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Devil's Cut
L.A. McGinnis - 2021
But then I meet Bastian Forge, and discover everything I was told was a lie.He’s powerful. He's beautiful. He’s enigmatic.And now I owe him, bigtime. When Bastian unlocks my gift—I can read vampire minds—he opens up a whole new world, teaching me how to use my newfound powers. But as our enemies close in, I’m not sure who to trust, because while Forge keeps his secrets?I have my own, and neither of us will leave the other unscathed.
Fall From Grace
Kelsey MacBride - 2015
It begins with the story of Kevin Pierce, an ER doctor whose life falls apart when he fails to save a young girl who resembles his late niece, a niece who lost her life while he was behind the wheel. In order to escape his painful memories, he leaves LA for a small town by the ocean, hoping to rebuild his life and rediscover God’s purpose for his life. This story highlights Kevin’s journey from hopelessness, his hopes, his struggles, and his achievements as God shows him a different path to healing. *This is a FREE Preview and not a stand-alone novel* In this first book, Kevin, a resident ER doctor has his world turned upside down when he fails to save a teenage girl named Rachel injured from an auto accident. What complicates matters is Rachel resembles Sarah, his late niece who died while he was behind the wheel. While Kevin still blames himself for Sarah’s death, his failure to save Rachel causes his life to spiral downward. Unable to cope with the overwhelming guilt, he escapes to a small town in Northern California where he hopes to find God and a resolution to the devastation he feels. But the overwhelming emotional pain paralyzes him and just when he is at his limit, his life takes another unexpected twist when he accidentally meets Stephanie, Rachel’s mother who has also escaped to the same small town to live with her parents. Kevin is torn between feelings of guilt and indebtedness when he finds out Stephanie wants him to help her heal from the loss of Rachel. Can he come to grips with the painful events in his life and travel down the road to recovery with Stephanie by his side, or will he reject her help? Stephanie Knight is a single mother who suffers the loss of her daughter Rachel to a tragic car accident. Even though she has a close relationship with her mother Valerie and a strong faith in God, she struggles with the question of why God would allow Rachel to be taken so early. She relocates to her parent’s home in Northern California to escape the depressing memories of her daughter and to take time to heal. With God’s help and her mother’s support, she manages to cope with the loss of Rachel. But to her surprise, she finds out that Kevin Pierce, the same doctor who couldn’t save Rachel, is also living there. When she notices that Kevin’s life has spiraled into a place darker than her own, her heart goes out to him and she proposes they work together to help each other heal. But will he accept her help and forge an unlikely relationship? Or will Kevin reject her and miss out on an opportunity to experience sacrificial love? Other titles in the Glen Ellen Series by Kelsey MacBride -Saving Grace: Book 2 of the Glen Ellen Story Don't miss out on these Inspirational stories of love and faith!
The Blight and the Blarney - Part 1 - The Story (Tales of Flynn and Reilly Book 0)
Rosemary J. Kind - 2019
Friends and neighbours have died, been evicted or given up what little land they have in search of alms. Michael Flynn is one of the lucky ones. His landlord has offered support. Michael and his family have done all they can to help their immediate household, but as the famine and its aftermath continue, have their efforts been enough? With the weakening brought about by hunger, there are some things he is powerless to protect his family from. Is it time for the great Michael Flynn to take his family in search of a better life? Download now to find out
The Trouble with San Francisco
Adrianne Ambrose - 2020
She gets roped into following a friend’s cheating husband. But tailing a middle-aged lawyer through the streets of San Francisco is more challenging than it sounds.Sam’s “easy gig” drags her into one perilous predicament after another, where she encounters a wide array of the citizens San Francisco has on offer, including: a hot cop, an out-of-control frat boy, a feisty grandmother who plays loose with the law, friendly leather daddies, an aging biker, a shady dude she used to know in high school, and worst of all, Slain. He’s a professional PI., who is so hardboiled he needs a Google Translate button. And he doesn’t appreciate some dame filching a gig from a hard-working shamus. Slain goes out of his way to make Sam understand that being a private detective is a dangerous business. And ends up making her life miserable in the process.If you love a good laugh, and can’t quite figure out how anyone could leave their heart in San Francisco, then grab a copy of The Trouble with San Francisco and fall in love with its madcap cast of characters. What else would you expect from the City by the Bay?
