**STANDALONE NOVEL**Who says a wild heart can’t be tamed?For years, I lived for the job and let it control me. Violence was all I knew. I protected, killed, and served. My name is Blake Evans, one of the best undercover cops in the country. I thought I was about to live a quiet life on my ranch in Wyoming until an old friend showed up and changed everything. He brought me her, Hadley Rivers, country music sensation and the one woman I couldn't have. I didn't want her but sh...

What if you went to sleep for one night and woke up twenty years later?Rip Van Winkle would rather wander through the Catskill Mountains with his faithful dog, Wolf, than repair the broken fence at home.But everything changes when Rip meets a mysterious stranger carrying a wooden keg. He follows the man deep into the mountains, where a group of silent bowlers is playing a strange game of ninepins.Rip takes a drink and falls into a deep sleep.When he wakes, h...

**Get ready to be knocked out mma style in this steamy, romantic suspense by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, L.P. Dover. This novel will conclude Tyler's story. No cliffhanger. Just hot and sexy fighters who want to take you down to the mat.**She’s what he wants … but she’s also his undoing.Through mutual understanding, Tyler’s secret affair with Gabriella Reynolds has come to an end. It’s a decision that not only saves their friendship, but it’s one that w...

Demons! Vampires! Time Travelers! A Giant Chicken?The creators of Twelve Hours Later and Thirty Days Later are back for another time-turning read with adventure in the offing, steam in the air, and tongue occasionally in cheek. Join us for fantastical stories from fifteen authors, including Harry Turtledove, Kirsten Weiss, Katherine Morse and David Drake, Anthony Francis, and Madeleine Holly-Rosing as we journey through time and genre.Take a tour of Jolly ...

Hang on to the edge of your seat with this exciting anthology of Steampunk flash fiction, featuring pairs of stories thirty days apart. Filled with rayguns and corsets, ghosts and gamblers, dragons and airships, Thirty Days Later features stories of intrigue and deceit, of comeuppance and conspiracy, of myths and monsters, of defectors and dilettantes, of time travel and time relentlessly passing. Join us in a nail-biting exploration of the churning worlds of gears, steam, action,...

"The War and Democracy" is a compelling exploration of the intricate relationship between warfare and democratic governance. The authors, Arthur Greenwood, R. W. Seton-Watson, John Dover Wilson, and Alfred Zimmern, delve into the impact of war on democratic institutions and the political landscape. They analyze how conflicts can both challenge and reinforce democratic ideals, providing a nuanced perspective on the interplay between national crises and civic responsibility. Through historic...

This book explores faculty professional development on equitable assessment practices in college classrooms. Grounded in longitudinal, autoethnographic case studies from professors implementing un-grading in their own varied classrooms, this book prepares those who lead faculty development to facilitate content, workshops, and conversations related to un-grading. The authors developed a professional development certificate on un-grading as a way to introduce faculty across disciplines to a...

This book describes the 18 years during which Den Dover had the privilege to serve the people of Chorley, in Lancashire, as their Member of Parliament. He entered Parliament in 1979 when Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and left in 1997 when Tony Blair won a massive victory for New Labour. Where the author has omitted to mention certain happenings, it has been in an effort to focus the minds of readers on the important matters – not to obscure...

An authentically honest and self-reflective promise of how a life lived with purpose and passion can yield greatness. "The gates to brilliance are surrounded by a cloud of sweat and tears." That is what Olympic dressage rider and coach Robert Dover's mentor, the revered Swedish equestrian Colonel Bengt Ljungquist, told him. It is a lesson that stuck—only with great passion and determination can one achieve success, and just maybe, happiness, too. In a fascinating book that reads like a pot...

Nothing in life is impossible provided you never lose sight of your goal and are willing to be flexible at all times and totally dedicated to achieving your aims. Setbacks crop up at the most inconvenient times, but they give you the opportunity to make changes, accept new challenges and achieve your targets in ways you could never have thought possible.Never give up, never lose sight of your objectives. Be ruthless when assessing your progress. Take chances when you need to. Everyo...

What Would You Focus On If You Were No Longer Weighed Down By Your Unwanted Responsibilities?If you want to add something meaningful to your life, like traveling to exotic places, composing beautiful music, or experiencing a new friendship in a foreign language, you will need to figure out how to eliminate other things from your daily routine. Your time and money are not infinite so if you want to add something important to your life, there is no way to avoid remov...

If the road you have taken has twists and turns that have somehow thrown you off course, you can still finish well.“The Shepherd’s Cup” is the perfect book for you! Whenever the journey before you seems too great to travel, there is an encouraging word to compel you to continue. Even if you’ve run out of places to bury the distracting memories that have followed you along the way, there is riddance.“The Shepherd’s Cup” will take you on a poetic escapade through the life of ...