The Hawk: Part Four

      Anna Scott Graham
     The Hawk: Part Four

In this fourth part of the series, set in 1962, Eric organizes a local exhibit, learning more about Marek Jagucki, but the truth of Marek’s past is revealed to the painter in one of his own canvases. As Marek begins to question the oddness of Eric’s eyes, the entire world is thrown into possible nuclear conflict by the Cuban Missile Crisis.Painter Eric Snyder harbors a secret known only to his wife, Lynne. When Eric’s latest disappearance raises the suspicions of best friends Sam and Renee Ahern, Lynne can no longer keep the truth under wraps. While the Aherns ponder this phenomenon, Eric embarks upon a search for his father, once again taking him far from the woman he loves.In part two of the series, set in 1961, as the Snyders adjust to change, Sam Ahern relives some of his Korean War experiences. Sam’s wife Renee is alarmed by his candor, while Laurie Abrams reveals that his cousin Seth also served in Korea, but returned an altered man. Meanwhile Lynne Snyder undergoes a transformation and Stanford hosts an exhibit of Eric’s work that catapults the artist into sudden fame.In the third part of the series, set in 1962, the culmination of the Snyders’ dreams becomes reality, yet the truth about Laurie and Stanford makes Sam wary. Pastor Marek Jagucki is introduced, providing peace to Eric, but slight worry for Lynne. However it’s Renee to fret most, when Sam’s sister Frannie makes a dramatic announcement.Set in 1962, this fourth part of the series focuses on the fallout of Fran Canfield’s pregnancy, which deeply affects both the Snyders and Aherns. Eric organizes a local exhibit, learning more about Marek Jagucki, but the truth of Marek’s past is revealed to the painter in one of his own canvases. As Marek begins to question the oddness of Eric’s eyes, the entire world is thrown into possible nuclear conflict by the Cuban Missile Crisis, which further dents Renee’s dreams.

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    Sealed

      Sunday Eyitayo Michael
     Sealed

Can a secret be hidden forever?Can bad food always be swallowed?Chief Tayo didn't consider that when hetried to seal a huge secret from the world.Enjoy the experienceThe title speaks for itself, Musical Poetics is a poetry e-chapbook about music and poems. Read through twelve amazing poems written from the eyes of a musician and poet. Experience such great works from this collection such as; Why We Create, The Virtuoso and The Poem Lives and the Poem Dies; seeing the world from the eyes of the artist like never before. So, here's your chance to Jazz it up with some amazing poetry.

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    The Secret Identity of Devon Delaney

      Lauren Barnholdt
     The Secret Identity of Devon Delaney

Mom says karma always comes around to get you, and I guess it's true. Because last summer I was a total liar, and now, right in the middle of Mr. Pritchard's third-period math class, my whole world is about to come crashing down. That's because while Devon was living with her grandmother for the summer, she told her "summer friend," Lexi, that she was really popular back home and dating Jared Bentley, only the most popular guy at school. Harmless lies, right? Wrong. Not when Lexi is standing at the front of Devon's class, having just moved to Devon's town. Uh-oh. Devon knows there's only one way to handle this -- she'll just have to become popular! But how is Devon supposed to accomplish that when she's never even talked to Jared, much less dated him?! And it seems the more Devon tries to keep up her "image," the more things go wrong. Her family thinks she's nuts, her best friend won't speak to her, and, as if it's not all complicated enough, Jared starts crushing on Lexi and Devon starts crushing on Jared's best friend, Luke. It all has Devon wondering -- who is the real Devon Delaney?

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    Ice Games

      Jessica Clare
     Ice Games

Zara Pritchard is a has-been. Once an Olympic darling, she's been reduced to skating in a dinosaur costume and giving lessons at the local mall...which is why she's excited when she's offered a chance to sub on a TV show, Ice Dancing with the Stars. If she wins the show, this could be the break she needs. There's just one problem - her partner. Ty Randall is a MMA bad boy looking to fix his image problem. Sure, he's got the nickname of 'Ty the MMA Biter'. Sure, he might have bit a guy's nose off in the cage. But putting him on a reality TV show? A skating reality TV show? He's not interested. He'll do the minimum to fix his image and call it a day. But when wash-out meets flame-out, sparks fly and tempers flare. And Ty and Zara start to realize that maybe this partnership might be just as steamy off the ice as on it... Word Count: 55,000

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    When All the Girls Have Gone

      Jayne Ann Krentz
     When All the Girls Have Gone

Jayne Ann Krentz, the New York Times bestselling author of Secret Sisters, delivers a thrilling novel of the deceptions we hide behind, the passions we surrender to, and the lengths we'll go to for the truth... When Charlotte Sawyer is unable to contact her step-sister, Jocelyn, to tell her that one her closest friends was found dead, she discovers that Jocelyn has vanished. Beautiful, brilliant—and reckless—Jocelyn has gone off the grid before, but never like this. In a desperate effort to find her, Charlotte joins forces with Max Cutler, a struggling PI who recently moved to Seattle after his previous career as a criminal profiler went down in flames—literally. Burned out, divorced and almost broke, Max needs the job. After surviving a near-fatal attack, Charlotte and Max turn to Jocelyn's closest friends, women in a Seattle-based online investment club, for answers. But what they find is chilling......

