Domlen Draglen is handsome, sexy, smart, and dominant. He is one of the brothers of the infamous Draglen royal family. Being a dragon-shifter, this isn't something Domlen wants just anyone to know. Having control in the bedroom is his only way. He ensures every lover is satiated, satisfied, sore with pleasure, and you will never want anyone else but him. You will only have to submit to Domlen's Way to guarantee the attention of this dragon-shifter.

Will Cess agree to live life by his side, or will Draken be consumed by the dragon fire of his brothers? Cess Lamil is determined to get her college degree with honors and start her career. Her plans change quickly when the new neighbors move in down the street. Draken, the controlling and obnoxious neighbor, is all she can think about. Despite her initial dislike, Cess feels strangely drawn to the mysterious, handsome Draken, but she soon learns that Draken has dark secrets. Draken Draglen is in town to get the family business in order. He lives by one rule: only sleep with women of his own kind. When Cess walks down the street to introduce herself, Draken fears he is going to break his rule. He is determined to stay away from her, fearing his dark secret may be revealed. But his need for Cess is too strong. Draken must make a decision that could change not only his life but that of his family as well. Will Cess agree to live life by his side, or will Draken be consumed by the dragon fire of his brothers? Only time will tell.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th IFIP WG 10.3 International Conference on Network and Parallel Computing, NPC 2019, held in Hohhot, China, in August 2019. The 22 full and 11 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 107 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: graph computing; NOC and networks; neural networks; big data and cloud; HPC; emerging topics; memory and file system.

Will they get burned? Or will the flames of love keep them warm for an eternity? Always the strongest, the problem-solver, the one who everybody comes to, and the only girl, Beauka Draglen has spent the last few years feeling alone and unwanted. Deciding it’s time to experience life on earth, she makes a deal with a human male and enacts her plane to escape Draglen Castle. Armed with the hard exterior she’d cultivated over the years, the dragon princess finds the one thing that melts her tough exterior - the charm of a Southern gentleman. Paul Tuckson knows all about the Draglen family. So, when the wife and long-time friend of one of the illusive dragon brothers contacts him concerning his sister, he welcomes her into his city with open arms. Knowing she was off limits romantically should have been enough, but the more time he spent in her company - the more he realized being her man was worth the risk. Dangerous, sassy, and beautiful, this dragon shifter has lit a fire Paul wants to turn into an inferno. WIll they get burned? Or will the flames of love keep them warm for an eternity?

It seems Gemi is not so easily deterred and is determined to win her affection and show her the joy that true love can give. Will Shalisi choose her sisters or the love of her life? Gemi Draglen has been searching for the woman that is destined to become his Wella for hundreds of years. One eventful night while visiting the city of New Orleans, he unexpectedly sees the woman he wants to be his forever. Unfortunately, he has two very serious problems. First, the woman to become his Wella is a witch, an age old enemy to all dragons. Second and most importantly, she has no idea who Gemi truly is and he must convince her they belong together, forever. Shalisi Narmon is no ordinary young lady. Shalisi is a witch from generations of witches and has known since birth that she is to have the most important role of all her sister witches. She has always accepted her destiny of becoming the Passer. At least that's what she has always believed until Gemi Draglen suddenly enters her life. She has never experienced love and could never love a dragon, an enemy to witches.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Next Generation Teletraffic and Wired/Wireless Advanced Networking, NEW2AN 2011 and the 4th Conference on Smart Spaces, ruSMART 2011 jointly held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in August 2011. The 56 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The ruSMART papers are organized in topical sections on role of context in smart spaces, smart spaces platforms and smart-M3, methods for studying smart spaces, and smart spaces solutions. The NEW2AN papers are organized in topical sections on wireless PHY and power control, ad hoc networks, WSN, special topics, simulation + fundamental analysis I, traffic modeling and measurement, simulation + fundamental analysis II, network performance and QoS, cooperative, P2P, overlay networks and content, applications and services, API and software, and video.

Will this Domineering dragon and mouthy she-wolf find love, or will they allow traditions to keep them apart? Domlen Draglen does not follow any rules except his own. He does not want to be like his brothers, but his need to find the lady his mother predicts to be his mate has become his focus. He wants to find her and prove his mother wrong so he can go back to his normal life. The only problem is that the mouthy, curvy she-wolf interests him, but she’s not his type, or is she? Tempest Shellin wants to prove that she can be essential to her pack. When the drop-dead sexy dragon shows up for her, she didn’t know if she should laugh or cry. To save her pack, she agrees to his rules but soon finds out Domlen doesn’t play fair. Will this Domineering dragon and mouthy she-wolf find love, or will they allow traditions to keep them apart? No one knows for sure, not even the dragon and his she-wolf.