Unforgivable Deception
Unforgivable Deception

Author: Stone Spicer

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2020-02-29

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1490799478

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Annie and Taylor fell in love. She, a waitress and he, a financial wizard. They moved to a cabin on the slopes of Maui's Haleakala, a small piece of Hawaiian heaven with a beautiful world spread at their feet. When Taylor suddenly dies, Annie's world dissolves. His death reveals who he was not. His lies profound. He'd lied about an inheritance received and lied about his name - Taylor Gordon had never existed. On a beautiful sunny day, Kensington Stone and LLoyd Moniz, fishing on Stone's yacht close to the island of Molokai, they saw and saved a woman from drowning. It was Annie Gaines. With their help, they uncovered the truth that Gordon was not who he claimed to be and discovered the benefactor of Taylor's supposed inheritance had never existed. He had been embezzling huge sums of money. Physical threats soon inundated Annie all because Gordon failed to realize, when he began stealing, that he was embezzling from the son of the notorious Gravello crime family from Sicily. Anthony Gravello wanted his money back and was quite willing to go to extremes to get it - even if it cost Annie her life.

Unforgivable Stories
Unforgivable Stories

Author: Kim Newman

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780671022211

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Some things are so wrong that they can never be put right, never atoned for, never let lie. These are unforgivable stories. In this collection, Kim Newman re-opens some of the great closed cases of fantasy and horror fiction, returning us to the worlds of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Edgar Allan Poe, the Victorian Ghost story, and Count Dracula. In each case, these familiar universes are altered, shown in a new, unusual light. Here, we visit a 1960s Britain that is bogged down in a war in Indo-China, an American city that has been home to the four-coloured heroes and villains of generations of comic books, a Paris of Bogart and Bergman and other fantastical archetypes, and a frontier where there's no law west of Bristol but the gun and the iron horse. Including stories written in collaboration with novelists Eugene Byrne (THiGMOO) and Paul J. McAuley (Fairyland), this collection touches on all the horrors and humours Kim Newman has explored in novels like Anno Dracula, The Quorum and Life's Lottery. Unforgivable, but also unforgettable ...

Every Breath You Take
Every Breath You Take

Author: Judith McNaught

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2006-09-26

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 0345498119

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Unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and riveting suspense: These are the trademarks of beloved author Judith McNaught. With millions of devoted fans and ten New York Times bestsellers to date, McNaught is a writer whose work just gets better with each new novel-and Every Breath You Take is the book readers have been waiting for. Returning to the lavish Chicago setting of her popular novel Paradise, and revisiting some of that book's characters as well, this story will captivate in inimitable Judith McNaught style. High atop a snow-covered hill, the stately old Wyatt mansion is perched like a crown, its stone spires pointing upward, its stained glass windows glowing like colorful jewels. Such opulence means success and, surely, happiness. But on the eve of wealthy philanthropist Cecil Wyatt's eightieth birthday, all the money in the world won't bring back his missing grandson, William Wyatt. The only thing for certain: Foul play was involved. The family, the police, the media-all have tried in vain to discover the young man's fate. Now suspicion has turned shockingly toward William's own half-brother, the rather distant and enigmatic Mitchell Wyatt. Kate Donovan never dreamed that a chance romantic encounter on a tropical island paradise would tag her as a suspect in a high-society murder case. But after Kate tangles with the darkly charismatic Mitchell Wyatt, she finds herself cast in a shadow of guilt and mistrust. As the Chicago police tighten their net, it will take all of Kate's ingenuity to clear her name. With her calm, cool wit, and the help of a man who may or may not be a dangerous catch, Kate vows to claim the life and love she desires. From theHardcover edition.

Another Man's Treasure
Another Man's Treasure

Author: Renee Roszel

Publisher: Diversion Books

Published: 2014-02-04

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 194094130X

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The lie drew her in… Raine, a shy professor, had no defense against Cotter Hunt, a wealthy womanizer. After a mistake in his arms, she vows to go about her work and ignore him with all her heart and soul. It's too bad that her anthropology class will be conducting a scientific study at his seaside mansion for a whole month! And it isn't just Cotter's sexual power she must deal with. There is the attempted break-in—is treachery afoot? The handsome investigative cop makes a play for Raine; meanwhile, Cotter glowers at her in the light of day, drawing her into his bed after dark. Raine's weakness for Cotter terrifies her. She is falling in love with a man who uses women and tosses them away like garbage. Why can't she feel deep affection for her sweet, undemanding cop? Before the month is over, her life will be forever changed. Will it be for better—or for worse? PRAISE FOR RENEE ROSZEL: "She is delightful, eloquent and humorous all in one." —Rendezvous Magazine "Talented...realistically excellent characterization" —Romantic Times

Ms. Hempel Chronicles
Ms. Hempel Chronicles

Author: Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2020-10-27

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0374602166

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Ms. Hempel Chronicles is a "deeply affecting" (Los Angeles Times) novel of a devoted young teacher finding her way Ms. Beatrice Hempel, teacher of seventh grade, is new—new to teaching, new to the school, newly engaged, and newly bereft of her idiosyncratic father. Grappling awkwardly with her newness, she struggles to figure out what is expected of her in life and at work. Is it acceptable to introduce swear words into the English curriculum, enlist students to write their own report cards, or bring up personal experiences while teaching a sex-education class? Sarah Shun-lien Bynum finds characters at their most vulnerable, then explores those precarious moments in sharp, graceful prose. From this most innovative of young writers comes another journey down the rabbit hole to the wonderland of middle school, memory, daydreaming, and the extraordinary business of growing up.

