From America's Queen of Suspense comes a gripping tale of a young woman trying to unravel the mystery of a family tragedy -- a quest with terrifying repercussions. It has been ten years since twenty-one-year-old Charles MacKenzie Jr. ("Mack") went missing. A Columbia University senior, about to graduate and already accepted at Duke University Law School, he walked out of his apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side without a word to his college roommates and has never been seen again. However, he does make one ritual phone call to his mother every year: on Mother's Day. Each time, he assures her he is fine, refuses to answer her frantic questions, then hangs up. Even the death of his father, a corporate lawyer, in the tragedy of 9/11 does not bring him home or break the pattern of his calls. Mack's sister, Carolyn, is now twenty-six, a law school graduate, and has just finished her clerkship for a civil court judge in Manhattan. She has endured two family tragedies, yet she realizes that she will never be able to have closure and get on with her life until she finds her brother. She resolves to discover what happened to Mack and why he has found it necessary to hide from them. So this year when Mack makes his annual Mother's Day call, Carolyn interrupts to announce her intention to track him down, no matter what it takes. The next morning after Mass, her uncle, Monsignor Devon MacKenzie, receives a scrawled message left in the collection basket: "Uncle Devon, tell Carolyn she must not look for me." Mack's cryptic warning does nothing to deter his sister from taking up the search, despite the angry reaction of her mother, Olivia, and the polite disapproval of Elliott Wallace, Carolyn's honorary uncle, who is clearly in love with Olivia. Carolyn's pursuit of the truth about Mack's disappearance swiftly plunges her into a world of unexpected danger and unanswered questions. What is the secret that Gus and Lil Kramer, the superintendents of the building in which Mack was living, have to hide? What do Mack's old roommates, the charismatic club owner Nick DeMarco and the cold and wealthy real estate tycoon Bruce Galbraith, know about Mack's disappearance? Is Nick connected to the disappearance of Leesey Andrews, who had last been seen in his trendy club? Can the police possibly believe that Mack is not only alive, but a serial killer, a shadowy predator of young women? Was Mack also guilty of the brutal murder of his drama teacher and the theft of his taped sessions with her? Carolyn's passionate search for the truth about her brother -- and for her brother himself -- leads her into a deadly confrontation with someone close to her whose secret he cannot allow her to reveal.

Perspective is a powerful thing. Andy Andrews has spent the past five years doing a double take at every white-haired old man he sees, hoping to have just one more conversation with the person to whom he owes his life. Through a chance encounter at a local bookstore, Andy is reunited with the man who changed everything for him — Jones, also known as “The Noticer.” As the story unfolds, Jones uses his unique talent of noticing the little things that make a big difference. And these little things grant the people of Fairhope, Alabama, a life-changing gift — perspective. Along the way families are united and financial opportunities created, leaving us with powerfully simple solutions to the everyday problems we all face. Through the lens of a parenting class at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Jones guides a seemingly random group to ask specific questions inspired by his curious advice: “You can’t believe everything you think.” The questions lead to answers for which people have been searching for centuries: How do we begin to change the culture in which we live? Can we ensure a life of success and value for our children as they become adults? What if what we think is the end . . . is only the beginning? What starts as an account of Andy’s everyday reality unfolds into an intriguing story revealing the extraordinary principles available to anyone looking to create a better life.

From USA Today Bestselling Author Beverly Jenkins comes a new novel in a mesmerizing series set in the Old West, where an arranged marriage becomes a grand passion . . .What kind of mail-order bride greets her intended with a bullet instead of a kiss? One like Regan Carmichael—an independent spirit equally at home in denims and dresses. Shooting Dr. Colton Lee in the shoulder is an honest error, but soon Regan wonders if her entire plan to marry a man she's never met is a mistake. Colton, who buried his heart along with his first wife, insists he only wants someone to care for his daughter. Yet Regan is drawn to the unmistakable desire in his gaze.Regan's far from the docile bride Colton was expecting. Still, few women would brave the wilds of Wyoming Territory for an uncertain future with a widower and his child. The thought of having a bold, forthright woman like Regan in his life—and in his arms—begins to inspire a new dream. And despite his...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many classics that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Rena I. Halsey's most well-known novel, The Liberty Girl is a stirring, worthwhile read.

