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Following their last battle, Dr. Eggman’s been mysteriously absent from Sonic’s life. What shocking secret will Sonic discover when he learns the bad doctor’s whereabouts? Plus, Sonic isn’t the only one looking for Eggman—so’s his old rival Shadow the Hedgehog! There are twists and turns in the course of this high-speed, action-packed mystery-adventure! But with a little help from his friends—including a new ally—Sonic’s fast enough to overcome any obstacle! Collects issues #5-8 of the ongoing series.

Sonic the Hedgehog #1

SONIC’S RACING INTO A NEW ADVENTURE! After defeating the evil Dr. Eggman’s latest plot, Sonic is racing around the world to shut down the robotic Badnik forces that are still attacking villages. But it’s a big job for one hedgehog—even Sonic! Fortunately, he’ll have some help from his best friend: Tails!

Brawl Stars: The I Need

Daniyal khan

The action adventure comic. Brawl Stars: The I Need.

The unofficial story on Brawl Stars game is a multiplayer online battle arena game where players battle against other players or AI opponents in multiple game modes. Players can choose between several brawlers that they have unlocked, each with their unique offensive or defensive kit.

Critical Role #3

Matthew Mercer, Matthew Colville

Keyleth and Tiberius find themselves in unsavory company, but that's the only kind of company to be found in Stilben. Paid by the Clasp to stop the attack on the peasants, our heroes follow their noses and uncover an alchemical laboratory hidden in the city's sewer. They arrive to find a pair of half-elves fighting a gnome and a half-giant. With all the people tracking her in one place, the architect of the swamp curse springs her trap... Based on the hit show from Geek & Sundry!

Critical Role #2

Matthew Mercer, Matthew Colville

Scanlan and Grog loot a shark-man temple in the swamp outside Stilben. Returning to the city, they're almost killed by assassins and then almost arrested by the Watch! What the hell is going on in Stilben? And what does this pompous sorcerer want? Based on the hit show from Geek & Sundry!

Robyn Hood vs. Red Riding Hood One Shot

Patrich Shand

You asked for more, and here it is – Robyn Hood
returns in this over-sized one-shot that pits her against Red Riding Hood!

Red
is hunting down rouge Highborns, and Robyn’s activity since returning to Earth
has put the hooded archer on her radar. Arrows will fly and lives are at stake
as these two Zenescope fan favorites clash in the grudge match of the year!
Don’t miss the blowout battle that leads into the next Robyn Hood miniseries.

Sonic the Hedgehog #3

Sonic and Knuckles team up, and it's just like old times-until two new villains show up. With a group of villagers under attack, will even the combined forces of these two heroes be enough to take down Rough and Tumble???

Bloodborne #1

Ales Kot

From the creators of Dark Souls, a brand new comic series spinning out of Fromsoftware/Hidetaka Miyazaki’s critically-acclaimed, best-selling Bloodborne videogame! Nominated for eight Golden Joystick Awards!

Awakening in an ancient city plagued by a twisted endemic – where horrific beasts stalk the shadows and the streets run slick with the blood of the damned – a nameless hunter embarks on a dangerous quest in search of Paleblood…

Written by Image Comics superstar Ales Kot (Generation Gone), with artwork by Piotr Kowalski (Sex, Dark Souls).

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The Old Guard: Tales Through Time #2 (of 6)

Eric Trautmann

Watch the smash-hit Netflix movie starring Charlize Theron! KELLY SUE DeCONNICK and VALENTINE DE LANDRO (BITCH PLANET) take the immortal warriors to feudal Japan! Plus, ERIC TRAUTMANN (LAZARUS X +66, Checkmate) and MIKE HENDERSON (NAILBITER) plunge Booker in an Old West shootout with stakes that reverberate today!

Romantic ebooks

Freed: 'Fifty Shades Freed' as told by Christian

E L James

**AVAILABLE NOW**

Relive the sensuality, the romance, and the drama of Fifty Shades Freed - the love story that enthralled millions of readers around the world - through the thoughts, reflections, and dreams of Christian Grey.
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E L James revisits the world of Fifty Shades with a deeper new take on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the globe.
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You are cordially invited to the wedding of the decade, when Christian Grey will make Anastasia Steele his wife. But is he really husband material? His dad is unsure, his brother wants to organise one helluva bachelor party, and his fiancée won't vow to obey . . .

And marriage brings its own challenges. Their passion for each other burns hotter and deeper than ever, but Ana's defiant spirit continues to stir Christian's darkest fears and tests his need for control. As old rivalries and resentments endanger them both, one misjudgement threatens to tear them apart.

Can Christian overcome the nightmares of his childhood and the torments of his youth, and save himself? And once he's discovered the truth of his origins, can he find forgiveness and accept Ana's unconditional love?

Can Christian finally be freed?

Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as Told by Christian

E L James

Relive the sensuality, the romance, and the drama of Fifty Shades Freed through the thoughts, reflections, and dreams of Christian Grey.

E L James revisits the world of Fifty Shades with a deeper and darker take on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the globe.

You are cordially invited to the wedding of the decade, when Christian Grey will make Anastasia Steele his wife. But is he really husband material? His dad is unsure, his brother wants to organize one helluva bachelor party, and his fiancée won't vow to obey...

And marriage brings its own challenges. Their passion for each other burns hotter and deeper than ever, but Ana's defiant spirit continues to stir Christian's darkest fears and tests his need for control. As old rivalries and resentments endanger them both, one misjudgment threatens to tear them apart.

Can Christian overcome the nightmares of his childhood and the torments of his youth, and save himself? And once he's discovered the truth of his origins, can he find forgiveness and accept Ana's unconditional love?

Can Christian finally be freed?

STONE: Her Ruthless Enforcer: 50 Loving States, North Carolina

Theodora Taylor

My ruthless enforcer is broken, dangerous, and determined to claim me…

The first time I meet Stone Ferraro, it’s hate at first sight, and then he kidnaps me. On his mafia boss’s orders, but still...not a great first impression.

The second time I meet him, he calls me a derogatory name, and I knee him in the balls. Not exactly the sweet social worker look I was going for, but hey, it had to be done.

The third time we meet, it’s over my ex-boyfriend’s—his identical twin brother’s—grave, and he shocks me with a mind-melting kiss.

The fourth time we meet, he takes one look at my belly filled with his dead brother’s baby and declares me his.

His to marry, his to take, his in every way.

The Ferraro crime family’s most ruthless enforcer is broken, dangerous, and here to stay.

And our story only gets crazier--and hotter--from there.

The Hookup Equation: A Professor / Student Romance

Roxie Noir

Teach me everything.

My whole life, I’ve been a good girl. I follow rules like nobody’s business. I obey guidelines like I was born to it. Show me a line, and I’ll toe it.

I’m even a twenty-two-year-old virgin. Good is my middle name.

And then, I break one tiny little rule. Miniscule. Inconsequential.

Next thing I know, I’m trapped with an incredibly handsome stranger. He’s got eyes like cut emeralds, biceps that makes my head spin, and a smile that has me rethinking all my life choices.

We escape a bar bathroom together. We go on an impromptu date. We share the hottest kiss I’ve ever had, one that leaves me panting for more. We promise to see each other again.

Turns out, we see each other the next morning.

In my calculus class.

Which he’s teaching.

My handsome, sexy date is Professor Loveless, and we’ll be seeing each other plenty. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday all semester.

There’s no choice but to call it off. We both have too much at stake: I could lose my scholarship, and he could lose his entire career.

But I can’t call off the way I feel.

I can’t call off the way he looks when he rolls up his sleeves and explains imaginary numbers.

I can’t call off the heated glances, or the way our hands touch when I hand in my homework, or the memory of his body pressing against mine that night.

I’m a virgin.

He’s my professor.

And if we give in, it could cost us both everything.

But I’m so tired of being a good girl.

Bossman

Vi Keeland

From New York Times Bestseller, Vi Keeland, comes a sexy new standalone novel.

The first time I met Chase Parker, I didn’t exactly make a good impression.

I was hiding in the bathroom hallway of a restaurant, leaving a message for my best friend to save me from my awful date.

He overheard and told me I was a bitch, then proceeded to offer me some dating advice.

So I told him to mind his own damn business—his own tall, gorgeous, full-of-himself damn business—and went back to my miserable date.

When he walked by my table, he smirked, and I watched his arrogant, sexy ass walk back to his date.

