The Protector: MAC

The Protector: MAC
Author: Lisa B. Kamps
Publisher: BimHaven Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2019-02-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0998195162

These men never back away from danger—and always fall hard for love in Cover Six Security, an explosive new series from USA Today Bestselling Author Lisa B. Kamps. Gordon "Mac" MacGregor swore an oath to protect and defend—an oath he continues to uphold as a former Army Ranger specializing in dark ops private security with Cover Six Security. Danger is a constant companion—and one of the few things that make him feel alive. He doesn't expect that danger to come in the form of the Tabitha "TR" Meyers, the only woman who sees him for who he truly is—and the only woman he's ever sworn off. TR rarely abides by the rules, not when there's something she needs—and right now, she needs Mac. She enlists his help for one night, thinking she can simply walk away when it's over. But that one night is just the beginning, thrusting both of them into a dangerous web of scandal and cover-up with roots that run deeper than either of them expects. When TR becomes an unwitting pawn in a game of deception and revenge, Mac will do anything to protect her—even if it means risking his own heart.

The Protector

The Protector
Author: Duncan Falconer
Publisher: Sphere
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2010-09-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0748122281

Three men: an Iraqi, a former coalition soldier and a journalist, drive together from Baghdad towards Fallujah as the US Marines encircle the city to take it apart. It seems the men are on a single mission to seek a recent kidnap victim, but in truth all three have very different aims in the besieged town, and each keep a dark secret from the others. Greed, ambition - and guilt - are what separates their individual motivations, but a single miscalculation could bring an end to them all . . .

The Protector 2

The Protector 2
Author: Renata W. Müller
Publisher: Alexandra W. Müller
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2021-01-05
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 6156306013

As the old saying goes, you can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family. It was never Raven Bertone’s fault that she was born into the most influential mafia dynasty on the East Coast of the United States. As the revenge-driven members of a rival family seek to take her life, she learns, children must often pay for the mistakes of their parents and grandparents. She promises herself that she will never ever get involved with a man who has the slightest link to the underworld. To hell with those charming, hot bad boys! Here’s to you, shy, gentle bookworms! But vows are made to be broken, so when Rafe Harlan, the cute drug dealer of the university storms into Raven’s life like an whirlwind, this girl surrenders to the temptation. The guy wins not only her trust but her heart as well, and when he smashes it to pieces, they part ways. But not for good... Years later, when the mafia bears down on Raven once more and she has to flee, it’s a trick of fate that her safety depends on the very person who has already broken her heart, and crushed her trust.

Obsessed

Obsessed
Author: Sloane Kennedy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2020-04-30
Genre:
ISBN:

I wanted him from the moment I laid eyes on him and from that point on, the question wasn't if I'd have him but when...Thirty-five-year-old Matias de la Vega is good at one thing and one thing only. Though he doesn't officially carry the title of killer when it comes to his role in an underground vigilante group, he's got no problem getting his hands dirty if it means getting justice for those who can't get it on their own.Such is the case when single dad Sam Wittier is confronted by a stalker bent on murder. While neutralizing the threat is all in a day's work for Matias, what comes after is anything but. Although Matias isn't particularly surprised by his attraction to the older Sam, his inability to walk away from the still-grieving widower is a complication.An unexpected and dangerous complication...Nothing about the mysterious Matias makes sense to me. The emotionally distant soldier says what he means and takes what he wants. And for whatever reason, what he wants is me. That should have me running for the hills. It should, but it doesn't...For fifty-something Sam Wittier, life is as good as it's been since he lost the man of his dreams more than two decades earlier. After handing the reins of his successful business over to his older son, Sam is happy to settle into the quiet, simple life of being a full-time single dad to his newly adopted little boy.Unfortunately, life didn't get the message. After nearly losing everything to a deranged stalker, Sam finds himself face to face with a man who is anything but quiet and simple. There's no reason he should want the unpredictable, take-no-prisoners Matias in his life or his bed, but just like life, his body isn't getting the message.One night with Sam is all I need to get him out of my head for good. One night will be enough to end my obsession with him. It has to be...While Sam and Matias share a white-hot chemistry that neither has ever known before, that's about all they have in common. But as one passionate encounter leads to another and the line between obsession and need begins to blur, will Matias and Sam find that maybe they aren't so different after all? And what will that mean for the ghosts of the past that have haunted each man for so long?The ghosts that are willing to be buried as well as the ones that aren't...***Although not required, it is highly recommend that you read Protecting Elliot: A Protectors Novella" prior to reading Obsessed. The books feature separate couples but overlap when it comes to timeline/plot.

Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups

Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups
Author: Joe Kissell
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2006-10-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0132712156

Are you making reliable backups and performing regular maintenance on your Mac? Too few Mac users take the time to do so, and they regret it when something goes wrong. That's where Macintosh expert Joe Kissell can help. You'll learn how to keep your Mac running smoothly with a set of daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly tasks, plus get advice on preparing for Mac OS X updates. You'll also find out how to monitor your Mac to detect problems early and where to turn if trouble raises its ugly head. But the most important aspect of maintenance is a rock-solid backup strategy that protects all your important data in the event of catastrophe. To that end, Joe provides an at-a-glance comparison of different strategies, explains the pros and cons of each type of media, and helps you pick the best backup program for your needs. You'll find time-tested recommendations that help you set up, test, and maintain your backups, complete with instructions on how to restore after a crash. Important lessons you'll learn along the way include the utility of having both a duplicate and an archive, the necessity of testing backups, and the importance of offsite backups. In this book you'll find the answers to questions like these: When is my Mac likely to have trouble? How can I find out which unnecessary files are taking up space on my disk? Should I defragment my hard disk and repair permissions regularly? What is the best backup software and hardware? How can I make sure I can restore from my backups?

