Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy. Views: 226
A novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey's NYT-bestselling Expanse series, Auberon explores a new and alien world and the age-old dangers that humanity has carried with it to the stars. Now a Prime Original series.Auberon is one of the first and most important colony worlds in humanity's reach, and the new conquering faction has come to claim it. Governor Rittenaur has come to bring civilization and order to the far outpost and guarantee the wealth and power of the Empire.But Auberon already has its own history, a complex culture, and a criminal kingpin named Erich with very different plans. In a world of deceit, violence, and corruption, the greatest danger Rittenaur faces is love.The ExpanseLeviathan WakesCaliban's WarAbaddon's GateCibola BurnNemesis GamesBabylon's AshesPersepolis RisingTiamat's WrathThe Expanse Short FictionThe Butcher of... Views: 226
From USA Today bestselling author Andie J. Christopher comes the latest edgy, sexy novel in the One Night in South Beach series, featuring the lives and loves of a quirky Cuban-Irish family.A RESTLESS ROMANTIC Felix Pascual misses being someone's boyfriend, which is why he's willing to get set up by the only Hernandez he'll admit to liking (out loud)—Lola. But when he gets to the restaurant he finds that Lola has matched him up with none other than Joaquin Delgado, a man who has never shown one iota of interest in him.. And Joaquin doesn't seem any more open to Felix's unique charms this time around . . . A SKEPTICAL SUITOR Joaquin will do anything for his grandmother. Even give a foul-mouthed, flashy Puerto Rican caterer who gets on his nerves—and makes him thirsty all at once—a chance to run his kitchen after he's injured. After all, it's just a few weeks. And he won't be tempted... Views: 226
The first instalment in an epic new sci-fi series.
The year is 2524. Men and women, too young to have fought in the last war, have been drafted into service in the Alliance Marine Corps. Corporal Lee Newman is one of those recruits. Cast out into unknown space in search of long lost alien technology that could provide the key to their future. He is about to get his first taste of combat, and soon finds himself in the company of a great hero of the last war, Colonel Mitch Taylor. Together they must fight to save Earth. But the Alliance is fractured.
Earth lies in ruins, a victim of the same fate that all the colonised worlds in the Alliance suffered. Milo Rivers, The President of the Alliance and a genius scientist, is searching for ways to make the planet inhabitable once more. But many are losing faith in his search and his abilities.
Civil war has broken out amongst the Krys, a powerful race that had been allied with Humanity for hundreds of years. Divisions among Humanity run deep. The Alliance must hold together, or there is little hope for the future. The key to that future may lie on a distant and inhospitable world known as M590. But as the dark shadow of war looms again, the chances of retrieving it seem next to impossible. Views: 225
On Manhattan's Upper East Side a woman lies dead at the bottom of the stairs, stripped of all her valuables. Most cops might call it a mugging gone wrong, but Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows better.
A well-off accountant and a beloved wife and mother, Marta Dickenson doesn't seem the type to be on anyone's hit list. But when Eve and her partner, Peabody, find blood inside the building, the lieutenant knows Marta's murder was the work of a killer who's trained, but not professional or smart enough to remove all the evidence.
But when someone steals the files out of Marta's office, Eve must immerse herself in her billionaire husband Roarke's world of big business to figure out who's cruel and callous enough to hire a hit on an innocent woman. And as the killer's violent streak begins to escalate, Eve knows she has to draw him out, even if it means using herself as bait. . . . Views: 225
Ethel M. Dell was a British writer of over 30 popular romance novels and several short stories from 1911 to 1939. She began to write stories while very young and many of them were published in popular magazines. Beneath her shy exterior, she had a passionate heart and most of her stories were stories of passion and love set in India and other old British colonial possessions.Her debut novel is very characteristic of Ethel M. Dell's novels. There is a very feminine woman, an alpha male, a setting in India, passion galore liberally mixed with some surprisingly shocking violence and religious sentiments sprinkled throughout.Ethel Dell worked on a novel for several years, but it was rejected by eight publishers. Finally the publisher T. Fisher Unwin bought the book for their First Novel Library, a series which introduced a writer's first book. This book, entitled The Way of an Eagle, was published in 1911 and by 1915 it had gone through thirty printings.This Edition Contains 10 Works;● The Way of an Eagle● The Knave of Diamonds● Greatheart● The Rocks of Valpre● The Keeper of the Door● The Bars of Iron● The Hundredth Chance● The Lamp in the Desert● The Top of the World● The Obstacle RaceThis Edition Features:● Biography of Ethel M. Dell ● Active Table of Contents● Well Kindle FormattingAnd if you enjoy this volume, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Jame-Books" to see all the other entries of Jame-Books Publishing. Views: 225
The pretty young prostitute is dead. Her alleged murderer, a minister's son, hanged himself in his jail cell. The case is closed. But the dead girl's father has come to Matthew Scudder for answers, sending the unlicensed p.i. in search of terrible truths about a life that was lived and lost in a sordid world of perversion and pleasures. Views: 225
