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So I cause the occasional magical disaster. It's not THAT bad. Until a strange virus sweeps the planet, leaving its victims either dead or devoid of magic. The Eight Gods are real, and they're a little pissed-off. Lucky me, I seem to be the only one who believes these days. Well, besides the hot, nerdy library guy who wants to turn me into a cradle robber. And my grumpy, drool-worthy doomsday prepper neighbor. Oh, and one weird tour guide who just might be more than they seem. Yeah, the world is probably doomed... (Previously released as a serial story on the Vella platform. This story has ...

The Mermaid & The Pirate: Secrets Under the Sea. Hungry Eyes encountered good mermaids and bad mermaids. He fell in love with a bad one he thought was good. He was unprepared for an all-consuming love affair with a beautiful, lonely mermaid who becomes his most prized possession. "I captured you once, this time you won't escape me again" said Hungry Eyes to the mermaid, holding her tight in his manly embrace.

When Ali moves across the country to join Travis, she expects her life to finally settle down. She finds a great job testing magical items at a law firm, but not all is as it seems. When an evil entity takes up residence at work, Ali is in a fight for her life Also available (Bundled) Books 1 - 5: When Were & Howl Collection Book 1: Moon Struck (sometimes free) Book 2: Vampires Bite Book 3: Tryst of Fate Book 4: A Grave Awakening Book 5: Werewolf Wedding.

This second collection of Debbie Young's lighthearted yet thoughtful columns for the Tetbury Advertiser record the author's thoughts during the tumultuous five-year period from 2016 through 2020 - the era of Brexit and of President Trump - when even in her quiet corner of the Cotswolds, it often seemed the world had gone mad. Charming the readers of this multiple-award-winning community magazine with her homespun philosophy, with playful wit and with vivid imagination, Debbie Young provides a sense of perspective about what really matters in life.

Affectionately dubbed "the Jewel in the Crown of the Tetbury Advertiser" by its ever-patient editor, Debbie Young has been a regular columnist for this award-winning community magazine since 2010. In its ten issues per year, she shares her homespun philosophy and wry English humour with its loyal readers. This collection brings together her columns from 2010-2015, charting history in the making as it affects local residents, and giving her whimsical perspective on the wider world from the heart of the Cotswolds.

Is thirty years too long to wait for a second chance? High school best friends Sara and Sofia had always been inseparable, but neither of them knew that they were hiding a secret attraction. The girls lost touch after graduation, but thirty years later, they run into each other in a coffee shop, and it’s love at first sight. Or second sight, anyway. They’re both too old to fall this fast, but they don’t want to waste any more time. After years of being single, Sara and Sofia are about to find out that true love was worth waiting for – and their first love can also be their last. “...

Annie is the bane of my existence. The worst neighbor in the universe. A busty bombshell. And she lives right next door. When Annie comes knocking, getting on my case and making demands, I do what I've been wanting to do for ages. Hint: It involves a certain individual's rear end. Maybe this time we can put the hostility behind us. This explosive, untamed tale will burn up your device. Joel and Annie are two hot-for-each-other neighbors who can't stand each other. As the sexy tension mounts, so do the explicit encounters! Getting Behind My Horny Neighbor is Book 2 in the enemies-and-lovers ...

Annie is the bane of my existence. My horny next-door neighbor is out of control with the wild behavior. Still. Even after two red-hot encounters between us. I've had it. It's time to make her apologize, make her see the error of her ways. Make her admit that I call the shots and she's the one that has to make it up to me. I know how to push her buttons and get her even hornier. She will bend over and take it. Beg for more. But until I hear a "sorry" I won't give her the thing she craves the most. Hint: It's in my pants. This explosive, untamed tale will burn up your device. Joel and Annie ...

Her voice is her brand. It’s also kind of a public safety concern. Marinella’s streaming channel serves up immersive sound, chill vibes, and just enough siren magic to keep her audience blissed out—without triggering another spontaneous group swim. But with sponsorships vanishing and rent climbing, she’s running out of ways to keep things ethical, engaging, and technically legal. Enter WaveSound: a glossy audio-tech giant with prototype headphones, aggressive KPIs, and one marketing director who’s a little too enthusiastic about her “authentic resonance.” They want her ...

