Download or read book Nine written by Rachelle Dekker and published by Revell. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zoe Johnson spent most of her life living in the shadows, never drawing attention to herself, never investing in people or places. But when a wide-eyed, bedraggled teenager with no memory walks into the diner where Zoe works, everything changes. Now, against her better judgment, Zoe, who has been trying to outrun her own painful memories of the past, finds herself attempting to help a girl who doesn't seem to have any past at all. The girl knows only one thing: she must reach a woman in Corpus Christi, Texas, hundreds of miles away, before the government agents who are searching for her catch up to them. Award-winning author Rachelle Dekker throws you into the middle of the action and keeps the pressure on in this page-turning story that, asks Are we who the world says we are--or can we change our story and be something more?

Download or read book Red written by Ted Dekker and published by . This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dekker's groundbreaking Circle trilogy continues. Thomas Hunter finds himself in a desperate quest to rescue two worlds from collapse. In one world, he's a battle-scarred general commanding an army of primitive warriors. In the other, he's racing to outwit sadistic terrorists intent on creating global chaos through an unstoppable virus.

Download or read book This Is the Rope written by Jacqueline Woodson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacqueline Woodson--New York Times Bestselling, National Book Award and Newbery Honor winning author--writes a rich story of a family adapting to change as they hold on to the past and embrace the future. With Coretta Scott King Award–winning illustrator James Ransome. During the time of the Great Migration, millions of African American families relocated from the South, seeking better opportunities. The story of one family’s journey north during the Great Migration starts with a little girl in South Carolina who finds a rope under a tree one summer. She has no idea the rope will become part of her family’s history. But for three generations, that rope is passed down, used for everything from jump rope games to tying suitcases onto a car for the big move north to New York City, and even for a family reunion where that first little girl is now a grandmother.

Download or read book The Choosing written by Rachelle Dekker and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2016 Christy Award Winner! (Young Adult category) 2016 Christy Award Finalist (First novel category) Like all citizens since the Ruining, Carrington Hale knows the importance of this day. But she never expected the moment she’d spent a lifetime preparing for—her Choosing ceremony—to end in disaster. Ripped from her family, she’ll spend her days serving as a Lint, the lowest level of society. She knows it’s her duty to follow the true way of the Authority. But as Carrington begins this nightmare, rumors of rebellion rattle her beliefs. Though the whispers contradict everything she’s been told, they resonate deep within. Then Carrington is offered an unprecedented chance at the life she’s always dreamed of, yet she can’t shake the feeling that it may be an illusion. With a killer targeting Lints and corruption threatening the highest levels of the Authority, Carrington must uncover the truth before it destroys her.

Download or read book Play Dead Paperback written by Ted Dekker and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The discovery of two teenagers ritualistically murdered in a secluded Austin park outrages a nation already on the brink of tearing itself apart. The victims are the latest in an epidemic of deaths linked to a mysterious, underground virtual game known only as Play Dead. The forensic evidence soon points to Jamie Hamilton, a brilliant yet naive young man on the autism spectrum. But Angie Channing, a world-renown true crime writer, isn't so sure. Could such a seemingly innocent person be capable of clinical brutality? Why the rush to silence him? What secrets are hidden in the world of Play Dead that were worth killing for? What if Jamie is the key to something far more sinister? Angie quickly finds herself in a relentless game of cat and mouse that threatens far more than just her sanity or her life. How far will she go to uncover the shocking truth? Enter a psychological thriller ripped from tomorrow's headlines that will haunt you until the last page. It is said that nothing is as it seems in the halls of power and that some truths are far too dangerous for the common man. Until now"--Back cover.

Download or read book Red Rope of Fate written by K. Shea and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a land where humans and elves find it difficult to communicate, Tari-an elf-is bound to Captain Arion-a human military officer-in a ceremony designed to promote friendship between the two races. When the ceremony is over the pair discover that the impossible has happened: they can understand each other in spite of the language barrier. Thrown into a storm of politics, Tari and Arion are put in danger by those who want humans and elves to remain separate. To make matters worse, Tari realizes she has fallen in love with Arion, who has the emotional capabilities of a rock. As both societies dictate that an elf and a human can never be together, Tari must conceal her feelings. Unfortunately the taciturn Arion is watchful and attentive to Tari's well being, constantly pushing her to her limits with his loyalty, friendship, and dreadfully informal habit of touching her. If Tari and Arion survive, their tumultuous relationship will either strengthen their countries' alliance, or cripple the human courts of nobility. The deciding factor will be Arion, and his indecipherable feelings for Tari. RED ROPE OF FATE is a clean romance set in an epic fantasy world filled with elves and magic. If you love sweet romances, humorous stories, and magical adventures, download a sample or buy it today!

