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Kirsten loved her best friend Lea's wedding to Kirsten's brother, Sean - and their lover, Andy. But she is discovering that her lingering love for Lea may have been stronger than she realized. Kirsten loves men. Kirsten loves women. But Kirsten is very much without either at the moment. When the best man, Prior, and his beautiful bride, Cherry, invite Kirsten to help send Sean, Andy, and Lea off on their honeymoon celebration, Kirsten agrees happily. And when the gorgeous black couple ask if Kirsten wants to spend the night as their handmaiden.... Well, how is Kirsten going to say no?

The story of the gods is incomplete. New gods have arisen, but the old gods will not be easily displaced. Lan needs to understand the god-touched power that flows through him, but cannot control. A new danger proves more deadly than he can withstand, and he fears a resurgence of the deadly Shavln power. Sophie has become a powerful sorcerer, and now serves both the Raven Queen and Dannith, but struggles to find her balance while searching for a greater understanding of her magic. She’s no longer reliant on the patterns, but that only proves how little she understands. Their fates remain ...

Professor Gabriel Morgan is in southern Missouri for one reason: to repair his relationship with his brother. It is definitely not to make friends or coddle the teaching assistants the university throws at him. Benjamin Carter is young, barely competent, and more trouble than he’s worth. He’s also fun and charming and stunningly beautiful.

Danny, Suzie, Jamie, and Luz had been planning on coming up here after graduation, just the four of them, for a year. It had been a kind of fantasy of being grownups, running off to the woods for a couple of weeks, away from the world, away from families.... No one to watch who slept in which bedroom. Fantasy, sure, but unspoken promise as well. Sex in the cabin. Sex by the lake. Two couples, each doing what couples do.

Eighteen-year-old Allyssa Baylor lives a sheltered life of privilege. Not anymore. Now she is lost in the wilderness below the arctic circle with little more than the clothes on her back. A battle is coming and if she’s going to survive it, she must lose who she was and discover who she is. Ever since her mother’s horrible death, Allie wants nothing to do with her family, particularly her sister, Grace, whom she blames for the loss of her mother. But Allie is persuaded to join her family on one last vacation, one last chance to heal the breaches among them before college.

Precorrendo i motivi cari al cyberpunk, Philip K. Dick affonda la penna nei temi della decadenza, delle fantasie cosmiche e delle inquietudini interiori che attanagliano l'uomo moderno. Chi o cos'è Valis? È un'imperscrutabile entità intelligente che vive nello spazio? O forse un meccanismo, una formula o, ancora, un essere vivente vero e proprio, che emana uno sconvolgente flusso di informazioni sulla natura dell'universo?

The greats of comedy, when they were young and struggling, performing their great early routines.

Modern adult life is complex, especially for those whose working lives dominate their mental and emotional space. Many of us spend more time at work than at any other activity; it’s there we’re often forced to deal with our own and others’ emotional issues. These issues often lead to major problems in organizations, erode individual well-being, create toxic and even dangerous environments—and impact rates of retention and productivity.

When Carthenne Rel first came to Nyaesh, she feared the A'ras. Now she trains with them, struggling to use the magic they teach, and cut off from the shadow blessing within her. Isolated for her differences, she has only a few friends among the other students. When the strange and powerful Master Invar offers to teach her to access the powers warring within her, Carth is isolated even more.

While trying to track down her brother, Sam discovers she isn't through with Marin quite yet. An attack proves that a traitor sympathetic to Marin remains active in the city, but training prevents Sam from finding answers. With the Thelns once more in the city, Elaine doesn't believe Sam should be involved in the search, which means she has to go off on her own. Doing so risks her position at the palace, but any other choice puts her brother in danger.

Lea and her firemen burn the theater down! Andy and Sean are going to join their lover, Lea, at the theater where she works, but are they going to watch a show, or are they going to be the show? This trio is taking things to the next level, in every sense, and Lea thinks that's wonderful...but what about the neighbors? And her coworkers? And - gulp - what about Sean's mom? She and her boys are finding that as complex as their relationship is, it's nothing compared to trying to explain it to the outside world.