A Nancy McGovern Cozy Mystery Sampler: A 6 Book Box Set
Nancy McGovern - 2018
JUST 99 CENTS! Nora Newberry! Rachel Rowan! Bluebell Knopps! Dani Hedley You'll meet Nancy McGovern's whole gang with this 6 book sampler set! Containing the 1st books from each of her popular series, you'll be ready to jump into all of the fun, often tasty cozy mystery adventures Nancy has been concocting since she began publishing in 2016! Includes: Death At A Diner (from Nancy's very first cozy mystery series, "A Murder In Milburn")
Berry The Dead
(from "Return To Milburn", the sequel series to "A Murder In Milburn", set 25 years later)
Murder & Marble Cake
(from the "Comfort Cakes" culinary cozy mystery series)
Killer Dress
(from the "Shot & Framed" cozy mystery series, about a talented photographer in search of a new start in the small Northern California town she once called home)
The Locked Room Murder
(from the witch-based "Bluebell Knopps" cozy mystery series)
A Cherry Sinister Murder
(from the "Slice of Paradise" culinary cozy mystery series, co-written with Nancy's friend from across the pond, Cyra Bruce) Each of these "1st books" leads to a series containing between 2 & 12 stories in total and all of the remaining books in each series are available for FREE with Kindle Unlimited, either separately or in box sets! The biggest challenge will be choosing which to read next! So jump in today and get hooked with these fun characters, intriguing plots & tasty whodunits!
Gabriel Wolfe Boxset #2: First Casualty, Fury, Rattlesnake
Andy Maslen - 2018
A decorated SAS veteran struggling to overcome his PTSD caused by a botched final mission. Sucked back into government black ops work, he makes mistakes, sure. And he’s not invincible. But he’s tough as nails. And he does what he needs to defeat evil. Whatever the cost. Expect street-fighting, firefights and global locations. Fast cars, strong, beautiful women and truly twisted villains. Thriller fans have awarded Wolfe hundreds of five-star reviews. This boxset gives you the fourth, fifth and sixth novels in the series – over 1,000 pages of non-stop action. Gabriel's character develops over the course of these three novels and you learn more about his back story and the reasons he has developed into the man he is. Book 4: First Casualty: When Gabriel flies to Mozambique in search of the mortal remains of his friend and former comrade Mickey “Smudge” Smith, he has the backing of the British prime minister. But every favour comes at a price. And now Gabriel has to complete another hit before he can continue his search for salvation. What he discovers next shakes his faith in everything he trusts. He has marched headlong into the heart of a corrupt web of land deals, blood diamonds and the global arms trade. At the centre of the web sits someone Gabriel can hardly believe is guilty. Someone he’ll need every ounce of his skills and resolve to defeat. Book 5: Fury: Just when life deals Gabriel a decent hand, his best friend is murdered. And Gabriel’s in the frame for the crime. Struggling to come to terms with her death, he finds his world collapsing around him. The woman calling herself Erin Ayers is rich, powerful, and very, very deadly. And she’s out for blood. Gabriel’s, mainly. But first she wants to destroy everything – and everyone – he loves. She’s hired an assassin Gabriel last met in Hong Kong to help her. Nobody is safe from Erin Ayers and her fury. But who is she? Why does she hate Gabriel Wolfe so much? And how can he discover her true identity? The clock is ticking… Book 6: Rattlesnake: When Gabriel receives a five-word text, his self-imposed exile in Hong Kong comes to an abrupt end. Honouring a blood oath he swore with Vinnie Calder, Gabriel investigates how the ex-Delta Force sniper ended up dead in the middle of the Texan desert. What he discovers shocks the battle-hardened soldier to the depths of his soul. Assisted by biotechnology tycoon, Clark Orton, a deniable CIA team is planning to trial a new biological weapon on Cambodian orphans. Operating alone, Gabriel traces the plot to the heart of the Cambodian jungle. But powerful people want Gabriel silenced, permanently. And they’re happy to use any means necessary to protect their asset. *** "Wow another great book by Andy Maslen. Gabriel Wolfe is such a complex character and you can genuinely sympathise with him on his past and where it has taken him on this journey. He is a man who is loyal to his friends and brutal to his enemies. The last book ended with Gabriel in a dark place after a series of tragedies which saw many of his closest friends murdered, you felt he would retire. However, this book starts off with him being contacted by a friend’s wife to help find who had murdered her husband – and for what reason. It leads you down a path of intrigue, to a section of a government secret agency gone bad and a trip across the world and back again.
