Download or read book West Coast Forensics the Complete Collection written by Elle Keaton and published by Elle Keaton. This book was released on 2024-07-01 with total page 1277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting over leads them right back to their beginning. And straight into trouble. Soren Jorgensen has just one regret - getting involved with bad boy Dany Petyr. Dany had warned him, but Soren let his heart take the lead and he'll never be the same. A new job in a new town offers Soren a fresh start. He won't make the same mistake again. Then Dany shows up in the middle of a case, turning Soren's tidy world upside down. Dany regrets hurting Soren. But if he could go back in time he'd make the same decision. His history is too toxic for a man like Soren. Piedras Island is the perfect place for Dany to hide out, until--well, possibly forever. When a local man is murdered tensions on the island rise, and accusations fly. Will Dany run again, or can Soren convince him to stay this time and face the danger head-on, together? The West Coast Forensics series is dual POV and follows a different couple in each book as they try to stop killers, unravel mystery and find family they can call their own. grumpy sunshine, opposites, age gap, found family, small town, friends to lovers, a dire need for coffee. Did I mention grumpy?

Download or read book Full Disclosure written by Elle Keaton and published by Elle Keaton. This book was released on with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Niall didn't want to know. He thought he didn't care what had happened to his mother after she disappeared all those years ago. But, the past has a way of rising from the, er, dead when least expected. Niall regrets answering that mid-morning phone call. In the past few years, Niall's learned to open up his heart an inch or two. He doesn't like it one bit, but it's proving impossible to slam it shut again. Of course, his beloved husband, Mat, and the few people he thinks of as friends rally around him after he learns Ana's remains have been found--but will they be enough? Will the discovery bring him closure, or will it open a whole new can of worms? Niall's guess is worms, but he's a glass-half-full guy. Full Disclosure is a Veiled Intentions novella set a few years after Black Moon. It is book four in the series and cannot be read as a standalone.

Download or read book Wildlife Forensics written by Jane E. Huffman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-12-30 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wildlife Forensics: Methods and Applications provides an accessible and practical approach to the key areas involved in this developing subject. The book contains case studies throughout the text that take the reader from the field, to the lab analysis to the court room, giving a complete insight into the path of forensic evidence and demonstrating how current techniques can be applied to wildlife forensics. The book contains approaches that wildlife forensic investigators and laboratory technicians can employ in investigations and provides the direction and practical advice required by legal and police professionals seeking to gain the evidence needed to prosecute wildlife crimes. The book will bring together in one text various aspects of wildlife forensics, including statistics, toxicology, pathology, entomology, morphological identification, and DNA analysis. This book will be an invaluable reference and will provide investigators, laboratory technicians and students in forensic Science/conservation biology classes with practical guidance and best methods for criminal investigations applied to wildlife crime. Includes practical techniques that wildlife forensic investigators and laboratory technicians can employ in investigations. Includes case studies to illustrate various key methods and applications. Brings together diverse areas of forensic science and demonstrates their application specifically to the field of wildlife crime. Contains methodology boxes to lead readers through the processes of individual techniques. Takes an applied approach to the subject to appeal to both students of the subject and practitioners in the field. Includes a broad introduction to what is meant by 'wildlife crime', how to approach a crime scene and collect evidence and includes chapters dedicated to the key techniques utilized in wildlife investigations. Includes chapters on wildlife forensic pathology; zooanthropological techniques; biological trace evidence analysis; the importance of bitemark evidence; plant and wildlife forensics; best practices and law enforcement.

Download or read book The Heart Heist written by Elle Keaton and published by Dirty Dog Press LLC. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeous stranger wanders into his life one summer night and Jacob knows he's in trouble; he's going to break all his rules and probably his heart. Duff Cleveland knows better than to open himself to love, that’s how you get hurt. Jacob De Rossi is a family guy; he’s got the house and the picket fence he's just missing the man. Something about Jacob has Duff wanting more, but how many just one more time’s can a dedicated hookup artist justify? He can hardly handle the life he’s living, having an actual boyfriend is impossible isn't it? Jacob’s not letting Duff go easily. It’s obvious, to him at least, that Duff needs someone in his corner, and he is the man for the job. Will Duff recognize his heart is safe in Jacob's hands, or turn his back on the one thing in his life that makes sense? tragic past, high heat, found family, hurt to comfort, reluctant lover, family is everything, the wooing is the hardest part, angsty, when grandparents interfere... The Heart Heist is a first-person, dual POV, following Duff Cleveland and Jacob De Rossi as Jacob woos Duff's reluctant heart. No cliffhanger, HEA guaranteed. Heat level, 4+. Can be read as a standalone but you may enjoy it even more if you read Feinted Heart first.

