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In The CISO Evolution: Business Knowledge for Cybersecurity Executives, information security experts Matthew K. Sharp and Kyriakos "Rock" Lambros deliver an insightful and practical resource to help cybersecurity professionals develop the skills they need to effectively communicate with senior management and boards. They assert business aligned cybersecurity is crucial and demonstrate how business acumen is being put into action to deliver meaningful business outcomes.    

Step beyond the veil into a world alive with wonder, danger, and untamed magic. Wyld Magick is a spellbinding collection of fantasy short stories where anything can happen—and usually does. Discover daring adventurers, mischievous fae, rogue wizards, and unexpected heroes caught in the wild currents of destiny. Each tale glimmers with heart, humor, and the thrill of the unknown.

Amber will do almost anything for money, including spending the night in the notorious Murdock House. Haunted to the core, not even a paranormal investigation team has been able to last a night in the house. But a paranormal investigation team isn't a hungry college student with a reputation to maintain. Spirits aren't the only things that lurk in the Murdock House though, Amber soon discovers. The creatures within bring a different kind of horror, and they're hungry for more than just a lost soul.

When the queen is murdered, it's up to the tentacle monster arthro to choose another. But its method for selection is not for the faint of heart. The tentacle monster will only accept virgins of the purest quality, and when it doesn't like the offering, the girl ends up brutally murdered by the monster. While it normally takes a handful of maidens before the monster chooses the new heir to the throne, this time, its hunger cannot seem to be satiated.

Karen was a disgrace to her pack. Every steadfast rule that her pack held dear, she insisted on breaking in an attempt to free herself from the bonds of a lineage that had been slowly dying out for centuries.

Karen was a disgrace to her pack. Every steadfast rule that her pack held dear, she insisted on breaking in an attempt to free herself from the bonds of a lineage that had been slowly dying out for centuries. Her brother, the alpha of the Needham pack, was having none of that, though.

Taya Raveen has been assigned a journalism project that's guaranteed to sky-rocket her career, a chance to see inside the infamous Blackfoot Werewolf Reservation. More a prison than a sanctuary, the reservation spans 1000 acres and is home to over 50 captive werewolves. No civilian has ever been allowed inside of the reservation, but Taya will get to glimpse it from an outsider's perspective, reporting her findings to the entire world.

It was said that when a werewolf found his mate, it hit him like a ton of bricks. Nothing could come between them. All he could think about was her. She would be the center of the world he revolved around, and nothing would stop him from claiming her.

Richard's allegiance to the pack has been severed with his first shift. After a fight with one of his pack mates, Richard decides to strike out on his own. But when he crosses the territory of a neighboring pack, Richard realizes he's bitten off more than he can chew.

Keeping a secret as big as Fido is near impossible when he can't seem to figure out how to control his own shape shifting abilities. Claire finds herself caught between the two most important men in her life, forced to make a decision that could mean life or death for her beloved devil hound. Content warning: Contains some graphic content of a sexual nature. Intended for adults only. This is part two of a two part series.

A test of intelligence, skill, and strength. A less than seductive tease. A journey into the unknown. Taya Raveen is forced to compete in the hierarchy trials to determine her rank in the pack. Her placement in the trials may surprise her, as well as the advances of the werewolf whom she's had her eyes on.

One night with Carter can put any werewolf in their place. Not Karen Needham. Werewolf reform should have ended after their first mating, but Karen isn't bending so easily. Determined to watch her shift, Carter tells Karen's family that she needs to spend a bit more time at Sky High Ranch.

Be afraid. Be very afraid. That noise in the dead of night. The shadow that slips by almost unnoticed. The fear that pulverizes your sense of reasoning and pushes you deep down under seven layers of covers. There is no escaping it, and when the dark forces of the universe come after you, the world will know exactly what you are made of. Will you run? Will you fight? Maybe you’ll join forces with the darkness that rips through your quiet little life. Everyone’s dying to find out.

From hayrides, corn mazes, Jekyll n Hyde, warped games, witches, demons, and death personified, Autumn Nights: 13 Spooky Fall Reads brings together the very best in chilling tales to hear under a harvest moon. This audiobook is for those who get excited about Halloween and crisp fall weather (and yes, even pumpkin spice lattes). Are you the type to dream of windy nights and tumbling leaves even while summer days stretch on? Do you want scary bonfire stories with doses of humor and twists on classical tales? This collection is perfect for you.

Alex awoke to the cool night's breeze, knowing that he had to press onward in his journey to meet with the Demon of Hearts. Soon, Alex stumbles upon a garden of flowers. While seemingly innocent, there's a predator lurking within who is hungry for the pleasures of his body.

Luck was rarely on Ciera's side. She had the good fortune of being robbed in the parking lot of a bar and was only one bad hangover away from losing her job. Life was all about fun and taking risks though, and nothing that could potentially lead to a good time was out of the question. Little does Ciera know that she's being watched. There's a guardian angel keeping her safe, but he doesn't have wings. When Ciera finds herself in a bind yet again, he's ready to spring into action, but rescuing her will come at a cost.

Enjoy four tantalizing tales of vampire virginity as Annabel goes on an exploration of her sexuality and her victims. Included in this Omnibus are four separate stories centered on the main character, Annabel, a girl who was made a vampire before she lost her virginity and thus will forever retain her virgin seal thanks to her vampire healing powers.

It was Ian's 18th birthday, and all that he wanted was to go with his father to the castle town of Gabbs. Unfortunately, the annual sacrifice to the jinn, a hideous tentacle monster, would be taking place that night, postponing their quest to seek council with the king. Forced to stay in an inn until the ritual was over, Ian left his father to go exploring the city. Little did he know that the jinn would be much more interested in him than the virgin sacrifices it had been presented with.

A difficult new life. An approaching full moon. An unexpected love. For lone wolf Rex, surviving has always been a game of one. When a sense of obligation pairs him with the woman whom he turned into a werewolf, neither one of their lives will ever be the same again.

In the kingdom of Fieldedge, prisoners sentenced to death are sent to Werewolf Island, a cursed place where giant beasts devour their human prey. Standing on the rocky shore, watching the ship sail further out of reach, Meera can't think of anything but the hopelessness of her situation. She's overweight, slow, and weak. Few people would make an easier meal for the wolves.