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Pretty Face (London Celebrities #2)
by Lucy ParkerHighly acclaimed, award-winning author of Act Like It Lucy Parker returns readers to the London stage with laugh-out-loud wit and plenty of drama.The play’s the fling.It’s not actress Lily Lamprey’s fault that she’s all curves and has the kind of voice that can fog up a camera lens. She wants to prove where her real talents lie—and that’s not on a casting couch, thank you. When she hears esteemed director Luc Savage is renovating a legendary West End theatre for a lofty new production, she knows it could be her chance—if only Luc wasn’t so dictatorial, so bad-tempered, and so incredibly sexy.Luc Savage has respect, integrity and experience. He also has it bad for Lily. He’d be willing to dismiss it as a midlife crisis, but this exasperating, irresistible woman is actually a very talented actress. Unfortunately, their romance is not only raising questions about Lily’s suddenly rising career, it’s threatening Luc’s professional reputation. The course of true love never did run smooth. But if they’re not careful, it could bring down the curtain on both their careers...
Pretty Ghost-hunting Taoist: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Yao YanIn his previous life, the beginning of the Song Dynasty was scorching. In reality, Lin Zhenqi no longer had the memories of his previous life, but he had encountered his first love, Song Chuchen, who was still a ghost. It turned out that for more than a thousand years, Song Jin had been searching for Lin Zhenqi. However, a female ghost had appeared out of nowhere to take revenge. Lin Zhenqi also had a affinity with the Daoist Priest, so he entered the Daoist realm. He and his master went around together to capture ghosts and exorcise evil spirits. The love between him and Lin Zhen at the beginning of the Song Dynasty was destined to be a tragedy.
Pretty Ghost-hunting Taoist: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Yao YanIn his previous life, the beginning of the Song Dynasty was scorching. In reality, Lin Zhenqi no longer had the memories of his previous life, but he had encountered his first love, Song Chuchen, who was still a ghost. It turned out that for more than a thousand years, Song Jin had been searching for Lin Zhenqi. However, a female ghost had appeared out of nowhere to take revenge. Lin Zhenqi also had a affinity with the Daoist Priest, so he entered the Daoist realm. He and his master went around together to capture ghosts and exorcise evil spirits. The love between him and Lin Zhen at the beginning of the Song Dynasty was destined to be a tragedy.
Pretty Little Lion (Third Shift #2)
by Suleikha SnyderThe rules of undercover work are simple:Never fall for your mark.Never let down your guard.Never give your heart away.Lion shifter and Third Shift co-founder Elijah Richter is on a mission: seduce arms dealer Mirko Aston's gorgeous girlfriend, use her as an entry point to the organization, and discover what the global terrorist is planning. It should be simple.Then he meets Meghna Saxena-Saunders—influencer, celebutante, ex-wife to a handsome Hollywood hotshot, and a highly trained apsara assassin—and all his plans are blown out of the water.Meghna immediately clocks the mysterious stranger watching her at a VIP party and decides she's curious enough to play along. She and Elijah fall headfirst into their lusty bed of lies, but when their steamy morning-after is interrupted by one of Aston's goons, both of their missions are thrown into jeopardy. Now Meghna must team up with Third Shift to cover her tracks, discover the truth, and resist falling for a man who thrills her to her core…before it's too late.
Pretty Monsters
by Kelly LinkBoiling up a unique brew of fairytale, fantasy, horror, myth and mischief, Kelly Link creates a world like no other, where ghosts of girlfriends past rub up against Scrabble-loving grandmothers with terrifying magic handbags, wizards sit alongside morbid babysitters, and we encounter a people-eating monster who claims to have a sense of humour.
Pretty Peg (Oaktown Fey #1)
by Skye AllenHigh school senior Josy Grant already had plenty on her plate before she found the magic puppet theater her murdered sister left behind. Despite Josy's grief, the responsibility of taking care of her family falls to her, and being queer doesn't make dealing with school any easier. Things only get worse when sexy new girl Nicky tells Josy her sister died at the hands of a mysterious figure from the Faerie Realm called the Woodcutter, and if they can't stop him, Josy and her remaining sister will be next. They have just days before the Woodcutter strikes again on the autumn equinox, so Josy follows Nicky into the Faerie Realm to hunt him. Along the way, she discovers Fey gifts of her own and answers to the questions that have driven the Grant family apart. Nothing comes for free when dealing with Fey, though, and those gifts and answers might come at a terrible price.
Pretty Plastic
by Amy SpectorThree months after his run-in with the vampire Marcus Gråsson, Christopher’s ankle has healed but his life is anything but perfect. There are people watching the house. Flora’s worried about the scarecrow. And after an unexpected tragedy strikes, Christopher will need to figure out how to deal with the loss without tearing a rift between his brother and himself.When Victor accepts a job with Pretty, a prestigious private hospital, to work alongside the handsome Austen Poole, Christopher ends up with one more thing to worry about. While it might seem like a dream job, there’s something not quite right in paradise, and when Vic starts acting strangely, Christopher will stop at nothing to get his man back.When striving for perfection, you sometimes need to get your hands a little dirty.
