Spy by night, blogger by day, Zelda Alpizar becomes infected by a contagion known to civilians as guilt, forcing her to choose between following orders or intervening to save two watchmen. Their trance-like lethargy makes them the ideal storage drives for a detonation code. Decrypting it could have lethal side-effects. Though the most important thing Zelda will ever find, the boundary between good and evil is of little value in a place where the only legend reads Here There Be Monsters.

Security guards, harbingers of dawn, are they not warriors? Beneath the polyester Travis and Alex consist of flesh and blood. A predator stalks them, more implacable than skateboarders. Putting your tax dollars to work, the NSA discovers that human storage devices offer greater security than digital ones. Dead drives tell no tales. Like all their secrets it’s soon available to the highest bidder. When Zelda infiltrates a secret society lending this service to terrorists, she sees how the private sector can be almost as wicked and incompetent as the government.

They should have chosen a more secure password. “Mary Weatherworth” is also an adult actress beloved by security guards, and an urban legend reputed to appear in mirrors when summoned thrice. Busy lady. This ambiguity entwines discrepant parties in strange ways. Connected to them all by one degree of separation, the sausage link in a karmic chain, Maestoso the Dachshund waddles across this remorseless battlefield, observing the chaos, perhaps resolving it. Avoid eye contact. You don’t want him inside your head.

Set amid the entropy of the mortgage meltdown, Schrödinger's Dachshund prowls the shades of gray separating science from the paranormal, internet memes from philosophy, and unpleasant necessity from evil.

Two orphans making it in the hood, Michelle’s older brother took care of her. But the street life killed him. She was twenty, scared, no skills and had a score to settle. (Adult Audience – Sexual Situations – Strong Language – Reader discretion advised.)

Michelle Angelique, Avenging Angel Assassin

Michelle is certain of three truths:
1. Good sex isn’t everything, but a girls gotta get her swerve on.
2. She’s loyal to her friends.
3. She will get her revenge.

A Qualified Predator, A Real-Life Kickass Heroine Female Assassin

Like great sex, good men come and go, but don’t mess with a woman’s family or friends. Hell hath no fury like a woman wronged. Best friends Michelle, Deja and Nikky get revenge on the thugs and no-count boyfriends while proving good friends are the life support they all need.

In this pulp noir crime thriller Michelle paid the price for revenge, up front. She trained for stealth in the jungles of Vietnam, honed her martial arts skills in Bangkok, and mastered sniper precision deep in the Thailand countryside. But the revenge business is not an easy business. The gangsters are mean, their bosses dirty, and the cops are the worst of all.

If you love a great African American urban free book, do as Mary Mary say. Go Get It, go get your blessing.  In the African American urban jungle free is not a word that applies to respect, it has to be earned. Michelle earns it at every turn.
 

Jack Caufield never imagined that he would wake up one day and find a dead woman in his bed. That sort of thing wasn’t supposed to happen to guys like him. He was on his way to law school, but instead of fielding Socratic questions from law professors, he finds himself facing the third degree from a bunch of angry cops. Despite their efforts, they find nothing incriminating, and Jack is allowed to get on with his education and his life.

Over the next fifteen years, he becomes a modestly successful corporate lawyer, a well-paid but insignificant cog in the Wall Street machine. He’s resigned to playing a disappointing role in the system that he has come to disdain, until he learns that his encounter with that unlucky girl may not have been coincidental. Confronted with the possibility that the men who run the prestigious financial institution that he now represents may have been involved in a shocking conspiracy, his search for the truth is complicated by the knowledge that discovering it could cost him the career that he’s spent his life chasing.

Peripheral Involvement explores Jack’s struggle to reconcile the reality of his life against his expectations and to refine his understanding of success. Along the way, it looks at the absurdity of the modern-day financial industry, the current state of the American Dream, our propensity for self-deception… and baseball.

How to Develop Self-Discipline, Resist Temptations and Reach Your Long-Terms Goals

If you want to make positive changes in your life and achieve your long-term goals, I can’t think of a better way to do it than to learn how to become more self-disciplined.

Science has figured out a lot of interesting aspects of self-discipline and willpower, but most of this knowledge is buried deep inside long and boring scientific papers.

If you’d like to benefit from these studies without actually reading them, this book is for you. I’ve done the job for you and researched the most useful and viable scientific findings that will help you improve your self-discipline.

Here are just a couple things you will learn from the book:

- what a bank robber with lemon juice on his face can teach you about self-control. The story will make you laugh out loud, but its implications will make you think twice about your ability to control your urges.

