The girl known as Gretchen Whitestone has a secret: She used to be part of Adolf Hitler’s inner circle. More than a year after she made an enemy of her old family friend and fled Munich, she lives with a kindly English family, posing as an ordinary German immigrant, and is preparing to graduate from high school. Her love, Daniel Cohen, is a reporter in town. For the first time in her life, Gretchen is content.
But then, Daniel gets a telegram that sends him back to Germany, and Gretchen’s world turns upside-down. And when she receives word that Daniel is wanted for murder, she has to face the danger she thought she’d escaped-and return to her homeland.
Gretchen must do everything she can to avoid capture and recognition, even though saving Daniel will mean consorting with her former friends, the Nazi elite. And as they work to clear Daniel’s name, Gretchen and Daniel discover a deadly conspiracy stretching from the slums of Berlin to the Reichstag itself. Can they dig up the explosive truth and get out in time-or will Hitler discover them first? Views: 479
The third in the Chris Calhoun series of mysteries set in middle Georgia has Mark and Chris trying to figure out what happened to young Ryan Burton on a strange night. Digging into Ryan's strange service call to a welding job in the middle of nowhere when he was not allowed to see the route - could they retrace his steps? What would they find?Teresa D. Patterson, author of Project Queen, delivers a gritty, gripping tale of urban life with no sugarcoating.How far would you go to clean up your 'hood?Tired of constantly reading headlines about the violence being committed in his community, Xavier Brunswick decides to form Brothers Takin’ Over (BTO) with three of his childhood friends. BTO’s original intention is to help clean up the ‘hood, but large egos and clashing personalities causes them to lose focus of their main goal. In addition to dealing with BTO, Xavier ‘s problems at home continue to fester. He’s angry at his father who is “passing” for white and vows to never become like him. Just when he thinks things can get no worse, his dope-fiend brother, Woodrow, returns from the streets and throws the family into chaos. Having to deal with back-stabbing friends, an alcoholic father, and a crack-head brother is almost more than Xavier can bear. How much can he endure before he finally snaps? Views: 479
Mom always told us to stay out of the woods behind the house. There was something final about the way she said it, like she had been there her whole life. She didn't always say a lot to us growing up. Sure, sometimes you couldn't shut her up, but she spent a lot of time just standing at one window or another, staring out at the woods behind the house.I made friends at college; stupid, lost boys who were always drunk. Bearded artists and philosophers, retching their dreams on the side of the road like magic shows, calling out for an audience to help them clean up. I might even have become one of those boys, sad and dark and twisted into spaces I didn't fit into. Kill me, I said to the walls. Kill me, floor. Drown me in my own vomit.There was a forest along two sides of the school, dark and silent, watching us destroy our immune systems in the light of the street lamps. I watched it follow me home, out every window up the stairs of my residence hall, out my room window at the end of the hallway. I remembered Reed saying, "The woods are all the same." Because they were.The first night I went out to that tree line, shaking and scared, was the last time I ever hoped to be normal. I watched my fingers reaching for the bark, trembling fingernails pulling back to reveal the nail beds, pulsing red, blood blisters boiling on the backs of my hands. I closed my eyes and smiled at the pain. Views: 479
Scott Kingston is afraid of monsters. He thinks they’re lurking outside his bedroom window at night when his mother tucks him in. He asks his mother to keep the light on to scare the monsters away. But that light is exactly what lures the kidnapper to his window and the next morning, Scott Kingston is gone.
Twenty-eight years later, Vernon Johnson is released from jail after spending the biggest part of his life on death row, convicted of having kidnapped and killed Scott Kingston. As so many times before, he has appealed his case, but this time, the judge decides to let him go. A witness has finally told the truth, and there is no longer sufficient evidence to keep him in jail.
But shortly after Vernon Johnson is released and has returned to his childhood town, another child disappears, and soon all eyes are on him”"again.
