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Summit volume 2
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When Columbian union leader Maria Puerto witnesses the slow death of her teenage son, she and a leading bio-terrorism expert vow to unravel a deadly conspiracy, which begins with an international pharmaceutical company based in London. Where it leads is an international summit. Where it ends is with an unleashed biological weapon that could threaten the future of the western world.
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Summit volume 1
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When Columbian union leader Maria Puerto witnesses the slow death of her teenage son, she and a leading bio-terrorism expert vow to unravel a deadly conspiracy, which begins with an international pharmaceutical company based in London. Where it leads is an international summit. Where it ends is with an unleashed biological weapon that could threaten the future of the western world.
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Most of us are well aware of the benefits of meditation, and new research is providing us with more and more evidence of what the world's spiritual traditions have known for years: meditation can positively impact every area of our lives.So why do many of us struggle to make time for this powerful practice? Why do we so often wonder if we're doing it right? Or feel as if something more should be happening?In The Meditation Summit: Volume I, Sounds...
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Most of us are well aware of the benefits of meditation, and new research is providing us with more and more evidence of what the world's spiritual traditions have known for years: meditation can positively impact every area of our lives. So why do many of us struggle to make time for this powerful practice? Why do we so often wonder if we're doing it right? Or feel as if something more should be happening? In The Meditation Summit: Volume II, Sounds...
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Summit volume 1
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Valentina Resnick-Baker is the only known surviving astronaut from a suicide mission that saved the world, and the media won't let her forget it.Now a social recluse, Val is seeing visions, hearing voices, keeping a very dangerous power inside her, and the cosmic gift she received from surviving a near-death experience is about to be unleashed.
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A psychological thriller written by NY Times Bestselling Author Kristen Middleton."You'll pay for what you've done..."When a deranged lunatic starts targeting single mom, Amanda Schultz, with threatening cards and "presents" on her doorstep, she turns to the police, who offer advice but no real help. At the mercy of a psychopath, Amanda realizes she's in a game of cat-and-mouse, where the killer keeps changing the rules and the winner... is the only...
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Summit volume 3
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Val Resnick-Baker never wanted superpowers. She wanted to be an astronaut, but life has a funny way of developing. After all her trials and her takedown of MaxGenz, Val has gotten her wish: no more superpowers. But since life is funny, the voices in her head have returned. Before Val can figure out what the voices mean, she's sent on the run from a spiraling conspiracy set against her.
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Summit volume 8
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Val thinks back on all the strange happenings that have been disrupting what she hoped would be a return to the quiet life. Instead, she's had mecha spiders knocking on her door, her best friend ended up in the hospital, and two of her team are missing in action. Not good. Val, feeling cornered, has to seek out help from the one person she lacks all trust in to save herself and those close to her. Who exactly is behind all these strange, dangerous...
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Summit volume 7
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Valentina "Val" Resnick-Baker wants two things in her life: to help Fiona deal with the death of her parents, and teach physics to some of the brightest and youngest minds in the world. What Val gets in her life is Lorena Payan on her doorstep and a cocky company from Silicon Valley that goes by MAXGENZ attempting to steal away her team members. What does Lorena want? And is there something more sinister to MAXGENZ than Val realizes? Val really wants...
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Summit volume 2
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Dr. Valentina Resnick-Baker helped save the world from annihilation and gained cosmic powers because of it. She tried to hold the power in check and failed. Now, Val's testing the limits of the plasma energy her body harnesses, but the clock starts ticking when Val finds out a young friend of hers is in danger, and the path to becoming the hero called Summit takes a sharp turn.
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Summit volume 5
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After saving Fiona from the hands of mercenaries and beginning to heal from the loss of her team and her girlfriend Kay, Val has begun teaching at MIT. Val gets better acquainted with J.B.'s team of young up-and-comers who also attend MIT and are eager to learn more about Val's powers, but Val is less eager about being a "superhero." But when a giant robot strikes the campus, well, what's a genius scientist with superpowers to do? |After saving Fiona...
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Summit volume 6
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Settling into life after The Event and saving Fiona Singh from the hands of actual murderous mercenaries is harder than former astronaut Valentina "Val" Resnick-Baker thought it would be. With the public eye now on her, Val finds herself the topic of far too many conversations that she didn't sign up for. Worse still, there's someone out there testing Val's enhanced abilities and putting innocent people in the cross fire. Looks like normalcy will...
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Summit volume 4
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The last thing Valentina 'Val' Resnick-Baker wants to be is a superhero, yet here she is in the jungle saving Fiona, the daughter of two close friends, from mercenaries of all things. Val may not want to be a superhero, but the universe sure is pushing her in that direction.
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Summit volume 11
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Val thought The Event was behind her, but now new mysteries surrounding the asteroid and the fate of her crew are surfacing. As Val digs deeper into the secrets behind The Event, the trail leads her to a conspiracy blogger who may have the answers she seeks. Val thought The Event was behind her, but now new mysteries surrounding the asteroid and the fate of her crew are surfacing. As Val digs deeper into the secrets behind The Event, the trail leads...
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Summit volume 3
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The road to recovery continues for sole survivor Valentina Resnick-Baker, as memories of her girlfriend Kay still haunt her. In between memories of Kay and hallucinations of her fallen teammates, Val must deal with how to save Fiona from the hands of mysterious mercenaries in the Peruvian jungle. Luckily, Val isn't as alone as she thinks she is, with her ex-husband JD and his team of young scientists on her side. |The road to recovery continues...
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Summit volume 1
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It's a long, hard road toward recovery. In the aftermath of The Event, Valentina "Val" Resnick-Baker, the sole survivor of The Event space mission, is now haunted by the loss of her teammates and her girlfriend Kay. Val also discovers her survival had the shocking side effect of bestowing her with superpowers. While the rest of the world begins to move on, Val finds she still has a long road ahead of her.
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Summit volume 5
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Having helping hands does wonders for one's recovery, especially when you have both superpowers and the media breathing down your neck. After beginning to recover from her experiences in space, losing her girlfriend Kay, and realizing she has superpowers, Valentina "Val" Resnick-Baker has found herself in a better place surrounded by new friends, Fiona, and a new job at MIT. Unfortunately-because life can never be easy for Val-there's a new threat...
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Summit volume 9
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Val never wanted to be a superhero, but she did want to protect people. Having superpowers has come at a great personal cost to her, but it would be an even greater cost if she allows others to use her powers and technology for their own selfish gain. Teaming up with a new ally to take down the foe who shot J.B. and stole from her lab, Val is ready to fight back.
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Summit volume 13
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The secrets of the alien conspiracy are slowly unraveling before Val's eyes, but first she has to rescue Fiona and J.B. from Wald's clutches, while the only allies in her corner are either reluctant or untrustworthy. Not the best of times for one Valentina Resnick-Baker, but if there's one thing Val knows how to do, it is climb any mountain. The secrets of the alien conspiracy are slowly unraveling before Val's eyes, but first she has to rescue J.B....
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Summit volume 14
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As the mysteries behind the alien conspiracy and Val's powers come to a head, Val joins forces with figures from her past to face off against Wald. Meanwhile, Val's unlikely ally, Major Tom, reveals an ace up his sleeve that Lorena is desperate for.
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