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It is 2185 CE. Humans now live throughout the Solar System, but their most ambitious adventure is about to begin. The starship Victoria will carry over 10,000 colonists to a new world outside the Solar System. The larger-than-life exploits of those colonists will become legendary. The colonists will build a new civilization, and the actions of a few individuals will become famous - and infamous - forever marking their new colony with the Founder Effect. 

After years on the road, I’ve discovered Coral Cove is the perfect town to live a quiet, untethered life where I can paint in the shadows. That is until a mermaid cosplay goes horribly wrong and Rory Shields, world champion swimmer and the town’s golden boy plucks me out of a sticky situation. Our chance encounter soon develops into a friendship, and the more I learn about Rory, the more I find myself feeling protective over this charming golden retriever of a man. So, when his meddling parents and relentless ex won’t leave him alone, I announce that we’re not only dating, but married.

After witnessing a horrific double homicide, nanny Taylor Templeton calls Flynn Ryerson, the only cop she knows. Despite their personality differences, she trusts Flynn to keep her safe. And when gunfire rings out a mere three hours after the murders, it’s clear the killer intends to eliminate her as a loose end. Flynn is determined to protect Taylor from harm, but the relentless attacks make it clear someone within law enforcement is providing inside information.

Tactical police officer Zeke Hawthorn doesn’t hesitate to rush in to protect his best friend’s sister. Especially when the danger lurks too close to the beautiful single mom and her young daughter. He’ll even go a step further when Sienna asks him to pretend to be her fiancé. Anything to keep them safe from harm. After launching a new career as Christian musician, Sienna Reynolds knows her abusive ex-husband is doing everything possible to throw a wrench in her plan.

Are you ready for the latest compelling romantic suspense series by USA TODAY best-selling author Kathy Ivan? Prepare to be swept away as the Boudreau brothers face down bad guys, cheer when justice is served, and sigh when happily ever after rules the day.

Are you ready for the latest compelling romantic suspense series by USA TODAY best-selling author Kathy Ivan? Prepare to be swept away as the Boudreau brothers face down bad guys, cheer when justice is served, and sigh when happily ever after rules the day.

Microbiologist Dr. Eve Shaw is stunned to narrowly miss being blown up by an explosion in the research institute where she works. Even more so to realize the bomb had been planted in her office set to go off during her presentation. Her research is aimed to help find the cure for disease, so why would someone want her dead? Tactical Police Officer Grayson Clark rushes to Eve’s side in the aftermath of the explosion.

When Gabe Melrose wakes to snow falling on his face and a pounding headache, he doesn’t know why he’s outside in the cold or how he got there. Only one name comes to the forefront of his mind, and that’s Cassidy. Getting in touch with Cassidy easy. Remembering why he’d been a victim of a crime, not so much.

When a dating disaster leaves me heartbroken, muddy, and stranded on the side of the road in the pouring rain, the last thing I expect is for an impossibly hot (and impossibly grouchy) man to offer me a ride home. I say yes. Because this day can’t get any worse, right? Wrong. One flooded highway, a surprise bed-sharing incident, and an impromptu lying game later, I’m still not home. And now, I can’t help but be intrigued by the mysterious big-city man who’s visiting my tiny town on the Washington coast.

Oh ye civilized of Earth: Send forth your outcasts, your primitive throwbacks, your religious fundamentalists, your sexual separatists - and heck, you can even toss in your totalitarian crackpots in the bargain. Pack them all in sealed habitats, rocket them into space, and pronounce good riddance to those lunatics, oddballs, and losers! But if you happen to be an alien explorer stranded on that ship and looking to find a way home, well then, your one chance lies in seeking out the true iconoclasts in a sea of nutcase societies.

In Mermaid, the line between make-believe and murder evaporates when the body of a young woman in a mermaid tail washes ashore on a Florida beach. Police think her death is an accident, maybe connected to a big-budget movie filming in the area. After another girl, this one working as a mermaid at a theme park, drowns, Sean O'Brien becomes involved because the daughter of his close friend may be the next victim, and O'Brien knows there are no coincidences or illusions when it comes to murder. 

In Strategy in the Age of Disruption, a team of dedicated strategists delivers an exciting and practical guide to Industry 4.0, a commercial transformation that's impacting every facet of the market, the environment, and our social lives. You'll learn what Industry 4.0 is, what it means for you and your company, and how you—as a leader, manager, expert, entrepreneur, or investor—can capitalize on it and put it into practice.

Some couples have chemistry, others have a connection. We have both. We took turns walking away. Somehow, we’ve still ended up here. On stage, together, in front of tens of thousands of people. Him holding a guitar, me a microphone. Singing the song I wrote that launched my career and dubbed me the princess of pop music. The song about him. Maybe we were inevitable from the start. To love. To dream. To end. Our song had one ending. Our story might have another.

After years of hard work and saving all my pennies while working as Balsam Ridge’s librarian, my dream of opening a combination book store and cafe is finally coming to fruition. Everything is on track until my old high school flame, Nashville’s trouble-making superstar Garrett Tuttle, comes back to town. His wild ways and out-of-control behavior caused his label to send him home while the chatter dies down. Garrett doesn’t know how to lay low, and his arrival turns my world upside down.

I never asked for the spotlight, but inheriting a pro hockey team pulls me into a world of chaos. All eyes are on me now. I’m no stranger to the world of hockey, but watching from the sidelines and calling the shots are two very different things. Especially when you’re not wanted.

Entriss Online was Ian's life: by day, as one of their lead developers; by night, gaming as the accomplished Mandorf the Wizard. Now, they are shutting down the game, and Ian has no way to stop them. After years of leveling up, both professionally and personally, everything he has worked for is going to end. His goggles-and-gloves virtual reality MMORPG is being replaced with Everyworld Online, a next-gen game that provided full immersion so players can experience a world that looks and feels real.

The Phantoms are back with a vengeance… and the City of Angels will never be the same. When the world's top supermodel’s friend zones you, what's a determined hockey player supposed to do? Change her mind. But it’ll take more than a trick play to convince her. Cheyenne is more than a stunning beauty; she's a part of my life, my bed, and now my heart. But she has a plan—one that doesn't include marriage or serious relationships.

No longer a contender for Olympic glory nor the pro circuit, and searching for a new path, I find myself in Balsam Ridge, Tennessee. Starting over at the newly built Misty Mountain Ranch and Ski Area, training novel skiers, and managing the ski staff is a far cry from Whistler or Vail. But it offers the serenity I crave. Morris Tuttle is the cocky younger brother of the resort's owner. A fun-loving man with a handsome face, sexy dimples, and wicked ambition who likes to get under my skin. He thinks he can push my buttons and worm his way into my frozen heart? Game on.

I had a perfect life—married to my high school sweetheart and preparing for our new baby. Then tragedy struck. I could have moved us back to have the support of our parents, but home isn't where you come from; it's where you want to be. And I want to be here in Balsam Ridge. So I begin anew, a single mom with a fractured heart. Determined to rise above the grief and grasp the joy that still bubbles inside of me every time I look into the eyes of our baby girl. Starting with a job at the local hemp farm.

Tactical police officer Roscoe Turner is shocked when his former girlfriend Libby Hall shows up on his doorstep six months pregnant with his child. Bullets start to fly before they have a chance to talk. A killer has followed Libby to Wisconsin all the way from Texas and it’s up to Roscoe to keep her and their unborn child, safe.