Download or read book The Dream Traveler s Quest 4 Book Set written by Ted Dekker and published by . This book was released on 2018-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Girl behind the Red Rope written by Ted Dekker and published by Revell. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this mind-bending thriller, father-daughter writing team Ted Dekker and Rachelle Dekker triumph in their faultlessly structured and deconstructed world of religious extremism. . . . the book's suspenseful plot drives the story forward at a racing pace, making this a riveting novel that will long haunt readers."--Booklist, Starred Review Ten years ago, Grace saw something that would forever change the course of history. When evil in its purest form is unleashed on the world, she and others from their religious community are already hidden deep in the hills of Tennessee, abiding by every rule that will keep them safe, pure--and alive. As long as they stay there, behind the red perimeter. Her older brother's questions and the arrival of the first outsiders she's seen in a decade set in motion events that will question everything Grace has built her life on. Enemies rise on all sides--but who is the real enemy? And what will it cost her to uncover the truth? For the first time, bestselling authors Ted Dekker and Rachelle Dekker team up and deliver an intense, tightly focused ride through the most treacherous world of all.

Download or read book Shadow on the Mountain written by Shaker Jeffrey and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful and inspiring memoir of a young Yazidi who served as a U.S. combat interpreter but was later forced to flee into the mountains of Iraq to avoid the ISIS slaughter of his people Shaker Jeffrey's life has been an odyssey of courage, cunning, and desperation. His journey began as a fatherless Iraqi farm boy. As a child he hung out with American troops and practiced his English. Soon he was helping gather information about terrorists, becoming one of the youngest combat interpreters to work for the United States government, even attracting the notice of General Petraeus. When he was barely sixteen, ISIS overran his Yazidi community and slaughtered most of its people. He narrowly escaped to the mountains with the remnants of his community. But with incredible daring, he became a valuable go-between, informing the U.S. military of the plight of the trapped Yazidis. Time and again he risked his life, going into enemy territory disguised as an ISIS fighter to mount daring rescue operations. Shaker saved over 1,000 civilians from ISIS, including hundreds of girls forced into sex slavery, although he was unable to save his own fiancée from a terrible fate. Shaker's powerful and inspiring narrative offers a human face to the people and places caught in the crosshairs of a borderless conflict that has come to define our age.

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Download or read book The Girls on Chalk Hill written by Alison Belsham and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2024-06-20 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They lie on the hillside, wearing matching white dresses, tiaras in their blonde hair. Each of them clutches a red rose. They could be sleeping, but frost shines on the lashes of their wide blue eyes, frozen open forever… On a green hill outside Canterbury, where a crown has been cut into the chalk, two girls are lying dead, left for Detective Lexi Bennett to find on her morning run. The victims are quickly identified as sisters Lucy and Eden Carter. But they are triplets… and the third sister, Paige, is still missing. The news makes Lexi’s blood run cold. She was a triplet too. And years ago, she and her sisters were abducted. Two of them escaped. One was lost forever. Has the man who took her returned to send her a message? Will she be able to use her past to find answers? Or is she walking into a trap designed just for her… A completely compelling serial killer thriller that will make your pulse race. Fans of Karin Slaughter, Angela Marsons and J M Dalgliesh will love The Girls on Chalk Hill. See what readers are saying about The Girls on Chalk Hill: ‘I am obsessed with this book! I loved everything about it, and I have recommended it to so many people! I’m still thinking about this book days after reading it… Brilliant… I can’t wait to read more!’ @onthesamebloomingpage, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘WOW!!!! This book was AMAZING!!!! Got me hooked… Absolutely obsessed with this… cannot recommend it enough!!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow. Just wow! I was hooked right from the start, I listened to the whole book in one day… so thrilling it kept me on edge wondering what was going to happen next!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘5 WELL-DESERVED STARS! You will want to read this in one sitting because you are on the edge of your seat the entire time… I was mad at life getting in the way!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Superb… thrilling… so intense in the lead up to its heart-pounding finale, I needed a good lie down when I was done to get my heart rate back to normal as well as uncurling my fingers from gripping my kindle so tight!’ Once Upon a Time Book Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘WOW. I don't know how to put into words how amazing this book was… I was on the edge of my seat the whole time… A MUST-READ.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Absolutely brilliant police procedural! I am more than impressed with Lexi Bennett and her team!… Fast-paced and a true page-turner!… 5/5 stars.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘GRIPPING. One of the best mystery thrillers I’ve read in a while. I was constantly on the edge of my seat, trying to second guess what was going to happen… so compelling.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Such a gripping thriller!… so intense from the very first chapter… intense and intriguing. It kept me hooked and on the edge of my seat!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Absolutely gripping… A real cat and mouse chase… I couldn’t put it down and I can’t wait for more!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Download or read book Nothing Is Impossible written by Dynamo and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I immersed myself in magic. I read every book I could get my hands on and practised and practised, day after day and night after night. Magic became my world...some might say an obsession.' When you’re a kid life can seem tough; tougher for some than others. But the darkest of times can also be the most enlightening. When his late granddad showed him magic for the first time, Steven Frayne knew there was more to life than hiding from bullies. He had a destiny. A calling. In that moment Dynamo was born: the most exciting magician of the 21st century. Since then, Dynamo has shocked, thrilled and amazed men, women and children, from all walks of life, all over the world. With his mind-blowing illusions, he has catalysed a whole new era of magic. Now, in his very first book, Dynamo invites you to join him on a breathtaking journey across the globe. Be prepared to levitate Lindsay Lohan in Singapore, transform snow into diamonds in the Austrian mountains, and walk on water across the River Thames. Along the way, he reveals how to make the impossible possible, what it takes to pull off the greatest stunts man has seen, and why everyone needs magic in their lives. This is no illusion. This is Dynamo revealed.

