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Jasmine isn't supposed to be in Pahrump. She’s not supposed to be posing as an exotic dancer. And she’s sure as hell not supposed to be solo on an undercover job. She’d have paid any price to avoid the emergency call to her ex-fiancé, Avi. But she’s in so far over her head, it’s come to that.

Radical gender activists are using a pseudoscientific theory of human biology to hijack sports and subvert the long-established concept of fair play - forcing women and girls to risk their safety, pushing them aside for male athletes using the excuse of “inclusivity”.

Avantiens stora isslätter är i fara! Det började med mystiska attacker, sedan uppstod stora sprickor i isen och den började brytas loss. Inga områden undgår trollkarlen Malvels förbannelse och onda planer, inte ens kungarikets ismassor högt upp i norr. Tom och hans vänner måste stoppa det fruktansvärda snömonstret Tartok och det snart! Men resan mot norr kommer inte att bli lätt. Tartok är inte den enda faran som lurar på isen.

Den enögde jätten Cypher var en gång väktare över Avantiens viktigaste handelsstad Colton. Men den mörke trollkarlen Malvel har förtrollat honom och istället för att skydda staden terroriserar han nu dess invånare. Våra hjältar Tom och Elenna måste resa mot bergen i norr och försöka befria Cypher innan han begravt staden Colton under jordskred och fallande stenar. Jättens kamp är den tredje delen i den hyllade fantasyserien "Beast Quest", ett färgsprakande äventyr fyllt av magi, spänning, och ohyggliga monster.

En mäktig eldfågel har väckt en sedan länge död vulkan till liv. För att hindra att Avantien begravs under lava och aska måste Tom och Elenna befria den monstruösa eldfågeln, det sista vidundret som förslavats av den onde trollkarlen Malvel, innan vulkanen får utbrott. Eldfågelns sista strid är den sjätte delen i den hyllade fantasyserien Beast Quest, ett färgsprakande äventyr fyllt av magi, spänning, och ohyggliga monster. Serien fortsätter sedan med sex nya äventyr om Tom och hans vänner i Beast Quest, Den gyllene rustningen.

Det händer underliga saker i Toms by. Det började med att hästarna attackerades, sedan torkade floden ut. Nu har minst en skörd brunnit ner till grunden. Alla är rädda. Men inte Tom. Han har alltid drömt om att dra ut på äventyr och tar därför på sig uppdraget att ta sig till rikets konung och berätta om det som hänt. Snart förstår han att det inte bara är hans egen by som drabbats. Människor över hela Avantien är i fara. Rikets mytologiska väktare har förtrollats av en ond trollkarl och dessa vidunderliga bestar riskerar nu att förstöra hela kungariket.

En mystisk kraft har svept in över Avantiens slätter. Djuren flyr i panik och stora eldar härjar på prärien. Bönderna är rädda och viskar om en best till hälften man, till hälften häst som synts i trakterna. Tom och Elenna reser mot slätterna för att försöka stoppa Tagus den fruktansvärda kentauren innan han kan göra mer skada. Men Tom befinner sig på fel plats vid fel tidpunkt och blir av misstag satt i fängelse. Kan han vinna människornas förtroende och sin egen frihet innan det är för sent att stoppa Tagus?

Översvämningar, svält och ständig rädsla väntar människorna på Avantiens kust om Tom och Elenna inte kan stoppa sjöormen Sepron och befria honom från den onde trollkarlens förbannelse. Det gigantiska vidundret lurar i det spökligt kusliga vattnet. Alla fiskar har flytt och inga båtar vågar längre passera av rädsla att krossas av besten. Tom och Elenna möter en främling som kan ha nyckeln till att befria monstret. Men kommer de lyckas stoppa sjöormen innan de själva blir dess offer?

Jack the Ripper’s final murder in 1888 took the life of the wrong woman and spawned a centuries-long secret search for the real intended victim and her family. Now, a direct descendant - a troubled teen - has been located in California, and authorities will stop at nothing to capture him and finally eradicate the last of Mary Kelly’s bloodline.