Download or read book Shielded Hearts Box Set written by Elle Keaton and published by Elle Keaton. This book was released on with total page 1989 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adam Klay hates everything about his hometown. The last thing the accomplished FBI agent wants is to abandon the case he's working on and return to his past, but the death of his father forces his hand. Micah Ryan has been living on auto-pilot since his family perished years ago. All he needs is coffee, the attention of his cranky cat, and enough clients to pay the bills. Spending his days at the local espresso bar wrapping up case paperwork is better than dealing with his dad's estate. Plus there's the shy, sexy man Adam can't keep his eyes off of. For Micah tripping and falling into a handsome stranger's lap, at his favorite coffee shop, is bad enough. But the instant attraction he feels for the other man is mortifying--right? As it turns out there is at least one thing Adam likes about Skagit. And when a series of sinister incidents leave Micah vulnerable to an unknown killer, Adam vows to protect him. But does the threat to Micah stem from Micah's past, or has Adam's investigation followed him to Skagit? Can Adam protect Micah without losing his heart? Is Micah ready for love? And will they get their chance to explore their attraction or will the killer get there first? Storm Season is a dual POV about a terminally grouchy Federal Agent who discovers his softer side and a sweet man who thought he had nothing to live for. The Shielded Hearts series follows a different couple in each book as they try to stop killers, unravel a human trafficking ring, and find a family of their own.

Download or read book The Boyfriend Gambit written by Elle Keaton and published by Dirty Dog Press LLC. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you repair a broken heart when you were the one who broke it in the first place? Charley It's been four years since Simon broke up with me, but who's counting? I'm fine these days, thank you very much. I don't need a man to make me happy. ♥ Simon Past me had to make a choice. Current me knows it was the wrong one. Future me hopes I can fix it. I've never stopped loving Charley this is my last chance; our last chance. ♥ The Boyfriend Gambit is first-person dual POV. Simon lays all his cards on the table in an attempt to win Charley's heart back. No cliffhanger, HEA guaranteed. Heat level, 4+. Can be read as a standalone but you may enjoy it even more if you read Feinted Heart and The Heart Heist first! second chance, love/hate/love, interfering friends, found family, feisty grandmother.

Download or read book Real Danger written by Elle Keaton and published by Elle Keaton. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can one man be so infuriatingly frustrating and yet so perfect at the same time? To Ryder Mann the fifteen years between Shay Delacombe and him are meaningless, Shay is the only man he wants. He just needs the opportunity to plead his case with the sexy lawyer. Shay is nothing if not determined to keep Ryder at arm's length. The younger man is smart and sexy but Shay is too old and too jaded for love. Ryder gets his chance when Shay asks him to assist on a case involving a missing person, however, the investigation quickly turns perilous. A simple investigation turns into a stomach-churning rollercoaster ride of what-the-hell-is-going-on, putting both men in peril. But from whom? Is the danger connected to one of Shay's old cases or have the two men caught the attention of someone else? Will they get their chance at love, or will a vicious criminal tear the future from their grasp? Real Danger is second in the West Coast Forensics series and can be read as a standalone but may be enjoyed more completely if you read Real Trouble first. It is dual POV, following Ryder Mann and Shay Delecombe as they race toward their happily ever after. #AgeGap, #thriller, #CriminalMindsmeetsRockford Files, #tragicpast, #mediumheat, #reluctantlover, #persistentcourtship4tw.

Download or read book Not a Boy written by Elle Keaton and published by Dirty Dog Press LLC. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry should have kept on walking by when he spotted the younger man sitting alone on the beach. He should never have stopped, never sat down, and certainly never kissed him. Because now Henry is experiencing feelings. And he doesn’t like it one bit. Things happen for a reason, even random hook-ups. Ben was supposed to get off work early that night. It was no accident the sexy stranger stumbled on his beach hiding spot. The Kiss was destined, as well as what happened afterward. It wasn’t as if Ben believed in love at first sight, but this was damn close. It’s a good thing Henry lives three-thousand miles away or he might do something stupid, like ask for Ben’s phone number. Ben’s hometown boss begs him to return and he agrees, only regretting not being able to say goodbye to his snarky divorce lawyer. But all the wanting in the universe isn’t going to bring them together again, he doesn’t even know Henry’s last name. Besides, home is on the west coast, not Maine. Sometimes the universe is a funny place. #foundfamily #agegap #acceptance #oppositesattract #boynextdoorisnotaboy Read less

