When I took Bray, I thought that would be the end of what I was feeling. I was wrong. When it's time to send her back, broken, I find myself torn. What's right? What's wrong? Book 2:(Draven) I knew there was a rat in our club. The obvious choice was the new girl. So I do what I do. I made it hard for her to live in my presence. I forced her until she broke. When her past comes out, I find myself on edge. She wasn't what I expected but she is what I want. Even though I have to let her go. Book 3:(Ruger) They all know I'm sick in the head. Or maybe this is just me. When my sister is taken, I will do anything and I do mean anything to get her back. My Prez thinks he's helping when he tosses a woman into the mix. So what she lived a past that resembles my sister's future? She's never dealt with a man like me. Not that it matters. She tests my patience but when she falls into the hands of the enemy? I will whatever I have to make sure I save them both.Book 4:(Crow) I was lost in a world that I never wanted to be in. I was tired and at the end of my rope. When I met Lyric, we were both at our lowest. She gave me the love I needed and I gave her the love she deserved. We found comfort in each other but that isn't enough. I know where I belong and it isn't on this earth. Now I just have to make the choice. Stay with her? Or go on my way?

    Setting off to discover why, she rocks her stable existence and uncovers secrets about her mother's experiences as a 5 year old in a concentration camp in WWII. What made Ma Polinski leave Rachel everything and will what she finds set her and her family free?

    A government-sanctioned coalition recruits Gerrit to retrieve information vital to U.S. interests, where he discovers the murdered body of a scientist dumped in a Vienna, Austria, hotel room. This discovery—coupled with an intercepted message about a covert operation called Project Megiddo—hurls Gerrit into an international thriller that forever changes his world.Others emerge to aid in Gerrit’s fight. Alena Shapiro, a former Mossad agent—whose parents fled their Russian homeland to resettle in Israel—seems to watch over Gerrit like a guardian angel. Joe Costello, a cyber security specialist who promises to unlock the secrets of Gerrit’s tragic history. Hank “Redneck” Riley, a reformed Aryan racist—making amends for his past—uses his unusual skills to give these crusaders an edge against an unyielding foe. Finally, Willy Williams, former banger from San Francisco, elevates his street skills to become a formidable computer hacker.Facing overwhelming odds, Gerrit and his small band of fighters struggle within the shadows of a global conflict. Advanced technologies are the tools; global supremacy the goal. Gerrit must learn to fight and survive in an Orwellian future that begins today.

    The secret informant is Reiko Watanabe, geisha mistress to the plot’s mastermind.Headstrong and outspoken, Reiko prefers a “modern” life to being a geisha and is horrified that her lover, the American-educated descendant of samurai, Masaru Ryusaki, has become a fascist firebrand. Together with his allies in the Imperial Army, Ryusaki plans to overthrow the civilian government and establish a military dictatorship.Torn between honor and duty, Reiko and Inspector Aizawa must forge an unlikely alliance in order to stay one step ahead of Ryusaki and a fanatical Army officer. All the while, they uncover a shadowy conspiracy that reaches into the upper echelons of government, international finance, and even around the Imperial Throne itself.Set during the intersection of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the Great Depression, Shadows of Tokyo brings the turbulent and dangerous world of prewar Japan to vivid life.Shadows of Tokyo is the first book in a noir historical thriller series set in pre-World War II Japan.

    Each piece should connect perfectly to the pieces around it. After a while a picture starts to come into focus, and then we, the puzzle creator, can finally make sense of the beauty displayed in front of us. It was different for me. Some of my pieces were bent or twisted, but I made them fit. It wasn’t until I finally let him in that I realized, I was missing one important piece… Love. I knew how to give it. What I didn’t know was how to accept it, until he showed me how…

    The show's unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters meet only once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.Jason Robert Brown won Drama Desk Awards for the music and the lyrics after the Off-Broadway premiere in 2002 starring Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott. The show has since been produced at almost every major regional theater in the U.S., and has been seen in Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Germany, Italy, Canada, Spain, and the UK.

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    When an alien spaceship crashes outside his house, he suddenly gets his chance. With the help of his friends - Eudox, a green space alien pretending to be from Texas, Sam Duval, a professional complainer who has huffed too much government mind control gas, and Corpsy, a stone-cold dead corpse - Arnold sets out into orbit to show everyone that the world is flat once and for all! Flat Earthers in space, the real reason the moon landing was faked, where the arrow in the Fedex logo is really pointing, the identity of the secret fifth Teletubby, the meaning of crop circles, and the true nature of the evil conspiracy that runs the world - all in Flat Space, a hilarious new comedy from author Andrew Stanek.

    When the experiment leaves him stuck in a place he can’t escape, Peabo realizes just how unprepared he is for his new mission.-------STAG, the Special Technologies Analysis Group is a clandestine government operation headquartered fifty feet under Marine Base Quantico, and they’re looking for someone with the right stuff.Peabo Smith, an ex-Special Forces soldier volunteers to participate in a mission that gives him an opportunity to maybe get back into the action.THE PLAINSWALKER is a story about a former soldier asked to participate in a science experiment that rivals the audacity of the moon landing.When things don’t go quite like Peabo had planned, he realizes that the experiment may end up changing his life forever.

    She digs deep for the strength to overcome her anxiety and see where this new dream will take them. Unfortunately, her anxiety isn’t the only threat to their happily-ever-after. Saved by the Movie Star If only their chemistry turned off when the cameras did.Veronica Pantoni can't possibly act in another movie with Chris Sanderson when all the world thinks she's the reason for his breakup with his A-list actress girlfriend. But how can she pass up the opportunity to star in her dream movie? And how can they continue to deny their growing feelings when touching and kissing are part of the script? If only love was the biggest danger chasing them. Saved by the Billionaire Protecting her got complicated Kara was determine to hide the existence of her baby from her criminal ex-husband, but some secrets are impossible to keep. Desperate to protect her son, she calls the one man she's always trusted. Warren responds by marrying her and sailing away with her and her infant son on his private yacht to keep them safe. But this marriage of convenience will only work if they can keep their emotions under control and a yacht is the worst place to keep your distance.  Saved by the Prince His life was not his own, but he would risk it to save hers. Falling for Prince Alexios had doomed Serenity to heartbreak because his duty and his future belonged to his people. When he asks her to design a wedding dress for his future princess, she desperately wants to refuse. But the nightmare from her past has returned—looking for revenge—and a royal palace in a little-known country on the other side of the ocean is the perfect place to hide. As vulnerable as their hearts may be, Alexios is determined to keep her safe from the danger that haunts her—no matter what it may cost. A collection of four sweet romance novellas with the perfect addition of thrilling suspense. Starting reading today!

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