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Addie, Cassie, and Selene lay passed out in the old ruins after being engulfed by a strange purple smoke. Addie awakens and her curiosity proves dangerous when she inspects an ancient urn and finds herself pulled into a labyrinth of caverns and caves, fighting for her life. Cassie and Selene frantically search for their friend, before enlisting the help of Marek and mysterious and charismatic landlord, Ravi.

A fated meeting at the airport sees Adamina, Cassiopeia, and Selene together on a private jet before it crash-lands in the mysterious town of Auberon. Forced to find accommodation until the plane can fly again, they’re left to walk through the night until Marek, a handsome stranger in a ute, comes to their aid. As Addie, Cassie, and Selene drive through the cobblestone streets of the picturesque town of Auberon, each feels drawn to it. Little do they know just how connected to Auberon they really are

Five thousand years in the future, the Earth is dead. A galactic network of terraformed planets, connected by teleportation portals, is populated by the genetically improved Descendants. The original Humans, labeled dangerous and barbaric, are kept under constant surveillance. In this seemingly peaceful society, Dora Dana Dasnan, a gifted Visionaire, serves the leading race of Descendants by reporting her Visions of the future.

My story is about how I went from a fun, energetic, athletic women to falling into society's trap of believing I was not enough just as I am. This story will give you a glimpse into why I decided to alter my body with plastic surgery, and the devastating effects I suffered from that decision.

Trust is the most precious commodity of all. In the cutthroat world of Sweden's financial elite, no one knows that better than corporate raider David Hammar. Ruthless. Notorious. Unstoppable. He's out to hijack the ultimate prize, Investum. After years of planning, all the players are in place; he needs just one member of the aristocratic owning family on his side - Natalia De la Grip.

The year is 2004: Lina Sparrow is an ambitious young lawyer working on a historic class-action lawsuit seeking reparations for the descendants of American slaves. The year is 1852: Josephine is a 17-year-old house slave who tends to the mistress of a Virginia tobacco farm - an aspiring artist named Lu Anne Bell. It is through her father, renowned artist Oscar Sparrow, that Lina discovers a controversy rocking the art world: Art historians now suspect that the revered paintings of Lu Anne Bell, an antebellum artist known for her humanizing portraits of the slaves who worked her Virginia tobacco farm, were actually the work of her house slave, Josephine.

Being a mind runner isn't easy, but catching criminals is all that matters to Jane Spears. Though her job may be gruesome, she's not willing to stop just yet. And even as she admires the ring from her fiancé, she has no intention of letting a wedding sidetrack her work - not when she's about to delve into the darkest mind she's ever encountered.

Six-foot, seven-inch, 300-pound Jamal Jones loves football, so when he finds out the ultra-conservative owner of his new pro football team fired their current center because he's gay, Jamal, who's bisexual, decides to stay in the closet and hang with the females. Then, at a small drag show, he comes face-to-face with his sexual fantasy in the form of Trixie LaRue, a drag queen so exquisitely convincing she scrambles Jamal's hormones - and his resolve to nurse his straight side.

Seth has never been attracted to flamboyant men. What would the guys in the department think of Lindsey? But intrigue turns to lust when he discovers Lindsey's biting, snarling passion more than matches his dominant side. It might mean a chance at love for a cop in black leather and a wolf in Gucci loafers.

Reluctant debutante Keziah Montgomery lives beneath the weighty expectations of her staunch Confederate family, forced to keep her epilepsy secret for fear of a scandal. As the tensions of the Civil War arrive on their doorstep in Savannah, Keziah sees little cause for balls and courting. Despite her discomfort, she cannot imagine an escape from her familial confines - until her old schoolmate Micah shows her a life-changing truth that sets her feet on a new path...as a conductor in the Underground Railroad.

As the host of a radio program for the lovelorn in Chicago, Jessie Richmond is surprisingly lonely, especially with the holidays approaching. So she decides to make the trek to her uncle's bookstore in rural New York state and hold a speed dating event - only to find herself snowed in - with one very special single.

Five things I learned while being a fallen-angel zombie: 1. Duct tape works better than embalming. 2. Alopecia is not my favorite hairstyle. 3. Fried demons smell like bacon. 4. This brain breath is affecting my love life. 5. Nothing ruins a honeymoon like an apocalypse.

We've all heard of wedding-day disasters, like when a jealous ex-lover crashes the ceremony and causes a scene, or the photographer cancels at the last minute. Now let me tell you about my wedding day - the day thousands of demonic spiders chased my fiance and me off the elevator and into the Devil's den. And don't get me started on hellacious honeymoons. I spent the night shaking horny Monkey Hitler off my leg.

My afterlife has sunk to a new level of desperate, all because some badass demon banished my friends to the fourth dimension of the fiery pit. When I signed up for this rescue mission, nobody told me about the bugs, hives, and sweltering heat. That I could handle. Add to that a sinfully sexy boyfriend with serious ex-fiancee issues, three temperamental giants, a psychotic demon dentist, and a really hungry soul-sucking dragon, and this trip to Hell has become the trip from Hell.

What could be worse than getting tricked by a demon and sucked into the fiery pit of doom? Discovering that the demon who captured your soul is also the devastatingly sexy twin of the man who still has your heart. Someone please get me some water. It's getting hot in here.

After escaping Queen Malvolia's mad court and reuniting with my beloved twin sister, we have no choice but to flee to the Fallax Islands, deadly wyvern breeding grounds that could hold the key to our survival. As we work out a plan to defeat the evil that threatens to destroy all of civilization, we also must heal the rift between our family, for we can't battle external forces if we're fighting amongst ourselves. I'm not sure I can reconcile with our parents after their deception and neglect. And I doubt our mother will forgive Malvolia's cruelty, or that Malvolia will forgive herself.

Within every person rests a careful balance of energies. When balanced, these energies help us maintain a state of health and vibrancy at every age and through every season of life. Imbalances in these energies can lead to detrimental effect, making us more prone to disease, discomfort, and distress. The aim of this audiobook is to provide you with simple, self-guided meditations intended to be incorporated into your daily practice.

In this 100-day devotional, trusted Bible teacher Tara-Leigh Cobble explores powerful sections from each book of the New Testament. Each day's reading points toward a name or attribute of God from that passage. These snapshots are dense with theological truth, helping you grow in the truth of His character and rest in His goodness and kindness.

Megan Warren is secretly Marcus Warner, best-selling author of adventure thrillers. Hiding away in a remote cabin near Freedom, Colorado, is the perfect escape to meet the looming deadline from her publisher. Her peace and quiet keeps getting disrupted by the gruff Search and Rescue officer using the mountain as training grounds, but she doesn't mind the interruptions.

Dandelion “Andi” Bloom has sacrificed a lot for her career in the army. Now that she’s retired, playing security guard at Bloom’s Farm for high-profile events is a welcome change of pace. That is, until hosting a string of political events means working with a Secret Service detail—including a certain special agent she would have rather left behind in Virginia.