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A dark, smog-filled London doesn’t seem very Christmassy, or exciting, but then Posie Parker, London’s premier female Private Detective, receives an urgent call from one of her oldest friends; Rufus, Earl of Cardigeon. Summoned to ‘The Mermaid’, a reputedly haunted hotel in Rye, on the Sussex Coast, in the heart of smuggling country, Posie, together with her husband, Richard, finds her old friend in a real state.

As England swelters during the hottest summer on record, Posie Parker, Private Detective, is summoned to Worton Hall Film Studios, where she steps into the heart of a sinister new mystery. Silvia Hanro, the blonde movie star du jour, has received death threats and a severed human finger alongside her morning coffee, and it’s all got too, too much.

In a world ravaged by chaos, seventeen-year-old Makenna has one mission: protect her six-year-old sister, Sara, at all costs. After escaping an abusive home only to face the horrors of a global outbreak, Makenna must navigate a nightmarish landscape filled with the infected—soulless, ravenous creatures—and the relentless cruelty of desperate survivors.When a group of strangers, including three enigmatic brothers, steps into her life, Makenna finds herself torn between her fierce independence and the possibility of trusting others. Together, they form a fragile alliance, carving out a ...

Dmitri, a high-end thief, is flying cross-country for a lucrative job, when the woman destined to be his mate is seated next to him. Her scent drives him to the edge, but he manages to control himself on the flight by the skin on his teeth and fate - by way of the flight being diverted because of a terrible storm.

At this wedding reception, the cake’s not the only thing getting sliced. Dallas chef Kat Calloway thought catering a high-society wedding reception would be good for business until the city’s most conniving socialite is found dead at the reception, stabbed with Kat’s own chef’s knife. Now Kat’s career is on the chopping block, her sharp-tongued grandmother is a prime suspect, and the cops think Kat might be serving up more than hors d’oeuvres. With her tuxedo cat Tux sniffing out secrets and her staff simmering with frustration, Kat dives into a mystery stuffed with feuding ...

Posie Parker, Private Detective, travels to the south coast to investigate the death of Elsie Moncreiff, a Housekeeper, who has fallen from the White Cliffs of Dover in a gale. But the question is, was it bad luck, or was it murder? Elsie’s place of work was the glamorous cliff-side party house, White Shaw, and her employers were England’s renowned fashion designers, Petronella Douglas and Tony Stone, whose weekly parties - packed full of celebrities - are almost as famous as their clothes.

Una historia corta de chick lit llena de las confusiones, los desastres y las aventuras de Lizzie, quien cree que no es mujer hasta perder la virginidad y un jefe que vive con el ceño fruncido muy en desacuerdo con esos pensamientos.

Skies darken. Sirens wail. Buildings tremble with each distant boom. You grasp your loved ones close to you. Any second could be your last. Howls from the Wreckage will push you to the edge of imminent disaster—and drown you in the heartbreak of its fallout.

Former boy band member Justin Hayes isn't looking for a man. He just wants a quiet, scandal-free Christmas at home in Chicago, out of the public eye. But his best friend and bandmate is subjecting everyone to his destination wedding, and Justin can't dodge the "best man" bullet. All he has to do is get to the island on time, survive the reunion, and get Chuck to the altar with as little drama as possible. What could possibly go wrong?

How To Beat Your Landlord: A Tenant’s Guide to Fighting Evictions, Tenant Rights, and How to Best Protect Your Family from Unethical Landlords is a comprehensive guide which provides tenants with practical methods and strategies that will allow them to get the upper hand during disputes with landlords and estate agents. This book is for tenants in the UK and USA.

You’d think being the only licensed spell caster in New York City would be an easy gig. I found out quickly that when a council of paranormals decide who can sling spells and who can’t, it’s bad for everyone. Things change when my friend Phil shows up out of the blue, offering to give me a hand. Before I knew it we were caught up in all kinds of skullduggery and backstabbing within the council itself. Someone on the council has it out for me, I’m certain. As if it wasn’t bad enough, I’m falling in love with a rich dragon shifter, Cason Irons. He’s up to something, I know it. ...

Charlie Harrington is a respectable man. Mayor to his small mountain town. Successful attorney. Doting single father. After one mishap in the past, he avoids scandal. Making everyone happy is his goal. He’s nothing but content...and a bit boring. Then, one morning, he finds a beautiful woman in his bedroom, and his world turns upside down. His good guy side suddenly wants to be a little bad.

Five short novels by five masters of military science fiction. It’s a war out there. In these pulse-pounding tales, the best (or worst) soldiers in the galaxy are pitted against powerful aliens on distant battlefields. Never-before-published stories about monsters, deadly combat tech, treachery, and honor.

This book by the world expert on Pearl Harbor blows the top off a 70-year cover-up, reporting for the first time on long-suppressed interviews, documents, and corroborated evidence. The bottom line thesis: that the attack December 7, 1941 was not unexpected or unprovoked. Nor was it the reason that Franklin Roosevelt declared a war that resulted in massive human slaughter.

A fitting capstone for this comprehensive series, this sixth and final installment imparts a learned understanding of the forces that shaped - and continue to shape - Western culture.

Ethan Life isn’t going how Ethan planned. He’s caught in an endless cycle with his on-again, off-again boyfriend Owen. The endless spiral that threatens to consume him is abruptly halted from a higher calling, something he never expected. It’s not just the ascension to a greater cause than his problems that gets him going. The lure of true love is what really draws him to his place among the stars. Groxun Groxun’s plan for military superiority has brought him to a small planet in the middle of nowhere. Decades of research and abductions finally bear fruit in the form of Ethan. If ...

The authors publishing under the Hellbender Books imprint have gathered together to produce a volume of short stories. Enjoy these spine-tingling tales of horror and suspense by established and emerging writers in the genre. Included in this volume: Foreword – Thomas M. Malafarina Introduction – Catherine Jordan Parallelism – Thomas M. Malafarina Panty Lines – Catherine Jordan A Modern Fable – John B. Kachuba Delerium Tremens – Kyle Alexander Romines Chirurgeon – Chris Pisano & Brian Koscienski Suspect Number Twelve – Michael L. Hawley Escalation – J. B. Toner Chihuahuas ...

James Ashford The Ashford bloodline has been scoured clean of its demonic infestation. The feral vampires that infested Seattle have been cast to the ground, fallen to my angelic blade. Everything was looking up until a mysterious dragon fell into my lap. How long can I keep him safe while keeping the Draconic Tribunal off our backs? Between ancient vampires and the hordes of dragons foaming at the mouth to get the metal dragon back, the flames of war might level the city. Jotas (Ethan) Eons of assassination have hardened my heart, turning me into a killer. I’ve stolen something precious ...

Archer McCaryn has been a mystery to his family. At 45, he isn’t certain who he is anymore. When he returns to the family’s lakeside cottage, he finds there is someone in his garage apartment. In fact, she’s in his bed, and he doesn’t have a problem with the beautiful, single mother staying there as long as she doesn’t want into his heart.

Can one sexy silver fox face the woman he once left behind but never let go?