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Guarded Hart (Cross Creek, #3)
Kelly Collins
Or does it?I’ve been keeping a secret. One that could change a lot of lives, including my own. I came to Cross Creek to find my father. He’s the difference between life and death for me. During my search, I found love, only sexy builder Ethan Lockhart isn’t having any of it. I’ve done my best to make him mine, but he’s more slippery than a fish in a brook. I built my life here on a lie, but my feelings for this man are true. Will the secrets I keep destroy what Ethan and I creating?I’m not the guy anyone picks first, so when Angie Sutton started flirting with my brother, I wasn’t surprised—that is until I found out she was doing it to get my attention. But this time, I’m determined not to give my heart away—not until I know who she really is. Letting someone get too close too fast is a blueprint for disaster. No matter how deeply I’m drawn to her, I know she’s hiding something, and until she can be honest with me, we don’t have a future.Find out if the truth can really set you free in Guarded Hart, book three in the Cross Creek Series.
Batman: Arkham Knight (2015-) #1
Peter J. Tomasi - 2015
Arkham City is closed. As a new day begins, Bruce Wayne finds himself in devastating pain, recovering from his injuries and questioning whether his role as Batman is still necessary to the city’s survival. But as the sun rises in Gotham City, dangerous new threats emerge from the shadows…and the Arkham Knight is just beginning. Don’t miss this in-continuity prequel comic set prior to the events of the brand-new video game Batman: Arkham Knight!
Batman: Overdrive
Shea Fontana - 2020
Feeling responsible, Bruce is eager to find someone to pin the blame on so he can absolve himself of the guilt he feels. His quest for freedom while still clinging to the past is revealed in his effort to rebuild his dad's first car. Finding the correct parts forces Bruce to open himself up to new friendships and challenges, ultimately leading him to what he desires most: freedom!Batman: Overdrive by writer Shea Fontana and artist Marcelo DiChiara is a heartfelt story touching on the importance of friendship, trust, and forgiveness.
Shoofly Pie & Chop Shop: 2 Bugman Novels in 1
Tim Downs - 2009
So popular did Polchak become that author Tim Downs has now published five Bug Man novels. And now for the first time: the first two Bug Man novels under one cover.Shoofly PieWithin minutes of a murder, the first fly arrives at the scene. Soon there are hundreds, then thousands, and each one knows the victim's story...Thirty-year-old Kathryn Guilford turns to Dr. Nick Polchak, the Bug Man, to help her learn the truth about the apparent suicide of her longtime friend and onetime suitor. Polchak introduces her to a mysterious world of blood-seeking flies and flesh-eating beetles. But there's a problem...Kathryn Guilford has a pathological fear of insects.Now she must confront her darkest fears to unearth a decade-long conspiracy that threatens to turn her entire world upside down.Chop ShopYoung Dr. Riley McKay has worked hard toward her career in pathology. But her promising future is threatened when suspicious activities -- bungled autopsies, concealed evidence, and unexplained wounds -- incriminate her supervising pathologist at the Allegheny County Coroner's Office in Pittsburgh, Dr. Nathan Lassiter. When Riley is ignored by her seniors and threatened by Dr. Lassiter, she turns in desperation to Dr. Nick Polchak, the Bug Man, to help her uncover the truth.From a handful of tiny maggots, Nick and Riley begin to unearth the facts...The flies on the wall can talk.Forensic entomologist Nick Polchak is listening.
Breaking Point
Aric Davis - 2013
Ken Richmond hits his breaking point when he puts a gun to his head and pulls the trigger. When his plan misfires—literally—he interprets the failed suicide as his calling to a higher purpose. Fueled by long-simmering hatred, Ken sets out on a murderous mission—but in order to get away with it, he’ll have to leave a trail of blood through the city.Detectives Dick Van Endel and Phil Nelson start chasing Ken toward a special spot in hell. But can the detectives put an end to the fiend’s sprees for good, before more bodies pile up?
Convergence: Nightwing/Oracle #1
Gail Simone - 2015
STARRING HEROES FROM THE PRE-FLASHPOINT DCU! Just as they’ve finally been reunited, the romance between Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon is sentenced to execution by Flashpoint Hawkman and Hawkwoman!
Hearts Afire
Julie Prestsater - 2016
That’s no easy task in a town full of lick-your-lips man candy and nosy matchmakers at every turn. Casey has a few goals of his own after he makes a fool out of himself with the new girl in town. First, he’d like to have a little fun with her. And second, he’d like to move on. In this sweet, romantic comedy, Katie & Casey find that goals aren’t always meant to be reached. Well, not all of them.
