Download or read book Kaydie written by Penny Zeller and published by Whitaker House. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in years, Kaydie Worthington Kraemer can breathe easily. Although she is still haunted by memories of her abusive husband, Darius, she takes comfort in knowing the man is dead. Staying with her sister McKenzie and brother-in-law Zach Sawyer at their ranch, Kaydie is still wary of men, especially now that she has another life inside of her to guard. As she looks forward to her baby’s birth, she builds a protective wall around herself that won’t be easy to tear down. Ranch hand Jonah Dickenson views his boss, Zach, like a brother. He does not, however, envy Zach’s new role as a husband. Deserted by his mother at a young age and forever despised and rejected by his own father, Jonah has few close relationships. But there’s something about Kaydie that draws him to her and makes him question his decision to remain a bachelor. When Cedric Van Aulst, an old friend of Kaydie’s, comes to town, an unforeseen prospect of marriage arises. Cedric is someone Kaydie trusts. Will she settle for a safe union with him, or can she trust God to guard her heart and her life in the arms of Jonah?

Download or read book Bury the Lead written by Kate Hilton and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A big-city journalist joins the staff of a small-town paper in cottage country and finds a community full of secrets ... and murder. Cat Conway has recently returned to Port Ellis to work as a reporter at the Quill & Packet. She’s fled the tattered remains of her high-profile career and bad divorce for the holiday town of her childhood, famous for its butter tarts, theatre, and a century-old feud. One of Cat’s first assignments is to interview legendary actor Eliot Fraser, the lead in the theatre’s season opener of Inherit the Wind. When Eliot ends up dead onstage on opening night, the curtain rises on the sleepy town’s secrets. The suspects include the actor whose career Eliot ruined, the ex-wife he betrayed, the women he abused, and even the baker he wronged. With the attention of the world on Port Ellis, this story could be Cat’s chance to restore her reputation. But the police think she’s a suspect, and the murderer wants to kill the story—and her too. Can Cat solve the mystery before she loses her job or becomes the next victim of a killer with a theatrical bent for vengeance?

Download or read book written by Thomas D. Turner and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Duncan, an archeologist, finds a satellite city of Atlantis inside a mountain. After his team excavates the site, the archeologist becomes ill, and he goes into a coma. While unconscious, Duncan experiences the last days of the Atlantian Empire.In Duncan's adventures, he sees the political struggles which lead to the demise of Atlantis. The Atlantians have to fight for their race as their competing empires have different religions, politics and greed. Honor, duty, friendship, and religion are the only things that can keep them from being completely wiped off the face of the Earth. Day gun, the Atlantian emperor's son, sees what his friends and family will do to for their empire. Daygun has to make hard decisions for his homeland.When Duncan comes back from his adventures, he looks at the world differently. In his mind, it is not his discovery of the lost city, but what he sees in the similarities of today's world.

Download or read book The Hidden Justice Collection written by Cara C. Putman and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veteran author Cara Putman weaves tales of suspense and romance in these three legal thrillers now combined in one collection. Beyond Justice Hayden is on track to become the youngest partner in her prestigious DC law firm . . . If the case she’s just been handed doesn’t destroy her first. The longer she keeps the case active, the higher the stakes become. Unknown enemies seem determined to kill the case—or her. Logic and self-preservation indicate she should close the case. But how can she, when justice is still just beyond her reach? Imperfect Justice The police say the woman was a murderer. Emilie Wesley knows they can't be talking about her client . . . can they? Thrown together in the race to save her client's surviving daughter, Emilie and her client’s brother, Reid, pursue the constantly evasive truth. If they can hang on to hope together, can they save a young girl—and find a future for themselves in the process? Delayed Justice She had long given up the desire to be loved. Now she only needed to be heard. Jaime Nichols went to law school to find the voice she never had as a child, and her determination to protect girls and women in the path of harm drives her in ways both spoken and unspoken. As Jaime, now a criminal defense attorney, prepares to press charges against someone who wronged her long ago, she must face not only her demons but also the unimaginable forces that protect the powerful man who tore her childhood apart.

