Download or read book A Night in Monterrey written by Diana Reed Morris and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young, naïve Jeananne Cameron is swept into a fantastic new life among Texas oil barons and their Hispanic staff of maids, cooks, bodyguards, and chauffeurs. Her fortunes spiral upward when she marries Geoff Wilkins, handsome playboy and heir to the family’s oil-patch business and wealth. But nothing about this world is as it appears. The charming Geoff Wilkins is a gambler and a cheat. The family patriarch is leading a double life. And, among the Hispanics are secrets that cause surprise and shock on both sides of the US/Mexico border. In Monterrey the tensions caused by greed, hidden love, loyalty, lies, and ambition collide to create a story of adventure and romance.

Download or read book It Sounds Like This written by Anna Meriano and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweet and nerdy contemporary YA novel set in the world of marching band perfect for fans of Late to the Party, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega and Kate in Waiting. Yasmín Treviño didn’t have much of a freshman year thanks to Hurricane Humphrey, but she’s ready to take sophomore year by storm. That means mastering the marching side of marching band—fast!—so she can outshine her BFF Sofia as top of the flute section, earn first chair, and impress both her future college admission boards and her comfortably unattainable drum major crush Gilberto Reyes. But Yasmín steps off on the wrong foot when she reports an anonymous gossip Instagram account harassing new band members and accidentally gets the entire low brass section suspended from extracurriculars. With no low brass section, the band is doomed, so Yasmín decides to take things into her own hands, learn to play the tuba, and lead a gaggle of rowdy freshman boys who are just as green to marching and playing as she is. She’ll happily wrestle an ancient school tuba if it means fixing the mess she might have caused. But when the secret gossip Instagram escalates their campaign of harassment and Yasmín's friendship with Sofia deteriorates, things at school might be too hard to bear. Luckily, the support of Yasmín’s new section—especially introverted section leader Bloom, a sweet ace and aro-spectrum boy—might just turn things around.

Download or read book Brig written by Roger B. Rector and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's had enough of the cartels. It was time to take action, and Brig was just the person he needed to get it done. Brig's character had been forged in the atmosphere of a small town on the Oklahoma plains and sealed by the tragic death of his sister and parents. His training prepared him to become a Navy SEAL. His experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq had earned him two Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars, and three Purple Hearts. His loyalty and leadership caused him to be asked to leave the navy. Why? This novel contains action, sprinkled with politics, drugs, religion, taxes, racism, morality, and even offers a common-sense solution for border security and immigration.

Download or read book The Wrath of Mamba written by J. R. Brice and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-04 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paula Fisher Davis has already survived insurmountable odds to achieve professional success, striking beauty, and great wealth. Now retired from her previous life as a well-respected and legendary contract killer, Paula is looking forward to living out the rest of her days with her husband on their impressive Texas ranch. Surrounded by faithful bodyguards and an elaborate security system, Paula feels completely secure. But all of her dreams for her future disintegrate on a dark and deserted roadway in Acapulco, when she is kidnapped. Tortured and beaten by those who will stop at nothing to achieve revenge, Paula escapes her abductorsonly to learn that the men have brutally murdered her husband. Furious at the senselessness of his death, Paula calls on an old friend for help. Desperate to find her husbands killers, she immerses herself once again in the dangerous life of a government assassin. As she reactivates her code name Mamba, Paula is now the one seeking retribution. Unfortunately, as those who mistakenly find themselves in her way quickly discover, the wrath of Mamba is always final. In this suspenseful tale of intrigue and danger, the Mamba will not rest until her merciless mission is complete.

Download or read book Devoir written by Eduard Meinema and published by Eduard Meinema. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It seems like a simple assignment for two experienced Special Space Agents. On Affix, one of the two moons of Viridis, the most distant planet in the human-explored and inhabited part of the universe, Monterrey and Xiaobo, two agents of the Federal Bureau of Space Investigation, are hunting a fugitive. The FBSI agents expect to get the job done quickly. Until it turns out that several more parties are involved in the manhunt. And not all of these parties are human ... When an ancient secret is also uncovered, a dangerous cat and mouse game is created. A game of life and death. To survive, criminals and men of the law have only one choice. They must work together to defeat the unknown enemy. Collaborate with someone they don't trust.

