Guarding Val

Guarding Val
Author: Susan Hayes
Publisher: Black Scroll Publications Ltd.
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2018-07-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1988446295

Valentina Farro is used to being the hunter, not the hunted. That all changes when a vampire seeking vengeance marks her and the rest of her team for death. Now, one of the fiercest members of the Guardians is fighting not just for her life, but the lives of her friends. It should have just been another assignment, but nothing goes according to plan when the vampire Aedan Doyle is hunting leads him into Valentina’s life. Determined to keep the gorgeous warrior safe, Aedan appoints himself as Val’s personal bodyguard. Then he makes sure he’s guarding her beautiful body up close and personal, every chance he gets. As the body count rises, Valentina and Aedan’s new bond is tested to the breaking point. Trusting each other with their lives is one thing, but finding the courage to trust each other with their hearts…that takes a different type of bravery. **Publisher’s Note – This book was previously released as Guarding Valentina Keywords: Alpha Hero, protector, woman in peril, vampire, vampire hunter

Guarding the Invisible Dragons: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #22)

Guarding the Invisible Dragons: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #22)
Author: Tracey West
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2022-09-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338776932

Drake and the other Dragon Masters must help save a nest of baby Invisible Dragons in the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bestselling series! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! A nest of baby Invisible Dragons has been discovered in Aragon and the babies' parents are nowhere to be found! The baby dragons need to eat the fruit from the magical Dragon Tree to keep their invisible powers. But the tree grows on the dangerous Dove Island... Drake, Worm, and Carlos' cousin Val must travel there to find the baby dragons’ parents and the fruit before the baby dragons lose their powers forever! Also, one of the baby dragons forms a close bond with Val. Could Val be a Dragon Master? With engaging black-and-white artwork on every page, kids won't be able to put down this action-packed adventure!

Defending Kyra

Defending Kyra
Author: Susan Hayes
Publisher: Black Scroll Publications Ltd.
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2018-06-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1988446279

Gareth Harkness is a supernatural predator born to hunt his natural enemy – vampires. Hunting isn’t his job, it’s his calling, one that doesn’t leave a lot of time for a normal life. He’s got a mission instead of a mortgage, and the only woman in his life is the nameless beauty who haunts his dreams. Kyra Robinson is too pragmatic to believe in magic, monsters, or things that go bump in the night. She’s forced to change her attitude when a random encounter at her Vancouver nightclub puts her in the sights of a vampire who wants her for his own. Kyra is desired by two men, the hunter, and the killer. After a lifetime of protecting herself, she’ll have to put her heart, and her life, in the hands of a man just as dangerous as the creature hunting her. **Publisher’s Note – This book was previously released as Whispers in the Dark. It has been revised and updated. Alpha hero, vampire hunter, strong heroine, heroine in peril, protector

Automaton Nation

Automaton Nation
Author: Cynthia Kumanchik
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2020-06-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 172836325X

Automaton Nation is perfect for fans of Twilight and Hunger Games, where the stakes are high, love is unexpected, and characters survive in a dystopian world. Val Tate, daughter of a prominent scientist, falls in love with robotic Dat against her parents’ objections. Dat, a Model 500, makes his debut as a chef for the Governor’s Gala. An elite group has gathered to hear Dr. Rod Tate, creator of the Genealogy Project for Robot International. Fused with the brains of the world-renowned Tony De LaFleur, Dat is quickly purchased by the influential Landers. Robotic terrorists break past security and descend with drones, killing many guests. Dat finds a wounded Val and rescues her from the mayhem, and they are attracted at first sight. The robots’ rebellion pushes the couple closer together as they join their cause. Sparks fly between the two as they realize their love is real, although forbidden. As Dat’s celebrity as a sous chef grows, Val’s desire to become an activist for the robots, causes her to see the world differently. But their world is disrupted as the unthinkable happens, and their lives are forever changed.

Programming Language Pragmatics

Programming Language Pragmatics
Author: Michael Scott
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Total Pages: 888
Release: 2000
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1558604421

Programming Language Pragmatics addresses the fundamental principles at work in the most important contemporary languages, highlights the critical relationship between language design and language implementation, and devotes special attention to issues of importance to the expert programmer. Thanks to its rigorous but accessible teaching style, you'll emerge better prepared to choose the best language for particular projects, to make more effective use of languages you already know, and to learn new languages quickly and completely.

