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Definition of "New Releases Category": We include every genre of ebook in this category. But, the ebook must have been published within the last six months. We want to keep what you're reading really fresh!
“A high-octane thriller, combining insurance scams and drug cartels, chock-full of well-planned sequences, evasive actions, and near misses.” –Sublime Book Review
Meet Angel—smart, willful, a lover of animals. She is also one of the Cartel del Noreste's most lethal hitters, but this time she has met her match. His name is Dr. Ernest L. Girard and he’s a man who has everything—upbringing, looks, gifted surgical skills. He is also an admitted drug user, gambler, and the prime suspect in the largest medical malpractice scam ever investigated in California.
Girard is about to get lucky, and rich. His practice, Hurston Neurological Institute, is being bought out by a German medical conglomerate led by a profit-hungry CEO with neo-Nazi tendencies. But when a fellow party-hound is busted for cocaine possession and turns state’s evidence against Girard, Angel is hired to get rid of the good doctor. That is until her best-laid plans spin crazily out of control and our huntress becomes the hunted.
Two decades after the Wave of Destruction that nearly destroyed America, the United States is no longer recognizable. Dictator Joseph Stoner has transformed it into a socialist utopia. A society where, even though there is no freedom, there is also no opposition to his tyrannical rule. The weekend sabbaths where food, beer, and weed are handed out freely, have replaced self-will, disapproval, and even a sense of ambition in the soul of the people.
When three kids, Zammi, his sister Sydney, and their best friend Straz sneak into the forbidden structure that was once Philadelphia’s Parkway Central Library, they realize how much has been lost. Not just gadgets and other possessions of a once wealthy nation, but a sense of community, truth, and freedom as well. Determined to make things right, they create a clandestine organization called The Liberation, and embark on a risky plan to overthrow the President.
Are you tired of being single and watching all your friends get married and start families?
Do your relationships never progress beyond the first date, leaving you to wonder what you’re doing wrong?
Do you dream about a meaningful, serious relationship, but struggle with meeting and talking to women?
Let’s face it: dating is hard, especially if you’re looking for a long-term relationship.
There are more single adults living in the United States than ever before. The latest U.S. census recorded that 45.2% of the adult population is single. And yet, 94% of those claimed they still believed in true love.
It shows you that deep down, people don’t want to be single. We humans naturally crave companionship--a partner who will help us face everything good and bad life throws at us.
But finding that partner has proven to be extremely difficult.
You suffer through one awkward date after another, spend hours making gibbering conversations, and make promises of a call that never happens.
At this point, you’re just about to give up and accept your eternal singleness.
Stop. You are not doomed for a life of loneliness. You are simply making unconscious mistakes or listening to the wrong advice on dating and meeting women.
You’ve probably heard before that women are complicated--they prefer bad guys and push the good ones in the friendzone.
Those are just a few of the common prejudices that result in men making huge mistakes when interacting with women.
You’re about to find out the shocking answer to one of the most Googled questions ever:
“What do women really want?”
Honesty. Emotions. Vulnerability. Truth.
You don’t have to become a dominant Alpha male to attract women. You don’t have to change who you are.
To find love and keep it, you need only to become the best version of yourself, and arm yourself with knowledge on bulletproof seduction techniques that don’t rely on manipulation and corny pick-up lines.
In Apex Male: Modern Dating Mastery Bundle, you’ll discover:
And much more.
This is not one of those guides that promise to make numerous women fall in your bed. What you have in front of you is a collection of awesome advice that will help you find happiness with someone, without manipulating, playing, and lying.
Orcs, vampires, rogue mages, and strange familiars... The night's filled with fearsome beasts who trod the urban landscape with cloven hoof or sharpened claw, keeping a yellow eye out for easy prey. So what's a citizen to do when dark shadows lie heavy, spells become useless, and wands lose their charm?
They call on the heroes of Ten in the Chamber.
