Computer security expert and reformed hacker Diana Highsmith has not ventured beyond her home for more than a year--not since that fateful climbing vacation in Switzerland took Daniel's life. Haunted by the sound of Daniel's cries echoing across the gorge as he fell, Diana cannot stop thinking about the life they'll never have--grief that has transformed her into a recluse. Diana doesn't have to shut herself off completely from the world, though; she and Daniel's best friend run a thriving Internet security company. From her home, in her pajamas, Diana assesses security breaches, both potential and real, and offers clients a way to protect themselves from hackers--the kind of disruptions Diana herself used to create. Once Diana has a game plan she is able to meet with clients in OtherWorld, an Internet-based platform, using Nadia, an avatar she created for herself. Diana knows she'll have to rejoin the "real world" eventually, but right now a few steps from her door each morning is all she can handle. When Diana's sister goes missing, however, she is forced to do the impossible: brave both the outside world and her own personal demons to find her sister. As one step outside leads to another, Diana soon discovers that she is following a trail fraught with danger--and uncovering a web of deceit and betrayal, both online and real-life, that threatens not only her sister's life, but her own. Views: 54
Seven million people in the “breadbasket of Europe” were deliberately starved to death at Stalin’s command. This story has been suppressed for half a century. Now, a survivor speaks. In 1929, in an effort to destroy the well-to-do peasant farmers, Joseph Stalin ordered the collectivization of all Ukrainian farms. In the ensuing years, a brutal Soviet campaign of confiscations, terrorizing, and murder spread throughout Ukrainian villages. What food remained after the seizures was insufficient to support the population. In the resulting famine as many as seven million Ukrainians starved to death. This poignant eyewitness account of the Ukrainian famine by one of the survivors relates the young Miron Dolot’s day-to-day confrontation with despair and death—his helplessness as friends and family were arrested and abused—and his gradual realization, as he matured, of the absolute control the Soviets had over his life and the lives of his people. But it is also the story of personal dignity in the face of horror and humiliation. And it is an indictment of a chapter in the Soviet past that is still not acknowledged by Russian leaders. Views: 54
Cecilia Galante, the author of The Patron Saint of Butterflies, makes her Stepping Stones debut with a sweet series about a lovable curly-haired cupid.Willa Bean is all wiggly with excitement. Her best friend Harper is coming for a sleepover! Willa Bean wants to make Snoogy Bars and play tricks on her big sister. But Harper has a different idea. She wants to go for a night flight. Willa Bean is not okay with that. Why? Willa Bean is scared of two things . . . flying up high . . . and the dark!From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 54
The Earl of Clayworth searches for evidence of his family's traitorous acts, hoping to save himself from the gallows. Unfortunately, the missing piece of the puzzle leads him directly to the very spirited Cordelia Avery. Cordie craves the freedom she thinks one debauched suitor will give her should she bring him up to scratch. Unfortunately she falls for the very staid Earl of Clayworth instead. Views: 54
In the small town of Castor, it’s the last weekend of summer break. In just two days four teenage friends will begin their high school careers. Dating, who to sit with at the lunch table, and what to wear seem to be the most important decisions facing them. But as Connor, Seth, Amanita and Nicole venture to the most popular end-of-summer high school party in town, they soon discover there are even more important decisions to be made. Life and death decisions. Namely, how to outrun the massive wave of mutated undead that have suddenly crashed the party. It’s The Breakfast Club meets Resident Evil as the teens of Castor fight to stay alive. And for this group of friends, growing up never seemed so urgent. “Fresh, bold and frightening. There are scarier things than a fast moving, flesh eating corpse. Open this book and see for yourself.” —J.L. Bourne, author of DAY BY DAY ARMAGEDDON “One of the best stories I’ve read this year... equal parts touching, compelling and gruesome.”—Nate Kenyon, award-winning author of THE REACH and SPARROW ROCK “Ryan C. Thomas is not just a writer to watch, but one that has hit a stride that most others at their own game should envy.”—HorrorDrive-in.com Views: 54