Court of Crown and Compass Complete Series Box Set

Court of Crown and Compass Complete Series Box Set
Author: E. Hall
Publisher: Ellie Hall
Total Pages: 1020
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Four-book fae fantasy romance following four sisters as they learn the truth of who they are and work together to save the realms from the Shadow Army. ★Contains THREE BONUS SCENES!★ Four sisters to find. One compass to bind. Four crowns to take. One curse to break. Demons shadow thieve, while the fae court grieve. Before twelve moons turn, else the realm will burn. ★Fae of the North: When Kiki discovers a secret about her past, she’s thrown into another realm that’s nothing like her life as a demon slayer in NYC. While seeking counsel to understand why she has wings, she meets a guy who looks like a Viking and looks at her in a way that makes her fluttery inside. ★Fae of the West: By night, Val hunts demons. By day, she conceals her fae wings and magic, spying on the king. Until she’s caught and forced into an arena fight to the death. But she won’t back down if only to spite the prince who she hates almost more than the king. ★Fae of the South: When Lea and Torren discover they’re locked up together, their alleged crimes are the least of their problems. A crew of misfits releasing demons all over the city try to recruit Lea as the face of disorder. ★Fae of the East: Elsie’s childhood sweetheart turned out to be the crowned scourge of Alvheim. When she has the opportunity to enter the annual Thunder Tournament, she impresses the king with her archery skills, drawing his attention—and she’s not sorry. But he will be. It’s romantic fantasy perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince, from the Folk of the Air series, by Holly Black as well as K.M. Shea’s magical worlds and is chock full of mystery, danger, and sizzling kisses. Get your copy and start reading now!

A Matter of Gravity

A Matter of Gravity
Author: Roy Kimbrell
Publisher: Roy Kimbrell
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2019-07-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Two genetically modified children escape from a government project into a dystopian Washington DC. One is rescued by a data spy after a terrorist attack. The three of them are recaptured by the project where they build a gravity control machine - used as a weapon for US take-over during a new Civil War. The three are captured by Russia and build another.

Grace and Fury

Grace and Fury
Author: Tracy Banghart
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2018-07-31
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0316471399

Bold, brutal, and beautiful, this must-read fantasy is full of fierce sisterhood, action, and political intrigue for fans of The Selection series, Caraval, and The Handmaid's Tale. Serina Tessaro has been groomed her whole life to become a Grace—someone to stand by the heir to the throne as a shining, subjugated example of the perfect woman. It's her chance to secure a better life for her family, and to keep her headstrong and rebellious younger sister, Nomi, out of trouble. But when Nomi catches the Heir's eye instead, Serina is the one who takes the fall for the dangerous secret her sister has been hiding. Trapped in a life she never wanted, Nomi has only one option: surrender to her role as a Grace until she can use her position to save Serina. But this is easier said than done...a traitor walks the halls of the palazzo, and deception lurks in every corner. Meanwhile, Serina is running out of time. Imprisoned on an island where she must fight to the death to survive, surrounded by women stronger than she is, one wrong move could cost her everything. There is no room for weakness on Mount Ruin, especially weaknesses of the heart. Thrilling and captivating, Grace and Fury is a story of fierce sisterhood, and survival in a world that's determined to break you.

Honor Guards

Honor Guards
Author: Radclyffe
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2004-12-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1602822581

The fourth in the Honor Series When you're the president's daughter and the closest thing the country has to a first lady, your life is never really your own. When you're the woman charged to guard the first daughter, and you also happen to be her lover, every moment of every day is filled with challenges—and a mistake could cost you everything. Unbeknownst to either Blair Powell or Secret Service agent Cameron Roberts, they are at the center of a conspiracy that will rock the world when a net of violence and death draws down upon them and the nation. In a journey that begins on the streets of Paris's Left Bank and culminates in a wild flight for their lives, the president's daughter and those who are sworn to protect her wage a desperate struggle for survival.

Arctic Dawn

Arctic Dawn
Author: Karissa Laurel
Publisher: Red Adept Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2016-07-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Alone and exhausted after her month-long sojourn as a shooting star, Solina Mundy flees to southern California to lie low, recuperate, and plot a survival strategy. The one person she trusts to watch her back is her best friend, Skyla Ramirez. But Skyla has been missing for weeks. The arrival of a dangerous stranger and the discovery of a legendary weapon of mass destruction forces Solina out of hiding and back into the fight for her life. Solina knows she won’t last long on her own. She must find out what happened to Skyla and unite her contentious allies if she hopes to track down this devastating weapon before her enemies use it to burn the world to ash.