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Life Before Death is a road trip across the Red Centre and the wilds of the Northern Territory, Australia. It is a spirited ride through late-twentieth century Australian counter culture. Then an event occurs which gives an insight into the other side of life itself, and provides a message. A message which resolves the ultimate unknown – why are we here? Many of the events in this book are based on true-life experiences that occurred in Australia in the late twentieth century. The kind of things that most of the non-conforming members of society have to endure simply because they don’t ...

Trauma surgeon Bretta Stein has a deadly passion. Throwing herself off cliffs, floating in space for mere seconds before rushing headfirst back to earth is the only thing keeping her tortured childhood at bay. When her brother Richard renews his unrelenting torments, she clings to her self-forged family. The trio of wingsuit flyers is bound by their passion for soaring like falcons and their desire for Bretta. As Jonathan, Hawk, and Lake vie for Bretta's affection, she struggles to break free of her brother's sociopathic talons, plunging her to the brink of insanity, and forcing her to ...

Annie’s destiny awaits. Smooth sailing or turbulent seas? Reader Views Silver Award Winner 2024 Annie Harrison’s course is set and she is ready to open the next chapter of her destiny with bullfighter Ramone. However, amidst the politically fraught British turnover of Hong Kong to Beijing, a brutal kidnapping forces Ramone to realize his lack of power outside the ring. The island of Mallorca off the coast of Spain offers the perfect refuge from the conflict. In the midst of the King’s Cup Regatta and the Night of the Pilgrims Pilgrimage, a wedding is planned high in the mountains ...

Inspirada en la historia real de la agente del SOE Eileen Nearne, esta novela histórica de doble línea temporal explora el legado de una heroína olvidada. Torquay, 2007 La Dra. Mia Thompson no es ajena al silencio. Pero cuando una nueva clienta, solitaria y enigmática, la invita a una tranquila casa junto al mar, Mia descubre algo extraordinario: un pasado rodeado de secretismo y valentía. Su clienta es Eileen Nearne, antigua operadora de radio del Ejecutivo de Operaciones Especiales de Churchill. Dejada en la Francia ocupada por los nazis, Eileen lo arriesgó todo para apoyar a la ...

Inspirada en la historia real de Nancy Wake, la Ratona Blanca de la Resistencia Francesa, esta novela con dos líneas temporales narra el legado desconocido de una de las espías más formidables de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Londres, 2010 Aroha Tui siempre ha vivido entre dos mundos: la Gran Bretaña actual y su linaje real maorí; los tranquilos pasillos de una residencia de veteranos y la llama de un espíritu que intenta ignorar. Cuando le asignan el cuidado de Nancy Wake, la mujer más buscada en la Francia ocupada por los nazis, espera encontrar a una reclusa. Lo que descubre es un ...

Una fascinante novela histórica de ficción ambientada en la Segunda Guerra Mundial sobre espionaje, traición y el coste personal de enviar mujeres a la guerra, basada en una historia real. Londres, 1942. En el Cuartel General de Baker Street, Anna Adams vive una vida de secretos. Como agente de espionaje para la Dirección de Operaciones Especiales (EOE), su trabajo consiste en reclutar y entrenar agentes femeninas para misiones en las profundidades de la Francia ocupada por los nazis. Es fría, eficiente e inquebrantable, o eso creen todos. Pero cuando el piloto de combate polaco, el ...

Una medalla olvidada. Un pasado enterrado. Una joven atraída por el legado de un espía que lo arriesgó todo por la libertad. Romorantin-Lanthenay, Francia – Abril de 2020 Cuando la patinadora artística Sigal Lambert regresa al pueblo de su difunto padre para su pequeño funeral en tiempos de pandemia, descubre una medalla de guerra escondida entre sus pertenencias: una Cruz de Guerra otorgada a su abuela, cuya existencia desconocía. Su búsqueda la lleva a Albert Maréchal, un reservado estudiante de filosofía que aún se recupera del aislamiento del confinamiento. Al principio, ...

When vengeance rewrites the past, no future is safe. U.S. Marshal Blake Everhart has built her career on chasing fugitives through chaos—and through time. Her rare ability to drift across moments has made her a legend and a target. When a dangerous fugitive escapes custody, determined to avenge his sister’s death, Blake becomes the hunted. But this killer isn’t just after her life—he’s after everyone she loves, including Dr. Naomi Preston, the woman who’s become Blake’s anchor in a world where time fractures and guilt never fades. As reality splinters and temporal echoes ...

O verão chegou e, com ele, a temporada de casamentos em Nantucket, uma ilha paradisíaca localizada em Massachusetts. Véus e grinaldas preenchem a praia junto com o pôr do sol no azul do mar. É nesse cenário de sonho que acontecerá o evento mais aguardado do ano: a união de Benji Winbury e Celeste Otis. E ela promete ser inesquecível, afinal a família milionária do noivo não poupou despesas para receber os convidados em sua enorme propriedade à beira-mar.

