How to Paint: Oils is a stunning new book that introduces the reader to the subject of oil painting. The book assumes no previous knowledge of this exciting medium, and covers everything you need to be acquainted with to get started, from equipment and materials through to methods and techniques. This is a serious art book for serious artists, designed to both inspire and teach beginners, and to provide experienced painters with a solid introduction to oils. The rigorous text is supported ...

The stars aligned and the earth's vibrations were perfect, signalling the birth of the next Princess Witch, Alia. Except, no one bothered to tell Alia.Whoops.Senior year (Class of 1989!) was promised to be easy. Boy, was that a lie. Alia not only found out she was some superpowered witch, people started dropping secrets and lies and revealing truths just about every day.Things only went downhill from there. It got worse when Vladimir Vaduva, Scary Substitut...

A life full of death is no life at all.But Devon prefers to stay away from the living and deal with the dead. No social life, no parents, no family and only one friend, she hides away in the possessions of the deceased. One of the dead leaves behind a key-- a small piece of glass that transports Devon, quite literally, to her destiny.Grandin is a sicutus -- a human with very little powers. Set into his corona, or circle, of Air elements, he has given up on his world as well...

Five cowboys rope Donny hard on a cattle drive! Donny's been keeping a secret. He's had some new and alarmingly hot urges involving the five hot cowboys working with him out on a cattle drive. When the boss decides it's time to round up this shy cowboy, however, he'll find out that his desires are quite mutual—and shared by them all.

The chaos rolls on in Reckless River, Washington. A marijuana shop opens, Iz becomes a bodyguard, Aston Marsden moves to a cave, Jake launches a radio talk show, the truth about Dario is revealed, and entitled mutt Cheese Puff runs amok in a casino.But before all that weirdness erupts, relentless rain sets substitute teacher Barbara Reed on edge. As rivers rise, residents fill sandbags, make plans to evacuate, complain, and quarrel. And a mud ball fight at the high school sets Barb...

(If you enjoy this book, check out the sequels: NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MONEY, NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MATURITY, NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MYTH, NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MISTAKES, and NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MOTIVES.)A sleuthing substitute teacher tackles her first case and it's nearly her last.Notice: This mystery contains no vampires, werewolves, zombies, or space aliens. It was not tested on laboratory animals. It makes no claims to political correctness. Characters may not be fully clothed at all times...

Their passion may be destined, but a romance with two hot werewolves is a complication Aimee doesn't need...A simple hike in the woods turns into way more than Aimee bargained for: an out-of-the-blue marriage proposal, a wolf chase that gets her good and lost, and a storm that drives her into a dark cave. And all of that isn't even the real shocker. Deep inside her storm refuge, she finds a hot, naked cowboy chained to the wall. One who claims to know who she is.

Emma Preston’s best friends are dead.But not departed.Killed in a car crash, they return to their senior residence to take care of unfinished business—getting the goods on the malicious assistant administrator. Sadye Connor has been stealing supplies and skimming accounts; now she’s upping her crime game.Stubborn and opinionated in life, Eddie, Ida, and Loren are no different in their afterlives. Instead of honing their haunting skills, they bicker about strategy, b...

Holidays always bite for Stephanie. But this year, the biting will be literal.Stephanie's annual holiday trip turns near-fatal when an accident sends her plunging into an icy creek. Injured but still alive, she regains consciousness in the snowy cabin of her dangerously sexy, muscled rescuer. Thomas is gorgeous enough to heat her blood despite the winter storm outside, but there are some odd facts about her hero that don't add up. Nor should they, considering he's ...

It’s not easy being a teenager. . .Especially when you have amask, a secret identity, anda lot of homework.The only thing Rachel Hingis hated more than swimming was having to play well with others. Edgar Fern, nerd extraordinaire, couldn’t find anyone to play with. Life would have been just fine if they never crossed paths.Instead, they collided.The victims of an accidental experiment deep in the corn fields of Iowa, they and four others—Alex, ...

Every little girl dreams of waking up a Princess……the reality, Carrie finds out, isn't exactly a fairy tale.Carrie Whitmore, aspiring journalist, wakes up after a building collapse to find herself in a world where she is a spoiled, bratty princess engaged to a self-indulgent egomaniac. She has no college education and no friends at all. Carrie finds out that "she" wants nothing to do with the crown after the death of her brother and is happy being bitter, cruel and reclusive...

An erotic short story...Tonya's been up to some naughty tricks, getting off every night by spying though her sexy neighbor's bedroom window. When Isaac brings home a woman who looks a good deal like her, Tonya gets far more than an erotic peep show. She finds herself in double trouble when he reveals his dark secret--and that he's coming for her next.