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Past secrets have come back to haunt the residents of Freak House and their visitors. With the help of a 300 year-old ghost, Charity, Samuel and their friends peel back the layers of lies and deception to reveal the terrible events of 1867 that changed everything. At the heart of it all is a page of spells and two missing men.But as they draw closer to answers, Charity pushes Samuel further away. Desperate to win her love, he hovers on the brink of madness and misery. One small push might send him over the edge.The sensational conclusion to the Second Freak House Trilogy is full of twists, turns and heart wrenching moments that will stay with you long after you reach The End.
The Legacy Series is a bold and thought-provoking sci-fi saga set in a fractured future where power is inherited, truth is dangerous, and rebellion is born from bloodlines.Spanning generations, the series explores the tangled legacy of scientific discovery and authoritarian rule in a United States reshaped by the Crumpt dynasty and ruled by the elite Calaberras. Walled cities protect the privileged while the rest of society struggles to survive under rigid control.In Book 1: Casey's Journey, young scientist Casey uncovers buried truths hidden in her family's pioneering work on anti-aging and late-life conception. As she digs into her great-grandmother Martha's research and confronts the shadows in her father's lab, she begins to unravel the lies that prop up a crumbling regime-and discovers the dangerous role her bloodline might play in reshaping the future.In Book 2: The Rise of Ruth, the focus shifts to Ruth Rossiter, a girl born of science and raised on rebellion. As Ruth learns the truth about her extraordinary origins, she is pulled between a legacy of justice and a heritage of privilege. With her family's secrets as both weapon and warning, Ruth must carve her own path in a society where knowledge is power-and power is merciless. Her journey from hidden child to resistance leader will ignite a movement that could change everything.
Jack: "KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Every coach I ever had from Pop Warner football to the pros taught me that lesson, but my situation with author Helena Bliss is far from simple.I know I should keep my distance, stay professional, and follow my own rules, but she's everywhere I go and I can't escape the feeling that unseen forces are pushing us together. "Helena: "Jack 'Titan' Smith, ex-football superstar turned romance novelist, is an ass of astounding proportions, a manwhore, and everything everyone warns you about.Before I met him my life was stable, secure, and good enough. Since then it's been a roller coaster of pain and excitement. I'd like to say I'll keep my distance, but he's everywhere I go. "We both write romance for a living, but nothing could have prepared us for the parallels in love and life which brought us together.**This is a love story, full of twists, turns, steamy scenes, and second chances for a HEA.**
Growing up is hard. No one knows that better than Alicia Cesare. As a child, Alicia struggled to free herself from the cloying shadow of her mother's depression and the overprotectiveness of a meddlesome family. With a top-selling fashion design and a passionate relationship with New York City real estate mogul Chase Reardon blossoming, being an adult isn't so bad . . . until she's viciously attacked by a Russian drug lord out for the blood of anyone that matters to Chase. Now, under constant surveillance from family or a team of ex-special-ops Marines, Alicia remains determined to maintain her freedom and grow her brand. This does not sit well with Chase who sees Alicia's behavior as reckless and as much of a threat to her safety as the vicious gangster himself. Chase thought his service to the United States ended, but when he's called to duty, he readily responds. What's meant to be a simple mission unravels into a dangerous separation for both. Nothing could have prepared Alicia for what was to follow. Trapped in a web of lethal reprisals and on her own for the first time, Alicia struggles to protect herself and those she loves while balancing independence and the transcendent force of unconditional love.
Four Strength Lions Book #1, The Military Begins, is a story about the adventures of four lions as they fight against Danny the raging lion. In an attempt to destroy buildings, bridges, and vehicles, Danny unleashes a squid war all over the city. Captain Flint decides to enlist the four lions on his military team to fight and save the people from destruction. Teens and Young Adults, Science Fiction Military: Ages 9-17; Grades 4-12. Review: "From a narrative point of view, the book is fun. The story is engaging and exciting with several humorous exchanges about how lions could walk and talk like humans. It's a wonderful first novel." - RK
The adventures of four lions as they fight against Danny, the raging lion. In an attempt to destroy buildings, bridges, and vehicles, Danny unleashes a squid war all over the city. Captain Flint enlists the four lions on his military team to fight and save the people from destruction.
