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A Matter of Matter
by L. Ron HubbardBoldly go to worlds where no one has gone. Meet Chuck Lambert, who, though not exactly a fool, is guilty of letting his imagination get the best of his wits. That's because our young, naive Lambert wants his own planet. But rather than purchase one legally from the Interior Department of the Outer Galactic Control, he soon succumbs to the flashy advertising of an unsavory galactic swindler named Madman Murphy-- the purported King of Planetary Realtors.What Madman is the king of, is selling the unwary a planet that isn't quite right, a planet where one can't sit down because there's something the matter with its matter. And that's exactly what becomes the matter for our unlucky voyager, after Chuck toils for eleven grueling years to scrape together enough money to finally buy a planet of his own. "... this is a real corker, pulp fiction at its most entertaining."--Booklist* An International Book Awards Finalist
A Matter of Pride (Cougar Falls #5)
by Marie HarteThe fifth stand-alone romance in New York Times bestseller Marie Harte’s small town, shapeshifter romance series: Cougar Falls. Pride goeth before his fall.Dean Chastell has a reputation as a troublemaker and a player. It’s not his fault he’s attractive, funny, and hell on wheels between the sheets. Or that his pranks often leave the victim smarting. But for his older brother and pride leader to punish him with babysitting duty… The woman he’s supposed to watch is gorgeous, sexy as all get-out, and aggravating in the extreme. A prissy princess who’s demanding and refuses to get her claws dirty. She calls him “hillbilly” and needs a swift kiss — er, kick — in the pants. But when trouble comes calling, Dean finds he’ll do anything to keep her safe. She’s not nearly as annoying or stuck up as she seems. In fact, the princess brings out the prince in him he never knew existed. And he’ll move heaven and earth to keep her safe, and in his arms. This title has been previously released. Warning: A trickster cat finally meets his match in a proud feline used to getting her way. Hunters, hijinks, and danger abound as the pride comes together for one heck of a battle. “Fast action, snotty female cats and a bad boy alpha willing to put his life on the line!” The Bookslayer
A Matter of Profit
by Hilari BellThe long antennae -- five feet long? six? and covered with what looked like very short fur -- swept forward, quivering in the air over Ahvren's head. It took all his self-control to keep from stepping back. Then the antennae lifted away, without touching him, much to his relief. They remained cocked forward, but relaxed oscillating slowly. Strangers in a bizarre land -- that's what Ahvren's people, the Vivitare, are. They are the conquerors, the rulers now, of the T'Chin confederacy. But Ahvren is no longer sure what that means. After spending two years fighting a brutal war on another planet, here -- where not a single shot was fired -- victory doesn't seem quite so...victorious. Ahvren welcomes the peace, but he doesn't fully trust it. How could all these people surrender so easily? Are they all cowards? Not likely. And his mistrust is not unwarranted: Rumors abound of a plot to assassinate the Vivitare emperor. But Ahvren's disdain for war is even greater than his mistrust of peace. The last thing he wants is to rejoin the emperor's fleet and conquer the next planet. So he strikes a bargain with his father. If he can uncover the plot to assassinate the emperor, Ahvren can choose his own path. It's a challenge that will take more wits than strength, and Ahvren's not sure he's up for it. But it's also the most important test he's ever faced and his success is vital. For not only does the emperor's life depend on it, so does Ahvren's. In intricate detail, Hilari Bell weaves a tale of danger and suspense that will captivate readers and draw them into this wholly imaginative world.
A Matter of Proportion
by Anne WalkerIn order to make a man stop, you must convince him that it's impossible to go on. Some people, though, just can't be convinced.
A Matter of Protocol
by Jack SharkeyFirst Contact was always dangerous--but usually only to the man involved!
A Matter of Size
by Robert T. Jeschonek Ben BaldwinA Super-Hero Tale by a DC Comics Writer. Who is killing the world's smallest super-heroes? Down-on-his-luck masked avenger Man-Child takes the case, but can he save the remaining Small Wonders from a killer with a twisted crush fetish? Man-Child takes on villainous Mammon and Stigmata without missing a beat, but his own dark secret might be enough to bring him down for good. Fighting through the shadows and gutters, Man-Child confronts the horrors of yesterday and today, learning a brutal lesson the hard way: even a size-changing super-hero can't afford to shrink from the darkness around him...or in the depths of his own heart. Don't miss this action-packed super-hero tale with a difference from Robert T. Jeschonek, whose work for DC Comics laid the foundation for this thrilling new adventure.
