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Always by your side
by Emese Mayhew Edward HendriksMum and Dad thought long and hard about whether we should go on holiday this year. And they deliberated even harder about whether we should return to the same campsite again. All the memories... But now that nearly a year has passed since that fateful day, they decided that life must go on. That it was time to carry on from where we had left off last autumn. I am trying to think happy thoughts, but the churning in my stomach will not subside. I am thinking about all the things I used to do with my little sister. And all the things that we were still going to do, but now will never get the chance to.
Always Emily
by Mary SullivanThis time, it has to be forever Emily Jordan has been in and out of Salem Pearce's life for years. As an archaeologist, her work often took her far away-even when he asked her to stay. She called it bad timing. He called it running away. Now she's back and asking for one last chance. But Salem is a single father with more than himself to think about. If he gives Emily another shot and she takes off again, it'll hurt his daughters, too. He can't take that risk. But deep down, he needs Emily. He always has. Maybe this time she'll stay....
Always Kill a Stranger (The Captain José Da Silva Mysteries #6)
by Robert L. FishAt an international summit, Da Silva searches for an assassin Off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, a freighter battles the waves. The steward has been stricken with appendicitis, but the sea is too rough for the ship to dock. A coast guard helicopter brings him to shore, where he is put in an ambulance and rushed the hospital. But when the ambulance arrives, the patient has disappeared. He was never sick, and he is not a sailor. He is an assassin, and he's vanished into thin air. The Organization of American States is holding a summit in Rio, and Argentinian representative Juan Dorcas is planning an incendiary speech. When Interpol liaison José Da Silva hears whispers that Dorcas will be assassinated before he has a chance to speak, his thoughts turn to the sailor who jumped ship, to commit a murder that will rock a hemisphere.
Always Leave 'Em Dying (The Shell Scott Mysteries #9)
by Richard S. PratherShell Scott. He's a guy with a pistol in his pocket and sex and violence on his mind. The crime world's public enemy number one, this Casanova is a sucker for a damsel in distress. When a pair of lovely legs saunters into his office, he can't help but take the job, even when the case is a killer.<P><P> In ALWAYS LEAVE 'EM DYING, Shell thinks he has seen it all – until he sees the cult. It sacrifices the best for the worst, and when he discovers who’s leading it, it almost kills him. Uniformed in black right down to the gun aimed at Shell, the leader resembles an embalmed undertaker. But it isn’t just those gorgeous young girls he seeks to sacrifice. He wants Shell. Not dead or alive – just dead.
Always Leaving
by Gene GantWhen Jason Barrett wakes up, he remembers only one thing: his name. Frightened and driven by paranoia, Jason keeps moving, going from town to town working odd jobs and making no friends. When he stumbles onto an emergency in New Hanover and saves a fellow teenage boy, it offers him the first connection he's felt in a while. All Ravi Mittal learns about his knight-in-shining armor is his name. Jason. But New Hanover is a small town and it is easy to reconnect. To return Jason's kindness, Ravi wants to help solve the riddle of Jason's missing past. As they work through clues, Jason begins to feel settled. He finds a place he belongs with Ravi--maybe something more. But Ravi's father's deep-seated prejudice against the African American teen threatens to tear Jason and Ravi apart... if the mystery chasing Jason doesn't do it first.
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (Socrates Fortlow #1)
by Walter Mosley"Mournful, insightful, and mystical...Mosley's best work of fiction." —Elle New York Times bestselling author Walter Mosley introduces us to Socrates Fortlow, an "astonishing character" (Los Angeles Times Book Review) in this acclaimed collection of linked stories."I either committed a crime or had a crime done to me every day I was in jail. Once you go to prison you belong there." Socrates Fortlow has done his time: twenty-seven years for murder and rape, acts forged by his own two rock-breaking hands. Now, he has come home to a new kind of prison: two battered rooms in an abandoned building in Watts. Working a dead-end job at the supermarket and moving perilously close to invisibility, Socrates seeks inner truth and redemption amid the violence and hopelessness of South Central Los Angeles. In fourteen intertwining tales, Socrates grapples with situations that are never easy as he attempts to hold on to a job and offer a lifeline to a young man on his same bloodstained path. In Socrates's battle-scarred wisdom, there is hope of turning the world around in this "powerful, hard-hitting, unrelenting, poignant short fiction" (Booklist).
