The Convict, the Rookie Card and the Redemption of Gertie Thump
Rosedale has a thorn, and her name is Gertie Thump.
When folks see her walking down the sidewalk, they cross to the other side of the street. Gertie’s mission in life is to improve Rosedale’s citizenry through a steady stream of belittling, correction, and harassment. The only person unfazed by her campaign is the town’s deputy sheriff, Seth Randall, who has his own mission. Seth also serves as associate pastor of a local church, and he will not rest until he saves Gertie’s soul.
Seasonings – The Ultimate Recipe Guide
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Savior
With my life falling apart around me, I know I don’t deserve a man like Clayton Vaughn. The impossibly sexy FBI agent promises he’ll protect me from the violent Latin Kings, but good things like Clayton don’t happen to damaged girls like me.
Despite my reluctance, he insists on keeping me close. He grants me the sweet release I can only find in sexual submission, and I am quickly becoming addicted to him. I’m eager to give him my body, but Clayton is determined to possess my heart and soul.
Mr. Marine
Probably not. But Sarah is gonna give it a go. With divorce papers sitting on her kitchen table. The next stop is the Caribbean paradise of Aruba with all her besties. Join Sarah as she embarks on a short but passionate affair that takes her on an er0tic tour around the island with one helluva $exy retired marine.
The Dragon Lady (The Dracosinum Tales)
Its 19th Century London, stablehand Wylie Petford has just suffered extreme tragedy. It is this tragedy that leads her to a magical device and her greater purpose.
The alluring Dracosinum holds a key to her hidden heritage and opens the door for a fantastic future while leaving her love Lord Adrian in the past.
The taking over of her hometown by the Villainous Lord Ukridge rips her from her closest friend and further destroys what little good is left in her life.
Suicide Lake
Those who have secrets…
Renee Thornton is on the brink of despair, ready to take a final plunge and join the other tragic souls at the bottom of Bradford Lake—known to locals as Suicide Lake.
Beneath the murky waters…
Her plans change when she’s startled back to reality after a body brushes up against her from the depths below. Terrified, Renee runs away and slams into her old flame Cliff Simpson, a deputy with Whitten County Sheriff’s Department.
My Friend Leonard
Perhaps the most unconventional and literally breathtaking father-son story you’ll ever read, My Friend Leonard pulls you immediately and deeply into a relationship as unusual as it is inspiring.
In the bold and heartbreaking My Friend Leonard, James Frey picks up the story of his extraordinary life pretty much where things left off in his breakout bestseller and Amazon.com Best Book of 2003, A Million Little Pieces, the fierce, in-your-face memoir about Frey’s kamikaze run of self-destruction and his days in rehab. Fresh from a stint in jail from pre-rehab-related charges (“On my first day in jail, a three hundred pound man named Porterhouse hit me in the back of the head with a metal tray.”), clean-living Frey returns to Chicago and gets sucker-punched with a cruel blow that will leave readers ducking for cover in anticipation of the blinding bender that’s sure to come.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter Book 1)
Feed your fears with this terrifying classic that introduced cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter.
FBI agent Will Graham once risked his sanity to capture Hannibal Lecter, an ingenious killer like no other. Now, he’s following the bloodstained pattern of the Tooth Fairy, a madman who’s already wiped out two families.
To find him, Graham has to understand him. To understand him, Graham has only one place left to go: the mind of Dr. Lecter.
Iwo Jima: World War II Veterans Remember the Greatest Battle of the Pacific
The men who fought and survived the deadliest battle of the Pacific—in their own words.
On February 19, 1945, nearly 70,000 American marines invaded a tiny volcanic island in the Pacific. Over the next thirty-five days, approximately 28,000 combatants died, including nearly 22,000 Japanese and 6,821 Americans, making Iwo Jima one of the costliest battles of World War II. Bestselling author Larry Smith lets twenty-two veterans tell the story of this epic clash in their own words; the result is a “superb and fascinating work by one of our nation’s leading oral historians” (Jay Winik, author of April 1865).
The Girl You Left Behind: A Novel
Paris, World War I. Sophie Lefèvre must keep her family safe while her adored husband, Édouard, fights at the front. When their town falls to the Germans, Sophie is forced to serve them every evening at her hotel. From the moment the new Kommandant sets eyes on Sophie’s portrait—painted by her artist husband—a dangerous obsession is born.
Almost a century later in London, Sophie’s portrait hangs in the home of Liv Halston, a wedding gift from her young husband before his sudden death.
Russia at War, 1941–1945: A History
In 1941, Russian-born British journalist Alexander Werth observed the unfolding of the Soviet-German conflict with his own eyes. What followed was the widely acclaimed book, Russia at War, first printed in 1964. At once a history of facts, a collection of interviews, and a document of the human condition, Russia at War is a stunning, modern classic that chronicles the savagery and struggles on Russian soil during the most incredible military conflict in modern history.
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