Who says an omega can't save herself? Adaria's father trained her alongside her brother. When she’s kidnapped, she manages to free herself and the other omega trapped with her, but they aren't the last to be taken. They want her to end it. Someone is stealing the omegas before they can be sold. Karn is hired to find out who, and stop them. A mercenary can’t be picky about the jobs he takes. When he realizes the culprit he was hired to catch is an omega herself, she shows him not all of them are damsels in distress. Some can take what they want, even from an alpha. ***This is Book 2 in the Sci-fi Omegaverse series, The Legion Omegas. It can be read as a standalone but is better enjoyed after The Omega Prize.***

Short, sexy Dystopian M/M romance with a guaranteed happily ever after. In a world where only paranormals survived... A cruel virus wiped out all humans. Now there’s a war between the supernatural factions… Life is bleak for Angus. As a wolf shifter, living under vampire rule is intolerable. He hates the rules. He hates their power. He hates not having control over the lives of his pack. He keeps himself under tight control…until he cracks. A young wolf is being beaten by his mate. Unforgivable. Angus reacts and everything changes. Saving Clayton may just turn the tide for everyone, including the true Alpha in Angus. This new world for Clayton is hell, and living with an abusive mate makes everything worse. But when Angus saves him from that torture, for once in his life there is an inkling of hope With jealous pack mates and vindictive rival gangs on their doorstep, danger is around every corner. Can Clayton pull on his Omega strength for his Alpha, and will Angus accept the love only his true Omega can bring. Keywords: MM romance, gay romance, wolf shifters, alpha wolf, dystopian world, standalone series.

A Prize worth fighting for. Brie doesn't let being an omega stop her, but things get complicated when she runs out of suppressants and her boss figures out what she is. Especially since he knows an omega is the one thing any alpha will fight for. Zander should be focused on the contracts to save his business, but he forgets everything when he sees the pretty waitress from the bar locked in a cage. One scent, and he’s hooked. Can he defeat the other alphas to win her for himself? ***This is Book 1 in the MF Sci-fi Omegaverse series, The Legion Omegas. It is a slow-burn romance and can be read as a standalone.***

The five-volume set LNCS 7971-7975 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2013, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in June 2013. Apart from the general track, ICCSA 2013 also include 33 special sessions and workshops, in various areas of computational sciences, ranging from computational science technologies, to specific areas of computational sciences, such as computer graphics and virtual reality. There are 46 papers from the general track, and 202 in special sessions and workshops.

When your family may be in a little bit more trouble than you thought… Clay Our visit to the doctor ends a little differently than expected when I get a message from my younger brother Wes that he’s going into labour. And when I reach the hospital, I don’t find the people there that I’d expect to find. Where is everyone? Aiden First the proposal this morning, then the visit at the doctors’, and then driving for hours to get to Wes in the hospital. Today isn’t really going according to plan. Both on the fun and the not so fun surprises. But, as older brothers, what else are we supposed to do than trying to help when we feel like one of our siblings is in trouble? This is the fourth novella about Alpha Clay and Omega Aiden in Making a Family, which takes place in the non-shifter Omegaverse Mates World and contains mpreg (male-pregnancy). This novella may include any of these elements: steamy scenes, ‘I need tissues NOW’ moments, cries of ‘why, oh, why’ and cliffhangers that make you bite your nails (and curse the author).

OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova Omega Chronicles Book One Science fiction really is the only genre which lets you use your imagination without limitations. When writing the Lost City of Altinova, I found it was like taking the shackles off my imagination allowing me to go anywhere with this genre. A thrill-seeking professor, William Knight, a former recipient of the Nobel Prize in Archeology, from Texas A&M University and two of his graduate assistants, one from Austin, Texas and another from Calgary, Canada, attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a hot air balloon built to support their journey for two weeks. Their mission was to find an island that records from the University Library in College Station, Texas showed the entranceway to a mystical island that would lead to the lost city of Altinova. Would they find the legendary plaque that held the secret to a lost city? Which 'X' marked the spot!? Could the mountain of crystals be in fact a mountain of diamonds? Could there possibly be gold found in them there hills? Come tag along with the adventurers while they find clues to the hidden city. Find out how they learned to tell time by the changing colors of sunlight. Learn what perfect health over five hundred years will do to a human body. Learn the whereabouts of the Land of No Return, the Lake of Fire, Frost Park, and yes, learn what happens to a woman from Cornelia, Georgia when she is turned into half woman and half robot, her punishment for trying to escape the lost city. The Professor and his students knew the trip might encounter bad weather, but what they didn't expect was what actually happened when they were but two days out to sea. From the award-winning author of Faith – Seventy Times Seven and Adversity – Keeping the Faith, comes Book 1 in the Omega Chronicles, Omega – The Lost City of Altinova. Come follow the adventurers' quest to find the sister cities in the Atlantic Ocean. The lost cities of Atlantis and Altinova have captivated mankind throughout all walks of life. While there have been many books written about Atlantis, this is the first put in writing about the sister city, Altinova. The ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, was the first to mention Atlantis. Many people insist the lost city story is based on a real historical disaster. Professor Knight intends to prove such a city exists and find the city of Altinova at the same time. The educator takes on his journey Norman Clark and Dolphus Slaton to discover answers to on another faded-out map found in the archives in the campus library at the University of Texas. In these archives, buried in a wrong section of writings, Professor Knight read, "The founders of Altinova were half god and half human. They created a utopian civilization and became a great naval power. There is a great capital -." The page was torn off and nothing further was found. From this writing, the quest began for the search for The Lost City of Altinova.

