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1789. The Bastille is marked for destruction. Skirmishes in the city are rife and revolution is in the air. When a gruesomely murdered rebel is found in the prison morgue, a plot is suspected. English spy Attica Morgan, is laying low after an abortive mission. So when she's given an assignment inside the Bastille, her instinct is to run. Instead, she's offered a pardon, in return for solving the mystery of the dead revolutionary; and exposing a plot that leads to Marie Antoinette.

Fifty years after the moon landings, the commercialization of space travel is finally here, but do we still know how to dream? Final Frontier recalls the heady thrill of the Apollo era and glimpses wonders yet to come. Inside, find a dozen uplifting stories of humor, tragedy, sacrifice and good old fashioned cussedness by today's award-winning authors - plus a healthy dose of optimism. All that, plus a forward by a NASA astronaut and a piece by Spider Robinson, inspired by Robert Heinlein. The Final Frontier is open for business!

The chaotic confines of the hospital kept Creed occupied, even as he felt something change within. The embattled physician's dreams were more frequent, and oddities were becoming the norm in an otherwise pedestrian existence. Following a tumultuous turn of events, Creed awakens in another world, one which he slowly remembers to be his home, as the past and present collide.

My name is Aidan Miers. Someone tried to kill my dad. I don't know why, but I have to save him. If that means I risk my life, so be it. Magic is real, and I'm going to use it to save my father.

For most of her life Maggie O’Donnell dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Instead, she ended up flying the Xi Force super jet. Not a bad trade-off. And when she inherits the powers of the Irish goddess Morrigan, she steps into an even bigger role with the super team. But an ancient enemy rises with the inheritance of her new superpowers, one who’s out to destroy her and anyone close to her.

A lovely cameo brooch is discovered in Fiona’s late Uncle Wilbur’s house two days before Christmas. The pin bears a romantic Christmas message from Wilbur for his new wife with the initials, D.A.S. How very strange! To the family’s knowledge, Uncle Wilbur had never been married. So, who is this mysterious woman? Now, Fiona is on a holiday mission to locate D.A.S. and deliver the belated gift.

Elliot and Samantha Seaver think they're ordinary kids, but they're wrong. Not only do they come from a family of interstellar superheroes, but, thanks to a freak accident, they're now the most powerful beings in the solar system. They just don't know it, yet. Chaos, the evil Necrovore, is bent on devouring the Earth. He's killed Sam and Elliot's father, and now he's trying to kill their grandfather. Their only hope of rescuing him lies in using the last portal, a miraculous, alien device that oops! Sam's gone and broken.

Four hundred years ago, an apocalyptic Greatstorm shattered civilization and ushered in a new age of darkness. Now, devastating Storms strike every night, ripping open the heavens and summoning feral, alien creatures known as ghoblins. Humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. Ghoblins armies assemble as the Storms grow in fury, and in the darkness there are whispers of a new Greatstorm rising...Prophecy calls it the Worldstorm.

Windy and Wendy get bendy and fly! This audiobook will teach your children all about the transformation of caterpillars into butterflies. The audiobook includes interesting facts and figures as well as quotes and jokes.... Carefree caterpillar craziness... Introducing Windy and Wendy. Contains Windy and Wendy's story, facts and poems, and jokes and quotes. Ideal for teaching children how the wickedly wonderful wriggly caterpillar turns into a beautiful butterfly.

A light-hearted friendship story about a homeless, bullied, and orphaned elf called Zak and his growing friendship with his pink, purple, and pretty fairy friend, Zara. The story begins when Zak shows Zara the invisibility ball that Jakob, the red wizard, gave him for all his hard work as a special treat for his birthday. Zak and Zara decide to be rather daring and break with the long-standing elf, faun, and fairy rules and traditions of Doon Hill by going up to have a quick look at the fabled, mysterious, and somewhat confusing world of the humans.

Years after Sapphira's battle against the Dark Plague, Princess Selene has grown up - and so has her daughter, Terra. Despite her mother's numerous stories and the affirmation of her friends and people, Terra sees the world as a place that still welcomes darkness, and she wonders if the Dark Plague is really gone - and if Pegasus was truly as real as her mother says. When tragedy strikes, Terra is faced with the haunting question of whether or not she can believe - and whether it really matters in the end.

