Download or read book Accelerated written by Bronwen Hruska and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a striking debut novel, a single father and his son discover what lies beneath the gilded façade of a tony Upper East Side private school: an endemic of over-medicated children. Every afternoon Sean Benning picks up his son, Toby, on the marble steps that lead into the prestigious Bradley School. Everything at Bradley is accelerated—third graders read at the sixth grade levels, they have labs and facilities to rival a university, and the chess champions are the bullies. A single dad and struggling artist, Sean sticks out like a sore thumb amongst the power-soccer-mom cliques and ladies who lunch who congregate at the steps every afternoon. But at least Toby is thriving and getting the best education money can buy. Or is he? When Sean starts getting pressure from the school to put Toby on medication for ADD, something smells fishy, and it isn’t the caviar that was served at last week’s PTA meeting. Toby’s “issues” in school seem, to Sean, to be nothing more than normal behavior for an eight-year-old boy. But maybe Sean just isn’t seeing things clearly, which has been hard to do since Toby’s new teacher, Jess, started at Bradley. And the school has Toby’s best interests at heart, right? But what happens when the pressure to not just keep up, but to exceed, takes hold? When things take a tragic turn, Sean realizes that the price of this accelerated life is higher than he could have ever imagined.

Download or read book The Militant Genome written by Braxton DeGarmo and published by Christen Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A master gene for race? Geneticists say such a thing doesn't exist. However, the Colonel, founder of the Missouri White Alliance, has devised a genetic weapon capable of devastating dark-skinned peoples globally. He is only weeks, maybe days away from implementing his viral version of racial cleansing's "final solution." There's only one threat to his plan -- a hotheaded member of the MWA has become the target of a nationwide police search for murder and the kidnapping of local celebrity Della Winston ... and the unwanted attention risks bringing federal scrutiny to the previously unknown white supremacy group. Sarah Wade, MD, has enough stress as a senior Emergency Medicine resident. She never expected that her discovery of a murdered medical student would inadvertently jeopardize her career. Or that the next-day murder of a Nigerian diplomat would lead to the kidnapping of her best friend, Della Winston. The cascade of events pull her -- and Seamus O'Connor, the detective assigned to the high-profile medical center murder -- into a life-threatening conspiracy of murder, kidnapping, and rising racial tensions. The Militant Genome is a medical thriller set is St. Louis. Woven into the story are themes about the evil of racism, the threats of biotechnology, and one's eternal destiny. The story begins as Sarah Wade, MD, a senior resident in Emergency Medicine, takes her Advanced Trauma Life Support credentialing course and discovers that her surrogate patient, a medical student, is a real stabbing victim. Sgt. Seamus O'Connor and his partner draw the case and begin their investigation. Within twenty-four hours, Sarah's life is turned inside out -- her career is threatened by false charges from the pompous, egotistical Chief of Trauma; a visiting Nigerian diplomat is murdered outside a popular restaurant on the riverfront; and the only witness to see the killer's face, Sarah's life-long best friend, Della Winston, is kidnapped outside a local club. Meanwhile, from across the country, the events in St. Louis are being followed with concern by the Colonel. He is part of a university medical research team presenting their work on Alzheimer's Disease to a major symposium. During the day, he has helped discover a major breakthrough in the cause and potential treatment of the disease. Outside the lab, he leads a previously unknown white supremacy group, the Missouri White Alliance, based in the Ozarks. With his like-minded technicians, they have found a way to re-engineer a promising treatment for the skin cancer melanoma into a viral weapon that attacks dark-skinned peoples. By combining that virus with a virulent strain of influenza, he hopes to cause worldwide racial genocide to honor his grandfather, a Klu Klux Klan Grand Wizard during his life, and to avenge the murders of his wife and daughter at the hands of black home invaders. However, he has received word that the man who killed the diplomat is not just one of his men but his nephew. The intense police and federal investigation into that killing threatens to unveil his group and derail his plans. The story explores the issue of racism not just via the major plot line about racial genocide, but also through the unexpected relationship that develops between Sarah and Seamus. She is African-American and he is as white and Irish as they come. They have their Catholic backgrounds as common ground, but nothing more. The potential threat of biotechnology in the wrong hands should be apparent. The definition of genome is "a full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism." The genome is God's blueprint for life. Leave it to man's "tinkering" to lead to trouble. The theme of eternal destiny becomes an important turning point in the story. Let's not spoil it by giving away anything more.

