Kirjahaku

The Impact of a boxer's fist, the suspicion of a false identity & the grace of timeless love Julio Navarro is secretly regarded as the quintessential killer for hire when he is given the sanction on an equally dangerous female assassin. Killing was never personal for Julio, until now when he can't resist falling in love with the intended victim, Ziv Yadin, Mossad's top assassin. Julio rejects the Mossad mandate, and both Julio and Ziv are sanctioned with a death warrant, which would be a chilling undertaking for any killer since Julio and Ziv are the two most dangerous assassins on the planet. Their love affair is soon tested when Julio's former lover, Claudia Baz n, sends Julio a message "if you ever loved me, prove it now." Claudia faces immanent death in Culiac n at the hands of her boyfriend, Pedro Valdez, Mexico's most fearsome drug lord. Julio travels to Culiac n, the most dangerous city in Mexico, to save a woman he no longer cares for. Soon Ziv follows to rescue the man she can no longer live without. The idea for the novel originated from the 1995 film, Desperado, written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez with film stars Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. Setting: New York City, Madrid, La Coru a, U.S. - Mexico Border, Culiac n, and Mazatl n.

Ridiculed in school because of her intelligence, Melissa takes comfort only in her ailing parents, who she cares for daily. As they approach death, they introduce her to Ralph's Place, a land full of mysterious creatures and experiences that children can only enter through their dreams. Melissa grows to become a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she teaches mathematics. Despite her success, she can't forget her childhood and continues to seek the physical location of Ralph's Place. Eventually, a magician with the ability to teleport people decides to help Melissa with her search. And together, they are able to turn Ralph's Place into an enchanted experience for a family with an only child. Ralph Creston, a fourteen-year-old boy, moves with his parents outside of the city after his dad accepts a new job. There he meets another boy named Ralph, who has an unusual request: tell the three-legged dog named Sam that he will be missed. And with that, Ralph is propelled into a series of adventures as he moves into a mansion full of possibility and promise. Both children and adults will love Ralph's Place, a coming-of-age fantasy by author C. Michael Bennis.