Download or read book Tortured Dreams written by Hadena James and published by Hadena James. This book was released on 2013-02-22 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the US Marshals Serial Crimes Tracking Unit comes knocking at Aislinn Cain's door, she is given a chance to use her past to save other people's futures. She has survived attacks by two different serial killers and devoted her life to studying the darker side of human history. A new killer is using medieval torture methods to slay his victims. She can give them a glimpse into his twisted world, but not without a cost. If she opens herself, she risks falling into the depths of her own darkness. Can she afford to help, knowing that the cost could be her own humanity?

Download or read book Elysium Dreams written by Hadena James and published by Hadena James. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He skins his victims alive, taking pleasure from their pain. In the cold, dark nights of Alaska, a hunter is stalking his prey. Once found, he takes them into the woods and skins them alive, prolonging the experience as much as he can, but the satisfaction always wanes. Aislinn Cain and the Serial Crimes Tracking Unit have just finished up another case when they get the call. Now they are packing their bags and heading for Alaska in March. The team must overcome the hostile locals and harsh climate to catch a killer before he steals the life another woman.

Download or read book Mercurial Dreams written by Hadena James and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aislinn Cain and the Serial Crimes Tracking Unit are being sent to the hottest place in North America to investigate mummified remains that were found in Death Valley. When Xavier Reece uncovers elemental mercury in the heart of one of the mummies, they discover there is more than Mother Nature at work. The victims have matching injuries, but only one of the bodies reveals the liquid metal, raising questions about how many killers are using the valley as a dumping ground. The team will have to use extraordinary means to connect all the victims to a single killer. However, with most of the victims unidentifiable due to the condition of the remains, their usual procedures of investigation are impossible. With 32 bodies already found, how high will the body count rise before Aislinn Cain and the SCTU can capture this killer?

Download or read book Flawless Dreams written by Hadena James and published by Hadena James. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four months ago, the branch of the federal government that enforces the Serial Killer & Mass Murder laws was attacked. It was organized and used every ruthless killer that could be scrounged up to carry it out. Aislinn Cain and the SCTU lead the charge to take back their neighborhood and the Fortress. They succeeded, but at high costs to law enforcements and civilians. It left Kansas City and the government reeling. Backlash was immediate and harsh. The Violent Crimes Unit of the FBI was disbanded, leaving Malachi Blake and Caleb Green without jobs. Aislinn Cain was suspended for three months. However, the worst part was that most of the killers involved escaped. When piles of bones begin turning up in public parks around Kansas City, nobody wants to deal with such a blatant statement that a serial killer is stalking their backyards. He’s organized and arranges to the bones to shock anyone that might find them. He wants everyone to read the stories that the bones tell about his victims. With all the turmoil, Aislinn Cain’s suspension is lifted so that she can lead her own unit to track this home town serial killer. Most of her team are in training. They are the beginnings of a second SCT unit. They must move quickly though because this killer has been at it for years and has suddenly accelerated his killing pace. Just as Aislinn thinks things can’t get any worse, a mystery man shows up. He brings violence and death with him. Her unwanted stalker is willing to kill for her, but she doesn’t know who he is or why. Until she gets a single clue and realizes the past of one SCTU member could force them to stop investigating the bone cleaner and start a frantic search for a far darker serial killer.

