Author: Ashlynn Pearce
Publisher: Ashlynn Pearce
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
What if you lived, moment by moment, numb to everything and everyone? How far would you take it just to feel? I’m an adrenaline junkie searching those highs like a drug addict. Being on edge kept me jumping off the ledge of sanity. Then she crashed into my world & flipped the script. She makes me feel. Real. Defenseless. Alive. Exposed. Animalistic. Possessive. Can I really love her with my cold callous heart? Can she be the anchor in my chaotic storm?
On Edge
Author: Ashlynn Pearce
Publisher: Ashlynn Pearce
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
What if you lived, moment by moment, numb to everything and everyone? How far would you take it just to feel? I’m an adrenaline junkie searching those highs like a drug addict. Being on edge kept me jumping off the ledge of sanity. Then she crashed into my world & flipped the script. She makes me feel. Real. Defenseless. Alive. Exposed. Animalistic. Possessive. Can I really love her with my cold callous heart? Can she be the anchor in my chaotic storm?
Publisher: Ashlynn Pearce
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
What if you lived, moment by moment, numb to everything and everyone? How far would you take it just to feel? I’m an adrenaline junkie searching those highs like a drug addict. Being on edge kept me jumping off the ledge of sanity. Then she crashed into my world & flipped the script. She makes me feel. Real. Defenseless. Alive. Exposed. Animalistic. Possessive. Can I really love her with my cold callous heart? Can she be the anchor in my chaotic storm?
Mist's Edge
Author: T.A. White
Publisher: T.A. White
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
The pathfinder, Shea, has chosen to make a place for herself among her former captors, leaving behind her people and the life she once knew. However, not all welcome this outsider in their midst. Shea will find that surviving alone in the wilderness is child’s play next to navigating the politics that come with her new position. Especially when it becomes evident that there are those out for her blood. As a new danger looms on the horizon, Shea and her warlord will need all the allies they can find. Because something is stirring in the barren lands from which all beasts are born. Something old and not seen since the last cataclysm. Can Shea protect her people from this new threat or will it be the dangers from within her own inner circle that destroy her?
Publisher: T.A. White
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
The pathfinder, Shea, has chosen to make a place for herself among her former captors, leaving behind her people and the life she once knew. However, not all welcome this outsider in their midst. Shea will find that surviving alone in the wilderness is child’s play next to navigating the politics that come with her new position. Especially when it becomes evident that there are those out for her blood. As a new danger looms on the horizon, Shea and her warlord will need all the allies they can find. Because something is stirring in the barren lands from which all beasts are born. Something old and not seen since the last cataclysm. Can Shea protect her people from this new threat or will it be the dangers from within her own inner circle that destroy her?
Dragonwars
Author: J. Bowyer Bell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351290746
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
For centuries international order has been troubled by small wars, insurrections, and revolts--low intensity conflicts. With the implosion of the Soviet empire many thought such violence could be eradicated through the growth of democracy, open societies, and increased productivity and education. Instead the world remains filled with turmoil, pogroms, famine, civil war, rebellion, and terror, often instigated by armed and dangerous zealots. To Americans such killers seem alien and inexplicable, fanatics without reason, beyond the reach of conventional containment or retaliation. J. Bowyer Bell here explores the psychological and strategic ecosystems (which he terms dragon worlds) of modern political violence and suggests how America might effectively deal with it.Dragonwars combines analysis with historical examples drawn from America's involvement with armed struggle in Lebanon, Central Am-erica, Greece, and Vietnam. In each instance, Bell argues, American policy was flawed by lack of empathy and historical understanding combined with a belief that failure could be traced to mistakes in details and procedures. The break up of the old bipolar U.S.-Soviet confrontation released suppressed ambitions, tribal greed, and greater flexibility for the small player. With new technologies of terror, zones of security will become smaller, since open societies present attractive targets for zealots. Bell rejects the notion that massive force can effect a swift and final result. Instead, a new type of warrior will be required; one versed in history and empathetic to the belief-systems of the dragonworlds in which they are deployed.Bell acknowledges that his proposals run counter to American belief and practice, but argues that in the face of insoluble conflicts, incremental advantages, through limited altered global arena, Dragonwars will prove an indispensable guide for policymakers, military planners, historians, and political scientists.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351290746
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