Download or read book The Hero s Code written by A.R. Knight and published by Black Key Books. This book was released on with total page 1412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All his life, Aegis has defeated every villain he’s come across, one punch after another. He deserves a break, but when word spreads of a plot to destroy the Paragons, Aegis must don the suit one more time. In the not-so-far future, Paragons run Earth with their powered abilities, governing normals and anomalies alike, and Aegis, along with a small group of other Champions, runs the Paragons. Living beneath a super-powered boot heel isn’t what everybody wants, though, and a freedom fighter works to form a resistance. The spark calling the world to rise up against its guardians, its jailers? Killing Aegis. The Hero's Code is an action-packed, character-driven adventure in a tech-drenched world, where would-be heroes confront each other, normals, and monsters from their pasts. Explore a fascinating take on the superhero genre in this four novel collection, and discover how getting everything you want might be the worst thing you can imagine.

Download or read book Dead Ahead written by Lynn Emery and published by Lynn Emery. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Female private investigators Charmaine and Jessi Joliet track down the claim of a bestselling horror author that his fictional monsters are trying to kill him. Soon enough they’ve got three murders, an annoyed homicide detective demanding answers, and more paranormal shenanigans than these two psychics can count; let alone stop the string of crimes committed by dead folk walking. New Orleans urban legends come to life. The city is full of spirits hanging around like they own the place. And to top it off, the ghost of Marie Laveau shows up to put in her two cents on what from hell is going on. Charmaine and Jessi have their hands full slapping the lid closed again on the supernatural Pandora’s Box that someone opened.

Download or read book Magical Rescue Vets Oona the Unicorn written by Melody Lockhart and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people think that dragons and unicorns don't exist outside of story books - but Kat and Rosie know better! The best friends have been helping out at Calico Comfrey's Veterinary Surgery ever since they stumbled across its secret door one summer holiday. Join them as they rescue and care for the incredible, enchanted creatures of Starfall Forest. Along the way, they might learn some valuable lessons about bravery, friendship, and loyalty! When Kat and Rosie join Doctor Clarice on a rescue mission to a mysterious part of Starfall Forest, they catch a glimpse of a unicorn - and set off after it! However, they soon become lost in the mystical Mazewood. Can they win the trust of the unicorn, who has injured her leg? How will they ever find their way back to Calico Comfrey's Veterinary Surgery? The first in the brand-new Magical Rescue Vets series, Oona the Unicorn features beautiful illustrations by Morgan Huff and is ideal for readers aged 7+.

Download or read book The Trials of Renegade X Renegade X Book 2 written by Chelsea M. Campbell and published by Golden City Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-14 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a half villain ever be a full hero? Damien Locke didn't choose for his supervillain mom to disown him - just because he sort of defied her and ruined her evil plans to take over Golden City - and he didn't choose for his superpower to be flying, a superhero ability that involves his least favorite thing: heights. But now that he's living with his dad's superhero family and enrolling at Heroesworth Academy, he's ready to embrace his new life, get his H, and finally belong somewhere. But belonging isn't as easy as signing up for classes, and Damien finds himself struggling to fit in more than ever. Just when he's sure his fate as a hero has been decided, though, he gets a new villain power that he can't control. And things only get worse when he accidentally screws up one of his sidekick Sarah's gadgets, altering her personality and turning her into a crazed, anti-supervillain vigilante - leaving him no choice but to team up with her annoying superhero boyfriend if he hopes to have any chance of getting the old Sarah back, before she captures - or kills - another supervillain like him.

Download or read book Supernatural Sisters written by Devrie Spaulding and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kat and Pepper never thought monsters were real. That doesn’t stop the monsters from seeking them out. Two orphans, victims of the system, have only each other to depend on. That is, until they are viciously attacked by something nightmarish. But a mysterious group of supernatural hunters materialize in their greatest time of need, dragging them into a new world with unimaginable threats. Alphas of each faction have started sending out scouts to look for something, something that will tip the balance in their favor against all humanity. Unfortunately, they have set their malicious gaze on the sisters as a key factor to an ancient ritual. The only thing Kat, Pepper, and the hunters don’t know is why. When they finally find out, everything they have ever believed to be true is shattered. With the help of a mixed mutant demon seeking asylum and a Cat Café filled with Vampires, a Siren, and others, not to mention the Creator, the hunters finally discover what the Alphas are looking for in Old Town. So now, as they prepare for battle, Kat and Pepper have choices to make. How do they accept the heritage they now know runs through their veins? Do they join the hunters or go out on their own? Can they learn to depend on others in order to survive? Devrie Spaulding

Download or read book Leave the Little Light On Book Three Dorchester written by Sonia Palleck and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2023-08-29 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Athena Brkovich believes in true love. Young, successful, beautiful and wild, Mason and Athena Armada are a romance for the ages. They appear to have everything anyone could want. As money pours in, their lives become more reckless. Passionate and dangerous, blind devotion leads Athena to the brink of her senses and her love is tested in ways that even she could not conceive of as a partner to Mason’s sexual voyeurism. When Athena faces motherhood, her desire for peace and her troubled past cannot be contained. While she finds herself retracing her mother’s steps, a path she swore she would never walk, Athena fails the ultimate test from Mason and she is plunged into a shame that she has never known. Athena suffers the peril of her own self destruction and she must turn inward. The little light that keeps exposing her deepest need, is also the guide for her most treacherous journey yet. How far will Athena go to worship the man she has promised herself to? Book 3 examines jealousy, infidelity, infertility, and the burden of obligations. Athena must make choices between the vision and the appearance versus the truth and the heartache; choices that will determine her ultimate destiny in their fiery tale.