Download or read book Fatal Sisters written by Leon Shure and published by Leon Shure. This book was released on 2010-09-02 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A discharged soldier, Thomas Spevak, returns home only to find that someone is impersonating his sister, Megan. Hoping to find out what happened to his sister, Tommy hides his own identity and fakes a friendship with the woman who he calls Meg. But when he starts to fall in love with Meg, he discovers to his horror that Meg probably murdered his sister.

Download or read book Unwrapping the Greatest Gift written by Ann Voskamp and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2014 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller and ECPA Award Winner. Over 150,000 copies sold! Unwrap the greatest Gift with your family this Advent season! With vivid, full-color illustrations, downloadable ornaments, and moving scenes from the Bible, this book is a gift your whole family can experience each day leading up to Christmas. Devotions by Ann Voskamp, bestselling author Daily Scripture readings Discussion questions Meaningful Advent activities Beautiful illustrations Person by person, story by story, retrace the lineage of Jesus. Fall in love with Him all over again as you experience God's plan of salvation for us--from the Garden of Eden to the manger and beyond. Based on the overwhelming success of The Greatest Gift, Ann Voskamp has expanded her presentation of the timeless Advent tradition of the Jesse Tree so families can celebrate together. Each day, families can read the provided Scripture passage (in connection with the original book), engage with a specially written devotion to help children of all ages understand the Advent theme for the day, and participate in suggested activities to apply the theme.

Download or read book Evil Emperor Dotes on Poisonous Wife written by Su Baosi and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 823 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wrong person was thrown into the snake den miserably, almost to the point of not leaving behind a corpse. He wanted to see how she would turn her hand into the clouds, turn her hand into rain, return those who laughed at him, humiliate him, bully him, beat him, and slaughter him back! Everyone knew that he was a king that looked down upon the heavens. His killing skills were decisive and ruthless, yet he was like a ladle of weak water to her. Only she knew that this scheming prince was a big tail wolf who only knew how to crawl out of bed every day! Can you keep your distance? " A certain girl slammed the table and jumped up, gritting her teeth. When a certain prince heard this, he raised his eyebrows and forcefully approached, overturning his usual aloof and sexy voice: "I can't do it from a distance. How about, you try getting close with your husband?"

Download or read book Corpse Sewing written by Wu Yan and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-06-19 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There were only two types of businesses in this world: those who ate living people's food, and those who ate dead people's food. A living person's food is easy to explain, this place that eats a dead person's food is also called the underworld ...

Download or read book Prince s Fierce Concubine written by Mei MeiMeiMeiMei and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-04-18 with total page 1099 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lin Xuejing was carrying a blood feud with her, and her master was her pet. Lin Xuejing was depressed in her heart. Her master was teasing her. Lin Xuejing went back to the palace to be betrothed to another man, but the Prince was silent. Then he put his arm around her waist and was shocked. One of them included her. Lin Xueju had never thought of marrying a member of the royal family, but once she had married, she saw the picture scroll on Wang Ziwen's paper. She opened it to take a look, and as soon as she saw it, she became both embarrassed and angry. "When did you draw it?!" "This is no longer important," he smiled. "You are already by my side."