Download or read book Food Forensics written by James F. Carter and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food forensics is a multi-disciplinary science involving advanced analytical techniques, plant and animal metabolism, and sophisticated data interpretation tools. This book explains how plants, and in turn animals eating those plants, assimilate stable isotopes and trace elements from their environments. It provides extensive reviews of the use of stable isotope and trace element measurements for the authentication of major food groups and how these can be used to detect fraudsters. The book emphasises the use of correct methods for sample preparation and measurement so that data can be compared to existing datasets, with a dedicated chapter discussing interpretations.

Download or read book The Forensic Geology Box Set written by Toni Dwiggins and published by Toni Dwiggins. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 981 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery. Thrills. Adventure. The first three novels in the series: QUICKSILVER: Forensic geologists Cassie Oldfield and Walter Shaws plunge into the dark history of the California gold country, into the dark past of two brothers, into a poisonous feud that threatens lives and the land. BADWATER: Death Valley earns its name when a terrorist threatens to unleash lethal radioactive toxins. The only ones who can find and stop him are the forensic geologists, and they are up against more than pure human malice. The unstable atom--in the hands of an unstable man--is governed by Murphy's Law. Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. VOLCANO WATCH: The volcano beneath the geologists' home town is seething, and the mayor is found murdered with a note saying NO WAY OUT. The fate of the town now rests in the hands of an emergency planner with his own twisted agenda. As the volcano moves toward red alert, the geologists race to prevent 'no way out' from becoming a prophecy. ► Book #4 in the series: Skeleton Sea ► Book #5 in the series: River Run

Download or read book Jewel in the Rough written by Elle Keaton and published by Dirty Dog Press LLC. This book was released on 2023-01-25 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes things happen for a reason. Sometimes it's just Benny. Benny witnesses a brutal murder that forces him to run as far as he can as fast as he can. A friend offers him a place to hide, in exchange for helping her brother with the family farm. Does it matter if the closest Benny has ever been to a farm is the petting zoo? Ex-LA cop Teagan hates farming but it's that or disappoint the only family he has left. Instead of catching criminals, his days are now spent being harassed by his sister and bullied by the Indignant Gurls—the dairy cows who will make him or break him. Jewel in the Rough plays out on Piedras Island, where the Veiled Intentions and West Coast Forensics series are also set. While characters from my other books are mentioned Jewel in the Rough is a complete standalone. Previously available in the YBBB 2022 giveaway.

Download or read book Triple Threat Mysteries Collection written by Tyler Colins and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 2087 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All five books in 'Triple Threat Mysteries', a series of cozy mystery novels by Tyler Colins, now in one volume! The Connecticut Corpse Caper: A week-long stay in a creepy oversize Connecticut mansion is replete with hidden passageways, disappearing and reappearing corpses, and seven quirky inheritance recipients. Soon, people start dropping like flies. Donning amateur sleuth caps, Jill and her associates, Rey and Linda, attempt to solve the mystifying murders. Soon, others jump in, and the bumbling, stumbling and mayhem begin. Can You Hula Like Hilo Hattie?: The novice sleuths accept their first official detecting assignment: uncovering the “secret" of an elderly millionaire’s pretty young wife. If they succeed, their newly founded business, The Triple Threat Investigation Agency, will prove a viable venture. But after the wife is found murdered along the sapphire shores of Oahu, the sleuths discover that the deceased woman was not the only one keeping secrets. But who is the murderer? Coco's Nuts: The Triple Threat Investigation Agency private eyes undertake their second major assignment: proving their client, once-socialite-Vassar-grad-turned-trucker Buddy Feuer, isn’t responsible for two murders. She had no motive to kill her boss, infamous entrepreneur Jimmy Picolo, nor did she murder her best friend, Eb Stretta. As the rookie P.I.s strive to uncover a killer amid yet another cast of curious and unconventional characters, they meet up with old acquaintances who may or may not have their best interests at heart. Forever Poi: The ever-proud owners of the Triple Threat Investigation Agency—JJ, Rey, and Linda—have a new case. Who set ablaze two happening Chinatown art galleries, leaving a couple of charcoal-broiled corpses in the rubble? Any number of curious characters in the local art world could be responsible, including a haughty gallery owner with a questionable past and an art consultant living on the edge. If only the gals can figure out the "why", they'll have their "who". Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha: The pretty P.I.s from the Triple Threat Investigation Agency have a new case, thanks to a serial killer who has taken a serious interest in them. The GrimReaperPeeper has challenged them to “play the game”, by his rules. Rules are made to be broken, however... or, at the very least, changed. As the trio attempts to determine who he killer might be, they also need to tackle a couple of other cases, including verifying whether a hubby has a roving eye and ascertaining who is stalking a young, beautiful woman. But can the cases be somehow intertwined?

