Download or read book The Naked Sun written by Isaac Asimov and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations. The victim had been so reclusive that he appeared to his associates only through holographic projection. Yet someone had gotten close enough to bludgeon him to death while robots looked on. Now Baley and Olivaw are faced with two clear impossibilities: Either the Solarian was killed by one of his robots--unthinkable under the laws of Robotics--or he was killed by the woman who loved him so much that she never came into his presence!

Download or read book Rules to Break written by Susan Hawke and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Davey's Rule #91: Daddy never loses faith in his boy. Bryan Miller is satisfied with his uncomplicated life. He's a discipline Daddy who's not in the market for any kind of permanent relationship. And why should he be? Like the waves he surfs in the small beach town he calls home, there's always another body available to warm his bed when he tires of the current flavor of the week. Preston Wallace is a snotty rich brat with enough attitude to keep all the Daddies from giving him a chance. He gets it... people are jealous of him for being rich, hot, and fit. It would take a strong Daddy to take him in hand. A casual conversation on the night of Preston's twenty-fifth birthday ties these two stubborn men together in a bet right out of the musical My Fair Lady. Can Daddy Bryan turn the obnoxious brat into a dateable boy within a ninety-day timeframe? Strap in for a roller-coaster of emotions as Bryan takes firm control of a brat who might just need to know someone cares enough to try. This is the second book in Davey's Rules; a series about not-so-perfect Daddies, adorable "boys," and one sassy brat with an insane list of rules. Grab your fan and tissues because this series comes with both a high heat advisory and all the squishy feels you'd want from a Susan Hawke book. Possible trigger for the death a background character.

Download or read book The Switch written by Nia Arthurs and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ashanti and Luke are good friends--just friends--and have been for years. When Luke falls for a black woman, Ashanti is 100% behind it. Problem is... Luke's parents aren't that open-minded. To prevent Luke from giving up on the potential love of his life, Ashanti offers him a deal he can't refuse. It's all just pretend. Until it isn't. At least not for Ashanti. Falling for a friend is a one-way ticket to a broken heart. Especially when that friend is fighting his family to date someone else. If Luke ever finds out how she feels, their relationship will be ruined forever. But it's hard to keep her emotions in check when Luke starts blurring the lines. Hearts will be broken. Ashanti just hopes it won't be hers. Who said love wasn't complicated?

Download or read book Respect Me Part II written by Nia Arthurs and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-14 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I believe in love, even though it's destroyed me. My husband is the love of my life, but I don't know if he'll change. Can Doc fix a marriage this mangled and broken? I've taken the mechanic's advice and packed my bags. But breaking free just might cost me my marriage. It's a risk I'm willing to take. Only time will tell if my husband will fight for what he's lost. After this many years of marriage, I'm not asking for love. All I demand is respect. RESPECT ME PART II is a gritty, BWWM marriage reconciliation, love after cheating romance that dives deep into the gutter of betrayal, broken trust and affairs. This book is NOT for everyone.

Download or read book Rules to Follow written by Susan Hawke and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Davey's Rule #86: A good Daddy will never lie to his boy... even by omission. Travis Miller has a pretty solid life in the small California beach town he calls home. He's working his way up in the district attorney's office, he owns a home with an ocean view, and he has close ties with his family. Life is good. If only he could find a sweet boy to call his own, life would be... perfect. Adam Nichols' life has never been easy. Growing up in foster care taught him to be strong, so finding himself in a violent relationship was a shock. Now that he's finally free of it, he faces new problems. He's jobless, homeless, and terrified of starting from scratch. With a little help from an old friend, Adam discovers a whole new world. He goes from rock bottom to renting a room from a hot assistant DA and working at Daddy's Lap, a kink club that opens his vanilla eyes to things he'd never imagined. His new roommate is a balm to Adam's damaged soul. The tender way Travis cares for him is almost like the Daddy kink community he's seen at the club. But Travis isn't a Daddy... right? If he were, surely he'd have said so. What happens when a lie by omission threatens to bring their budding relationship tumbling down around them? Will Travis ever be able to earn Adam's trust again? This is the first book in a new series about not-so-perfect Daddies, adorable "boys," and one sassy brat with an insane list of rules. Grab your fan and tissues because this series comes with both a high heat advisory and all the squishy feels you'd want from a Susan Hawke book. Possible trigger for references to domestic violence.

