Oliver Greystock, the new Earl of Saintbury, was brought up and went to college with the understanding that he would be a curate or vicar -- in service to people. When he inherits, he does his best to continue his good works, joining an Association that works with the poor and opening some of the earliest soup kitchens. His work earns him the title of the Saint amongst the ton.Lord Anthony Harcourt, Tony to his friends, is a young buck about town with a fortune and nothing to do ex...

Schemes, secrets, and queer desire collide in this story of intrigue set in a gritty, noir-inspired future.Vi runs a bar, and that's all she does. Once she dreamed of fighting for justice alongside her first love, but tragedy taught her that some fights cost more than she's willing to pay. Amid the warring gangs and power-hungry tycoons that run the city of Eastport, she can count herself lucky if she manages to keep her family safe and her employees fed.Bu...

The Rift Walker is an erotic fantasy series about a monster hunter who adventures throughout the world and has fantastic erotic experiences along with the way with a host of monstrous creatures, sorceresses, and warriors.

There is nothing Matthias Deverell, illegitimate son of a marquis, wants more than to remove the murmurs of treason that haunt his father's name. He is determined to do just that, even if it means completing the nearly impossible task of reassembling the globe his father used as a safe. With pieces spread all over London, it will take all of Matthias' considerable skill at intimidation to retrieve them.Nicholas Rexford, young Viscount Leighton, wants only to be able to provide a co...

Stargazer's Field Guide is a practical, beginner-friendly introduction to observing the night sky with confidence. Written for aspiring stargazers, amateur astronomers, and families, it shows how to turn a confusing sky into a familiar landscape using simple tools and clear observing skills. Readers learn how to find north, south, east, and west, understand the horizon and the dome of the sky, and see how time, season, and location shape what appears overhead. The book also explains what y...

Have you ever understood something perfectly in theory and been completely terrified of it in real life?Catherine Rose has built her career on love stories, the kind that make you yearn for something you can't quite name, that settle under your skin long after the last page and leave you wondering if love like that actually exists outside of fiction. What she doesn't write about is her own life, the careful silence of it, the two years she spent choosing solitude over anyt...

The only surviving son of a poor American farmer, Leander Mayfield is shocked to learn that he is in fact the new Earl of Dearborne. Barely recovered from one of the many illnesses that have plagued him all his life, he sets sail for England and a new life.Tired and bored with all the wealth and finery that constantly surrounds him, Julien Sutcliffe, the Earl of Blackstone, is constantly on the lookout for something to lift his ennui. Then he meets the young American Earl, whose na...

The only way for twelve-year-old Becky to save her grandfather is to save the world from the prince of darkness.Becky Pfleger grew up with stories of demons vs. Pflegers, but she always thought they were just that – stories. Until the day a demon invades her grandparents' New York City apartment and puts her beloved grandfather in the hospital.While his life hangs in the balance, Becky learns about the tzohar, an ancient Biblical relic the prince of darkness wants ...

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The first-ever reference guide to New Mexico’s diverse literary history that includes significant New Mexican authors, periods, genres, publishers, themes, and books (as well as some of their characters).A Reader's Guide to New Mexico Literature is an essential introduction to one of the most distinctive literary traditions in the United States, tracing New Mexico’s rich literary tradition from Pueblo and Athabascan origin stories, through early Spanish ex...

"Mann offers a slow-burning espionage thriller set at the intersection of high-tech power and personal vulnerability. An often-riveting exploration of power and the antiheroes in its service." — Kirkus ReviewsSynopsisA hardened veteran of an obscure organization, reluctantly on vacation, drives into the Arizona desert foothills for a long-delayed celebration. Within the hour he's wounded and bleeding. A few miles away Suzanna Oxenb...

The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is one of the world's most important palms, and contributes significantly to the income and livelihood of many people in tropical countries. Widely referred to as the 'tree of life', coconut has been used as a source of food, drink, oil, medicine, shelter and wood for around 500 years. Every part of the coconut palm can be utilized. The demand for coconut fruit and its products has increased recently as people have become aware of its nutritional and he...