Download or read book Shatter written by Joan Swan and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swan's gutsy, jaw-dropping style will have readers talking! --New York Times bestselling author Larissa Ione "Joan Swan writes riveting twists and turns like no one else!"--New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Tyler For seven years, Halina Beloi has been in hiding. But she's never forgotten Mitch Foster, the long, lean man she had to leave behind. Until, that is, Mitch shows up with a list of questions and a 9mm in his hand. All Mitch knows is that Halina broke his heart and disappeared. But new information has surfaced implicating her as a player in the deadliest game of Mitch's life. This time, he's not letting go without answers. Now terror, danger and heat will fuse them together or shatter the future. . .

Download or read book After the Floods written by Bruce Henricksen and published by Lost Hills Books. This book was released on 2007-11-20 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Floods is a kaleidoscopic tale of a changing America. From New Orleans--the flooded Big Easy--all the way up the Mississippi to the fictional town of Cold Beak, things are at once sadly and hilariously out of whack. It's magical realism, southern style and northern style, and through it all the novel speaks of our ability to survive, rebuild, and to love and laugh along the way.

Download or read book Happy Hour written by Michele Scott and published by ZOVA Books. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four women meet regularly for conversation over food and wine. Four women share their lives, their struggles, and their hopes for the future. From the death of a loved one to battling ex-husbands and rebellious teenagers to budding romance, they share it all. Four women, four lives . . . four friends.

Download or read book The Academy of Peculiars Box Set written by Isadora Brown and published by Isadora Brown. This book was released on 2020-10-03 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 200,000 words and 3 full-length novels, get your collection of the entire Academy of Peculiar at a 67% discount! Stranger Book 1 Sophie Harper has a secret. A peculiar one. By the time she gets to the Academy for Peculiars, she’s already killed a man. From there, she learns that the superhuman strength she was born with and abandoned because of means she's a peculiar – a human with abnormal DNA - yet that same strength alienates her from her peculiar peers because of its rarity. As she settles into her new home, she makes friends with her dorm mates, stresses out about catching up with schoolwork, and starts dating one of the most popular guys at the academy. Normalcy is what Sophie wants more than anything, but she can’t change the fact that she’s different, even among peculiars. She starts falling for her infuriating trainer, a rugged shifter named Will, despite the fact that it's forbidden. When she finds out there's only one other man with her physical strength, she yearns to learn more about him - yet he's someone everyone refuses to discuss. She starts to realize that being a peculiar means more than just being strong, and that just she shares her ability with her mysterious counterpart, it doesn’t mean he isn’t a threat. Finder, Book 2 Those that aren't lost can't be found. After the whole ordeal at the underground Catalina nightclub, Sophie is ready to forget about everything and enjoy the holidays with Will in Washington. As the weather cools down, things between them heat up. But Sophie is still with Jason, and she can't easily forget that. On top of that, Sophie receives a letter from her parents wanting to meet and asking for her forgiveness. When Jane Cabot, her best friend, is mortally wounded by an unknown assailant, Sophie must question everyone and everything around her in order to bring her best friend to justice. Things don't add up, however, and despite Jane being attacked, Sophie is the true target. When she gets taken by a familiar face, pieces of a puzzle start to fall into place, and she's not sure she wants to be found. Keeper, Book 3 Danger lurks in the most familiar places. When General Arbuckle reveals the peculiar existence to the world, the Academy of Peculiars is forced to close as a way to protect the faculty and students. Sophie Harper is more focused on the fact that her best friend, Jane, may actually be alive than Arbuckle and the United States military. Daryl's older and mental brother, Marvin, is quick to promise Jane's safe return after brokering a deal with Daryl and Ethan, the academy's dean. But something doesn't sit well with Sophie about Marvin, and if Jane wasn't involved, she's certain Daryl wouldn't have trusted his brother. On top of that, a familiar body winds up slaughtered at the academy gates. Now it's up to Sophie to figure out who could have done it and why, while dodging flying bullets and suspicious ex-boyfriends. Will wants nothing more to protect her; Sophie wants nothing more than find her friend - and herself. In the epic conclusion to the Academy of Peculiars Trilogy, Sophie will learn that just because someone is ambitious does not mean they're evil, those that she trusts the most have the power to betray her with relative ease, and the best relationship she can ever hope to have is the one with herself. Fans of Xmen and Harry Potter are obsessed with this series! Scroll up and 1-click your copy today!

