Download or read book Caught Up in the Grift written by C A R and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caught up in the Grift is a must-read novel about love, careers, and self-realization. Four women find themselves drawn to a place called Paradise, which is exactly what they are hoping to find, but will they? Meet Charlese. She is climbing the corporate ladder of success, but when a grifter makes her his next mark, will she be able to hold it all together or will one bad decision alter her future? Amy is fierce, fearless and sassy, never letting anyone or anything stop her from getting what or whom she wants. Will she ever be able to care about anyone else or will her selfish ways lead her to a lonely road of self-destruction? Lisa has traveled a long way to get a fresh start on life and find happiness. Did she really escape her past for Paradise or will she learn there is no such thing as "Paradise" after all? Denise will go to every extreme to convince her special friend, Will, that she is the lady for him. After waiting for what seems like a lifetime, will she learn that all her waiting was in vain? Journey on the Grift as these powerful women share their world. You will experience page-turning twists and inspiring turns as they wind their way through life. Don't miss out on your opportunity to meet ... The Grifter! About the Author: New on the scene, New York City novelist C A R is quiet in presence but strong in force. Caught up In The Grift is her first novel. She has since written four more. For more information visit http: // www.car.vpweb.com. Publisher's Website: http: //sbpra.com/CAR

Download or read book A Man Betrayed written by J. V. Jones and published by Aspect. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 2 of the Book of Words series, is a fantasy adventure where the lethal conspiracies and deadly intrigues of the mighty can be countered only by the power of magic.

Download or read book The Book of Words written by J. V. Jones and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-30 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ebook compilation brings together the three thrilling novels in J.V. Jones's epic fantasy adventure series. THE BAKER'S BOY At vast Castle Harvell, Where King Lesketh lies dying, two fates collide. In her regal suite, young Melliandra, the daughter of an influential lord, rebels against her forced betrothal to the sinister Prince Kylock. In the kitchens, an apprentice named Jack is terrified by his sudden, uncontrolled power to work miracles. Together they flee the castle, stalked by a sorcer who has connived for decades to control the crown, committing supernatural murder to advance his schemes. Meanwhile, a young knight begins a quest leaving behind his home and family to seek out the treacherous Isle of Larn, where lies a clue to his desperate search for the truth. And a wondrous epic of darkness and beauty begins... A MAN BETRAYED At Castle Harvell demented Prince Kylock grabs the reins of power and hate by murdering his father. Harvell's two young refugees are torn apart by the storms of war: Headstrong young Melliandra is captured by brutal slavers and Jack, whose wild power works miracles, falls prey to a smuggler's lying charms and a woman's seductive schemes. Meanwhile, in the distant stronghold of Bren, Kylock's betrothed, beautiful, mad Catherine, dabbles with darkest sorceries. A knight's shattered destiny is about to lead from death-sport pits to the blood-strewn creation of an empire--and a wondrous epic of grandeur and magic continues... MASTER AND FOOL The Known Lands are teetering on the brink of war. Desperate to avert worldwide catastrophe, Jack, the baker's boy, must learn to harness the full strength of his magic to face his ultimate destiny--a final confrontation with the murderously evil Kylock

Download or read book Dalton s Undoing written by RaeAnne Thayne and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Return to Cold Creek in a heartwarming story of love and family… He was known as a major player who'd left a swath of broken hearts across the Teton Valley. Yet when single mother Jenny Boyer saw the tenderness in Seth Dalton's eyes when he looked at her children—not to mention her—it was impossible for her to believe it was all a game. She was new to this small town, a school principal who needed to be respected. The last man she should be getting involved with was the Hunk of Cold Creek! But every time Seth came near, Jenny could feel herself falling…like all of the women who'd come before her. So why did she hope that her story would have a different ending—as in, happily ever after? Originally published in 2006.

Download or read book The Grift written by Debra Ginsberg and published by Crown. This book was released on 2008-08-12 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when a pseudo psychic suddenly gets the real gift? Marina Marks has been on the grift as a psychic since she was a child, forced into the business by a junkie mother who was always desperate for her next fix—and willing to use her solemn dark-haired daughter to peddle an extra buck. As an adult, Marina has earned a handsome living preying on the dreams and fears of her clients. She doesn’t believe there is such a thing as psychic ability, but she does believe in intuition. Her gift is the ability to gain the trust of her clients and subtly raise her fees as they become more attached to her and her readings. But when Marina moves her “intuitive counseling” business out of muggy, cloying Florida to the milder environs of southern California, her past follows her. As she takes on new clients—a trophy wife desperate to bear a child, a gay man involved with a closeted psychiatrist, and a philandering businessman who’s smitten with her—a former client resurfaces in an eerie way. Suddenly, Marina is in love for the first time, but it is a romance whose roots lie deep in her past and threaten her efforts to reinvent herself. As Marina’s life gets more and more entangled with those of her clients, she makes a startling discovery: she suddenly has the actual ability to see the future. After predicting a murder exactly as it happens, she becomes the sole suspect. Now she’s the desperate one—desperate to clear her name and to discover the meaning behind her visions.