- how $50 chocolate bars can motivate you to keep going when faced with an overwhelming temptation to give in.

- why President Obama wears only gray and blue suits and what it has to do with self-control (it’s also a possible reason why the poor stay poor).

- why the popular way of visualization can actually prevent you from reaching your goals and destroy your self-control (and what to do instead).

- what dopamine is and why it’s crucial to understand its role to break your bad habits and form good ones.

- 5 practical ways to train your self-discipline. Discover some of the most important techniques to increase your self-control and become better at resisting instant gratification.

- why the status quo bias will threaten your goals and what to do to reduce its effect on your resolutions.

- why extreme diets help people achieve long-term results, and how to apply these findings in your own life.

- why and when indulging yourself can actually help you build your self-discipline. Yes, you can stuff yourself (from time to time) and still lose weight.

Instead of sharing with you the detailed "why" (with confusing and boring descriptions of studies), I will share with you the "how" – advice that will change your life if you decide to follow it.

You too can master the art of self-discipline and learn how to resist temptations. Your long term goals are worth it. Scroll up and buy the book now.

As a gift for buying my book, you'll get my another book, "Grit: How to Keep Going When You Want to Give Up," completely free.

Remember that one guy you thought the world of; smart, fun to hang out with, and easy to talk to, but no matter how hard you tried, you just couldn't find him...sexy?

That's been Marisa Moretti's problem since she met her best friend, Alexander Lawford. She can't imagine her life without him, but when Alexander reveals that he wants more than friendship, Marisa doesn't know what to say, except that she just doesn't see their relationship heading in that direction.
 
After Alexander gets a different job, they find themselves on opposite sides of a public relations nightmare, all but destroying their friendship. When they meet again, Alexander is more confident, decisive, and flirtatious, and while he has moved on with his life, Marisa is charmed yet confused by this...stranger.

She hopes to revive their friendship, but for the first time, Marisa secretly wonders what it would feel like - if they became something more than friends.

Somebody is out to destroy Elle Simpson and everything in her life.

Elle has always depended on family to make her business run strong, but long work hours have left her without much of a private life. Just as Elle thinks she has met the potential man of her dreams, she also discovers an imposter determined to destroy her business and life. Can she trust this "Prince Charming" to help her defend everything she holds dear, or will she only leave herself vulnerable at the worst possible time?

Drake Charles’s work in the fast-growing mobile technology field made him a wealthy, powerful man. But he quickly sheds the fame and publicity for a more private life that earns him the label as a man of mystery. Drake adds to that mystery every year when he hosts a masquerade ball for charity. It’s also his best chance to find the one thing he really wants . . . true love.

Having met behind masks of anonymity, Elle and Drake enjoy a whirlwind night of romance that leaves them both wanting more. Elle's heart tells her to trust Drake, but years of fighting off business foes has taught her that anyone could be a potential threat. Will this new romance give them both a fairy tale ending, or spiral into a nightmare for the whole Simpson family?

One night. A sexy secret. And a New Year’s Eve they’ll never forget.

Pro baseball player Cooper Knox is tired of groupies and fans - so when a sassy brunette with curves for days doesn’t recognize him, he’s not about to let his secret slip. She wants a night to remember - and he’s going to show her a few moves she’ll never forget.

But secrets have a way of catching up with you - and when the ball drops at midnight, the new year isn’t the only thing that will be starting with a bang.

If I asked you what are your top priorities in life, how would you answer? I think most people would answer by saying family and career. Everyone sees health and fitness as something that is important, but we always seem to put it off until later. We all have obstacles in our lives that we use as excuses as to why we can’t make our own health a priority at the moment. We use these obstacles as validation to ourselves that it is just not in the cards for us to get in shape right now. Our fitness is always the thing we plan to get to later … you know, when we have more time.

The problem with that way of thinking is that that magical day we are waiting for when all of sudden we won’t be busy anymore and we will have tons of free time - that day will never come. It does not exist. That is the realization you need to make right now. I really hate to be the one to break it to you, but there will never be a shortage of excuses. There will always be excuses you can use to skip your workout and validate going through the drive through.

By reading this book you will learn…
*How to win the fight against your excuses
*The most important word in fitness
*Healthy habits everyone should follow
*Why everyone should do resistance training
*The importance of cardio training
*How to become a donut slayer
*How to break through plateaus when you hit them
and most importantly…
*Anyone can learn to make fitness a priority in their lives. All you have to do is make a decision to do it!

