When one of his soldiers is killed by live ammunition during what was supposed to be a simple training exercise, Captain Phil Thibodeaux wants answers. Even if it means working with the Criminal Investigation Division that seems certain to pin the blame on him. But after CID agent Kelly McQueen defends his conduct, Phil realizes that there's more to the dedicated agent than meets the eye. Maybe she's someone he can trust, after all. And he'll need someone to rely on as investigations lead him to doubt everyone else--even his own soldiers. Views: 457
As Beth Terrell drove to the plot of land in the hills of Pennsylvania, she immediately imagined the possibilities. If she was going to establish herself as a landscape architect, this resort could do it. Then she encountered Nash Winchester also working on the project. Tall, dark and irresistible, he was a legend in landscaping amusement parks as well as golf courses. He was her rival. With the deadline set for presentations, the battle was on. So was the attraction between them! She couldn't ignore the tingles when he touched her or the fire in his eyes. Although they were rivals, so much more was happening between them. Could they separate their careers from their feelings? Could rivals become lovers for a lifetime? Views: 457
Abby accepted that she can’t measure up to her beautiful, magnetic sister Tess a long time ago, and knows exactly what she is: Second best. Invisible.
Until the accident.
Now Tess is in a coma, and Abby’s life is on hold. It may have been hard living with Tess, but it's nothing compared to living without her.
She's got a plan to bring Tess back though, involving the gorgeous and mysterious Eli, but then Abby learns something about Tess, something that was always there, but that she’d never seen.
Abby is about to find out that truth isn't always what you think it is, and that life holds more than she ever thought it could... Views: 457
Fall in love with Bear, Otter, and the Kid in this best-selling romance series about family of the heart by award-winning author TJ Klune.
Three years ago, Bear McKenna’s mother took off for parts unknown with her new boyfriend, leaving Bear to raise his six-year-old brother Tyson, aka the Kid. Somehow they’ve muddled through, but since he’s totally devoted to the Kid, Bear isn’t actually doing much living—with a few exceptions, he’s retreated from the world, and he’s mostly okay with that. Until Otter comes home.
Otter is Bear’s best friend’s older brother, and as they’ve done for their whole lives, Bear and Otter crash and collide in ways neither expect. This time, though, there’s nowhere to run from the depth of emotion between them. Bear still believes his place is as the Kid’s guardian, but he can’t help thinking there could be something more for him in the world… something or someone. Views: 457
It is December 1944 and Europe is still gripped by war. In the densely forested mountains of Belgium one of the conflict's most brutal battles is raging. Cut off from the front, a ragtag group of young British and American soldiers finds itself being hunted by a patrol of elite German Special Forces, including a newly commissioned officer called Kreuz—a teenage boy who will grow up to become Warden Cross (the fearsome prison director who will one day rule Furnace Penitentiary, the terrifying underground prison specially built for teen offenders). As both sides fight for their lives in the unforgiving terrain, however, they start to realize that there are worse things hiding in the snow than soldiers. There are creatures out there with gas masks and piggy eyes (ancestors of Furnace prison's "wheezers")—demonic entities that cannot be killed by guns and grenades, monsters who do not care what uniforms their victims are wearing so long as they bleed, and so long as they scream . . . Views: 457
After being held captive for over five billion years, Jongian decides to give up his fight for freedom. Realization takes over him, he is no longer who he was and no one may ever accept him in their life again. His pain and rage build when he comes upon the knowledge of this. Hating himself and the ones who have done this to him is all the emotions he can feel now.After being held captive for over five billion years, Jongian decides to give up his fight for freedom. Realization takes over him, he is no longer who he was and no one may ever accept him in their life again. His pain and rage build when he comes upon the knowledge of this. Hating himself and the ones who have done this to him is all the emotions he can feel now. The blood of all the races rushing through his body gives him a more feral approach to everything. He does not want anyone to look at him, and he does not ever want to be touched. His mind is filled with blood and rage. Death is what he awaits for now. He welcomes it with open arms, as he watches in horror as others go through the torment as well. Views: 457
Two girls find a baby abandoned in a phone box. The event later casts a shadow over their lives. When they meet again 25 years later, they are forced to confront actions that have remained hidden for so long. Views: 457
Force of Nature tells the story of :Linus Pauling, chemical wizard, maverick genius, and the only person in history to win two unshared Nobel Prizes. He lived a life that was extraordinarily long, varied, tumultuous, and important for the history of twentieth-century science. During his seventy-year career, Pauling—among many other achievements—revolutionized our understanding of the nature of the chemical bond; won election to the National Academy of Sciences at age 31 (he was for many years the youngest person ever elected); uncovered the roots of sickle-cell anemia; defined the basic structure of proteins; won a Nobel Prize in chemistry; engaged in the scientific race of the century, for the structure of DNA; won a Presidential Medal of Merit for his war-related research into explosives and propellants; then worked tirelessly to stop the spread of nuclear weapons; was falsely accused of being a Communist; took on the US government in a series of suits and hearings; underwent a twenty-year investigation by the FBI; then won the Nobel Peace Prize. Along the way he significantly advanced the fields of structural chemistry, x-ray crystallography, electron diffraction, quantum mechanics, biochemistry, molecular evolution, immunology, and nutrition – with side trips into molecular psychiatry, nuclear physics, and anesthesia. He wrote more than 500 articles and eleven books, including some of the most influential college chemistry texts of our time. He engaged in long and loving relationship with a fiery and remarkable social activist, Ava Helen Pauling. He ranks among the greatest scientists of all time. Yet most people today know Pauling for another reason: his promotion of megadoses of Vitamin C. His unswerving advocacy of a cheap nutritional supplement changed the health habits of millions—and earned him a reputation as a kook and a crank. Force of Nature tells Pauling’s compelling story in full and colorful detail. It is “a thorough and thoroughly satisfying biography of a genius” (The New Yorker) that tells his story with a “delicate balancing act of empathy and critical analysis” (The Times Literary Supplement). In a four-star review, the Detroit Free Press calls Force of Nature “remarkable in both bringing to light Pauling’s personality and evaluating his scientific work,” the journal Nature terms it “monumental and authoritative,” and The New Scientist concludes, simply, that it is “the definitive biography.” Views: 456
Violet Winters once had it all but lost it when her husband was murdered by a criminal madman. During a cold winter night Violet has to leave her warm bed to tell her neighbor to turn the music down. And that’s when she meets sinister, scarred, scarily attractive security specialist, Joe Callahan.
