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Cut and Cover : Kevin Hurley
Cut and Cover
Terrorists protected by an assassin who uses yoga as a killing art pose an imminent threat on the NYC water supply, and only one man can stop them. To his neighbors, Major John Rexford is a retired Marine living in the Catskill Mountains of New York on disability. Even John’s girlfriend, Maggie, has no idea he’s really a CIA spook recruited in Afghanistan and assigned to kill enemies on US soil.
With exemplary skills in hand-to-hand combat and small arms weaponry, John completes a string of successful kills, eliminating terrorists and their money supply in the New York metropolitan area. With the FBI hot on his trail for these illegal assassinations, John must find a way to stop an international team of explosives experts from destroying New York City’s aqueducts, killing thousands with chlorine gas, and burning the five boroughs to the ground. During his mission, John runs afoul of a high-level underworld assassin who uses his mastery of yoga to silently strangle his victims.
When the assassin discovers John’s one liability—his girlfriend, Maggie—John will have to make a terrible choice between her life and the capture of her abductor. This spellbinding thriller begins with a terrorist plot and gradually turns into a clash between two professional killers, with the lives of both John and Maggie hanging in the balance.
In Cut and Cover, as the characters collide with deadly force on the streets of New York, the line between right and wrong blurs, long-standing loyalties are questioned, and no one is really sure, even if they succeed, what the final outcome will be.
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Inside Out – One Actors Nightmarish Journey of Incarceration : Jack Kearney
Inside Out – One Actors Nightmarish Journey of Incarceration
As an actor, Danny Belson has played many criminal types, but as the prisoner transport bus pulls out of the LA county jail, the realization of his conviction overwhelms him.
The irony is that only six months ago he taught an acting workshop at the same institution he is now going to be incarcerated in. Danny had been chosen to take part in California’s answer to New Jersey’s highly acclaimed “Scared Straight” by actually working with the inmates of the Medium Security Federal Prison in Lompoc. In his short stay, Danny made some interesting friends as well as unforgiving enemies. There has never been a plot like this before.
INSIDE OUT introduces the reader to multitude of characters. Some are good, some are bad, and a few are just evil. This is a book of fiction based on events that happen to inmates on a daily basis. It is a fictional account of what happens to an “Everyman” that gets caught up in a system deliberately designed to treat all felons the same.
This is the first book to take an absolute non-criminal type and toss him into a situation where he knows some of the inmates already. Utilizing a groundbreaking format, Follow Danny as he goes from a care free beach volleyball loving, pool shooting, actor, who’s only worry is knowing when his next audition will come, to a convicted murderer. Written using flashbacks, with no chapters, learn what a struggling actor goes through, and how, after his incarceration, Danny’s life is turned INSIDE OUT.
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The Student Librarian : Victoria Lynn Osborne
A journey to a mystical library deep in the heart of The Red Rock Desert proves deadly. Jason Litweiler, a young wizard, is assigned a case involving the murders of several guards, with the darkly beautiful Mortyiene as his partner.
Upon arriving at The Library, he befriends a library cat who helps him find his way through the library and investigate the deaths of the guards. Despite his allergies, he learns to rely upon her knowledge of The Library and its denizens.
As the investigation unfolds, he learns that the murders are part of a deeper plan. Together they uncover a truth that influences the nature of war itself. The trio discovers that the killer has motives more sinister than they can imagine.
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Eyes That Could Kill : Derek Haines
Eyes That Could Kill
When being abducted once, is not enough.
Langley Garrett discovers Greek gods and the myths and legends that surround the lost city of Atlantis are not ancient history to those who arrange his abduction. Within hours of being drugged and restrained, he finds himself imprisoned on a remote island, with no clue as to why he was kidnapped.
The Sons of Cleito, a mysterious group whose ideology and beliefs are guided by Greek mythology, believe he is a spirit, crucial to their future, and immediately begin his indoctrination process – starting with explicit evidence that his wife is not only a member of The Sons, but also that she is an adulteress, and has been working with their enemies to destroy The Sons of Cleito.
Yet, before he has time to understand the ugly truth about his wife, he is abducted once again during a violent commando raid on the island and is rushed aboard a submarine for questioning – about his wife, and a long forgotten letter from his dead mother. Garrett learns very quickly that he is in deep trouble, but has no clue as to why he is being accused of involvement in an international terrorist organization. Later however, after weeks of interrogation and beatings in a desert prison, all he knows with any degree of certainty, is that he will be lucky to stay alive for very much longer.
Read about Langley Garret’s abductions, mysterious misfortunes, Greek mythology, gods, deities and eternal secrets – and why history can only ever repeat, in Eyes That Could Kill, a mystery thriller.
