Dead and Gone: A Collection of 13 Serial Killer Mysteries and Thrillers
Sometimes, death is only the beginning... In this bold new anthology of 13 serial killer books, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestselling authors bring a chilling boxed set filled with murder mysteries, crime fiction, suspense and thrillers with many twists and turns. Stories that range from amateur sleuths to seasoned police detectives with strong female characters, a rising body count, and victims found with the serial killers' calling cards. Can these killers be stopped? 13 serial killer stories... because one is never enough.
The Shadow and Light Series, Books 1-3
Broke and living in a one-bedroom apartment the size of a closet is not what you'd expect from an elite Hunter like me. But Hunting demons and half-breeds isn't your average nine-to-five job with benefits. The hours are long and the pay usually sucks. I didn't think I was going to make rent again until the Council, the group of angel-born who'd shunned me all those years ago, offered me a job -- a paying one. I could either tell them to shove it, or take the job. So what's a gal to do? Take the gig, of course. Everything would have worked out fine if the Council hadn't forced me to work the case with Jax -- an angel-born warrior who happened to be way too pretty to be legal. Turns out Jax has an agenda of his own and is determined to make my life hell, but I'm stuck with him. For now. And things went downhill from there when I found out the demon I'm Hunting is a Greater demon. And yeah, it's Hunting me too. Swell. *Recommended for mature YA+ due to language
The Joint of No Return (Far Out Chronicles Book 1)
"Star Trek meets Cheech & Chong!" - #1 INTERGALACTIC BESTSELLING author Tom Sadira invites you to take a trip to the farthest reaches of outer space in this hilarious sci-fi adventure saga. Charlie Hong is on the run from both sides of the law. He's spent the last year in hiding, cultivating one last hair-brained scheme to escape his troubles: a clandestine marijuana operation. Just as he's about to cash in, his cash crop is stolen by a bright light appearing in the night sky. After catching a ride with one of his plants, he finds himself thrown into a world far stranger than anything he could have possibly imagined. Does the stoned stowaway have what it takes to free the Starseed, a massive living spaceship overflowing with bizarre life forms, from the clutches of a mysterious force field trapping it in Earth's orbit? More importantly, before he decides anything, does he have time to light one up?
Feared By Hell: An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure (The Unbelievable Mr. Brownstone Book 1)
You never mess with a young girl around James Brownstone. It doesn't matter what crime syndicate you belong to, that just doesn't sit well with him. The world has changed since the news of Oriceran came out twenty years before. Now, countries all over the world have agreed to using a bounty system for dangerous criminals using advanced magic or advanced technology. People too powerful for the cops to deal with. Magical criminals, thugs and bounty hunters, in the future we revert to what worked in the past. If you find out you are hunted by Brownstone, we suggest you turn yourself in. It will save you a monumental ass-kicking. Brownstone likes his life simple, but Life is about to throw him a wicked curveball.
Missing: A Finn Delaney New York City Mystery Book 1
Sometimes, life doesn't turn out the way we expect it to. However, when push comes to shove, we've all got to pull on everything we have to do what's right... as well as to unravel the mysteries we stumble upon, and solve the crimes that form shadows in the darkest parts of our cities. In Missing, private detective Finn Delaney leads us through a tale of danger, darkness, and corruption, and he seems to be way, way, way off the course he expected to find himself on. We're taken on a journey into a spiderweb of international crime, and through the murkiest corners of New York City. Finn is a man who had his hopes, dreams, and family tradition of police work snatched from him, and who has to deal with his lot the best way he can. We follow his journey into the world of private eye detecting, and feel his frustration at not following the previous four generations of his family into the NYPD. However, things quickly take a turn for the surprising... and we're taken on a roller coaster ride of dark turns and shocking twists.
Sleeping with the Blackbirds
Eleven-year-old schoolboy, Roy Nuttersley has been dealt a pretty raw deal. While hideous parents show him little in the way of love and affection, school bullies make his life a misery. So Roy takes comfort in looking after the birds in his suburban garden, and in return the birds hatch a series of ambitious schemes to protect their new friend. As with the best-laid plans, however, these get blown completely off course - and as a result the lives of both Roy and his arch tormentor, Harry Hodges are turned upside down. While Harry has a close encounter with God, Roy embarks on a voyage of discovery that draws in and impacts on everyone around him, including the local police, his headmaster and the national media. Where will it all end, and will life ever be quite the same for Roy Nuttersley?
The Dead Girl's Stilettos: A Bexley Squires Mystery
A playground for the rich and famous, a murdered Jane Doe, and a beloved celebrity. Journalist Bexley Squires might be out of her league when she's asked to solve one of the nation's most infamous unsolved mysteries. But she's broke and desperate for the means to find her sister after her disappearance, and the world's sexiest actor will pay generously to save his reputation. Only she didn't expect the detective in charge of the case to be her old crush, Grayson Rivers. He's hotter than the California sun, and their chemistry is the best thing since tacos, but she's not going to let anything get in the way of uncovering a level of depravity unlike anything she's ever known. As tampering witnesses and stolen evidence come to light, Bexley's network of old and new friends gets sucked into the undertow. If she can't uncover the secret behind the victim's footwear, the next wave will kill them all.
