After she was abducted and coerced into assisting a crime family, Shannon finally escaped by faking her death. Now she wants justice. To get it, she’ll have to tell P. I. Matthew Dane exactly what happened, exposing secrets that could put her back in harm’s way. Views: 90
The day Liz Evans went for a run in the forest, she didn't expect to die.She didn't expect to wake up, either. And to top it all off, her best friend Gabby turns out to be a witch. Like a real life witch. Not to mention her new boyfriend, Sam and his egotistical brother, Zac turning out to be something other than human.Her world is turned upside down in an instant and all those dreams she's had of going off to college and falling in love have gone right out of the window. All she can think about is blood and it takes all she's got to not go on a murderous rampage through town. With a little help from Zac, the guy she's definitely not meant to have feelings for, her life is able to go back to normal. Well, as normal as being a vampire can be.When she can finally cope with the thing she's become, there's only one question she wants answers to. And it's the one that mightn't have any at all.Who the hell would want to turn her?*Liz's last days as a human.Gabby's first days as a... Views: 90
This fifth book in the Sage Adair Historical Mystery series thrusts Sage Adair into an unfamiliar landscape and social milieu—a situation that challenges his skills and endangers his life. It's 1903 and a range war is brewing in Central Oregon. Extortion by an enemy sends Sage on a wild stagecoach ride into the Crooked River country's deep canyons and parched valleys. There he finds cowboys blazing dead lines across the range land that sheep men and their animals dare not cross. The threat is real. Already two shepherds lay dead in remote mountain meadows and soon, another sheepman dies. This time, the murderer attacks his victim in the heart of Prineville—the area's fastest growing town. As Sage races to avert the conflict, he uncovers why these people of the central plateau are embroiled in a crisis not of their own making. And he learns that, unless he and his unlikely allies act quickly, these hardy folk will turn on each other. As the deaths mount, Sage faces a... Views: 89
Love is somewhere near the bottom of Lily Thomas’ list of life goals, right next to competitive eating and underwater cave diving. She’s spent six years pirouetting and pliéing her way up the ranks of the New York Ballet with her eye on the prize and love in the back seat. But now that Blane Baker -- Lily’s long time crush -- is finally single, she’ll throw her rules out the window without thinking twice. Reality with Blane isn’t as epic as the fantasy she imagined, and the truth sends her spinning straight into the arms of the man she never knew she’d always wanted. West Williams has been friends with Lily since the day she moved into their building and he saved her armoire from a swift, sudden death by staircase. Their friendship has always been easy, the boundaries clearly defined. With neither of them willing to risk their relationship, they’ve drifted happily through the years as companions, never considering more. That is, until they do. And that realization changes everything. Views: 89
The companion book to the wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle with math. She flunked her way through high school math and science courses, before enlisting in the army immediately after graduation. When she saw how her lack of mathematical and technical savvy severely limited her options—both to rise in the military and to explore other careers—she returned to school with a newfound determination to re-tool her brain to master the very subjects that had given her so much trouble throughout her entire life. In A Mind for Numbers, Dr. Oakley lets us in on the secrets to learning... Views: 89
In Part Three the Doctor's net continues to widen as more men are brought into the Compound to be transformed into playthings for the rich and powerful. The techniques that Trainer uses to break these men remain as devastatingly effective as they are brutal, and 115 continues to discover new depths of despair in a world seemingly without hope. The only sure, consistent reality in the compound is the Doctor's willingness to do anything to please his wealthy clients. The lives and bodies of the men he's captured are simply a means to a very profitable end. Views: 89
All she wants is peace. Chef Amanda Johnson hopes publishing her memoir will bring justice to the man who abused her and heal the wounds that have festered too long. And she's not about to let her estranged husband talk her out of it. He'll do anything to protect his wife.Veteran Mark Johnson believes the psychiatrist who took advantage of his wife when she was a teen is more than just abusive—he's a psychopath. But now that they're separated, Amanda doesn't trust Mark's judgment and has no interest in his protection. A stranger comes to her rescue.When Alan Morass protects Amanda from the man from her past, Mark has a new battle to face. Now he must safeguard his wife both from the stranger who threatens their marriage and the psychopath who threatens her life. Views: 89
