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Ace Carroway and the Midnight Scream by Guy Worthey

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Ace Carroway and the Midnight Scream by Guy Worthey

Crack detective, inventor, and woman of mystery Ace Carroway’s next case turns personal when one of her associates goes missing.

It’s summer solstice at Stonehenge, 1922. Archaeologist Sam Biming keeps a midnight vigil to make sure none of the tourists trip into his dig site. A horrible scream rips through the air: the sound of sudden, excruciating death. The crimson splashes on the heel stone tell of grisly bloodletting. But no slashed body lies among the rays of bloodspatter, only a mysterious, solid gold ankh.

The ankh comes from ancient Egypt, but crafted recently. Sam chases the paradox, to his undoing. By the time Ace arrives, Sam has vanished.

Clues point to a secretive order of jester-assassins. But these assassins served the pharaohs of ancient Egypt and should have disappeared three thousand years ago.

Should have.

To rescue Sam, Ace must unravel the most bizarre set of clues she’s ever encountered, across three thousand miles of travel and three thousand years of time. It’s a puzzle to stymie even Ace’s formidable intellect. Solve it she must, but if she does, one thing is clear. Assassins lie in wait at the end.

This book contains: Stonehenge. The British Museum. The mighty Nile. Hippopotamus. A knife of solid gold. The secret guardians of darkness. A diamond necklace tossed contemptuously into the dust. Sweet Egyptian coffee. The ability to walk silently. Sunburn. A deposed pharaoh rotting in prison. Tweed.

Ace Carroway and the Midnight Scream is fifth in the Adventures of Ace Carroway series. Content rating: teen.

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The Whack Club

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Some epiphanies are shaped like diamonds, others, like bullets.

Isabella Albrici’s epiphany begins when her mobster husband, Domenic, frames Isabella and her best friend, Teresa Benedetti, for his diamond smuggling operation. Targeted by the resident psychopath, Isabella and Teresa will be lucky to survive jail, even luckier to survive if they get out – thanks to Domenic, ‘the family’ thinks Isabella is an FBI informant.

The big house ain’t no fun house, but for Isabella and Teresa, it’s the safest house there is, until the evidence keeping them there suddenly goes missing. Friendless and penniless, tossed out on the streets to fend for themselves, they meet a mysterious woman named Irish who takes them in.

For years, these mob wives have lived off the wages of sin, now they’re determined to redeem themselves – by whacking their old men. But If Irish has her way, Isabella and Teresa will call off their vendetta and get the hell out of Dodge before the family can clip them.

Welcome to the inaugural meeting of the New Jersey Mob Suffragette’s Whack Club.

Salut.

Featuring strong women leads, humour, action-adventure and women’s friendship, The Whack Club is a comedy-thriller gaining popularity with fans of Jana Deleon, Janet Evanovich and Killing Eve.

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End Time (The End Time Saga Book 1) by Daniel Greene

End Time (The End Time Saga Book 1) by Daniel Greene

A deadly viral outbreak and desperate mission to rescue a CDC doctor forces counterterrorism agent Mark Steele to choose between his duty and his family. Every decision he makes will forge the beginning of a new world in the ruins of the old. Start the thrilling apocalyptic series that depicts the collapse of the United States and rise of the dead. Book 5 The Holding releases 12/17/19! Get ready for a Red Christmas…

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The Shearing (Steel City Series, Book 1)

About The Shearing (Steel City Series, Book 1):

Can humanity survive The Shearing?

Liz McAllister is looking forward to a much-needed spring break. But when she travels home to Clearfield, Pennsylvania, she discovers that something strange is happening around her sleepy little hometown.

The peace is abruptly shattered as earthquakes split the ground and falling satellites burn across the sky. Hordes of vicious monsters materialize across the world and the Earth is engulfed in chaos.

Cut off from the outside world, Liz teams up with Mike and their small group of friends. Together they desperately battle the monsters that are devastating Clearfield.

Their efforts are aided by the discovery of magic and the arrival of otherworldly allies. But even with new allies and magical powers, the evil hordes are unending and the fate of our world hangs in the balance.

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Liza’s Second Chance by Molly Jebber

Liza’s Second Chance by Molly Jebber

The sweet welcome of straight-from-the-oven sugar cookies and hot cocoa. The warm invitation of apple pie and fresh cold milk. In 1912 Ohio, the Amish Charm Bakery is the heart of a close-knit, faith-nourished community, where people can find a refuge, a place to start again—and love that can make their lives new . . .

For Liza Schrock, the bakery her late husband bought was an unexpected haven from their unhappy arranged marriage. Now she’s perfectly content to cook up mouth-watering delights for her hometown, give to those alone or in trouble—and remain happily unwed. And though she’s willing to give handsome, newly-arrived widower Jacob Graber all the help he desperately needs, she is sure they can stay just friends . . .

