Dan Wells was Hickman County’s High School star quarterback and was close to graduating. Dan was the biggest player outside of sports if you know what I mean, and wasn't interested in being tied down by no girl. Marriage and a baby was the furthest thing on his mind. Hell was just around the corner for these two.Dan Wells was Hickman County’s High School star quarterback and was close to graduating. Dan was the biggest player outside of sports if you know what I mean, and wasn't interested in being tied down by no girl. Marriage and a baby was the furthest thing on his mind. All he cared about was sports, and getting laid until Hickman County High's prettiest cheerleader Rhonda who was the most popular girl in school hooked up with Dan for a night of hot passion which led to an unwanted pregnancy, and a lot of shedding tears between both of them. Dan was looking forward to a full athletics scholarship to a college of his choice, but now that there was a baby staring them both in the eyes wanting their love, and attention all they both seen was how one moment in time destroyed their dreams of freedom. Abortion was discussed, but neither one had the guts to follow through with it. Their freedom that they both cherished was about to come to a screeching halt because they didn't enter the thought of using protection so now they both must suffer the consequences. After the baby was born, and they both got jobs, and had a one bedroom apartment to raise their unwanted baby. They didn’t have a name for their little mistake because they were too busy blaming each other for the mistake which would ultimately change their lives and everyone around them. Heartaches and Hell was headed their way that they could never have imagined. After weeks of blaming one another with tears of sadness they decided to give the baby a name which was not out of love. They named their new baby "Demon" because instead of taking the blame for their mistake they cast the blame on the baby for the mess they got their own selves into. Dan could barely hold down his job because he was so pissed off at Rhonda and the baby, he started drinking heavily to try, and drown out his problems, but drinking doesn't solve anything, but heartaches. Dan and Rhonda fought constantly, and the only way Rhonda could deal with the situation was with prescription drugs, another bad idea. Their baby was neglected on a constant basis and yelled at by them both. As the baby got older, and was sent out in the cruel world to school, and having a name as Demon, this would only backlash on his parents, and everyone that teased, and called him names. Resentment for his parents was at an all-time high that when he became a teenager all the anger and frustration that he bottled up inside was going to be unleashed at a hellish level. For the coldness that his parent’s bestowed upon him he was going to make his parents or anyone that stood in his way pay. Views: 507
Ben is devastated by the sudden death of his wife, and her son, Jacob, is a joy to him despite his autism. But while cleaning out his wife's cupboards, Ben finds proof that Jacob was never her child. Horrified, he sets out to find Jacob's real family - and is drawn into an deadly obsession. Views: 507
Tess Gerritsen has thrilled countless readers with her acclaimed novels of suspense featuring Boston detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles. TNT struck ratings gold with Rizzoli & Isles, a series based on Gerritsen’s New York Times bestsellers. And now the first ten Rizzoli & Isles novels are together in one convenient eBook bundle.
“Gerritsen has a knack for creating great characters and mysterious plots that seem straightforward but also dazzle with complexity and twists.”—Associated Press, on *Last to Die
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This bundle includes the following titles:
THE SURGEON
THE APPRENTICE
THE SINNER
BODY DOUBLE
VANISH
THE MEPHISTO CLUB
THE KEEPSAKE
ICE COLD
THE SILENT GIRL
LAST TO DIE
Praise for Tess Gerritsen and her Rizzoli & Isles series
“[Gerritsen] has an imagination that allows her to conjure up depths of human behavior so dark and frightening that she makes Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft seem like goody-two-shoes.”—Chicago Tribune
“One of the most versatile voices in thriller fiction today.”—The Providence Journal
“A briskly paced, terrifically suspenseful work that steadily builds toward a tense and terrifying climax.”—People*, on The Surgeon
“Richly suspenseful and provocative . . . leaves the reader breathless.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer*, on Body Double
“Gerritsen, as always, puts her medical training to ghoulish use.”—*The Boston Globe
“The kind of book you’d read in one sitting.”—Chicago Sun-Times, on Ice Cold
“Suspense doesn’t get smarter than this. Not just recommended but mandatory.”—Lee Child, on The Silent Girl* Views: 507
A maniacal new killer leaves an eerie signature on his victims: what appears to be old-fashioned headphones. The FBI's criminally-insane unit is summoned, and FBI Special Agent Valerie Law must race to enter his mind and find out if a former mental patient is seeking revenge—or if this is something even more sinister."A masterpiece of thriller and mystery."—Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the VALERIE LAW series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love.Book #9 in the series—NO ESCAPE—is now also available!"An edge of your seat thriller in a new series that keeps you turning pages! ...So many twists, turns and red herrings...... Views: 507
A lone investigator finds himself in trouble up to his neck when he uncovers the murder of an old friend. The illicit drug business followed man when he colonized new planets, creating deadly new drugs with new names like Love Potion. Whether it was Karma or just plain bad luck, trouble has dogged Cosimo's footsteps all his life. Fictional undercover agents never had the kind of ill luck Cosimo Bedingfeld has. His job as an investigator for the HIVE is interesting, even exciting, but somehow he always ends up hip deep in a pile of dung. When his mother arranges for him to meet Abigail Trelawney, he finally has a chance at happiness, but can he overcome his past mistakes to take it? Views: 506
Leading up to the highly anticipated arrival of Odd Apocalypse this summer, catch up with Odd Thomas in Odd Interlude, a special three-part eBook series by #1 bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz! Here is the spine-tingling 70-page first installment of this super-charged stand-alone Odd adventure.
