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A year has pased since the events that introduced the O'Malley family to a complex, sinister plot involving the Choice system. Now, unexplained disappearances of politically conservative families shake Chicagoland. Evidence left at each scene points to the possibility of extraterrestrial abduction. Lieutenant Kerry O'Malley leads Chicago's Crime Scene Investigation team in poring over the evidence and sticking to the facts amidst alien abduction media hype. When the kidnappings are finally pinned on an ultra-wealthy man with a personal vendetta against Connor O'Malley, the team launches a manhunt. The kidnappings continue, now involving children similar to Connor and Kerry's son Aedan. While searching for the elusive perpetrator, Kerry and Connor find their family in the crosshairs of their enemies yet again. Kerry's team races to uncover the true purpose of the high-tech kidnappings, and begin to unravel a complicated conspiracy. Kerry's view of Choices is changed forever in this next installment of the "Not-So-Distant Future" Series.
On Kerry O'Malley's first day at her new job, America reels from the worst terror attacks on US soil in decades. Rumors of war abound as Kerry's new and old teams unite to investigate. Evidence points to a concerted effort between unlikely criminal allies and the missing tech mogul Corbin Setag. The O'Malley family again goes into protection as new threats emerge. Meanwhile, Kerry's mysterious brother Neil disappears. A well-connected, secretive Group of Concerned Citizens approaches Kerry offering critical, high-level intelligence. Kerry embarks on a daring mission to cripple Setag's supercomputer 289 using an unusual weapon. In this thrilling third chapter of the series, the O'Malley family begins to unwind the mystery of Choices, the increasing prevalence of children like Aedan, and what is so very wrong with the world.
The trucker who'd hit a Wrong Way sign lay hunched over the wheels of his semi-with his brains blown to bits, a revolver in his hand. Leo Jurczewsky had long talked of killing himself. So when Sheriff Karen Mehaffey and Detective Marek Okerlund are called to the Reunion, South Dakota, exit ramp to investigate his death, they're ready to wrap up the case. But it all goes wrong when the pathologist rules the gunshot wasn't self-inflicted. So was it homicide-or a twisted form of assisted suicide? Then someone starts leaving drawings of crosshairs-gun sights-for various leaders in town, including Karen. If that wasn't enough, word comes of the suicide of someone close to her. Meanwhile, Marek takes in a heavily pregnant runaway-who looks far too much like his dead wife. As Karen and Marek try to follow a killer's wrong turn, they both get an inkling of why life can become too much to bear.DEAD WRONG is a character-driven police procedural of a rural bent. Third in series. Word Count: 86,000. Occasional profanity. Minimal gore.
With 'Balm in Gilead', M. K. Hammond guides us through the life and the writings of the prophet Jeremiah recorded in the biblical book that bears his name. Soon after the Babylonians conquer Judah and appoint a new king in Jerusalem, Hammond notes, the prophet begins to keep a diary. Concurrently, he writes letters to his uncle Shallum, who is deported to Babylon with the first group of Hebrew captives. In what Hammond calls ""flashbacks,"" Jeremiah records memories from his early childhood, recalls his first temple sermon (delivered when he was only seventeen years old), and recounts episodes from the turbulent reigns of previous kings. His writings tell of sinful behavior he sees all around him, including idol worship, corruption among princes and priests, adultery, child sacrifice, and cannibalism. Hammond explores the tension between, on the one hand, Jeremiah's powerful sermons illustrated with striking visual signs and displays and, on the other hand, Jeremiah's agony over his call to be a prophet to whom no one listens. Jeremiah agonizes over his call because his enemies (including his own brothers) try to kill him. At times, even the Lord, it seems, has deserted him. Yet, Hammond asserts, the prophet finds hope when a new governor is appointed in Judah, and when his uncle tells him of the exiled Jews' loyalty to their God, even at risk of their lives. Jeremiah expresses hope for a new covenant with God, new leadership by faithful kings and priests, and return of all God's people to Zion. ""Marie Hammond has written a very creative work on the book of Jeremiah. She has attempted to set the material in some sort of chronological order (since the book itself is not arranged in that manner) and has done it with imagination while still being faithful to the original text. It is set in the form of letters written back and forth to one of Jeremiah's kinsmen in exile in Babylon. The book is clearly written and will be useful in Sunday School and other settings as well. She even brings a bit of 'romance' into Jeremiah's life It is well done and thoughtfully prepared."" --Dr. James M. Efird Professor Emeritus of Biblical Interpretation Duke Divinity School ""Words like jeremiad and balm in Gilead have entered into common usage, but the book of Jeremiah itself still presents something of a challenge. It is a relatively long book and written in a confused chronological order with considerable repetition. In meeting this challenge Hammond uses a literary device of a supposed find of several letters and a diary of Jeremiah. This device provides a context that brings Jeremiah to life and helps clarify the core value of his prophecies. Hammond's style of writing makes for interesting reading yet incorporates the major