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Surprise Secret Baby: The Complete Series Box Set
Rory White - 2019
Meet the hot men in the entire Surprise Secret Baby series: Billionaires Secret Baby Quarterback Secret Baby Cowboy's Secret Baby Christmas Secret Baby Fighter's Secret Baby Don't miss out on these stunning baby makers. All 5 are full length novels with happily ever afters.
3rd Degree by James Patterson Summary & Study Guide
BookRags - 2010
30 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more – everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of 3rd Degree: A Novel. This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on 3rd Degree: A Novel by James Patterson.
Horrors Next Door 2: Short Scary Stories to play with your mind
Tom Coleman - 2019
Some of the stories are inspired by true events. Find out which ones inside this scary collection. "The Girl I Married" Jonathan noticed that after marrying Jeanette, she starts acting strange. As if she is not the same girl he dated. Why is she so different and what secrets is she hiding? "I`m Sorry Daddy" After an accident at work, Mr. Williams starts developing unusual symptoms. He is turning into a monster and there is nothing to stop this. "The House Next Door part 2" Jessica decides to find out what happened to her friend Sarah. What new discoveries will she make and will the same fate befall her?
Ganked In Space
NM Tatum - 2018
When lifelong friends Reggie, Joel and Cody, fail to win the Virtual Reality Elite championship, they’re forced to find real work. The guys sign a pest control contract, ridding space stations of infestations.
ShimVens have been spreading rapidly across the galaxy.
The bugs eat through wiring, destroying space stations and ships.Reggie took the job because the pay was good and the work sounded easy. Cody and Joel are skeptical, but Reggie convinces them it’s easy work. Just spray the bugs and done, right?
Not exactly.
They soon learn these pests are deadly. They’ll have to rely on their gaming skills if they are to survive.
And they’re going to need better weapons. Oh, and a mercenary who knows how to kick ass.
These three immature guys go off to save the universe…all by accident.
Men in Black meets Ghost Busters. Intergalactic Pest Control will have readers hooked from the beginning.
--- Caution for strong language and graphic scenes involving lots of bug guts.
Behind the Red Door: Sex in China
Richard Burger - 2012
Traditional morals and behavior are being turned on their head as the country’s climb towards economic prosperity brings sex into the open. But it is a revolution distinctly different from the one experienced in the West and has taken unexpected twists and turns.Written in a highly engaging and readable style, Behind the Red Door: Sex in China takes the reader on a journey from ancient days, when China’s rulers relied on shockingly vivid Daoist sex manuals, to the present, where China is torn between sexual orthodoxy and Western-style openness.
The Temper of Our Time
Eric Hoffer - 1996
Self-taught, his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--formed the basis of his insight to human nature. The Temper of Our Time examines the influence of the juvenile mentality, the rise of automation, the black revolution, the regression of the back-to-nature movement, the intellectual vs. learning, and other relevent issues.
The Sum Of All Sins
Mark Sennen - 2018
A terrible secret. A shocking murder.Catherine and her husband move from London to a remote farm in Devon, hoping to forget their troubles and make a fresh start, but escaping the past isn't always so easy. When Catherine discovers her husband has been keeping a secret from her, and a friend turns up desperate for help, she is soon regretting ever leaving the bright lights of the city behind.
Mercy's Promise
Lynn Landes - 2018
His wife is dying and leaving behind twin newborn sons. He returns from the war a changed man. Guilt stains his soul, and anger is growing in his heart. Anika Coltrane needs a miracle of her own. After burying her husband and newborn daughter on the same day, she is in a desperate situation. How will she care for her six year old daughter> An answered prayer brings two families together. Anika agrees to become a wet-nurse for the family. Delaney needs a safe place to grow up, away from sorrow and fear. Will they find shelter with the Ward family? Two broken-hearted families must find a way to move past the pain and choose forgiveness. Will they feed the shadows growing in their hearts or allow God to heal their wounds.
Mail Order Bride: A Saloon Girl's Tale (Ladies of The Frontier) (A Western Romance Book)
Leah Laurens - 2017
They want to hurt her.Especially Jed Willard.
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The only one who can save her is Henry but he doesn't want her anymore.Or does he?Is it really too late for them, or can even a saloon girl find true love?Page Count: around 330 pages
Gangsters' Wives (Underworld UK)
Tammy Cohen - 2010
But what lies behind every bad man? Gangsters' Wives tells the side of the story you didn't know - what it's like to live with Britain's most lawless men, from the women who married them. Devoted mum-of-three Judy Marks was imprisoned alongside her husband, notorious drug smuggler Howard Marks; while Flanagan, the first ever Page Three girl, found herself splashed across the papers as the fiancée of legendary East End villain Reggie Kray. Jenny Pinto, wife of gangster Dave Courtney, has given the police keys to their house to stop them breaking down the front door. In ten funny, moving, searingly honest first-person accounts, Gangsters' Wives tells you all you ever wanted to know about the lives and loves of the women who are, quite literally, married to the mob.
Viper Trail (Playing The Game)
Simon Gould - 2011
The investigation is further complicated when a second killer strikes, seemingly competing with the first. Five years ago, Mayor Cyprian Hague set up Viper - a zero-tolerance surveillance unit to crack down on crime in Los Angeles. Viper were then recruited by Senator Conrad Conway to carry out covert missions for the Animi - a group of politicians, movers and shakers who will stop at nothing to get what they want. One member plans to use Viper for one final mission - A game Detective Patton has no choice but to play.
The Closing Bid
Elle Wright - 2019
When she requests his presence at her neighborhood bachelor auction, he agrees—under one condition. His participation must be kept under wraps. He may be one of the best “closers” in the league, but the last thing he needs is a media circus. Unfortunately, the persistent woman who wins his company is a reporter. She stands for everything he tries to avoid, but their instant connection and her undeniable beauty are slowly breaking through his exterior whether he likes it or not. One night, one goal. That’s all sports journalist Ashton Joy (A.J.) Cook needs to land the exclusive interview of her dreams. She’s worked overtime to earn respect and interviewing the mysterious baseball player is an opportunity too delicious to pass up. Using her sly reporter skills, A.J. arranges the auction’s winning bid for Christian. Yet, the man behind the legend is infuriating in more ways than one. Their explosive chemistry is giving her whiplash and soon, A.J. must decide between doing what’s best for her career or following what she feels in her heart.
Streamed to Kill (The Dead Speak Book 3)
Emmy Ellis - 2019
That is, until his psychic aide, Oliver, hears the voice of someone he knows… Who are the women dumped in the stream? Can a female sergeant pull off acting as bait for the killer? David is that killer. After growing up in a dysfunctional household, he has very important reasons for abducting then killing women. With his doll, Sally, by his side, he’s convinced he’ll find the answers he seeks…