CUTOUT: A third person used to conceal the contact between two people. A pawn.They were partners -- lovers in a business WHERE betrayal is a heartbeat away. CIA analyst Caroline Carmichael lost her husband Eric when his plane was blown out of the sky by an elite group of terrorists known as 30 April.Now her dead husband has surfaced among those responsible for an explosion that rocks Berlin -- and the brutal kidnapping of the U.S. Vice President. Uncertain of Eric's motives and loyalties, the Agency plays its last, best card: Eric's wife -- the Cutout.Is Eric a rogue agent gone bad? Or has he thrown himself under deep cover to terminate a ruthless psychopath? Caroline is drawn into a dizzying maze where one wrong turn will mean certain death ... and in which the Cutout will be the first to fall.From the Paperback edition. Views: 51
Wesley Pruiss is a misunderstood and misled publishing entrepreneur. The dirtier his little magazine gets, the more money he makes. There seems to be no limit to the dirt of the money. His full-color monthly, called Gross, soon spawns a chain of raunchy nightclubs ("Grossouts") and now a spectacular motion picture was being planned. Disgusting. UnAmerican, even. Enter Remo and Chiun. Not to destroy, but the protect! Disgusting, but very American. Who'd want to kill a dirty publisher? Why worry about the rottenest, most depraved publication in history? Because of the oil industry and their concern over the growth of solar energy, obviously. Oil makes the world go'round. It'd be perverse to think otherwise. . . . as you'll quickly learn in this thirty-sixth volume in the violent chronicle of the Destroyer, the invincible shatterer of worlds from Sinanju. Views: 51
Private investigator Earl Marcus thought he'd conquered his demons after vanquishing the malevolent spirit of his fundamentalist preacher father—but now, he must face something much more terrifying than the devil he knew.Earl Marcus found new hope after confronting the unspeakable evil unleashed by his father's fundamentalist Church of the Holy Flame. Now plying his trade as a private investigator in the North Georgia mountains, he's drawn once again into a dark abyss of depravity, and murder. Tasked with what seems like a routine job, Earl stumbles into a mysterious cornfield where an old mountain legend appears to have awakened. Just as he begins to hear rumors of a place in the woods behind a dark cornfield where a killer collects human skulls, his partner Mary Hawkins vanishes. As the litany of terror grows, the poisoned spirits of Earl's past return to claim their final victims. And on an old train trestle over a swift-running river at the edge of... Views: 51
Sparks fly when Tom Picacello meets Shari Munthon. So much so, that the couple elopes after knowing each other for just three short weeks. Tom discovers that Shari is a multimillionaire, while Shari learns that Tom's family is in need of psychiatric help. The world is changing, inexplicably, and Tom learns that Shari's dead parents are to blame. A lighthearted take on dark subject matter. Views: 51
A sexy Italian should be just the thing to liven up Lara’s working life. Except this gorgeous specimen of a man is not only her new boss, he’s the last person she ever expected to see again-and the father of her child! Now Lara is at Alessandro’s beck and call-but his mind is on more than just work. How is Lara supposed to tell him about their daughter? He may have asked her to step into his office, but his demands have extended to the bedroom! Views: 51
In I Speak For This Child, best-selling novelist Gay Courter recounts her experiences as a Guardian ad Litem, a volunteer court-appointed advocate for children involved in Florida's court system. Following her first tentative approach to her local Court Appointed Special Advocates program to her more determined efforts, we get an insider's glimpse on this hidden world and learn what it takes to ensure that America's most vulnerable citizens are treated with care and respect. Courter's story is both heartbreaking and heartwarming, and is an inspiration for anyone who has ever looked up from a newspaper and wondered, "What can I do to help?"** Views: 51
Kobe Bryant may be one of the youngest basketball players in the NBA, but no one would dare call him inexperienced. The son of Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, a former NBA player and star of various European teams, Kobe spent his childhood watching professional basketball. From the moment he could pick up a ball, he was learning to dribble and shoot. His basketball education was unique - a combination of lessons on basic fundamentals, one-on-one games against his dad, and keen observation and analysis of the world's best players. Kobe learned his lessons well, and at age eighteen was given the chance to prove it when he was drafted into the NBA. Fresh out of high school, Kobe showed that he had the talent and the heart to make it in the pros. This exciting biography traces Bryant's life from childhood to his part in the Lakers' 2000 NBA championship. For more information on the Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf, please turn to the last pages of this book. Views: 51
The paranormal forces centered in Sunnydale attract the vilest kinds of evil: vamps, demons, and student teachers! An invasion of collegians testing their teaching powers on Buffy and her peers coincides with the arrival of a supernatural stalker. The Slayer feels the evil entity watching her every move, and she's not the only one. Researching the beast is going to be problematic with the student teachers setting up shop in Gile's home turfthe school library. When the stalker starts to take his malicious game to the next level, Buffy finds herself face to face with a being unlike any she's ever encountered. The question is will Buffy figure out its weakness before she is forced to participate in its dance of death? For this you'll just have to read the book and find out! Views: 51
