For a guy like me, who can shrug off bullets and lift seven tons, there’s no better profession than powered crime, and no greater burg to practice it in than Gold Coast City. But after ten years of tossing Buicks at heroes I wised up, took the black cape off my back, and hung out a shingle. Only instead of Dark Deeds Done Daily, this one reads Dane Curse, PI. Now I work cases for the dark denizens I was once counted among. The problems they got aren’t the kind that cops care about, so I do what I can, because sometimes even the unjust deserve a little justice.<\/p>\n At least that’s how it was before the world’s greatest superhero was mysteriously murdered, an act so terrible it threatens to start a war that’ll tear my home apart block-by-block, unless I find the killer in five days’ time. But getting to the truth won’t be so easy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Do you remember where you were the day Elvis died? In the summer of 1977, Shelby Colter moved back to Memphis, Tennessee hoping to make a fresh start after breaking off her engagement. Working as a patient representative hostess at Baptist Memorial Hospital–the world’s largest private hospital–she’s thrilled with her new job, assisting patients with their non-medical needs. She has to laugh at her colorful co-workers who constantly chat about Elvis-sightings. After all, Baptist Memorial was “Elvis’s hospital.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Set in the mesmerising atmosphere of one the grandest aristocratic homes of England, in the dawn of 1948, Rachel and Jeremy are invited by the Countess of Marbury to ostensibly join the house party at Marbury Hall. As they set about to unravel the plot behind Lord Marbury’s attempted murder, they are drawn into a mystery unlike any other.<\/p>\n Amidst the glitter and glamour of the aristocratic jet setting circle, they must race against time to zero in on a devious and manipulative member of the lavish house party, who has murder on the mind. The dramatis personae include a celebrated Italian soprano, a Baron with a penchant for intrigue, an African game hunter, an heir to the Earldom with a gambler’s heart and a woman with a mysterious past in Kenya.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Nathan has a past that cripples him. His dream is to use his talent as a singer\/songwriter to get to the top. No one can get to his heart there. Not even the woman who makes him laugh with her insecure ways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tara Babcock awakes the morning after her 30th birthday with a hangover that could kill an elephant – and the knowledge she is still no closer to achieving closure on her marriage breakup. Things go from bad to worse when she discovers that, not only is her ex-husband engaged to her cousin – Tash, the woman he left her for – but that Jake is also running for Lord Mayor of Sydney. Sarah Anderson has found her dream job: Clerk of Court for the District of Columbia Night Court. Dream job, that is, until she\u2019s attacked in the open courtroom by a vampire defendant. And until she\u2019s forced to take self-defense lessons from her boss, the enigmatic vampire James Morton. And until she learns she can\u2019t share the truth about any of that with her best friend, Allison Ward \u2013 even over delectable cupcakes from the Cake Walk bakery.<\/p>\n Soon, Sarah is surrounded by vampires, griffins, and sprites \u2013 all members of a secret supernatural court. And when a deceptively easy-going reporter starts to ask questions, Sarah wonders just what answers she is supposed to give\u2026.<\/p>\n Will Sarah be able to create order in the court?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Rebus investigates a cold case that just turned red hot.<\/p>\n As he settles into an uneasy retirement, Rebus has given up his favorite vices. There’s just one habit he can’t shake: he can’t let go of an unsolved case. It’s the only pastime he has left and up until now, it’s the only one that wasn’t threatening to kill him. But when Rebus starts reexamining the facts behind the long-ago murder of a glamorous woman at a luxurious hotel – on the same night a famous rock star and his entourage where also staying there – the past comes roaring back to life with a vengeance.<\/p>\n And as soon as Rebus starts asking questions about the long forgotten crime, a fresh body materializes. His inquiries reunite him with his old pals-Siobhan Clarke and Malcolm Fox-as they attempt to uncover the financial chicanery behind the savage beating of an upstart gangster, a crime that suggests the notorious old school crime boss Big Ger Cafferty has taken to retirement as poorly as Rebus himself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1332 A.D. \u2013 As the premier commander for Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, when he commandeered the throne from a young Edward III, Sir Mathias de Reyne is the type of knight that all men aspire to be; fair, powerful, intelligent, and bold. Men on both sides of the Mortimer\/Edward lines respect and admire de Reyne for his outstanding character, including Dragonblade himself, Tate de Lara. Before the war separated men into two groups \u2013 those that supported Mortimer and those that supported the rightful king \u2013 Mathias, Tate, Kenneth St. Hever and Stephen of Pembury were inseparable friends. But then, sides were chose and lines were drawn. When Roger Mortimer lost his head, Mathias de Reyne was spared because of his great and fair reputation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In the smoke-and-mirrors world of Victorian music halls, two talented young stage magicians vie to be known as the best illusionist in London. Each of them performs a masterful and seemingly impossible illusion, and each is determined to unravel the secret of his rival\u2019s trick at any cost. But what starts out as professional jealousy soon escalates into a bitter and deadly obsession whose terrible consequences will still be felt a century later by their descendants, who have their own surprising reasons for wanting to discover the truth.