But as Liza also tries to aid Jacob’s troubled teenage daughter, she starts caring far too much for his gentle ways and steadfast hopes. And when a wrenching secret she must keep comes between them, can Liza find the faith to risk opening her heart again—and reach for one more chance at real love?

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Aurora’s Gold by K.J. Gillenwater

About Aurora’s Gold by K.J. Gillenwater:

Aurora’s Gold is set in the high stakes world of underwater dredge mining in small town Nome, Alaska with a female protagonist.

Aurora “Rory” Darling is the only female dredge owner in town. She’s got money problems, a disgruntled former employee, a complicated family, and an ex who won’t let go. After her father has a horrible accident, Rory must find a way to save the family dredging operation from financial disaster.

Enter Ben Abel, a former Navy diver with a mysterious past. He may be just the ticket to pull her butt out of the fire. She finds herself falling for him, but then discovers the truth: he’s on the run from the law. With time running out to get the gold, however, she has no choice but to work with him.

As competition intensifies and the danger ratchets up, Rory realizes it’s hard to trust anyone in a town full of liars and vengeful cheats who will do anything to make their fortune. And those she trusts the most might just be the ones she should watch out for.

Go on an Alaskan adventure to the underwater gold fields in Nome where danger lurks above and below the Bering Sea.

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The Second Shot by Bethany Maines

The Second Shot by Bethany Maines

A drunken mistake in college cost U.S. Marshal Maxwell Ames the love of Dominique Deveraux and six years later, he’s determined to fix the slip-up. But there’s just one tiny problem—someone wants the Deveraux family dead. Dominique Deveraux never expected Max to reappear in her life, let alone apologize, but as Dominque investigates the mysterious attacks on her wealthy family Max quickly becomes far more than her one time college classmate. Now, Max and Dominique must dodge mercenaries and bullets as they try to make sure that they’re the only ones who get a second shot.

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Lion: Escape from Russia

About Lion: Escape from Russia:

“The rich detail and graphic storytelling illustrate a gripping and awesome tale that Misquita beautifully crafted for his readers to enjoy, and enjoy it I did.” – The Literary Titan Gold Award Winner

“Douglas Misquita is a phenomenal writer who knows how to grasp his reader’s attention from the first page.” – The Red Headed Book Lover

“An exhilarating and emotionally-charged political thriller that will please fans of Alex Berenson and Daniel Silva. One of the year’s best.” – bestthrillers.com

The Syrian War has spilt into its sixth year. The bloody contest between the Syrian National Army and the Free Syrian Army is confounded by rebel factions, terror outfits, fundamentalists, unscrupulous businesses… and a proxy war between the United States and Russia.

Aslan ‘The Lion’ Terzi, a political prisoner incarcerated at the notorious Tadmor Prison, is near suicide when a Daesh commander inexplicably gives him a new lease on life. Disillusioned by the depravity of the War, he chooses to flee Syria. But, a chance encounter at the border draws him back… for the love of a woman.

Goldline Solutions is the security contractor of choice for Sheikh Akhmed bin Rashid. When the disappearance of Goldline client, Leonid Rashnikov, threatens a lucrative multi-billion-dollar deal, CEO Samuel Goldsmith will put everything on the line to restore the sheikh’s confidence.

Russian FSB agent Illiya Pushkin sanctions an illicit operation in Syria. With a vindictive colleague on her trail, she finds herself complicit in a crime that propels her into the FSB’s most-wanted list.

Five strangers. Working on assumptions. No elaborate plan. No inside help. They will attempt the most audacious supermax prison breakout ever attempted on Russian soil.

In an imperfect world, the singular human instinct of survival is all that matters.

And there will be a heavy price to pay.

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Island Of The Gods by C.M. KANE

Island Of The Gods by C.M.KANE

it’s been over nine hundred years since the gods of antiquity returned to Earth, and much has changed. We are no longer masters of our own world.
Tae Rames, a precocious seventeen-year-old downloads a vid she knows she shouldn’t, never realizing the powerful forces that she is about to release. She inadvertently discovers a deadly secret, a secret that someone very dangerous has gone to great lengths to keep hidden. The dead god Loki, may in fact, still be alive and simply trapped. Despite a desperate attempt at trying to erase the evidence of her snooping, her new enemies track the leak and mistakenly blame her twin brother, kidnapping both him and Tae’s mother to find out what they know. Desperate,and unsure of whom she can trust, Tae decides her only option is to free Loki and plead for his help. But Loki is in the one place no one ever wants to go—the Island—a place where all Earth’s criminals are sent to fight and die, a place from which there is no escape. Worse still,unbeknownst to Tae, an enemy with a twisted hatred of his own has begun to stalk her. Can the intervention of Zeus help when, thanks to a kindly priest, he discovers that something untoward is happening on his least favorite planet. Or will serious complications arise when he is followed by some of the other gods, all of who are curious to find out exactly what their leader is up to.