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    LC01 Sweet Starfire

      Jayne Ann Krentz
     LC01 Sweet Starfire

She was Cidra, an ethereal, fiery-haired beauty, raised amid the serenity and shelter of a spiritual race, but belonging to another people, the so-called Wolves. He was Teague Severance, a ruggedly handsome adventurer, a Wolf used to taking - and getting - the woman he wanted. Side by side on a dangerous quest, they would soar from the shimmering towers of Cidra's home city, to the rough-and-rowdy mining towns of the galaxy's outback, to the lush, deadly jungles of the planet Renaissance. It was their fate to battle both human and alien danger - and each other. For Severance would awaken Cidra's untamed and passionate Wolf heritage - and the stirrings of a dark, hot desire she had never known before . . .

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    The Romanovs

      Robert K. Massie
     The Romanovs

In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow mass grave near Ekaterinburg, Siberia, a few miles from the infamous cellar room where the last tsar and his family had been murdered seventy-three years before. But were these the bones of the Romanovs? And if these were their remains, where were the bones of the two younger Romanovs supposedly murdered with the rest of the family? Was Anna Anderson, celebrated for more than sixty years in newspapers, books, and film, really Grand Duchess Anastasia? The Romanovs provides the answers, describing in suspenseful detail the dramatic efforts to discover the truth. Pulitzer Prize winner Robert K. Massie presents a colorful panorama of contemporary characters, illuminating the major scientific dispute between Russian experts and a team of Americans, whose findings, along with those of DNA scientists from Russia, America, and Great Britain, all contributed to solving one of the great mysteries of the twentieth century.

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    Serial Killer Investigations

      Colin Wilson
     Serial Killer Investigations

In this fascinating, in-depth account of the hunt for serial killers, Colin Wilson, one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, examines the ways they can be tracked down and caught, from the tried-and-true methods of the early 20th century to the high-tech processes in use today. He examines such areas as psychological profiling, genetic fingerprinting, and the launch of the Behavioural Science Unit. He delves into the importance of fantasy to serial killers, the urge to keep on killing, the desire to become notorious, and murder as an addictive drug. Including the worst murderers in Britain and America such as Peter Sutcliffe, Fred and Rosemary West, Jeffrey Dahmer and Paul Bernardo, this book is an essential read for true crime enthusiasts.

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    The Privateer's-Man, One hundred Years Ago

      Frederick Marryat
     The Privateer's-Man, One hundred Years Ago

The Privateer's-Man - One hundred Years Ago is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Frederick Marryat is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Frederick Marryat then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

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    The Rain That Bathes the World

      Faircloth Kirk
     The Rain That Bathes the World

The story of a young cynic's struggles with life, told through three vignettes.You only get one life.Does it count for anything?Faced with the reality that his life is slipping away into oblivion, a young man wrestles with this question over the course of three vignettes.Three glimpses.One life.Does it matter?

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    The Lost

      A. Sparrow
     The Lost

Eleven short stories about bog men, swamp hags, witches' curses, hell hounds, pagans, slavic gods, death wishes, bucket lists, professional vigilantes, musical necromancy, artificial intelligence, demonic possession, aphrodisiacs and satyrs.Imagine waking up in a hospital room with no memory at all. Imagine that the first person to explain anything to you, told you that you weren't human. That is what happened to Jane. Upon waking in a hospital, a man enters her room and tells her that she is a Mystikó-lykos, a Greek term meaning secret wolf or werewolf, and that she needs to leave the hospital with him before the hospital locks her in to study her rapidly-healing body. With no other choice, Jane leaves with him and hopes that she isn't facing more danger in his company than she would inside the hospital. Assuming that foul-play is the reason Jane ended up in her current situation, Dirk’s Alpha commands him to protect her and to find out what happened to her. Throughout her journey to find the truth, Jane realizes that her memory isn’t the only thing she is lacking. She has a hole inside of her that she soon discovers is because she hasn’t found her mate. Longing for a life that she doesn’t have and one she can’t remember, Jane trudges on. When will she find her mate and discover her past? When she does find her mate, will their bond be strong enough to last if her past comes back to haunt her?

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    The Song of the Sea

      Mari Biella
     The Song of the Sea

Deaf, mute Jacob Worsley is regarded as a harmless oddity in the small fishing village where he lives. Few people suspect that he is haunted by the memory of what happened to him twenty years ago, when he went out to sea with his brother Isaac and encountered a primal evil... A short story of 2,700 words, THE SONG OF THE SEA revisits an ancient legend and weaves an atmosphere of mystery and dread.Deaf, mute Jacob Worsley is regarded as a harmless oddity in the small fishing village where he lives. Few people suspect that he is haunted by the memory of what happened to him twenty years ago, when he went out to sea with his brother Isaac and encountered a primal evil...A short story of 2,700 words, THE SONG OF THE SEA revisits an ancient legend and weaves an atmosphere of mystery and dread.

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