In the year 2058, Baltimore's latest crime epidemic is illegal genetic enhancements. Convicted dealer Christopher Morgan swears off black market genetics for good. Before he's even released from prison, he finds himself on a hit list. Someone wants Chris dead and he has no idea why.Once released, Chris takes the first job he's offered. But, soon after, the new boss at his lab is murdered. Chris fears it has something to do with his past—and so do the police. He enlists the help of a close colleague, Tracy Harrow, to clear his name and search for answers. They discover a shocking connection between Chris and the other names on the hit list.Embarking on a perilous race, Chris and Tracy realize that far more is at stake than just Chris's life. Together, they uncover a dark conspiracy that goes deeper into the world of bioengineering and genetic enhancements than they could have imagined. Views: 68
Cassie made her choice. She was bound to him now…no going back, no way out. But what happened when your fate relied on remembering something you were destined to forget? When Cassie woke up in the hospital, Michael was there and holding her hand, just like he always did. He was desperate to know what she was thinking, and what she finally felt. However, when a visitor turned up at the hospital, it sent Cassie into a tailspin. Simeon, Stephen’s twin brother, was in town and wasn’t prepared to leave. His looks confused and agitated her. That, combined with other news, forced Cassie to leave the hospital to try and find solace in her little tiny apartment. She was broken and bruised, but was determined to fight. Determined to carry on with her life after the devastation that one fateful night had caused. But life, as always, played that unsuspecting game of cat-and-mouse. Cassie dreamed of children, hearing a voice she knew was hers, but didn’t sound like her. She was consumed with a dying need to get to the truth…but what truth that was, she had no idea. Along with her quest to find out who she was, Cassie helped the one person who had been a constant in her life since the day she stepped into his office. With her help, Simon uncovered the truth about his sister’s disappearance with the most shocking outcome imaginable. However, Cassie was in turmoil. She offered to help, but she was tired. Tired of all the ugliness that the world contained. Tired of keeping on that happy face so that people didn’t realise she was dying inside. On her quest for the truth, she found out the most shocking secret that had kept her apart from the one person who breathed life into her. With this horrifying revelation, Cassie was placed in danger. Could she overcome her peril? Could she finally find the ultimate truth that would not only shock her, but would cause the most climatic outcome in her world of angels? Views: 68
Don't miss the chilling new psychological thriller from A.L. Bird, author of The Good Mother and Don't Say a Word, perfect for fans of C L Taylor, Sherryl Brown and Lisa Hall. Letting go of your daughter for the first time isn't easy... After years of IVF, Kirsten White is a devoted mum to Harriet – and she can't believe the time has come to send her little girl off to school. But Harriet has now turned five, and she can't stay Kirsten's baby forever. It might be hard, but it's time to entrust her daughter's care to her new teacher. ... the classroom is the one place she should be safe. Miriam Robertson has been waiting for the perfect little girl to walk into her class. She's very picky... but when Harriet walks in, Miriam knows: this is the child she's been waiting for. Harriet knows not to speak to strangers. But her lovely new teacher isn't a stranger at all. In fact, she's her new best friend. And you can always trust your friends... can't you? Praise for A.L. Bird: 'A... Views: 68
Product DescriptionWhen Special Forces Colonel Zachary Garrett leads a team of commandos into an enemy base-camp inside forbidden Pakistan territory, the ensuing combat destroys his helicopter and all its occupants. After military officers notify his estranged daughter, 17-year-old Amanda Garrett, of her father's death, she is apathetic until they mention a $500,000 life insurance payout. But there's a catch: before she can collect her cash, Amanda must visit revered psychiatrist Riley Dwyer for counseling. With his eyes on Amanda's coming bonanza, Spartanburg, SC bad-boy Del Dangurs keeps close tabs on Amanda and the long hoped-for windfall. Meanwhile, Matt Garrett, Amanda's uncle, leaves his CIA post and arrives in Afghanistan to recover Zachary's remains. But first he leads a daring vengeance raid into Pakistan that results in a clue to Zachary's fate. With hopeful evidence in hand, Matt continues the search for his brother as physical reminders of him are being destroyed or attacked back home, including Riley, who holds her own secrets close. The story alternates between thrilling combat scenes in Afghanistan and Pakistan as Matt pursues his brother's fate and attempts to complete a politically sensitive mission while Amanda races to uncover the truth about her father. About the AuthorAnthony J. Tata graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1981 