Jack Ryder is getting ready to build the house of his dreams while hoping that Shannon won’t end up in jail for the murder her ex-husband committed. She is expecting their child and the pregnancy, along with the worrying, takes a toll on the both of them, especially when a dark secret is revealed about the lot where they are preparing to build their house.
The House that Jack Built is the third novel about Detective Jack Ryder and his girlfriend, the country superstar, Shannon King. Views: 479
When Tempers Flare And Sparks Fly. . .Once Harriet Kingsley was an impoverished, starry-eyed schoolgirl. Now, a little older and much wiser, she is a young widow with vast riches—and a life of her own. No high-and-mighty gentleman, not even Lord Marcus, can tell her what to do. . .especially about her ward, Annabelle. . . .Can It Be True Love? What is wrong with Lady Harriet, according to Marcus, is that she will not listen—and that she is so maddeningly lovely! Worse, their shared guardianship of the rebellious Annabelle has brought her into his household to handle the chit. . .and she's turning his life topsy-turvy. With a battle of wits soon raging over politics and a woman's proper place, Marcus is incensed—and intrigued. Then an impetuous kiss turns into a burning passion. Now the pros and cons are melting into sighs, but for Marcus the trouble with Harriet is only beginning. . .. Views: 478
Her mother slowly dying in a poisonous plot of power. An ancient instrument of peace threatening ultimate destruction. A determined brainiac demanding secrets and smart enough to uncover them. Piper Akins has lived her entire life in the clutches of an evil cult and wants to run away. But with her uncle's double cross and her mother on her deathbed, she has no choice but to do as the cult demands and search for the supposed magical trumpet of King Tut. Thanks to an unknown but powerful father, Piper is immune to the trumpet's effects. But she's not immune to the charms of Soul Warrior Math, who believes she's working with him not against him. Math might be the smartest warrior in the force, but he wants to be respected for his physical prowess. The only way to prove this is to discover Piper's secrets, find the missing trumpet of peace, and defeat the evil cult. When Piper tricks him, he... Views: 478
The last thing that plus-sized Anna Andrews wanted to be was a breeder for demons. But Hell is after her with a vengeance, and she's ill-equipped to fight. There's nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. But just when it seems that all hope is lost, salvation comes in the form of a sexy immortal Endurer. About the Series:Once upon a time, the world was just a black void. Then one day man came, but he wasn't alone. He was followed by an ancient evil, a scourge determined to steal his soul. Centuries passed. Humanity did all it could to protect itself against the evil ones, but they weren't equipped to fight this battle. Instead, all they could do was pray that Hell didn't set its eyes upon them.It got to be too much. Something had to be done.Born out of desperate need, warriors were chosen. Immortality was granted to those strong enough to fight the battle that would never end. No longer mortal, these men have stood in the path of... Views: 478
The latest blockbuster suspense novel in the pulse-pounding Temperance Brennan series, from #1 New York Times bestselling author and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs.
For every case Temperance Brennan has solved, there remain innumerable unidentified bodies in her lab. Information on some of these is available online, where amateur sleuths sometimes take a stab at solving cases.
One day, Tempe gets a call from Hazel “Lucky” Strike, a web sleuth who believes she’s successfully connected a body in Tempe’s lab to a missing persons report on an eighteen-year-old named Cora Teague. Since the bones in her lab do seem to match Cora’s medical records, Tempe looks into the case, returning to the spot where the bones were originally found. What seems at first to be an isolated tragedy takes on a more sinister cast as Tempe uncovers two more sets of bones nearby.
When she then learns that the area is known as a viewing point for a famous unexplained light phenomenon with significance for a local cult, Tempe’s suspicious turn to murder by ritual sacrifice—a theory thrown into question when Hazel herself turns up dead.
