Download or read book The Sabrina Vaughn Series Books 1 2 written by Maegan Beaumont and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-14 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE FIRST 2 BOOKS OF THE SABRINA VAUGHN SERIES From award-winning author Maegan Beaumont "Prepare to be overwhelmed by the tension and moodiness that permeates this edgy thriller. Beaumont's ability to keep the twists coming even when the answer seems obvious is quite potent." ―Library Journal (starred review) and Debut of the Month __________________________________ Book 1: CARVED IN DARKNESS SHE SPENT YEARS HIDING IN FEAR...BECAUSE HE'S STILL OUT THERE. AND NOW HE KNOWS THAT SHE IS, TOO. Awarded the 2014 gold medal by Independent Publishers for Outstanding Thriller Fifteen years ago, Melissa was kidnapped, tortured, and left for dead. She survived, but not as Melissa. Carved from the horrors of her captivity, Sabrina Vaughn was born. With a new identity and a strength forged in the darkness of her past, Sabrina becomes a homicide inspector. Her mission in life is hunting down psychopaths like the man who tried to kill her...and nearly succeeded. But when a childhood acquaintance with a suspicious past suddenly discovers Sabrina, her cover is blown. Believing that his sister has fallen victim to the same killer who attacked Sabrina, he is dead set on getting revenge―and using Sabrina as bait. Her nightmare has come to life. While Sabrina has been hiding, her abductor has kept killing young girls. But now he knows that his Melissa didn't die after all. And he's coming for her. ____________________________________ Book 2: SACRIFICIAL MUSE ROSES ARE RED... San Francisco Detective Sabrina Vaughn is able to shrug off the nine red roses being delivered to her office every day. But when only eight roses arrive on the same day that a murdered Berkeley student's body is found, Sabrina fears that the killer is taunting her. Forced into a partnership with a deceitful reporter who somehow remains one step ahead of her, Sabrina discovers that she's the object of a psychopath's twisted delusion...and there may be no escape. ____________________________________ Praise for Meagan Beaumont and THE SABRINA VAUGHN SERIES: Named a Best Debut of 2013 by Suspense Magazine "Pulse-pounding terror, graphic violence and a loathsome killer."―Kirkus Reviews "Beaumont knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat...Buckle up for the ride of a lifetime."―Suspense Magazine "Maegan Beaumont might be new to thriller scene, but her debut thriller, Carved in Darkness, promises to be the first in a long line of novels. Be warned, however, this novel isn't for those who jump a mile every time they hear something go bump in the night. But for anyone who's ever dreamed about enacting a just revenge, this book is for you. Beaumont knows how to cook up and serve a dish called revenge, but she doesn't serve it cold. She serves it sizzling hot."―Vincent Zandri, bestselling author of The Remains and Murder by Moonlight _____________________________________ What readers are saying about CARVED IN DARKNESS and SACRIFICIAL MUSE: ★★★★★ "Riveting!" ★★★★★ "In a word, excellent!" ★★★★★ "Best book I've read this year!" ★★★★★ "Screams with voice and ferocity!" ★★★★★ "I love a fast paced thriller and this book delivered." ★★★★★ "Creepy and scary, Maegan Beaumont is my favorite author to read with all the lights on!" ★★★★★ "Just when you thought Maegan Beaumont couldn't out-write Carved In Darkness, she did." ★★★★★ "...kep

Download or read book Carved in Darkness written by Maegan Beaumont and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2013-05-08 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen years ago, a psychotic killer abducted seventeen-year-old Melissa Walker. For 83 days she was raped, tortured, and then left for dead in a deserted churchyard...but she was still alive. Melissa begins a new life as homicide inspector Sabrina Vaughn. With a new face and a new name, it's her job to hunt down murderers—a job she does very well. But when Michael O'Shea, a childhood acquaintance with a suspicious past, suddenly finds her, he brings to life the nightmare Sabrina has long since buried. Believing his sister was recently murdered by the same monster who attacked Sabrina, Michael is dead set on getting his revenge—using Sabrina as bait. Praise: Named a Best Debut of 2013 by Suspense Magazine "Prepare to be overwhelmed by the tension and moodiness that permeates this edgy thriller. Beaumont's ability to keep the twists coming even when the answer seems obvious is quite potent."—Library Journal (starred review) and Debut of the Month "Pulse-pounding terror, graphic violence and a loathsome killer."—Kirkus Reviews "Beaumont knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat...Buckle up for the ride of a lifetime."—Suspense Magazine "Maegan Beaumont might be new to thriller scene, but her debut thriller, Carved in Darkness, promises to be the first in a long line of novels. Be warned, however, this novel isn't for those who jump a mile every time they hear something go bump in the night. But for anyone who's ever dreamed about enacting a just revenge, this book is for you. Beaumont knows how to cook up and serve a dish called revenge, but she doesn't serve it cold. She serves it sizzling hot."—Vincent Zandri, bestselling author of The Remains and Murder by Moonlight