Download or read book Behind the Damage written by Nadia Affolter and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When 22-year-old Shawn gets fired from his job at a Toronto magazine, he decides to go undercover as a homeless person in hopes to earn the professional success he craves. Shawn takes to living on the streets to write a first-hand exposé about the city’s homeless youth crisis. To his surprise, he is welcomed into the homeless community and taught more about friendship, connection, and heartbreak than he ever imagined. Now trapped in his own charade, will Shawn be able to keep his secret hidden from his new family or will his deceit be deemed the ultimate act of betrayal, leaving him more alone than ever before? Only one thing is certain – everyone involved will be forever changed. Behind the Damage is a play that explores the personal stories and struggles of homeless youth. With a cast of young people, drama teachers and community theatre companies will be able to address important social issues while delivering their audiences an emotional production highlighting human connection, self awareness, truth, and resilience.

Download or read book Secret Pleasures written by Jessica AngelKnight and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secret Pleasures: A Chronicle of Unhappy Endings By: Jessica Angelknight A collection of stories written with humor, frustration, and sarcasm, Jessica’s tales are written with the intention to both create and destroy something beautiful. Following the journey of a young woman, we watch as she tries to escape the outcome of choices other people have made for her and her plight for freedom.

Download or read book His Miserable Baby Momma Based On A True Story written by Angel Williams and published by Star City Publications . This book was released on 2020-07-16 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love conquers all. Meet Alana. After ending her relationship with her child's father, she vowed never to be like certain women in her life who were nothing more than miserable and bitter baby mommas. Following the sudden death of her daughter's dad, Alana falls in love with the man of her dreams. The perfect lover and father figure for her daughter. A true blessing from heaven, Ivan was. He was a single father, and Alana was a single mother, the perfect duo. However, when Ivan got back in contact with his younger son, Kameron, there was hell to pay. Kameron and his mother, Tessa, were one of a kind, something that Alana had never experienced. From day one, Tessa threatened to make Alana's life hell, and she certainly tried. Tessa did everything from stalking and harassing Alana to encouraging Kameron to abuse Ivan and Alana's kids physically and mentally. Her ultimate goal was to cause chaos in their home, and she was willing to use her child as a pawn in her sick game. A person can only endure so much before they reach their breaking point. Do you think Alana can withstand this storm of hell, bitterness, and evil? His Miserable Baby Momma is based on a true story. Alana's harrowing tale serves as a reminder to be careful who you allow to enter your life and who you entertain. You may find yourself dancing with the devil and not even know it. This nightmare is more than a story; sadly, it's reality.

Download or read book Ten Steps Higher written by Angie Adeyi and published by Pyxidia House Publishers. This book was released on 2020-10-21 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Realistic, fantastical, amusing, and tragic, "Ten Steps Higher" reflects the contemporary adolescence of a high school girl, Alexis McDaniels, as she weaves through the burdensome 'swim or sink' life she's forced to live. Alexis may not be the coolest girl in her high school, but she has a biting wit, spot-on courage and way too smart to ignore the wiles of ignorant school bullies. She takes on the high-stakes game of teen-tyranny ten steps higher, and in the process fashions unexpected relationships in the most unlikely circles. Inventing who and what she will be, Alexis builds the dream team, and out of it discovers she's so much more. She finally finds the life she so deeply sought, only to face a tragedy that leaves her gasping for breath and questioning her life. Beautifully written, "Ten Steps Higher” nimbly blends sharp with unapologetic emotion and is sure to resonate.

