Born to be a great lord, sworn to die for vengeance.Denmark, 982ADAt the end of the first millennium, the Baltic Sea knew a terror unlike any other: the Jomsvikings. Cast out by the rise of Christianity, exiled warriors with no homeland who lived by selling their steel for silver. They showed no fear, offered no mercy, and never fled from any foe.A young boy called Vagn arrives at Jomsburg with nothing but a sword and a blood-sworn ...

All Makayla had wanted was to keep her head down, do her job, and earn enough for her to live a decent life. Maybe even meet the right guy. When the reports of some women turning to futanari had come out, she'd woken each morning praying not to be affected. It was long enough past that she thought she wasn't affected. Until one morning she found it.Now she was figuring out life as a futanari. She'd worked out a schedule of just how often she needed to get off in order to keep herse...

The start of a BRAND NEW series detailing the epic adventures of Harald Hardrada - Prince. Mercenary. Exile.The lost throne of Norway must be won in foreign lands.1030 ADSome men are gifted a crown. Others have to fight to claim it.Exiled from Norway, Harald Sigurdsson, brother to murdered King Olaf, must battle mercilessly for survival in the lands of the Kievan Rus.His brother’s legacy gifts him a warband of hard...

When a theater group’s murder mystery weekend turns deadly, the seniors of Sun City West take on a starring role in catching the killer . . .The book club ladies of Sun City West love nothing more than poking their noses into murder investigations, so it’s the treat of a lifetime when they get to attend a murder mystery weekend at a sprawling Victorian mansion. They’ll be matching wits with other mystery aficionados trying to figure out whodunnit, and Sophie “Phee”...

No country’s history has been more obscured by prejudice and emotion than Ireland’s. By untangling the complex threads from St. Patrick’s mission onwards, A Short History of Ireland (originally published in 1952, reissuing the sixth edition of 1979) traces Ireland’s evolution through the 1970s and makes her modern history intelligible. This book will be a valuable resource for students and researchers of history.

Burned, Felix Sinclair has all but vowed never to get seriously involved with another woman as long as he lives. After a long day's work, Felix is looking forward to getting back to his luxury apartment in the city. When he detours onto a road less traveled in order to shave off some travel time, the last thing he expects is to wind up stranded in a roadside ditch in the middle of a downpour-or to fall into the arms of a beautiful woman.Recently divorced, jobless, friendless and ut...

For more than a century, America's sports stadiums have evolved from modest, private ballparks into billion-dollar play-palaces for the rich-built increasingly on the backs of taxpayers. Government commitments to major-league venues are approaching $50 billion, and a looming wave of new construction threatens to double public outlays by the end of the next decade. Elected leaders justify the massive subsidies by arguing that stadiums are economic catalysts, despite overwhelming evidence th...

Twin Plagues: How Duterte and Covid-19 Wrecked the Philippine Economy chronicles the Philippine economy under Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency from 2016 to 2022, a period marked by authoritarian populism and the devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic. Drawing on economic data, policy analysis, and contemporary reporting, the book argues that weak governance and institutional erosion had already undermined economic performance well before the pandemic. The pandemic then exposed and magni...

Ramiel quickly figures out that a catastrophe has struck Earth when he's released from the Void. Sensing someone far in the distance, he mistakenly thinks Amaros is heading in his direction. It's a shock when he runs into some humans who tell him about a man they call the Mad Prophet. According to the oracle, he's supposed to locate and protect a mysterious female.Caterina Blaze is sent on a quest to find her destiny by her great-grandmother who has the ability to see the future. T...

The latest instalment in JC Duncan's action-packed Last Viking seriesThe greatest threat to the empire is not a foreign army, but the thirst for power at all costs.1038 AD, ConstantinopleHarald Sigurdsson has risen through bravery and glory in battle to become the commander of the legendary Varangian guard, the oath-sworn protector of the Roman throne in Constantinople; The wielder of the emperor’s axe.With the estranged E...

The continuation of the explosive, action packed adventure series chronicling the fascinating life of Harald HardradaMercenary. Exile. Warlord.At the edge of the world, the clouds of war are gathering…1034ADCast out from the Kyivan Rus, Harald Sigurdsson’s quest for fame and fortune takes him to the far reaches of Europe; the lands of the Eastern Roman empire.The empire is dying the slow death of d...

Haunted, Hunted…and harassed.Never let it be said that Kit Colbana had ever been given the easy road. Or even the semi-paved road. Only weeks after dealing with the mysterious—and murderous—being called Puck, she's got another killer on her hands. Perhaps even two.Some of the bodies turning up bring up haunting memories of a past she longs to forget, but as always, that past is chasing her at her heels, like a hated shadow.As the body count ra...