In this classic vampire thriller, a serious, staid grad student embraces her darker side to escape her abductors—and a deadly conspiracy.Toronto graduate student Ardeth Alexander lives by her schedule. There is no room for excitement in between classes, papers, and research jobs. She is known for being responsible, dependable—and perhaps a little boring. But all that changes during a routine morning walk when she is abducted by two thugs.Blindfolded and taken...

A classic fairy tale gets a horrifying, adult twist, in this suspenseful romance by the author of The Night Inside.Twenty years ago, Simon Donovan, an antiquities scholar, wronged Sidonie Moreau, his former research assistant—and she has not forgotten. Threatening to expose him, she demands he come to her remote mansion in the mountainous north to repay his debt. But she wasn't expecting his son, Matthew, a struggling painter, to take his place.Matth...

Uncaring Fae meddle with the lives of two human women, in this psychological dark fantasy by the author of The Night Inside.Generations ago, a dying empire made a deal with the Faerie Queen for their survival. Each year, the Sidiana, the ruler of the mountain city of Lushan, must travel to the high plateau to pay her people's tribute and maintain their safety. But one year, the price is not paid. To satisfy the debt, Teresine, a former refugee slave turned ...

In this sequel to The Night Inside, a vampire couple's relationship is tested by the modern world as a mysterious stranger hunts them down.With a dark embrace from five-hundred-year-old vampire Dimitri Rozokov, Ardeth Alexander left behind her mortal life in Toronto. Now they are attempting to forge a new life in Banff, Alberta.—and They share an unspoken agreement not to feed on humans and hunt wild animals off the beaten paths of the national park instead...

An Informative Guide About PC Hardware For Beginners This book covers several topics including: - How To Choose A Monitor For Your PC - Why LCD Monitors Are Better Than CRT - How to Select A Hard Drive For Your PC - Hard Drive Size – Why It’s Important - Hard Drives - External versus Internal - Choosing A DVD-ROM Drive and so much more! Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading devi...

Along with bar rooms and bordellos, there has hardly been a more male-focused institution in Texas history than the Texas Legislature. Yet the eighty-six women who have served there have made a mark on the institution through the legislation they have passed, much of which addresses their concerns as citizens who have been inadequately represented by male lawmakers.This first complete record of the women of the Texas Legislature places such well-known figures as Kay Bailey Hutchiso...

In The Texas Right: The Radical Roots of Lone Star Conservatism, some of our most accomplished and readable historians push the origins of present-day Texas conservatism back to the decade preceding the twentieth century. They illuminate the initial factors that began moving Texas to the far right, even before the arrival of the New Deal.By demonstrating that Texas politics foreshadowed the partisan realignment of the erstwhile Solid South, the studies in this book challen...

Greed, revenge, and general mendacity leave Sheriff Brick Walls and his deputies on new and dangerous encounters in this second book of the Brick Walls series. Upon becoming sheriff of Medina County, Texas, Brick Walls begins a new phase in his life. Being an Iraqi War veteran, Brick had looked death in the eye numerous times. And now his new career as sheriff of the county, which he grew up in, once again puts him in harms way. Who is stalking Brick, and is it related to the suitcase full...

Stop trying to become “better” by suppressing or hiding parts of yourself, and learn what it means to be fully human with this accessible guide to the core ethical teachings of Zen Buddhism.In Opening to Oneness, Zen teacher Nancy Baker offers a detailed path of practice for Zen students planning to take the precepts and for anyone, Buddhist or non-Buddhist, interested in deepening their personal study of ethical living. She reveals that there are three le...

„Höre auf zu versuchen, ‚besser‘ zu werden, indem du Anteile deiner selbst unterdrückst oder versteckst, und nimm diesen leicht zugänglichen Leitfaden zu den zentralen ethischen Lehren des Zen-Buddhismus, um zu lernen, was es bedeutet, ganz Mensch zu sein.“ Mit dieser Kernbotschaft stellt die Zen-Lehrerin Nancy Baker hier einen detaillierten Übungsweg für Zen-Praktizierende vor, die die buddhistischen Gebote empfangen wollen, und für alle, ob Buddhist*innen oder nicht, die ihr Verständnis ...

They'd started back to the house when they heard a male voice behind them. Then a shot rang out."Run!" Kaely said.When bestselling author Erin Delaney's novel gets picked up for a movie deal, she eagerly awaits her friend Kaely Quinn-Hunter's arrival in Tennessee before they head to California to observe the film's production. However, when Kaely does not arrive at the scheduled time and Erin can't reach her by phone, her concern grows.A cryptic phon...

Was this the last thing she'd ever see? Would she be able to make things right before it was too late?"God . . ." was all she got out before he lunged toward her.Grappling with the aftermath of a tragic incident that altered her life, ex-police officer and bestselling mystery author Erin Delaney finds solace in the tranquility of a cabin nestled deep in the Smoky Mountains. But her restful stay is shattered when cries pierce the night, hinting at a lurking p...