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The Outside Series - The Complete Box Set
Shalini Boland - 2016
At the same time, she is forced to take on the might of a twisted regime intent on conquering the nation. Collectively the series has over 200 five-star reviews on Amazon! Get all three novels for a discounted price by downloading this complete box set. Book 1: OUTSIDE Riley has always wondered what lies beyond the high-security perimeters of her community. But when tragedy forces her outside, she can't believe what awaits her. Book 2: THE CLEARING In the ravaged future, children are disappearing. Soon Riley will have to confront the terrible truth. An old enemy is approaching. Threatening to extinguish her way of life. Book 3: THE PERIMETER A girl in danger, a repentant killer, and a psychotic leader. The Perimeter is a darkly captivating tale of danger, love and redemption that will have you on the edge of your seat and up at night, turning the pages to find out what happens in the end. Scroll up to grab your copy of this compelling dystopian adventure.
A Mother's Love
Elizabeth Lord - 1998
Her mother resents her maternal responsibilities and has never shown her daughter the slightest bit of love.Starved of affection, Sara vows not to let anyone get close and focuses instead on getting out of the East End. But still she hopes that one day she’ll find a real family to call her own…(Note: previously published as The Angry Heart by Elizabeth Lord)
Return to New York
Kristina Adams - 2018
Fayth is about to finally get a taste of the independence she never knew she wanted.She'll live in New York with her celebrity boyfriend, study photography, and start to build a life away from what's left of her close-knit family.But is she ready for everything that involves?And when the ghosts of her past begin to haunt her, can she fight them, or will they finally win?
Make Me Beg
Allison Hobbs - 2014
This unconventional couple was briefly introduced in the steamy bestseller, “No Boundaries” and they’ve returned in this sizzling novella that gives readers a behind the scenes look at their jaw-dropping, sexual adventures. Once a month, the couple departs from their normal marital routine and engages in a kinky threesome where Vanessa selects a hot-looking sex partner to indulge her fantasies while her husband sits back and watches. With a few rules in place, Vanessa and Spike’s open marriage has been a thrilling experience thus far. But when roguishly handsome, Quincy Langford enters the picture, he shakes things up and redefines the rules when he takes the sex game to new heights. If three's a crowd, will one of the men bow out gracefully...or is there always room for one more?
The Silver Canyon A Tale of the Western Plains
George Manville Fenn - 2012
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The Garden by the Sea
Amanda James - 2022
Said to contain soil from Tintagel, the mysterious seat of the legendary King Arthur, whomever made a wish upon the box would have ‘a beautiful garden, bountiful crops and love of their fellow man’. Lowena isn’t inclined to believe the myth but can’t part with the box, knowing how much it meant to her mum.Starting over with a new home and a new job in the Cornish village of St Merryn, Lowena can’t help feeling lost and alone… but she isn’t the only one. Now, as a community of misfits finds solace and friendship in the shade of her growing garden, she realises there might have been truth to the mythical box after all, and she may just be growing the life and love she’s always wanted
The She Boss A Western Story
Arthur Preston Hankins - 1922
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The Tick-Tock Trilogy: Three sensational psychological thrillers
David B. Lyons - 2019
They’re unforgettable” - BooksFromDuskTillDawn The Tick-Tock Trilogy is a series of psychological thrillers, all told in real time. Get inside the heads of four characters during the same morning (Midday), afternoon (Whatever Happened to Betsy Blake?) and night (The Suicide Pact) as clocks tick towards drastic deadlines. “Lyons is an outstanding craftsman in the thriller genre” - bestselling author Andrew Barrett MIDDAY Vincent Butler has five hours to steal eight million euro from the four bank branches he manages in Dublin’s city centre. If he doesn’t – his partner of ten years, who is being held captive, will be killed. Vincent doesn’t have long. Only until midday. ...And the clock is ticking. ★★★★★ “Intense, addictive and incredibly clever” WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BETSY BLAKE? Private investigator Lenny Moon has five hours to find the answer to a question that has plagued grieving father Gordon Blake for decades: whatever happened to my daughter, Betsy? Lenny doesn’t have long to investigate… only until Gordon is put under the knife for make-or-break heart surgery. ...And the clock is ticking. ★★★★★ “One of the most gripping reads ever” THE SUICIDE PACT Ex-detective Helen Brennan has five hours to stop two teenage girls from ending their own lives, just as her son Scot did twenty-two years ago. The problem is she doesn’t know who the teenage girls are. Or where they are. She only knows she has until midnight to save them. ...And the clock is ticking. ★★★★★ “A heart-racing, palm-sweating, page turner” Each of the Tick-Tock Trilogy can be read as standalones, but do comprise cross-over characters and a unique race-against-time narrative. The Tick-Tock Trilogy is 900 pages of heart-thumping thriller drama. What the critics are saying about books in The Tick-Tock Trilogy “Gripping and high-octane” – Irish Mail on Sunday “Lyons’ debut has a devastating twist in its tail” – Irish Independent “The best book of the year” – BooksFromDuskTillDawn “Really clever” - BookieWookie “My new favourite author” – RubinaReads “Lyons certainly knows how to nail a thriller” – Bestselling author Sharon Thompson “An outstanding craftsman in the thriller genre” – No. 1 Bestselling author Andrew Barrett “This year’s must-read author” – Bestselling author Rob Enright.