The Two Destinies is a sensation novel written by Wilkie Collins that is set in the mid to late 19th century. The action centers around two inseparable children, the son of a nobleman and the daughter of the nobleman's bailiff. The nobleman strongly disapproves of the potential marriage but can he stop it? Wilkie Collins was a prominent English writer in the 19th century. Collins was a close friend of Charles Dickens and his books were often featured in Dickens' journals All the Year Round and Household Words. Collins' books still enjoy wide popularity, especially mystery and detective novels such as The Woman in White, The Moonstone, and Armadale.

An unemployed man uses a stolen device from a UFO to pay his bills.Everyone thinks that the Flying Saucers are stored at Area-51 in Nevada. But that isn't true. They are actually someplace else and when a curious Airman steals a piece, he discovers just how the aliens were able to ignore the limits of the Speed of light.How this man uses the device to make money is the gist of the story.

Valeria had come to Montana to marry a cowboy named Manley, expecting a future full of companionship and bracing freedom, lodges with great fireplaces and bearskin rugs, manageable cattle and sleek horses, and dazzling sunrises. If Val had known what was really waiting for her, she simply wouldn’t have gotten off the train. Oh, the country was impressive, but it could be cruel in winter and lonesome for a woman stuck on a ranch miles from the nearest neighbor. Val is cast into circumstances that test her temper, strength, and sanity. Married to an alcoholic, she is forced to revise her back-East notions about men and women, duty, and the West itself. She goes from romanticization to "blind unreasoning terror of the empty land" to decisive action.

Covering ways to eliminate the erosion of sports revenue.Join Leon Lion as he spends an evening with a special guest. Find out what happened with Leon met Daniel, in the lions den.Leon Lion is part of the Kingdom Creatures series, teaching Biblical truths in an easy to understand manner.

Dorothy Fane lived quite an average life: good grades, great boyfriend, family and friends that care. But when she shares an assignment with Eric Grant, it took a turn unimaginable to her being tied up in his closet. Through a bleak understanding, her sympathy caught the best of her as she slowly falls for him. She knows she's crazy and he knows she's crazy, but that doesn't stop either of them.Seventeen year old Lacey Hannigan knows that she's different from other people. Her ability to move things with her mind has made her an outcast, even in her own home. She hates the power that she has and wants nothing more than to be normal like everyone else. But when she is forced to run away from home or be sent to a hospital to be studied like some kind of science project, she has no choice but to rely on her telekinesis in order to survive on her own. She soon finds herself in more danger than she ever thought possible when she discovers that there are even stranger people than her in the world. Like Cole, a man with a deadly secret who has vowed to stop at nothing until he has her. And Jesse, who seems like the perfect man until she learns that he may not be who she thinks he is.The unbelievable becomes reality when seemingly normal people shed their human skin for that of fur and prowl the streets at night looking for their next victim. Will Lacey's power be her saving grace or her doom?

Dartmouth students Kristina, Conni, Albert, and Jim seemingly inseparable friends. But they are bonded by dark, seductive secrets. Intense passions and simmering tensions have been building for years until a brutal act on a bitter cold night reveals shocking truths about each. This compelling narrative--with a surprise twist at the end--grips the reader from first page to last.

When Jack Ropell joined Customs and Excise he did not think it would ever be a life threateningly dangerous job. He also thought that Spain was a holiday destination. That was until he joined the anti-drug section. Then he changed his mind.Set in the decade of the nineties, this novel follows ten years in the life of Jack Ropell. Ropell was actually born in Yorkshire, but his parents moved to Canada when he was eleven. At twenty two he loses his younger sister to drugs while he is away from Quebec, Canada, at university in England. Driven by this and the continuing strife between his French mother and his Spanish/English father,Jack decides to stay in England when he graduates and join the British Customs and Excise.After two years in the job Jack gets to join the anti-drug squad and begins to find out what the real world is all about. The story follows his part in trying to prevent the ingress of drugs, in particular cocaine/crack, into Britain.During this decade cocaine production in Colombia was becoming professional and several Colombian drug barons were making more money than many countries or big corporations. National Police forces were struggling to contain the flood of cheaper and cheaper drugs into America and Continental Europe.This story is a fiction, but only in the characters involved. The actual story, the pain the suffering and the casual, but extreme violence used by the drug cartels against anyone who opposed them, is probably understated. One thing is for certain. it doesn't matter if you are a supplier, distributor, user or a lawman, sooner or later when cocaine is involved, it will ultimately become a matter of life or death.

