The Egoist by George Meredith recounts the story of self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne and his attempts at marriage; jilted by his first bride-to-be, he vacillates between the sentimental Laetitia Dale and the strong-willed Clara Middleton. More importantly, the novel follows Clara's attempts to escape from her engagement to Sir Willoughby, who desires women to serve as a mirror for him and consequently cannot understand why she would not want to marry him. Thus, The Egoist dramatizes the difficulty contingent upon being a woman in Victorian society, when women's bodies and minds are trafficked between fathers and husbands to cement male bonds.

Fantasy. 9599 words long. First published in Sword EBOOK_FIRSTPUB Sorceress 3, 1986

Lady Helena, whose father was an English lord, had spent her whole life in Spain, but she was sent to England to find a proper English husband. She found England dull and its men less than sterling. Her cousin Edward, for example, was a tyrant and disposed to ignore her, if not overset her plans. She would settle only for a passionate love... Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest

On August 2, 1990, Iraqi tanks rolled into Kuwait and put a quarter of the world's oil reserves at risk. This led to the spectacular Hundred Day War known as Operation Desert Storm. Involved in that war, but secretly, was the legendary Special Air Service – the SAS! As specialists in desert warfare, the SAS were plunged into a maelstrom of highly dangerous, covert operations – often deep inside enemy territory. Their activities included reconnaissance, espionage, sabotage, the capture of prisoners, the rescue of hostages, infiltration of Iraqi towns, and daring hit-and-run raids in their renowned 'Pink Panther' armed Land Rovers. Some were captured and tortured. Others were executed. Nevertheless, fighting covertly alongside the 'Desert Rats' of the 7th Armoured Brigade, in a land of burning sand and featureless, blazing sky, the SAS performed feats of daring that became legendary even before the Hundred Day War had ended. Soldier SAS: Behind Iraqi Lines is...

The consequences of book one, The Assets of Techview, play out in a new setting: the colony of New Berlyn, itself a domed city, a younger and brasher version of Techview. Annabelle searches for the missing First Sister, Miriam must contend with the creatures she created and now live inside her. And Cynnamon must find out why she has been summoned here, to the valley of her birth.

Sophie just wants a little bit of privacy. Willoughby's got plenty of it---but she's hanging out with a fast new crowd. And when her dad finds out, his harsh punishment shocks Sophie and her friends. What should they do? Whose rules are right?

The sun, smoking behind a haze of cloud, threw off a light of burnished pewter. Mysteriously lit, it was as if the watery, colorless land refused drabness, stood determinedly against dimishment. This is a landscape that can easily deceive, a landscape that volunteers nothing, as if to say, You're on your own, mate—much like the habitues of the only pub for miles around called The Case Has Altered.The Lincolnshire fenlands are the right setting for Richard Jury's latest case, a mystifying double murder. The body of one woman is found on the wash; another woman lies floating in a canal in Windy Fen. Both women are connected with Fengate: Dorcas Reese, a servant; Verna Dunn, the louche ex-wife of the owner, Max Owen, a man with a passion for antiques. So when the principal suspect turns out to be Jenny Kennington, a woman Jury has long loved, he decides he needs someone inside Fengate, someone who can impersonate an antiques expert...

This junior novelization retells storylines from many episodes of the hit new show Mysticons!In Drake City, where magic and technology meet, four girls are brought together by an ancient prophecy. Princess Arkayna, her friend Em, and street kids Zarya and Piper are transformed into the Mysticons—heroes with incredible magic powers. Now a new prophecy foretells an attack by a terrible dragon—and reveals that Arkayna has a secret twin sister! But will the true identity of this secret sister tear the Mysticons apart? And who will save Drake City from the dragon if the Mysticons don't work together? Based on the animated television series, and includes an 8-page color insert with artwork from the show!Mysticons characters, designs, and elements © 2018 Nelvana Limited. Mysticons is a trademark of Nelvana Limited. All rights reserved.An Imprint Book

Fire And Ice:Ten years ago, one mistake decimated Steph's life. In the decade since, she has worked her ass off to scrape together some semblance of a happy life.Now, the man responsible for the devastation has suddenly returned to Steph's life and is demanding that she return home.Dom may be tall, dark, and ridiculously sexy, but he's also annoying and pushy, and Steph isn't thrilled to be taking any of his orders, even when a group of Dalshie –- read: really bad guys who do all sorts of evil magic – show up to try to kidnap her.Still, Steph doesn't let anyone else fight her battles, not even when it's easier to, and not even when the man who makes her heart pound and her soul spark to life is the one who wants to fight them for her.She and Dom have to find a way to put aside the past and work together, but will the fiery attraction between them burn out before they have can have a shot a future?Rendezvous in Room 311:When Chief Warrant Officer, Brock Stephens, promised his...

Emma Greyson, age 22, has a loving husband, Max, and a newborn son, James. She is finally living her dream, until fate steps in and shatters everything. Trying to deal with the death of her husband and learning how to be a single mom, Emma decides to move from Fort Drum, New York, back to her hometown of Sarasota, Florida.