Every Friday the 13th, 6th grade genius and inventor extraordinaire Nate Bannister does three not-so-smart things to keep life interesting. This time, he taught a caterpillar math, mailed a love letter, and super-sized his cat Proton before turning him invisible. As Nate and his new (well, only) friend Delphine race to stop Proton from crushing everyone and everything in town, they come face-to-face with Sir Jakob Maculte (the twenty-seventh lord of Mayberry Castle and leader of the nefarious Red Death Tea Society). Known for its criminal activity, killer tactics, and impressive tea brewing skills, the Red Death Tea Society will do anything to get in their way. Nate and Delphine must pull out every mind-blowing gadget, half-perfected invention, and unproven but theoretically sound strategy they've got up their sleeves in order to survive to see Saturday the 14th!Eisner winner Paul Tobin's extraordinarily madcap middle grade debut features black... Views: 10
A killer without a master.A monster without a leash.Xavier "X" Blood is a contract killer. Cold, calculating, devoid of feeling.He knows the best way to drive the life from another human beings eyes, but what he doesn't bargain on is wanting to save a life he's meant to take.Mercy Reid was good at running from her demons. That was until she met X and her life was thrown into chaos.Mercy finally has him on her side...and in her bed, but it's at a cost far greater than she could've anticipated.On the run, they must learn to trust one another beyond their burgeoning love if they want to get through the coming chaos. Revenge, truth, lies...heartache...insanity. All of it threatening to drive them apart.Mercy will do whatever it takes to avenge the horror that Sykes put her through. Anything. Even if she has to drown the last of her soul in the bad blood that threatens to destroy the last thing she holds dearest in her heart.X. Views: 10
On 1 January 1915, ramifications from the First World War, raging half a world away, were felt in Broken Hill, Australia, when in a guerrilla-style military operation, four citizens were killed and seven wounded.It was the annual picnic day in Broken Hill and a thousand citizens were dressed for fun when the only enemy attack to occur on Australian soil place during World War I, took them by surprise. Nicholas Shakespeare has turned this little known piece of Australian history into a story for our time. Views: 10
Rielle Sands ventured too close to the fire once and got burned. Now when it comes to men, she's vowed to play it safe. But then a dashing, mysterious man shows up at Luxxor Limited after hours, the agency she manages, needing an escort. Darien Scott isn't what he appears to be. Beneath the sexy smile and wicked charm, he's hiding secrets. Yet the sizzling chemistry between him and Rielle is real. He tries to stay away, but his attraction to her keeps pulling him back. When he discovers that he's not the only one haunted by danger, he changes tactics. To protect Rielle, he may need to stay close. Super close. Exclusive Luxxor contract close. The reward is more than worth the risk. Views: 10
Ace shortstop Pepper Dalton has finally learned to hit—or so it seems to the good people of Salt Lake City. Moroni Traveler, a private eye named for an angel and cut from the same cloth as his hell-bent father, is hired to prove that Pepper did not kill his sister with a baseball bat. A boyhood hero of Moroni's, Pepper is living, potbellied proof that the past, like everything else, just ain't what it used to be.While the Mormons use computers and private security men to keep tabs in their town, and Moroni's former girlfriend pulls a paternity suit on Moroni's father, the case of the ex-shortstop and his murdered sister is growing more sinister all the time. With a religious fanatic, a slick church lawyer, and an old ballplayer's lifelong dream involved, Moroni knows this is a story about how the road to glory is paved with blood. Views: 10
More often than not, Clint Mason has his foot firmly wedged in his mouth, which tends to get him in plenty of hot water with the ladies. Although his laid back good ole’ Southern charm does not fly far with the female population of Cedar Tree, the big burly contractor hides his dark side well.The only one Beth Franklin allows herself to rely on is Beth, and so far that has served her well. Just when her son disappears after dropping his little guy off on her doorstep, her life seems to spiral out of control. For the first time ever, fearing for his safety, the fiercely independent waitress is forced to be on the receiving end of a helping hand. That’s not easy for her, especially since the shovel-sized hand belongs to a man whose approach has run hot and cold the last year, leaving her feeling off balance. With a steady and commanding force, he exposes her softer side, while doing everything he can to keep her and those close to her safe.**Due to some content of a sexually explicit nature, this book is recommended for a mature audience only.** Views: 10
Javier is still a slave, still paying off a life debt to Zakhar Sokolov and his pirate crew.
Then Wilhelmina returns, asking for his help.
Now, Javier must rescue his worst enemy, the ship’s Dragoon, Djamila Sykora.
Will Javier's honor or his hatred rule, when he has the chance to get his revenge as well his freedom?
Third novella in "The Science Officer" series!
Also read the first two novellas: "The Science Officer" and "The Mind Field."
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When Dreamwood Retirement Community resident, Milton Tilton, comes up missing, and no one seems to have a clue as to his whereabouts, amateur sleuth Gloria Rutherford agrees to help with the investigation as a favor to her sister.With her already full schedule and her grandkids’ upcoming tree fort construction/sleepover, plus trying to plan a fall party at her farm, she calls on the Garden Girls to help her solve the mystery of the missing man.As the clues are uncovered, they point directly at a lovesick stalker, who also happens to be Gloria’s friend, as the prime suspect. On top of that, there’s also the possibility that perhaps the missing man doesn’t want to be found. Gloria’s intuition tells her that maybe he has met with foul play, especially once they discover possible ties to the mafia. Will they find Milt alive, or is it already too late? Views: 10
Don’t mess with the mate of a platypus, or you’ll feel the pain of his venom.
Flex had no idea that when a friend that he presumed dead, would come to his beach, not only with an army, but his mate. Flex’s life is forever changed, when he has to fight his instincts to protect his mate, Prescott, when the anti-venom can stand on his own.
With Mission Territory being taken back, the two will have to travel back, facing dangers, while having to figure out how two opposites can make a mating work as a territory war continues. Views: 10
The Golden Age of Mystery & Crime MEGAPACK Series focuses on unjustly forgotten mystery writers from the 1960s and before. Take Fletcher Flora, for example. Beginning in the 1950s, Flora wrote a string of 20 great novels -- mysteries, suspense, plus three pseudonymously as “Ellery Queen.” He published more than 160 short stories. This volume collects 26 of classic mystery and crime tales for your reading pleasure. Views: 10
Finally sexy hunk Cameron Dewhurst notices Holly Palamara at the gym! She's over the moon...and then she meets his sexier, more suave father Adam who immediately starts hitting on her.When Cameron goes out of town for a week and leaves her high and dry, what's a girl to do? Views: 10
