In the light-drenched world of Luminocity, there are two types of power granted by the gods: the power to find and the power to lose.Laxerion is adept at finding lies, a skill that grants him a unique advantage as he blends into high society, leading heists to steal from the rich. Although Lax is used to being a target, he doesn’t anticipate reconnecting with his estranged father and inheriting a failing family business drowning in debt. If he doesn’t find...

In this book, recent developments in our understanding of fundamental vortex ring and jet dynamics will be discussed, with a view to shed light upon their near-field behaviour which underpins much of their far-field characteristics. The chapters provide up-to-date research findings by their respective experts and seek to link near-field flow physics of vortex ring and jet flows with end-applications in mind. Over the past decade, our knowledge on vortex ring and jet flows has grown by leap...

Britain is booming.The winds of change are blowing.But for some, love is still illegal.Tommy Kent lives a boring, unfulfilling life and can’t see any way out. He does the same thing over and over again, hundreds of times a day in an unbearably loud, hellishly hot, acrid-smelling factory.He lives for the weekends, when he can lose himself in the music, fashion and nightclubs of the mod scene. His friends and ...

Mick:I never thought love was in the cards for me, since the whole world has always told me it's wrong to fancy men. Except now I know it's possible, I’ve seen it with my own eyes. Until I find that for myself, one night stands are great - they scratch an itch. After copious quantities of gin, having one with Michael seemed like a great idea. It wasn’t.Now I can't get him out of my head and my heart races whenever I see him. It was just one night, and he’s ...

Can life aboard a space station be easy? Will the criminal justice system be fair and compassionate in the future? How does a dream vacation go from the amazing to the almost absurd simply because of a car? Is there such a thing as being too desperate for a good night's sleep? These compelling questions and more are answered within the pages of FEVER DREAMS. Fantastical and futuristic stories, real-life experiences, and poetry approached from a different angle, this collection was created ...

They tricked me into a dark and unholy union.Three bastards in witch hats, leather pants, and iron masks. These supernatural stalkers have claimed me for their coven. They won't go away. These assholes will. not. leave.All because I fell for an urban legend: touch the Witch's Tree on a moonless night and discover magic.Wholesome magic like: kinky rituals, blood sacrifice, and jizz potions. Oh, and a forest god who eats people—while they're still ali...

I accidentally married three witch stalkers.They've escaped perpetual hell, courtesy of yours truly. They've also gone viral with their annoying thirst trap asses in leather. #theWitchwoodBoys Fine. The power of magic is worth the price.Though getting trapped in those woods again is always a possibility. We'll have to seal the gate with a little… group participation. We'll need to utilize a sex-based resurrection spell.I can confir...

I did not intentionally get my butt stuck to a frozen toilet seat.I did not mean to spray my favorite singer in the face with pepper spray. Promise: I'm just a fangirl, not a stalker.Pop-rock band, Inked Pages, has just rescued this failed bookshop owner from a desolate rest stop. These four spicy rockstars plan to drop me off at home and skedaddle to their ultra-viral holiday concert.But the blizzard is a Christmas miracle in disguise.Twelv...

These forgotten witches aren't too wicked to fall for.A coven of shadows with a curse on my heart and my house. They bake f*cked-up cupcakes in my kitchen and unalive influencers in my front yard. These men make zombies out of their own relatives, and a panting mess out of their own wife.The Witchwoods are a violent stain on the world. Eradicating that blight is worth the dirty, rotten things we do. With a second coven's sacrifice, we can close the gate. Lo...

This volume is the first truly global commentary on a papal encyclical. Pope Francis published Fratelli Tutti in October 2020 in the midst of interrelated global crises: climate catastrophe, ongoing racial injustice, a widening gap between the rich and the desperately poor, battles over human migration, the rise of authoritarian politics, and the erosion of democracy, all exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The encyclical provided a sobering assessment of the devastation but also a hopef...

This guide provides an overview of methods for estimating the characteristics of vapor cloud explosions, flash fires, and boiling-liquid-expanding-vapor explosions (BLEVEs) for practicing engineers. It has been updated to include advanced modeling technology, especially with respect to vapor cloud modeling and the use of computational fluid dynamics. The text also reviews past experimental and theoretical research and methods to estimate consequences. Heavily illustrated with photos, chart...

The Dance Begins is an enthralling short story introduction to Pretending to Dance, from the bestselling author of The Silent Sister and The Midwife's Confession, Diane Chamberlain***.***North Carolina: 1982Life on Morrison Ridge for married couple, Nora and Graham, is changed forever when a young woman named Amalia and her social worker ...