The most feared man on earth…The spy sent to stop him…Fact: Torq is a member of the Forsakenarmy, Briearie is an Illuminatus spy sent behind enemy lines.Fact: It is her job to take down the Forsaken army.Fact: It is his job to stop her.Fact: She burns for him.Fact: He has a nasty habit of threatening tokill her.Fact: They stand on opposite sides of a linethat neither one of them could cross.Fact: The fa...

Appearances can be deceiving...The geek next door - or the stuff of (naughty) dreams? As a Hunter, Jaynos has lived inside the twisted minds of the evil that is the Forsaken; the enemy he has protected mankind from for most of his considerably long life, while struggling to maintain his sanity despite the constant onslaught of pain and horror. Just as he begins to fear that he is losing his humanity, he is given a mission that changes everything. Now he must decide, his people or h...

The enemy within...Not that he wanted to be. Forced to infiltrate the Taha'an as an enemy spy by the leader of a rival commune - who just happens to be his father - Collom had no choice but to become a man he doesn't even recognize anymore. Hated by all - and after nearly ten years, he thoroughly returns the sentiment - he is counting down the seconds until this nightmare is over. Except, with the end finally in sight the most gorgeous, sexy, and let's not forget crazy, woman he's ...

Forsaken.When Vaxon was infected by an insidious mental virus, he hid it from the world believing that he was storng enough to beat it. Years later, the virus has won. Vaxon is Forsaken; a death sentence for a Hunter who has spent a lifetime protecting others from what he has now become. There is no cure. There is no hope. His only choices are to give up - allow himself to be hunted - or give in - surrender to the evil that has taken over his mind.Forgotten.Okay, so...

With this third installment in our Queer Fanworks Inspired By… anthology series, we set out to explore the truth by which we at Duck Prints Press live: that a classic work without a single canonically queer character must be in want of a very LGBTQIA+ makeover!A Truth Universally Acknowledged: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice*"* queers up this classic with 21 short stories and 20 full-page color artworks. 38 creators contributed to thi...

Like the three editions that preceded it, this new edition targets markets in health care practice and educational settings. It addresses practicing nurses and nursing students, together with nursing leadership and nursing faculty. It speaks to nursing informatics specialists and—in a departure from earlier editions of this title—to all nurses, regardless of their specialty, extending its usefulness as a text as noted below. In recognition of the evolving electronic health information envi...

15 amazing authors. 15 tales with “cemetery plots.” Welcome to the Capitol Crimes 2021 Anthology. A cadre of superlative judges selected the best of the best to put between these covers.With a foreword by best-selling author Catriona McPherson, delve into the creative minds of Capitol Crimes members. The setting: Northern California. The theme: that place we all finally must visit, the cemetery. The plots and characters are as diverse as the authors. And their stories will touch yo...

Duck Prints Press presents 22 delightfully fluffy, happy, odd, snug, and cozy stories about queer characters pursuing academic excellence! From field research shenanigans to cooking adventures, from space station education departments to eldritch libraries, creators brought their vivid imaginings to life in these charming fantasy and science fiction stories. Settle into your favorite research carrel or prepare to read on the sly under your desk as you join us for Scholarly Pursuits: A Quee...

Have you ever wished you could fall into the magical libraries of Harry Potter, Beauty and the Beast, or Sorcery of Thorns?We have, too! Join us inside the enchanting pages of Ink & Incantation, a young adult anthology featuring sixteen sci-fi and fantasy short stories. All celebrating the magic of books and libraries!Inside these enchanting pages you will find stories of love, adventure, and extraordinary magic. Starcros...

Twisted 50 volume 1 is a deliciously dark slice of contemporary horror literature. Reading it is like attending a late night secret banquet where you know each course will serve up something unexpected, forbidden and unforgettably chilling. Take your private seat now for 50 luscious courses of terror, from 50 of the strongest voices in modern horror.

Since the first edition more than 10 years ago many new information material about tropical diseases have been collected. New technologies were established (e.g. hybridization techniques, flow cytometry, image analysis, telepathology, serologic analysis etc.). The continuous and rapid improvement of tourism in all countries of the world and the increasing emigration of peoples of the developing countries to the old continents have changed the classical image of tropical diseases which are ...

Provides a comprehensive review of the wealth of research which addresses how to sustainably achieve higher yields through improving the rate of C₃ photosynthesis in cropsAssesses current practices implemented to optimise photosynthesis in crops, including the modification of crop elements such as leaf/canopy architectureExplores our understanding of the biophysics, biochemistry and genetics of C₃ photosynthesis in crops and how this can be used to improve photosy...