Johnathan Bettle has been forced to be the lead-strategist for The MMG, a secret organization that has planned and profited from world change, including the 2008 sub-prime bubble and the 2010 flash crash. He calls Melanie Price to his death bed, he needs to pass on blackmail information to someone. Good and evil battle to control markets, money, industry, oil, and the worldMelanie Price had been called to the death bed of her first boss, and only love, a dying man’s wish. During her visit she discovers the unimaginable: her prior boss, Johnathan Bettle, has been lead-strategist for the Mastermind Group (The MMG), a secret organization that has planned and profited from world change. He planned and executed many of the major world events since 1970, including the 2008 market crash and the flash crash of 2010. He was blackmailing the MMG to keep them from using the black ops group and he was desperate to pass on control before he died. He needed someone he could trust, someone outside of the organization. Now he has put her at risk, changed her identity, and has the most dangerous organization in the world after her. A new leader in The MMG has figured out Bettle's process and is gaining power, with world domination in his plans. Good and evil battle to control the markets, money, industry, oil, and the world. Views: 549
Sir Richard Kenworthy has less than a month to find a bride. He knows he can't be too picky, but when he sees Iris Smythe-Smith hiding behind her cello at her family's infamous musicale, he thinks he might have struck gold. She's the type of girl you don't notice until the second—or third—look, but there's something about her, something simmering under the surface, and he knows she's the one.
Iris Smythe–Smith is used to being underestimated. With her pale hair and quiet, sly wit she tends to blend into the background, and she likes it that way. So when Richard Kenworthy demands an introduction, she is suspicious. He flirts, he charms, he gives every impression of a man falling in love, but she can't quite believe it's all true. When his proposal of marriage turns into a compromising position that forces the issue, she can't help thinking that he's hiding something . . . even as her heart tells her to say yes. Views: 549
The story revolves on a simple phrase, ‘LOVE ONE ANOTHER.’ How complex it became when thirty-six benevolent aliens, stranded on our planet, sought help from us humans to save their civilization. Of how alien's 'help and love one another' clashed with human's greed for power. A down to Earth story meant for well-read young adults and mature readers as it will force you to think and consider.The story revolves around a simple phrase, ‘Love one another.’ Of how complex it became when benevolent aliens, only thirty-six, stranded on our planet sought help from us humans to refuel their ship to save their civilization. Aliens who believed in one almighty and benevolent God. Aliens whose society flourished on a firm and deeply rooted abidance to their God’s greatest tenet, ‘Love God and one another.’ Of how ‘helping and loving each other’, deeply etched in the alien’s nature and character, clashed with human’s attitude to seek power, by whatever means, that when pushed to a corner, the ‘everyone for himself’ mentality in human’s prevail. In contrast, the aliens would rather die than rise at other’s expense. This irrational behavior, this instinct for survival is inherent in us humans. The aliens, faced with such inherency, went their way to get help as they advocated, ‘help and love one another.’ Wary of the temptation to humans to acquire the power one can hold in their technology, the aliens pushed on to save their civilization through this prevailing human attitude. Thus, the story in four episodes, four points in time, four scenarios.An excerpt from the novel best describes the alien’s predicament through Amo Obib’s, the Alien leader, dilemma. A dilemma that holds true to us intelligent humans today when he concluded: “In all the years I observed humans, I never understood them. Power, greed, and mistrust are things that shaped their destiny. Never in history have they thought of themselves as one, Earthlings. Countries, races, tribes, families, and even within their own family, they compete against each other. I do not understand,” he paused, as he struggled to make sense of it. “It’s sad for it is within the Human’s power to make this planet a wonderful place to live. If they only knew the value in loving and helping each other, they could make their world a paradise.”Accessed for its story, a professional concluded, “This is a formulaic and unique sci-fi novel that fans of aliens, philosophy, and sociology will find engaging.” A conclusion drawn as embedded within the story are philosophical, theological, and sociological issues. Issues true thousands of years ago as it is today! Issues that will make one pause and consider. It will make you wonder and think. Views: 549
“Hunter De La Croix made only one promise she couldn’t keep—and it was a damn good thing, too.” Rick Kincaid
Everything in Rick Kincaid’s life made sense before he knew there were immortals roaming the Earth, kicking ass and taking numbers. It was enough to give a man a complex, if he worried about such things. Kincaid didn’t. He was too worried about one gorgeous witch and how he’d cure her of all her problems so he could score some fun between the sheets. Only her troubles were enormous, like betraying her friends to Satan—literally. To get what he wanted—Hunter—he’d have to clear her name, find his men and find the answer to the changeling dilemma. Only then could he earn his way to into her arms.
