![]() ![]() ![]() When he is assigned to guide a well-known singer, his only job is to rig her line, carry her gear, and steer her to the best trout he can find.īut then a human scream pierces the night, and Jack soon realizes that this idyllic fishing lodge may be merely a cover for a far more sinister operation. Now it also promises a second chance for Jack, a return to normalcy after a young life filled with loss. Safe from viruses that have plagued America for years, Kingfisher offers a respite for wealthy clients. Sandwiched between barbed wire and a meadow with a sign that reads “Don’t Get Shot!” the resort boasts boutique fishing at its finest. Kingfisher Lodge, nestled in a canyon on a mile and a half of the most pristine river water on the planet, is known by locals as “Billionaire’s Mile” and is locked behind a heavy gate. Peter Heller returns with a heart-racing thriller about a young man who is hired by an elite fishing lodge in Colorado, where he uncovers a plot of shocking menace amid the natural beauty of sun-drenched streams and forests. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Miles away from civilization and surrounded by swampland, Jordie and Shaw play each other against their common enemies. Now on the run from the feds and a notorious criminal, Jordie and Shaw must rely on their wits to stay alive. But he isn't the only one: Jordie's brother made a deal with the FBI, but his ruthless boss will stop at nothing to find the money first. He abducts Jordie, hoping to get his hands on the $30 million her brother has stolen. As Shaw takes aim, Jordie is certain her time has come. ![]() No one feels this more strongly than Jordie, a woman who doesn't belong in a seedy dive on the banks of a bayou. Shaw is a man who gives off a dangerous vibe that makes other men stand back and women take notice. When Jordie Bennet and Shaw Kinnard lock eyes across a disreputable backwater bar, something sparks. Summary: A savvy businesswoman and an assassin struggle to outwit the FBI - and each other - in this #1 NYT bestselling story of sizzling romance and shocking deception from "a masterful storyteller" ( USA Today ). ![]() ![]() ![]() She is the key to everything, but only if she can figure out what's going on before anyone else, and only if she's willing to transcend the person she's been all her life. Lovisa Cavenda is the teenage daughter of a powerful Scholar and Industrialist (the opposing governing parties) with a fire inside her that is always hungry, always just nearly about to make something happen. Giddon believes she has drowned, leaving him and Hava to solve the mystery of what's wrong in Winterkeep. Winterkeep is a land of miracles, a democratic republic run by people who like each other, where people speak to telepathic sea creatures, adopt telepathic foxes as pets, and fly across the sky in ships attached to balloons. But when Bitterblue's envoys to Winterkeep drown under suspicious circumstances, she and Giddon and her half-sister, Hava, set off to discover the truth-putting both Bitterblue's life and Giddon's heart to the test when Bitterblue is kidnapped. Winterkeep is a land of miracles, a democratic republic run by people who like each other, where people speak to telepathic sea creatures, adopt telepathic foxes as pets, and fly across the sky in ships attached to balloons. A new land has been discovered to the east. ![]() ![]() ![]() *Despite our best efforts to predict the demand for books, the magical spells we use sometimes fail us. The smudge becomes the face of a bunny, a crumpled ball of paper turns into a lamb’s fleecy coat-celebrate the oops in life. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”-each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder. And an accidental tear in your paper? Don’t be upset about it when you can turn it into the roaring mouth of an alligator.īarney Saltzberg, the effervescent spirit behind Good Egg, offers a one-of-a-kind interactive book that shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing-not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. ![]() In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. A life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It’s OK to make a mistake. ![]() ![]() ![]() No wonder, writes Matt Taibbi, who has written about the banks’ rigging of financial markets. warned that “mortgage-fraud crimes have reached crisis proportions.” He vowed bravely to fight back, but the Justice Department’s inspector general recently reported that, in fact, Holder’s department has made Wall Street crime its lowest priority and that, since 2009, the FBI has closed 747 mortgage-fraud cases with little or no investigation. In 2010, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. ![]() In a speech last year that chilled Wall Street, New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said he feared that the tax dodging, money laundering, mortgage fraud and trampling on homeowners by America’s big banks might reflect not just a few bad actors but ethical flaws deep in the fabric of Wall Street. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]() ![]() ![]() Crepsley and what follows is his horrifying descent into the dark and bloody world of vampires. The time has finally come for Darren to face his archenemy, Steve Leopard. As if by destiny, Darren is pulled to Mr. 12 Darren Shan, Takahiro Arai (Artist) 4.51 644 ratings49 reviews Want to read Kindle 9.99 Rate this book Dead if he loses - damned if he wins. ![]() ![]() Stever remains after the show finishes to confront the vampire- but his motives are surprising! In the shadows of a crumbling theater, a horrified Darren eavesdrops on his friend and the vampire, and is witness to a monstrous, disturbing plea. In the midst of the excitement, true terror raises its head when Steve recognizes that one of the performers- Mr. Saved by the vampirites, Darren is reunited with his friends, but another enemy attack leads to Evra's son, Shancus', abduction. Start the tale from the beginning in the book that inspired the feature film The Vampire's Assistant and petrified devoted fans worldwide.