Aced.
Aced.

Author: Shea Rose

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2022-09-14

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1665570156

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SWITCH ON YOUR INNER LIGHT; BRING FORTH YOUR GIFTS. Alonzo Prier, Esquire, leaves his prominent New Jersey Assistant Attorney General job and heads to Washington, D.C. Tracked down by the well-established law firm with the independent federal consulting contract, he’s the best for the business...not just theirs, but the business about the country. Unsavory times! Medicare and Medicaid officials struggling with those social programs’ challenges. Managed Care unhinged by way of HMOs delivering the health and wellness goods, but not really. It was January 2000. Health insurance considerations throughout the land at fever pitch. Public and private. Man up for the challenge...charismatic, highly intelligent, vast healthcare industry knowledge. But not everybody wanted that. Some wanted him out; others wanted him in bed with them. Specifically, the women working Washington. He brings sexy back, while ushering intellect and integrity in. And he’s just so damn handsome. Real hot commodity! Those gunning for him; those gaming for him. Didn’t matter. He wouldn’t be thrown off course. The man had a mission. And his wife? Somewhat like...a hundred gradations of pink, maybe? She’d come upon a way to intensify the existing intensity between them. Witty, adventurous, creative, and simply gorgeous. She was at the top of her game, too. With so many challenges, how does this all pan out? How did he weave through waves of deception? What kept him grounded through it all? His wife helped. With that ‘feminine wiles’ thing, she took care of business. It’s all made crystal clear by the things people do... and don’t.

A Very English Scandal
A Very English Scandal

Author: John Preston

Publisher: Other Press, LLC

Published: 2018-05-08

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1590519485

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The basis for the Emmy award-winning limited series starring Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw A behind-the-scenes look at the desperate, scandalous private life of a British MP and champion manipulator, and the history-making trial that exposed his dirty secrets While Jeremy Thorpe served as a Member of Parliament and Leader of the Liberal Party in the 1960s and 70s, his bad behavior went under the radar for years. Police and politicians alike colluded to protect one of their own. In 1970, Thorpe was the most popular and charismatic politician in the country, poised to hold the balance of power in a coalition government. But Jeremy Thorpe was a man with a secret. His homosexual affairs and harassment of past partners, along with his propensity for lying and embezzlement, only escalated as he evaded punishment. Until a dark night on the moor with an ex-lover, a dog and a hired gun led to consequences that even his charm and power couldn’t help him escape. Dubbed the “Trial of the Century,” Thorpe’s climactic case at the Old Bailey in London was the first time that a leading British politician had stood trial on a murder charge, the first time that a murder plot had been hatched in the House of Commons. And it was the first time that a prominent public figure had been exposed as a philandering gay man, in an era when homosexuality had only just become legal. With the pace and drama of a thriller, A Very English Scandal is an extraordinary story of hypocrisy, deceit and betrayal at the heart of the British Establishment.

Superior Spider-Man Vol. 1
Superior Spider-Man Vol. 1

Author: Christos Gage

Publisher: Marvel Entertainment

Published: 2019-07-31

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 1302515322

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Collects Superior Spider-Man (2018) #1-6. Otto Octavius once again becomes the Superior Spider-Man! If you think you’ve already read the most intense, unexpected and surprisingly heartbreaking Superior Spider-Man story there is, prepare to be proven wrong! Leaving the moniker of Doctor Octopus behind, Otto is going to show the world he’s the most pragmatic, most effective and — to him, anyway — best super hero on the planet. But when Terrax the Tamer — a villain who considerably overpowers him — strikes, being superior isn’t enough. It’s time to go cosmic! But is the world ready? After tussling with Terrax, Otto is looking forward to the usual Spider- Man fare of street-level villains — so imagine his dismay when a major magical threat rears its ugly head and he’s forced to…ugh…ask for help! Will Doctor Strange lend a hand or stop Otto himself?

Castro
Castro

Author: Sebastian Balfour

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-04

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 131786414X

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The story of Fidel Castro has few parallels in contemporary history. None of the outstanding Third World leaders of the twentieth-century played such a prominent and restless part on the international stage and none survived as head of state for as long. Over almost 50 years, he was one of the most controversial political figures in the world, and his legacy has yet to be fully evaluated. Some of his most cherished plans were realized and are a model for many Third World countries. Yet despite enormous sacrifices by Cubans, his grand vision remains unfulfilled and its continued pursuit is full of risks. The fully revised third edition of this respected political biography provides the first full retrospect of Castro’s remarkable career right up to his illness and withdrawal from power in February 2008, incorporating analysis of: the renewed crackdown on dissidents in Cuba from the mid 1990s on the major geopolitical reconfiguration of Latin America in the late 1990s, and the new Cuban-Venezuelan relationship under Hugo Chavez the Helms Burton Act and the continuing US embargo The Cuban economy in the first decade of the new millennium It also revisits earlier events in Castro’s career, for instance the various assassination plots against him , the Cuban missile crisis and the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in the light of documents released by Cuba and the US over the past decade and a half.