These hardboiled cops and investigators specialize in a preternatural kind of justice. They aren't afraid to delve into dark magic or wield a cursed instrument to save the pure and innocent, and they won't quit until every dark deed is punished, and the scales of justice are set right.
In Ten in the Chamber: Reloaded, a cadre of your favorite authors have returned to once again bring you all the thrills of the urban supernatural, with a twist of sci-fi noir, in a brand new collection of full length novels and spellbinding novellas, enough to choke your bag of holding. So buy your copy today, and let them take you on a thrill ride through the dark that you won't forget!
Julietta isn't like most young women. She sees it in the stares and hears it in the whispers of those around her, but the Lord gave her a heart for horses. Specifically, racehorses.
The owners sell the losing horses for meat and Julietta sees an opportunity. She hatches a plan to open Wild Dreams Sanctuary, but to fund it she will have to bet more than she ever thought possible, including her heart.
Missing since age five, a young woman discovers her captor never intended to release her, and reacts with a hasty plan which results in an unforeseen death.
The only possessor of the secret ingredient in Votras Alute—a miracle healing drug—Zenna strikes a bargain with the notorious mob boss "Mother" Gothel, to clear her parents' debt and free herself from servitude. However, Mother has other plans...
Malik Gothel, next in line to run the family business, follows orders without question. When fate crosses his path with Zenna, his simple life is upended, and he makes a shocking decision that alters the course of his life forever.
But Mother is not a romantic, and love is not part of the plan. When separating Malik and Zenna fails, Mother resorts to a more sinister plot, one which will cost someone their life.
Mafia meets the Brothers Grimm in this dark, twisted retelling of the classic fairytale, Rapunzel.
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*Hair, She Bears is part of the Never After Tales collection–giving your favorite fairy tales a new twist.
When the Roman god of wine and chaos claims you as his own, death is sure to follow. The only question is whose.
Archaeology student Serafina doesn’t believe in mythological creatures like vampires, witches, and ancient gods. But after unearthing an ancient Roman amulet, her dreams of drinking blood and violent magic leave behind an eerie sense of foreboding, and even a skeptic like her starts to wonder how real everything might actually be.
Serafina suddenly finds her life in chaos as a sinister cult takes a deadly interest in the artifact. She's thrown into a world that shouldn't exist, where vampires and witches alike claim ownership of the amulet. Her amulet.
As her connection to the artifact grows, she discovers a dark secret about her past. Serafina realizes she must protect the powerful relic at all costs—even if it means one of the people she loves most must die.
Previously published as BIRTH OF THE BACCHAE.
CURSE OF THE VAMPIRE is the first book in the IMMORTAL RELICS urban fantasy series. Fans of the Chicagoland Vampires, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Iron Druid Chronicles, and Roman mythology will love this blend of magic, mayhem, and wry humor. Scroll up and one-click to start this thrilling adventure today!
This book contains content deemed suitable for ADULT audiences with scenes that include attempted assault, violence, and torture.
The things that go bump in the night are supposed to be headboards, not monsters.
Leaving my husband was hard. Trying to face the world alone with my teenage daughter is the sort of thing nightmares are made of, but I caught a break. My best friend just hired me for a great job. It's not anything special, simply managing the leasing office of this very fancy and highly exclusive neighborhood, yet the perks mean I get my second chance.
Speaking of perks, my rent-free house is right beside not just one handsome man, but five! Each one is hotter than the last, and all of them seem interested in me. Maybe I can't remember the last date I was on, but if I want to master being a strong woman, then this is a good place to start. It's just dating, right?
Normal life stuff.
Not so much.
Everyone around us has these strange golden eyes. Then there are the questions no one will answer. And who cares if there's a lot of wildlife running around at night? I do, especially when a wolf keeps sneaking into my backyard. I have a kid to worry about. Things have got to change before someone gets bitten!
