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De vuelta del mar: Antología poética
by Robert L. StevensonUna antología poética de Robert Louis Stevenson con una selección y traducción de Javier Marías. «Aquí yace donde quiso yacer;de vuelta del mar está el marinero,de vuelta del monte está el cazador.» Luis Antonio de Villena advierte que el nombre de Robert Louis Stevenson se suele asociar a cuatro cosas: la prosa, las aventuras, la enfermedad y la lucha contra ésta, así como el exotismo. Muchos añadirían también la adolescencia como demuestra, dice Villena, tanto la propia obra de Stevenson como el recuerdo biográfico de muchos de sus lectores. No obstante, los sesenta y seis poemas que conforman este volumen revelan otra faceta desconocida y fascinante del autor de La isla del tesoro, la del poeta. Javier Marías ha llevado a cabo una minuciosa selección de los poemas más valiosos y destacados de Stevenson y presenta una magnífica traducción. La introducción de Luis Antonio de Villena acompaña la lectura de los poemas.
De Weesvloot
by Brendan DetznerDe luchthaven van de Berg is een oase, de enige plek waar luchtschepen uit de hele bekende wereld hun motoren kunnen ontdooien voordat ze hun reis hervatten over de eindeloze, bevroren woestenij. Elk land zou de haven wel willen opeisen, maar niet één doet dat. De Berg is onafhankelijk en de mensen die er wonen vormen een familie. Aan vrienden geeft de Berg warmte, een glimlach en vermaak. Aan vijanden geeft hij bliksem: machtige stormen die uit het niets opsteken en het luchtruim vrijmaken van vijandige schepen. Jiaire is een jonge man op het randje van de volwassenheid. Overdag werkt hij in de haven. 's Nachts droomt hij van de Show, waar personages als Gouden Sam, het Reptiel en de mysterieuze Graaf voor duizenden toeschouwers strijden op de grote piste. Als een leger de Berg komt aanvallen, is Jiaire nauwelijks bezorgd. Tot de stormen uitblijven. Om uit te zoeken waarom en om zijn thuis te bevrijden van de indringers moet Jiaire de mysteries van de Berg, en van zijn eigen hart, onthullen. Brendan Detzners werk is verschenen in Podcastle, Chizine, Pseudopod, One Buck Horror, Bizarrocast, Edge of Propinquity, Untied Shoelaces of the Mind en vele andere plaatsen. Hij is de auteur van de verzameling korte verhalen 'Scarce Resources' en 'Beasts' en van de novelle 'Millersville'. 'De Weesvloot' is zijn debuut in het fantasygenre. Lof voor De Weesvloot: '"De Weesvloot" is prachtig avontuurlijk fantasyverhaal -- een non-stop vertelling van actie en vreemde magie op een winderige bergtop waar verlaten kinderen een vrije gemeenschap hebben opgezet en rondtrekkende luchtschepen van dienst zijn van hun stevige houten platforms. Hier zijn helden met namen als Gouden Sam en de Spreeuw de ultieme beroemdheden -- en zorgt de mysterieuze Graaf telkens weer voor kippenvel van angst. Als die gemeenschap wordt bedreigd door een admiraal die de terugkeer van zijn geliefde dochter eist, ontketent er een vreselijke oorlog die wordt uitgevochten in de
De wereld is mijn trommel
by Amber Richards Vincent OostelbosVoor kinderen is de hele wereld een onweerstaanbare speeltuin die ertoe uitnodigt plezier te maken. In het hartverwarmende kinderboek De wereld is mijn trommel is dat plezier het geluid van de dreunende trommels van kleine Ricky! Noem het maar op en Ricky kan er trommels van maken en ze ongelofelijk laten klinken! Het boek is prachtig geïllustreerd in waterverf en inspireert kinderen ertoe creatief te zijn met gewone objecten om hen heen. Wacht maar tot je ziet wat hij doet met zijn thuisgemaakte trommels! Het zou het concert van de eeuw kunnen zijn, of het zou kunnen eindigen met een enorme chaos van trommels en bonzende hoofdpijn! Hoe dan ook wordt het leuk!
