When Andrew Lennox spotted Autumn standing at the registration desk of his Las Vegas hotel, she was instantly his obsession. With Autumn leaving to spend a year in Africa, their time was limited. But Drew was determined to use every second convincing Autumn of what he already knew. She was his. And no matter how long she was gone or how far away, that would never change.
Las Vegas is a fast pace city run on fast money. Underneath the lights, money, drugs, and prostitutes lives a world of shady deals and shady people. Las Vegas is also home to the self- proclaimed world's smartest man, Vegas Baby. Vegas' intelligence, wit, and skill are all put to the test when a powerful interstellar being known only as The Chosen One of Legend shows up and warns of a legendary evil that is resurrecting itself using the super massive black hole of the Milky Way. The Chosen One is held fighting battles elsewhere and is forced to give Vegas the task of traveling to the great red spot of Jupiter where there is a mysterious, but great power hidden in a scarlet temple at the planets surface. Even though he has no powers of his own it falls on Vegas Baby's shoulders to devise a way to do the impossible and travel into the gas giant without being crushed, defeat any challenges in the temple to not only save Earth, but the entire universe.
It only took one kiss... Working two jobs to achieve her dream of moving to New York, Vegas showgirl Sunny Johnson needs to save every penny. So when CEO Cole Benton makes a bottom-line decision to close the revue show she dances in, she has no choice but to confront him for her sake and for the futures of all her friends on the chorus line. Cole expects to inherit the reins to his family's chain of luxurious hotels and casinos. That is until his grandmother drops a bomb--get married, or say farewell to his inheritance! And the worst part? His grandmother has already decided on the lucky bride--Sunny. So before his true motives can be revealed, one spontaneous kiss and sizzling-hot chemistry take over as Sunny and Cole fall into each other's arms. But is it now too late to tell Sunny the truth? Could Cole's high-stakes gamble cost him everything, including the woman he is beginning to adore?
What happens in Vegas... doesn't stay? Londyn has had her troubles with bad luck. First, she caught her cheating boyfriend then was set to arrive in Vegas a couple of days earlier than her best friend's bachelorette party. All of this happened after she was swindled out of being the maid of honor. Alone in Vegas, Londyn sets out to find some activities, but will she be ready for Hendrix? Keene Anderson arrives in Vegas early to take care of some business and arrangements for his best friend's wedding. After running into Londyn a few times, he sees that she needs to relax, and he's the perfect man to help her. What happens in Vegas... Well, Londyn's fortune may have temporarily changed, but when luck follows her home, and secrets are revealed, things become a bit more interesting. A romance and a little mystery **Previously published, titled Luck &**
Nonlinear, or digital, editing permits editors to move film bites around and place them anywhere in the sequence of the film with much greater ease than was ever possible with conventional film editing techniques. Instant Vegas 5 is a PC-platform, nonlinear application distributed by Sony. Carefully detailed screenshots and step-by-step directions illustrate how to use the latest version of the Vegas software in a concise, time-efficient way. Readers learn the rudiments of navigating the application and using it to perform a complete range of tasks, from editing video and audio, to compositing and outputting - including the use of the DVD authoring tool, DVD Architect. This is the fourth book in the new VASST Instant Series produced in cooperation with the Sundance Media Group.
Inside by Scott M. Hoffman Inside by Scott M. Hoffman is an intriguing work detailing the internal workings of the Outfit, an organized crime family, which originated on the South Side of Chicago during prohibition and rose to power in the 1920s. The Outfit has been involved in a wide variety of criminal activities including gambling, loan-sharking, prostitution, drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, labor racketeering, adult and child pornography, political corruption, and murder. The individuals and events in Inside are composites of real people and real events. Inside begins in 1956 with Jimmy Williams, a 47-year-old man with two families—his wife and two children and the Outfit. He’s a good man, a good husband, and a good father, while, at the same time, he is a physically powerful man who is well respected as a consigliere in the Outfit. He keeps his two lives separated, to the point his wife is unaware of what he does. The story is written from the perspective of Jimmy’s son Bobby who, from the age of 8 begins to accompany his father on Outfit business. Jimmy wants him to know what “the life” is like in order for Bobby to decide if this is the future he wants for himself. Take this remarkable journey with Bobby. Will he follow in his father’s footsteps or choose another path?
Crew Forrester is the ultimate Vegas playboy. He's never played a card game he couldn't beat and never met a showgirl he couldn't bed. He plays by his own rules, and he plays to win. At twenty-four, he's on top of the world, basking in his bachelorhood one debaucherous night at a time, when an early morning knock on his door changes everything. He's a daddy. He has a daughter. And he's never changed a diaper in his life. But just when he's getting a grip on this whole fatherhood thing, he meets Calypso, the intriguing lavender-and-patchouli-scented hippie in the apartment next door. She refuses to discuss her past, but Crew didn't win a dozen high stakes poker tournaments without learning a thing or two about reading people. She's hiding something. But Calypso's not just a mystery, she's the ultimate jackpot. And Crew's bet money before but never happiness. If he wants her, he'll have to take the biggest gamble of his life. But having her for his own would be the ultimate win.