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The Last Marine: Book One by T.S. Ransdell

The Last Marine: Book One by T.S. Ransdell

In a future totalitarian America, government historian Joel Levine is assigned the task of reminding people of their nation’s sins in the Sino-American War. Complications arise when a US Marine veteran’s account of the war challenges Levine’s beliefs, forcing the historian to decipher between propaganda and history.

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Xander and the Assassin’s Gift by Rand Law

Xander and the Assassin’s Gift by Rand Law

This book is the second of nine books from the Mystic Dream Walker series. The Mystic Dream Walker series spans several genres. At heart it is an action adventure story, but within the course of time, it delves into science fiction, fantasy, para normal happenings, and a love story within a conspiracy mystery. The study and practice of the martial arts is a cornerstone in each phase of the journey.
Xander Davidson struggles with the conspiracy of his family and the group that is actively trying to manipulate him to join them or die. The young dream walkers learn an early lesson to be careful about whom they let into their circle, it could be a killer mistake.
This second book in the Mystic Dream Walker series continues from where a young Xander Davidson has dream encounters with mysterious martial art sages. He ponders if his dreams are real, or if he is living a fantasy. He tries to keep his secret dream world to himself as he copes with abuse and the mystery of his family’s past. Death lurks near him although even the hunters begin to fear an invisible prey that can see them coming.

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Sunken Treasure – Lost Worlds by Hep Aldridge

Sunken Treasure – Lost Worlds by Hep Aldridge

-His knowledge can make them all rich… or get them killed.-

From the depths of the Atlantic off Cape Canaveral Florida, searching for sunken Spanish treasure, to the Andes mountains of Ecuador chasing the legend of a lost golden library, Dr. Colten X. Burnett and the Risky Business team are on a quixotic adventure.

While trying to make an honest, well sort of honest living, searching for remnants of the lost 1715 fleet, Risky Business Ltd. becomes entangled in a mystery that covers two continents and may rewrite history.

The lure of uncovering a lost civilization, as well as the secrets it holds, motivates the team on their dangerous journey into a cosmological unknown.

-Sunken Treasure Lost Worlds is the first book in Hep Aldridge’s action and adventure series about Dr. Colten X. Burnett and the Risky Business team.

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Northern Wolf (Northern Wolf Series Book 1) by Daniel Greene

Northern Wolf (Northern Wolf Series Book 1) by Daniel Greene

A broken man will be forged in the flames of war…

It is late 1862, and the United States has been ripped apart by civil war for over a year with no end in sight. The war is a distant thought to Johannes Wolf, a young German immigrant with a crippled leg keeping him off the muster lists.

Desperately dredging the gutters for recruits, Wolf cons his way into the depleted, demoralized, and poorly run Union army, and is promptly placed in the undesirable F Company of the 13th Michigan Cavalry.

Wolf’s company find themselves riding with Custer and the Michigan Brigade on a collision course with master horseman J.E.B. Stuart and the Army of Northern Virginia in a small town in Pennsylvania, called Gettysburg.

Will they stand tall against the knights of the South and prove themselves worthy? Or will they fall beneath screaming bullets and sweeping blades, becoming more bloody fodder for a lost cause?

Northern Wolf is a thrilling, historical page-turner packed with detailed passages of battle, the horrors of war, and the struggle to discover oneself. Fans of Bernard Cornwell, Michael Shaara, Simon Scarrow, and Steven Pressfield will be captivated by this powerful new series. Start the adventure today!

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Artania: The Pharaoh’s Cry by Laurie Woodward

Artania: The Pharaoh’s Cry by Laurie Woodward

Just when the lonely Bartholomew is sure he’ll never make friends, he is yanked into another realm full of living paintings and sculptures in need of his help. Their land will be destroyed if the twelve pharaohs are not rescued from an evil race of beings in time. He then accepts the challenge but only the true art can keep Artania from destroyed, and he has no idea how to create it. Fans of Percy Jackson or Harry Potter will enjoy this one-of-a-kind adventure.

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In My Time of Dying by David J. West

In My Time of Dying by David J. West

True Grit Meets the Prestige
A young woman seeking arcane knowledge. A saint of killers riding shotgun. And an immortal who wants to die… all aboard a runaway train.…

Elizabeth Dee never expected a knock at the door would have her taking sides in a power struggle between two feuding wizards, but she discovers that she is the magical key to a cursed mystery centuries old. As she evades the murderous knights and demonic minions of the sinister Count of St. Germain, she learns more of her own true power and legacy…Her father never prepared her for anything like this…

But it’s dangerous to go it alone and she is going to need some protection, enter the infamous and touched, Porter Rockwell. If the legendary long-haired gunfighter can’t keep her safe, no one can…

In My Time Of Dying is full steam ahead gas-lamp fantasy in the vein of True Grit meets The Prestige. If you like big action, larger-than-life characters, and witty humor, then you’ll love David J. West’s gripping novel.