De wever's dochter
by Geraldine SolonIn een psychiatrische instelling, woont een wever, Marisol Suarez. Haar handen zijn broos, haar gezichtsvermogen faalt en haar hoop neemt af, maar haar geest is zo scherp als staal. Ze draagt met haar littekens van een duister geheim dat ze kiest om mee te nemen naar haar graf omdat de persoon die ze het meest nodig had om te geloven ... nooit deed. Jaren zijn verstreken, maar Isabel Ongpin kan de donkerste dagen van haar leven niet loslaten. Het verleden lijkt haar te achtervolgen met elke blauwe plek en elk litteken - elk kwetsend woord van de persoon waarvan ze weigerde te geloven dat het een monster was. Elke dag kiest ze ervoor om dit geheim te houden, het enige dat ze kan bedenken is, het is mijn fout. In een herenhuis op de heuvel, woont achttien jaar oud en enig kind, Lotus Ongpin. Hacienda Hermosa is haar hele leven de enige plaats die ze ooit heeft gekend, omdat haar ouders ervoor kozen haar te beschermen tegen de buitenwereld. Het enige waar ze naar verlangt, is bemind te worden, maar haar gevoelens en mening doen er niet toe zolang ze gevoed, gekleed en gehuisvest is. Terwijl Lotus zich in de buitenwereld begeeft, ontdekt ze de wereld die haar familie verborgen heeft gehouden. Een wereld vol leren, passie en pijn. Maar toch ... ze heeft geen idee van de waarheden die zich nog moeten ontvouwen. Net als een jurk zijn de levens van deze vrouwen samengeweven in tragische schoonheid en liefde.
De-Witched (Toil and Trouble #2)
by Sophie H. MorganAll's fair in love and warlocks… Six weeks ago, Leah Turner snuck into a witch high-society masked ball and promised to abide by two rules: 1. Don't draw attention to yourself. 2. Don't talk to anyone. As a human, Leah took a huge risk by even attending—and by talking to the enigmatic warlock who had her wanting to rip off her mask. But this Cinderella had to leave the ball before anyone discovered her secret. Gabriel Goodnight is everything a Higher family warlock should be. Powerful, responsible—to a fault, some might say. Still, before he can inherit his parents&’ business, he&’ll have to prove his merit to the board one final time…by living among humans, without his powers, for three months. When Gabriel walks into Leah&’s bar, she immediately recognizes him—but it&’s obvious he has no idea who she is, and he definitely doesn&’t know she knows about magic. This condescending, uptight man is hardly the Prince Charming she thought she knew…but that doesn't mean they can't have a little fun…"A perfect example of grumpy/sunshine goodness.&” —Lana Ferguson, author of The Fake Mate and The NannyToil and TroubleBook 1: The Witch is BackBook 2: De-Witched
De Wolfe: La manada De Wolfe (De Wolfe Pack Ser. #Vol. 13)
by Kathryn Le VequeDe Wolfe por Kathryn Le Veque Un Bestseller en Amazon #1 en Romance Medieval ! 1231 D.C. - Después de una fea escaramuza a lo largo de la frontera de Inglaterra/Escocia en Bog Wood, un mal herido caballero a gateado para morir. Como una mujer del clan Scott se despliega por el campo de batalla para recoger el botín de guerra, una mujer se separa del grupo. Ella está enferma por la tradición de robar los valores de los muertos y corre a esconderse. En su escondite, sin embargo, persiste el caballero malamente herido. La joven mujer es asustada al principio pero su natural instinto de dar ayuda se apodera de ella. Ella atiende al caballero y salva su vida. Poco sabia la Señora Jordan Scott de que ella había salvado la vida del temido caballero Ingles conocido por su gente como De Wolf…. Varios meses después, la paz a prosperado a lo largo de la frontera. Un novio Ingles es ofrecido a una novia Escocesa. La Señora Lady Jordan Scott es esa novia y su novio es el poderos Conde de Teviot, John de Longley. Cuando el Señor de Longley manda a su poderoso y