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One man with a secret. A family torn apart by the consequences. Miss Teresa Nicholson, daughter of an earl’s chaplain, has suffered two dreadful shocks. First, her father was brutally murdered, and then his will bequeathed her his entire fortune, but only if she marries a gentleman. Tess knows the reason for that — she loves a man who works with his hands, and that’s unacceptable for the niece of an earl. But if she can marry a compliant man who won’t interfere with her life, she’ll be free to do as she pleases, won’t she? If only she could find this mysterious fortune…

Fort Knox is one of those rare phrases that has escaped its physical boundaries and entered everyday language. It is spoken casually, often without thought, as a shorthand for something impenetrable, something absolute. To say that something is “as safe as Fort Knox” is to suggest that it is beyond reach, beyond threat, beyond question. Yet the reality behind this familiar expression is far more grounded, far more human, and far more structured than the myth allows. Fort Knox is not an ancient fortress shaped by centuries of siege and legend.

John F. Kennedy’s assassination launched a frantic search to find his killers. It also launched a flurry of covert actions by Lyndon Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, and other top officials to hide the fact that in November 1963 the United States was on the brink of invading Cuba, as part of a JFK-authorized coup. The plan’s exposure could have led to a nuclear confrontation with Russia, but the cover-up prevented a full investigation into Kennedy’s assassination, a legacy of secrecy that would impact American politics and foreign policy for the next 45 years.

Drawing on troves of declassified files, including records released by the government for the first time through the author's efforts, Restricted Data traces the complex evolution of the US nuclear secrecy regime from the first whisper of the atomic bomb through the mounting tensions of the Cold War and into the early 21st century. A compelling history of powerful ideas at war, it tells a story that feels distinctly American: rich, sprawling, and built on the conflict between high-minded idealism and ugly, fearful power. 

Secrecy World offers a disturbing and sobering view of how the world really works and raises crucial questions about financial and legal institutions we may once have trusted. This audiobook discusses the fragile scaffolding upholding any tax haven, the flexible laws of banking, and the radiating impact of an international financial scandal.

MKUltra Uncovered: The Shocking True Story of the CIA's Mind Control Experiments and the Chilling Legacy of Government Secrecy is a gripping and thoroughly researched guide to one of the most controversial and secretive programs in American history. From Cold War paranoia to classified mind control experiments, this book takes readers deep into the heart of Project MKUltra—the CIA's covert operation that used LSD, hypnosis, and psychological torture in the name of national security. Explore how leading universities, hospitals, and federal institutions became part of an unsettling ...

The truth isn’t out there anymore. It’s arriving in nine days. When linguist and government analyst Dr. Lena Morales is assigned to debrief the last surviving member of a secret alien exchange mission, she expects Cold War paranoia—not cosmic reckoning. But Colonel Thomas Raynor has been carrying a secret for decades: Earth is not alone, and we’re not as special as we think. In 1965, twelve Americans traveled to the planet Serpo. Only eight returned. What they found on that world shattered the boundaries of science, faith, and identity. Now, a countdown clock of alien origin is ...

I rule the Ruthless Kings’ Houston Chapter. When problems arise, I crush them. My life has left me unprepared for Bella though. She’s my daughter’s best friend, and a beacon of innocence amid the shadows. She’s the corrupt sheriff’s daughter. But who is she to me? She’s the girl I’m irresistibly drawn to. Her light dazzles against the harsh world of shadows I command. But her father’s cruelty kindles a protective fire in me. Who I am and how I feel about her roils inside me like two oceans crashing together. And in the maelstrom deadly trouble brews. The Las Rosas Negras ...

Forty years ago, a majority of Americans were highly engaged in issues of war and peace. Whether to go to war or keep out of conflicts was a vital question at the heart of the country's vibrant, if fractious, democracy. But American political consciousness has drifted. In the last decade, America has gone to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, while pursuing a new kind of warfare in Yemen, Somalia, Libya, and Pakistan.

Valarie Clark Miller seemed to have it all. Smart and beautiful with a wealthy, successful husband and growing family, Valarie appeared to be the picture-perfect Mormon wife. But it was all a façade. Inside, she was crumbling from the pressures of long-repressed memories of a childhood filled with sexual and physical abuse.