Pretty Vicious
by K. S. MerbethIn a lawless, post-nuclear wasteland, Dolly lives in relative comfort working as a prostitute. She's got food and shelter, which is more than most have, but she wants to step out of the frying pan and into the fire, to break free and risk life on her own in the wastes. She escapes with a gun, a knife, and the clothes on her back. She has no knowledge of how to survive in the outside world, but anything will be better than the half-numb life she's leading.But Dolly soon learns she'll have to become as vicious as the wastes around her if she is to make her way alone in the darkness.
Pretty Vicious (Wastelanders)
by K. S. MerbethPretty Vicious is a short story set in the post-apocalyptic Wastelanders universe, about a young woman on the run in a lawless, post-nuclear America. In a lawless, post-nuclear wasteland, Dolly lives in relative comfort working as a prostitute. She's got food and shelter, which is more than most have, but she wants to step out of the frying pan and into the fire, to break free and risk life on her own in the wastes. She escapes with a gun, a knife, and the clothes on her back. She has no knowledge of how to survive in the outside world, but anything will be better than the half-numb life she's leading. But Dolly soon learns she'll have to become as vicious as the wastes around her if she is to make her way alone in the darkness."A full throttle, sand-in-your-eyes, no holds barred ride through a Mad Max-style wasteland." - Delilah S. Dawson on Bite
Pretty, Pretty Bunny
by Dave HorowitzNarcissa claims to be the best-looking bunny around. She thinks that makes her pretty awesome, unlike some of her fellow forest creatures. She's so happy she doesn't have silly beaver teeth or crazy moose antlers! In fact, she loves making fun of other animals- until a chance encounter with a powerful magic frog makes her rethink what it means to be pretty. The creator of The Ugly Pumpkin gives readers another funny take on the meaning of true beauty.
Preview of Battle for the Shadow Sword: Free Ebook Sampler! (Team Hero #1)
by Adam BladeX-Men meets Beast Quest at the school for superheroes! An epic adventure series from bestselling author Adam Blade - with amazing comic-book style illustrations.*This is a free ebook sampler to give you a taste of this amazing series*Welcome to Hero Academy! Join Jack Beacon and your other new classmates at this secret school, where the lessons are more exciting than Maths and PE. When a portal from the evil underground realm of Noxx is discovered beneath the school, Team Hero needs your powers. The next invasion is upon us ...Continue this story in TEAM HERO: Battle for the Shadow Sword, out now!There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in this series - don't miss out! Battle for the Shadow Sword; Attack of the Bat Army; Reptile Reawakened; and The Skeleton WarriorAnd don't forget Adam Blade's other series: Beast Quest and Sea Quest
Prey
by Douglas HillNick Walker can pass for eighteen, which comes in useful while living on the streets. But Nick isn't eighteen. He's fourteen. He's been fourteen for years . . .A chance encounter with Manta, an exceedingly powerful witch, sees Nick cursed with changelessness. Not only will he never age, but, more usefully to Manta, broken bones and sliced flesh, while excruciatingly painful, will mend themselves in a short space of time - making Nick the perfect weapon against the demonic assassins sent by the evil Cartel. Constantly hunted, Nick is forced to run - evading his enemy when he can and facing gruesome and bloody battles when he can't.But, help comes from a surprising source - April, a young girl Nick rescues from some occult enthusiasts intent on sacrificing her, has powers beyond her control or understanding. Together, might they be a match for the sinister forces that stalk them?
Prey
by Douglas HillNick Walker can pass for eighteen, which comes in useful while living on the streets. But Nick isn't eighteen. He's fourteen. He's been fourteen for years . . . A chance encounter with Manta, an exceedingly powerful witch, sees Nick cursed with changelessness. Not only will he never age, but, more usefully to Manta, broken bones and sliced flesh, while excruciatingly painful, will mend themselves in a short space of time - making Nick the perfect weapon against the demonic assassins sent by the evil Cartel. Constantly hunted, Nick is forced to run - evading his enemy when he can and facing gruesome and bloody battles when he can't. But, help comes from a surprising source - April, a young girl Nick rescues from some occult enthusiasts intent on sacrificing her, has powers beyond her control or understanding. Together, might they be a match for the sinister forces that stalk them?
