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In football, the momentum of a game can shift at the slightest moment. One misstep, fumble, or error can change the entire complexity of a game. The difference between winning and losing can be as small as an inch. In reality, life is not that much different than football. One wrong decision can send a person’s life spinning out of control. One bad move be the difference between a happy ending or a life of disappointments and sorrow. Justin thought he had conquered the game of life. He not only had a beautiful girlfriend, but was set to inherit a large trust worth a fortune. He seemed to ...

Master the Art of Improv: Unleash Your Creativity, Build Confidence, and Transform Your Skills! Does performing in front of others make you nervous, yet you dream of becoming a skilled improviser full of creativity and confidence? Searching for dynamic activities to energize participants of all skill levels? New to improv and need a welcoming guide to get started? If any of these resonate, The Complete Improv Playbook is your comprehensive guide to unlocking creativity and confidence with over 70 games and techniques for every skill level.

★★★★★ "Oddly genius!" - Amazon Vine Review ___ Original and unique tongue twisters created for warming up the mouth muscles, just plain fun and overall ease of speaking. Note: This book will actually show how to use these tongue twisters in a game setting also. Parties and social gatherings are just a few of the perfect opportunities for testing your skills. So go challenge your family and friends to see who can be the first to say these fabulous tongue twisters the fastest without getting flustered! Tongue twister books aren't always created equal. For many of them, they often ...

Intergalactic civilization emerges from its war-torn ruins for the first time in generations to explore the galaxy, in this stunning new anthology from the bestselling world of Twilight Imperium.

This fast-paced collection of novellas and short stories from leading Russian LitRPG authors sheds new light on their signature worlds. You're in Game! features works by Vasily Mahanenko, Andrei Livadny, Alexey Osadchuk, Michael Atamanov, Pavel Kornev, and Andrew Novak. Expect your favorite heroes to play second fiddle to an array of new main characters, once-minor plot lines to lead you in unexpected directions, and familiar story events to take surprising new turns.

The one that got away is back in Frosty Crest. There are just two problems: he believes I’m my identical sister… and he has no idea we have a son.Six years ago, my sister Winnie bribed me to attend an event in her place. Sebastian was just passing through town before moving overseas. We only shared one night together, but he’s seared into my memory like a cattle brand. And not just because our son has his eyes. Now that he’s here, I have a chance to set things right. Will he let me? Playing Games on the Mountain is a short & steamy, single mom, secret baby, mistaken identity, small-...

Are you a crime show junkie? A law and order fanatic? A real-life who done did it grand master who uncovers the clues and solves the case before any of your family or friends?Then take the challenge and solve each case before the end of every chapter. Become one of the elite and earn the title of a professional couch detective.

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.

Wayne Sharp newer expected his life to turn like that... Dishonorably discharged, he tries to build his life from the beginning in Clayton, New Mexico. He never expected to be attracted so deeply to the woman in trouble, in trouble beyond hope... Trying to help her, he becomes involved in the dark secrets of the town. The deeper Wayne got, the crazier it became. Can he eventually free up himself and start to live a normal life? Book 5 of the Dishonorably Discharged Series.

Bryce’s fellow attorney and partner in their firm, Tom Middleton, experience the death of his son who is found out to be a mule for a drug cartel trading arms for drugs. The boy is killed in a violent way, and Middleton finds out that one of the firm’s biggest clients is involved. Middleton confronts the owner and later is accused of his murder. Tom asks Bryce to be a part of his legal team. Bryce begins to investigate the murder. As he investigates, he discovers that lots of other people had the motivation to kill the deceased. Bryce finds out that Mrs. Juarez was more involved than ...

“Everything you think you know about what’s happening in this story gets turned upside down… What seems like a supernatural ‘vampire’ romp with a comic edge flips into a dazzling concept piece about the nature of reality… But if you’re after a formulaic vampire story, this might not be for you.” In a desolate wasteland of ruined cities and rusted droids, Ethan and his team hunt the last remnants of vampiric terror. Or do they? In this post-apocalyptic world, the lines between truth and illusion blur, leaving one question chillingly unanswered: Are you sure you know what's ...

