In her long career as America’s most beloved suspense writer, Mary Higgins Clark’s The Lost Years is her most astonishing and dramatic novel to date. At its center is a discovery that, if authenticated, may be the most revered document in human history—“the holiest of the holy”—and certainly the most coveted and valuable object in the world.
In The Lost Years, Mary Higgins Clark, America’s Queen of Suspense, has written her most astonishing novel to date. At its center is a discovery that, if authenticated, may be the most revered document in human history—“the holiest of the holy”—and certainly the most coveted and valuable object in the world.
Biblical scholar Jonathan Lyons believes he has found the rarest of parchments—a letter that may have been written by Jesus Christ. Stolen from the Vatican Library in the 1500s, the letter was assumed to be lost forever. Now, under the promise of secrecy, Jonathan is able to confirm his findings with several other experts. But he also confides in a family friend his suspicion that someone he once trusted wants to sell the parchment and cash in.
Within days Jonathan is found shot to death in his study. At the same time, his wife, Kathleen, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, is found hiding in the study closet, incoherent and clutching the murder weapon. Even in her dementia, Kathleen has known that her husband was carrying on a long-term affair. Did Kathleen kill her husband in a jealous rage, as the police contend? Or is his death tied to the larger question: Who has possession of the priceless parchment that has now gone missing?
It is up to their daughter, twenty-eight-year-old Mariah, to clear her mother of murder charges and unravel the real mystery behind her father’s death. Mary Higgins Clark’s The Lost Years is at once a breathless murder mystery and a hunt for what may be the most precious religious and archaeological treasure of all time. Views: 518
A lost colony is reborn in this heart-pounding fantasy adventure set in the near future . . .
Sixteen-year-old Thomas has always been an outsider. The first child born without the power of an Element—earth, water, wind or fire—he has little to offer his tiny, remote Outer Banks colony. Or so the Guardians would have him believe.
In the wake of an unforeseen storm, desperate pirates kidnap the Guardians, intent on claiming the island as their own. Caught between the plague-ridden mainland and the advancing pirates, Thomas and his friends fight for survival in the battered remains of a mysterious abandoned settlement. But the secrets they unearth will turn Thomas’ world upside-down, and bring to light not only a treacherous past but also a future more dangerous than he can possibly imagine. Views: 518
An experiment gone horribly wrong...everything was dead, everyone was dead...but they didn't stay dead.What Dr. Cameron Bradford worked his whole life to achieve was taken, distorted to be a weapon. But everything went wrong when they were activated. The microscopic computers he had designed took on a life of their own, killing their hosts and reanimating the corpses. Now unleashed on the unsuspecting community, these Bio-mechanical Universal Governing Systems could spread and wipe out the entire state. It's up to Cameron and Cheyenne, a tawny eyed woman with a secret, to stop the zombies he helped create. Views: 518
Includes Dragon Kin:3. What a Dragon Should Know 4. Last Dragon Standing5. The Dragon Who Loved Me Views: 518
This is a collection of connected stories: * The Birthday Gift, by Elisabeth Waters * Dragon in Distress, by Mercedes Lackey & Elisabeth Waters * The Dragon's Horde, by Elisabeth Waters & Raul S. Reyes * A Prince Among Frogs, by Elisabeth Waters The story arc started when Princess Rowena's sorceress aunt gave her a fourteenth-birthday gift that could truly be described as enchanting, which impelled Rowena to leave home and take refuge with a dragon. Then things really spiraled out of control, dragging in Tarma and Kethry, a pregnant mercenary (and being carried off by a dragon while suffering from morning sickness is not a fun experience), and a rather clueless prince. And after tangling with Rowena, the prince needed a witch to rescue him. Views: 518
ALIEN IN THE CAR IS A FREE SHORT STORYFrom Best Selling Author, Pete HowellsAn ordinary early evening drink with his wife turns inexplicably strange. The couple are eventually able to laugh it off; then things begin to take a rather sinister turn.Flash Fiction Free-Verse style Epic poetry on the history of the Metis People of Canada, my birth-rite. This was the time of the fur trade in the New World; a time of barter and mayhem, a time of new birth. Views: 518