A lot can happen on the open road… Wade I’ve earned more than my fair share of regrets on the road. You'd figure I'd be ready to dodge out of the way when trouble comes barreling down the highway marked clear as kerosene and just as dangerous. … You don’t have to take me far … I'd never seen Olivia de Los Santos before she ran in to me, literally, in a diner at three am. I didn't need trouble. Or more regrets. I've never been very good at avoiding either. Liv Trouble seems to follow me around, no matter how hard I try to outrun it. And I've been trying damn hard for the past week....

Who knew life could get so…weird? Selene’s best friend is dead, and now she finds herself raising a precocious teen, Allie—though she never even wanted to be a mom. To top it off, they’re living in her deceased friend’s house in a small town that’s one enchanted forest away from belonging in a fairy tale.

1. Are you in a leadership position at work? 2. Do you frequently communicate big ideas to your team? 3. Do you find yourself wondering if your message is being received the way it was intended? 4. Are you looking for a way to deepen your impact as a leader and a speaker? If the answer to any of these questions is YES, then this book can you be trusty sidekick helping use humor to deliver messages and plant seeds of change in your organization. Humor Science takes an engineering approach to the art of being engaging.

Milton Maroo, a portly space trader who enjoys a gourmet meal as much as a good deal, has priceless cargo, an outlawed artificial intelligence that the crime underworld will kill for. The billionaire head of the Nythe Armaments Corporation empire is dead. Murdered by the most powerful crime syndicate in the system who are after one thing, an illegal artificial intelligence that will change the balance of power in the region in favour of whomever possesses it. Milton and his spy friend Cappa are broke. While they do odd jobs at the billionaire’s estate they discover the Lerjoo Brothers ...

A woman who can see past lives falling in love with a man who’s been dead for 100 years--should be easy, right? Um, no. Teena Jones has always known about being murdered in her past life. That’s no biggie. But when she falls in love with a revenant, things get complicated. Still, can’t a girl break up with the undead man she loves for reasons even she doesn’t understand without the Magical Council sticking their noses in? If only. The Hon. William Ambrose Deighton was the younger son of a minor baron a century or so ago, and nothing in that lifetime prepared him for the afterlife ...

The Urban Leash is a story about all the funny stories of a dogwalker from the dogwalker's point of view. Humorous, fun, light read.

Saskia de la Cruz is a verity witch and investigative reporter for The Blood Web Chronicle, the biggest news outlet on the paranormal Blood Web. After escaping murderous vampires in snowy Moscow, Saskia can't imagine a more difficult or more dangerous mission. That is, until her editor sends her to Barcelona to investigate a high profile disappearance at the Mage Association, which just happens to be run by her evil mother Solina.

An expat living in South Korea is attracted to Korean farmer Dae-jin, because of his looks and his wealth. But a legendary trickster goblin, a dokkaebi, has its eyes set on the money-grabber to foil her plans. Will the girl get the money and tear Dae-jin away from his wife? Or, perhaps the dokkaebi has other plans....

She wanted to step into the warm embrace of his arms; but he was the enemy. Lindsey Asher took the Billionaire Bride Pact at girl’s camp, but she’s never taken it seriously. Her dreams were always about building her own a bakery empire, not marrying a billionaire. Years later and all grown up, Lindsey has poured her heart and soul into Sugarbee’s Sweets in downtown Manhattan. All she wants are good reviews from a pair of big-name food bloggers and plenty of customers to enjoy her sweet treats. When Eric Kasabov parks his cookie cart in front of Sugarbee’s and starts stealing her ...

Will a mixture of pranks, revenge, and a global pandemic explode in danger or ignite hilarious, unexpected results? Marty Golden wishes this prequel novella was his superhero origin story but alas, he’s merely a mild-mannered Silicon Valley geek whose skills of self-delusion, daydreaming, and attention to detail are put to the ultimate challenge—entertaining his nieces. See Marty before he becomes the super-sleuthing, crime-busting hero of the Silicon Valley Mystery series. In this short read, you’ll meet the lovable hero, an amateur sleuth who constantly frustrates and astounds ...

Annie is the bane of my existence. The reason why I'm ready to move out of the building. She's that woman. The one you can't stand who you just want to spank and do naughty things to until she repents. So I propose a compromise. Hint - it involves a certain individual getting naked and down on her knees. Turns out Annie's temper isn't the only thing that's hot about her. Just when I think we might be getting along, I learn that Annie doesn't do compromise. But then, neither do I. This explosive, untamed tale will burn up your device. Joel and Annie are two hot-for-each-other neighbors who ...