Arabian Deception
James Lawrence - 2018
When an old Army buddy recruits Pat to work as an asset for the CIA, he reluctantly agrees, and the adventure begins.Working as an arms dealer in Abu Dhabi, Pat gets caught in a shadowy world of deception, intrigue, and conspiracy. A failed attempt on his life, reveals that he has once again aggravated the powerful. Pat will now have to unravel the mystery of who is after him to survive. Discovering and neutralizing this threat will throw Pat into a whirlwind tour of Middle Eastern action, intrigue and adventure.This is the first book in the popular Pat Walsh Arabian Adventure Series.Arabian Deception is a fully rewritten version of James Lawrence's first book, Lost in Arabia. The next two books in the series are Arabian Vengeance and Arabian Fury.
Winters Legend on Stone Mountain: A Family Saga (Stone Mountain Family Saga Book 1)
Michelle Files - 2020
Power. Lies. Murder. Some families will do whatever it takes to win. Carson Winters does as he pleases, without guilt or shame. And no one can stop him. But his judgment day is coming. This series about the Winters family is a complicated tale of the family with everything. You won’t want to miss a single word of this story of love, loss, and heartache, with just a bit of mayhem thrown in. The complete Stone Mountain Family Saga: Winters Legend on Stone Mountain A Dangerous Game on Stone Mountain Deceit on Stone Mountain Get your copies now.
A Surgeon’s Knot
William Lynes - 2020
This medical thriller will stay with you long past the final chapter." -Best ThrillersJackson Cooper, MD will never forget that first day, its stunning conclusion forever etched in his mind. His year as a surgical intern is a story of medical suspense, tragedy, and occasional terror, as a young physician deals with the world of surgery.The surgeon's knot is a surgical tie used in the operating room which the intern practices ceaselessly. The knot refers, as well, to the tangled world of the protagonist.Jackson's life soon becomes burned-out, resulting from events beyond his control as well as destructive behavior. Physicians, patients, and cases ranging from humorous to tragic are present.A Surgeon's Knot is a story of the dignity of medicine, the overwhelming duty to man, failure and recovery.
Revolting Rhymers: Competition Winners
Tom Fletcher - 2017
We were inundated with thousands of disgusterous entries! To discover our winners, we waded through burps, farts and rotten eggs; bogies, vile stew and goo to find the funniest and most revolting specimens. This eBook contains the crème de la phlegm-hand picked by children's author, songwriter and McFly frontman, Tom Fletcher, and Wales's Children's Poet Laureate, Anni Llyn.A huge thank you to our revolting partners Puffin Books, the National Literacy Trust, Literature Wales, Magic Light, and the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre for all their help and support!
