Kirk Jensen always chased his dreams. He even left home and chased them across the country.He expected that hard work, training, and determination would make his dreams a reality. Afterall, people always say that if you work hard, you can achieve your goals.He did not expect to be a short order cook working long shifts for minimum wage. He certainly didn't expect to take the garbage out one night and find himself confronted by a thousand pounds of fury arme...

My recluse lifestyle hadn't prepared me for my first day of college.I understood I was an outcast, an introverted gamer nerd with a system of avoiding anything that breathed. But that was because I had a pretty horrid past, one involving wolves ripping through my parents at the dinner table when I was four.Much like what is happening right now…As I said, I have minimal experience socializing with people. But when a bunch of guys from school randomly...

It has been a thousand years since the last Seed abandoned their duty. The mists are closing in. Finally, the Morning Bell tolls. A new Seed is born, but is it too late?The rot eats away at mortals. The Witnesses pray so that they may not turn into one of the forgotten. And the constricting mists infect the lands with fear.But there is more to this tale than just the Elders and their Seeds. Four mortals will have a part to play in Minethria's fate.A...

After a harrowing experience in the ancient Elven monastery, Jaden turns his attention to his studies at the Free Academy. But it's not long before Devourer's machinations are revealed and Jaden is forced to leave the Hidden City.But he isn't leaving alone. He is joined by his friends, Seekers like him, with bonds to their own Legendary Beasts.Together, they will face terrible horrors and seemingly insurmountable odds brought on by Devourer's quest for domi...

A lot has changed for Kirk Jensen.He wasn't the slightly fat, fast-food-slinging, new guy anymore. His whole existence changed that night he was attacked by a bear and joined the ranks of Kodiak Island's shifter community. He even managed to land his dream job on the island's police force. But Kirk is so much more than just another werewolf shifter. He's an alpha bear, the most powerful shifter on the island, and wanted by both of the dueling packs as an ally to se...

From a loner orphan to the Alpha of my father's fallen pack.Uncle Bann brought me in and showed me that I could have it all: a family, a home, and a pack to call my own. At first, I didn't think I could rise to the challenge, but I'd beaten the Alpha of the Moonlight Wolves and was well on my way to conquering the rest of these local packs—until the night of my victory when my greatest enemy took it all away: the Lotus Wolves.Blake, the Alpha of the same pa...

Everything is coming up aces.Kirk Jensen is living the dream. He was offered his dream job, slapped handcuffs on his nemesis, and is going to get the murder charges hanging over June's head dismissed. Who knows, maybe there will be a wedding in the near future. Everyone who's tried to destabilize the peace on Kodiak Island is going behind bars for a very long time.Now, Kirk has a choice to make. Does he take the job he's always wanted since he was a kid, up...

In the Malabar Empire, young people can be bonded to Legendary Beasts and gain their powers. They are called Seekers.There are Seekers of tigers, lions, monkeys–all the creatures under the sun. But a Seeker of the Dragon? Such hasn't been seen for centuries.Until Jaden of Lessertown.Jaden dreamt of his Legendary Beast on the morning his life changed forever. Enlisted to become an Imperial Seeker and serve the cruel Emperor, he is thrown into an init...

Haz que los buenos se queden contigoRetener el talento y asegurarse de que los trabajadores estén comprometidos y se sientan valorados es la eterna preocupación de muchas empresas.Los empleados quieren y esperan tener un trabajo significativo, jefes que los apoyen, reconocimiento y la oportunidad de aprender y crecer profesionalmente. Está comprobado que son los jefes y directores quienes tienen una mayor influencia en que quienes están bajo su mando se inv...

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What could possibly happen when two cultures meet for the first time?In WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, anything.WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE presents fourteen original stories where two different societies intersect and deal with the aftermath of that meeting. Will the conflicting cultures merge and adapt and find peace? Or will they clash, unable to either accept their differences or acknowledge their commonalities? Who will survive when the last of the Fae battles a world-killing AI? What h...