As a vampire, I have a number of handy skills--I can hypnotize mortals, walk through walls, and shrug off bullets like insults. The one thing I haven't been able to manage, so far, is to find the woman who made me what I am.
Being a vampire isn't as glamorous as it sounds . . . Jack Fleming, Anerican journalist, was bitten by the wrong girl--and Jack joined the living dead. Eccentric detective Charles Escott helps Jack solve any strange cases that happen along . . . and now Jack and Charles investigate the case of the talented young artist whose life is suddenly cut short.
As she uses her knowledge of forensic medicine to investigate the death of a young runaway, seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney, an assistant to her coroner father, worries that her secretive mother may be involved.
A Goddess Rises… The goddess Maja is alive, thanks to Adina’s grandfather Sujani, and her existence is pulling the world out of balance. Between floods, plagues and wildfires, the realm is heading straight for another Cataclysm. It’s up to Adina to prevent it. Or die trying. A blade forged in secret… Only the Bone Shard Blade can kill a goddess, but Sujani’s not giving his up. To forge another, Adina must find the bones of a twelve-hundred-year-old dragon and a mystical energy source strong enough to wield divine magic. Sujani’s rival, Damon, could provide the magical power boost, but allying with him means trusting him when he’s already tried to murder her once. Kill the goddess, save the world… Adina must untangle Damon and Sujani’s schemes if she has any hope of making it through this with her un-life intact. With some allies and unexpected help, the realm might just have a chance. But she will need to use every trick in her arsenal to survive, obliterate Maja, and save the world. Goddess of Blood and Shadows is the thrilling conclusion to The Vampire Assassin Chronicles.
This book provides a broad and complete introductions to the molecular structure, novel and anomalous properties, nonlinear excitations, soliton motions, magnetization, and biological effects of water. These subjects are described by both experimental results and theoretical analyses. These contents are very interesting and helpful to elucidate and explain the problem of what is on earth water. This book contains the research results of the author and plenty of scientists in recent decades. Water: Molecular Structure and Properties is self-contained and unified in presentation. It may be used as an advanced textbook by graduate students and even ambitious undergraduates in Physics and Biology. It is also suitable for the researchers and engineers in Physics, Biology and water science.
Books 1 and 2 of the Completed Angel War Urban Fantasy series by USA Today Bestselling Author Michael J Allen. Not every phoenix is reborn from ashes. Book 1: Ashes of Raging Water When the angels could no longer be trusted, Heaven created her. The Fey invade the modern world, offering wishes to anyone willing to pay. In their latest alluring and innocuous guise, hell’s spawn seduces mankind one soul at a time. With Heaven’s angels no longer trusted to police their brothers, the Phoenix Shields are created. Quayla, one of Heaven’s new elemental shapeshifters, protects Atlanta from the Fallen Fey. Daunted by fighting a hidden war while paying her bills and juggling a relationship, she struggles to save the city from a threat no one else believes exists. But first, she’ll have to live down a mistake that murdered countless mortals and convince her boss not to execute her for past wrongs. Can our young, untrained water phoenix prove him wrong before it’s too late? You'll love this amazing, must-read adventure because who doesn't love an underdog who's got bigger problems than death? Book 2: Ruled by Tainted Blood Heartache Can Pave the Darkest Paths... All was well until our new water phoenix came. Aquaylae brought the faerie war to Atlanta’s streets. She is an agent of chaos, and she needs to be destroyed. I’ve found a way to make it right. A whisper from the past offers hope, but at a cost few others are willing to pay. To reclaim order, I must embrace madness. I must pollute my being with faerie essence and usurp their magic. I alone am suited to wield such power—the Shieldheart, the blood phoenix. To save Mare, to protect Atlanta, to destroy Aquaylae…no price is too high, not even my soul… Reading order: 1) Ashes of Raging Water (Included) 2) Ruled by Tainted Blood (Included) 3) Vengeful are the Drowned 4) Rise of the Exiled Lady 5) Razing the Last Bastion
The Ultimate Collection of Vampire Facts and Fiction From Vlad the Impaler to Barnabas Collins to Edward Cullen to Dracula and Bill Compton, renowned religion expert and fearless vampire authority J. Gordon Melton, PhD takes the reader on a vast, alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the blood-sucking undead. Digging deep into the lore, myths, pop culture, and reported realities of vampires and vampire legends from across the globe, The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead exposes everything about the blood thirsty predator. Death and immortality, sexual prowess and surrender, intimacy and alienation, rebellion and temptation. The allure of the vampire is eternal, and The Vampire Book explores it all. The historical, literary, mythological, biographical, and popular aspects of one of the world's most mesmerizing paranormal subject. This vast reference is an alphabetical tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the soul-sucking undead. In the first fully revised and updated edition in a decade, Dr. J. Gordon Melton (president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula) bites even deeper into vampire lore, myths, reported realities, and legends that come from all around the world. From Transylvania to plague-infested Europe to Nostradamus and from modern literature to movies and TV series, this exhaustive guide furnishes more than 500 essays to quench your thirst for facts, biographies, definitions, and more.
The demand for anesthesiologists outside of the operating room continues to grow as the number of minimally invasive procedures proliferates and the complexity of diagnostic procedures undertaken outside of the OR increase. Non-Operating Room Anesthesia is an easy-to-access, highly visual reference that facilitates an in-depth understanding of NORA procedures and protocols needed to minimize risk and complications and to maximize growth opportunities. Effectively assess and manage risks and differences in procedures through in-depth discussions addressing the unique challenges and issues associated with non-traditional settings. Review the most recent knowledge with updated coverage of the use of the electrophysiology lab (EPL) and cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) in the care of the critically ill patient; patient assessment; and anesthetic considerations. Prepare for varying anesthetic conditions in non-OR settings with in-depth discussions on communication, management, and laboratory preparation for anticipated concerns or complications. Glean all essential, up-to-date, need-to-know information about NORA with coverage that surpasses the depth and scope of review articles and other references. Focus on the practical guidance you need thanks to a user-friendly color-coded format, key points boxes, drug descriptions, checklist boxes (for monitors, equipment, and drugs), and over 400 color photos that help you visualize each procedure and setting.