I couldn’t help but sneak hidden glances at the condescending jerk on the other side of the room. Of course, he caught me on more than one occasion, and winked.

When the gorgeous stranger and his equally hot date suddenly appeared at our table, I thought he was going to rat me out.

But instead, he pretended we knew each other and joined us—telling elaborate, embarrassing stories about our fake childhood.

My date suddenly went from boring to bizarrely exciting.

When it was over and we parted ways, I thought about him more than I would ever admit, even though I knew I’d never see him again.

I mean, what were the chances I’d run into him again in a city with eight million people?

Then again...

What were the chances a month later he’d wind up being my new sexy boss?

Nowhere Near Respectable

Mary Jo Putney

The New York Times bestselling author of Never Less Than a Lady “will draw the readers into a world of espionage and danger” (Fresh Fiction).

Mary Jo Putney’s riveting Lost Lords series unleashes a high stakes royal plot—which may prove easier for Damian Mackenzie to handle than his own unruly desire . . .

He’s a bastard and a gambler and society’s favorite reprobate. But to Lady Kiri Lawford he’s a hero—braver than the smugglers he rescues her from, more honorable than any lord she’s ever met, and far more attractive than any man has a right to be. How can she not fall in love?

But Damian Mackenzie has secrets that leave no room in his life for courting high-born young ladies—especially not the sister of one of his oldest friends. Yet when Kiri’s quick thinking reveals a deadly threat to England’s crown, Damian learns that she is nowhere near as prim and respectable as he first assumed—and the lady is far more alluring than any man can resist . . .

Praise for Mary Jo Putney and the Lost Lords series

“Romance at its best!”—Julia Quinn

“Intoxicating, romantic and utterly ravishing. . .”—Eloisa James

“Putney’s endearing characters and warm-hearted stories never fail to inspire and delight.”—Sabrina Jeffries

“Adventure, passion and pure reading pleasure!”—Jo Beverley

“No one writes historical romance better.”—Cathy Maxwell

“Delivers captivating characters, an impeccably realized Regency setting, and a thrilling plot rich in action and adventure.”—Booklist (starred review)

Never Too Far

Abbi Glines

Rush withheld a secret that had destroyed Blaire's world. She knows she can never forgive him, but she can't forget him either… Now, Blaire's back home in Alabama and is trying to move on with her life … until something happens to send her world spinning once again.

What do you do when the one person you can never trust again is the one that you need to trust so desperately? You lie, hide, avoid, and pray that your sins never find you out.

The Greek's Chosen Wife (Mills & Boon Modern) (Greek Tycoons, Book 21)

Lynne Graham

A wife on his terms?

It's been eight years since Prudence's arranged wedding to Nikolas Angelis. Their relationship was never consummated and they have always lived apart. But now Prudence longs to have her own baby and she wants a divorce.

However, Nik is horrified — he is her husband and he will be the father of her child! Prudence reluctantly agrees to a trial marriage with Nik. But conceiving his baby? That's not a risk she's willing to take...

Fallen Too Far

Abbi Glines

When Blaire Wynn's mother passed away, Blaire's life changed in an instant. Having cared for her sick mother for the last three years, suddenly Blaire has to leave the small farmhouse in Alabama they shared, to move in with her father and his new wife in their sprawling beach house along the Florida gulf coast. But what she isn't prepared for is the lifestyle change that comes with the move, and she knows she'll never fit into the new world of luxury and extravagance that suddenly surrounds her.

Even worse, her father has run off to Paris for the summer with his wife, leaving her stranded with Rush, her new stepbrother, who's irritating, arrogant and… seriously sexy. Rush is as spoiled as he is gorgeous; his famous father's guilt money, his mother's desperation to win his love, and his charm are the three reasons he has never been told no. Blaire knows he is anything but good for her, but somehow she can't fight the attraction she's feeling, especially when she starts to think the attraction might be mutual… Rush is jaded and has secrets Blaire knows she may never uncover but even knowing all of that Blaire just may have fallen too far.

Between the Pages

Amanda Richardson

“I AM SPEECHLESS!” - Goodreads Reviewer

You never truly know a man until he asks you to ghostwrite his life story…

Finley Matthews is done writing for other people as a ghostwriter. She's tired of seeing her work with someone else's name slapped on the cover. She wants to make a name for herself, even if it means starting from scratch and saying goodbye to a steady paycheck.

So when Emerson Whittaker, the famed, mysterious novelist convinces her to take on one final ghostwriting project in return for good money, she doesn’t even think twice. This could be her gateway into the daunting literary world.

Finley finds herself captivated by the enigmatic Emerson. And there's something about Finley that Emerson can't ignore, either. They soon find themselves digging deeper into each other’s lives, and Finley soon uncovers things — shocking, hidden things that she can’t just brush aside.

The only problem is, Finley is falling in love with Emerson. And she’s not sure she can overlook the provocative secret he’s been hiding for eight years.

The Love at Work Series consists of interconnected standalones, all having to do with falling in love at work. They can be read in any order!

Between the Pages

A Love Like That

Tracing the Stars

Say You Hate Me

Top-selling ebooks

Ren of Atikala

I am Ren of Atikala. Kobold. Sorceress. Warrior. I am many things and I have many stories to tell. This one is about my home.

Home. The word has a special resonance with us all. Great or humble, rich or poor, everyone cherishes their home and if deprived of it loses a piece of themselves.

I remember looking back at Atikala, its ceiling collapsed in, the homes of fifty thousand kobolds crushed under unimaginable tonnes of rock and dirt. I remembering the feeling of horror and denial that immediately set in. I wanted to reject that this had happened to me, to scream to the ceiling until the rock receded, until fate changed its mind and restored everything to the way it was. I thought that life could not be so cruel as to take everything I'd known in an instant.

Oh, how I now understand that life can be capricious indeed.

This is story of how I came to the surface of Drathari and unwillingly traded a life for a life.

The Kobolds series:

#1: Ren of Atikala
#2: Ren of Atikala: The Scars of Northaven (Now available for preorder!)

Other stories set in Drathari, the World of Shattered Dreams:

- The Gods are Silent, a short story (Coming early 2015!).

Keywords: free, freebie, free download, fantasy, epic fantasy, sword and sorcery, kobold, pathfinder, dungeons and dragons, open gaming content, sorceress

Beyond Good and Evil

Friedrich Nietzsche

1. The Will to Truth, which is to tempt us to many a hazardous enterprise, the famous Truthfulness of which all philosophers have hitherto spoken with respect, what questions has this Will to Truth not laid before us! What strange, perplexing, questionable questions! It is already a long story; yet it seems as if it were hardly commenced. Is it any wonder if we at last grow distrustful, lose patience, and turn impatiently away? That this Sphinx teaches us at last to ask questions ourselves? WHO is it really that puts questions to us here? WHAT really is this "Will to Truth" in us? In fact we made a long halt at the question as to the origin of this Will - until at last we came to an absolute standstill before a yet more fundamental question. We inquired about the VALUE of this Will. Granted that we want the truth: WHY NOT RATHER untruth? And uncertainty? Even ignorance? The problem of the value of truth presented itself before us - or was it we who presented ourselves before the problem? Which of us is the Oedipus here? Which the Sphinx? It would seem to be a rendezvous of questions and notes of interrogation. And could it be believed that it at last seems to us as if the problem had never been propounded before, as if we were the first to discern it, get a sight of it, and RISK RAISING it? For there is risk in raising it, perhaps there is no greater risk.

Inside Evil: Inside Evil Series, Book 1

The small town of Ridgewood is shocked when the pale and frozen corpse of a teenager is discovered. But there's more than meets the eye to this grisly scene; the death hides a terrifying secret. A horror that extends beyond the barriers of the physical world and into an labyrinth of other worlds and strange places.

Tasked with unraveling the mystery, Roberta Arlington struggles to cope as her world falls apart. And, though aided by her friends - and, indeed a few odd eccentrics - a sudden, unseen evil stirs inside her and threatens to do far worse than take yet another victim.

*****

Book 1: Inside Evil
Book 2: The Tower of Souls
Book 3: Spirits of the Middlelands
Book 4: New Alliances
Book 5: To Kill A Curse - Final Book

Inside Evil is an epic fantasy and science fiction series that includes elements of mystery, horror and suspense. Set in a small British town, the events that unfold see the cast battling paranormal activity, possible magic, parallel worlds and a variety of fantasy creatures.