odiado ejército a buscar a su nueva novia, el capitán del ejército personalmente va a buscar a la Señora Jordan. Cuando Jordan mira al temible caballero Ingles, se da cuenta de algo extrañamente familiar en su voz. Cuando el hombre finalmente se revela. ella ve que no es otro que el hombre cuya vida ella había salvado. Señor William de Wolfe, el azote de los Escoceses, hace conocida su presencia. William nunca se olvido de su ángel Escocés. Una mirada a la Señora Jordan después de todos esos meses y el es golpeado con apreciación y adoración. El no había pensado en nada más que la señora desde el momento en que ella había atendido su herida y ahora, su enamoramiento con ella toma vuelo. Mientras la escolta de regreso al Castillo de Northwood para casarse con su señor, cada minuto que pasa pareciera que él se enamora mas y mas desesperadamente enamorado de ella. Jordan lleg
De zoektocht naar Maylee
by Didi OviattSinds Maylee in dezelfde maand dat ze afstudeerde van haar middelbare school werd ontvoerd, heeft haar tante Autumn nooit de hoop verloren haar te vinden. Het is drie jaar geleden. De herfst is eindelijk in zichzelf doorgedrongen en heeft de moed gevonden om een oude aanwijzing op te sporen, en reist door het land om meer aanwijzingen te vinden over Maylee's verdwijning. Maar zal ze Maylee's zaak weer open kunnen krijgen, en wat zal ze ontdekken tijdens het zoeken naar Maylee? Het is een koude, donkere wereld waarin we leven, en de herfst staat op het punt te ontdekken hoe wreed het kan zijn. Maar kracht en vastberadenheid staan aan haar kant, en ze zal alles doen wat nodig is om gerechtigheid te bewijzen.
Deacon (Warrior World Ser. #1)
by Rebecca RoyceBorn into a world gone mad, a world consumed by darkness, Deacon survived, then he learned to fight and finally to love. When the only girl he ever cared about doesn’t chose him, he sets off into the post-apocalyptic world where vampires, werewolves, and the purely evil rule the night. His only companion is a guy who wants to be his friend but comes from the very family Deacon wants to escape. He has no idea what he’s looking for, until one night in the snow he discovers there is redemption to be found in doing the right thing—even when it’s hard. Maybe he wasn’t the right guy before…but now, he has to be the hero…Death. Destruction. The End Of Days…For Deacon Evans there is suddenly a future. *Please note this book is a spinoff of The Warrior Series, which was a young adult post-apocalyptic romance series. Deacon is NOT young adult. This is a book with adult content. You do not need to read The Warrior series to enjoy this book. The characters have aged and things have changed….in the most interesting ways.*
Deacon Brown's Daughters
by CaSandra McLaughlin Michelle StimpsonBack in the day, green-eyed Stanley David Brown was a ladies' man. Now he's God's man, and he's got a lot of cleaning up to do. But where does an absentee father start in the quest to get to know the children he abandoned? Will they give him a chance to make up for lost time? Stanley has missed out on his chance with his son. But his three daughters, Yolanda, Kim, and Sabrina, are in for a surprise when their long-lost father comes strolling back into their lives. Stanley's presence is met with three different responses, not to mention the reactions from his children's mothers. Stanley is doing his best to win the girls' hearts, but how many times can one man apologize before giving up again? <p><p>Bestselling author duo CaSandra McLaughlin and Michelle Stimpson had their editor crying with this one! Join this journey of life, love, and forgiveness as Stanley and his daughters walk through touch territory in a storyline that rings true for so many people. Grow with Stanley and his daughters as they all grow to know the Best Father ever!
