Dr. Alex Blake traces the rise of a deadly new pandemic in a thriller "as timely as today's headlines" from the author of The Silent Assassin (SeattlePI.com).While working on the gene sequence of a tropical disease at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Dr. Alexandra Blake gets drawn into a medical mystery. The sudden death of an undercover DEA agent during a stakeout in New Mexico is seemingly the result of a cocaine overdose. But to Alex the agent's...

Bah Humbug!After her parents announce their divorce after thirty years of marriage, the last thing Olivia Kearns wants is a big dose of holiday cheer. It's hard enough avoiding holiday magic in her hometown of Kringle, Texas, but then the absolute worst happens. Her ex Nick Matheson shows up on her doorstep asking for her help.Olivia isn't one to turn away a man in need, and Nick has changed for the better. Memories of their past passionate affair spark renewed feelings, bu...

This Christmas, mistletoe isn't the only thing drawing kisses in Kringle, Texas!Mindy's tried every trick in the book to redirect her lonely father's meddlesome matchmaking, but nothing works...until she claims she's dating a doctor named Eric. (Oops, did she forget to mention Eric's a vet for her adorable Corgi, not an M.D.?)Before you can say "ho, ho, ho," Mindy's conjured up the good Dr. Kincaid for a weekend of fake romance that's sure to end with her dad going home sat...

Since the sexual revolution of the 1960s, debates over pornography have raged, and the explosive spread in recent years of sexually explicit images across the Internet has only added more urgency to these disagreements. Politicians, judges, clergy, citizen activists, and academics have weighed in on the issues for decades, complicating notions about what precisely is at stake, and who stands to benefit or be harmed by pornography. This volume takes an unusual but radical approach by analyz...

Jilted at the altar…Jude Bailey can't sell her unused wedding dress fast enough, but the last person she expects to answer her sales ad is the most handsome man she's ever seen.Sent by his sister, Tom Brunswick just wants to grab the wedding gown and get out, but then…bam…Jude.Too bad he's committed to a no-sex bar-bet with his buddies and Tom always plays to win. Then again, it's been a long time since he's felt sparks like this.Now that Jude, the buttoned-...

The Bride was Engaged to Someone Else!Assigned by his twin older half-brothers to help their widowed mother plan her nuptials, Nick Franklin is minding his own business at a fancy bridal boutique, when a bride-to-be, trying on a wedding gown, is unexpectedly kidnapped from the shop. Nick isn't about to sit idly by and let that go down without a fight!Bowled over that a stranger would attempt to rescue her, preschool teacher Stacy Moore owes a debt of gratit...

Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies, is covered regularly in the media, and affects people everyday around the globe.In response to the increasing need for information about medical genetics and biotechnology as wel...

Get Married or Else!Cole Bailey's eccentric billionaire grandfather issues an edict. If his grandsons don't settle down soon, he'll sell controlling interest in the family business. After losing a coin toss to his twin brother, Zach, Cole's gotta go first. On the hunt for a bride, Cole crashes a high society wedding and comes face-to-face with his high school pal, Tess Morgan.The formerly shy, overweight bookworm is no longer the pushover who did Cole's homework for him. At...

This book of poems is compiled by "Akshay Sonthalia". Different writers from around the globe have sent their entities based on global pandemic CORONA, exploring the emotions and politics of locking down, fearing & dancing with death, the choices left before us, and the emerging revelations, and many more things. They write out their dread, their fear, their boredom, their adventure, their confusion, and their contentment.The quality of these poems and the absolute originality of t...

Lori wants to be a detective, but so far the most exciting mystery she has solved is the disappearance of her nan's specs down the side of the sofa. Max is the new girl at school and Lori is asked to look after her. Max is odd. She doesn't fit in - but then, Lori realises, she doesn't really fit in either. When some charity money goes missing and Max disappears, Lori seems to be the only person who doesn't think Max has stolen it and run away. Even the police don't want to investigate and ...

THE COMPLETE COLLECTIONOF WRONG WAY WEDDINGS.Volume #1 The Groom WagerGet Married or Else!Cole Bailey's eccentric billionaire grandfather issues an edict. If his grandsons don't settle down soon, he'll sell a controlling interest in the family business. After losing a coin toss to his twin brother, Zach, Cole's gotta go first. On the hunt for a bride, Cole crashes a high society wedding and...

2012: An ancient prophecy quietly unfolds as a fragmenting world accelerates its descent into massive chaos.Then, in 2048, the prophecy comes to fruition. US president Matthew Serafino is sworn into office, and University of Virginia historian Paul Binder receives a cryptic but summoning message. Strange circumstances and bizarre discoveries lead Paul to London, where he meets a brilliant and beautiful manuscript specialist, Angela Matthews Krall, in order to decip...