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Matt Stromsoe was in high school when he met the boy who would someday murder his wife and son ... Once Stromsoe was best friends with brilliant, unpredictable Mike Tavarez. That was before Matt joined the San Diego P.D. and Mike left Harvard to run La Eme, the brutal Mexican Mafia, before a vengeance-obsessed Tavarez blew away everything Stromsoe loved, leaving him physically and emotionally broken. Years later, Mike Tavarez is in prison for life,...
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The Orange County, California, that the Becker brothers knew as boys is no more—unrecognizably altered since the afternoon in 1954 when Nick, Clay, David, and Andy rumbled with the lowlife Vonns, while five-year-old Janelle Vonn watched from the sidelines. The new decade has ushered in the era of Johnson, hippies, John Birchers, and LSD. Clay becomes a casualty of a far-off jungle war. Nick becomes a cop, Andy a reporter, David a minister.
...3) Whirlwind
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Tehran, Iran 1979: Simmering religious tensions finally explode, and the Iranian people rise up against the Shah. The country, once secular, is now thrown back into an orthodoxy that threatens to tear it apart. The United States and Russia go on high alert, with warships heading to the Middle East. The region becomes a powder keg, waiting to explode. Caught up in the revolution are a British helicopter company and its pilots. The oil fields of Iran...
5) Escape
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When Michael Rorke, a talented yet self-absorbed author, meets his untimely end in an accident, he awakens as a wanderer – a spirit caught between worlds, unsure of what afterlife, be it blissful or grim, lies ahead. In this liminal state, he is unable to return to the living and faces an uncertain path forward.
This twilight world is fraught with dangers, teeming with predators that prey on spirits like him. Michael's urgent quest for resolution...
6) Winners
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Victory is a potent force in life, one that brings an exhilarating rush of joy and an infectious wave of euphoria. In Winners, we explore the magnetic aura of those who triumph, those whose spirits soar with success. Their zest and positive energy are not just personal gains but are an inspiration to all who witness their achievements. To exist on the side of winners is to embrace a life unrestrained, a life that stretches beyond horizons and dances...
7) Busisiwe
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This follows on one of the kidnapped twins lives and follows how she moves on and finds her family and gets her revenge.
8) Jamaica
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On the emerald green island of Jamaica, an unpredictable adventure awaits twins Ana and Nicky who travel there to celebrate their coming of age. Under the Caribbean sun, they anticipate a holiday filled with fun, freedom, and excitement. But the idyllic island harbours hidden dangers beyond their expectations.
As the twins revel amid the natural tropical beauty, the thin veneer of paradise soon peels away. Their riveting journey quickly becomes a...
10) Liquid Metal
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Joan Marksman isn't the type to sit around waiting for answers, she chases after them instead. So when an exciting yet strange case is dropped into her laps, she does everything possible to solve them even at the risk of her own demons surfacing.At first everything seems clear and Joan finds herself getting closer to the bottom of the case. However, when a shady organization recruits her for their own selfish agenda, she soon realizes not everything...
11) The Quiet Man
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A badass who single handedly takes out a group of corrupt politicians and leaders.
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Throughout the years and centuries there have been old articles, manuscripts and souvenir enthusiast's finding and collecting books, pamphlets, tracts and old stories from buyers and sellers. Eventually these stories in this book were put together, to grasp how events occurred in different timelines.
So, the reader will venture into nine - stories that are completely different from each other.
They do have a few things in common. You will find suspense,...
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Jack Cleary, once indifferent to corruption, is thrust into its heart upon joining the Sydney police and being assigned to the infamous Park Lane Police Station. Lurking in the shadows are the Black Knights, a covert group seeking to ensnare Jack in their web of deceit. When he's caught between a Chinese gang war and the enigmatic brothel owner, Madam Liu, who desires to wield him for her empire's gain, the stakes are sky-high. As Sydney is rocked...
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Some people evidently found the humdrum pace of peacetime lacking in stimulation to satisfy their restless natures. Wartime had stretched their energies to such an exciting degree that anything that came with the peace was proving an anticlimax. They solved the deficiencies in their lives by turning against the way of life in their own country, while advocating an alternative they imagined could exist and consorting with others to promote their interests.
Such...
15) Dark Angel
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Alice Soh, a young Chinese kindergarten teacher with dreams of someday finding marital happiness, shares her life with her English boyfriend, Dave. He is a former computer programmer whose life now spirals through a haze of alcohol and drugs. Their lives take a drastic turn when Dave is caught with a significant amount of marijuana, intended for the patrons of Duxton Road bars. The Singapore High Court sentences him to death for drug trafficking,...
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A King's Demise is a story about a modern-day King attempting to escape the inevitability of death. He has riches enough for a hundred lifetimes, but he cannot bear the thought of leaving it all behind. It is not just t money; it is power and the pleasures that death will cruelly take from him. As the CEO of diverse enterprises, he has complete faith in his ability to overcome any obstacle and indulge any wish. Why not, he is the Einstein of capital....
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An Angel in Heaven decides to transition into a demon, because he can see that on Earth, the battle between good and evil is being won by evil, and he wants to be on the winning side. He abandons the security, comfort and bliss of Heaven and heads for Earth, the kingdom of the Devil himself, where he is mentored by a demon with thousands of years' experience in deceiving and hurting people.
We get an inside look into his training as his ancient guide...
18) Line of Fire
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Thrower's in New York for a personal situation, but soon discovers he'd rather be just about anywhere else. Thankfully for him, a job comes calling. But not just any job. This might be the biggest one he's ever had. Protecting the President of Chile. President Carla Suaza is dealing with an imminent threat, though no one is sure whether it's coming from inside or outside her own administration. Nobody can be trusted. That's where Thrower comes in....
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"When Rachel Miller becomes a suspect in her ex-husband's murder, Chief Deputy Adam Reed believes that she's innocent -- and not just because he's had a crush on her since high school. As they work together to find the real killer, Adam realizes that he might have another chance with Rachel... if she trusts him to protect her, and if he can trust her with his heart." -- Page [4] cover.
20) The Alibi
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The wife of a gangster is accused of offing him. Damien soon finds that nobody is who they seem - quite literally. But to defend his client, he must break every ethical rule. Damien Harrington is fresh off his come from behind victory when he's thrust into yet another harrowing scenario. Gina Degrazio, wife to Vittorio Degrazio, notorious gangster, stands accused of Vittorio's murder. Gina's a tough-talking native New Yorker who was transplanted...
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