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The Blow Hole Rock Hard Box Set


Tabatha Vargo - 2017
    There's nothing sexier than a bad boy who becomes tame for the woman he loves, and it takes some special women to tame these boys! USA TODAY BESTSELLER Playing Patience Perfecting Patience Finding Faith Convincing Constance Having Hope "Breathtaking, heart-wrenching, and beautiful." ~Prisoners of Print "This was one of the best books I've read this year." ~Ana's Attic Book Blog "The moments of beauty and tenderness interspersed throughout a story of such cruelty, emotional turmoil, and heartache will remain with you for a long time to come." ~Totally Booked Blog

A Mother's Love


Katie Flynn - 2019
    The death of her mother and the increase in air raids leaves Ellie alone and in grave danger. It’s not long before she is forced to leave her beloved Liverpool behind and cross the Mersey to seek refuge in the countryside.But as the war takes comforts away, so too does it bring new opportunities; for work, new friendships, and perhaps a little love…It will take all of Ellie’s courage to find her way without her mother’s guidance. But if Ellie can soldier on with grace and dignity, there might just be light at the end of the tunnel.

Straight on 'Til Morning


Christopher Golden - 2001
    He brings into being a world of haunted and perilous fantasy, hails Peter Straub of Christopher Golden, and it's never been truer than in this unique novel of dark fiction about the strange summer of a young boy coming of age. But for Kevin Murphy, this is also the season to confess his secret love to his longtime crush, Nikki. When she mysteriously disappears, it's up to Kevin and his friends to follow her, and to find her, in a neverland from which they might never return

The Best of Tales: Volume Two


Margaret Weis - 2000
    Knaak, Douglas Niles, Michael Williams, and other other authors. Original.

RuneScape: Official Handbook And Strategy Guide


Tracey West - 2007
    Includes detailed maps and information on all the characters and creatures contained in the medieval world of RuneScape.

Arrival: War for Earth Book One (A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller)


J. Thorn - 2017
    Brace for the Arrival. Paramedic Maya Talbot knows her unhinged, ex-husband is gunning for custody of their children. When she drops off Aiden and Laura at Grandma's for a weekend visit, Maya assumes they'll be safe. However, nothing could have prepared her for the chaos created when a strange obelisk rises from the ground and generates an impenetrable dome over the city. Riots, looting, and violence run rampant. The situation in Nashville deteriorates—and then they arrive, thrusting Maya into a desperate race to escape the dome and save her children from the dangers on the ground—and from above. When darkness falls, the intergalactic visitors manifest our worst fears and threaten the future of humankind. Arrival is the new post-apocalyptic thriller from bestselling authors, J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon, the first book in the War for Earth trilogy.

Blind Love: The True Story Of The Texas Cadet Murder


Peter Meyer - 1998
    She had been driven to an isolated spot outside of Mansfield, Texas by star student David Graham while David's girlfriend, Diane Zamora, hid in the trunk. First David tried unsuccessfully to break Adrianne's neck, then Diane came out of the trunk to attack her with a set of weights. To finish off the job, David shot her between the eyes. For months, there were no leads on the killing until Diane confessed to her military school roommates about the secret she and her boyfriend would take to their graves...Tainted LoveThe brutal killing shocked the entire town of Mansfield. Even more shocking were the killers, David and Diane, model teenagers, devoted high school sweethearts, military academy-bound honors students-- and desperate lovers who feared that Adrianne's sexual encounter with David had come between them. Killing Adrianne was "the only thing that could satisfy [Diane's] vengeance," said David in his confession to police-- the only way, she told David, to restore the 'purity' of their love...Pure VengeanceHere is the unbelievable true story of a macabre love triangle-- and the startling lengths one couple went to in the name of... Blind Love

Dolphin Summer


Catherine Hapka - 2018
    Her best friends have abandoned her for sleep-away camp, without even considering whether she'd want to go or not. Worse, she's stuck with a long summer reading list her parents insist she finish when all she really wants to do is hang out at the aquarium so she can learn everything she'll need to know to become a marine biologist someday. They don't understand her dreams. So when Lily discovers a dolphin in a nearby canal, she's torn. She knows she shouldn't be spending all her time watching over the sweet, playful creature. But if the dolphin can't find the way back to its pod in the bay, it could be in serious trouble. Lily can't help feeling that saving the dolphin might just be her destiny...

The Terminator


Shaun Hutson - 1985
    

Marrying a Doctor: The Doctor's Girl / A Special Kind of Woman


Betty Neels - 2001
    Andrew Fforde offered her a job as his temporary receptionist. She hadn't expected to fall in love with him, but he was just so handsome and charming!Caroline Anderson's A Special Kind of Woman : When single mother Cait Cooper sees her daughter off to medical school, she feels now's the time to do all the things she's yearned to do. Enter Dr. Owen Douglas, who sets about giving Cait more fun than she's ever had, until their affair puts her right back where she started and Cait doesn't know which way to turn.

The X-Wing Series: Star Wars 9-Book Bundle: Rogue Squardon, Wedge's Gamble, The Krytos Trap, The Bacta War, Wraith Squadron, Iron Fist, Solo Command, Isard's Revenge, Starfighters of Adumar


Michael A. Stackpole - 2012
    Through nine thrilling novels, this handy eBook bundle features the action, the intrigue, and the entire evolving story of these unique space corps—units that are comprised of a diverse group of pilots determined to fight the good fight. This bundle includes the following titles:  ROGUE SQUADRONWEDGE’S GAMBLETHE KRYTOS TRAPTHE BACTA WARWRAITH SQUADRONIRON FISTSOLO COMMANDISARD’S REVENGESTARFIGHTERS OF ADUMAR

365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts


R.J. Palacio - 2014
    Browne and his love of precepts. Simply put, precepts are principles to live by, and Mr. Browne has compiled 365 of them—one for each day of the year—drawn from popular songs to children’s books to inscriptions on Egyptian tombstones to fortune cookies. His selections celebrate kindness, hopefulness, the goodness of human beings, the strength of people’s hearts, and the power of people’s wills. Interspersed with the precepts are letters and emails from characters who appeared in Wonder. Readers hear from Summer, Jack, Charlotte, Julian, and Amos.   There’s something for everyone here, with words of wisdom from such noteworthy people as Anne Frank, Martin Luther King Jr., Confucius, Goethe, Sappho—and over 100 readers of Wonder who sent R. J. Palacio their own precepts.

The Official Nancy Drew Handbook: Skills, Tips, & Life Lessons from Everyone's Favorite Girl Detective


Penny Warner - 2007
     And now, so can you: "The Official Nancy Drew(R) Handbook "will teach you how to live the Nancy life, with tips on fashion and beauty, romance and relationships, survival, sleuthing, and success. Learn: - How to Locate a Secret Passageway - How to Tell a Good Guy from a Bad Guy - How to Tap Out a Morse Code Message with Your High-Heeled Shoes - How to Manage Your Hair When the Convertible Top Is Down - How to Thwart a Kidnapping - How to Write SOS Backward with Lipstick Girl Detectives need look no further to learn the life lessons of a super sleuth!

The Complete Skylark


E.E. "Doc" Smith - 1970
    Includes all four of the Skylark Series, Skylark of Space, Skylark Three, Skylark of Baleron, Skylark Duquesne

The Cheetah Girls: Growl Power Forever, Books #9-12


Deborah Gregory - 2004
    This bind-up contains four stories from 'The Cheetah Girls' series - 'Showdown at the Okie-Dokie', 'Cuchifrita, Ballerina', 'Dorinda Gets a Grove' and 'In the House with Mouse'.