Buy In My Time Of Dying to get lost in a thrilling occult adventure today!

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Sweet Ride! by Bonnie Edwards

Sweet Ride! by Bonnie Edwards

Katie Calhoun can do it all: run a car dealership, nurse her friend and mentor, Harry, back to health while juggling work, play and loneliness. What she can’t do is family.
Jace Donner’s life is on its well-planned track and he’s headed for a fabulous new career in Switzerland, but his uncle Harry needs him right now and family comes first.
When he finds the sexy, copper-headed spitfire Katie moving into his uncle’s home, he sets aside his plans. He needs to keep this gold digger from running off with the family silver. Jace soon learns Katie takes tough-minded to a whole new level and he can’t resist her. Doubt and suspicion turn to admiration and desire as Katie struggles to maintain a business, tolerate his uncle’s gruff exterior and play nursemaid all at once.
Katie learns to share more of herself with Jace than she ever has before. One day, and one step at a time, he leads her toward fulfillment. Jace invades her life, her job, her mind…but she won’t let him take her heart when he leaves…
Jace is leaving all right, but he wants to take Katie with him– if he can ever get past her defenses to prove that what they have is real and forever.

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Fayroll: More Than a Game by Andrey Vasilyev

Fayroll: More Than a Game by Andrey Vasilyev

A witty journalist finds himself ripped away from a city life in Moscow into a quest that leads him to the realm of Fayroll, a virtual reality video game. Given orders to write a series of fluff pieces about the game and its developers, he accidentally starts an unusual journey which can change the entire virtual world, and maybe even the real one.

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Witches Protection Program by Michael Okon

About Witches Protection Program by Michael Okon

Wes Rockville, a disgraced law-enforcement agent, gets one last chance to prove himself and save his career when he’s reassigned to a 232-year-old secret government organization.

The Witches Protection Program.

His first assignment: uncover a billion-dollar cosmetics company’s diabolical plan to use witchcraft for global domination, while protecting its heiress Morgan Pendragon from her aunt’s evil deeds. Reluctantly paired with veteran witch protector, Alastair Verne, Wes must learn to believe in witches…and believe in himself.

Filled with adventure and suspense, Michael Okon creates a rousing, tongue-in-cheek alternate reality where witches cast spells and wreak havoc in modern-day New York City.

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HIGHWAY TO ARMAGEDDON by HAROLD BLOEMER

HIGHWAY TO ARMAGEDDON by HAROLD BLOEMER

In the year 2150, a trio of young bounty hunters attempt to stop an enigmatic cult leader from unleashing nuclear Armageddon. An action-packed, sci-fi thriller.

In the not-too-distant future, climate change has wreaked havoc upon the world, decimating the global economy and bringing the United States and China perilously close to nuclear war. In order to make ends meet, 18-year olds Lance and Boom Boom work as bounty hunters. As it turns out, they’re pretty damn good at catching crooks. With their sassy and voluptuous side-kick, Krystal, there’s no criminal these teen bounty hunters can’t track down. Their streak of outwitting bad guys comes to a screeching halt, however, when one of their targets, Caesar Dominguez, turns the tables and puts a bounty on their heads… a cool $10 million.

If Lance, Krystal, and Boom Boom want to reach their 20s, they’ll need to cash in on a lucrative bounty that gives them the resources to disappear. They’re granted that opportunity when President Angela Klaxton puts out an unprecedented $25 million reward for the world’s most dangerous terrorist, cult leader Mikhail Rasputin. If they acquire that bounty, Lance and his female companions will be able to vanish into the shadows, living the rest of their lives in unimaginable comfort.

The task of hunting down Rasputin is easier said than done, of course. The trio must first traverse the crime-riddled wasteland of America, avoiding the throngs of bounty hunters and criminals who would love nothing more than to bring their severed heads to Caesar. And when they finally do reach Rasputin’s rumored hideout, they stumble upon a conspiracy that could reduce the Earth to radioactive ash. Lance, Krystal, and Boom Boom started this voyage with the intention of making some serious dough. They end up, however, being the only people standing in between a continued peace and a catastrophic nuclear war.

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Kiran: The Warrior’s Daughter by Ellen Stellar

Kiran: The Warrior’s Daughter by Ellen Stellar

Meet Kiran, a reckless and wild cadet of the most prestigious space academy, planning to become a famous and skillful captain. But when Kiran finds out she’s a princess and has to be sent to her native planet to marry the strongest warrior, she draws a line: no way she will ever accept this! She is a cadet, and cadets never surrender!

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