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Impossible to Forget
Imogen Clark - 2022
In her final letter, Angie has charged her four closest friends with guiding Romany through her last year of school—but is there an ulterior motive to her unusual dying wish?Each of the four guardians possesses an outlook on life that Angie wants to give her daughter as a legacy. Three of them have known each other since university: the eternally nomadic and exotically named Tiger; the shy and practical Leon with his untapped musical genius; and Maggie, a brilliant lawyer who doesn’t know her own abilities. But the fourth guardian is a mystery to the others: they’ve never even heard of former model Hope before…As the guardians reflect on their friendship with Angie, it becomes apparent that this unusual arrangement is as much about them as it is about Romany. Navigating their grief individually and as a group, what will all five of them learn about themselves, their pasts—and the woman who’s brought them all together?
Camp Chaos
Anne Fox - 2019
A foul-mouthed woman with a gun on her hip and a badge on her belt. And she's good with a gun. Very good. She's dying to be a member of the unit - literally. Meet Special Agent Kathryn Hanko as she joins the clandestine law enforcement team known only as "the unit" and faces her first mission with them against the terrorist group Camp Chaos.
When The Tik-Tik Sings
Doug Lamoreux - 2015
More victims follow, each killed under the oddest circumstances, each bearing an identical but unidentified wound, each attack accompanied by the most eerie, musical ticking. When the lead homicide investigator goes missing, Police Sergeant Erin Vanderjagt is forced into the fray and into a personal hell she never imagined.Who or what could be behind the bizarre deaths, and why is Erin's boyfriend suddenly acting crazy? Why has her idyllic world suddenly fallen apart? And – as the murders continue – what can Erin do, where can she go, how can she fight the horror... When the Tik-Tik Sings?
Albaterra Mates Box Set
Ashley L. Hunt - 2017
Hunt! Lovely - Romantic - Exciting! FREE with Kindle Unlimited. On 99c SALE for a limited time only (Normally $18.99) They’ve been watching Earth for a thousand years. Now, our paths will finally cross. Albaterra is a beautiful, diverse planet, just one galaxy away from the Milky Way. Its inhabitants? A race of blue-skinned, white-eyed, muscular aliens who call themselves the A’li-uud. They are fierce warriors, and they revere the ground upon which they walk, but the security of the comfortable world they’ve built for themselves is about to be put to the test because humans are close. Very close. When a human spacecraft crashes onto Albaterra, nothing short of chaos ensues. Violence and deceit threaten to tear the serene A’li-uud civilization apart and obliterate the human race altogether. It is left up to a select few alien males and the human females who’ve captured their hearts to not only save what is about to be lost but blossom a seedling of hope for a prosperous future into a flower of fruition. Discover Rex, one of the eleven elite Elders who protects the curvaceous Tabitha against his obligations to the A’li-uud Council. Learn why Duke, the militant mission captain, forsakes all he’s ever known when he meets Emily. Follow the alpha male Dane as he is caught between filling his brother’s shoes and fulfilling his desires with the New York ambassador, Roxanne. Join Lokos and Celine in unexpected unity when they face a new danger that could threaten everything. Find Khrel battling his loyalty to his kingdom and his feelings for Lena. Meet the snarky Zuran as he tears himself away from a criminal past for a future with the selfless Phoebe. And, finally, watch Venan discover what it truly means to lead a kingdom with the help of Octavia. In an era of widespread fear, dangerous mistrust, and extreme cultural differences, romances bud with such flaming passion, they could set the world on fire. Everyone wants that happy ending, but both A’li-uud and humans are going to discover the answer to one of the time’s greatest questions: does love really conquer all? #1 BESTSELLING Paranormal Alien Romance Series now available in a Complete Box Set! This complete collection has all the key romance, action, and drama to make you fall in love with the characters. All 7 books include curvy females who come into their own and alpha aliens with a hunger for passion and insatiable desires. Book 1 – Rex Book 2 – Duke Book 3 – Dane Book 4 – Lokos Book 5 – Khrel Book 6 – Zuran Book 7 – Venan
Johnny Cash: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Musicians)
Hourly History - 2022
Get Off My Lawn
Perry Kivolowitz - 2013
Together they fight to survive the apocalypse with a unique technologist's perspective. Zombies are massing in hordes numbering in the millions. The Government has an agenda. Ruth Ann has stone cold hunter's skills and Doug has a data center. Containing a number of twists and observations possibly not seen in the genre before, Get Off My L@wn takes you through more than 40 days post breakout and tells a complete story.We all know that one zombie's bellowing will attract others. What happens when this process continues indefinitely? How can a military mount an effective defense of humanity without nuclear weapons? Would you have to sign a waiver of liability in order to receive help from the Government?Where's the best place to form a refugee camp to house hundreds of thousands? How do you keep those people happy? What will happen to the nature of Congress as a result of the Zombie Apocalypse?All these questions and much much more are answered in this thoughtful book.Thank you to the many hundreds who downloaded my book during its first free promotion. Please consider writing a review of this, my first effort.
