Re-introduce yourself to the Steele family in these two latest novels in the Forged of Steele series from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, collected here in one volume! Claimed by a Steele. Agreeing a PR stunt would be good for business, trucking CEO Gannon Steele invites reporter Delphine Ryland to hitch a ride cross-country. Soon, he's keeping his eyes on his sexy passenger instead of on the destination ahead, and when the trip...

My sister blew our entire budget on a Porsche.I get it. Valkyries like to make their appearances in style, but I'm supposed to start my first day as a high school student with nothing to eat.All because my sister wanted a fancy ride.It doesn't matter if I'm really a Valkyrie on a mission to reap my first soul. None of my training prepared me for what life as a human teenager would really be like. Not the boys, the pool parties, or the dead bodies...

Forged: When Sugar Taste Like Salt explains why someone could place something in their mouth so essentially similiar in color and texture as sugar, and taste salt. We perceive things that we want as being sugary and sweet, when in reality, they are briny and dissatifying - distasteful once we receive them. The book is an autobiographic tale of a coming of age story of a young precocious girl testing the boundaries of Jim Crow society, challenging...

From the bestselling author of Hakon's Saga comes the first in a series of adventures about Olaf Tryggvason, one of the most legendary kings of the Viking Age. Norway, AD 958. The Northern realm is once again at war. The exiled sons of Erik Bloodaxe have returned with the help of the Danes and have slain King Hakon. They now come for Hakon's heir, Jarl Trygvi. Trygvi's wife, Astrid, and young son, Olaf, flee their home with the aid of their household...

What does it mean to claim your place? Arthur was born to service and war. Arthur has the trajectory of his life mapped out for him. He'll work his way up through a series of Army postings, keeping up the honour and military traditions of his family. He is gifted with martial magics, clever with languages, and sensible enough to avoid getting trapped by bad decisions. It's given him a head start. Melusina has plans of her own. She means to use...

A Legacy no one can steal For centuries in grand feasting halls and around flickering peat fires bards sung of the exploits of High Kings such as Tigernmas-Lord of Death and Niall of the Nine Hostages, possibly one of the most potent men to ever live. Forged in Irish Bronze and Iron chronicles this mythic legacy from around 1700 BC up to 500 AD. This fascinating record of the High Kings is interwoven with modern scientific, DNA, and archeological...

When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold. -Job 23:10 No matter what you've endured, where you come from, or what you may think, your story is worth sharing with the world. It's the core of who you are and why you do what you do. Your unique value lies in the pages of your story. How are you going to share your story-and value-with the world? When everyone else tries to separate personal passion from professional drive, how do you demonstrate...

Born out the docks in the Victorian East End, Millwall and West Ham United's rivalry precedes the formation of both football clubs. The two areas of East London viewed each other with suspicion and discontent - something that only heightened after Millwall's move south of the River Thames in 1910. Meeting over 100 times in their history, this derby, regarded as the fiercest and most violent in England, has been littered with controversy, disorder...

A cruel bishop. An ancient weapon. An ultimatum.Violet's mind begins to unravel in the Bishop's secluded mansion, where she is tortured by the mysterious General Scarth.It's only a matter of time before she gives in to the Bishop's demands, but how much is she prepared to sacrifice along the way? And why is Albert stalling their escape?When the full moon rises, the grounds once used by the Mouldering Duke for his infamous werewolf hunts loom before...

David M. Hart is Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. In this thought-provoking book, David Hart challenges the creation myth of post--World War II federal science and technology policy. According to this myth, the postwar policy sprang full-blown from the mind of Vannevar Bush in the form of Science, the Endless Frontier (1945). Hart puts Bush's efforts in a larger historical and political context,...