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Chronicles of a Junky "The Beginning"
Sa'id Salaam - 2011
He had the best of everything and a bright future lay ahead of him.He escapes death’s hands at a young age, only to get caught up with life. Young, naive and inexperienced, Willie gets turned out by the excitement of the hood.The lure of a lifestyle filled with drugs, hookers and sex continuously consumes him. Lies and betrayal is his norm. Can he change before he loses his picture perfect life or is it too late?Remember, this is just the beginning . . .
Christmas Love & Joy
Alexa Verde - 2019
Feuding co-chefs have to put their differences aside before Christmas to give their siblings a great reception. A ruined wedding and failed business are not on the menu. But romance just might be... SEASON OF MIRACLES. New beginning or new heartbreak? A shy nurse starts over in a small town after breaking up with a demanding celebrity. The last thing she wants is to fall for her patient's grandson, a pro football player set on reaching sports glory. SEASON OF JOY. A successful travel reporter returns home for the holidays, and sparks fly between her and her first crush, now a single father. When his youngest son writes a letter to God asking for a Mom for Christmas, she agrees to help him find the right woman. But can this reunion be a second chance for these best friends? These books were previously published as solos. SEASON OF MIRACLES and SEASON OF JOY were also published in the set In Love by Christmas. This set contains religious themes. If this offends you, please steer clear. Everyone else, please read on!
Hideaway Hall
Jennifer Hayden - 2017
She has been running from her past ever since. For two decades, she has pushed the bad memories from her mind and struggled to make a life for herself hundreds of miles away from the town of Rocky Point, Washington. When her grandmother dies, Maisy is forced to go home—back to a house where the nightmares all started. Back to a house where evil still lurks and unrest still lingers. Soon Maisy is tossed back in time. Nothing is what it seems. Someone or something is trying to communicate with her. With the help of local firefighter, Cade Rowe, Maisy chooses not to run from the truth this time. As secrets long buried begin to surface, a wave of terror washes over the entire town. Evil spreads. Hideaway Hall is wide awake and it's only a matter of time before everyone who touches it realizes the power of those trapped inside.
The Woman America Loves a Latte
Holly Tierney-Bedord - 2018
Raised by a junkie and orphaned as a teen, she's settled for a life of low expectations. She spends her days sprucing up the shack of a has-been bull rider and washing hair down at the local salon. But when it turns out her fiancé doesn't have her best interests at heart, she's forced to come up with a new plan for herself.An opportunity to be the spokesperson for a coffee chain means a bright future could be hers, if only she can stay ahead of her dark past.
Dan McCall's Bride (Mail Order Misdelivery Book 1)
Barbara Goss - 2017
Train robbers, amnesia, love at first sight to a confirmed bachelor, and marrying the wrong man to save the right man. On Leila’s way to meet her intended as his mail order bride, Dan McCall, a federal agent, finds her lying on the side of the road unconscious. He rescues her and she attaches her heart to him immediately. Dan is NOT the marrying kind...or is he? Joe, her intended, is not happy to lose yet another mail order bride, and takes drastic measures to insure their marriage. Leila faces a dilemma, risk the man’s life who saved hers, or marry a man she despises.
Eamon (Cowboys and Debutantes Contemporary Book 3)
Vivi Holt - 2017
A successful accountant, full of confidence and charm, he's got it all, including the beautiful girlfriend and the high flying job. But when his brother inherits a ranch in south Georgia, he leaves everything behind to help him run it. Emily Zhu is a driven and ambitious surgeon from Boston. Everything in her life is structured and planned, down to the last detail. When she doesn't get the job she's been promised and has been working toward, it seems everything could come tumbling down around her. Suddenly the future is clouded with uncertainty.When Eamon and Emily's paths collide at a wedding, they fight an immediate attraction. Eamon could be the only person who can help Emily find her feet in a world where nothing makes sense. The one to show her opportunity where all she sees is failure. But will she be willing to give Eamon a chance to prove he's the one thing she really needs? And what will they do when an unexpected tragedy strikes at the heart of everything they've fought for?Travel back to the Cotton Tree Ranch for another summer of fun, horses, and burgeoning love. Read this sweet and heartwarming contemporary romance from bestselling author, Vivi Holt.
