Breathless Encounter

Breathless Encounter
Author: Cindy Dees
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2012-07-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0373277865

A man--only, much more powerful... ...rescues filmmaker Sunny Jordan from certain death on the high seas. Someone wants her dead, but her mysterious savior, Aiden McKay, seems intent on guarding her life--and keeping his emotions at a distance. Sunny never imagines the sexual chemistry involved in being saved by a godlike man, a chemistry the man seems determined to ignore. He has secrets about who he is and how he can navigate oceans with the ease of an underwater killer. Swept up in an adventure, Sunny falls hard for this man whose love runs deep but is potentially deadly....

Running Outside the Comfort Zone

Running Outside the Comfort Zone
Author: Susan Lacke
Publisher: VeloPress
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2019-03-27
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1948006006

????? "I laughed, I cried and I was 100% re-inspired to stick with my own personal fitness goals"Running Outside the Comfort Zone uncovers the brash, bold, and very human sides of running, and along the way Susan Lacke rekindles her own crush on America’s favorite all-comers sport.Running offers much more than road racing! After a decade of writing about running, sports columnist Susan Lacke found herself in a serious running rut. The runners around her seemed to be thriving, setting goals, and having fun, but her own interest in running was lackluster.Seeking to reengage with the sport she once loved, Lacke spends a year exploring running in its many shapes and forms, taking on running challenges that scare her, push her, and downright embarrass her. From races with giant cheese wheels to a regional wife-carrying competition, a naked 5K to climbing the dark stairwells of the Empire State Building, Lacke’s brave forays and misadventures are chronicled in wondrous and funny stories.

The Revisionaries

The Revisionaries
Author: A. R. Moxon
Publisher: Melville House
Total Pages: 609
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1612198724

"A modern-day classic."—Ron Charles, Washington Post “A spectacular invention.”—The New York Times "Compulsively readable."—NPR Things do not bode well for Father Julius. . . A street preacher decked out in denim robes and running shoes, Julius is a source of inspiration for a community that knows nothing of his scandalous origins. But when a nearby mental hospital releases its patients to run amok in his neighborhood, his trusted if bedraggled flock turns expectantly to Julius to find out what’s going on. Amid the descending chaos, Julius encounters a hospital escapee who babbles prophecies of doom, and the growing palpable sense of impending danger intensifies . . . as does the feeling that everyone may be relying on a street preacher just a little too much. Still, Julius decides he must confront the forces that threaten his congregation—including the peculiar followers of a religious cult, the mysterious men and women dressed all in red seen fleetingly amid the bedlam, and an enigmatic smoking figure who seems to know what’s going to happen just before it does. The Revisionaries is a wildly imaginative, masterfully rendered, and suspenseful tale that conjures the bold outlandish stylishness of Thomas Pynchon, Margaret Atwood, and Alan Moore—while being unlike anything that’s come before.

Punch

Punch
Author: Mark Lemon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 514
Release: 1908
Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
ISBN:

Crucible of Time

Crucible of Time
Author: Jeffrey A. Carver
Publisher: Starstream Publications / Book View Cafe
Total Pages: 495
Release: 2019-09-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1611388007

A galaxy in peril . . . The story begun in The Reefs of Time continues. The time-tides caused by Karellia’s defenses have brought the malicious Mindaru AI out of the deep past into the present, threatening Bandicut and Li-Jared, who have arrived at the backwater planet—Li-Jared’s homeworld—to find it on the brink of interplanetary war. Somehow they must forge a peace between Karellia and its neighboring world if the Mindaru threat is to be broken. Back on Shipworld, Ik and Julie Stone risk their lives a second time to stop the Mindaru at their source: a planet near the galactic core, a billion years in the past. Can Antares, the beautiful humanoid who also loves Bandicut, help them? What of Bria the gokat? And Amaduse, the most influential librarian in Shipworld? And in the deep time of the galaxy’s early history, by the light of a million suns, the Mindaru do hideous things to an innocent species. The Mindaru plan for the altered creatures bears momentous possibilities even the deadly AI cannot predict. Time is critical. Time is elastic. And time is running out. Conclusion of the unmissable two-part “Out of Time” sequence begun in The Reefs of Time, from Jeffrey A. Carver, Nebula-nominated author of Eternity's End. PRAISE FOR THE REEFS OF TIME / CRUCIBLE OF TIME: “Classic science fiction with engaging characters and richly imagined worlds!” —Greg Bear; author of The Unfinished Land and The War Dogs Trilogy “Jeffrey A. Carver’s remarkable long-awaited duology The Reefs of Time / Crucible of Time is a welcome addition to The Chaos Chronicles, certifying his continuing mastery of action and adventure at the boundaries of space opera and hard SF.” —Steve Miller, co-author of The Liaden Universe PRAISE FOR THE CHAOS CHRONICLES: “Carver does his usual outstanding job of juggling multiple viewpoints and plot threads while casting his protagonists’ adventures against a sweeping, intergalactic backdrop. Yet Bandicut’s story is ultimately a very human one about determination, seat-of-the-pants ingenuity, and courage in the face of overwhelming danger.” —Booklist “Another splendid adventure, with intriguing puzzles, first-rate problem-solving, and an impressive array of alien characters, motives, and methods.” — Kirkus (starred review) “Reveals an alien encounter brushing hard against a soul, and takes us from there to the far reaches of the cosmos, all with the sure touch of a writer who knows his science. Jeff Carver has done it again!” —David Brin “Remarkably expansive vision.” —Analog “A dazzling, thrilling, innovative space opera.” —Kirkus “Fertile imagination and... a host of engagingly sympathetic characters.” —Library Journal