Download or read book Port City Black and White written by Gerry Boyle and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2011-09-16 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brandon Blake, the tough and resourceful kid from the Portland waterfront, has made it. He's been hired by the Portland Police Department, partly as payback for stopping a vicious cop killer in PORT CITY SHAKEDOWN. But the newest rookie on the night shift isn't pulling any punches. And when a drug-addled mom can't find her baby, Blake—whose mother left him and was killed when he was a toddler—comes down on her hard. Except the baby really is gone. Meanwhile, Blake's girlfriend, aspiring writer Mia, sees Brandon drifting into the world of cops and crime and leaving her behind. Brandon's relentless search for the child brings a load of trouble down on him, threatens his career, his life, his relationship. Will he end up alone on his old cabin cruiser Bay Witch? Or worse?

Download or read book Magic Really Sucks Volume 2 Liberation written by Robert Ricks and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethan finds himself trapped in a magical prison which was designed to be impossible to escape from. His friends Valk, Melissa and Sparkles recruit help and leverage all the resources of Heaven and Hell to try and free him. Meanwhile, powerful forces come to play and a new Nephilim has her sights set high and has possession of the powerful Trumps cards that Ethan and his team worked hard to remove from the world of man. The second book in the Magic Really Sucks Trilogy. More information can be found on MagicReallySucks.com

Download or read book Hearts of Metal Boxset Vol 1 3 written by Brooklyn Ann and published by Brooklyn Smith. This book was released on 2022-06-19 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three rockstar romances with heroes to adore and heroines to admire. A heavy metal fansite owner gets the chance to become a roadie for her favorite band. She's determined to be one of the guys and fight her attraction to the sexy lead singer. A bass player auditions a beautiful, damaged woman to replace his band's deceased guitarist. He claims he's doing it to repay a favor, but he has other, secret motives. One of the most worshipped singers in the metal world rescues a woman from attackers. When she faints in his arms, he decides to bring her home. Books included are Kissing Vicious, With Vengeance, and Rock God. Also includes a teaser for the heavy metal Christmas novella, Metal and Mistletoe! Subgenres: rockstar romance, workplace romance, contemporary romance, new adult romance “Hearts of Metal is a rock series that is not to be missed.”—Kara’s Books "Whether you're a romance novel fan looking for a different genre to explore, or a romance virgin who loves loud and heavy rock music and is interested in novels set inside that world (as someone who worked for years on a heavy metal magazine, I can vouch for the accuracy of her research), I couldn't recommend this series more highly." --JJ Adams: Hot Metal Magazine

Download or read book Are You Listening Boxed Set written by Lorana Hoopes and published by Lorana Hoopes. This book was released on 2022-03-05 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered if God is talking to you? And if He is, if you're listening? This phenomenal four book set begins with The Still Small Voice where we meet Kat, a woman who begins seeing lights after the death of her friend, and Jordan, a cross-over character we first met in The Heartbeats series book - When Hearts Collide. Can Jordan help Kat see that God is trying to talk to her before it's too late? In A Spark in Darkness, we continue to follow Kat as she tries to reach Raven Rader, a tough woman who has closed her heart to God. However, when dark shapes begin haunting Raven, will she turn to Kat for help? In The Beginning of the End, we follow Raven as she tries to navigate the world after the rapture and after the introduction of a virus tearing the remaining population apart. Will she embrace her newly appointed role as leader? Finally, in Faith Over Fear, we follow Raven and her brave band as they try to save as many people as they can before the mark is put in place. When they lose people along the way, will she remain strong enough to guide them to the end? This action packed suspense series by USA Today Best selling author Lorana Hoopes contains links to the research done so that you can continue to search for the truth yourself. Whether you agree with all of the information presented, you will find yourself sucked into the story and asking yourself, am I listening?

Download or read book Tempting Beat written by Brooklyn Ann and published by Brooklyn Ann. This book was released on 2022-01-16 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When ER nurse Gwen Mason falls for metal drummer, Roderick Powell, her plans for a lifetime alone with her cats are thwarted. THE ROCK STAR NEXT DOOR Roderick Powell, drummer of Bleeding Vengeance, is delighted to have left LA and move into a beautiful new home in a Denver suburb. But as he sees all of his bandmates’ happiness after finding love, he wonders if having a place of his own is enough. When he meets the hot nurse next door, Rod is smitten. She gives him the brush-off, but he’s determined to woo her. AND THE CRAZY CAT LADY NURSE Twice divorced and working brutal hours as an ER nurse, Gwen Mason resigned to a life alone with her four cats. When a sexy rock star moves next door, it takes all of her willpower to resist the younger man’s charms. Her resolve is shattered when trouble with the city council throws her and Rod together. One night in his arms, and she’s in danger or losing her heart.