A Kobo Best Young Adult Book for August!“An exciting new voice in YA, Akana Phenix has written a gripping tale of resilience and courage that powerfully echoes the realities of conflict and injustice. The Empire Wars will resonate with young readers long after they turn the final page.”—Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling authorThe Empire Wars is a powerful new YA fantasy in which magic may be a yo...

This book encapsulates how this young Columbian man swept through my life like a tornado. Elian had the ability to corner me with a hot sexual encounter that changed my life. With my intellect and background, I should have been able to spot the flaws in his personality and back away-but that never happened. The crucial dynamics of his life were hidden from me. He would share information slowly so that I could digest the information without running away. As time went by, through his narciss...

Aggression is a subject that no dog owner wants to talk about, but one that many owners have to face. Statistics show that aggression is not only the most serious problem in dogs but also the top reason for owners to seek out professional help for their pets. Left unchecked, an aggressive dog can become a dangerous dog, and this informative volume comes to the aid of many heartbroken owners who feel that they have tried everything to correct their dogs' unpredictable and inappropriate beha...

What do you become when your father's a centaur and your mother's a powerful magician? A unicorn shifter…You'd think being the only known unicorn shifter in the world would have a few benefits, like people treating you kindly or getting special treatment from the council. Not in my case. I'd be lucky to get a piece of bread thrown at me.My name is Celestia Rainbow, and, yes, my last name is f*cking Rainbow.Shifters assume that I'm kind by nature, bu...

In a world where it’s every man for himself, all they can do is hold on to each other…With soldiers next door, the situation has become dire for Austin, Mack, and Tan. Every time they find a solution for one challenge, another arises, ranging from family members who show up unexpectedly to reunions with people they’d never hoped to see again.But they may have bigger problems when the earthquakes continue and concern increases about the earth crust’s stabili...

'Invaluable' RACHEL KRAMER BUSSEL'Refreshingly honest, comprehensive and realistic' MEG-JOHN BARKEREmbarking on a non-monogamous relationship can be a daunting experience, opening old wounds that cause anxiety, fear and confusion, something Lola Phoenix knows about all too well.In this all-you-need-to-know guide to exploring non-monogamy, polyamory and open relationships, Lola draws upon their years of experience in giving advice and...

My name is Nina Bailey, and for the past few years I've had a growing crush on my best friend, Samantha. This is the story of how we became lovers, after a tipsy conversation in which I revealed a little too much about my bedroom habits - but that's not the interesting part.I should tell you that Samantha is the only real, actual, no-kidding-around genius that I've ever known. She's an electronics engineer by day, mad tinkerer and occasional inventor by night - a bespectacled, craz...

That moment when your spectacular one night stand turns out to be your sexy, older new boss. FML.Brantley Phipps doesn’t want a boyfriend. In his line of work, relationships are impossible. All he wants is one night of fun before he starts his ten-week rotation as assistant hotel director on a cruise ship.He scores the jackpot with a hot older guy who hits all his yes, please buttons and who wants the same thing as him. Their chemistry is explosive...

Daddies come in all ages, shapes, and sizes…and so do boysMaster Ford never wanted to be a Daddy, so how did he end up with not one but two abused boys in his care?It takes a long time to win their trust, as the abuse they suffered is worse than Ford could’ve imagined. But when he discovers that Thierry is a little and that Jathan needs a firm Daddy, Ford questions if he can be what both his boys need. And where do his own needs fit into this?***

In your wildest imagination, have you ever wondered if (and how) you could survive life-threatening hunting scenarios?Do any of these scenarios resonate with you?* Have you found limited publications about hunting survival that teach the skill sets while entertaining adventurous minds?* Are you frustrated by finding very few compilations of exciting hunting survival stories for both younger readers and veteran hunters

Will refused to admit to the HR lady at Radical Interactive that he'd never played their debut virtual reality MMORPG The Realm. With the company's failed attempt at entering the gaming industry, they switched their sights to focus on smaller scale educational programs.Being a beta tester for Radical Interactive was not the dream job that Will had envisioned, but he had hoped it would get his foot in the door to one day becoming a graphic designer for the company. He never...

Large language models (LLMs) and diffusion models such as ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion have unprecedented potential. Because they have been trained on all the public text and images on the internet, they can make useful contributions to a wide variety of tasks. And with the barrier to entry greatly reduced today, practically any developer can harness LLMs and diffusion models to tackle problems previously unsuitable for automation.With this book, you'll gain a solid foundation in g...