When Attu begins dreaming of ice mounds attacking him and a beautiful girl calling to him across deadly open water, he realizes the spirits of the Nuvikuan-na are warning his clan. The Warming is coming. The ocean ice they have lived and hunted on for generations is melting, and they must flee to the safety of an unknown land before they all drown. In this powerful tale of survival at the end of an Ice Age, the young hunter, Attu, must choose between saving his clan or saving Rika, the golden-eyed healer he is forbidden to love.

Sapphira is a desert world with little plant life, where the people live in the shadows of gray sunlight, sickened by the Dark Plague. To cure the people, the Guardian of Dreams sends the Spirit of Truth to bring the light back into his darkened world. In the form of Pegasus, he enters the world through the pure, innocent dreams of Selene, the reluctant princess and heir-apparent to the throne.

Lance wants nothing more than to be there to fight the dragons for his beloved Princess Alexandra. With his faithful steed by his side, Lance sets out for the magic elixir found only in the Holy Grail. With its strengthening power, facing off an old hag, the bewitching woods, and the strange ogre who lives under a bridge should be easy. But when it comes to Alexandra's dragons, things aren't quite what they all seem to be. Will Lance's gift be enough - or will his princess require something even more powerful to sustain her?

The day I fell in love with Kara was the day I accidentally ruined her life, and I was as blindsided by ruining her life as much as I was by falling in love with her. According to my now ex-best friend, Miles, love is supposed to make you feel stupid, but I never thought my stupidity, or anybody else’s for that matter, would lead to such devastation.

Nightmares of Quentin have plagued Claudia since he tried to force her into Demos with him for good, but this new premonition of his death is different...and more than she can handle. With all the determination she can muster, Claudia sets off for the alien world seeking Q and all the answers she's sure to find with him. Matters are once again complicated by the return of John Slater. He's a man with one objective: to save his girl. Will he be able to convince her that everything he's done has been with her best interests at heart?

Aubrey Grant lives in the tropical paradise of Old Town, Key West, has a cute cottage, a sweet moped, and a great job managing the historical property of a former sea captain. With his soon-to-be-boyfriend, hotshot FBI agent Jun Tanaka, visiting for a little R&R, not even Aubrey's narcolepsy can put a damper on their vacation plans. But a skeleton in a closet of the Smith Family Historical Home throws a wrench into the works. They uncover a tale of long-lost treasure, the pirate king it belonged to, and a modern-day murderer who will stop at nothing to find the hidden riches.

Warning: This book contains one very kick-butt faerie princess, an evil dark lord, a rhino-beetle named "Gor", dragonfly riders, bat brigades, and an extremely adorable, fluffy, pet firefly with anger-management issues. From the blurb: The faeries of Southnut are in big trouble. Lord Darkwater is up to no good. The white castle of Doru is under attack by the greatest army Princess Fiera's ever seen. Lord Darkwater is poised to crush her tiny kingdom unless the king gives her up to become his wife. Well, fffungus! She's having none of that!

Forced to undergo experimental procedures that grafted wolf DNA into his own and then given super healing powers, Jonathan Wylde wants nothing to do with civilization, preferring instead to run with his wolf pack. A reluctant member of the Xi Force super team, he keeps to himself unless his talents are needed. Dove Locklear returns home after spending exciting and adventurous weeks with the Xi Force super team, and reconnecting with her childhood friend, John Wylde. But danger lurks in her father’s genetics lab.

Evelyn est une reine dévouée, gouvernée par ses obligations royales et sa loyauté envers le clergé. Mais ce sont ses mêmes règles qu’elle désire ardemment enfreindre. Durant une promenade, elle se retrouve dans les ruines d’un vieux château, perdue dans les plaisirs coupables de ses désirs et excitée par la découverte de son corps en éveil. Quand elle est séduite et soumise par une bête, elle est convaincue que ses rêves ne sont que fantasmes.