Deacon King Kong: A Novel
by James McBride<P><P>From James McBride, author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird and the bestselling modern classic The Color of Water, one of the most anticipated novels of the year: a wise and witty tale about what happens to the witnesses of a shooting. <P><P>In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .38 from his pocket, and in front of everybody shoots the project's drug dealer at point-blank range.The reasons for this desperate burst of violence and the consequences that spring from it lie at the heart of Deacon King Kong, James McBride's funny, moving novel and his first since his National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird. <P><P>In Deacon King Kong, McBride brings to vivid life the people affected by the shooting: the victim, the African-American and Latinx residents who witnessed it, the white neighbors, the local cops assigned to investigate, the members of the Five Ends Baptist Church where Sportcoat was deacon, the neighborhood's Italian mobsters, and Sportcoat himself. As the story deepens, it becomes clear that the lives of the characters--caught in the tumultuous swirl of 1960s New York--overlap in unexpected ways. <P><P>When the truth does emerge, McBride shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, that the best way to grow is to face change without fear, and that the seeds of love lie in hope and compassion.Bringing to these pages both his masterly storytelling skills and his abiding faith in humanity, James McBride has written a novel every bit as involving as The Good Lord Bird and as emotionally honest as The Color of Water. Told with insight and wit, Deacon King Kong demonstrates that love and faith live in all of us. <P><P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Deacon Locke Went to Prom
by Brian KatcherThe love life of an awkward teen takes an unforgettable turn after he brings his grandmother to prom in this funny, offbeat, and smile-inducing contemporary romance that is pitch perfect for fans of Jesse Andrews and Robyn Schneider.Promposals are taking over Deacon Locke’s high school and there is no place left to hide. But even with graduation looming, shy and unusually tall Deacon doesn’t think he can get up the nerve to ask anyone to the dance. Especially given all the theatrics.It isn’t until Deacon confides in his witty and outgoing best friend Jean that he realizes should could be a great person to take. Only problem is Jean isn’t your typical prom date. She’s older. A lot older. And she’s Deacon’s grandmother.But when Deacon meets Soraya—a girl unlike any other he’s ever met—he fears he has totally squandered his chances of having a prom he’ll never forget. Deacon couldn’t be more wrong. About everything.Deacon Locke Went to Prom is award-winning author Brian Katcher’s fifth novel.
The Deacons of Bourbon Street Series 4-Book Bundle: Make You Burn, Fire Me Up, Hold Me Down, Strip You Bare
by Maisey Yates Jackie Ashenden Megan Crane Rachael JohnsFour acclaimed authors team up for a seductive series featuring the hottest motorcycle club in New Orleans! Starring a quartet of bad-boy bikers who are hell on wheels--and heaven between the sheets--this addictive ebook bundle includes Make You Burn, Fire Me Up, Hold Me Down, and Strip You Bare. MAKE YOU BURN by Megan Crane Sean "Ajax" Harding's oaths are inked into his skin, but only the death of his beloved mentor, Priest Lombard, could lure him back to New Orleans. Walking into the old hangout gives him a familiar thrill--especially when he gets an eyeful of the bar's delectable new owner. Then he realizes that she's Priest's daughter. Sophie Lombard loved her father, not his lifestyle. She's done with bikers . . . until Ajax roars into town--arrogant, tough, and sexy as ever. Every touch from Ajax is steamier than the Louisiana bayou--and heat like this may just be worth getting burned. FIRE ME UP by Rachael Johns With Priest gone, Travis "Cash" Sinclair inherits the Deacons' clubhouse--and its unexpected tenant. All incense and art, with a sharp tongue that promises trouble, she's definitely not his type. So why does Cash want to push aside those flowing skirts and lose himself between her legs? Billie Taylor fled a bad marriage to start a new life in the French Quarter. She refuses to let another man distract her, especially an outlaw biker with nothing to offer except hot sex and an eviction notice. Billie won't fall under his spell--or into his bed--without a fight. HOLD ME DOWN by Jackie Ashenden Leonidas "Blue" Delacroix is the prodigal son of New Orleans aristocrats, but the Deacons are his real family. With their patriarch murdered, Blue's ready to unleash hell--even if it means taking up arms against the girl who used to be his best friend. For Alice Day, loyalty is everything. She never forgot the scent of leather on Blue's skin--just as she never forgave the sting of his betrayal when he skipped town. Seeing him again reawakens old feelings . . . and fiery fantasies. As their liaisons hit the boiling point, Alice trusts her heart with the deadliest choice of her life. STRIP YOU BARE by Maisey Yates Micah "Prince" Carpenter hates New Orleans. But when the brotherhood calls, he answers. Joining the hunt for their mentor's killer, Micah crosses paths with a Southern belle who exudes class--and who could use a taste of the wrong side of the tracks. The daughter of a prominent family rocked by scandal, Sarah Delacroix is desperate to restore their good name. Micah's exactly the kind of man she should be avoiding. Behind his sleek and sophisticated exterior beats the heart of a predator. But, like the tattoos beneath his tailored suit, his rough edges are irresistible. Praise for the Deacons of Bourbon Street series "Launching a biker-themed contemporary series, [Megan] Crane piles on the passion and danger. . . . This tough and dirty world is fascinating and satisfying in its own way."--Publishers Weekly, on Make You Burn "As far as biker series goes, this one has certainly been a heck of a lot of fun! Sexy, smooth and sweet, Rachael Johns's installment of the Deacons of Bourbon Street is not to be missed."--A Tasty Read, on Fire Me Up"I can truly say that I am sad to see this series end. . . . If you enjoy an exciting MC book with a touch of mystery then this series is exactly what you are looking for."--Harlequin Junkie, on Strip You Bare