Still reeling from her mother’s diagnosis and the shock of Andrew Ryan’s potentially life-change proposal, Tempe races to solve the murders before the body count climbs further. Views: 478
When did it start?It’s already gone.Why did I cry?I’ve already been away so long.How did I get to this, To miss this thing, to be more Than a bit unseen, obscene, unclean, unloved,Under things that eat my soulLike a big, black bug.I’m undone.I’m already over, but I’m under,And I’m not the only one.In this collection of Flash Fiction you'll find three stories that focus each on a different subject, but all of them follow a single tone. They were all based on different moments of the author's life, which translate those feeling into stories that do not tell exactly what happened them, but explore the same feeling. The first story, Bioluminescent, tells the story of a biologist who found his former partner's body at the end of a cave. He decides to read his partner's diary and so we witness the man's last moments inside the cave. The second story, The End Table, explores the idea of wasted life. A woman who now faces the truth about her failed marriage daydreams about her mistakes and what lead her to this sad situation. The third and final story, Cigarettes and Random Melodies, takes a moment that summaries an entire relationship that never happened. All the interactions that could be something but are not, and by the end, it doesn't really matter. Views: 478
He is a steady, scheduled, reclusive writer-professor and she is something he has never seen before in his life. She brings fire, excitement and a fresh view into his life. But, perhaps she is too much for him to handle. Perhaps he is never going to be ready for someone like her.He is a steady, scheduled, reclusive writer-professor and she is something he has never seen before in his life. She brings fire, excitement and a fresh view into his life. But, perhaps she is too much for him to handle. Perhaps he is never going to be ready for someone like her. Among the ancient tomes, the carved wood desks and the musty air of academia is there a place for pure, unbridled lust? Oh, I image we can slip it in, between classes. Views: 478
Isabelle Lamberton loves her philandering father but loathes her long-suffering mother. Time blisters as the woman must care for the man who’d terrorized the City, killed her father, yet saved her life. “The Porter’s Muse” is a short story that tugs at the boundaries of difficult truths and a woman’s journey through these entanglements.On the scorching plains of the Zimbabwe Plateau a thrilling adventure is set in motion to prevent a catastrophic war between Boers, Zulus and British redcoats. Archaeologist Lazarus Longman is contacted by an agent of the British Empire and given an important mission; find the mythical gold mines of Great Zimbabwe before the Boers do and prevent revolution in Southern Africa. Views: 478
Einstein - Roswell - Hitler - The Annunaki – Galileo - da Vinci - The Great Pyramids - von Braun - Puma PunkuWHAT COULD THEY HAVE IN COMMON?Dr. Vicki Collins Genetic Research Takes Her on a Journey Through History That Threatens Her Life and...Could Change the Earth Forever! Her fiancé, Nick Parks, is forced to flee from her government captors who want him killed. Code X searches for answersDr. Vicki Collins Genetic Research Takes Her on a Journey Through History That Threatens Her Life and...Could Change the Earth Forever! Her fiancé, Nick Parks, is forced to flee from her government captors who want him killed. Her discovery could control the world. She must unlock mankind’s secrets to save her life.Einstein - Roswell - Hitler - The Annunaki – Galileo - da Vinci - The Great Pyramids - von Braun - Puma PunkuWHAT COULD THEY HAVE IN COMMON? CODE X Searches for the Truth..5 out of 5 StarsWith this book you have it all...Love, Hate, Action, Surprises. An excellent read. It will keep you glued to the pages waiting for the next twist and turn. A thought provoking story. Deneale's Book Buzz 5 out of 5 StarsAfter you get halfway through the book, it gets so faced paced, that you just cannot put it down, and you just have to keep reading no matter what is going on around you. You fall in love with the characters, and want them to succeed, and you want to help them make it. You can visually see everything happening, it is like: “No wait- don’t do that!” and “Hurry up!” as you’re reading you’re yelling at the book, because you are that engrossed. This book is thrill ride and a half! You will not be able to put it down, trust me on that.This book is a true five star read. A thrill ride that enlightens your mind on conspiracy theories, and truths, and the government, and what could be. And maybe even….is. You need to read this book, and see what