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The Wife Of A Kingpin 2: Malik & Micah's Story
Twyla T. - 2017
The collaboration between authors Twyla T. and Patrice Balark in this series is off the chain as the magic between the pages leaps off in bounds. Unlimited pandemonium, uncovered secrets, and revealing truths are exposed as the drama continues in the second book of this series. After losing not only his mom, but his high school sweetheart, life became different for Malik Jefferson. He began to show everyone in the streets who the real boss was. Along with his best friend and right hand man, Rico “Goo” Grady, Malik is that Kingpin that people know not to mess with. However, it seems like someone didn’t get that message and decided to take the reign from the duo. Malik and Goo are being challenged again, and blood will be shed. Will the culprits ever learn their lessons? Or, will Malik lose his position as Kingpin. Micah Sanders’ life was good, with the exception of her brother’s death. While attending college and making boss moves on the sides, her silent, but efficient transport still caught the attention of the boss. Malik and Micah had undeniable chemistry and found themselves in a relationship that was good for both business and pleasure. Even though things were changing for Micah’s life, she still had one goal and one goal only…to find her brother’s killer. When the road leads to the man that she has totally fallen in love with Malik Jefferson, Micah’s world is instantly thrown into a world wind. Just when Malik and Micah think that everything is on an even kilt…BAM! Life comes right on it and knocks everything right off of its axis. Nothing will remain the same. No one will be left unaffected. Find out how all the chaos unfold in this installment of The Wife of A Kingpin 2. Warning: This book contains a cliffhanger.
Narration: A Beginner's Guide to Creating Audiobooks: A Complete Step-by-Step Handbook for Narrating, Producing, and Selling Audiobooks on Audible and iTunes
Krystal Wascher - 2014
It's written from the perspective of a complete novice so if you don't have any prior experience with audiobook narration, editing or production, this book is a must-have! Here's A Preview Of What You'll Learn...
Why right now is the best time to get into the audiobook market,
How narrators are paid and the factors that determine how successful an audiobook will be,
How to easily find books to narrate if you are just starting out in the voice over business,
How audiobooks are recorded and sold on the major audiobook sites like Audible and iTunes,
How to set up your own home audiobook recording studio
How to use the free software program, Audacity, to record, edit, master and produce audiobooks in accordance with Audible's production standards,
How to prepare your manuscript for recording)
How to address revision requests,
How to use audiobooks to create a passive income stream that continues to pay you substantial royalties over time,
Much, much more!
This book is more than just an overview of the audiobook creation process. It's a technical guide full of tutorials that shows you everything you need to get turn a manuscript or book into retail-ready audiobook and have it listed for sale in the Audible and iTunes marketplaces. Don't have any experience with Audacity? No problem. This guide shows you each step that you need to take to setup a home recording studio, record your narration, edit outtakes, master your audio files, submit your final produced audiobook project, and build your professional narration or voice over profile. Tags: create audiobooks, how to create audiobooks, become a narrator, become a voice actor, voice over, how to get my Kindle book on Audible, how to turn a Kindle book into an audiobook, how to use Audacity to create audiobooks, Audacity, how to use Audacity to record audiobooks, how to get an audiobook on iTunes, how to get an audiobook on Audible, work from home as a narrator, voice over jobs, find narration jobs, iTunes, Audible, Audacity, audiobook, narration, narrate audiobooks, passive income, royalties, royalty income, work from home, kindle books, publish audiobooks.
The Third Son
S.E. Green - 2021
. . .Architect Carter Grady is constructing his most prized design—a family. Two years after marrying his deceased best friend’s wife, Tori, he’s ready to officially adopt her two sons, independent Daniel, twelve, and sweet five-year-old Nathan. All he needs to do is sign the legal paperwork. But a phone call changes everything.A one-night stand from over a decade ago died in a freak accident and Carter now learns two things: the random stranger’s name . . . and that they share a ten-year-old son, Frances. With adultlike affectations and a fondness for wearing bow ties, the exceedingly charming and fiercely intelligent boy is unlike other children. And he’s biologically Carter’s—a seemingly impossible dream.Yet behind the ready smile, perfectly parted hair, and need to please, something’s off with Frances. There’s a cunning calculation behind his moves, an effortless talent for lying, and a dark curiosity in others’ pain. But as Carter and Tori learn about the shocking conditions of Frances’ isolated childhood, Carter is even more determined to do right by his son.When “accidents” soon escalate, with Daniel and Nathan caught in the middle, Tori’s budding suspicions and maternal paranoia grow. Could evil reside in the form of a little boy? And who—or what—have they invited into their home, their trust, their sense of safety?
Manly Crafts
Instructables.com - 2011
Learn how to make a 5-cent wedding band, leather iPod case, and paracord bullwhip!
10 Super Foods to Quickly Lower your Blood Sugar
Jeffrey David - 2014
As a result of this, more and more people every day are searching for Information relating to this condition.It can be very confusing when a person is first diagnosed.I know that is true, because I am type 2 myself.If you DO find that your glucometer readings are a bit high, don't panic - stress causes the body to release hormones which further aggravate the situation.Just keep calm and snack on these super foods to lower your blood sugar levels quickly!
The Visitors
Karen Woods - 2012
When her gangster boyfriend Tim is sent down, Susie Jones’ life is thrown into turmoil.Left to run his criminal empire, Susie finds solace in new acquaintances made in Strangeways Visitors’ Centre with unforeseen consequences.
In Love with A South Side Nigga 2: The Finale
Hydiea - 2018
She was rudely awakened by a call from the hospital, telling her that her soon to be husband, newborn, and five-year old had been in a bad car accident. Wes was in the car, yet Mica still can’t forgive him for the role he played. Mike and Jas thought they were safe with crossing Mica, and they almost got away with their sneaky ways. Why was nobody letting Mica make her own decisions? That’s what Stamp would like to know. Find out all the tea in this juicy finale of In Love with A South Side Nigga.
