SHADES OF GRAY-INTO THE LIGHT is a journey. A collection of stories told in poetic verse and prose of the layers of the human spirit. Stories of life and love and joys and sorrows chronicled by dates in random order taken from events in life.Stories of fact and fiction beginning in DARKSHADES before migrating through the MEDIUMSHADES of life into the eventuality of LIGHTSHADES where hope alwayssprings eternalwhen willing souls refuse to give into anything less than they deserve. SH...

Abandoned in the 1960s by our nation's institutions of higher learning, this edition of Thomistic theology is certainly in stark contrast with the modern interpretation of individualism. The Order of Christ Crucified was written to spark interest within a new generation of readers and renew the spiritual enlightenment of those already familiar with the insights of this brilliant theologian. Combined with Cardinal John Henry Newman's take on the human characteristics we call faith and reaso...

"And in this quiet moment as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I'm in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he's said, and what he hasn't said, I don't think I have ever been so happy."When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, find...

Maya never asked to become a vampire.One violent act shatters her human life and thrusts her into the secret world of Scanguards—an elite, vampire-led security firm sworn to protect both mortals and immortals from those who abuse their power.Assigned to guard her is Gabriel, Scanguards’ most formidable enforcer and second-in-command. Feared by enemies and allies alike, Gabriel lives by one rule: justice without mercy. His mission is clear—h...

He’s a bounty hunter who lives to kill her kind. She’s the vampire bodyguard who has to save his life.Haven, a ruthless bounty hunter fueled by vengeance, faces an impossible choice. His brother is kidnapped, held hostage by a formidable witch. To save him, Haven must deliver a vital pawn: young actress Kimberly. But there's a problem—Kimberly's protected by the very creature Haven despises most: a vampire.Yvette, a formidable vampire bodyguard working for ...

He’s a scarred warrior sworn to guard her virtue. She’s a headstrong hybrid running out of time to lose it.Jewish vampire Zane, a bodyguard fueled by a violent past and a burning thirst for vengeance, wants nothing to do with his new assignment: protecting Portia, a headstrong vampire-hybrid whose father is dead set on preserving her virginity. Zane’s heart, scarred by the horrors of the Holocaust, beats only for revenge against his tormentors. Compassion is a weak...

E L James revisits the world of Fifty Shades with a deeper and darker take on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the globe."I've never felt this desire, this . . . hunger before. It's a new feeling, new and shiny. I want so much from her: her trust, her obedience, her submission. I want her to be mine, but right now . . . I'm hers."Christian Grey exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This tenth-anniversary edition of the game-changing #1 New York Times bestseller features a new foreword and new tools to make the work your own.For over a decade, Brené Brown has found a special place in our hearts as a gifted mapmaker and a fellow traveler. She is both a social scientist and a kitchen-table friend whom you can always count on to tell the truth, make you laugh, and, on occasion, cry with you. And what’s now become a mov...

For two centuries, Quinn, a vampire bodyguard, has drowned his grief in a life of hedonism, desperately trying to forget the one woman he ever loved: his human wife, Rose.But Rose is very much alive. Transformed into a vampire herself, she has spent centuries in the shadows, guarding a terrible secret—one she knows would lead to her destruction.But when a malevolent vampire rises, threatening her last living descendent, Rose has no choice but to emerge from hiding and confr...

The team-spirit sign by the side of the highway seems a good omen to loner Morgan Walsh, as he drives to what could be the most important visit of his life—a chance to join the North American Pack. Then he wakes naked in the woods, surrounded by wolf tracks and a ring of suspicious cops. The situation only gets worse when he's bailed out by Alpha-elect Elena Michaels and Clayton Danvers, her terrifying enforcer and mate.Disappointed that such a promising young werewolf risked expos...

Emma Callaway, a hot fire investigator, clashes with Max Harrison, a cool homicide detective, in SO THIS IS LOVE, the second book in the Callaway Series, by #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy.For Max Harrison, love seduces and then destroys. His brother went to prison for love. His father left his family for love. And Max is determined not to follow in their footsteps, until he meets Emma…Emma runs into burning buildings without an ounc...

Three women, three men, connected through marriage or infidelity. Each is to blame for something. But only one is a killer in this #1 New York Times bestselling psychological thriller about human frailty and obsession.Just what goes on in the houses you pass by every day?Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and evening, rattling over the same junctions, flashing past the same townhouses.The train stops at the s...