Themes; fantasy, magic, parallel worlds, fantasy creatures, parallel world, murder, murder mystery, mystery, Britain, Scotland, London, paranormal, urban fantasy, contemporary fantasy

Imperfect

On Belthas IV, the great forge world in the inner sphere of Toralii space, thousands of constructs -- artificial slaves -- are manufactured every week.

They are initially identical and indistinguishable from the other until each is implanted with a stock neural net. From that moment onward every construct is different.

They all have one thing in common, though; all constructs are bound by rules. They serve. They do not question their place. They do not betray.

Each construct is different, but some are more different than others...

A 4,000 word short story set in the Lacuna universe but suitable to read as a stand-alone story.

Parts of the Lacuna universe:

Magnet
Magnet: Special Mission
Magnet: Marauder
Magnet: Scarecrow (new release!)
Magnet Omnibus I (new release!)
Imperfect
Faith

The Lacuna series:

Lacuna
Lacuna: The Sands of Karathi
Lacuna: The Spectre of Oblivion
Lacuna: The Ashes of Humanity (new release!)
Lacuna: The Prelude to Eternity (coming soon!)

Keywords: free, freebie, free download, sci-fi, robot, construct, ai, artificial intelligence, hard sci-fi, lacuna

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J.K. Rowling

There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building... wherever they had murdered...

When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny...

Having now become classics of our time, the Harry Potter ebooks never fail to bring comfort and escapism to readers of all ages. With its message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new readers.

The Pariahs

Two sellswords--a half-elf and a half-orc--find their war over before it even begins. But trouble is stirring on the home front, conflict which threatens more than just their lives.

A novella set in the world of Ren of Atikala. Part one of the The Pariahs series.

RENOVO: Volume 1

"Once I began reading Renovo, I could not put it down."

"From the moment you start Renovo, you are immersed in an action packed story with subtle twists and turns leaving you on the edge of your seat...This was a fast paced read, that definitely leaves you wanting to know what happens next!"

Her ship is exploding. Her flight team is missing. Dr. Rachel Galliance is lost in space with no rescue team to save her. Can she survive the RENOVO's destruction?

On her rookie mission to Mars, Rachel's resupply vessel is thrown off course. When she wakes, she's far from home with a crew of strangers, none of whom know how to fly. With a ship that's falling apart, and the mystery of her journey to uncover, Rachel must fight to save herself and her crew.

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If you love space operas, colonization novels, mysteries and space thrillers, you'll love RENOVO. With the tense ambiance of Aliens, the mystery of Dark Matter and the feisty female leads of Battlestar Galactica, this is spaceship novel NOT to miss.

The Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky: Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, The Brothers Karamazov and other

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Brothers Mikhail and Fyodor Dostoyevsky dreamt about writing when they were young, but their father believed that writer’s work wouldn’t be able to provide material well-being for his sons, so he brought them to Petersburg in order to prepare them for entering the Main Engineer School. In Writer’s Diary Dostoevsky looks back to the journey to Petersburg “I was constantly composing the novel about Venice life”. Fyodor Dostoyevsky was admitted to be the classic of Russian literature and one of the best novelists of the world significance only after his death. His works influenced a lot the world literature, and the most famous novels of the writer were included to the best 100 books of the Norwegian book club.

Contents:

- The Idiot

- Crime and Punishment

- The Brothers Karamazov

- The Insulted and the Injured

- Notes from the Underground

- The Grand Inquisitor

- The Possessed

- The Gambler

- POOR FOLK

- Uncle's Dream

- THE PERMANENT HUSBAND

- AN HONEST THIEF

Sonic the Hedgehog #1

Meditations: Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

Meditations Marcus Aurelius Antoninus is a collection of aphoristic thoughts and arguments by Roman Emperor and philosopher, Marcus Aurelius. Due to the exceptional position of Marcus Aurelius and his developed literary skill, this document, that allows (the most unique case in the history of the antique literature) to observe not so much personal life as personal intense work in achievement of the ancient stoic tradition, eventually, became one of the most read masterpieces of the world literature. Meditation Marcus Aurelius is one of the best works on stoic philosophy. Stoicism, stoic

Self-help ebooks

Ren of Atikala

Inside Evil: Inside Evil Series, Book 1

The Kobolds series:

Keywords: free, freebie, free download, fantasy, epic fantasy, sword and sorcery, kobold, pathfinder, dungeons and dragons, open gaming content, sorceress

Themes; fantasy, magic, parallel worlds, fantasy creatures, parallel world, murder, murder mystery, mystery, Britain, Scotland, London, paranormal, urban fantasy, contemporary fantasy

Imperfect

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Lacuna
Lacuna: The Sands of Karathi
Lacuna: The Spectre of Oblivion
Lacuna: The Ashes of Humanity (new release!)
Lacuna: The Prelude to Eternity (coming soon!)

Keywords: free, freebie, free download, sci-fi, robot, construct, ai, artificial intelligence, hard sci-fi, lacuna

J.K. Rowling

The Pariahs

Two sellswords--a half-elf and a half-orc--find their war over before it even begins. But trouble is stirring on the home front, conflict which threatens more than just their lives.

A novella set in the world of Ren of Atikala. Part one of the The Pariahs series.

RENOVO: Volume 1

"Once I began reading Renovo, I could not put it down."

Her ship is exploding. Her flight team is missing. Dr. Rachel Galliance is lost in space with no rescue team to save her. Can she survive the RENOVO's destruction?

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The Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky: Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, The Brothers Karamazov and other

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Contents:

- The Idiot

- Crime and Punishment

- The Brothers Karamazov

- The Insulted and the Injured

- Notes from the Underground

- The Grand Inquisitor

- The Possessed

- The Gambler

- POOR FOLK

- Uncle's Dream

- THE PERMANENT HUSBAND

- AN HONEST THIEF

Sonic the Hedgehog #1

Meditations: Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

The Perfect Smile (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller—Book Four)

In THE PERFECT SMILE (Book #4), criminal profiler Jessie Hunt, 29, fresh from the FBI Academy, is assigned a disturbing new case: a woman in her 30s has been murdered after using a dating website for her affairs with married men.

Had she gotten too close to one of the married men?

Was she the victim of blackmail? Of a stalker?

Or was there some far more nefarious motive at stake?

The list of suspects takes Jessie into wealthy, manicured neighborhoods, behind the veil of seemingly perfect lives, lives which are actually rotten to the core. The killer, she realizes, must lie behind one of these fake, plastic smiles.

Jessie must plumb the depths of his psychosis as she tries to both catch a killer and hold her own fragile psyche together—with her own murderous father on the loose, willing to stop at nothing until he kills her.

A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, THE PERFECT SMILE is book #4 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

Books #5-#15 are also available!

New release ebooks

Two Worlds Story: Single Gift

Abburi Jagadeesh(AJ)

This book is all about story of a man who is very curious towards physics and his invention to save mankind when humans are in need of his helping hand. This book may or may not give you goosebumps but this book will surely gives you a feel or satisfaction of reading a good book. Feel the essence and aroma of it in every line. I wish you very good luck with reading my book and I wish you happy reading.

The Marriage: An absolutely jaw-dropping psychological thriller

K.L. Slater

Ten years ago he killed my son. Today I married him.

Ten years ago my darling son Jesse was murdered and our perfect family was destroyed. My strong, handsome boy, so full of life, became a memory, a photo I carried with me everywhere.

But today I’m finally close to finding happiness again. My ash-blonde hair has been curled into ringlets. Carefully placed white flowers frame my delicate features. The small, drab chapel has been prettied up with white satin, and there are tiny red hearts scattered on the small table where I will soon sign the register with my new husband.

The man who killed my son.

My friends and family can’t understand it. My neighbours whisper in the street whenever I walk past. How can I love a man like Tom?

They don’t really know me at all…

The most unputdownable psychological thriller you’ll read this year from the bestselling author K.L. Slater. If you love The Wife Between Us or Gone Girl, you’ll be totally hooked on The Marriage.

