From a very young age, Aria has lived among the shadows, treated as a slave and subjected to multiple abuses. She hoped that upon reaching the age of majority, she could escape from that terrible place, a pack that was not welcoming to her. Following the demands of her pack's Luna, Aria eagerly awaits the day she can finally escape from that place, but unexpectedly discovers who her mate is. But he, not willing to continue with this eternal union, rejects Aria as his mate. With those painful and heartbreaking words, an unbearable pain took hold of her chest, which was enough to make Aria decide to definitely run away from the pack, fleeing towards the territory of the vampires and facing new changes. Will Aria be able to fulfill what is predestined?

In the pantheon of air power spokesmen, Giulio Douhet holds center stage. His writings, more often cited than perhaps actually read, appear as excerpts and aphorisms in the writings of numerous other air power spokesmen, advocates-and critics. Though a highly controversial figure, the very controversy that surrounds him offers to us a testimonial of the value and depth of his work, and the need for airmen today to become familiar with his thought. The progressive development of air power to the point where, today, it is more correct to refer to aerospace power has not outdated the notions of Douhet in the slightest In fact, in many ways, the kinds of technological capabilities that we enjoy as a global air power provider attest to the breadth of his vision. Douhet, together with Hugh “Boom” Trenchard of Great Britain and William “Billy” Mitchell of the United States, is justly recognized as one of the three great spokesmen of the early air power era. This reprint is offered in the spirit of continuing the dialogue that Douhet himself so perceptively began with the first edition of this book, published in 1921. Readers may well find much that they disagree with in this book, but also much that is of enduring value. The vital necessity of Douhet’s central vision-that command of the air is all important in modern warfare-has been proven throughout the history of wars in this century, from the fighting over the Somme to the air war over Kuwait and Iraq.

Aria never expected to meet a male, much less be abducted by one. I was awed. I was terrified of his intentions and enchanted by his form. Is this what all of the males looked like? How many of his kind were there? More importantly, why did he bring me here? He stayed as still as a statue. If his antennae were not moving, I would have believed that he was one. Then my stomach decided that it was a good time to loudly growl. It finally made him move, bringing his head down to stare at my abdomen. At least I thought he was. It was hard to tell when his eyes were black and fixed. He started humming again, the noise causing his throat to vibrate. None of the women aboard the Earhart 4500 have ever seen a male before, not to mention one with wings. They arrive at Terra Lucifer intending to colonize the beautiful garden world. The moment Aria steps off of the ship onto the new world, she is immediately swept up into the air by a four-armed male who ignites feelings in her that she never thought were possible. Aria must figure how to get this uncivilized male to return her to her ship before this dangerous world can kill them all.

Born in battle, my birth brought peace. But peace is boring and so is the warlock I'm betrothed to. Real Name: Aria Emanuele Code Name: The Sapphire Scythe Supe Status: First vampire/Succubus hybrid. Heir to the Aeternae clan. Military status: Top spy and assassin for the Universal Army. I've been running from my duties as the heir to the supe kingdom to marry Cade, my intended, and create more hybrid children for centuries. I've been playing soldier, spy, assassin, or whatever takes me close to the action instead. My parents and my people think I just need time to sow my royal oats, but I love this too much to give it up. Humans have brought themselves to World War Three. My mission in the Universal Army is to get close to the dictator who caused it. I already suspect he's got a supe close to him, but I'm keeping it to myself for now. I want to do this myself. I had a mark close to Zimin, the dictator. My mission was simple. Extract information, then kill him. Something went horribly wrong that night. I wake up in a hotel room with a Lycan, a vamp, and a warlock. All trained assassins like me. Seems my dear parents sent them here. There's also a little catch in there. According to the men in my hotel, nature has given me three mates instead of one. Nature and my parents expect me to pick. Nature has sick sense of humor and seems to know my horrible taste in men. There's Ronric, the huge Irish Lycan, Rainer, the dark Egyptian Warlock, and Kalon, the swarthy Bulgarian vampire. I had a lot of fun in all three countries before swearing off men from any of those places and refusing to go back. Now, I've got 3 beautiful men in front of me with all the qualities I want in a man and I have no idea how I'm supposed to pick.