Download or read book The Last Battle of Atlantis written by Thomas D. Turner and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-12-28 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine for a moment that legend and fact are two living and breathing entities. In legends, Atlantis was destroyed by a great flood due to greed. For a civilization to be gluttonous, they have to be imperialistic. A great war would have taken place to destroy such a powerful civilization. In fact, mankind has learned of civilizations older than the Egyptians and Sumerians. Within the last five decades, archeologists have learned about the Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, and the City of Lord Krishna submerged under the Gulf of Cambay. Both cities can date back twelve thousand years ago. Right after the Ice Age, the world looked different. The oceans and seas started to rise four hundred feet due to climate change. After the glaciers started to melt, Mankind was ready to strive to the next level of its existence. Societies and cultures started to expand. If a person fuses fact and legend together, the result would be the civilization of the Atlantian Empire.

Download or read book The Vice President The Ten Rules written by Carolinadeivid and published by Touchladybirdlucky Studios. This book was released on 2018-04-08 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The deadliest assassin money can buy. An evil and corrupt world. $$$$ Billions spent making weapons. Should we not be living up to 200 years? Does the world need a new driver? It's a deadly journey of discovery and danger. A world where evil cults go unchallenged despite the century's moral decadence but one man is sent to cleanse and purge all evil. No one is immune.

Download or read book Justicar Jhee and the House of Sorrows written by Trevol Swift and published by Swiftnesse. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death wears many faces... Only Justicar Jhee, the Empire's foremost magic-wielding sleuth, can unmask this one. Jhee and her polygamous household have settled into life in the capital, and for once, things seem peaceful. A war crimes tribunal against the doctors of the Medical Protectorate is underway, and Jhee has been asked to assist with it. When invited to an Imperial retreat by their old Captain, he tells them that Jhee's old friend has gone missing. Jhee is concerned about her, as the friend had not been herself when they last met, and when her husband mentions that another of his friends is also missing, her suspicions are raised further. As she delves into the mystery, she uncovers more unsavory facts about her first and senior husband, who has become involved with a violent club of ex-military berserkers. When one of the missing friends turns up at her house, it seems that at least something is going her way. It isn't long before their friend disappears once more, and shortly afterward, berserkers and seemingly ordinary people turn up dead. Now, Jhee has a real mystery to contend with, as they had all been mugged days before their deaths. Who is responsible for their deaths? The answers lie closer to home than Jhee would like to admit. But how can she prove who committed these crimes and avoid the suspicions of the secret police, who think she is somehow involved?

Download or read book Prisoner of Conscience written by Susan R. Matthews and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 1998-02-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He wanted to be a doctor, but his family sent him to be a Ships Inquisitor. Only his fierce determination to hold to justice wherever he can find it has preserved his sanity -- his own force of will, and a peculiar partnership with a man condemned by the Bench to serve on pain of agonizing punishment inflicted by the _governorÓ in his brain. In Port Rudistal, a defeated people have been consigned to the authority of their ancestral enemies to suffer and work and die like cattle. Bereft of his friend, drunk on absolute license to work his will on prisoner after prisoner, will Andrej realize what horrors are contained within the walls of the Domitt Prison, and can he bring the truth to light before his enemies silence him forever? At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Andrej is a compelling character...[The federation] makes a powerful background for these tales of heroic torment ¾ and leaves room for interesting exploration in future volumes. -Carolyn Cushman, Locus Like the first book, this is dark, delicious, edgy and disturbing. Go for it. -Barnes & Noble Matthews has the ability to translate the ugliness of human society into highly readable prose. One of the most original and enjoyable works to be found in the genre in quite a while. -Starlog Matthews has a knack for working with horrific material in a way that acknowledges human capacity for humour, decency, affection, and survival without ever minimizing the horror. She also has a knack for writing stuff that really ought to come with nightmare warningsãSusan R. Matthews is among the best writers of ethical arguments at work in science fiction today. -Liz Bourke, Tor.com

