For the past two years, while the sun was setting on the iconic F-14 Tomcat, aviation photographer and author Erik Hildebrandt has been capturing the final defining moments of the few remaining F-14 squadrons in the US Navy Fighter community. Anytime, Baby! is an unforgettable collection of final-phase Tomcat milestones captured and preserved forever in some of the most detailed and dynamic photographic compositions Hildebrandt has ever attempted. From riding along with VF-211, the last squadron to ever fly the F-14A, to flying with VF-32 on the last deployment of the F-14B in the Arabian Gulf in 2005, Hildebrandt has been witness to the end of an era. Anytime, Baby! is an important historic record as much as it is an artistic and beautiful tribute to the most popular American fighter in history. A true "must-have" addition for the aviation enthusiasts as well as former and current Navy and Marine Corp service personnel.

For thirty-five years of active naval service, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was the foremost air superiority fighter of the Cold War, with continuing service as a fighter-bomber in the Gulf Wars. Two hundred thousand sailors, both pilots and "ground" crew, served in F-14 squadrons with the Tomcat over its decades of flight.This book is a grand remembrance of this great aircraft by those who flew it. Hundreds of pilots have included their favorite stories of the missions and planes that brought them home. Two hundred exceptional color photographs show the F-14 on the deck, in the air, and over the sea.

Choices is the beginning of the story of Raven who is content in all aspects of her life with one exception. Love. When love let her down, she turns to her work and her family for refuge. Just as soon as she's made peace with being alone, two men cross her path, one who is immediately welcomed into her family and the other who has infiltrated her job. Now her safe havens aren't so comfortable anymore. Raven opens her heart to Wesley who upon first glance appears to be everything she's ever wished for in a man. But then there is Derrick who happens to be her new boss and seems to be intrigued by her. She can't figure out what it is that he sees in her and why is he having such an effect on her. Ultimately she will have to make a Choice between these two men, follow through the Decisions and then deal with the Consequences that follow. This story will take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions with the characters. Love, Laughter, Tears, Passion, Anger, Sensuality and Fear. Fasten your seatbelts, you're in for a fantastic ride.

In this eye-opening book, the first to investigate the explosion of the multibillion-dollar preschool entertainment business and its effects on families, Dade Hayes -- an entertainment expert, author, and concerned father -- lifts the veil on the closely guarded process of marketing to the ultra-young and their parents. Like many parents, Dade Hayes grabbed "me time" by plopping his daughter in front of the TV, relaxing while Margot delighted in the sights and sounds of Barney and the Teletubbies. But when Margot got hooked, screaming whenever the TV was turned off, Hayes set out to explore the vast universe of this industry in which preschoolers devour $21 billion worth of entertainment. Going behind the scenes to talk with executives, writers, and marketers who see the value of educational TV, Hayes finds compelling research that watching TV may raise IQs and increase vocabularies. On the other side, he brings in the voices of pediatricians and child psychologists who warn against "babysitter TV" and ask whether "TV trance" is healthy -- in spite of the relaxation that the lull affords exhausted parents -- as recent studies link early television viewing with obesity, attention and cognitive problems, and violence. Along the way, Hayes narrates the fascinating evolution of Nickelodeon's bilingual preschool gamble, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, from an art student's Internet doodles to its final product: an educationally fortified, Dora-inflected, test audience-approved television show. At the show's debut, jittery experts hold their breath as the tweaked and researched Kai-lan faces Mr. Potato Head in the battle for a three-year-old's attention. Anytime Playdate reveals the marketing science of capturing a toddler's attention, examining whether Baby Einstein and its ilk will make babies smarter, or if, conversely, television makes babies passive and uncritical, their imaginations colonized by marketing schemes before they even speak. It tells us why the raucous Dora the Explorer has usurped Blues Clues for preschool primacy, why the Brit hit In the Night Garden won't follow Teletubbies into American tot stardom, and why the comparatively quiet and wholesome Sesame Street has reigned for decades. Hayes vividly portrays the educators, psychologists, executives, parents, and, lest we forget, kids who have shaped the history of children's television, uncovering the tensions between the many personalities, the creative foment that combines story, music, and message in this medium to produce today's almost dizzying array of products and choices. In the end, Hayes gives readers a provocative but balanced portrait of an age in technological transition, and shows that what's at stake in the "Rattle Battle" is nothing less than the character of the next generation.

Widowed young, Maisie Mann was left to raise her daughter alone. Now, nine years later, she thinks she might have life as a single mom mastered…until her car breaks down on the wrong side of town. All she requires is a little roadside assistance and she'll be on her way. But when her help comes in the form of a gruff but alluring biker, it sparks emotions she hasn't experienced since her husband died. Connor 'Hatch' Wallace is nobody's hero. The Sergeant-at-Arms for the Dogs of Fire MC has a bitter past and has sworn off anyone threatening his independence. But fate has other ideas. Maisie has no intention of getting involved with a man like Hatch and, despite her overwhelming attraction to him, pushes him away… until her life, and that of her child, are threatened. Is Maisie's only chance of survival in the hands of a badass biker? Will Hatch be able to put aside his past and protect a woman and her daughter at the risk of losing everything?

