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Matching Tats (Vic and Matt #3)
by J. M. SnyderA Vic and Matt StoryVic Braunson’s latest tattoo makes his lover, Matt diLorenzo, decide that he might want to get inked, too. He’d like a heart with his lover’s initials in it. Vic likes the idea, and agrees to get the same tattoo, with Matt’s initials inside. They have fun deciding where to put the tattoos -- a spot Vic hasn’t already covered turns out to be pretty hard to find.Once they decide where to get inked, Matt fears he may not be able to go through with it. He’s more than a little skittish when it comes to needles, and watching the tattoo artist at work is frightening. With the powers love gives him, however, Vic finds a way to help Matt overcome his fears ...
Matching Vectors
by Lee ComynFin and his racing team came to the asteroid belt to maintain their reputation as the best of the best. Fin's race starts out easy: his biggest rival is flying like an idiot, and Fin is confidently moving toward the win. The only interesting bit is a newbie named Sean who plays with his life by cutting too close to every asteroid--and against all logic, he's pulling it off. Then Fin takes a chance, making a decision that will change his racing and flirting forever. Can Fin come to terms with his choice and match his vector to Sean's, or will pride rule out racing toward a future together?
Mate Bond
by Jennifer AshleyTogether but unbound, they must learn what it means to love completely, in the latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Wild Wolf.To cement the leadership of his North Carolina Shiftertown, Bowman O'Donnell agreed to a "mating of convenience." Two powerful wolf shifters, he and Kenzie keep the pack in order and are adored by all. Bowman would do anything to protect Kenzie, for in each other's arms they've found far more than friendship. But as strong as their attachment is, they still haven't formed the elusive mate bond--the almost magical joining of true mates.Now with a monster ravaging the countryside and threatening the Shiftertown community, some in the pack fear that a pair without a true mate bond isn't strong enough to lead. Bowman and Kenzie will have to rely on their instinctive trust in one another to save their Shifters--and the ensuing battle will either destroy them or give them the chance to seize the love they've always craved.
Mate Claimed
by Jennifer AshleyCollared and controlled, Shifters are outcast from humanity, forced to live in Shiftertowns. But waiting within are passions that no Collar can contain... As a wildcat Shifter and leader of his Shiftertown, Eric Warden knows his own kind. When he sees Iona Duncan, he realizes that although she appears human she is a half-Shifter wildcat living without a Collar--and that if she doesn't acknowledge her true nature and her mating hunger, it may kill her... Iona finds the mysterious and powerful Eric alluring, even though she has vowed never to reveal her Shifter side, lest her mother pay the price for hiding her all these years. But her mating hunger is rising, and with Eric so close, she may not be able to resist...and her desire may lead to the very doom they are fighting to deny...
Mate of the Wolf
by Karen WhiddonRule Number One--Date only Pack members. She knew he was definitely not part of the Pack, but the immediate intense attraction Allie felt for Kane overwhelmed her good sense and convinced her to toss her rules out the window. The fact that she couldn't detect his scent did not concern her--she knew he was unlike any man she'd ever known, and she had to be with him, whatever the cost. He couldn't believe she didn't recognize him--he'd known instantly what she was. After four hundred years, Kane had finally found his Svetla his one true mate. But a union between their two races was expressly forbidden. So now it was time for Kane to break some rules of his own. . . .
Mated: Saving His Wolf\Wolf Summer\Drawn to the Wolves
by Kerry Adrienne Shari Mikels Sionna FoxOne anthology. Three wolf shifter romances. Don't miss this collection of stories from USA TODAY bestselling author Kerry Adrienne, Sionna Fox and Shari Mikels A woman born blind and without the ability to shift yearns to seek her own fate away from her watchful, devoted wolf pack. Vulnerable and stuck in human form, she's alone and at risk when she's rescued by the bear shifter who is her destiny. An accident forces a man to change the best friend he's loved for years...or leave her for dead. There's no reason to hide his true self anymore-but can she ever forgive him? And a pack alpha finds that rescuing his fated mate from a violent confrontation with two wolf shifters is easy. Helping her move from fear to acceptance of the animals-and him-is a challenge. This anthology includes: Saving His Wolf by Kerry Adrienne Wolf Summer by Sionna Fox Drawn to the Wolves by Shari Mikels Stories also available for purchase separately. This book is approximately 86,000 words
Mated by Moonlight
by Jessa SladeAs the latest in a long line of female Alphas, Merrilee Delemont lives by the code be strong always. While she will never forsake her duty to her pack, she sometimes longs for a mate to share her life with. At least she's found someone to share her bed: Beck Villanova, leader of the neighboring wolf pack.Their red-hot attraction and struggle for dominance leads to wild sex, but any chance of a real relationship goes up in smoke. Until phae invaders threaten the peace of their remote valley, forcing Merrille and Beck to finally decide which is more important: vying for power, or a passionate partnership that could change their lives forever.