It's decision time! Are you ready to overcome your excuses and Make Fitness A Priority in your life...or are you too busy?
 

This massive collection of full-length paranormal stories from today's USA Today and Amazon Bestselling Authors will keep you up all night reading!

Limited Edition Boxed Set

Stories include:

USA Today Bestselling Author Noree Cosper - A Dose of Brimstone

Amazon bestselling Author, Kim Faulks - End of Dreams

Author Heather Hambel Curley - Haunt

Amazon Bestselling Author, Ann Simko - Dark Crossings

Amazon bestseling author, Calinda B. Headspace: Seattle. 2052

USA Today Bestselling Author, Susan Stec - The Other F Word

Amazon bestselling Author, Rachel McClellan - Unleashed

Amazon Bestselling Author, Stacy Claflin - Hidden Intentions

Amazon Bestselling Author, Aimee Easterling - The Complete Bloodling Serial

Amazon Bestselling Author, Kyoko M - She Who Fights Monsters

USA Today Bestselling Author Sarah M. Cradit - St. Charles at Dusk

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Amazon Bestselling Author, Marissa Farrar - Underlife

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Amazon Bestselling Author, Katie Salidas - Carpe Noctem

Amazon Bestselling Author Nicole Zoltack - A Question of Faith

Meet the Sutherlands, a Texas oil family that doesn't break the rules...they make their own. Preorder this box set of sizzling hot, never before published full-length novels and novellas about the Sutherland family alpha heroes and kickass heroines that are sure to melt your e-reader and help you find your next book boyfriend. But act fast—this set will only be available until April 15, so pre-order yours today!

The headless body of a wealthy widow is discovered decomposing in Chelling Forest. Then a second victim is found. Detective Inspector Lorne Simpkins and her partner, DS Pete Childs are assigned the case. 

Sunder lead singer Sebastian Stone is no stranger to trouble.

It follows him wherever he goes.

From his track record, he should have known Shea Bentley would be a problem. But the soft, innocent Southern girl was all he could see. All he wanted to see. Now they’re both drowning in a sea of desire, sinking hopelessly into a world of lust, and their passion refuses to let them up for air.

No matter how much he wants that to be enough…Shea has an inescapable past. One she would do anything to keep running from.

But some secrets never die.

If her history is dragged from the depths, it could tear his world apart. He has to decide if she’s worth fighting the tide or if they should just sink like a stone in the sea.

“A passionate right of secrets, surprises, and steaming hot sex.” Penelope Ward, NYT Bestselling Author

Rice Bowl is the second book in the path breaking Dinner Ideas Series. Rice Bowl features vegetarian rice recipes from the various regions of India. Rice recipes to note are the iconic Biryani and Vegetable Pulav of the North, Masale Bhat of Maharashtra, Lemon Rice and Tamarind Rice of the South and the ever popular rice pudding. Many recipes like the Tomato Rice and Curd Rice are very quick and easy to make.

Rice Bowl also features popular global rice recipes like Vegetable Fried Rice, Thai Pineapple Rice, Basil Rice, a simple rice stew and many more. Many of the rice dishes are also vegan recipes, such as the vegan Jambalaya.

60 bright, appetizing pictures of the recipes inspire you to start cooking.

Rice recipes can be served as a side dish, or the main meal. Pair these with any delicious daal from 30 Days of Daal, and you have a healthy vegetarian meal on your table.

She needs an adventure.
He's looking for an escape.
Together, they just might find what they both need.

Journalist hopeful, Piper Rowe is searching for a story--the perfect lead to get her a coveted spot on a prestigious journalism team.  Running into a cross-country biker group just might be the serendipitous happening she needs.  

The only problem?

The sexy and protective gatekeeper,  Brody Whitehurst doesn't want her tagging along, refusing to let her document the trip. But after a threatening altercation riles him, Brody relents, suddenly feeling the need to protect Piper.  As Piper and Brody begin their quest to realize their dreams, they discover running is never the answer.  Can two people, one with a broken past, one with an uncertain future, find what they're looking for on the open road? 

The first time it happened, it seemed like an impossible miracle. Bills were piling up, adding up to more money than I could ever make. Mom's hospital bills. My baby brother's tuition. My tuition. Rent. Electricity. All of it on my shoulders. And I had just lost my job. There was no hope, no money in my account, no work to be found. And then, just when I thought all hope was lost, I found an envelope in the mail. No return address. My name on the front, my address. Inside was a check, made out to me, in the amount of ten thousand dollars. Enough to pay the bills and leave me some left over to live on until I found a job. Enough to let me focus on classes. There was no name on the check, just "VRI Inc.," and a post office box address for somewhere in the city. No hint of identity or reason for the check or anything. No mention of repayment, interest, nothing…except a single word, on the notes line: "You." Just those three letters.

