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You’ve got bills to pay, student debt to crawl out from, and maybe, you wake up in the morning feeling like you’re serving a life sentence. You’ve got a full-time job that sucks away your will to live and leaves you with no energy left other than what’s necessary to binge-watch Netflix at the end of the day.

My dad never spoke about his past. They were the reason why. The Red Valley Motorcycle Club was his life. That was before he met my mom. So, when I go to deliver his last wish, I meet him. He’s not what I expected from a biker. Sexy and alluring, with an edge that leaves me restless. A broken past that he’s never told until now. I’ve never met anyone like him.

Do you know exactly what, when, how much, and how often to trade to make a healthy profit every month? If you have ever been led astray by someone peddling stock trading “secrets” then you are not alone. These days, people claim anything and everything. Many scammers are wearing a mask of successful traders that know something that nobody else knows, and for only a small sum of money, they will expose their secrets with you. Here is the truth: there aren’t any secrets to succesful trading. There are only proven mathematical principles.

After years of pursuing a denim design career, Maris Carrington never imagined trading her Chicago studio for a New England shingled cottage. But a forgotten home movie tucked inside a dusty attic box leads to an unexpected summer ... One of uncovering family secrets while settling her father's estate, one of inheriting a forlorn German shepherd, one of reconnecting with old friends on a weathered boardwalk, beneath starlit skies on a beach nestled in a crook of the Connecticut coast.

C.T. Ferguson spent years as a hacker. He lived in Hong Kong and helped Americans and dissidents evade the Chinese government. Then they found him, threw him in jail, and eventually kicked him out. In Baltimore, C.T. sets himself up as a private investigator. Then Alice walked in. And C.T.’s life would never be the same. Crossing paths with budding loan sharks, gangsters, and a human trafficking ring, C.T. must use his digital and physical skills to stay one step ahead. As each case tests him in new and challenging ways, C.T. wonders if his luck will run out.

For the first time in history, human and raknoth stand united against the doom coming to swallow them all whole. Okay. On second thought, "united" is probably a strong word. Turns out, mutual fear of galaxy-conquering super monsters does not a steadfast alliance make. Especially not between the people of Earth and the very creatures that devastated it.

C.T. Ferguson uses his illicit digital skills as a private investigator. When a teenaged boy wants to find his missing brother, C.T. takes the case. He soon discovers the missing brother is a fellow keyboard wizard, which piques his interest. Then shadowy figures turn up wherever C.T. goes. He gets an offer he’s not supposed to refuse from a budding gangster.

Graham is the sixth generation Doran to become sheriff of the sleepy central California coastal town. As long as a Doran has been sheriff there's been no crime in San Rey, and Graham is counting on that peace and quiet when he returns home after years as an LAPD detective. But when he's called to the scene of the murder/suicide of an old friend, he sets into motion a series of events that rocks the tiny town, and the only way to catch a killer will be to face his own dark past.

As a noted coastal architect, Jason Barlow designs homes that evoke the sea. Gabled, shingle-style New England cottages are his forte. Cottages that beautifully weather in the salt air. Cottages with grand porches; and rounded turrets; and fortress-like stonework speaking of the land, as well as his father's legacy. Cottages with floor-to-ceiling windows bringing in the sea, the sky, that his brother so loved. But it's not only incredible homes Jason builds and restores—it's relationships and friendships and histories, all set against the backdrop of a beach that's defined him.

The book, the cup, the sword; ancient alien relics buried on Earth have been recovered. But before they can be put to use, two old friends must be saved. Angelica and Jax codenamed Angel and Spartan have been gone since the end of the Voy invasion. With no communication received from the two original members of the Pack Protocol, the search begins. Daniel will lead a team to discover the truth and the nightmare that waits for them.

In the aftermath of the battle with the Right Hand of Chaos, the world steadily tilts toward the darkness, and the wave of supernatural violence wreaks havoc all over the state. So, when Declan receives a late-night call from his FBI handler, asking for his help with the attack on the local law school, he’s not surprised. A mysterious and powerful force hunts werewolves worldwide and subjects them to a test by fire before killing them. And the epicenter of this senseless brutality seems to be located in Riverbend, Illinois.

The Darkening is so much more than anyone could have imagined. This ruthless consumer of worlds lives only to spread and infect. Now, it sets its eyes on Earth. With the Galactic Government still reeling from the events of Chancellor Mandrake's rule, Daniel and his team prepare for war. The campaign promises to be long and bloody but they must strike now. The Darkening cannot be allowed time to grow in power.

Monsters aren’t real...are they? In Summerset, Kentucky, the McKenzie brothers were well known for their hard work, good looks, and fun-loving nature. Before they vanished, that is. Cole would soon have his drivers license, Seth would leave for a football scholarship, and Liam planned to be a firefighter and marry his high school sweetheart after college. At least that was the plan.... The McKenzie brothers would soon discover that their family history had secrets and a deadly bite.

When you're the king of the mountain, everyone wants to see you fall. He’s secured all three Relics. All problems solved, right? Wrong. Monsters from the Gate roam deserted Earth and Daniel Hunt is first in line to chase them down. Meanwhile, an invisible enemy increases its hold on the human race; infecting one by one as it spreads across the population. This alien pandemic soon reaches those closest to Daniel.The Galactic Government looks to W.O.L.F. led by Daniel Hunt for help in their darkest hour. Will the aid of the Relics be enough?

Some oaths are written in blood. Others in magic. After walking away from both, ex-druid Colin McCool finds himself ensnared in a faery queen's web of blackmail and revenge. Rule #1 of being a druid: Never, EVER make deals with the Fae. I'm Colin McCool, and the last time I dealt with the Fae, it cost me everything. Since then, I've been hiding behind scrap iron and protective spells, pretending the supernatural world doesn't exist. No magic. No fae. No exceptions.

In the Miers, a fragile peace has held for the twenty years since the Spirit Wars. Mortals stay within their boundaries, and the Faen keep to the Lost Green. Anything else is suicide. Renly Teurig, a young musician, unwittingly binds himself to a Bardic War Lute, becoming the reluctant Champion of Tetulinok, a Celestial Muse. Acting on the Muse's will soon ends in disaster—his sister Chloe is left unable to walk, scarred beyond recognition, and Renly is exiled in disgrace.

The goddess Fuamnach kidnapped me when I was a child, she taught me magic, then she made me her assassin and slave. If that was all she did to me, I might’ve escaped and let it pass. But she changed me—in ways I still don’t completely understand.

That awkward moment when you saved the day but doomed the planet...It all went off without a hitch. Okay, so there were hitches. Lots of hitches...Now, [REDACTED] is in a coma, and our heroes have a tight-lipped raknoth telling them some fresh new hell is about to come raining down on their heads - one that gives even the raknoth nightmares. And that's when the strange ship shows up....

When Judy Fletcher's life is at its lowest ebb, she jumps at the chance to trial a truly next-gen digital assistant. Oracle promises to change everything. By harnessing live and historical data from billions of users' messages, habits and even real-world conversations, there is almost nothing the app can't do. As Judy's life immediately changes for the better, she feels empowered like never before.

An annihilation force of invading aliens. Human civilization on the brink of extinction. Earth’s only hope—seven cadets and the legendary starship they were never meant to command. No matter the cost, they will stop at nothing to survive. No matter the odds, they will fight to save their...