I was born with a deformity that the doctors had no name for. You see, I was born ugly.Ugly is only Skin Deep - Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Whoever wrote that never had hurtful words hurled at them like brimstone from Heaven. Views: 608
A bride’s dream honeymoon becomes a nightmare when a man with whom she’s had a regrettable one-night stand shows up in this electrifying psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of Eight Perfect Murders.
Abigail Baskin never thought she’d fall in love with a millionaire. Then she met Bruce Lamb. He’s a good guy, stable, level-headed, kind—a refreshing twist from her previous relationships.
But right before the wedding, Abigail has a drunken one-night stand on her bachelorette weekend. She puts the incident—and the sexy guy who wouldn’t give her his real name—out of her mind, and now believes she wants to be with Bruce for the rest of her life.
Then the mysterious stranger suddenly appears—and Abigail’s future life and happiness are turned upside down. He insists that their passionate night was the beginning of something much, much more. Something special. Something real—and he’s tracked her down to prove it.
Does she tell Bruce and ruin their idyllic honeymoon—and possibly their marriage? Or should she handle this psychopathic stalker on her own? To make the situation worse, strange things begin to happen. She sees a terrified woman in the night shadows, and no one at the resort seems to believe anything is amiss… including her perfect new husband.
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“My brain knows better than to get its hopes up, but my heart is still so foolishly naïve. A girl’s heart always is.”
Selena Graham knows the damaged Jackson Quinn is too much for her to handle, but he's the only person besides her best friend who accepts her for who she really is—out of control, and desperate for attention. She knows she deserves more, but how can she quit the one thing that makes her feel accepted? Despite all of his downfalls, Selena holds on for dear life as Jackson fights desperately against his inner demons in an attempt to relinquish control, and finally let love take over. Views: 607
In a dystopian future, humans huddle together and fight the zombie-like feeders, who rule the night. A group of young people are thrown together in this post-apocalypse world and must learn to become warriors, despite the destruction all around them.When most of the world's population transform into super predators with a taste for flesh, the remaining survivors huddle together and try to start again by carving out an existence in the wasteland. With the night belonging to the feeders, however, it seems only a matter of time before humanity is driven to extinction.As Matt and Sally wander through the empty landscape, they meet others who vow to fight and reclaim the world from the evil beasts who were once human. When a girl is discovered who may have powers to resist the creatures, the survivors know that they must protect her at all costs.Desolation Boulevard is an action-packed thrill-ride in a bleak, disturbing future where humans are number two in the food chain. You'll be wishing they were just zombies.(While this book is fantastic, it is not to be confused with the movie "Desolation of Smaug") Views: 607
There is one day every year when the good people of Insch, keep well away from their Kirk. It is the home of the ensign of HMS Rodney, and strange things happen on the anniversary of the sinking of the Bismark. Tourist Charles Toogood knew nothing of this when he paid a visit to honour the memory of his Grandfather, the ship’s gunnery officer. He ended up paying the ultimate price.There is one day every year when the good people of Insch, near Stranraer, keep well away from their Kirk. It is the home of the ensign of HMS Rodney, and strange things happen on the anniversary of the sinking of the Bismark. Tourist Charles Toogood knew nothing of this when he paid a nostalgic visit to honour the memory of his Grandfather, the ship’s gunnery officer. He ended up paying the ultimate price. Views: 607
Disgraced and betrayed by those she trusted most, Lady Marina Ellis finds herself near death and in desperate need of rescue.Evan Lockhart, never expected to find a woman buried in a snowbank outside of his ducal manor, but now that he has he cannot turn her away.As Christmas approaches the pair form a bond neither expected, but can they overcome the obstacles standing between them and embrace their chance at love? Views: 607
Zellner isn’t much different from you typical angsty teenager – he just happens to be a little deader.Zellner is one of many smart zombies who live in the young zombie town of Revenant. It might seem cool to be an intelligent zombie, but it isn't easy. Zellner has to help hunt for humans while defending himself against dumb zombies, who would love nothing more than to devour him whole.Zellner isn’t much different from you typical angsty teenager – he just happens to be a little deader.The world is in chaos and the dead have reawakened. Which is pretty cool if you happen to be a zombie like Zellner. He lives in Revenant, a zombie-inhabited town that educates the undead with human intelligence.Living the dead life is great, though it does have its disadvantages, such as the insatiable desire to eat human brains, and the inability to remain intelligent without consuming them daily. That’s definitely a problem when the zombie apocalypse has reduced the human race to near extinction.Zellner’s undead life is pretty mundane until he and his best friend go human tracking one night, and Zellner comes face to face with a living, breathing human girl. He captures her and brings her into town. When she escapes, Zellner’s attempt to retrieve her accidently causes the death of one of their own, and Zellner is banished from Revenant.Damned to a life as a mindless zombie, Zellner makes a deal with the human girl and the two flee town in hopes that together they can survive long enough to find the girl’s camp, where humans die daily of disease, and which will supply Zellner with enough brain food to continue to survive. As the human leads them, Zellner must fight off hordes of ravenous zombies while fighting his own relentless craving to devour the girl’s brain. Views: 607
