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Brok has vowed to track down the pretty human who was snatched by space pirates, and return her to be matched with a Drexian warrior. One who isn’t battle-scarred and damaged, like him. The snag: He’s thought about nothing but the dark-haired beauty for weeks. Now he's stuck on a hedonistic, alien planet with her where the clothing is scant and the inhibitions are low. If he gets her out, can he really let her go?

The son of the evil AllFather, Xairn, is filled with conflicting emotions. On one hand, he has finally gained his freedom and cut the ties that bound him to his race and the sadistic male who is his father. But doing so has unleashed feelings in him Xairn would rather keep buried. Desires that he prayed would never manifest now rage through him and they are centered on one woman alone....

I came on board the Drexian space station to attend my cousin’s wedding. That was it. Despite every other woman on Earth falling all over themselves for one of the tough aliens, I wasn’t interested. Not even a little bit. I had my own life on Earth to sort out, and a hot Drexian did not figure into my plans.

Recruited to investigate a string of grisly murders, FBI agent Alex Troutt is without words. The mutilations are unlike anything she's ever witnessed. The slayings don't stop. There is no pattern. With the aid of a CIA agent, Alex tracks the assassin down the east coast. But every step forward proves to be a step too late, the kill list seemingly endless.

It’s Christmas on the Drexian space station, and the abducted Earth women are in the mood for some holiday fun. With the help of the station’s colorful wedding planners and stylists, the tribute brides are decking the halls and jingling the bells. And when it comes to their Drexians mates, the stockings aren’t the only things that are hung. Six steamy Drexian-human couples are all eager to steal more than a few kisses under the mistletoe. And they might even get to do some merry matchmaking while they’re at it!

I wasn’t supposed to end up on the Drexian space station or be matched to one of their gorgeous warriors as a tribute bride. My perfect twin sister is the one they wanted. Instead, I stole her spot. The trouble is, I’m not tribute bride “material”, whatever that means, and I’m on the first transport back to Earth in disgrace.

Now that everyone on Earth knows about the Drexians - and their need for human mates - women have been falling all over themselves to volunteer. But not me.

Taken to a high-tech space station designed to entice human women, LA socialite Mandy is anything but impressed. She’s not falling for their holographic fantasy suites, their promise of a dream wedding, or their gorgeous, brawny warriors. Especially not the arrogant, hot-shot commander she’s been matched with. He may be used to being obeyed, but no way is she following his orders. She could care less that he's huge and ripped and drop-dead gorgeous.

Stephanie Bond proves to be a masterful storyteller and Got Your Number is her latest winner.

Trey Steam believes his mother was wrongfully convicted of murdering his father in 1972. When no-nonsense Federal Judge Willa Carson is presented with the true facts, she's convinced Billie Jo Steam is innocent. Determined to right the wrongs of a justice system that is too often about the system and too seldom about justice, Willa pulls out all the stops, including the use of genetic testing and her most distinguished political connections, to give Bille Jo back her family and her freedom.

Alex and her partner chase down a man accused of killing the Boston police chief. But it’s the interrogation that really turns Alex’s stomach. The man isn’t just a drunk, he’s rude and full of himself. Alex is done with him—until he shares something that upends her world. Is it possible that she could still be alive? Taking a leave from the FBI, Alex embarks on a journey to find the truth. The evidence is faint, but undeniable. And then her life is threatened.

Judith Campbell prides herself on her level head. She's a scientist with a 10-year plan, a well-managed bank account, and a clear understanding of what she wants out of life. Currently, that means a summer of fun touring Europe with her friends. She intends to see some amazing scenery, flirt with a cute guy or two, and return home ready to settle down for good. Falling madly in love with an Italian playboy is definitely not on her life goals to-do list. But then her eyes meet those of Cesare D'Angelo across a crowded piazza.

Everyone needs a vacation - even hardworking, crime-fighting federal judges. Looking forward to a quiet week of stunning winter scenery, roaring fires, and warm companionship, Judge Willa Carson and her husband, George, head north to Pleasant Harbor, Michigan, and slam into murder.

It was a perfect life…until her car was hurled off the road. Was it random bad luck, or someone sending a message? As Alex begins her daunting quest to uncover the black spots on her memory, a dead body is discovered in a murky Boston bay. The remains turn her stomach. But she knows she's dealing with a sadistic murderer who’s out for blood. The ritualistic slayings begin to stack up—and Alex is forced to plunge deeper into the investigation.

A little boy makes his first kill—and he likes it. He is cunning, charming, and without remorse. He is a sociopath. Alex tracks a homicidal maniac, yet the evidence doesn't line up. Could there be more than one killer? She knows she's being played, but by whom? And for what twisted purpose? When the cold hand of death touches her family, all bets are off. It’s a frantic race for Alex to stop a manipulative killer...before the bloodbath reaches haunting proportions.

THE MEMORIES STILL FLICKER… But the loss is still there. And then came a clue… Will she take the dare? Thirty years have passed since that fateful night. Can Alex ever forget the mother she never really knew? Alex finally confronts the killer - the same man who just murdered the Boston police chief. And what Alex pulls from him shatters her core. Clinging to a whisper of hope, Alex must out-think and out-duel everyone in her path to right a thirty-year wrong. Will Alex’s quest to find the truth destroy her life all over again?

The killing season is just getting started. It's an evil too sadistic to fathom. Is there any way that Alex, Ozzie, and Ivy come out of this alive? A brutal savagery devours one life after another. But who's really behind this killing spree? As a 30-year-old secret emerges, the ties that bind people will be redefined.

Bombs rip through the Boston Marathon crowd. Hysteria engulfs New England. A loved one clings to life—Alex won't sleep until the culprit is found. Can she push her way on to the task force? Rumors swirl, but hard evidence is as elusive as an icy glacier. With her FBI team wrapped up in the formal investigation, Alex pulls in her newest confidante. Alex and Ozzie team up to quickly separate fact from fiction. But what seems right could be so very wrong.

The tectonic plates shift and a tidal wave of corruption engulfs the Big Island. The deluge of crimes is so ruthless that many run for cover -- or pay the ultimate price.

This book is a scientific expedition to research and explore the enterprise-grade big data appliances with blended OLTP and OLAP capabilities. Enterprise database systems with the aid of big data analytics create an intelligent ecosystem by taming and wrangling the data coming from extreme-disparate sources of structured and unstructured channels with massive parallelization techniques to discover, visualize, predict, and action the patterns and trends of mashups of big data.