For centuries international order has been troubled by small wars, insurrections, and revolts--low intensity conflicts. With the implosion of the Soviet empire many thought such violence could be eradicated through the growth of democracy, open societies, and increased productivity and education. Instead the world remains filled with turmoil, pogroms, famine, civil war, rebellion, and terror, often instigated by armed and dangerous zealots. To Americans such killers seem alien and inexplicable, fanatics without reason, beyond the reach of conventional containment or retaliation. J. Bowyer Bell here explores the psychological and strategic ecosystems (which he terms dragon worlds) of modern political violence and suggests how America might effectively deal with it.Dragonwars combines analysis with historical examples drawn from America's involvement with armed struggle in Lebanon, Central Am-erica, Greece, and Vietnam. In each instance, Bell argues, American policy was flawed by lack of empathy and historical understanding combined with a belief that failure could be traced to mistakes in details and procedures. The break up of the old bipolar U.S.-Soviet confrontation released suppressed ambitions, tribal greed, and greater flexibility for the small player. With new technologies of terror, zones of security will become smaller, since open societies present attractive targets for zealots. Bell rejects the notion that massive force can effect a swift and final result. Instead, a new type of warrior will be required; one versed in history and empathetic to the belief-systems of the dragonworlds in which they are deployed.Bell acknowledges that his proposals run counter to American belief and practice, but argues that in the face of insoluble conflicts, incremental advantages, through limited altered global arena, Dragonwars will prove an indispensable guide for policymakers, military planners, historians, and political scientists.
Dogopolis
Author: Chris Pearson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022679704X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Dogopolis presents a surprising source for urban innovation in the history of three major cities: human-canine relationships. Stroll through any American or European city today and you probably won’t get far before seeing a dog being taken for a walk. It’s expected that these domesticated animals can easily navigate sidewalks, streets, and other foundational elements of our built environment. But what if our cities were actually shaped in response to dogs more than we ever realized? Chris Pearson’s Dogopolis boldly and convincingly asserts that human-canine relations were a crucial factor in the formation of modern urban living. Focusing on New York, London, and Paris from the early nineteenth century into the 1930s, Pearson shows that human reactions to dogs significantly remolded them and other contemporary western cities. It’s an unalterable fact that dogs—often filthy, bellicose, and sometimes off-putting—run away, spread rabies, defecate, and breed wherever they like, so as dogs became a more and more common in nineteenth-century middle-class life, cities had to respond to people’s fear of them and revulsion at their least desirable traits. The gradual integration of dogs into city life centered on disgust at dirt, fear of crime and vagrancy, and the promotion of humanitarian sentiments. On the other hand, dogs are some people’s most beloved animal companions, and human compassion and affection for pets and strays were equally powerful forces in shaping urban modernity. Dogopolis details the complex interrelations among emotions, sentiment, and the ways we manifest our feelings toward what we love—showing that together they can actually reshape society.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022679704X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Dogopolis presents a surprising source for urban innovation in the history of three major cities: human-canine relationships. Stroll through any American or European city today and you probably won’t get far before seeing a dog being taken for a walk. It’s expected that these domesticated animals can easily navigate sidewalks, streets, and other foundational elements of our built environment. But what if our cities were actually shaped in response to dogs more than we ever realized? Chris Pearson’s Dogopolis boldly and convincingly asserts that human-canine relations were a crucial factor in the formation of modern urban living. Focusing on New York, London, and Paris from the early nineteenth century into the 1930s, Pearson shows that human reactions to dogs significantly remolded them and other contemporary western cities. It’s an unalterable fact that dogs—often filthy, bellicose, and sometimes off-putting—run away, spread rabies, defecate, and breed wherever they like, so as dogs became a more and more common in nineteenth-century middle-class life, cities had to respond to people’s fear of them and revulsion at their least desirable traits. The gradual integration of dogs into city life centered on disgust at dirt, fear of crime and vagrancy, and the promotion of humanitarian sentiments. On the other hand, dogs are some people’s most beloved animal companions, and human compassion and affection for pets and strays were equally powerful forces in shaping urban modernity. Dogopolis details the complex interrelations among emotions, sentiment, and the ways we manifest our feelings toward what we love—showing that together they can actually reshape society.
