She didn’t want to go to Usatho, but her brother needed support. Two years in, her bond was sold, and the Overseer was waiting to take her. Two hellish years after the asteroid hit Earth, Mercy and Mender stagger to a pickup point and get taken to the education station. They get medical care, education, and languages. Mender goes through a few queries while Mercy is in medical, and when she is out, he comes to her with the offer. After discussion, they decide that he should take the offer, and he does, but she has to remain with him. It’s his addition to the contract. Then, they wait. Two years later, her brother is on his way to fulfilling his contract, and his breeding partner decides that she is a drain on resources. He has her hauled to the bond auction with an eye to putting her up for auction before her nephew is born. On a whim, the assessor decides to re-run her compatibility tests due to her physical condition when she arrived, and to his delight, she is now companion-class. The first step is to offer her to the overseer, and he announces that he’s on his way. Mercy serves tea to Overseer Usatho. He looks her over and agrees to offer her a bond contract. She gets to stay on the planet that her twin brother calls home, which is really all that matters.

A desperate thief hatches a plan to acquire the funds he needs to start a new life. His plan goes awry when the house he breaks into proves to hold a dark secret, and instead of valuables he finds an ancient ritual and the Children of Llothora!The Children of Llothora tells the story of an asylum inmate in his own words, describing the decline and public disgrace in society which leads him to resort to crime in an effort to start his life over somewhere else. But inside the decrepit house of the town's mysterious elderly recluse the would-be thief encounters forces beyond his understanding, an ancient ritual that promises new life at a horrible cost, and the alien children of the long-forgotten goddess Llothora.The Children of Llothora is a short story written in a style paying homage to H.P. Lovecraft and his contemporaries. A must-read for fans of horror and weird fiction alike!

A stranger walks through the woods and offers to take her from her broken world. Hell yes. With conditions.With the asteroid looming, she makes a run for a family farm and the animals therein. After the crash with communications cut off, she lives a routine of subsistence and survival with no other soul to speak to.When a stranger walks up to her, silver skin and black hair, he introduces himself and offers her a way out. Life in the stars with him. She counters that her animals have to come as well. There is some negotiation, and he agrees to send her a tutor so that this is all done legally. Then, he flies away.To her surprise, her hallucination was as good as his word, and she is swept into a world of etiquette, manners, and languages.Her life in the stars has a specific pattern. She is a body servant, a bondservant, a companion, and a mistress, but she has to do it all with the same haircut. Tricky stuff.

I've drawn her into my world...And she's mine to awaken!Walking into my casino, Edie Spencer seemed like a spoiled heiress—until she agreed to clear her family's debts by posing as my temporary mistress. My plan? To use her to expose my business rivals. Yet discovering Edie's innocence has led to greater temptation than I could have imagined. Our chemistry is spectacular—now I'll claim Edie for so much more than pleasure!Step into this tale of innocence and desire...

A group of descriptive poems about the changes in nature as the seasons of the years go by. Some are about the cold days of snow during the Christmas season of the winter. Others are about the warm days during the growing season of summer. The poems are written in verse form with elements of rhyme and rhythm found within the stanzas. The shortest poem has 36 words, while the longest has 167 words.Hop on over and join Brandon Bullfrog as he teaches the babies that bullfrogs aren't the only ones who can be born again.Brandon Bullfrog is part of the Kingdom Creatures series, teaching Biblical truths in an easy to understand manner.

He's the forbidden lover she's always dreamed about loving. Rachel Morris has vowed never to let anyone know about her secret crush on Prince Tobin. But when they are thrown together on a special project, how is she to hide her feelings? Rachel is efficient, loyal, smart...all the words one might use to describe a dog. While Prince Tobin is tall and strong and worldly...everything Rachel is not. She understands why he wants her help on a special project, but how is she to hide her feelings for the man when she's working so closely with him? Prince Tobin has been fascinated by the straight-laced Rachel for years! Traveling with her only gives him the chance to know her even better...and he's even more enchanted with the demure woman, discovering that there are more layers to her than he'd ever anticipated. As their passion for each other flares, how can he convince Rachel to believe in what they have together? How can he show her how to...

Fans of Robyn Carr's Virgin River Series will love this feel-good, small-town series from Leeanna Morgan. This Christmas, something magical is happening in Sapphire Bay. Shelley Jones is an accountant by day and one of Santa's Secret Helpers by night. When Pastor John tells her his latest fundraising idea, she thinks he's crazy. Sending a train-full of children around Flathead Lake in the middle of December is asking for trouble - even if it is the Santa Express. Pastor John McDonald wants to make the world a better place. And he's doing it, one day at a time, from a small town called Sapphire Bay. Raising money for the tiny home village is his top priority, even if Shelley is determined to be the Christmas Grinch. John needs to find a way to get through Shelley's methodical brain and into her heart. And maybe, if they can find a way to work together, they'll create a little Christmas magic of their own....

Paul and Cal-com set off on their journey while the war against the Hadarak rages on.

There is a world where humans have a unique counterpart. Their zodiac. Carnivores and herbivores live separated by the great wall. Till now. Follow the story of Thomas. The boy with a not so average zodiac who has more power, more responsibility than he realizes that he has a role to play in the epic battle about to unfold. The Carnivores are coming and they are hungrythere is a world where humans have a unique counterpart. their zodiac. from the smallest rodent to the largest mammal each person is different but this is a world divided.carnivores and herbivores live separated by the great wall. follow the story of Thomas the boy woth the stag zodiac as he discovers that he has more power, more responsibility than he ever thought possible with a key role to play in the epic battle about to unfold. the carnivores have come an they are hungry

This boxset includes book 6-8 of the Stronghold Doms Series6. Stripping the Sub7. Tempting the Domme8. Hardcore VanillaStripping the SubEllie's been keeping secrets, but Master Michael is determined to strip back her walls and claim her as his own. Tempting the DommeLuke Evans has always liked a bossy woman in the bedroom, but is he ready to actually submit to a Domme? That's if he can even convince Olivia to take a chance on him when she's so determined not to mix business with pleasure. Hardcore VanillaFrenemies probably sums up Jake and Sharon's relationship best... until an explosive New Years Eve encounter changes everything. Are they on a collision course with disaster or can the scrape together a happily-ever-after?

A collection of poems, essays, and bits of collected wisdom.Where is Santa Claus, and what does he do when he's not delivering presents? He's a Super Spy! Paul Jenkins wants to be one, too. When his wish comes true, he and his friend Emily must save Santa and the state of Florida from a terrible danger. Is Paul good enough to be a Super Spy? In order to save the day, he must learn to be confident in himself. Otherwise, Florida will be frozen forever! If you enjoy chapter books for kids, chill out with the Santa Claus: Super Spy series.

Going from victim to hero is an agonizing road, but she learns control and skills on her path to vengeance. Maira had just gotten her first job, was getting ready to go to university, and was hoping for a bright future with a good job and a few kids. All of that crashed to a halt on the day her shop came under fire, and she was kidnapped to be tortured for months by a serial killer. Getting free of him was her first true accomplishment as a hero, and she nearly had to kill herself to save other lives. She survived, they survived, and she was given accelerated healing, which activated a gift that no one in her family had ever carried before. Listening to anyone, anywhere was a skill that got boring quickly. Talking into her target’s limbic system and having it reply to her was far more interesting. The mind couldn’t lie, and she used it to her advantage.