Piercehaven: Welcome to the Island
Robin Merrill - 2017
A dark secret. A bunch of kids caught in the middle.
Emily has just moved to a remote Maine island, but it feels like a different planet. Everything seems to be a mystery. Is her new job really in danger? Is the gorgeous lobsterman really interested in her? Is it possible an entire town is that obsessed with basketball? And what is this dark secret no one will talk about? Emily will have to choose: try to fit in or fight for what's right.
Chasing the Horizon
Cap'n Fatty Goodlander - 1991
It is an outrageously funny, often touching, and continuously shocking tale of a modern sea gypsy. Cap'n Fatty's story is too bizarre to be fiction. Father wears floral skirts; mother is a tad vague. Sister Carole isn't interested in her millionaire suitor; she's too busy smooching with the kid in the cesspool truck. Their strange live-aboard boat caravan includes Mort the Mortician, Backwards Bernie, Ruby Red the Conman, Barefoot Benny, Geeper Creeper, Para the Paranoid, Lusty Laura, Xlax, Shark Boy, the Pawtucket Pirate, Bait Broad, Colonel Crispy, Scupper Lips, Bob the Broker, the Pirate Queen, Otto the Owner, the Twin Slaves of Green Slime-and even a terribly long-winded fellow named (Hurricane) Hugo. All seem hell-bent on avoiding the cops, the creeps, each other, and especially the Dreaded Dream Crushers. Dive in!
She Is the Law
Michael Anderle - 2021
Anything you do inside your own home is allowed.Is she a cop with a cause or a devil in disguise?Terra Kris failed when she was supposed to look the other way during an assignment.For that act and her unrepentant attitude, she has powerful people gunning for her.Now, someone has decided to use a new AI embedding program snuck in during an emergency operation.Where she goes, they can follow.Until she figures out what is going on.Then there will be hell to pay.
All She Wanted Was A Rider
Kellz Kimberly - 2015
She's not out here trying to hustle dudes out of their money. She's actually out here making her own. With the help of her brother, Isiah and her two best friends, Harlem and Ryan; Alani is able to form a trio of elite killers. Alani and her team aren't nothing nice when it comes to doing their job and getting that paper. Hustling is Alani's only motive and she will stop at nothing to get what she wants. Between the jobs that she's hired for and getting caught up in dead end relationships, Alani realizes that there is more out there than just money. She wants love, but not just any kind of love. She wants that ride or die hood love. More importantly, she wants someone that is going to ride for her. Ques decides to pursue Alani when he falls for her exotic look and her one of kind personality. To top things off, he seems to be the rider that Alani so desperately seeks. However, with secrets exposed and when the truth reveals itself will this be a match made in heaven? Or, will they realize that they have both bitten off more than they can chew?
Lance Brody Omnibus
Michael Robertson Jr. - 2017
Omnibus Includes: DARK BEGINNINGS (Book 0, Prequel Novella): The true beginning to the Lance Brody series, Dark Beginnings introduces us to Lance Brody and all his unique abilities, and leads us to the tragic events that unfold in Lance’s hometown of Hillston that force our young hero to start his life on the run, and show us the dark and strangely powerful duo that will hunt him … and haunt him. DARK GAME (Book 1): After meeting two new friends--one of this world, and one of another--Lance learns that young men have been disappearing from the small town of Westhaven without a trace. No clues left behind, no answers. Left with no choice but to use his unexplainable gifts--the ones that allow him to see beyond the veil and into the shadows--Lance sets out to restore peace to Westhaven before another boy can vanish ... But the darkness Lance felt the moment he arrived will do everything it can to stop him. No matter the lives lost. DARK SON (Book 2): Six years before Lance Brody arrives to stay in the old farmhouse in the tiny town of Ripton’s Grove, Mark Benchley murdered his wife and teenaged daughter before turning the shotgun on himself. But while the town has accepted the Benchley family’s fate, it doesn’t take long for Lance to realize there might be much more to the night the Benchley family died, and the farmhouse itself, than anybody knows. Anybody alive, that is. While digging for answers and trying to piece together the clues the ghosts of the farmhouse seem to be offering him, Lance discovers something that shakes him to his core. A young boy named Ethan who may carry with him a secret bigger than anything Lance could have ever expected. A secret that may change Lance’s life forever. What Amazon Readers are saying about the Lance Brody Series: "I was totally captivated from page one." "The story pulls you in, and makes it hard to put down." "Loved it! Great premise. Very entertaining." "One of the best reads in ages! I was drawn in & felt like I knew the characters personally." "If you like paranormal and mysteries, READ THIS BOOK!!" "This excellent mystery and ghost story keeps you guessing until the very end." "There are very few book series that keep me interested. THIS SERIES IS FUN AND I JUST CANNOT PUT THEM DOWN. I cannot wait for the next one."
