Alien Hearts


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Alien Hearts was the last book that Guy de Maupassant finished before his death at the early age of forty-three. It is the most original and psychologically penetrating of his several novels, and the one in which he attains a truly tragic perception of the wounded human heart. André Mariolle is a rich, handsome, gifted young man who cannot settle on what to do with himself. Madame de Burne, a glacially dazzling beauty, wants Mariolle to attend her exclusive salon for artists, composers, writers, and other intellectuals. At first Mariolle keeps his distance, but then he hits on the solution to all his problems: caring for nothing in particular, he will devote himself to being in love; Madame de Burne will be his everything. Soon lover and beloved are equally lost within a hall of mirrors of their common devising. Richard Howard’s new English translation of this complex and brooding novel—the first in more than a hundred years—reveals the final, unexpected flowering of a great French realist’s art.




Alien Heart


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Landon Evans is an unwilling recruit in Earth's fight against alien invasion. Tall, bristling with muscles, Landon is every commander's ideal soldier. But Landon hates fighting and hates the dark void of space. For a loner like Landon, the only good part of his new life in the military are the friends he's made. When a mission goes horribly wrong, Landon finds himself a prisoner of Earth's enemies - the brutal animalistic Sorg aliens and the technologically superior and ethereal Hush. Both see the same potential in Landon that Earth commanders saw- Landon's height and strength, the body of a warrior. Now Landon must decide if his loyalty lies with his friends and his home world, or with the austere and beautiful young Hush commander he has come to admire.




The Monarch's Mate


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My life sucks.All the other human breeders have males who are head over heels for them, but do I get that? Nope. Not even close. My alien is the future king of the Dravian race and believe me, he acts like a royal jerk.Yeah, sure, he's hot as hell, but that is not the point.Anyway, I'm still trying to figure out how to get him to do what I want when I stumble onto plans for an assassination. I decide to get involved because if anyone is going to kill the sexy prince it's going to be me. Especially if he calls me his "namori" one more time. Whatever that means.So now I'm trying to keep us alive, but he's making everything difficult with his kisses and his... well let's just say I better keep my mind focused and my legs, er... mouth closed.House of Kaimar Series:Book 1: The Commander's Captive (Lia & Varek)Book 2: The Monarch's Mate (Morgan & Zaden)Book 3: The Bodyguard's Breeder (Eleanor & Kade)Book 4: The Legislator's Lover (Natalie & Kolton)Book 5: The Healer Hellion (Skylar & Braxton) *It's not necessary, but highly recommended that the series be read in order.




To Target the Heart


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How can he win with the odds stacked against him? Prince Hamish has no interest in fulfilling his duty of marrying. Not to a woman, at least. That doesn't stop his mother, Queen Fiona, from presenting him with every eligible noblewoman that enters their castle. He's certain it'll be no different with the new representative of the Udynea Empire. So when the imperial prince, Darshan, arrives in place of the woman everyone expected, Hamish is relieved. Until the man kisses him and he is confronted by the very emotions he has been forced to conceal or be punished for. Emotions he is eager to explore. The kiss also proves to be a little too public for his mother's liking, who insists on drastic measures to ensure Hamish adheres to her family vision. Hamish must make a choice: give up his happiness for convention's sake or risk sending the kingdom spiralling into civil war for the right to love his own way. How can he win with the odds stacked against him? Prince Hamish has no interest in fulfilling his duty of marrying. Not to a woman, at least. That doesn't stop his mother, Queen Fiona, from presenting him with every eligible noblewoman that enters their castle. He's certain it'll be no different with the new representative of the Udynea Empire. So when the imperial prince, Darshan, arrives in place of the woman everyone expected, Hamish is relieved. Until the man kisses him and he is confronted by the very emotions he has been forced to conceal or be punished for. Emotions he is eager to explore. The kiss also proves to be a little too public for his mother's liking, who insists on drastic measures to ensure Hamish adheres to her family vision. Hamish must make a choice: give up his happiness for convention's sake or risk sending the kingdom spiralling into civil war for the right to love his own way.




Nepenthe


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"It will take the whole night at least," he said, "to implant all my eggs." The colony planet is a death trap. Only the tiniest fraction of humanity survives the gruesome rejection virus.And then the aliens arrive.The Nepenthe, too, seek a new home world, but discover instead a species capable of incubating their precious eggs: humans.The two dying races can either reach an agreement to help each other live on ... or prepare for extinction.Publisher's Note: The We Are Nepenthe series contains tentacles, shapeshifting aliens and squirm-in-your-seat depravity. A one-click read for the seriously adventurous only.




Barbarian's Heart


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The next novel in the Ice Planet Barbarians series, an international publishing phenomenon—now in a special print edition with a bonus novella! The unthinkable happens when a devastating accident causes Pashov to forget his mate, but Stacy will do whatever it takes to make her family whole again. . . . The first time I laid eyes on Pashov, we resonated. I was happy and in love, and we were raising a beautiful child together. All of that was torn apart when the world shook. My mate nearly died. He woke up from his coma . . . but he can’t remember me. Or our son. Every memory of the past two years is gone. And that changes everything between us. How can I love someone who doesn’t remember me? How can I not when I know he’s still my mate underneath it all?




Jan's Atomic Heart and Other Stories


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A collection of futuristic stories involving prosthetic bodies, arms dealers, a talking gorilla, and more.




Alien Listening


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"In 1977 NASA shot a mixtape into outer space. The Golden Record aboard the Voyager spacecraft contains world music and sounds of the Earth with which humanity represents itself to any extraterrestrial civilizations. This book asks the big questions that the Golden Record raises. Can music live up to its reputation as the universal language in communications with the unknown? How do we fit all of human culture into a time capsule that will barrel through space for tens of thousands of years?"--




Making of Alien Resurrection


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Alien Resurrection marks the fourth installment in the Alien science-fiction film series. The story takes us into deep space where the USS Auriga is the venue for clandestine scientific experiments in the name of medical advancement. The arrival of the Betty, a rock 'n' roll spacecraft with a cargo of live hosts and a volatile crew, plants the seeds for confirmation and conflict. Sigourney Weaver returns as the genetically corrupted Lieutenant Ripley, and is joined by Winona Ryder, as the auton robot Call and an eclectic crew of renegade space pirates in a quest to find meaning in a world that seeks to tamper with the lethal and mysterious alien life form. Director Jean-Pierre Jeuenet, who generated the abstract and visually arresting films Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children, takes creative license to establish another uniquely stylized futuristic vision. The Making of Alien Resurrection is a celebration of the creative process involved in the completion of a major feature film. Join the director, cinematographer, designers, editors, visual effects consultants, special effects technicians, artists, sculptors and a myriad of other talented people in a collaborative journey to fabricate an idiosyncratic perception of the future.




Aliens


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For as long as humans have been on Earth, they have wondered if other intelligent life exists in the universe. If so, what would these extraterrestrial beings look like? Today, there are true alien believers as well as skeptics. Some people have claimed aliens exist and have been responsible for creating great works of wonder, such as the pyramids and crop circles. Others are less sure. Regardless, human history has seen many stories of mysterious flashing lights, flying objects, and even alien abductions. This book discusses the history of alien lore and seeks to answer the question: Are humans alone, or are aliens among us?