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Vampire Abduction
D.C. Young - 2015
The grief of losing one of their own, coupled with their frustration at the careless behavior of newborn immortals forces Julia Agrippina to employ Samantha Moon to find out who took Alexei, find him and bring him home safely. Sam finds that its an offer she can’t refuse. It seems The Watchers have been very active in the background of Los Angeles, ensuring that the locals don't find out too much about the various creatures of the night that live and hunt among them... but the time to pay for their services has arrived. Sam teams up with prolific vampire hunter Veronica, a close friend of Alexei’s, to locate the boy and with a little help from his sister, the two investigators are soon hot on the trail. But, of course, neither is used to things sailing smoothly for very long. A warning from an unlikely source, reveals a deeper, sinister reason behind Alexei’s abduction and deep in the Central American jungle, Sam uncovers a mad man’s plan to destroy an entire nation. In a display of their all-encompassing power, The Watchers move swiftly into action and while Sam and Veronica bring their lost friend home, Julia leads the others onto the battlefield for one more stand against evil and corruption.
Unsuitably Perfect
Lisa Mondello - 2013
That didn't stop them from falling in love eight years ago...before Beau crushed her heart. Now Mandy is back in Texas and Beau is determined to show her just how much the two of them belong together, despite their different lives.Loves Me, Loves Me Not by Karen SandlerIt's ice meeting fire when straight-laced school principal Katherine meets her polar opposite Steve, the freewheeling, computer-game playing father of one of her students. Katherine wants everything between them to be aboveboard and proper, but sexy Steve just wants to have fun. Can they find a way to meet in the middle and find love?Bluebells on the Hill by Barbara McMahon When country-western singing star Amanda buys a remote cabin to use as a retreat between tours, the last thing she expects is a rancher bent on claiming that land for his own. Totally opposite in outlook and lifestyles, can these two reach a compromise that will suit them both?Each of these full length romance novel are available for sale separately. Get the Box Set at a deep discount.
Grim Family Tales: The Complete Collection
Amanda M. Lee - 2018
Join Cormack, Redmond, Cillian, Braden and Aidan as they navigate a brave new world … and try to keep Aisling out of trouble at the same time. This five-novella omnibus includes Grim Like Me, Grim & The City, Now & Grim, Grim & Bear It, and The Grim & The Dead. Look out world, things are about to get grim.
The Hart Brothers Series Box Set including the bonus book Sabin
A.M. Hargrove - 2019
Hargrove, comes The Hart Brothers Series Box Set, including the bonus book, Sabin: A Seven Novel. These are five full-length novels that are filled with suspense, emotional characters, and swoon-worthy men. If you like romantic suspense, page turning mystery, and unexpected plot twists, then download this boxset today. Freeing Her (A Hart Brothers Novel, Book 1) Gabriella Martinelli, Manhattan psychiatrist, has only one goal in life—to help abuse victims avoid the horrors she’s experienced. She volunteers and donates her services to anyone who needs them. Life is good until her nightmare resurfaces. He finds her and won’t stop until he destroys every piece of her. Kolson Hart is ruled by his dark past. Control is everything to him, from the boardroom to the bedroom. He doesn’t care to be involved with someone whose life is as screwed up as his. One look at Gabriella short-circuits everything. Can he free her from a life of fear when he can’t even save himself? Freeing Him (A Hart Brothers Novel, Book 2) After avoiding him for years, Kolson knows asking his father for a favor is selling his soul to the devil. Only the devil wants more than he's willing to pay. For Kolson, that’s Gabriella. Left with two choices, Kolson’s only way out is to do something so drastic, not even his father will be able to interfere. Will it be enough to guarantee Gabriella's safety? Kestrel (A Hart Brothers Novel, Book 3) Kestrel is a survivor. The monster who raised him is dead and he’s now building a new life for himself, shedding his dark and twisted past. He moves away from his family, but a surprise awaits him. Her name is Carter. Carter is also a survivor. Her past is every bit as horrid as Kestrel’s. But she has a secret. In order to protect it, she proposes something so outrageous, even she is shocked. Carter needs love. Kestrel craves human contact. Neither of them recognizes what’s right before their eyes. Will they see it before it’s too late? The Fall and Rise of