World War II had left the Philippines reeling from poverty, unrest, and lawlessness. Rampant graft and corruption characterized the government of President Elpidio Quirino. The farmers in Central Luzon, resentful and angry over agrarian problems, swelled the ranks of the Hukbalahap (a contraction of the name in the vernacular, Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon, literally translated to National Army Fighting the Japanese). They were a rag-tag guerrilla force that fought the Japanese occupation i...

I've always heard there's a fine line between love and hate.No one told me that line could destroy me.Noah Fontaine. King of the school. My living nightmare. The object of my fantasies. My new stepbrother.I did whatever it took to survive him. Every day he took more of me. I just didn't expect him to take my heart.Because of the boy I once hated, I'd never be the same girl again.

This anthology collects all 25 original stories from the fourth year of Diabolical Plots, an online magazine of science fiction and fantasy. Manuals for memory tourism, a secret order of monks that tries to use a scriptural technicality to put off the end of the world indefinitely, a friendly nonbinary tank at a science fiction convention, a questionable academic paper published at a university of magic, living fossils awakened when the coal formed of them burns. The stories vary from humo...

This fully illustrated study details Germany and Italy's failed development of World War II aircraft carriers, and the naval aviation ships that the two Axis powers sent into action in their place.The quest for a modern aircraft carrier was the ultimate symbol of the Axis powers' challenge to Allied naval might, but fully-fledged carriers proved either too difficult, expensive or politically unpopular for either to make operational. After the Anglo-German Naval Agr...

"In space the line between patriot and pirate is as thin as a laser. And a lethal battle for power can be as near as your starship's next deck.Loki—mercenary spy ship and bounty hunter. It's the legal arm of the Merchanters' Alliance; but once enlisted, no crew member leaves Loki alive.Bet Yeager—a killer elite Earth Company Marine whose side lost. Now she's forced to escape aboard Loki, surrounded by enemies and hunting her old comrades. Yeager has nowhere to run, nowhere ...

Fate has torn us apart.Without my sister, the world seems darker than ever before and the shadows loom thicker, rising up to answer the call of the Shadow Princess and changing the face of Solaria for good.Now Lionel Acrux has the strength to make a move for the throne, I’m not sure how much time we have left to stop him.Our only hope is to find the Imperial Star before he does. We made the sacrifice the stars called for and we’re paying the price f...

The Red Spider (book three)The Alien love ChroniclesPassion and danger have become a way of life in the black void of space. Humans and aliens vie to coexist. Humans have begun to command respect for their intelligence and perseverance. They're known throughout the galaxies as an arrogant species.However, evolution is redefining them.Wharthons, a strange human-like species, are on the verge of a new era. Passion rules their ...

ANGELAngel Rivera Donnelly was born into poverty. He came from the slums of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and as a teenage boy, he took to the city streets to make a living. He worked and begged at the gay saunas and bathhouses of the city. There, he discovered his attraction to men.Knowing his mother had him as a young prostitute, she had no choice but to place him as a toddler in an orphanage. Once adopted, his adoptive American parents gave him the last name Donnelly. He hoped ...

Ancient secrets. Modern threats. Can the truth about human history be revealed?When journalist Daniel Rossler and researcher Dr. Sarah Clarke stumble upon a fascinating secret encoded within the Great Pyramid of Giza, they become entangled in a web of intrigue that threatens to unravel the very fabric of our understanding of the past.As Daniel and Sarah delve deeper into the enigmatic truth hidden within the ancient structure, they face a gauntlet of challenges, from the sk...

Enlightenment and Secularism is a collection of twenty eight essays that seek to understand the connection between the European Enlightenment and the emergence of secular societies, as well as the character or nature of those societies. The contributors are drawn from a variety of disciplines including History, Sociology, Political Science, and Literature. Most of the essays focus on a single text from the Enlightenment, borrowing or secularizing the format of a sermon on a text, and are d...

A woman on the run must trust her family's sworn enemy in this thrilling tale by one of the best in cowboy romance.The cowboy she can’t have . . . is the one she can’t resist.Annie Dempsey has two rules for her new life in Devil’s Door, Wyoming: no romance and no drama. Fresh off a bad breakup, she’s already avoiding love. And as long as she steers clear of the Merrick clan—her family’s sworn enemies—avoiding drama won’t be a problem. But when a charming st...

Confidence is a skillset, not something you’re born with. Learn how to build confidence in every aspect of your life by resident confidence coach of smash hit series MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT AUSTRALIA and UK.If you think you weren't born with confidence, it's time for a reframe. Step beyond imposter syndrome, a crisis of self-belief or a deficit of bravery with this empowering and practical guide to making friends with your fear and building the skills of confidence in every aspect o...