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Three series starters from the author Skyler Grant. The Laboratory is the story of an insane and science obsessed AI and the building of a facility deep beneath in the desert in a post apocalyptic world gone mad. Dungeon Crawl is Grant's first work, swords and sorcery LitRPG and the start to a world bending adventure. Persephone Falling is a cyberpunk tale of a satellite dweller brought to earth, a warrior who might find to find her place in a savage world.

People mistake her for an average teenage girl … That’s often their last mistake. After being the youngest and the most dangerous assassin at the secret Italian facility that teaches young women how to kill, Rose abandoned her training to live as a normal teenager. Years later, her dark past and worst enemies catch up with her and destroy everything she holds dear. Now she only has one thing on her mind—a deadly vendetta. She won’t rest until there is blood on her hands one more time. Even if some of the blood ends up being her own. Blood & Roses is the first book in the Vigilante ...

A beautiful but deadly serial killer is on the loose, dishing out gruesome and lethal punishment to men who reject her … When Rose arrives in Florida to meet her new love, she is stood up at the airport, but chalks it up to a misunderstanding. She soon learns there is more to her boyfriend’s disappearance than him going on a wild drinking bender. After a frustrating and ultimately fruitless search, Rose realizes he is being held against his will. Rose must risk everything to unravel the woman’s deadly plot before she once again loses the man she loves to a killer. Blood & Bone is the ...

Every villain is the hero of their own story. Kay Riley rushes into danger to stop a madman who has convinced himself he is avenging a great wrong. Can she stop him before thousands die? In the fourth installment of the fun, fast-paced Red Riley Adventures, our amateur vigilante agrees to help a friend find her missing father. In the blink of an eye, Riley finds herself in the thick of a madman's plot, racing the clock. Packed with the same sarcastic humor and can-do attitude that got Riley through her first three adventures, Agent Orange is another winner! "I loved this book. The main ...

This novel by Osamu Dazai, published in 1947, is about the life of a poet whose personality has collapsed, as told by his wife. It features an optimistic and strong-willed wife who is unhappy with her husband's unwillingness to settle down at home but still harbors dreams of a new family. The story is set in gloomy Tokyo in the aftermath of the war, but it still contains a sense of humor. After reading it, the reader will probably be left with a wry smile and something that stings in their heart. Annotations [1] Rice Balls [2] Sensei [3] Zabuton [4] Nakano [5] Gunma Prefecture [6] Nineteen ...

Scorched Vows Book One in the Sins of Patch Series She was never meant to survive. He was never meant to love. Calla thought she’d never want anything more than her uncle and club family. That thought is short-lived when she’s taken hostage by the Fire Dragon MC, used as leverage in a brewing war with The Devil’s House MC. Vandal is the Fire Dragon club’s enforcer. Cold. Lethal. Loyal to the bone. His orders are clear: guard the girl, break her if needed, and never let her forget she’s nothing but a pawn. Only she isn’t what he expected. Fierce beneath the fear. A firefly that ...

Dru has only 24 hours to save the world. It’s definitely going to be an all-nighter.Being the world’s only crystal sorceress means no vacation time, lousy pay, and zero benefits. But what’s worse? Finding out there actually is another crystal sorceress—who happens to be wickedly powerful and also dead-set on destroying the world. When she breaks into Dru’s shop, sets the place on fire, and steals an apocalyptic amulet, it’s hard not to take things personally. What’s a girl to do? Hit the road in a high-speed chase to get that amulet back before the seas boil, the stars fall ...

Sometimes the hardest person to forgive is the one in the mirror reflecting back at you. Matthew London can attest to this difficult truth. He was once a highly respected hostage negotiator for the NYPD. But then a bungled hostage scene destroyed his career. Now all London wants is to be left alone to lick his wounds. For eight years he has lived like a hermit in a declining plantation house, a broken man with a secret past. Only his talent for painting Renaissance-style paintings and murals keeps his inner demons from totally destroying him. Each day London longs for a chance at redemption...

Entrapment can cause insanity, but it can also forge something else entirely. A thrilling sci-fi novel for fans of The Maze Runner and Divergent. Nineteen-year-old Harper has been trapped in a secret underground facility—a combination of a military school, a ward, and a laboratory—for the last five years. Memories of her prior life are gone, she’s forced to train for combat, and after being condemned as an experimental test subject, an electrifying power begins to rise within her. Harper finally escapes, but not all of her friends get out. Unsure if she’ll be able to remember who ...

Reunions Can Be Murder The town of Pelican Cove is abuzz with gossip. The infamous class of 1988 is back home for their 30th reunion. It's a time to indulge in nostalgia and take a trip down memory lane. Everyone is eagerly awaiting the big event, the grand unveiling of the time capsule. But the gala dinner takes a morbid turn when a man is shot dead. Petitioned by the grieving widow, local cafe owner Jenny King takes on the belligerent reunion delegates. As long buried secrets begin to surface, Jenny's sleuthing abilities will be tested. Meanwhile, the town folk are busy raising funds to ...

