Jake St. Johns is a normal guy with psychic powers who sees ghosts. Every morning he awakes to the sound of a crying little girl; the only ghost he can't see. When he finds Betty, he finds more than he ever expected. Can Jake survive her call to action?
This book is the first of an unlimited series. It is based on the many friends introduced to the children by Jake, a marvelous Schnoodle who never met an enemy.
Jake and his book are in a jam! Jake and his book from the library are placed in one sticky situation after another in this cute cumulative tale, an original adaptation of the classic There Was an Old Lady. Theres the drip, drip, drip, of a jelly mishap that leads to the lick, lick, lick of a lucky rat, whose luck runs out when hes caught by the cat, all before a dog shows up and thats that for the book Jake borrowed from the library! Repetitive phrases, onomatopoeia, and simple choruses make this an easy beginning for young readers while the cut paper and fabric collage illustrations add humorous depth to the sequence of unfortunate events and offer opportunities for hands-on related activities.
What chance would a penniless grandfather have in finding his kidnapped granddaughter if hundreds of FBI resources had not been successful? A story of Secrets, Lies, and Deceptions which pushes people from different worlds together to hopefully save the lives of two young college women who have been kidnapped. For six years young women from ten western states had been disappearing. Ninety-six disappeared without a single ransom request, and not one body had been recovered. Six different FBI task forces operate in the ten western states to address nothing but the disappearances of young women under specific circumstances.Secrets, lies, and deception, any one of them could destroy a marriage, all are used by government agencies to protect their investigations and intelligence, and criminals use them all to hide behind. Fortunately, an FBI agent, who happened to be a single mom on one of the task forces, confides some Not Authorized information with the grandfather. The door of secrets had been cracked open. The penniless grandfather has no option but to pursue secret after secret. Secrets lead to lies, lies lead to deceptions, and deceptions lead to secrets. This story, like the first Jake Littleton adventure, will challenge the everyday thoughts, beliefs, and morals of the reader.This is the second story in The Jake Littleton Series following Revenge...No Statute of Limitations.
Jake's retirement consists of beer, brats, watching beach bunnies pass by his patio deck and trading wisecracks with Arlo, his pet chameleon. OK, so it's a one-sided exchange, Jake doesn't mind.That all changes when they are conscripted into service for the Federation of Thirteen Galaxies. (Twelve actually. They lost one of the Galaxies but it's too expensive to change all the letterhead, so there you go.)Book One, 'Arlo and Jake Enlist', follows the adventures of our dippy duo as they are snapped off the beach and into service as ABSs (Able Bodied Spacemen).
United States Marshal Jake Mathews is devastated when his two partners are are gunned down executing an arrest warrant. Fleeing to his farm, in Northeast Iowa, he wants nothing more than a little peace, quiet and time to think things over. No drama, no suspense and especially no violence. We don't always get what we want. Tucked away in the woods of northeast Iowa, Zebadiah Caldwell's family has led a community of followers for the past 100 years. Their communal way of life has led to many stories and much speculation over the years. Marshal Mathews has stumbled onto a secret that could destroy their way of life. How far is Zebadiah willing to go to preserve his community. When their two worlds collide something has to give. Each fights for what he believes in, but will either make it out of this adventure alive when a tormented local sheriff gets thrown into the mix. The first in a series of U.S. Marshal Jake Mathews adventures. Reminiscent of Raylan Given on the hit TV show "Justified", Jake Mathews will bend, twist, and break the rules to survive. In a style similar to James Patterson this book will have you turning the pages well into the night.
While the drug cartels expand into abductions, ransoms, and murder the tourist resorts may be the last safe haven. Are they really as safe as advertised? Take a dark trip into the world of human trafficking and international prostitution. Look at the short lives of innocent young women forced into the shadows forgotten by society. Young girls promised eventual freedom that they never again experience. Straight out of today's headlines and the whispers no one wants to hear. Two From Mazatl n hints at the fate of women forced into human trafficking and the illegal sex trade. Mazatl n should be the perfect setting for a romantic honeymoon. The magic of the brightly colored markets during the day and the tropical nights in a luxury hotel is the perfect setting. Almost instantly the ultimate honeymoon turns into the ultimate nightmare. In a matter of hours, a new bride's world of festive days and sensual nights in a private hot tub changes to the mental deprivation of an isolation cell. The mental torture, prepares the innocent bride for her new life and frightening future. Abduction by a greedy drug lord thrusts Anne Cromly on a path into the dark world of the foreign sex trade. The local police are controlled by the drug lord and are unwilling to help. Even a ransom payment can't save her from a brutal future ending in eventual execution. As a last act of desperation and a favor to a friend, Jake Roads steps in to try to save the young bride. Despite a meddling father, Jake formulates a rescue plan to pluck Anne from the clutches of the greedy drug lord. An accidental comment gets back to the drug lord thwarting the rescue plan and putting everyone in imminent danger. With no possible plan and the hostage numbers increasing daily, Jake faces countless obstacles on every step of his planned rescue. With nothing left to try, Jake must face the drug lord in person to delay the inevitable execution of the young bride and a group of innocent local girls. Jake goads a volatile drug cartel leader into extreme actions leading to a last ditch rescue with only a single chance of success. The only weapon he has left is his own intelligence and quick actions. Jake reverts to luck and a prayer to find a way out when he finds himself and the hostages he needs to rescue between the greed of the drug lord and a hunger school of sharks in the vast Pacific Ocean. A story that might make you think twice about that luxury vacation south of the border. Jake Roads reveals a small insight to the real world of covert operation, not the Hollywood version that verges closer to pure fantasy.