What everyone’s saying about The Marriage:

‘Pulled me in from the very start and did not let go until the final page. Admittedly, I would read a shopping list if it was penned by K.L. Slater, and this latest book exceeded even my highest expectations. Brilliant.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘WOWSER!!!... I was on the edge of my seat and couldn't put the book down!... would highly recommend it to anyone who loves thrillers.’ Booky Bethy, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Wow, wow, wow… Absolutely gripping and I read it in one sitting. Massive 5 stars and highly recommended.’ The Book Club, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I stayed up almost all night reading this book - an absolute page turner… I will definitely be reading more by this author.’ The Written Blurred, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This was a wonderfully written book and drew me in from the first chapter… I couldn’t put it down and read it in two sittings staying up long into the night as I simply had to know how this would play out… Just when you think you’ve discovered an outstanding twist… BOOM… Another flies at you from a different angle!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I love it when a book keeps me guessing until the end, and this is one of those books!... The ending left me in shock!’BookReviewsandFun, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This was an absolute whirlwind of a psychological thriller! I loved it from beginning to end.’ Books Candles Cats, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I read this book in a couple of hours on a rainy morning. It’s absolutely a heart pounding intense thriller. The main character was transfixing. I loved it.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘WOW what a story, read and experience The Marriage is… a full-on readers dream, everything you want is here and the unexpected just keeps on happening… 10/10’ Book Mark, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I kept wanting to know what happened next so I literally read the book in a few hours! I would definitely recommend! Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The Thriller of the Year! K.L. Slater has written a rollercoaster, cold, cunning, calculating, and downright brilliant piece with characters that hop off the page and keep you on your toes… This is one you don't want to pass up. Trust me!’ The Secret Book Sleuth, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Another brilliant book by K. L. Slater… I also loved the shocking ending! Can't wait for K. L. Slater's next book!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Outstanding. It sucked me in from the first page and I had a hard time putting it down. The ending had a twist that I definitely didn't see coming. This is a must read for thriller fans, I highly recommend it!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

How to say no

Willian Campbell

Have you ever said 'yes,' when you actually meant 'no'?Have you bought something you did not want, simply because you could not say 'no' to the seller?That is common.This happens often in the life of any person.'NO' is one of the hardest words to say, especially to people we like, like friends, family and spouses.This short book brings tips and advice so that you can say 'no' every time you need it.

10 Ways to be annoying

James Fries

Nobody invites you to parties?Do you feel like a seesaw? Cause when you sit down, everybody gets up and leaves.Do you feel like people do not want to be around you?Read this short book and understand why your friends avoid you.

THE DIVINE DIMENSIONS

AISHWARYA NEDUMARAN, P.YUVASREE

This Anthology "THE DIVINE DIMENSIONS" is a contemporary collection of articles, "Scrutinizing the Spirituality and the Heritage", based on the potpourri perspectives of our revolutionary writers.

Among the people all over the world, There's a never ending debate over; What is Spirituality? What is its matter of fact in real? How heritage influences the people's culture and the Pride of temples ?

Inspite of all the controversies, Spirituality has been obscure untill now...So this compendium brings into light, about the Factual and Virtuous Spirituality; Suppositions , offences and fraudulence in the name of God ; Astounding stories of our temple architectures and the pride we have over that, and also the culture civilization over spirituality & Atlast the most spectacular context, that is how the atheists define Spirituality, which is ahead of our game .

"We the compilers with our forward looking ideas , would be very sure that this book could recast the outlook of divine in a very good way helping our society"

This book has been compiled by Ms.AISHWARYA NEDUMARAN and Ms.YUVASREE P. They have coauthored and compiled several books.

Here the Compilers heartily welcome you all to step into our Book to gain this mystical experience!

The Wanderlust

Omm Prakash Panigrahi

"THE WANDERLUST" which means "a strong desire to explore and experience different kinds of ideology". It is an art of connecting convictional thoughts, expressing the emotions and conveying ideas through words that portraits your mind and speaks your inner self.

"THE WANDERLUST" is an adventure which includes some exceptional thoughts in the form of poems, stories, articles and quotes. By running down the line, it will provide you immense pleasure, joy of love, motivation, spirituality and inspiration.

"THE WANDERLUST" is compiled by Omm prakash Panigrahi with utmost love and passion under the guidance of Ms Himani Satpalkar. 60 most talented writers from different part of India and also across the world, their collaborative efforts and excellent words in representing this lovely book is commendable.

Do read to construct and experience what this adventure named wanderlust is all about!!

THE FRUITS OF YOUR TREE

Rupal Bhanushali & Ritik Panchal

The fruits of your tree' is the book dedicated to the one we love the most. Yes it's our parents. The tree in this book is designated to your parents and fruits are their children.

Yes, parent's are the tree whose fruits we are. Our love towards them can't be expressed merely into words.Infact, no words can describe their role in our lives. The foundation which they layed to make us grow, is the best from all the perspectives. Their love is pure and true.The co-authors with their indepth feeling have showed their love, gratitude, respect and tribute towards

'PARENTS'.

जब नीव और छत मजबूत हो तो,

इंसान कभी नहीं डरता!

जब प्यार और आशीर्वाद अपनो का हो तो,

इंसान कभी नहीं हारता!

जब साथ और छाँव माँ-बाप का हो तो,

इंसान कभी नहीं थकता!

इंसान कभी नहीं थकता

Survival of the Fittest

Mukesh Ravichandran

Survival of the Fittest is the World's Best Fiction book that has a Great Message for the society. This book is also a worthy bedtime story book. Moral of this story: “Positive Attitude and Willpower decides success.” This book also highlights the moral, "Unity is Strength."

The story makes a spotlight on the importance of fighting for your rights in life, portraying it through a story of sparrows. This book is one of its kind interesting story book that shows the struggle of a group of sparrows for their survival. This book will definitely entertain you greatly.

"The best punishment you can give to your enemy is making him inactive and powerless." This is more than killing him. "Survival of the Fittest" story establishes this excellent theme.

Boxed Set: Mukesh’s 3 Bedtime Stories

Mukesh Ravichandran

This boxed set is an elegant collection of 3 kids' bedtime story books written by Mukesh Ravichandran. These story books are worthy bed time story books with good morals for children.

This boxed set is one of its kind lovely and interesting story book collection that you will surely enjoy. These story books are best selling books in the market.

3 Bedtime Story Books included in this Boxed Set:

Book 1: Survival of the Fittest

Book 2: ♡ Power of True Love ♡

Book 3: Hard Work Never Fails

Individual book descriptions are given below:

Book 1: Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest is the World's Best Fiction book that has a Great Message for the society. This book is also a worthy bedtime story book. The story in this book highlights on the moral, Positive Attitude and Willpower decides success. "The best punishment you can give to your enemy is making him inactive and powerless." This is more than killing him. "Survival of the Fittest" story establishes this excellent theme.

Book 2: Power of True Love

The story in this book portrays the power of true love through a cute love story of two sparrows. Theme of this story: "True Love do exists in all creatures of the God. True Love never ends. It continues even after death in the heaven."

Book 3: Hard Work Never Fails

The story in this book makes a spotlight on the importance of hard work in life, portraying it through a story of sparrows. This book is one of its kind that educates kids without missing out the fun and enjoyment that your kids need. This story book is a worthy bed time story book, which also serves as an ethical instructor for your kids. Moral of this story: Hard Work and confidence will always help us to succeed in life.

Stories of Lights in The Sky 2- Gökyüzündeki Işıkların Öyküsü 2

Ahmet Arslan

e-mail: alitekinsoy.o@gmail.com

The Multilingual Book

Languages: Turkish(28), Portuguese(11), Croatian(6), Polish(5), Spanish(6), Romanian (3), English (5).

Diller: Türkçe(28), Portekizce(11), Hırvatça(6), Lehçe(5), İspanyolca (6), Romence (3), İngilizce (5)

“Dreams become real when dreamed together.”

You can visit https://11writers.wordpress.com for further information.

For watching intro in English https://youtu.be/-qR7bqzS5KM

This publication is a product of the project “The Multilingual Book” The eTwinning project coordinated by Yusuf ÖZCAN (Türkiye) and Helena LOURENÇO (Portugal) in the years 2020-2021. The book is published by Ali Tekinsoy Secondary School.

Editor: Ahmet ARSLAN

Translation: Derya BOSTAN

Book Design: Yusuf ÖZCAN

Cover: Ebrar Ç.

"Hayaller birlikte kurulduğunda gerçekleşir"

Daha fazlası için https://11writers.wordpress.com ziyaret edebilirsiniz.

Kısa öyküler ve sesli kitaplarımıza blogdan ulaşabilirsiniz.

Tanıtım filmini Türkçe olarak izlemek için https://youtu.be/PBOGNsYD7fY

Bu kitap 'The Multilingual Book” projesinin ürünüdür. Bu eTwinning projesi 2020-2021 yıllarında Yusuf ÖZCAN (Türkiye) ve Helena LOURENÇO (Portekiz) tarafından yürütüldü.

