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Reckoning
Tim Oliver - 2019
The German army is rampant, and Lieutenant Scottsdale and the British Expeditionary Force are trapped. Yet amid the chaos, Scottsdale must rescue two French scientists trapped behind enemy lines. What they know will tilt the balance of war towards the Allies.The brilliant and mercurial Helene Dubois is in hiding with her frail uncle, as they flee the advancing German armies. They must be found, but pursuing them is Schiller, a ruthless SS Officer, who will stop at nothing to prevent their escape.As they are caught up in the bloody rearguard at Dunkirk, Scottsdale and Dubois will find love, tragedy, and triumph as they fight to escape Schiller, in a story perfect for fans of Ken Follett, Rory Clements and Robert Harris.
The Berlin Spy Trap: A classic espionage thriller
Geoffrey Davison - 2013
How do you find the answers when they are locked in your own lost memories? Cold War Europe John Stack wakes up in a strange hotel room in Spain with his memory of recent events wiped. It is clear he has been attacked. But what did they want? Stack is a journalist by trade but under that façade he is also an undercover British agent. Stack needs to remember what his mission was in Spain – and what happened to his two partners. Aware his life is in imminent danger, he does not know who he can trust. The doctor who treats his injuries offers to help him, but in return Stack must help smuggle someone across the Berlin Wall from East Germany to the West. Stack finds himself in a race against time to recover his memory and complete his mission before his pursuers close in and silence him forever… THE BERLIN SPY TRAP is a heart-pounding espionage thriller, following one man navigating his way through the tensions of Cold War Europe – desperate to recover the secrets locked away in his mind.
Absolution, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry
Charles J. Boyle - 2013
This accurate portrayal of battle is poignantly told by an author who has "been there." Absolution is a remarkable resurrection of the Vietnam battlefield, with all of the valor, pain, and sacrifice that distinguished it from other wars. It is undistorted in its accuracy and exquisite in its prose. Absolution is superb history and great reading! It will tear at your heart and make you want to cry.
Police Surgeon: A New Exotic Thriller with a Killer Twist
Ajith Antony - 2019
Detective by night.
Dr. Shiva Durai, a senior forensic resident, is tasked for the autopsy of Diya Peshawar, a teenage girl. Gang-raped and mutilated, her body is left for the police to bag. It's Shiva's responsibility to ensure the delivery of justice. The stakes are raised with a serial killer on loose. Clues point towards a dark corner of the city. Evidence reveals the existence of a well-organized criminal empire. They feast on people’s fear. They are the law. There is no justice. Being the Police Surgeon in-charge, he decides to pursue injustice like a primal beast. With the Police facing roadblocks in the investigation, Shiva decides to take the matter into his hands. And on his way he faces one of the biggest threats of all time. Shiva’s war against injustice has just begun. And he won’t give up until he has won. In a city ruled by crime, can one man’s quest for justice make a difference? Facts say no. But Dr. Shiva begs to differ. Pick a copy now and find out how!
Eldritch Lord
Jake Myles - 2020
A busty mercenary. A stuck-up blonde who will submit to me.I never planned to collect a harem, I swear. But when an elf with a secret lures me away from my family farm, I can’t stop racking up the ladies.The problem is our party starts to rack up enemies too. I’m cultivating as fast as I can, but danger and intrigue threaten us at every turn.What did I do to deserve the blood-thirsty beasts hunting me? Why does it feel like I’m more powerful every time I give it to my insatiable elf? And most importantly, am I going to live long enough to figure all this out?Warning: If you couldn’t tell, this book contains adult content. Read it only if you can handle explicit scenes featuring women, elves, demons, and all three at once.
Diary of a Wickedly Cool Witch 4: School for Misfits
Kate Cullen - 2019
And it's not the eating kind unfortunately! After twelve years of working on Earth as a good witch, helping others and stamping out bullying, Lily's concentration on her job is starting to wane because she is becoming increasingly distracted by something (or someone to be precise). And that someone just happens to go by the name of Josh. But Lily doesn't see any problem with her actions, until the head warlock of the Crystalline and Ash Coven of Wolphyre finds out exactly what’s going on, and that Lily is breaking one of the sacred rules of the coven. Immediately she is pulled from her cosy life on Earth and sent straight back to witch school to relearn her witchcraft before being sent to a completely new life, never to see any of her friends or family............or Josh again. With endless possibilities of places that she could be sent to, including working for an evil giant or being a nanny to two naughty brats, the question on everybody’s lips is, where will Lily be posted to? And will she really never get to see the boy of her dreams again?
Warriors of Blood and Shadow: Boxed Set 2
Andy Peloquin - 2020
His mentor and surrogate father lies murdered. In the upper echelons of his realm’s capital city, a traitor sells secrets to the enemy—secrets that could turn the tide of war against the Legionnaires.Aravon and his Grim Reavers must survive not only betrayal in their own ranks, but a foe more savage and cunning than any they’ve defeated. Can the Silent Champions withstand the full might of the rampaging barbarians to save their kingdom one last time...even if they have to sacrifice their lives to succeed?
Once Upon a Time Traveller
Charles Bevons - 2019
As he is still on talking terms with his dead wife, Jimmy qualifies in spades.He will travel far...to a time and place that will slowly mend his broken heart, and alter the course of his life forever.
A Gangsta's Son
Rio - 2013
“You know I just worked a twelve-hour shift. Gotta get me right before I go to sleep.” He smiled his ugly smile and opened the screen door. “I’ll take you shoppin’ when I wake up; spend a couple bands on you.”He put his key in the lock and turned it… But the door was snatched open before Mone’s hand could even reach the doorknob.Lacresha’s eyes opened wide with fear as she witnessed a tall masked man step from behind the door and raise a gun to Mone’s face.“Payback’s a bitch, ain’t it?” The masked man stated coldly.
Diary of a Night Fighter Pilot 1939 - 1945
Douglas Haig Greaves - 2016
Written in his own hand from the day he signed up in October 1939 as a trainee pilot to the day he was ‘demobbed’ in October 1945, this poignant and often riveting diary by Squadron Leader Douglas Greaves D.F.C and Bar, records, in typical understated RAF style, the minutiae of everyday life in the services, as well as the horror he and his comrades endured and the heroism they all displayed.
Provence Starlight
Kate Fitzroy - 2015
New work, new friends... new love found under the starlight in a silvery, olive grove. Can anything be more perfect? How does a St. Tropez bikini, two silky Wiemeraner dogs and a tattooed criminal enter the scene and change everything? Why does the starry path of love always meet a crossroad... can it never run sweetly smooth? FITZROY fans will be pleased to meet up with Amber and her wealthy grandfather, from the pages of PROVENCE FLAME, when Alice stays at the newly restored Art Deco Hotel de la Plage in La Ciotat. Join the Sunday lunch guests at the Villa La Vie en Rose and catch up with the dark and gorgeous Jean-Michel de Fleurenne from the parfumerie at his Château near Grasse. He was first to be found romancing Rosie and charming the pages of PERFUME OF PROVENCE. Enter again into Kate Fitzroy's magical world and escape from the commonplace... but be prepared not to put this book down until you have reached the last page. Other books by Kate Fitzroy: PERFUME OF PROVENCE PROVENCE LOVE LEGACY PROVENCE FLAME DREAMS OF TUSCANY