The Drethlords came to Arith looking for someone. They swept over the nations like a flood, but never found her. Now there are strange stirrings among the ruins of the oldest power in Arith. Elaina Tristarine and her uncle may have what the invaders seek, but will it be enough? As rumors spread of revolution and civil war, loyalties are tested and chaos takes root across the Empire.In this collection of stories from ten groundbreaking authors of fiction for 9-12 year olds, explore new worlds and discover the surprises that lie just beneath the surface of everyday places. In these tales, you'll read about:--The horrifying truth behind the tapping on a boy's window in a snowstorm.--Priscilla the Great's hilarious revenge on Christine the Mean at summer camp. --Kian's struggle with loyalty as his birthright involves returning to a clan he'd sworn to despise.--Holly's journey down a trapdoor to a shocking world she accesses with an emerald key.And many more! Stories by MJ Ware, Sybil Nelson, Laura Lond, N.R. Wick, D.D. Roy, Jean Cross, Tess Oliver, Laura Keysor, KJ Hannah Greenberg, & Chris Eboch

The Aldens discover there’s nothing more fun than a drive-in theater, where they can eat popcorn in the car and watch movies under the stars! But pranks and other odd things keep happening at the Diamond Drive-In, and late at night, a ghost is seen walking around the empty lot. Is the old theater really haunted?

Prosecutor Vicki Allegretti goes to meet a confidential informant, is almost killed, and a cop is gunned down before her eyes. She saw the killers, now all she has to do is find them. The deeper Vicki probes, the more she becomes convinced that the murder wasn't random. When another murder takes place, Vicki is thrown together with an unlikely ally -- The Girlfriend from Hell. Will they find the killers before they kill each other?

Bound by duty, sixteen-year-old Morgan must begin forewarning human deaths. After all, that’s her job as a new Ban Sidhe (banshee), a death caller. Conflicted when the Inner Ring—the elite group of ruling Sidhe—assigns a fifteen-year-old boy, Aidan Tanner, as her first death to keen on her road to adulthood, Morgan must make a critical decision. Will she help end such a young life?“What do you think it’s like for them… as in… death?”“Death?” The word slithered off the end of her tongue as if it was a filthy sock she held out with the tips of her fingernails. “They’re mortals, Morg.“ [. . .] ”Once you sing a soul to the Otherworld, you’ll see that keening is an important task, but not one with which we should become emotionally involved.”Bound by duty, sixteen-year-old Morgan must begin forewarning human deaths. After all, that’s her job as a newly-appointed Ban Sidhe (banshee), a death caller. Conflicted when the Inner Ring—the elite group of ruling Sidhe—assigns a fifteen-year-old boy, Aidan Tanner, as her first death to keen on her road to adulthood, Morgan must make a critical decision. Will she help end such a young life or follow her instincts and refuse to make the call? And if that isn’t difficult enough, Morgan’s help is needed as the Sidhe and human worlds are about to face a crisis foretold in the Thousand-Year Sidhe Prophecy. With the lingering pain of her mother’s absence and the mystery of her father’s recent disappearance, the young Ban Sidhe feels lost. Aided only by her overly-critical twin sisters and an eccentric seer, Morgan must confront her weaknesses and make the hardest decision of her life. Alone.Aidan, on the other hand, is a seemingly average human teen who has to deal with his parents’ inexplicable red-eye drive from the Salt Lake Valley to Northern Idaho. While being away from his friends for Spring Break seems like torture enough, it is the recent discovery of his father’s secret that leaves him troubled. While struggling to keep his anger in check, Aidan finds that no matter how hard he tries to hold himself together, his once-simple life is splitting apart. But the more he discovers about his father’s family and history, the quicker he comes to understand that appearances are deceiving. Beyond that, Aidan doesn’t realize that a young Ban Sidhe is seeking to call his death.

Comedy Flash Fiction Anthology comprising of 6cndluo, The Goblin Adventures, Goblin Space Marines, The Black Goblin, a sample of The Crying Pennant and Interview with the Author.Every Christmas Eve, Eile and Sunny of Team Girl spend the day at Pastor Sjauken's homeless shelter for single mothers and their children, preparing and serving meals, handing out presents, and generally helping everyone to make merry. In their own way, they like to remind his charges that miracles can happen.But tonight they will be involved in another miracle, as a force greater than themselves manipulates them without their knowledge, only this time it could mean the difference between life and death.