and retired after 28 years of service in 2009 as a Brigadier General in the U.S. Army. Tony commanded a paratrooper battalion in the 82nd Airborne Division and an air assault brigade in the 101st Airborne Division. In 2006-07 he served as the Deputy Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division and Combined/Joint Task Force-76 in Afghanistan. BG Tata has deployed on combat missions and operations in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bosnia, Panama and the Philippines. He has been awarded the Combat Action Badge and Bronze Star, is a Master Parachutist and a graduate of the U.S. Army's Ranger School.Tony served as a National Security Fellow at Harvard University's JFK School of Government, earned an M.A. in International Relations from the Catholic University of America, and has a Master of Military Art and Science from the Army's School of Advanced Military Studies. He is listed as a distinguished member of the 502nd, 504th, and 505th Parachute Infantry Regiments. The author of the critically acclaimed Threat Series fiction novels (Sudden Threat, Rogue Threat and Hidden Threat), Tony has donated 100% of his book proceeds to the USO Metro DC Hospital Services fund for Wounded Warriors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. General Tata has reliably commented on foreign policy, with an emphasis on Afghanistan, on Fox News, CBS, NBC, and a variety of other television and radio shows. Views: 68
“A truly fine novel…Totally absorbing and ingenious.”— Nelson DeMille
“On fire with suspense.”— Stephen King
It is January 1944—and as Allied troops prepare for D-Day, Nazi scientists develop a toxic nerve gas that would repel and wipe out any invasion force. To salvage the planned assault, two vastly different but equally determined men are sent to infiltrate the secret concentration camp where the poison gas is being perfected on human subjects. Their only objective: destroy all traces of the gas and the men who created it—no matter how many lives may be lost. Including their own…
“Stunning…From the very first page, Greg Iles takes his readers on an emotional roller-coaster ride, juxtaposing tension-filled action scenes, horrifying depictions of savage cruelty, and heart-stopping descriptions of sacrifice and bravery. A remarkable story from a remarkable writer”— Booklist
From Publishers Weekly Iles's WWII thriller portrays a commando raid on a Nazi concentration camp that is developing poison gases to be used against the Allied forces.
From Library Journal The author of the best-selling Spandau Phoenix (LJ 4/15/93) takes us into Nazi Germany with an American doctor and a Jewish soldier intent on destroying a weapon that could wipe out the D-Day invasion forces. Views: 68
Raine Benares is a sorceress linked to the Saghred, an ancient soul-stealing stone of unfathomable power. Only the Isle of Mid, home to the most prestigious sorcery college, can free her from the power of the stone. Views: 68
When Ronnie Whitmore, a compassionate rebel, dies on her wedding day, she and four other brides are astonished when a man known as the Trickster proclaims that one of them will be sent back, alive and well, the tragedy that has befallen her no more. To be chosen, the brides must each share their story of love, no matter how cruel, dark, or stirring their story may be. Views: 68
Tony Hill, criminal profiler and hero of TV's Wire in the Blood, is back in a terrifying psychological thriller from bestselling author Val McDermid. A city is mourning. Bradfield Victoria's star midfielder has been murdered, bizarrely poisoned in an apparently motiveless killing. Then a bomb blast rips through the football stadium. Dozens lie dead, many more injured. Is it a terrorist attack or a vendetta against the Vics? Or something even more sinister? As he lies in a hospital bed, psychologist and profiler Dr Tony Hill struggles to make sense of the fragments of information he manages to gather. But his customary ally, DCI Carol Jordan, is being pushed to the margins of the investigation by intelligence services determined to prove themselves indispensable. It wouldn't be so bad if Tony and Carol could agree about who they're looking for. But even their relationship has its dislocations and dark places. Beneath the Bleeding sets Tony and Carol at odds as they have never been before, forcing them to ask questions of themselves they would never have imagined possible. Views: 68
Carrie Beckett doesn't know that she's a werewolf, and she doesn't know that the hot dude at the carnival is her alpha, but she's about to find out.When her alpha Mick Pierce sweeps into her life, everything changes. He shows her that she is no longer a shy, timid girl, but a self-assured, dangerous woman. And everyone else notices too, including Holden Rane. She's had a hopeless crush on him for years, but he's never so much as noticed her. Now he can't keep his eyes off her.Caught between serious and sinfully sexy Mick, and the boy next door who she's always wanted, Carrie can hardly handle her love life, let alone her new werewolf identity.But menace is about to surface, danger is waiting for her, and she must use her newfound confidence to fight. Views: 68