How to Do Everything with Your iMac, 4th Edition

How to Do Everything with Your iMac, 4th Edition
Author: Todd Stauffer
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2004-05-20
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0072264306

Perform word processing, movie editing, financial planning, database management, Internet surfing, Web page creation, or countless other tasks more simply and quickly than you might have thought possible. Let this thorough, friendly resource show you how! Coverage includes iBook, and all the new features of Mac OS X Panther such as Finder, Expose, iChatAV, Mail, FileVault, Fast-User Switching, Preview, Built-in Faxing, and more.

Light of the Home World

Light of the Home World
Author: Gregory Saunders
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2008-05-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 061520757X

Book 3 of Unknown Country. Humans stranded on an alien planet with no way home and where survival is the question. Struggle and battle confront them, as well as an ages old legend that may come to fulfillment in the embodiment of Astronaut Mac Crowe. Follow as they plunge headlong into more danger than they ever imagined. Hideous aliens want Mac dead and they aren't above holocaust to make that unhappy event occour. But Mac and his alien friends have other ideas and it's sword against sword as they all battle towards destinies they could never have imagined. Visit www.gregoryjsaunders.com

The Protector

The Protector
Author: Jodi Ellen Malpas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2016
Genre: FICTION
ISBN: 9781455597604

-- THIS MAN People think they have Camille Logan nailed: daddy's girl; beautiful, spoiled young woman with her father's bank balance to fund her lifestyle. But Camille is determined to have a life free from his strings. Out on her own, she's made mistakes, including one that found her clawing her way back after a stint in rehab and plenty of bad press. Now, after fighting so hard to be independent and happy, she finds her life threatened as a result of her father's ruthless business dealings. Caught between resentment and fear, Camille prepares herself for the measures her father will take to protect her. But nothing could prepare her for the ex-SAS sniper who crashes into her life. Jake Sharp resides in his own personal hell. He was distracted from duty once before, and the consequences were devastating--both personally and professionally. He vowed never to let that happen again. Accepting the job of bodyguard to Camille Logan isn't the kind of distraction from his demons he should take. Women and Jake don't mix well, yet protecting the heiress seems the lesser of two evils. But Jake soon discovers that she isn't the woman she's perceived to be. She's warm, compassionate, her presence settling, and his duty to protect her soon goes deeper than a well-paid job, no matter how hard he fights it. He needs absolution. He comes to need Camille. But he knows he can't have both.

Covered By A Kiss

Covered By A Kiss
Author: Lisa B. Kamps
Publisher: BimHaven Press
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2019-01-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

She needs him undercover...He needs her forever. Tabitha "TR" Meyers needs a man--and not just any man. She needs one who can act as an escort, as a bodyguard, and as a potential cover while she researches a story--and he needs to rock a tux while doing it. One man is perfect for the job--if TR can convince him to take it. A former Army Ranger specializing in dark ops private security, Gordon "Mac" MacGregor will do anything to get the job done. But when TR shows up with her half-baked plan, Mac realizes going undercover as her date is the one assignment he isn't qualified for. TR won't take no for an answer and Mac finds himself accepting the mission against his better judgment. When the night heats up and sparks fly between them, can this badass operative pass himself off as nothing more than a trophy date? Or will Mac's undercover assignment lead to something more? This 26,000-word novella is the prequel to The Protector: MAC, Cover Six Security 1, and ends in a small cliffhanger.

MPLS in the SDN Era

MPLS in the SDN Era
Author: Antonio Sanchez Monge
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 919
Release: 2015-12-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1491905433

How can you make multivendor services work smoothly on today’s complex networks? This practical book shows you how to deploy a large portfolio of multivendor Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) services on networks, down to the configuration level. You’ll learn where Juniper Network's Junos, Cisco's IOS XR, and OpenContrail, interoperate and where they don’t. Two network and cloud professionals from Juniper describe how MPLS technologies and applications have rapidly evolved through services and architectures such as Ethernet VPNs, Network Function Virtualization, Seamless MPLS, Egress Protection, External Path Computation, and more. This book contains no vendor bias or corporate messages, just solid information on how to get a multivendor network to function optimally. Topics include: Introduction to MPLS and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) The four MPLS Builders (LDP, RSVP-TE, IGP SPRING, and BGP) Layer 3 unicast and multicast MPLS services, Layer 2 VPN, VPLS, and Ethernet VPN Inter-domain MPLS Services Underlay and overlay architectures: data centers, NVO, and NFV Centralized Traffic Engineering and TE bandwidth reservations Scaling MPLS transport and services Transit fast restoration based on the IGP and RSVP-TE FIB optimization and egress service for fast restoration