When your very cute nephew suddenly becomes your son… Clay After Aiden was pushed away by his parents for having mated but not married me, I try to cheer him up, even a little, by showing him around my unfinished house. Only, I didn’t expect the feelings I get when I see him walk around the hallways, or when he stands on the balcony overlooking the city… Aiden I can’t believe it. I can’t believe I’m all on my own now. Hailey left, my parents don’t want to see me anymore, and I’m standing here holding the baby. Quite literally. And what about this suspicion that Seb’s an Omega, like me? This is the third novella about Alpha Clay and Omega Aiden in Making a Family, which takes place in the non-shifter Omegaverse Mates World and contains mpreg (male-pregnancy). This novella may include any of these elements: steamy scenes, ‘I need tissues NOW’ moments, cries of ‘why, oh, why’ and cliffhangers that make you bite your nails (and curse the author).

Cassandra finds herself diving headlong into a world she never knew existed. A world of the Supernatural. While Darien is the oldest son of the man her mother married, there’s something different about him. She’s determined to find out what it is, but is she ready for the truth? Secrets have a tendency of coming to light at the most inopportune moments. Will their secrets destroy them, or make them stronger?

The Omega Chronicles Box Set: Books 1 – 3 – An Anthology "If you were to destroy the belief in immortality in mankind, not only love but every living force on which the continuation of all life in the world depends, would dry up at once." – Fyodor Dostoevsky Book 1 – Omega – The Lost City of Altinova Science fiction really is the only genre that lets you use your imagination without limitations. When writing the Lost City of Altinova, I found it was like taking the shackles off my imagination, allowing me to go anywhere with this genre. A thrill-seeking professor, William Knight, a former recipient of the Nobel Prize in Archeology, from Texas A&M University and two of his graduate assistants, one from Austin, Texas and another from Calgary, Canada, attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a hot air balloon built to support their journey for two weeks. Their mission was to find an island that records from the University Library in College Station, Texas showed the entranceway to a mystical island that would lead to the lost city of Altinova. Would they find the legendary plaque that held the secret to a lost city? Which 'X' marked the spot!? Could the mountain of crystals be, in fact, a mountain of diamonds? Could there possibly be gold found in them there hills? Book 2 – Nevaeh – The Lost City of Nemea Lucas Petersen, a professor at the University of Texas, is resting quietly in his apartment on Guadalupe Street near the main campus. There's a knock at his door that surprised him. He is visited by Tommy Hansen, a good friend. With him, he brought a steel box, set it down at his friend's table, and explained his unusual request, including the fact that he was soon to die. Part of the request was that the contents of the box couldn't be disclosed for twenty years. Later that day, Lucas received a message that his good friend did, in fact, die the same night, after visiting with him. At that time, he adopted his friend's five-year-old son and waited over twenty years to open the steel box. After twenty years, Lucas and his adopted son read of the quest they must follow into the darkest of jungles in Peru, a place more than one thousand miles northeast of Lima. Book 3 – Crux Ansata – The Lost City of Ankara "True love is not necessary the number of kisses, or how frequently one gets them, TRUE LOVE is the feeling that still remains long after the kiss is over." Crux Ansata – The Lost City of Ankara is a gothic-fantasy novel that follows as a sequel to Nevaeh – The Lost City of Nemea from the Caves of Chivateros in Peru. It is Book Three in the Omega Chronicles. Freja Jensen, contemplating retiring from BeeBop Publishing Group in Austin, Texas, received a brown paper parcel in the mail. She opened the package and saw that it was from Lucas Hansen, or his pen name, Lucas Pedersen. With the letter was a manuscript. Another letter received was from a doctor who asked to remain anonymous. Included in a small teakwood box was an ancient sistrum, an Egyptian musical instrument with magical powers, and had the etching of an ankh on top. In this sequel to Nevaeh – The Lost City of Nemea, a twenty-year search begins by Lucas and Oliver Hansen to try and find Oliver's lost True Love. You might ask, "What is true love? No one can really define what it is. Thousands upon thousands of people will have an answer. Many answers will point to a feeling they experience, but never has the Truth been more known until one reads the dramatic conclusion in this sequel, CRUX ANSATA.

Mention the term "heart disease" and most people picture an overweight, middle-aged man. Yet the reality is that heart disease is the number one killer of women in North America, accounting for a third of all deaths in women and far surpassing the prevalence of breast cancer. Cardiologist Dr. Martha Gulati and holistic pharmacist Sherry Torkos separate the facts from the many myths surrounding heart disease and offer the latest information on both the conventional medical approach and the role of natural medicine in understanding this illness. Saving Women's Hearts examines the unique gender differences for women and provides valuable insight into the screening procedures, diagnosis, treatment options, and most importantly, prevention of heart disease. Written by the leading experts in this field, this practical guide covers: How the heart works and the various types of heart disease Why heart disease is different and unique for women The known and emerging risk factors for heart disease What you need to know about tests and screening procedures Medications - the good, the bad, the ugly, the noteworthy Nature's Pharmacy - the role of vitamins and other supplements Nutritional strategies for better heart health The latest exercise guidelines for women The impact of stress and practical tips on managing stress The role of sleep and heart health And much more...