Four novellas featuring cold-hearted women who get ahead in America’s grimiest underworldTwisted Loyalty by KaiTandra is a professional cleaner hired by the lords of the city’s underbelly to clean crime scenes and eliminate evidence, including eyewitnesses. When her employee has a slip-up and divulges the details of a murder scene, it jeopardizes not only Tandra’s life, but the lives of everyone involved.Three the Hard Way by C. J. HudsonAf...

In Daughter of the Game , Armand's love was deep, but Monique's lies cost him too much... In the highly anticipated sequel, his hate will be infinite and never again will he let a female come before the game... While Monique's walls are closing in, Armand is expanding his world tenfold. His mandate is to take over the streets, but his personal hunt is payback! With each inhale, Armand remembers every betrayal, records every disappointment, and marinates on every abandoned promise. It's tim...

The moment my college entrance exam results came out, my furious younger sister hurled a vase at my head.My stepfather gave me a cold, piercing stare and asked if I had cheated.And my biological mother, with a face full of disappointment, scolded me for pretending in front of her all this time.I pressed my bloodied forehead, but deep down, I felt a strange sense of relief. Finally, this day had come.

Allen is a lonely, single man whose life is monotonous and dull, until one day, he stumbles upon an ancient painting in a modest antique market. The painting features a girl with deep, mysterious eyes that seem to look right through him. Struck by her inexplicable allure, Allen immediately purchases the painting and takes it home. However, as time passes, Allen begins to realize that this painting is far from an ordinary piece of art.At first, the girl in the painting seems to simp...

A story of the journey, the lessons I have learnt and how the insights I saw has helped me on the recovering road. There are gifts also which I received is a combination of my experiences and my ability to relate my way of being to them. This book celebrates how far I have come.

She is the forgotten true daughter of a wealthy family, and he is the heir of the Xiper family, standing at the peak of power.After returning to her family, Eliana Winters discovers that she cannot fit into this cold world. She feels out of place, constrained at every turn, and the only warmth she finds comes from Adrian's presence. He teaches her how to survive in the world of fame and fortune, protects her, and helps her evolve from being timid and dependent to helplessly falling...

Arthur Lind, a lonely writer, is deeply mired in a creative block. His novel, The Kingdom of Dreams, is progressing slowly, and the fate of the protagonist, Erik, has come to a standstill. Over time, Arthur finds himself developing complex feelings toward Erik, even unintentionally forming an emotional resonance with him. However, what Arthur never anticipated was that the characters he created would begin to resurrect in the real world.It starts with subtle signs—an unexplained messag...

Indoor location is one of the two most important contexts (time and location), becoming a key entry for mobile Internet. This book envisions potential indoor location applications, overviews the related state of the art technologies, and presents original patented techniques and open source prototype systems. The tutorial and sample code are provided as a good reference and starting point for readers who are interested in the technique detail.

5* reader reviews'This will be a book of the summer 2026''A book full of heart''Hands down, this is one of the sweetest books I've read all year''A gentle, emotional, beautifully written small-town romance''There was no doubt that a book written by Kai would be soulful, cozy and full of beautiful scenes!''A small town romance that doesn't shy away from difficult themes'

Tailan, Delvin, and the woman they brought into their relationship to bear children becomes a complicated triangle that has nothing to do with love. When Gabrielle, the surrogate, issues an ultimatum, Delvin chooses to marry her and send his high school sweetheart, away, despite his undying love for her.Now, years later, Delvin has become a successful actor, and fate has brought him back into Tailan's life. As they navigate their complicated feelings and the conseq...

***From the Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthor of American Prometheus—the inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film Oppenheimer*Now with a new introduction, Kai Bird’s fascinating memoir of his early years spent in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon provides an original and illuminating perspective into the Arab-Israeli conflict.In 1956, four-year-old Kai Bird, son of a charming American diplomat, moved to Jerusale...

Join Buddy and Bailey on an adventure across the Last Frontier as they learn new things about its inhabitants. Meet beautiful and intriguing wildlife and count how many new friends they make along the way! This visually exciting book will awaken your imagination and have you planning your own Alaskan adventure in no time!