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Glimmer of Gold (Jack Ferrell Adventures Book 1)
William Nikkel - 2014
Most men would consider him one of the luckiest guys alive.But is he?Free diving on a reef off the south coast of Maui, Jack spies something small and round—like a golden eye gleaming at him from the coral—and makes a grab for it. Back aboard his Zodiac, he discovers he’s found a 1941 West Point class ring with the initials C. W. M. inscribed on inside of the band.While struggling with his failing relationship and his new job working for his fiancée’s father, an unscrupulous developer, Jack sets out to find the soldier who lost the ring—a quest that leads him to Charles William McIntyre. But it’s not until he gets a phone call from McIntyre’s twenty-seven-year-old granddaughter Katie that he learns the ring’s secret.“This proves my dad was telling the truth,” she says. “He didn’t kill my mother.”The ring is evidence needed to support her father’s alibi, and Jack’s statement is crucial. To help secure her father’s release from prison, he joins Katie in Henderson, Nevada where she lives. But it’s not that easy. Someone is willing to kill to keep her father behind bars. As Jack and Katie race to stay a step ahead of the killer, they put their lives on the line to discover the identity of the man responsible for her mother’s murder and the truth behind her death.
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#Wars
Melanie Marks - 2013
Especially his next-door neighbor, Tori. But Carson seems to be allergic to Tori. Or something. Whenever he sees her coming, he runs the other direction—that is, when he’s not staring at her all longing and adoring like. But if Tori looks his way, the gorgeous boy takes off running. Tori is confused. And hurt. And CONFUSED!! Then Tori learns lies have been spread about her. Lies to keep her and Carson apart. PLUS, the school hottie wants Tori all to himself. But the school hottie is a player—toying with girl’s hearts. Tori doesn’t want that. At all. Tori wants Carson … and to put an end to the hash-tag war about her. A war started by her so-called “friends.” Thank goodness Tori has Nicole, Sara and Kayla to help her out—plus Zoey Jones. The war is on!! Middle Grade (young teen/tween) contemporary romance from Melanie Marks, the author of: Fall For Me; and His Kiss. (Plus a lot of other books.)
The Slade House Affair: Clare Montgomery, Private Investigator
Daisy Thurbin - 2016
In this first book in a new series, Mrs Montgomery is retained by an archaic well heeled family when its patriarch fails to arrive home at the expected hour. As with all of her writing, Thurbin demonstrates that a book need not contain gratuitous violence, graphic sex or coarse language in order to keep the reader entertained. Set in London and the Home Counties, Thurbin's attention to detail and meticulous research, coupled with an interesting conundrum and a sprinking of quirky characters, are bound to please even the most discerning of readers.
Treasure (Fox Book 5)
Adam Hardy - 2016
Lieutenant George Abercrombie Fox was no exception. It began well with a sharp action and a prize taken. Then things began to go wrong. A lee shore and an escape against desperate odds. Treachery, death and the treasure. Always the treasure. FOX IS NOT THE NOBLE HERO OF TRADITIONAL FICTION. FOX IS A FIGHTING MAN WHO TRANSCENDS HEROISM — HE DOESN’T CARE HOW HE WINS AS LONG AS HE WINS. HE’S MEAN, CUNNING AND MOST VICIOUS WHEN TRAPPED. THERE’S NO WAY TO OUTFOX FOX! Adam Hardy was a pen name used by Kenneth Bulmer (1921-2005). A prolific writer, Bulmer wrote over 160 novels and many short stories, both under his real name and various pen names. He is best known for science fiction, including his long-running Dray Prescot series of planetary romances, but he wrote in many genres.
The Warriors Series Boxset III
Ty Patterson - 2018
HIS ENEMIES CALL HIM FATE Because his going after his enemies is inevitable. However, in Zeb's line of business, fate can be fickle. Boxset III contains books 9-12 from USA Today Bestselling Author Ty Patterson's highly acclaimed Warriors series. Each thriller in the twelve-book series can be read standalone. Death Club The body in the desert wasn't Zeb Carter's problem. Until he saw the tattoo. The dead man had been in the special forces. A fellow warrior. Then it became personal. Trigger Break A string of executions takes Zeb Carter to Japan where he comes across an enemy who hasn't been defeated for centuries. The yakuza. Scorched Earth Zeb Carter goes on the warpath when his friends are kidnapped. The trail takes him to war-torn Syria where he finds the kidnappers aren't who he thought they were. And the only way to stop them is to sacrifice his friends.
RUN!
The world's most wanted terrorist is in the jungles of Idaho, planning a dastardly attack. He doesn't know about Zeb Carter. 'Ty Patterson is up there with Lee Child and David Baldacci'
THE MUNRO & WEST MYSTERIES: four utterly gripping whodunits
Pete Brassett - 2021
Buckskin Vengeance (Buckskin Series Book 2)
John Legg - 1996
Alex Campbell swore vengeance on the men who killed his trapping partners, then stole their furs, horses and women out of winter camp.