Download or read book The Billionaire Next Door written by Jessica Lemmon and published by Forever. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can't Buy Me Love It's Tag Crane's job to be the life of the party. Traveling from one exotic locale to another is just part of running the luxurious Crane Hotel empire. But even paradise isn't perfect. Devising a new business strategy is keeping Tag up at night-and so is the Great Dane barking at all hours in the apartment below his. To muzzle the problem, Tag charges downstairs . . . right into the most beautiful, blond distraction he's ever seen. Dog-sitting by day, bartending by night. It's not exactly the life Rachel Foster dreamed of. But when Tag Crane rushes in, all mountain-man shoulders and obscenely sexy smile, needing her help for the Crane Hotels, it's a fantasy come true. What's the harm in a fun no-strings fling? Only a fool would give her heart to a billionaire player like Tag-until suddenly the one man who can't be caught is the one flirting with forever . . .

Download or read book Cynda and the City Doctor written by Theodora Taylor and published by Theodora Taylor. This book was released on 2020-08-07 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if you had to live with your extremely bitter ex? When my father died and my stepmother cut out, leaving me with two stepsiblings to raise, I figured that would be the biggest surprise of my life. But then the pandemic hit, and my big city ex showed up in my small Missouri town to take over my father’s practice. What’s the first thing he says to me after three years? “You’re fired.” Sooooo…it looks like he totally didn’t appreciate the way things ended between us, and now he won’t settle for anything less than cold, hard revenge. But as it turns out, I’m the only person in our small town with a rental unit available. And without a job, I’m desperate for a renter. So now the extremely bitter ex who fired me is living in my backhouse. Way, way closer than I want him to be. But everything will be fine. I hate him, and he hates me. So nothing’s going to happen between us, right? Right? Cynda and the City Doctor is a standalone romance. Perfect for those who love forced proximity, bitter exes, and second chances that can’t be denied.

Download or read book Ten Kids No Pets written by M. Martin Ann and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Honor medalist Ann M. Martin's funny, insightful take on pets and family -- now with a spectacular new cover. There are ten siblings in the Rosso family. Ten individuals with ten different ways of looking at things. But they all have one thing in common: Each of them wants a pet. The only problem is that their mom does not: "No pets," she has always said. "Ten kids is enough." But now that the Rosso family is moving from the big city to the country, there are big changes ahead, including a new farmhouse and lots of nature. But the Rosso kids will still need to figure out a plan to change mom's mind. . . .

Download or read book The Taming of the Shrew written by William Shakespeare and published by Saddleback Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series features classic Shakespeare retold with graphic color illustrations. Educators using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title. Each 64-page, eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original play. Research shows that the more students read, the better their vocabulary, their ability to read, and their knowledge of the world. No one shall marry Bianca, claims Baptista Minola, until her older sister Katherina is wed. Bianca is sweet and gentle, while her older sister, Kate is an unruly shrew. Will anyone be able to stand Katherina long enough to marry her allowing Bianca to be happy wed herself? A plan to win Bianca's love leads a match for Katherina. But can a shrew be tamed?

Download or read book The Structure of Story written by Ross Hartmann and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do all great stories have in common? What techniques do great writers use? How do you take your writing to the next level?There are no storytelling rules-but there are patterns. The Structure of Story details the specific writing tools that will help you recognize and apply the patterns of great stories.You will learn how to shift your focus from storytelling rules to storytelling tools. By applying these tools, you'll be able to keep the reader on the edge of their seat while delivering an emotional, meaningful story.In The Structure of Story, you'll learn the four dramatic tools that keep the reader engaged, the two things every story must accomplish, how to write multi-dimensional characters that drive plot, how a story's theme can be conveyed through a character arc, how to create an organic plot driven by cause and effect, the critical things that your opening must accomplish, what goes in the middle of a story, how to write an emotional climax, how subtext works and when to use it, how to create a twist ending, tools for showing rather than telling, how to pace your story properly, how to write an ending that's both satisfying and inevitable, and how to avoid a repetitive plot.No matter where you are in your writing career, The Structure of Story will give you new techniques to take your writing to the next level.

Download or read book Boss I Love to Hate written by Mia Kayla and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Mr. Brisken, How do I hate you?Let me count the ways.>I hate your smug, sexy millionaire face.>I hate your cocky, skirt chasing, playboy ways.>I hate working as your secretary-but, I love the pay. It almost makes dealing with you worth it.>I hate how my friends call you a BILF, when really BILK (Boss I'd like to kill) is more appropriate. >I hate that I need you to be my date for my best friend's wedding because my ex-boyfriend, the King of Heartbreakers, and his new busty blonde girlfriend will be in attendance.>But mostly, I hate how once the charade is over, I might not hate you at all . . .it was so much easier when you were the Boss I Love To Hate.