To have the body of your dreams, you need to be fanatical- about your exercise, nutrition, and mindset. The Z-Factor is the manifesto of Z-Fanatical, the revolutionary 3-Dimensional fitness program. In 6 weeks, Z-Fanatical will completely reshape your body and approach to fitness (and life). The Z-Factor provides a practical exercise, nutrition, and mindset plan. Get Ready to Get Fanatical!To have the body of your dreams, you need to be Fanatical- fanatical about your exercise, fanatical about your nutrition and fanatical about your mindset. The Z-Factor is the manifesto of Z-Fanatical, the revolutionary 3-Dimensional fitness program.In six weeks, Z-Fanatical will completely reshape your body and approach to fitness (and life). Exercise and nutrition are not enough to attain the body you have always desired. It is your mindset that will make or break you. The Z-Factor provides a comprehensive and practical exercise, nutrition, and mindset plan.Learn the LIFEPROOF workout that can be done by anyone, anywhere, at any time- for maximum results, in the shortest period of time. Discover the two taboos of nutrition that presently destroy your attempts to look your best.Apply the six, evidence-based, mindset mastery lessons that will systematically take you from being lazy to a fanatic- exactly where you need to be to finally have the body and life that you deserve. Get Ready to Get Fanatical! Views: 518
Sebastian Malheur is the most dangerous sort of rake: an educated one. When he\'s not scandalizing ladies in the bedchamber, he\'s outraging proper society with his scientific theories. He\'s desired, reviled, acclaimed, and despised—and he laughs through it all. Violet Waterfield, the widowed Countess of Cambury, on the other hand, is entirely respectable, and she’d like to stay that way. But Violet has a secret that is beyond ruinous, one that ties her irrevocably to England\'s most infamous scoundrel: Sebastian\'s theories aren\'t his. They\'re hers. So when Sebastian threatens to dissolve their years-long conspiracy, she\'ll do anything to save their partnership...even if it means opening her vulnerable heart to the rake who could destroy it for good.. Views: 517
Joana is disappointed with her marriage; Maria was dumped just before her wedding; Filipe hides his feelings in failed relationships. Is this as good as it gets when you're thirty something? That's what these three friends will find out during a dysfunctional dinner party. Because life is not always how we dreamed it would be. Views: 517
A collection of 6 short stories The author wishes to thank Indian Link for their permission to publish these.ViolaI didn't want to, you know? I didn't want to find myself in a room full of people I didn't know. I didn't want to find myself crying in the bathroom, playing in my mind the memory of him kissing her. I didn't want to.It hurts. It hurts to know this is a modern fairytale. No happy endings, no wind in our sails. But I'm so naive. I can't imagine a life without him. Breathless moments, breaking me down.Its funny. Life is like a book. Some chapters are sad, some happy, and some exciting. But if you never turn the next page, you will never know what the next chapter holds. The Fault in Our Stars for instance. Weren't we all just dying to find out what happens to them? Life is easy, though, but we insist on making it so complicated.They don't notice. Behind my smile, is a hurting heart. Behind my laugh, I'm falling apart. If you look closely at me, you will see, the girl I am... isn't me.They don't get it. I have fallen, I have made mistakes. I live, I learn, I've been hurt, repeatedly, but I'm alive. I'm human and I'm not perfect, can't they see that? Can't he see that?I remember someone telling me once that some relationships are like glass. It's better to leave it broken, than to hurt yourself more by trying to put it back together.I'm proud of my heart, yeah? It's been stabbed, cheated, burn and broken, but somehow, it still works. I love my heart, even if he doesn't. Its been broken, stamped on and totally trashed, but it still beats. He doesn't deserve it, yet I give it to him.The truth is that it hurts because it's real. It hurts because it mattered. And that's the important thing to acknowledge to yourself. The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive. And that's what I did, all the time.But love, love is so different. Love is like handing someone a gun, having them point it at your heart, and trusting them to never pull the trigger. It's when you really look at them, you stop seeing a perfect nose or straight