It’s her last summer before going away to college and Fiona finds herself facing more than she bargained for: A boyfriend she doesn’t want who has a strange hold over her, a friend pushing her to expand her boundaries, and a new guy named Ted whose presence is more than a distraction.It’s her last summer before going away to college and Fiona finds herself facing more than she bargained for: A boyfriend she doesn’t want who has a strange hold over her, a friend pushing her to expand her boundaries, and a new guy named Ted whose presence is more than a distraction.If that isn’t enough, Fiona is being haunted with horrifying nightmares of burning at the stake—nightmares so real, she feels as though she’s losing her mid.Are they only dreams, or are they trying to warn her about this new guy she can’t help but want? Views: 607
INTO THE LION'S DEN North Korea. 2010. For Kim Jong-un, the time has come to position his country atop the world's pecking order. To do so, he has invested his nation's resources in one rogue scientist. Peter Nampo is a nanotech specialist who has developed a nuclear missile not only capable of reaching the heart of Los Angeles, but also capable of knocking out America's eyes in the skies—the GPS satellites overseeing the Korean Peninsula. Jong-un has funded Nampo's secret laboratory somewhere in a valley of the Taebaek Mountains. Marine recon veteran and small town prosecutor William Parker has a history with Peter Nampo—and is the only one who can identify him. Recruited into a joint CIA and Pentagon Dark Ops Taskforce, Parker must infiltrate the Hermit Kingdom, find Nampo, and end the scientist's threat. But there's more to this mission than Parker knows, and what he discovers is a danger far greater than being trapped behind enemy... Views: 607
"A taut, brilliant thriller ripped right from today's headlines. Joel Rosenberg is masterful! The Jerusalem Assassin is an absolute home run." —Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author of BacklashFrom the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author!The enemy is invisible and moving fast. The body count is rising. And time is running out.Marcus Ryker has spent his entire career studying killers. One thing he knows for sure: a peace summit is the ultimate stage for an assassination.President Andrew Clarke is determined to announce his historic peace plan from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. But when senior American officials who support the plan begin violently dying, Clarke orders Ryker and his team of CIA operatives to hunt down those responsible and bring the killing spree to an end.When the Palestinians denounce the American plan, the Saudis signal they may be ready to... Views: 606
A hockey fangirl with a buried past meets the man of her dreams...only to find out that he's a rabid fan of a rival team. Elena DiNovro is still trying to get over the fact that she would have been married by now, if her life had gone in a completely different direction. As such, she still has the one thing she can count on – her beloved hometown hockey team. After a chance meeting at her favourite sports bar, Elena ends up saving Beckett Donoghue, a rabid Bruins fan, from a tense situation, and she finds herself, more often than not, watching games with him. As her attraction to Beckett steadily grows and grows, Elena's asking herself if she's going to get duped again, even if the worse thing about Beckett is that he's backing the wrong hockey team. Can a fangirl fall in love with a fan of a rival team, and finally get her chance at happily-ever after, or will she finally take her shot and miss? Views: 606
Edwin Drood is contracted to marry orphan Rosa Bud when he comes of age, but when they find that duty has gradually replaced affection, they agree to break off the engagement. Shortly afterwards, in the middle of a storm on Christmas Eve, Edwin disappears, leaving nothing behind but some personal belongings and the suspicion that his jealous uncle John Jasper, madly in love with Rosa, is the killer. And beyond this presumed crime there are further intrigues: the dark opium dens of the sleepy cathedral town of Cloisterham, and the sinister double life of Choirmaster Jasper, whose drug-fuelled fantasy life belies his respectable appearance. Dickens died before completing The Mystery of Edwin Drood, leaving its tantalising mystery unsolved and encouraging successive generations of readers to turn detective. Views: 606
In This Sweet Sickness, Patricia Highsmith, in her own inimitable fashion, has created a complex psychological tale as suspenseful as The Talented Mr. Ripley.
David Kelsey, a young scientist, has an unyielding conviction that life will turn out all right for him; he just has to fix the Situation: he is in love with a married woman. Obsessed with Annabelle and the life he has imagined for them—including the fully furnished cabin he maintains for her—David prepares to win her over, whatever it takes.
In this riveting tale of a deluded loner, Highsmith reveals her uncanny ability to draw out the secret obsessions that overwhelm the human heart. Views: 606
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