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From the New York Times–bestselling authors, this "chilling and engrossing" nuclear-showdown thriller packs "a multi-megaton wallop" ( Chicago Tribune).Originally published during the Cuban Missile Crisis, this suspenseful novel takes off as a group of American bombers—armed with a deadly payload of nuclear weapons—heads towards Moscow, their motives unknown. Suddenly, a nuclear apocalypse looms closer than it ever has, and the lives of millions d...

Two stories from the early years of Andrea Cort, later the heroine of the Philip K. Dick Award-winning novel, Emissaries from the Dead.“The Coward’s Option”: On the hostile home-world of the Caith, Andrea Cort has been assigned the case of a murderer who’s been condemned to a horrible death. All legal options have been exhausted, but the Caith offer a rarely-used alternative to execution, one that purports to ensure that the accused will never break the law again. Alas, it...

In Christianity today, the most frequently discussed issues are "salvation from sin" and "the indwelling of the Holy Spirit." However, few people have precise knowledge of these two ideas, despite the fact that they are the two most important concepts in Christianity. What is worse, we can't find any biblical writing that teaches us clearly about the issues above. There have been lots of Christian authors glorifying the gifts of the Holy Spirit or describing the Spirit-filled lives. But an...

One taste and I was hers...Jet Avery isn't looking for love when Camille stumbles into his bar looking for work. She's young, inexperienced, and is the physical embodiment of innocent sin. He should turn her away—demand that she run—but one look into her bright blue eyes, and he's powerless.Hiring her on the spot is his first mistake, but how long can he fight the pull? That powerful need to take her purity?Because there's no doubt about it...

When an unknown force pulls the stricken fleet off course, an improvised mission sets off to find the source and the risk is greater than anyone could have thought…Fail Safe stars Laurette Spang, Sarah Rush and Terry Carter with Anne Lockhart as the computer voice.

She's exquisite. The definition of femininity.A little doll—she couldn't be more than five feet tall with curves that made my mouth water...Meeting Mila changes everything and I find myself making promises that I shouldn't. My contract is airtight—the commitment to a charity close to my heart must come first, leaving her little to no choice. However, life is full of broken promises, moments in time that no one can predict—and I'll fight like hell to...

Grace Riley is on the run—from her past and from her fears. The victim of a violent rape at the hands of a rich politician's son, she must "disappear" to escape his constant attempts to recapture her. Moving from cattle drive to cattle drive as a cook, she avoids her tormentor for nearly twenty years. When she discovers that the brother she gave up for adoption after their mother died in childbirth was orphaned at an early age, she is frantic to verify that he's safe. She tracks him to a c...

Born with an unusual birthmark on her back, Chloe Ardennes was immediately branded a “cursed child” by her superstitious family and locked away in their estate for her entire life. Forced to cook and clean, Chloe’s world shatters one day when an encounter with her mother at knifepoint drives her to flee the only home she’s ever known. Desperately seeking refuge, she escapes to the only sanctuary she knows: the royal capital. But is the big city everything she hoped it would be? Just as she...

Decorated Navy SEAL, successful businessman and world-renowned speaker Brent Gleeson shares his revolutionary approach to navigating and leading change in the workplace—with a foreword by #1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Owen.Inspired by his time as a Navy SEAL and building award-winning organizations in the business world, Brent Gleeson has created a powerful roadmap for today’s existing and emerging business leaders and managers to improve their...

What was supposed to be a casual hookup, has turned into much more.For Andrew—who is married in name only—he's not supposed to fall in love. He has a wife and two children, and they matter the most in his world. His family have told him that being gay is a sin, and he's sure he'd never be accepted at work if the truth came out. So he hides behind a façade and indulges his gay side in the showers at the gym.Paul is not looking for anything permanent and finds Andrew irresist...

Chloe is settling into life at Lloyd’s, where the two’s days are full of peaceful routines, shared meals, and warm conversation. But underlying this comfortable rhythm is a mutual curiosity—Lloyd wonders about Chloe’s past, while she grows intrigued by his own secrets. Then, in a surprising twist, Chloe bumps into Lloyd on patrol—only to learn she’s already won the hearts of his boss’s family! Welcomed into Freddy’s and Sara’s lives with open arms, Chloe and Lloyd find their circle of love...

Having escaped her abusive home, Chloe finds employment in the capital as Lloyd’s live-in housekeeper. But as the distance between them shrinks overnight, neither is prepared for the sudden change. A curious specter from Chloe’s past returns to haunt her, leading her to doubt her worth as Lloyd’s housekeeper, but Lloyd is resolute in his desire to help her heal. Together, they might just be what the other needs, discovering that love, patience, and understanding can heal even the deepest w...