Download or read book Standard Reference Collections of Forensic Science Materials written by Harold L. Steinberg and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Conspiracy Theory written by Elle Keaton and published by Dirty Dog Press LLC. This book was released on 2019-10-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He can't escape his past--or his future. Bitter and weary, homicide detective Niall Hamarsson burns his last bridge, retreating to the only place he's ever called home. But murder beats him there. Sheriff Mat Dempsey is a glass-half-full kind of guy. He returned to the island after his father drowned to take care of his mom. Life is quiet and simple, until Niall Hamarsson's return. Nothing about Niall Hamarsson is simple. Maybe Niall's childhood refuge will allow him the space to re-evaluate his future. Maybe he'll be able to keep the kind, competent sheriff at arm's length. Mat needs Niall to stay away from the investigation, he doesn't want the ex-detective muddying the waters of Hidden Harbor. Niall's not meddling so much as keeping his hand in. The case is a distraction from the unwanted memories that are popping up like weeds after a rainstorm. How long will it take for the two of them to realize they work better together than apart? In more ways than one? The Veiled Intentions trilogy is a dual POV, slow-burn, three-act, romantic suspense about a broody introvert and a somewhat patient Sheriff as they grope their way to a happily ever after.

Download or read book Long Shadow written by Elle Keaton and published by Dirty Dog Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Niall’s known nothing but betrayal. All Mat wants is Niall’s heart. Mat and Niall are stronger together than apart. When will Niall realize that truth? Will he ever? Since the night on the beach Niall's been avoiding Mat like a bad case of the flu--which, ironically, most of his deputies have come down with. What will it take for Niall to truly believe Mat wants him for who he is? Mat's overworked, Niall's unnerved, and then things really go sideways. Someone wants the sheriff dead. Niall's not about to let that happen, even if he doesn't think Mat should waste time on him. Will Niall unlock the fortress around his heart, or will he push Mat away permanently? Long Shadow is a dual POV about a broody introvert and a somewhat patient Sheriff. Mat’s going to have to prove to Niall he's the man for him. The Veiled Intentions trilogy follows the same couple as they find their way to their happily ever after.

Download or read book Black Moon written by Elle Keaton and published by Dirty Dog Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-11-19 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One corpse, two corpse, old corpse, new corpse. Summer is crashing into fall, Mat and Niall have a wedding to overthink. A body is discovered floating in the harbor and this time it's the missing ex-Piedras Marine officer Duane Cooper. Who, aside from Niall, wanted Duane dead? He's been on the run for months, why would he turn up dead now? Black Moon, third in the Veiled Intentions trilogy, Black Moon is a dual POV following Sheriff Mat Dempsey and now Private Investigator Niall Hamarsson as they grope their way to a happily ever after.

Download or read book Trusting the Elements written by Elle Keaton and published by Elle Keaton. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If love at first sight is a fantasy, why does what they have feel so right? For the past few years Otto Proulx has been hiding in the shadows, living vicariously through others. Maybe it’s time for a change? Greg Trainor runs a kite shop and helps his friends out when they need it; that’s the kind of guy he is. When he sees a car stuck on the side of the road he stops to help, never expecting to see the stranger again. One night of passion leads to…several more and suddenly both men are searching around to define what they have together. Neither wants to scare the other off and neither wants to ask for more. Otto's out of his comfort zone and Greg has family issues; but love has its own rules and sometimes you just have to trust it will find a way. Trusting the Elements is a dual POV about a light-hearted man who’s lost his bounce, and a caring, sexy, big-hearted man who doesn’t know his own worth. Trusting is the first in the Never Too Late series. It's never too late to find love.