Kade Hart (A Hart Brothers Novel, Book 4) "My name is Kade Hart and I’m a drug addict." Isn't that what recovering addicts are supposed to say? Kade isn’t sure. He’s not sure of anything anymore. Not since he met Juliette, his game-changer. He thought he’d finally managed to put the terror of his past behind him, come to terms with who and what he is. Until she walks into his life. She’s running from the people who slaughtered her family, people who want her dead, too. She makes him want to be the man who can protect and save her. But Kade is no one's hero. Or is he? Sabin: A Seven Novel The Seven have a code: find and protect Judgment Day--a weapon of mass destruction that poses as a harmless necklace--and the ones who possess it at all costs; and never, under any circumstances, divulge information about ourselves. I have always abided by this code. Until Serena Callahan, a sassy, no nonsense female, finds the damn choker, and now I’m the one being choked by my own emotions. Ever since the day she enters my life that code means nothing to me. And for the life of me I can’t figure out why I’m allowing a woman to lead me around by her slender finger. But if we can’t find the necklace soon, none of it will matter anyway. My name is Sabin and I am the commander of The Seven. Each of these novels are page turning thrillers filled with characters that you will fall in love with.
Something Came Through
Joe Hart - 2019
In “Down In The Valley” a young fire service member discovers the horrifying truth regarding the missing persons in the lonely state park his fire tower watches over. A man whose entire life has been haunted by a hideous childhood event gets a second chance to make things right in “You Can Never Go Back”. And a young woman’s tragic mistake while driving and texting literally comes back to haunt her in “More”. Written in Hart’s hypnotic and unnerving style, Something Came Through features ten new terrifying stories that peel back the surface of everyday life to expose the darkness waiting beneath.
Stark Series - Boxed Set
Sigal Ehrlich - 2015
This boxed set contains the previously published: Layers Inner Core Layers: According to Hayley love is a subject of ridicule, a myth created by hopeless romantics. When Hayley makes a resolution to declare her loose lifestyle era R.I.P, it’s all good in theory… That is until she meets Daniel Stark, a well-respected, mid-thirties business man who is known for his short temper, lack of steady relationships as well as his strict preserve of his private life. Opinionated, sharp tongued Hayley accidently steps into his office leaving Daniel resolved to put Hayley in her place and have her in his bed. Both Hayley and Daniel can’t avoid the immediate instigation of the attraction between them. In a unanimously agreed upon verdict by Hayley and her two best friends, Ian the gay self-absorbed, aspiring model and Natasha the witty, borderline neurotic soul mate, Daniel Stark is to be Hayley’s pure physical attraction, emotions aside era closure. Will it indeed be a closure, or a beginning to something neither Hayley nor Daniel ever bargained for… Inner Core: When Hayley makes a resolution to take back the control over her life, and declare their relationship R.I.P, it’s all good in theory… That is until Daniel decides to prove her wrong and get her back. Together, Hayley and Daniel seem to have it all. But can love ever be enough when two strong personalities collide and while reality takes the lead? Faced with more obstacles than she could have ever bargain for when it comes to Daniel, struggling to keep her own identity while sharing a life with her man. Buds of doubt start rooting in Hayley’s confidence, making her rethink her decision. And just when it seems that they might make it together after all, life happens. Bringing a threat that neither Hayley nor Daniel could ever anticipate, a threat that could break them apart forever . . .
Beginnings and Endings: A Selection of Short Stories
Jane Suen - 2017
All come together in Beginnings and Endings, a trilogy of short stories that will bring a lump to the throat. Grits Girl explores the beginning of a lifetime of love over a favorite bowlful of breakfast. The Accident is an ironic story of how life can change in the blink of an eye. In The End of Summer, two men come to terms with their past through an unexpected detour and the innocent joy of a child. Each story is layered with unexpected twists and turns, and there’s a bonus flash fiction, Pick Me, to bring you a smile that will last the day.
The Mystery Series Collection #5-8
Paul Moxham - 2015
Perfect for fans of Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys: Follow four friends as they solve one exciting mystery after another in this clean and wholesome read set in 1950's England.
