Solving For Y explores a modern world defined by free agency, both personally and professionally. It also probes the inherent mystery and ultimate unknowability of others.Embodying these concepts is Y. Follow Y as he moves through a series of dramatically different and challenging information technology jobs. Experience the tech boom of the 1990s to a near future defined by radically life-altering technologies and the beginnings of commercial-driven space exploration.You, t...

Frederick Barrows brings you 13 stories examining the lives of the downtrodden and discontent, in direct opposition to those who accept what they've been told, playing it safe and rarely challenging the status quo or questioning the mystery and wonder of the world around them.A widow seeking to find all the pieces of her dead husband; a leper cut off from the rest of the world during a time of plague; a corporate death cult on the verge of total annihilation. These, and other, equa...

"Without light, there can be no knowing."Jarrett Yawp thought he could "control the light." But he soon discovers that being a successful projectionist, the master manipulator of fantasy and reality behind the immersive new art form of the HoloPlay, means being able to comprehend—and control—far more than the simple reality in front of you.What constitutes art in our ever-evolving consumer culture? How much control do we really exert over our own fates? Is time travel a sci...

Jimmy Breedlove has one goal: To escape his dead-end job, and unfulfilling relationship, for a fresh start far from his home in New Orleans. During a cross-country trip to deliver a friend's car to California, with the unexpected addition of sexy, free-spirited Sarah Rainbird, Jimmy's highway odyssey takes him through a series of increasingly unpredictable, offbeat, and dangerous situations.Set in the early 1990s, Hothouse Gods deftly captures the pre-millennial restlessness of a g...

This darkly humorous follow-up to the national bestselling anthology from the Horror Writers Association is a heart-pounding collection of stories from acclaimed authors like Heather Graham, Allison Brennan, Kelley Armstrong, Kevin J. Anderson, and many more.Horror fiction is known for testing the limits—diving into visceral violence, graphic imagery, and the darkest sides of human nature. But some of the most successful examples of modern horror also include a lib...

*New stand alone romance with a happily ever after.It was supposed to be a simple mission. Locate a kidnapper’s vessel. Rescue the woman. Return her home. Collect a reward.Instead, the First Mate of the Gypsy Moth finds himself married to a galactic crime lord’s daughter and fighting off those that would make her a widow.Busy watching his back, while keeping her safe, Damon misses the deadliest attack of all. The one on his heart. She’s taken it, and he’s g...

“Brilliantly conceived and plotted … Read this book. You’ll thank me later.” -- David BaldacciThe first in the international bestselling series!Who is Orphan X?The Nowhere Man is a legendary figure spoken about only in whispers. It’s said that when he’s reached by the truly desperate and deserving, the Nowhere Man can and will do anything to protect and save them. But he’s not merely a legend.“Excellent…A sm...

Mastering Manga, How to Draw Manga Bodies is an excerpt from Mastering Manga With Mark Crilley. Get everything you need to know to begin drawing manga figures of all types, from typical teens to parents and babies--with the correct proportions and in all sorts of poses. Mark also shows how variations in height and proportion suit different manga styles, and you'll be delighted by how simple it is to get it just right!

Evan Smoak—government assassin gone rogue—returns in Hellbent, an engrossing, unputdownable thriller from Gregg Hurwitz, the latest in his #1 international bestselling Orphan X series.Taken from a group home at age twelve, Evan Smoak was raised and trained as an off-the-books government assassin: Orphan X. After he broke with the Orphan Program, Evan disappeared and reinvented himself as the Nowhere Man, a man spoken about only in whispers and dedicated to...

The Alliance is caught in a maelstrom of trouble as secrets are covered and uncovered everywhere you look! Unaware of this spiral of secrecy, Akiteru’s started seeing Iroha in a new light... And just his luck, his uncle shows up to make sure Akiteru sticks to playing the role of Mashiro’s fake boyfriend!Akiteru’s got no choice but to set up a (fake) date for the summer festival. Will someone like Iroha really sit back and just watch? What’ll become of the Alliance in this perfect s...

This breezy, easy-to-read, 6800 word eBooklet will teach you the fundamentals of writing lyrics for hit country songs.The author has analyzed in detail hundreds of hit songs to find commonalities among them. This eBooklet distills that info to show you what makes hit songs tick. Topics covered are:Introduction: Why song craft is importantWhat Nashville is looking for (hint, it's great songs)Hit song structures (there are two of them and they're alm...

The New York Times #1 Bestselling SeriesThe award-winning author's knockout series introduced detective Kinsey Millhone—and a hot new attitude—to crime fiction…**“Exceptionally entertaining...an offbeat sense of humor and a feisty sense of justice.”**—San Francisco ChronicleK IS FOR KNOCKJanice Kepler is on the way home from the support group she joined afte...