Hunter didn’t know what was worse, waking up to her face half scarred and her left eye damaged or finding out no one but one smart-mouthed mortal would work with her. Partnering up with Kincaid was difficult, even more so because the sexy ex-military didn’t seem to mind that her face was horrifying or that she’d done terrible things. And the longer she worked with him, the harder it was to ignore the fire burning between them. Not even the devil on her trail, a crazy she-wolf or insane, red-eyed monsters chasing them seemed to deter him from his goal—her.
Maybe, for him, she could take a chance and trust him to keep his promise. Views: 549
Death on the Chicago waterfront pulls a PI into a twisting case: "An underappreciated, carefully crafted series" (Booklist). Two years ago, a computer software specialist was found dead in Belmont Harbor, an apparent suicide. Now, the body of a low-rent bookie has been found very close to the same spot—and the businessman's wealthy widow hires Paul Whelan to find out whether her husband really killed himself at all. There are, in fact, connections between the two men—and as Whelan tries to sort them out with some unofficial help from a friend on the force, he's drawn into a world of missing accountants, mysterious tough guys, and dirty deals . . . "Sleek plotting . . . Raleigh, who delivered the goods in his debut novel, Death in Uptown, shows no signs of faltering." —Publishers Weekly Views: 549
NY Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, former Green Beret and West Point Graduate, Bob MayerCovert operative Horace Chase has been chasing ghosts his entire life.First, his Medal-of-Honor winner father who died in Vietnam without ever meeting his son. And left him the legacy of an automatic appointment to the Military Academy at West Point which shaped the next thirty-five years of Chase's life. Then, the ghost of his mother, who died while he was at war in Afghanistan and wounded, causing him to resign his commission and return to the United States, a lost soul.Chase now wears two hats as a Federal counter-terrorism liaison to the local police department in Boulder, Colorado where he becomes embroiled in two seemingly un-related cases. Working as a detective with Boulder PD he chases another death, this one the apparent rape/murder of Rachel Stevens, an upscale housewife attending night classes at the University of Colorado. And with his counter-terrorism team he is embroiled in a series of killings involving a militia group, a rogue ex-Special Forces officer, a psychopathic ex-CIA contract mercenary, and ruthless drug runners.From the streets of Boulder, to the highest railroad tunnel in the world, to a swingers club hiding in plain site in suburbia, Afghanistan starts to look pretty good to Chase.Reference Mayer’s Thrillers“Mayer had me hooked from the very first page.” Stephen Coonts“Exciting and authentic. Don’t miss this one!” W.E.B. Griffen“Fascinating, imaginative and nerve-wracking.” Kirkus ReviewsEyes of the HammerDragon Sim-13SynbatCut OutEterntiy BaseZAnd introducing Horace Chase in:Chasing the GhostChasing the Lost Views: 549
Jeremey has been an unrepentant troublemaker since the day he learned to walk, with no intention of slowing down—until the day tragedy struck.Now a young man, Jeremey seeks to make amends for his wild youth and fulfill an unspoken promise he once made years ago to the people of Noman. All he needs is a dragon and a chance to prove himself, which is easier said than done in the face of a crashed spaceship, hostile aliens, a deadly plague, and interstellar war.Still, if there's anyone up to the task, it's Jeremey Jasper, troublemaker extraordinaire. Views: 548
Eight tales of magic, mystery, horror and just plain mayhem. From the dusty shelves of a forgotten gas station to a graffiti tagged alleyway on another planet come a series of quests, epic battles, and good old fashioned mysteries interlaced with the paranormal. The Clock Man and Other Stories shows the world as seen through the eyes of the bogeyman, a talking gun that knows far too much, and a m Views: 548
International Dagger Award shortlisted author Cay Rademacher delivers a captivating follow-up to his atmospheric Murderous Mistral.August: the air over Provence shimmers in suffocating heat. Capitaine Roger Blanc and his colleague Marius Tonon are called to the Camargue. A black fighting bull has escaped from the pasture and has gored a cyclist. A bizarre accident, or so it initially seems. Until Blanc discovers evidence that someone left the gate open intentionally...The deceased is Albert Cohen, political magazine reporter, fashion intellectual from Paris, TV personality. He was in the Camargue to write a major article on Vincent van Gogh. Yet what has that got to do with the attack? Blanc comes across Cohen's incomplete report during his investigation, which is not quite as harmless as it initially appeared. And also a spectacular, never solved burglary on the Côte d'Azur, and an old, deadly story that absolutely everyone wants to...