Mated In Treason (Kan Asma Vampires #1)
by Christa PaigeWhen the kraliyet bodyguard ended up in her hospital bed after an explosion left him in critical condition, Nadia tried to warn herself not to fall in love with him. After all, she's no vampire Cinderella, and happily-ever-afters didn't happen to low-born females of the Kan Asma. But her heart wouldn't listen, and soon she wanted to claim Gunnar as her forever mate, even if it meant taking him the only way possible, as a husband in a disgraceful human ceremony. Gunnar fell in love with his nurse the moment he saw her smile. He yearned to claim her as his, but the Council would never allow him to mingle his powerful blood with a female from a poor family. The penalty for an unsanctioned mating is a death sentence. He doesn’t care about the threats and possible consequences of making her his. Though, due to the high probability of genetic incompatibility, he can't complete their blood-bond without knowing if it might take her life. Losing her would be worse than torture. Their only hope lies with the treasonous Faction hell-bent on destroying the very people Gunnar calls family. Determined to find a way to be mated, Gunnar seeks out the leader of this hidden uprising. Together, Nadia and Gunnar must break every law and rite of their vampire culture to become bonded for life. Gunnar will play a deadly game of subversion or pay a blood price that would sever him from their people and put a bounty on his head. They must survive a dangerous infiltration of the Faction, because they’ll do anything to be together, even if it means being mated in treason.
Mated To A Mage (The Nightshade Guild #1)
by Cassidy K. O'ConnorAn assassination in the Elven Court; an orphaned infant Princess; and twelve mages who have sworn to protect her. The Elven court has tasked the Nightshade Guild with keeping Princess Ameria protected until the assassins are found and the Kingdom is stabilized. Isla Ryan has no experience with babies and is less than thrilled to take the first shift. When word gets out that the Elven Kingdom is vulnerable, everyone wants to get their hands on the orphan. Killian Stewart arrived in Ireland desperate to heal from the PTSD he suffered after three tours of duty. He expected a quiet time on the Cliffs, instead he ends up on the run from creatures he didn't know existed, with a woman who claims the Supernatural is real, and an infant that can make it rain. Together, they'll criss-cross Europe and try to stay one step ahead of the creatures hunting the Princess.
Mated to the Fire Dragon
by Holly DayZale wanted to see a dragon. He never expected a miracle.Zale Hagan is dying. He doesn't have many days left, but he wants to see a dragon before he leaves the world behind. As a fisherman, he's seen where land ends many times, but he wants to visit the town where the human realm ends and the dragon realm begins.Albus the Abomination is a blacksmith on Dragon Row. As a white dragon, he has no status and does his best to keep out of the way of the other dragons living there. But one day Zale steps into his smithy, and everything inside Albus catches fire.Albus can tell Zale is very ill, but he can't let him die. Dragon mates don't get sick, and they live for a long time. Albus tries his best to get one of the other dragons to mate with Zale, but when no one wants to, Albus is at a loss. He could breathe fire into him, but then Zale would have to live his entire life with a white dragon, and no one wants that, do they?NOTE: Mated to the Fire Dragon takes place on the same street as The Book Dragon’s Lair but can be read as a standalone story.
Mated to the Wolf
by Bonnie VanakReturn to the seductive world of Bonnie Vanak's Darklighters in her tantalizing series The Ancients. Grayson Adler--lone werewolf, powerful Ancient and empath Healer--has never lusted after prey before. As a paranormal bounty hunter, he's duty bound to capture Samantha Fuller. She's half demon and half angel--a Darklighter--with deadly powers emerging and a vendetta against the hunter who killed her parents. Yet Grayson aches to touch her and let her angelic half soothe his hurts, his longing for a connection as powerful as his sexual need. Then he gets a new assignment: to absorb her evil powers and tame her by becoming her mate before she turns demonic for good... Originally published in 2011.
