Kismet leads some to greatness, love and acceptance. But some have to go through trials in there lives that feels like hell on earth. The things we do in the past shapes how kismet leads us to our destiny
Black Mirror meets Bridget Jones in this whip-smart debut set in a world where the ultimate matchmaking app has redefined romance. Twenty-nine-year-old Anna is smart, vivacious, and in the midst of a complete existential meltdown. Sure, from the outside everything in her life seems to be going just fine: She has a decent job, a devoted BFF, and a lovely boyfriend named Pete with whom she is exactly 70% compatible, according to Kismet, the matchmaking app that everyone in Anna's world uses to find love. Still . . . isn't there supposed to be more to life than this? Should she settle for a secure and predictable existence with Pete, or risk everything for a life of passion and adventure? With true adulthood (the dreaded thirty) just weeks away, Anna secretly re-joins Kismet, and soon encounters Geoff, a dashing, forty-something journalist with whom she has a shockingly high compatibility score of 81. How can she not at least see where this goes . . . ? A funny and propulsive love story for our over-networked age, Kismet challenges us to take stock of how technology shapes our desires and what it means to "settle."
A. R. Bey resides in Pennsylvania. She has earned her BA in Communications from Wesleyan College and her MFA in Creative Writing from Rosemont College. A multifaceted artist, she is also a professional songwriter and an associate member of the Recording Academy. Her additional creative works include a poetry chapbook and four feature-length screenplays.
KISMET'S KISS is a two-time RWA Golden Heart(r) Finalist and a winner of the Duel on the Delta, Molly, and Put Your Heart in a Book contests.In the desert realm of Kad, a deadly epidemic strikes the palace of Sultan Kuramos. Only a magical healer from an enemy land has the skill to save his royal household, but Kuramos never imagined the healer would be a woman.Healer Varene finds her own surprises in Kad. She expects the sultan's arrogance, but not his courage or his selfless care of the ill--or the possibility that the epidemic is the curse of a vengeful goddess.Kuramos's culture condemns Varene's mystical talents. Her presence triggers an insurrection, yet as he and the healer toil for a cure, he loses his heart to her. She falls for him as well, but how can she relinquish her homeland and her principles--especially when he already has a harem and his family may be cursed?Reviews:"Kismet's Kiss is a must-read for all fantasy romance lovers." --The Romance Reviews"Magic, passion, and intrigue--Kismet's Kiss has it all! Cate Rowan's uniquely compelling fantasy debut is set in a fascinating and fully realized world where danger lurks in every shadow. Rowan is definitely an author to watch!"--Alyssa Day, New York Times bestselling author"Kismet's Kiss is a magical, exhilarating, sensual delight. Lush exotic world building, riveting storyline, and strong personable characters set the stage for a rich and captivating story." --Smexy Books"A wonderful Arabian Nights story laced with humor and scheming with intriguing twists."--Robin D. Owens, RITA-winning author of Heart Thief and Guardian of Honor"...Envelops the reader in a lush, exotic world of silk and sherbet, scimitars and precious stones... Kismet's Kiss delivers an exhilarating reading experience."--SciFiGuy.ca"Kismet's Kiss is a k-i-s-s-a-b-l-e read filled with magic, intrigue and romance!"--Cheryl's Book Nook"...A harem fantasy brimming with desire, enchantment and betrayal... I highly recommend Kismet's Kiss to all readers who enjoy a touch of magic with their romance."--The Romance Studio"Kismet's Kiss is a lush, inviting, immersive gem of a book. No one who loves being swept away by a great story should miss this!"--Kendra Leigh Castle, author of Renegade Angel and Call of the Highland Moon"Kismet's Kiss is a compelling tale of love and duty set amid the clash of cultures. A thoroughly enjoyable adventure!"--Jana Oliver, author of the Time Rovers series and The Demon Trapper's Daughter"Kismet's Kiss has everything a reader of fantasy could ask for--suspense, action, incredible world-building and magic. What captured me most was a romance so exquisitely crafted that it kept me up all night, devouring every word until the very last page. This story is a one-sitting read to be savored again and again!"--Shelby Reed, author of Midnight Rose and The Fifth Favor
Kismet is the industry standard for examining wireless network traffic, and is used by over 250,000 security professionals, wireless networking enthusiasts, and WarDriving hobbyists. Unlike other wireless networking books that have been published in recent years that geared towards Windows users, Kismet Hacking is geared to those individuals that use the Linux operating system. People who use Linux and want to use wireless tools need to use Kismet. Now with the introduction of Kismet NewCore, they have a book that will answer all their questions about using this great tool. This book continues in the successful vein of books for wireless users such as WarDriving: Drive, Detect Defend. Wardrive Running Kismet from the BackTrack Live CD Build and Integrate Drones with your Kismet Server Map Your Data with GPSMap, KisMap, WiGLE and GpsDrive
Don’t we often make life’s choices considering the interest of all our dear ones and our family? What if life’s incidents reverse and overweigh us with joys and throw disappointments at us? We attempt to bounce back in life optimistically, don’t we? Or sometimes, these incidents themselves turn into a serendipity. Set across a city in South India and a Middle Eastern state, a story that traverses from early 2000 to the current times, Kismet is a multitude of experiences in the life of Akash. Akash Shetty loves his family dearly and lives up (happily) to their expectations. Why did his sibling devastate his family? What does it do with Akash’s choices? Akash lands in the Middle East for a short term. He has many life-changing experiences and faces an incident that leaves him emotionally devastated. Can he turn it into a serendipity? Kismet is a story of love/hate, culture, life’s philosophies, and humanity that challenge one’s perceptions towards life. Somewhere lives an Akash in many of us… and reminds us that Kismet or Destiny can be (turned into) a stroke of serendipity.
Not everyone can take on the things that go bump in the night. Not everyone tries. But Jill Kismet is not just anyone. She's a Hunter, trained by the best -- -- and in over her head. Welcome to the night shift. . . The omnibus edition of Jill Kismet contains: Night Shift, Hunter's Prayer, Redemption Alley, Flesh Circus, Heaven's Spite and Angel Town.
Raised in a brothel, Allegra Synnford quickly learned that survival meant taking charge of her destiny. Now, as a renowned courtesan skilled in the pleasures of the flesh, she chooses her lovers carefully-vowing never to be vulnerable to any one man. Until a mesmerizing, enigmatic Sheikh strips that control from her...
Kismet fate – destiny the illusive puppeteer that manipulates the strings. It is 1997, and three years since apartheid was dismantled. A New South Africa has emerged, victorious. Opportunities abound and hope transcends, but for some the warped ideology of that era still lingers. Doctor Henry Keyler a TV panellist, is intent on promoting unity across the racial divides. Attractive and alluring, his co-panellist, attorney Lexie Lewin, has become a voice for abused women. For the most part, her marriage to the charismatic Steve and their charmed life in Kismet Manor is more than she’d dared to envisage. After a series of jarring events, however, she begins to question whether she’s been living in delusional contentment. Kate Mabusa, a black maid, has truly and utterly loved a white man and borne his child, yet she never speaks about him – not even to her daughter – not even now that the laws have changed and love across the colour barrier is no longer a crime. As events unravel, two estranged souls rekindle a beautiful and powerful love. Inextricably linked; a murder and trial rattle the lives of Kismet’s characters, and through their intersecting journeys we learn that if we let it, our past can debilitate us, or inspire us to greater heights.