Framed And Fighting For His Life…Time is running out for veteran Xander Scott. Falsely labeled a murderer, he has the most dogged woman, Scarlett Rhodes, on his trail. To complicate things, not only is she his former boss, but she’s also his ex-lover. She’s willing to help him uncover this elaborate frame job. If he’s innocent, she’ll clear his name. But Scarlett doesn’t know what Xander is truly guilty of… Views: 437
Stuck in a life of serving ale in the Kingdom of Harkon, fate changes for Isaac when a strange traveller enters his inn. The patrons respond violently to the stranger, only to be stopped by an armed escort. This stranger, known as Jacques, hails from Arcana, the rival nation of Harkon. Isaac ends up dragged along in a fantastic adventure, both on the roads of Harkon and through Jacques' memories.Isaac has spent most of his life serving the countless patrons of the King’s Rest inn in Harkon. It is a mundane life, and one he does not care for, since he prefers scholarly pursuits. He is obliged to aid his father in the family business, and there is no visible path for a different future. However, that all changes one night when a strange traveller enters the King’s Rest inn. His appearance prompts a violent response from the inn’s patrons, but they are stopped by Harkonian soldiers. What makes it even stranger is the appearance of Brahm, one of the great leaders of the Kingdom of Harkon. Isaac learns that the stranger, known as Jacques, hails from the nation called Arcana, the nation which is Harkon’s most bitter enemy and whose people are hated with a burning passion by the Harkonians. His curiosity gets the better of him about Jacques, and in time he pursues the Arcanian to write a chronicle about the traveller’s life.Isaac ends up being dragged along in an incredible adventure, both through the memories of Jacques and their slow passage through Harkon. In the midst of this knowledge seeking and adventure, malicious forces rise to bring about the destruction of both Arcana and Harkon. What exactly are the goals of this strange traveller, and how did he become an associate of one of the most influential figures of Harkon? Isaac has many questions, and only Jacques holds the answers. Views: 423
"Black and White” is a complex taunt mystery/thriller bringing the past and future together as a grandfather and his grandson are defined by the two controversial cases dealing with racial prejudice. In, 1964 Coop Lindsay is a thirty-year old lawyer with a thriving practice in Lankston, Mississippi.
When an African-American maid, who once worked for Coop’s family, asks him to defend her grandson, Martin Jennings, on charges of rape and murder, the attorney takes the case. In an explosive climate fueled by the recent integration of the school system, Coop digs for facts, faces attempts on his life and fights against all odds and wins freedom for Jennings. A few weeks later the boy disappears and Coop Lindsay is murdered, leaving behind a widow with two small children. Though most believe Miller Fallwell, a powerful businessman with supposed Klan ties, is behind the two crimes, the case is never brought to court.
Almost fifty years later, fresh out of law school, Coop Lindsay’s grandson, Clark, returns to Lankston and opens a practice. Buying the old family home, he settles into life in a community that has changed a great deal since his grandfather’s day. Now the mayor, police chief, school superintendent and a majority of the local businessmen are African-American.
When an African-American teen is killed after the high school prom, Miller Fallwell’s grandson is charged with murder. The elderly Fallwell has few friends left in Lankston and asks Clark takes the controversial case. The young attorney angers everyone, including his grandmother, when he accepts Fallwell’s offer. In a climate filled with racial tension.
Clark digs for the evidence needed to prove his client’s innocence in the process attempts are made on his life. As decades collide in a courtroom finale ripe with tension, Clark reveals not just who is responsible for this crime, but what also happened to Martin Jennings as well as who killed his grandfather. Views: 420
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Views: 419
A gorgeous and bittersweet romance set in the South of France, about an old passion rekindled and the choice between family loyalty and a great love. Flora and Hugo are devoted to their children, but when their girls leave home for university, their lives seem empty. Hugo is cold and distant, leaving Flora unsure what their future holds. When they are invited to a friend's villa in the South of France, Flora hopes the summer sun and gorgeous setting may bring them closer together. In a crumbling, picturesque villa in the luscious French countryside, they are introduced to Susie, Matt and their friends. Flora is surprised to meet Xavier, her old flame, who she fell in love with one long lost summer when she was eighteen. They parted suddenly all those years ago, leaving Flora wondering, what if... Handsome, passionate, sensitive, Xavier is so different from her reliable, predictable Hugo. Both Flora and Xavier have moved on with their lives, but is there... Views: 414
At Blue Moon, the voices of the whispering angels from a distant star can be heard more clearly, so go outside and listen to their voices that will come to you on the breath of the wind.The Whispering angels from a distant star at Blue Moon is an esoteric/spiritual story about how if you listen very carefully, you can hear the angels whispering to you and telling you what to do. Their messages of love and hope come through all the time, but at Blue Moon, they can be heard even more clearly, and more distinctly.So at the next Blue Moon, go outside and sit under your favourite tree and observe the moon and listen for the whispering voices that are coming to you from a distant star. Views: 382
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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Views: 330
Jonathan's book sold out in minutes, which was the last thing he'd wished for. He'd so wanted a photograph of himself surrounded by piles of his book and now all the evidence was gone. Then Janet came along and took over and convinced him that e-books were real books too and that all he had to do was to open the site were his book was listed and click on the cover to open it.Jonathan's book sold out in minutes, which was the last thing he'd wished for. The reason for his distress was that he'd wanted a photo of himself surrounded by piles of his book and now all the evidence was gone. The e-book copies he'd sold didn't seem real to him, until Janet took over as his agent, secretary and wife and convinced him that virtual books were real books. His agent had always managed everything for him previously and he hadn't shown him where to find his books on the internet, but now that Janet had shown him how to open up the site and click on the cover to admire it, he felt happy with an e-book.Janet had given him both the confidence to speak in public and to visualize what was happening in the virtual world with his books, so he owed most of his success to her. Then one day she told him he was on his own, as she wanted to write her own book. He panicked immediately and convinced himself he had writers block, -until he received her email that said, -Come on Johnny, you can do it. Views: 317
C.L. Moore broke new ground as one of the first female authors of science fiction, and was an undisputed pioneer of the genre. JUDGMENT NIGHT is her classic space opera, a tour-de-force from the golden age of science fiction.The Lens of Death was the most destructive weapon in the history of the cosmos. Now it will decide the fate of the Lyonese, whose galactic empire is crumbling before the assaults of a new, younger race, the H'vani. The champion of the empire and its home-world of Ericon is the daughter of the Emperor, Juille: a tall, fierce Amazon who will not see her dynasty end. But Juille could never have foreseen the twist of fate that turns her mortal enemy, the godlike H'vani warrior known as Egide, into her lover. As their races clash, the two are locked in a swirling embrace of death and lust that might end in the destruction of their peoples, the galaxy, and one another.All will be decided on Judgment Night. Views: 305
Annie Roe Carr was a pseudonym used by various authors for the Stratemeyer Syndicate to produce popular kids books. The best known books under this name were the Nan Sherwood series. Views: 301
