Built to Kill is book 1 of the Moretti Family Mafia trilogy. Books 2 and 3, Built to Ravage and Built to Roam are available everywhere now! I was built to kill… and born to f**k her senseless. Lorenzo No one chooses the mob life. But killing is what I do. And I'm good at it. I guess you could say I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Saw things I wasn't supposed to. So I swore my allegiance to mafia boss Matteo Moretti. He taught me to kill. And became the man I grew to hate. He thought he could buy my loyalty. He was wrong. I've always wondered if this day would come… When I couldn't pull the trigger. I figured a bullet would be the death of me. But it wasn't a gun that killed me. She did. Alexis Scraping dollar bills off the floor to the cheers of leering men. My parents would've been proud... Too bad I never knew them. Life sure has a funny way of working itself out. But I'm a survivor. At least, I used to be. But then I end up at an outlaw party with a killer's gun held to my head. Why the hitman didn't pull the trigger, I'll never know. But now I'm at his mercy… And he's coming to take what belongs to him.

An architect has been found dead in Florida from a gunshot wound. The deputy who investigated the case says it was self-inflicted but detective Greg McKenzie thinks otherwise. He finds plans missing, an obstinate contractor, a too-slick developer and an angry inspector. It all points to murder.

Apply timeless, biblical insights to overcome organizational chaos Over 47% of leaders say that chaos is pervasive in their organizations. Though disorder can feel overwhelming at times, human beings are actually designed to overcome and conquer chaos. In Built to Beat Chaos: Biblical Principles for Leading Yourself and Others, renowned teacher, coach, speaker, and best-selling author Gary Harpst delivers an insightful and practical discussion of how to transform chaos into order by relying on strategies drawn directly from the Bible. You’ll learn how to find fulfillment and success by leaning into your innate ability to calm the madness and control chaos by: Understanding the fundamental processes underlying how we put things together for a purpose Discovering why everyone is biblically called to leadership and the dynamics of self-leadership Applying biblical principles to transform your organization through action An invaluable roadmap for board members, executives, managers, pastors, and other organizational leaders, Built to Beat Chaos is the straightforward, practical, and biblically grounded business manual that every leader should read.

It was just another Tuesday morning when she walked into the office—young, as I suspected they all might be, another dark brunette with some assistance and enough eye black to match up to Cleopatra. And who am I? I'm Ray, the world's last robot, famed and feared in equal measure, which suits me just fine—after all, the last place you'd expect to find Hollywood's best hit man is in the plain light of day. Raymond Electromatic is good at his job, the lone employee of the Electromatic Detective Agency—except for Ada, office gal and super-computer, the constant voice in Ray's inner ear. Ray might have taken up a new line of work, but money is money, after all, and he was programmed to make a profit. Besides, with his twenty-four-hour memory-tape limits, he sure can keep a secret. When a familiar-looking woman arrives at the agency wanting to hire Ray to find a missing movie star, he's inclined to tell her to take a hike. But she had the cold hard cash, a demand for total anonymity, and tendency to vanish on her own. Plunged into a glittering world of fame, fortune, and secrecy, Ray uncovers a sinister plot that goes much deeper than the silver screen—and this robot is at the wrong place, at the wrong time. Made to Kill is the thrilling new speculative noir from novelist and comic writer Adam Christopher. Ray Electromatic Mysteries Brisk Money Made to Kill Standard Hollywood Depravity Killing is My Business At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Made to Riot is book 1 of The Ancestors MC trilogy. Books 2 and 3, Made to Beg and Made to Survive are available everywhere now! It starts with a drink. It ends with a baby in my womb. "One night only" is a slippery slope. I fell hard for the biker – then he disappeared. But he's back now, and this time, when he leaves… He's dragging me with him – whether I like it or not. ANYA He showed up in my emergency room looking like the devil had worked him over with a tire iron. But Bryce Johnson didn't want a nurse. He wanted a gun, a car… And a hostage. And lucky for me, I was his first pick. I'd always wanted out of this small town. But I never thought my ticket to freedom would barge into my life like this. A gorgeous biker with windswept hair and inky tattoos crawling over his muscular shoulders? He might've looked like a dream. But the outlaw f**ked like a nightmare. Like an animal. Like a brutal, savage beast. I'd never been with a man like him before. And after the first kiss, the first touch, the first night, I knew: I'd never want another man again. But landing in the biker's bed was just the start of this madness. Now, I'm riding shotgun with a killer behind the wheel. And there's no telling if I'll make it out alive. BRYCE Life for me as an outlaw biker has always been simple: take the job and get it done. By any means necessary. Some men were born to create chaos. To burn things down. To f**k sh!t up. And God knows I'm one of them. I've always managed to escape the mayhem alive. But this time, I might've bitten off more than I can chew. Even though I've done dirty things before, and there's no doubt in my mind I'll do them again. And I thought I'd learned the hard way not to get distracted when there's a mission on my plate. But the curvy nurse with the shining eyes is testing my focus. She's a do-gooder, a saint in scrubs, a angel if ever there was one. She deserves a white picket fence, a boring-a$$ husband, and a few obnoxious, giggling little kids. But she ain't gonna get that with me. Because my world is a hell of a lot different. My world is mobs and MCs, suspense and submission, whiskey and women. I drink fast and ride hard. I f**k. I break. I hurt. It sure as hell ain't for everyone. So I did the fair thing: I pointed my gun at her head and gave her a choice. She can either run for cover. Or she can get in the car with me, and see where the road takes her. That's just the beginning of our story. And I'll make a vow to you right now. This will end only one way: With my ring on her finger, my brand on her skin… And my baby in her belly.

Aerospace giant Rockwell Collins typified the old-fashioned corporate approach to organizational learning: lackluster offerings in bland classroom settings, with little connection to the needs of employees or the goals of the company. Enter Cliff Purington and Chris Butler, who in three years transformed Rockwell into a full-fledged learning organization. With a strategy-based and technology-driven learning approach, a 400 percent increase in offerings, 24/7 access for 17,000 worldwide employees, and cost savings of $23 million, Rockwell is lauded and emulated by organizations all over the world. For this vital book, Purington and Butler have organized their revolutionary approach into 10 clear steps that can similarly transform any company. Readers will learn new ways to build relationships, define core learning objectives, present a solid business case, and implement programs and assess their value. Each step offers detailed processes to follow, and explains what worked (and what didn’t), revealing the secrets behind Rockwell’s stunning transformation.

The pilot-less drones, smart bombs and other high-tech weapons on display in recent conflicts are all the outcome of weapons research. However, the kind of scientific and technological endeavour has been around for a long time, producing not only the armaments of Nazi Germany and the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, but the catapults used in ancient Greece and Rome and the assault rifles used by child soldiers in Africa. In this book John Forge examines such weapons research and asks whether it is morally acceptable to undertake such an activity. He argues that it is in fact morally wrong to take part in weapons research as its primary purpose is to produce the means to harm others, and moreover he argues that all attempts to then justify participation in weapons research do not stand up to scrutiny. This book has wide appeal in fields of philosophy and related areas, as well to a more general audience who are puzzled about the rate at which new weapons are accumulated.