Chasing Shadows (Drew Patrick)
Jason Richards - 2018
When Tina Ross and her friends witness a brutal murder they make a pact to keep what they saw to themselves. The teens think silence equals safety. But the killers have another idea. Concerned mother Bonnie Ross hires private investigator Drew Patrick to find out where her daughter is sneaking off to at night. What appears to be a simple case of a rebellious teen leads to some of Boston's darkest corners. Drew quickly finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation and needing to protect Tina. But when she and her friends go missing, it is a race against the clock to save them from murderous thugs. Chasing Shadows is a prequel novella to the Private Detective Drew Patrick series of suspenseful crime thriller novels. Includes a preview of Shattered, the first novel in the series. Read Chasing Shadows today and begin the pulse-pounding adventure. If you enjoy books by Robert B. Parker, Robert Crais, and James Patterson, then you will enjoy this new detective crime thriller series by Jason Richards.
Quiet Evil: A Promise McNeal Mystery (Promise McNeal Mysteries Book 5)
Morgan James - 2017
When the magician’s assistant is murdered in a dilapidated tram car, the dramatic, Czech trapeze artist, Ruta, draws Promise into the mystery with a strange Tarot Card deck---which she insists she’s held for Promise since 1939---and a bizarre story of the magician Reznik and the Old Towne Clock in Prague. Promise’s husband, Perry County Sheriff Daniel Allen, is determined to go with the facts of the case, but when they meet the other members of Jest’s circus family, Daniel realizes no one is who they seem, and the facts are masked in past violence and lies. Though, as the murder goes unsolved, Promise is haunted by nightmares and struggles with an elusive illness, she and Daniel are determined to bring the murderer to justice. Fact by fact, they narrow the field of suspects until another death at the academy forces them to reconsider Ruta’s wild stories and think like the killer, if they are to catch him before he disappears for good.
Exposing Secrets (The Lucas Family Scandal Book 1)
Kia Summers - 2016
Sweeter than a Georgia peach to some, this family might look normal and almost perfect on the outside. But behind closed doors... there's a rot that runs all the way to the pit of their bloodline! The family patriarchs Evette and Tyrone who have seven children together travel the church circuit giving the gift of song to church attendees. But their 18 year marriage is not without its problems. Not even close. Evette is fighting her flesh and Tyrone is trying to keep his family together. From the outside looking in, this family seems like a strong Christian family singing and living for God! But when you pull the covers back they put the “D” in a Dysfunctional Family! Find out what happens in part one of Exposing Secrets!
A Shot of Murder
Brenda Gayle - 2020
But when the story is murder, will she end up above the fold or buried in the back?1948: Kingston, Canada—Charley Hall knows she’s a better reporter than any man in the newsroom. Frustrated to be demoted to the women’s page so her job on the city beat can be given to a returning soldier, she refocuses her energy into locating her brother who disappeared after his latest bender. She’s horrified when her search leads to the woman last seen with him, found dead with a bullet in her neck.Driven to catch the killer and clear her brother’s name, Charley encounters a mysterious cop from out of town who’s showing an intense interest in the case. But as she uncovers the victim’s murky past, tracking down the shooter could land the intrepid journalist in the obituaries.Can this gutsy gal prove her investigative skills and live to tell the tale?A Shot of Murder is the first book in the atmospheric Charley Hall historical mystery series. If you like strong female protagonists, period pieces, and small-town misdeeds, then you’ll love Brenda Gayle’s compelling whodunit.Buy A Shot of Murder to bring justice to the front page today!
Goat In The Meze: A farcical look at Greek life (The Greek Meze Series Book 1)
Katerina Nikolas - 2017
The elusive underwear thief is busy plundering the local washing lines hoping his identity will never be revealed, whilst the Pappas is up to his neck in nefarious schemes. Mail order Russian bride Masha is indulged by that old fool Vasilis in her passion for plastic surgery, and Stavroula plots to extricate herself from her marriage to the supposedly dead Toothless Tasos. Not a day goes by in Astakos without deviousness and humour as part of the scenic backdrop. The humorous antics of life in a fictional Greek village have the feel good factor to make you laugh-out-loud.