Download or read book Skyler Phoenix written by Damien Benoit-LeDoux and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-09 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skyler finally had it all... ...but for the third time, the state had taken everything away from him. It wasn't his fault, though, or was it? If only he hadn't been so stupid... If only he hadn't been so careless... If only he hadn't fallen in love with his best friend, Cameron. Now, sitting in the social worker's SUV, he stared at his new house and the strangers standing on the front steps. His life had been an uphill climb, and now he had to start over. Again. One day, he might call them family, but he had finally learned his lesson. This time, Skyler wouldn't be stupid. This time, Skyler wouldn't be careless. And no matter what, he definitely, absolutely, wouldn't fall in love with another cute boy. Skyler Phoenix is the first book of the Love Grows in Honest Places series. Get it now. This book was previously published as THE CLIMB.

Download or read book And Falling Fly written by Skyler White and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Intriguing from page one…White asks hard questions about desire, damnation, love and sacrifice in a beautiful, poetic way that will keep you utterly spellbound.”—Anya Bast In a dark and seedy underground of burned-out rock stars and angels-turned-vampires, a revolutionary neuroscientist and a fallen angel must pit medicine against mythology in an attempt to erase their tortured pasts... Olivia, vampire and fallen angel of desire, is hopeless...and damned. Since the fall from Eden, she has hungered for love, but fed only on desire. Dominic O'Shaughnessy is a neuroscientist plagued by impossible visions. When his research and her despair collide at L'OtelMathillide—a subterranean hell of beauty, demons, and dreams—rationalist and angel unite in a clash of desire and damnation that threatens to destroy them both.

Download or read book Philosophy and Breaking Bad written by Kevin S. Decker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-23 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume considers the numerous philosophical ideas and arguments found in and inspired by the critically acclaimed series Breaking Bad. This show garnered both critical and popular attention for its portrayal of a cancer-stricken, middle-aged, middle-class, high school chemistry teacher’s drift into the dark world of selling methamphetamine to support his family. Its characters, situations, and aesthetic raise serious and familiar philosophical issues, especially related to ethics and morality. The show provokes a bevy of rich questions and discussion points, such as: What are the ethical issues surrounding drugs? What lessons about existentialism and fatalism does the show present? How does the show grapple with the concept of the end ‘justifying’ the means? Is Walt really free not to ‘break bad’? Can he be redeemed? What is the definition and nature of badness (or evil) itself? Contributors address these and other questions as they dissect the legacy of the show and discuss its contributions to philosophical conversations.

Download or read book Niche Please written by Skyler Irvine and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram. These words are enough to strike fear in the heart of any established business owner over thirty-five. But there's good news for entrepreneurs overwhelmed by social trends in digital media: you don't have to be an expert in every platform, change your business model, or hire a marketing intern. But this doesn't mean your work is done. You've already conquered the enormous challenge of building a successful company or small business. Now, it's time to find your niche and own it. In Niche, Please!, Skyler Irvine shows you how to adapt your marketing strategy, meaningfully connect with your customers, and focus on the platform that drives results. Technology may have changed, but your story hasn't. This book will show you how to build a lasting brand that survives downturns, capitalizes on opportunity, and thrives throughout change.

Download or read book Dreaming of Eden written by James Lucien and published by James Lucien. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreaming of Eden is a rapid-paced, action-heavy, post-cyberpunk thriller, supercharged with excitement and enlightenment. A full-length novel with a spiritual journey laced between the hammering heartbeats of the inspirational story.

Download or read book Skylar s Outlaw written by Linda Warren and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skylar, the youngest Belle daughter, is known as the rebellious sister. But her days of sowing wild oats are over—now her life's about running the family ranch and keeping her four-year-old daughter safe. And Skylar doesn't feel very safe around Cooper Yates, High Five's foreman…and a former criminal. Cooper can't shake his reputation as an outlaw. Being framed for a crime he didn't commit is one thing. A stubborn boss lady making him feel he doesn't belong on the ranch—the only home he's known in years—is another. But when danger threatens her child, Cooper has a chance to show Skylar what really separates the good guys from the bad.

Download or read book The Methods of Breaking Bad written by Jacob Blevins and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vince Gilligan's Breaking Bad is a central work in the recent renaissance in television-making. The visionary scope and complexity of the series demand rigorous critical analysis. This collection of new essays focuses on a variety of themes. Walter White is discussed as father, psychopath and scientist and as an example of masculinity. The essayists examine the series in terms of gender, neo-liberal politics and health care reform, as well as the more traditional aesthetic categories of narrative construction, experimentation, allusion and genre. With television the dominant artistic medium of early 21st century America, Breaking Bad should be viewed as a superbly designed work reflecting widespread cultural concerns.