Provence, 1970: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste
Provence, 1970 is about a singular historic moment. In the winter of that year, more or less coincidentally, the iconic culinary figures James Beard, M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, Richard Olney, Simone Beck, and Judith Jones found themselves together in the South of France. They cooked and ate, talked and argued, about the future of food in America, the meaning of taste, and the limits of snobbery. Without quite realizing it, they were shaping today's tastes and culture, the way we eat now. The conversations among this group were chronicled by M.F.K. Fisher in journals and letters -- some of which were later discovered by Luke Barr, her great-nephew. In Provence, 1970, he captures this seminal season, set against a stunning backdrop in cinematic scope -- complete with gossip, drama, and contemporary relevance.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0 1)
At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State -- and she would do it alone. Told with suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.
Infected Waters: A Titanic Disaster
An infection is spreading across the Titanic, and the cause is unknown. Nora is the ship's nurse, who wanted to see America by working her way across from England. It seemed like a safe and easy voyage to start over in a new place far away from her past; that is, until an infection breaks out. Prepared to deal with seasickness and minor problems, Nora is forced to make tough decisions that could kill everyone on board. Gil snuck onto the closest ship that was leaving that morning to escape the horror that was chasing him. Taking the place of the Baker's helper, he thinks he has outrun the horror on land. When Nora asks him to help with the sick, he has no choice but to help if he doesn't want to be locked up for the remainder of the voyage. If Nora and Gil can't control the spread of this illness, it could kill all those on the ship faster than a submerged iceberg's attempt to sink the Titanic. Will they be caught in the rising tide of infection that intends to leave no living being behind?
A Southern Season: Stories from a Front Porch Swing
Four seasons. Four stories. Each one set in the enchanting world of the South. These are the kinds of stories your grandmother told you from a front porch swing. Ice Melts in Spring by Linda W. Yezak. When Kerry Graham's boss forces her to return to the Gulf of Mexico where her husband drowned years ago, she feels only spring's chill and not the warmth of the Texas sun. Can the joy of a reclusive author and the compassion of a shrimp-boat preacher thaw Kerry's frigid heart? Lillie Beth in Summer by Eva Marie Everson. With the untimely death of his wife, Dr. James Gillespie believes God has abandoned him. He also believes he's never met anyone like the young widow Lillie Beth, whose beloved Granny lies dying at home, and who sees a God who sweeps hope through a farmhouse window. Can a young woman whose husband died in Vietnam restore a faith that is all but dead. Also includes Through an Autumn Window by Claire Fullerton and A Magnolia Blooms in Winter by Ane Mulligan
Butterfly Boy: An Avery Barks Dog Mystery (Avery Barks Cozy Dog Mysteries Book 1)
Helping out a neighbor can be murder... Avery Barks dedicates all of her spare time to training search and rescue dogs and helping the animals. That dedication soon lands her unemployed and out of options. While helping an elderly friend, Avery and her butterfly loving dog, Chevy, find the unthinkable - a dead body. The sleepy North Carolina mountain town she calls home is shocked and shaken to the core. With her trusty canine companion by her side, Avery must follow the clues and solve the murder mystery before she winds up on the suspect list. Butterfly Boy is a standalone book in Mary Hiker's popular Avery Barks cozy mystery series. With fun characters, lots of twists and turns, and a lovable dog, it's easy to see why people enjoy these books.
Moonburner (Moonburner Cycle Book 1)
Mulan meets Sarah J Maas in this thrilling tale filled with celestial magic, death-defying adventure, and enduring friendships. Kai is a Moonburner -- a female sorceress reviled by her people and normally killed at birth. Except Kai's parents saved her by disguising her as a boy -- a ruse they've kept up for almost seventeen years. But when her village is attacked, Kai's secret is revealed and she's sentenced to death.Thankfully, the gods aren't done with Kai. Despite the odds stacked against her, she escapes her fate, undertaking a harrowing journey to a land where Moonburners are revered and trained as warriors.But her new home has dangers of its own -- the ancient war against the male Sunburners has led the Moonburners down a dark path that could destroy all magic. And Kai, armed only with a secret from her past and a handsome but dangerous ally, may be the only one who can prevent the destruction of her people...
Dragon Chameleon: Rogue's Quest
It takes a special kind of magic to hide in plain sight. I've been hiding all my life but now I'm doing it for my country. My partner in crime? A chameleon dragon who takes things way too seriously. They keep telling me that the world hangs in the balance, but I try not to take things like explosions, spies, and illicit magic too seriously. After all, I get to ride a dragon! That is... when she lets me.