Always Say Goodbye: A Lew Fonesca Mystery (The Lew Fonesca Mysteries #5)
by Stuart M. KaminskyFour years ago Lew Fonesca's wife was struck and killed in a hit-and-run within sight of their apartment. He fled Chicago, driving mindlessly until his car gave up the ghost in Sarasota, FL. Working from a cheap office behind the Dairy Queen on Highway 301, he makes a threadbare living as a process server and savors his clinical depression like a fine wine. Life's a sneaky mistress, though, and has a way of suckering you into caring. Lew's found that he's really good at helping people get out of bad situations. That he matters. And Lew's therapist, who alternately acts as his conscience and his sparring partner, tells him that unless he's willing to leave the planet, it's about time that he goes back to Chicago and closes the door to the past so that he can finally get on with the rest of his life. Lew hates to admit it, but he's beginning to see her point.So Lew returns to his home town, to friends and family…and to a grief that threatens to engulf him. He's resolved to dig until he finds out who killed his wife. In doing so, he'll uncover both sweet and painful memories of his past. He'll also confront a murderer who'll not hesitate to kill again to make sure hidden secrets stay buried.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Always the First to Die: A Novel
by R.J. Jacobs"R. J. Jacobs is a masterful storyteller. A must read." —Alex Finlay, author of The Night Shift and Every Last FearFor fans of Riley Sager with a classic slasher twist comes a chilling thriller following a former horror movie actress who returns to the set of her most famous film…and is soon entangled in a series of terrifying events that resemble the plot of that one cursed movie.For Lexi, the Pinecrest Estate has become a place of horror. The dilapidated manor house in the Florida Keys, once the site of her teenage movie debut, is now haunted by memories. Memories of working on a legendary horror director's most famous film and of the terrible death that propelled them all to infamy. And ever since Lexi fled the Keys, she has vowed to never return.Until, years later, her daughter escapes to the Pinecrest in search of answers. Right when a Category 4 hurricane hits the southern coast.Now, Lexi is back on the ravaged island with only a few remaining behind, and soon enough, her life begins to resemble the plot of her most famous film. And this time, she's not sure who will make it out alive."An utterly unique thriller that combines horror movies, hurricanes, and deadly secrets from the past...definitely not to be missed"—David Bell, USA Today bestselling author of The Finalists
Always the Sun: Always The Sun, Natural History, And Heartland
by Neil CrossLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize: From the creator of Luther comes a gripping tale of the deep bonds between father and sonAlways the Sun finds one man pushed past his limit, walking a wobbly line between safeguarding and carnage. While mourning the death of his wife and chasing away the darkness with a bottle, widower Sam looks for a fresh start. Dragging his frail thirteen-year-old son, Jamie, with him, Sam abandons their life in Hackney to return to his hometown. On the outside, things appear to be improving: Sam finds a job as a nurse at a local psychiatric hospital, his older sister continues to offer whatever emotional support she can, and Jamie enrolls at Churchill Comprehensive. But Jamie seems to be having trouble fitting in at school. A group of kids led by a particularly savage bully target the boy on his very first day, and the administration is apathetic at best and complicit in Jamie&’s continued torment at worst. A meeting with the bully&’s father yields no answers, and soon after, Jamie comes home bearing real, physical scars. Sam is left at a crossroads. With no one able or willing to help, how far will he go to protect his child?
Always Time to Die
by Elizabeth LowellFormer U.S. Senator Quintrell is dead.His son, New Mexico's governor, is preparing hisrun for the highest political office in the land.And dark family secrets are about to explode with the devastating force of a Southwestern earthquake.An eccentric Quintrell aunt has invited genealogist Carolina "Carly" May to their Taos compound to compile a record of the illustrious family. But digging into the past is raising troubling questions about a would-be president's private life . . . and the grisly street crime that left his drug-addicted sister dead. As a dark world of twisted passions and depravity slowly opens up before Carly, there is no one whom she dares trust -- perhaps least of all Dan Duran, a dangerous, haunted enigma who's tied to the Quintrells' history. But she will need an ally to survive the terrible mysteries a father carried to the grave -- because following the bloodlines of the powerful can be a bloody business. And some dead secrets can kill.