Known for his immense wealth and his impact on private healthcare services, Carson J. Keltce’s murder had ripple effects from the small town of Blanton to Baltimore and beyond. Izzie Di Sante, a restaurant owner with a passion for investigative reporting, is pulled into the investigation when her best friend calls sobbing. Nicole was living with CJ and the police have her pegged as a person of interest. The police question Nicole's involvement, given the strained relationships CJ had with his family and the secrecy surrounding his personal life.

Florence, 1691. The Renaissance is long gone, and the city is a dark, repressive place, where everything is forbidden and anything is possible. Knowledge is still the property of the few, and they guard it fiercely. Art, sex and power - these, as always, are the obsessions. Facing criminal charges, Gaetano Zummo is forced to flee his native Siracusa at the age of 20, first to Palermo, then Naples, but always has the feeling that he is being pursued by his past, and that he will never be free of it.

Adam West, a boy who’s almost sixteen, is snatched by a non-governmental Secret Service called The Secrecy. His friends and family are lead to believe that he was kidnapped and killed to ensure that, without the organisation, he has nowhere to go. He’s sent to Mexico with Emma Stewart, a girl in his exact situation, the two of them tasked with solving a disproportionate amount of kidnappings. Neither of them are ready for what’s about to come.

Over the centuries, many high-profile people have been killed because they posed a threat to the supreme powers. The perpetrators who got away with murder of their foes have often been ingenious in covering-up their acts and in diverting public attention. This book covers the criminal investigations of some twenty baffling deaths of personalities in the political, business, journalistic, movie and scientific world, both in the United States and in Europe, among them JFK, RFK, MLK, Dr. Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, Jeffrey Epstein and JFK Junior. The author presents convincing facts pointing to the...

As a private banker working for the largest bank in the world, UBS, Bradley Birkenfeld was an expert in Switzerland's shell-game of offshore companies and secret numbered accounts. He wined and dined ultrawealthy clients whose millions of dollars were hidden away from business partners, spouses, and tax authorities. As his client list grew, Birkenfeld lived a life of money, fast cars, and beautiful women, but when he discovered that UBS was planning to betray him, he blew the whistle to the US government. 

Get lost in this bundle of taboo erotica where straight-coded lives crack under pressure. Featuring: Seducing my Straight Tutor - Temptation with a straight math tutor turns into an unexpected encounter after a tutoring session. My Daughter’s Boyfriend - A married man with a typical suburban life develops a forbidden closeness with his daughter’s new boyfriend. Motorcycle Boys - Two straight guys in a motorcycle gang nurse feelings for each other amidst the hyper-macho culture of their gang. Mom’s Best Friend - A young man indulges in a secret encounter with his mom’s friend when he...

In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo...

The word "shanda" is defined as shame or disgrace in Yiddish. This book, Shanda, tells the story of three generations of complicated, intense twentieth-century Jews for whom the desire to fit in and the fear of public humiliation either drove their aspirations or crushed their spirit. In her deeply engaging, astonishingly candid memoir, author and activist Letty Cottin Pogrebin exposes the fiercely-guarded lies and intricate cover-ups woven by dozens of members of her extended family.

The Empire State has a secret history written in its skies, and the evidence is overwhelming. For decades, its citizens have witnessed the impossible. Thousands of people watched a silent, city-sized, V-shaped craft cruise over the Hudson Valley for years. Police officers, military personnel, and air traffic controllers tracked objects that defied the laws of physics over sensitive nuclear facilities and secure air force bases. On the lonely roads of Long Island, the phenomenon became terrifyingly personal, leaving witnesses with bizarre physical marks and hours of missing time. This ...

BREAKDOWN: A Tanja Storm Thriller How far would you go when everything you love has already been taken from you? After surviving brutal war zones, elite officer Tanja Storm thought she had faced the worst. But when a tragic car accident rips her family away, grief threatens to destroy what no enemy ever could. Just as she’s about to give up, Denmark’s intelligence service offers her one final chance at redemption: infiltrate Brøns Chemicals, a corporation hiding deadly secrets behind its polished walls. Her mission pits her against the enigmatic and ruthless Lars Brøns, dragging her ...