Download or read book The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams written by M.J. Rose and published by Blue Box Press. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating tale of two passionate women separated by decades but united by a shared vision. One, the famous jeweler Suzanne Belperron, fighting to protect her company and rescue the man she loves. The other, a young auctioneer whose exceptional gifts reveal a secret that endangers her very life. “Only one thing saves you, and that is not losing sight of beauty.” Paris, 1942. Suzanne Belperron is known as one of the most innovative jewelers of her time. Elsa Schiaparelli and the Duchess of Windsor are just two of her many illustrious clients. What no one knows is that Suzanne and her dear friend, American socialite Dixie Osgood, have been helping transport hundreds of Jewish families out of France since the war began. But now, the war has come to Suzanne’s front door—the Nazis have arrested her business partner and longtime lover, Bernard Herz. New York, 1986. Violine Duplessi, an appraiser for a boutique auction house, is summoned to visit the home of Paul Osgood, a scholarly lawyer and political candidate who aspires to take over the Senate seat of his recently deceased father. Paul has inherited everything inside Osgood Manor, from the eighteenth-century furniture to the nineteenth-century Limoges china. But a vintage Louis Vuitton trunk is what calls to Violine, with the surprising but undeniable thrum of energy that can only be one thing: the gift passed down to her by La Lune, the sixteenth-century courtesan. Since childhood, Violine has been able to read an object’s history and learn the secrets of its owners by merely touching it, but she silenced her psychometry when it destroyed her last relationship. Why has it returned now? While inspecting the trunk, she senses it holds a hidden treasure and finds a hoard of precious jewels that provoke nightmarish visions and raise a multitude of questions. Who owned these pieces? Why were they hidden inside the trunk? Were they stolen? Could their discovery derail Paul’s campaign and their burgeoning attraction to each other? So begins a search that takes Violine to Paris to work with the Midas Society, a covert international organization whose mission is to return lost and stolen antiques, jewels, and artwork to their original owners. There, Violine will discover both her and Paul’s surprising connections to the trunk—and to Suzanne Belperron, who silently and heroically hid an amazing truth in plain sight. Told through Violine’s first-person account and Suzanne’s diary entries, The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams is a riveting story of magick, mystery, romance, and revenge. Inspired by the real-life legend Suzanne Belperron, it marks yet another masterpiece by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author M.J. Rose. Reviews for The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams: “Take this magical ride. You won’t regret it! An absolute must-read!” ~ J.R. Ward, New York Times bestselling author “A dual storyline of past and not-exactly-present that had me tapping the right side of my Kindle into the wee hours of the night.” ~ Kristen Ashley, New York Times bestselling author “Rose infuses her writing with such beauty that it is nothing less than breathtaking. She doesn’t just give readers a story, she invites readers to embrace an experience.” ~ A Potpourri Of Opinions “This historical fiction was a beautiful story, in a time of turmoil for one character and a time of discovery for the other.” ~ For Love of Books

Download or read book The Last Thirteen Book Five 9 written by James Phelan and published by Scholastic Canada. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen books. Thirteen nightmares. One destiny. Are you one of them? Inception meets The Da Vinci Code in this new series from the publisher of the worldwide bestselling 39 Clues! When the book opens, Sam is clinging desperately to a narrow edge high up on the outside of a building in a daring bid for escape from Hans and his Guardians. And that's only the beginning. To find the next Gear of Time, Sam and his friends will have to decode an ancient map from the Vatican library, navigate the perilous waters of the Amazon River, and survivea deadly temple maze . . . The adventure continues online at www.thelast13.com, where additional content extends the storyline of each book.

Download or read book Lucid Dreaming written by Stephen Laberge and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distilled from his more than 20 years of pioneering research at Stanford University and the Lucidity Institute, this volume is an effective and easy-to-learn tool available for people to begin their own fascinating nightly exploration into lucid dreaming.

Download or read book Angelface I the Beginning written by Zee-Zee H. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-06-14 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This a long look into my many journal entries growing up in middle school and high school crushes and so-called true loves. This is my closure to those days and those who have hurt me; letting them know that through the Grace and Mercy and Love of Jesus Christ and His Father; they are forgiven and that they didn't know what they were doing; and how it would be God's use of them that would shape the person I am today and letting them know that they just made me into a fighter and made my skin that much thicker but still softer so that I can enjoy the many blessing God has allowed my eyes to see in this life; so that I can realize who the true BOSS is! He is the only true friend and love you and I both truly have; no matter what we do. This is a look into what many teens and young adults still deal with today; but at a much higher scale; and how important it is to have family and friends there to prepare you, and build you up; when others don't know what they are doing. Jesus said: "Father forgive them for they no not what they do." Once you have discovered who God is and how much He is in control and loves you like a father; what others may say about you don't matter that much anymore. He is waiting on you...will you answer his call or keep running? Abba/Father, please let whom ever reads this book be beckoned by you in a way they have never been before. Abba/Father, please don't give up on them. Continue to love on them; in Jesus' name..Amen.

Download or read book The Poet X written by Elizabeth Acevedo and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award! Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers—especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. With Mami’s determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school’s slam poetry club, she doesn’t know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still can’t stop thinking about performing her poems. Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent. “Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice.” —Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation “An incredibly potent debut.” —Jason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist Ghost “Acevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero.” —Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street This young adult novel, a selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List, is an excellent choice for accelerated tween readers in grades 6 to 8. Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's With the Fire on High and Clap When You Land!

Download or read book Please Let Me Keep My American Dream Alive written by Ertuvan Kanatsiz and published by Author House. This book was released on 2010-09-09 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to tell as simply as possible what I think about some topics which are dear to me. I tried a little humor, civility and honesty in my poems and articles. This book is also of an important and sometimes painful part of my life. I was encouraged by my family and friends to write and share them with my readers. For a happier existence, we all should: Write our anger on a cloud For the rain to wash it away. Write our hate on the snow For the sun to melt it away. Friendship and love should be written on baby's heart For them to grow and encompass the world.

