Imagine a world with civilizations built amongst the clouds, with cities in floating-gigantic steel structures, and people riding flying bikes; where the boundless sky is an ocean of stormy and hazardous acid-clouds; where the solid surface of the earth is full of mystery, of many unexplored possibilities and threats… That’s where we’ll be taking you to!You are invited to join a “fateful-accidental adventure” of an average working-class skybike rider, a young big-mouthed dreamer, basically a nobody named Rou, along with a nervy and bold female reporter named Mel, in their journey trailing a quest of a famous Skybike Rider named Griffen, who set out for a dangerous rescue mission.Find out all about it in this adventure story, in a fantasy tale that will take you from across the span of the sky of a world in the age of the skyfaring, toward the mysterious valleys of the land unknown, hidden beneath the acid clouds…

    Written in the 1930s by Anak Agung Pandji Tisna, prince of the Balinese state of Bulelang, this novel presents a powerful indictment of the commercialization of Balinese society

     After a mysterious man saves her from a dangerous encounter at a nightclub, she can't help but know more.. Ian has been living for ages, searching for his mate to break an ancient vampire curse. When he spots Selena outside of the club, he feels an instant connection. He realizes she is The One, and he will have her at any cost. Selena feels the connection too, but soon realizes she is in great danger… Mated to the Vampires is a 5 part serialized novella. Serials are short and end on cliffhangers. Note: This story contains steamy, graphic scenes between 2 vampires and a BBW.

    Her only option is to unboard from the cruise ship at the next port she and her fiance' decided to take to rekindle their relationship. She feels good about her decision, but when she finds herself lost in the forest after her rental car breaks down, she has no idea of the secret world and danger her broken wrist has landed her in. There are humans being killed and a virus that is sweeping through the wolf shifter population that is turning ordinary wolf shifters into hybrids; a product of The Great War with the vampires. What are hybrids? Hybrids are a new species created from a blood-born virus passed from vampires. And one of them is suspected of the human killings and they are becoming restless. Darren is the son of the Alpha, next in line. His best friend and partner is a hybrid. While on patrol, Darren and his partner stumble upon a human female lost in the forest. Trying to make sure she is safe, Darren is taken aback when he realizes this woman is he fated mate. In an attempt to get close to her he causes her to injure herself and she passes out. Getting her to safety is his number one priority. When a mysterious illness befalls her, blood results show something no one thought was possible. Can he protect her from the evil lurking in his territory? And will she accept the destiny she can't run away from?

    And you were the collateral damage.”— M“You will always be a concept I could never unravel.”— FBeats Apart is a fiction of two people going through both pain and pleasure of loving. It started as an experimental project, which was written without a plot and lasted for one month. Alanda Kariza wrote in F’s point of view, while Kevin Aditya spoke on behalf of M. Each writer alternately posted one part of their story every other day on a blog in 2012. The writings are now ready for you to enjoy, in this book stunningly designed by Astranya Paramarta.Will there ever be someone who stays a heartbeat away from you?

    

    Since then, I’ve had the honor of interviewing several well known authors including New York Times Bestselling author Christine Feehan, and the New York Times Bestselling thriller team of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The goal of Author-2-Author is to not only entertain my readers and the readers of those being interviewed, but to help answer the questions of aspiring authors who are diligently working towards a successful writing career. The 2008 Interviews can be found on my website, Alleywolf.com, AmericanChronicle.com, and on Amazon.com’s Kindle for reading on the go. The 2008 Interviews include:Jeremy Robinson, best selling author of The Didymus Contingency, Raising the Past, Antarktos Rising, Pulse, Kronos, POD People, and The Screenplay Workbook. Pamela Duncan Edwards & Henry Cole, authors of numerous children’s picture books including Some Smug Slug, Livingstone Mouse, and Moosetache.Christine Feehan, New York Times Bestselling author of over 40 novels.Steve Alten, New York Times Bestselling author of several books including the MEG series and the Shell Game.Gregg Olsen, New York Times Bestselling author of several true crime novels.D. H. Brown, An emerging Northwest self-published author of Honor Due.J. E. Braun, An emerging East coast self-published author of Paranoia.D. H. Dublin, Author of Forensic Thrillers, Body Trace, Blood Poison, and Freezer Burn as well as a satirist and editor of the Weavers Way Shuttle.Rai Aren & Tavius E., Coauthors of Secret of the Sands.Tony Eldridge, Author of The Samson Effect and editor of a blog geared to marketing techniques for self-published authors.Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, New York Times Bestselling authors of multiple action adventure novels.Also, as an added bonus I’ve included a FREE copy of my first Owen Ruger adventure, The Man Beneath Lake Union. If you are a fan of action adventure and authors like Clive Cussler, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, James Rollins, and Steve Alten, then you’ll enjoy my Micro-adventure. The Owen Ruger character and his Cuban ex-smuggling friend are geared to appeal to young adults who crave action packed adventure, while giving a plot that will entertain the avid adult reader. In The Man Beneath Lake Union a rash of Eco-terrorism strikes the Seattle waterfront. Owen Ruger and his trusted friend Rafael Sernansa are hired to investigate the crimes and protect the assets of a large fishing company. As they start their investigation they find themselves in a waterborne fight against unknown attackers and in the middle of a strange and unusual mystery. During their daring rescue on Lake Union they see what can only be describe as a merman swimming away from the scene. Driven by what they’ve seen, Owen and Sernansa race to solve the mystery and stop the destruction before fear grips the city, but as the pieces come together they soon learn that everything isn’t what it seems and the mystery swimmer maybe just another victim. I hope you enjoy your copy of Author-2-Author and The Man Beneath Lake Union. Please feel free to leave feedback!C. L. Vaughn, Alleywolf.com