When the spiral at the center of time and space is torn asunder, it falls upon a young bike mechanic and a strange band of adventurers to put it back together again. Standing in their way are the forces of chaos and darkness, which will do everything in their power to keep the spiral broken.At the center of time and space, there is a spiral. Two diametrically opposed gods, Helios and Hyperion, in a perpetual chase with each other, their spin the power that makes possible the existence of all the worlds in the Framework.But what happens when the spiral is torn asunder?At the edge of the framework, a young bike mechanic is lost in the desert. It will fall on him to put the spiral back together again, to journey to the center of all things and figure out how to reunite Helios and Hyperion. But how is one man going to be able to stand against the forces of chaos and darkness, particularly when said forces want nothing more than to keep the spiral broken apart?

A border town in Ancient China is a perilous place—especially for a desolate girl with no father. So, when Cricket bumps into an administrator’s wife with a bag full of copper coins, she eagerly agrees to deliver her firewood. But why does the woman need firewood in the summer? And why do soldiers stop and question them? Does it have anything to do with the raid at Xitang last Spring?A border town in Ancient China is a perilous place—especially for a desolate girl with no father. So, when Cricket bumps into an administrator’s wife with a bag full of copper coins, she eagerly agrees to deliver her firewood. But why does the woman need firewood in the summer? And why do soldiers stop and question them? Does it have anything to do with the raid at Xitang last Spring? The woman is strange, Cricket decides. She’s smart and arrogant, like a man. Too arrogant. Too much like a man. Dangerous like a man. It’s only when they reach the abandoned alley by the docks that Cricket learns how dangerous. There, she must decide whether to join the woman’s cause or risk her own life to defy her.

Together Lucy and her alter ego, Shallow Lucy, navigate life's dating minefields. They battle for control of Lucy's love life through dates with Toothless Stanley and the son of Sasquatch. Lucy listens patiently to first-date stories like the gentleman who came home to find his ex-wife with a sheep, a pot-bellied pig and a man wearing nothing but pink leather chaps and a fuchsia boa.If you find yourself swimming in the dating pool, Woodchuck Martinis will arm you with important skills such as:1. Refocusing attention away from your fixation on a perceived physical “flaw” on a first date (like the fact that his back appears to be entirely covered with pubic hair) in order to evaluate the entire man.2. Knowing when to put down the Ben & Jerry’s and just walk away as you stare at the phone, spoon in hand, willing it to ring awaiting his promised call days after the first time you’ve had sex with your new love interest.3. Devising and executing the perfect revenge for a cheating husband and his home-wrecking, 20-something girlfriend utilizing available items such as strategically placed poison ivy, a skunk, and a doggie door.4. Recognizing (and actually heeding) those pesky first-date red flags we all too often ignore when hopelessly lost in a sea of hormones. 5. Creating and implementing fool-proof date-ditching escape plans like (gasp!) being honest.6. Avoiding the not-so-fool-proof date-ditching escape plans like sneaking out a window to avoid the proverbial Death by Boredom Syndrome.

Newly divorced, Miranda Hannigan, steps out of the courthouse hoping for a new life and is nearly run down by a hit and run driver. Does someone want Miranda dead? Her mother thinks so and worse yet, she believes that Miranda is being hunted by the same people who killed her Grandmother. What is a woman to do but face the danger head on with humor, an old flame, new friends, and a ghost or two.This is the first e-book in a series that will unravel the twisted links that tie the lives of four friends together. The series is set in historic Savannah, Georgia and uses local knowledge of the area to enrich the plot line of murder that stretches across oceans and generations. In the first installment of the series, "Deadly Secrets," Miranda Hannigan finds herself a newly divorced single mother. Miranda still reeling from the loss of her innocent illusions and the end of her marriage must come to terms with the life that she lost. To do this, she goes on a journey of self discovery as she tears down her memories of the past and remodels the family home. Amid the ruins of the old home place, Miranda discovers that her heart is not the only thing in her life that is haunted. Plagued by ghosts at home and unexpected danger in the streets of Savannah, Miranda turns to those she trusts for guidance. However, betrayal is in the sultry southern air. An old flame returns, but is he really what he seems? Can Miranda sort out truth from lies.....friend from foe......before it is too late or will the family secrets take Miranda to her grave.