She’s a pawn in our twisted game. Caught between two killers. And we each have VERY different ideas on how to use her. She’s better off with me than she is with the sadistic scum who owns her. But that’s not saying much. Because I’m a killer and a beast. And when this beautiful prey falls in my path, You can be damn sure I’m going to devour her. After I’d had my fill, I thought I’d just throw her aside and get back to what I was doing: Putting a bullet in her drug lord owner. But I didn’t go through with it. There’s something different about this one. She’s special. Fragile. Worth protecting. And if she wants to survive this hellhole, she’ll have to recognize the truth – That I’m the only one who can keep her alive. She might not care about herself anymore. But there’s someone else whose life is worth saving… The life of the baby I put in her womb. I never thought I’d say these words. But if any man lays a finger on my little angels… I’ll kill him where he stands. DON’T HURT MY BABY is a standalone contemporary bad boy baby heist romance. It's hot, exciting, safe, and of course comes with a perfect HEA. It also includes bonus novels so you never have to stop reading!

    He takes aim at the world of religious revivalism. They're all over the airwaves-the televangelists-promising eternal salvation for an earthly price. The biggest of them all simply calls himself "Preacher." He begins his career in the foxholes of Vietnam, with a noble goal: spread the word of peace, love, and charity. Back home in the States, he starts "The Church," where sex and drugs are as much a part of the culture as prayers and sacraments. Preacher's following grows as he travels throughout the country, taking the faithful. In Texas, he meets up with a powerful billionaire who likes his style. Before long, Preacher is the top entertainer in the televised arena of big-top, big-time religion for profit. Somewhere deep inside Preacher, a guilty conscience burns, and he knows he must make a terrible sacrifice to expose the hypocrisy.

    Lots of them.I didn’t expect a marriage proposal…The day I became a Captain with the Federation Star Fleet, I dedicated my life to fighting the bad guys. Everything was going well, until I crashed our starship into his crummy planet. Now, he wants to marry me. He actually thinks I was sent from the stars. I’ve never heard of an alien who gives back rubs. But I'm willing to try anything if it means getting off this planet.Marriage with an alien warrior was not on my bucket list of things to do. He tells me he wants to breed me. But there's more to him than his muscle-bound exterior and devilishly handsome smirk. Little by little, he opens up.He makes my heart swell. I feel for him...And then he takes the next step to feel me.Sensing immediate danger in the region, he gives me his protection, but he's packing more than heat. A quick taste of pleasure, combined with a heavy touch, and I'm ready for more.I've never been touched by an alien. But I think I like it.This is not a test. This is my new twisted reality.

    It covers the basic steps needed to create a vSphere HA and vSphere DRS cluster and to implement vSphere Storage DRS. Even more important, it explains the concepts and mechanisms behind HA, DRS and Storage DRS which will enable you to make well educated decisions. This book will take you in to the trenches of HA, DRS and Storage DRS and will give you the tools to understand and implement e.g. HA admission control policies, DRS resource pools, Datastore Clusters and resource allocation settings. On top of that each section contains basic design principles that can be used for designing, implementing or improving VMware infrastructures and fundamental supporting features like (Storage) vMotion, Storage I/O Control and much more are described in detail for the very first time. This book is also the ultimate guide to be prepared for any HA, DRS or Storage DRS related question or case study that might be presented during VMware VCDX, VCP and or VCAP exams.Coverage includes: HA node types HA isolation detection and response HA admission control VM Monitoring HA and DRS integration DRS imbalance algorithm Resource Pools Impact of reservations and limits CPU Resource Scheduling Memory Scheduler DPM Datastore Clusters Storage DRS algorithm Influencing SDRS recommendationsBe prepared to dive deep!

    It is one of those rare books -- concise and compelling, yet based on science. Certain to become a staple in first-year college curricula, The A Game will forever change students' lives.

    Despite his awe-inspiring looks, he was a ruthless and dangerous man, a man she knew what he wanted. What he wanted was Barbary Wharf — home to London's most prestigious daily newspaper. He wanted the Sentinel. And he wanted Gina, a woman whose loyalty to Sir George Tyrell and his paper meant she stood in Nick's way. Piet van Leyden, Nick's trusted associate, thought he could change Gina's mind. The paper was dying; it needed Nick's intervention. But Piet hadn't counted on meeting Hazel Forbes, Sir George's assistant, or on falling in love.Barbary Wharf is home to more than a newspaper. It is home to a group of men and women whose careers — and passions — are intertwined...

