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A New York City ex-cop with too many rules and a Spanish ex-spy with too few make the perfect bounty hunters to track down the world's most wanted.
St. Nicholas Salvage & Wrecking
Michael Patrick Finnigan and Katalin Fiero Dahar of St. Nicholas Salvage & Wrecking, a largely illegal bounty hunting operation, get the assignment to track down and save a group of kidnapped Middle Eastern refugee children. But when they discover that the perpetrator...
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Starting from the dialogue initiated by historian Filip-Lucian Iorga, this e-book introduces Prince Nicholas (Nicolae), the grandson of His Majesty King Michael I, from his first visit to Romania in 1992 to his decision to settle down in Romania, in 2012. The reader has the opportunity of knowing Prince Nicholas from his earliest childhood, a fan of knightly stories, but also willing to explore the world, a dynamic adolescent with a passion for cars,...
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Parallel discoveries of a God-like power inflame a thousand-year-old hatred. Radical science and religious fervour combine in a new form of terror…
When former eco-warrior Dr Daniel Bayford discovers something extraordinary in the hills of Southern France, he and meteorologist Dr Kara Williams become the unwitting targets of a powerful secret guild and the world's most-wanted terrorist group.
Bizarre events, betrayal, and stubborn curiosity propel...
4) Vampire Bait
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Live bait makes all the difference.That's what I was told when the slayers hired me. Vampire bait has short-life expectancy though. I don't care. I hadn't anything to live for. The least I could do was help mankind in my self-destructive spiral.That is until I meet him.My team suspects the vampire Overlord of Budapest of killing humans. They send me in to do my job and I do it too well. He finds me all right.And he decides to keep me.I want to escape,...
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How far would you go to save the one you loved?The love of my life is changing. Rurik is losing his hair and growing more violent every night. Tane and I have managed to hide it from everyone until now. Rurik has escaped from us and is on the run across Europe.Nosferatu vampires are rare and powerful, and now the boogeymen that monsters fear want Rurik dead. This clan has accused Tane of illegally turning Rurik into one of them. But that's a lie!It's...
6) Dear John
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When John, a self-destructive nihilist, wakes up in a well alongside two fading men, one thing becomes clear: escape, or die trying._______________________________________
John awakes in a nightmare situation. Not knowing why, he's been trapped inside a pit of darkness with two dying men. His only connection to the outside world is their psychotic captor who gazes down on them in what they call, "The Fishbowl." The other men keep John...
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Wanted: Princess Maggie Bence.That's me with a ten-million-dollar bounty on my head.My home was attacked and I escaped, but I don't know what happened to my family.Every vampire in the world is hunting me.No money, no passport, no allies.I stowed away on a ship and landed in New York.That's where I met him.Rumors are the overlord of New York is a real sadist.A Nosferatu warrior named Mutt.And he's the only one who can help me save my family.
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If Gwen catches her prey, God help him.Gwen met her match a year ago. Like most wolf shapeshifters, they knew upon contact they were mates but Colby hadn't stuck around to bond. He'd dumped her and her whole pack knew it. Never one to cry surrender, Gwen goes on the hunt to find out exactly what sent him running. Hopping from country to country, she chases him until she loses his scent. Unable to return home with her tail between her legs, she takes...
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Something is wrong with me.Being a blood slave to a vampire is the most binding commitment in the world. More than marriage since divorce isn't an option. Rurik and I are bound together by blood.Except I shouldn't be craving his blood like I am, and I can't get enough. It's driving me mad.Desperate, Rurik takes me to Rio, seeking the vampire king's help. To say Tane isn't happy to see me is putting it mildly. What's worst? It turns out my blood craze...
10) Belief
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A Santa Claus Origins Tale
As town villagers, Nicholas and his wife do not know that their lives are about to change. What sparked as an idea becomes an enchanted adventure into the mystical spirit of Christmas. Their wish of bringing Christmas cheer to children is not as easy as they expected, however, and they quickly realize they need extra help before time runs out. Beyond what is thought to be possible, they discover something wonderful about...
11) Liwanu
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When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, engineering student Nick Wettstein decided it was time to make a change. Having expressed an interest in creative writing and poetry in his youth, he traded his engineering textbooks for prose and realized his passion for poetry. "Life should be fun, and people should do what they love," Wettstein said. "I hope to inspire others to follow their own dreams." And when it came to following his own dream, he set his...
12) The Twin Mystery
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An egomaniac crook comes to town and issues a challenge to Nick Carter: I have come to town to do business. I give you notice before I begin, because I am quite certain you will be informed immediately after I commence operations. It really makes little difference; you cannot reach me. Really, my dear Nick, I have a contempt for the so-called detective ability. You, with your Ida, Chick, and Patsy, are a little better than the rest, but you are in...
13) The Next Economy
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A new system of political economy that levies no taxation, but is able to maintain public services appropriate to society's needs
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In this suspenseful, tender, and completely absorbing debut set in a perilous post-Katrina New Orleans and cartel-plagued Mexico, two teenagers discover a temporary haven in each other.
"The Infinite is that rare, beautiful first novel, so contemporary and yet as timeless as first love itself. And Nick Mainieri does what great novelists do with their first great works. He creates unforgettable characters in young lovers Jonah and Luz who, both together...
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H-ector the robot lives on a spaceship with other robots and people. Every one on the spaceship seems to have an important job. Except for H-ector the round rolling robot. And he messes up all the jobs he tries! Join H-ector as he looks for his purpose in the stars. This science fiction picture book is great for elementary school kids learning about their strengths.
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After forty–six years in upscale Manhattan, after two roaring decades as an investment banker and after nineteen years of marriage, Bill Schoenberg lost it all and ran for the hills. He made a mistake, regrettable and unspeakable; and having fled to his neglected country house in rural New York State to gather his wits, he found a chance to reacquire his self–respect as well – and possibly even redemption.
To a man for whom flames existed...
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Farro Fescu is the proud and observant concierge of Echo Terrace, a condominium in New York City. Passing through his lobby at all hours is an exotic cross-section of the world's population: an Egyptian-born plastic surgeon who specializes in gender reassignment, a fighter pilot who flew for Nazi Germany during World War II, an Iraqi spice merchant and the world-famous quilter with whom he's having an affair, the adulterer's son who dreams of becoming...
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Have you ever been to the Mountain Place? Pack your bag and hop on the magical train to Billie's world of mystery and wonder! You'll fend off pirates who want your treasure, discover deep, enchanted caves, hurl snowballs with friendly polar bears, and enjoy a hot chocolate with the gentle giant. Let your imagination carry you and Billie to marvellous adventures in this winter wonderland!
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When the Russians bombed the capital of Muslim Chechnya in 2000, a city with almost a half million people was left with barely a single building intact. Rarely since Dresden and Stalingrad has the world witnessed such destruction.
The Caucasus is a jagged land. With Turkey to the west, Iran to the south, and Russia to the north, the Caucasus is trapped between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. If it didn't already possess the highest mountain...
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This short course sets out a detailed study of the text, philosophy, and significance of the millennia-old yoga system defined in the Yogasutras.
The popular practice of yoga finds its origin in one of the most venerated wisdom books of India: The Yogasutras. Comprised of 196 short statements on the essential teachings of yoga, Patanjali's Yogasutras holds the position of being the seminal work that defines the yoga system. Over the centuries many...
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