For fans of Nina LaCour's We Are Okay (Printz Award winner), and Gayle Forman's If I Stay, comes a compelling novel that journeys through loss and redemption-a new voice that will resonate deeply with both young adult and adult readers. In the aftermath of a family tragedy that has shaken everything she believes in, Zee dreams of running away. But that tragedy takes on new and unexpected meaning when she's forced to revisit the circumstances surrounding her younger brother's death. As Zee confronts the secrets of the past, she hides her feelings for her best friend, Brenna, afraid of what will happen if she reveals a painful truth-and reopens her heart to love. "One of the few books of its kind... a book that will confront young adult readers with the darkness that exists in our world, and offer up a glimmer of hope." -The Booklife Prize From the back cover: "I knew that kind of hopelessness, that feeling you get in your gut when you're losing the last person who ever mattered to you... You know it's coming and you're afraid it's your fault, and you know there's not a damn thing you can do about it." Zee Harper has lost almost everyone she loves. Her mother to a car accident. Her younger brother, Aaron, in a school shooting. And her alcoholic father has been slipping away, drowning in grief and guilt for as long as she can remember. But Zee still has the comfort of her friendship with Brenna, and Aaron's frequent presence in her dreams. Until the eve of the shooting's first anniversary, when Zee's dreams begin to haunt her waking hours and warn her of another loss to come. Yearning to escape a painful family legacy, Zee must confront a long-buried secret that's more complicated than her deepening feelings for Brenna-a terrible truth that could mean losing Brenna, too, and keep them apart forever.
Melissa O'Brien is a plain-looking space genius who earned a PhD from Stanford at twenty-one and worked at the National Reconnaissance Office for ten years in a secure vault amid the nation's secrets. She accepts a job working for the Senate Intelligence Committee only to learn how unprepared she is for life on Capitol Hill where she suffers an abusive supervisor and an envious fellow staffer who wants her job and hopes to sabotage her. She's befriended by Hannah, a raven-haired beautiful staffer with a dark past. And Jake, a handsome young man who goes from a House staff job to a defense contractor, comes into her life. This is Melissa's story. But it opens in Paris where a jet-lagged young man is picked up at gun point and interrogated by an older man asking, "What happened to the girl?" Explore the life of a Senate staffer, as told by a Capitol Hill veteran, in this fast paced story of friendship, romance, and intrigue.
Tucson private investigator and Iraq War veteran Letty Valdez joins forces with an unlikely ally, Chinese police Detective Inspector Zhou Liang Wei, in Desert Jade, a fast-paced mystery-suspense thriller set in the Sonoran Desert.Letty represents the three cultures of the Borderlands: Mexican American, Native American (Tohono O'odham), and Anglo American. As an Iraq War veteran, Letty struggles every day with the trauma of the war and loss. Yet she persists valiantly in her work as a private investigator and in her role as the youthful de facto matriarch of her family. Her devotion to her parentless younger siblings cannot be overestimated.Zhou (his name sounds like "Joe") has been sent to Arizona on the advice of Interpol to track the activities of Hong Kong triad gangsters. He has an additional task - to find Victoria Wong, the abducted daughter of a Hong Kong official. Zhou knows the lethal character of the gangsters and how they will go to any length to achieve their goals, including chopping off limbs of anyone who gets in their way. Zhou has to find the abducted girl quickly before she is murdered or sold into sex slavery.What Zhou does not anticipate is the intense attraction he feels for Letty's friend Jade whom he meets shortly after arriving in Tucson. The attraction is mutual. Unfortunately, Jade is unaccountably in the triad gangsters' crosshairs, and she finds herself directly threatened by their violence.Letty has another problem. She's been hired to clear the name of her new client's nephew who has been accused