He only has one reason to live. She stopped living a long time ago. And yet... he's the one who's undead. Anya Varma became a huntress, when she was in high school, after a vampire attack resulted in the brutal murder of her best friend. Since then her focus on eradicating the undead creatures has resulted in esteemed recognition, but also numerous scars... inside and out. But when, she encounters one vampire who is hell bent on living, Anya realizes...

Like too many young people, I grew up amid poverty, homelessness, gang violence and drugs. But unlike many others, I found success. I reached for the skies - literally - and became a multi-decorated graduate of the famed Air Force Academy. At age fourteen, I ran away, but not from home-because I never had one to begin with. At school I participated in every sport, club, and after-school activity, so that when the other kids finally left, I could settle...

As I Walk through My Mind is a recollection of events that happened throughout my life. Most of what I write about expresses my inner feelings that I seemed unable to vocalize to those who inspired, befriended, loved, and, yes, even hurt me. This is my second book of poetry to be published. The first is Loughs Pond, published in 1977. This collection includes a few poems from my youth. Several are about love found and love lost. There are events that...

Marry Him: Understand Relationships in These Modern Times and Learn How You Can Find the Perfect Partner For You It's a lot of work to find the right person to spend the rest of your life with. Relationships have so many moving parts-attractiveness, trust and honesty among them-that it might feel like there's no possibility of finding a long-term companion. Marriage is ideally a lifelong commitment so finding the right partner is essential. This...

The crown is powerful. The crown is desired. The crown is deadly. The House of Silverswann has long avoided the Choosing of Queens, but this time, there is no escape for Alianna Silverswann. Forced to compete for a crown she does not want, Alianna starts down a twisted, manipulative path, a path the White Queen's set for her specifically. Her skill and quick thinking might outwit her fellow peers, but it won't be enough to trick the Queen. To get...

Written by a prominent Russian mathematician, this concise monograph examines aspects of queuing theory as an application of probability. The three-part treatment begins with a study of the stream of incoming demands (or "calls," in the author's terminology). Subsequent sections explore systems with losses and systems allowing delay. Prerequisites include a familiarity with the theory of probability and mathematical analysis. A. Y. Khinchin made significant...

A M/M holiday romance novella about finding your way home. Rhett Carpenter's early fame ended with a crash. Sixteen years later, he's working steadily: writing, producing, narrating, even acting. He's made a decent life for himself. The trouble is, he never wanted a life that was only for himself, and he's not sure he wants this one anymore. Gabriel Aguilar didn't know who Rhett was when they met on the train, but it didn't take long to find out....

A slow-burn romance novella about saying yes to dreams you didn't know you had.Karen Scott never expected to see Zach again after turfing him out of her yoga class. She sympathized, kind of - she knew all about giving up on a dream - but she couldn't let him bring that kind of stress into her room. When he said he was a dancer, and it wasn't working out, she gave him the Underground Cabaret flyer in her gear bag and thought that was it.Three years...

A M/M romance novel about daring to dream.When Freddie Chandra went through the casino kitchen to see what was causing the commotion, he expected to find the usual: a cluster of vehicles in the alley, all refusing to give way. What he found instead was six people yelling at each other over a seventh, a thin dark man who made not a sound.Edmund Robert was mostly thinking 'well I'm buggered' because he had no papers to display, no one was speaking in...

A romance novella about turning a playboy into Prince Charming.When Tina met Reza in the bar at the film festival, she was mostly thinking about her Mai Tai. After he kissed her, she couldn't think at all. One impulsive encounter and two months later, he finally convinced her to go out to dinner. Then he had to convince her he could step up as an independent man. And after that, the only conclusion to be drawn was ... this is for real. While they...