Prey & Prejudice (Cougar Falls #8)
by Marie HarteThe eighth stand-alone romance in New York Times bestseller Marie Harte’s paranormal romance series: Cougar Falls. She’ll take his heart—one bite at a time. Now that the political nightmare over leadership is over, Miles Berman can’t wait to settle back in Miami and focus on his million-dollar businesses. Problem is, everyone somehow thinks he’s the new pride leader—a position he doesn’t want. At. All. Even worse, Zoe Castille has roared into town, hell-bent on rattling more than a few cages. She wants control of the pride, which includes Miles at her beck and call. But Miles doesn’t bow to anyone. Not even a woman whose painted-on denims turn his brain clear off. No one plays Zoe, in or out of the bedroom, but she’s confident she can show the arrogant playboy who’s boss. He wears clothes with labels she can’t pronounce, has women flaunting themselves at him, and grates on her last nerve. Yet she can’t stop thinking about him. She soon realizes that to get what she wants, she might have to give in a little. Then Miles shows Zoe the pleasures of relinquishing control. This title has been previously released. Warning, this title contains the following: men who growl, a sexy three on one, and hot, steamy encounters between shifters in love “I loved Prey & Prejudice, it is now my new favorite. Great story. Wonderful characters. Intense love scenes. Plenty of suspense to keep me interested. That's what I call a fabulous read.” Night Owl Reviews
Prey (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Blue)
by Michael CrichtonIn the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles--micro-robots--has escaped from the laboratory. This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive.It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour.Every attempt to destroy it has failed.And we are the prey.
Prey (The Shifters #4)
by Rachel VincentIn this continuing action-packed paranormal fantasy series, new dangers demand a childish werecat grow up and face responsibility.Sometimes playing cat and mouse is no game . . .Play? Right. My Pride is under fire from all sides, my father’s authority is in question and my lover is in exile. Which means I haven’t laid eyes on Marc’s gorgeous face in months. And with a new mother and an I-know-everything teenager under my protection, I don’t exactly have time to fantasize about ever seeing him again.Then our long-awaited reunion is ruined by a vicious ambush by strays. Now our group is under attack, Marc is missing, and I will need every bit of skill and smarts to keep my family from being torn apart. Forever.
Prey (The Wereling Book Two)
by Stephen ColeKate Folan comes from a family of werewolves. She'll only become fully 'wolf herself when she mates with a male werewolf. But she vows that will never happen. The last thing she wants is to give in to her evil heritage. Then she meets Tom Anderson. Tom is a wereling--a werewolf who retains his humanity even in his wolf form. He was "turned" by Kate's mother, who chose wisely. Tom and Kate can't help falling for each other. But if they give in to their feelings, Kate will become the thing she hates most. Unless they can find a cure...
Prey (Wereslayer #2)
by Melina MorelEvil Stalks the city that never sleeps. . . Vivian Roussel prefers to keep a low profile-she is, after all, a werecat, descendant of an ancient demigoddess, and highly regarded in Manhattan's nightworld. <P><P>But when she's robbed of a priceless icon, she has only one recourse for protection. Surveillance expert and werecat Pavel Federov never gets personal with his clients. But he's drawn to Vivian. Pavel soon discovers that the thief has something far more dangerous in mind-for he's marked Vivian as his next target.
Prey (Wolf #3)
by William W. JohnstoneLegend. Outcast. Free Man.The natural enemy of every free man is his own government . . . He has gone by many names during his long life. Heretic. Rebel. Ransom. Today he is called Cantrell. A beleaguered man of awesome strength and extraordinary power, he is the last bastion of rugged individualism in a world where justice and liberty can no longer protect men like him. . . . and the natural enemy of every government is a free man. After centuries spent fighting the forces of evil and oppression, he has come to this small town in Arkansas to live in peace. But peace is nowhere to be found. Violent hate crimes tear the land apart. An ancient enemy from his distant past pits brother against brother. And the future of the free world rests with him, the lone wolf who can never be truly free now that he has become the hunted once again.
Prey of the Space Falcon
by Wilbur S. PeacockThe Administrators of the Solar System were as deadly as a Hydra-monster to those who sought freedom. Then came the Falcon and his outlaw Brood, fighting with the strangest weapon the Universe had ever seen—only to find that their existence lay in the slender hands of a girl with a Judas kiss.
Prey: Hell's Heart (Star Trek #1)
by John Jackson MillerContinuing the milestone 50th anniversary celebration of Star Trek—an epic new trilogy that stretches from the events of The Original Series movie The Search for Spock to The Next Generation!When Klingon commander Kruge died in combat against James T. Kirk on the Genesis planet back in 2285, he left behind a powerful house in disarray—and a series of ticking time bombs: the Phantom Wing, a secret squadron of advanced Birds-of-Prey; a cabal of loyal officers intent on securing his heritage; and young Korgh, his thwarted would-be heir, willing to wait a Klingon lifetime to enact his vengeance. Now, one hundred years later, while on a diplomatic mission for the United Federation of Planets, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise are snared in the aged Korgh’s trap—and thrust directly in the middle of an ancient conflict. But as Commander Worf soon learns, Korgh may be after far bigger game than anyone imagines, confronting the Federation-Klingon alliance with a crisis unlike any it has ever seen!
