My name is Lux Weston, and I'm a matter of national security... apparently.All I did was meet a beautiful girl in a bookstore and then rescue her. Once… twice… and maybe a third time—from a creeper.The problem? The creeper turned out to be Secret Service, and the girl… well, she's Radley Andrews—the President's only daughter.It has disaster written all over it. I should stay away.She's a student, I'm a Major League Baseball player. She's try...

In a realm beset by natural disasters, only the magical abilities of the bonded Pairs—Source and Shield—make the land habitable and keep the citizenry safe. The ties that bind them are far beyond the relationships between lovers or kin—and last their entire lives…Whether they like it or not.Since she was a child, Dunleavy Mallorough has been nurturing her talents as a Shield, preparing for her day of bonding. Unfortunately, fate decrees Lee’s partner to be the legendary, ha...

Have you ever done something that could either make you……or break you?Something impulsive and life changing to test your resolve? Your beliefs?I did; the night I packed my designer bags and kissed the life I’d known goodbye: the easy life. The moneyed life. The life of luxury.The bright lights of the city.With the click of my Louboutin's on the marble floors and the flick of my wrist, I said goodbye—and never looked back.For...

It began with The Beatles’ ‘Helter Skelter’. It was distilled to its dark essence by Black Sabbath. And it has flourished into a vibrant modern underground, epitomized by Newcastle’s Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs. This is the evolution of heavy music, and Electric Wizards is your sonic gazetteer.The voyage is as varied as it is illuminating: from the lysergic blunt trauma of Blue Cheer to the locked grooves of Funkadelic, the aural frightmares of Faust to the tectonic ...

JD MOORE AWARD WINNING AUTHORYou're a young, aspiring pilot eager to put your skills to the test until an incident on your first flight nearly claims the lives of you and your closest friends. You quickly appreciate that life is precious and resolve to make a difference by flying humanitarian missions. You rapidly learn, however, that not everyone on these expeditions shares your sense of charity. Someone is exploiting the missions for unethical purposes. You investigate these unsc...

The Book of Blacklights is a book of thoughts on spiritual, religious, philosophical, practical, and other real-world matters, but from a "Blacklight" perspective. A "Blacklight" can be thought of as one who, among other things, is able to see, and embrace the light in darkness, as well as the darkness in light. It offers a "Blacklight" perspective on thoughts and philosophies such as: why it gets lonely the higher you ascend; saving the world (if it can be done), why, and how; the point o...

Originally published in 1989, this study provides an informed and critical analysis of local partnerships between the private and public sectors in response to the unemployment problems. Until this book was published, there had been little objective analysis of the workings of the local partnership model with big business. This book assesses the contribution of local enterprise agencies, and how they related to other dimensions of policy responses to unemployment. An important element of t...

Shield Dunleavy Mallorough and Source Shintaro Karish have lived in Flown Raven for five years, protecting its residents from natural disasters. When they are unexpectedly summoned to Shidonee's Gap by the Triple S council, they find changes have been occurring in the rest of the world, changes that will drag them into unimaginable duties and unprecedented danger.

View our feature on Moria Moore's Heroes ReturnBeing a hero is a recession-proof job-from the author of Heroes at Risk.The Emperor has personally selected Shield Lee Mallorough and Source Shintaro Karish to protect the duchy of Westsea-Taro's ancestral lands. But Westsea is suffering from deadly earthquakes that resist Lee and Taro's magic and political unrest that is stoked by their arrival.

The quintessential A to Z guide to British English—perfect for every egghead and bluestocking looking to conquer the language barrierOscar Wilde once said the Brits have "everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language."Any visitor to Old Blighty can sympathize with Mr. Wilde. After all, even fluent English speakers can be at sixes and sevens when told to pick up the "dog and bone" or "head to the loo," so they can "spend a penny." Wh...

Blake learns of his father’s death at the battle at Shiloh. He has to do something about it and decides to go to the war and kill the soldier who killed his father. But it’s not as simple as he thinks. Entering the war during the Kentucky Campaign of 1862 with the 2nd Tennessee under Brigadier General Patrick Cleburne, he later finds himself with the 31st Indiana under Brigadeer General Charles Cruft when he falls at Perryville. Friendship with an enemy soldier has unexpected consequences....

The Kingdom of Hai'Leigh has been at the mercy of a dark wizard for longer than most can remember. Never ending night has brought sickness to the forests and the people. Children are captured by monsters for nefarious purpose, and the adults who leave to fight never return.When Lynn's younger brother Ben is captured by monsters, she embarks on a journey led by hope, and discovers the courage and power within that may just save their dying world.Legend of the Sunlight Prince...