Download or read book Imperfect Justice written by Cara C. Putman and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The police say Kaylene Adams was a murderer—but Emilie Wesley will stop at nothing to clear her client’s name and protect the innocent daughter Kaylene left behind. To the world it seems obvious: Kaylene Adams killed her daughter before taking her own life. Attorney Emilie Wesley knows a different story: Kaylene would never hurt anyone and was looking for a way out of a controlling, abusive relationship. Her death shakes Emilie’s belief that she can make a difference for women in violent marriages. Self-doubt plagues her as she struggles to continue her work in the wake of the tragedy. Reid Billings thought he knew his sister—right up until he learned how she died. He discovers a letter from Kaylene begging him to fight for custody of her daughters if anything should happen to her. No attorney in her right mind would support an uncle instead of the father in a custody case, but Kaylene’s letter claims Emilie Wesley will help him. Thrown together in the race to save Kaylene’s surviving daughter, Emily and Reid pursue the constantly evasive truth. If they can hang on to hope together, can they save a young girl—and find a future for themselves in the process? “This is the way legal thrillers are meant to be—compelling, intelligent, and deeply satisfying.” —Randy Singer, author of Rule of Law “A legal thriller that takes on a burning social issue and the role of faith and strength in meeting that challenge. Like all good storytellers, Cara Putman makes you care. She is at the top of her game with Imperfect Justice.” —James Scott Bell, bestselling author of Romeo’s Rules Legal romantic suspense with inspirational elements Second book in the Hidden Justice series but can be enjoyed as a standalone Book length: approximately 92K words Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Download or read book Fleet Inquisitor written by Susan R. Matthews and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 1231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THREE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED EPIC SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME from the Under Jurisdiction series by John W. Campbell award finalist Susan R. Matthews. THE FIRST OF TWO SERIES OMNIBUS VOLUMES. This volume includes series entries An Exchange of Hostages, Prisoner of Conscience, and Angel of Destruction. Volume Two—Fleet Renegade will be followed by the new Under Jurisdiction novel Blood Enemies. An Exchange of Hostages Under Jurisdiction torture isn’t about truth. It’s about terror. The Jurisdiction’s Bench has come to rely on the institutionalized atrocities of the Protocols to maintain its control of an increasingly unstable political environment. When Andrej Koscuisko, a talented young doctor, reports to orientation as a Ship’s Inquisitor he will discover in himself something far worse than a talent for inflicting grotesque torments on the Bench’s enemies. He will confront a passion for the exercise of the Writ to Inquire, whose intensity threatens to consume him utterly. As Andrej struggles to find some thread of justice and compassion under the Law, and to hang on to what remains of his sanity, he will make powerful enemies who are eager to use his knowledge, his empathy, and his passion against anyone who challenges the Bench. Prisoner of Conscience He wanted to be a doctor, but his family sent him to be a Ship’s Inquisitor. Only his fierce determination to hold to justice wherever he can find it has preserved his sanity—his own force of will, and a peculiar partnership with a man condemned by the Bench to serve on pain of agonizing punishment inflicted by the “governor” in his brain. In Port Rudistal, a defeated people have been consigned to the authority of their ancestral enemies to suffer and work and die like cattle. Bereft of his friend, drunk on absolute license to work his will on prisoner after prisoner, will Andrej realize what horrors are contained within the walls of the Domitt Prison, and can he bring the truth to light before his enemies silence him forever? Angel of Destruction Bench Intelligence Specialist Garol Vogel is one of an elite few chartered by the Bench to uphold the Jurisdiction's rule of Law by any means he sees fit: to rewrite policy, assassinate corrupt officials, and topple planetary governments at his Jurisdiction's discretion. His most treasured achievement was the amnesty he brokered for the Langsarik rebels. But someone is raiding depot stations in the Shawl of Rikavie around Port Charid, torturing and murdering with unprecedented savagery. Vogel knows the Langsariks are innocent, but who could be to blame, and how can he prevent a Judicial crime of horrific proportions? Garol Vogel finds the answer on the wrong side of the Judicial order he’s served faithfully all his life, and once he sets foot on a path of subversion and sabotage there will be no going back, ever. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Fleet Inquisitor: "Starting with An Exchange of Hostages, I devoured Susan R. Matthews 'Koscuisko' novels—all six of them—when they first appeared. Books with this much courage, clarity, and empathy are rare. The Under Jurisdiction series is a remarkable and unprecedented accomplishment.”—Stephen R. Donaldson, New York Times best-selling author of the Thomas Covenant series. More praise for Susan R. Matthews: “[Matthews] brilliantly uses science fiction’s freedom of creation to make a world in which she can explore deep moral conflicts.”—Denver Post “. . . has a dark energy . . . an extremely compelling read.”—New York Review of Science Fiction “A chilling and engaging novel of false accusation and the power of personal responsibility.”—Bookliston Angel of Drestruction “A tightly woven space opera full of grand heroic gestures and characters strong enough to sustain all the action.”—Booklist on The Devil and Deep Space

