Absence of Faith: A Vampire's Lesson in Betrayal

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Absence of Faith is a contemporary story based in San Antonio Texas. It is dense with the darkness that lies behind the veil of human thought, and woven with typical uncanny magic, as only stories involving the vampire world can be. The undead characters, Prince Ramses, Zapporoah (his twin sister), Erantxa, and Adonis Duarte are as utterly alive as they could possibly be. They are fiercely ambitious, loyal, sensitive, and loving. Their story is one of mesmerizing beauty, of danger, and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and one of extroadinary power of the senses. Betrayed by those he loves most, Ramses, Prince of the undead finds himself embroiled in a deadly struggle for power. During the bloody civil war that ensues he is captured by his enemies and held for ransom, the price ... his crown. Ramses and his remaining loyalists soon realize that in order to survive they must put their faith, trust, and even their very lives in the hands of a mortal. For she may be the only one who can save them.

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Underworld: Book 1 (Underworld (Pocket Star Books)) (Bk. 1)

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The centuries-long battle between vampires and werewolves has reached a new intensity under the streets of New York City. One young werewolf called Michael is determined to end the conflict, but high-ranking vampire Selene has the strength of ten men, and plans to use it to destroy the werewolves.

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Underworld: Book 1 (Underworld (Pocket Star Books)) (Bk. 1)

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The centuries-long battle between vampires and werewolves has reached a new intensity under the streets of New York City. One young werewolf called Michael is determined to end the conflict, but high-ranking vampire Selene has the strength of ten men, and plans to use it to destroy the werewolves.

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The Last Kiss

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"[Garnier] is everything great when it comes to hot and heavy romance." -Joyfully Reviewed

After losing her beloved fiancé, Ben, in a car accident, Emma never thought she would feel passion again. Then Ben's best friend Carter reignites her hunger for life and love-and awakens a jealousy from Ben, whose spirit is still alive and longing for Emma's touch...

When Ben returns from the afterlife, Emma is thrown into a whirlwind of tangled desires. Two men have a hold on her heart and body, making her want what she dares not dream: possessing them both. But Ben made a devil's bargain-and by fulfilling her deepest longing Emma could lose both men forever...

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Sacred Circle

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Vampire Julian Gaston has restlessly roamed the earth for three hundred years, taking his pleasure in the arms of lovely women and at the throats of his human prey. His nature compels him to take the blood of innocent humans, even as his compassion for fragile human life tempers his greed. Rich, handsome and powerful, Julian slips from place to place, yet loneliness is an overriding theme for a man nearly immortal and isolated from his own kind. Grace Davis has always known there was something "wrong" about her-she has a secret fascination with all things vampire and an unrequited longing for the sweet taste of blood. Abandoned at birth, she doesn't yet know her true nature. When Julian appears in her life, he offers delicious passion and dark discovery. Julian wrenches Grace from her safe but lonely humanity into something dark and dangerous, yet overwhelmingly sensual and explicit. The whisper of true love beckons but it comes wrapped in blood-soaked cruelty, gossamer sweetness and sizzling passion. Grace is led into sensual submission to a vampire who demands obedience and returns a pure passion in a fiery exchange of power

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Cracked: Recovering After Traumatic Brain Injury

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At the age of 14, Lynsey Calderwood suffered a traumatic brain injury that left her physically unmarked but destroyed her memory. Thrust back into an apparently nonsensical world of which she had no recollection. Lynsey spiralled downwards into depression and eating disorders as she became socially ostracized. This is the story, in her own words, of Lynsey's quest to discover her identity, and, eventually, to come to terms with her disability. She faces devastating setbacks and her sense of loss, grief and rage is recalled. Courage and perseverance, coupled with her engaging sense of humour, see her through, and her tale should be an inspiration to anyone who has faced similar obstacles.

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Black Star (Collection)

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A love beyond time -- and space.

When the woman known as the Black Star Princess falls into the hands of enemy ship captain Mikiel, they discover a love that brings them together, along with the crews of their cyborg vessels. And they uncover the long-ago betrayal that destined lovers Nani and Darian to endless servitude as the heart of those vessels.

The events that condemned Nani and Darian to a living hell have inextricably bound together everyone they hold dear. They’ll do whatever it takes to find one another in the vast reaches of space -- and to unite their peoples. But as more and more trusted friends are revealed complicit in their long-ago betrayal, it seems there’s no one they can trust -- but each other. Is what they had so long ago still strong enough to heal the rift that threatens to tear their home worlds apart?

Publishers Note - The collection contains the following stories:
Black Star Princess
Black Star Stowaway
Black Star Diamond
Black Star United

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Chicken Nachos

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Chicken Nachos follows the lives of two women (Ann and Maggie) as they lose touch with reality soon after pledging their respective I dos, traveling further and further into a life of denial and abuse. Their lessons along the way will provide a fresh perspective on abusive relationships to men and women of all ages. Merely a silly fable or a much-needed wake-up call, Chicken Nachos is both entertaining and sobering. However, for anyone who is, has been, or even wonders if they are in an abusive relationship it is a must read! The tongue-in-cheek tales filled with campy innuendo chronicle Maggie and Ann’s adventures through marriage and divorce. And we are enlightened as to what really happens when needy marries control. Dealing with infidelities, escape from reality seems Maggie’s only salvation and her journey as Princess Petunia begins. Facing Craig's need for control, Ann too struggles to retain her identity and Gladiola and the rest of the players soon emerge. The Wizard, Princess Petunia, Conrad and Gladiola add humor to otherwise tragic events. You will gain a deeper understanding as to the depth of damage done to the soul by verbal abuse. And unbelievable as these lessons seem, they’re all too real. Brace yourself as you embark with Ann and Maggie on a very important journey. It is their journey to find themselves. We hope that in sharing our tales, others might also move forward with their own journeys and embrace their Chicken Nacho moment when served.

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The New England Grimpendium

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An insider’s guide to wicked, weird, and wonderful New England.

A rich compendium of macabre and historic New England happenings, this travelogue features firsthand accounts of almost 200 sites throughout New England. This region is full of the macabre, the grim, and the ghastly—and all of it is worth visiting, for the traveler who dares! Author J. W. Ocker supplements directions and site information with entertaining personal anecdotes.

Topics include:

• Legends and personalities of the macabre
• Infamous crimes and killers
• Dreadful tragedies
• Horror movie locales
• Notable cemeteries and gravestones
• Intriguing memento mori
• Classic monsters

100 black-and-white photographs

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Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture

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Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture addresses the conflicted meanings associated with the figure of the action heroine as she has evolved in various media forms since the late 1980s. Jeffrey A. Brown discusses this immensely popular character type as an example of, and challenge to, existing theories about gender as a performance identity. Her assumption of heroic masculine traits combined with her sexualized physical depiction demonstrates the ambiguous nature of traditional gender expectations and indicates a growing awareness of more aggressive and violent roles for women.

The excessive sexual fetishism of action heroines is a central theme throughout. The topic is analyzed as an insight into the transgressive image of the dominatrix, as a refection of the shift in popular feminism from second-wave politics to third-wave and post-feminist pleasures, and as a form of patriarchal backlash that facilitates a masculine fantasy of controlling strong female characters. Brown interprets the action heroine as a representation of changing gender dynamics that balances the sexual objectification of women with progressive models of female strength. While the primary focus of this study is the action heroine as represented in Hollywood film and television, the book also includes the action heroine's emergence in contemporary popular literature, comic books, cartoons, and video games.

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