The Principal Cause of Death is the next entry in Mark Richard Zubro's Tom and Scott series. When gay high School teacher Tom Mason is accused of murdering the school principal, Tom and his partner, Scott Carpenter, need to catch the real murderer and clear Tom's name.Kirkus Reviews raves, "The school politics are dead-on" in this fourth installment in Zubro's Lamda Literary Award-winning series. Views: 54
A nuclear missile, lost during the Cold War, is now in play--the most public spy swap in history, with a gorgeous agent the center of international attention, triggers the end-game of a corrupt Soviet Colonel's twenty five year plan. Pursued across the globe by the Russian authorities, including a brutal Spetsnaz unit, those involved will stop at nothing to deliver their weapon, and ensure their pay day, regardless of the terrifying consequences.When Laura Palmer confronts a UNICEF group for trespassing on her Egyptian archaeological dig site, she unwittingly stumbles upon the ultimate weapons deal, and becomes entangled in an international conspiracy that sends her lover, archeology Professor James Acton, racing to Egypt with the most unlikely of allies, not only to rescue her, but to prevent the start of a holy war that could result in Islam and Christianity wiping each other out.From the bestselling author of Depraved Difference and The Protocol comes Brass Monkey, a thriller international in scope, certain to offend some, and stimulate debate in others. Brass Monkey pulls no punches in confronting the conflict between two of the world's most powerful, and divergent, religions, and the terrifying possibilities the future may hold if left unchecked.Other James Acton Thrillers Available:The Protocol, Book #1Broken Dove, Book #3The Templar's Relic, Book #4Flags of Sin, Book #5About the AuthorJ. Robert Kennedy is the author of eight international best sellers, including the smash hit James Acton Thrillers series, the first installment of which, The Protocol, has been on the best sellers list since its release, including a three month run at number one. In addition to the other novels from this series, Brass Monkey, Broken Dove and The Templar's Relic (also a number one best seller), he has written the international best sellers Depraved Difference, Tick Tock, The Redeemer and The Turned. Robert spends his time in Ontario, Canada with his family. Views: 54
The Flower Shop in River City, MO, is Bretta Solomon's whole life. Widowed more than a year ago when her cop husband had a heart attack, Bretta has thrown herself into her florist's business and her place in this small rural Midwestern community. And her diet--she's lost a lot of weight in the intervening year. If only she could shed her grief in the same way. When Bretta reads in the newspaper that Isaac Miller, an Amish farmer who supplied some of her most beautiful flowers, has died under mysterious circumstances, she's shocked and saddened. But her shock turns to curiosity when Isaac's brother, Evan, a friend of hers since his family bought her parents' farm in neighboring Woodgrove, calls and asks her to help him find out more about his brother's death.What Bretta finds when she begins looking into Isaac's murder--for that's what it was--is a complicated web of mistrust and suspicion both inside and around the Amish community. The sheriff suspects Evan, Evan... Views: 54
In this, JohnDavidKrygelski'sthirdandperhapsmostpowerfulnovel yet,hecreatesaspine-tinglingstoryofsuspense, drama,andintrigue.Aftertheonly childofthePresidentcommitssuicide,heproposesaninstitutionwherepeople whohavelostallhopemayenter.Aegis,intended to beacivilizedalternativetosuicide,isopened.There areonlytworulesinAegis:nocommunicationisallowedbetweentheoutsideworldandthose whoenter,andonceindividualsgoin…theycanneverleave.Twelveyearspass andwhatbeganas anoblesocialexperimenthasturnedintoahideousnightmare,fraughtwithcontroversyandpublicoutrage. EliasCharonisselected tobe the firsttoenterAegisand beallowedtoleave.Ostensibly sent intoinvestigatetheclaimsofabuse,adarkerandheinouspersonalmotivearises.Withpulse-poundingsuspense,TheAegisSolutiontakesthereader through atwisting,turningplottoanexplosiveandelectrifying climax. Views: 54