Always Watching (Beaumont Brothers Justice #2)
by Julie Anne LindseyIs she being paranoid? Or facing a deadly threat? Suspecting she&’s being followed, Scarlet Wills hires local PI Austin Beaumont. But when a brutal attack lands Scarlet in the hospital, it&’s clear they&’re up against a rapidly escalating threat. Posing as lovers ignites passion that threatens their determination to keep things strictly professional. And they&’re running out of time to catch someone who&’ll stop at nothing to make Scarlet his…From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Beaumont Brothers Justice series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Closing In On CluesBook 2: Always WatchingBook 3: Innocent Witness
Always Watching
by Chevy StevensAs a psychiatrist, Nadine Lavoie wants to help people, but she has dark troubles of her own - some she can't even think about and some she can't even remember.When a distraught young woman is taken to the hospital where Nadine works, it triggers horrific memories for Nadine. Digging deeper, she forces herself to confront her past and the damage done to her when she and her brother were brought to a remote commune as children.What happened to the innocent girl she once was? Why was her family destroyed? Nadine has no idea that by asking these questions, she will put herself in a danger she could never have imagined.
Always Yesterday
by Jeri OdellAs a female cop, Delanie Cooper is on her most difficult assignment yet. To stop a baby-selling ring, she goes undercover as an unmarried, pregnant teen. Her new partner, Eli Logan, plays the father. With his rugged good looks, Delanie doesn't have to fake attraction, but Eli's rough exterior and bitterness toward women make it hard even to be friends. Eli is outraged at having another female partner. His last one nearly got him killed, and she wasn't the first woman to let him down. He's sure he'll never need another woman in his life or anyone else, not even God. His past has shown him he can only count on himself. Amid danger and deceit, can Eli forget the pain of yesterday to see something different in Delanie? And will he come to know God, the only One who will never let him down?
Alys, Always
by Harriet LaneFrom the author of Her, a suspenseful, assured literary debut that explores the dark side of desire and ambition through one woman's unlikely entry into an elite world and a destiny of her own design.On a bitter winter's night, Frances Thorpe comes upon the aftermath of a car crash and, while comforting the dying driver, Alys Kyte, hears her final words. The wife of a celebrated novelist, Alys moved in rarefied circles, and when Frances agrees to meet the bereaved family, she glimpses a world entirely foreign to her: cultured, wealthy, and privileged. While slowly forging a friendship with Alys's carelessly charismatic daughter, Frances finds her own life takes a dramatic turn, propelling her from an anonymous existence as an assistant editor for the books section of a newspaper to the dizzying heights of literary society. With her unforgettable protagonist, author Harriet Lane draws readers into a tightly paced tale that careens towards an audacious ending. Transfixing, insightful, and unsettling, Alys, Always drops us into the mind of an enigmatic young woman whose perspective on a glamorous world also shines a light on those on the outside who would risk all to become part of it.
Alys, Always: A Novel
by Harriet LaneFrom the author of Her, a suspenseful, assured literary debut that explores the dark side of desire and ambition through one woman's unlikely entry into an elite world and a destiny of her own design.On a bitter winter's night, Frances Thorpe comes upon the aftermath of a car crash and, while comforting the dying driver, Alys Kyte, hears her final words. The wife of a celebrated novelist, Alys moved in rarefied circles, and when Frances agrees to meet the bereaved family, she glimpses a world entirely foreign to her: cultured, wealthy, and privileged. While slowly forging a friendship with Alys's carelessly charismatic daughter, Frances finds her own life takes a dramatic turn, propelling her from an anonymous existence as an assistant editor for the books section of a newspaper to the dizzying heights of literary society. With her unforgettable protagonist, author Harriet Lane draws readers into a tightly paced tale that careens towards an audacious ending. Transfixing, insightful, and unsettling, Alys, Always drops us into the mind of an enigmatic young woman whose perspective on a glamorous world also shines a light on those on the outside who would risk all to become part of it.