The Perfect Victim
David Sodergren - 2021
She’s sixteen years old, and the daughter of a wealthy Hollywood producer. She’s the perfect victim.Now, Katy and her best friend Jill must use their wits and cunning in a desperate battle for survival against four dangerous criminals. As events spiral out of control, will their friendship be enough to survive the ensuing bloodbath?The Perfect Victim is the latest violent thriller from David Sodergren, author of The Forgotten Island and Maggie’s Grave.
The Quarry
Mark Allan Gunnells - 2012
peaceful and idyllic, bordering picturesque Lake Limestone, known locally as the Quarry. Until Dale awakens an ancient evil lurking deep beneath the waters. Becomes one with it. And Emilio loses his best friend and wants to know why. An obsession that will unravel the terrifying secrets of... The Quarry.
Across the Galactic Pond Box Set: Far Beyond Complete Series
Christian Kallias - 2019
His first mission: save a gazillion lives. When young Kevin has a chance encounter with a dying alien, he discovers not only that humans aren't alone in the universe, but that this encounter propels him into the middle of an intergalactic war. Now at the frontlines of a massive, far far away war, he’s sent to the last remaining ship of the losing side. The crew of the ship? All dead. His mission is simple: he must save the good guys from certain doom. From College reject to War Master, Kevin learns he must adapt quickly or billions will die. This Box set edition contains the following books: -Across the Galactic Pond -Fire At Will -Make it So! -Red Alert (new and exclusive to this box set) -Battlestations!
Grave of Hummingbirds
Jennifer Skutelsky - 2016
But in the face and wounds of the dead, winged woman, Dr. Gregory Moreno sees something even more disturbing: an uncanny resemblance to his beloved late wife that cannot be mere chance. And in American anthropologist Sophie Lawson, still more echoes of the doctor’s lost love stir…igniting the superstitions of the townspeople, and an elusive killer’s deepest desires and despair.When Sophie vanishes, her son and Dr. Moreno must navigate the streets, politics, and mysteries of a place where tortured ghosts and strange omens exist side by side with mortals both devout and corrupt. But they may need nothing less than a miracle to save her from sacrifice at the altar of a madman’s twisted passion.Conjuring shades of Gabriel García Márquez, Isabel Allende, or even Neil Gaiman, Grave of Hummingbirds is a mesmerizing novel of dreams and demons, beauty and blood.
A Rifle By The Door
Dan L. Fuller - 2019
Eighteen-year-old Jenny is under no illusions—it’ll take a miracle to survive, much less thrive, in the unforgiving wilderness, particularly when twelve-year-old David fights her every attempt to prepare. Unexpected help arrives when John Beck—once a close friend of their father’s—arrives at their cabin. The tough-as-nails bounty hunter reluctantly agrees to stay through the winter. He owes it to his murdered friend to help Foster’s children build a working ranch, even if it’s the last thing he wants to do. Their uneasy alliance is fraught with hardships, danger, and back-breaking work that still doesn’t guarantee anyone will survive until spring. Especially with their father’s killer still on the loose.
POISONED CHALICE: Mabel de Belleme Normandy's Wicked Lady (Medieval Babes: Tales of Little-Known Ladies Book 8)
J.P. Reedman - 2021
Abner's Adventure
Kirsten Osbourne - 2019
When she is offered the opportunity to move to Texas as a mail-order bride, she jumps at the chance, hoping to be able to start a new life. Her new husband, and her new home, aren’t everything she dreamed they would be, and she must learn to adjust to life as a married woman. Abner Phelps has wanted a wife for years, but none of the women in Nowhere, Texas will give him the time of day. When he approaches Edna Petunia Sanders about finding him a bride, she immediately agrees to send away for a mail-order bride for him. When his new bride arrives, she’s everything he dreamed she could be. Will he be able to convince her that he is her one and only love? Or will she spend the rest of her life pining for what she doesn’t have?
All That Glitters (Jasper Lake Book 3)
Leah Atwood - 2018
The two are seen around town more often than not, and tabloid headlines pronounce them a couple. Mac’s living every man’s dream, but why does he still feel empty inside? Phoebe Graff has loved Mac Banfield since high school, but he doesn’t see her as more than a friend. After her siblings each find love, she decides to be brave and take a chance at happiness for herself, but her timing couldn’t be worse. A piece of her heart breaks every time she sees him with Deena—how can she compete with a celebrity? All that glitters is not gold, but will Mac and Phoebe realize that in time? All That Glitters is Book Three of the contemporary Christian romance series, Jasper Lake, but can also be read as a standalone book. Jasper Lake Series Order: Not This Time- Prequel Born To Love- One A Love This True- Two All That Glitters- Three What Matters Most- Four (Winter 2019)