The Destitute
Author: T. R. Hawes Jr.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462810217
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Lt. Neil Woodredge is a new breed of cop. He takes no crap from anyone especially his superiors. There is a serial killer loose in Niagara Falls. He not aware it’s a killer from the past. He does what it takes as his own brand of law enforcement is needed to send this devious criminal back to his own time. Will he succeed!
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462810217
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Lt. Neil Woodredge is a new breed of cop. He takes no crap from anyone especially his superiors. There is a serial killer loose in Niagara Falls. He not aware it’s a killer from the past. He does what it takes as his own brand of law enforcement is needed to send this devious criminal back to his own time. Will he succeed!
Dark Passions Book One
Author: Susan Wright
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471107574
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Klingons and Cardassians rule the Alpha Quadrant in an uneasy alliance that hides a viper's nest of backstabbing plots and counterplots. Annika Hansen has become a trained operative for the Obsidian Order. Her latest target: Kira Nerys, the duplicitous Intendant of Bajor, whose ruthless ambition has brought her to a position of power second only to the Regent himself, the fierce Klingon warrior known as Worf. To get close to her prey, Annika must worm her way into the Intendant's notoriously fickle affections. Easy enough to accomplish, perhaps, but it remains to be seen who is truly manipulating whom....
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471107574
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Klingons and Cardassians rule the Alpha Quadrant in an uneasy alliance that hides a viper's nest of backstabbing plots and counterplots. Annika Hansen has become a trained operative for the Obsidian Order. Her latest target: Kira Nerys, the duplicitous Intendant of Bajor, whose ruthless ambition has brought her to a position of power second only to the Regent himself, the fierce Klingon warrior known as Worf. To get close to her prey, Annika must worm her way into the Intendant's notoriously fickle affections. Easy enough to accomplish, perhaps, but it remains to be seen who is truly manipulating whom....
Earning It
Author: Angela Quarles
Publisher: Unsealed Room Press
ISBN: 0990540081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
"Fun and flirty, EARNING IT is a winner!" -- Avery Flynn, USA Today best selling author of The Negotiator One blind date. One case of mistaken identity. One Navy SEAL faced with his high school crush. What could go wrong? And her hookup? A gorgeous lawyer. It should've been simple. A hot, sweaty afternoon quickie and never the two should boink, er, meet again. But it wasn't simple when she learns the next day that her hookup is not only her patient but also her old high school nemesis Luke Haas, or Haashole as she called him. All grown-up and a Navy SEAL and…and…brawny and maddening and omg-so-hot. EARNING IT is a steamy second chance, enemies-to-lovers standalone romantic comedy from RITA Winning and USA Today bestselling author Angela Quarles with a happy-ever-after and no cheating or cliffhangers. Warning: there's a scene where guys get all hot and sweaty playing the ancient Irish sport of hurling, just sayin'
Publisher: Unsealed Room Press
ISBN: 0990540081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
"Fun and flirty, EARNING IT is a winner!" -- Avery Flynn, USA Today best selling author of The Negotiator One blind date. One case of mistaken identity. One Navy SEAL faced with his high school crush. What could go wrong? And her hookup? A gorgeous lawyer. It should've been simple. A hot, sweaty afternoon quickie and never the two should boink, er, meet again. But it wasn't simple when she learns the next day that her hookup is not only her patient but also her old high school nemesis Luke Haas, or Haashole as she called him. All grown-up and a Navy SEAL and…and…brawny and maddening and omg-so-hot. EARNING IT is a steamy second chance, enemies-to-lovers standalone romantic comedy from RITA Winning and USA Today bestselling author Angela Quarles with a happy-ever-after and no cheating or cliffhangers. Warning: there's a scene where guys get all hot and sweaty playing the ancient Irish sport of hurling, just sayin'
The Young King
Author: Doug Wilson
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499099940