of murdering a local woman. Letty quickly learns of a connection between the murder and the Chinese gangsters Zhou is seeking. We met Eduardo, Letty's little brother, who rescues a migrant girl named Esperanza whom he finds dying in the desert on the Tohono O'odham reservation. Esperanza, too, is f into the hands of the Hong Kong gangsters. And Will has a say in this story, too. Will is Letty's 17-year-old baby brother who is interested in three things: long-distance bicycling, a fellow bicycling enthusiast named Clarice, and his dog Millie -until the night that Will gets in the way of one of the Triad killers.Then there's Milagro (aka Millie), the runt-sized female pit bull who was made into bait for a dog-fighting ring, then dumped in the hot desert sand to die when her wounds were too severe to go on. Letty finds and rescues Millie. The cheerful little rescue dog then devotes herself to two goals: to be allowed to sit on the couch with the humans; and to look out for Letty and Will's safety and well-being - which includes dealing personally with a gangster bent on killing Will. Dog lovers especially will enjoy Millie's contribution to this story.An early reviewer said about Desert Jade, "I couldn't put this book down. I had to know what happens next " Mystery ] suspense +a touch of romance = a riveting mystery-suspense story set in the Sonoran Desert
Tucson private investigator and Iraq War veteran Letty Valdez joins forces with an unlikely ally, Chinese police Detective Inspector Zhou Liang Wei, in Desert Jade, a fast-paced mystery-suspense thriller set in the Sonoran Desert.Letty represents the three cultures of the Borderlands: Mexican American, Native American (Tohono O'odham), and Anglo American. As an Iraq War veteran, Letty struggles every day with the trauma of the war and loss. Yet she persists valiantly in her work as a private investigator and in her role as the youthful de facto matriarch of her family. Her devotion to her parentless younger siblings cannot be overestimated.Zhou (his name sounds like "Joe") has been sent to Arizona on the advice of Interpol to track the activities of Hong Kong triad gangsters. He has an additional task - to find Victoria Wong, the abducted daughter of a Hong Kong official. Zhou knows the lethal character of the gangsters and how they will go to any length to achieve their goals, including chopping off limbs of anyone who gets in their way. Zhou has to find the abducted girl quickly before she is murdered or sold into sex slavery.What Zhou does not anticipate is the intense attraction he feels for Letty's friend Jade whom he meets shortly after arriving in Tucson. The attraction is mutual. Unfortunately, Jade is unaccountably in the triad gangsters' crosshairs, and she finds herself directly threatened by their violence.Letty has another problem. She's been hired to clear the name of her new client's nephew who has been accused of murdering a local woman. Letty quickly learns of a connection between the murder and the Chinese gangsters Zhou is seeking.We met Eduardo, Letty's little brother, who rescues a migrant girl named Esperanza whom he finds dying in the desert on the Tohono O'odham reservation. Esperanza, too, is destined to fall into the hands of the Hong Kong gangsters. And Will has a say in this story, too. Will is Letty's 17-year-old baby brother who is interested in three things: long-distance bicycling, a fellow bicycling enthusiast named Clarice, and his dog Millie -until the night that Will gets in the way of one of the Triad killers.Then there's Milagro (aka Millie), the runt-sized female pit bull who was made into bait for a dog-fighting ring, then dumped in the hot desert sand to die when her wounds were too severe to go on. Letty finds and rescues Millie. The cheerful little rescue dog then devotes herself to two goals: to be allowed to sit on the couch with the humans; and to look out for Letty and Will's safety and well-being - which includes dealing personally with a gangster bent on killing Will. Dog lovers especially will enjoy Millie's contribution to this story.An early reviewer said about Desert Jade, "I couldn't put this book down. I had to know what happens next " Mystery + suspense +a touch of romance = a riveting mystery-suspense story set in the Sonoran Desert