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1000 Ideas: Game Mechanics Fuel Your Imagination - Build Better Games 🔹 1000 distinct gameplay mechanics across genres, styles, and platforms—from classic to experimental. 🔹 Idea sparks for developers, designers, writers, and educators looking to build engaging, original systems. 🔹 Covers core mechanics (movement, combat, puzzles) and meta mechanics (player agency, narrative structure, fourth-wall breaks). 🔹 Includes single-player, co-op, competitive, and asymmetric multiplayer concepts. 🔹 Features nontraditional mechanics like morality shifts, emotional inputs, and glitch-...

Two operatives. Two missions. One explosive truth that could destroy them both. Road Captain Hunter has built his life on carefully crafted lies, his military past and mechanical genius making him the perfect undercover operative within the Blind Jacks MC. When a cyber breach threatens everything he's sacrificed to protect, his mission is clear: eliminate the threat. But his target is no ordinary hacker. Eden Mitchell wields her lethal cyber skills with one goal: infiltrate the MC and uncover the truth about her mother's murder. She never counted on Hunter—a man whose scarred past and ...

NOW AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIOBOOK! Flynt Redcraft knew the Foundation wasn’t offering him freedom. Just another experiment. Another weapon to be engineered. Facing a murder charge and a life behind bars, Flynt—a homeless veteran haunted by PTSD—is forced into a secret genetic enhancement program. His memories are rewritten. His pain and addictions are erased. But when he begins waking up with blood on his hands and missing days, Flynt realizes the real experiment is far more terrifying. Why can’t his bones break? Who is the woman inside his mind, whispering warnings? And what dark ...

A Love Written in the Stars. A Fate Torn by Darkness. "You’re mine. No test of time could ever come between two that are made of one." In the vast, mystical universe of Web of Hearts and Souls, Derive is a breathtaking tale of love, destiny, and sacrifice. Aden’s journey is not one of choice—it is of fate. Bound by an unrelenting pull toward Skylynn, he faces a reality where light and dark wage a timeless war. Can a love so profound rewrite destiny, or will the forces against them shatter their souls forever? With poetic prose and an emotional depth that lingers, Jamie Magee invites ...

In the manicured shadows of suburbia, Swap My Wife: Hotwife Game Nights ignites a sultry, dangerous contest. Emma and Jake, craving a spark, plunge into their neighbors’ seductive “couples game nights”—a mask for consensual wife-swapping that unravels their desires. As dares escalate under fairy lights, from blindfolded touches to raw, public ecstasy, a blackmailer’s photos threaten to expose their secrets. Passion and peril collide, forging Emma and Jake’s bond in sweat-soaked surrender, but a shadowy predator lurks, promising chaos. This steamy, emotionally charged thriller ...

The suspense is at its peak! ~Western Mail Explosive and breathtaking! ~ Paris Grand-Place bookstore The question is no longer whether we are heading for darkness. The question is: do you want to survive it? *** New edition 2025 *** BOOK 1 Matilda was born into a cruel world. Her Community is persecuted by the neighboring territory that has vowed its end. Matilda learned from her elders how to resist. She knows the rules of survival, handles weapons, and fights perfectly. She is brilliant, strong, ambitious... Many hopes rest on her. Until the day the new generation is stricken by an ...

🔥 BLACK DAGGER BROTHERHOOD meets BLADE & UNDERWORLD 🔥 The explosive conclusion to the dark fantasy saga by New York Times Bestseller, Tamara Rose Blodgett Cyrn's tribe lies in ruins—slaughtered by a mad First Species alpha. Now Reflected with Jack Caldera to the home world of the Reflectives, Cyrn must confront the ghosts of his past and forge a new path forward... or die trying. As Beth grapples with fractured memories of soulmates lost across time, Nina, daughter of Drest, risks everything to escape her father's horrific plan to repopulate a dying tribe. Love, blood, and vengeance...

"Plansky delivers...in this imaginative, pulse-pounding techno-thriller... Smooth prose and relatable characters are a plus. Michael Crichton fans will be pleased." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) For years, society has debated whether violent video games harm a player’s sanity. But what if one was specifically designed to make you commit murder? Tech journalist Desmond Lewis hasn’t been a hardcore gamer in years, but there’s something inexplicably addicting about Rogue Horizon, a VR survival horror beta given only to a select few. When Lewis begins suffering from violent dreams ...

A vampire prince with a secret. A lone wolf with nothing left to lose. A witch caught between them. In New Avalon, love is a bloodsport. Rowan Mercer doesn’t do vampires. Doesn’t trust them. Doesn’t sleep with them. Definitely doesn’t work for them. Until Adrien Vale — gorgeous, ancient, dangerously untouchable — offers him a job…and a deal Rowan can’t walk away from. Stop a brewing war between vampires and werewolves? Easy. Try not to fall for the vampire prince pulling his strings? Impossible. And then there’s Theo Quinn — a human witch with illegal blood magic, a ...