Stealing Home
Lori Ryan - 2016
It was thrust on him, but he couldn't argue that the change was needed. He'd turned into someone even he couldn't like anymore. Unfortunately, he didn't know how to fix it. He was truly lost, and it wasn't the first time he'd felt that way. He'd been lost since he was ten-years-old. Since the day his sister died.Laken Sky didn't need the distraction of the bad boy baseball player staying in the next room over at her B and B. She'd come to Hope Falls to search for her past, to find a link to family she desperately needed in her life.Somehow, though, that bad boy next door finds his way into her heart, and she's not sure what she'll do when she has to give him up.
Avengers of the Wastelands
Ed Brisson - 2020
the owner of the surviving Ant-Man technology) to Dani and HULK in a last-ditch eff ort to survive, the AVENGERS may ASSEMBLE once more! Spinning out of the saga begun in OLD MAN LOGAN, and following up OLD MAN QUILL and DEAD MAN LOGAN, this is the can't-miss premiere of Ed Brisson and Jonas Scharf's magnum opus! COLLECTING: AVENGERS OF THE WASTELANDS (2020) 1-5
Ultraman, Vol. 1: The Rise of Ultraman
Kyle Higgins - 2021
Between them and the rest of us stands the United Science Patrol! But who are these enigmatic defenders, and how do they perform their miracles? Shin Hayata and Kiki Fuji have spent half a lifetime trying to find out - and now, their quest drives them toward a decades-old dark secret, and a collision course with a mysterious warrior from beyond the stars! Kyle Higgins (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Mat Groom (Self/Made) and Francesco Manna (AVENGERS) reimagine the classic origin of a pop culture icon as Ultraman rises at Marvel! The histories of two worlds, the experiences of two lives, and the destinies of two heroes must reconcile as Ultra and Man struggle to become one - and if they don't, neither will survive! The Rise of Ultraman (2020) 1-5
The Zombie Survival Guide Journal
Max Brooks - 2011
This lenticular journal cover sets in motion images of slithering, shuffling zombies from the bestselling graphic novel The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks. Filled with lined pages, this all-purpose journal is perfect for jotting down notes, making to-do lists, plotting your own survival strategy, and is just the creepy thing for zombie fans everywhere.
One NRI Girl
Rupi Kaur - 2019
She is working as a software engineer in an investment bank in USA. She has money ($$$$), she can afford sex outside marriage. She also has opinion on everything. She is dating various marriage prospects, will she get her dream guy?
Teeny Titans (2016) #1
Ivan Cohen
A new obsession is sweeping Jump City: TEENY TITANS! What are they? And who is the mysterious hooded figure that has Robin and the Teen Titans on a madcap quest to collect 'em all!?!
Swamp Thing: Roots of Terror
Len Wein - 2019
Swamp Thing: Roots of Terror is a celebration of one of comics' most acclaimed characters and his legendary creators, Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson.New York Times best-selling and Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King (Mister Miracle, Batman) and acclaimed artist Jason Fabok (Detective Comics, Justice League) present "The Talk of the Saints," a story of Swamp Thing shepherding a lost boy through a winter wasteland as a monster hunts them at every turn.From New York Times best-selling and Eisner Award-winning writer Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned, Joker) and New York Times best-selling artist Greg Capullo (Dark Nights: Metal, Batman) comes "Hollow." On Halloween, the barrier between worlds grows thin, and only Swamp Thing can face the monsters coming from the other side.Eisner-nominated writer Mark Russell (The Flintstones, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles) and National Comics Award-winning artist Frazer Irving (Batman and Robin, Uncanny X-Men) tell a story of love gained and lost for Swamp Thing in "Heart-Shaped Box."From New York Times best-selling writer Tim Seeley (Grayson, The Hellblazer) and superstar artist Kyle Hotz (Incredible Hulk, The Goon) comes "The Spread," a horrifying tale of Swamp Thing in the face of an experiment gone wrong.And presenting "Spring Awakening, " the final story from Len Wein, co-creator of Swamp Thing, with Eisner Award-winning artist Kelley Jones (The Sandman, Batman).Beyond these tales of shock, horror and love, Swamp Thing: Roots of Terror features a brand-new introduction by photographer, lawyer, creative rights activist and widow of comic book legend Len Wein, Christine Valada. She presents a treasure trove of never-before-seen artwork from the making of these already-classic tales and scripts from Len Wein, Tom King and Mark Russell.Collects Swamp Thing Winter Special #1 and stories from Swamp Thing Halloween Horror Giant #1, Young Monsters in Love #1 and Cursed Comics Cavalcade #1.