Editör: Ahmet ARSLAN

Çeviri: Derya BOSTAN

Dizgi- Mizanpaj: Yusuf ÖZCAN

Kapak: Ebrar Ç.

The short stories are written in seven languages by the students from seven countries with their English translation. Our 590 paged book contains of 64 short stories and a collaborative story.

Kısa öyküler 7 ülkedeki ortak okullarımızın öğrencilerince 7 dilde yazıldı ve tüm kısa öyküleri İngilizce çevirleriyle okuyabilirsiniz. 590 sayfalık kitabımızda 64 kısa öykü ve bir ortak öykü bulunmaktadır.

19.05.2021

Deals on ebooks

Indomable: Diario de una chica en llamas

Bebi Fernández

@Srtabebi, el fenómeno superventas de poesía y la voz más irreverente de Twitter, regresa con un nuevo libro incendiario: #Indomable.

Si estás leyendo esto, probablemente seas una o un inflamable. El porqué, ya lo entenderás.

Ahora ojéalo:
Esto no es un libro, es una granada.

Que empiecen las explosiones.

The Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated Edition): All 15 novels, short stories, poems and plays

Charles Dickens

Widely considered the greatest author of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, winning universal praise as a literary genius. Dickens' novels and beloved tales not only entertained the world, but helped to improve the lives of the lower classes and fight social injustices. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Dickens' complete works, with hundreds of illustrations and many rare texts.

This ebook contains Dickens' complete works in a new, easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate format. With this beautiful Collectible Edition, you can enjoy Dickens' enduring literary legacy again and again.

This collection features the following works:
VOLUME 1 : ALL NOVELS
A Tale of Two Cities
Barnaby Rudge
Bleak House
David Copperfield
Dombey and Son
Great Expectations
Hard Times
Little Dorrit
Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Old Curiosity Shop
Oliver Twist
Our Mutual Friend
The Pickwick Papers

VOLUME 2
Novellas
Short Stories
Poems and Plays
Letters, Articles & Essays

(The Complete Works of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, 9788180320071)

Coleção Dr. Joe Dispenza: Você é o placebo, Quebrando o hábito de ser você mesmo

Joe Dispenza

Esta coletânea reúne dois títulos essenciais do Dr. Joe Dispenza para quem quer conhecer melhor a si mesmo e se desenvolver cada vez mais com o poder da própria mente!
Quebrando o hábito de ser você mesmo
Você não está condenado por seus genes e programado para ser de uma determinada maneira no restante de sua vida. Está emergindo uma nova ciência que habilita todos os seres humanos a criarem a realidade que preferirem. Neste livro, o renomado autor, palestrante, pesquisador e quiroprático Dr. Joe Dispenza combina os campos da física quântica, neurociência, química cerebral, biologia e genética para mostrar o que é realmente possível.
Não só você vai ter o conhecimento necessário para alterar qualquer aspecto de si mesmo, mas também receberá as ferramentas, passo a passo, para aplicar o que aprendeu, de modo a promover as mudanças necessárias em qualquer área de sua vida. O Dr. Joe desmistifica os estudos antigos e preenche a lacuna entre a ciência e a espiritualidade. Através de suas eficazes oficinas e palestras, milhares de pessoas em 24 países diferentes têm utilizado esses princípios para mudar de dentro para fora. Quando você quebra o hábito de ser você mesmo e realmente muda sua mente, sua vida jamais será a mesma!
Você é o placebo
É possível curar apenas pelo pensamento, sem drogas ou cirurgia? A verdade é que isso acontece mais do que você imagina. Em Você é o placebo, Dr. Joe Dispenza compartilha diversos casos documentados de pessoas que reverteram doença cardíaca, depressão, artrite incapacitante e até mesmo os tremores da doença de Parkinson por acreditar em um placebo. Também relata casos de pessoas que ficaram doentes e até mesmo morreram vítimas de feitiço e praga vodu ou após o diagnóstico errado de uma doença fatal. Dr. Joe lança uma pergunta: "É possível ensinar os princípios do placebo e, sem depender de qualquer substância externa, produzir as mesmas alterações internas na saúde de uma pessoa e, em última instância, em sua vida?". A seguir, compartilha evidências científicas (incluindo varreduras cerebrais em imagem colorida) de curas espantosas ocorridas em seus workshops, nos quais os participantes aprendem a utilizar seu modelo de transformação pessoal, baseado na aplicação prática do chamado efeito placebo. O livro termina com uma meditação para a mudança das crenças e percepções que nos detêm – o primeiro passo para a cura. Você é o placebo combina as mais recentes pesquisas em neurociência, biologia, psicologia, hipnose, condicionamento comportamental e física quântica para desmistificar o funcionamento do efeito placebo e mostrar como o aparentemente impossível pode se tornar possível.

Os segredos dos campeões: Como organizar sua carreira profissional para que a sua dedicação produza os resultados que você merec

Roberto Shinyashiki

Neste livro, Roberto Shinyashiki mostra como organizar sua carreira profissional para que a sua dedicação produza os resultados que você merece. Com 'Os segredos dos campeões', o autor esmiúça melhor o tema e mostra que para se alcançar a vitória é necessário um conjunto de ações harmoniosamente equilibradas, que permitirá ao profissional transformar os seus esforços em resultados.

Os 10 hábitos da memorização: Desenvolva uma memória de elefante

Renato Alves

Neste livro, o leitor aprenderá 10 hábitos de memorização que o ajudarão a desenvolver uma memória melhor e a nunca mais esquecer informações importantes. O hábito de reclamar da memória será substituído pela pergunta: "O que posso fazer para lembrar?". E mais: as providências para que isso aconteça serão embasadas em técnicas simples, poderosas e reconhecidamente eficazes. Libertar-se dos esquecimentos lhe proporcionará um gerenciamento melhor das informações que precisa memorizar, levando-o a ter mais satisfação pessoal e produtividade profissional e acadêmica.

52 Boas Maneiras para Dizer "Não"

Clene Salles

* Mais de 2 milhões de exemplares vendidos! Você tem dificuldade em dizer "não"? Tem medo de desagradar aos outros? Você não está sozinha. Superar tais obstáculos é um dos desafios mais comuns, especialmente para as mulheres. No entanto, lidar com essa questão pode ser bastante útil. Confira todas as sugestões que oferecemos nas páginas seguintes. São 52 dicas, uma para cada semana do ano. Você pode ler o livro do começo ao fim ou abri-lo ao acaso e ler uma das dicas aleatoriamente, bem como refletir sobre as frases de pensadores espalhadas pelo livro. Com mais de 2 milhões de exemplares vendidos, os livrinhos da coleção 52 Maneiras foram elaborados com dicas especialmente voltadas para a concretização dos seus objetivos mais importantes. Porque todo mundo quer e merece ficar de bem com a vida!

Resiliência: A transformação como ferramenta para construir empresas de valor

Eduardo Carmello

Neste livro, Eduardo Carmello mostra que qualquer tipo de mudança, por mais difícil que seja, pode tornar-se um impulso evolutivo para que nos definamos, orientemos e tracemos nossos reais objetivos. No trabalho ou nos negócios, constantemente deparamos com situações inesperadas. Bons profissionais precisam promover mudanças e driblar as adversidades. Neste livro, o consultor organizacional Eduardo Carmello mostra que qualquer tipo de mudança, por mais difícil que seja, pode tornar-se um impulso evolutivo para que nos definamos, orientemos e tracemos nossos reais objetivos. Por meio do conceito e da metodologia da resiliência, você poderá estabelecer um modo diferenciado e positivo de ver e gerenciar as circunstâncias inusitadas que surgem a todo instante em sua vida profissional, a fim de que elas trabalhem a seu favor. O caminho para o sucesso não é um corredor livre de obstáculos. Descubra agora como se adaptar bem a essas mudanças e realize aquilo que deseja.

Problemas? Oba!: A revolução para você vencer no mundo dos negócios

Roberto Shinyashiki

Segundo o Roberto Shinyashiki, é importante compreender a lógica que rege os acontecimentos para se aproveitar as oportunidades no mundo dos negócios em tempos de crise. Nessa obra, ele conta como orientou um antigo mentor que estava passando por um momento difícil em sua carreira, e todo o processo que, aos poucos, ajudou-o a ter uma nova visão profissional.

