The second instalment of an epic new science fiction trilogy that tells of humanity's desperate struggle to survive against an overwhelming alien invasion.After halting the enemy advance across Europe the war continues to rage in Paris. International armies have converged on the French city to make a stand. When Taylor investigates a mysterious sighting in their northern perimeter he sees that enemy forces are encircling the city. The human’s are quickly running out of ways to flee from the death trap.New advancements in technology could change the course of the war, if they can survive long enough to get the weapons onto the front line. The combined allied forces continue to be driven back, but Major Taylor learns of an even greater threat. The aliens are developing a weapon which could bring destruction to the human race overnight. Only one hope remains for the planet. A daring mission nobody could hope to survive.Battle Earth is a futuristic sci-fi action adventure series that chronicles vast bloody battles following humanity’s first reach into the stars. Views: 49
A cop is gunned down and unless Ricky Durrutti, a petty criminal with a short biography and a long rap sheet, can figure out who the real shooter is, he's a dead man. From Hunt's Donuts, opposite where the killing took place, to his room in the El Capitán Hotel, from the blue grass and steel Federal Building off Golden Gate Avenue to the Ritmo Latino record store, and from the Roxie Cinema on 16th Street to the Ramshackle Victorian homes of Treat Street where Lonely Boy lives--the chase is on. Salvadoreno gangs and Mexicans, cops and Jewish gangsters, drag queens and heroin addicts, speed freaks and low rent hookers, low-lives rising rising to the challenge of making sense of a murder. Out of the twentieth century of Nelson Algren and Charles Bukowski, here is the twenty-first century world of Peter Plate. Views: 49
Three stories of small-town happily-ever-afters and sweet second chances from New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne!The last thing Claire Bradford has time for in Blackberry Summer is romance--in fact, the single mother has her hands full, what with two kids, a thriving business, an unreliable ex-husband and an accident that has repercussions for the whole town. But when her friend's sexy brother, Riley McKnight, is suddenly looking at her in a new light, Claire realizes that her life needs to change--and that the handsome younger police officer may be just the ticket!In Woodrose Mountain, occupational therapist Evie Blanchard is recovering from an emotional year--and she's vowed not to work again. But self-made millionaire and single dad Brodie Thorne has vowed to do whatever it takes to help his daughter, Taryn, recover from the accident that left Hope's Crossing in crisis. And with laughter, courage and... Views: 49
The year is 1956. deep in the Soviet Union is a secret that will change the course of history. The Russians have it, the Americans want it. And stuck in the middle is one dumb American pilot. The MiG 17 is the most advanced Soviet fighter made and major John Hardin, of the Skunkworks test group at Groom Lake, is the leading western expert. Defectors typically fly jets out of the Soviet Union; Hardin draws the unenviable task of flying one in. And why not? There are regions in the southern oblasts you could fly the entire 8th Air Force line abreast across the border and nobody would notice for days. Why not one of their own MiGs? At Baikonur Cosmodrome work is proceeding on the R7 heavy lift booster rocket, built on wartime German technology. Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Sergeivich Ushakov of the KGB knows how important this project is. He also knows something is afoot, he just can't prove it. The KGB doesn't have the power it did a few years; Premier Khrushchev has implemented a program of reforms and actually seems serious about it, so he has to watch his step. But one of the scientists is dirty, he's certain of it. Can Ushakov prove it before its too late? Katia Bekturov is the handler, forced into the position by the death of her husband. Abruptly she has to coordinate the entire operation herself. She knows she's capable of doing the job, but when thing start coming apart her confidence is rattled. Now they're off schedule, there's an American pilot on his way to rendezvous with her, and Ushakov is rapidly figuring things out! Views: 49
Straight outta the Mile High City, Chanti Evans is an undercover cop's daughter and an exclusive private school's newest student. But Chanti is learning fast that when it comes to con games, the streets have nothing on Langdon Prep.With barely a foot in the door, fifteen-year-old Chanti gets on the bad side of school queen bee Lissa and snobbish Headmistress Smythe. They've made it their mission to take Chanti down and she needs to find out why, especially when stuff begins disappearing around campus, making her the most wanted girl in school, and not in a good way. But the last straw comes when she and her Langdon crush, the seriously hot Marco Ruiz, are set up to take the heat for a series of home burglaries—and worse. . . ."Watch out Nancy Drew...Chanti Evans from the 'hood is the hot new sleuth in town!" — Simone Elkeles, New York Times Bestselling Author"Hot guy, lots of lies, and unbelievable secrets. . .." —Ni-Ni Simone, author of... Views: 49
Dark Fantasy/Romance. 76653 words long. First published in 2007, 2007 Views: 49
