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A gritty and thrilling anthology of 28 new short stories in tribute to pulp noir master, Cornell Woolrich, author of 'Rear Window', the inspiration behind Alfred Hitchock's classic film. Featuring Neil Gaiman, Kim Newman, James Sallis, A.K. Benedict, USA Today-bestseller Samantha Lee Howe, Joe R. Lansdale and many more.

Hockey is my life. It's all I've ever wanted, all I've ever needed, and everything was going according to plan. All I had to do was focus on the game, keep my head down, then get drafted into the NHL. With my team by my side, I was focused solely on the game. I thought nothing could stop me. Then my father came along and ruined everything. He demanded a business marriage for my sister, and I knew I had no choice but to step in and take her place so she could be happy.

For some time, Chloe has understood that only a particular kind of relationship will satisfy her. She waits to really explore kinky dynamics, though, until after she finishes her bachelor’s degree. Finally, though, college is over and she heads to a fetish club. There, she meets the perfect Dom. She has no idea, though, that Carl is much more than a Dominant. He’s from a dying planet, and his kind are facing extinction unless they can find concubines to breed. Serving this particular Master will involve giving herself completely, and that includes her womb!

Charlotte is excited about being snowed in at the mountain hotel. It’s a freak snowstorm in the spring that does it. She’s happy because nothing exciting ever happens in her boring little life. There are other reasons she’s happy, too. Three of them. There are three very sexy older men at the hotel, and she’s hoping maybe she can interest one of them. She feels sexy and adventurous when she enjoys a night of romance with Brock. He’s very attractive and strong but he’s sweet and gentle with her, and it’s beautiful.

A group of scientists and freedom fighters plan a daring escape and use ancient technology to transport themselves to a safe, hospitable planet. They arrive on Earth and their natural, chameleon-like camouflage makes them fit right in, especially since Varisians and humans are very close genetically. There’s just one problem. The jump technology has a devastating effect on female Varisians. All of those who travel to Earth are sterile now. The survival of the Varisian race is dependent on human women, and it becomes the duty of every Varisian man to find a concubine who will bear young.

The laboratories are gone, the ashes of the dead drawn by the wind into frozen nothingness. Former government scientist Kara Mason knew the risks when she agreed to escape the laboratories and destroy the DDC’s greatest weapon. But she never expected to be responsible for the harrowed band of escaped volunteers and a cure that could save the world from the grips of the Zoribiatus virus.

Goethe was the inventor of the psychological novel, a pioneer scientist, great man of the theatre and a leading politician. As A. N. Wilson argues in this groundbreaking biography, it was his genius and insatiable curiosity that helped catapult the Western world into the modern era. A N. Wilson tackles the life of Goethe with characteristic wit and verve. From his youth as a wild literary prodigy to his later years as Germany’s most respected elder statesman, Wilson hones in on Goethe’s undying obsession with the work he would spend his entire life writing – Faust.

Charlie has accepted a commission in the US Army and the duty to build Earth's defenses before the Anguilar return for a larger attack to conquer his homeworld once and for all. But Giblet has other ideas. Obsessed with revenge against the Anguilar General Zan-Tar for the death of the woman he loved, Gib steals a starfighter and sets off on a suicide mission for the heart of the Anguilar Empire. Charlie is forced to make a decision: do his duty to his home and his people...or race to save his friend on the road of vengeance.

Ashley fantasizes about Marcus all the time. This sexy older man isn’t just attractive. He’s also been a big influence on her life. She’s the overnight manager at his hotel, and that lets her do all of her college studies. He even lets her have the manager apartment there because she can’t afford the dorms. She’s had a crush on him for a long time and it only gets stronger when two men try to rob the place and Marcus defends her in ways that seem impossible.

