He’s living a lie. Dante Ramos: Champion. Ladies’ man. Party animal. Women want him, and men either want to be him or put his lights out for sleeping with their girlfriends. It’s all an act. Inside, he’s so full of self-loathing he’s on a fast-track to self-destruction. She’s living in the shadows. Meeting Michelle at a support group for assault survivors shows Dante a new world of possibilities. Finally, someone in his life might understand him, and she creates in him a fierce need to protect. Trouble is, Dante lives his life in the spotlight, and the only thing Michelle wants is a place to hide.
ETHAN’S HIT A ROUGH SPOT So I caught my dad in bed with my ex-girlfriend. My best friend cancelled our plans to celebrate my birthday. Decided to drink away the betrayal. Made out with a cardboard cutout of a celebrity in front of my new roommates. Got in a bar fight. Hooked up with that pretty bartender whose sad smile I’ve secretly been painting pictures of since forever, but she shoved me out the door with hardly a word. Did I mention the tattoo I don’t exactly remember getting? And that’s only Saturday. Now I need to pick up the pieces of my messed-up life. LEEANNE’S HAD A TOUGH LIFE What do you do when you’ve lived in the same small town your whole life and you feel as if you’ll always be stuck in the same rut, like a piece of busted wagon wheel? Well, maybe you start by hooking up with the first decent guy who walks into your bar. Maybe once you do, it’s hard to get him out of your head even though you try. And maybe, just maybe, you find out he makes you laugh even more than he makes you want to shout his name. If you’re me, you don’t even know what to do with a guy like him. A little piece of happiness…that feels downright dangerous.
A GIRL TRYING TO LEAVE HER PAST BEHIND I was a normal teenager who loved music and dancing, until the day I was attacked in my favorite record store. A few years later when my mom succumbed to depression and took her own life, I couldn't stay in my hometown with all the memories and the curious stares. I decided to get in my car and just go - except my car decided it was done going outside a tiny place called Evergreen Grove. That's where I found Jake. Or I guess Jake found me. A GUY WHO CAN'T LET HIS GO For the last eight years, all I can think about is the day I ended another man's life. Then I manage to save Cassie's, and I feel like maybe I've got some kind of second chance. To do what I couldn't before, or maybe even for something bigger. Something like love. If only I could feel like I deserve her...
Tyler threw away his MMA title. When his brother died and he lost the girl he loved, getting his career back seemed impossible. Now he has the chance to set things right. Kate nearly died along with Tyler's brother. After years apart, she comes face-to-face with Ty again, and pain she'd forgotten. Together they have a new future to fight for.
Action-packed and sexually charged, this book will draw you in from the opening scene."--RT Book Reviews, 4 1/2 stars Thad, the King of Vampires, is looking for his prophesied mate who will unlock his powers. But when he meets carefree Isabel, he thinks fate must have gotten it seriously wrong. Scorned by the vampire community for her lack of power, Isabel Anthony lives a carefree existence masquerading as human--although drifting through the debauched human nightlife, she prefers the patrons' blood to other indulgences. But when she meets the sexy, arrogant king of the vampires, this party-girl's life turns dark and dangerous. Dead-set on finding the prophesied mate who will unlock his fiery powers, Thad Morgan must find his queen before their race is destroyed. Their enemies are gaining ground, and Thad needs his powers to unite his subjects. But when his search leads him to the defiant Isabel, he wonders if fate had gotten it seriously wrong... Chronicles of Yavn: King of Darkness (Book 1) Prince of Power (Book 2) Hunter by Night (Book 3)
This Fight Is Personal... Wizards and vampires have been mortal enemies since the beginning. Now Anton, son of the Wizard Master, has one last chance to steal the unique powers of the vampire king's beautiful sister, Tyra...and then kill her. But when he meets Tyra face-to-face, everything changes... Tyra will stop at nothing to defeat the wizards, until Anton saves her life and she suddenly sees an opportunity she never could have imagined... As the sparks ignite between them, together they could bring an end to the war that's decimating their people, but only if they can find a way to trust each other... Praise for King of Darkness: "Hot, sexy, and on-your-toes action."—Seriously Reviewed "One tough heroine, an absolutely sexy hero, and an interesting host of supporting characters you're going to love."—Night Owl Reviews Reviewer Top Pic, 4 ½ stars "An amazing debut...Fun, romance, and all the things you need in an astonishing tale."—RomFan Reviews "A refreshing take on vampire wars...A striking, unique new series."—Long and Short Reviews
He’s living a lie. Dante Ramos: Champion. Ladies’ man. Party animal. Women want him, and men either want to be him or put his lights out for sleeping with their girlfriends. It’s all an act. Inside, he’s so full of self-loathing he’s on a fast-track to self-destruction. She’s living in the shadows. Meeting Michelle at a support group for assault survivors shows Dante a new world of possibilities. Finally, someone in his life might understand him, and she creates in him a fierce need to protect. Trouble is, Dante lives his life in the spotlight, and the only thing Michelle wants is a place to hide.
