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Jeb went to the island to find out who had been hacking into his LSIWC programs. What he discovered wasn't what he expected. It was so much more. His childhood past comes back, both to haunt him and give him what he thought was closure. But instead, it gave him a chance for a future he never dreamed could be his. Skylar needed help. What arrived was more than she could have hoped for. A chance to forget the past and focus forward on the man she thought she could never have.

Alone on a primitive planet light-years from Earth, bio-scientist Aric Lindquist believes she has been abandoned by SARC, the sponsor of her research assignment. In the five months since her assistant disappeared, she has struggled to survive Empusa III’s beautiful but hostile environment. Is SARC punishing her because she accused them of breaking protocol in not safeguarding the indigenous humanoids? After a new assistant finally arrives, Aric’s suspicions escalate.

Widowed, single mother Catherine Davenport Carlton has spent her life supporting her political family. Thinking she’s the only one with something to hide. But when family secrets come to light and she realizes she wasn’t on the need-to-know list, she gets fed up. Slipping away for a quiet vacation, Cat wants only to relax. And to ogle the handsome neighbor. He’s exactly the kind of distraction and release she needs. Only, he’s no stranger.

Joseph Levy leads a quiet life in rural Wheaton, Arizona. Retired from a long career in psychiatric research and practice, he reads, writes, and wanders through the mountains and hills near the Native reservation. His quiet life ends, however, when a dental crown replacement goes poorly just before meeting an internet date in California. Thus begins a year of back-to-back nightmare infections, a drug overdose, and two failed relationships.

Teaching is a passion before being a job. It’s chaotic, sometimes stressful, but when you have that fire inside of you, you know how incredibly rewarding having an impact on thousands of young lives can be. And how big of a responsibility that is. One you don’t want to fail. However, no matter how passionate or dedicated you are, if your classroom gets out of control, learning will be negatively impacted.

A modern ice age has all but stamped out human civilization and left the Earth nearly uninhabitable. For Ira Hartman and the dysfunctional band of survivors that surround her, all that’s left of the old world are ghosts trapped beneath the still forming ice sheets. Living in retrofitted tunnels beneath Riverside, California, scrounging for food, supplies, and desperately trying not to kill each other, things could be worse; but when an accident causes the generators powering their shelter’s heating system to be destroyed, hope seems to have run out.

A cruise brought his brother and sister-in-law together, but can lightning strike twice? Not when Knox is assigned to the security for a senior citizen cruise. Sigh…well, not all the Keepers can fall in love on a mission. Planning activities for seniors on a cruise would be easy, right? Nah. Libby discovered crew members kept hitting on her, a medical emergency had her stuck on shore, and the only man to catch her attention sailed away. And when Libby’s shore leave put her in the path of organized crime, Knox rushed to get back to the woman he’d fallen for.

Three prominent world leaders disappear following the World Summit in Kuala Lumpur. The following day, US President John Remy is found dead in his hotel room. Meanwhile, two friends on a road trip across North America come to the aid of a mysterious woman, washed up on the banks of the Colorado River. Somehow, all these events are linked. Choosing to help her plunges them into a nightmarish race across the globe, for she holds a secret that defies all we know about human evolution. Pursued by a deadly force, they must recover a relic so ancient it's fallen into legend.

In the small California town of Santa Marta, oil and water become an explosive mixture when the human elements of lust and greed are thrown into the crucible. When news of a major oil-well discovery in its channel leaks out, the quiet town is rocked by murder and terrorism...and naked desires are unleashed on every level.

A reluctant political son seeks a new life, but is caught off guard by hidden truths and his feelings for his best friend. Bennett Davenport has spent the last 20 years in the military. Avoiding the reality of the secret truth he learned—that he was simply a pawn in a political game.

Seeds to Unfolding is a highly enlightening compendium that assists in unfolding the listener’s inner greatness. With each root and branch of this unconventional audiobook, every word reveals simple methods to attaining inner peace, joy, happiness, and success at any level. This compendium spans the many aspects of living life while simultaneously getting to the heart of how to achieve release, freedom, power, and thus happiness. It's for anyone who works, goes to school, has relationships, sets goals, dreams, laughs, cries, and has felt sadness, anger, or loss.

Surly, rude, selfish, and inconveniently attractive. Meet Milo Papatonis, the king of all jerks. I’m not normally one to judge, but I’ve been down this particular road before and I can unequivocally say he’s earned his title. It’s not enough that Milo crushed my dreams when we were kids, but now I’m somehow being forced to dwell under the same roof with his ill-mannered ass. If he thinks his sexy shower noises and ovary-imploding smile can tempt me into forgetting, he’s nuts.

Poole stopped at an estate to check on the security installation. The side trip on his way toward his vacation destination was supposed to be simple. Then he met the electrician installing the system. Then he found her fascinating. Then he wanted to get to know her more. Then he spent the night with her when a sudden storm approached. Then he wanted to see her again when they parted ways. Yep… complicated. She ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time and now has a target on her back. Yep... dangerous.

When everything suddenly changes into a centuries-old battle for the soul of mankind, is the end near? Now that the threat from Abdul Ba’ith has been eliminated, Lazarus and his team at SOAR hope to help Ricki discover the secret in his journal. That hope is dashed when he discovers that the UDs have even bigger plans in the works - plans that threaten the stability of the entire world.

Adam was sure the security escort would fall into the category of the most boring mission ever. But he enjoyed getting to know the beautiful and intelligent professor’s assistant. But he caught Valerie in a meeting that ended their relationship before it began. When Valerie travels to Columbia, she discovers the man she vowed to forget was the only one who could help her. Wanting to keep her safe as well as seek her forgiveness, Adam rushes to Columbia, and with the help of his fellow LSI Keepers, finds where she is in hiding. They travel together to get back to California.

I’ve always said boyfriends are like martinis. They’re lots of fun at first, but the longer you indulge, the bigger headache they’ll give you. With career goals to crush and more than a few balls in the air, there’s no place in my life for the messy complications of love. Jax Crosby thinks he can tempt me to lose control, and he’s using his daughter to reel me in. He’d be dangerously easy to fall for, but there are more important things in life than love, aren’t there?

Taking responsibility for your life is one of the hardest things there is. Being on your own, without someone to give you specific instruction, can feel overwhelming, even if you love what you do. It’s easy to feel distracted and lose sight of your goals when you feel like you have all the time in the world.

McKenna Nichols, a young wife abandoned by her husband in favor of his work, is left alone to raise their autistic child. Rudy Taylor, who senses McKenna's loneliness and understands the difficulty of raising her daughter, struggles to keep his concern for the young woman biblical. Will McKenna’s faith in God and Rudy’s commitment to his Lord be enough to keep their relationship simple until McKenna's husband one day returns?

A powerful Islamic challenge to conventional Judeo-Christian theology, The First and Final Commandment combines this best-selling author's two books, MisGod'ed and God'ed, within one program. Written in clear, fluid, and at times amusing style, The First and Final Commandment incorporates common sense with scholarly analysis to demand reappraisal of the Judeo-Christian religions.

Do you feel you’re not living the life you want? You have big goals and ambitions but you’re unable to achieve them? Are you trapped in an endless cycle of motivation and resignation that exhausts and drains you? You know that deep inside you have huge potential and that you can give a lot to this world, but you just don’t seem to express it in a consistent way. You might think that intense self-discipline and cutting out all bad habits is an overwhelming task. But real success often lies in the day-to-day ability to overcome the smallest of tasks, the most regular of setbacks.