Alys, Always: A superbly disquieting psychological thriller
by Harriet LaneFrances is a thirty-something sub-editor, an invisible production, drone on the books pages of the Questioner. Her routine and colourless existence is disrupted one winter evening when she happens upon the aftermath of a car crash and hears the last words of the driver, Alys Kyte.When Alys's family makes contact in an attempt to find closure, Frances is given a tantalising glimpse of a very different world: one of privilege and possibility. The relationships she builds with the Kytes will have an impact on her own life, both professionally and personally, as Frances dares to wonder whether she might now become a player in her own right...Read by Clare Corbett(p) 2012 Orion Publishing Group
Alys, Always
by Harriet LaneA SUSPENSEFUL, ASSURED L ITERARY DEBUT THAT EXPLORES THE DARK SIDE OF DESIRE AND AMBITION THROUGH ONE WOMAN' S UNLIKELY ENTRY INTO A N ELITE WORLD AND A DESTINY OF HER OWN DESIGN ON A BITTER WINTER' S NIGHT, Frances Thorpe comes upon the aftermath of a car crash and, while comforting the dying driver, Alys Kyte, hears her final words. The wife of a celebrated novelist, Alys moved in rarefied circles, and when Frances agrees to meet the bereaved family, she glimpses a world entirely foreign to her: cultured, wealthy, and privileged. While slowly forging a friendship with Alys's carelessly charismatic daughter, Frances finds her own life takes a dramatic turn, propelling her from an anonymous existence as an assistant editor for the books section of a newspaper to the dizzying heights of literary society. With her unforgettable protagonist, author Harriet Lane draws readers into a tightly paced tale that careens towards an audacious ending. Transfixing, insightful, and unsettling, Alys, Always drops us into the mind of an enigmatic young woman whose perspective on a glamorous world also shines a light on those on the outside who would risk all to become part of it.
Alyssa Again
by Sylvie Kurtzshe'd assumed her twin's identity, faked an engagement to a man she hardly knew.But only by becoming Alyssa could Brooke Snowden view life through her long-lost sister's eyes...to find the person who wanted Alyssa dead.The deception, she knew, was fraught with risk, but Brooke hadn't anticipated her dangerous attraction to the one man forbidden to her....It was Jack Chessman's duty as a cop to protect Brooke, and his debt of honor to her twin. But while his regard for Alyssa had never gone beyond brotherly affection, his feelings for pretend fiancée Brooke were of the forever kind.But first, he had to keep her alive....
Amagansett
by Mark MillsIn the small town of Amagansett, perched on Long Island's windswept coast, generations have followed the same calling as their forefathers, fishing the dangerous Atlantic waters. Little has changed in the three centuries since white settlers drove the Montaukett Indians from the land. But for Conrad Labarde, a second-generation Basque immigrant recently returned from the Second World War, and his fellow fisherman Rollo Kemp, this stability is shattered when a beautiful New York socialite turns up dead in their nets. On the face of it, her death was accidental, but deputy police chief Tom Hollis - an incomer from New York - is convinced the truth lies in the intricate histories and family secrets of Amagansett's inhabitants. Meanwhile the enigmatic Labarde is pursuing his own investigation.
The Amalfi Bride
by Ann MajorThe beauty of Italy's Amalfi Coast made Regina Tomei throw caution to the wind- and spend the night in the arms of a gorgeous stranger. Except Nico Romano is actually a prince- heir to a monarchy, destined to marry a woman of royal blood.Regina has no illusions that a working-class American like herself could fit into his world of power, palazzos and paparazzi. Their passionate affair must end when her vacation does. But Regina leaves Italy with more than just memories-she's carrying Nico's baby!
Amanda Black 3 - L'últim minut (Amanda Black #Volumen 3)
by Juan Gómez-Jurado Bárbara MontesArriba el tercer llibre de la col·lecció «Amanda Black», la nova sèrie per a nens de Juan Gómez-Jurado i Bárbara Montes. Aventures repletes de misteri, acció trepidant i amb un ritme frenètic. Des que va heretar els seus poders, l'Amanda no ha pogut descansar ni un minut: els entrenaments, els deures, les missions... Però tot això està a punt de canviar, ja que per primer cop ha decidit agafar-se el dia lliure per poder anar al ball de l'institut. Es comprarà un vestit que faci goig, demanarà al Jason que l'hi acompanyi i tot plegat serà perfecte. El somni de qualsevol adolescent! Ara bé, les coses no surten mai com voldríem. El matí del dia del ball, la tieta Paula encomana a l'Amanda una missió: evitar que una important tauleta sumèria que fa anys que va desaparèixer caigui a les mans de la persona equivocada. I l'Amanda, com a hereva del cult a la deessa Maat, no ho pot pas permetre. Podrà robar la tauleta abans que es perdi per sempre, l'Amanda? I, encara que se'n surti, arribarà a temps al ball més important de la seva adolescència? Ressenyes:«Si tens ganes de viure una gran aventura, fes-ho amb l'Amanda Black.» «L'ADICCIÓ LECTORA ESTÀ ASSEGURADA.»Adrián Cordellat, El País
