Download or read book Bloodlines written by Mariah Hayes and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lydia Galatianti, queen of Galatia, is running for her lifeaEUR"the love of her life, King Richard, slain at the hands of his own mother. Hiding her swollen belly from her escort, her mission is to protect her unborn child, even if that means putting her trust in Serene, a strange and creepy old teller who may have an agenda of her own. Seventeen years later, Nylina Galatianti, sole heir to the throne of Galatia, is beautiful, strong, and hardheaded, until an accident triggers a life-changing transformation within her. Learning the dark secrets about her bloodline, Nyla must come to terms with the future she now faces. Who can Nyla confide inaEUR"Kaden, her best friend, who wrestles with his own tragic past, or Samuel, the head of the guard who seems to keep Nyla rooted to her humanity? Her kingdom, Galatia, is on the brink of war with a threatening kingdom, Ridia, now allied with the vicious werewolf, Rothgar. Nyla must fight to control her dark urges when a group of refugees from Ridia offer their help. Are these mysterious newcomers who they seem, and can they be trusted? Can Nyla learn to control herself, or will she reveal Galatia's greatest secret, harming those she loves in the process?

Download or read book Murder Frames the Scene written by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author and playwright Victoria Kneubuhl returns with another thoroughly entertaining, yet complex, whodunit set in 1930s Hawai`i featuring the lead characters from Murder Casts a Shadow and Murder Leaves Its Mark. The pair of unlikely sleuths—part-Hawaiian Mina Beckwith and her fiancé, part-Samoan Ned Manusia—find themselves unraveling a deadly web of espionage and murder. As the story opens, Ned is in Japanese-occupied Shanghai, where he has been sent to rescue his friend Nigel, a British spy being ruthlessly hunted by the Japanese police. The action moves to Honolulu where Mina is embroiled with a group of eccentric artists whose numbers are being depleted in a series of dramatically staged murders. While Mina looks into the murders of the artists, Ned and Nigel attempt to ferret out a spy sending reports on the activities of the Navy at Pearl Harbor to the Japanese government. The two plot lines become intertwined as Ned and Mina are enmeshed in a dangerous net of international intrigue. Like the previous novels, Murder Frames the Scene offers readers a fascinating glimpse into prewar Hawai`i, full of colorful local characters, descriptions of familiar places in another era, and a vivid sense of the islands as much more than beaches and palm trees. A Latitude 20 book

Download or read book League of Skull Bones written by MJ Fletcher and published by MJ Fletcher. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Bum Magnet written by K. L. Brady and published by K.L. Brady. This book was released on 2011 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charisse Tyson's got it all going on ... She's a savvy, successful real-estate agent with a quick wit, a low tolerance for BS, a gorgeous size-14 body, and a thirst for top shelf vodka. Despite her dream house, luxury car, and appetite for life's best--like fine dining and hot men--she seems to have her own special talent for attracting players. Why do all of her ex-lovers belong in the Losers Hall of Fame. Why does Rissey seem to have her own special talent as a bum magnet? ... But just as Rissey swears off sex and vows to dump her emotional baggage, she meets house-hunting client Dwayne Gibson. There's no way she can resist his seductive smile and rock-hard body ... Will Dwayne turn out to be the biggest bum of them all? Or will this time be different?"--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book Fight for Survival written by Kim McMahill and published by Pelican Ventures Book Group. This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Action-packed Novels. One Amazing Thrill Ride. BIG HORN STORM Can they endure their desperate fight for survival? Niki Garat tolerates her job and the city, but she lives for her summer vacation with her grandfather at his sheep camp in the stunning Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming—until this year. When the U.S. comes under attack, including an aggressive attempt by foreign invaders to locate nuclear missiles hidden throughout remote western lands, the serenity of her mountain refuge is shattered. As area ranches are commandeered, neighbors and friends, including Deuce, her childhood infatuation, band together. Throughout their struggle to stay alive, Niki begins to understand what came between her and Deuce, but before past mistakes can be corrected they must endure a terrifying manhunt and a desperate fight for survival. DEADLY EXODUS Their love is forbidden. Their lives are in danger... Trapped in a dystopian America where men are being exterminated and relationships are forbidden, Nyla is determined to change the course of her future and protect Ethan. Fleeing means abandoning her grandmother and imprisoned mother, but Nyla and her friends will do anything to escape an authoritarian government which has stolen their freedom and prohibits personal expression of any kind. Desperate and dreaming of a new life, the group makes a run for the Mexican border through the inhospitable Big Bend region of Texas. Persistent patrols track and corner them, while a vast and desolate landscape inhabited by brazen predators tests their ability to survive. Will they live to realize their dreams of a new life and a chance at love?

