Devil's Advocates Book #4 ApolloI recently joined my brothers and have no regrets. My life was in limbo for a while now, I had no real purpose after my mom died. I came here and I'm part of a whole again.Then I meet her... The meeting is painful in more than one way as she forces me off the road by accident. Then I look into her eyes and I know she's the missing half of my soul. I find out she's running for her life, that's not happening on my watch.The Advocates have faced off with the Taliban in the sandbox, a stalker shouldn't be a problem. And he isn't, it's who he works for that's the problem. But I refuse to give up on my woman, so it comes down to him or me... only one of us can survive. KittyI've been in hiding most of my life. I don't think I even know my real name anymore. What I do know is that someone murdered what was left of my family a few years ago. He took my parent twenty... Views: 124
One of Newsweek's Most Highly Anticipated New Books of 2021Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America.Best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer—what are you gonna do about the story?Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting—but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, "Little Joe," operate a gambling empire and effectively run the... Views: 124
A missing girl.Her confused family and friends don't know what to think about her disappearance.The police will only put so many resources into the search for a missing teen. They don't have time and money to spend on runaways and voluntaries. But that doesn't mean no one cares.Zachary Goldman is on the case, and he is determined to find out what happened to Madison Miller and to bring her home safely.If she's still alive, he's going to find her.No matter what danger he might face personally. Views: 124
Even wretched, evil girls have stories to tell. From the USA Today Bestselling author L.A. Detwiler comes the prequel to the horror novel The Christmas Bell. When Rachel's family decides that she's too broken to fix, they abandon her at the Redwood Asylum. Tormented and tortured by an evil man disguised in a doctor's coat, Rachel realizes there are some horrors worse than death. But when a girl who understands her mental struggles shows up, Rachel will be lead down another equally dangerous path. Will Rachel's thirst for revenge for her twin sister's betrayal lead her to redemption or down a dark, winding path full of evil? Every villain has a story. Grab this short story prequel to The Christmas Bell to see where the horrific fate of the Mills family began. Views: 124
After five long years under the Curse, France lies in ruins.Its only hope—a deposed queen in hiding, hunted by her enemies. * * * The year is 1631. Charles d'Artagnan flees the ashes of his life in Gascony, seeking better opportunities in Paris. With his land seized by armed peasants and his family among the countless dead, he has nothing left to lose and little to gain beyond mere survival. Magic—once a useful tool for those rare individuals who still possess it—has become a weapon of incomparable power and destructiveness employed by France's bitter rival, Spain. With Louis XIII dead and a Spanish pretender seated on the throne, the country's future appears bleak. As one faceless refugee among many, d'Artagnan never expected to hold Europe's destiny balanced in his hands. He *certainly* never expected to be welcomed into an elite guard protecting France's one and only hope—a widowed queen wielding the same magic as her enemies. But Anne of Austria's power will be wasted unless d'Artagnan can help her stay one step ahead of the assassins nipping at her heels. Ultimately, he and his comrades must return her to the belly of the beast itself, confronting the very forces that have pushed France to the brink of destruction. The Mage Queen can't do it alone. But with the help of d'Artagnan and her loyal musketeers, France may still have a fighting chance. Views: 124
