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The Undoing: The uncertain nights of the Peterson children
Gloria Watson - 2014
wants power and excitement. Driven by his psychopathy, he plans and executes horrific acts of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse against his five children. Gripping and horrific, not for the faint of heart.
The Fae Mage
Whiskey Flowers - 2018
His stepmother hated him almost immediately, Fae were looked down upon and to make matters worse when Glen developed magic it was so weak many began to pity his family. Despite his handicap Glen was determined to make a go of it, when the powerful Salsian Empire invaded his kingdom many magic users in the kingdom found they were no threat for these new invaders. What the invaders did not count on however, was facing the Fae Mage.
The Guesthouse on the Green Box Set
Michelle Vernal - 2021
Settle in and enjoy your stay at O'Mara's, where stories abound, romance lurks and laughter sounds.
A jilted bride, a girl with a secret to hide, and an unforgettable Mammy and daughter trip! Read the first three stories in The Guesthouse in the Green series today.
O'Mara's
A jilted bride to be, a woman with a secret past and a pesky red fox
If Aisling O’Mara hadn’t winged her way home to the Emerald Isle to take over the running of the family guesthouse, she’d never have met Marcus, and her heart wouldn’t have been broken. She’s been trying to put her life back together since he left, but now he’s back and says he’s sorry. Can she trust him again?
Moira Lisa Smile
A girl with a Mona Lisa smile, a woman who wants to confront her demons and that pesky red fox
Moira O’Mara’s developed an annoyingly enigmatic Mona Lisa smile of late when talking about her new man. She’s not ready to share him with her family, not just because they treat her like a baby. Look at the way they go on at her about her drinking? It’s not a problem, she likes a party, who doesn’t? No, he’s her secret, and for now, it has to stay that way, but keeping secrets can be tricky and knowing when you’ve gone too far can be even tougher.
What Goes on Tour
Join Moira and Mammy on their hilarious journey of self-discovery
Moira and Maureen O’Mara aren’t on your usual mother, daughter trip. You won’t spot them browsing the shops on Grafton Street, followed by a spot of lunch in Dublin’s iconic Bewleys. Oh no, Moira and her mammy have just arrived in Vietnam.
Snow Rush
James Easton - 2020
But the quiet resort is about to become the venue for a brutal clash between dangerous men who feed on violence and a woman of honour who won’t back down.Ex-firearms cop, Carolina Carrasco, is reluctantly chaperoning precocious teenager Miguel on a snowboarding trip when a group of heavy-duty criminals moves in next door. So does Robin King, a journalist chasing a career-defining interview with the gang’s leader, the notorious Jean Haim.A chance event leads Carolina and Haim into a deadly game of cat and mouse. When Haim targets Miguel, Carolina unleashes in defending him and there is only one way it can end.Snow Rush is a fast, violent, sexy origin story for Carolina Carrasco, a hero who works, loves, and always, always shoots straight.
Superguy (Superpowers Series Book 1)
T. Jackson King - 2016
Ever since he was four years old he’s been able to teleport himself to distant places, read minds and move stuff around with mind power. But growing up in Los Alamos, home of the atomic bomb and lots of scientists, taught him the dangers of standing out. With both parents dead, he holds down a simple job but wonders what he should do with his life. Help people in danger? Block terrorist schemes? Become famous for his unique abilities? Watching him is FBI Special Agent Janet Van Groot, newly assigned to monitor adult children of people who work at the national labs, in hopes of catching a hidden foreign spy. What happens after Jeff’s first rescue effort leads him, Janet and the entire nation into a future no one could have expected.
Final Whistle
J. Jackson Bentley - 2010
As Alex Carter tries to deal with the death of his friend he finds himself inextricably drawn into a world of ‘in play’ betting corruption that threatens everything he holds dear. Can he recover from injury and overcome depression quickly enough to save himself, his family and the game he loves? Only time will tell. J Jackson Bentley’s fast paced soccer thriller is authentic and absorbing as it races along at the speed of light, it is told in around 95,000 words.
The Silver Chair
Perspecty - 2016
Narnia...where owls are wise, where some of the giants like to snack on humans, where a prince is put under an evil spell...and where the adventure begins. Eustace and Jill escape from the bullies at school through a strange door in the wall, which, for once, is unlocked. It leads to the open moor...or does it? Once again Aslan has a task for the children, and Narnia needs them. Through dangers untold and caverns deep and dark, they pursue the quest that brings them face and face with the evil Witch. She must be defeated if Prince Rillian is to be saved.
A Spy by Nature / The Spanish Game
Charles Cumming - 2011
So when a chance encounter leads him to MI6, Alec thinks he’s landed the perfect job for his talents. But working alone, relying on instinct, he’s soon spinning a web of deception that has him caught between his new masters and powerful opponents. For in his new line of work the difference between the truth and a lie can be the difference between life and death. And Alec is having trouble telling them apart …The Spanish GameAlec Milius quit the spying game six years ago – or so he thought.Living in exile in Madrid, he is lured back into a brutal world of lies and deception by the mysterious disappearance of a prominent politician. Forced to work alone, without the support of his former masters in London, Alec comes face to face with the nightmare of modern terror. And this time there's no-one to call for help…
Would You Rather?
