The moment my college entrance exam results came out, my furious younger sister hurled a vase at my head.My stepfather gave me a cold, piercing stare and asked if I had cheated.And my biological mother, with a face full of disappointment, scolded me for pretending in front of her all this time.I pressed my bloodied forehead, but deep down, I felt a strange sense of relief. Finally, this day had come.

Four novellas featuring cold-hearted women who get ahead in America’s grimiest underworldTwisted Loyalty by KaiTandra is a professional cleaner hired by the lords of the city’s underbelly to clean crime scenes and eliminate evidence, including eyewitnesses. When her employee has a slip-up and divulges the details of a murder scene, it jeopardizes not only Tandra’s life, but the lives of everyone involved.Three the Hard Way by C. J. HudsonAf...

In Daughter of the Game , Armand's love was deep, but Monique's lies cost him too much... In the highly anticipated sequel, his hate will be infinite and never again will he let a female come before the game... While Monique's walls are closing in, Armand is expanding his world tenfold. His mandate is to take over the streets, but his personal hunt is payback! With each inhale, Armand remembers every betrayal, records every disappointment, and marinates on every abandoned promise. It's ti...

She is the forgotten true daughter of a wealthy family, and he is the heir of the Xiper family, standing at the peak of power.After returning to her family, Eliana Winters discovers that she cannot fit into this cold world. She feels out of place, constrained at every turn, and the only warmth she finds comes from Adrian's presence. He teaches her how to survive in the world of fame and fortune, protects her, and helps her evolve from being timid and dependent to helplessly falling...

Indoor location is one of the two most important contexts (time and location), becoming a key entry for mobile Internet. This book envisions potential indoor location applications, overviews the related state of the art technologies, and presents original patented techniques and open source prototype systems. The tutorial and sample code are provided as a good reference and starting point for readers who are interested in the technique detail.

The golden desert sun rises over a sandstone metropolis, its citizens oblivious to the growing darkness within.Ensnared by an intoxicating danger, Alric can feel the power closing in around him--the fiery, smothering aura of a handsome, magnetic young man. Desperation for answers leads Alric further into an unknown world, his sense of self unraveling as he relinquishes control and surrenders to arcane desire.***CONTAINS EXPLICIT GAY SEXUAL CONTENT***Written by K...

**“Important . . . [a] landmark presidential biography . . . Bird is able to build a persuasive case that the Carter presidency deserves this new look.”—The New York Times Book ReviewAn essential re-evaluation of the complex triumphs and tragedies of Jimmy Carter’s presidential legacy—from the expert biographer and Pulitzer Prize–winning co-author of American Prometheus**Four decades after Ronald Reagan’s landslide win in 1980, Jimmy Carter’s one-term pres...

Masked men fill the chamber, dancing, drinking, and eyeing the unusually attractive servant boys. This is the Fardallan masquerade ball—a hedonistic spectacle orchestrated by the emperor.Finn and Kier have explored the palace. They’ve uncovered forbidden chambers cursed by dark, sexual magic.Now they seek answers. Why did Finn’s father once call this place home? What’s his connection to this depraved nation?Stepping inside the emperor’s “playroom”, they’re prepared ...

**“Important . . . [a] landmark presidential biography . . . Bird is able to build a persuasive case that the Carter presidency deserves this new look.”—The New York Times Book ReviewAn essential re-evaluation of the complex triumphs and tragedies of Jimmy Carter’s presidential legacy—from the expert biographer and Pulitzer Prize–winning co-author of American Prometheus**Four decades after Ronald Reagan’s landslide win in 1980, Jimmy Carter’s one-term pres...

The inspiration for the major motion picture Oppenheimer, this is the definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the atomic bomb,” the brilliant, charismatic physicist who...

Named a Notable Work of Nonfiction of 2020 by the Washington PostAs heard on NPR's Fresh Air**, We Have Been Harmonized, by award-winning correspondent Kai Strittmatter,**offers a groundbreaking look, based on decades of research, at how China created the most terrifying surveillance state in history.China’snew drive for repression is being underpinned by unprecedented advances in

Rosa left New York to escape her past. Now she is desperate to escape her present . . .After the bloodbath in Sicily, Rosa and Alessandro have found themselves heads of the Alcantara and Carnevare Mafia clans. Hunted by their enemies and manipulated by their allies, they face corruption, ominous secrets and mortal danger everywhere they turn.Will it force them together or drive them apart?