ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: Investigate sabotage on the set of a pirate-themed, action-packed reality television show. LOCATION: Bayport waterfront. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: Show contestants and crew members. SUSPECTS: The surly mechanic on the set seems out for revenge, but there are also more than a few competitive contestants who will do anything to win.... This mission requires your immediate attention. This message will be erased in five seconds. Views: 62
Here, to treasure, a new story collection from award-winning horror master Al Sarrantonio. In Halloween and Other Seasons you'll find:Summer that never ends...A sleepover that turns into an unending nightmare...A Summer camp that offers a one-way ticket...The strangest Halloween ever...All this and much, much more in Halloween and Other Seasons: there's a neighborhood rivalry that grows to monstrous proportions; a hedgerow with an appetite; the ultimate Charles Fort story; and the end of the world from the beginning.Halloween and Other Seasons contains 18 gems of weirdness, including Al Sarrantonio's very first published story.Sarrantonio first two Cemetery Dance collections, Toybox and Hornets and Others, are out-of-print collector's items so don't be caught short. Join a writer who has been hailed as "A writer of great stories" (Ray Feist) and "A very talented writer" (The Washington Post). Order Halloween and Other Seasons today! Views: 62
PROTECTING HER BECAME HIS JOB...AND HIS OBSESSION Dr. Meg Corning detested the way Erik Falco stormed the halls of Boston General Hospital as if he owned the place. The fallen-cop-turned-ruthless-businessman was throwing his weight around in his bid to gain control of her breakthrough medical technology. But putting this sexy stranger in his place seemed impossible once he swooped to the rescue during a series of mysterious "accidents." Before long, the explosive heat between them set off a chain reaction of pleasure and pain that nearly immobilized her. After Falco made a heart-stopping move to keep her safe, the data-obsessed doc knew it was time to analyze his true motives--and her own traitorous desires. Could they forge a bond of trust in time to outsmart a cold-blooded killer? Views: 62
The technology is perfect . . .until it's notThe fires still burn in Libya years after the fall of Gaddafi, forcing NATO to intervene in a new war that could have devastating consequences for the volatile region. But something has gone terribly wrong with a "foolproof" new superweapon, resulting in the shocking deaths of innocents.The latest military miracle to come out of the Whiplash group was designed to eliminate any possibility of human error--yet civilians die when a computer-controlled UAV drone inexplicably goes rogue while the whole world watches. Now the entire Whiplash program is under fire, as the weapon's creator heads into the blistering heat of the conflict to discover if sabotage caused his infallible machine to fail. But there's an enemy waiting for him, determined to unleash more chaos and terror and death--which sends pilot Turk Mako to the skies once more to prove that, in the heat of battle, a skilled ace can do what no computer... Views: 62
When the body of a fast-living young stockbroker is found in a shallow
grave, suspicion first falls on a cuckolded policeman. Lt. Joe Gunther
investigates the increasingly bizarre details of the crime, but finds
that he’s too far behind events to prevent a second murder. Indeed,
whoever is responsible always seems to be a few steps ahead, as if
there’s a leak on the force. Sweltering August heat does nothing to calm
the increasingly agitated town selectmen, who demand results. Views: 62
A retired Scotland Yard detective recalls his run in with Jack the Ripper during the maiden voyage of the Titanic; while a doctor tries to fight his inner demons while traveling to America to honeymoon with his new bride. Views: 62
Science Fiction. 116859 words long. Views: 62
Construction workers, plumbers, gardeners or any hard working man with a tool belt play a part in many gay male fantasies. In this steamy collection we take a ride to the top of a high rise under construction for a precarious steel beam encounter, go down in the belly of a dark steamy mine, hang out with some hunky sweaty landscapers and slip into the construction manager's office for a quickie. Wherever we go, you'll find sexy, men loving men who are turned on by more than their buddies' tools, in this world the hats are not the only thing that's hard. Views: 62
Mira Chambers has an infallible talent for
solving mysteries ... but using it always gets her into worse
trouble.Having spent half her life in asylums, Mira discovers a sense of
self-worth, finally, in helping victims of crime. When the matron who helped
Mira to regain her independence is abducted, she attempts to save her with the
help of ex-army lieutenant, Adam Lockman. But Freddie Leopard, a dangerous
sociopath, tries to destroy Lockman′s reputation... and Mira.Cut off and
alone for the first time in her life, Mira is swept into a world of
international conspiracies and betrayals, where her dream of achieving a normal
life is constantly thwarted by the far darker desires of her
enemies.Layers of secrets unravel as her world falls apart - until the
ultimate sacrifice presents a chance to save her friend and revisit her lost
love in the ′echoes of yesterday.′ Views: 62
