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No longer nameless or alone, Tate has put down roots in the city of Aurelia. She's found a home, friends, and a misfit family. When an assassination attempt leads to a dangerous loss of control over her dragon, Tate is sent to the farthest reaches of the empire on a mission she can't refuse. It isn't long before Tate stumbles into her usual brand of trouble. Kidnapped and separated from her closest allies, Tate will have to find a way to survive old enemies and new acquaintances.

For Tate - last name unknown - everything prior to being found by pirates on an isolated piece of land is a blank. Her only clue to the person she was: a dragon tattoo capable of moving under its own will. Brought to the city of Aurelia, Tate is forced to abandon the few people she knows to make her way alone. When a momentary impulse forces her to intervene in a situation she does not understand, she'll find that reckless actions have unintended consequences.

Traveling to the planet of Jettie in the hopes of finding safe harbor for her niece, Kira arrives only to find their destination host to the quorum - a series of dangerous contests that hold the power to decide the fate of empires. With little choice but to participate, it doesn't take long for Kira to find herself knee deep in enemies. Surrounded on all sides, Kira will have to face her worst fear: trusting others with the truth. Because it's becoming clear the tsavitee are no longer content to exist in the shadows. War is coming.

After the dinner with Clive's friends, Steve started giving permissions I never expected. Each new experience pushed me further from who I used to be and closer to something else. The strip club was supposed to be just one night, but nothing stayed contained anymore. I kept telling myself I could stop whenever I wanted, that Steve was still in control. Then I met Jamarcus and learned the difference between surrender and being taken. Steve had to decide how far he'd go to bring me home, and whether home still existed after this.

In French caracole means "prancing"; in English, "caper." Both words perfectly describe this high-spirited erotic adventure. In Caracole, White invents an entire world where country gentry languish in decaying mansions and foppish intellectuals exchange lovers and gossip in an occupied city that resembles both Paris under the Nazis and 1980s New York. To that city comes Gabriel, an awkward boy from the provinces whose social naïveté and sexual ardor make him endlessly attractive to a variety of patrons and paramours.

In these last two books, the ageing king faces the greatest challenge of his reign, when his own son threatens to overthrow him and destroy everything he has worked for. In The Book of Merlyn, Arthur's tutor Merlyn reappears, and the ancient magician teaches him that, even in the face of apparent ruin, there is still hope.

The Sword in the Stone is the first novel in The Once and Future King, T. H. White's epic fantasy re-telling of the Arthurian legend. A cartoon adaptation by Walt Disney made it into an enduring favourite for the young.

These two stories are the second and third parts of T. H. White's classic and individual fantasy novel of the Arthurian legend. Arthur has become king, Guinevere and Launcelot (The Ill-Made Knight) fall in love, and the kingdom is threatened from the north.

Celebrate the legacy of The Empire Strikes Back with this exciting reimagining of the timeless film featuring new perspectives from forty acclaimed authors. On May 21, 1980, Star Wars became a true saga with the release of The Empire Strikes Back. In honor of the fortieth anniversary...

Most businesses have a cessation plan (a plan that leads to a business ceasing to exist), while very few have succession plans (a plan that leads to a business not only continuing, but thriving after the founder exits). In Always End with the Beginning in Mind, Donald takes you on a journey that resulted in a successful business continuation, and will give a founder of a business the steps necessary for a succession plan to actually succeed. A well-thought out and properly executed succession plan is a classic win-win.

Kira Forrest is a survivor. She's risen above the pain of her beginnings to become a war hero only to leave it all behind in the pursuit of a simple life. Now a salvager, she makes a living sifting through the wreckage of dead alien ships from a war that nearly brought humanity to its knees. After her ship takes damage, she's forced to re-route to a space station where her past and present collide with dangerous consequences. Kira's existence holds the key to a faltering peace treaty with the Tuann - a technologically advanced alien race who dislikes and distrusts all humans.

The agreement we built at our kitchen table was just the beginning. Steve doesn't want to share me carelessly—he wants to orchestrate everything. Clive understands that I belong to Steve, even when I'm in his bed. A weekend in Palm Springs changes what I thought was possible. Steve sets a wedding date, but not for the reasons I expected. And then Clive asks permission to introduce me to his friends.

Safe Haven has just finished the first leg of a journey that will take them ten thousand miles before it’s complete. Not quite halfway through their quest to save what’s left of their world, the survivors are now entering the most dangerous phase–leaving America. In just nine days, your favorite people will board that ship and sail off into the sunset… If they can get around one last set of obstacles converging on their location.

The first rule of Murder Club? Don't trust the other wives. Marta and her true-crime book club escape to remote Snakebite Island for a long weekend of rosé, late-night confessions, and obsessive discussions about serial killers. No husbands. No responsibilities. Just four friends and a shared...

In a land of fire and ice, love is considered a weakness. Princess Valkyrja has always been deemed "pretty and useless" by her family, who rule the kingdom of Fjordlandi. Though she has the same magical Blessing over ice and snow as her brother, sister, and father, she can never seem to use it...

Zwanzig Jahre ist es her, dass Megs Schwester brutal ermordet und sie selbst schwer verletzt wurde. Meg ist inzwischen eine gefragte Krimi-Autorin und hat gelernt, mit dem schrecklichen Verlust zu leben, aber es nie gewagt, die Geschichte ihrer eigenen Familie in einem Buch zu verarbeiten. Um sich endlich dem Geschehen von damals zu stellen, fährt sie eines Tages zurück in ihren Heimatort Shelter Bay an der Küste Oregons – und findet einen düsteren Fischerort, in dem das schreckliche Verbrechen an ihrer Schwester noch immer allgegenwärtig ist.

An der Küste von Vancouver Island wird ein Kinderfuß angeschwemmt, der in einem lila Turnschuh steckt. Der grausige Fund ist ein Fall für James Maddocks und Angie Pallorino von der Mordkommission. Doch bevor sie die Ermittlungen aufnehmen können, wird die taffe Angie wegen ihrer wiederholten Alleingänge an den Schreibtisch verbannt.

Situated in a beautiful setting abutting the Balarang waterways and located on an acre of natural bushland, this three-bedroom country home is full of promise, character and potential. Featuring private access to the many splendours of Balarang Creek, this idyllic property is perfect for anyone seeking fresh air and serenity. Nostalgic for childhood summers a world away from his manic Melbourne life, Dave Johnson purchases a secluded house in a postcard-perfect coastal town.

True crime podcaster Trinity Scott is chasing breakout success, and her brand-new serial may get her there. Her subject is Clayton Jay Pelley. More than two decades ago, the respected family man and guidance counselor confessed to the brutal murder of teenage student Leena Rai. But why he killed her has always been a mystery. In a series of exclusive interviews from prison, Clayton discloses to Trinity the truth about what happened that night beneath Devil’s Bridge. It’s not what anyone in the Pacific Northwest town of Twin Falls expects.

“Shy” Hunt and the tech team from McAllen Integrations thought they’d have an easy job - set up environmental systems for the brand new Hasanova Data Solutions colony, built on the abandoned ruins of a complex known as “Charybdis”. There are just two problems: The colony belongs to the Iranian state, so diplomacy is strained at best, and the complex is located above a series of hidden caves that contain deadly secrets.