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Toni Langston has been in love with Simon, her best friend, for years. The night Simon breaks up with his longtime girlfriend, he and Toni make love. Toni is devastated and humiliated when, in the heat of the moment, he calls her by his girlfriend’s name. The next morning, Simon remembers nothing of the previous night and Toni is only too relieved not to remind him. Two months later, she discovers she’s pregnant. She wants Simon to love her, apart from any obligation he might feel because of the baby. So she embarks on a quest to seduce her best friend, to make him see her as more than a little sister, to make him love her as much as she loves him.

Visit a future San Francisco in which Golden Gate Park and the Presidio are thriving farms, luxury hotels are the palaces of neighborhood kings and book shops are treasuries of wisdom. This is the world of Taco Del, Merlin to His Majesty, King of Embarcadero. In this world, the young wizard must unravel a great mystery to save his besieged kingdom. King Elvis wants to steal its secrets, mysterious outsiders want to expel its citizens, an ancient and sinister Force threatens spiritual domination.

Mattie Stepanek is wise about love. Love for his family, friends, country, and faith imbues these poems with a heartfelt nature that is rare and inspiring. Of course, Mattie also knows about sadness and loss. He struggles with a rare form of muscular dystrophy that claimed the lives of his three siblings. But despite living a life that many would never choose, Mattie is a joyful kid who never lacks for someone and something to love.

Ex-Navy SEAL Ethan Kelly trauert um seine Frau Rachel, die vor einem Jahr spurlos verschwand. Ethan wird von Schuldgefühlen geplagt, weil in ihrer Ehe nicht alles zum Besten stand. Da erhält er die Nachricht, dass Rachel noch am Leben ist, jedoch von Unbekannten gefangen gehalten wird. In seiner Verzweiflung bittet er die Sondereinsatzgruppe KGI um Hilfe, um seine Frau zu befreien. Doch Rachel hat ihr Gedächtnis verloren und kann sich an ihr früheres Leben nicht mehr erinnern.

Sheriff J. T. Summers promised to keep an eye on his best friend’s little sister. What could possibly go wrong? A lot. "Little" Nikki Durant isn't so little anymore. She's sex on a stick, and she's pointed right at him. Nikki has always loved J. T., and she's through waiting for him to come around. The soaring summer temperature is nothing compared to the heat generated when she sets fire to his senses. With a take-no-prisoners attitude, she's out to get her man. But no matter how many ways she offers it, J. T.'s not buying.

Time travel is a dream long held by human beings. Who hasn't had fond thoughts about showing Nicola Tesla their personal Tesla coil or taking him for a drive in an electric car that bears his name? The devil is in the details of the technology, which is what ties together this collection of short fiction. The stories in this collection appeared in Analog science fiction magazine between 1990 and 2000.

The Girl Who Could Talk to Computers is the first book in The Girls Who Could Series. It tells the story of young Grace Hopper, the inquiring girl who wrote the first computer compiler program which gave birth to the first computer language, COBOL. After amazing Grace helped bring us into the modern computer-age, she dedicated her life to teaching and inspiring young people to dream big.

Laldasa is Sanskrit for “beloved slave” and it's a fitting title for a story of class boundaries, racial prejudices, and the one power capable of overcoming them. It's the story of one small woman battling a political machinery over which she has no control, and one supposedly powerful man who realizes that he is as much a pawn of the machinery as the casteless woman he befriends.

In today's society, foods are so saturated with chemicals and fatty products that it's becoming ordinary to live an unhealthy lifestyle. Furthermore, if you want to get your hands on some fresh fruits or vegetables, that would mean going to your local organic market and dishing out your hard-earned money. With that being said, it is totally possible to have your own organic garden right at your house. Better yet, with the advancement of technology and modern day strategies, hydroponics has enabled us to garden right inside your own home.

Der er intet så farligt som at blive forelsket. Da den rige og magtfulde Caleb Devereauxs elskede lillesøster bliver kidnappet, må han gribe til utraditionelle midler for at finde hende igen. Ude af sig selv opsøger han en smuk og følsom ung kvinde, som er kendt for sin evne til at se de ting, der ellers er usynlige for det blotte øje. Ramie St. Claire er i stand til at føle andres smerte og kan derfor finde mennesker, der lider i det skjulte.