teeth. You stop seeing the acne scar or the dimple in the chin. Those things start to blur, and suddenly you see them, the colors. The life inside the shell and beauty takes on a whole new meaning.Why do I love someone who doesn't love me in return? Why do I always think of him, if he never thought of me? Why do I always wait for him, if never waits for me? Why do I see him, if he never sees me? Tell me why.He hurt me. I handed my heart yo him and said be careful. But as stupid as he was, he broke it. Over and over again. And after all the crap he put me through, I still love him.When he said that we would be together forever, I thought that meant until we died. But... I guess forever isn't as long as it used to be... is it?But here's my real question;What do you do when the one who broke your heart is the one who can fix it? Tell me, what do I do? Views: 517
There are some hard and fast rules every businessman lives and dies by: The customer is always right, even if he's a blood thirsty vampire who can ripe your throat open and drain you dry on a whim. If you don't have what he wants in stock, try and sell him what you've got. And if he doesn't like what you've got? Then...Everybody needs new clothes sooner or later, even the creatures of the night. But pity the poor sales clerk who has a vampire for a customer. No matter, in retail, you never know what's going to come through the door: maybe a shoplifter or an undead teenager who wants to buy the same sports coat he wore in 1959. If it is the latter, you're still going to be expected to greet him with a smile and make the sale. Even if it costs you your life. Views: 517
THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING LIE, NEW E-BOOK FROM P.B. PHILLIPS UC'69'RUGS 70;73 on
Amazon.com/Kindle/ $2.99 -Is it kismet or a diabolical conspiracy that reunites
Anna with her old friend and publisher, the effervescent Dodd? The man invites
Anna to join him in England for a traditional English country Christmas. He
promises to whip up his famous and potent Christmas pudding. But she must
promise first to tour with him and listen to his idea for her next best selling
spy mystery, The Affair of Lady Banks. To help in the telling of the story of
Lady Banks, who is but a vole in a mole’s game, Dodd calls up his mates the
Holmes brothers, Mycroft and Sherlock. They are the experts on the mind games of
spooks. As Mycroft likes to boast he is the spy’s spy. It is the ineffable
Sherlock Holmes who dubs Anna, Watson. Anna was an important name in the tight
circle of conspiracy theorist during her tenure at university. However, blowback
from the job is a serious problem for Anna. Indeed it is her damnable obsession
with conspiracies that propels her to take the California Zephyr to New York.
There she jumps aboard an ocean liner on which the passengers are traveling as
their favorite sleuths. After a quick tour of London it is a drive in the
English countryside. From there it is another train ride under the English
Channel to Paris. There is magic in the air with a horse drawn carriage ride
through the Marais as it gets ready to celebrate the festival of lights and
Christmas. This mystery travel adventure is not done yet. Anna dares to travel
in the dead of night by train to Switzerland. Anna is not sure if she has fallen
into the rabbit’s hole or if she is on her way to see the Wizard. The allure and
romance of foreign ports and first class travel are peppered perfectly with
epicurean delights. And there could be no better season for surprises as
Christmas approaches. On the snow covered slopes of the Alps Dodd serves up his
special brand of Christmas pudding. The secret recipe for his Christmas Pudding
mystery is a good measure of comedy mixed coarsely with a heap of suspense. Views: 517
A soldier aboard a generational cruiser orbiting Mars is the only one who can save a small colony on the surface. That's because he's the only one left alive on the ship as it hurtles toward the Martian terrain. Trouble is, the door he needs to get through requires two arms to open - and he only has one...This story earned Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future contest in 2012.When a man has nothing, he has nothing left to lose. It is a simple concept, but many people miss it. When he has lost everything, he is afraid of nothing. There is no risk he won’t take. There is no extent to which he won’t go to take back some tiny remnant of all that is lost. You cannot buy, bully, reason, or negotiate with him. His purpose and vision crystallize, his determination solidifies, and the world must make way. He is now free to do anything. Views: 517
