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Bangkok Delusions


Zach J. Brodsky - 2018
    Divorced and alone he headed to Bangkok in search of something, anything. Ting, shy and innocent caught his eye. She smiled at him. For the first time in his life Marshall left his inhibitions to one side and dived in to an exciting new life. But was the delectable Ting all that she seemed? On his journey he meets the affable but hopeless Bob Lowe; economically trapped in Thailand and addicted to the sex and booze so readily available on the streets of the Big Mango. With equal amounts of joy, despair and even at times hope Zach J Brodsky takes us on a tour of an array of absurd characters all milling around a small area of Bangkok. Laugh out loud humour interspersed with tragedy.

Saint's Heaven: An Urban Romance


Shameka Jones - 2016
    Her kids’ father, Flex, loves playing the field and throwing his women in Heaven’s face while expecting her to remain single. Heaven still carries feelings for Flex, but still wishes to have a man that does not have her looking stupid in the streets.Saint is a reformed street king who is trying to live life on the straight and narrow. He owns a landscaping company in the Dallas area and spends his day breaking his back to provide for his gold digging girlfriend, Lailani. With his relationship crumbling, a chance sighting of Heaven at a restaurant intrigues Saint and he tries to pursue her, but encounters several challenges along the way.Saint and Heaven face many people in their way as they try to be together. They may not be able to withstand the pressure. Will they fall in love against all odds or crumble under outside pressure?

The Haunting of The Lost Traveller Tavern


Cat Knight - 2019
    It was the perfect opportunity for a sea-change. True, it needed a bit of renovation but that was only expected. If only she had not stayed at that dirty B&B, because someone must have slipped acid into her sugar cube. Everything would be back normal once the effects subsided, wouldn’t it? The Lost Travellers Tavern had been vacant for a decade when Lauren bought it. It needed a lot of work, but she could cope with that. She could deal with odd noises, strange events, entirely black spots and even the deepest cold she had ever encountered. But then there was Loomis, the groundskeeper, who refused to enter the house on account of the ‘thems.’ In exasperation Lauren attempts to shake off the worst of it and wait for things to get better…until she sees the floating head. Will Lauren survive the perils of the tavern, or will she too, like those before her, succumb and fade into history. List of Books The Ghosts and Haunting Collection - 16 Book Boxed SetThe Haunting of Elleric LodgeThe Haunting of Grayson HouseThe Haunting of Weaver HouseThe Haunting of Fairview HouseThe Haunting of Keira O’ConnellThe Haunting of Ferncoombe HouseThe Haunting of Highcliff HallThe Haunting of Stone Street CemeteryThe Haunting of Knoll HouseThe Haunting of Harrow HouseThe Haunting of Rochford HouseThe Haunting of the Grey LadyThe Haunting of Blakely ManorThe Haunting on the Ridgeway (Ghost Sight Chronicles)Cursed to Haunt  (Ghost Sight Chronicles)The Revenge Haunting (Ghost Sight Chronicles)The Haunting of Fort RecluseThe Haunting TrapThe Haunting of Montgomery HouseThe Haunting of Mackenzie HouseThe Haunting of Gatesworld ManorIf you read stories in the occult, occultism, horror, supernatural and paranormal genres then add these to your reading list.

Mysterious Disappearances & Cryptic Clues


Steph Young - 2017
    Everyone loves a mystery….right? In this book, we travel down some winding and twisting paths as the stories become stranger and ever more mysterious as we look into the most mysterious, baffling and cryptic of cases. We meet a range of the most intriguing characters, a whole host of the strangest of circumstances, and the most interesting clues that have been found along the way. Creepy Tales of Mysteries of the Unexplained; Mysterious Vanishings and Unexplained Disappearances, Missing People, and Unexplained deaths…….. Perhaps you can solve some of these cases…… Many have tried…….But can you find the answers? True Tales of the most baffling & cryptic Unexplained Vanishings & Mysterious Deaths & the cryptic clues left behind. Unexplained Vanishings & Mysterious Deaths; there are Creepy Mysteries of the Unexplained....by bestselling author Steph Young. Join me on my Podcast, "Steph Young Masquerade Podcast" for more Creepy Mysteries of the Unexplained, for more strange and unexplained cryptic cases.

Falling Into Battle


Andrew Wareham - 2020
    Called to Captain Ironside’s cabin, they learn their fate. Three are made sublieutenant, the fourth is pushed out of the Navy, a failure.There was no tolerance in the Royal Navy for weaklings and incompetents who failed to master the basics. They were beaten for every infraction of the rules of seamanship, encouraging them to conform or to get out.Adams, born to the elite, is made sublieutenant and posted to Iron Duke, flagship of the Grand Fleet, and the latest and largest of superdreadnoughts.McDuff goes to Good Hope cruiser bound for the South Atlantic. An old ship, and he had hoped for better, but there were chances to specialise on an armoured cruiser.Sturton, able and slightly maverick, hoped to be sent to another battleship where he could become a gunnery specialist, but instead goes to Sheldrake, a destroyer joining the Mediterranean Fleet. Destroyers were wet, cold, and uncomfortable, but it could be the making of his career.Baker, the failure, had never fit in. He came from the wrong background and was ostracised aboard ship, left on his own to survive the best he could. Rejected by the Navy, he is forced to join the Territorial Army or be disowned by his rich, vulgar father. Nineteen years of age and dumped on the scrapheap.War comes in August and the four young men meet its challenges in surprising ways.

Bitch Chronicles


Deja King - 2011
    If you've read Bitch, Bitch Reloaded, The Bitch Is Back, Queen Bitch and Last Bitch Standing, here is an opportunity to have this captivating saga in one book. If you're unfamiliar with the characters get ready to go on a thrilling ride of how one woman's determination took her from having nothing to gaining it all. This is where the journey began for Precious Cummings.The saga continues in Bitch A New Beginning with her daughter Aaliyah.

