Sven Magnusson is stuck on Earth serving his queen and dealing with a culture where women don't seem to want a man's protection. As he struggles to understand Earth females, the queen encourages him to get laid. Of course, Thea Cooper, the only woman who appeals to him, thinks men are useful for one thing and on a one-night-only basis. Despite their clash of sexual cultures and the fury of their heated erotic encounters, can Sven convince Thea that she belongs with him on Planet Valhalla?

Adina thought she bought a new statue for her collection. Fate sent her a soulmate instead.Stone has been alive for centuries but he’s never truly lived. Created by magic, he was duty bound to watch over the Drummond family and guard them with his life. Now, his last master is dead and there’s no one left to protect. Instead of gaining his freedom, Stone finds himself locked in his granite form, a living mind trapped inside a statue. Lost in despair and on the verge of mad...

Trust isn’t easy when the ones you want most are out to get you. Ten years after she ran away from Earth, Lou Campbell is one job—just one more collar—away from earning enough credits to go home. All she has to do is lure Sam Dawson within range of her handcuffs with the promise of fast, hard sex. Easy. Once she gets him there, keeping her own hands off him isn’t so easy.Sam’s committed his share of sins, but he’s not guilty of selling secrets. Before he can convince the sexiest bo...

Jaguar shifter, Vance Park used to be one of the Nero Organization's top assassins, but today he calls the Sedona Pack his family, and Sedona, Arizona, his home. He's no longer a hired gun, but a new senate candidate with insider secrets into Nero's shifter experiments, may change all that. Campaign promises could put targets on the backs of all the people Vance cares about, especially Kaya. He may have one last job after all.Kaya Blackwing has always been a loner, but through a tw...

This comprehensive treatment of the smelting industry of Colorado, originally published in 1979, is now back in print with a new preface by the author. Packed with fascinating statistics and mining data, Ores to Metals details the people, technologies, and business decisions that have shaped the smelting industry in the Rockies.Although mining holds more of the glamour for those in and interested in the minerals industry, smelters have continuously played a critical role i...

This book brings together a collection of works by scholars who have produced some of the most innovative and influential work on the topic of First World War nursing in the last ten years. The contributors employ an interdisciplinary collaborative approach that takes into account multiple facets of Allied wartime nursing: historical contexts (history of the profession, recruitment, teaching, different national socio-political contexts), popular cultural stereotypes (in propaganda, popular...

Anton Chekhov, the renowned Russian playwright, presents his collection of 'The Greatest Plays of Anton Chekhov,' showcasing his mastery of both comedy and tragedy in the theatrical world. Known for his unique blend of dark humor and poignant insights into the human condition, Chekhov's plays delve deep into the complexities of human relationships and societal norms. The characters in his plays are often depicted with profound psychological depth, reflecting the author's keen observation o...

The Collected Plays of Anton Chekhov gathers the dramatic works that transformed modern theatre, including The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. Rejecting melodramatic plot in favor of atmosphere, subtext, and emotional indirection, Chekhov makes ordinary conversations disclose entire histories of disappointment, longing, class decline, and social transition. Written at the turn of the twentieth century, these plays stand at the threshold between realism and mode...

Fran:I've been feeding and clothing a homeless Orc in my doughnut shop, not to mention lusting after his body, for months. It's all I've been able to do since he hasn't let me see anything else about him. Forced by circumstances to take him in, I discover he's… submissive. Did Christmas just come early for me?Grazlar:I… um. That is, Fran… well, I mean, does she… is she really…? Oh, sweet lord.Chorus:Pass the popcorn.Maizy:This is a low an...

Emily:I guess I've had it lucky, being kept as a beloved pet on a Krotz ship for the last five years. But my existential luck runs out the same night that Captain Fffferlachsh's luck dries up at the trilzek table, and suddenly I'm up for auction to cover his bets, in the middle of a firefight between Pellar and Plantal crews, and rescued by a big, grey orc-looking alien in the same night. And that's just the start of my troubles… because that orc dude? He says we belong together. An...

Anna:Note to self: Don't stare at the purple sex god; don't stare at the purple sex god; don't stare at the purple sex god. The one that you're shackled to, on an alien planet. The one you have to sleep next to each night.Kalv:Humans, so effing weird. I just need to get through this, being chained to one, so I can get back to my miserable life on my miserable planet. What I'm not prepared for, though? Is the human asking me why I would even want to do that.C...

A young student to England's greatest occultist learns her real father is in league with the devil. When Rose finds out that the man who raised her isn't her father, she ignores his warnings about the terrible secrets of her own past and seeks answers from childhood teacher Dr. John Dee, the queen's occult advisor.