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Peter and Siobhan are transported by the sea division of the Time Road back to England, where the Romans had just departed and the Saxons are in control. That was where Merilyn has been scoping a local town, which is heavily controlled by the evil Saxons. He still has to find the book of necromancy, which has the final spells needed to defeat the Miasma. In an astonishing turnaround, the hilt of a large sword appears mysteriously and is fixed in the wall of a small chapel. The wizard announces that great power will come to anyone who can remove the sword. The chief of the Saxons failed miserably, but Peter easily removes the sword, which turns out to be his own, from the time he fought the Vikings. The Saxons had built a great army at their castle, and representatives of the evil Miasma were helping. Siobhan meets an attractive French knight, who has agreed to help their battle. Peter falls for a striking young witch, and her family also agree to join the battle. A Roman legion is resurrected, and the battle commences, with magic and fear abounding. The Saxons are defeated. But the Dark Lord, the true head of the evil Miasma, is determined to destroy Peter, who is now recognized as the rightful king of England and the inheritor of the crown of Arthur. This battle is far more dangerous than the one for Saxon castle. Toward the end of the book, the necromancy appears, so Merlyn can bring his full powers to bear on the final onslaught. But there is a terrible price to pay. Even Merilyn does not want to go there. But theres no choice.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499099940
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Peter and Siobhan are transported by the sea division of the Time Road back to England, where the Romans had just departed and the Saxons are in control. That was where Merilyn has been scoping a local town, which is heavily controlled by the evil Saxons. He still has to find the book of necromancy, which has the final spells needed to defeat the Miasma. In an astonishing turnaround, the hilt of a large sword appears mysteriously and is fixed in the wall of a small chapel. The wizard announces that great power will come to anyone who can remove the sword. The chief of the Saxons failed miserably, but Peter easily removes the sword, which turns out to be his own, from the time he fought the Vikings. The Saxons had built a great army at their castle, and representatives of the evil Miasma were helping. Siobhan meets an attractive French knight, who has agreed to help their battle. Peter falls for a striking young witch, and her family also agree to join the battle. A Roman legion is resurrected, and the battle commences, with magic and fear abounding. The Saxons are defeated. But the Dark Lord, the true head of the evil Miasma, is determined to destroy Peter, who is now recognized as the rightful king of England and the inheritor of the crown of Arthur. This battle is far more dangerous than the one for Saxon castle. Toward the end of the book, the necromancy appears, so Merlyn can bring his full powers to bear on the final onslaught. But there is a terrible price to pay. Even Merilyn does not want to go there. But theres no choice.
The Menmenet Series
Author: Robert J. Muller
Publisher: Poesys Associates
ISBN: 1939386136
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
Book Description
Murder, money, mystery, and metaphysics come together in a collection of riveting alternative-history thrillers. The Menmenet mysteries take place in a very different San Francisco colonized by the Egyptian Empire. A city of fog, temples, and mystery, Menmenet and the country of which it is the capital, the Ta'an-Imenty Republic, sit in an uneasy tension with the First Peoples' nations and the United States to the East. They get along well enough with the Aztec Republic to the south, but the Russians from Russkaya Amerika to the north are a constant source of trouble. Shesmu za-Akhen is a celebrity chef in Menmenet. Hutyt-er-Semetyu Cheryl MacIntyre is an emigrant from Boston in the United States trying to make her way in the homicide squad of the Menmenet medjau, the enforcers of ma'at. The trilogy of novels in the Menmenet Series tells their story. The Jackal of Inpu tells the story of how Shesmu and MacIntyre met, a romantic mystery full of murder and misplaced religiosity. In the second novel, The Lion of Bastet, the lovers follow the money amidst Aztec and Russian gangsters and temple priests dead set against them. The novel combines romance, police procedure, and religious conflict in a murder mystery that comes to a stunning conclusion. The third novel, The Bull of Mentju, takes Shesmu and MacIntyre far out of their comfort zones. Shesmu confronts the mystery of his missing father in the high mountains to the east, encountering First Peoples shamans and their gods, while MacIntyre confronts a more prosaic problem: the United States is mounting a secret attempt to take over the small country with genocidal intent. Ancient gods and modern armies clash in this military and political thriller. Enjoy all three novels in this box set of alternate history mysteries.