Mans Decision to Change tells the story of how much a man will change when he is looking for love. The story surrounds the life of a man that is hiding from his past. When he unexpectedly falls in love with someone that he has only known for a short period of time. He falls in love without sharing the secret he has been keeping about his past life, and his previous marriage. That secret is going to lead to the ride of the heart that no one is ready to take. Cynthia is the woman in the middle of it all, as two men, Isaac and Martin battle for her heart. While the battle of love persist between the two men, the love triangle gets bigger, involving Mr. X, but he keeps holding onto his secret because he doesn't want to let go of his new lover. Annette is co-worker and friend of Martin's. She discovers who Mr. X is, but because of a promise she made, she is unable to tell anyone. In the process, she finds out that the man she loves is having an affair and is involved with Mr. X . While the two men continue to battle for Cynthia's love. The divorce proceedings by two women, Michelle and Francis, becomes the dilemma that brings the walls of Mr. X, Cynthia, and Isaac crashing down. And Mr. X's confessions will leave the courtroom and everyone in it in a frenzy, especially Annette. But Martin comes to Mr. X's rescue, and a murderer is left on the run because Cynthia chose the wrong man to love.

The secret to being the best man at your twin brother’s wedding to the woman you’ve been in love with since you were an awkward adolescent? There are two, actually: a solid game face and a bottle of strong whiskey. What to do when things implode the night before the wedding and aforementioned dream girl asks you to stand in as the groom, though? Say yes, of course, and wing it. Don’t let it slip that you weren’t faking that kiss that left her dazed and breathless and definitely don’t mention that it’s no hardship at all to pretend she’s your wife for a weeklong honeymoon in Hawaii. And when you run into two of your hockey teammates at the resort, let them believe you lost your mind and married someone you’ve never even mentioned to them. When she starts to have feelings for you, though? This part’s important—don’t, under any circumstances, confess that you’ve been in love with her for more than a decade. You’ll ruin everything.

The Blue Valley series is not your typical love story. It is a journey through one’s past … maybe even a story resembling someone close to you. It’s our story. Welcome to the college years … Love has not been easy for Tessa Ross and Lucas Links, but they have managed to overcome situations that so many others in their lives haven’t. And through all of their difficulties, neither have ever denied the love they have for one another. But sometimes love isn’t enough. What new joys, pains, and decisions will they make as they take their first steps into adulthood? This is love, not a fairy tale. Warning: Highly Emotional! This book contains volatile characters in real-life situations that may be triggering to some readers.

Not all fantasies were meant to be shared. Sarah Williams has it all: a handsome husband, Jack, who has a great job on Wall Street, a precocious four-year-old son, Colin, and a life in a small, posh Connecticut town that most people can’t begin to imagine. The only thing standing in the way of Sarah living out her years in comfort and Norman Rockwell family moments is one girl’s night gone wrong. Waking up with no memory of the events from the night before, Sarah discovers that she has shared things with Jack that have rocked the foundation of their marriage. In fact, she shared a list of them. For a man who has excelled at everything in his life, finding out that his wife has desires well beyond their “adequate” sex life was crushing. Desperate times call for desperate measures. With the genie out of the bottle, Jack races to devise a plan to deal with Sarah’s list of fantasies in hope of finding a place where they can both be happy before it all ends in tears. Join Sarah and Jack on this funny, steamy, quirky journey of love, romance, and self-discovery. CONTENT WARNING Portions of this story include situations that contain consensual extramarital sexual activities. If you find the thought of sexual partners outside of the marriage offensive, please do not read any further.

The New York Times bestselling Brit in the FBI series continues with this thrilling “popcorn movie in print form” (Associated Press) pitting special agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine against a private French space agency that has the power to end the world as we know it. Galactus, France’s answer to SpaceX, has just launched a communications satellite into orbit, but the payload actually harbors a frightening weapon: a nuclear bomb that can trigger a massive electromagnetic pulse (EMP). When the satellite is in position, Galactus’s second-in-command, Dr. Nevaeh Patel, will have the power to lay waste to the world. A former astronaut, Patel believes she is following the directions of the Numen, aliens who saved her life when she space-walked outside the International Space Station. She is convinced that with the Holy Grail—just discovered by the owner of Galactus, eccentric treasure hunter Jean-Pierre Broussard—she can be reunited with the Numen, change the world’s destiny, and become immortal with them. The countdown has begun when Special Agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine are thrown into the pending disaster. They must stop the EMP that would wreak havoc on communication and electronic systems on Earth, resulting in chaos and anarchy. With their high-octane and suspenseful prose, “Coulter and Ellison are a thriller writer’s dream team, and The Last Second is some of their best work yet” (The Real Book Spy).