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Sienna Nealon is a member of an endangered species. One of the last remaining people with powers beyond those of a normal human, she has taken it upon herself to police the survivors and keep them in line with human laws. When trouble erupts in Atlanta, Georgia, it looks like it may be just another everyday problem for Sienna. But what starts as a normal mission quickly twists out of control, as Sienna is left questioning exactly who her enemy is - and what are they up to?

After the explosive conclusion to Call of the Hero, Cyrus Davidon and company find themselves in direst straits: cast adrift in the wider world, split from one another, and with nowhere to run. Alaric Garaunt is soon at the mercy of dangerous airship pirates while Vaste the troll is trapped in a city riven by civil war, elves and humans and each others' throats. Death waits at every turn, and no help is coming. Meanwhile, Cyrus himself is split from his love, and trapped in the darkness with an old friend who might just turn out to be a new enemy. With time ticking down to the end of all ...

"It was a person after all, but she was suspended in mid-air. Abi’s heart began to thump against her ribcage as the full horror of what she was seeing became apparent. Her shrill scream pierced the silence, startling birds into taking flight. ‘Help me!’ she cried. ‘Somebody please help!’" When beautiful and bright Hannah is late for their morning run, her best friend Abi thinks nothing of it. Hannah isn’t always that reliable – she’s probably just overslept.

With the increasingly unreliable nature of even the most stalwart corporate job, more and more people are looking for a reliable way to ensure they can support themselves and their families come what may. Affiliate marketing is the world’s most untapped source for generating passive income. It’s sort of like earning a reward for sending a new customer to a company, without all the customer service nonsense. The beauty of affiliate marketing is that you don't have to invest the time and effort to create a product to sell.

Following the explosive confrontation in Revelen, Sienna Nealon finds herself somewhere utterly unexpected...and facing familiar enemies she could never have predicted she'd face.

The twenty-eighth book in the explosive Girl in the Box saga, and a new beginning for Sienna Nealon.

When a vicious attack by an unstoppable enemy sends Sienna Nealon looking for help, she finds it in the most unlikely of places: Friday. No, not the day. Nor the movie. The Guy. Guy Friday: Strongman. Rapper. All-around idiot. Facing the strongest enemy she's ever gone against, Sienna is left with no choice but to rely on Friday to help her as she races to solve a mystery that will take her into the digital depths of Silicon Valley. She will ward off enemies, mercenaries, hipsters...and face her greatest challenge: A man with no common sense or connection to reality whatsoever. Friday. The ...

The reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. New York Times best-selling economist Robert Shiller is no apologist for the sins of finance - he is probably the only person to have predicted both the stock market bubble of 2000 and the real estate bubble that led up to the subprime mortgage meltdown. But in this important and timely book, Shiller argues that, rather than condemning finance, we need to reclaim it for the common good.

An enthralling collection of creepy and mysterious stories. From classic detective stories to spine-tingling horror and scary ghost stories, these tales will make your flesh crawl.... 1. 'A Ghost Story' by Mark Twain. 2. 'The Silver Mask' by Hugh Walpole. 3. 'The Cactus' by O. Henry. 4. 'Dead of Night' by W. F. Harvey. 5. 'The Terrible Old Man' by H. P. Lovecraft. 6. 'Rattle of Bones' by Robert E. Howard. 7. 'The Last Leaf' by O. Henry. 8. 'The Magnet' by Barry Pain. 9. 'Pickman’s Model' by H. P. Lovecraft.

Sarah races to uncover the cause of the darkness that has engulfed the planet and learns that the entire world has been plunged into darkness. She sets out on a treacherous journey to reach her parents, accompanied by Adam. Along the way, they rescue two young girls and escort them to safety, but unknown dangers still lurk as they continue their journey. Will they make it back alive?

As the cultural conversation around race, gender, and sexuality has evolved, straight white men are becoming increasingly aware of their privilege. But many may be left thinking, "OK, what am I supposed to do about it?" "We need a way forward beyond feelings of guilt, overwhelmingness, anger, and denial." Straight white male pastor Chris Furr offers a guide to deconstructing that privilege in Straight White Male. With an emphasis on confession and redemption, Furr invites other privileged men to reconsider the ways they live, work, believe, and interact with others.

Peggy Rector's life is no bed of roses, despite her hunky landscape gardener boyfriend, Jess Carson. Their relationship has its ups and downs, and his teenage daughter is no help. Both face critical decisions, and their romance hangs in the balance.

Life on a Montana ranch can be harsh. It's lonely for Noah, growing up with just his brother. When Noah's brother Clay hires Kevin, things immediately begin to change. Noah knows Kevin's straight. But that doesn't stop how Noah feels; the craving to touch and feel someone's skin against his for the first time. Can Noah get Kevin to fall in love with him, and get him to stay?

Marijuana, once considered worthy of condemnation, has in recent years become a "medicine", legalized fully in four states, with others expected to follow. But the dangers are clear. According to Bennett's research, more Americans are admitted to treatment facilities for marijuana use than for any other illegal drug. Studies have shown a link between marijuana use and abnormal brain structure and development.

Having a passive source of income is one of the best ways of earning an extra income, improving your lifestyle, and getting ahead in life. The most convenient yet affordable way of setting up a passive source of income is starting a dropshipping business. Setting up your own dropshipping business is simple and fast. Anybody can start their own e-commerce retail business using the dropshipping model.

Half Cherokee and Civil War veteran Captain Skylar Garret returns to the home of Phillip Garret, his white father, seeking an inheritance that he believes to have belonged to his late mother. Intertwined now into the lives of his three half-brothers - one a vocal atheist, one an aspiring minister, and the other a black slave who Phillip Garret doesn't claim - Skylar finds himself in more than a quarrel for money.

Author Robert J. Bernstein has found a different approach based on cognition thinking in helping people of all ages with ASD. The author's goal is for people with ASD to be able to live in the world and connect with the people in it as themselves, to express their unique humanity and engage more fully in the human interactions that give life meaning and make it worth the effort of getting out of bed every day. He believes that whatever he does therapeutically must be on the ASD individual’s terms; he or she must lead.

Ben Weaver relocated to a small desert town to escape his past failures. But not everyone is happy with Ben’s arrival. When a young girl vanishes from her bedroom the morning of the town’s famous Harvest Moon Festival, Ben uncovers an unsettling legend dating back to the town’s inception. With the local’s distrust of outsiders, Ben will discover how dangerous this sleepy desert town can be.

When three workers go missing from a construction site in the backwoods of Tennessee, Sienna Nealon wouldn’t ordinarily be the first choice to look into it. An investigator with a specialty in people with powers, missing persons cases aren't really Sienna’s beat. But from the moment she arrives in small town Tennessee, Sienna realizes that nothing is as simple as she was promised. Attacked in the woods, she finds herself facing a dangerous conspiracy with roots that run much deeper than just East Tennessee. And she has to stop it…before she runs out of time.

Cassie Howell, high school student and recovering compulsive liar is enjoying a peaceful Florida summer, free of any vampire troubles. Which is good, because anytime Cassie seems to encounter vampires, it's really hard to get out of the situation without backsliding on that whole lying thing. Until, suddenly, she's not enjoying the peace anymore. Because when vampires attack her in broad daylight, Cassie starts to realize that the "interesting" phase of her life might not have ended with quitting lying. And there may be an even bigger liar trying to kill her...and her friends.