In this breathless thriller, the unforgettable Billy Yamamoto and his inherited team of local cops confront child abuse, professional negligence, and racial intolerance as they investigate connections between a dead boy and numerous "solid" citizens. Occult activities, drugs, and secret teenage pacts intersect with the world of loan sharks and smugglers as a small-town murder crosses the border and threatens to become an international incident—and then another body is found. Views: 36
GOING POSTAL Hell is being hand- delivered in a rash of federal bombings and random massacres by postal employees across the nation. And CURE 'S Dr. Harold Smith sends Remo and Chiun to root out the cause. The mail carriers, who'd complained they couldn't get no respect, now seem to be competing with the domestic militias to win the horror-and-bloodshed game. They've got a new- and-improved way to deliver death to America's door—until the Destroyer starts biting at their heels. But deadly momentum propels the master plan of destruction toward its culmination. Death is headed for middle America—and even the Destroyer may be too late to stop an express delivery of doom. Views: 36
Over the course of her life, Celia gathered those who needed her special brand of love. Now, nine years after her death, Celia's puppies must face themselves and their lives. Views: 36
Action-packed western adventure from the author of Crow Creek Crossing.Over a decade ago, a Shoshoni maiden loved mountain man Trace McCall. Her father did not approve of the union and stole her away—unaware that she was carrying the white man's child.She married a member of her tribe to give her son a father, naming the child White Eagle. A war party of Sioux slaughters the Shoshoni camp, but the child escapes.With no place to run, White Eagle decides to find his white father. Views: 36
A young woman wakes up among the trash in a fetid alley. The side of her head is burned and red. In the darkness, the chirp of an overhead security aircar and cries of a bloodthirsty mob ignite a single instinct inside her: Run.The Match Is Struck... Someone dumped her here. To survive the slums of Waytown, she'll need a strong body, a stronger will and people she can trust.The Fuse Is Lit... They meant to kill her, and they'll be looking to finish the job.The Fire Is Burning... She may not know who she is, but she'll fight for what she believes and for who she wants to be.With no money, no memories and injuries she can't explain, her time is running out. Are they coming for her or are they already here?Scorched, a thriller set in a dystopian future, follows the mystery of one woman's struggle to regain her identity against the forces that are desperate to stop her. Views: 36
In the Blue Land, on a mossy hill in the Magic Forest, there was a house called Six.It was once built by Giant Midgets in the silence and coolness of the Magic forest, away from stranger's eye. Every Giant Midget had his own round bed in the House, but none of them had a bath or even a wash basin. Sometimes they washed up with the morning dew and summer rain.You might wonder why they were called like that and why they made their windows round? It's a very interesting story... Views: 36
There are three things you need to know about Ashley Winston: 1) She has
six brothers and they all have beards, 2) She is a reader, and 3) She
knows how to knit.Former beauty queen, Ashley Winston’s
preferred coping strategy is escapism. She escaped her Tennessee small
town, loathsome father, and six brothers eight years ago. Now she
escapes life daily via her Amazon kindle one-click addiction. However,
when a family tragedy forces her to return home, Ashley can’t escape the
notice of Drew Runous— local Game Warden, bear wrestler, philosopher,
and everyone’s favorite guy. Drew’s irksome philosophizing in particular
makes Ashley want to run for the skyscrapers, especially since he can’t
seem to keep his exasperating opinions— or his soulful poetry,
steadfast support, and delightful hands— to himself. Pretty soon the
girl who wanted nothing more than the escape of the big city finds she’s
lost her heart in small town Tennessee. Views: 36
It started with a glass octopus. Dusty, broken, and all but forgotten, it caught Drew Harvell's eye. Fashioned in intricate detail by the father-son glassmaking team of Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka, the octopus belonged to a menagerie of unusual marine creatures that had been packed away for decades in a Corning Museum of Glass storage unit. More than 150 years earlier, the Blaschkas had been captivated by marine invertebrates and spun their likenesses into glass, documenting the life of oceans untouched by climate change and human impacts. Inspired by the Blaschkas' uncanny replicas, Harvell set out in search of their living counterparts. In A Sea of Glass, she recounts this journey of a lifetime, taking readers along as she dives beneath the ocean's surface to a rarely seen world, revealing the surprising and unusual biology of some of the most ancient animals on the tree of life. On the way, we glimpse a century of change in our ocean ecosystems and learn which of the... Views: 36
In the near future, the United States is no longer a dominant superpower. Countries that were once allies now race to establish their own influence around the globe. Slowly but surely, America is becoming a shadow of its former glory. But America's old enemies aren't content to see her fade away. They want revenge. Views: 36
Christmas comes but once a year—unless you're Natalie Miller.Torn between two different ambitions, Natalie flips a coin to help her decide which life she wants, but then can't bring herself to look at the result. The next thing she knows, she's living every December day twice. At first, the holiday do-over seems like a gift. She has the chance to learn from her mistakes and avoid pitfalls. Things get more complicated as her two lives diverge.In one life, she gets to work on a glamorous account and spend a lot of one-on-one time with a handsome executive—but she has to give up one of her dreams. In another life, her job is in jeopardy and she has to deal with a grouchy client—but she's doing things that matter to her, and that client has hidden depths.As Christmas Eve approaches, the double life grows more and more challenging. Will Natalie be able to break the spell and land in the right life—and with the right man—for good? Views: 36
"If Stephen Hawking and Stephen King wrote a novel together, you'd get The Flicker Men. Brilliant, disturbing, and beautifully told." -Hugh Howey, New York Times bestselling author of the Wool seriesA quantum physicist shocks the world with a startling experiment, igniting a struggle between science and theology, free will and fate, and antagonizing forces not known to existEric Argus is a washout. His prodigious early work clouded his reputation and strained his sanity. But an old friend gives him another chance, an opportunity to step back into the light.With three months to produce new research, Eric replicates the paradoxical double-slit experiment to see for himself the mysterious dual nature of light and matter. A simple but unprecedented inference blooms into a staggering discovery about human consciousness and the structure of the universe.His findings are celebrated and condemned in... Views: 36
