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They are the cause of many legends, myths, and fairy tales. And they still live among us. Ex-lovers and partners Jahar Viento and Fasha Bycote are sent to track down the murderer, whom they believe is actually the work of a breacher. A Breacher who may have found a way to transcend time. A Breacher known as a garphar. Or, more commonly, a vampire. Their abilities, their past history together, and their still-fiery attraction to each other will be sorely tested as they draw closer and closer to the killer.... Because, it will take a vampire to kill a vampire.

For the past four years, the war against the invaders has raged on, with seemingly no end in sight. Cities and towns have been razed, with the majority of the population killed or forced into hiding. The military branches - what’s left of them - are joining forces against the enemy. The aliens. Lieutenant Gretchen Twoey and her squad are quickly losing hope. Supplies are limited, soldiers are becoming even more so, but the alien mechanoids are never-ending.

Elizabeth has landed in a full-blown war. Argyll was storming up from England with artillery, determined to drive the Old Pretender out of Scotland. All around her were burning homes. She knew deep in her heart that Robert was in that inferno....

Elizabeth and Robert had been through Renaissance Venice, Pompeii, and Scotland together. Now a new world unfolded before her. She was in feudal Japan.

Elizabeth and Robert had faced erupting volcanoes. Burning buildings. But now they were about to encounter a force which chilled their hearts. The cruelty of one culture to another.

Elizabeth thought she was lost in Venice - but the stakes have been raised. Now she's at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, the infamous volcano that utterly destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii. And it looks as if time is running out.... Pompeii Destiny is book three of a gently cliff-hangered short story series. The sequence will lead up to a happily ever after ending. From Renaissance Venice to troubled Scotland, from the Civil War to the Wild West, Elizabeth and Robert find and re-find each other. The series has clean romance and is suitable for teens and up.

Warsaw Destiny is book seven of a gently cliff-hangered short-story series. The sequence leads up to a happily-ever-after ending. From Renaissance Venice to troubled Scotland, from the Civil War to the Wild West, Elizabeth and Robert find and re-find each other. The series is clean romance and is suitable for teens and up.

Elizabeth has been transported to the glittering opulence of Renaissance Venice. There is Robert, standing across the ballroom from her, his gaze transfixed on hers. Just what is going on? Venice Destiny is book two of a gently cliff-hangered short story series. The sequence will lead up to a happily-ever-after ending. From Renaissance Venice to troubled Scotland, from the Civil War to the Wild West, Elizabeth and Robert find and re-find each other. The series is clean romance and is suitable for teens and up. Half of all author's proceeds benefit battered women's shelters.

After walking away from an abusive relationship, Sophia was determined to create a new, better life for herself. Swearing off guys seemed like an easy task, until she started working at Life in Ink. Adrian is done with relationships. When his fiance left him for the picture-perfect life, he decided, then and there, he wasn’t going to give his heart to another woman. That is, until the tattoo shop he works at hires a receptionist.

Elizabeth had never been in a mansion like this one. Imported Italian marble. Stunning fountains. But it was nothing to the heart-stopping emotion which swept through her when she first laid eyes on Robert. Across the swirling waltzers at the masked ball, she had been caught by his gaze and held fast. The way his hands held hers as they danced. The rich resonance of his voice. And something about those tawny eyes...A moment alone by the fountains of the Fates, a movement...Elizabeth blinks into awareness - and her world will never be the same.

Two boys out sledging in their local park find the body of an old woman in the snow. Who is she? How did she come to be there? Over 10 episodes, we meet people she has encountered, members of her family and her friends, all of whom give us clues about what has led the woman to this place. On our journey to understanding the woman's story, we encounter a series of relationships which combine to form a moving account of modern life and loves.

An experimental fiction, I Become a Delight to My Enemies uses many different voices and forms to tell the stories of the women who live in an uncanny Town, uncovering their experiences of shame, fear, cruelty, and transcendence. Sara Peters combines poetry and short prose vignettes to create a singular, unflinching portrait of a Town in which the lives of girls and women are shaped by the brutality meted upon them and by their acts of defiance and yearning towards places of safety and belonging.

Melinda was depressed, having just received a rejection note for the manuscript of her historical novel from a publisher. Then, she got the idea of writing a satirical piece about the town where she lived, as a way of escaping the blues. To her dismay, it was accepted by a magazine, and she dreaded the reception from her friends and family. However, when it was published, everyone loved it, including her Uncle Joe, Aunt Lucy, and John Graham whom she referred to as “the preacher” in the story.

Turgenev wrote Fathers and Sons as a response to the growing cultural schism between liberals of the 1830s-1840s and the growing nihilist movement. Both the nihilists (the "sons") and the 1830s liberals (the "fathers") sought Western-based social change in Russia. These two modes of thought were contrasted with the Slavophiles, who believed that Russia's path lay in its traditional spirituality. Fathers and Sons, which might be considered as the first really modern novel in Russian literature, enraged everyone when it was published.

Before your very eyes is a story estranged from the norm. Invisible to the oblivious. Closed off to the cynic. Walk the paths of darkness with Eve and her otherworldly romance, as they discover what they didn’t realize they already knew about each other. A world made up of themselves, with good, evil, death, and all that lies in between. Upon you is a romance recorded against a hellish backdrop. A daytime masquerade with truths waiting to be discovered in the darkness. This… is only the beginning.

Marley has become a successful horse breeder and rancher. Gypsy Vanner's have become her life. She makes all the decisions in her life, at her work, in her home but she is horribly alone. Alexandra, Alex to her friends has been independent and alone for a long time now. Very successful in her job which gives her great satisfaction she finds being alone to be it's greatest draw back. When the two lifelong friends meet up after years apart can the spark they now feel heal the rift that tore them apart for so long?

Perfect for animal lovers, this audiobook features a tiny girl living with her tiny family in a pepper tree. It is the beginning of a series about the adventures of Piper, a girl whose bravery and caring nature far exceeds her size. Get ready to read about life as a very little person in a very big tree!

Sam is a unique woman. She goes after what she wants in life, wherever it may take her. This time it takes her to Southeast Asia to pan for diamonds in the islands. It's dirty, hot, and dangerous. Her trip is worth it, though, as she finds what she came for. Finding a woman who is intrigued by her, the adventure, and more is just a bonus. Felicia goes along on another trip; could it be fatal for both of them to go deep in the jungle to search for these elusive stones?

Meet Francie Mills. She's 16. Lives in the boring burbs of LA. Is super determined and hopeful. And wants one thing: to be an amazing tennis player. Because if something exponentially, brilliantly wonderful like that happened, like winning the US Open or even getting to nationals, everything would be okay. Her life. Her family. Her. She would matter. Be part of something important. And wouldn't have to feel so unbearably sad and alone every time her dad gets drunk, again

We all know we only get one life so we'd better make the best of it! But what can you do to make sure you're making the best of your life?