A chave para a prosperidade: Descubra os segredos revelados pelos maiores milionários do mundo e utilizados pelo próprio Napoleon Hill para enriquecer

Napoleon Hill

A chave para a prosperidade é uma fórmula poderosa para o desenvolvimento pessoal de qualquer pessoa e mostra como aproveitar as suas habilidades e aptidões para alcançar sucesso nos negócios, vitalidade espiritual e superioridade financeira. Milhões de leitores em todo o mundo são gratos ao Dr. Napoleon Hill pelo clássico best-seller Quem pensa enriquece. Agora, este livro que está em suas mãos lhe fornecerá a chave para desvendar o motivo pelo qual pessoas se tornam bem-sucedidas e como você pode se tornar uma delas. A chave mestra é um dispositivo maravilhoso que, uma vez descoberto, pode ser usado para: alcançar saúde financeira; revelar o método pelo qual todas as desvantagens e decepções podem ser transformadas em vantagens de valor inestimável; desenvolver estrutura emocional para melhorar os seus relacionamentos; renovar sua paz de espírito; elevar suas posições de poder, fama e fortuna. Com base na fórmula de Andrew Carnegie para ganhar dinheiro, A chave para a prosperidade descreve em detalhes passo a passo a maior filosofia prática de sucesso. Essa filosofia incrível, extraída das experiências de sucesso de muitos dos homens mais poderosos e ricos do mundo, mostrará como ter sucesso em qualquer caminho da vida, seja para amor, riqueza, satisfação pessoal, fé ou quaisquer outras metas almejadas.

O ano em que menos é muito mais: Por 365 dias, parei de comprar, doei meus pertences, desliguei a TV e descobri o que realmente importa

Cait Flanders

Um ano sem fazer compras. Você seria capaz?
Descubra como isso pode mudar a sua vida!

Com quase 30 anos, Cait Flanders se viu presa no ciclo de consumismo que atinge tantos de nós: ganhar mais, comprar mais, em um looping interminável. Mesmo depois de ter trabalhado para se livrar de quase 30 mil dólares em dívidas de consumo, seus velhos hábitos voltaram a se estabelecer. Quando percebeu que nada do que estava fazendo ou comprando a deixava feliz - apenas impedindo-a de atingir seus objetivos - ela decidiu se colocar um desafio: não faria compras durante um ano inteiro.
O ano em que menos é muito mais documenta a vida de Cait por doze meses, durante os quais ela comprou apenas itens de consumo necessários: mantimentos, produtos de higiene pessoal, gasolina para seu carro. Ao longo do caminho, ela se desafiou a consumir menos de muitas outras coisas além das compras. Ela arrumou seu apartamento
e livrou-se de 70% de seus pertences; aprendeu como consertar as coisas em vez de jogá-las fora; pesquisou o movimento de lixo zero; e ainda estabeleceu uma proibição de consumo televisivo. Em cada estágio, ela aprendeu que quanto menos consumia, mais realizada se sentia.
O desafio se tornou uma tábua de salvação quando, no decorrer do ano, Cait se viu em situações que viraram sua vida de cabeça para baixo. Diante das dificuldades, ela percebeu por que sempre recorreu a compras, álcool e comida - e o que isso lhe custou. Incapaz de alcançar qualquer um de seus vícios habituais, ela mudou hábitos que passou anos aperfeiçoando e descobriu o que realmente importava para ela.
Misturando a história convincente de Cait com uma visão inspiradora e orientação prática, este livro questionará o que você está priorizando em sua vida - e, muito possivelmente, o levará a encontrar seu próprio caminho para o essencialismo.

Sci-fi & fantasy ebooks

Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire, Book 1)

Mark Lawrence

From the publisher that brought you Game of Thrones... Prince of Thorns is the first volume in a powerful epic fantasy trilogy, original, absorbing and challenging.

Before the thorns taught me their sharp lessons and bled weakness from me I had but one brother, and I loved him well. But those days are gone and what is left of them lies in my mother's tomb. Now I have many brothers, quick with knife and sword, and as evil as you please. We ride this broken empire and loot its corpse. They say these are violent times, the end of days when the dead roam and monsters haunt the night. All that's true enough, but there's something worse out there, in the dark. Much worse.

From being a privileged royal child, raised by a loving mother, Jorg Ancrath has become the Prince of Thorns, a charming, immoral boy leading a grim band of outlaws in a series of raids and atrocities. The world is in chaos: violence is rife, nightmares everywhere. Jorg has the ability to master the living and the dead, but there is still one thing that puts a chill in him. Returning to his father's castle Jorg must confront horrors from his childhood and carve himself a future with all hands turned against him.

Mark Lawrence's debut novel tells a tale of blood and treachery, magic and brotherhood and paints a compelling and brutal, and sometimes beautiful, picture of an exceptional boy on his journey toward manhood and the throne.

Ren of Atikala

THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES, NOW A HIT TV SHOW

Jamie Fraser is lying on the battlefield of Culloden, where he rises wounded, to face execution or imprisonment. Either prospect pales beside the pain of loss - his wife is gone. Forever.

But sometimes forever is shorter than one thinks. In 1746, Claire Fraser made a perilous journey through time, leaving her young husband to die at Culloden, in order to protect their unborn child. In 1968, Claire has just been struck through the heart, discovering that Jamie Fraser didn't die in battle.

But where is Jamie now? With the help of her grown daughter, Claire sets out to find the man who was her life - and might be once again.

The Kobolds series:

Keywords: free, freebie, free download, fantasy, epic fantasy, sword and sorcery, kobold, pathfinder, dungeons and dragons, open gaming content, sorceress

Voyager: (Outlander 3)

Diana Gabaldon

Inside Evil: Inside Evil Series, Book 1

Themes; fantasy, magic, parallel worlds, fantasy creatures, parallel world, murder, murder mystery, mystery, Britain, Scotland, London, paranormal, urban fantasy, contemporary fantasy

Imperfect

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Lacuna
Lacuna: The Sands of Karathi
Lacuna: The Spectre of Oblivion
Lacuna: The Ashes of Humanity (new release!)
Lacuna: The Prelude to Eternity (coming soon!)

Keywords: free, freebie, free download, sci-fi, robot, construct, ai, artificial intelligence, hard sci-fi, lacuna

J.K. Rowling

The Pariahs

Two sellswords--a half-elf and a half-orc--find their war over before it even begins. But trouble is stirring on the home front, conflict which threatens more than just their lives.

A novella set in the world of Ren of Atikala. Part one of the The Pariahs series.

Drums Of Autumn: (Outlander 4)

Diana Gabaldon

THE FOURTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES - NEW A MAJOR TV SERIES

How far will a woman travel to find a father, a lover a destiny? Across seas, across time – across the grave itself.

It began in Scotland, at an ancient stone circle. Claire Randall was swept through time into the arms of James Fraser whose love for her became legend - a tale of tragic passion that ended with her return to the present to bear his child. Two decades later, Claire travelled back again to reunite with Jamie, this time in frontier America. But Claire had left someone behind in her own time - their daughter Brianna.

Now Brianna has made a disturbing discovery that sends her to the stone circle and a terrifying leap into the unknown. In search of her mother and the father she has never met, she risks her own future to try to change history - and to save their lives. But as Brianna plunges into an uncharted wilderness, a heartbreaking encounter may strand her forever in the past - or root her in the place she should be, where her heart and soul belong...

RENOVO: Volume 1

"Once I began reading Renovo, I could not put it down."

Her ship is exploding. Her flight team is missing. Dr. Rachel Galliance is lost in space with no rescue team to save her. Can she survive the RENOVO's destruction?

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The Fifth Season: The Broken Earth, Book 1, WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD

N. K. Jemisin

Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel
Book 1 in the record-breaking triple Hugo-Award-winning trilogy

***One of Time Magazine's top 100 fantasy books of all time***
***Shortlisted for the World Fantasy, Nebula, Kitschies, Audie and Locus Awards***
***A New York Times Notable Book and the inaugural Wired.com book club pick ***

THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS . . . FOR THE LAST TIME.
IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun.
IT STARTS WITH DEATH, with a murdered son and a missing daughter.
IT STARTS WITH BETRAYAL, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester.
This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy.

