When paranormal investigator Jack Barnes pulled up in front of New Castle Asylum, he thought he knew what he was walking into¿a typical, supposedly haunted, abandoned building. Easy to debunk and move on. What was waiting for him, however, was darker and more terrifying than he had ever imagined. An attack sends him reeling¿As the sun comes up, Jack returns home. Shaken. Parker, Jack¿s friend, is ready to go through the evidence he collected. All goes well, until they discover they are not alone. Something has followed Jack home. Something angry. Something strong. How will Jack survive a battle with something unseen?
At the height of the French Revolution, a viscount's daughter enlists the help of a man who turns out to be a perilous threat to her family in this sizzling, brand-new Gothic romance. Original.
In this long awaited follow-up to the best-selling An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor explores ‘the treasures of darkness’ that the Bible speaks about. What can we learn about the ways of God when we cannot see the way ahead, are lost, alone, frightened, not in control or when the world around us seems to have descended into darkness?
A woman betrayed. Vengeance sought. Can love find its way? Step back into Georgian England and join our heroine on her erotic adventure into darkness and desire.
A harrowing, action-packed account of the author's series of audacious escapes from the Nazis' Final Solution--"riveting...a fascinating and moving piece of history" (Library Journal). Young Leo Bretholz survived the Holocaust by escaping from the Nazis (and others) not once, but seven times during his almost seven-year ordeal crisscrossing war-torn Europe. He leaped from trains, outran police, and hid in attics, cellars, anywhere that offered a few more seconds of safety. First he swam the River Sauer at the German-Belgian border. Later he climbed the Alps on feet so battered they froze to his socks--only to be turned back at the Swiss border. He crawled out from under the barbed wire of a French holding camp, and hid in a village in the Pyrenees while gendarmes searched it. And in the dark hours of one November morning, he escaped from a train bound for Auschwitz. Leap into Darkness is the sweeping memoir of one Jewish boy's survival, and of the family and the world he left behind.
Ten years ago Pam Thomas witnessed her parents' murders. The events were so terrifying and traumatic, she blocked out all the events of that night. Two weeks ago she began getting threats on her answer phone. Two days ago a dead rat was left on her doorstep with a note saying, she'd be next. Now she's gone missing. Detective Sergeant Katie Mitchell is assigned to take over the case when DCI Martin suffers a heart attack. With the aid of her partner, DI Colin Farnsworth, she must find Pam Thomas before it is too late and she is found dead. The only way to find Pam Thomas is to solve a murder case that happened ten years ago. Katie Mitchell has no crime scene and no evidence to provide any leads because after the murders, the house was burned down. The Thomas murder file has mysteriously disappeared. The prime suspect in the parents' murders was Jamie Thomas, the brother, a man she recently met on holiday and takes a fancy to. Her challenge becomes even more difficult to embrace when her own life becomes threatened. Will she find Pam Thomas in time? Is Pam already dead?
At the young age of 46, having lived and active, healthy life, I was ready to call it quits and say goodbye to loved ones, friends and the world for good. After a battle which lasted many months, I was finally broken and completely worn out. When I thought things could not get any worse, they suddenly did; a whole lot worse. The remaining embers of my resolve were shattered. The last fragments of my drive to survive were quickly eroded and I was thrown into the worst nightmare of my existence. This is a true story of survival and how God carried me when I was no longer able to carry myself. Stepping into darkness is about the literal and figurative account of my decent into darkness through stage 4 cancer. This is the story of destruction my body had to endure. It’s a story of humility, the shattering of pride and handing control over to God. The vision I have for this book and others in this series is to encourage and strengthen Christians as they face obstacles that seem too great to climb. I hope, like me, you will put your faith in God to carry you when you are no longer able to carry yourself. I invite you to come along with me into my world and journey with me for a short while.
Fighting Destiny series # 1 Reissue originally published 2012 Set in a dark and crumbling near-future... Navy SEAL LT Shane Laughlin was dishonorably discharged and blacklisted—for being too honorable. Desperate for work and down to his last ten bucks, he takes a job as a test subject—a human guinea pig—at Boston’s Obermeyer Institute, a fringe scientific research facility. Shane’s skeptical when he finds out that OI’s focus is to find and train certain exceptional people, usually young girls—called “Greater-Thans”—whose skill-sets include telekinesis, telepathy, rapid self-healing, and super-human strength. And he’s even more surprised when he discovers that Mac, the mysterious woman who rocked his world in an epic one-night stand, is part of an elite team of kickass OI operatives who use their G-T skills to rescue and protect innocents. Because OI’s not the only organization trying to find Greater-Thans—and the other guys are out to exploit them. An illegal drug called “Destiny” is being made from the blood of young, untrained, and powerless Greater-Than girls. Addictive and dangerous, it gives its wealthy and reckless users instant G-T powers—including eternal youth—at a lethal price. Dr. Michelle “Mac” Mackenzie and her OI team are at war with the shadowy corporations who enslave girls to meet the rising demand for Destiny, and Shane wants to join them. He may not be a G-T, but as a former Navy SEAL, he’s got talents of his own. Still, Mac’s got powerful reasons to keep her distance from Shane. But when one very special little girl goes missing, Mac’s ready to do anything—including accept Shane’s help—to find and save her. Mac’s used to risking her life, but she now faces sacrificing her heart... Originally published in 2012 (170,000 words, original hard cover edition was 513 pages)