The Assassin’s List: The Adam Drake Thriller Series (The Adam Drake Series Book 1)

Terrorism Thrillers
Author: Scott Matthews
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The Assassin's List: The Adam Drake Thriller Series (The Adam Drake Series Book 1)

A Master Terrorist has a bankroll of twenty-five million dollars to recruit angry criminals, who converted to Islam while in prison, and train them to be assassins.

The mastermind’s mission is to get revenge for all the jihadi leaders killed by American drones and he has his own list of High Value Targets (HVTs) he plans to kill.

Adam Drake is an attorney and former Special Forces operative who picks up the scent of the terror plot when he’s retained to help a corporate client deal with the murder investigation and publicity surrounding the murder of the CEO’s executive assistant. The FBI isn’t interested in what Drake has discovered and he’s forced to rely on his training and lethal skills if he wants to prevent the planned assassinations.

Dinosaur Lake

Science Fiction Adventure
Author: Kathryn Meyer Griffith
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Dinosaur Lake

An ancient predator has been reborn in the caves beneath Crater Lake
…and it’s hungry.

Ex-cop Henry Shore has been Chief Park Ranger at Crater Lake National Park for eight years and he likes his park and his life the way it’s been. Safe. Tranquil. Predictable. But he’s about to be tested in so many ways. First the earthquakes begin…people begin to go missing…then there’s some mysterious water creature that’s taken up residence in the caves below Crater Lake and it’s not only growing in size, it’s aggressive and cunning…and very hungry.
And it’s decided it likes human beings. To eat.
And it can come up onto land.

The Day Bob Greeley Died

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Author: Kimberly A. Bettes
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The Day Bob Greeley Died

It’s August, 1952 in the small town of Sweetwater, Missouri, where a deadly drought has the residents begging for rain, and with it, mercy. But on this particular day, just another in a long line of dry days with three-digit temperatures, mercy will not be given. As the mercury rises and the power fails, gossip runs rampant and tempers flare, causing a handful of the most prestigious members of the community to point their fingers at Bob Greeley. Until today, Bob has lived among them as a friend and neighbor, but with his fate in their hands, that’s about to change.

The Shopkeeper (A Steve Dancy Tale Book 1)

Western Thrillers
Author: James D. Best
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The Shopkeeper (A Steve Dancy Tale Book 1)

In 1879, Steve Dancy sells his New York shop and ventures west to explore and write a journal about his adventures. Though he’s not looking for trouble, Dancy’s infatuation with another man’s wife soon embroils him in a deadly feud with Sean Washburn, a Nevada silver baron. Infuriated by the outrages of two hired thugs, the shopkeeper kills both men in an impulsive street fight. Dancy believes this barbarian act has closed the episode. He is wrong. He has interfered with Washburn’s ambitions, and this is something the mining tycoon will not allow. Pinkertons, hired assassins, and aggrieved bystanders escalate the feud until it pulls in all the moneyed interests and power brokers in Nevada.

RAGE

Psychological Thrillers
Author: Kimberly A. Bettes
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RAGE

Brian Boozer is a good kid in a bad situation. At thirteen, he’s already endured the pain of losing his father and the agony of living with a step-father who hates and abuses him. At school, Brian suffers even more torment, delivered by bullies who seem to enjoy making his life miserable. The only bright spot in Brian’s life is Carly, the girl on whom he’s had a crush for years. As his relationship with her evolves, so do the problems at home and the confrontations at school. A distressed Brian retreats further into himself, hiding behind the wall he’s built as protection from the cruel chaos around him. Eager to be free of his troubles, Brian fights to be heard in a world that won’t listen.

The Master Of Verona (Star-Cross’d Book 1)

Historical Fiction
Author: David Blixt, Michael Denneny
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The Master Of Verona (Star-Cross'd Book 1)

Cangrande della Scala is everything a man should be. Daring. Ambitious. Charming. Brilliant. Ruthless.

To the poet Dante, he is the ideal Renaissance prince – until Dante’s son discovers a secret that could be Cangrande’s undoing.

