A chance meeting on a sunny afternoon when Dane was only fourteen years old leads to a four year long war with a mean young delinquent that was never going to end well for one of them. A Spinoff from the Beachcomber Investigations Series Look into the past of the ex-special ops legend at the young Dane Blaise. What made him the legend he became? It could have been the loss of his father to the war and his pride in his father's military heroism. But that damaged him more than made him. He could have been born with the need, or he might have learned it, but Dane Blaise had the need to protect others and seek justice at a young age. After meeting his first enemy, even If Dane won the battle, by the time it was over, he'd lose his innocence, gain his cynicism about love and romance and lose a piece of his soul forever. When he's only fourteen years old, a test of Dane's sense of justice separates him from the norm in his own mind.
Dane never wanted a partner, especially not one like Shana George. She was trouble in a killer body with an attitude to match. And she was far too much like him. Except he was broken. His soul had been irreparably damaged by a life of fighting causes against punishing odds. Shana was fresh and full of piss and vinegar, but with too many soft curves for him to ignore. Together they fight each other while they fight their assigned battles against underworld badasses. The governor sends them on occasional missions and in between they help keep mischief at bay on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Shana doesn't know why she stays with Dane and he knows he's bad for her. But they can't seem to let each other go. How long can this go on? Will they stay together or fall apart? What readers are saying: "Dane and Shana... will captivate and seduce you, all the while unraveling mysteries, uncovering clues, outsmarting the bad guys"--Amazon Reviewer "Shana and Dane were the main characters in this book series and let me tell you they had some sizzling chemistry that kept you reading until the last page"--Amazon Reviewer "I was thrilled to do a search and find that there is so much more for Beachcombers Investigations and can't wait to read all of them...I would love to see this as a series on tv, I think it would be big hit."--Amazon Reviewer This 900+ page box set includes the first five novels of the Beachcomber Investigations romantic detective series plus two bonus novellas. If you love intense action and sizzling sensual tension mixed with witty banter, this is your series.
Out of the blue, ex-special ops legend Dane Blaise receives a CIA coded message for Trouble. It's a call to action to help an old associate and friend of his—Oscar. Dane's problem is to try and keep his young and gorgeous partner Shana George, ex-Scotland Yard detective out of it. But Shana knows Oscar too and there's no way she's letting Dane cut her out of the action. They both suspect Oscar’s CIA handler is not exactly trustworthy, but they answer the call to help their friend. Dane had no idea that the trap was set and the trouble was about to go from bad to Big and Bad ... What Readers are saying: "Loved this book! Lots of twists and turns in the plot with a betrayal thrown in. It was difficult to say which way it would turn next. Nice story, interesting plot, great characters. You can't ask for more."--Goodreads Reviewer "Beachcomber Trouble is such fun. It pulls together threads from past books and weaves them into a fabric of suspense, love, longing, and action. Shana and Dane are so unable to get past their own hang ups on each other, I can't wait for Ms. Queen to bring them together in the epic love story they will share."--Reader If you love edge-of-your-seat action and suspense with sizzling romantic tension, then you'll love this book.
Dane Blaise has managed to keep the punishingly gorgeous Shana George for his partner, but he's walking the line with her as a lover. Will he be able to maintain his emotional distance? His cool head when they run into trouble and her life is on the line? Together Dane & Shana fight each other while they fight their assigned battles against underworld badasses. The governor sends them on occasional missions and in between they help keep mischief at bay on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Shana doesn't know why she stays with Dane. She knows he's bad for her. But they can't seem to let each other go. How long can this go on? Will they stay together or fall apart? What readers are saying: "Dane and Shana... will captivate and seduce you, all the while unraveling mysteries, uncovering clues, outsmarting the bad guys"--Goodreads Reviewer "Shana and Dane were the main characters in this book series and let me tell you they had some sizzling chemistry that kept you reading until the last page"--Goodreads Reviewer "I was thrilled to do a search and find that there is so much more for Beachcombers Investigations and can't wait to read all of them...I would love to see this as a series on tv, I think it would be big hit."--Goodreads Reviewer This 800+ page box set is the second set containing books 6-10 of the Beachcomber Investigations romantic thriller series plus two bonus novellas. If you love intense action and sizzling sensual tension mixed with witty banter, this is your series.
Delve deeper into the dark fantasy world of the Diablo universe as Deckard Cain shares history and lore in this fictional illustrated journal. In Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo® and Diablo II, the recurring character of Deckard Cain delivered quests, accompanied the brave adventurer, and, as the last of the Horadrim, provided a link to the greater history of the world of Sanctuary. Ever mysterious during these appearances, Cain hinted at a larger story, providing snippets of it in his notebook. Diablo III: Book of Cain is Cain’s formal record of this greater tale—a dissertation on the lore of the Diablo universe, told by one who has witnessed and participated in some of the epic events that make up the eternal conflict between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells. Designed as an “in-world” artifact from the Diablo universe, Diablo III: Book of Cain includes Cain’s revealing meditations, as well as dozens of sketches and color artworks depicting the angelic and demonic beings who wage constant war with one another.
Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography) A Hollywood love story, a Hollywood memoir, a dual biography of two of Hollywood’s most famous figures, whose golden lives were lived at the center of Hollywood’s golden age, written by their daughter, an acclaimed writer and producer. Fay Wray was most famous as the woman—the blonde in a diaphanous gown—who captured the heart of the mighty King Kong, the twenty-five-foot, sixty-ton gorilla, as he placed her, nestled in his eight-foot hand, on the ledge of the 102-story Empire State Building, putting Wray at the height of New York’s skyline and cinematic immortality. Wray starred in more than 120 pictures opposite Hollywood's biggest stars—Spencer Tracy, Gary Cooper (The Legion of the Condemned, The First Kiss, The Texan, One Sunday Afternoon), Clark Gable, William Powell, and Charles Boyer; from cowboy stars Hoot Gibson and Art Accord to Ronald Colman (The Unholy Garden), Claude Rains, Ralph Richardson, and Melvyn Douglas. She was directed by the masters of the age, from Fred Niblo, Erich von Stroheim (The Wedding March), and Mauritz Stiller (The Street of Sin) to Leo McCarey, William Wyler, Gregory La Cava, “Wild Bill” William Wellman, Merian C. Cooper (The Four Feathers, King Kong), Josef von Sternberg (Thunderbolt), Dorothy Arzner (Behind the Make-Up), Frank Capra (Dirigible), Michael Curtiz (Doctor X), Raoul Walsh (The Bowery), and Vincente Minnelli. The book’s—and Wray’s—counterpart: Robert Riskin, considered one of the greatest screenwriters of all time. Academy Award–winning writer (nominated for five), producer, ten-year-long collaborator with Frank Capra on such pictures as American Madness, It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Lost Horizon, and Meet John Doe, hailed by many, among them F. Scott Fitzgerald, as “among the best screenwriters in the business.” Riskin wrote women characters who were smart, ornery, sexy, always resilient, as he perfected what took full shape in It Happened One Night, the Riskin character, male or female—breezy, self-made, streetwise, optimistic, with a sense of humor that is subtle and sure. Fay Wray and Robert Riskin lived large lives, finding each other after establishing their artistic selves and after each had had many romantic attachments—Wray, an eleven-year-long difficult marriage and a fraught affair with Clifford Odets, and Riskin, a series of romances with, among others, Carole Lombard, Glenda Farrell, and Loretta Young. Here are Wray’s and Riskin’s lives, their work, their fairy-tale marriage that ended so tragically. Here are their dual, quintessential American lives, ultimately and blissfully intertwined.
