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Andrew, his cousin Judy, and supersmart robot Thudd escape the bathtub only to get flushed down the toilet! Now they have to find their way through a maze of pipes to the kitchen sink. But the kitchen is no place to be when you're the size of a flea. Monster cockroaches scurry across the counter while flies patrol the skies. Will the kids survive the kitchen? Or will they end up frozen in the fridge? Time is running out!

Not many men can say they screwed up on the job as badly as Andy Tomlinson. A major blunder on his part has cost the advertising agency he works for a whole lot of money. And his boss, CJ McKay, isn't happy. In fact, he's livid and is just about to order Andy to clean out his desk. Fortunately, CJ, pervert that he is, comes up with a better idea: First, he calls in Andy's beautiful and shapely wife, Faith, a secretary for the same company. He then tells the two of them that, if Faith agrees to strip for him - and a whole lot of other naughty things, Andy can keep his job.

It’s a snowy and chilly Christmas eve, and Cassie Meriwether, having just finished the last of her gift shopping, just wants to go home, have some hot tea, and curl up by the fire with her husband, Bobby. Except that when she arrives, he’s not there. Well, sort of. In the kitchen, Cassie finds a note from “Santa” telling her that because she’s been a naughty girl this year, she needs to go upstairs and put on the cuddly pajamas he’s left for her.

After vanquishing the last dragon with the power of her voice, all Kaiya wants is a quiet life of anonymity. Instead, the emperor sends her to negotiate peace with the aggressive Teleri Empire. The critical mission reunites her with her childhood friend, Tian, now an assassin-spy who loathes killing. He is no longer the adorable, gullible boy from her memories, any more than she is the adventurous, sweet girl from his. Instead of rekindling nostalgia for a youthful innocence they both yearn for, their reunion ignites a mutual hatred.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is "The Beta Version" of this podiobook. 7th Son: Descent is now available as a print novel from St. Martin's Press. During the editorial process, significant changes and improvements were made to Descent's print manuscript. Character names were changed, and events at the end of the print novel were modified in ways that will impact the rest of the print trilogy. The print novel represents an official reboot of the 7th Son series. Due to these changes, this "Beta Version" of Book Two: Deceit is no longer the "official" version of the podiobook. Please visit the 7th Son: ...

The conclusion of the Floating World segment of Scions of the Black Lotus. The ringleader of a rebellion has holed up with his allies in an unassailable castle, and it is up to Jie, Tian, and other members of the Black Lotus clan's Floating World cell to assassinate him.

Both the emperor and a criminal want the contents of a lord's safe, and only the Black Lotus Clan can retrieve it.

Alexa lives a sheltered life with her widowed father, feeling stifled by his helicopter parenting. When she secures a marketing job and apartment in New York City — much to her father’s and therapist’s concern — Alexa has high hopes of finally sneaking her way into adulthood. But her newfound freedom is cut short when her estranged twin sister Beth, after a long stint in a psychiatric setting, unexpectedly shows up at the doorstep of her tiny apartment.

Jie’s superior senses have made her the perfect lookout. Now, as the adopted daughter of the Black Lotus Clanmaster, she wants to prove her pointed ears aren’t a liability when she’s tasked to infiltrate a rebel lord’s castle. In this prequel novelette to Songs of Insurrection, Jie must decide between her duty to the emperor and her sense of compassion toward the downtrodden. No matter her choice, it will have explosive consequences for her, the realm, and the upcoming war.

Drast and Tyran might be considered a bit black-hearted, or even immoral. Drast is cunning but reckless, hunting for admiration. Tyran is calculating but tactless, searching for affection. When the two brothers set aside their ambitions to fulfill their father's desire for immortality, they readily discover many opportunities for redemption. Now, while wielding a powerful magic that drains their life, Drast and Tyran will embark on a maddening quest, facing skin-switchers, dragons, and the God of the Dead.

