Download or read book Swiping Hearts written by Jeffery Deaver and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme investigates his strangest case yet in this diabolical new story. A serial killer in the making? Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are called upon to tackle a crime unlike any they’ve ever faced. An unknown subject is using his formidable skills to work his way into the lives—and hearts—of his victims, all with the goal of utterly destroying them psychologically and emotionally . . . for his pure pleasure. Rhyme recognizes the trademark sadism of a future serial killer, but the man has been meticulously careful—indeed, stopping just short of illegal behavior, ensuring that the criminalist’s forensic skills are useless against him. Will Rhyme and Sachs be able to stop the ruthless perp before the inevitable happens and he decides that breaking people metaphorically is no longer enough?

Download or read book Candy Hearts written by Tommy Siegel and published by Andrews Mcmeel+ORM. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed comic strip artist presents a hysterically honest, unnervingly accurate window into the minds of romantic partners. Tommy Siegel’s Candy Heats comics became an internet sensation drawing a global fanbase that included cultural luminaries from Ringo Starr to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. From the awkwardness of flirting during a pandemic to scrolling through disastrous dating profiles, Candy Hearts hilariously captures the secrets, lies, and misunderstandings behind every relationship. With dozens of never-before-seen comics, this book is the perfect Valentine’s Day (or Anti-Valentine’s Day) gift for your friends, lovers, and especially yourself.

Download or read book Swiping Hearts A Lincoln Rhyme Short Story written by Jeffery Deaver and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beloved forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme is back in this fiendishly clever short story from New York Times bestselling Jeffery Deaver!

Download or read book Flirtology written by Jean Smith and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: . How can I tell when someone is flirting with me? . How can I be a more confident flirt? . How do I avoid rejection? . Where are all the good men and women hiding? Flirtology is THE dating guide for the 21st century. In an age of swiping left and right, and hiding behind online profiles, this book shows you how to replace connectivity with connection. Flirtology debunks the myths that surround flirting in order to help you find love. It helps you to analyse what you are looking for in a potential partner, shows you how to practise your interaction skills and how to unlock your inner flirt. It will give you the confidence to speak to anyone, anywhere and get results - without every compromising who you are. It's not about games, rules and tricks - it's about presenting your real self so that you will attract the right people for you. Jean Smith is a social and cultural anthropologist who specialises in the science of flirting. For over a decade she has been helping countless clients build their confidence and find love. Her Fearless Flirting tours and Guardian Masterclasses are hugely popular and regularly sell out. In Flirtology she brings you a fun, efficient and scientifically researched guide to finding your own perfect match.

Download or read book A TEXTBOOK CASE written by Jeffery Deaver and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Jeffery Deaver -- the New York Times bestselling author of the upcoming Lincoln Rhyme novel The Kill Room -- comes an original short story featuring Rhyme. When a young woman is found brutally murdered in a parking garage, with a veritable mountain of potential evidence to sift through, it may be the most challenging case former NYPD detective Lincoln Rhyme has ever taken on.

Download or read book Praying for Sleep written by Jeffery Deaver and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Never Game and the Lincoln Rhyme novels comes a twisty psychological thriller packed into a terrifying 24 hours... When paranoid schizophrenic killer Michael Hrubek escapes from an institution, there’s no doubt of where he’s headed: to find the woman who put him away and to finally get his revenge. Lis Atcheson knows he’s out there—the man who killed two of her students. He’s haunted every sleepless night ever since she testified against him. Now the nightmares are coming true. He’s watching... and waiting... and he’s going to take Lis to hell with him. With a massive storm coming—in more ways than one—Lis can barely prepare for the dark cloud that approaches, threatening to take everything away from her in one horrifying sweep...

Download or read book The Lesson of Her Death written by Jeffery Deaver and published by Crimeline. This book was released on 2009-09-16 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of the Bone Collector novels, soon to be an NBC series Bill Corde looks down at the face of the murdered girl and sees the horror of sudden death. He cannot know, as he stands there at the trampled, muddy scene beside the college girl’s corpse, that his own life is about to slip into terror. He cannot know that everything he holds precious is about to shatter before his eyes. He cannot know that his career—and his family—are about to enter a new dimension of danger. For Bill Corde, the killer is everything he fears most. For Sarah, Bill’s wild, learning-impaired daughter, trapped in a world of frustration and ridicule, he may be just the person she’s been waiting for. Someone who understands her worries and loneliness. Someone who signs his notes “The Sunshine Man.” Someone she can run away with—even a perfect stranger.