Download or read book Crime TV written by Jonathan A. Grubb and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book offers a straightforward and vibrant approach to the study of criminal behavior and contemporary criminal justice issues through the use of popular TV shows. Students, researchers, and anyone else interested in crime will find this book an accessible and informative resource for understanding the causes of crime and how society responds to crime"--

Download or read book Blackcollar The Judas Solution written by Timothy Zahn and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LEGENDARY WARRIORS¾THE ONLY HOPE OF A CONQUERED EARTH Damon Lathe and his blackcollar combat team face their most serious challenge. On one of the conquered human colony worlds is a Ryqril tactical center through which flows an entire sector's worth of military data. If the blackcollars can find a way inside, it could tip the balance in the current Ryqril-Chryselli war. It could even start humanity on the path back to ultimate freedom. But the Ryqril aren't sitting idly by. Under threat of reprisals against his world, Prefect Jamus Galway of Plinry is already on the case. His plan: to turn the blackcollars and their combat skill into unknowing tools of the Ryqril. His hidden ace: a clone duplicate of Lathe's ally Allan Caine, ready to be slipped into Lathe's inner circle. It will be the blackcollars' most important mission. It may also be their last. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Praise for the science fiction of Timothy Zahn: "Zahn keeps the story moving at a breakneck pace, maintaining excitement."¾Publishers Weekly "._._. finely wrought space adventure [with] social, political and emotional complications, all of which Zahn treats with his usual skill." ¾Booklist

Download or read book Smoke and Mirrors written by Christine Pope and published by Dark Valentine Press. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the truth burns away her illusions, only one man can break her fall. A few months ago, Skyler Fields didn’t believe witches were real. Until she was kidnapped and held prisoner in a facility that forced her to face the fact — she is one. And not just a run-of-the-broom witch with a cool party trick, either. She can control fire with a mere thought, and detect when other witches are nearby. Freed with the help of a fellow prisoner, she follows her thumb to Arizona, where, she’s told, the Wilcox clan will give her the help she needs. She never expected the first Wilcox she meets to make her pulse race. With his tall, dark good looks and smoke-gray eyes, Jasper Wilcox could easily distract Skyler from her mission. But she has questions about her heritage, and the buzzing in her head tells her she’s in the presence of a warlock who can get her the answers she so desperately craves. As Skyler and Jasper work to peel away the lies surrounding the source of her gifts, they are irresistibly drawn together. But the deeper they dig, the greater the danger that the truth will tear them apart...and put the entire Wilcox clan in danger. KEYWORDS: witch, witches, witch clan, witch family, soul mate, fated mate, psychic, Arizona, Jerome, Flagstaff, mining town, warlock love, wizard love, witch love, romantic novels, witches of Cleopatra Hill, road trip, Homeland Security, DHS, government agent, secret government program

Download or read book Shadow of a Doubt written by Skylar James and published by Adaptive Books. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James presents a heartfelt story about the friendship between a young girl and her ambitious racehorse. Illustrations.

Download or read book The Witches of Wheeler Park written by Christine Pope and published by Dark Valentine Press. This book was released on 2023-02-11 with total page 2395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The entire Witches of Wheeler Park paranormal romance saga, now available in one super-sized boxed set! This set includes the complete text of all nine books (8 full-length novels + 1 novella) — three-quarters of a million words! STORM BORN A woman with a stormy gift. An evil hungry to use her for a dark purpose. A warlock determined to protect her with his life…. THUNDER ROAD Addie ran to keep Jake and the Wilcox witch clan safe. She underestimates Jake’s love—and the danger about to consume her like wildfire. WINDS OF CHANGE Addie is trapped in her worst nightmare. But there’s a faint glimmer that could be hope—or a signal that time has run out for everyone she loves. MIND GAMES A witch whose mind-reading means survival. The one man who can bring her in from the cold. A nightmare wearing a deceptive label: family. A WHEELER PARK CHRISTMAS If Jake is going to have snow for his proposal to Addie, the Wilcox clan will have to break a powerful spell — without making things worse. BLOOD TIES One kiss ignites a need Joanna and Randall tried hard to ignore. But when he disappears, is it a case of cold feet…or a kidnapping? HEALING HANDS Two witch-kind, one mission to track down a mysterious healer. But in the end, the lies they tell each other could cost them everything. WISHFUL THINKING Making wishes is her superpower. Until she loses her temper…and makes the one wish that could cost her the love of her life. SMOKE AND MIRRORS A Wilcox warlock makes a brand-new witch’s heart race. But the truth behind the origin of her powers could put the entire clan in danger….