Reading Order: Lee Child: Jack Reacher in Order
Titan Read - 2016
You will spoil the story and your own enjoyment if you read a series in the wrong order and you will miss the development of an author’s writing if you read their books in a helter-skelter fashion. With our original reading list you get the perfect tool to enjoy Lee Child’s books the way they where meant to be enjoyed. You can also use the reading list as checklist. Simply use the inbuilt highlight feature to highlight all the books that you have already read. Inside this book you will find a link that will allow you to download three classics for FREE along with three free audiobooks. Enjoy! Note To Readers This is a bibliography. The author and publisher of this book do not guarantee the accuracy and/or completeness of the content within this book and are not liable for damages arising from the use of this book. The bibliography portion of this book can be found in publicly available sources and only includes elements, such as titles and dates of publication, which are not subject to copyright protection. The bibliography is unofficial and not approved, authorized, licensed, or endorsed by any author, publisher, or organization mentioned within it.
Buck the Tiger
Dave P. Fisher - 2016
Anyone bent on harming women or families went against that code, and for that reason Dora Pickett sought him out. Merciless Chicago underworld boss Jerome Pickett had set up business in gold-rich Helena, Montana dealing in money and murder. When he targets his own son for execution, Dora asks Virgil to help her innocent brother and his family escape their father’s retaliation. He accepted the job. As Jerome Pickett learned, Montana wasn’t Chicago, and Creede didn’t play by Chicago rules, he made up his own. When Dora joins forces with Virgil to buck the tiger against a vicious crime syndicate she comes to understand that there is much more to the mysterious Virgil Creede than a gun.Note: Formerly titled “Virgil Creede”, published by Western Trail Blazer Press. The rewritten and enhanced novel is now published by Double Diamond Books under the title “Buck the Tiger.”
Old Habits
John Carson - 2019
Women were being abducted and murdered, then their corpses were displayed in open shallow graves. Marshall's FBI partner, Jessie Kent, was taken. During the hunt for her, Marshall tracked the killer down, but he was shot five times and left for dead. Less than an hour later, the killer took his own life. None of the remaining victims were ever found. Until now. A female detective comes down to Marshall's home town to ask for his help. Somebody has found the decomposed victims and is displaying them. Despite no longer being with the FBI, Marshall sees this as a chance to find Jessie, and take her home for a proper burial. And to lay to rest the feelings of guilt he's been carrying for the past four years. He agrees to go back with Dani Fox, but it's soon clear somebody doesn't want him back in town. He's warned off, but he ignores it. Then the killings start. Somebody has just accelerated the game from displaying corpses to adding new victims. And this time, he's making it personal...
A Second Wind: Time to Own Your Future
T.D. Jakes - 2016
Jakes challenges the faithful to be more effective in earning their livelihoods by providing a diverse range of strategies that will turn their work life into an abundant life. While focusing on his core mission to preach the gospel worldwide, T.D. Jakes has seen many good people not spend enough quality time with family, friends, and God. They have gotten so swept up in the daily grind that they have failed to live the rich life that God desires for each of His people. In his new book, Jakes provides readers with strategies that will help them rejuvenate their life and turn their "busyness" into a "business." All readers-not just entrepreneurs-will benefit from Jakes' insightful advice so that they can use the days God has blessed them with wisely and finish each day strong!
Promised to the Mobster 2
Jessi Talbot - 2015
For reasons unknown to her, Sofia was promised to Alessio Drago, the son of a powerful Mafia don. Initially expecting to despise the man, she’s shocked to find herself falling for his dark, possessive passions. He has introduced her to the thrill of The Hunt, and now she looks forward to this spicy game as much as he does. While Sofia herself has grown comfortable with her parents’ promise to the mobster, not everyone is happy with her new relationship, and they’ll do whatever it takes to ‘rescue’ her, whether she wants to be saved or not. Now a new hunt is taking place, and if Sofia loses this game, she’ll get something much worse than a spanking. Reader Advisory: This 9k bdsm romance about the Italian Mafia contains explicit scenes of dominance, submission, and spankings. For adults only.
The Murders of Christopher Watts
Cheryln Cadle - 2020
Cheryln Cadle contacted him and started visiting him in prison. Christopher started writing her letters from his prison cell in Wisconsin. These letters had his confessions of things he had never told anyone else. Now she shares the letters and the truth about what happened that fateful night in Frederick Colorado to Shanann, Nico, Bella and Celeste Watts at the hands of their father. Was he just a monster or was it truly his girlfriend that he wanted to start a life with the reason he was willing to kill his family?
On the Run
Joseph Flynn - 2020
He refused to go on the Mob’s payroll. Refused to become one of organized crime’s stooges in blue. If the Mob let something like that go unchallenged, it’d be the end of them.So McGill had to go. Six feet under. Only the Mob made a serious mistake. The boss decided Charlie Hart, Dan’s best friend and the crooked police lieutenant who’d been given the task of roping Dan in, had to die, too. That was the price Charlie had to pay for failing to make Dan knuckle under.The Mob got Charlie, all right, but then Dan struck back. He killed the boss’s two sons and then the old man himself. He caught the boss just as he was about to blow town — with $3 million stuffed into two suitcases. Finders keepers, Dan thought after putting the boss down. He took the Mob’s money after all.From that moment on, a hunt began that would last four years. The mob would stalk its target throughout the United States and all the way into war-torn Europe after learning that Dan, now calling himself Charlie Hart, had joined the army. The boys in Chicago figured if they didn’t kill the bastard, the Nazis would get the job done.