Download or read book Music And Dance In California And The West written by Richard Drake Sauners and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive survey of music and dance in the American West covers everything from Native American drumming to country line dancing. Saunders brings his passion for the subject to life with vivid descriptions and expert analysis. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Prince of the Brotherhood written by K Alex Walker and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's a spy. He's her target. The day intelligence operative, Eija Barrett, stepped foot inside Interpol headquarters, she's had one main objective-infiltrate and dismantle the largest sect of the Russian Mafia, run by the renowned Yuri Sokolov, based in Moscow. Each attempt by the agency, so far, has failed. But Eija then discovers that the mafia leader has been hiding something she can use to her advantage-a son who Yuri has kept secret since birth, and who is next in line to head the crime syndicate. Dominik Sokolov. Eija knows if she can get to Dominik, she can get to Yuri and, as far as she's concerned, there's nothing that can stand in the way of that happening... Only a handful of people know what Dominik Sokolov looks like, and even fewer know who he really is. However, as the mysterious Prince of the Brotherhood and the only son of mafia leader, Yuri Sokolov, it's Dom's birthright to lead the organization. His duty. Dom is able to spend three months on the island of Grenada, off-the-grid and away from the family's watchful eye, but when Yuri finds him there, he decides it's time to head home. Before he leaves, he meets a beautiful woman whose name he learns by accident-Eija. He tells her his name is Andrei...not that it matters. Not that it will make a difference, to her, who he is. After all, once they've had a few nights of fun on the island...the two of them will never see each other again.

Download or read book The Nordic Lightning written by Camilla Stevens and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hockey is my game.She's my goal. ERIK S�RENSONFast. Hot. Electrifying.With a grin that could melt ice.My life was going just fine here in Brooklyn where I've lived all my life.Then, the player they call the Nordic Lightning came skating into it.What I know about hockey I could fit on the tip of my little finger.I know even less about Erik S�renson.But I'm a fast learner.Almost as fast as he is in those skates.I've learned he's a Swedish import...or is it Norwegian?I've learned he does things on the ice that make my head spin.I've learned he's the playmaker, the one that helps his teammates score-both on and off the ice.Which is why I'm more shocked than anyone when he's the one asking me out...in the most public way possible. But our worlds are as different as night and day. So what happens when the player who is constantly on the move meets up with the woman who is happily rooted in place? From Brooklyn to Scandinavia, this is another BWWM Stand Alone in the International Legacies Romance series.WARNING: Due to adult content, 18+ Only Other Titles in the International Legacies Romance Series: The Italian HeirThe French ThiefThe Nordic LightningThe Monte Carlo Shark (Coming Soon)Her Icelandic Protector (Coming Soon)

Download or read book The George Kuchar Reader written by George Kuchar and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This expansive anthology explores the writings that underscore George Kuchar's work and life. The most comprehensive collection of writings on the artist to date, this volume features film scripts, comics, drawings, paintings, correspondence, autobiographical musings, tales of UFO encounters, student recommendation letters, emails, photos, film stills, and a wide range of ephemeral, often hysterical autobiographical and critical writings by the late auteur behind such underground film classics as Hold Me While I'm Naked, The Weather Diaries, and I, an Actress."--From publisher's website,

Download or read book His Deadly Darling written by MINK and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-23 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luke Knight thinks he can own me, can hurry me into a wedding and then into his bed. He seems to know everything about me. But he's missed the most important point--I'm dastardly. He thinks he's my one and only? Not a chance. But I like his estate and all his money, so I'll bide my time. I don't obsess over his good looks and the way he makes me feel. Not a bit. Once he's dead, I'll be more than happy to be the grieving widow ... on a yacht ... in the Seychelles ... drenched in diamonds.Cassandra truly believes I'm the bad guy in her world. She's wrong. I can show her how much she means to me. It will take time and coaxing, but I'll prove to her our love is deep and true. If she tries to knife me a few times along the way, what of it? After all, a spirited woman is exactly what I need, and Cassandra Carlisle was made for me.

Download or read book His Virgin Queen written by MINK and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I knew I was going to be sold by my father. A bride offered to forge an alliance or seal a deal. Even so, I still held onto the hope of living free of the families. But when I'm given to Antonio Tuscani, I realize my thin dreams of escaping this life were just that--dreams. Giving up, I accept my fate ... Until a fierce-eyed boss, Nick DaVinci, shows up on my wedding day to exact lethal vengeance. I came for Tuscani blood, and I took it. The doe-eyed bride in her white dress and veil of innocence doesn't bat an eyelash when I do what I was born to do. I'm the head of the most powerful mafia family in the city, and I didn't get here by sparing enemies. But Sophia's demeanor intrigues me, and soon I realize she is far more than a mafia princess. She is a queen, and I will stop at nothing to keep her by my side.