Download or read book The Albuquerque Turkey written by John Vorhaus and published by Bafflegab Books. This book was released on 2013-08-03 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After their last big con netted them a nice chunk of change, Radar Hoverlander and his grifter girlfriend, Allie Quinn, have vowed to go straight. But Radar’s fragile commitment to clean living is put to the test when an oddly hefty lady in red shows up and stalks him through the streets of Santa Fe. Except that’s no lady—it’s Radar’s dad, Woody Hoverlander, a world class con artist in his own right. Radar correctly figures if his dad is in drag, he must be in trouble. Woody is on the lam, with a Vegas hard guy after him and a large debt to clear. To help him, Radar must break his vow to leave cons behind—and risk losing Allie, who is determined to protect their nest egg and steer clear of bad influences. Radar’s best pal, the usually hapless Vic Mirplo, had started creating art as a con, but now he’s coming into money as his sculptures start to sell. When Radar needs someone to flash some cash in Vegas and play the reckless gambler so that he can get his father off the hook, he reinvents Mirplo as the ultimate high roller--the Albuquerque Turkey--and dangles him as bait. Art fraud, casino cons, love, loyalty, and plenty of double- and triple-crosses…they all prove that the odds of what happens in Vegas staying in Vegas are about as long as Radar Hoverlander staying straight.

Download or read book The Combination written by Brian Newton Fuller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-11-23 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who would want to pursue the American Dream, not through hard work, but through hard crime? The Pitts brothers, Kurtis and Tommy, that's who. But as is the crux with any dream, it's easy to get in over your head, especially when you are trying to rip-off the biggest criminal in town. Follow Kurtis and Tommy on their comedic crime journey and witness the serious-ass trouble that alters the cards they were dealt in life. The Combination is not as easy as a simple spin of three numbers.

Download or read book Snowfall in Cold Creek A Deal Made in Texas written by RaeAnne Thayne and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLECTION Reader-favorite romances in collectible volumes from our bestselling authors. Snowfall in Cold Creek by New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne Previously published as Dalton's Undoing Single mother Jenny Boyer is new to the small town of Pine Gulch. As a school principal who needs to be respected, Jenny knows the last man she should be getting involved with is the town's most notorious bachelor. Yet whenever Seth Dalton is around, Jenny feels herself falling…like all of the women who came before her. Seth is infamous for leaving a trail of broken hearts behind him. But every time Jenny looks into this supposed player's eyes, she sees tenderness—both for herself and her children. It's hard to believe love is just a game to Seth, especially when Jenny has seen how kind and gentle he can be. Could this rowdy cowboy finally be ready to settle down? FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! A Deal Made in Texas by USA TODAY bestselling author Michelle Major When Christine Briscoe finds herself dancing with Gavin Fortunado at his sister’s wedding, she could swear it's a dream. So when the flirtatious attorney asks her to be his pretend girlfriend, Christine knows she won't have trouble filling the role. Sparks ignite quickly between the two, but considering Gavin’s reputation, Christine might be heading for heartbreak…or maybe straight down the aisle.

Download or read book Facts Lies Deceptions and Fantasy written by Michelle Stojic and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facts, Lies, Deceptions, and Fantasy: Book II of the Woohox Chronicles fills in some of the blanks of book 1, answers a lingering question or two, and offers more twists and turns as the Long Bow-Wanderhorse clans fight to save the ancestral home of First Nations people worldwide. Marin is still missing. Windsongs brothers Ryce and Bruce are chasing pipe dreams, following myths and legends in the jungles of the Amazon until Ryce steps across a quantum string, taking the entire Kayapo nation with him. And there is still no hope of Marins return. Windsong is at a loss and about to lose her mind. Meanwhile, mystery and deception abound in Chicago and Washington as Particia Molinari weaves her webs, enticing congressmen and military personnel with her stories of weapons of mass destruction and stealth all being fabricated in the desert of Sonora. The Fein farm collective rallies around the Long Bow-Wanderhorse clan as they ward off the greed and avarice of Particia Molinari and her associates. When will Marin return home? And what of Ryce and the mysterious Ethan Moore of Arslan Moor? Kayapo, Arapaho, medieval crusaders, an Australian surfing team, and the Secret Service are intertwined in the latest chapter of the Woohox Chronicles.

Download or read book Ex Con Free are the Dead written by Stuart Friedman and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was free now. But his wife was gone. Somewhere the con men were using her as bait--to force him back into their criminal syndicate. And in his violent search through the flea-bitten jungle of hoods and vice dolls he met the beautiful nymphomaniac who swore to help him. Then he learned her awful price-- He had to yield to her naked savagery or be framed for a brutal killing!