Materia oscura
by Philip KerrUn absorbente thriller histórico sobre política, ciencia y religión en el Londres de finales del siglo XVII por uno de los autores más icónicos del género negro. En 1696, Christopher Ellis, un impetuoso joven aficionado a los naipes y a las mujeres, es enviado a la Torre de Londres, pero no como prisionero. Gracias a un inesperado giro del destino, Ellis se convierte en el nuevo ayudante de sir Isaac Newton, el renombrado científico que es además el encargado de perseguir a los falsificadores que amenazan con derrumbar la economía inglesa. Con la aguda perspicacia de Newton y la habilidad de Ellis con la espada, la peculiar pareja de detectives se prepara para resolver el caso. Sin embargo, cuando sus pesquisas los conducen hasta un misterioso mensaje codificado sobre un cadáver escondido en la Torre de los Leones, los dos investigadores se darán cuenta de que se está urdiendo algo mucho más siniestro.
Material Girls: A Novel
by Elaine DimopoulosIn Marla Klein and Ivy Wilde's world, teens are the gatekeepers of culture. A top fashion label employs sixteen-year-old Marla to dictate hot new clothing trends, while Ivy, a teen pop star, popularizes the garments that Marla approves. Both girls are pawns in a calculated but seductive system of corporate control, and both begin to question their world's aggressive levels of consumption. Will their new "eco-chic" trend subversively resist and overturn the industry that controls every part of their lives? Smart, provocative, and entertaining, this thrilling page-turner for teens questions the cult like mentality of fame and fashion. Are you in or are you out?
Material sensible
by Neil GaimanUna antología que concentra todo el potencial fantasioso y onírico de Gaiman: historias de terror y de fantasmas, ficción especulativa y cuentos de hadas, fábulas perversas y versos sorprendentes. Con una enorme legión de fieles lectores en todo el mundo, Neil Gaiman está considerado uno de los escritores de imaginación más fértil y perturbadora de la actualidad. Como es característico en él, el mundo sensible no es más que un mero velo o una ilusión tras la cual se despliega un sinfín de realidades paralelas y mundos alternativos, casi siempre amenazantes y ominosos. En la mente creativa de Gaiman, todo es posible: laberintos lunares, amigos imaginarios de carne y hueso, iglús fabricados con libros, piratas muy peculiares, caseras asesinas, objetos hechizados, tarjetas de felicitación que alteran el espacio-tiempo... Un muestrario de circunstancias singulares que confieren a los protagonistas un abanico de experiencias capaces de revelarles conocimiento de sí mismos y emociones que ni siquiera sospechaban poseer. Así pues, al lector le aguarda un viaje literario en el que frotarse los ojos y padecer escalofríos, maravillarse y quedar noqueado por el genio de un escritor sofisticado que nos embelesa con sus hechizos y nos traslada a lo más profundo de un país inexplorado donde lo fantástico se hace realidad y lo cotidiano es incandescente. Material sensible incluye un relato inédito de American Gods -«Black Dog»-, otro escrito para conmemorar el cincuenta aniversario de Doctor Who -«Las nada en punto»- y una ingeniosísima vuelta de tuerca al universo de Sherlock Holmes, «El caso de la muerte y la miel». Reseñas:«Material sensible sirve en bandeja a los fans de Gaiman todo aquello que adoran. Por sus páginas discurren todo tipo de brujas, monstruos y criaturas de la noche. Una colección de relatos que satisfará a sus fieles seguidores y que le granjeará nuevos acólitos, si es queda a quien por convencer.»Kirkus Reviews «Material sensible pone de manifiesto la amplitud y profundidad del talento de Gaiman, así como esa importante calidez que aporta al género fantástico. Jamás decepciona.»Financial Times «Cada uno de los relatos está narrado con la seguridad y la maestría de alguien capaz de contentar a quienes echan de menos la posibilidad de hallar un nuevo título de Ray Bradbury en las librerías.»Newsday «Gaiman se confirma como una de las voces más genuinas del universo fantástico actual.»Locus narrativa 6 «Su mente es un océano oscuro e insondable. Cada vez que me sumerjo en él, este mundo desaparece para ser reemplazado por otro mucho más terrible y bello en el que gustosamente me ahogaría.»New York Times Book Review
The Mathematicians
by Arthur FeldmanScott Meredith, born Arthur Scott Feldman (1923, New York City, NY - 1993, Manhasset, NY) was a prominent American literary agent, and founder of the Scott Meredith Literary Agency. His clients included famous and successful writers such as Richard S. Prather, Morris West, Norman Mailer, J.G. Ballard, Arthur C. Clarke, P.G. Wodehouse and Philip K. Dick. He wrote some short fiction himself as a young man. In 1946 he founded the Scott Meredith Literary Agency with his brother Sydney Meredith. Their first client was P.G. Wodehouse. During his career, he innovated many of the basic practices of his field. Such innovations included attention to foreign rights, tie-ins with movies, and auctioning rights to publishers. This is one of his stories.