The Girl Who Could Dance in Outer Space is the second book in The Girls Who Could Series. It tells the tale of young Mae Jemison, the creative girl who became a doctor, an engineer, a dancer, and an astronaut. Mae Jemison teaches us that art and science are natural expressions of creativity and imagination. Nurture them both, and go where your dreams take you!

Book View Cafe's members include international best-selling authors and winners of the National Book Award, the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and many others. Most have sold multiple novels to major publishers. Many have taught writing at workshops around the world. The knowledge of these professional authors is gathered into a volume that will help both new and experienced writers cope with the creative challenges and the nuts-and-bolts business issues of a career in writing fiction.

I grew up with tales of Old World magic. Fairy tales, ghost stories, legends of great Slavic heroes like Kralyevich Marko and his marvelous horse, Sharats. Living in the USA, I wondered where the magic went and if maybe just a little of it might have crossed the ocean from the Motherland. A Princess of Passyunk is my answer.... Okay, so my hero doesn't ride a magical horse - but he has a magic baseball. And he's not a prince...exactly - but he does fall in love with a Princess...sort of.

Chessy og Tate har været gift i mange år. I begyndelsen var deres forhold lidenskabeligt og altopslugende. Chessy underkastede sig Tate, og han fik hende til at føle sig begæret og elsket. Men med årene er Tate blevet mere og mere opslugt af sin virksomheds succes, og Chessy føler sig ulykkelig. Da Tate får følelsen af, at han vil miste hende, gør han sig klar til sit livs kamp. Hvis han får endnu en chance hos hende, vil han tage det hele. Alt. Men han vil give endnu mere tilbage. Evig kærlighed.

Kylie har lagt mærke til, hvordan Jensen kigger på hende. De mørke løfter i hans blik. Jensen ved, at han må træde varsomt, ellers vil han miste den lille chance, han har hos hende. Det eneste, han ønsker, er en mulighed for at vise hende, at følelsesmæssig overgivelse er det stærkeste, der findes, og at underkaste sig ham vil udfylde det smertefulde hul i hendes hjerte.

Sconvolta da una tragedia famigliare, la campionessa di pattinaggio artistico Carla Nardozzi si lascia andare a una notte di travolgente passione con l'aristocratico spagnolo Javier Santino. La mattina seguente fugge, ignara delle conseguenze di quella decisione... Tre anni dopo, Carla non può fare a meno dell'aiuto di Javier e lui coglie l'occasione per vendicarsi dell'affronto subito: le concederà ciò che gli chiede, in cambio dell'assenso a diventare la sua amante.

P.J. Rutherford, abile cecchino, caparbia e sicura di sé, è l'unico membro femminile del KGI. Compagni della stessa squadra, lei e Cole sono legati da un semplice e innocuo cameratismo, fino al giorno in cui decidono di assecondare la reciproca attrazione. La mattina successiva alla loro unica notte di passione, vengono però coinvolti in una difficile missione che si concluderà con esiti drammatici.

Jackson Steele, leader di un team del KGI, soprannominato Uomo di ghiaccio, è un enigma che nemmeno i suoi compagni di squadra riescono a sciogliere. Le sue emozioni sono bloccate e nulla e nessuno sembra in grado di scalfirne il carattere gelido e duro come l'acciaio. Nessuno tranne Maren Scofield, dottoressa che collabora col KGI e unica donna in grado di abbattere le sue difese, minacciando di rompere quel freddo imperturbabile per cui Steele è leggendario.

Penny McIntyre loves her life as an ambitious city professional, so when she's floored by a mystery illness and ordered back to the family farm for three months' rest and recuperation, she is horrified to find her perfect life imploding. Within days, she is forced to leave her job, her live-in boyfriend and her beloved city apartment...to return to the small country town in which she grew up. Back to her dad and three sisters, one of whom has never forgiven her for abandoning her family. And to her ex-boyfriend, Tim Patterson, who was the biggest reason she ran in the first place.

Amplify your "Space to Fill" listening experience! Maya Elizabeth and producer Rob Levine III take you behind the scenes/in the studio to learn the stories behind each of the songs on the “Space to Fill” EP.