    What was worse though was being kidnapped, held captive for years, and then being auctioned off to the highest bidder. I thought maybe I had caught a little break when I found out that me and five other girls were being sold to royalty, but I should have known something about that wasn't right either.Under the cover of eternal darkness, and deep beneath the ground, was a whole world I never knew existed, one that promised to be more than anything I could imagine. The people who bought us told us we would have a life of a princess, but there were only two catches...1. We would be competing against each other for the affection of the Prince who would change our whole lives by picking one of us to rule at his side.2. That prince just happened to be a vampire.

    This book was based on Nasution's own experiences fighting and organizing guerrilla warfare during the Indonesian War of Independence. Originally released in 1953, it would become one of the most studied books on guerrilla warfare along with Mao Zedong's works on the same subject matter.

    At school, she was humiliated by the guy she likes and his beautiful girlfriend. While at home, she feels worse than her sister who had been miss Korea. Mi Jin could not take it anymore and decided to commit suicide by publicly jumping into the river.But Mi Jin was not dead. She was, in fact, saved by a young doctor who offered her a new life with plastic surgery. And so, Mi Jin born again with a very pretty face and a new name, Asa. With her second chance in life, she intent on revenge to the people who have hurt her.

    After numerous flings with married men, she longs for the man currently sharing her bed to make good on the promises moaned to her in the heat of passion. Realizing too late she’d never be more than Charles’s plaything; she begins to reevaluate her priorities in love and life. As the head of Bello Enterprises, Vasilios Bello is a charismatic genius who everyone has eyes for, including Cyndi, his personal secretary. Women trip over their feet to be seen on the arm of this corporate shark. Unknown to anyone, including his closest advisor, Vasilios has a deep, dark secret that he’s forced to remain vigilant and keep under wraps. Mythical creatures only existed in the fairy tales told to children to keep them afraid at night. Thrown together while avoiding a potential tragedy, Kharynn can’t deny her attraction for the chocolate Olympian who saved her life. In his eyes, Vasilios saw Kharynn as the ultimate temptation: beautiful, voluptuous and inviting. Realizing that their attractions were reciprocated, Kharynn and Vasilios engage in a hypnotic love affair. But once Cyndi and Charles discover their betrayal, will their unpredictable temperaments tear these two lovers apart? He vowed to protect her from harm. She vowed to be his forever. Will their impossible love story be a match made in eternity?

    R. Ward | Summary & Analysis This is a Summary & Analysis of The Shadows. Bestselling author JR Ward’s The Shadows continues the current tendencies of modern vampire fiction as TrezLath and iAm, as well as their friends and associates, stumble into and through romance. Their stumblings produce politically charged results that speak to the arcane bureaucracies associated with vampiric depictions since Rice and White Wolf and permit the kind of open violence to be expected of super-strong, long-lived, intelligent predators stalking the nights of a world not unlike that of readers. J. R. Ward’s The Shadows, continues the Black Dagger Brotherhood series into its thirteenth volume. In its main storylines, TrezLath and iAm both find their ways into romances that manage to reinforce their fraternal bonds. The former seeks to escape a predetermined stud-duty in no small part because of his falling into a love he ultimately loses, which the latter unexpectedly finds himself in love with a lover initially promised to another. Several other plot threads seem to flow from earlier volumes and suggest future works in the series, both in terms of personal investment and of political intrigue. This companion to The Shadows also includes the following: • Book Review • Story Setting Analysis of The Shadows • Story elements you may have missed as we decipher the novel • Details of Characters & Key Character Analysis • Summary of the text, with some analytical comments interspersed • Thought Provoking /or Discussion Questions for both Readers & Book Clubs • Discussion & Analysis of Themes, Symbols… • And Much More! This Analysis of The Shadows fills the gap, making you understand more while enhancing your reading experience.

    Miku's mother died after being married to Jinpei for a little over a year, when Miku was 13 years old, and Jinpei has been raising Miku alone since then. The series has a very delicate touch with the romantic issues. Adachi dealt with a similar situation, a brother and sister who are not related by blood, in his earlier series Miyuki.

    These are the collections of her tweets on her everyday life and not-so private thoughts that will finally answer the question: 'Can you love and hate someone so much at the same time?'