Normal is going out the window, and fast. My neighbors say I don't belong here, and they don't mean because I'm Hispanic. Never mind that I just heard a man growl. Now they're talking about fated somethings, and I'm pretty sure they mean me.
I feel like I'm going crazy!
Because when I said I wanted to learn how to be strong, this wasn't what I meant at all. Still, when it comes to taking care of my little girl, I will definitely learn how to be the biggest bitch on the block.
I just hope that doesn't become literal.
Wolf's Bane is a 135,000 word, full-length novel with multiple love interests. Note: Wolves Next Door
series contains profanity, consensual sex, and one adult woman who falls for multiple younger men. This is the first book in a trilogy.
That awkward moment when you insult the boss on your first day on the job.
Yeah, that just happened.
In my defense, if I’d known it was Connor Colby of the Colby’s Chocolates and Candies empire standing by the display dressed in a candy cane-striped suit, I never would have opened my mouth to tell him that their signature chocolate bar sucked.
How was I supposed to know he was the boss man?
He was in town temporarily to help save his father’s company.
I was only there for a payday to jump start my art career.
I had one job—help him come up with a rock solid marketing plan.
The task included long nights and late dinners working by Connor’s side.
It did not include kisses, sex in the supply closet, or … worst yet, falling in love.
Why is that so bad you ask?
Because the man is leaving right after our mission is complete.
Job done.
Finito.
Will our sweet love become a sour punch to the gut or will we be together now & later and forever?
Author’s Warning: This standalone office romance is a lot sweet, a bit sexy and one with a ton of family feels. One-click this story for the wounded hero trying to save his father's company, the artistic heroine who faints at the sight of blood, her hilarious fun loving friends, and unplanned supply closet rendezvous.
Super sleuth, Lee Alvarez, finds a dead man wearing a tuxedo in a friend’s bathtub during a soiree for San Francisco’s VIPs. And not just any friend, but an internationally acclaimed actress who recently came to live in San Francisco. And not just any bathtub, but a bathtub residing inside one of Alamo Square’s famed Painted Ladies, recently bought by said actress.
The police believe it’s the actress friend who done the man in. After all, it’s her house and her tub. And another man died under suspicious circumstances around her recently. Both romantic encounters, doncha know. The actress must be guilty.
Or is she?
For ace detective Lee Alvarez, the timing couldn’t be worse. She is supposed to go off in celebration of her 6-month wedding anniversary with her hunky hubby. Paris is calling!
Or is it?
Her long-time friend, plus her mother – She Who Must Be Obeyed – thinks she should stick around and find out who the real killer is. So Lee, family, handsome hubby, and Tugger, the cat, are on the job. But Lee’s nose is itching. Which means not one of the suspects is telling the truth.
Or not all of it. Lee soon uncovers threatening letters, sullen playwrights, dead bodies, and a criminal web of jewel thieves, all treading the boards of her friend’s latest musical. This is showbiz?
Author Haven pulls out all the stops in a cozy fan’s delight about a charming, and unconventional Palo Alto detective family who get their man or woman, as the case may be. Book Seven follows its tradition of the Bay Area’s favorite PI, who rolls over with all four paw in the air when it comes to her darn near perfect mother. But with the help of her computer geek brother and handsome hubby, Lee works to solve the case in time to celebrate her own 6-month wedding anniversary.
Fans of PI stories, cozy mysteries, and women sleuths will love Lee Alvarez, especially if they love sharp funny female protagonists like Sue Grafton’s witty Kinsey Millhone and Janet Evanovich’s lovable Stephanie Plum. Aficionados of Lisa Lutz’s family series, The Spellman Files, will find another fun romp with the Alvarez clan!