"The human genome is a random accident that needs an upgrade. She is going to give it to you whether you want it or not". Artificial intelligence is a b--ch, and she’s back in heat - In humanity’s last stand against extinction, one of their own will sacrifice themselves for the greater good. Heliotrope pulls all four previous novels together and explains the inference that humanity will be its own worst enemy when it comes to overseeing the technology it has created.

In this sixth chilling novel in the pseudoverse, Detective Lori Lynn Gutierrez, and former journalist Amanda Sese, both poisoned in Onyx and "recruited" by the NIB, have their work cut out for them as they are pulled into the biggest gun battle the nation has ever witnessed. An America divided is on the verge of a New Civil War over weapons that never need reloading while pushing the second amendment to its limit.

A shocking discovery in a Native American burial ground in present-day North Carolina reveals a history-changing link to ancient Rome. In 55 B.C. the Roman Senate orders their most honored general, Demetrius Varinica, to cease mourning his wife and return to Rome to lead a fleet on an ill-fated invasion. The general and a handful of survivors from the devastated Fifteenth Legion wash up on an unknown shore and find themselves in a terrifying new world where every moment is a battle to stay alive.

What does steampunk, time travel, invisibility, ruthless assassins, mind-control, insanity, witches, artificial intelligence, drones, a plague, and a blue dog have in common? Indigo—this seventh juggernaut in the Pseudoverse Series--is one-third science fiction, one-third horror, one-third fantasy, and 100 percent astounding historical fiction. During the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and some suggest even today, several million people have been unwillingly snatched up off the streets, drugged, and tortured at the hands of the American CIA, the Canadian government, and the Russian KGB.

In this fourth thriller in the Pseudoverse Series novels, we take you into an ancient time and new direction. Caught between the past and the present, a young archaeologist is thrust forward into the future as a pawn in a twisted game hosted by the corrupt, the greedy, and the underworld. This thrilling and mysterious follow-up to Emerald will have you on the edge of your seat as we unveil who was "the first genetically engineered conscious being" in this tale of Egyptian lore turned painfully bloody, and cubed.

"I am the giver of the darkness, the taker of the light, the reckoning. I am the Thirty-Third SDR, poured, mixed, and programmed, to hunt hell on earth." In this third installment in the Pseudoverse Series novels, Emerald, a genetically engineered bounty hunter is unleashed upon the crumbling American landscape. This psychotic novel delves into the circuit of the Pseudosynths and gives you a glimpse into a very satirical world of deceit, distrust, and quantum programming run amok.

Crimson has the overall feel of old school horror mixed with a dash of new school science fiction. Prepare to "stiffen" up a bit as Crimson stings her way into your connective tissue. Brought to its knees, America, and the entire planet, is on the brink of disaster, and only one thing stands in their way of completing their satanic programming. Petra is in for the fight of her life as this ever-growing evil plagues the earth. Crimson is a mind-bending action-packed science fiction novel filled with past, present, and future, historical conspiracies.

The thing that usually happens when we decide that we want to lose weight is that we start by picking a diet that looks good, do it religiously for a week, a fortnight, or a month and then get bored. We fall off the wagon and return to our old ways of eating unhealthily, and usually, we put on all the weight we lost, plus some extra. There is a concept that disagrees with the traditional methods of dieting, however.

Thoughts have a way of shaping your destiny. When a person thinks negative thoughts, they receive what they think. Mind hacking is a method that allows negative thoughts to become positive ones. It's simple to understand and learn in a short amount of time. This book will explore mind hacking, and it will show how to combat many unconscious interruptions that darken your day. This theory has been proven effective and the users assured of generating a more peaceful thought process.

Compared to life on tour with her wannabe rock star mother, finishing high school in the dull town of Rye is a snooze. At least, Roxy has her best friend, Zoë, her doting dad, and her music. When her standoffish civics class partner, Jagger, breaks rank and randomly friends her on Instagram, Roxy’s sure that it must be a joke. Jag Monroe is Roxy's total opposite: stinking rich, conceited, and hot in that obvious kind of way.

The teacher has given out an assignment for the school’s annual science fair over spring break. Carrie is up for the challenge as the school’s brightest student teams up with her friend, Brandon, to make a remarkable project. What happens when their "project" disappears inside the school? Only her dog, Roscoe, knows what happened to their new creation! Join them in this fun-filled story filled with science and heart.