Download or read book Embers of Eternity written by Brianna R. Shaffery and published by BRS Writes L.L.C.. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spirits of the Shadow Forest are waking up. Hidden in the centuries-old legends of the forest is the history forgotten by the country of Tenebris. But for seventeen-year-old Nyla, the 600-year-old history has become her present. Struggling to break the curse binding her to the Woodlane Manor, she and her companions must race against time to find and defeat Dinora, the evil sorceress of legend, before she can destroy their homeland. With the help of Xander and Shamira, Nyla searches for a way to break the curse that won’t require a hefty sacrifice. But even as their small victories swell their hope, the real battle is only just beginning. With the trio forced to confront their pasts, they must overcome their present trials and prepare to face the impending future. But what if Dinora raises her army before Nyla and Xander can gather the forces necessary to defeat her? Will they lose everything they had only just begun to dream of? Return to Tenebris in Embers of Eternity, the stunning sequel to Brianna R. Shaffery’s epic young adult fantasy series, the Heirs of Tenebris.

Download or read book Divine Plunder Pirate Academy Book Three written by Holly Hook and published by Holly Hook. This book was released on with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time is running out. Can Nar and Kale stop the worst pirate of all from seizing the gods' treasure? After an explosive secret threatens to rip Nar and Kale apart, Nar and her fellow pirate recruits must race to stop Vulgan from reaching the Divine Treasure first. Whoever obtains the treasure will achieve world domination. In fact, nothing looks good right now. The pirate king blames them for crimes they didn't commit, but to catch up to Vulgan, they're going to need his help. Nar must entrench herself, and Kale, deeper into the pirate life and leading the pirate king straight to the treasure as well. Nothing can go wrong with that. But Nar's worst struggle comes from within. What's her true nature? Can she only bring pain to others? And is she doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past?

Download or read book Nyla s Song written by Khanani Wyse and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-06-17 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nyla never imagined that her life would end up the way that it has. Her husband of 15 years went out and had an affair on her and not only did he have an affair but he fathered a child with this woman. She never thought that he would do that to her especially since he caused her to not be able to conceive. Nyla decided she would find solace in something and she did. She met a man that was everything that she imagined and then some. He was tall, dark, handsome and a gentleman. Chivalry was not dead after all and there were still a few good men in the world. This novel will give you drama, romance, love and excitement. You never can tell what will happen next. Stay tuned because the ending will have you wanting more.....wanting more of what Nyla gave in her story......Unconditional and Everlasting love!

Download or read book Slayer s Prey written by Crystal-Rain Love and published by ImaJinn Books. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blood Revelation Prophecy: Vampires, witches, and shifters will band together to stop the darkness from winning, until one warrior is born to save the world from Satan's wrath. When Jacob Porter was a child, he watched a group of vampires kill his best friend, and he vowed to destroy them all. Now, years later, while on the trail of a demon-possessed murderer, he meets the mysterious Nyla Katt, a gorgeous, violet-eyed huntress who claims to be after the same killer he's hunting. Jake doesn't play well with others, and has enough on his plate to deal with without the beautiful, sword-wielding hellcat pushing all his buttons while driving him wild with desire. Yet, there's something familiar about the woman that he just can't put his finger on. Nyla has been Jake's guardian for over half his life, but he only knows her as the black cat he found in the alley the night his friend was killed. She saved his life that night, and now, they must work together to keep each other alive and fulfill a destiny planned for them long before either of them were born. But if Jake realizes the woman he has fallen in love with is not only the cat he's been telling his secrets to for years, but one of the very creatures he hunts relentlessly, he will kill her before their destiny can be fulfilled . . . Crystal-Rain Love resides in the South with her three children and enough pets to host a petting zoo. When she's not writing, she can usually be found creating unique 3D cakes, hiking, reading, or spending way too much time on Facebook. You can find her at crystalrainlove.com or facebook.com/crystalrainloveauthor "The second Blood Revelation romantic urban fantasy is a fabulous thriller starring two appealing protagonists and a stalking vampiric psychopath."-Harriet Klausner ". . . the uniqueness of the plot kept me turning pages."--Cassie, Long and Short Reviews, about Guardian Cowboy