Suddenly thrust into the schemes and betrayals surrounding Verona’s prince, Pietro Alighieri must navigate a rivalry that severs a friendship, divides a city, and sparks a feud that will produce Shakespeare’s famous star-crossed lovers, Romeo & Juliet.

Based on the plays of William Shakespeare and the poetry of Dante, THE MASTER OF VERONA is a sweeping novel of Renaissance Italy. Filled with swashbuckling adventure, unrequited love, and brutal treachery, this epic journey recalls the best of Bernard Cornwell, Sharon Kay Penman, and Dorothy Dunnett.

Double Whammy (Skink Book 1)

Humorous Dark Comedy
Author: Carl Hiaasen
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Double Whammy (Skink Book 1)

R.J. Decker, star tenant of the local trailer park and neophyte private eye is fishing for a killer. Thanks to a sportsman’s scam that’s anything but sportsmanlike, there’s a body floating in Coon Bog, Florida—and a lot that’s rotten in the murky waters of big-stakes, large-mouth bass tournaments. Here Decker will team up with a half-blind, half-mad hermit with an appetite for road kill; dare to kiss his ex-wife while she’s in bed with her new husband; and face deadly TV evangelists, dangerously seductive women, and a pistol-toting redneck with a pit bull on his arm. And here his own life becomes part of the stakes. For while the “double whammy” is the lure, first prize is for the most ingenious murder.

A Night of Horrors: A Historical Thriller about the 24 Hours of Lincoln’s Assassination

Historical Thrillers
Author: John C. Berry
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A Night of Horrors: A Historical Thriller about the 24 Hours of Lincoln's Assassination

A favorite of Lincoln buffs and Civil War aficionados. A thriller about the 24 hours leading up to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. This tightly plotted novel captures the single day when John Booth and his conspirators plot to kill President, VP, and Secretary of State; the Cabinet plans a post-war US; and the Lincolns dream about their future. It builds to the simultaneous and brutal attacks that left lives shattered and a nation paralyzed.

Isabella: The Warrior Queen

Historical Spanish Biographies
Author: Kirstin Downey
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Isabella: The Warrior Queen

An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus’s journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in history

Born at a time when Christianity was dying out and the Ottoman Empire was aggressively expanding, Isabella was inspired in her youth by tales of Joan of Arc, a devout young woman who unified her people and led them to victory against foreign invaders. In 1474, when most women were almost powerless, twenty-three-year-old Isabella defied a hostile brother and a mercurial husband to seize control of Castile and León. Her subsequent feats were legendary. She ended a twenty-four-generation struggle between Muslims and Christians, forcing North African invaders back over the Mediterranean Sea. 

Into the Darkest Corner: A Novel

Psychological Thrillers
Author: Elizabeth Haynes
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Into the Darkest Corner: A Novel

Catherine Bailey has been enjoying the single life long enough to know a catch when she sees one. Gorgeous, charismatic and spontaneous, Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. And her friends clearly agree, as each in turn falls under his spell.

But what begins as flattering attentiveness and passionate sex turns into raging jealousy, and Catherine soon learns there is a darker side to Lee. His increasingly erratic, controlling behaviour becomes frightening, but no one believes her when she shares her fears. Increasingly isolated and driven into the darkest corner of her world, a desperate Catherine plans a meticulous escape.

Four years later, Lee is behind bars and Catherine—now Cathy—compulsively checks the locks and doors in her apartment, trusting no one. But when an attractive upstairs neighbour, Stuart, comes into her life, Cathy dares to hope that happiness and love may still be possible . . . until she receives a phone call informing her of Lee’s impending release.

The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America’s Banana King

Food Industry
Author: Rich Cohen
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The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King

When Samuel Zemurray arrived in America in 1891, he was tall, gangly, and penniless. When he died in the grandest house in New Orleans sixty-nine years later, he was among the richest, most powerful men in the world. Working his way up from a roadside fruit peddler to conquering the United Fruit Company, Zemurray became a symbol of the best and worst of the United States: proof that America is the land of opportunity, but also a classic example of the corporate pirate who treats foreign nations as the backdrop for his adventures.

