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By day, Yosyph appears nothing more than a mute tavern-hand. By nigh,t he plans a revolution and slips through shadow, rescuing those marked for death by the xenophobic queen. When he learns that thousands of his people will be sent as slaves to the mines, he must choose — fight the royal army with an ill-prepared rebellion or journey to the land of his ancestors through the deadly King's Trial. If he succeeds, he'll win his kin's loyalty and their help.

Thanks to Gemma and the nanomites’ timely intervention, President Jackson survives Vice President Harmon’s attempt to assassinate him and seize the presidency. Back in Albuquerque, Gemma makes a difficult decision: She allows the explosion that killed her identical twin sister to serve as the cover-up for her own “death.” Half a year later, Gemma emerges from hiding as Jayda Locke. Soon after, the President’s sole contact within the NSA, an old and trusted friend, vanishes.

Dynamic Romanian multi-millionaire Nicolae Carpathia's sphere of influence steadily grows as he parlays his looks, charm, charisma, and intellectual brilliance into success in business and politics. But is it mere coincidence that those who oppose or offend or even slight him suffer to the point of death?

In a realm where the left hand marks a man as cursed, Arlen Wyth has spent his life fighting for acceptance. Scorned by his own people and burdened by a faith he struggles to understand, he seeks only to prove he's more than the affliction of his birth. But when a forbidden journey reveals a terrifying truth—the Saxone war clans are preparing to invade—Arlen finds himself caught between the suspicion of his countrymen and the destruction racing toward their shores. No one will believe the warning of a cursed young man. No one, that is, except those who would use him for their own designs.

The thrilling first book in an epic new fantasy series from Christy Award-winning author, Jill Williamson.

This original story from Donovan M. Neal expands on earlier events that helped shape the angelic-world of the Third Heaven Universe, with some surprising nods to the Third Heaven stories that will delight fans of the books. Return to the realm of angels, to the time before time: a time before the rise of fallen stars, and explore the realm of Limbo...the realm where all your choices live and from which no one can escape.

Many people died when the End times came. Those who survived did so by building bubbles, protective domes that protected them from the radioactive ash beyond. Keeping one running takes a village. It's for this reason, that everyone has their role to play. Except the Elders. Their only job is to remind the ones born after the End that life is about more than mere survival.

The sudden appearance of Fayette's brother leaves the palace on alert. As Ida is left reeling at the news of the pregnancy she makes a decision that will change the fate of many in Fidem. As she runs away from home, terrible news of betrayal arrives that almost leaves Mathias a broken man. Will Ida return to her place in the palace? Will the betrayal leave Fidem in civil war or can young Ida play a bigger role than she ever thought possible?

The throne has been secured, but at what cost? As our new rulers find their feet, they learn that not everyone has their best interests at heart. As old friends test their loyalty, a new threat emerges. Reports of giant warriors leaving a wake of destruction throughout the empire drives Mathias and Fayette on different paths. As all starts to fall down around them, a little girl called Ida cements her place in their hearts as their adopted daughter. With a major threat in the north and trouble close to Maiestate, the emergence of a new face puts the fear into the heart of Fayette.

After her family is killed in the cleansing, Bethany’s purpose in life has changed. No longer will she be allowed to work to save her dying planet. As a slave, endurance is her goal as she marks each day as one moment closer to an eternity spent reunited with those she loved. But when her planet is invaded, everything changes. Now, she must decide either to align herself with those who condemned her faith and killed her family or with the warriors who have conquered her world. Ultimately, her choice will mean life or death for more than just her planet’s ecosystem.

Life in Abney, Texas, is predictable and safe - until the night a massive solar flare wipes out all modern technology. Shelby Sparks, novelist and single mom, had one goal: to provide for her diabetic son. In the wake of this global disaster, her mission hasn't changed. Only now, medication is a priceless commodity and the future resembles an apocalyptic nightmare. Max Berkman and Shelby were once sweethearts, but he lost his chance at claiming her love years ago. When the abrupt loss of power ushers him into a leadership role, he rises to the occasion.

Exiled exorcist Lucian Negru deserted his lover in Hell in exchange for saving his sister Catarina's soul, but Catarina doesn't want salvation. She wants Lucian to help her fulfill her dark covenant with the Fallen Angels by using his power to open the Hell Gates. Catarina intends to lead the Fallen's hordes out of Hell and into the parallel dimension of Woerld, Heaven's frontline of defense between Earth and Hell. When Lucian refuses to help his sister, she imprisons and cripples him...

After the tragic loss of their best friend, NP, and nearly bringing the Catholic Church to its knees, Graham, Hannah, and Rosette once again are stuck in the middle of a worldwide conspiracy that dates back 10,000 years. After discovering the main astrological code which led them to decode the Bible and nearly destroy the Catholic Church, they thought that they had gotten to the deepest secret of the universe. Boy were they wrong.

Discovering she is another world’s prophesied heroine was not something Hannah Winters could have ever predicted. However, having accepted the mantle of Aerisia’s Artan, Hannah must now move beyond the pain of the past and conquer her magic in order to save this land.

Hannah's college plans didn't include becoming the savior of a parallel world and getting tangled up with an immortal warrior.... The mystery of other worlds is not one Hannah Winters ever dreamed she’d solve. She also never counted on meeting an elderly stranger bearing an enchanted moonstone during her evening run, a stranger claiming to have crossed from another world in search of that realm’s promised deliverer. Her.

Set in the very near future, A Time to Run opens with the strange and sudden, "in the twinkling of an eye", disappearance of millions of the Earth's citizens. Married couple, Matt and Jenny Jacobs, attempt to escape the stranglehold of a Global State ruled over by a thoroughly evil World President, Byron East. In a cashless society the currency is electronic credits. Unless fully tied into the One World System, there will be no credits, no means to buy or sell, no ability to afford travel or the fuel to travel - therefore no means of escape! But the wind is still free.

Un androide entra in chiesa e si scatena il pandemonio. Soprattutto quando chiede ad un giovane prete di potergli confessare i propri peccati, ricevere l’assoluzione ed infine il sacramento della comunione. Il giovane prete è disponibile a prendere in considerazione l’idea, ma il suo superiore reagisce indignato. Decidono allora (o forse qualcuno li spinge verso questa decisione) di organizzare un incontro con il vescovo e anche con un cardinale. A questa strana riunione si unisce l’inventore della tecnologia e, per non escludere nessuno, anche un rabbino.

But when the prince she betrayed arrives at the prison, promising freedom in exchange for allegiance to him in marriage, Mara agrees to his terms. Her hasty decision is soon tested. The journey to the palace is riddled with difficulty, but Mara has nowhere else to turn. As she presses on in the face of fierce wolves, violent lightning storms, and the threat of being captured by the rebel army she deserted, can the unlikely princess learn to trust her lifelong enemy?

This is a collection of the first four titles from the Jake Stark Mysteries series with a short bonus story. It includes The Gorham Vampire, The Burning Town, Whispers of the Lost, Heart of Ice, and A Jake Stark Christmas.

A 6,000-year war rages and now the demonic Fallen are coming for him - the one man shrouded in mystery. Only Validus stands in their way. Validus is the last and least of God's angels, but he's seen much across the millennia since his creation. Empires have risen and fallen as angelic and demonic forces battle in a raging war that will determine humanity's fate - and the fate of his defeated brothers.