Jake and Cassie carry badges, they carry guns, and they fight crime together. They are also secretly in love with each other. The problem is their next assignment. They have to go undercover in a big wedding resort across town and they have to let someone there marry them in order to get into the resort. So now, they must resist their secret desires, despite the champagne, and the flowers and every other honeymoon gesture offered by the resort. For if they give into those desires, not only will they be fired, but it could possibly put one of their lives in jeopardy. Can they resist all the romantic temptations, while trying to find out who in the resort is selling drugs and killing brides for payment?
A killer is threatening the life of rookie cop Sydney Tucker's sister–unless Sydney turns over evidence from a drug bust. But she doesn't have the evidence. Not that the thug believes her. Now she and the sibling in her care are under the watchful eye of Logan Lake police chief Russ Morgan...
The experience of a young Black police recruit while in the academy was assigned to undercover vice assignments on weekends. He is taken back by its challenges, exciting and adventurous to say the least. Graduating from the academy he is permanently assigned to the Vice Squad. He describes in vivid detail his experiences in various assignments during his thirty year career from vice to uniform patrol, detective and patrol supervisor. His incidents include two face-to-face gun fights, car crashes, being drugged, and pulled from a three story building, confrontation with a boa constrictor, the riots and many others. His body guarding and managing experiences with the late Redd Foxx, his experiences in show business, etc. The book is exciting, real and most of all, TRUE. Described by one critic as a "Real Page Turner!"
When Johnny's underpants are stolen, such is his outrage that he takes a solemn vow: Until the day he tracks down the underpants thief and brings him to justice, he will 'go commando.' Deprived of his jocks and driven by a relentless desire for justice, he investigates not only the theft of his undergarment but also the circumstances surrounding a trail of bodies left in south London by the 'underpants killer.' Could the underpants thief and the underpants killer be the same person? Is the serial killer a 'trophy hunter'? With no jocks on, will Johnny get a chill in his kidneys? These are the questions Johnny must answer as he 'rides bareback' in his quest to find the culprit.
During his 25 years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Dean Scoville advanced from nervous recruit to silver-tongued spokesperson to seasoned patrol sergeant. His candid memoir chronicles the personal experiences of police work--the tedium of guarding jail inmates, the consternation of shoot/don't-shoot scenarios, the trauma of being wounded in the line of duty--and offers an insider's view of iconic moments in law enforcement, including the capture of "Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez and the 1992 L.A. Riots. Along the way he examines a profession increasingly beleaguered by inimical agendas, administrative cowardice and fiscal restraints.
Long before George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Atatiana Jefferson, Stephon Clark, Philando Castille, or twelve-year-old Tamir Rice were murdered, police brutality has been rampant in Black communities. Having proudly served as an officer of the law for nearly four decades, author Hilton Napoleon knows first-hand how dangerous the job of policing is and how police are often put in situations where split-second decisions can be a matter of life or death. In A Badge, a Gun, but No God, he highlights problems in police departments in Black and minority communities—problems with police officers killing unarmed citizens and the disparity in treatment and enforcement of the law in Black and other communities of color. It analyzes some of the most hideous crimes committed by police officers across the nation, and it provides a comprehensive review of what went wrong, what should have happened, and the casual factors that influenced an officer’s improper actions and decisions. American laws are based on Biblical principles, highlighted in this book, to reflect the responsibility of police officers to enforce the laws equally for all citizens they pledged to protect and serve. A Badge, a Gun, but No God delivers divine spiritual guidance and moral obligations all police officers should possess in executing their sworn oath of office. It concludes with a discussion of obstacles to police reform and offers clear-cut real-world solutions for police
She needs to escape her dangerous ex—but can she ever trust a cop again? FBI sniper Andre Diaz saved Juliette Lawson from a deadly hostage situation. But only hours later, he receives the surprise of his life when she takes him hostage in order to escape Quantico. Now the federal agent knows just how desperate Juliette is to stay hidden from her dangerous cop ex-husband. Putting her trust in another law enforcement officer is difficult. Yet Juliette senses Andre is definitely one of the good guys. Perhaps he truly can protect her from the secrets she’s been running from—unless her deadly past catches up with them both first. Praise for Elizabeth Heiter’s novels “Suspenseful from the start and intriguing throughout.” —#1 New York Times–bestselling author Lee Child “Riveting and virtually impossible to put down.” —The Providence Journal
Social conscience fiction author, C.P. Whitaker,delights in challenging us to 'Stop being sheep!' and to examine our life and the lives of those around us with open minds and open hearts. The author continues to broach subjects such as spirituality, prejudice, alternative lifestyles, organized religion, adoption, reincarnation, psychotherapy and family dysfunction with her trademark wit and wisdom. "For The Love Of God" picks up where "For Crying Out Loud" left us hanging. Our favorite fictional couple struggles to come to terms with, and work the kinks out of, their transition from friendship to courtship, from couple-dom to parenthood. Whitaker deftly places the reader in a fly-on-the-wall position as we once again eaves drop on the couple's therapy sessions. The author dares us to remain in our seats and keep our arms and hands inside the car as we climb on the emotional roller coaster for another ride with old friends. If you have been hungry for more Alex and Marissa, feast your eyes on this. For The Love Of God will fill you up and leave you with plenty to chew on until next time.
Hailed as "a masterwork" by the Wall Street Journal, Careless Loveis the full, true, and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley's last two decades, in the long-awaited second volume of Peter Guralnick's masterful two-part biography. Winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award Last Train to Memphis, the first part of Guralnick's two-volume life of Elvis Presley, was acclaimed by the New York Times as "a triumph of biographical art." This concluding volume recounts the second half of Elvis' life in rich and previously unimagined detail, and confirms Guralnick's status as one of the great biographers of our time. Beginning with Presley's army service in Germany in 1958 and ending with his death in Memphis in 1977, Careless Love chronicles the unravelling of the dream that once shone so brightly, homing in on the complex playing-out of Elvis' relationship with his Machiavellian manager, Colonel Tom Parker. It's a breathtaking revelatory drama that for the first time places the events of a too-often mistold tale in a fresh, believable, and understandable context. Elvis' changes during these years form a tragic mystery that Careless Love unlocks for the first time. This is the quintessential American story, encompassing elements of race, class, wealth, sex, music, religion, and personal transformation. Written with grace, sensitivity, and passion, Careless Love is a unique contribution to our understanding of American popular culture and the nature of success, giving us true insight at last into one of the most misunderstood public figures of our times.