College professor Annie Macintyre is not happy about the new Dean, Albert Epstein. Talk about hypocrisy! On the one hand, he is a hard-core, fire-and-brimstone religious extremist. On the other, he is a blatant pervert who can’t seem to keep his hands to himself when in the company of female staff members. But one day, right in the middle of a class on planetary orbits, the Dean barges in and accuses her of going against God by teaching such blasphemy that the Earth orbits the sun. After all, every good Christian knows that our world is the center of the Universe!

Discover the secrets to unlocking a life of boundless calmness and unwavering clarity with "Calm Clarity: A Modern Guide to Stress-Free Living." Delve into the depths of your mind and unleash the power within to conquer stress and reclaim your sense of well-being. In this captivating book, you'll uncover psychological tricks and strategies designed to captivate your mind and propel you toward a life of serenity and balance.

Drew and Betty Stevens have such a great life. He's a river-cruise boat captain who spends his weeks on the Seine River surrounded by gorgeous French countryside. She's a tour guide working on the same boat! Ah, life is good. And it's about to get better. One morning, Drew and Betty are approached by a human resources director for the cruise line, who informs them that Betty is being promoted to cruise director! There's just one slight problem: The HR director needs to be convinced that Betty will be ready, willing, and able to take any and all orders from her husband.

Over a millennium ago, at their father's command, Tyran and Drast sent the Horned God to the Netherworld in hopes of gaining everlasting life. Instead, they sparked a chain of events that led to the near destruction of the Ash Tree and the liberation of the old gods. Now, with the world waning, the two brothers are freed from Anaerfell to travel to the frozen realm of the dead and resurrect their enemy with hopes of restoring balance.

What if Cinderella had been sent to kill the prince? Kayden never thought of herself as the belle of the ball, but she finds herself in the royal palace, surrounded by society darlings - and the only thing she has in common with them is that they're all vying for the prince. They're after his crown. She's after his head. Her mission was simple - get close to the prince, and kill him. Kayden entered the palace under a lie. On the outside, she may look like a princess, but beneath the mask, a killer lays in wait.

Between bouts of babysitting a nine-year-old alien with a sometimes - dangerous crush on her, Jet spends her days training for the Rings, the televised Nirreth obsession that involves watching humans navigate perilous courses filled with both real and virtual enemies. As Jet is the first female human ever to run in the Rings, everyone fully expects her to die in the first round... or at the very least, to do so poorly that the judges, the infamous Rings Board, will kick her out even if she survives.

Jason Carter has a big problem: He has the sexiest, most beautiful wife he could ever have imagined. She's also super smart, successful, and loving. Why is that a problem? Well, his wife, Meghan, gorgeous as she is, is also one of those wives who is so sexually conservative—so Puritanical—that, throughout their twelve years together, she simply cannot bring herself to indulge some of his more... carnal urges.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Josie's Inspection: A Sweet, Naive Freshman Gymnast and the Filthy Frat Boys Who Strip-Search Her and experience the compelling world of erotica.

FORTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER A ROGUE MOON SMASHED INTO THE WORLD... THIRTY YEARS AFTER HUMANITY EMERGED FROM THE CAVES WHERE THEY TOOK REFUGE... A GROUP OF TEENS DISCOVER THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY. A FROZEN WORLD... A LOST LOVE... A DIMINISHING HOPE... Everything Jude has been taught, tells him that Eve was lost to him when he watched the gates close between them. But he refuses to give up on her—because, if there is anything he knows about the girl he reluctantly fell in love with, it is that she would find a way to survive. But would she be able to survive long enough... When their search ...

James Sinclair is on the run, hunted like an animal. An innocent encounter with a young woman leads to horrific allegations by a powerful man. Before he can take a breath, a friend smuggles him out of 1880s Toronto and into the wilderness. James has never been on the back of a horse before. But now, he's riding hard for the Canadian west, fighting raiders, meeting hobos, befriending Métis traders and beautiful women. He must find a new home. He wants to find love. But the long reach of a wealthy industrialist could not just scuttle all his plans; it could also end his life.