Publisher: Poesys Associates
ISBN: 1939386136
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
Book Description
Murder, money, mystery, and metaphysics come together in a collection of riveting alternative-history thrillers. The Menmenet mysteries take place in a very different San Francisco colonized by the Egyptian Empire. A city of fog, temples, and mystery, Menmenet and the country of which it is the capital, the Ta'an-Imenty Republic, sit in an uneasy tension with the First Peoples' nations and the United States to the East. They get along well enough with the Aztec Republic to the south, but the Russians from Russkaya Amerika to the north are a constant source of trouble. Shesmu za-Akhen is a celebrity chef in Menmenet. Hutyt-er-Semetyu Cheryl MacIntyre is an emigrant from Boston in the United States trying to make her way in the homicide squad of the Menmenet medjau, the enforcers of ma'at. The trilogy of novels in the Menmenet Series tells their story. The Jackal of Inpu tells the story of how Shesmu and MacIntyre met, a romantic mystery full of murder and misplaced religiosity. In the second novel, The Lion of Bastet, the lovers follow the money amidst Aztec and Russian gangsters and temple priests dead set against them. The novel combines romance, police procedure, and religious conflict in a murder mystery that comes to a stunning conclusion. The third novel, The Bull of Mentju, takes Shesmu and MacIntyre far out of their comfort zones. Shesmu confronts the mystery of his missing father in the high mountains to the east, encountering First Peoples shamans and their gods, while MacIntyre confronts a more prosaic problem: the United States is mounting a secret attempt to take over the small country with genocidal intent. Ancient gods and modern armies clash in this military and political thriller. Enjoy all three novels in this box set of alternate history mysteries.
Chilling Tales
Author: Dino Dhamphyr
Publisher: Dino Dhamphyr
ISBN: 1738024741
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Dive into "Chilling Tales" by Dino Dhamphyr—a haunting collection of horror stories that masterfully blend terror, suspense, and the macabre into an unforgettable reading experience. Each story is a dark journey into a world where nightmares are not just figments of the imagination, but tangible fears lurking in the shadows. What Lies Within? Haunted houses with secrets yearning to be unearthed. Cursed objects with a life of their own, wielding unimaginable powers. Vengeful spirits that don't rest until they claim their due. Demonic entities that defy the boundaries between our world and the unknown. As you turn each page, prepare for your pulse to quicken, your breaths to shorten, and your grip to tighten. Dino Dhamphyr crafts each tale with a compelling narrative and vivid imagery that will immerate you in a world you'll wish you could escape from—but will be too captivated to leave. Reader Beware: This collection is not for the faint of heart. "Chilling Tales" will keep you on the edge of your seat, holding your breath until the very last word. Once you enter Dino Dhamphyr’s spine-tingling world of horror, there's no turning back. Satisfy your craving for the terrifying and the dark. Enter if you dare, but be warned—you may never see the world the same way again.
Publisher: Dino Dhamphyr
ISBN: 1738024741
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Dive into "Chilling Tales" by Dino Dhamphyr—a haunting collection of horror stories that masterfully blend terror, suspense, and the macabre into an unforgettable reading experience. Each story is a dark journey into a world where nightmares are not just figments of the imagination, but tangible fears lurking in the shadows. What Lies Within? Haunted houses with secrets yearning to be unearthed. Cursed objects with a life of their own, wielding unimaginable powers. Vengeful spirits that don't rest until they claim their due. Demonic entities that defy the boundaries between our world and the unknown. As you turn each page, prepare for your pulse to quicken, your breaths to shorten, and your grip to tighten. Dino Dhamphyr crafts each tale with a compelling narrative and vivid imagery that will immerate you in a world you'll wish you could escape from—but will be too captivated to leave. Reader Beware: This collection is not for the faint of heart. "Chilling Tales" will keep you on the edge of your seat, holding your breath until the very last word. Once you enter Dino Dhamphyr’s spine-tingling world of horror, there's no turning back. Satisfy your craving for the terrifying and the dark. Enter if you dare, but be warned—you may never see the world the same way again.