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Run from the Dead: Book 1: A Zombie Apocalypse
Joanne Nundy - 2021
Driven by an insatiable hunger for flesh, they attack anyone who dares to go out.Anna is trapped as the zombie apocalypse rages outside her front door. Desperate and alone, she must find a way to get to her children who are with her Ex-partner. As Anna runs from the dead, she finds help from Rob and his fifteen-year-old brother, Jack, despite Rob’s better instincts. Together, they run the nightmare gauntlet that used to be their neighbourhood.Run from the Dead is the first book in a zombie apocalypse series, following ordinary people trying to stay alive no matter what the cost. Battling the dead and humans alike, the people left must become somebody new. Someone prepared to do whatever it takes to live.Anna must learn to survive this cruel new world, where the living can be just as terrifying as the dead.
Cocky: The Rise & Fall of Curtis Warren, Britain's Biggest Drug Baron
Tony Barnes - 2000
He forged direct links with the the cocaine cartels of Columbia, the heroine godfathers of Turkey, the cannabis cultivators of Marocco and the Ectasy manufacturers of Holland and Eastern Europe. His drugs went around the world, from the clubs of Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin to the golden beaches of Sydney.This acclaimed and best-selling biography uncovers his meteoric rise from street mugger to the richest and most successful British criminal who has ver been caught. It relates how the Liverpool mafia became the UK's foremost drug importers; tells how Warren survived gang warfare and how he corrupted top-level police officers; unveils the inside story of the biggest and most successful British law enforcement operation ever undertaken; and reveals the explosive contents of the covert wiretaps that brought his global empire crashing down. Thoroughly revised and updated, COCKY is a shocking insight into organized crime and an important investigation into a contemporary international drug baron.'Compelling' - The Observer. Shortlisted for the Macallan Gold Dagger for Crime Non-fiction.
Brush Creek Brides Complete Collection
Liz Isaacson - 2017
A Wedding for the Widower (Book 1): A widower with a son, a widow with breast cancer, and their path toward true love... 2. A Companion for the Cowboy (Book 2): A rodeo champion, a millennial, and an age gap to overcome to find true love... 3. A Bride for the Bronc Rider (Book 3): A cowboy who's happy single, a pregnant woman, and the way they mold their lives to fit each other... 4. A Family for the Farmer (Book 4): A farmer, a single mother of three, and a chance to be a family.... 5. A Home for the Horseman (Book 5): A fun-loving cowboy, a barrel racing champion with a chip on her shoulder, and the way they must learn to work together... 6. A Refuge for the Rancher (Book 6): A rancher, a principal, and their faith to find true love... AUTHOR'S NOTE: For a limited time, this 6-book boxed set contains an additional 6-book BONUS boxed set, which means you're getting 2 amazing Christian romance series' you'll love!
The Remnants of Yesterday
Anthony M. Strong - 2016
Until it wasn't. When Hayden Stone, on the way to visit his brother in New York, makes a late night stop at a lonely gas station, he has no idea his life is about to change forever. After collapsing on the way back to his car, he wakes up to a frightening new world. No electricity, no TV, no internet. Even his car won't start. But that's not all. People are changing, becoming mindless killers. And worse, there are other things out there, lurking in the blackness. Monsters that should not exist. Now Hayden, and a ragtag group of dazed survivors, must pull together to achieve the impossible.. stay alive. Get ready for a heart pounding, hair raising, fight for survival that will keep you guessing until the very end. Book one in the Remnants trilogy. Book two will be available Spring 2017.
The Pilot Class
Harrison Jones - 2015
When Tri Con hires eight new pilots and assigns them to a pilot class, they find the ground school and flight simulator challenge more than expected. The class is a mix of former military pilots and civilians with varying experience, including a former female flight attendant. Who can survive The Pilot Class and meet the challenge of flying the line as a Tri Con first officer. Personal relationships, a married flight attendant with an abusive husband, a major airline accident, and the federal government are all obstacles that stand in the way of The Pilot Class.
