationships, and the authenticity of our influence. With an emphasis on genuine care and respect for others, Loud Is Not A Language(R) creates emotionally safe environments to express our differences, resulting in constructive ways to move forward. Loud Is Not A Language is a different way of thinking, communicating, and living that challenges the human need to prove we are right, and leaves the door open for more impactful interactions."Brenda is a thought leader for today and I know that Loud Is Not A Language has the power to change an entire culture!"-Jennifer Schramm, Entrepreneur"Loud is Not a Language is an outstanding book that will make a huge difference in the market place."-Michael McIntyre, Next Level Experience"This book is both challenging and profound...practical and understandable for all readers."-Dr. Kim Vastine, Author and Speaker"A must-read for anyone who aims for clear communication."-Rob Moga, Operations Professional

The drug industry is probably the most profitable in America. This includes prescribed and street drugs. Parents and families, we must educate ourselves. Our involvement and serious engagement with our children are necessary. The young people you see in the schools, universities, churches, synagogue, and mosques, in both professional and amateur sports, need our engagement to help them overcome these overwhelming forces, isolation, pain, and mental illness that is driving them to self-medicate.

Urban Fiction at its best! The life journey of four couples: Jade and Ahmad, Bre and Maze, Turk and Fresh, and Killer and Lexis. Along with four friends, Fresh, Killer, Heem and Tiz, that had tha city in a chokehold because.... "It Still Is Wht It Is!" The continuation.

"Within Her Grasp" is an age-gap interracial erotic lesbian romance with light BDSM elements. It tells the tale of two women who had settled for unfulfilling lives. And then they meet. White, thirty-something Marta Ingersoll was done with people. She just wanted to be left alone at work and at home, thank you. Her inside cat and the outside stray were all she needed. And her sister, Nora, too, of course. But that was it. And then, one fateful afternoon, her instincts to save a woman in obvious distress kicked in, and her life was shoved onto a strange new course. Black, twenty-something Shanice Ward never got a break. Life had thrown challenge after challenge at the young woman, and this latest thing was too much, but it wouldn't stop. Woken up from a sound sleep by someone trying to remove her clothing, she shrieked for him to leave her alone. He didn't, but then, the most amazing thing happened. She discovered that superheroes were real, and one had just flown into her room to save her, and her life was shoved onto a strange new course.

>Andy Marshall has always loved the small town life. Things might be rough at the moment - the family business is struggling and his dad's health has taken a turn - but he's trudging forward. What he doesn't see coming is the attraction he feels towards his newest employee. Choosing to explore their instant chemistry, Briar and Andy embark on a no-strings ride they hope will provide a few things they each desperately need. Sweet friendship, sexy fun, and a chance to escape from a life that isn't going according to plan. But in the face of a town disaster, they start to realize that maybe there's something more between them. Something with a depth they weren't expecting. Something that feels a lot like falling in love.

Marvin Cohen, born in 1931, has been writing about love for as long as he remembers. This anthology samples his works across a variety of formats: dramatic dialogue, essay, verse, epigram, short story and novella. It ranges from lust to love, from frustration to fulfillment, from sex to separation. Edited and introduced by Colin Myers.

The First World War was over, but it lived on in the lives of its soldiers. Alistair Jameson and his brothers were no exception. The war had rocked their lives in ways they never wanted to feel again. Now Alistair and his brothers run a gang, the Brassy Gats, making money on fixed horse races and the export of gin to America. When a rival gang, the Snappy Kings, puts an end to their horse-betting operation, the Jameson brothers are forced to fight for control of their remaining source of income, the gin export business. As Alistair leads his men into battle against the Snappy Kings, traumas of the previous war come flooding back, and he must find a way to move past the death of one brother while fighting to protect the others. Will the bonds of brotherhood prevail, or will the Brassy Gats fall into enemy hands?

A healing guide for socialites and alcohol enthusiasts that includes more than 100 different methods to evaluate. It's a perfect party gift for the seasoned partier. Not all hangovers are created equal and what works for your aunt Susan may not work for you at all. This handbook includes old and new hangover remedies from across the globe to help you define your personal healing solution. Each recipe is indexed by Remedy Theory (Rehydration & Electrolytes, Raising Blood Sugar, Detoxify, Replenish & Cleanse, Kill Pain & Alleviate Congestion, Prevention Methods, and Magic) so you can match your specific symptoms with common remedies by category.