Download or read book 8 Days written by Jule Selbo and published by Pandamoon Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-06 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes it's unclear who deserves a favor... Despite her life-changing injury, Dee Rommel is as determined and scrappy as ever. Still adjusting to her new life working for her godfather, private investigator Gordy Greer, Dee is ready to try out her hi-tech running blade, returning to the annual 10K competition. A mysterious car crashes and burns in the middle of Portland, Maine’s Casco Bay Bridge. A young, once-sex-trafficked woman is killed and Dee finds herself protecting orphaned Yuusuf, a high school valedictorian who may be able to point to the murderer. When a toxic web of crime is revealed, both traditional and extended family dynamics are in play, as well as greed and ambition. Old relationships haunt Dee when nothing or no one is as they seem. She has only 8 days to keep her pursuit of justice in play, fighting for her allies and her own life.

Download or read book The New Me written by Elizabeth Neep and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘I absolutely LOVED IT… I was absolutely hooked from page one until the fantastic ending. I completely absorbed this page-turner in one sitting… Bridget Jones watch out!’ Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What if you meet the love of your life, but he thinks you’re someone else? Anna and Marley are best friends. So when Anna rings Marley, panicking because she has to miss a tour of an exclusive wedding venue, Marley agrees to go in her friend’s place. After being totally ignored by the glamorous receptionist who can tell she doesn’t belong there, Marley meets handsome hotel manager Cameron. He assumes she’s Anna and instead of admitting that she’s not the blushing bride, but the unlucky-in-love single friend, Marley plays along to see what it’s like to be Anna for a day. After all, Marley is unemployed, single and was woken up that morning by her flatmate playing the bagpipes. Anna has a high-flying career and is planning the perfect wedding. Why wouldn’t Marley want to be her? Only she wasn’t counting on Cameron being so smart and funny. Or this spark between them that she can’t ignore. She hasn’t felt this way about a guy in forever. But he thinks she’s somebody better. Marley needs a way out of this mix-up to get her shot at true love. But her fictional fiancé is now standing in her way and it’s harder than she thought to stop living someone else’s life… A funny, uplifting and poignant story of friendship, love and finding your way. Fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Holly Bourne and Bridget Jones will adore Elizabeth Neep’s wit and warmth. Readers are falling in love with The New Me: ‘Elizabeth Neep hit it out of the park… Grab a comfy blanket, a cuppa, clear your schedule, enjoy.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A light-hearted read that makes your heart smile… A girl-power novel… The perfect feel-good read. I read this in one day!’ Goodreads reviewer ‘Perfect for fans of the Bridget Jones vibe… Charming and witty… This story is perfectly paired with a cocktail and warm day reading outside.’ sum.reads ‘What a fantastic read!… A fun, fast read that I enjoyed!... Wonderful book!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I have absolutely fallen in love with Elizabeth Neep’s writing… I LOVED this!’ Readbydaisy ‘A feel good romcom with a difference.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘I loved this fun, uplifting feel good book. It really made me smile.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘I loved… I read this in one day because I kept needing to know what happened next!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I enjoyed this book so much and stayed up all night to read it.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘Glorious… Brimming with life and laughter… Just amazing… An adorable romance.’ Bethanys Bookshelf ‘Cheeky, fun and light… Lots of twists and turns… Exactly what I wanted.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘I discovered Elizabeth Neep last year and I've read her three books as soon as they have been available!... The best thing about this book is that it's not only focused on romance (although there is romance in it) but on the power of female friendship, on finding yourself, and the thought that it is ok not to be perfect… I hope Elizabeth Neep writes another book soon!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I have enjoyed all of Elizabeth Neep's books… They are getting funnier with each book!... Very humorous and light-hearted… I would recommend to all.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘I’m so happy that I found this book! Lots of romance, having fun and spice! A must read!’ Goodreads reviewer ‘A quick read that kept me entertained and awake past my bedtime reading. I’d definitely recommend it!’ BookishlyBouv ‘Great to sit back and enjoy with my morning coffee!’ Goodreads reviewer ‘A great read to pass a rainy afternoon!’ Goodreads reviewer ‘So many twists and turns in the story that it quite honestly kept me on edge for ages wondering how it would all work out.’ Goodreads reviewer