The Dead (An Enemy Novel #2)
by Charlie HigsonThe disease only affects people sixteen or older. It starts with the symptoms of a cold. Then the skin begins to itch, and spots appear--spots that soon turn into pus-filled boils. But the worst part is the headache, the inner voices that tell you that you need to eat them . . . the young ones. When the Disaster strikes, the world turns upside down for Ed, Jack, Bam and the other students at Rowhurst School. The parents and older siblings they left back at home are dead--or worse. Once the teachers go on the attack, the kids know it's time to escape and make their way to the city. It's got to be better in London . . . or will it be worse?
The Dead (Enemy #2)
by Charlie HigsonThe disease only affects people sixteen or older. It starts with the symptoms of a cold. Then the skin begins to itch, and spots appear--spots that soon turn into pus-filled boils. But the worst part is the headache, the inner voices that tell you that you need to eat them . . . the young ones. When the Disaster strikes, the world turns upside down for Ed, Jack, Bam and the other students at Rowhurst School. The parents and older siblings they left back at home are dead--or worse. Once the teachers go on the attack, the kids know it's time to escape and make their way to the city. It's got to be better in London . . . or will it be worse? Higson's terrifying, utterly compelling prequel to The Enemy introduces an all-new cast of characters and sets the stage for a dramatic third book in the series.
The Dead: Complete, Authoritative Text with Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical History, and Essays from Five Contemporary Critical Perspectives
by James JoyceEdited by Daniel R. Schwarz. Adopted at more than 1,000 colleges and universities, Bedford/St. Martin's innovative Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism series has introduced more than a quarter of a million students to literary theory and earned enthusiastic praise nationwide. Along with an authoritative text of a major literary work, each volume presents critical essays, selected or prepared especially for students, that approach the work from several contemporary critical perspectives, such as gender criticism and cultural studies. Each essay is accompanied by an introduction (with bibliography) to the history, principles, and practice of its critical perspective. Every volume also surveys the biographical, historical, and critical contexts of the literary work and concludes with a glossary of critical terms. New editions reprint cultural documents that contextualize the literary works and feature essays that show how critical perspectives can be combined.
The Dead (The Art of the Novella)
by James JoyceToo short to be a novel, too long to be a short story, the novella is generally unrecognized by academics and publishers. Nonetheless, it is a form beloved and practice by literature's greatest writers. In The Art of the Novella series, Melville House celebrates this renegade art form and its practitioners with titles that are, in many instances, presented in book form for the first time.Often cited as the best work of short fiction ever written, Joyce's elegant story details a New Year's Eve gathering in Dublin that is so evocative and beautiful that it prompts the protagonist's wife to make a shocking revelation to her husband -- closing the story with an emotionally powerful epiphany that is unsurpassed in modern literature.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Dead: A Novel
by Christian Kracht Daniel Bowles“A great Faustian fable, and a literary endeavor of historical ingenuity that we now may start to characterize as Krachtian.” —Karl Ove Knausgaard In Berlin, Germany, in the early 1930s, the acclaimed Swiss film director Emil Nägeli receives the assignment of a lifetime: travel to Japan and make a film to establish the dominance of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi empire once and for all. But his handlers are unaware that Nägeli has colluded with the Jewish film critics to pursue an alternative objective—to create a monumental, modernist, allegorical spectacle to warn the world of the horror to come. Meanwhile, in Japan, the film minister Masahiko Amakasu intends to counter Hollywood’s growing influence and usher in a new golden age of Japanese cinema by exploiting his Swiss visitor. The arrival of Nägeli’s film-star fiancée and a strangely thuggish, pistol-packing Charlie Chaplin—as well as the first stirrings of the winds of war—soon complicates both Amakasu’s and Nägeli’s plans, forcing them to face their demons . . . and their doom."The Dead is the beautiful, brilliant, and utterly mad novel that Thomas Mann would have written had he known the East like Yukio Mishima and loved his adopted Hollywood with the gusto of Nathanael West." —Joshua Cohen"The Dead is a story of love and sadness in times when the weak were broken by the unforgiving ideologies of fascism and National Socialism . . . I read The Dead twice in a row, first for the story and then for the beauty of the prose." —Sjón
Dead After Dark
by Sherrilyn Kenyon Susan Squires Dianna Love J. R. Ward4 paranormal romances: Shadow of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon (a Dark-Hunter Companion novella), The Story of Son by J. R. Ward, Beyond the Night by Susan Squires, and Midnight Kiss Goodbye by Dianna Love.