Download or read book Waiting in Darkness written by Maegan Beaumont and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-06 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mine... The riveting prequel to CARVED IN DARKNESS, the first novel in the Sabrina Vaughn series. As the bastard daughter of the town whore and the local police chief, 16-year-old Melissa Walker has few bright spots in her life. Her brother and sister. Her grandmother. Her boyfriend. To her, nothing else matters. She can't let anything else matter―but in the space of a heartbeat, Melissa's carefully balanced life spins out of control, plunging her into a nightmare only she can see. Leave him, or I'll finish what I started... On the run, Melissa finally manages to settle into a life of quiet anonymity and, with the help of a new friend―the first she's ever had―she begins to put her life back together. She's forgotten who she is. Who she belongs to... But he's out there waiting for her... in darkness. ________________________________________ What readers are saying about WAITING IN DARKNESS: ★★★★★ "Very intense." ★★★★★ "Maegan Beaumont is my favorite thrill ride!" ★★★★★ "I loved it so much that I went back and reread the series." ★★★★★ "Maegan Beaumont continues to amaze her readers with her riveting prose."

Download or read book Promises to Keep written by Maegan Beaumont and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When your past comes back to kill you... For years Michael O'Shea has been forced to act as a personal assassin for Livingston Shaw, the cold-blooded puppet master who controls the remote bioweapon implanted in Michael's back. Shaw offers to release him if he can recover a kidnapped boy, but the only witnesses are being murdered and Michael can't shake the agonizing memories of another child he was once sworn to protect. Meanwhile, police Inspector Sabrina Vaughn—the woman Michael passionately loves but has been kept from seeing—discovers a body that bears a striking resemblance to the missing boy. Against all his instincts, Michael must draw Sabrina into his life as one of the world's most notorious assassins if he's to overcome the legacy of his past. Praise: "Edge-of-the-seat plotting will keep readers' attention late into the night."—Library Journal "Reads like the transcript of a breathlessly bloody computer game."—Publishers Weekly "Maegan Beaumont's third novel in the impeccable Sabrina Vaughn series delights the reader with more intricately developed plots, higher stakes, and unlikely criminals that astonish by executing twist after unforeseen twist."—Crimespree Magazine

Download or read book Waiting in Darkness written by Maegan Beaumont and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prequel to the earlier volumes in the series.

Download or read book Blood of Saints written by Maegan Beaumont and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2016-08-08 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With its raw and vividly drawn characters, this thrill-a-minute adrenaline ride will keep Donald Westlake readers on the edge of their seats."—Library Journal He wants a miracle And he won't stop killing until he gets one Deep in the mountains of Montana, former Homicide inspector Sabrina Vaughn has found the kind of peace she's always dreamed of. And with Michael O'Shea, she's found the kind of love she never thought possible. Together, even under the constant threat of faraway adversaries, they've managed to build the kind of idyllic life they've both longed for. But a life this safe was never meant to last. When twenty-year-old forensic evidence connects her to a string of recent murders, Sabrina must leave her new life behind and return to the place she was brutally raped and tortured in order to search for a killer who's as cunning as any she's ever encountered. Praise for the Sabrina Vaughn novels: "Edge-of-the-seat plotting will keep readers' attention late into the night."—Library Journal "Reads like the transcript of a breathlessly bloody computer game."—Publishers Weekly "Maegan Beaumont's third novel in the impeccable Sabrina Vaughn series delights the reader with more intricately developed plots, higher stakes, and unlikely criminals that astonish by executing twist after unforeseen twist."—Crimespree Magazine Named a Best Debut of 2013 bySuspense Magazine (Carved in Darkness) " Prepare to be overwhelmed by the tension and moodiness that permeates this edgy thriller. Beaumont's ability to keep the twists coming even when the answer seems obvious is quite potent."—Library Journal (starred review) and Debut of the Month "Pulse-pounding terror, graphic violence, and a loathsome killer."—Kirkus Reviews "Beaumont knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat...Buckle up for the ride of a lifetime."—Suspense Magazine "Maegan Beaumont might be new to thriller scene, but her debut thriller, Carved in Darkness, promises to be the first in a long line of novels. Be warned, however, this novel isn't for those who jump a mile every time they hear something go bump in the night. But for anyone who's ever dreamed about enacting a just revenge, this book is for you. Beaumont knows how to cook up and serve a dish called revenge, but she doesn't serve it cold. She serves it sizzling hot."—Vincent Zandri, bestselling author of The Remains and Murder by Moonlight

