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D’Lean, a member of a long-forgotten order of mystical monks, believes something has gone wrong with the Prophecy of Return. The prophecy has indeed been interrupted, plus the king is breeding half-breed abominations for a sinister and vile purpose. Soon D’Lean, a redeemed Balor, and Laurana, the first woman monk in thousands of years, set out to give life to the broken prophecy. Will their bonds of friendship and love be enough to overcome thousands of years of oppression and hate, or will the darkness emerge and destroy the world?

In this exploration of the concept of the gene, Jonathan Slack looks at the discovery, nature, and role of genes in both evolution and development. Explaining the nature of genetic variation in the human population, how hereditary factors were identified as molecules of DNA, and how certain specific mutations can lead to disease, Slack highlights how DNA variants are used to trace human ancestry and migration, and can also be used by forensic scientists to identify individuals in crime.

Ingram asks Dean to go on a promotional tour guaranteed to cement them as a fictional couple in the minds of the public. The money Ingram will make from the tour is the only way that he might keep his head above water. Dean is excited because he’ll get to spend more time with Ingram. Everything goes smoothly until the mobsters blackmailing Ingram turn their attention to Dean. Ingram worries for Dean’s safety, but he is also scared to tell Dean the truth. Can Ingram come clean before they’re both killed?

When someone steals a one-of-a-kind jewelry creation from the madam who runs the Courtesan Hotel, Winter Janvier is on the hook as a suspect. If he can't figure out what really happened, he's toast.

Over the past fifty years, fiction in English has never looked more various. Books bulkier than Victorian three-deckers appear alongside works of minimalist brevity, and experiments with form have produced everything from verse novels to Twitter-thread narratives. This is truly a golden age. But what unites this kaleidoscopic array of genres and styles? Celebrated writer and critic Peter Kemp shows how modern writers are obsessed with the past.

Reborn after near nuclear eradication, humanity struggles in a world defined by a secret history of conspiracy, rivalry and inhuman domination. As an ancient powerful race attempts to retake planet Earth, a courageous and sophisticated band of freedom fighters, the Cerberus rebels, leads the resistance in a daring battle to free humanity from the grips of an alien power struggle. In the Middle East's legendary Fertile Crescent, millennia-old artifacts are unearthed. Shockingly, they appear to belong to one of Cerberus's own.

Alick and Heather are finally given their chance at happiness, but it may be too soon for one of them. A possible mate's life hangs in the balance, and everyone rushes to find help. Will they reach her in time?

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5). This story of this woman's true journey of faith. Is based on actual events. Names, locations, and dates have been changed to protect people and their families. Four years after the events of The Awakening. Dean's family have grown into their own lives. Starting with the wedding of Gill and Mariska. Lizzy decides to go back home to Maine. For Lizzy it's not paradise in Maine.

High Prince Altair could not be happier. His engagement to his lover, Prince Whelan of the Realm of Waters, is finally official, and though his reign from the Throne of Night is never easy, he has finally become comfortable ruling the Elvish Kingdoms of Avalon. If only that peace could last... Assassination attempts and bands of thieves soon plague the realm, and on the horizon, an even greater threat looms that will bring challenges unlike anything Avalon has faced in recent memory.

In a world where Fae and Vampire will forever be at odds, a Vampire wins the crown, ruling the Fae Realm for the first time in history. After the execution of the Succubus who attempted to murder the King, her Incubus vows to avenge her, putting a devious plot into action. Breaking Fae law, he creates what he thinks will be the most powerful half-breed known to the Realm, placing him as a pawn to make the King feel the pain of death while living. The Incubus shows patience, waiting for the right moment to strike.

I originally wrote this as a school thesis refuting evolutionary ideology. First written in 2017, this book has been revised, reformatted, and rewritten to improve the quality of the text. The purpose of this book is to shed light on the creationist standpoint and reveal the fallacies embedded in the theory of evolution.

Five years ago, when Akash Hingorani won a trial in court for his friends Priti and Vansh Diwan, he lost his heart to the presiding judge, Shilpa Singh. But the passionate start to their relationship would meet a swift end. And then, nine months after the affair is over, Akash gets a call for help from Judge Shilpa Singh.

The demons taunted. Feeling imprisoned by the voices in his head, Henry feared he would never be free from their reign. With no regard, he raised the bottle to his lips and relished in the blackness welcoming him like an old friend.

The boundaries of order created by the nine baronies during America's apocalyptic aftermath have fallen away to a new wave of transcending chaos. The scion of the Cerberus rebels' fiercest foe has risen from his own ashes—and hijacked the very storehouse of earth's reality. The Ontic Library, buried deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, is the glue holding the fabric of what is real—and what is not—in place. Archivist Brigid Baptiste takes the plunge into the sentient data stream of infinite knowledge to stop a god prince from discovering the knowledge that could destroy the world.

Secrets, stolen memories, a tragic past, and a dangerous future surround James and Rhiannon after they are unexpectedly pulled into a world where magic is real, and alive. Separated eight years ago after the death of their mother, James and Rhiannon must reunite and return home to a magical realm to get back what was taken from them—their magic and memories. While traveling with their aunt and uncle, they discover the truth about their past, where they come from, and how they are destined to stop a demonic being from stealing powers.

Winston Tucker lost everything when his cheating wife dragged him through a nasty divorce. Turning to the bottle for consolation, Winston's life begins to unravel, and when life has dealt him its last blow and he's about to give up, a gay young man walks into the bar and gives him a reason to live.

The Goddess of Fertility withheld secrets from the God of War about their daughter, the Soul Eater. Realizing this, the God demands she take him to her. What he sees disheartens him, but what they discover together shocks them. The Vampire King of the Fae Realm, his mate, and the Corvidae Guard work tirelessly building a platform to inform the public of the coming Dark Time. Further tension brews as the Lost Souls close in, bringing a strange assembly to the King’s manor that includes God, Humans, and a multitude of paranormal beings.

Gunther Erikkson had a mission to complete - one that he was more than willing to see through. After he arrived in New York to intimidate Henry Daniels into doing his job, things began to change for Gunther. One woman had started to chip away at his icy heart. With the mission complete, he headed back to his home in Atlanta, but he was left with an unfamiliar ache in his chest. The virus spread like wildfire, and within a week, it had reached Gunther. Undeterred, he began his journey to his predetermined destination.

The actual war has come, and the enemy is without number! Hayden and the others must find a way to stop the warlord as the realm of Altar is facing its final moments. The heroes must deal with the horrors of the demon world and Little Flowers ever-growing powers. Mara finds out a hard truth about the City of Night, while Hayden begins to withdraw from the others including Na’Resse. The realm stands upon a cusp, will the heroes make the hard choices needed to save it and themselves? Will a new age dawn?

Dive into a new universe about love and all its perils in a paranormal realm by Rissa Blakeley, the author of the Shattered Lives series. The Dark Time, an apocalypse no species wants to fight, inches closer. The Fae Gods refuse to help their King find a solution. Things around him going sideways, his worst fear of losing his mate becomes a distraction he cannot handle. With the weight of the Realms teetering on his shoulders, will they rekindle the love they once shared or will they stay stuck within the shadow of the Incubus’s curse?