A GIRL TRYING TO LEAVE HER PAST BEHINDI was a normal teenager who loved music and dancing, until the day I was attacked in my favorite record store. A few years later when my mom succumbed to depression and took her own life, I couldn't stay in my hometown with all the memories and the curious stares. I decided to get in my car and just go – except my car decided it was done going outside a tiny place called Evergreen Grove. That’s where I found Jake. Or I guess Jake found me. A GUY WHO CAN'T LET HIS GOFor the last eight years, all I can think about is the day I ended another man’s life. Then I manage to save Cassie's, and I feel like maybe I've got some kind of second chance. To do what I couldn't before, or maybe even for something bigger. Something like love. If only I could feel like I deserve her... At the Stars is a sweet, contemporary, small town new adult romance.
(Lone Wolf, Book 3) Humans vs. shifters. Good vs. evil. In Elisabeth Staab's third book in the Lone Wolf series, lines blur and loyalties are put to the test: Will Ash put blood before his human’s love? Will Kyle shun Jett’s newly found affection and return to the pack that nearly destroyed them both? Protecting Zoe could cost Lane everything, but he may be the only person who has the power to keep her safe. Meanwhile, the blood moon looms over them all, transforming lovers into strangers and weakening those who gain their power when the moon is bright.
(Lone Wolf, Book 1) Agent Sherri Walker needs a change of scenery. Her former lover nearly tanked her career, forcing her to take a leave of absence. A few drinks and a one-night stand with a sinfully hot stranger look like a great way to take her mind off her troubles, until that stranger’s past lands her in a new world of danger. Asher Hughes left his outlaw pack but couldn’t ditch the bad blood. A lone wolf who’s always refused to bond, Ash is left wanting more after one night with a beautiful, spirited human. Worse, it puts Sherri in the crosshairs of an old pack enemy, and the only way to save her is to claim her as his own. (keywords: free ebook, freebie, free romantic suspense shifters)
She wants out Party girl Alexia Blackburn is only hanging around the vampire compound until her best friend—the queen—has her baby. After that, nothing is going to stop Alexia from getting back to daylight, safety, and feeling like a normal human being. But leaving the vampire world has one big catch... He needs her to stay Head of vampire security Lee Goram has hated and distrusted humans for centuries. Feeding on vampire blood has kept him strong...but now it's killing him—and he's horrified to discover that Alexia may hold the key to his cure. He'd rather die defending his king than admit his weakness, but time is running out for the great vampire warrior... Praise for Prince of Power: "Exciting, engaging, and hot." —RT Book Reviews "Complex, superb romantic urban fantasy." —Genre Go Round Reviews "Truly entertaining." —Long and Short Reviews "Captivating storytelling...a stellar series." —The Romance Reviews
ETHAN’S HIT A ROUGH SPOT So I caught my dad in bed with my ex-girlfriend. My best friend cancelled our plans to celebrate my birthday. Decided to drink away the betrayal. Made out with a cardboard cutout of a celebrity in front of my new roommates. Got in a bar fight. Hooked up with that pretty bartender whose sad smile I’ve secretly been painting pictures of since forever, but she shoved me out the door with hardly a word. Did I mention the tattoo I don’t exactly remember getting? And that’s only Saturday. Now I need to pick up the pieces of my messed-up life. LEEANNE’S HAD A TOUGH LIFE What do you do when you’ve lived in the same small town your whole life and you feel as if you’ll always be stuck in the same rut, like a piece of busted wagon wheel? Well, maybe you start by hooking up with the first decent guy who walks into your bar. Maybe once you do, it’s hard to get him out of your head even though you try. And maybe, just maybe, you find out he makes you laugh even more than he makes you want to shout his name. If you’re me, you don’t even know what to do with a guy like him. A little piece of happiness…that feels downright dangerous.
He’s already blown his shot… Tyler Thacker threw away his MMA title. When his brother died and he lost the girl he loved, getting his career back seemed impossible. Now that girl is in the picture again and so is his chance to set things right. Kate Flynn hasn’t been the same since the accident that killed Tyler’s twin and left her injured. When their best friend drags her to Evergreen Grove, she comes face to face with her first love. Being around Ty pushes her to get her life in order, but it also brings up pain she’d rather have kept buried. Tyler needs to reclaim his future. Kate needs to let go of the past. Maybe, together, they can fight through the agony of what they’ve lost. Maybe, together, they’ll win something truly amazing.
The present volume continues the edition of a number of supplement volumes dealing with the elements tungsten and molybdenum. Technology and metallurgy of molybdenum and tungsten have been described in the respective volumes A 1. Tungsten Supplement Volume A 2 has been published and comprises the nuclear and atomic properties, sections on the clusters and the vapor, the electronic structure, the lattice dynamics, and the basic crystallographic properties. The present volume A/3 deals with the relationships between lattice defects and mechanical properties. Each of the subsequent chapters, concerning the thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties, has a somewhat larger scope than the corresponding chapter in the Molybdenum Supplement Volumes. Within these chapters, some noteworthy facts are the following: the melting point of tungsten is the highest of all metals, i.e., 3695 K, the behavior of the current carriers has been studied in great detail by numerous methods, and the emissivity characteristics have received much attention above all because of the high melting point. Another special feature is the very intense study of all surface properties and the phenomena, which will be described in a forthcoming volume.
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