Download or read book The Darkwater Girls An Absolutely Gripping and Unputdownable Crime Thriller written by Maegan Beaumont and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognition hits me as I look at the woman lying in the long grass. It's my sister. Her hot-pink nails are chipped and caked with dirt, her blue eyes are cold and vacant. I desperately shake her, even though I know. She's gone. Fresh out of the Military Police, Georgia Fell has returned to her Michigan island hometown a decade after she ran away. Late to meet her younger sister at a bar on the isolated tip of the isle, she arrives to her worst nightmare: Rachel dead, purple bruises around her slim, beautiful neck. When the police rule out murder, Georgia knows it can't be true. Reluctantly, she must turn to the person she's been avoiding since she came home. Georgia can't forgive single dad Lincoln McNamara for his betrayal the night she left, but he has an in with the dangerous crew operating out of the roadhouse where Rachel was killed. The question is, can she trust him? But before she can convince Lincoln to help her, another local girl goes missing. How deep into the darkness of island life must Georgia go to find out the truth? And with an innocent girl's life on the line, does she even have a choice? An absolutely unputdownable suspense thriller. Readers who adore Tami Hoag, Mary Burton and J.D. Robb will be hooked on this jaw-dropping new crime series. Readers love Maegan Beaumont: "I loved this book!... In fact I lay in bed from 10.30pm-2.30am and literally did-not-move until I was done." Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD... Great read!" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I could not put down this book... when I wasn't reading the book, I was constantly thinking about it." Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "There are just not enough words to describe how great I thought this book was!... I was hooked from page 1. The excitement and suspense don't let up." Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars "I could not put this book down....always one more chapter....up until the early hours of the morning....page after page... A MUST READ!!!" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Wow. I literally could not stop reading this book. I'm supposed to work tomorrow and I've stayed up way too late!" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Had me on the edge of me seat the entire time, that had me hard pressed to put the book down... There just never seems to be a great place to stop reading." Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Download or read book The Spider written by Sabrina Crewe and published by Raintree. This book was released on 1998 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the life cycle and special characteristics of the black widow spider.

Download or read book Sacrificial Muse written by Maegan Beaumont and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She is his muse, and the fates require sacrifice. San Francisco Detective Sabrina Vaughn is able to shrug off the nine red roses being delivered to her office every day. But when only eight roses arrive on the same day a Berkeley student's mutilated body is found, Sabrina fears that the killer is taunting her. Forced into a partnership with a deceitful reporter who somehow remains one step ahead of her, Sabrina discovers that she's the object of a psychopath's twisted delusion...and there may be no escape.

Download or read book Drive written by Megyn Ward and published by One Night. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One night. A moment of weakness.I took something I never should've been allowed to have.Claire St. James. Even though I knew she was too good for me.Even though I knew if she ever learned the truth about me she'd run, screaming in the other direction.Even though I knew she and I could never have a future.She offered me her innocence and I took it.And then I disappeared without a trace.I told myself it was better for her this way.That a girl like her has no business with a guy like me.That she'd forget about me.Move on. Find someone better.Five years later, I'm still trying to find my way out from under her. Deal with the mountain of mistakes that stood between us. When I come face to face with her again, I'm not ready.I'm still broken. But this is it. My second chance to get things right between us.And this time, I'm not walking away.