Download or read book More Twisted written by Jeffery Deaver and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-01-03 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeffery Deaver has famously thrilled and chilled fans with tales of masterful villains and the brilliant minds who bring them to justice. Now the author of the Lincoln Rhyme series (The Cold Moon and The Bone Collector) returns with a second volume of his award-winning, spine-tingling short stories of suspense. While best known for his twenty-four novels, Jeffery Deaver is also a short story master—he is a three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader’s Award for Best Short Story, and he won the Short Story Dagger from the Crime Writers Association for a piece that appeared in his first short story collection, Twisted. The New York Times said of that book: “A mystery hit for those who like their intrigue short and sweet…[The stories] feature tight, bare-bones plotting and the sneaky tricks that Mr. Deaver’s title promises.” The sneaky tricks are here in spades, and Deaver even gives his fans a new Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs story. Deaver is back with sixteen stories in the tradition of O. Henry and Edgar Allan Poe. His subjects range from a Westchester commuter to a brilliant Victorian England caper. With these intricately plotted, bone-chilling stories, Jeffery Deaver is at the top of his crime-writing game.

Download or read book Veiled Hearts written by Cass Andre and published by Hard Shell Word Factory. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Mariah Terrell took on the task of chaperon, she had no idea that Luke Becker, with his quirky sense of humor and mystic, dark eyes, would make her examine not only her ideals, but her heart as well. The only obstacle between them is that he's promised to marry her sister. Luke Becker recognized Mariah as trouble the first time he set eyes on her. A woman that beautiful had to mean trouble. Despite the promise he's made their father, Luke plays the part of a pauper in the charade of the century. His fiancée verifies his suspicions of the opposite sex, but her sister, Mariah, has him completely rethinking his principles.

Download or read book The Watchmaker s Hand written by Jeffery Deaver and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "most clever plotter on the planet"(Publishers Weekly) Jeffery Deaver returns in this twisty new thriller, as forensic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and detective Amelia Sachs track a criminal with a bizarre and catastrophic m.o.—toppling the construction cranes in New York City. When a New York City construction crane mysteriously collapses, causing mass destruction and injury, Rhyme and Sachs are on the case. A political group claims responsibility for the sabotage and threatens another attack in twenty-four hours, unless its demands are met. The clock is ticking. Then a clue reveals to Rhyme that his nemesis, known as the Watchmaker, has come to town to fulfill his promise of murdering the criminalist. Now Rhyme and Sachs have to dodge his brilliant scheme to destroy them both, while racing against time to stop the construction site terrorists. With New York in a panic, Rhyme and his team must unravel a handful of plots as tightly wound as a timepiece—before more cranes fall, raining down death and destruction from above.

Download or read book A Cry in the Dark written by Jessica R. Patch and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep in the Kentucky hills, three women have been found brutalized and murdered. But the folks in Night Holler have their own ways and their own laws. And they’re not talking… Led to an isolated Appalachian Mountain town by a trail of disturbing murders, FBI special agent Violet Rainwater’s determined to catch a serial killer with a twisted agenda. With locals refusing to reveal their secrets, Violet’s only ally is Detective John Orlando. But even John has an ulterior motive—he’s convinced this case is connected to his wife’s murder. As they dig deeper, Violet uncovers a link to her own unresolved past. For years she’s worked the cold case of her mother’s abduction, which had led to her birth. The need to look into the eyes of the sinful man who fathered her consumes Violet. Until she can, she’ll never have peace. Because she’s terrified she might be exactly like him. In this chilling novel, when the present collides with Violet’s mysterious past and John’s tragic loss, they must unravel the warped, sinuous connections before the killer strikes again. But solving the case might not be nearly as terrifying as the possibility that Violet’s finally found her roots…

Download or read book Anchored Hearts written by Priscilla Oliveras and published by Zebra. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sparks fly for a second time when award-winning photographer and prodigal son Alejandro ends up back home, forced to face the familia--and the girl he left behind--for the first time in years. Can these two Key West natives learn to put away old hurts and embrace a new future under the tropical sun?"--

Download or read book Stray Hearts written by Jill Shalvis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling “master storyteller”* Jill Shalvis comes a collection of two stories of love on the wild side.... Animal Magnetism−When Lilah Young rear-ends the truck of pilot-for-hire Brady Miller, the kennel co-owner finds it hard to ignore the sexy, gorgeous stranger. Lilah has lived in Sunshine, Idaho, all her life, and Brady is just passing through, but both of them are abandoning their instincts to surrender to primal desire. Animal Attraction−Jade Bennett has found refuge as a receptionist at Dell Connelly’s veterinary clinic. Used to planning everything in her life, Jade is surprised when Dell’s seductive, alluring ways spark an uncontrollable desire. And though Dell has never had time for love, Jade’s strength and sass are the kind of call no red-blooded male can resist…. *Reader to Reader Reviews

