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Experience a heart-pumping and thrilling tale of suspense!
Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.
In this retrospective Thriller Short, bestselling writer Raelynn Hillhouse explores an incident from her character Stella's past. Two weeks after American hostages were seized in Iran in 1979, the US embassy in Pakistan is overrun...
Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.
In this retrospective Thriller Short, bestselling writer Raelynn Hillhouse explores an incident from her character Stella's past. Two weeks after American hostages were seized in Iran in 1979, the US embassy in Pakistan is overrun...
6) Rift Zone
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In the turbulent years after the rise of the Berlin Wall, Germany stood dangerously divided between freedom and Communism. Dodging border patrols and guard posts, a silent few were able to cross the borders of the Iron Curtain to deliver needed supplies, always at the risk of their own lives.
This is the past Faith Whitney knew. The daughter of an active smuggler of religious paraphernalia, Faith was raised on the danger that such a life brought...
7) Seascape
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Skylar Shay is a single mother and school counselor who believes a good mom would not pick a man over their child. She has held true to her resolve, abstaining from even a single date in the four years since her divorce. When her sister Lexie buys a vacation home in the Bahamas, Skylar is invited to leave her responsibilities behind. The island's exotic surroundings and a sexy Texan named Mack, seduce Skylar into temporarily abandoning her personal...
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Integrating vital information on the dynamics of the donation experience and grief education, this revised second edition provides an invaluable resource for hospital and organ procurement caregivers. Going beyond helping professionals understand the challenges of obtaining consent, this guide invites them to offer compassionate care throughout the family's experience with the death, including the months and years following. The chapters include information...
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America has failed to realize that depriving people of their freedom for a criminal act is the punishment-it is vengeance to require that they suffer every day while they are incarcerated.
In Shame: America's Failed Prison System, the author lays out the case for reform through essays from prisoners and reports from judges, legislators, defense attorneys, and even a warden and corrections officer about how our vengeance mindset plays out in the...
11) Untouchable
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It's been a long road for Ethan, Karis, and Journey, and they're not at the end yet… Ethan has returned from the Further with new friends, experiences, and questions, prepared for the fight with the Corporation, but not sure he has what's needed to win back Karis' love. When forced to admit what his heart really wants, Ethan's not sure he can accept it. Spurred by her jealousy of Kayde, Journey turns him in to the Corporation, but when they take...
12) Caste
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In a world where the Corporation controls everything, one girl dares challenge the rules that have forever governed her life… Seventeen-year-old Karis Singh's little brother is dying and the Corporation's Analysis has concluded that he's not worth saving. One thing is stopping her from going into the city and stealing the medicine herself-the tattooed Mark that physically bars her from entering. The only way around that is to get it altered in the...
13) Outcast
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Karis won't let anyone hold her back. Not even Ethan… Things have changed for Karis since coming back from Dahn. Right and wrong are not what they used to be. Loved ones are not who they claim to be. And now she must make a choice… It's been eighty-five days. Eighty-five days since the Corporation took my little brother, Ajna, into the Inner City as a Sponsor. Eighty-five days since I almost died from a faulty Mark I got from the Black Market....
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Addressing the significant loss that divorce represents for children, this caregiving companion makes it possible for adults to guide them through the natural grief that accompanies the experience. Contending that children can continue to thrive if they are shown the way, this sensitive guide provides 100 practical suggestions for supporting them. Aimed at assisting a wide range of adults, the methods presented are ideal not just for parents but for...
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Focusing on the natural grief children endure when their parents divorce, this guide helps kids process the common feelings of shock, sadness, anger, guilt, and relief while highlighting their most vital need-love and support. The handbook helps children name and understand these strange new emotions and affirms that their thoughts and feelings are natural while teaching them the value of constructively expressing them. An assortment of suggested...
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Vindication volume 7
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Detective Travis has spent fifteen years solving cases while serving the small town of East Bank, Texas. Each new case brings unique twists, turns, and surprises he must address. When his estranged daughter Katie returns home, tensions escalate between him and his wife Becky. With a new detective trainee thrown in the mix and an onslaught of unsettling cases, Det. Travis finds that his sixteenth year on the force will be the most life altering of...