Nikki


George Sherman Hudson - 2013
    Seeing no future in Chicago, Nikki heads to Atlanta with big dreams and a price on her head. Arriving in Atlanta she looks for a D-Boy to help her on her mission. What started off as a business partnership for her and Prime, turned into a ride-or-die relationship. Everything was lovely on the homefront until the Feds stepped in. Now Nikki is going all out to get the money needed to bring her man back home. Nikki gets the help she needs but what starts out as help, quickly turns to an obsession.After Prime returns, he and Nikki settle back into their old life until her past comes back to haunt her and all hell breaks loose. Now her and Prime are faced with a tough decision kill or be killed.

Minefield


Andy Maslen - 2018
    By a freakish stroke of good fortune, Win Yah dodges the bullet that would have exploded his skull. Wounded by a mine, Eli is captured, brutally beaten and taken into the forest to be executed. Gabriel must find her, evade recapture by the warlord’s heavily-armed gang, and get her to safety. Only then can he return to finish what Eli started. This 25,000 word novella from best-selling thriller author Andy Maslen kicks off with high-powered action and doesn’t let up until the final page. Mines litter the forest - and the plot - causing trouble for everyone who wanders off the path. How you’re helping Cambodia’s poorest children get a decent start in life Andy wrote Minefield after visiting a rural school in northern Cambodia, whose grounds were carved out of a minefield. He is donating all royalties from the book to the Ponheary Ly Foundation (PLF). The PLF was set up by Ponheary Ly, herself a survivor of the Cambodian genocide. It gives vulnerable children an education, as well as a full belly and a real chance of making the most of their potential.

The Jrystal Sword: Knights of Aquinas Book 1


Dave Villager - 2020
    Now he and three friends must embark on an epic quest, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance.A new epic fantasy story from the creator of the Dave the Villager series.

The Sheriff's Final Gunfight: A Historical Western Adventure Book


Austin Grayson - 2019
    With just a month left before retirement, he hopes that his last days of tenure will be quiet and peaceful. But his plan goes awry when one of the most powerful ranchers in the area, Deke is murdered, and all evidence points to his hated rival, Jerico. When Sam realizes that there’s more to the story, will he step up his game and get to the bottom of the murder, defying all odds? While investigating Deke’s murder, more trouble comes Sam’s way. Two gunmen are passing through town and they do not plan on leaving before taking down the sheriff due to past grievances. Sam will be called to outwit and outgun them, while at the same time he needs to find another killer on the loose. Does the old Sheriff have it in him to solve the most demanding case of his life? Gunfights and cat and mouse games create a thrilling tale full of twists and turns that will keep the reader flying from page to page. An action-packed story of rivalry and secret pasts, featuring complex characters and important pieces to the greatest puzzle of a sheriff’s life. An action-packed story, featuring complex and fascinating characters and twists that will leave the reader breathless. A must-read for fans of Western action and romance. "The Sheriff's Final Gunfight" is a historical adventure novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cliffhangers, only pure unadulterated action.

OF BUTTERBEERS AND TREACLE TARTS:: THE HARRY POTTER COOKBOOK A Magical Collection of Fancy Harry Potter-Inspired Recipes


Dennis Carter - 2019
    It also includes Harry Potter-inspired recipes conjured to immortalize the amazing journeys etched in the pages, as well as on screen through the movie versions. We promise that you will take flight, not on superb brooms, but by leafing through the pages of this cookbook. We assure you, nevertheless, that you will enjoy the experience.

Mercy


Stephen Bentley - 2019
    He’ll never get her back.Set in the near future, Matt Deal is a British businessman married into a wealthy Florida family.Mercy, his fifteen-year-old daughter, is the glue in his rocky marriage to Lorey. His life is changed forever after Mercy is brutally sexually assaulted on a Destin beach leaving her in a persistent vegetative state.Trusting the local detectives to bring the rapists to justice, mixed martial arts expert Deal concentrates in vain on his Florida gym business, only to have his world further explode on learning the men responsible for his daughter’s injuries may escape justice. Deal is isolated and at his wit's end after his rich father-in-law sends death threats blaming him for all these ills.Who can he turn to? Where can he go? What will he do? Who can he trust?Will he return to a post-Brexit Britain or ultimately will he seek revenge?Fans of Jack Reacher, Barry Eisler, and any vigilante justice novel will love this book.*** Trigger Warning ***Contains a scene of sexual violence and some scenes of explicit consensual adult sex.

Kailash Dwara : Doorway to Bhuloka


Vishesh - 2019
    Burying its secrets in the ruins of Dwarka. Archaeologist Dr Vishwanath, amidst his research, stumbles upon the ancient mystery of Kailash, prompting Tarak to kidnap him and burn down an army camp. Decades later, Vivaant and Sukheshni’s excursion to Mount Kailash takes an unprecedented turn after they find out the truth about their fathers. Can Vivaant and Sukheshni keep the secret out of Tarak’s hands or will evil prevail? Will Vivaant learn the ways of Mahavishnu on his quest to save his father? Will Danavas find their way back to Bhuloka after five thousand years?

More Than A Junkie


Kayla Small - 2017
    This is the true story of my life, and how heroin became my boyfriend, my best friend, and my life.

Nine Fingers


Tony Bowman - 2014
    Grisly murders on the nearby Blue Ridge Parkway are being blamed on a rogue bear. Only one man understands the true nature of the beast that haunts the parkway. And, he knows the only thing that can stop a werewolf is another werewolf.