There is a place where you can have it all: money, power, and prestige. A place to forget your cares. To imbibe in ancient elixirs and partake in games of chance. To laugh in the face of death. It is a place cloaked in mystery, magic, and masquerades. The price is easy to pay. Many gladly do. 'Come and see,' the Whispers beckon. 'We will only take your sanity.' In the wake of her mother's suspicious death, twenty-two-year-old Milena Hargrave joins the city's notorious Secret Society, the M...

An authoritative and practical guide to business ethics, written in an accessible-question-and answer format In today's turbulent business climate, business ethics are more important than ever. Surveys of employees show that misconduct is on the rise. Cover stories reporting indictments, prosecutions, and penalties imposed for unethical business conduct appear almost daily. Legislatures pass requirements elevating the levels of punishment and their enforcement against corp...

In today's turbulent business climate, business ethics are more important than ever. Surveys of employees show that misconduct is on the rise. Cover stories reporting indictments, prosecutions, and penalties imposed for unethical business conduct appear almost daily. Legislatures pass requirements elevating the levels of punishment and their enforcement against corporations and individuals. Organizations face pressure to design and implement effective ethics and compliance programs. As a r...

This Christmas, Jilly is hoping for a miracle, but instead she gets a hunky purple alien.Vhyl is determined to acquire a certain lost artifact, but when he lands on the forbidden barbarian planet known as Earth, he finds more than expected. An attractive human female is in possession of the priceless object, and she’s agreed to hand it over—for a price.Apparently she doesn’t know of his reputation…or doesn’t care.Intrigued by her fearless nature—and her luscious coc...

The supernatural crimes are on the rise.And the worst part? I think I know who’s behind it.If I’m right, then my past isn’t just catching up. It’s about to explode.Being half vampire, half angel is a cosmic joke I’ve never found funny. I’m Maranda Sanderson. My friends call me Randi. I’ve spent my life straddling the line between two worlds that don’t want me. All I want is to work my homicide cases in peace. Too ba...

From the bestselling author of the Blood Curse Series, comes a NEW ADULT URBAN FANTASY TALE: Daywalker ~ The Beginning.Every one-hundred years a Daywalker is born.During that time, immortal Nightwalkers search the earth, hunting for that rare chosen soul, hoping to find the one special human who can give them the ability to walk in the sun.Or kill them.Lacy Logan thought she had a normal life. She was healthy, happy, and about to start her own paranormal-inv...

After a wild and life changing year, Alex Finch is finally settling in – until people in Emmettsville start to go missing.Flimsy evidence points to a local hermit, but when Alex looks beyond the surface, she uncovers clues leading to a nastier conclusion – that a new monster has come to town.When her dad joins the missing, she vows to do whatever it takes to find him – before it's too late.The Monster Files:Book 1 -

The goverment doesn't usually hire vampires, but they're willing to make an exception for Hilde -- after all, they're already got pyromancer Cal on the payroll. What could go wrong?At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A compilation of short horror stories by Laurie Bowler where you can find the creepiest and most gruesome happenings and monsters.Blood will be spilt, bodies will be torn apart, lives will be ruined and mostly a shiver will creep down your spine when you are reading these stories!The Sand Monster: The creature that humans ran away from seeks his revenge after disobeying his mother, and hides under the sand to capture his prey. As his hunger begins to spin out of control, he ...

When Faith Williams almost loses her life during a robbery, Death is there. While he spares her soul, he makes a promise to return when she’s eighteen and collect it.Now it’s the eve of that special birthday, and Faith has no recollection of that fateful day. But echoes of Death appear in her art—his intense eyes, his intriguing demeanor—and she can’t get him out of her head. When he arrives in person, Faith is drawn into an epic supernatural battle where her very existence is ques...

She's a princess. He's an ex-slave. To survive, they must fight the all-powerful Elders, and Jaali's demonsMILENDAShe's a princess in a world of lush jungles and hellish deserts where the modern mixes with centuries-old traditions and superstitions. Taking a husband at the age of eighteen goes against every fiber of her being, but as a future monarch, she must follow the rules, even if her heart already belongs to someone.JA...

The Greatest Showman meets Stephen King in this eerie horror story. Not all circuses are filled with childlike wonder...