A New War: At Home and at Sea, 1803
John G. Cragg - 2016
She seems to be more interested in estate management and improvement than in the more usual pursuits of young ladies. A French frigate of possibly new design has been using the period of peace to take British frigates and merchant ships illegally and spirit the captures to some unknown base. Giles is called from his bucolic pursuits to take command of a newly built frigate whose task is to find and destroy the enemy vessel and recapture her prizesWhile Captain Giles is doing this, life continues apace at Dipton so that when Giles can snatch some leave, he finds that things have not remained static. The novel tells of how events develop at sea and also on land in the early days following the abrogation of the treaty of Amiens.
Amish Dreams
Hannah Schrock - 2019
Ruth Yoder was young, vibrant and beautiful, her husband old enough to be her father. For weeks Noah struggles with the interest he has for Ruth until he finds out her husband isn’t her husband, he’s her father. Ruth and her father Peter moved to Lancaster from Ohio after her mother passed. The memories became too hard to face, her father drawing more and more into himself. When they arrive in Lancaster she hopes of a brighter future for the both of them. Over time she falls in love with Noah but it's hard loving a man who can’t follow his dreams. Working on his parent’s dairy farm, Noah’s always wanted to be a carpenter but he refuses to let his parents down. Ruth’s father is a carpenter but can’t summon the courage to work again after her mother’s death. Will Ruth find love? Can Noah fulfill his dream without letting his parents down? Follow this incredible journey of the daily challenges that Amish face and find out there will be a bright future for Ruth and her father in Lancaster County.
The President’s Weapon
Russ Snyder - 2015
Determined to fight terrorists and protect his country and its citizens, President Williams moves ahead three weeks later with a risky plan. But first, he needs help from an old friend from the Marine Corp, Captain Richard Starr. Starr has the perfect weapon to help the president in the war against terrorism: Sergeant Marvin Styles, a seasoned recon sniper whose mission is simple—to kill the enemy by any means available. Helping Styles and Starr is fighter pilot J. C. Christman and the world’s best computer hacker, Darlene Phillips. Williams hides the quartet of experts under the umbrella of his newly-formed department tasked with filtering terrorist information gathered by worldwide intelligence agencies and then reporting its findings directly to Williams. With their agenda declared, only two mission perimeters are set—to not get caught or kill innocent people. In this political thriller, a group of experts acting on orders from the President of the United States must do everything in their power to rock the world of terrorism to its core as an anxious world waits.
Clashing Colors - The Complete Box-Set
Elin Peer - 2020
BLACK #1VIOLET #2GREEN #3BLUE #4YELLOW #5You can read the full book descriptions under each book and if you want a taste visit the author's website elinpeer.com and get the first book Black as a welcome gift. Elin Peer's Clashing Colors series has readers raving about the unpredictable plots and intriguing stories. Elin has a unique talent of tackling taboos and sensitive subjects with humor and insight and this box-set is guaranteed to keep you highly entertained with five very different stories of what happens when opposites attract.Buy it and let the “clash” begin today!
A Daughter's Choice
June Francis - 1998
But when Celia, her natural mother, re-enters her life, her world is turned completely upside down.Tormented by her divided loyalties, Katie is plagued by a question Celia refuses to answer – who is her real father? (Note: Originally published as Somebody Else's Girl)