Part One of ‘The Billionaire’s Obsession Series Vanessa’s latest assignment has her feeling nervous. She has received a last minute assignment to interview mysterious and gorgeous billionaire CEO, Vincent Crawford. With the request reportedly having come from Vincent himself, Vanessa feels wildly unprepared. As business quickly gets mixed with pleasure, Vanessa finds herself less sure than ever. As the two grow closer, Vanessa notices Vincent’s constant need for control, which opens up some unique and brand new possibilities for Vanessa as she moves deeper into Vincent’s game. ...

When the President of the United States is caught with his pants down while playing a virtual reality game in the White House, his cabinet is thrown into complete disarray. With the State of the Union address only hours away, Parker Smalls, White House Chief of Staff, scrambles to have the president freed. Nona Norak, the game’s main adversary, has other plans. She’s an avatar created to be unbeatable, leaving Parker Smalls with one question. How does he free the president from a VR avatar that can’t be stopped? An Amazon one-hour read.

Investing in short-term rentals can seriously boost your cash flow and accelerate your path to financial freedom. In this book, I'll take you through a step-by-step process to find and set up profitable properties in top markets. No matter what your budget looks like starting out, you'll find a strategy that works for you. We're diving deep into each approach to get your short-term rental business up and running successfully.

I'm in trouble. My dad owes Dr. Ashworth a lot of money but he can not pay it back. When Dr. Ashworth meets me, he offers me the option to work off my fathers' dept. But what I must do is scary and humiliating. I have no choice but to submit to a very intimate exam and medical treatment trial to keep my father out of trouble. When the medication I was administered leaves me needy and unable to take care of it myself. Dr. Ashworth and 3 of his associates help me out. How many of them do I need to take on before I am finally satisfied?

The flyer catches my eye. The words “Earn Easy Money – take part in Medical Study", stare at me. I feel a tiny little bit of hope. I know it won't be pleasant and most likely humiliating, but I need the money. Sitting here on this cold synthetic material of the gynecological chair, I feel entirely exposed in the short paper gown. I’m just waiting for the doctors to arrive. The room is chilly, and my slender form shivers a bit. But even though I’m excited about the money, the thought of being examined by two strangers keeps my nerves on edge. The money is extremely generous, I'm ...

Author’s note: Drinking Games contains three sweet and sinful novellas, filled with all the best parts of a romance. No triggers or cliffhangers and guaranteed happily ever afters. Suck: This mob boss always gets what he wants - even if she belongs to someone else. Reece Diavolo. They call him The Devil behind his back, and when the vicious mobster sees the bride at his cousin’s wedding he decides there won’t be a marriage after all that day…because now she belongs to him. Macy Shaw. They call her The Mouse to her face, and when the goodest of good girls learns her blackmailing ...

In a world of criminals, thugs, con artists, cheats, and swindlers, there must be a man to stand against the powers of darkness and corruption. A man not afraid to walk the mean streets—whether they be those of 1930s Los Angeles, an ancient fantasy realm, or some far-flung planet of a future star empire. He is a man who knows that a “good man” is not always a “nice guy”. But when the chips are down, he understands that a hero does the right thing, even if it means losing everything.

Nick Antosca's The Girlfriend Game is a tumble through the looking glass into a vortex of violence and desire. The 12 stories in the newest collection by the Shirley Jackson Award-winning author are brutal, urgent and unforgettable. In "Predator Bait", a decoy in a sex-sting news show questions her job and the man who shares her bed. An undependable son watches his mother become a creature he hardly recognizes in "Amphibian". A young man plots the death of his girlfriend's killer in "Winter Was Hard".

For over a month, he's been counting down, anticipating the promise circled in red Sharpie on their calendar. In a marriage that's evolved from vanilla beginnings into something far more complex, Ben has learned to serve, to watch, and most painfully, to wait. Dana enjoys her freedom, her rotating cast of impressive lovers, and—most of all—her husband's unwavering devotion through it all. She rewards his patience just once a year, on his birthday, with the ultimate gift: herself. But first, she makes him earn it. When Dana's favorite lover arrives unexpectedly on Ben's special night, ...