Dead Again
by Lisa AndelWerepanthers, dragons, and demon sorcerers. What's a normal red-blooded woman to do?Have sex with them, of course.Even though Lisa is mostly human, her life is anything but normal. Spending more time with the supernatural side of society than with humans might account for that. Then again, it might have to do with all the people who want to kill her for sport, since she doesn't stay dead. Whatever the reason, she's come to the painful realization that something important is missing from her life. Sex. And if she doesn't get some soon, she might just lose her mind.Her best friend Ashur decides to help her out. He starts the ball rolling by introducing her to a werepanther who's known to have a way with women. The shifter is so good that he leaves Lisa craving more. Wherever she can find it. With whoever she desires.Though she's no longer in danger of going insane, her life becomes stranger yet, as she acquires and loses lovers, and lives and dies ... and lives.Where will it all end? Only God knows. And he's not talking.Content Notes: multiple partners M/F, oral sex, anal sex, shapeshifter sex.
Dead Again
by Hank PasinskiPhil Pason joined the DEA looking for an adventurous life and the chance to avenge the death of a friend destroyed by drug dealers. Now, fresh out of the Academy, rookie agent Pason is assign to infiltrate The Scorpions and the Blanco Diablos -- the two most dangerous and bloodthirsty drug gangs in the American Southwest. Going deep undercover, he lives under false identities and gives up all contact with friends and family. Relying on his wits, his courage, and a little bit of luck to avoid gruesome death if his true identity is ever discovered. Along the way, he finds love in an unexpected place, and longs to return home to his small-town roots after his dangerous work is done. But will his enemies let him? Dead Again is the story of a small-town boy who longs for an adventurous life -- and gets more than he bargained for....
Dead Again (Defenders of Battle Mountain #6)
by Nichole SevernShe disappeared from his life once Can he trust her now? Detective Riggs Karig has never forgotten his childhood best friend. Now he&’s found her again, and he wants to know how she&’s involved in his partner&’s death. He soon discovers that Macie Barclay is a target, not a suspect—and that she knows more about the case he&’s working than he does. Can they put their past behind them to save an innocent life? From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Defenders of Battle Mountain series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Grave DangerBook 2: Dead GiveawayBook 3: Dead on ArrivalBook 4: Presumed DeadBook 5: Over Her Dead BodyBook 6: Dead Again
Dead Aim (Eve Duncan)
by Iris JohansenThe #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen returns with an electrifying and all-too-plausible thriller that pushes the level of suspense to the maximum and never lets up. From the tense opening scene to the final explosive page, Johansen delivers a knockout novel, as an unlikely pair of allies must expose a team of killers hiding behind an unspeakable act of terror--and risk ending up their next target. She witnesses death through the eye of her camera. Now a relentless killer is focused on her. A celebrated photojournalist, Alex Graham has seen it all--but her latest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line. What happens when a reporter does more than just report? She has recorded some of the most tragic and heartbreaking of catastrophes, everything from natural disasters to infamous acts of terror. Her experiences have left her forever marked with the human side of tragedy. So when a dam breaks in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado, Alex is once more at the site doing more than just snapping pictures--she is in the mud with a shovel digging for survivors. What happens when the reporter becomes the story? Alex finds more than she bargained for. In one terrible instant, she is witness to a conspiracy that will stun a nation. The official story is just a cover-up for a truth so frightening, so unthinkable, anyone who threatens to reveal it must be silenced. Forever. And now that someone is Alex Graham. The first attempt on her life is swift and brutal. Only barely escaping, she finds an ally in an improbable source. Billionaire financier John Logan has his own reasons for protecting Alex, and these reasons alone are likely to get her killed. Using his vast connections and influences, Logan assigns a bodyguard to protect her. Judd Morgan is the best covert commando in the business, and if anyone can keep Alex safe, it's this quietly dangerous man. The problem is, Alex doesn't want to be kept safe by Judd, whose checkered past has made him the target of an unseen assassin who dogs his every step.
