Although his father had been reluctant to become a field operative, Jack Ryan Jr. wants nothing more. Privately training with a seasoned Special Forces drill instructor, he’s honing his skills to transition his work within The Campus from intelligence analysis to hunting down and eliminating terrorists wherever he can—even as Jack Ryan Sr. campaigns for re-election as President of the United States. But what neither father nor son knows is that the political and the personal have just become equally dangerous. A devout enemy of Jack Sr. launches a privately funded vendetta to discredit him by connecting the presidential candidate to a mysterious killing in the past by John Clark, his longtime ally. A shadowy mercenary team is dispatched to capture the former Navy SEAL.With Clark on the run, it’s up to Jack Ryan Jr., along with Ding Chavez, Dominic Caruso, and the rest of the Campus team, to stop a threat emerging in the Middle East: A corrupt Pakistani general has entered into a deadly pact with a fanatical terrorist to procure nuclear warheads, which can be used to blackmail any world power into submission.With the breakneck speed and military action scenes that have made him the premier thriller writer of our time, Tom Clancy delivers a novel of high-tech warfare in which the enemy within may be even more devastating than the enemy without. Views: 68
Love was never part of his plan…until it pounced. As heir to an old and proud heritage, Aubrey Reynolds works and lives for his family, his employees and his pack. Agreeing to watch after a visiting werewolf is no big deal—until he discovers the newcomer is his mate. His very male mate…which is a very big deal, indeed. Revealing his sexuality was never part of Aubrey’s well-ordered life plan. Much as he loved caring for his eight younger brothers, Matt Mahihkan knows it’s time to grab the opportunity to attend college in Atlanta. Realizing Aubrey is his mate should have been a delightful experience…except Aubrey treats him more like a dirty little secret than a lover. Yet Matt is a patient man. Aubrey can’t stay in the closet forever. Can he? In time, they settle into a comfortable, if complicated, routine. Until a rogue werewolf with an axe to grind forces Aubrey to add to the wedge of secrets driving him and Matt apart, leaving Matt exposed to danger…and Aubrey forced to choose between love and duty. Warning: Contains color abuse with a really bad sense of fashion, a southern accent from hell, sex on antique furniture, a pouncing playful werewolf, obnoxious siblings, liberal use of a color identifier and impatient sex. No lightning bugs were harmed in the making of this book. Views: 68
Tilly Trotter has devotedly served Mark Sopwith at Highfield Manor for twelve years. She is his wife in all but name. Theirs is a scandalous yet happy arrangement. But when Mark dies, Tilly is left pregnant with his illegitimate child.Cast out of the manor house by Mark’s spiteful grown-up daughter, Tilly is forced to face the prejudices of the local village. No stranger to hardship, she makes do as best she can, but when a villager’s vicious attack leaves her baby son, Willy, half blinded she knows that it is time to leave her native Tyneside. A new love seems to offer an escape and so she follows her heart to America, sure that this will be the beginning of a better life. But new perils await Tilly across the ocean... Views: 68
Someone has been manipulating the past record of Senator Boyd, the leading presidential candidate. Or are they only exposing a dark secret he tried to bury? In her search for the truth, Taylor Ferrari, the senator's sensuous campaign manager, is joined by C. J. Cady, a determined United States prosecutor. Taylor and C. J. are forced to confront the twin demons of corruption in Washington and the threat of renewed Japanese militarism. The stakes rise when both of their lives are suddenly on the line while they struggle to resist a romantic turn in their relationship. Views: 68
The first book in the
exciting new specially priced "Orphans" miniseries. Fate made her an
orphan, yearning for the unconditional love of a real family. But a
chance at a new life may not be enough for Butterfly to escape her
painful past. "Butterfly" is the first in a four-book interconnected
miniseries that culminates with "The Runaways", a full-length, original
paperback which will be published in December 1998 Views: 68
Hidden from mortals, Annwyn, the Otherworld, is home to shapeshifters, wraiths and dragons. Rhys MacDonald, the mortal great-grandson of a banished prince races to Annwyn to offer help when his ancient homeland is threatened by a dangerous Dark Magick. There he encounters a young goddess and shapeshifter, who thinks he is the mate foreseen in her dreams. Bound together by the flames of desire, they discover that destiny-and the Dark Magick- has other plans for them... Views: 68