Love Is Enough
Emma Easter - 2018
Can three sisters find true love?
It doesn't come easily for the Gardner clan.The sisters share two major things in common - their love of God and great difficulty finding soulmates.Will the run-away bride ever be satisfied?Will career ambition trump finding love?How will pregnancy change a rocky relationship?You'll fall in love with this first installment in The Sisters of Rosefield Series. Get it now.
American History: US History: An Overview of the Most Important People & Events. The History of United States: From Indians, to "Contemporary" History ... Native Americans, Indians, New York Book 1)
William D. Willis - 2016
Mistakes and misunderstandings. Perseverance and prosperity.
This is the story of how a handful of explorers and settlers grew into one of the world’s greatest nations.
With US History: An Overview of the Most Important People & Events. The History of United States: From Indians to Contemporary History of America, you’ll meet the leaders that founded and shaped a great nation including Christopher Columbus, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Richard Nixon and more. But, this short introduction to American History doesn’t stop at who and when. It follows the rollercoaster of events to show you how and why: Columbus’ discovery of an uncharted continent led to rapid colonization by Spanish and European nations. Fierce competition between the Spanish, French, English, and Portuguese divided the North American landmass into multiple territories. A series of great leaders founded a democracy that has withstood centuries of peace and turmoil. War, tragedy, and famine shaped the United States into a modern superpower. The United States Constitution continues to guide and shape the nation today. The major political parties of the past shaped the modern Republican and Democratic parties. This quick glimpse into the most significant people and events in American History reveals the mistakes that tore the country apart and the triumphs that rebuilt it. Start your journey through American History today with US History: An Overview of the Most Important People & Events. The History of United States: From Indians to Contemporary History of America.
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The Perfect Psychological Thriller Box Set
Susanna Beard - 2021
Brother and sister. It’s an inseparable bond — until Ricky is sent away to South African boarding school. Their father plans to bring him home, but then the unthinkable happens. Leonora’s father is shot dead and Ricky vanishes. Can Leonora uncover the truth about what happened to them? And will it lead back to Ricky?BOOK 2: THE GIRL ON THE BEACHAnna steps forward to take a better look, fighting to keep her hood in place. Leaning down, she pulls the brown slime of the seaweed away and recoils in horror. Underneath is the white curve of a human leg. What would you do if you discovered a dead body on a remote beach and no one else seemed to care?BOOK 3: WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHTLisa remembers the first part of that night: an evening in the pub with her best friend. Then nothing. She wakes up, days later. In hospital. Her best friend is dead. What happened? Lisa holes up in a remote country cottage, plagued by guilt and flashbacks: how did their assailant know them? Why were they attacked? And what really happened that night?
Harold Robbins Thriller Collection
Harold Robbins - 2020
In these tales, morality and decency mean nothing in a place where respect is gauged by the size of your expense account…and everyone follows the golden rule: sex sells.The Harold Robbins Thriller Collection includes: Never Leave Me, Dreams Die First, Goodbye, Janette and The Adventurers.