you’re missing! Christina 5 Of 5 Stars...A Perfect Fit For Fans Of James Patterson Or Michael CrichtonThis novel focuses on a brilliant female doctor who has started to unlock the secrets of the human genome. Add in the secret government conspiracy somehow involving the brilliant minds humanity has produced, and the stealing of secrets from the military, you have a great mystery. While I love Vicki and Parks, I have to mention the supporting character of Biggins who is a hot contrast! Biggins is full of confident bristle, a larger-than-life powerhouse that steals every scene. The dialogue between her and Parks is entertaining, a brother-sister attitude of verbally sparing at one another, and had me laughing. Fair warning to the author: if Biggins does not survive this series, I will be heartbroken! Overall, a thrilling conspiracy novel - held my interest to the final page and left me wanting more! 5 Star by Elvis 654Code X is a thrill ride into what happens when science goes places science shouldn’t go. This book has a mix of everything. If you are a fan of James Rollins sigma force series this book is a treat made for you. It has all the elements of a great science fiction mystery, wrapped up in an adventure novel, packaged in a thriller. The many twists and turns that this book takes will leave you gasping until you get to the final conclusion that will leaving you wanting more. This author has the unique talent of keeping you interested and engaging your brain with the hi tech genetics information while treating your adrenaline rush addiction with heart stopping cliff hangers, and lastly little mysteries that leave you wondering throughout the novel. This novel is highly recommended it is intelligent witty, and mysterious. 5 Stars by IsabelWow! New Science Fiction Thriller Classic with twists. I could not put it down; I was glued to every page because of the surprises and twists and turns in every chapter, which becomes an out of control runaway train in the last half of the book. It left me wanting more and made me stop and think, “what if”? Is this what evil doers out of control in the government fight so hard to hide, to keep secret? I had to keep reading to find out what happens next, and it did not disappoint me. I was surprised all the way through the end.I found it difficult to put the book down especially as the danger escalated for Vicki and her fiancé, Nick Parks. For a science fiction mystery, CODE X is a fast paced thriller! Views: 478
Caroline Ward and her family moves to Australia because of Caroline's promotion. Her oldest daughter got sick and they move outside the city. Caroline and her husband has some troubles in marriage and the question is will they overcome it or will something else happen.Caroline Ward got a promotion and must leave England for Australia - Sydney. After one month of staying in Australia her oldest daugher get sick and the only way she can cure is moving to a hospital somewhere outside the Sydney where there is fresh air, no cars and no big cities. The daughter stays in the hospital but the family is staying at Alice's and Josh's place for a year. Caroline and her husband has some troubles in marriages. The questions is will they overcome their differences or will something else happen. Views: 478
The blue vial gifted by Arron may have granted Ben a reprieve from the Elders, but what is to become of him now?
What caused his companion to betray him so viciously?
What actually happened on Derek and Sofia's mission with the dragons?
Find out these answers and much, much more in A Vial of Life... Views: 478
Valerie Diaz has a power that she can't contain, and it's killing her. Bounced between foster homes and the streets, she only has time to concentrate on staying alive. But a visit from the imaginary friend of her childhood opens a world of possibilities, including a new life half a universe away on a planet that is bursting with magic.Belief is a powerful magic. Valerie Diaz has a power that she can't contain, and it's killing her. Bounced between foster homes and the streets, she only has time to concentrate on staying alive. But a visit from the imaginary friend of her childhood opens a world of possibilities, including a new life half a universe away on a planet that is bursting with magic. The Society of Imaginary Friends follows Valerie on a journey that straddles two worlds. In order to survive, she must travel many light years away to a realm where anything is possible. On the Globe, imaginary friends come to life, the last of the unicorns rules the realm, and magic seeps from the pores of all the Conjurors who live there. But choosing to embrace her potential will set Valerie on a treacherous course – one filled with true love, adventure and perilous danger. Views: 478