Who is Nola Brown? Nola is a mystery. Nola is trouble. And Nola is supposed to be dead. Her body was found on a plane that mysteriously fell from the sky as it left a secret military base in the Alaskan wilderness. Her commanding officer verifies she's dead. The US government confirms it. But Jim "Zig" Zigarowski has just found out the truth: Nola is still alive. And on the run.

He had everything—until time took it all away. Peter Bois is one of Nantucket’s golden boys: rich, powerful, arrogant. And alienated from his family. During a picture-perfect beach day with his wife and kids, a sudden riptide pulls him under—and when he resurfaces, he’s not in the 21st century anymore. It’s 1821, and he’s on the deck of a Nantucket whaling ship sailing in a brutal, unforgiving sea. Stripped of wealth and status, Peter is now a greenhand with everything to learn and everything to lose. His only lifeline is a mysterious crewman who looks eerily like the best ...

Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable - or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world?

Can a football superstar convince a broken scuba instructor to trust and love him? Annie Holman escaped her hometown after her father’s murder to protect herself and her family from a mafia lord’s threats. When she sees Dax Grange again will she fall for his manly appeal and kindness or will her stubborn independence prevent her from finding lasting joy? From USA Today Bestselling and Award-Winning author Cami Checketts comes a fun, romantic and adventurous new series - Famous Friends Romances: 1 – Loving the Firefighter 2 – Loving the Athlete 3 – Loving the Rancher 4 – Loving ...

Funny Goings On At Cliffs View was previously published as Cliffs View and has now been amended slightly and updated. Hilarious misadventures when Cliff has a mid life crisis and decides that he needs a new direction. Accepting redundancy from his boring job, he then late one night after too many drinks recklessly bids online for a remote old hotel, sight unseen. Perched precariously on a cliff edge - big mistake. Little does he know - it's but the beginning of his problems but also a new love in his life. Cliffs View turns out to be the hilarious "Hammer House of Horrors”, in the middle ...

She thinks this is just for fun. He’s about to ruin her for anyone else. Eve My life was a list of good-girl choices—until the night I slipped through the doors of a forbidden party. I only wanted to look. I should’ve been overwhelmed by the wicked things happening all around me… but then I saw him. Derek. My older brother’s best friend. I left before I got in trouble, but fate wasn’t finished with me yet. When my car breaks down the next day, it’s his garage I end up in. And this time, I’m not scared. This time, I ask for exactly what I want: no strings, no promises—just ...

They burned his name. Shackled his magic. Called him traitor. Now he’s back—with fire in his veins. Darius Valorian was once the Empire’s golden son—until prophecy marked him for ruin. Banished by a lie and stripped of power, expected to die in the Wildlands. He didn’t. The rebels saved him. The Empire’s top commander still hunts him. Darius wields unstable fire magic—and it’s getting stronger. If he can’t control it, it’ll destroy more than the enemy. Elara Veyne, the rebellion’s fiercest warrior, doesn’t trust him. The others barely tolerate him. But the Empire is ...

"Buckle up and put on your tinfoil hat for this journey, it's a masterfully-written five-star adventure full of fun, fear, and unexpected twists." –Bill Schweitzer, Doves in a Tempest Simon Elliot, a police officer, witnesses the kidnapping of three siblings from their unconscious parents. With no memory of how their children were taken, and their oldest son found dead in a crop circle in England, the family begs Simon to go abroad and continue his investigation. In England, Simon believes he is being watched. When acquaintances die while helping with his investigation, he knows he has ...

She was never meant to be his. But he’s done pretending. Princess Lirien has spent her life in a gilded cage, suffocating under royal expectations. When she slips away for one night of freedom—one reckless night to taste life beyond the palace walls—she never expects her shadow to follow. But he does. And when another man dares to touch her, her ruthless, possessive bodyguard snaps. Dain Vorex has spent years keeping his distance, watching over his princess with silent, brutal devotion. But the moment she steps into the city, unprotected, his control shatters. He drags her away from ...

NOT ALL CONSPIRACY THEORIES ARE WRONG… Aircraft contrails carve through the skies around the world. A harmless side effect of international travel. That is until aircraft investigator, Holly Aldridge, discovers something bolted to the wing of a fatal air crash. Something that shouldn’t be there… She stumbles into a global conspiracy to lace the skies with chemtrails – chemicals designed to change the weather, subdue a population… or transform people into killers. It’s an intricate plot with global ramifications – and it’s happening in plain sight! With her life on the line, ...