Prepare to embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey across space and time in "One Two Punch," a dynamic bundle combining the first two gripping tales from the An Uneasy Future series, a spinoff from the award-winning The Big Uneasy Series. The story kicks off in 2061, in New Orleans New, with "Core Punch." Detective Violet Baker craves a real man who can withstand the scrutiny of her police brethren. Enter the dashing alien cop Dzholh “Joe” Ban!drn, who's in town to help evacuate the city before a hurricane hits. However, a grisly murder case reveals the presence of an alien AI, a deadly nemesis Joe has tracked across light-years. With a storm brewing and a malevolent enemy lurking, will Violet and Joe solve the case or be swept away in a tempest of emotions? The action continues in "Sucker Punch" as Violet and Joe grapple with a tropical storm, an unpowered drifting city, and a fresh murder investigation. Their passionate romance takes a backseat as they race to capture a destructive alien parasite. But with a rising body count and the city in chaos, can their love endure the treacherous path that lies ahead? "One Two Punch" is a compelling blend of sizzling romance, suspenseful mystery, and high-octane action, set against a backdrop of interstellar intrigue. Pauline Baird Jones takes you on a thrill ride through the cosmos where passion and danger collide. Get your copy of "One Two Punch" today, and prepare to be captivated!

Do you want to eat healthy without trying too hard? Are you tired of dieting to get the results you want? Why is it so complicated? Why do we need so many plans, directions, instructions and laws governing our eating? Every year it is something different. Eat this, don't eat that! Oh wait, scratch that! Well, let's see. Okay, hold please for more research. Is that how you feel? We are spending billions of dollars on programs and products, yet not becoming healthier as a society or as individuals.Eating healthy can feel complex. It doesn't need to be complicated or confusing. This book shows you how to make it SIMPLE, UNDERSTANDABLE and DOABLE - without measuring, without counting, without tracking, without eating special foods and without stressing.This is a long-term, sustainable method for wellness. You can apply it ANYwhere, at ANY age, ANY ethnicity, ANY city, ANY country, ANY restaurant. It does take work and it does take commitment. As you practice this method, without overthinking it, you will be able to focus on the bigger issues like family, friends, relationships, work, health, your life. Respond to your body when it's going to BURN the food you give it, BALANCE your protein and carbohydrate every time you eat and this method will help you BECOME a healthy weight and have a healthy relationship with food. This book will help you do it!

Nikki blames her brother, Derek, for their parents' death in a house fire, but when Derek gets involved with a gang, Nikki knows she is the only one who can save him. Enlisting the help of a girl named Rain, who uses her athletic abilities to carry out acts of petty thievery, Nikki uses all her gymnastic and free-running skills to stay ahead of the gang and keep her brother from being killed.

Jilly Cartwright is a pretty, sassy young woman who wants to settle down, raise a family and finish her nursing degree. Doug Bluefield is perfect husband material-conventionally handsome, with a great future in insurance. Everything looks mapped out until Jilly's old flame shows up. Rodeo cowboy Jake Waylon is as sexy as sin, and he has no intention of giving up the woman he calls his little cowgirl. Jilly tries to say no, but Jake turns up the heat, employing some heavy-duty kink. Jilly ends up over the man's knees, bearing his spankings as well as a healthy dose of ""torture"" from his bag of sexual toys. Jilly knows that she has to keep her head and marry Mr. Right. She does not want to end up as Jake's plaything, his panting cowgirl, at his beck and call for the rest of her life. There's only one weapon that might bring him down, and that's love. Jilly could wield it against him, but she might not like the price she has to pay. It's a battle of wills and libidos as the gorgeous Jake sets about-once and for all-roping his filly. This book is the sequel to Roping His Filly. Having lost his fiancee to Jake, Doug is reluctant to trust him but agrees to a blind date he has arranged. It is lust at first sight when Doug and Helaine meet. She secretly desires a dominant man to take control in bed and teach her the pleasures of sexual submission. They end up in some hot and heavy bondage and Doug is ready to go to the next level, but Helaine has been burned before and fears turning over too much power to any man. Doug knows she needs just the right mixture of gentleness and domination. Helaine is the perfect filly, but Doug will have to find the cowboy spirit to rope her.

