The ability to bring new and innovative products to market rapidly is the prime critical competence for any successful consumer-driven company. All industries, especially automotive, are slashing product development lead times in the current hyper-competitive marketplace. This book is the first to thoroughly examine and analyze the truly effective product development methodology that has made Toyota the most forward-thinking company in the automotive industry.Winner of the 2007...

[Siren Allure: Erotic Futuristic Sci-Fi/Paranormal Romance, demons, public exhibition, HEA] On an unknown planet far, far away, a colony of demons is exiled in the hopes of eradicating their existence. Decade after decade, the demons of Pariah lose hope of ever making it, for without mates they would surely die. When humans begin crash landing, it isn't long before they discover they are compatible mates. Sinner is content in watching his people thrive in their good fortune until one with ...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYKirkus Reviews • Fantasy Book Critic“Pulpy and hard-core, but with a heart of gold.”—io9The otherworldly Kiriath once used their advanced technology to save the world from the dark magic of the Aldrain, only to depart as mysteriously as they arrived. Now one of the Kiriath’s uncanny machines has fallen from orbit, with a message that humanity once more faces a grave danger: the Ilwra...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN EXCITING SERIES FROM NETFLIX • The shell that blew a hole in his chest was only the beginning in this “tour de force of genre-bending, a brilliantly realized exercise in science fiction.”—The New York Times Book ReviewIn the twenty-fifth century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology ha...

Ivy Hart is perfectly content with her quiet life in Willow Ridge. Between the warm glow of her small-town bookstore and the comfort of familiar faces, she has everything she needs… or so she thought. Love is a story she stopped believing in a long time ago.Then a storm strands billionaire Elias Knight in town—and in her shop.Elias is all sharp suits, smooth charm, and a world far bigger than Ivy's bookstore. They shouldn't fit, but their connection is instant, undeniable, ...

Have you wondered in a country like ours where there are churches on every corner why there arent more Christians changing the world and standing up for what is right? Have you ever felt trapped and helpless in changing your habits and sins that hold you captive? If you have you are not alone. Many want to live as Christ would have them but feel powerless to overcome the chains that hold them in sin. Howard Morgan takes you step by step through scripture and his own experiences and teaches...

Tired of kissing frogs and hoping for magic;instead, take charge of your dating life & create the change you need.The world of dating can be both brutal and mysterious. Why do some people marry the first person they meet and live happily ever after? While the rest of us suffer failed relationships, unexpected divorces, and even the death of a spouse that pushes us back into singlehood. Being single can be especially challenging after forty. Most people could use some help, which in...

From the world of the best-selling trilogy of books and the hit Netflix show comes a new chapter in the ALTERED CARBON universe! In the future, bodies can be changed like clothes, giving life an entirely new meaning-or lack of meaning.Takeshi Kovacs-once a member of the Envoy Corps, the elite, deadly troops of the Interstellar Earth Protectorate-now finds himself imprisoned . . . both in a jail and in an extremely weak body. When he learns that Envoys he served with in a battle he somehow ...

Half elemental, half vampire, and bound to the realm of the dead, Princess Elania Night is a dangerous anomaly. When her mother is brutally murdered and her kingdom falls, Elania flees into the night. Hiding in the rain-slick streets of London as "Natalie," a humble seamstress, she trades royal blood for needle and thread, desperate to bury her dark past and build a peaceful life of her own choosing.But you cannot run from an ancient blood ritual. Enter Amocsha: her sworn royal gua...

St. John Bosco was born in 1815 at Becchi, Italy. Prompted by the dreams of his youth to bring others toward virtue and away from vice, John eventually became a priest and began taking in orphans at a rented shed in 1846. Famous for his dedication to the well-being of street children, juvenile delinquents, and youth at a disadvantage, he believed in teaching through love rather than by punishment. Before his death on the thirty-first of January, 1888, he founded the Salesian Order and also...

Dorian Valmont is the sorriest excuse for an aeronaut the crew of skyship Phoenix has ever seen.Forced to flee his home to protect his magical inheritance from the machinations of his ambitious stepfather, awkward misfit Dorian finds himself poorly suited to the rigors of life in the sky. But when an exiled dragon finds him, injured and desperate for help, Dorian learns it’s not enough merely to run away. Dorian must learn to fight back.Caught between force...

Make your readers swoon with this collection of Romance Writing Prompts!Stuck on your next novel's idea? Need help fleshing out your draft? Want a quick warm-up exercise? Look no further! Here you will find dialogue snippets, character sketches, plot points, Meet Cutes and love galore!Prompts for: contemporary romance, dark romance, romantasy, historical romance, scifi romance, romantic suspense, and more.