How real engineers build electronics—one working piece at a time.If you’ve ever had a board fail on power-up, spent hours debugging a layout that “should work,” or run into a supplier problem just before a deadline—you already know this isn’t just about theory. It’s about judgment, decisions, and real-world constraints.Designing Electronics That Work is a guide to all the practical things you won’t find in a typical electronics textbook. It’s writt...

"This documentary is a chance to set the record straight. All we want is the truth."Harrowdean Manor is on fire.When a violent riot erupts, the fragile order inside the institute's walls crumbles overnight. Mob mentality and chaos now reign. We're in the eye of the storm. But the real war is in our minds.Amidst the anarchy, the true enemy lurks just beyond the barricades. Plotting. Preparing. Waiting to strike.Escaping their...

As children, if you ever played the outdoor game Lock and Key,then, as an adult, who is lonely; you'd know the value of that 'tap' followed by the person calling out your name.Such is the plight of a lonely person.Wherein, if they're 'locked' they remain frozen for what appears to be for eternity.And, if they're 'key'd' they remain free for what appears to be for eternity.In both cases, there is a desperate craving of being loved -To...

I thought I knew danger after my first few weeks at MistHallow. I was wrong.The bonds between me and my guys have grown stronger, deeper, and more twisted. Our magick intertwines in ways that defy explanation.But our connection has unleashed something dark. Ancient. Hungry.Whispers of a forgotten ritual echo through the academy's halls. A ritual that could grant unimaginable power—or destroy us all.My wild magick is spiralling out of control...

MistHallow Academy will be my sanctuary, a place to hide from my family's sinister plans for my wild magick.That was the plan, anyway. Instead, I've stumbled into a web of dark desires and deadly secrets.They're everywhere—in my classes, my dreams, my blood. Three men, each more dangerous than the last, circling me like predators stalking prey.Vex: the dark warlock TA, whose blue eyes promise pleasure with an emphasis on pain. His rune-marked skin s...

They say the most dangerous magick is born from desperation. If that's true, I'm about to become a force of nature.The ritual we uncovered has set something in motion that can't be stopped. The fabric of magick is unravelling, and MistHallow Academy stands on the brink of collapse.Our bond–this wild, dark, beautiful thing we've created – is both our greatest strength and our fatal flaw. It's the key to saving everything... or destroying it.My family...

"Look into the camera, Ripley. Tell us what happened in Harrowdean Manor."Serving a three-year sentence after a violent manic episode, I own this psychiatric institute and every last patient in it.Dealing contraband to the desperate and disturbed has earned me this kingdom. To survive, I simply sacrificed my soul.They all fear me. Worship me. Hate me.But no more than the demons I barely escaped last year. They thought they'd broken me with t...

Secrets. Power. Peril.I'm the new girl on a scholarship at Crestmont University. I thought I had enough to deal with just keeping my grades up. But then I stumble into the orbit of the Crowned Syndicate, and suddenly, grades are the least of my worries.Callum Wakefield: the leader, enigmatic and seductive.Quentin Ravenscroft: Calum's twin—dark and brooding, suffering a world of pain.Thayer Pierce: the thief who hides a dark side that thrills...

Just when I thought I had a grip on the dark world of The Crowned Syndicate, everything spun out of control. I'm in too deep with the most powerful guys at Crestmont University and they've become my protectors, my partners in the dangerous mafia underworld.We're bound by secrets and blood now. After a betrayal that nearly shattered us, we're picking up the pieces. The Syndicate are ready to fight to keep our empire from crumbling, and I'm right there at the heart o...

It’s 1971, the Cold War is still chilly, and ex-Detective Sergeant Cameron Kyle returns from an aborted trip abroad to discover that his solo rescue of a coach load of tourists from a terrifying terrorist attack has been closely monitored by MI6.Not only are the spooks fully aware of his Giza heroics, his dire medical condition, his Welsh misadventures and his involvement in disposing of a high-profile Italian extortionist, but they also break the unexpected news t...

A brand new series from CWA award-winning author, Scott HunterApril 1968. DC Cameron Kyle is struck by a bullet at a bungled stakeout.He survives, but it’s clear that his old self didn’t. Once courteous and cautious, he now finds himself uncharacteristically outspoken, impatient, intolerant. His surgeon warns him that, due to the inoperable location of the bullet fragment, Kyle could die anytime; his psychologist’s prognosis isn’t much bett...

The first three books in a brand new series from CWA award-winning author, Scott HunterThe Fragile CageApril, 1968. Detective Constable Cameron Kyle takes a bullet to the head. He survives—but the damage is done. Shrapnel in the brain. No telling what it’ll do. Or when.His police career over, life takes an unexpected turn for the once reticent Kyle when his ex is snatched during a craftily executed prison break, and a senior detecti...