A group of aliens from the dying planet of Varis has found refuge on Earth. They can blend in like chameleons but what about the next generation? There are no fertile Varisian females. The survival of the Varisian race is dependent on human women, and it becomes the duty of every Varisian man to find a concubine who will bear young. And on alien has his eyes set on Emily. Emily is one of the best undercover detectives in the city, and after living next door to Andrew, she’s come to think of his company as the recharging time that lets her do her job.

From green-lifestyle mavens who endorse products on social media to natural health activists sponsored by organic food companies, the marketplace for advice about how to live life naturally is better stocked than ever. Where did the curious idea of buying one’s way to sustainability come from? In no small part, as Andrew Case shows, the answer lies in the story of entrepreneur and reformer J. I. Rodale, his son Robert Rodale, and their company, the Rodale Press.

Frei und flexibel im Hier und Jetzt leben. Gehen Sie automatisch immer vom Schlimmsten aus? Stressen Sie Situationen, die noch nicht eingetreten sind, oder lauert für Sie hinter jeder Ecke eine Katastrophe? Fühlen Sie sich bei Entscheidungen überfordert und wie gelähmt? Von subtilem Vermeidungsverhalten bis hin zu alptraumhaften Ängsten: Immer ist Erwartungsangst der Motor, der all das antreibt.

A group of aliens from the dying planet of Varis has found refuge on Earth. They can blend in like chameleons but what about the next generation? There are no fertile Varisian females. The survival of the Varisian race is dependent on human women, and it becomes the duty of every Varisian man to find a concubine who will bear young. Nicole has student loans and her parents are in deep financial trouble. She, why turn in her v-card when she can sell it, right? She decides to sell her first time, hoping it will give her a little bit of financial help.

Fenella thought she'd seen it all—until a routine call at a local beauty spot uncovers a gruesome find that digs up dark memories from her past. With the public baying for blood, politicians up in arms and police superiors circling, Fenella faces the toughest case of her career. One in which she will have to battle psychological demons from her past and face down her fears about the future.

Ocean was the driver's name, and it fit her perfectly. Just looking at her, he knew that her beauty was endlessly deep, and behind the allure in her eyes was violent turbulence. She was beyond her curves, chocolate skin, and artistic features. Despite her youth, life had dealt her a bad hand. She had the eyes of a fighter—determined and unafraid. Her pain was evident in the creases of her brow and the natural pout of her full lips. Her amazing eyes revealed a broken soul, fighting to put itself back together.

Natalie Walsh has her entire life in front of her. She is about to graduate from Stanford University in cyber security and computer science. Her dream job is to be a hacker who works alongside law enforcement in the human and sex trafficking division. Her entire world turned upside-down when the summer before her senior year, CIA agents showed up at her door. They found out that Natalie hacked into their database and stole secret files that highlighted illegal experiments that the agents were conducting.

A year ago, I was dragged into what I thought was hell against my will—the Daedalus Palace in the Elysean city of Idaea. Turns out that was just a place, but there's an actual hell here, so now I'm going in there, too. This time, though? Death is pretty much guaranteed, and I'm going in willingly. But if I'm lucky and I somehow survive, I'll get to say that I spent my nineteenth birthday in the Underworld.

One: A time jumper is desperate to remain in this 'overlap' journey but his time is running out. Breaking his self-imposed travel rules, Marcus started a family. Now he will leave not only his deceased wife Ellie, again, but will also suffer the weight of a heart broken by being pulled from his children - unless he can find a way to extend his stay in the overlap.

In this book, Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, a longtime parish priest, offers reflections on the text of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom to help listeners learn to pray the Liturgy and to understand and appreciate the mystery that unfolds each time it is celebrated.

The Tyton people need a champion, and it won’t be a king or an emperor. When the greatest warriors of Tytondom gather to liberate the lost homeworld known as Zal-tytos, Noah and Kayan’s crew must heal wounds that are thousands of years old. Can they solve the mystery of the planet and fight off swarms of genetically altered monsters? This will either be the end of all Tytons, or the start of a true armistice with the Taliz Grand Consortium.