Donald Shaw - 2018
Awesome illustrations provide a visual aid to kids who easily get tired of reading. Funny cartoons also make it a perfect book for early readers! When kids answer Would You Rather questions, they develop reasoning skills. What's also great, each scenario is funny and there are no wrong answers! They always love to share those silly jokes with family and friends. Therefore, it helps children to make new friends, to develop and improve conversational skills, and so on. Examples of silly questions: Would You Rather eat a hamburger with maple syrup or a jelly pizza with peanut butter? Would You Rather sleepwalk every night and wake up in odd places like a supermarket or a library or only be able to fall asleep on a kitchen table? Would You Rather be required to paint your nails every hour or have to color your eyebrows the colors of the rainbow every day? Would You Rather have zebra-style stripes all over your body or replace your right hand with the one of a giant crab? Would You Rather have a new crayon every time you touch your left ear with your right toe or have a new balloon every time you lick the tip of your nose? Already getting excited? :-) Buy this book NOW and make your kids roll on the floor laughing! Pick up your copy today by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page!
Mackenzie August: The First Boxset
Alan Lee - 2018
Now transplanted to Roanoke, a smaller city in Virginia, and striking it out on his own. BOOK ONE The first client at Mack's new office is a stunner, a knockout in designer khakis. She’s also the sheriff. Seems trouble has followed Mackenzie from the West Coast and Sheriff Stackhouse needs his help… A dangerous criminal has moved to town, a heavy hitter mobilizing the drug trade. Mackenzie’s job? Go undercover teaching at an inner city school and scour the halls for information leading to criminal’s identity. It’s a task that could result in a deadly showdown and threaten everyone Mack loves… BOOK TWO Meet Veronica Summers. She's a femme fatale in Jimmy Choo heels--a local attorney needing the services of a private investigator. She's come to the right place. Mackenzie August is hired to sniff out a traitorous informant hiding in an underworld operation. It's an assignment he should turn down--if only someone other than Ronnie Summers had asked, maybe he could have... Mackenzie is tossed into the deep end and finds himself mingling with the mafioso. Is his professional career worth risking for the sake of a cute girl with sordid secrets?
Kyle Achilles Series, Box Set 1: Pushing Brilliance / The Lies of Spies
Tim Tigner - 2018
You'll save 40% when you buy book 2 at the same time as book 1.Includes Amazon #1 Bestsellers PUSHING BRILLIANCE and THE LIES OF SPIES. Both are destined to keep you reading late into the night."Achilles is my new Mitch Rapp." --Robert Getty"Reads like a Reacher novel with a little Ludlum and Flynn mixed in." --Jeff Bowden"My first thought was a new Jack Reacher--only better." --Lucia O'Brien"Think of Tim Tigner as Tom Clancy without the filler." --Larry Nesbit"Every bit as spellbinding as David Baldacci." --Kathryn Grady_______________________________________PUSHING BRILLIANCEHe didn't do it.He really didn't.But proving it,will be a killer.Imagine Harrison Ford's THE FUGITIVE meets Tom Clancy's HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER.Framed for murder and on the run, former Olympic biathlete Kyle Achilles is also in the crosshairs of assassins' guns. Why? He has no idea. He's fighting blind against two master strategists and one extraordinary invention--known as Brillyanc.Achilles' only ally is the other prime suspect, a beautiful Russian mathematician who is either the best or worst person to ever enter his life. Katya was engaged to Achilles' brother -- before he died.Chasing clues while dodging bullets, Achilles and Katya race around the globe, uncovering a conspiracy conceived in Moscow, born in Silicon Valley, and destined to demolish both the White House and the Kremlin. Along the way a lost soul finds purpose, a broken heart confronts forbidden love, and America gains a new hero.Packed with heart-stopping surprises, paced by razor-sharp plotting, and populated with richly rendered characters, Pushing Brilliance will leave you breathless and longing for more.________________________________________THE LIES OF SPIESThe American president sent him...The Russian president caught him...The free world is counting on him...But he doesn't remember.Imagine Robert Ludlum's THE BOURNE IDENTITY meets Lee Child's PERSONAL.Journey beneath the diplomatic veneer of international politics and beyond the reach of conventional military operations into the epicenter of clandestine affairs -- where diplomats dance and spies collide in wars that never make the news.For the next step in its expansionist agenda, the Kremlin devises a covert coup far more devastating than Bin Laden's most dangerous dream. With the American economy in his crosshairs, Russian President Vladimir Korovin picks suitable pawns and pulls sizable levers, initiating the boldest gambit the world has ever seen.Halfway around the world, the White House develops a plan for derailing Russian aggression. A way-off-the-books, high-risk, high-reward plan. American President William Silver identifies the perfect person for his impossible mission: former CIA operative Kyle Achilles.With their plans in place and their spies undercover, each president is confident that he has outplayed the other -- until everything goes wrong.