He doesn’t hurt her in front of anyone. He saves that for when the doors are closed—and she’s too ashamed to stop him. Rory Mathis just wanted to paint, keep her head down, and survive her mother’s latest marriage. But when Maddox Briggs—her new stepbrother—shows up at their shared home and elite college, everything safe in her world goes dark. He’s wicked in the quietest ways. He doesn’t scream or hit. He violates without leaving bruises. A knock when she’s showering. A comment no one else hears. A hand that stays too long on her waist. And her body, traitorous and ...

Jax barely survived Shrimp Game once. But this time, he's not being dragged back—he's going in on purpose. He made a promise to save Skye. And he’s willing to risk everything to keep it. But Shrimp Game isn’t the same. The rules have changed. This time, it's the Championship. Every player is a past competitor—stronger, faster, and out for revenge. No rest. No second chances. No mercy. From Lights Out Tag to Dodgeball with no way out, Jax must outthink brutal rivals, survive crazy twists, and face challenges more dangerous than anything he's seen before. Can Jax find Skye and survive...

In a virtual world with endless possibilities, would you attempt the impossible? What you thought was only a game becomes too real. It seemed like harmless fun at first, when Justin entered the world of Reborn: Online. He quickly discovers that the real game is trying to save his own reality. Justin Schwartz is obsessed with Reborn: Online, one of the most popular franchises in the world. The most recent iteration of the game has been in development for a decade,. A virtual world that lives and breaths independent of its creators. Obsessed with getting in, Justin exploits the system to win ...

Wayne Sharp newer expected his life to turn like that... Dishonorably discharged, he tries to build his life from the beginning in Clayton, New Mexico. He never expected to be attracted so deeply to the woman in trouble, in trouble beyond hope... Trying to help her, he becomes involved in the dark secrets of the town. The deeper Wayne got, the crazier it became. Can he eventually free up himself and start to live a normal life? Book 5 of the Dishonorably Discharged Series.

The Gamer’s Guide to Getting Girls (And Women!) is your ultimate playbook for navigating the dating world with the confidence and strategy of a seasoned gamer. In this witty, insightful, and practical guide, you’ll learn how to approach dating as you would your favorite game—by understanding the rules, mastering the skills, and leveling up with every interaction. Whether you're looking to find a date, win over your crush, or build a lasting relationship, this booklet offers game-changing advice tailored to your unique strengths as a gamer. The Gamer’s Guide to Getting Girls (And ...

Many times, I have spoken and written about the pleasures my second wife and I would have preparing meals for our friends at our West Village triplex penthouse in New York City. The copper posts and great food were well known among friends and neighbors. One of the other things we enjoyed was cocktail hour at our home. Each of us was masterful in turning out drinks to start the evening off on the right foot and help set the mood. Making a drink for you and your friends can be so much easier with what is "a bartender's black book" to preparing cocktails. "Mixology Master" by Jeff Altman is ...

He’s the jock with a tarnished reputation. She’s the math nerd with a chip on her shoulder. Together, they might just find a love worth fighting for. Connor Parker was at the top: The University of Michigan center was captain of the NCCA standout — the Lynx, with a guaranteed spot on a New York team and poised to win the Frozen Four, the league’s most important college hockey championship. But when an incident happens, the UMich bad boy’s fame quickly falls apart and he has to fight to avoid losing his place on the team and his scholarship, and also deal with the entry of his ...

A City of Secrets. A Trial of Souls. A War That Changes Everything. The war of hearts and souls takes Landen and Willow to the enigmatic streets of New Orleans—a city steeped in mystery and haunted by secrets that should have stayed buried. But the path before them is treacherous. To uncover the truth and face the trial that awaits, they must first overcome devilish jealousies and wrathful grudges threatening to tear them apart. With the weight of their fate—and the faith of those who believe in them—pressing heavily on their shoulders, Landen and Willow hold the power to change ...

Unlock the power of play with 1000 Ideas: Classroom Games—a treasure trove of creative, practical, and engaging activities for teachers of all subjects and levels. Whether you're breaking the ice, reviewing vocabulary, energizing a sleepy class, or building teamwork, this book offers a game for every occasion. With clear instructions, flexible variations, and zero-prep options, it’s your go-to guide for turning everyday lessons into memorable moments. One book. A thousand ways to play and learn. Infinite possibilities. 🎲 1,000 classroom-tested games for all subjects and grade levels ...

The A Game: Nine Steps to Better Grades is a must-read for all college freshmen. It is one of those rare books -- concise and compelling, yet based on science. Certain to become a staple in first-year college curricula, The A Game will forever change students' lives. “The A Game is an excellent, easy-to-follow, and exceedingly useful guide to help students improve their academic performance (and, hence, their grades!) in college. In nine easy steps, Professor Sufka challenges students to take more control of the grades they get and – equally important – he tells them exactly how to do...

Nothing is as it appears when Nightshade, a deadly samurai assassin, accepts a seemingly easy contract on his brother. Who can he trust when he is betrayed by his employer? A Samurai Cyberpunk Saga.