Download or read book Star Worlds written by William S Bainbridge and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Star Worlds explores the future-oriented universe of online virtual worlds connected with popular science fiction—specifically, with Star Wars and Star Trek—that have been inhabited for over a decade by computer gamers. The Star Wars and Star Trek franchises, both of which have shaped the dominant science fiction mythologies of the last half-century, offer profound conceptions of the tension between freedom and control in human economic, political, and social interactions. Bainbridge investigates the human and technological dynamics of four online virtual worlds based on these two very different traditions: the massive multiplayer online games Star Wars Galaxies; Star Wars: The Old Republic; Star Trek Online; and the Star Trek community in the non-game, user-created virtual environment, Second Life. The four “star worlds” explored in this book illustrate the dilemmas concerning the role of technology as liberator or oppressor in our post-industrial society, and represent computer simulations of future possibilities of human experience. Bainbridge considers the relationship between a real person and the role that person plays, the relationship of an individual to society, and the relationship of human beings to computing technology. In addition to collecting ethnographic and quantitative data about the social behavior of other players, he has immersed himself in each of these worlds, role-playing 14 avatars with different skills and goals to gain new insights into the variety of player experience from a personal perspective.

Download or read book The Climb written by DAMIEN. BENOIT-LEDOUX and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In-the-closet gay high school sophomore Skyler Phoenix found himself madly in love with his best friend, Cameron. As the two boys become more intimate, Skyler's family life crumbles after his conservative and extremely religious foster parents discover their son's secret relationship and quickly disown him. Now, feeling lost and heartbroken, and ripped from the foster home he shared for years, Skyler struggles to understand acceptance and questions his place in an unnerving world. Piece by piece, Skyler's defenses melt as he begins to experience unconditional love for the first time after moving in with a new foster family. With his old life behind him and new family by his side, Skyler slowly conquers his personal struggles of loss, self-love, and coming out as a gay teen. Even though he is well on his journey to acceptance, he remains unsure of how to love again.As the nights get longer and the summer unfolds, Skyler finds himself completely enamoured with a new classmate named Kalin Mars. Remembering the love and loss of his best friend, Skyler is faced with the tough choice of guarding his emotions or allowing a new love be born from the ashes of his broken heart.

Download or read book The Right Way written by Skyler Anderson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fredy lives with his American family in Utah where they are faithful members of an American-born religion. He runs his own American business, pays his American taxes, and employs several American citizens. He's living the American dream. But that dream quickly becomes a nightmare when he's pulled over for a simple misunderstanding after the authorities discover he's not actually an American citizen. Now, nearly thirty years after his parents brought him to the United States, Fredy is thrust into the foreign world of detention and immigration court. As the possibility of deportation becomes more and more likely, Fredy's only chance of being reunited with his wife and children now lies with Todd Becker, a rookie immigration lawyer who offers to help. Todd is forced into a baptism by fire, navigating the senseless complexities of immigration law while attempting to reconcile the conflicts between his faith, his political beliefs, and his family relationships in his small, conservative community without losing sight of the end goal of keeping Fredy's family together.The Right Way takes the reader deep into the labyrinth of modern U.S. immigration law, confronting the conflicting interests of politics, religion, the law, and human decency, showing that immigrating "the right way" is not as simple as waiting at the end of a line.

Download or read book BASE written by Robert Adamson and published by XMLAuthor. This book was released on 2022-06-19 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BASE: The Edge of Reality 2nd Edition Imagine a future from where you explore endless worlds and repeatedly live an entire life anywhere and at any time of your choosing. Skyler Anderson is a handsome young tour guide sailing the Napali Coast in Kauai. One day, a mysterious, inexplicable rainbow leads him on a journey where he encounters a team of software engineers and scientists secretly working on a solution for interstellar flight. He teams up with a beautiful astronomer and finds island romance, friendship, and a breathtaking adventure to the stars. Yet only one original Base Civilization would be the first. Who was the old Monk that called himself the Keeper of the Gateless Gate? What caused the rainbow aberration?

Download or read book Too Close written by R. Phoenix and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skylar Orion's life has been complicated ever since his mother abandoned him and his sister Evie. Making ends meet seemed impossible until Tate Chandler took them in -- his knight in shining armor who promised to make life about more than just surviving. But Tate is not the man he seemed to be, and even his whispered I love yous and generous gifts do little to soothe the pain he causes. Knowing he can't give his sister all that she deserves without Tate, Skylar stays with him, relying on bad puns and a worse sense of humor to keep up the charade. He will do anything for his sister, even if that means acting the responsible adult and going back to his old high school to meet Dexter Weston, the hot math teacher who can make even algebra interesting. Sparks fly between the two of them, but with his dependence on Tate, Skylar isn't free to follow his heart. He wants what is best for Evie, but can he pass up the chance to find love that heals instead of harms?