She wants to deny it, but Violet can’t beat back the hunger she feels for Joe so she gives in again and again. Feeling it himself, Joe feeds Vi’s hunger, breaking his own rules to keep her in his bed.
Even though Violet had only one man in her life, she’s sure Joe is giving her the signals and Vi decides she’s ready to take a second chance at life and, maybe, love. But Violet doesn’t know the dark secrets in Joe’s past, secrets so soul-wrenching, they’ve drained him dry. With nothing left to give, Joe’s determined to live his life alone and he breaks Violet’s heart.
Crushed by Joe’s betrayal, Violet comes to terms with the fact that, no matter what signals he gave, Joe was not theirs to win. But Violet’s husband’s murderer is obsessed with her and heartbreak again haunts the door of the Winters home. When it does Joe is forced to face the knowledge that he can’t fight Violet’s pull, she’s under his skin and filled him full to bursting.
Joe needs to win her back and put his life on the line to keep Violet safe. But, having had it all once, can Violet endure losing Joe? Views: 456
Set in 1776, my short story, A Christmas Crossing describes the night that changed the course of the Revolutionary War. It is not your typical Christmas story, but one that has affected every fabric of our lives.Thrust into a war she did not choose, Sarah Fanum yearns for simpler times. Times when all she had to worry about were bad crops or bad weather. Unfortunately, fate had other plans. Set in 1776, my short story, A Christmas Crossing describes the night that changed the course of the Revolutionary War. It is not your typical Christmas story, but one that has affected every fabric of our lives as an American. I was inspired to write A Christmas Crossing after visiting Yorktown, VA. I have always been enamored by the Revolutionary War and wanted to share my love for history with my love for Christmas. I hope you enjoy it. Views: 456
Sometimes to defeat the monster, you have to become the monster... In the summer of 1985 an eight-year-old boy vanishes near his home. Five years later and eighty miles away, a nine-year-old girl reappears after going missing for six months. She doesn't speak at first. When she does no one believes where she says she's been, what she's done, who she's seen. But three decades later and the now thirty-nine-year-old ordained pastor may be private investigator Cass Fletcher's only hope; a last chance to find the missing boy before his mother loses her battle with a terminal illness. The two cases couldn't be more different – the children were from different districts, different schools, different ages and social status, one child returned, the other didn't. Only their faith offers the faintest of connections. But it's enough for Fletcher. She knows that for her and her partner to do in months what law enforcement... Views: 456
Rome: McCabe and Chip, two American exchange students, are about to become embroiled with a violent street gang, a beautiful Italian girl and a flawed kidnapping plan. Detroit: Sharon Vanelli's affair with Joey Palermo, a Mafia enforcer, is about to be discovered by her husband, Ray, a secret service agent. Brilliantly plotted and shot through with wry humour, All He Saw Was the Girl takes place as these two narratives converge in the backstreets of Italy's oldest city. A thrilling ride, it once again displays Peter Leonard's genius for exploring the wrong turns that life can take. Peter Leonard's growing fan base includes greats such as Carl Hiaasen ('great storytelling') and Michael Connelly ('clever plotting and blood and guts characters'), and publications as diverse as Uncut ('sensational'), the Daily Mirror ('stunning') and the Big Issue ('brilliantly snappy'). Views: 456
A family from the States, on their way to Costa Rica, run into trouble crossing the border into Guatemala.Conrad and Margot, having driven the length of Mexico from the States with two small children, are crossing the border between Mexico and Guatemala at Christmas time. He has hunting weapons, and permits from all the interveneding countries to carry them into Costa Rica. An incident in Guatemala has caused all gun permits to be canceled, and something strange has happened to the colonel who signed the gun permit—he doesn’t exist any more. What would have been a lengthy process at that time of year, turns into a day-long ordeal. Views: 456
"The Legion of Time is an unparalleled classic of thrill packed excitement - possibly the greatest single adventure story in science-fiction history, a suspense-masterpiece of weird science and derring-do, like no other I've read. I deeply envy anyone who is reading it for the first time."Lin Carter Views: 456