'Astounding' NPR
'Amazing' Ann Leckie
'Breaks uncharted ground' Library Journal
'Powerful' io9
'Elegiac, complex, and intriguing' Publishers Weekly
'Intricate and extraordinary' New York Times
'Brilliant' Washington Post

The Broken Earth trilogy is complete - beginning with The Fifth Season, continuing in The Obelisk Gate (Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel) and concluding with The Stone Sky (Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel and Nebula Award).

Also by N. K. Jemisin:
The Inheritance trilogy
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Broken Kingdoms
The Kingdom of Gods

The Dreamblood Duology
The Killing Moon
The Shadowed Sun

Business books

Mindset - Updated Edition: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential

Carol Dweck

World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea-the power of our mindset.

Dweck explains why it's not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising intelligence and ability doesn't foster self-esteem and lead to accomplishment, but may actually jeopardize success. With the right mindset, we can motivate our kids and help them to raise their grades, as well as reach our own goals-personal and professional. Dweck reveals what all great parents, teachers, CEOs, and athletes already know: how a simple idea about the brain can create a love of learning and a resilience that is the basis of great accomplishment in every area.

The Art of War

Sun Tzu

Conflict is an inevitable part of life, according to this ancient Chinese classic of strategy, but everything necessary to deal with conflict wisely, honorably, victoriously, is already present within us. Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world, as eagerly studied in Asia by modern politicians and executives as it has been by military leaders since ancient times. As a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict, The Art of War applies to competition and conflict in general, on every level from the interpersonal to the international. Its aim is invincibility, victory without battle, and unassailable strength through understanding the physics, politics, and psychology of conflict.

The Art of War: A New Translation

Sun Tzu

Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is still used as a book of military strategy today. Napoleon, Mae Zedong, General Vo Nguyen Giap and General Douglas MacArthur all claimed to have drawn inspiration from it. And beyond the world of war, business and management gurus have also applied Sun Tzu’s ideas to office politics and corporate strategy.

Using a new translation by James Trapp and including editorial notes, this edition of The Art of War lays the original Chinese text opposite the modern English translation. The book contains the full original 13 chapters on such topics as laying plans, attacking by stratagem, weaponry, terrain and the use of spies. Sun Tzu addresses different campaign situations, marching, energy and how to exploit your enemy’s weaknesses.

Of immense influence to great leaders across millennia, The Art of War is a classic text richly deserving this fresh modern translation.

Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence

Daniel Goleman

In Focus, Psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman, author of the #1 international bestseller Emotional Intelligence, offers a groundbreaking look at today’s scarcest resource and the secret to high performance and fulfillment: attention.

Combining cutting-edge research with practical findings, Focus delves into the science of attention in all its varieties, presenting a long overdue discussion of this little-noticed and under-rated mental asset. In an era of unstoppable distractions, Goleman persuasively argues that now more than ever we must learn to sharpen focus if we are to survive in a complex world.

Goleman boils down attention research into a threesome: inner, other, and outer focus. Drawing on rich case studies from fields as diverse as competitive sports, education, the arts, and business, he shows why high-achievers need all three kinds of focus, and explains how those who rely on Smart Practices—mindfulness meditation, focused preparation and recovery, positive emotions and connections, and mental “prosthetics” that help them improve habits, add new skills, and sustain greatness—excel while others do not.

Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude

Napoleon Hill

Your success, health, happiness, and wealth depend on how you make up your mind! One side of your mind has positive mental attitude and the other side has negative mental attitude. A positive attitude will naturally attract the good and the beautiful. The negative attitude will rob you of all that makes life worth living. By helping you recognize the important person that you are and making you believe that you can change your world, this book helps you discover and unleash the power of your mental attitude.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook

Stephen R. Covey

The essential companion workbook to the international bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People took the self-help market by storm in 1990 and has enjoyed phenomenal sales ever since. The integrated, principle-centered 7 Habits philosophy has helped readers find solutions to their personal and professional problems and achieve a life characterized by fairness, integrity, honesty, and dignity. Covey’s tried and true step-by-step approach is explored even more fully in this workbook, which leads readers through the 7 Habits and shows them how to put these ideas into action everyday.

With the same clarity and assurance that Covey’s readers have come to know and love, the workbook helps readers further understand, appreciate, and internalize the power of the 7 Habits. These engaging, in-depth exercises allow readers—both devotees and newcomers—to get their hands dirty as they develop a philosophy for success, set personal goals, and improve their relationships. The overwhelming success of Stephen R. Covey’s principle-centered philosophy is a testament to the millions who have benefited from his lessons, and now, with The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook, they can further explore and understand this tried-and-true approach.

This reference offers solutions to both personal and professional problems by promoting and teaching fairness, integrity, honesty, and dignity. An engaging companion to a bestselling classic, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook will help readers set goals, improve relationships, and create a path to life effectiveness.

The Business Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

You can achieve your business dream. Beat the odds as you learn from the best - including Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates - and turn your idea into an amazing and profitable enterprise.

The Business Book helps you over the hurdles facing every new business, such as finding a gap in the market, securing finance, employing people, and creating an eye-catching brand. It is a plain-speaking visual guide to 80 of the most important commerce theories including chaos theory, critical path analysis, market mapping, and the MABA matrix.

Its graphics and flow diagrams demystify complicated concepts and explain the ideas of seminal business thinkers, such as Malcolm Gladwell's "tipping point" or Michael Porter's "five forces". It shows that you can succeed with stories of rags-to-riches entrepreneurs, including the founders of Hewlett-Packard, who began their global enterprise from their garage.

Whether you are a student, a CEO, or a would-be entrepreneur, The Business Book will inspire you and put you on the inside track to making your goal a reality.

Getting to Yes: Negotiating an agreement without giving in

Roger Fisher

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THE WORLD'S BESTSELLING GUIDE TO NEGOTIATION

Getting to Yes has been in print for over thirty years. This timeless classic has helped millions of people secure win-win agreements both at work and in their private lives. Founded on principles like:

· Don't bargain over positions

· Separate the people from the problem and

· Insist on objective criteria

Getting to Yes simplifies the whole negotiation process, offering a highly effective framework that will ensure success.

Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future

Ashlee Vance

South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. He is the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films starring Robert Downey Junior.

The personal tale of Musk’s life comes with all the trappings one associates with a great, drama-filled story. He was a freakishly bright kid who was bullied brutally at school, and abused by his father. In the midst of these rough conditions, and the violence of apartheid South Africa, Musk still thrived academically and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he paid his own way through school by turning his house into a club and throwing massive parties.

He started a pair of huge dot-com successes, including PayPal, which eBay acquired for $1.5 billion in 2002. Musk was forced out as CEO and so began his lost years in which he decided to go it alone and baffled friends by investing his fortune in rockets and electric cars. Meanwhile Musk’s marriage disintegrated as his technological obsessions took over his life ...

Elon Musk is the Steve Jobs of the present and the future, and for the past twelve months, he has been shadowed by tech reporter, Ashlee Vance. Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of Spacex and Tesla is Shaping our Future is an important, exciting and intelligent account of the real-life Iron Man.

Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons In Life

Sir Richard Branson

Throughout my life I have achieved many remarkable things. In Screw It, Let's Do It, I will share with you my ideas and the secrets of my success, but not simply because I hope they'll help you achieve your individual goals.
Today we are increasingly aware of the effects of our actions on the environment, and I strongly believe that we each have a responsibility, as individuals and organisations, to do no harm. I will draw on Gaia Capitalism to explain why we need to take stock of how we may be damaging the environment, and why it is up to big companies like Virgin to lead the way in a more holistic approach to business.
In Screw It, Let's Do It I'll be looking forwards to the future. A lot has changed since I founded Virgin in 1968, and I'll explain how I intend to take my business and my ideas to the next level and the new and exciting areas - such as launching Virgin Fuels - into which Virgin is currently moving.
But I have also brought together all the important lessons, good advice and inspirational adages that have helped me along the road to success.
Ironically, I have never been one to do things by the book, but I have been inspired and influenced by many remarkable people. I hope that you too might find a little inspiration between these pages.

Thrilling reads

61 Hours: (Jack Reacher 14)

Lee Child

GET READY FOR THE MOST EXCITING COUNT-DOWN OF YOUR LIFE

HOUR SIXTY-ONE
Icy winter in South Dakota. A bus skids and crashes in a gathering storm. On the back seat: Jack Reacher, hitching a ride to nowhere. A life without baggage has many advantages. And disadvantages too, like facing the arctic cold without a coat.