A Matter of Time
by Glen CookMay 1975. St. Louis. In a snow-swept street, a cop finds the body of a man who died fifty years ago. It's still warm.July 1866, Lidice, Bohemia: A teenage girl calmly watches her parents die as another being takes control of her body.August 2058, Prague: Three political rebels flee in to the past, taking with them a terrible secret.As past, present, and future collide, one man holds the key to the puzzle. And if he doesn't fit it together, the world he knows will fall to pieces. It's just A Matter of Time.
A Matter of Time
by Glenn CookMay 1975. St. Louis. In a snow-swept street, a cop finds the body of a man who died fifty years ago. It's still warm. July 1866, Lidice, Bohemia: A teenage girl calmly watches her parents die as another being takes control of her body. August 2058, Prague: Three political rebels flee in to the past, taking with them a terrible secret. As past, present, and future collide, one man holds the key to the puzzle. And if he doesn't fit it together, the world he knows will fall to pieces. It's just A Matter of Time.
A Matter of Time
by Emery C. WaltersJust finished with college, Jack Alder is on his way to beautiful Maui on a working vacation. Silently breathing a sigh of relief after his relationship with Salvador Moretti was revealed to his parents and Flossie, the girl next door who thought she was going to marry him, Jack has no idea that an adventure he could never have imagined awaits.Flirtatious steward Randy saves Jack’s life when their planes crashes. When Randy’s boyfriend dumps him, he convinces Jack to join him on a wild ride in an old car he buys.Along the way they meet Danny, who was rejected by his family for his sexuality, and Missy, who’s halfway toward becoming Mister. Will the four find romance with a little help from the spiritual realm?
A Matter of Trust (Must Love Dogs)
by Rachael Johns Christy JeffriesFind your Happily Ever After with two feel-good stories of dogs unleashing romance in small-town settings.How to not fall in love!A Dog and a Diamond by Rachael JohnsBreaking an engagement with CEO Callum McKinnel is just another day at the office for Chelsea Porter. Her job as the “Breakup Girl” is to end relationships on behalf of her clients. But the “It’s not you, it’s her” speech is tough to deliver when Callum is just so darned gorgeous. And when he rescues her dog, Chelsea has to remind herself she doesn’t do commitment…The Makeover Prescription by Christy JeffriesWhen handsome contractor Kane Chatterson begins renovating neurosurgeon Julia Fitzgerald’s house, she finds him…distracting. Mr. Sexy Flannel Shirt doesn’t have any of the qualities Julia believes she needs in a man. But when he offers to help her find the perfect date, she reluctantly agrees. And as Julia gets schooled in the fine art of love, she realizes that Kane might be exactly what the doctor ordered!
A Matter of Trust
by Penny JordanNever Get Involved...Debra Latham followed her instructions closely when she was persuaded by her private detective sister to keep a watch on a suspicious client. But no instructions told her how to cope with an angry man who believed she was spying on him, or how to defend herself against his impassioned kisses. Marsh Graham turned out to be completely innocent and, embarrassingly for Debra, he was also her new boss. Not exactly the most auspicious of starts to a working relationship.But another form of a more personal relationship was what Marsh had made clear he wanted. They shared many common interests, after all, including a desire to help local children in need. But Debra had serious reasonsfor never wanting to get involved....
Matter's End
by Gregory BenfordA man at a masquerade discovers that one guest has come a long, long way to attend - and that some disguises reveal more secrets than they hide. This collection of 21 short stories by Gregory Benford, who won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award and the Nebula for his novel, "Timescape", is a remarkable introduction to his writing.