Download or read book X written by Keshia Langston and published by Keshia Langston . This book was released on with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaydence has everything a woman could ask for. They say, happy wife equals a happy life. How happy is Kaydence truly is? Her husband Chance, had to find out the hard way

Download or read book Fleet Insurgent written by Susan R. Matthews and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOVELLAS, SHORT STORIES, AND MORE IN THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED UNDER JURISTICTION SERIES from John W. Campbell Award finalist Susan R. Matthews. Together for the first time, here are the novellas, novelettes, and short stories that complete Matthews' epic science fiction series. Plus, supplemental materials that flesh out Matthews' characters and detailed worldbuilding. Collected for the first time, here is the complete Under Jurisdiction body of work falling outside of Matthews' celebrated novels: long out-of-print short stories fleshing out details of the personal histories of favorite characters, including Joslire Curran and Security Chief Stildyne; substantial novellas—two published here for the first time ever—covering critical events in the life of the series, such as the devil’s bargain between Andrej Koscuisko and Captain Lowden on the Ragnarok; and many more novelettes, stories, and vignettes from The Life and Hard Times of “Uncle” Andrej Koscuisko, who is Not a Nice Man. Praise for Susan R. Matthews: "A very satisfying entry in a very scary series!"—Janis Ian on Blood Enemies "Starting with An Exchange of Hostages, I devoured Susan R. Matthews 'Koscuisko' novels—all six of them—when they first appeared. Books with this much courage, clarity, and empathy are rare. The Under Jurisdiction series is a remarkable and unprecedented accomplishment.”—Stephen R. Donaldson, New York Times best-selling author of the Thomas Covenant series. “[Matthews] brilliantly uses science fiction’s freedom of creation to make a world in which she can explore deep moral conflicts.”—Denver Post “. . . has a dark energy . . . an extremely compelling read.”—New York Review of Science Fiction “A chilling and engaging novel of false accusation and the power of personal responsibility.”—Booklist on Angel of Drestruction “A tightly woven space opera full of grand heroic gestures and characters strong enough to sustain all the action.”—Booklist on The Devil and Deep Space **

Download or read book Jackie Harlan Mystery Box Set written by Marti Talbott and published by MT Creations Corporation. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seattle Quake 9.2 - They knew it could happen - scientists had been warning them for years. Yet, nearly two million people living in the greater Seattle area went about their daily lives as usual. A Detective Agency thought they had found a missing woman, an upstart radio station was on the air, and an eccentric banker had just started a round of golf. Thousands were driving on freeways, shopping in malls, awaiting flights, working in downtown high-rises, and on buses in the bus tunnel. They knew -- they just didn't believe it could happen to them. Missing Heiress - The Harlan Detective Agency was the best there was when it came to finding missing people. They were also the most expensive, so it was no coincidence that they were hired to find the heir to a fortune totaling over 1.6 billion dollars. Nicholas Gladstone left everything to a granddaughter he didn't know he had until a week before he died, but which one was it - the maid secretly working in the parent's home, an office worker, or the young woman tragically killed in a car accident? Greed and a Mistress - Mark Barrett thought having an affair was no big deal as long as his wife didn't find out. That was before he got arrested for the hit-style murder of a wealthy old woman. What drew the Jackie Harlan Detective Agency to the fascinating trial in Portland, Oregon was the hope of finding a child that had been missing for years.