    Four astronauts journey to a cold planet only thirty degrees above absolute zero and inhabited by tiny aliens who have created a complex civilization.

    To her dismay, Luke Kelly arrives at her ranch a much different and broken man. Can Meg ever forgive his callous treatment of her and help Luke become the man he used to be?Grant Me The Moon by Caroline ClemmonsAll Tory Fraser intended was to show her high school history club students a local archeology dig. How could she know the excursion would involve a murder?Three for The Win by Keta DiabloHollis should have known better than to fall for a bone-melting man like Stede. He’s gone now and Eli is left to pick up the broken pieces of her life.Border Affair by Hebby RomanWhen his partners’ daughter is kidnapped in México, a self-made millionaire must confront his feelings about their affair and the future of their relationship.Leaving Necessity by Margo Bond CollinsMac has one week to convince his ex-girlfriend Clara not to sell his oil company. In this high-pressure reunion, can they strike love again?The Shape of Destiny by Julie A. D’ArcyA young male shape shifter. A beautiful female ranch owner. Can love be born in a web of deceit?Bad Boy, Big Heart by Andrea Downing She’s a New Yorker escaping her parents. He’s a Wyoming cowboy supporting his dad. One summer, two young people—three months to find love.Desert Heat by Patti Sherry-CrewsA single mother struggling to keep her guest ranch puts her own desires on hold. When a handsome and persistent fireman sets his sights on her, she must decide how much she’s willing to give.

    But deep beneath the glaciers lies a devastating discovery destined to shatter the fragile peace between East and West. And now, the coldest place on Earth is about to know the heat of the apocalyptic confrontation that neither America nor Russia ever dreamed could truly happen . . .

    More than a decade's worth of essays by the Pulitzer Prize winning syndicated columnist capture the essence of big city American life, from neighborhood taverns to backroom politics.

    Her body for a million dollars.Bree knows better than to doubt the steely ruthlessness of this man. With everything to lose and the weight of Vladimir’s gaze upon her, she will have to play the best she’s ever played—or run the risk of losing herself completely….Only the most innocent touch can melt their ice-cold hearts.

    Tim Grant, brilliant but ambitious atomic scientist -- Professor Burke Romney, handsome enough to be a Hollywood star but wiht his own quiet strength -- and Clive Warner, Deb's ex-fiance' determined to win back her love -- were all fighting for the honor of taking her dancing, swimming, to gay parties. But when a series of sinsiter events shattered her round of pleasure and plunged Deborah in mortal danger, one of these men loved her enough to risk his life to save her own. Which one was it?

    It's about life. Set in a small Oklahoma town in the mid-1960s—a simple place in a confusing time—Flatbellies is partly about the seemingly unreachable goal of a high school golf team: to win the state championship. But mostly it's about the way Chipper, Jay, L.K., Buster, the unforgettable Peachy, and their friends learn to deal with love, loss, friendship, fear, triumph, tragedy, growing up, and growing together. Fictionalized from the author's teenage years in the heartland of America, Flatbellies is a memorable and moving coming-of-age story.

    A handsome author strikes up a conversation with an actress in a bookshop in Manhattan, and she knows this is the start of something that will change her life forever.

    Love and marriage follow in short order, surprising Bean, who feels that her husband is not only the best thing to happen to her, but the only good thing.Then Mick vanishes leading amateur hikers--or "tuna" as the guides call them--up Mt. McKinley. Suddenly, Bean is thrown back upon herself and into the company of Mick's mother Hanna, an arthritic woman in her seventies who believes that "a little larceny is good for the circulation."The pair chafe at first, but eventually become partners in a road trip back to California. Mike's disappearance feels like a hole in the heart, they decide, and Hanna tells Bean to prize that hole; it's something no one can take away from her. With gentle humor, pathos, and boundless stores of hope, Marquis writes of Bean's struggle with early widowhood, loss, and moving on.An avid bird-watcher, Bean takes much of her wisdom from the Pemberton Guide to Alaska Birds. Like the globe-crossing birds she so admires, she has struggled to get aloft, but for a delicious, perhaps fleeting moment in this marvelous novel, we see her glide.Book Magazine selected Christopher Marquis as one of "Ten To Watch In 2003" for this "Proulxian saga." With its first-rate evocation of landscape and its affectionately drawn characters, A Hole in the Heart marks the publication debut of a prodigiously talented writer.