Download or read book A Dance With Demons written by Jeff Offringa and published by Screamin' Lemur Publication. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Murder Casts a Shadow written by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2008-06-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Year’s Eve, 1934. While Honolulu celebrates with champagne and fireworks, someone is making away with the Bishop Museum’s portrait of King Kalakaua and its curator. A series of brutal murders follows, and an unlikely pair, newspaper reporter Mina Beckwith and visiting playwright Ned Manusia, find themselves investigating a twisted trail of clues in an attempt to recover the painting and uncover the killer. Honolulu in the 1930s is a unique (and volatile) mix of the provincial and the urban, East and West, islander and mainlander. Mina and Ned, both of Polynesian descent, confront the complexities and contradictions of Island life as their investigation takes them into the heart of Honolulu society and close-knit local families, whose intricate histories and relationships will have a direct impact on future lives and events. A lively cast of characters aids Mina and Ned in their search for answers: Cecily Chang, an antiques and explosives expert, steers them through Chinatown’s back alleys; Hinano Kahana, a hula chanter and dancer, brings Ned closer to solving an ancient riddle; Mina’s grandmother, Hannah, helps them unlock a secret from the past. Prewar Honolulu comes to life in this thoroughly entertaining mystery that evokes a colorful bygone era. The Mina Beckwith and Ned Manusia series continues with Murder Leaves Its Mark, available September 2011.

Download or read book Traded Blood written by C.A. Miller and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White lies. Every parent tells them. Without a second thought, every child forgives them. Yet what if those same white lies became something bigger? Something dangerous? Life changing? Nyla Stevenss modest life, humble dreams, and fabricated world are shattered as she comes to find her parents have sold her and her brother as new blood. Their immortality now rests upon Nylas betrothal and subsequent fall to darkness.

Download or read book Just Jennifer written by Lisa Plumley and published by Lisa Plumley. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Witty, well-written and wonderful, this is a joyful and delightful story of self-discovery. Lisa Plumley is the best! What a fun way to spend an afternoon."—Fresh Fiction on "Just Jennifer" Breezy California girl Jennifer Merryn has a knack for picking fun friends and butt-enhancing jeans, but she's got lousy radar when it comes to men. So why not let her friends choose her blind dates—thirty different prospects in thirty days. Armed with breath mints, lip gloss, and unlimited text-messaging minutes, Jennifer's ready for the dating frenzy to begin—or is she? REVIEWS:"Just Jennifer is a fast-paced, charming romance that is sure to bring a smile to romance readers’ faces!!" —Roundtable Romance Reviews "Just Jennifer is a delightful story about the old type flame becoming the new lasting love. Jennifer and Gavin are wonderful characters, and Jennifer's friends are the kind we all should have helping us. Enjoy this anthology in time for Valentine's Day!" —Reader to Reader/New and Previously Owned Books (originally published by Kensington Publishing in the anthology I Shaved My Legs For This?!)

