Second Chances. Stalking. Murder.Dr. Sarah Collins, a counselor and single mom, is shaken to her core when one of her patients is murdered. While caring for the victim's young daughter and the crime's sole witness, Candy, Sarah's normally calm life becomes a nightmare from which she can't escape. Her terror further escalates when it becomes clear that whoever stabbed Candy's mother is still searching for something.Detective Nick Davidson is assigned to the case. When his best friend as a child was kidnapped and never found, Nick was determined to become a police officer. His job comes first in his life, but the mysterious murder challenges him. Even worse, his growing attachment to Sarah and the girls threaten to unravel the core of who he's always believed himself to be. How can he be a husband, father, and cop? Especially when if he lowers his guard to love, all of their lives may be lost. Views: 670
When corrupt elites can only repeat their propaganda incessantly, a new/old vision emerges.At the center of Nox Caelum, a unique dual star system, the planets Brother and Twin dance an eternal pirouette through space. The ruling Planetary Commonwealth is comprised of eight planets in orbit of Nox Caelum Beta while little is known about the distant civilizations of Nox Caelum Alpha.Floroen Black, Director General of the Assembly of Twin is forced to call for the Code of Review as war threatens to push both planets into obliteration. Aboard the ship C. F. Tharsis, power is taken from the assemblies of both Brother and Twin and is shifted to how the Planetary Commonwealth sees fit. In an attempt to continue his fight against the expansive and industrious world of Brother, Floroen decides to make public his involvement with an underground agency called the Sovereign Alliance of Twin. S.A.T., an already loathed organization is branded as terrorist and Floroen scrabbles to assert his authority over its rogue members. There are unknown forces at play not only on Brother and Twin but throughout Nox Caelum itself. Floroen struggles with his decisions and in his attempt to retain power he finds unlikely allies and hidden foes. Brother and Twin is the first in a series of stand-alone novelettes surrounding the histories of Nox Caelum and plays out the miniscule events that can change the courses of billions of lives forever. Views: 670
Will tonight be the night they each get their heart’s desire? Five high school juniors get ready for the dance they hope will change their lives forever
It’s Saturday night—the evening of the Autumn Leaves Dance.
Beth Rose is going solo in the dress she hopes will transform her from average student whom no one notices into someone special.
Anne is the girl Beth Rose wishes she could be: beautiful and smart, with impeccable grades and the perfect boyfriend. But would everyone think Anne was so flawless if they knew her secret?
Emily asked a boy she just met to take her to the dance—and he accepted. Now, with fifteen minutes to go, Emily hopes he shows up.
The whole dance was Kip’s idea, and she doesn’t even have a date.
Molly hasn’t got a single female friend, but all the boys love her. She has a date for the dance, but has already set her sights on another guy—somebody else’s boyfriend.
For these Westerly High juniors, their first formal dance will hold heartbreak, danger, and the thrilling promise of love. Views: 670
Ellen, Sue, and Tanya travel to Portland, Oregon where a local billionaire has promised to give them his current renovation project—a historical carriage house in the downtown area—if they can find his missing brother. As they dig deeper into a local legend, they soon fear that cause of the brother's disappearance is more sinister and more powerful than ghosts. Views: 670
A brand-new Egyptian novel from the master of adventure fiction, Wilbur Smith. In the heart of EgyptUnder the watchful eye of the GodsA new power is rising In the city of Lahun, Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil is plotting. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui's stepmother, the great sorceress Ipsetnofret, and Hui's own brother Qen, orchestrate the downfall of Hui's father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city.Cast out and alone, Hui finds himself a captive of a skilled and powerful army of outlaws, the Hyksos. Determined to seek vengeance for the death of his father and rescue his sister, Ipwet, Hui swears his allegiance to these enemies of Egypt. Through them he learns the art of war, learning how to fight and becoming an envied charioteer.But soon Hui... Views: 669
"Kim McCreight's thrillers are smart, propulsive and impossible to put down." - Laura Dave, author of The Last Thing He Told MeIn this relentlessly twisty literary thriller from New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight, a desperate intervention brings together a group of college friends 10 years after graduation—a reunion marked by lies, betrayal, and murder.Everyone has those friends. Doesn't matter how long it's been, or how badly they've occasionally behaved, or how late it is when that call finally comes—you show up. No questions asked.Honestly, that's how the five of us ended up here in the Catskills. We did have the best of intentions. Especially after what happened to Alice all those years ago, we can't bear to think of losing anyone else. In fact, we'll do anything to make sure that doesn't happen. We'll go so much farther than we ever thought we would. In the end, maybe that's what... Views: 669
When the bright young graduate Benjamin Bremmer arrives in the mysterious tropical island republic of Amanga, he is seeking some purpose to his life. Unbeknownst to him, the evil local deity Imti Mentoo has already decided Ben's purpose. This is the first of the three-part epic sonnet sequence, God The Banana. "...shocking, hilarious and sometimes unsettling..." - Amazon customer review."...an incredible feat of literature: a genuine page-turner..." "...an amazing book...the underlying narrative voice and tone is very consistent all the way through...a very good yarn.""...outrageous and bawdy verse novel...shocking, hilarious and sometimes unsettling...""I felt the eyes of Imti Mentoo watching my every move. And you know what? I kind of liked it." - customer reviews of God The Banana on Amazon.When the bright young graduate Benjamin Bremmer arrives in the mysterious tropical island republic of Amanga, he is seeking some purpose to his life. Volunteering at an orphanage in the poverty-ridden capital city, Ben meets and falls in love with Teri, a beautiful but pious fellow worker. The couple journey bravely into the remote heart of this forbidding country, but unbeknownst to Ben the evil local deity Imti Mentoo has already decided his purpose. This is the first of the three-part satirical epic sonnet sequence, God The Banana. Views: 669
Futuristic America is geographically divided, with two governing presidents: John Williams and Japanese-American Ann Kinji. Conspiracy, greed and a lust for power are at the root of this plot-twisting thriller about corrupt government; when the future of the nation depends on former private detective Serena Wilcox and her unlikely crew.Will a war-torn America, split in two, put the nation on a path toward healing and recovery? Or is futuristic America destined to remain bipartisan and deeply divided? Serena Wilcox and her family have destroyed their old home and faked their deaths to go off the grid under new identities, after obtaining insider information about a threat to the United States. The threat results in a geographically divided America, with two governing presidents: John Williams and Japanese-American Ann Kinji. Conspiracy, greed and a lust for power are at the root of this plot-twisting thriller about corrupt American government; when the future of the nation depends on former private detective Serena Wilcox and her unlikely crew.Revolting and oddball characters, quirky humor, shocking dialog and events: "Spellbinding!"Book #1 in the Dystopian Thriller Trilogy [The Serena Wilcox Mysteries] is inspirational, humorous, and clean (no graphic violence or language). The series is cross-genre: hard-boiled mystery, suspense, futuristic, speculative fiction, political and religious thriller genre. Views: 669
Hosted by the Contessa della Trieste, an opulent Carnevale ball in Venice takes a terrifying turn for American book critic Jordan Riley. As festivity turns into frenzy, Jordan is rescued by a powerful man disguised as a wolf. But was the mayhem she witnessed - the blood, the fangs, the screams - truly just entertainment, or something far more sinister? From a deconsecrated Venetian church to a secret society in New Orleans, Jordan is led on a nightmare journey to the razor's edge of reality. Her mysterious saviour is always a shadow behind her, both tormenting and tantalising her, as Jordan discovers a world of predators and survivors, a new order of vampires - and an eternal hunger that threatens to consume her. Views: 669