Legends claim the gods watch over their people, protecting the faithful. That’s only part of the story. Lan spends his days serving the Taihg—and the Raven Queen—searching for the dangerous magic users that nearly destroyed him. He’s come close to answers, but has not yet found what he’s looking for. The borders have been strangely quiet. While Sophie studies sorcery and has grown skilled, she longs for a greater challenge. When the Raven Queen tasks her with a strange assignment, Sophie thinks it’s her chance to finally earn the Raven Queen’s trust so that she can study ...

Books & Tea with KD is the perfect blend of cozy chats and thrilling stories. Join author K.D. Upton as she dives into the worlds of her gripping murder mysteries, supernatural tales, and action-packed fantasies. Each episode brings you behind the scenes of her creative process, explores the inspirations behind her characters, and gives sneak peeks into upcoming books. Whether you're a fan of ghostly intrigue, strong women protagonists, or page-turning mysteries, grab a cup of tea and settle in for engaging discussions and exciting book news.

Still trying to master his magic, Fes begins to understand the nature of his power - along with the risks. With a resurrected dragon once more in the world and with the empire believing the worst of the threat is gone, the remaining Deshazl must stop the Damhur incursion into the empire. When a rescue of captured Deshazl goes wrong, Fes finds that his knowledge of his Deshazl abilities might not be enough. Having lived most of his life caring only for himself, he’s now a part of something greater.

Sierra Carter learns that her former employer's technology is in reality a means of spreading a deadly evil around the world. Necocyaotl, god of death and destruction, has placed his essence in every device, causing people to place their self-interest and personal desires above all else. If Sierra's going to stop him, she'll need some help. And help is on the way. Chaco, also known as Coyotl the Trickster, is a handsome young man when he isn't a coyote - and an excellent cook. Fred the mannegishi has the gift of disappearing at will and a few well-kept secrets.

The best way to get over your ex is to get on TOP of someone else. Bryce is straight, but after being betrayed by his girlfriend, Candice, and his boyfriend, Professor Davenport, he doesn’t know if he likes guys or girls. He is fresh on the rebound. But when Lloyd, a six-foot-five police officer shows up to give him a ride to a nearby hotel, Bryce can’t wait to get on top of him and relieve all his pent-up frustration. Lloyd is straight, but when he sees Bryce walking angry and frustrated down the street alone, he decides that this is the perfect opportunity to revisit the other side of...

In Daniel 9:24 the Lord said that Seventy Weeks were determined to seal up vision and prophecy. This term "seal vision and prophecy" is tremendously significant. It means that seventy weeks were assigned by God for the fulfillment of all prophecy! In this second edition of this book, prolific author Don K. Preston establishes several key facts: 1.) Daniel 9 is concerned with Israel and the fulfillment of her promises-- not the end of time, or the end of the Christian age. 2.) Daniel 9 does in fact predict the time of the fulfillment of all prophecy. 3.) Daniel 9 posits the end of the ...

The Millennium is one of the most controversial of all Biblical doctrines. It is assumed by most Christians that there is a degree of Christian unity about this doctrine, but, nothing could be further from the truth! Some say we are in the millennium, some say it is yet future. A growing number of Christians believe the millennium is past, and that the enigmatic term refers to the time between Jesus' ministry and the end of the Old Covenant age in AD 70. There is not another book like this anywhere. This changes everything!

Two years have passed since the tragic events of The Gleam in the North and Ewen Cameron’s wife, Alison, is awaiting the birth of their third child in Ardroy while Ewen visits his cousin Ian Stewart at his great uncle Alexander’s home at Ivernacree. Ian is now heir to the estate, having lost his older brother, Alan, at Culloden, where they were betrayed by their archenemy, Campbell of Cairns. Ian is under pressure from his father to marry and secure an heir.

Danielle and Robby’s love life is anything but conventional - and they’re looking for someone to join them. Danielle may not be in a three-way marriage like her brother, Andy, or their sister, Jessie. But Danielle and her husband Robby’s marriage has never been as conventional as it may have looked. And now, on the night of Jessie’s wedding, Danielle and Robby have a chance to live out their oldest fantasy. For as long as they’ve been together, Robby has wanted to watch his wife with another man. And she has longed to give him that.