If you receive a mysterious check, for enough money to erase all your worries, would you cash it?

I did.

The next month, I received another check, again from VRI Incorporated. It too contained a single word: "belong."

A third check, the next month. This time, two words. Four letters. "To me."

The checks kept coming. The notes stopped. Ten thousand dollars, every month. A girl gets used to that, real quick. It let me pay the bills without going into debt. Let me keep my baby brother in school and Mom's hospice care paid for. How do you turn down what seems like free money, when you're desperate? You don't. I didn't.

And then, after a year, there was a knock on my door. A sleek black limousine sat on the curb in front of my house. A driver stood in front of me, and he spoke six words: "It's time to pay your debt."

Would you have gotten in?

I did.

It turns out $120,000 doesn't come free.

How far would you go to get something you desperately need?

Detective Darcy Lynch licks his wounds as a desk jockey after an undercover case gone bad. He’s handed a hit-and-run that quickly reveals itself as a brazen attempted murder—exactly the kind of case he was trying to avoid. Why would anyone want Saffron Meadows dead? An unexpected desire to protect her forces Lynch to stick with the case.

Meanwhile, seasoned Detective Erik Sorensen and his intern work a string of bizarre suicides with too much in common to be a mere coincidence. What could drive these people to carve their own flesh out?

As mysterious murders and suspicious suicides stack up in Silicon Valley, Lynch and his colleagues must connect the dots between the cases before more people die and panic spreads. Could all this be part of a cover-up? Is this just a hit man crossing names off of a list, or has one Valley startup gone too far?

Could there ever be a justification for murder?

B.R.A.G.Medallion Honoree

Love hurts like a thorn when red lips give a last kiss on a rainy day on the island of bliss.

Life, Love and Death is a collection of short stories of Romance, Crime, Horror and Comedy.

A very real, very raw and very intimate personal journal kept over the first 90 day period to record my personal experiences after making a spontaneous contact with a sexual spirit; which is known by many as a “Succubus,” or sex demon. This journal reflects on how my initial thoughts about and reaction to this contact from a being from another dimension changed from that of shock, fright and confusion. To finally move to a place of acceptance and understanding; which has spurred on spiritual growth within me. This book documents the bond and the relationship that was formed with this sexual spirit in the months following that first spontaneous contact. I have also included some helpful advice, links and a few of the rituals that I used to bond and develop a closer connection with this sexual spirit. This journal and my story may be of help for those that are experiencing something similar in their own lives. It may also be of help for others that may be curious about, or entertaining the idea of having a relationship of their own with one of these sexual spirits. The inspiration for writing this book was given to me by this sexual spirit and she has had a guiding hand in the entire process from the beginning to the end.

***Please consider yourself forewarned that by merely entertaining the idea of these sexual spirits existence and by the very act of reading the words contained within the pages of this powerful book, may lead to your own spontaneous and possibly unwanted contact with one of these sexual spirits.***

I hope that you enjoy this very real account and story of one regular man’s experience with a sexual spirit from the other side.

"This is just a Dom taking care of his submissive in the way he sees fit."

Young college graduate Cynthia Storm wants to continue her studies to obtain a Master's degree, but has no way of paying for it. Unmotivated and unprepared, she finds herself interviewing for a job she doesn't want with handsome billionaire Nathan Jones.

His Dominant nature and enticing looks make it hard for her to say 'No' when he comes up with an attractive proposal: He offers to support her studies financially - but wants to own her as his submissive in return.

It started with feelings of jealousy and like a mental virus it spread. Soon, Jonathan's mind became attacked by thoughts and images he had no control over. Even though there was no basis in fact, Jonathan couldn't help himself from an increasing paranoia that his wife was cheating on him. When he begins to test his wife's loyalty he not only alienates her from his life but puts her in harm's way. Struggling to come to terms with a buried trauma from his past, Jonathan has to solve the mystery of his own mind or risk losing his wife to the dangerous clutches of a madman.

Not only is this a novel about a troubled man whose obstinate obsessions spiral fatally out of control in spectacular, edge-of-your-seat suspense but Fatal Eclipse is also a fictional account of how deep-seated and forgotten childhood traumas can shape a life — for good, for bad, forever.