Dead Aim (The Chris Klick Mysteries #1)
by Ridley PearsonThe &“remarkable&” first novel in the series starring an ex-musician and amateur sleuth in beautiful, rural Idaho, by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author (Kirkus Reviews). Chris Klick wants to get far away from his past in the fast-paced West Coast music industry. But trouble seems to find him even in the peaceful environs of Idaho. When a woman named Nicole Russell tells the amateur sleuth about her missing husband, missing Labrador, and missing fifty-thousand dollars, Klick&’s suddenly up to his ears in mystery. Aided by his best friend, former basketball star Lyel, Klick pursues Nicole&’s husband, dog, and lost cash in corrupt Snow Lake. But helping Nicole recover her money may mean losing everything . . . Originally published under the name Wendell McCall, this is the debut novel in the series featuring Chris Klick, full of wit, grit, and adventure.
Dead Aim
by Thomas Perry"[Thomas Perry is] a master of nail-biting suspense."--Los Angeles TimesIn this explosive new novel from the Edgar Award-winning author of The Butcher's Boy, Blood Money, and other novels of "dazzling ingenuity" (The New York Times Book Review), Thomas Perry gives us a thriller even more startling than his most recent bestseller, Pursuit. In Dead Aim, an unsuspecting man tries to help a young woman on the edge, and finds himself drawn into a lethal struggle with a deadly adversary--and then another, and another, and another. Robert Mallon has lived for ten quiet years in affluent Santa Barbara, California, when an encounter on a beach with a mysterious young woman shatters his peaceful, carefully constructed life. Despite Mallon's desperate attempts, he loses her, and he becomes obsessed with discovering why. He hires detective Lydia Marks to uncover the secrets of this stranger's life, and what they learn propels them into a terrifying underworld of sinister secrets and deadly hatreds. Set against Mallon is the master hunter Parish, a man with an expert understanding of evil, who preys on rich people's desire for dominance and revenge. Thomas Perry's writing is "as sharp as a sushi knife," said the Los Angeles Times about Blood Money, and the same can be said about this new novel by the author hailed as "one of America's finest storytellers" (San Francisco Examiner). With Dead Aim, Thomas Perry gives us another brilliant novel of spine-tingling suspense. From the Hardcover edition.
Dead Aim (The O'Malleys of Texas #2)
by Dusty RichardsFrom Western Writers of America Spur Award-winning author Dusty Richards comes a thrilling new chapter in the O’Malley family saga, a blazing American epic of blood, bullets, and brotherhood set deep in the heart of Texas . . . Long John O’Malley is only nineteen years old, but he’s no greenhorn. The oldest and boldest of the O’Malley brothers, Long John cut his teeth tangling with Comanche at the tender age of sixteen. He risked his life to rescue a group of captive women settlers—and forged his own destiny as a hero in the making. Now he’s taking on his biggest challenge yet: riding shotgun on a wagon train across the hostile Nebraska Territory. It’s a treacherous trail, and it’s not long before the young Texan is earning his paycheck by fighting off a tribe of bloodthirsty Sioux. But the real test lies in the journey ahead—a genuine ride to hell and back, from the Rocky Mountains to Sante Fe and all the way home—that will either make Long John O’Malley a living legend . . . or a dead one.