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The Hollywood way of life has long been a potent mix of scandal, secrecy, and sensation: exactly like the Hollywood way of death.... In this unique study, Peter Underwood charts the lives, loves, and deaths of 30 of Tinseltown’s most glittering stars. Many deaths were sad or senseless; some were tragic; others were the revenge of old age, while a few were the revenge of something altogether more sinister.

Confederate captain Caleb Tanner is so vicious in battle that his own men call him the Reaper. Yet, something even darker shadows him. A creature he witnesses drinking the blood of the dying and stealing their souls. In a failed attempt to kill the vampire, Caleb is bitten but survives. Now, the poison of the vampire’s bite flows through his veins, cursing him with an unbreakable bond with the demon that slaughtered his troops. In the aftermath of the Civil War, Caleb vows revenge.

The Kansas City Police Department is under attack by a small group of hackers. These cyber criminals threaten to sell personal information about each officer to the black market, essentially putting lives at stake. Wally Redmond is a sketch artist. He’s an alcoholic. He’s a sex fiend. And he’s given a chance to become a hero. His infatuation for a rookie leads him to situations he would otherwise avoid. But despite his personal issues, he may be the only hope for the cops who dedicate their lives to protect us. He may be the only one with a solution.

The "Last Best Class" of Fish River Community School had lost one of its members every year since the second grade. Waffle Houses were popping up throughout small-town Alabama with one corporate rule: "Good Food Fast." Struggling to cope with the tragedy that shadowed him most of his life, Dr. Jimmy Ryan dedicated himself to bringing people back from the brink, driven by his own guiding principle "Ain't Dead Yet." Not until Jimmy's own death did the folks at the Waffle House in Penelope, Alabama, learn the full extent of the secrets buried with the dead.

In Marilyn Monroe Day by Day: A Timeline of People, Places, and Events, Carl Rollyson provides a documentary approach to the life and legend of this singular personality. With details of her childhood, her young adult years, her ascent to super-stardom, and the hour-by-hour moments leading to her tragic early death, this volume supplements - and, in some cases, corrects - the accounts of previous biographies.

Cord Alexander finds that his ruthless pursuit of the truth behind missing nuclear waste comes with a very high price. So does the secret he's kept from his wife, Morgan, about a brief affair he had. It's all crashing in, and he's either going to clear his name and save his marriage or...well, let's just say things could go horribly wrong for him. And while his attention is on all that, Morgan is back home dealing with the government, who thinks Cord has done some pretty terrible things, and trying not to lose her mind over evidence that her husband has been cheating on her.

Morgan Windwalker thinks she has the perfect life, the perfect job and most definitely the perfect husband. Then a call comes in the middle of the night and from that moment things start to change. Her once perfect husband, Cord Alexander starts to display a recklessness that troubles her. Cracks start to appear in her perfect life, revealing lies and betrayals she didn't want to believe were possible. Can she keep the cracks from multiplying, keep all the pieces intact, or is she fighting a losing battle?

But as much as I wanted her, there was absolutely nothing I could do about it. I was married. She was half my age. Our love was completely forbidden. I had to resist that perfect body, those teasing looks, the rising sexual tension burning between us like wildfire. I knew it was wrong, but I didn't care.

In an attempt to escape her troubles on Earth, 19-year-old Tilly Squires inadvertently stows away aboard a spacecraft headed for Saturn. When she accidentally damages equipment critical to the ship's planned scientific endeavors, however, she soon finds herself naked, bound, and blushing, with her bare bottom fully on display for a hard, painful, and very public strapping.

Special Agent Gabriel Stryker has a penchant for packing heat, thwarting his enemies, and dropping awful puns. And not necessarily in that order. When an international weapons dealer sets his sights on New York City on New Year's Eve, it's up to Stryker to get to the bottom of his nefarious plan before the clock strykes zero. With the help of his not-so-ex-girlfriend and intrepid, acid-tongued reporter, Vikki Phoenix, Stryker will need to call on every last bit of awesomeness - and the occasional spanking - to keep Vikki on the straight and narrow and out of harm's way.

Katrina Cole swore loyalty to the Pretorian Guard. Then she betrayed them. Now she has been caught, and her punishment will be more shameful than anything she could have ever imagined. She will be bound, naked and helpless, as she is thoroughly and painfully strapped. Then she will be used in the most humiliating ways possible, taken over and over again first by the man who trained her and then by one guardsman after another.

In his youth, Adam Peppers wanted nothing more than the spotlight. The fame, the fortune, and the glory that came with celebrity. Until his brother stole his dream from him. Angry and bitter, he lets the doldrums of suburban life eat away at him. Until one night, it all changes. He finds his parents dead, himself attacked by a mysterious hooded figure, and his house burned down. With nothing left, he seeks an opportunity to take from his brother what he always knew should have been his.

She was lifeless; she was gone, I knew it. I'd lost her. My world was crashing down again, and the darkness was invading me....

Josliyn Michael moved back to New Orleans after a horrific attack at the hands of her husband. She didn't come looking for love, just a fresh start with old friends. Dillon has a past he isn't sure he can overcome and a lifestyle he wasn't ready to give up. When Josilyn was thrust into his arms, everything changed for them both. The attraction was undeniable and they questioned if love was possible. Can Josilyn overcome her fear and release her demons to give love a chance? Can Dillon overcome his past and leave a life behind, or will the past destroy his future? Can love heal their burdened souls?

King of the mountain - that’s Arnold Markowitz. His mountaintop home is a peaceful stretch of land covered with orchards, wild flowers, and towering trees. But there isn’t much room left for beauty these days as a land-development corporation is intent on surrounding his paradise with a sprawling shopping mall. With Markowitz taking on the powers that be, this classic tale takes unexpected twists and turns.

This is a very dark, BDSM fantasy of a submissive Princess of Vesta who dreams of dragons and trolls and dominant men and women who will sexually torment her for all eternity. This is NOT a tale of romance. Warning: This is a work of fiction that contains sexually explicit materials meant for those over the age of 18 and contains elements of dubious consent, dominant male, submissive female, dominant female, orgasm denial, and gangbangs.

Waking in a strange bed, David finds himself unable to remember how he got there. He’s been hospitalized and soon witnesses a brutal attack on a fellow patient by a late visitor to the ward. After accidentally killing the intruder, he flees with the attacked patient to a farmhouse in the Bergerac region of the Dordogne, where he finds out more mysterious details behind the attack.

Pulp Heroes Reborn Airship 27 Productions is thrilled to present volume five of Mystery Men (& Women ), their showcase anthology for debuting new pulp heroes created by today’s best action-adventure writers.

Just when architect Lindsey Ferrell thinks she's gotten her life back on track, the terrible nightmares return, and out of nowhere, a stalker sends a note to her office. Photos follow, then emails, and she can't dismiss the threat any longer. Hiring security seems the logical answer, but there's nothing logical about her body's reaction to the sinfully sexy expert bent on keeping her safe. Guardian Security partner Nick Vanetta believes there's more behind the situation than a simple fixation, and he wonders if the answer is buried somewhere in her past.

Elle and Patrick have settled into a life of peaceful domesticity with their infant daughter after years of battling in the holy wars. However, Hell's agents haven't forgotten about them. When Pyro unleashes his torment in the worst way, Elle and Patrick must find a way to save their child and hold onto each other in the face of incredible evil. Will Hell have the last word in a battle that forces Elle to return to the darkness inside herself?