Ī young boy named Darren Shan and his best friend, Steve, get tickets to the Cirque Du Freak, a wonderfully gothic freak show featuring weird, frightening half human/half animals who interact terrifyingly with the audience. Horror comic books, strips, etc Visiting his hometown with the Cirque Du Freak, Darren falls into a vampaneze trap and is shot with a bowgun by Steve's son, Darius. ![]() From the Master of Horror comes the first gripping book in the twelve book New York Times bestselling Saga of Darren Shan. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She is published with Tor, HarperCollins Avon and William Morrow, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion, Harlequin Teen, and Blue Box Press and PassionFlix recently made her Wicked series into a feature film. Jennifer writes young adult, paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. ![]() Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories.which explains her dismal grades in math. ![]() Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become another passion for her, right alongside writing, which she plans to do for as long as she can. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in vision loss, among other complications. When she’s not hard at work writing, she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband, her Border Jack-Apollo, Border Collie-Artemis, six judgmental alpacas, two rude goats, and five fluffy sheep. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. Armentrout lives in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. #1 New York Times and #1 International Bestselling author Jennifer L. ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 And now it came to pass that after Alma had spoken these words unto them he sat down upon the ground, and aAmulek arose and began to teach them, saying:Ģ My brethren, I think that it is impossible that ye should be ignorant of the things which have been spoken concerning the coming of Christ, who is taught by us to be the Son of God yea, I know that athese things were taught unto you bountifully before your dissension from among us.ģ And as ye have desired of my beloved brother that he should make known unto you awhat ye should do, because of your afflictions and he hath spoken somewhat unto you to prepare your minds yea, and he hath exhorted you unto faith and to patience-Ĥ Yea, even that ye would have so much faith as even to aplant the word in your hearts, that ye may try the experiment of its goodness.ĥ And we have beheld that the great question which is in your minds is whether the word be in the Son of God, or whether there shall be ano Christ.Ħ And ye also beheld that my brother has proved unto you, in many instances, that the aword is in Christ unto salvation.ħ My brother has called upon the words of aZenos, that redemption cometh through the Son of God, and also upon the words of bZenock and also he has appealed unto cMoses, to prove that these things are true.Ĩ And now, behold, I will atestify unto you of myself that these things are true. ![]() ![]() ![]() Eight women from two families, the Friesens and the Loewens, are then selected to meet in a hayloft and decide the group’s collective future. Some choose the first option, but the rest deadlock. ![]() This is the breaking point for most of the women, and they vote on how to respond: they can do nothing, they can stay and fight, or they can leave. The women know that, when the men return in two days’ time, they will be told by their church leader to forgive their attackers- to absolve the men so they will be allowed into heaven and also to save their own souls, as bestowing forgiveness is a mandate of their faith. At the start of the book, the women of the colony have gathered alone, the able-bodied men having travelled to the city to bail out the rapists. ![]() ![]() The girls and women of Molotschna were victims of nightly attacks, like the real women in Bolivia, and the perpetrators have been arrested. Women Talking takes place in a fictionalized colony called Molotschna, an ultraconservative Mennonite community that exists apart from its unnamed country. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve never been a read-the-last-page-first kind of reader. Bauer has created an addictive, thrilling, sexy, at times heartbreaking, political suspense thriller/romance that is unputdownable. From page one, I was all in and couldn’t stop reading. Tal Bauer’s Secret Service is a notable exception. Very few books compel me to push everything aside to read them in one sitting. REVIEW: Note: Secret Service is a spoiler-heavy book so it’s crucial to avoid any foreknowledge of the plot. Fall in love with Special Agent Reese Theriot and President Brennan Walker… and hold on tight for the ride of your life. Secret Service is a standalone MM romance, full to the brim with passion, suspense, and forbidden pleasures. If we cross this line, Brennan could lose everything. There’s something here, something between us, like the oxygen we’re breathing is igniting before each inhale.īut he’s the president. I’ve never been with a man, but now? I’m dreaming about his bleu clair eyes and wondering what it would feel like if his lips touched mine. I’m on the verge of sliding into discoveries and truths that maybe I’m not ready for. He’s a storm at midnight, a dark moon rising, trouble on the horizon. I don’t know what’s hiding inside Brennan’s gaze when he looks my way, or why black lightning keeps crashing between us. ![]() President Brennan Walker captivated me from the moment I walked into his Oval Office. A passionate, thrilling, and addictive standalone MM romance. ![]() |