Amazon Review: “I love a story that starts with “The internal organs located in and around the belly, while serving most notably as an efficient set of composting and sewerage services, happen to possess another completely unrelated and totally mystical function…”, because… I’ve recently co-written a book (called mBraining) about how Neuroscience has uncovered that we have complex, adaptive and functional neural networks or ‘brains’ in the heart and gut regions. And guided by the neuroscience, my colleague and I have completed 2.5 years of behavioral modeling research on the core competencies of these brains. And yes, the gut brain does indeed have deeply intuitive intelligence and wisdom.
So this story resounds with incredible insights into how we as humans process our world, how our guts and inner visceral organs, communicate to us to let us know about threats and dangers. The author has captured well the sense of this inner knowing, its upsides and downsides. And this makes the story so much more engaging and philosophically insightful.
It’s a great read, keeps you guessing and involved. It’s also quite a deep read, exploring the structure of human and societal power structures, our drives for wealth, acceptance, power and belief. I enjoyed it immensely and look forward to reading more by this author.”
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Nothing : Linda Naseem
Nothing
Annie lives in a cozy pink house in San Francisco and doesn’t realize that her husband is hooked on meth until her world breaks into pieces.
She has no idea how to put the pieces back together. One day she looks up from her desk in the Main Library and there he is: the man who will help her.
She doesn’t know it at the time. Her first instinct is to run.
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Shoot to Kill : Rajesh Sharma
Shoot to Kill
My book, Shoot to Kill, tells six different stories which are unique and engaging. I have tried to tell the stories differently with so many twists it will leave you on the edge of your seat.
Once you read the book you will think they are so many questions that need to be answered though they have been answered with a strong message to leave the reader wanting more.
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Won’t Somebody Help My Child? : Tracey Hughes
Won’t Somebody Help My Child?
A heartbreaking true story about a baby boy with the genetic disorder Neurofibromatosis and an inoperable brainstem tumour.
This story is written from the heart and tells of a devoted mother; fighting for a diagnosis for her child. Learning about a cruel disease that would ultimately take the life of her precious son.
Tracey Hughes is mother to three children Max, Holly and Jacob. These very personal, incredibly moving memoirs tell of her fight for diagnosis; the challenges Jacob faced during treatments, the skills Jacob learnt afterwards and the heartbreak of losing a child.
It is a beautiful tribute to a courageous, determined, very special little boy who touched the hearts of all who knew him. An insightful, deeply personal, guaranteed tear jerker.
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The Hard Way : Gloria James Hamilton
The Hard Way
She has always fantasized about taking it deep while others watched, but how will she feels when it finally happens?
Jennifer had a crush on Mark for the longest time, but when robbers break in while they are home alone, Jen and Mark are forced to satisfy each other and put on a show for the bad guys. She’d always dreamed about Mark and wanted him to be her first, but can he fulfill all her fantasies? Can she accept his demands? Will they make it through the night and what will happen afterwards?
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The Heart’s Journey Home : Nikki Jackson :
The Heart’s Journey Home : California Blend Summer Vacation
It’s summer vacation, and all seventeen-year-old Tori Logan wants to do is hang out with her two best friends, practice her mixed martial arts and go to FBI spy camp. Summer means freedom (mostly from adults) and Tori plans to fill every spare moment of her last summer before graduating from High School with all the fun things she and her best pals can come up with.
Tori, whose mom died of breast cancer when she was young, has always relied on her own strength to get by – especially because her Archeologist father tends to leave her behind with his live-in girlfriend while he gallivants around the world on digs. Thankfully, Tori can take care of herself. She knows exactly who she is and what she wants to do with her life. Her Lakota Sioux grandfather, a former Navy SEAL, trained Tori in self-defense from a young age. Now, as a teenager, Tori excels at mixed martial arts and the use of various weapons. During the summer she will be attending an FBI sponsored Summer Camp which she hopes will lead to her dream job – becoming an FBI serial killer profiler.
With her two best friends at her side, Tori believes she can handle anything. And with summer vacation stretching before them, the trio plans to find plenty of adventure.
But while Tori is determined to be independent, life has other plans for this fierce young teen, and they include coming to grips with some hard – and surprising – truths about both her past and her future.
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A Suitcase Full of Dried Fish : Bakar Mansaray
A Suitcase Full of Dried Fish and Other Stories
Distinctively and splendidly adventurous, romantic, historical, and funny, ranging from the harrowing slums of Katakoumbay to the comforts of the developed world, this collection of stories investigates the complexities in human relationships. The language is contemporary and often unrelenting. The book is a timely exposé on the joys and disillusionment of post-independence Africa and the Caribbean.
“A Suitcase Full of Dried Fish and other stories” is written from the viewpoint of various characters replete with emotion and stinging dialogue. We read about the secrets of online dating; the trial of a migrant; a polygamous household; a rebel leader; an air steward; a teacher – pupil relationship; the fears of sickness; and a glimpse of the afterlife.
These stories allow a peek into the lives of extraordinary individuals who persevere or give up in times of love, hate, injustice, war, and the desire for money. They show that even in the midst of adversity, much can be achieved with resilience, and much can also be lost where there is no forgiveness.
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