Matters of Courtship
by C. M. JacksonCrown Prince of the United Kingdom of America, William Samuel Davis, has recently been outed by the press. Worse yet, he's been thrown into an arranged marriage with one of the stuffiest people he knows--one Lucas O'Malley-Hamilton. It's a match made in hell, and William fully intends to make everyone see the error of their ways and send Lucas back home on the first available flight. But things quickly get more complicated than William had thought possible as the Anti-Monarchy crowd uses his outing against him. As he is forced to face the realities of his position, he finds himself drawn to sides of Lucas he hadn't known existed. Tensions rise throughout the country and in William's world. While the situation absolutely refuses to improve, it can and will get worse.
Matters of the Blood
by LimaIf you thought your family was strange... Try being Keira Kelly. A member of a powerful paranormal family, Keira elected to stay among humans in the Texas Hill Country when the rest of the clan moved (lock, stock, and grimoire) to Canada. But family duty means still having to keep an eye on cousin Marty -- a genetic aberration who turned out 100% human, poor guy. And recently Keira's been having violent dreams -- or are they visions? -- featuring Marty as the victim of a vicious murder. Something sinister seems to be brewing in little Rio Seco. Can Keira get to the bottom of it all while avoiding entanglement with her former lover, Sheriff Carlton Larson? And what does she plan to do about the irresistible and enigmatic Adam Walker? When this old friend shows up as the new owner of a local ranc and wants to get better acquainted, Keira is more than happy to be welcoming...until she suspects that Adam could be intimately connected to the dangerous doings in Rio Seco.
Matthew's Choice
by Patricia BradleyHe left it all behind. Until now. It's New Year's Eve, and for Matt Jefferies, life is perfect. The penthouse, the career-even the perfect soon-to-be-fiancée. But then Matt's troubled past knocks on his door. And once Allie Carson says hello, everything changes. Allie broke up with Matt years ago, when he turned "that kid from Beaker Street" into a cold, corporate city slicker. It went against what she loved about him-and the small-town life she could never leave. Now, with Matt's estranged family facing desperate times, it's time for him to come home. And to choose between the man Matt's become...and the woman who never stopped loving him.
Mattimeo (Redwall, Book #3)
by Brian JacquesFrom the Book jacket: AN ATTACK ON THE VERY SOUL OF REDWALL Slagar the Fox is determined to vanquish peaceable Redwall. Gathering his mercenary band of rats, stoats, and weasels, he advances upon the Abbey with a cunning scheme. There will be no heroics, no courageous battle plans. He knows too well the power of the legendary Redwall sword. Instead, he will steal the children of Redwall from under their parents' very noses. And his prize captive will be Mattimeo, the headstrong young son of the fearless mouse warrior Matthias!
Mattimeo: A Tale from Redwall
by Brian Jacques Gary ChalkSlagar the Fox is determined to vanquish peaceable Redwall. Gathering his mercenary band of rats, stoats, and weasels, he advances upon the abbey with a cunning scheme-rather than making courageous battle plans, he will steal the children of Redwall from under their parents' very noses. And his prize captive will be Mattimeo, the headstrong young son of Matthias, the fearless mouse warrior!
Matt's Family (The Brennan Brothers)
by Lynnette KentShe loved one Brennan-but she married the other...Kristen had known the Brennan boys forever. She'd loved Luke as a friend, but she'd been in love with Matt for as long as she could remember. Then, just before her eighteenth birthday, the army posted Matt to Africa. Months later the dreaded telegram arrived: Missing, presumed dead.Young, scared and pregnant, Kristen turned to her friend Luke. Together they agreed that getting married would be best for her baby. Slowly Luke and Kristen turned their marriage of convenience into a real one, and a second baby was born.Then five years later, Matt Brennan-the man she'd never stopped loving-came home...Matt's Family is the second book in Lynnette Kent's compelling THE BRENNAN BROTHERS family saga.
Maul
by Tricia SullivanThe gun straps to the inside of my leg with Velcro. It's not the absolute zenith of fashion to do this anymore, but girls who wear theirs with leather straps and buckles aren't serious: with Velcro you can get at the thing when you need it.I also have a pink ammo belt. It's heavy, but who said fashion was easy?'In a mall like any other, a gang of teenage girls are suddenly caught up in a maelstrom of shopping and violence. But - as the designer bullets fly - it is not only their own lives they are fighting for. Unknown to them they are battling for the life of a man trapped in another place, in a different world, and with very different enemies. He is a man they have never met, but who represents the future of the human race ... or could destroy it.
