Being kidnapped by aliens is only the start of Jade's problems... Thankfully, her rescuers, an alien race known as the Clecanians, are willing to protect her, but she has to stay on their planet for one year and respect the rules of their culture-including choosing a husband. Jade refuses at first but decides to play along until she can find a way back to Earth. Theo, a scarred mercenary who prefers a life of solitude, is stunned when Jade selects him as her husband. After years of being passed over, he never imagined he would be chosen and neither did anyone else. Only one explanation makes sense...the curvy enticing female must be a spy, and Theo's determined to break her cover using any means necessary. As Jade and Theo are forced to spend time together, their chemistry becomes undeniable. But neither can afford to bring love into the equation, especially since Jade seems determined to go home. After all, she can't possibly stay here, right?

Luka makes a desperate wish and the earth shifts to his will. Regretting it immediately, he tries to undue the sorcery, but it is too late. He asked for hope, and to his horror, all the hope in the world is given into his keeping. He desires nothing more than to return this gift to the world. Aethan wants to get his hands on the Well of Hope in Luka’s keeping. If he can ransom out hope to others at his whim, the world will be at his feet. Where it belongs. With the aid of his lover, Rhys, Luka stays one step ahead of Aethan. But Rhys has his own enemy in Aethan, his estranged father. Rescued by Luka, his sweet, gentle witch, Rhys now stands with him against Aethan. They have vowed to return the Well of Hope to the earth despite all odds, or die trying. For what is life worth, for anyone, without hope?

Within this 333-page guidebook, you will find the knowledge and practical steps upon implementation can help one achieve a natural state of abundance and experience conscious expansion. While other books focus on the "the secret" of the law of attraction, you will learn that there is far more available to you than material possessions and societal status. Inside these pages are revealed tools readily available to you that you may not even be aware of. This book is organized around the Mind, Body, and Spirit-the three spheres of being that need to operate in equilibrium for true knowledge of self, accelerated self betterment and the manifestation of desire. Written from a state of enlightenment reached only after deep meditation and facing life's many hardships, this guidebook presents full details of the metaphysical aspects of the mind and thoughts, the ego and self-identification, presence and creation, mindfulness, the anatomy of fear, chakra energy systems and healing, exercise and well-being, mineral-supplemented diets, along with the benefits of juicing, detoxing, clean eating, and living on a plant-based diet.

For a thousand years, the immortal Shashavani have hidden from the world in the halls of their mountain fortress, amassing great stores of knowledge in a haven of academic tranquility. And while Doctor Varanus has never found tranquility much to her taste, even she cannot deny that the peace and quiet make for a pleasant diversion following the chaos of her recent adventures in London. Having left the horrors of bloodshed and wellness behind her, Varanus has thrown herself headlong into the study of the Shashavani condition, determined to learn the secrets of their undying power. But all is not as it seems in the House of Shashava. As winter snow covers the Shashavani valley and chokes the mountain passes, sinister events are unfolding in the shadows. Whispers of conspiracy echo through the halls. Soon loyalties will be tested and friendships betrayed. Blood will flow. For upon the frozen steppe, an ancient evil stirs and turns its gaze toward the House of Shashava, hungering for power and revenge. As darkness descends, one question remains: Do you serve the Winter King?

Welcome to Ultraviolet Grasslands: 2E the roleplaying game of heroes on a strange trip through mythic steppes in search of lost time, broken space, and deep riffs.Ultraviolet Grasslands is a tabletop role-playing game book, half setting, half adventure, and half epic trip; inspired by psychedelic heavy metal, the Dying Earth genre, and classic Oregon Trail games. It leads a group of 'heroes' into the depths of a vast and mythic steppe filled with the detritus of time and space and fuzzy riffs.

Arthur's life was never the best. Putting aside the years of neglect, the best thing to happen to Arthur was meeting his wife, Glo. Sadly, even this didn't last. When she passed, Arthur pledged to make his son's life much better than his. Dante's life was, in a word, normal. Thanks in large part to Arthur's hard work, Dante was never left wanting. A normal life was fine for them, and neither of them really needed anything more. So what would you have done when the pointy-hat witch stopped by to offer Dante entry to the Arcane world? Elves, goblins, and madmen make up anything but a normal life.

In a world where magic and technology have merged, those who control Runes control everything.