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Download or read book South Central Noir Akashic Noir written by Gary Phillips and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Akashic Noir Series’ forensic study of Southern California sharpens its focus on one of Los Angeles’s most recognized neighborhoods. “If you’re of a certain age, your perception of South Los Angeles might have been formed by riots and rappers. Or maybe you know it through television . . . But Gary Phillips, who grew up there, has a more historically complex point of view . . . For Phillips and the 13 other writers who contributed to his just-published anthology, those narrower, pop-infused renditions are just the tip of the iceberg . . . with the result that their work—and their city—is much richer for the exercise.” —Los Angeles Times "Let's make some space for crime fiction in miniature. Akashic Books offers its latest city-centric noir anthology with South Central Noir, which includes 14 top-notch stories about one of Los Angeles's most chronicled neighborhoods. The editor, Gary Phillips—whose most recent novel is One-Shot Harry—has assembled a formidable group of writers that includes Jervey Tervalon, Tananarive Due, Naomi Hirahara, Steph Cha and Penny Mickelbury." —New York Times Book Review From the Introduction by Gary Phillips "Within these pages you’ll find stories of those walking the straight and narrow—until something untoward happens. Maybe it’s someone taking a step out of line, getting caught up in circumstances spiraling out of their control. Maybe they’re planning the grift, the grab . . . whatever it is to finally put them over. Other times the steps they take are to get themselves or people they care about out from under. You’ll find the offerings in these pages are a rich mix of tone—tales told of hope, survival, revenge, and triumph. Excursions beyond the headlines and the hype. The settings herein reflect South Central today or chronicle its colorful past, such as the days of the jazz joints along Central Avenue . . . From South Park to East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, from the borderlands of Watts to the one-time Southern Pacific railroad tracks paralleling Slauson Avenue, take a tour of a section of Los Angeles that may be unfamiliar to you but you will get to know, at least a little, by the time you finish reading this entertaining and engaging anthology." Featuring brand-new stories by: Steph Cha, Nikolas Charles, Tananarive Due, Larry Fondation, Gar Anthony Haywood, Naomi Hirahara, Emory Holmes II, Roberto Lovato, Penny Mickelbury, Gary Phillips, Eric Stone, Jervey Tervalon, Jeri Westerson, and Désirée Zamorano.

Download or read book Unmasked written by Andy Ngo and published by Center Street. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this #1 national bestseller, a journalist who's been attacked by Antifa writes a deeply researched and reported account of the group's history and tactics. When Andy Ngo was attacked in the streets by Antifa in the summer of 2019, most people assumed it was an isolated incident. But those who'd been following Ngo's reporting in outlets like the New York Post and Quillette knew that the attack was only the latest in a long line of crimes perpetrated by Antifa. In Unmasked, Andy Ngo tells the story of this violent extremist movement from the very beginning. He includes interviews with former followers of the group, people who've been attacked by them, and incorporates stories from his own life. This book contains a trove of documents obtained by the author, published for the first time ever.

Download or read book Master and Fool written by J. V. Jones and published by Aspect. This book was released on 2000-12-15 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Known Lands are teetering on the brink of war. Desperate to avert worldwide catastrophe, Jack, the baker's boy, must learn to harness the full strength of his magic to face his ultimate destiny--a final confrontation with the murderously evil Kylock.

Download or read book The Wraith Welcome to Christmasland 7 written by Joe Hill and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epilogue: "Phantoms." You have worked the big grift your whole life, conning a fortune off the rubes and always on the run from enemies, shadows, and phantoms. But no one outruns the Wraith... not with Charlie Manx behind the wheel.

Download or read book The Wraith Welcome to Christmasland written by Joe Hill and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Hill's New York Times bestselling novel, NOS4A2, introduced readers to the terrifying funhouse world of Christmasland and the mad man who rules there: Charlie Talent Manx III. Now, in an original new comic miniseries, Hill throws wide the candy cane gates to tell a standalone story that is at once both accessible to new readers and sure to delight fans of the book.

Download or read book Soul s Blood written by Stephen Graham King and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equal parts troubleshooters and troublemakers, Keene and Lexa-Blue, along with the sentient ship, Maverick Heart, have been known to solve a problem or two. For the right price, that is. But even they aren’t prepared for a desperate summons from a love Keene thought long past. For Daevin Adisi is now the Technarch of Brighter Light, one of the greatest corporate colony states in the Galactum, which is on the brink of war with Sotari, descendants of a people changed by nanogenetic experimentation. Seeking only to live a quiet, simple life free of the technology they blame for the worst part of their history, Sotari has struggled to co-exist with Brighter Light, a constant reminder of their dark past. And now, the uneasy truce has finally crumbled. In his last ditch attempt to save their world, Daevin has called upon Keene to help him finally bring peace.