Savage Brotherhood MC
Jasmine Wylder - 2019
Savage. Seductive.Eight ruthless, alpha wolves.Eight strong, curvy mates.Eight suspenseful adventures with sizzling romance, heart-pounding action, and secret babies.The complete 8-book Savage Brotherhood MC Series!Book 1 - TornadoBook 2 - BlizzardBook 3 - ThunderBook 4 - HurricaneBook 5 - TyphoonBook 6 - TwisterBook 7 - CycloneBook 8 - Storm18+ readers only
The Greek Village Series Books 1-3
Sara Alexi - 2013
Here the first three books in the series are presented together. The Illegal Gardener Driven by a need for some control in her life, Juliet sells up on impulse and buys a dilapidated farmhouse in a tiny Greek village, leaving her English life behind. The house is livable by local standards, but the job of restoring the garden is too big. It requires strength. Juliet cannot bring it to life on her own. Around the olive tree, hidden beneath the covering of bindweeds, are mattresses, broken chairs, shepherds' crooks, and old goat bells, the remains of past lives intertwined in a slow decay. The beauty of the garden is lost with the years of neglect and no one to appreciate it. Juliet reluctantly enlists casual labour. She has no desire to share her world with anyone. The boys have grown, Mick has gone. This is her time now. Aaman has travelled to Greece from Pakistan illegally. His task is to find work and raise money for the harvester his village desperately needs to deliver them out of poverty. Poverty that is sending the younger generation to the cities, dividing families, and slowly destroying his community. What he imagined would be a heroic journey in reality is fraught with danger and corruption. He finds himself in Greece and follows the work, a little here, a little there. As time passes, he loses his sense of self. He is now an immigrant worker, illegal, displaced, unwanted, with no value. Some days he does not have enough money to feed himself, let alone to return home to Pakistan. In the village square, he waits for work, dawn not even broken. Juliet hires Aaman. Neither is entirely comfortable with their role. Juliet the Westerner, who has money and a valid passport, resents the intrusion even though she wants her garden cleared. Aaman needs the work and money but resents the humiliation. As the summer progresses, even though they are from vastly different backgrounds, cultures apart, they discover they have something in common, an event that has defined how they interact and even how they view themselves. Pieces of their lives they have kept hidden even from themselves are exposed. They are each other's catalysts to facing their own ghosts... ) Although the island looks harmless, Marina knows it harbours ghosts from the past. Nothing would induce her to visit there again - except to protect her daughter. Sara Alexi's second book is a romp packed with a troupe of colourful characters intertwining in a gripping story. By turn uproariously funny, touching or sad this book is the stuff of which all families are made. Hopes, fears, secrets and misunderstandings beset relationships. Discovery and acceptance bridge a divide. The Explosive Nature of Friendship Do you like books about people? Then you'll love this intimate portrait of a man searching for meaning... Set in an idyllic Greek village, with a backdrop of sea and sun, this book will transport you... Mitsos has spent the last twenty years trying to comes to terms with the events of a single day and all that led up to it. In his twilight years a surprising turn of events gives him a chance to rectify his biggest wrong and give himself the peace he is seeking. But is what he has wanted for the last twenty years what he still wants now and is he the man he thought he was? Set against a backdrop of a small Greek farming village, comedy and tragedy are present in equal measures.Sara transports you to a land of sea and sun as she explores what it means to be human, and fallible.The book examines the nature of friendship, and how our choices and our perceptions of our place in society can define us.
Chronicles of an Urban Druid Boxed Set #1 (Books 1-3): A Gilded Cage, A Sacred Grove, and A Family Oath
Auburn Tempest - 2021
Romance: PARANORMAL ROMANCE: Auctioned To The Vamp (Vampire Shifter Billionaire BBW Bad Boy Pregnancy Romance) (Paranormal Contemporary Fantasy Romance)
Chole Riley - 2016
Imagine her surprise when she was locked up in a huge cage and became one of the “items” for sale at the auction house filled with billionaires of all shapes and sizes. Nowhere to escape, Adrienne watched helplessly as her fate is placed into the hands of her highest bidder, the handsome and mysterious Gabriel Valentine, who she couldn’t possibly figure out why he did. Gabriel Valentine was not a man to waste his time on such mindless activities. Well, honestly, he wasn’t a man at all. He was a vampire, and the last thing he wanted was to spend his time watching idiotic bidders flaunt their money on useless art pieces. As soon as Adrienne locked eyes with him though, with her fiery and determined stare, he quickly changed gears and decided he wanted her for himself. Soon the flames of passion start to ignite and they find themselves falling in love with each other. But will their love thrive and last for all eternity? Or will the reality that they are much too different to be together consume them?
Nemesis
Anthony Riches - 2021
Now he'll kill them all.Mickey Bale is an elite close protection officer. That's why the Met police has given him the toughest job of all: guarding the Minister of Defence at a moment when Chinese-British relations have hit a deadly boiling point.And when Mickey's life isn't on the line for his work, he's taking his chances waging war on a powerful London gang family. Their dealer supplied a lethal ecstasy pill to his sister, and Mickey is determined to take them down, one at a time.But will he get away with it – or will his colleagues in the force realise that the man on an underworld killing spree is one of their own?'Mickey Bale is a Jack Reacher for a harder, faster, more assured millennium. Nemesis is the kind of book for which the word 'compelling' was coined' Manda Scott'Meet Mickey Bale – London's John Wick. A rocket-propelled grenade of a book, shot through with gallows humour. Guy Ritchie meets Lee Child' Robyn Young
The Mammoth Slayers
Kenneth Edward Barnes - 2018
It is about a small clan of Neanderthals that survive the harsh and brutal environment where the men must hunt giant beasts to feed themselves and their family. Things are not always bad, however, as there are times of excitement, love and even humor. The place where these cave people live will someday be called Northern Europe. Roaming the countryside are not only the giant imperial mammoth, but also wooly rhinos, saber-toothed tigers, dire wolves, huge cave bears and other dangerous animals. Their greatest challenge, however, may not be the terrifying beasts they must face, but something even more sinister. Four men are usually in the hunting party and they are the ones which lay their life on the line every day. The women of the story are just as important as the men when it comes to making life worth living. From little eight-year-old Mulda to the sexy Oona who was stolen from another clan, the women are all special. Yes, this is an unforgettable story with characters the reader will fall in love with.