<\/p>\n One of Christopher Priest\u2019s most acclaimed works and winner of both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the World Fantasy Award, The Prestige<\/i> is an ingeniously constructed entertainment, a masterpiece of misdirection where nothing is what it seems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Known for his network of conservative websites that draws millions of readers everyday, Andrew Breitbart has one main goal: to make sure the “liberally biased” major news outlets in this country cover all aspects of a story fairly. Breitbart is convinced that too many national stories are slanted by the news media in an unfair way.<\/p>\n In RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION, Breitbart talks about the key issues that Americans face, how he has aligned himself with the Tea Party, and how one needs to deal with the liberal news world head on. Along the way, he details his early years, working with Matt Drudge, the Huffington Post<\/em>, and so on, and how Breitbart developed his unique style of launching key websites to help get the word out to conservatives all over.<\/p>\n A rollicking and controversial read, Breitbart will certainly raise your blood pressure, one way or another.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n When Lady Constance Morrow ?nds herself held against her will aboard a ship bound for the American colonies–a ship ?lled with “tobacco brides” and felons–she is quite sure that as soon as she arrives she will ?nd a reasonable man who will believe her father is an earl and send her back on the next ship to England. Instead she meets Drew O’Connor, a determined Colonial farmer who is nearly as headstrong as she is. Drew wins Constance as his bride but soon realizes he has taken on much more than he bargained for<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The concept was scary but exciting… Pearl S. Buck\u2019s The Hidden Flower<\/i> centers on the relationship between a Japanese student and an American soldier stationed in postwar Japan. The Japanese student\u2019s father worked in the United States as a doctor, but had to flee to Kyoto to avoid imprisonment in an internment camp. The American soldier has inherited his family\u2019s estate in Virginia, where interracial marriage is forbidden. Against such forces, and without the help of their families, how can the love between the young pair\u2014and the future of their child\u2014flourish? The Hidden Flower<\/i> is an emotionally astute and moving exploration of a taboo love across cultures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n With over a dozen mending bones and other injuries wreaking havoc on his body, along with a shredded spirit twisting his sanity, former sheriff David Wolf is in no shape for any sort of action. But when FBI surveillance units move into the valley and surround his house, it seems he has no choice.<\/p>\n Wolf quickly learns, however, things are not what they seem, and a trap has been set with him as the prey. If he wants to live long enough to bring justice for the only woman he’s ever loved and to see his son grow into a man, broken body or not, he must move, and move fast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Even spies need a vacation. Paris. Amsterdam. Vienna. But what happens when the president’s top asset, the warriors of The Jefferson Group, get taken by surprise as they enjoy their well-earned time off in Europe? Not only does the enemy want to wipe out The Jefferson Group, they’re also plotting to harpoon the president before the November election. Will Cal Stokes and his team escape the enemy’s net, and will the president survive the election? 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\nI do. I know exactly where I was.
\nI was there.<\/p>\nThe Marbury Murders (Rachel Markham Mystery Series Book 5)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nMelissa is always tempted by the men that only want one thing. When Nathan shows up in her life, she can\u2019t say no to his advances, even though she wants more. Distracting herself by auditioning and getting through to the next round of a singing contest doesn\u2019t work. Especially when Nathan turns out to be one of the contestants.<\/p>\nThe Seven Steps to Closure<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nDesperate to leave the destructive relationship behind and with nothing to lose, she decides – with encouragement from her three best friends – to follow the dubious advice from a magazine article, Closure in Seven Easy Steps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nFright Court (Washington Vampires Book 1)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Fallen One: Book Five of the Dragonblade Series<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Prestige (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nRighteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nMarry a total stranger.
\nLive together for six months.
\nJournal everything. (Feelings. Fights. All of it.)
\nAfter six months, we each get $50K in trade for our journals, whether we stay married or not. But the goal is to commit to the experience and see if the relationship experts could put together the perfect matches.
\nI have never been lucky in love. This was my chance to find my soulmate.
\nI couldn\u2019t wait to meet the man the experts felt was perfect for me.
\nMy hopes were immediately dashed when I saw him at the altar.
\nShit. I married my worst nightmare.
\nRight?!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Hidden Flower: A Novel<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nSmoked Out (David Wolf Book 6)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nLiberty Down (Corps Justice Book 13)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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