Prey: The Hall of Heroes (Star Trek #3)
by John Jackson MillerContinuing the milestone 50th anniversary celebration of Star Trek—an epic new trilogy that stretches from the events of The Original Series movie The Search for Spock to The Next Generation!The Klingon Empire stands on the precipice. In the wake of violence from the cult known as the Unsung, paranoia threatens to break Chancellor Martok’s regime. Klingons increasingly call for a stronger hand to take control...one that Lord Korgh, master manipulator, is only too willing to offer. But other forces are now in motion. Assisted by a wily agent, the Empire’s enemies secretly conspire to take full advantage of the situation. Aboard the USS Titan, Admiral William T. Riker realizes far more than the Federation’s alliance with the Klingons is in danger. With the Empire a wounded animal, it could either become an attacker—or a target. Yet even as hostilities increase, Commander Worf returns to the USS Enterprise and Captain Jean-Luc Picard with a daring plan of his own. The preservation of both the Empire and the Federation alliance may hinge on an improbable savior leading a most unlikely force....
Prey: The Jackal's Trick (Star Trek)
by John Jackson MillerContinuing the milestone 50th anniversary celebration of Star Trek—an epic new trilogy that stretches from the events of The Original Series movie The Search for Spock to The Next Generation!The Klingon-Federation alliance is in peril as never before. Lord Korgh has seized control of the House of Kruge, executing a plot one hundred years in the making. The Klingon cult known as the Unsung rampages across the stars, striking from the shadows in their cloaked Birds-of-Prey. And the mysterious figure known as Buxtus Cross launches a scheme that will transform the Klingon Empire forever. Into danger flies Admiral William T. Riker and the USS Titan, charged with protecting the peace forged nearly a century before during the Khitomer Accords. Aided by Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the USS Enterprise, Riker and his officers scour the stars, seeking to find the Unsung and uncover the truth behind the conspiracy before time runs out. Yet even as Commander Worf departs on a deeply personal mission of honor, hidden sinister forces seek to turn the crisis to their advantage. And the conspirators’ plans threaten to spiral out of control, jeopardizing the very empire they aspire to rule.
Prey: The Wereslayers Series - Book Two
by Melina MorelDescended from a legendary werecat demigoddess, Vivian Roussel is a modern New York businesswoman, specializing in Russian antiques. Life is wonderful until two things happen to upset her peaceful existence: unwelcome attention from the arrogant leader of her clan and a strange break-in at her warehouse involving shady werecats from a rival clan and a priceless sixteenth-century Russian icon.To deal with the burglary, Viv hires a security expert, Pavel, who quickly goes from business associate to protector and lover, breaking werecat taboos with abandon. As they battle evil factions from her clan and defend the priceless icon from depraved werecats embedded in his, Viv and Pavel find themselves fighting foes from within and without. As their love grows in the shadow of international werecat politics and dirty dealings by both clans, Viv and Pavel can only rely on each other. And their very survival now depends on it.PRAISE:"Morel returns with another terrific tale that combines paranormal politics, theft, and murder … Two intriguing protagonists make the burgeoning relationship satisfying and believable. Morel has quite the future ahead." —Romantic Times"The best kind of werecat romance … The world building is extraordinary and the author wrote the werecat universe with plenty of details, giving the reader a bird's-eye view … This is a keeper, folks, and one you definitely do not want to miss!" —Coffee Time Romance"A whirlwind ride of paranormal proportions. Melina Morel is one author to watch out for as she quickly rises to the top … For fans both old and new to the world of paranormal, you have to try this author out for yourself." —Manic Readers"Melina Morel brings both intrigue and lust together in an action-packed story … This whodunit will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish … Ms. Morel brings out the very best in romance and drama, making Prey a very memorable story." —TwoLips Reviews
Priam's Lens
by Jack L. ChalkerHumans had finally gone to the stars, as the dreamers had always hoped; celestial stretches of the galaxy became the playgrounds of a new spacefaring race. But now these worlds were being taken over by Titans, creatures with unimaginable, godlike powers, supremely indifferent to humanity's survival.There was one chance to stop them. Helena, one of the Titan-dominated planets, concealed an untapped, hundred-year-old weapon - Priam's Lens. Getting to Helena would not be difficult, but activating the lens was another matter. No one had ever returned from a Titan encounter. They simply disappeared - status unknown.Now a small ragtag crew made up of scientists, warriors, a priest, and a stowaway - naval officer Gene Harker - were ready to pit themselves against the greatest power in the universe. With the help of a mad space pirate, they descended upon the deadly planet. They would succeed - or die trying...