THERE’S ROOM AT THE INN. BUT YOU MIGHT NOT GET OUT.
Nestled on a lonely stretch along the Pacific coast, quaint roadside outpost Harmony Corner offers everything a weary traveler needs—a cozy diner, a handy service station, a cluster of cottages . . . and the Harmony family homestead presiding over it all. But when Odd Thomas and company stop to spend the night, they discover that there’s more to this secluded haven than meets the eye—and that between life and death, there is something more frightening than either.
Includes a preview of the next thrilling novel in Dean Koontz’s acclaimed Odd Thomas series: Odd Apocalypse!
“Koontz gives his character wit, good humor, a familiarity with the dark side of humanity—and moral outrage.”*—USA Today
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“The nice young fry cook with the occult powers is Koontz’s most likable creation . . . candid, upright, amusing and sometimes withering.”—The New York Times
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“Suspense, tension, and surprising plot twists . . . Characters and the search for meaning, exquisitely crafted, are the soul of his work. . . . One of the master storytellers of this or any age.”—*The Tampa Tribune Views: 506
A pair of supernatural mysteries from National Book Award winner Judy Blundell. Gracie has premonitions. They've haunted her since before her mother's death, and she can't get rid of them. She doesn't know how to deal with them and she doesn't want to--they've never led to anything good. She never knows whether she's seeing the past, the present, or the future--it just comes to her. But Gracie is forced to try to use her premonitions. Her best friend, Emily, disappears, and the premonitions lead to the only clues to where she might be--and how she might be saved. Gracie's long-absent father returns, and his history seems mysteriously linked to the disappearance of Views: 506
Apollo and Amaya Shelly are twins, living deep in the forest of Stockwood Washington and away from civilization. Three days before their 18th birthday, the twins discover that their “normal” existence is anything but normal: their father and the Sanguis clan are vampires.Whether past or present, family or clan, the line between good and evil can easily blur. . .Apollo and Amaya Shelly are twins, living deep in the forest of Stockwood Washington and away from civilization. Raised by their father and under the protection of their leader, Maximiliano, Apollo and Amaya live what they consider a normal life with the Sanguis clan.Three days before their 18th birthday, the twins discover that their “normal” existence is anything but normal: their father and the Sanguis clan are vampires. Worse yet, they learn that an agreement was made that would predestine them to become vampires on their special day.In a chilling race against time, the twins uncover a secret that could destroy their lineage and alter their existence. Whether past or present, family or clan, the line between good and evil can easily blur. . . . . . Especially when they are bound to darkness Views: 506
From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Harper Lin: the 8th cozy mystery in the popular Cape Bay Cafe Mysteries. When Fran moves back to her idyllic beach town to take over the family café, she also develops a knack for solving bizarre murders. When Matt whisks Fran away on a romantic spa weekend at the Alford Inn, she's excited to try French macarons from Jacques de Gaulle, the inn's famous in-house baker. But when an off-duty employee is murdered in the spa—during a mud wrap treatment no less—Fran must use the time she could've been relaxing to solve another murder case. A friend's crumbling marriage depends on it!Includes macchiato and macaron recipes! Views: 506
Evilution is comprised of The Sacred Protocol, Divine Extinction and The Ice Wars of Dominia. The first is an alternate history, scifi thriller. Two pivotal events in history lead to the collapse of the internet. It becomes a race against time to prevent global implications of meltdown. Divine Extinction takes the story on. The threat of extinction is back, then total war looms in book three.Set in the urban area of Tokyo in the near future, the story revolves around Touka Kimizuki and her twin brother, Yuuto. Both of them are just like a typical 16-year old high schooler. But they're actually recruited by Public Security Intelligence Agency (PSIA) to become a secret agent due to their ability to kill skilled assassins while they were still in the middle school.Together with their father who is the Head of Special Activities Division in PSIA and his squad, they receive a mission to ensure the safety of the last remaining researcher for Transhuman Development Project, Dr. Nobuhiko Hayama. He's their only hope to unfold the mystery behind the other researchers' deaths.Little they know that their first encounter with Dr. Hayama leads to something they least expect. And this is just the beginning. Views: 506
Once set in motion, the wheel of the truth cannot be stopped. Forensic pathologist Bodhi King has an international reputation as the expert to consult when there's an unexplained death cluster. So he's not surprised when the call comes in about a troubling spate of deaths in a remote town on the U.S.–Canadian border. He is surprised when he arrives in the tiny community tucked away in the mountains and every door slams shut in his face. The people there don't want his help, even as their own are dying. It would be the easiest thing in the world to walk away, but that's not the path Bodhi's chosen to walk. So he digs into the town's dark crevices in search of the truth. But what he finds will force him to confront his own beliefs about courage, compassion, and the sanctity of life and of death. Bodhi King returns in Chosen Path, the seventh book in the series by USA Today bestselling author Melissa F. Miller. Views: 506