Mathematicians in Love
by Rudy RuckerAlternate realities, alternate mathematics, and rock and roll are mixed to satirize contemporary US politics in this book. Bela Kis and Paul Bridge are both trying to prove the same mathematical theorem as part of their PhD dissertations. They are also rivals for the love of Alma, a rhetorics major and video blogger, and Cammy, bass player for a local band. Somehow, this simple beginning leads to both a major political conspiracy and trips through a universe where it is possible swim from one idylic tropical paradise world to another. Yes, there are sex, drugs and rock and roll in this book as well as some violence, all of which are mostly indirectly described, so while some parents might be concerned about young teen-agers reading this book, it is not adult only.
Matilda
by Roald DahlNow a musical! Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a menacing, kid-hating headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it! Here is Roald Dahl's original novel of a little girl with extraordinary powers. This much-loved story has recently been made into a wonderful new musical, adapted by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.
Matilda (Puffin Modern Classics Ser.)
by Roald DahlNow a musical on broadway and streaming on Netflix! Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a menacing, kid-hating headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it! Here is Roald Dahl's original novel of a little girl with extraordinary powers. This much-loved story has recently been made into a wonderful new musical, adapted by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.
Matilda Fluffywing Helps Out: Book 16 (Magic Animal Friends #16)
by Daisy MeadowsWelcome to a magical world where animals talk and play - just like you and me!Nasty witch Grizelda has used her horrid magic on the Kindness Tree and now all the animals in Friendship Forest are being mean! Can Lily, Jess and baby owl Matilda Fluffywing break Grizelda's spell and save the Heart Trees before it's too late?
Matilda the Hair Stylist Fairy: The Fashion Fairies Book 5 (Rainbow Magic #5)
by Daisy MeadowsKirsty and Rachel are excited to be entering a charity fashion show where children get to show off their own designs. Unfortunately, Jack Frost thinks everyone in the world should dress like him, and steals the Fashion Fairies' seven magical items to put his naughty plan into action!Kirsty and Rachel need to find Matilda the Hair Stylist Fairy's magic brush, before bad hair days start happening every day.
Matilda's Stepchildren (John Grimes)
by A. Bertram ChandlerJohn Grimes, owner of the deep space pinnace Little Sister, could not be too fussy about who he carried. Fenalla Pruin, the muckraking reporter, was always going to be trouble. They need the boomerang throwing abilities of two sexy dancers from New Alice to get them out of trouble.
Matilda's Stepchildren
by A. Bertram ChandlerJohn Grimes, owner of the deep space pinnace Little Sister, could not be too fussy about who he carried. Fenalla Pruin, the muckraking reporter, was always going to be trouble. They need the boomerang throwing abilities of two sexy dancers from New Alice to get them out of trouble.
Mating Instinct
by Katie ReusThe third novel in Katie Reus's exciting series of the passionate and protective shifters, filled with mystery, suspense and sensual romance. Surviving for centuries, powerful lupine shifter Jayce Kazan managed to stay away from humans until he met Kat Saburova and was consumed by the need to protect her. But while Jayce shared his passion with the human seer, he refused to make her his bondmate - a refusal that caused the end of their relationship. A year later, an attack that left Kat near death has resulted in another lupine shifter turning her. Furious that he wasn't the one to save her, Jayce is determined to show Kat that he is the one she should rely on. But the newly turned shifter is still traumatized and worried that she'll hurt those she loves, unless she can learn to control her inner wolf. And as Jayce struggles to protect Kat from her own worst instincts and convince her to rekindle their love, the extremists who almost killed her are looking to finish the job. . .
Mating Needs
by Milly TaidenA cougar shifter meets his mate and match in this latest sexy paranormal adventure in the A.L.F.A. series as another Alpha League Federal Agent finds love and passion in the midst of danger by the New York Times bestselling author of Elemental Mating.
Matizes da Noite
by Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard M. A. ZuculoA detetive perita em homicídios de Seattle, Tenente Lilah Evans se vê em confronto com novos assassinos, novos monstros, um novo alucinógino – e com ela mesma.