Oracle system performance inefficiencies often go undetected for months or even years--even under intense scrutiny--because traditional Oracle performance analysis methods and tools are fundamentally flawed. They're unreliable and inefficient.Oracle DBAs and developers are all too familiar with the outlay of time and resources, blown budgets, missed deadlines, and marginally effective performance fiddling that is commonplace with traditional methods of Oracle performance tuning. In this cr...

"What are the Jinn?" Eric asked, as he struggled to comprehend the events of the last few days."My parents used to tell me about them.." Sharmila replied with a smile. "The Jinn are creatures of light.. beings of pure good. They were a race of beings made entirely of smokeless fire who sought to spread light and warmth to the world. But," She continued "good cannot exist without evil. Balance must be maintained and the universe has a way of making sure that one side does not overcom...

DANGER IN THE DARKNESSThe prowler on the construction site of her new camp didn’t frighten Rachel Patterson…at fi rst. Fear comes when her home is torched—and worsens when a body is unearthed on the campgrounds. Someone’s trying to cover up a murder, and if Rachel can identify the intruder, she might be the only witness.Her neighbor, Wildlife Conservation Offi cer Jake Campbell, is determined to keep the lovely widow safe. But when a misunderstanding separa...

The winner of numerous awards and recipient of four starred reviews, Anne Ursu's Breadcrumbs is a stunning and heartbreaking story of growing up, wrapped in a modern-day fairy tale.Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. But that was before he stopped talking to her and disappeared into a forest with a mysterious woman made of ice. Now it's up to Hazel to go in after him. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," Breadcrumbs is a stunningly original fairy ...

In this thrilling conclusion to The Adair Affairs by New York Times bestselling author Elle James, the long-lost Adair heir is finally revealed!Thanks to a DNA test, ranch hand Noah Scott discovers he’s heir to a billion-dollar fortune. Now an Adair, Noah must come to grips with his true identity and the shocking murder of his real father. Then he discovers that the one woman he thought he could trust was spying on him for his siblings, and he cuts Rachel Blackstone out of his life...

When a mortal boy is exchanged for a hideous faerie creature, Marny Fanalua steps up to help her friends in their battle against the Dark Court. (70 page Feyland novella.)*NOTE * The events in this novella occur simultaneously with Feyland: The Twilight Kingdom. Reading the complete Feyland Trilogy first is recommended to avoid spoilers.

The New York Times–bestselling children's fantasy series continues as the Girl Who Can Fly joins forces with a boy who's smarter than the average genius.There is a prophecy.It speaks of a girl who can fly and a boy who knows everything. The prophecy says that they have the power to bring about great change . . .The boy is Conrad Harrington III. The girl is Piper McCloud. They need their talents now, more than ever, if they are to save the worl...

Working as a motorcycle mechanic, Jake meets his share of rich guys. Arrogant jerks, all of them, who only feed Jake's bad temper.But then he meets Conrad. Soft-spoken, elegant, wealthy Conrad, who asks Jake to remodel his vintage chopper...and asks him out to dinner, too.Guys like Conrad don't fall for guys like Jake. Everyone knows that.Everyone except Conrad, apparently.But then, just when things are going suspiciously well, Jake finds out that Conrad is a we...

Love can get you killed.Security contractor Lily Rowan is clawing her way back to normalcy after a training mission gone horrifically wrong left her physically and emotionally broken. She’s returned to the city she grew up in, but not to hide from her nightmares, to face them. Living alongside the Ormney—genetically altered refugees who’ve settled in The Zone—is a daily reminder of the Ormney trainee who nearly took her life. Lily knew it would be tough, but she couldn’t h...

It was another boring Monday morning in the office hellhole. Dave was at the end of his tether following six years of miserable data entry under an intolerable boss. When a sick colleague is forced to come in to work, the film Savvy Dave quickly realises the horror story they are in. Armed with nothing more than office implements and two hapless friends, Dave must rise to the occasion.

Clara Henley thought she had it all, a wonderful man on her arm, money in the bank, and the excitement of living in San Francisco. What could go wrong? Little did she know that a simple letter to Tom's mother was about to open up a long hidden secret, one that's going to change her life forever. If you enjoyed Catherine's previous books, "The Back-up Bride" and "Deadline's and Love Lines," you'll love her third installment "Clara's Courage."

Betsey's life was pure disappointmentUntil an angel tumbled out from a crack in the sky.Betsey Weisz dreamed of being a fashion designer in New York, but instead she's a failure: the cashier at a run-down diner off the Jersey Turnpike. When she hoped for a different and better life, she never dreamed that things would take a dramatic and permanent turn for the weird.First came the explosion of cosmic lightning over the parking lot. Before she knew it...