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Are you up for a thrilling adventure?Join Joe, Amy, Sarah and Will in solving mysteries in the not so peaceful seaside village of Smugglers Cove.Contains Four Short Stories:*The Mystery of the Golden Elephant*The Mystery of the Red Balloon*The Mystery of the Howling Dog*The Mystery of the Hidden SuitcaseSet in 1950's Britain, these adventure stories will suit people who enjoy Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys or the Famous Five.
The Cat Who... Omnibus 04 (Books 10-12): The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts / The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal / The Cat Who Lived High
Lilian Jackson Braun - 1997
When Mrs. Cobb heard unearthly noises in her antique-filled farmhouse, she instantly called Qwill for help. Unfortunately, by the time he arrived, it was too late. Now it looks as if Mrs. Cobb was frightened to death - but by whom? In The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal, the much-disliked director of the Pickax Theatre Club's Shakespeare production, Hilary VanBrook, is found dead after the closing-night cast party...and with the help of Koko and Yum Yum, Qwill must cast a suspicious eye on all the players - especially the ones pussyfooting around behind the scenes. In The Cat Who Lived High, the Casablanca apartment building is in danger of being demolished - but not if Qwilleran can help it. He's determined to restore the building to its original grandeur. So he moves in, with Koko and Yum Yum, and discovers that the Casablanca is steeped in history - and mystery: in Qwill's very apartment, a glamorous art dealer met an untimely fate. The veteran journalist and his crime-solving cats are about to reach new heights in detection as the evidence builds up...and the Casablanca threatens to crumble down around them!
Collected Works of W. Somerset Maugham (Novels, Short Stories, Plays and Travel Sketches): A Collection of 33 works
W. Somerset Maugham - 2014
Somerset Maugham (Novels, Short Stories, Plays and Travel Sketches)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s.Table of Contents:Novels: Liza of Lambeth (1897)The Making of a Saint (1898)The Hero (1901)Mrs Craddock (1902)The Merry-go-round (1904)The Bishop's Apron (1906)The Explorer (1908)The Magician (1908)The Canadian (The Land of Promise) (1914)Of Human Bondage (1915)The Moon and Sixpence (1919) Short Story Collections:Orientations (1899)The Punctiliousness of Don Sebastian A Bad Example De AmicitiaFaithThe Choice of AmyntasDaisyThe Trembling of a Leaf: Little Stories of the South Sea Islands (1921)The PacificMackintoshThe Fall of Edward BarnardRedThe PoolHonoluluRainEnvoiPlays:A Man of Honour (1903)Lady Frederick (1912)The Explorer (1912)The Circle (1921)Caesar's Wife (1922) East of Suez (1922)Travel Sketches:The Land of the Blessed Virgin: Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia (1905)On a Chinese Screen (1922)
The Blue Moon Day
Santhosh Sivaraj - 2018
They had no other choice but to take a plunge into their deepest fear and leave the rest to destiny. Their characters was tested out of their comfort zone and it witnessed abstruse results; a PhD scholar fights to win a pizza making contest and a tennis prodigy running for his life in a war torn, bloodied Island. Extreme circumstances and their consequences made these ordinary individuals extraordinary . Was the test imposed on them by someone? Or did they invite it on themselves. The Blue Moon Day is that Once in a Blue Moon day story which questions an individual's priorities, ridicules the worldly routines and finally redefines happiness.
Bengali Folk Tales (Illustrated)
Lal Behari Day - 1883
A collection of Bengali folk tales with 32 color illustrations by Warwick Goble.
SNAFU: Future Warfare
Geoff BrownSteve Lewis - 2016
See far-flung worlds, they said. Meet interesting creatures, and kill them all. Soldiers fighting aliens in unforgiving landscapes, where every breath could be their last. Featuring stories by Weston Ochse, Mike Resnick, and others. From near-future to far-future, featuring some of the best writers working in the field today.
Love in the Storm (bundle of four contemporary romances)
Samantha Chase - 2013
She might be trapped with him during an ice storm, but she won't fall for him again.