Every generation, the gods take their due. This time, they might take her.Princess Azhara was born cursed. Marked by ancient magic. Promised to an unholy bargain sealed in blood. When the Reaping begins, suitors will descend into the labyrinth beneath the palace—each one fighting to win her hand or die trying.She's never had a choice. Not in the Reaping. Not in her future. Not even in the power buried beneath her skin.Until now.The golden pr...

Love, laughter, and a little vampire charm…In the snow-covered town of Willow Creek, Christmas runs like clockwork. Ghouls bake, vampires tend bar, and errant spirits drink cocoa—but this year, the holiday centerpiece has been stolen by rogue elves.Event planner Holly Frost has no choice but to team up with the one man she truly cannot stand—Nikalus "Nick" Draven, the infuriatingly charming vampire who leads the local coven.As they race to save the ...

Taylor gets summoned to another world. Again.This time the culprit is King Joaquim of Lavradio, who cares more about watching netball than governing his bronze-age domain. The sooner Taylor can get out of the palace and build a life away from the aristocracy, the better. To do that he'll have to contest with a homicidal ambassador and an idiot prince, all while keeping His Feckless Majesty entertained.Alas, good things never come easy. Before he can do busi...

The Age of Discovery has begun, and it has enemies.Taylor DeLanion, the young and impetuous Lector of Spiritual Arts at Nexus, is training the strongest practitioners seen in generations. His plan to import otherworldly science and technology is spawning new industries, while printing presses spread the new ideas across Tenobre. Everything is going according to plan.Or it was, until a Unity Church official arrives to inspect the school. Their message is cle...

The zombies have won.Humans are on their last legs as a species, and a former tech worker has made his peace with the apocalypse. He's riding out humanity's final years alone, in his own personal settlement with everything he needs: food, warmth, security, solitude. But the life he's built comes to an abrupt end when a zombie horde overruns his house and garden and burns it all down.His response? The zombies must die. All of them.Hi...

Without a doubt, Katsushika Hokusai is the most famous Japanese artist since the middle of the nineteenth century whose art is known to the Western world. Reflecting the artistic expression of an isolated civilisation, the works of Hokusai - one of the first Japanese artists to emerge in Europe - greatly influenced the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters, such as Vincent van Gogh. Considered during his life as a living Ukiyo-e master, Hokusai fascinates us with the variety and th...

Taylor is dead. Again.Sure, the royal family had him assassinated. But since he isn't going to stay dead, Taylor decides to pursue the career of his dreams: wandering monster hunter and healer. He will leave his old name behind, see new places, make new friends, and fight new foes. As he gets the hang of being a mendicant disciple, Taylor will plumb the secrets of Tenobre and its lost history.Unknowingly, he leaves behind a city in turmoil. The residents of...

Every generation, the gods take their due. This time, they might take her.Princess Azhara was born cursed. Marked by ancient magic. Promised to an unholy bargain sealed in blood. When the Reaping begins, suitors will descend into the labyrinth beneath the palace—each one fighting to win her hand or die trying.She's never had a choice. Not in the Reaping. Not in her future. Not even in the power buried beneath her skin.Until now.The golden pr...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.

This eBook is a beautiful example and a fascinating insight into the work of a master with his audience of seekers. Osho responds to questions coming from his audience. A variety of questions and Osho's responses give a taste of Osho's insights and teachings on subjects of intelligence, the compulsion for power, questions re the personal experience of Osho and the ongoing game of questions and answers between the audience and Osho itself.

A timeless travel-writing classic that inspired the film, with photography by Yoichi Midorikawa.In this acclaimed travel memoir, Donald Richie paints a memorable portrait of the island-studded Inland Sea. His existential ruminations on food, culture, and love and his brilliant descriptions of life and landscape are a window into an Old Japan that has now nearly vanished.The book that cemented Donald Richie's reputation as a master of observation. With lucid...

"These three stories illustrate Inoue's versatility, his mastery of detail and his control of narrative structure. Inoue presents the tale as mystery and solution, the tale as psychoanalytic exploration…, the tale as emblematic social history."-Arizona QuarterlyIn The Counterfeiter, a writer is commissioned to write the biography of a famous painter but becomes fascinated by a man who produced forgeries of the artist's work. Obasute