Bullied his entire life, orphaned university graduate, Gabriel Harper, is bitten by a Royal vampire moments before sunrise, transforming him over the course of six terrible and exhilarating nights into a hybrid—human by day, vampire by night.Just as he learns to come to grips with what he has become, the Silver Legion—a covert, vampire-hunting organisation—kidnap him and his three friends, forcing them to join their clandestine crusade; however, they remain unaware of Gabriel's nat...

SHORT STORYEighteen-year-old Billy wakes up to find himself imprisoned, bound and blindfolded, with no recollection of how he got there.When his captor knocks him out to silence his screams, Billy's memories pursue him into the cruel darkness.With his rise to consciousness, Billy comes to face what has haunted him from childhood, with devastating results.

The journey from dissatisfied to devoted is marked by transformation. The scandalous grace of Jesus changes our legal standing before God’s judgment seat. But it changes more than that. It goes on from glory to glory, cultivating renewal in our hearts, minds, souls, and lives in every conceivable way as we are made new through him. The heart turned inward on itself is reoriented and redirected outwardtoward God and others.Jesus must be our first love. But he refuses to be o...

This book publishes, for the first time in full, the two most revealing of Mark Twain’s private writings. Here he turns his mind to the daily life he shared with his wife Livy, their three daughters, a great many servants, and an imposing array of pets. These first-hand accounts display this gifted and loving family in the period of its flourishing.Mark Twain began to write "A Family Sketch" in response to the early death of his eldest daughter, Susy, but the manuscript grew under ...

American surgeon Dr. Nicholas Turner is operating on a boy adopted from a Russian orphanage when he finds a small plastic object in the child’s chest cavity. How could this be? Children are not born with plastic inside them.What Nick learns about the object terrifies him, because he discovers that many other Russian adoptees---including his own daughter, Anna---are at grave risk of a horrifying death. Nick must act fast to save Anna. His quest propels him to Russia where he begins ...

Discover how to harness the power of your unique ADHD brain to improve focus, boost productivity, and thrive – starting today.Dealing with adult ADHD can feel like being stuck in chaos. Racing thoughts, difficulty focusing, and struggling with time management might sound familiar if you're a man grappling with ADHD.Maybe you've been told to "just get your act together," making it seem like these challenges are your fault. In this practical guide, you are no...

Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other topics. Mark Richards and N...

Empower your family to thrive, even if ADHD feels overwhelming right now.Are chaotic mornings and emotional meltdowns turning your family life upside down? Does navigating school systems leave you frustrated? Are you struggling to explain ADHD to relatives in a way that fosters support?You’re not alone. Millions of parents face these same challenges, but it doesn’t have to stay this way.Our groundbreaking book, Parenting Kids Wi...

Transatlantic historians are dedicated to analyzing the dynamic process of encounter, interchange, and creolization that was initiated when peoples on different sides of the Atlantic Basin first made contact and continues until the twenty-first century.The forty-ninth annual Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lecture Series —“Currents in Transatlantic Thought”—was organized to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the University of Texas at Arlington’s doctoral program in transatlant...

Are you tired of the daily grind and want to take control of your life?Do you dream of working from anywhere in the world, on your own terms?With this comprehensive guide to affiliate marketing, you can learn the skills and strategies needed to start earning money online. With a focus on passive income streams, this audiobook will teach you how to create a successful affiliate marketing business and achieve financial freedom.Here's what you...

There are many situations that leaders in the church encounter that are curious. These situations require a patient, listening, and compassionate ear. A leader in the church should be prepared to make well-informed, responsible decisions on a regular basis while operating with only limited information. That is precisely why this book, Curious Cases, contains these one-hundred-fifty short pastoral case studies: in order to assist leaders in the church (especially young leaders in the church...

The fields of organizational climate and organizational culture have co-existed for several decades with very little integration between the two. In Organizational Climate and Culture: An Introduction to Theory, Research, and Practice, Mark G. Ehrhart, Benjamin Schneider, and William H. Macey break down the barriers between these fields to encourage a broader understanding of how an organization’s environment affects its functioning and performance. Building on in-depth reviews of...