Download or read book Savage Hearts written by Dori Pulitano and published by Behind the Badge Press . This book was released on with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She wanted me to be a hero… instead, I'll be the monster she needs. I swore off relationships, knowing the hazards of my job didn't allow for love. Death and destruction follow me, making my life the devil's playground. When the mistake of a lifetime landed an angel in my bed... I chose redemption in her arms. But keeping her means risking her life—so I pushed her away instead. Walking away was meant to protect her from my sordid past, even if it ripped what little of a heart I had when I did. Months later, an evil hellbent on revenge puts Celestina in even more danger than before. Now that I have her, I'm not letting her go. They might think they can win this war... but they're forgetting who I am. I'm known as the Reaper... and anyone who stands in my way will earn a one-way ticket to Hell.

Download or read book Hollywood Hearts written by Ian O. Lewis and published by Ian Lewis. This book was released on 2024-03-29 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the glitzy world of Hollywood, where fame and fortune collide, three interconnected love stories unfold amidst the flashbulbs and whispers of Tinseltown. From fake dating schemes to rekindled flames, and unexpected alliances, the Hollywood Hearts series follows the passionate journeys of actors, musicians, and filmmakers as they navigate the treacherous waters of love, fame, and self-discovery. Will these couples defy the odds and find their happily ever after in the City of Angels? "The Big One" When closeted actor Becket Grant is forced into a fake dating scheme with his clumsy co-star Hugo Zepeda, sparks fly amidst the glitz and glamor of Hollywood. Can these two polar opposites overcome their egos and an age gap to find true love in the spotlight? "The Big Time" Struggling actor Chris Reynolds is at a crossroads until his ex-boyfriend Jett Sumner reenters his life, igniting a passion that threatens to derail both their careers. Will they succumb to the heat of their past, or will their newfound fame tear them apart? "The Big Day" Director Manolo finds his heart unexpectedly drawn to Bollywood actor Ram amidst the chaos of planning his best friend's son's wedding. As cultural expectations clash with their desires, can they defy societal norms and choose love in a town where happy endings are as elusive as an Oscar?

Download or read book Blended Heart written by Kent Hamilton and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christian life can be a challenge at times. In our fast-paced world, it is often easy to get ahead of God’s perfect timing for our lives. Whether you are single, married, or a Christian struggling in your walk with Christ, Blended Heart: Two Hearts—One Calling will be a blessing and encouragement to you. It is an inspiring love story of trials, faith, obedience, and all the blessings that follow.

Download or read book Ironic Hearts written by Kalcee Clornel and published by Kalcee Clornel. This book was released on 2012-03-10 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here continues the story of Kathleen the Believer, the story of her friends, the story of King Kaevin, Faerie King of the Tempest Kingdom, and the story of those who fought to keep the fey alive and those who wished to see them dead. Kath has finally taken on her responsibilities as the Believer, but her best friends Katie and Keath won't let her fight the faerie hunters alone. Unfortunately Keath is half faerie so just being near a hunter can be enough to make him collapse, and Katie is only human. Keath finds it difficult to trust in his own abilities when his family and friends seem to fear for his life. The past rears up to confront him, the lies his father told him and the truth about his life begin to unravel and Keath is left troubled and confused. His father pushes him more than ever before to fight against his faerie genes and Keath has to figure out if he is strong enough to overcome his faerie weaknesses and become the weapon many people think he could be. Danger and destruction seems to follow Katie everywhere and when one of the most dangerous people she has ever crossed comes back into her life, she struggles to keep her fight her own. She has never been one to tell the truth, and the habit of lying is hard to break. Kath can't deal with her intense relationship with Kaevin. The hiding and sneaking around begins to wear down on her and she isn't sure if love is enough anymore. Kaevin is once again surrounded by the cruelty and darkness of his kingdom of Tempest, but this time he has to work harder to save his new friends from the danger threatening to destroy them all, or risk losing the only thing keeping him from the darkness of his kingdom. Don't miss out on the other Faerie Believer Novels: Faerie Believers 01 - The Emerald Fae Faerie Believers 03 - Broken Beauty Faerie Believers 04 - Iron Belief