One-Night Stand
Simon Taylor - 2021
A one-night stand with Natasha Peters has got her pregnant. Now he has two options: give up on his dream as a comedian and get a day job or abandon his responsibility and be a total dick. Only when Tash tells the full truth does a third possibility emerge...This story recounts the all too relatable experience of a fleeting sexual encounter and the hilarious mess it can create. It details all the things you think you know about safe sex and is inspired by the true story of a comedian in crisis.'The honesty shines through this funny, poignant page-turner. Finished it in one sitting. I just had to know!' — Dave Hughes'Simon is one of the top comedy writers out there.' — Jay Leno'This book will enable you to enter the mind of a comedian, but then you may have to call someone to help you get out.' — Akmal Saleh
Quinn Valley Ranch Pamela Kelley: Three Book Collection
Pamela M. Kelley - 2020
This is a family saga series, set in a small Idaho town near a big lake and mountains. The books are tightly connected and feature a loving family and siblings. Book one--Ryder Revisited--is a Second Chance romance featuring Bethany and Ryder. Chef Bethany Davis needs a job. Ryder Quinn needs a Chef. But she'd never make his short list. Bethany Davis has worked in some of the most exciting restaurants in New York City. She's from Quinn Valley, a small Idaho town and she hasn't been home for more than a few days in years. Her mother is sick and it's a blessing in a way that her restaurant just closed and she's out of job, because now she can take as much time as she needs to be with her mom. If she's going to stay though, she needs a job ASAP. But the only option available is at Quinn's Pub, owned by her first love, Ryder, and his sister Maggie. Ryder tried to put Bethany out of his mind completely when she left him so many years ago. He's desperate for a good chef, but she is the last person he'd choose. He doesn't trust that Bethany is back for good and he's wary of getting too close and getting burned again. Everyone else thinks they belong together. Will the two of them ever realize it? Book 2--Calling Charlie, a personal favorite, inspired by a work situation years ago, featuring Maggie and Charlie. Maggie Quinn loves her role as bartender and co-owner of Quinn’s. Calling Charlie Keane to place her weekly order is something she looks forward to. It’s no secret to her friends and family that Maggie has a crush on Charlie’s voice. She’s eager to meet him in-person—but Charlie keeps rescheduling their business lunch. He enjoys their weekly calls too, but is afraid that when they meet, Maggie will be disappointed. But he may have waited too long—Maggie has started dating someone new. Is it too late for Charlie? Book 3--Hannah's Home Hannah Keane is tired of being on the road. She's eager to move home to Quinn Valley and live a quiet life, writing music and teaching workshops and classes at the local kids' center. But there's also another reason she doesn't want anyone, especially the media, to know where she is. David Quinn is the last of Marcia Quinn's five children to settle down and he doesn't seem to be in any hurry to find love. The very last person on his list would be Hannah Keane, who seemed to look down her nose at him the last time she saw him, like she did back when they were in high school. But as he begins to realize that maybe he was wrong about Hannah, he also starts to worry that something else is going on, something that Hannah is running from and that she won't be able to stay in Quinn Valley after all.
After Lives: Valhalla 1
Chuck Pilgrim - 2021
At least his wife, his students, and his community thought so. But when he dies to save the life of a stranger, Steve is sent to an afterlife reserved for the truly heroic: Valhalla.But the Norse realm of the dead isn’t anything like he expected. Valhalla is a school, the Gods are teachers, and Steve’s fellow students are his competition in the great games.Then there are the women...Ila, the beautiful but stoic warrior. Molly, the cutie with her heart on her sleeve. Idun, the blonde Goddess bombshell with a soft spot for poetry. And Twyla, the dwarven bartender who’s always brewing up a sexy good time.Now, Steve must find where he belongs. But in a place where everyone is a hero, he’ll learn that his greatest fight is with himself.Join Steve in a HaremLit adventure filled with romance, sexy goddesses, self-doubt, creative uses of a dorm’s common shower, exploding houses, copious amounts of food and beer, dresses that get wet or come off very easily, and plenty of sexy times.Afterlives Valhalla is rated R for adult themes, graphic violence, undefined relationships/harem, and explicit scenes. Reader discretion is advised.