Have you ever felt like your life needed a Total Makeover? I am guessing that your answer to that question is a resounding yes! All of us have occasionally felt that desire. Do you need some good ideas and suggestions to help you accomplish this goal? Even better, would you be excited to know that the process does not need to be difficult and time consuming? In fact, it can actually be surprisingly simple and even enjoyable. Can you imagine how much better you will feel when you are given the secrets to how you can improve your spiritual and emotional well-being, drastically improve your physical health, significantly enhance your social interactions and also fundamentally revamp your finances? If you answered yes to any, or all, of these questions than Total Makeover! is most definitely the book that you have been searching for!
You will be presented with 52 simple and easy to implement steps that will guide you through the process of renovating your life.
In Chapter 1, we will concentrate on suggestions to help you develop your spiritual and emotional well-being. You will learn how to be more thankful and to not hold grudges. We will explore the concepts of doing for others and serving a higher purpose. We will discuss ideas about how you can eliminate negative thoughts and emotions, and become a more positive and optimistic person. You will learn the importance of exercising your mind and increasing your knowledge, and the value of being present and being attentive to the best use of your time.
In Chapter 2, we will focus on upgrading your physical conditioning. We will talk about how incredibly important it is for you to become more active, once you have assessed the current level of your overall health with your healthcare provider, and we will discuss many ways to accomplish this. We will talk a little about the importance of setting physical achievement goals, and will cover several more ideas about how to better take care of your body.
In Chapter 3, we will look at ways to improve your social interactions. We will consider the concept of being a good friend, how to have better and more effective communication with others, and how to better demonstrate the value of other individuals. You will be encouraged to get out and explore your world and discover all that there is to see and learn, which will help improve your self-image and your relational skills. Again, we will discuss more about the importance of valuing your time and more fully enjoying each day.
Finally, in Chapter 4, we will delve into ways to maximize your financial resources while still having fun. Yes, that is possible! You will learn that delayed gratification does not equate with denied gratification, and we will emphasize the importance of avoiding/eliminating consumer debt.
If this sounds exciting to you, then please scroll to the top of the page and click on the BUY button right now. The sooner you get started reading, the sooner you will start to experience significant improvements in all of these areas!
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Anna Celeste Burke: A Tango Before Dying A Georgie Shaw Cozy Mystery - When trouble waltzes in, it's not long before Georgie Shaw and Detective Jack Wheeler step in when a famous ballroom dance champion is murdered.
Dianne Harman: Murder in Cottonwood Springs - Sheriff Rich got the call every lawman dreads – a relative’s murder. And it’s even worse when it’s your sister.
Sam Cheever: Bayou Bubba - Where Miss Chance meets Cal Amity.
Amy Vansant: Pineapple Lies - If Janet Evanovich and the Golden Girls had a baby, it would be the Pineapple Port series!
Fiona Quinn: Mine - A sleepy town in southwest Virginia wakes up to a nightmare of untimely deaths.
Cindy Bell A Tough Case to Crack - It is a race against the clock to solve a murder so Nuts about Nuts can open on time.
J A Whiting: Reversal of Fortune: A Claire Rollins Mystery - Will Claire's paranormal intuition help solve the case or will her skills fail her when she needs them the most?
Kathi Daley: A Cat in the Attic: The Curse of Hollister House - How is one to start again after losing the one thing that speaks to your heart and fuels your passion?
Summer Prescott: Spellstruck - If you liked Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie, you're going to love Spellstruck. Pirate, the talking cat, will charm your socks off!
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There's nothing more terrifying than a pissed off woman - except the Devil. I'm both.
The angels warned me that I should fear their wrath. Theirs? Please! They have no idea who they're dealing with. Not that I really do either, but I'm quickly figuring out that I'm a whole lot more than just an artist.
Designed by God, created by people, and made possible by the atrocities of the supposed "good guys," I'm here to set things right. To punish those who deserve it, and the archangel Michael is at the top of my list. That guy can't help but piss me off.
I just have a few things to deal with first. You know, like the mess I made of Hell. And no, I don't feel bad about that. They completely deserved it. They also learned their lesson.