Download or read book Competitive Dreams written by Hadena James and published by Hadena James. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the murder of the serial killer known as The Ghost Maker, the serial killer club he ran became dormant. Now, someone calling themselves Mictlan the Collector has taken control of the defunct club. He’s arranged a competition for a select group of members. The serial killer with the most points at the end will win a million dollars in cryptocurrency, and he’s chosen Kansas City as the hunting grounds. Fearing this could happen after The Ghost Maker’s death, the NSA had an operative infiltrate the nefarious club. The operative gives the SCTU advanced warning of the competition. To stop it, Aislinn Cain and the SCTU must identify and capture Mictlan the Collector before the first day. Identifying and capturing a serial killer is never easy and Mictlan complicates the issue by requiring competitors to take a victim to gain admittance. The competitors have less than one week to complete the entrance task, which divides the resources of the SCTU between trying to identify Mictlan the Collector and identifying the serial killers participating in the competition. For a chance at a million dollars in cryptocurrency, serial killers will travel far and wide to participate. With visiting serial killers comes new signature methods requiring the SCTU to reach out to their law enforcement contacts all over the world to at least attempt to find their place of origin and gain any files on them that might exist. The situation is dire enough that the CIA activates their own special black books operation referred to as The Home Defense Program, forcing the SCTU to coordinate with the CIA as well as local law enforcement. Finally, as the start date of the competition gets nearer, panicked politicians want to enact martial law for the Kansas City Metro area. Convinced that martial law will result in more deaths than the competition, the SCTU is racing against the ticking clock, fighting their limited manpower, and extreme panic to save their home city from becoming a grisly battlefield.

Download or read book Explosive Dreams written by Hadena James and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bright midways, rides with loud music and flashing lights, barkers trying to get people to spend money on rigged games; the normal sounds of county fairs everywhere until an explosion rips through the tinny music of the carnival rides. Now the screams are not squeals of delight but the terrified shrieks of the dying. The danger is no longer imaginary, something to shrug off when the ride is over. A killer is studying each fair, looking for that special ride that will rain down the most horror. The bombs he sets brings complete destruction. They leave a dirty field covered in broken bodies and crumpled machinery. The Serial Crimes Tracking Unit has their hands full searching for his next target and sifting through bodies. Aislinn Cain is having trouble getting into the mindset of the bomber. Her failure to relate makes the body count climb. Then the unimaginable, a member of the SCTU gets cut down. How far will Aislinn go to get justice for her fallen friend and catch the killer?

Download or read book Pounding the Rock written by Marc Skelton and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, in a working-class corner of the Bronx, where a driven coach inspires his teams to win games and championships--and learn Russian history and graduate and go on to college. In 2006, the Fannie Lou Hamer Panthers basketball team was 0-18. Since 2007, the year Marc Skelton, a New Hampshire native, took over as head coach, the Panthers' record has been 228-68, and they've won three Public School Athletic League championships and one statewide championship. This tiny 400-student school has become a powerhouse on the basketball court, as well as a public education success story and a symbol of the regeneration of its once blighted neighborhood. In Pounding the Rock, Marc Skelton tells the thrilling story of the 2016-2017 season, as the Panthers seek to redeem an early exit from the playoffs the year before. But this is far more than a basketball story. It's a profile of a school that, against the odds, educates kids from the poorest congressional district in the country and sends the majority of them to college; of an unusual coach who studies the game with Talmudic intensity, demands as much of himself as he does of his players (a lot), and finds inspiration as much from Melville, Gogol, and Jacob Riis as from John Wooden; and of a squad of young men who battle against difficulties in life every day, and who don't know how to quit. In a world of all too many downers, Pounding the Rock is one big up, on the court and off. All fans of basketball and of life will rise up and applaud.

Download or read book You Belong with Me written by Kathryn R. Biel and published by Resilient Books. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In college, they were friends. For one night, they were lovers. Now she needs a favor, if only she can forgive him for ruining her life. Twelve years ago, would-be sportscaster Hannah LaRosa's life was forever changed when she spent one night with her friend, Callaghan Entay. Now she's finally ready to launch her career, covering all the sports news that's fit to report. And as much as she'd like to forget about her past with Callaghan Entay, he's making news that she has to cover. Callaghan Entay has made soccer his whole life, sacrificing everything to be one of the country's best goalkeepers. He has one milestone left … and then what? Like a moth to a flame, Callaghan can't stay away from his former friend. But he doesn't want to, even though he's pretty sure she's using him for his career, like everyone else in his life. Hannah's not sure she can ever trust Callaghan to stay, no matter how attentive he seems. But what if, this time, he really is a keeper?

Download or read book The Last Thirteen Book Six 8 written by James Phelan and published by Scholastic Canada. This book was released on 2014 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen books. Thirteen nightmares. One destiny. Are you one of them? Inception meets The Da Vinci Code in this new series from the publisher of the worldwide bestselling 39 Clues! En route to the Academy campus in London, Sam's flight is diverted to Cuba - and he realizes this is where he needs to go to find the next of the last 13. Diving down to a wreck they have seen in their dreams, the group uncovers a vast, dry underwater cave that houses the wreck of the El Dorado, Francisco de Bobadilla's flagship lost in 1502. They expect to find the next Gear among the artifacts, but what will they do once they realize it's nowhere to be found? The adventure continues online at www.thelast13.com, where additional content extends the storyline of each book.