Download or read book The Luck of the Maya written by Theodore Brazeau and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the story.... 'The Luck of the Maya’ is an adventure with science fiction overtones and even a love interest. It takes place partly in the Petén jungle of southern México, partly in Houston and Austin with side trips to Chicago and New York and occasionally Las Vegas. The story is told from the perspective of 2017 and set mostly in the late 1970s, the important target date is December 21, 2012—the end of the 5126 year long-count cycle of the ancient Mayan Calendar—when unusual things have been predicted to happen. There are Mayan Elders, gangsters, unpredictable hillbillies, an incredibly beautiful and highly trained Mayan operative, shrimp boats, treks through the jungle, death, and some weddings.

Download or read book News from the Empire written by Fernando del Paso and published by Dalkey Archive Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If there was not so much fiction in News from the Empire, it could be called a work of history. In fact, the focus of this broad work is history itself, as well as the many unrecorded lives and events that history has forgotten from this strange era in Mexico's early nationhood. Using Emperor Maximilian and his wife, Carlota, as a starting point, Fernando Del Paso both considers what Mexico is and the country's place in the larger narrative of world history. The book spans the palaces of Europe and the villages of Mexico, yet despite its broad focus News is a book rich in characters and details, a work that opens up this era of Mexican history to readers without specialized knowledge. Maximilian and Carlota are the focus of the book, and even if they are not explicitly on every page, they are always in the background somewhere, providing the humanizing contradictions that fill it. Del Paso draws a complicated picture of two naïve people placed in a situation they could not manage and a country they did not understand. This innocence is especially inexplicable in the case of Maximilian, who, as brother of Austria's Emperor Franz Josef, should have known something about ruling but is completely unable to govern.

Download or read book Lautaro s Spear written by Scott R. Larson and published by Scott R. Larson. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine years after his youthful adventure in Mexico, Dallas Green is still struggling with love, friendship, and more ill-advised adventures

Download or read book The Deathbed Confession of a Man in Black written by Keith W. Brooks and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1940's The United States Government has been accused of being in a conspiracy to hide alien life forms on Earth, the government has remained quiet and has not confirmed or denied the allegations. One of these conspiracy theories is a top secret organization called MJ-12 that was formed by President Harry S. Truman. Within this organization was a security force known as The Men in Black whose main objective was to silence any and all witnesses. This book is about one man who claims to be part of the Men in Black. Read his story about the different UFO crashes, underwater bases (USO's), the alien agenda, the aliens that are being held at area 51 and politicians who have destroyed this nation.

Download or read book Amazonia written by Ernie Palamarek and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2003-02-13 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oi Amigo! Experience the amazing mighty Amazon! It's the steamy setting for this colourful South American tale of an old family company dealing in jungle medicinal plants. The venerable firm is corrupted by lust, corporate greed, gratuitous affluence, shady characters, and duplicitous transactions. Genetic tinkering and environmental destruction run amuck amidst the grinding subsistence life of the Amazon natives. Rune Erikson is cast as the altruistic hero as he comes to the rescue of a statuesque Brazilian heiress brutally targeted during a medical conference in Victoria. Hiding her aboard the Valhalla, Rune is love-struck. Hitching a ride with her on Dredmann Industries corporate jet, it delivers them unto the evil Dr. Manglar. Bianca Penthesilia Monteiro fights back against Gunther Dredmann, known by his victims as Dr. Death, when her family's business is ruthlessly subjected to a hostile takeover. Fast Eddie, an old buddy of Rune's who has fallen into the bottle, teams up to help with his Grumman Goose flying boat. An ancient family enigma is revealed when a five-hundred-year-old Portuguese leather trunk is opened. A wizened soothsayer casts his cryptic prophecies as a centuries-old Portuguese sword comes scything down in an old Brazilian prison, sparking primeval powers in its possessor. This intriguing fourth novel in a series features the somewhat jaded but dashing Rune Erikson who slogs through the piranha-infested Amazon with his Grumman Goose flying buddy, Fast Eddie, in a torturous survival trek. Rune and his Brazilian heiress babe are caught up in a sinister plot of unimaginable consequences. Coloured by romance and spiced with eroticism, this adventure lures Rune off his sailing ketch, Valhalla, in Victoria's Fisherman's Wharf into the enticing arms of a young, hot-blooded Latin American woman whose powerful matriarchal lineage is unknowingly steeped in the ancient myths and secret sagas of the steamy Amazon.