The angels honestly think their attitude problem should scare me? Me! I'm God's equal. I'm supposed to be the "bad guy," after all. I'm here to bring down Heaven and unleash chaos on the world.
The Wrath of Angels?
No, there's something much, much worse:
A woman on a mission.
The Wrath of Angels is a full-length novel with NO cliffhanger ending. This is a Reverse Harem series that includes multiple love interests, increasing m/m themes, and graphic scenes of sex, violence, and language. Be warned: everything you thought you knew about the world, religion, and death will be pulled apart, twisted around, and put back together in ways you will not expect.
Over 30+ pulse-racing shorts to capture your heart with USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Award-winning authors in the mix.
Paranormal, Contemporary, Fantasy, and Historical Romance that will whet your appetite with titillating, heart-pounding tales you’ll want to read again then beg for more.
Fall in love with your next book crush!
A SOVIET TACTICAL NUKE HAS DISAPPEARED
AND AN AMERICAN CITY MAY BE TARGETED...
Still grieving the loss of her father, Tracie Tanner is back at work, tasked with infiltrating the home of a Russian general and acquiring intel regarding a rumored breakthrough in Soviet radar technology.
But what she finds is far more horrifying than a technological advance: a tactical nuclear device has been stolen out of a supposedly secure Soviet military base.
Together, Tracie and CIA Director Aaron Stallings determine that a shadowy group of Russian radicals - anxious for a return to the brutality of a byegone era in the Soviet Union - has acquired the bomb, intending to smuggle it into the United States and spark war by detonating it inside a major American city.
Now, racing against a ticking time bomb - literally - Tracie must get a line on the Russian radicals, desperate to learn where in the United States the bomb has been placed.
But what she finds shocks her to the core, because the group has a different plan for their prize. And Tracie Tanner may be the only one standing between the radicals and thousands of dead innocents...
This series will be a particular favorite with fans of TV spy shows from Alias and Nikita to the classic 60s show, The Avengers, and the very contemporary Quantico, Homeland, and the Bourne series. If you can remember Diana Rigg as Emma Peel, or thrilled to Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, you'll love Tracie. If you're a fan of Mitch Rapp, brought to life by the late Vince Flynn, or of the Brad Thor patriot Scot Harvath, she'll be your new hero. We're pretty sure Ian Fleming and Robert Ludlum would have been fans, too.
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Praise for the Tracie Tanner thriller series:
"Allan Leverone's PARALLAX VIEW is a sure-footed, masterful thriller with a breakneck pace that never lets up. Faced with the deepest act of betrayal in U.S. history, CIA agent Tracie Tanner must call on every tool she has---and her every last reserve to see the mission through.
On the run from the agency she loves and serves,Tracie teams up with an unlikely companion, air traffic controller Shane Rowley. Now the two of them are on the run. There's still a chance to avert a disaster of terrific proportions, but the clock is running out.