Maurai and Kith
by Poul AndersonAfter Armageddon the People of the Sea created a new kind of civilisation, on based on the integrity of Life and the moral as well as pragmatic necessity of conservation. But the Sky People live by a different vision, and they have come to enforce it...
Maverick (Cat Star Legacy #1)
by Cheryl BrooksZetithians are back. And they're hotter than ever... Having the Zetithian feline gene gives Larry Tshevnoe awesome beauty, fearsome strength, sensuality and sexual prowess unmatched by any other males in the universe. But it can make the quest for true love...complicated. Enter childhood friend and fellow Zetithian Althea Banadänsk. Her empathic powers make her the only one who can show Larry what he truly desires, and she'll do anything to help...even if that means hiding her desperate craving for him.But when a distress call sends them off course—and into danger—they find more than their hearts are at stake. Now it's up to them to become the champions of truth and justice throughout the galaxy...or risk losing it all.Cat Star Legacy Series:Maverick (Book 1)What People are Saying about Cheryl Brooks: "Out-of-this-world sexy...the ultimate reading experience."—Long and Short Reviews "Scorching hot...keeps you turning pages."—RT Book Reviews"Wildly imaginative, highly entertaining, and sure to become a classic."—Star-Crossed Romance
The Maverick Returns (Fatherhood)
by Roz Denny FoxShe once loved a cowboy...When Tate Walker was killed in a barroom brawl, he left his widow with a small run-down ranch in south Texas and a daughter he falsely claimed wasn't his. Willow had accepted Tate's proposal because Cooper Drummond, the love of her life, refused to put aside his rodeo plans, despite her fears for his safety.A year later, a cowboy appears out of nowhere, looking for work. He'd heard about a widow who could use some help. To Willow's shock, it's Cooper Drummond. And to Coop's shock, the widow is his onetime fiancée, now the mother of a little girl who's been diagnosed with a troubling condition.She still loves that cowboy...And that cowboy's never forgotten her. Can the two of them-the three of them-become a family? Can Coop love her daughter as his own?
The Maverick Takes a Wife
by Charlotte MooreTHE MAVERICKRancher Logan Spurwood tried to ignore the whispers of the townsfolk. He'd paid his dues for a crime he didn't commit-but his neighbors in Newellton would never let him forget. Would the town gossips scare off Marilee Haggerty-the one woman who made him dream of a bright future?MEETS HIS MATCHMarilee Haggerty was only visiting Newellton. But due to Logan Spurwood, she quickly became the center of the town's latest scandal. She believed Logan's claims of innocence, and his not-so-innocent kisses stirred her very soul. But was she willing to risk everything for the love of this handsome outlaw?
The Maw: A Novel
by Taylor ZajoncFor fans of Clive Cussler and Michael Crichton, a thrilling tale of an underground expedition to the deep . . . and the ultimate struggle for survival. Milo Luttrell never expected to step inside the mouth of an ancient cave in rural Tanzania. After all, he's a historian-not an archaeologist. Summoned under the guise of a mysterious life-changing opportunity, Milo suddenly finds himself in the midst of an expedition into the largest underground system in Africa, helmed by a brash billionaire-turned-exploration guru and his elite team of cavers. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to finally solve a century-old disappearance of the famed explorer Lord Riley DeWar, an enigmatic figure who both made-and nearly ruined-Milo's fledgling career. Determined to make the most of his second chance, Milo joins the team and begins a harrowing descent into one of Earth's last secrets: a dangerous, pitch-black realm of twisting passages and ancient fossils nearly two thousand feet underground. But when a storm hits the surface base camp, stranding the cavers and washing away supplies, all communication to the outside world is lost. As the remaining resources dwindle and members of the team begin to exhibit strange and terrifying abilities, Milo must brave the encroaching darkness to unearth the truth behind DeWar's fascination with the deep-and why he never left.
Max and Me and the Time Machine
by Gery Greer Bob RuddickSteve buys a time machine at a garage sale and takes his friend Max to the year 1250, where they land in the middle of a jousting match, with the fierce Sir Bevis as an enemy.