"Bob Lee Swagger is a true American literary icon."--Mark Greaney, New York Times Bestselling Author of Mission CriticalIn this blazing new thriller from Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Hunter, master sniper Bob Lee Swagger takes on his biggest job to date...and confronts an assassin with skills that match his own.When Bob Lee Swagger is approached by a woman who lost a son to war and has spent the years since risking all th...

"A roaring good read." —FORBES.comMaster sniper Bob Lee Swagger returns in this riveting novel by bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winner Stephen Hunter.Ryan Philippe currently stars as Bob Lee Swagger on the hit USA Network series Shooter.The Great Depression was marked by an epidemic of bank robberies and Tommy-gun-toting outlaws who became household names. Hunting them down was the new U.S. Division...

The first three volumes of The Best Horror of the Year have been widely praised for their quality, variety, and comprehensiveness. Editor Ellen Datlow has now explored the entirety of the diverse horror market, distilling it into the fourth anthology in the series and providing an overview of the year in terror.Fear is the oldest human emotion, the most primal. We like to think we're civilized. We tell ourselves we're not afraid. And every year, we skim our fingers across ...

Samantha Luna Thorp, a witchy yoga instructor with a deep connection to the moon, has been having nightmares. Her idyllic life in Madison, Wisconsin has been disrupted by the realization that her boyfriend, Dan, isn't the sweet guy she thought he was. On the night of the August full moon, Sam and her bestie, Ashley, attend a kegger in their hometown. When Dan disappears from the party without a word, the girls accept a ride from a handsome stranger. In the aftermath of an ugly discovery, S...

"This is a book of stories intended to describe that hand of mortal destruction in 16 utterly different, yet all apocalyptically stunning ways!" — Harlan Ellison, from the Introduction.These compelling visions of post-apocalyptic societies and dystopian worlds include short stories by some of the most acclaimed authors of our time. Among the noteworthy contributors and their works are Stephen King's "The End of the Whole Mess," "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury, and Arthur C. Clarke'...

Tucked away in a high-tech Tactical Operations Center, inside an isolated safehouse in the Horn of Africa, sits Agency analyst Zack Altringham.He is Kenyan-born, Princeton-educated, badly burnt-out - and condemned by his language and cultural skills to a lifetime of fighting America's shadow counter-terror wars. But when another mystery epidemic breaks out, terrifyingly quickly it reaches a tipping point and chaos descends - and Zack and his team (including two for...

From bestselling author R. C. Stephens comes a compelling story of heartbreak, sacrifice, and the test of true love.I fell in love with Thomas Wells and knew he was my forever. I was sixteen when I gave him my heart. Our love was the kind to last a lifetime. But Thomas was broken.The first day we met he told me he was going to become a Navy SEAL. At nineteen he enlisted. At twenty he married me. At twenty-five he left me pregnant and didn't turn back.

Ruby Foxx is the only girl I've ever wanted . . . and she's completely off-limits.Her brother is my teammate and best friend. They're my family. We grew up across the hall, sharing a secret connection I've tried hard to forget. But I never crossed the line—not then, and not when we came to Riverside U—I've kept my distance.Until her dorm floods, and she moves into the hockey house. Now, there's nowhere to hide. Ruby's always around, and my feelings are hitt...

I accidentally hooked up with the captain of the hockey team . . .In my defense, it was before I landed the social media internship—and learned about the strict no fraternization policy. Not that it matters. I'm pretty sure he hates me after I took off and left him sleeping on the beach.I'm forced to work closely with the angry captain and all I can think about is the steamy night we spent together. And how it can't happen again, because if word gets out it could cost us bo...

"A sexy NHL player, a sassy heroine, and a heartfelt romance that kept me engaged from beginning to end!" — NYT bestseller Mia SheridanHockey is my life. And it's a great one. There's an endless line of women, and I get to hang with my best friend Oli. Everything is perfect until she shows up. Oli's twin sister, Flynn...hates my guts. I don't blame her. I'm part of one of the worst nights of her life.Now she's next door and seeing her every day is killing ...

The perfect defense against my lying, manipulative ex? Fake date the enforcer for the Riverside U hockey team.It's the least Cade Price can do after I helped him save face when he caught his girlfriend playing tonsil hockey with another guy.Convincing him to be my pretend boyfriend doesn't take much—his cheating ex is already trying to crawl back into his life—and he's desperate to prove he's moved on.Our arrangement is simple; no strings, no feelin...

The definitive guide to motivational interviewing (MI) for health care practitioners has been completely revised to reflect important developments and make the approach even more accessible. When it comes to helping patients manage chronic and acute conditions and make healthier choices in such areas as medication adherence, smoking, diet, and preventive care, good advice alone is not enough. This indispensable book shows how to use MI techniques to transform conversations...