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Ethan may have followed his high school sweetheart to college only to get dumped his first day there, but that won't stop him from exploring his new life. Things start looking up when he meets Wyatt, who's mysterious, grouchy, hot - and possibly not gay. When their friendship deepens into something neither expects, Ethan has a new challenge: convince Wyatt this isn't just a pity fling but something more serious.

Why do the UN and certain politicians in the US and Western Europe continue to promote the fraudulent global warming hypothesis? With regards to the UN, it is all about the money—money for research and to affect socio-economic change. For many politicians, it is all about the power—the power to control the lives of the electorate. Power is the ultimate narcotic.

From the biggest names in urban fiction comes a collection of unforgettable stories of urban love and its consequences.

Just like we do today, the writers and chief actors of the Old Testament felt a deep longing for the presence of God. It is symbolized in the temple ruins, and before it the temple itself, and before that the ark of the covenant and the tabernacle that housed it, and before that the Garden of Eden. In response to this longing, God shares his ultimate mission, in which his people play a part: the expansion of Eden, the temple of God's presence, to all peoples throughout the earth.

Sniper Elite: Origins is three original stories set in the world of the hit video game that explore the beginnings of Karl Fairburne, the Sniper Elite. In Water Line, Karl Fairburn is a new recruit fighting on the front line. Battle weary, low on morale and holding a bridge in a rear-guard action to delay the German onslaught. This is where he comes to understand his place in the war. The beginning of his training for life behind the lines starts in Home Ground. Karl is recruited into the SOE to learn sabotage, espionage and assassination.

In the farthest reaches of space, where light barely touches and time warps into oblivion, an entire fleet vanished without a trace. Ten years later, a single, chilling transmission is received: “This is Commander Adrian Wolfe… Ghost Fleet… requesting assistance.” Captain Elena Vasquez thought she had buried the memory of Wolfe, the man she once loved, along with the fleet’s disappearance. But now, his desperate call for help pulls her into the dark unknown—a place where nightmares are real, and the dead do not rest.

Eli Wright doesn’t follow anyone’s rules. When he was 17, his parents threw him out of the house for being gay. He’s been making his own way for the past five years and he’s not about to change himself for anyone’s expectations. For now, romance can wait. There are plenty of hot guys to keep him entertained until he finds someone special. Quinn Maloney kept the peace and his closeted boyfriend’s secrets for 10 years. One morning he got a hell of a wake-up along with his coffee. Not only did the boyfriend cheat on him, but he’s marrying the girl he knocked up.

A man receives the gift of pleasure at the hands of two expert lovers. Boyhood sweethearts get a second chance at romance. Two very proper gentlemen indulge their forbidden desires. And a Christmas tree farmer has an epiphany. It may be cold outside but these four holiday novellas will warm you up.

Shawanda Jackson never wanted to be a mother, and Bedford Hills Penitentiary is no place to raise a family. But her life begins to change when she is assigned to the Puppies Behind Bars program, where she trains puppies that will go on to become bomb detecting canines. The puppies melt the armor around her heart, but when she is paroled and confronted by the harsh realities of the streets, Shawanda must decide between her criminal past or the promise of a better future. The problem is, no one in her life understands her—or the bonds that form between dogs and the people that love them. ...

When local DJ Travis Jameson is found dead at the radio station, it sends shockwaves through the tight-knit community. Sheriff Frank Miller, a man weary of secrets, is tasked with finding the truth. But as he and journalist Lucy Hartman dig deeper, they uncover more than just a murder. Whispers of a long-buried tragedy begin to resurface—a fire that destroyed the town’s high school decades ago, leaving five students dead. The case was closed, ruled an accident, but the deeper Frank and Lucy look, the more they realize that the fire was anything but.

Bartender Tony Gemetti has it all: a rich, hot boyfriend, a McMansion in the ’burbs, and unlimited sex in an expectation-free zone. He thought that was all he ever wanted out of any relationship - until Jack begins making excuses for frequent disappearances. Realizing he has more than his libido and enough drawers for his T-shirt collection riding on this relationship, Tony figures it’s time to find out what’s going on.

Hearing those words from his very straight, very ex-best friend doesn’t put Nate in a helpful mood. Not only did Kellan Brooks’s father destroy Nate’s family in his quest for power, but Kellan broke Nate’s heart back in high school. Nate thought he could trust his best friend with the revelation that he might be gay, only to find out he was horribly wrong and become the laughingstock of the whole school. Kellan must be truly desperate if he’s turning to Nate now.

Imaginations will soar from the forest floor up through the canopy and back down again, following the circle of life in this clever adaptation of the song "The Green Grass Grew All Around". The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of the animals (jaguars, emerald tree boas, leafcutter ants, sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and bats) and plants (kapok trees, liana vines, and bromeliads) living in the lush Amazon rainforest.

Adventure awaits… Free fall into exciting worlds full of dragons and heroes. Dragons come face-to-face with meddlesome humans. Hunters seek revenge for fiery destruction. Some want to live in peace while some crave to make others quake with fear. Can the vicious cycle of misunderstanding be broken? Featuring stories by Francesco Parisi, Annie Snow, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Edgar Mahaffey, Sean E. Britten, K.A. Masters, S.E.M. Ishida, Rose McClary, Daividh Eideard Mitchell, Iren Adams, Charles Kyffhausen, Ryan Brinson, and J.E. Feldman.

What happens when a group of hardcore gamers gets zapped into their favorite game? Chaos. Absolute chaos. Join the team—five friends who know their way around a controller but weren’t prepared for the reality of pixelated enemies, glitchy bosses, and the unrelenting madness of a world where every move could be their last. Trapped in a high-stakes game, they must battle through wild biomes, avoid respawn disasters, and take down colossal, nostalgic gaming villains to survive.

Armed with overconfidence, questionable piloting skills, and a ship held together by sarcasm (courtesy of ZETA, their snarky AI), Dirk and his ragtag team navigate the galaxy’s most dangerous challenges—including rogue space bacteria, deadly sports tournaments, and the occasional bounty hunter out for revenge.

Gavin Montgomery does what’s expected of him by his wealthy and powerful family - look good in a tuxedo and don’t make waves. When a friend takes a leap off a bridge, Gavin tries to save him, only to fall in with him. At least at the bottom of the river he won’t feel like such a disappointment to his family. But he’s pulled from the water by a man with an iron grip, a sexy mouth, and a chip on his shoulder the size of the national deficit.

His adopted siblings are all overachievers, thanks to his driven, liberal parents, but Kieran has elected to avoid disappointing anyone by not getting their hopes up. He's coasting through his early 20s when he's hit head-on by Theo. The successful decade-older Broadway producer sweeps him off his feet for a whirlwind of 13 months that are pretty sweet, until it all comes screeching to a halt on Valentine's Day, with an unexpected proposal via an NYC Times Square flash mob.

Aeren Silverleaf never wanted to be a hero. As a skilled elven ranger, she’s spent her life in the shadows of Eirandor’s vast forests, content to live a quiet life away from the intrigues of the empire. But when an ancient and malevolent force known as the Crimson Wraith begins to tear through the veil separating worlds, Aeren is thrust into a battle she cannot escape.

La imaginación se eleva del suelo de la selva, a través del toldo y regresa, siguiendo el círculo de la vida en esta hábil adaptación de la canción Y la hierba verde creció y creció. La selva se hace viva en la medida en que los niños aprenden sobre una amplia variedad de animales y plantas que viven en la exuberante selva del Amazonas. Investiga cada página para encontrar en las ilustraciones, gusanos y mariposas de la selva.