International Dagger Award shortlisted author Cay Rademacher delivers a captivating follow-up to his atmospheric Murderous Mistral.August: the air over Provence shimmers in suffocating heat. Capitaine Roger Blanc and his colleague Marius Tonon are called to the Camargue. A black fighting bull has escaped from the pasture and has gored a cyclist. A bizarre accident, or so it initially seems. Until Blanc discovers evidence that someone left the gate open intentionally . . .The deceased is Albert Cohen, political magazine reporter, fashion intellectual from Paris, TV personality. He was in the Camargue to write a major article on Vincent van Gogh. Yet what has that got to do with the attack? Blanc comes across Cohen's incomplete report during his investigation, which is not quite as harmless as it initially appeared. And also a spectacular, never solved burglary on the Cte d'Azur, and an old, deadly story that absolutely everyone wants to forget. By the end, Blanc feels a little more at home in his new surroundings in Provence. But he pays a high price for it. Views: 548
Most people know the story of Joseph and Mary, but what about the others who came to the manger? What are their stories? What gifts did they bear? At the Manger: The Stories of Those Who Were There is a collection of fictional tales that captures the spirit of charity and humility the birth of Christ is meant to teach. These stores share the gentle reminder that giving is an act of love and ennobles us most when it is a gift of self."Rarely has [the Christmas story] been done as well as in Orullian's beautifully written anthology . . . Here we are asked to conjecture how ordinary people might have responded to Yeshua's birth—and by extension, how we would respond."— Publisher's Weekly"Orullian creatively and imaginatively paints fictional portraits of various Bethlehem citizens to create a larger of Bethlehem and the power of love."— CRA Marketplace"An enchanting retelling of the Christmas story from the perspective of various people who visited the babe in the manger."— The... Views: 548
Stop. Look. Listen.But don’t you dare inquire any further.You don’t want to see what I’ve seen.You don’t want to know what I know.Xavier Prince, Louis/Hugh Keaton and Serena Tennyson are dead but their legacy of belligerence, unpredictability and ruthlessness cast a large, dark shadow of uncertainty over the lives of those that were left behind.Atlanta has paid a heavy price and now lies in ruins. And the country that all three loved so much teeters ever closer to the edge of an abyss from which it may never fully recover.And yet, the worse is still to come.Dr. Angel Hicks Dupree and Thomas Pepper have learned the Whirlwind’s secrets—all of her secrets.The two of them have discovered a plot far more calculating, harrowing and audacious than anyone of them would have possibly imagined.And they already be too late to stop it.Exposing the truth about the Whirlwind may be the one thing that sets it free. Views: 548
Tucker Sawyer is on a mission to fulfil his dead best friends bucket list. All while getting advice from the ghost of Dick Pickett and dealing with his dead friends ex Lorrie Lovitt that happens to be the love of Tuck's life.Tucker Sawyer's best friend, Dick Pickett, dies and leaves behind a bucket list(21 items long)and a girlfriend Tuck is in love with, Lorrie Lovitt. Tuck ends up in over his head with: Russian mob boss Boris Spotnik, an angry nurse, mysterious blues singers, mafia pizza parlors, adult stars, random hook ups, ex-girlfriends, and even Sarah Silverman! Views: 548