Ten months ago, Elizabeth Baker uncovered a dangerous secret about her politician husband—a secret that nearly got her killed. Now she and her children are running for their lives. When Beth is hired as the caretaker of a remote Pennsylvania estate, she dares to hope she has found a corner of the world where Congressman Richard Baker can’t find them. But when her new boss dies suddenly and his nephew inherits the estate, Beth is faced with outwitting a former homicide detective who is very smart, very suspicious—and very attractive.Forced into retirement by an injury and grieving the loss of his uncle, Jack O’Malley is unprepared to share his new home with a strange woman and her two kids. He is even less prepared for the instantaneous attraction he feels whenever Beth enters the room. She is beautiful, intelligent, kind...and obviously terrified of someone or something. As Jack’s investigation uncovers the shocking details of Beth’s past, the rural community is shaken by the murder of a local woman Driven by instinct and desire, Jack is determined to keep Beth and her children safe, even if doing so means putting his heart—and his life —on the line. Views: 68
Thirteen stories of harrowing crime from author Sean May. Includes "The Diner", which appeared in Crimefactory, "Chop", which appeared in 5923 Quarterly, "Cloverleaf Blues", published in Diagonal Proof, plus the former standalone story "The Cleanup" and eight all new never before published stories. Views: 68
Jessica’s life looks perfect, her parents are millionaires, she has more material possessions than the Olsen twins, but all she wants is to be treated like a regular teenager. After years of attending a private school, she decides to follow her best friend to a public school where she feels she made the worst decision of her life. Because of her weight and her wardrobe she has a hard time fitting in. She is constantly bullied by her classmates. Jessica enters school feeling like an ugly duckling amidst cover model looking girls. The two bright spots are her sassy best friend, Samantha and her good friend, Matt, who becomes her boyfriend. All three of them are overweight and are not only drawn together because of their weight but because they genuinely like each other. Views: 68
Ian Halperin, New York times bestselling author of Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson, explores the relationship of the world's most famous celebrity couple with exclusive revelations and personal anecdotes. This supercouple, unlike any other, consistently turns heads, rolls cameras and delivers action. The rugged, yet debonair actor Brad Pitt (Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Inglourious Basterds) and the always sexy and illustrious actress Angelina Jolie (Girl Interrupted, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Changeling) have made a lasting impression through their movies and their magic. Find out the truth behind Angelina's notorious French kiss with her brother James at the 2000 Oscars. Learn about her childhood and estrangement from her father Jon Voight. Discover the truth of Brad's marriage to everybody's friend, Jennifer Aniston, and of her readiness to have children... Views: 68
Slocum's watching a ghost...On his way to handle a simple courier run, Slocum stumbles upon trouble and finds himself protecting a man with a death wish. Dangerous barkeeps and shifty criminals all want a piece of the man Slocum must defend. For once, Slocum's worry free because no one is after him. Then again, he knows better than anyone that bullets never come with name tags... Views: 68
Lancelot's lovely teacher, Miss Mirabelle, is in big trouble. She's told a giant whopper and unless she can come up with a brilliant plan, she's going to look very, very silly. Can Lancelot help this damsel in distress? Views: 68
From sharing secrets as children to chasing unconventional dreams as adults, network correspondent Sara James and wildlife filmmaker Ginger Mauney explore their learning curve on life through the lens of their thirty-year friendshipTransplanting southern roots to southern Africa, Ginger Mauney has earned the acceptance of a troop of baboons, unraveled mysteries of life and death in an elephant herd, and raised her young son in the wilds of Namibia—but has often felt the pull of the country she once called home. As a local television anchor, Sara James paid her own way to cover the war in Nicaragua, a gamble that later propelled her to NBC. At the network, James exposed slavery in Sudan and plunged to the gravesite of the Titanic, but struggled to balance her demanding career with marriage and motherhood.Though the two lead seemingly opposite lives, there is much they share... Views: 68