Download or read book Empower written by Jessica Shirvington and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's all come down to this. It's time to stop running. It's time to make a choice. Two years ago, Violet Eden walked away from her home, her friends, the Academy, and hardest of all, she walked away from her soul mate, Lincoln. Now Spence is gone, and Violet knows she is the best person to go after him. But doing so means facing everything and everyone she left behind. Violet must find out who she really is—and exactly what she is capable of—before the abilities the angels gave her are turned against them. She is all that stands between the forces of good and evil. The Embrace Series: Embrace (Book 1) Entice (Book 2) Emblaze (Book 3) Endless (Book 4) Empower (Book 5) Praise for the Embrace Series: "A delicious romantic triangle." —USA Today "One of the best YA novels we've seen in a while. Get ready for a confident, kick-butt, well-defined heroine." —RT Book Reviews "Strong, compelling and wonderfully flawed, Violet is the kind of heroine that will keep readers enthralled and rooting for her until the final page is turned." —Kirkus Reviews

Download or read book Kasmira Mira Marie written by Jesse P. Ward and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-06-16 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kasmira Mira Marie is the story of a young Arab girl who is living in North Africa during the thirteenth century. When an evil man takes over the kingdom and has her parents put to death, Kasmira wants to take revenge. She is both blessed and cursed with power and magic. As she plans her revenge, a mysterious woman in black takes her magic from her and sends her into the future. Kasmira finds herself in 1941 France and in the middle of World War II. She is taken in by Luce and Oliver Lavier, a kind couple living in the mountains and giving aid to the French Resistance. While living in the mountains with Luce and Oliver, Kasmira changes her name to Mira. When a young American pilot is shot down, Luce and Oliver come to his rescue. Kasmira/Mira and David, the young pilot, agree to meet in Paris after the war, but David never comes. After the war, with the help of Luce and Oliver, Kasmira changes her name to Marie and tries to make a home in Paris and find a way back to her home and time.

Download or read book Hide Away by the Sea written by L.P. Dover and published by Books by L.P. Dover, LLC. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author L.P. Dover comes a compelling tale of intrigue, hidden family secrets, and long overdue second chances. Everleigh Abbott – born and bred in Oak Island, N.C. – always had a dream of going off to college and making a difference in the world. Presented with the opportunity to attend the university with the top surgical program in the country, she couldn’t pass it up. Even though it meant leaving her family and Jensen McLean – the man she loved – behind. The couple knew the distance would come between them, yet Jensen had no choice but to stay in Oak Island and take over his family’s business. Twelve years later, Everleigh’s a well-respected neurosurgeon in Boston and living the life she’s always wanted. However, when her grandmother passes, Everleigh learns she's been left everything, including the beach house. What she soon realizes is that there are secrets hidden within the house, secrets that could change everything. It all leads to a tragic past that brings Everleigh face to face with her only regret. Jensen McLean has devoted his life to making his family business the best on the North Carolina coast. When he finds out Everleigh is back in town, he refuses to waste the chance to see her again. More than anything he longs to show her what she’s missed and help her realize Oak Island is her true home. Little do either of them know, the mysteries hidden at the beach house will reveal truths that connect them in ways they never thought possible.

Download or read book Murder Leaves Its Mark written by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a weekend of horseback rides and beachcombing at the old Haleiwa Hotel turns deadly, Mina Beckwith and Ned Manusia are on the case. The unlikely pair—she a journalist, he a playwright—find themselves once again on the trail of a killer in 1930s Honolulu, where sugar barons cavort at their beachfront mansions while unrest among the working class grows. Their investigation places them in the midst of hot-headed union organizers and the crème de la crème of Honolulu society as well as the riffraff of the city’s backstreets. Familiar characters from Ned and Mina’s previous adventure, Murder Casts a Shadow, return to lend a hand in another thoroughly entertaining whodunnit from author and playwright Victoria Kneubuhl. Praise for the first Mina Beckwith and Ned Manusia mystery: “Agatha-Christie-in-the-tropics. . . . A tightly plotted novel, crackling dialog, and in Mina and Ned, a pair of intelligent and likable sleuths (think Nick and Nora without the alcoholism and veiled disdain). Murder Casts a Shadow shows the promising beginnings of what one hopes will become a new series.” —Honolulu Weekly