Zemurray lived one of the great untold stories of the last hundred years. Starting with nothing but a cart of freckled bananas, he built a sprawling empire of banana cowboys, mercenary soldiers, Honduran peasants, CIA agents, and American statesmen. From hustling on the docks of New Orleans to overthrowing Central American governments and precipitating the bloody thirty-six-year Guatemalan civil war, the Banana Man lived a monumental and sometimes dastardly life.

Mercury Striking (The Scorpius Syndrome Book 1)

Dystopian Science Fiction
Author: Rebecca Zanetti
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Mercury Striking (The Scorpius Syndrome Book 1)

With nothing but rumors to lead her, Lynne Harmony has trekked across a nightmare landscape to find one man—a mysterious, damaged legend who protects the weak and leads the strong. He’s more than muscle and firepower—and in post-plague L.A., he’s her only hope. As the one woman who could cure the disease, Lynne is the single most volatile—and vulnerable—creature in this new and ruthless world. But face to face with Jax Mercury…

Raw Power (An 11th Hour Novel Book 1)

Action & Adventure Romance
Author: Jackie Ashenden
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Raw Power (An 11th Hour Novel Book 1)

Rugged, skilled, and hard-bodied, Jack King’s whole life was the Marines until an injury left him discharged from active duty. But he finds a new purpose when he’s recruited by a special unit that employs ex-military to do very special jobs. Yet he’s not impressed when his first assignment is babysitting the pretty, perfect daughter of a politician—especially when she’s far from the angel she appears to be . . .

Callie Hawthorne hates politics, and she hates playing the part of a senator’s goody two shoes daughter even more. It only gets worse when her father decides she needs a security detail 24/7—and the bodyguard happens to be the most insanely hot guy Callie’s ever seen. Still, she’s not going to be ordered around just because of some half-assed threat to her father. . . . But when it turns out her dad’s no angel either, Jack has to kidnap Callie in order to protect her.

The Daniel Plan Jumpstart Guide: Daily Steps to a Healthier Life

Personal Growth & Christianity
Author: Rick Warren, Dr. Daniel Amen, Dr. Mark Hyman
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The Daniel Plan Jumpstart Guide: Daily Steps to a Healthier Life

The Daniel Plan Jumpstart Guide provides a birds-eye view of getting your life on track to better health in five key areas: Faith, Food, Fitness, Focus, and Friends being the secret to a healthy lifestyle. This quick guide provides all the key principles for readers to gain a vision for health and get started. This booklet is a 40-day guide that breaks out existing content from The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life into day-by-day action toward a healthier life and encourages readers to use The Daniel Plan and its compatible journal for more information and further success.

Screens and Teens: Connecting with Our Kids in a Wireless World

Human-Computer Interaction > Parenting
Author: Kathy Koch, Jill Savage
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Screens and Teens: Connecting with Our Kids in a Wireless World

If you feel like you’re losing your teen to technology, you’re not alone.

Screen time is rapidly replacing family time, and for teens especially, it is hardwiring the way they connect with their world.

In Screens and Teens, Dr. Kathy helps you make sense of all this and empowers you to respond. She:

  • Exposes the lies that technology can teach your teen
  • Guides you in countering those lies with biblical truths and helpful practices
  • Shares success stories of families who have cut back on technology and prioritized each other

Kathy’s research, experience, and relatability all come together for an inspiring book, sure to help you be closer with your kids.

A Rebel Heart (Daughtry House Book #1)

Historical Christian Romance
Author: Beth White
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A Rebel Heart (Daughtry House Book #1)

Five years after the final shot was fired in the War Between the States, Selah Daughtry can barely manage to keep herself, her two younger sisters, and their spinster cousin fed and clothed. With their family’s Mississippi plantation swamped by debt and the Big House falling down around them, the only option seems to be giving up their ancestral land.

Pinkerton agent and former Union cavalryman Levi Riggins is investigating a series of robberies and sabotage linked to the impoverished Daughtry plantation. Posing as a hotel management agent for the railroad, he tells Selah he’ll help her save her home, but only if it is converted into a hotel. With Selah otherwise engaged with renovations, Levi moves onto the property to “supervise” while he actually attends to his real assignment right under her nose.

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