HOUR THIRTY-ONE
A small town is threatened by sinister forces. One brave woman is standing up for justice.If she's going to live to testify, she'll need help from a man like Reacher.Because there's a killercoming for her.

HOUR ZERO
Has Reacher finally met his match? He doesn't want to put the world to rights. He just doesn't like people who put it to wrongs.

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NOW READ THE SEQUEL: Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, the ending of 61 Hours is directly followed by Worth Dying For.

And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.26, Better off Dead! ***COMING SOON and AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW***

Rastro de um Assassino (Um Mistério de Keri Locke--Livro 2)

Small Wars: (The new Jack Reacher short story)

"Uma história dinâmica que nos prende a partir do primeiro capítulo e não nos solta mais".

--Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (em relação a Sem Pistas)

Do autor nº1 de bestsellers de mistério, Blake Pierce lança uma nova obra-prima de suspense psicológico.

Em A RASTRO DE UM ASSASSINO (Livro 2 da série de mistério Keri Locke), Keri Locke, detetive do Departamento de Pessoas Desaparecidas na Divisão de Homicídio da LAPD, ainda é assombrada pelo rapto de sua própria filha. Encorajada por uma nova pista, a primeira em anos, ela a persegue com todas as forças, determinada e encontrar sua filha e trazê-la de volta com vida.

Mas Keri, ao mesmo tempo, recebe uma ligação de um marido agitado, um famoso cirurgião plástico de Beverly Hills, relatando que sua esposa estava desaparecida há dois dias. Uma socialite rica sem inimigos e poucos motivos para abandonar sua vida, ele teme que o pior aconteceu com sua mulher.

Keri assume o caso, designada para trabalhar com um novo parceiro que ela odeia, enquanto Ray ainda se recupera no hospital. Sua investigação a obriga a mergulhar no mundo dos ricos e ociosos que formam a elite de Beverly Hills, para encontros com donas de casa solitárias e com viciadas em compras, com vidas vazias. Keri, imersa nesse universo, se torna cada vez mais confusa com os sinais conflitantes: será que esta mulher, com um admirador e um passado sombrio e secreto, fugiu ou foi raptada?

Ou algo muito mais sinistro aconteceu?

Um sombrio thriller psicológico com suspense que fará os leitores perderem o fôlego, RASTRO DE UM ASSASSINO é o livro nº 2 numa nova série apaixonante — e com uma nova personagem muito querida — que lhe deixará com vontade de terminar o livro de uma só vez.

"Uma obra-prima de suspense e mistério! O autor fez um trabalho magnífico desenvolvendo personagens com um lado psicológico tão bem descrito que nos sentimos dentro de suas mentes, seguimos seus medos e torcemos pelo seu sucesso. A trama é muito inteligente e vai manter você entretido ao longo de todo o livro. Cheio de reviravoltas, você será fisgado até a última página".

--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (sobre Sem Pistas)

O livro nº 3 da série Keri Locke estará disponível em breve.

Lee Child

In this ebook short story, also available in the new, complete Jack Reacher short story collection No Middle Name, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Lee Child goes back to 1989, when Jack Reacher is serving as an officer in the military police.
A young lieutenant colonel, in a stylish handmade uniform, roars through the damp woods of Georgia in her new silver Porsche - until she meets a very tall soldier with a broken-down car.
What could connect a cold-blooded off-post shooting with Reacher, his elder brother Joe, and a secretive unit of pointy-heads from the Pentagon?

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Don't miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.26, Better off Dead! ***COMING SOON and AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW***

The Phantom of the Opera (Collins Classics)

Gaston Leroux

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

'Look! You want to see! See! Feast your eyes, glut your soul on my cursed ugliness! Look at Erik's face! Now you know the face of the voice!’

Living secretly beneath the Paris Opera House, 'The Phantom of the Opera', Erik has haunted those who work there with his demands and shrouded the opera house in fear with the legend of his disfigured face. When Christine joins the company, a young woman with a beautiful voice, Erik is instantly smitten and secretly teaches her to become a great singer. He soon develops an obsessive love for his beautiful protégé, even though she has fallen for her childhood friend, resulting in her disappearance during a performance and sparking a tragic and terrifying chain of events.

One of the most well-known and well-loved gothic horror stories, Leroux's suspenseful tale of unrequited love, passion and tragedy is both dark and moving in its portrayal of Erik, the anti-hero in his yearning for Christine.

A Wanted Man: (Jack Reacher 17)

Lee Child

'A fascinating, swaggeringly confident performance' Sunday Times

When you're as big and rough as Jack Reacher - and you have a badly set, freshly busted nose - it isn't easy to hitch a ride in Nebraska. At last, he's picked up by three strangers - two men and a woman.

Within minutes it becomes clear they're all lying about everything - and there's a police roadblock ahead. There has been an incident, and the cops are looking for the bad guys . . .

Will they get through because the three are innocent? Or because the three are now four? Is Reacher just a decoy?

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Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, A Wanted Man follows on directly from the end of Worth Dying For.

And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.26, Better off Dead! ***COMING SOON and AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW***

Day of the Caesars (Eagles of the Empire 16)

Simon Scarrow

The Sunday Times bestseller

AD 54. Claudius is dead. Rome is in turmoil. And two brave heroes of the Roman army face the challenge of their lives.

Simon Scarrow's DAY OF THE CAESARS is not to be missed by readers of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell. 'A new book in Simon Scarrow's series about the Roman army is always a joy' The Times

The Emperor Claudius is dead. Nero rules. His half-brother Britannicus has also laid claim to the throne. A bloody power struggle is underway.

All Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro want is a simple army life, fighting with their brave and loyal men. But Cato has caught the eye of rival factions determined to get him on their side. To survive, Cato must play a cunning game, and enlist the help of the one man in the Empire he can trust: Macro.

As the rebel force grows, legionaries and Praetorian Guards are moved like chess pieces by powerful and shadowy figures. A political game has created the ultimate military challenge. Can civil war be averted? The future of the Empire is in Cato's hands...

IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME!

The Perfect Smile (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller—Book Four)

Deadline: (Tina Boyd 3): as gripping as it is gritty, a thriller you won’t forget from bestselling author Simon Kernick

Had she gotten too close to one of the married men?

Was she the victim of blackmail? Of a stalker?

Or was there some far more nefarious motive at stake?

Books #5-#15 are also available!

Simon Kernick

A captivating and taut thriller that will leave you holding your breath, from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben.

'The next time I see Simon Kernick's name on a book, I will pick it up. Brilliant!' - RICHARD MADELEY

'This thriller is so authentic that it completely takes your breath away, and then some.' - THE MIRROR

'Kernick is the master of the literary rabbit punch, thumping his readers when they least expect it, and from a different direction...Cracking stuff.' - THE TIMES

'If it's heart-thudding tension you want, Simon Kernick is your man.' - DAILY MAIL

'Simon Kernick uses every trick in the book to keep the action breakneck.' - TIME OUT

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'WE'VE GOT YOUR DAUGHTER.'

It's evening, you're back late from work - and the house is in darkness.

You step inside, and the phone rings. You answer it - and your world is turned upside down.

Your fourteen-year-old daughter's been taken, and her kidnappers demand half a million pounds in cash. They give you 48 hours to raise the money. If you call the police, she will die.

As the nightmare unravels, you can be certain of only two things: that you will do anything to get your daughter back alive - and that time is running out...

When the Past Kills

M J Lee

The past is never over. It’s just waiting for an opportunity to return...

When the notorious serial killer the Beast of Manchester was captured, the streets should have been safe. Except the police got the wrong man. An innocent person was convicted, and only later was the culprit put away.

Now, those connected to the case are being targeted. Someone wants revenge. DI Thomas Ridpath has to relive the horrors all over again. As the bodies stack up once more, Ridpath knows the answers lie in the mistakes made the first time round.

But as he is searching for clues from years ago, fresh terror awaits. While Ridpath seeks to save lives, he risks overlooking the greatest danger of all – and losing more than he can stand.

Don’t miss this unputdownable crime thriller featuring one of Britain’s best-loved fictional detectives, perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Mark Billingham and Cara Hunter.

What readers are saying about When the Past Kills

‘A fabulous read, the plotting is genius and the characters, even the nasty ones, are so true to life’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Totally riveting, don't start it if you have things to do later that day as I promise it's unputdownable’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Once Lured (a Riley Paige Mystery--Book #4)