Showing results for "Games and Rules" in Literature & Fiction

A jilted bride meets a superstar baseball player in this newest Stardust, Texas novel from New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde Just uttering the word "wedding" makes Jodi Carlyle break out into a cold sweat. So a year after she'd been dumped at the altar, and two days after turning the...

Television director Brooke Gordon thinks that baseball player Parks Jones is an insufferable cad with an inflated ego. Unfortunately, he's also brilliant and her client's spokesman. Brooke is determined to ignore the intense attraction she feels while directing Parks in a commercial. But Parks is willing to break a few rules to convince Brooke that love isn't just a game to him. It means forever.

Ajax Demos finds himself lost in society. Graduating shortly after artificial intelligence is allowed to enter the workforce, he can’t get his career off the ground. He clings to what he believes a responsible adult should pursue, but it just isn’t in the cards. As his last hope for a steady paycheck disappears new opportunities open. Ajax gets a chance to play a brand new Immersive Reality game. Things aren't as they seem. Mega Corps hover over what appears to be a simple game. Two unlikely women hiding their real identities join his party....

In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help...and more. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence. In a dark age it takes courage to live, and more than mere courage to challenge those who hold dominion, Richard and Kahlan must take up that challenge or become the next victims.

It's bad enough Jade Frost's boyfriend dragged her to a boring poker game. It's even worse that he actually threw her into the betting pot during an intense round - and lost. Talk about the perfect excuse for Jade to make him her ex-boyfriend. Now she supposedly belongs to the ultrarich, extremely gorgeous Shep Prescott. He could have anything he wants, yet he seems to be in hot pursuit of her. No matter how rude, how snarky, how impossible she acts, it doesn't stop him.

Do you wish you knew the rules for the game of love? In her #1 New York Times bestseller If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules, Chérie Carter-Scott gave us ten rules for conquering life's challenges and managing its unpredictable ups and downs. Now, in If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules...

Aufgrund seiner Gefühle für den Staatsanwalt Alec DiCaprio steht der junge Eishockey-Star Vigo Sinetti zwischen den Fronten. Einerseits weiß er, dass Alecs Ermittlungen gegen seinen Vater, den Industriekriminellen Royce Sinetti, berechtigt sind, andererseits will er sich nicht gegen seine Familie stellen. Noch dazu können weder er noch Alec das Risiko eingehen, dass ihre Beziehung öffentlich wird. Allein die Gerüchte um eine mögliche Liaison zu einem Mann bringen Vigo einen schwierigen Stand im Team der Dallas Stars ein.

Twenty-four-year-old Charlotte Stahl would do anything for her older brother, Ian. After all, he'd done everything for her growing up. He played Burken with her - a hide-and-seek game they made up as kids. He comforted her when their mom deserted them. He raised her when their dad went to prison for murder. Ian is the only reason she's still alive. So when Ian asks her to play Burken in the isolated woods of Cadillac, Michigan, she feels she could use the nostalgia and agrees. Burken - it's the one thing that never changes...until Ian threatens to kill her in the middle of the game.

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Dumbgeons & Dragons is a funny, rules-light Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast where friends tell epic stories full of heart, chaos, and ridiculous choices.Whether you’re new to D&D, just learning the ropes, or a longtime fan who loves a lighthearted adventure, you’ll feel right at home at our table.Campaign 2 (Seasons 3 & 4) begins in the gritty city of Vintersmouth—a place of secrets, schemes, and spontaneous street magic. This season is the perfect place to jump in, with a fresh cast of characters and a mystery that pulls them deep into a city on the edge.Start with Episode 301: ...