points of the text, often as direct quotations from the biblical book. Whether used as a supplement to the study of the book of Jeremiah or as an introduction, this re-working of the life of Jeremiah will help to direct the modern reader to a deeper understanding of the biblical text."" --Charles R. Young Professor Emeritus Duke University ""While remaining faithful to the biblical and historical material, Ms. Hammond has given us an interesting account of the life and times of Jeremiah. She has succeeded in making a scholarly work not only educational but entertaining as well. As a minister who was involved in teaching, I was grateful when I found resources that helped with presentation of difficult material in story form, made the order of chronological events understandable, and brought some uniqueness to an old familiar story; Balm in Gilead accomplishes this."" --Bess Hunnings Smith Pastor Emerita Mt. Sylvan United Methodist Church Durham, North Carolina ""Balm in Gilead is a fascinating study of one of the most complex and intriguing of biblical characters. Marie Hammond provides a possible context for comprehending Jeremiah's life and prophecy. Her study/novel is a wonderful contribution, especia
The pursuit of a presumed serial killer in Chicago leads Kerry O'Malley and her team to discover a plot by Russian insurrectionist Mikhail Kovanov to embroil the world in a global war. Just two months after the worst attack on US soil in recent history, another significant strike occurs in Washington DC. Kerry's team investigates the alliance of the Russian psuedopolitical party Shishka and anti-government crime organization Diablo to build a bioweapon capable of controlling minds. Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jack Duncan captures and interrogates a man who reveals that the greater threat to the FBI may lie within its own walls. Meanwhile, Kerry embarks on an overseas mission sponsored by the enigmatic and powerful Group and supposedly organized by her brother, Neil. From country to country, Kerry is exposed to confusing pieces of evidence that point to corruption and subterfuge in the institutions she was supposed to trust. Furthermore, a bill is set to come before the Senate that would revolutionize the American healthcare system and begin an effort to privatize it again. Simultaneously, Connor O'Malley's Renaissance Movement leads to a landmark Supreme Court victory for his political allies. Despite Connor's soaring popularity ahead of the US elections, he and his family are shepherded off to a remote, uncharted island for protection by the Group. He questions whether the high-end, exclusive resort is simply a fancy prison. Despite being continents apart, the O'Malley family and their closest friends face similar challenges as they strive to stop the genius strategist Kovanov and his pawns from setting the world on fire.
King Grim Vasteri is the strongest and most feared warrior in the Tornian Empire. He is the King of Luda, blood brother to the Emperor and his line will die with him. He will have no offspring for no female would Join with him, for once he was scarred he was considered 'unfit'. The Tornian Empire has been dying ever since the great infection caused the birth of females to become a rarity. Since then they have been searching the known universes, for compatible females. The Emperor's discovery of a compatible female on a slave ship changed that. He has ordered Grim to find his Empress' home world so more 'unprotected' females could be obtained, knowing Grim would never be allowed to Join with one.Lisa Miller is a widowed mother of two little girls, Carly and Miki. Her husband died just a year ago, after a long battle with cancer and she misses him immensely. Friends want her to start dating again, but in her heart, she knows there isn't a man on the planet she could love like her Mark and who could love their girls as their own. Therefore, she'll stay alone.When Lisa is discovered 'unprotected' at her husband's grave site, she wakes on an alien ship heading for an alien world. Refusing to accept this she confronts the large alien males, demanding she be returned to her children. Seeing his chance to have a female, Grim agrees to accept and protect her offspring if she agrees to Join with him and only him. Realizing this is the only way she can retrieve her children, Lisa agrees and the Tornian Empire changes forever.
Political icon Connor O'Malley and his family must fight for survival on an island where the Group placed them for their protection. Heavily outgunned and crippled by an EMP, the Group's charges band together and attempt to retake the island from an invading force. Also caught in a precarious situation, FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jack Duncan finds himself piloting a hijacked commercial plane. In the company of one of the hijackers, he embarks on a mission to stop a shipment of the mind-control bioweapon from falling into enemy hands. With CSI Detective Niki McAllister's help, he launches an investigation to root out the mole in Chicago's FBI field office and restore trust among their senior leadership. Meanwhile, FBI Special Agent in Charge Kerry O'Malley and her brother Neil have fled Russia at the onset of a civil war, and now find themselves in a near-apocalyptic postwar neutral zone. Their way out seems to be through a secret Group prison. As they converge on their hopeful escape, Kerry is introduced to knowledge about the Group that shatters her perception of the world and her role in it. In this latest novel, the O'Malley family uncovers critical knowledge about the global conspiracy that has been surreptitiously intertwined with their lives.