Download or read book The Murder of a Fed written by J. Huddleston and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-12-12 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE MURDER OF A FED Years before DNA testing became an important factor in criminal research, many law enforcement agents had methods of their own to gather pertinent information and confessions, some not so conventional. Dee Bolin had his own methods, and when the stakes were high, he never hesitated to use them. When Dee flies to San Antonio to help his best friend, arrested for the murder of an FAA inspector, he pulls out all the stops. Dees friend, Jay Hudson, having recently survived a near fatal crash of a Lear Jet he was flying, containing 2000lbs. of cocaine and the number one drug Czar of Mexico, thought all of his troubles were behind him. After being held hostage in Mexico for several months, Jay knew flying the drug laden trip was his only chance of escaping. His intentional gear-up landing in Brownsville, TX almost cost him his life, being shot by the drug Czar as he diverted the aircraft from Matamoros to Brownsville, TX After months of therapy, and receiving a new first class airmans physical and recurrent training, Jay accepts the position of Chief Pilot for a fortune 500 company in San Antonio TX. Just a few months at his new job, Jay has a rude awakening as he is arrested for the murder of an FAA Inspector. Dee Bolin, Jay Hudsons best friend and special agent for the United States Treasury Department, flys to San Antonio to prove his friends innocence. Dees investigation takes him to Mexico, seeking a suspect whom he believes is the assassin. Dee successfully uses techniques from the old days of law enforcement, long before DNA, to apprehend the real murderer. Clashes between Jay Hudson and the FAA and Dee Bolins method of capturing the assassin will definitely intrigue each and every reader of this novel.

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Download or read book Blue Diablo written by Ann Aguirre and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-04-07 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Ann Aguirre's posts on the Penguin Blog “Gritty, steamy and altogether wonderful urban fantasy.”—New York Times Bestselling Author Patricia Briggs View our feature on Ann Aguirre’s Blue Diablo. "Right now, I’m a redhead. I’ve been blonde and brunette as the situation requires, though an unscheduled color change usually means relocating in the middle of the night. So far, I’m doing well here. Nobody knows what I’m running from. And I’d like to keep it that way…" Eighteen months ago, Corine Solomon crossed the border and wound up in Mexico City, fleeing her past, her lover, and her “gift”. Corine, a handler, can touch something and know its history—and sometimes, its future. Using her ability, she can find the missing—and that’s why people never stop trying to find her. People like her ex, Chance… Chance, whose uncanny luck has led him to her doorstep, needs her help. Someone dear to them both has gone missing in Laredo, Texas, and the only hope of finding her is through Corine’s gift. But their search may prove dangerous as the trail leads them into a strange dark world of demons and sorcerers, ghosts and witchcraft, zombies—and black magic…

Download or read book A Bad Piece of Luck written by Tom Abrams and published by Livingston Press (AL). This book was released on 1994 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Tampa, the birds have been singing - doves, wrens, mockingbirds, even the jailbirds - but Kuka can't quite fit their message together until a Carolina wren starts a nest in a pocket of his shorts, which have been drying on the line much too long... Sometimes cracker blues, sometimes black humor, sometimes hammering revenge, sometimes love lyric - all the time A Bad Piece of Luck sings in a voice you won't forget.

Download or read book Los Angeles Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Angeles magazine is a regional magazine of national stature. Our combination of award-winning feature writing, investigative reporting, service journalism, and design covers the people, lifestyle, culture, entertainment, fashion, art and architecture, and news that define Southern California. Started in the spring of 1961, Los Angeles magazine has been addressing the needs and interests of our region for 48 years. The magazine continues to be the definitive resource for an affluent population that is intensely interested in a lifestyle that is uniquely Southern Californian.

Download or read book Los Barrios Family Cookbook written by Diana Barrios Trevino and published by Villard. This book was released on 2008-12-24 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 140 recipes from San Antonio’s favorite Tex-Mex restaurant, featuring dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert (plus cocktails!). Since 1979, Los Barrios restaurant in San Antonio, Texas—the heart of Tex-Mex cuisine—has been serving up casero, or home-style, cooking that has charmed food critics and earned an impressive following. Founded with a small investment and a lot of spirit, Los Barrios built its reputation on the authenticity of its cuisine. The Los Barrios Family Cookbook offers these reputation-making recipes—from simple but impressive traditional Mexican dishes, many of which have been handed down and perfected through the generations, to modern Tex-Mex favorites—to fans of Southwest cuisine across the country. Included are recipes for Mexican essentials: Homemade Flour Tortillas, Tamales, and Pico de Gallo; Barrios family specialties, such as Mama Viola’s Chicken Rice Soup and Acapulco-Style Ceviche; and the classics—Chiles Rellenos, Chalupas, and Enchiladas Verdes. All the recipes contain easy-to-find ingredients, and special cooking tips will help you prepare dishes at home that will be as delicious as those served in the restaurant. The Los Barrios Family Cookbook is a comprehensive and indispensable resource for food that explodes with flavor. ¡Buen provecho!

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