Six Mountain Hikes from around the world

Six Mountain Hikes from around the world
Author: Paul Carpenter
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2011-03-20
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1446612309

You never know what's around the next corner and if I hadn't been inquisitive enough to find out, I wouldn't have experienced many of the sights and sounds beyond my horizon that I've seen while creating this book. Such as the realization of hearing the sound of nothing amongst the giants of Norway, or falling asleep to the singing of Maori in New Zealand nor (especially nice for a truck driver like me) sitting 10,000 feet up in the Sierra Nevada's early in the morning drinking my coffee without the sight of a single person or vehicle, although this was the case during most of my wilderness trips. Includes 80 photos of the locations in: Yosemite national park, The Adirondacks, Scottish Highlands, Austria, Norway and New Zealand.

Special Forces: The Operator

Special Forces: The Operator
Author: Cindy Dees
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2019-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488041377

A Mission Medusa operative and a security specialist take on a terrorist cell poised to attack the Olympics in this high-powered thriller. Intense training has prepared Special Forces member Rebel McQueen for anything . . . that is, except sexy security specialist Avi Bronson. They are complete opposites, and yet only Rebel and Avi believe in an imminent terrorist attack. Together, they must protect thousands of innocent lives. But who will save Rebel from certain heartache if she dares to succumb to Avi—and their most dangerous attraction?

Harlequin Romantic Suspense July 2019 Box Set

Harlequin Romantic Suspense July 2019 Box Set
Author: Geri Krotow
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 940
Release: 2019-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488041652

Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection! COLTON’S MISTAKEN IDENTITY The Coltons of Roaring Springs by Geri Krotow Posing as her twin is easy for Phoebe Colton until she meets sexy Prescott Reynolds, whose dangerous action roles in films become too realistic when a stalker comes after Phoebe and forces them onto a dangerous cross-country road trip. COLTON 911: COWBOY’S RESCUE Colton Search and Rescue by Marie Ferrarella A sudden hurricane shakes up more than just the buildings in and around Whisperwood, Texas. A long-awaited wedding is put on hold, and as Jonah Colton rescues Maggie Reeves, the bad girl home to make amends, a devastating flood reveals a body—and a serial killer is on the loose! SPECIAL FORCES: THE OPERATOR Mission Medusa by Cindy Dees She’s an American Special Forces soldier; he’s an Israeli commando. On a covert mission in Australia, they have two weeks to stop a terror attack at the Olympics…and fall in love. Let the games begin! RANCHER’S HOSTAGE RESCUE The McCall Adventure Ranch by Beth Cornelison When Dave Giblan and Lilly Shaw are held hostage by an armed man, they must overcome personal heartaches and grudges to survive the ordeal…and claim the healing of true love.

The Cleaner

The Cleaner
Author: Elisabeth Herrmann
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2016-03-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786580055

An unforgettable heroine. An unforgiveable past. For fans of Child 44, The Lives of Others, and Stasi Child, The Cleaner is a gripping thriller that will chill and intrigue as the sins of the past catch up with the secrets of the present. Pools of blood, scenes of carnage, signs of agonising death - who deals with the aftermath of violence once the bodies have been taken away? Judith Kepler has seen it all. She is a crime scene specialist. She turns crime scenes back into habitable spaces. She is a cleaner. It is at the home of a woman who has been brutally murdered that she is suddenly confronted with her own past. The murder victim knew Judith's secret: as a child Judith was sent to an orphanage under mysterious circumstances - parentage unknown. And the East German secret police were always there, in the background. . . . When Judith begins to ask questions, she becomes the target of some powerful enemies. And nothing will ever be the same again.

This World: Playground or Battleground?

This World: Playground or Battleground?
Author: A. W. Tozer
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2009-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1600663532

We are at war. But our biggest problem is that we don’t realize we are at war. We battle “against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” Yet we foolishly act as if we live in times of peace and feasting without danger in sight. Tozer says it best himself, “People think of the world not as a battleground, but as a playground. We are not here to fight; we are here to frolic. . .The 'worship' growing out of such a view itself has become a sort of sanctified nightclub without champagne." With the vigorous and poignant style that has made his words timeless, Tozer calls the church to embrace reality. There is a spiritual battle happening all around us. It’s time we fight.