The Exception To The Rule
When Katrina "Kat" Vallia, an idealistic if somewhat naive 20-something American pediatrician travels halfway across the globe to volunteer in a poor African village, she looks at it as a means of closure. Following a bitter breakup with her unfaithful boyfriend, she decides to throw herself into her work without any distractions from a man. That's until she encounters Dr. Julian Kiron, a handsome, career driven pediatric oncologist. Even though she tries to fight it, Kat finds herself falling deeply for him; until she painfully realizes that they both want totally different things from life. Not willing to compromise for the other, they sadly say goodbye, cutting all ties. Five years later, Kat's happy world is turned upside down when she is given devastating news. She must now confront her past and the secret she's harbored for years. But will saving the one she loves most also rekindle the love she let slip away?
From the Dark to the Dawn: A Tale of Ancient Rome
Decadent Rome, 61 Anno Domini. The masters of the universe have crushed the Iceni rebellion with an iron hand, slaughtering and enslaving her people. For Philip, his existence as a captive means living to hatred. He despises his rich, young master, resenting his life of servitude and the wrestling feats Marcus forces him to perform. Bitterness engulfs his soul until he only lives for the day when he will crush the might of Rome. Then Christianity enters the picture. Taught by a Jewish breadmaker to know the man called Christus, Philip begins the struggle to forgive and honor his master. But forgiveness is not easy towards one who lives for himself. Marcus Virginius knows nothing but power and pleasure. Destined to a successful career serving Nero in the Praetorian Guard, he wants no part of Christianity. And he is determined to crush Philip's newfound faith - no matter what it takes.
Not for me, please!: I choose to act green
Join Luke on his journey to protect what he loves with this engaging children's picture book about sustainability and acting green. After noticing the damage caused to the environment and animals due to trash and waste, Luke decides to take action. He believes he can have a big impact on the world around him and invites his readers to join him! Using his phrase, 'Not for me, please!' Luke role models how children can harness their inner super-hero and help protect the environment. He introduces the concept of Recycle, Reduce, and Reuse through relatable examples children can understand. The rhyming story is catchy and the illustrations are captivating.
PARAHAN: The Earth We Live on Has Been an Imprisonment System
After searching through blur images for a long time, he could find the memory of lying on the street. I am sure I was about to die! His confused face was filled with a smile now. He was holding a heavy sledgehammer in his right hand. He came as close as he could to finish the work he was about to do and wielded the sledgehammer in his hand. Being born on the Earth was the beginning of his imprisonment. He forgot all the memories on Hoon and he grew up on the Earth and continued his imprisonment for 35 years. After he died by a car accident, he could escape from the Earth, or the prison camp. Their number increased exponentially in a flash. In a short period of time, the black culcoons spread over the horizon and rapidly approached to them at a fast pace.
Beyond the Wire: A Soldier's Perspective on the Iraq War
Squinting from a one-two punch of exhaustion and the eerie faded-brass hue of a desert sun that doesn't take breaks and never seems to want to, I'm trying to decide just how in the hell I ended up here. Here, being Iraq. Cavalry Scout. In the Army for that matter. Perhaps if I thought long and hard enough I could remember. I knew for damn sure that I had no shortage of time to work it out. My journey started six thousand miles to the west in a crumbling Ohio mill town called Ashtabula. I had spent the better part of a year at a 3rd shift job in a factory on the far end of town, trying not to lose myself in the mullets and meth of the American Midwest. Then came 9/11. The images of those airplanes slamming into the NYC skyline like lawn darts playing on a constant loop on CNN. The attack had leant me a sense of purpose; I enlisted in the Army. Now here I was two years later, as far from Ashtabula as I could get, squinting in the dust and that godforsaken insane-colored sun.
If Trees Could Talk: Life Lessons from the Wisdom of the Woods
All trees have a story. Holly Worton has spent the last few years talking to trees - the birches, the oaks, the beeches and the sycamores. You're probably wondering: How is it that trees can talk? Is this for real? Trees are living, breathing organisms which humans are able to connect and talk to on a deeper level through silent, telepathic communication. Trees have a much broader perspective on life compared to humans. Trees can live hundreds and even thousands of years. This means Trees have thousands of years of wisdom that we're able to tap into. Talking to the trees can bring us back to our true selves and can reflect back to us the things we need to see in ourselves. It can also be a space for deep healing. Living in the technology age, however, we spend our lives connected to computers, mobile phones, and video games. Consequently, we've become increasingly disconnected from ourselves and from Nature. This book is meant to gently encourage you to get back to Nature and turn to the magic and the wisdom of the trees. By reconnecting to Nature, you can improve your relationship with yourself, which will help you make better, more aligned choices in your life.