Download or read book Stormswept written by Sabrina Jeffries and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first wedding night that Lady Juliana St. Albans spent with the dark and daring Rhys Vaughan was intoxicating, the heady culmination of her new husband's driving hunger and her own awakened sensuality. When he mysteriously disappeared the next morning, she waited for him in hope and desperation. And when he was finally proclaimed dead in a shipwreck, she bitterly mourned the loss of her love. The second wedding night that Juliana spent with Rhys Vaughan was six years later, after he returned to claim her just as she was about to wed another"--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book Updraft written by Fran Wilde and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Fran Wilde comes Updraft, the Nebula finalist and Andre Norton Award-winning first novel in the Bone Universe saga Welcome to a world of wind and bone, songs and silence, betrayal and courage. Kirit Densira cannot wait to pass her wingtest and begin flying as a trader by her mother's side, being in service to her beloved home tower and exploring the skies beyond. When Kirit inadvertently breaks Tower Law, the city's secretive governing body, the Singers, demand that she become one of them instead. In an attempt to save her family from greater censure, Kirit must give up her dreams to throw herself into the dangerous training at the Spire, the tallest, most forbidding tower, deep at the heart of the City. As she grows in knowledge and power, she starts to uncover the depths of Spire secrets. Kirit begins to doubt her world and its unassailable Laws, setting in motion a chain of events that will lead to a haunting choice, and may well change the city forever—if it isn't destroyed outright. Bone Universe 1) Updraft 2) Cloudbound 3) Horizon (September 2017) At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Life Cycle of the Mountain Lion written by Sabrina Crewe and published by . This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dramatic photographs and a detailed, two-page diagram depict an animal's distinguishing features, habits, and habitats. Young readers can follow their favorite animals from birth to maturity.Readers follow these fiercely independent felines from adorable cub to ferocious hunter and protective parent.

Download or read book On The Edge of Love written by Shay Rucker and published by . This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: interracial romance; multicultural romance; humor; alpha male; black woman; African American; suspense; steamy;

Download or read book Pushing Patrick written by Megyn Ward and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a bet. A stupid bet. One I never should have made. One I knew, that could cost me everything. To be honest, I didn't even think it would work. I kissed Patrick the night we met and he couldn't have made it clearer-he isn't into me. Not like that. He's funny and sweet and entirely too good for a girl like me. He's perfect and I'm... not. So, we're friends. Just friends. When my life falls apart and I need a place to live, Patrick comes to my rescue, no questions asked. I know it doesn't mean anything. It's just one friend, helping out another. I know that... but I can't help but want more. I can't help but want him. It's my friend, Tess, who points out that Patrick may be perfect, but he's still just a man. That if I want him, all I have to do is say so. That if I push hard enough, I can make him want me. I know she's wrong because I've felt the sting of his rejection and I have no desire to subject myself to it again... but what if she's right? What if all Patrick needs is a little push?

Download or read book Spider s Web written by Mike Omer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes, Death Comes With a Warning There's a killer prowling the streets. He stalks and murders young women seemingly at random, and he always warns them first... Twenty year old Kendele Byers is savagely killed and buried in a shallow grave. She had a violent past, a bizarre kinky line of work, and the suspect list grows longer every day. But when another woman is murdered, Detective Mitchell Lonnie realizes that there's something much more sinister afoot, a connection between the two murders. Both victims had received a clue hinting their incoming demise several minutes before they were attacked. There's a serial killer in Glenmore Park. Even worse, he seems to be accelerating his murder pace. Now Mitchell and his partner need to locate the killer before more innocent women die. But when his sister gets involved, Mitchell's focus begins to unravel. Soon his pursuit becomes personal, and the stakes rise very high...

Download or read book Domain Driven Design Distilled written by Vaughn Vernon and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Domain-Driven Design (DDD) software modeling delivers powerful results in practice, not just in theory, which is why developers worldwide are rapidly moving to adopt it. Now, for the first time, there’s an accessible guide to the basics of DDD: What it is, what problems it solves, how it works, and how to quickly gain value from it. Concise, readable, and actionable, Domain-Driven Design Distilled never buries you in detail–it focuses on what you need to know to get results. Vaughn Vernon, author of the best-selling Implementing Domain-Driven Design, draws on his twenty years of experience applying DDD principles to real-world situations. He is uniquely well-qualified to demystify its complexities, illuminate its subtleties, and help you solve the problems you might encounter. Vernon guides you through each core DDD technique for building better software. You’ll learn how to segregate domain models using the powerful Bounded Contexts pattern, to develop a Ubiquitous Language within an explicitly bounded context, and to help domain experts and developers work together to create that language. Vernon shows how to use Subdomains to handle legacy systems and to integrate multiple Bounded Contexts to define both team relationships and technical mechanisms. Domain-Driven Design Distilled brings DDD to life. Whether you’re a developer, architect, analyst, consultant, or customer, Vernon helps you truly understand it so you can benefit from its remarkable power. Coverage includes What DDD can do for you and your organization–and why it’s so important The cornerstones of strategic design with DDD: Bounded Contexts and Ubiquitous Language Strategic design with Subdomains Context Mapping: helping teams work together and integrate software more strategically Tactical design with Aggregates and Domain Events Using project acceleration and management tools to establish and maintain team cadence