“This character and her story are what I’ve been needing in a book!” ––FoxytheRacoon12 Cassie Logan is happy. She’s a stay-at-home mom of two teenagers, married to a U.S. Marshal. Everything changes when her husband sends men to kidnap her as part of an audition to work for the Keeper Program, a top-secret division of WITSEC. Suddenly, Cassie must reevaluate her life. Although becoming a witness protection agent at thirty-eight is overwhelming, she accepts. But life doesn’t stop for training or her new job. When the witness she’s assigned to protect isn’t who she expected,...

En Noches insomnes una mujer repasa su vida - la galería de personajes, los variados telones de fondo de los lugares - y elabora un cuaderno de recuerdos, reflexiones, retratos, cartas y sueños. En una vivificante fusión de hechos y ficciones, este audiolibro lírico, endurecido y perfectamente construido, no es sólo una de las mejores obras de Elizabeth Hardwick sino una de las grandes contribuciones a la literatura estadounidense de los últimos cincuenta años.

"Five Pounds of Pressure" is a gripping mystery thriller that plunges readers into a dark web of secrets, murder, and a deadly brotherhood. When Detective Valencia uncovers a body concealed within a wall during a home demolition, she turns to the best—Jade and Keri Shaw, a husband-and-wife investigative team renowned for their skill in unraveling the truth behind the toughest cold cases. As the Shaws dig deeper, they unravel a chilling connection to the Prohibition era, exposing a sinister brotherhood with a murderous past. The stakes are high, and the pressure is on as Jade and Keri race...

Just one look into the eyes of a grumpy ex-navy seal… and I’m hooked. I went to a lavish Newark hotel on my boss’ behalf, to meet with a billionaire CEO, Sebastian Hale, to work on a project. Surprisingly, on entering what I thought was my allocated hotel room, a tall, muscular man stands peering at me with a wry smile. My breath catches in my throat. Stunning blue eyes scan me from head to foot, leaving intense heat wherever they land on my body. Then, our gazes lock, sparks fly, tension soars…. We could not keep our hands off each other, not even during work. Right when I start to...

Cinco antiguas amigas de un internado vuelven a reunirse quince años después de su graduación. Ahora son mujeres muy bellas de treinta años con buena posición social. Tres de ellas se han casado y las otras dos solteras han logrado por méritos propios un envidiable status: una como...

Laura Martial and her two daughters, Adrienne and June receive word that her estranged aunt Katie has died under suspicious circumstances, and Laura is her sole heir. Katie’s wrecked truck had been discovered by a young man from the Farmer’s Cooperative, but it takes a small group of searchers to find her body in the woods of her remote western farm. Unknown to Laura, Lloyd, a local hunter and poacher, aids in the search and is attacked by a strange primate species none of the other searchers see. Laura and her children travel from their home in Seattle to the edge of the Rocky ...

We swore it would be a one-time thing, but one time is all it takes for her to get pregnant… A last-minute wedding disaster brings me face-to-face with her, the fiery florist of our small town. After years apart, I never expected the instant attraction, but now I have to have her. And everything in her look tells me she wants me too. She agrees to be my fake wedding date, strictly out of obligation, but the moment our bodies connect on the dance floor, the air between us ignites. Every touch, every glance, only fuels the fire that’s been smoldering between us for far too long. She ...

Levi Hawkins was a typical fun-loving, hard-partying college student with his whole life in front of him - until one tragic night ripped his world apart and left him adrift with no home or family to return to. After a soul-crushing stint in Afghanistan, he spent a decade wandering the globe searching for something or someone to make him whole again. Weary of regret and consumed by loneliness, he puts his heart on the line and turns to the only people still connected to him by blood.

He might convince her to move him out of the friend zone…but only if they can stay alive long enough… All Josiah Wynton has to do is pretend to be the undercover FBI agent’s boyfriend. Watching her back while she investigates a drug trafficking ring inside the rodeo circuit will be easy. Ignoring the fact that he’s been in love with her for years and she only thinks of him as a friend, however, will not… Rayna Quinn never gives up. She will get to the bottom of this case and keep her cover while she does it. Her best friend and bodyguard shouldn’t be a distraction. She should be...

Too Dead For His Britches, Bless His Dead Little Heart, and Too Cold To Handle are part of the 80s Church Lady Mini-Series. Trunk or Treat is a contemporary cozy novella. Readers do not need to read the 80s novellas prior to Trunk or Treat. When a body is discovered at a local church’s trunk-or-treat event, all signs point to pre-meditated murder, but could a silly vendetta over a costume drive inspire a few good women to take matters into their own hands? Realizing they’re the only people with a motive, the church ladies hide the corpse in a coffin. Unfortunately, while the women host ...

Lebendig und kraftvoll – über die wohl umstrittenste Figur der Griechischen Mythologie Gemieden. Verfolgt. Gequält. Medea sehnt sich nach einem anderen Leben. Seit ihrer Kindheit ist sie von ihrer Schwester getrennt, von ihrer Mutter gemieden und von ihrem Bruder und Vater verfolgt und gequält worden. Und das alles wegen eines einzigartigen und gefährlichen Talents: der Hexerei. Unerbittlich. Mächtig. Magisch. Doch als ein tollkühner junger Held, Jason, auftaucht, um das berühmte Goldene Vlies einzufordern, das ihr Vater so vehement beschützt, sieht Medea ihre Chance zur Flucht.