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With no magic, no brawn, and no pirate crew, Zala seeks to steal back the one treasure that matters to her most: Her husband. To succeed she needs a ship - and not just any ship, but the latest, secret invention by the Vaaji Empire. An airship. Zala will have to use her wits to overcome scoundrels and nobles alike on her journey through the clouds. But if she's smart enough, she may just have what it takes to save her husband - and go down in history as the first sky pirate.

It’s high-stakes, win-or-die football action in the far future, as aliens and humans fill positions based on physiology and leave their blood, sweat and tears on gridirons across the galaxy. Last season, 19-year-old rookie quarterback Quentin Barnes overcame his racism and unified his team. He led the Ionath Krakens to a lower-tier championship, a championship that earns them promotion into the meat grinder known as “Tier One.”

Aliens and humans alike play positions based on physiology, creating receivers that jump 25 feet into the air, linemen that bench-press 1,200 pounds, and linebackers that literally want to eat you. Organized crime runs every franchise, games are fixed, and rival players are assassinated. Follow the story of Quentin Barnes, a 19-year-old quarterback prodigy that has been raised all his life to hate, and kill, those aliens. Quentin must deal with his racism and learn to lead, or he'll wind up just another stat in the column marked "killed on the field."

Following the loss of his family, Amana is determined to master the mystic arts and have his revenge. The only place he can learn to hone these abilities is with a group of pacifist mountain monks who rebuke the act of vengeance. If Amana is to achieve a power great enough to avenge his loved ones, he’ll have to embrace the philosophy of the Junga monks and keep his true intentions locked away.

What did it mean to be a hero in 1944? What does it mean today? On the 75th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, these are the questions we ask ourselves as the world faces resurgent nativism, deep social divisions, and rising xenophobia. It’s no exaggeration to say that the gravity of our crises today echoes back to the crossroads of 1944. Finding St. Lo presents us with two distinct voices from the past.

Joe Mayfield’s happy, ordinary life comes apart when his wife’s HealthScore is slashed and she is denied cancer treatment. Frantic to save her, Joe hacks into the Yak - the national database the US created after CyberWar I.

Shawn Brandt was simply trying to get a cup of coffee when the beautiful Jessica Earnest makes an abrupt introduction into his life. What would be the perfect date now becomes a struggle as Shawn must balance the memories of Afghanistan with the present.

Journey with Ambrosia through an evening of fantastical ravishments as the residents of the Nebula celebrate their most sacred of days, Samhain, in this second installment of the Worlds Beyond Scripture series. Can the seductive Regina solve the riddle of the mystifying written words that haunt Ambrosia and echo through his soul, or will the night of thinnest veil propel him further down the spiral of madness to a complete breakdown of his reality?

Meet Ambrosia as he is invited by a wealthy philanthropist to leave behind his life of general obscurity, safely sheltered from society, to enter a world of intriguing characters in the city of Hartland. But if he only knew what was to come, he may have never stepped onto that plane. He soon becomes terrorized in a dream so intensely real his mind cannot seem to let go of it and is plagued by disturbing images of infatuation from another time and place. Afraid he is spiraling into madness, Ambrosia seeks out the help of those around him.

Inspired by Ross Elder's real investigation into Russian Active Measures directed at the Patriot Movement, Patriot Deception takes the listener on a suspenseful trek inside the fractured mind of Mason McCall. Investigating the effects of fake news, conspiracy theories, and Russian propaganda on the voting public, McCall finds himself embroiled in a search for the truth and a race to protect his own life.

Denise Levertov has called the poet Pattiann Rogers “a visionary of reality, perceiving the material world with such intensity of response that impulse, intention, meaning, interconnections beyond the skin of appearance are revealed.” The consistent theme In Flickering, her new collection, is the very breadth and prodigiousness of the universe itself. These wise poems, many inspired by various kinds of flickering actions in plants, animals, and natural processes, move nimbly between inner and outer worlds.

Skins and Bone draws Joe Mayfield and Louise (Weezy) Napolitani into a world of high finance, European elegance, and murder. Joe lands his dream job - a chance to fly with the finance eagles, and New York is only a train ride away from Weezy, his brilliant lover. Someone is making foolish bets and raking in millions. Joe, curious, raises questions. Weezy digs through cyberspace with her cadre of hacker friends. A sumptuous cruise down the Danube to Budapest is the perfect opportunity for the man making the millions to write off his Joe and Weezy problem.

It was supposed to be the final mission. Seduce the physicist, acquire the information, delete the mark. But things do not always go according to plan. She has no name, only a number: 22324. Trained from a young age to locate, seduce, and eliminate her targets, she’s one of the most successful assassins doing the bidding of the Agency. But this mark is different. For the first time, she’s met someone that sees her mind as well as her body. Someone whose touch she not only feels but longs for.

As sleepy as Buffalo Peak's been, legendary marshal, Elwood "Firestick" McQueen, and his deputies "Beartooth" Skinner and "Moosejaw" Hendricks never expected a couple of drifters to wake it up—by kidnapping two lovely ladies in town. Hardly the sharpest quills on a cactus, these dim drifters call it courtin'. Firestick doesn't see it that way. Now the woman snatchers are heading for West Texas with their reluctant brides-to-be—and unwittingly plunging trackers Firestick and Moosejaw headlong into a rescue.

California. Elle Blessing has painted herself into a corner. Desperate to maintain her veneer of success, the twenty-something influencer feels trapped in her miserable job and mostly platonic relationship. And when she reluctantly joins her fiancé on a trip to Alaska, she can't decide if their hunky guide is annoyingly grumpy or drop-dead gorgeous.

Keeping the peace in a West Texas town like Buffalo Peak should be easy for a legendary frontiersman like Marshal Elwood "Firestick" McQueen. He’s got his longtime buddies "Beartooth" Skinner and "Moosejaw" Hendricks as his deputies—not to mention the famous rifle that earned him his nickname. But when Firestick learns that their ornery old friend “Rip” Ripley just rode into town, all bets are off. It’s darn near impossible to keep the peace when Rip’s specialty is disturbing it. Firestick finds a decade-old wanted poster for Rip—the reward is one dollar.

The ongoing battle between star quarterback Quentin Barnes and team owner Gredok the Splithead is coming to a head. Endless threats and promises of ultraviolence hang on their every word. With sentients of several groups trying to manipulate or kill him, Quentin must chart a new course if he is to survive and overcome his injury to once again lead his beloved Krakens into battle.

Jeston Nash knew horses—he'd stolen enough of them in his time. But the lookalike cousin of Jesse James was going respectable, almost. Then, in a New Orleans teeming with drunks and blue uniforms, he sold a horse to a well-bred lady. It was the biggest mistake of his careers.

I’ve had a crush on my brother’s best friend my entire life. Once, in high school, I even got a taste of what it would be like to be with him thanks to some well-placed mistletoe: incredible and humiliating. We always spend Christmas with Max’s family at our cabin, and every year I have to suffer through a blissful week with him in a completely platonic way. His steady stream of girlfriends have made him off limits . . . until now. It’s Christmas. We’re at the cabin together. And Max Dawson is single.

When Talin, a bullied outcast, unexpectedly plunges into the portal and is chosen to fill the long-vacant role of island Healer, the reluctant teen must make a difficult decision: accept his destiny, or let the power that comes with it fall into the evil hands of his rival, who believes he is the next Healer.