Heartland

Heartland is a fascinating introduction to a pioneer of geopolitics. Halford Mackinder's trailblazing ideas have influenced international politics to this day. His concept that world domination depends on the control of the global "pivot area" or "heartland" - the centre of the large land mass of Europe and Asia - has informed the political tactics and wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe through the decades. His theories have influenced politicians and political scientists for generations, most notably Zbigniew Brzezinski, adviser to a long line of U.S. presidents. In our times, the importance of Mackinder's heartland theory for the United States' fight to enforce global hegemony, Russia's struggle to stay independent and relevant on a world stage, and China's plans to establish a trade route between East and West, make Heartland essential reading for understanding our world.

New edition with a deleted scene! An emotional friends to lovers romance full of risky secrets and late-night lessons in seduction. Dylan is my best friend, and the only person in my life who understands me. He doesn't mind my social awkwardness or my weird history. The only glitch? He doesn't know that I've been hopelessly, desperately in love with him since the first day we picked apples together in his family's orchard.¿¿ But I know better than to confess. Now that I've joined him at college, I'm seeing a new side of him. This Dylan drinks and has a lot of sex. None of it with me. Until the moment I foolishly ask him to tutor me in more than algebra...and he actually says yes. One crazy night sets our friendship on fire. But now my heart lies in ashes, and nothing will ever be the same again. Heartland is a standalone college romance set in the True North world. Expect: a young, broody farmer, a giant crush, tasty caramels, cute goats and late night confessions.

New edition with a deleted scene! An emotional friends to lovers romance full of risky secrets and late-night lessons in seduction. Dylan is my best friend, and the only person in my life who understands me. He doesn't mind my social awkwardness or my weird history. The only glitch? He doesn't know that I've been hopelessly, desperately in love with him since the first day we picked apples together in his family's orchard. But I know better than to confess. Now that I've joined him at college, I'm seeing a new side of him. This Dylan drinks and has a lot of sex. None of it with me. Until the moment I foolishly ask him to tutor me in more than algebra...and he actually says yes. One crazy night sets our friendship on fire. But now my heart lies in ashes, and nothing will ever be the same again. Heartland is a standalone college romance set in the True North world. Expect: a young, broody farmer, a giant crush, tasty caramels, cute goats and late night confessions.

She came to protect a people, but she needs to preserve a world. Kyndra has saved and damned the people of Mariar. Her star-born powers healed a land in turmoil, but destroyed an ancient magic - which once concealed them from invaders. Now Kyndra must head into enemy territory to secure peace. She finds the Sartyan Empire, unstable but as warlike as ever. It's plagued by dissident factions, yet its emperor still has the strength to crush her homeland. The Khronostians, assassins who dance through time, could help Kyndra; or they might be her undoing. And deep within the desert, Char Lesko struggles to control his own emerging powers. He's been raised by a mercenary whose secrets could change everything - including the future and the past. But when Kyndra and Char meet, will their goals align? Kyndra must harness the full glory of the stars and Char has to channel his rage, or two continents will be lost.

She came to protect a people, but she needs to preserve a world. Kyndra has saved and damned the people of Mariar. Her star-born powers healed a land in turmoil, but destroyed an ancient magic - which once concealed them from invaders. Now Kyndra must head into enemy territory to secure peace. She finds the Sartyan Empire, unstable but as warlike as ever. It's plagued by dissident factions, yet its emperor still has the strength to crush her homeland. The Khronostians, assassins who dance through time, could help Kyndra; or they might be her undoing. And deep within the desert, Char Lesko struggles to control his own emerging powers. He's been raised by a mercenary whose secrets could change everything - including the future and the past. But when Kyndra and Char meet, will their goals align? Kyndra must harness the full glory of the stars and Char has to channel his rage, or two continents will be lost.