System Fiction

My new life in the states and dream job as a game tester just hit a massive snag. If I don't want immediate deportation on my to-do list, I need help, stat. Quickest solution - marry Lucas Walker, my cranky and oh-so-annoying coworker. Still, this can work. We’ll have rules and have to stick to them. I won’t think about his muscled arms or how stupid handsome he is even while he pushes all my hot buttons. It’s a marriage on paper only. I need to remember that.

NASA astronaut Julie Starr knows nothing is earned without blood, sweat, and frizzy hair. Recently returned from orbit, Jules is on her way to becoming the youngest flight commander ever. So she isn't about to let a creepy stalker derail her goals. Or a chivalrous, wealthy rancher either, for that matter. Holt West doesn't mess with flirts. And that's exactly what Jules is. Between Jules vying for a record-breaking promotion while outmaneuvering a stalker and Holt fighting a losing battle with his heart, can the two of them get it together?

Are your curious kids always quizzing you about the solar system and our neighboring planets? This fun and exciting adventure will give your child an easy-to-understand introduction to our planetary neighbors and our solar system and help you avoid the dreaded barrage of "why?" We call them 21st-century fairy tales/science-based fairy tales.

Join our heroes as they venture into the unknown heartlands of infinity. They find a world filled with everything from baby giants to tiny fae and all manner of strange and magical curiosities. With the future of Infinity and the soul of humanity on the line, Ash will do everything he can to become strong enough to reach the key buried within the deepest bowels of hell. The only problem is, the more powerful he becomes, the more power he's starting to crave.

This dog’s about to blast off. Will his trip be out-of-this-world? Arthur can’t wait to make his first flight into outer space. Jumping for joy, he’s rocketing off on a mission to see the twinkling stars. And once he boards his ship, he’s eager to sniff out the most paw-some planets in our solar system. Flying to each of the heavenly bodies circling our sun, Arthur has to find out what makes each one so special. But from worlds with rings and moons to balls of gas and rock, he’s not sure how to choose his favorite place in space.

The Bright Ones are attacking again. Well...a magical girl with unique abilities launches a harassing campaign against Team Stone. With the approaching super-threat of the Thousand-Year Dragon, Team Stone would really like to get some rest, for once. The Falcon’s masters, the Bright Ones, have other plans. So does the Viper. The time for the final fight is getting close!

This one-of-a-kind sales guide shows you how to stop wasting your time calling people who don’t want to hear from you and boost your close rate to 80 or 90 percent! Send your commissions soaring, work less, and enjoy it more - all without ever making another cold call. Following Joanne Black’s proven, referral selling system, you’ll discover how to turn current customers and your myriad of contacts into rich sources of referrals - as you establish relationships that ace out the competition.

Once bound by his morals, John has been released from his chains. The sinner system will finally come to reveal its true potential in his hands. Together with his gift for chaos, it will forge his path to victory. One that will finally settle his grudges once and for all. One that will defend what matters most to him. For as much as a man changes, his priorities remain the same. Listen to this fourth issue of The Idle System to continue another chapter in John and Sarah’s story. One of adventure, revenge, and conspiracies.

Hell's too full, so the Devil hires ad man Dirk Quigby to pen a travel guide enticing travelers to different afterlives: Hindu, Catholic, Protestant (that one's got a lot of subdivisions), Scientologist, and more. Instead of writing a boffo best seller, Dirk unites all religions in a common goal: kill Dirk. E. E. King grew up in one of those tolerant households that don't force religion down kids' throats. This is the result.

Are you tired of the people who tell you that you're not good enough to parent your children? Frustrated with the way society stigmatizes the BPD condition? Angry at the way society penalizes parents for having BPD personality traits? This audiobook is for you! Learn the seven step system that will help you to become a better parent even if you suffer from BPD. Stop letting 'experts' beat you up.

Alles läuft nach Plan. Iwan Susanin installierte erfolgreich ein Leuchtfeuer im Gebiet der Untoten und kehrte nach Hause zurück. Die Situation ändert sich, als die nächste Mission zur Stadt der Goblins verschoben wird, während sein Heimatplanet zum Schlachtfeld wird. Monster fallen auf der Erde ein, und Ivan muss einer der Anführer werden und die Spieler unter seinem Banner vereinen, wenn auch innerhalb der Grenzen seines eigenen Landes. Wenn die Umstände es erfordern, dass er seine Identität preisgibt und mit den Behörden kooperiert, dann soll es so sein!

Clyde and Team Stone triumphed something with all odds set against them, including the weight of Taint itself. The stone-viper games were but phase one of what is to come. The universal apocalypse in which Celestial wants to avoid.... A dark revelation: What lies beyond the authors of Taint and Purity? What else slumbers...?

Step into the mind-bending world of The Variable Man by Philip K. Dick. In a future where war, technology, and predictive algorithms determine every outcome, a man from the past unexpectedly arrives—throwing the entire system into chaos. As governments and military forces scramble to eliminate this anomaly, they soon realize that his very unpredictability might be the key to reshaping the future.

Kira's worries are only just beginning. She has a newly minted alien alliance to nurture, a settlement to run, and Skills to master, all while wrangling her children in an apocalypse. Hemmed in by continually respawning mutations, the settlement threatens to outgrow its borders, pushing their safe zone into monster-held territory. They can't stop growing and Leveling, but neither will the monsters.

Justine Morgan’s life takes a dark and unexpected turn when she is swept into her boyfriend’s criminal underworld and thrust into the labyrinth of the penal system. What begins as an infatuation with Carl Davis, a charismatic yet mysterious classmate, quickly spirals into a nightmare that leaves her facing an armed robbery charge. Despite her protests of innocence and her privileged, sheltered upbringing, Justine gambles on a jury trial—only to lose, resulting in a five-year sentence with no parole. Inside the cold, unforgiving walls of the state prison, Justine is stripped of ...

After finding out the truth about my coma and my current situation, I was shocked. Devastated. Broken. And learning that my benefactor could be my enemy certainly didn't help. But a certain Goddess tells me that there's hope. That I can give back Alex what's rightfully his. And earn a second chance at becoming my real self. It won't be easy, but nothing is when you're . . .Left Out by the System.

War dawns on the Asuria continent, and Long Fang will participate. He will forge himself through blood and shed off immaturities. He will rise higher and faster than anyone—or at least try. In this war, there is no right or wrong, only victory or death. Everything is on the line. Can the Lonely Mountain sect grow, adapt, and thrive? Can Long Fang reach the peak before his enemies? The entire world watches with bated breath. This is Cultivator vs. System, and only one can triumph.

Mia Strong never expected to be deciding the rest of her life at age 22. Is she willing to become a human lab rat? Does she need to write a will? Does she ever want a family - and if so, with whom? She can't dodge the tough questions - not if she plans to live to see 23. With her life hanging in the balance, Mia wants nothing more than to rely on Adam Drake, but he's hurt her before.

Camryn Walsh never thought her morning run would end with a corpse. But when she discovers a half-buried body on her favorite secluded trail, she becomes the accidental spark in a global conspiracy she was never meant to see. The victim knew her name. The evidence leads directly back to her. And what she uncovers next turns her from a bystander into the glitch in a billion-dollar system built on secrecy, surveillance, and simulation. Now on the run from an invisible organization that manipulates reality for data, behavior control, and population testing, Camryn must outsmart the people who ...

Step into a futuristic vision of desire and illusion in The Ideal by Stanley G. Weinbaum—a thought-provoking science fiction novella that examines the pursuit of perfection and the cost of fantasy.