Tracie Tanner is one for the ages. I loved this book!" -- J. Carson Black, New York Times bestselling author of THE SHOP and ICON
"A sexy, sophisticated Cold War thriller with all the intensity of THE LONELY MILE" -- C.J. West, author of THE END OF MARKING TIME
"Bringing back the days of the Cold War like a Best of Tom Clancy flashback, Parallax View is a rocking read from start to finish!" -- Ian Graham, author of PATRIOTS AND TYRANTS
"PARALLAX VIEW...is a powerhouse full-throttle spy thriller...that leads readers down the shadowy back allies of international intrigue...It is a taut and thoughtful journey back to the dying days of the Cold War...it will keep you up, and on the edge of your chair, long into the night." -- Nashua Sunday Telegraph
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Praise for Allan Leverone:
"Allan Leverone delivers a taut crime drama full of twists and conspiracy..." -- Scott Nicholson, Amazon bestselling author of LIQUID FEAR and THE RED CHURCH
"Allan Leverone raises the stakes with every turn of the page..." -- Sophie Littlefield, Anthony Award-winning author of A BAD DAY FOR SORRY
"The successor to Michael Crichton has landed. And his name is Allan Leverone." -- Vincent Zandri, New York Times bestselling author of EVERYTHING BURNS and THE REMAINS
"A scorching supernatural thriller - Allan Leverone...is a writer on the rise..." -- Mark Edward Hall, author of APOCALYPSE ISLAND and SERVANTS OF DARKNESS
"Suspenseful and well-written..." -- Debbi Mack, New York Times bestselling author of IDENTITY CRISIS and LEAST WANTED
"A tense, tightly-plotted thriller that will keep you turning pages into the night." -- Christopher Allan Poe, author of THE PORTAL
FROM EXCITING AUTHOR OF COZY MYSTERIES, CC DRAGON
Book one in the Southern Belle Cozy Mysteries series
Ah, sweet home Tennessee, with the Music City, Dollywood and Murder…
Annabelle ‘Belle’ Baxter returns home to her small southern town after studying catering and hotel management, to help her Gran, the only real family she has. Determined to make their preserves shop a success, Belle expands the menu and boosts business—until the pompous sheriff drops dead, poisoned, after trying one of her signature smoothies.
People looking down on Belle is nothing new, but this time they’re quick to point a finger as well. Now it’s not just her high school rival or the perfect church ladies—the bumbling deputies want to pin it on her too, leaving her no choice but to find the murderer herself. If the preserves shop goes under, she and her gran are ruined.
But it’s scary how many suspects her poking around turns up—the sheriff’s jealous deputy, his pissed-off wife, the girlfriend he was about to dump his wife for, or even the handsome new deputy, Gus Haywood, whose city ways riled the stuffy sheriff. Belle can’t let this handsome stranger distract her, not when she has to clear her name and protect the town she loves, despite its people.
Well, maybe he can distract her a little…
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A dystopian thriller follows a boy and girl on the run from a town where all thoughts can be heard – and the passage to manhood embodies a horrible secret.
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him -- something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd's gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.
The sequel to the award-winning novel The Secret Billionaire.
Andrew Day looks like any other student. At the Saint Clemens boarding school, nobody knows—not even his two best friends Cameron and Olivia—that Andrew is one of the wealthiest people in the world. No one knows that he has inherited the fortune of Lyndon Surway, the legendary tycoon, who disappeared decades ago and was never found. Nobody suspects that Andrew is the new master of the Surway House, which lay uninhabited through the years.
But as life returns to the stairways and ballrooms of the magnificent home, as Andrew ventures through forgotten passages and unmapped doors, strange things start to happen, almost as if someone were watching him, as if someone had expected him. And as he learns more about the people he loves, as he journeys into dark places where no one goes, Andrew begins to wonder:
Who is hiding inside the walls?
While everyone around us was having fun, somewhere between the fourth and fifth cucumber-tonic I felt someone’s gaze on my neck. Joanna kept telling me that Mark Figaro was eyeing me from the moment I passed through the doors. I didn’t really like the guy, I remember. The hockey type, with wide shoulders, evasive jaw and tiny eyes with no personality. During the entire night, he entertained the crowd by displaying his parents’ wealth, which sickened me. No, it wasn’t only his gaze that was itching. There was a sort of optical love triangle going on, stoking up the atmosphere of an already heated college havoc. A triangle between me, Mark Figaro and one mysterious fellow who was standing in the corner of the room all alone: Robert Catano.
The following day was spent in bed. No classes on Saturday, only a mountain of homework, but it had to wait. I was too nauseous to move, my brain too cluttered to focus on the multicellular organisms and double-membrane-bound organelle.
I thought about Mark, how furious I was, praying that his underage pecker would fall off. My skin still smelled of alcohol. Of guilt, too, even though I knew I was not guilty. As always, I was trapped in my own lack of experience, wishing I was older, much older than I was...