How do you break through to impossible-to-reach executive buyers who are intent on blocking out the noise that confronts them every day? In a world where everyone is completely inundated by phone calls, drop-ins, pop-up ads, and junk mail, how can you and your product begin to make its impression known in the business world? By learning how to combine time-tested sales processes with cutting-edge social media strategies. Sales expert and author Tony J. Hughes details today’s new breed of chief executive buyers, the channels they use, the value narratives that they find appealing, and the mix of methods that will grab their attention. In Combo Prospecting, you will learn how to: Locate leverage points that matter Secure decision-maker meetings Build a knockout online brand that distinguishes you from the pack Build a constantly growing list of profitable referrals And much more! Old-school prospecting tactics are growing increasingly irrelevant in today’s tech-savvy online business world. However, new-school techniques alone have proven to not be able to provide the answers. The key to your success is to learn how to unleash a killer combination of old and new sales strategies.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A debut collection of witty, biting essays laced with a surprising warmth, from Jen Mann, the writer behind the popular blog People I Want to Punch in the Throat People I want to punch in the throat: • anyone who feels the need to bling her washer and dryer • humblebraggers • people who treat their pets like children Jen Mann doesn’t have a filter, which sometimes gets her in trouble with her neighbors, her fellow PTA moms, and that one woman who tried to sell her sex toys at a home shopping party. Known for her hilariously acerbic observations on her blog, People I Want to Punch in the Throat, Mann now brings her sharp wit to bear on suburban life, marriage, and motherhood in this laugh-out-loud collection of essays. From the politics of joining a play group, to the thrill of mothers’ night out at the gun range, to the rewards of your most meaningful relationship (the one you have with your cleaning lady), nothing is sacred or off-limits. So the next time you find yourself wearing fuzzy bunny pajamas in the school carpool line or accidentally stuck at a co-worker’s swingers party, just think, What would Jen Mann do? Or better yet, buy her book. Praise for People I Want to Punch in the Throat “People I Want to Punch in the Throat is so good that it’ll make you want to adopt all the cats in the world. I’m not sure about the correlation, but it’s that good. It should come with a warning.”—Jenny Lawson, author of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened “Jen Mann has an amazing way of telling stories that will make you cringe and burst out laughing at the same time. From swinger parties to racist toddlers, she makes the suburbs unbelievably funny.”—Karen Alpert, author of I Heart My Little A-Holes “Jen Mann says the things we’re all too afraid to say. Her honest and hilarious writing style reminds me of David Sedaris and Tina Fey.”—Robin O’Bryant, author of Ketchup Is a Vegetable: And Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves “Jen Mann’s shrewd and unrelenting assault on the absurdity of suburban life is an honest peek into the occasional nightmare that is part of living the American dream. I love Jen. I wish she was my neighbor. It’s so refreshing to know that I’m not the only one who wants to punch almost everyone in the f***ing throat.”—Nicole Knepper, author of Moms Who Drink And Swear

When an on-court fight broke out between the Houston Rockets and the LA Lakers just before Christmas 1977, Rudy Tomjanovitch raced to break it up. He was met by Kermit Washington's fist. This is the story of how one punch changed two lives, the NBA and how we think about basketball, forever.

ASK ANYBODY AROUND East Scranton High School: Michael Kerrigan is almost too good to be true. Dedicated athlete, captain of the track team, editorial assistant (obituary writer) at the Scranton Observer, he's never been in trouble, and he doesn't associate with troublemakers. This is the most important track season of his life - and he's ready.That is, until the police find four joints in his locker. Soon Mike's seemingly perfect world is threatened, and with pressure coming from his parents, his childhood best friend, and his sort-of girlfriend, Mike is faced with a choice - a choice that will determine the kind of athlete, friend, and man he becomes.

For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: Here are the first two books in the series starring Big Nate, his own biggest fan and definitely not the teacher's pet. Includes Big Nate and Big Nate Strikes Again

Ben tests the skills and weaknesses of two aliens, Heatblast and Grey Matter.