Hit You Where You Live (Liars and Vampires Book 7)
Robert J. Crane - 2020
The Fashion Designer, SAMPLE
Nancy Moser - 2019
Joining the project is Annie’s new husband, Sean Culver, her best friend at Butterick, Maude Nascato, and a mother figure, Edna Holmquist. Annie and her colleagues give up their careers, risking everything to follow a shared passion: clothes that are both fashionable and functional for modern, busy women in 1912. Personal and financial setbacks test old relationships and new romances while threatening to keep the business from ever selling a single dress. No one said it would be easy. But the promise of the American Dream holds a deep hope for those who work hard, trust God, and never give up.
African Slaver
Steve Braker - 2016
Just trying to clear the brutal shadows of the past from his mind, Brody’s next mission is clear: Spearfishing and Scuba Diving in warm clear tropical waters, with some cold beers on the beach. Living the dream… As Brody makes friends with the locals settling into the island retreat, his plans for peace and relaxation are suddenly shattered. After weeks of terrorizing the island paradise, a ruthless sea captain finally commits the unthinkable: he kidnaps a group of young girls from the village. Heartbroken and scared for the children, the people look to Brody for help.
Time is running out…
When Brody rallies the villagers to form a rescue team, he realizes he is the only one with the skills for this kind of work. With nothing but basic weapons and a sailing boat, Brody feels the weight of the dire situation. The lives of the girls are on the line, with the slave markets of Somalia only days away, the clock is ticking. Brody leads his ragtag crew across the rough and lawless ocean, knowing they are the only hope for the young girls. Once Special Forces, always Special Forces, he’s got this! With Brody at the helm, they’ll find the girls or die trying.
This is the first in this exciting Action Adventure Series...
Gone Forever
Scott Blade - 2015
LONER. HERO. DRIFTER. ORPHAN SON. Set in the world of #1 International Bestseller Lee Child's Jack Reacher. In The Affair, Reacher was sent to a small town to solve a crime. In true Reacher fashion, he snuffed out the bad guys and said goodbye to a beautiful woman. But this time, he left something behind--a son. Cameron learns at his mother's deathbed that his father is some drifter named Jack Reacher. Armed with Reacher genes and his sheriff mother's relentless upbringing, Cameron sets out into the world to Get Jack Reacher. To know his father; Cameron follows in his footsteps--literally. With one thumb out, he hits the road to track down the father that doesn't know he exists, but what he gets instead is a small town with a deadly secret and a distraught husband fighting to find his missing wife. Cameron is on a mission. The need for justice drives him. Like father, like son.
Stolen: A Kidnapper’s Threat- Book 1
James Hunt - 2016
If there is dirt, your opposition will find it. If you have a weakness, they will exploit it. But when her daughter is taken in the middle of a high-stakes vote, Lena Hayes is about to find out just how cut throat the game can be.
The Final Enemy
Dan Petrosini - 2017
As his frustration mounts, it hits him that no one has died in over three days. Jack's odd observation becomes something far stranger when he connects a meteorite to the bizarre phenomenon. Seizing the opportunity, Jack breaks the story and after a struggle to control the meteorite’s power is resolved, a swelling population begins to create havoc. With the survival of the human race hanging in the balance, politicians enact increasingly horrific measures and desperate citizens take matters into their own hands. Jack's in a position to not just report the news, but change it, and his decisions and observations creates an epic thriller that pits the potential of human immortality against a force designed to change - or obliterate - humanity itself. Only one man might stand in its way ... the man buried in the obits department. The Final Enemy is a story of social disintegration as well as a saga of survival. Secret plans, starvation, suicide, and a series of events that spiral the human race into a desperate survival mode evolve from a seemingly singular event and leads to a fast-paced action story that delights with its penchant for the unexpected. In the Matthew Mather and A.G. Riddle tradition, The Final Enemy is a gripping blend of thriller and science fiction that will prove hard to put down.
A Single Deadly Truth
John Urban - 2010
(And that doesn't even count the shark.)" Author Frank Cook.Urban sets the story on the waters of Cape Cod and Buzzards Bay and gives the reader a rewarding blend of adventure, seaside escapism, and maritime history. Fans of Clive Cussler, Peter Benchley, and Randy Wayne White will find a new hero in Steve Decatur.
Rancho Diablo Western Series Omnibus
Mel Odom - 2020
Now Sam is putting down roots with his wife and daughter, and no amount of evil can stand in the way.Secure in their out-of-the-way stronghold, the proprietors of the criminal enterprises never planned on a man like Sam Blaylock—a man who would face the Devil himself to balance the scales. Sam never backed down from a bad situation.Rancho Diablo Western Series: Omnibus includes – Shooter's Cross, Hell On Wheels, The Hold Up, The Matamoros Bull, The Armadillo's Hole Saloon and Shooter York.