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In Too Big to Ignore, recognized technology expert and award-winning author Phil Simon explores an unassailably important trend: Big Data, the massive amounts, new types, and multifaceted sources of information streaming at us faster than ever. Never before have we seen data with the volume, velocity, and variety of today. Big Data is no temporary blip of fad. In fact, it is only going to intensify in the coming years, and its ramifications for the future of business are impossible to overstate.

Nina Rodriguez has become the most lethal weapon in the world. A blood mage trained by werewolves to hunt and kill with no remorse, no morality, and no hesitation. All that matters is the thrill of the kill, and the danger that comes with it. When she's given orders to infiltrate and observe the vampire court, she couldn't turn it down anymore than she could cease to breathe. The sweet taste of danger was enough to tempt her, and that only doubles when the vampire king chooses her as his own personal thrall.

Thirty-eight-year-old Rachel Goodrich, a survivor of domestic violence, has spent the last 12 years changing her life, keeping secrets, and trying to put her failed marriage behind her. One dark night she finds herself face-to-face with her abusive ex-husband and suffers a severe beating. Near death, her deceased grandparents reach out to help her transition to the other side.

My name is Calla Price. I'm 18 years old, and I'm one half of a whole. My other half - my twin brother, my Finn - is crazy. I love him. More than life, more than anything. And even though I'm terrified he'll suck me down with him, no one can save him but me. I'm doing all I can to stay afloat in a sea of insanity, but I'm drowning more and more each day. So I reach out for a lifeline. Dare Dubray. He's my savior and my Antichrist. His arms are where I feel safe, where I'm afraid, where I belong, where I'm lost.

Laya Marston’s husband, Cameron, a daredevil enthusiast, was the complete opposite of her, ready and willing to dive off a cliff-face or parachute across a canyon - and Laya loved him for it. But she was different: pragmatic, regimented, devoted to her career and to supporting Cameron from the sidelines of his death-defying feats. Opposites attract, right? But when Cameron dies tragically, Laya becomes lost in denial, living in the delusion that Cameron will come back to her.

Jules Carmichael needs to get her life together. Pronto. School's been hell, there was that tiny stint in rehab, and worst of all, she's lost her cushy summer job. The only available work is at Office Jax, home of horrid '90s music and the biggest jerk on this side of the galaxy.... Recovering from a brutal break-up and taking a hiatus from college, Ryan DeShane has just discovered the Six Ultimate Steps to the Perfect Summer Fling. It's a brilliant distraction, and Jules is a tantalizing target. But the steps work a little too well - because he and Jules are definitely, uh, flinging.

Gwyn has been raised at Maludom, an orphanage run by Morgan Le Fey where children were trained to become thieves. And Gwyn is the best thief of them all. So when she finds a crystal sphere in an old, abandoned house, her first instinct is to steal it.

Kidnapped by slavers, Iren is taken across the sea to the foreign land of Katharos. There, she is sold at auction to be a servant in the house of Lord Xavier, a man whose wealth and power are revered across the country. She’s not sure what to expect of him, but it’s definitely not the charming, sinfully attractive man, who loves to host elegant balls and protects her from the lustful advances of his guests.

We were high school sweethearts with our futures planned, together every step of the way. Then one day, he disappeared. I was shattered, left with questions and doubts. I've worked hard to rebuild my future, to create a different life. And I have. Good job, good friends...but something's missing. A decade later, he's back in my life. But he's changed. Gone is the happy-go-lucky boy I knew, replaced by a brooding, mysterious beast of a man.

After being rescued before drowning in a glass coffin, Gwyn now knows why she ended up on the lawn to Wickmore Academy and who sent her. But now everything just got more complicated, as she is tasked with breaking out of the strange prison, not only to save herself but all the villains as well.

Lost inside the academy, lost inside their minds, Gwyn has to lead the villains out to safety, knowing full well that they will be forced to make a choice. Once she gets them all out of the glass globe, she knows that choice could determine the fate of the rest of the world.

Christmas might be coming, but that doesn’t mean everything is merry and bright. Someone isn’t happy about Santa’s impending arrival and has decided to shake things up in town. Fortunately, in the years since the last member of the Cunningham Security team got his happy ending, the guys haven’t stopped doing the work they’ve always done: cracking cases, bringing fugitives to justice, and rescuing those in need.