Amanda Black 3 - El último minuto (Amanda Black #Volumen 3)
by Juan Gómez-Jurado Bárbara MontesLlega el tercer libro de la colección «Amanda Black», la nueva serie para niños de Juan Gómez-Jurado y Bárbara Montes. Aventuras repletas de misterio, acción trepidante y un ritmo frenético. «Su final es tu principio.» Desde que heredó sus poderes, Amanda no ha tenido ni un momento de descanso: entrenos, deberes, misiones... Pero todo está a punto de cambiar, porque por primera vez ha decidido tomarse el día libre para asistir al baile del instituto. Se comprará un vestido bonito, le pedirá a Jason que la acompañe y todo será genial. ¡El sueño de cualquier adolescente! Sin embargo, las cosas nunca son como una quiere. La mañana del baile, la tía Paula le encomienda a Amanda una misión: evitar que una importante tablilla sumeria que lleva años desaparecida caiga en las manos equivocadas. Y Amanda, como heredera del culto a la diosa Maat, nopuede permitirlo. ¿Será capaz de robar la tablilla antes de que se pierda para siempre? Y, aunque, lo consiga, ¿llegará a tiempo al baile más importante de su adolescencia? Si tienes ganas de vivir una gran aventura, ¡únete a Amanda Black! «LA ADICCIÓN LECTORA ESTÁ ASEGURADA.»Adrián Cordellat, El País
Amanda Black 4 - La Campana de Jade (Amanda Black #Volumen 4)
by Juan Gómez-Jurado Bárbara MontesLlega el cuarto libro de la colección «Amanda Black», la nueva serie para niños de Juan Gómez-Jurado y Bárbara Montes. Aventuras repletas de misterio, acción trepidante y con un ritmo frenético. Cuando Amanda cumplió trece años, heredó de golpe una mansión y averiguó que era la última (glups) de una larga estirpe familiar dedicada a mantener el equilibrio entre las fuerzas del mal y las fuerzas del bien. Junto a su amigo Eric, Amanda ha tenido que adaptarse a su nuevo instituto, a sus nuevos poderes y a sus nuevas actividades extraescolares: robar objetos peligrosos para la humanidad. En esta nueva aventura, esta vez en Nepal, Amanda seguirá ahondando en sus orígenes, e intentará descubrir más sobre su madre y sobre su mayor enemiga, Irma Dagon. Una nueva aventura de Amanda en su empeño por desentrañar los secretos de la mansión Black.
Amanda Black 4 - La Campana de Jade (Amanda Black #Volumen 4)
by GOMEZ-JURADO, JUAN/MONTES, BARBARAArriba el quart llibre de la col·lecció "Amanda Black", la nova sèrie per a nens de Juan Gómez-Jurado i Bárbara Montes. Aventures repletes de misteri, acció trepidant i amb un ritme frenètic. Quan l'Amanda va fer tretze anys, va heretar de cop una mansió i va esbrinar que era l'última d'una llarga estirp familiar dedicada a mantenir l'equilibri entre les forces del mal i les forces del bé. Juntament amb al seu amic Eric, l'Amanda tracta adaptar-se a un nou institut, als seus nous poders i a les noves activitats extraescolars: robar objectes perillosos per a la humanitat. En aquesta nova aventura, aquesta vegada al Nepal, l'Amanda continuarà intentant desentranyar els seus orígens, descobrir més sobre la seva mare i la seva pitjor enemiga, Irma Dagon. Una nova aventura de l'Amanda i la seva decisió per descobrir els misteris de la mansió Black!
Amanda Black 5 - El toc sepulcral (Amanda Black #Volumen 5)
by Juan Gómez-Jurado Bárbara MontesArriba el cinquè llibre de la col·lecció «Amanda Black», la nova sèrie per a nens de Juan Gómez-Jurado i Bàrbara Montes. Aventures repletes de misteri, acció trepidant i amb un ritme frenètic. «El seu final és el teu principi» La situació és la següent: els carrers estan plens d’una multitud del que semblen ser... morts vivents? La ciutat ha estat assetjada i ningú pot sortir ni entrar d'ella. A les notícies i a la ràdio parlen d'un virus, però jo sé que no ha estat un virus. Ha estat la Campana de Jade. Ha estat el seu toc. Comencen a arribar informes de ciutats pròximes en les quals està succeint exactament el mateix. Si algú pot parar-ho, hauria de ser jo. Jo soc l'escollida..., o això va dir la Gran Biblioteca. Aconseguirà Amanda trobar l'origen del caos i detenir aquest horror mentre lluita contra els seus propis dimonis? Si tens ganes de viure una gran aventura, uneix-te a Amanda Black!