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Calamity at Harwood (The Inspector Littlejohn Mysteries #5)
by George BellairsTo solve a murder case, Thomas Littlejohn contends with ghosts, Nazis, and crooked real estate speculators Known across London as one of the premier slumlords of the East End, Solomon Burt has never fallen in love with a property the way he has with Harwood, a faded manor house halfway between London and the sea. When the owner refuses to sell, Burt uses every trick he knows to buy the house out from under the man and convert it into apartments. Now Burt owns the property lock, stock, and barrel—but he will have to share it with the ghosts. When Burt is found murdered, the tenants fear a ghost might be responsible. Detective-Inspector Littlejohn is called down from London to solve the case and restore reason. But what he find lurking in the back corners of Harwood is far more dangerous than a poltergeist.
Calamity at the Continental Club (A Washington Whodunit #3)
by Colleen J. ShoganA congressional aide investigates a high society murder in this “consistently compelling and entertaining read” (Midwest Book Review). The Mayflower Society is about to hold its annual meeting at the Continental Club, a swanky gathering place for Washington DC’s elite. Hill staffer Kit Marhsall nervously awaits the arrival of her socially prominent and rather intimidating future in-laws, Buffy and Winston Hollingsworth. But her personal worries are put on hold when she discovers the dead body of the Mayflower Society president, multimedia tycoon Grayson Bancroft. In no time, the police have their prime suspect: Winston. Doug and his parents, who usually disapprove of Kit’s sleuthing, urge her to investigate and clear the family name. Aided by the help of her fiancé and friends Meg and Trevor, Kit sets out once again to solve a murder. “Interesting and informative trips to such historical sites as Mount Vernon, the National Archives, and the Smithsonian add spice to this appealing whodunit” (Publishers Weekly).
Calamity in Kent: A British Library Crime Classic (British Library Crime Classics #0)
by John RowlandIn the peaceful seaside town of Broadgate, an impossible crime occurs. The operator of the cliff railway locks the empty carriage one evening; when he returns to work next morning, a dead body is locked inside - a man who has been stabbed in the back. Jimmy London, a newspaper reporter, is first on the scene. He is quick on the trail for clues - and agrees to pool his knowledge with Inspector Shelley of Scotland Yard, who is holidaying in the area. Mistrustful of the plodding local policeman, Inspector Beech, the two men launch their own investigation into the most baffling locked-room mystery - a case that could reignite Jimmy's flagging career, but one that exposes him to great danger.
Calamity in the Cold (The Oregon Trail #8)
by Jesse WileyIn this choose-your-own-trail experience, you're traveling all the way from Florida, heading West to the Oregon Trail. See if you can make it to Oregon City!It's 1845 and your family is fleeing Florida with hopes of starting fresh out west. You'll encounter sudden snowstorms that will overwhelm your wagon train en route to the Oregon Trail. Food will become scarce--and you'll get lost. Can you survive the unseasonably cold climates? If you make the right choices, you could find the Lewis-Clark Trail, which would lead back to the Oregon Trail—though it will take longer than you'd planned. Do you have the supplies to last? Can you survive the harsh cold and sickness, pioneer? Choose right and blaze a trail to Oregon City! Includes a map and useful tips on how to survive the Trail.
Calaspia - O Espírito da Fé Livro 1
by A. D. McLainFé é uma palavra pequena. Mas a verdadeira fé nem sempre é fácil, pois pequenos acontecimentos podem desafiá-la. Para Eric, a fé fazia parte da vida cotidiana, pois ela estava cravada no coração de seu povo. Mas quando não testada por muito tempo, ela pode se tornar complacente e fraca. Nancy tinha a sua fé testada diariamente. Ela acreditava na bondade inerente do mundo, mas é difícil se manter otimista quando todo dia é um desafio para conseguir respirar. Através do tempo e de mundos diferentes, eles terão que encontrar força e fé um no outro (e em um poder superior a eles). Mas será que eles conseguirão ter as vidas às quais foram destinados?
Calavera Abecedario: A Day Of The Dead Alphabet Book
by Jeanette WinterEvery year Don Pedro and his family make papier-mâché skeletons, or calaveras, for Mexico's Day of the Dead fiesta. From the Angel and Doctor to the Mariachi and Unicornio, there's a special calavera for each letter of the alphabet. Come dance with them!Includes a glossary of Spanish words and an author's note.
Calcio d’inizio (Fuori del campo)
by Amy Lane Claudia MilaniUn libro della serie Fuori del campoNonostante un'adolescenza triste e un presente solitario, Skipper Keith non ha mai desiderato altro che una famiglia. La cosa che più le si avvicina è la squadra di calcio che allena dopo il lavoro e il suo miglior giocatore, nonché migliore amico, Richie Scoggins. Una fredda sera di ottobre, una conversazione dopo l'allenamento si trasforma in un incontro sessuale che nessuno dei due si sarebbe mai aspettato, né intende dimenticare. In breve, Skip e Richie vivono solo per i loro fine settimana, le partite di calcio, e i giochi che fanno insieme fuori dal campo. Tra nasi rotti, decorazioni per le feste e un'influenza devastante, imparano a conoscersi come mai avrebbero creduto possibile. E ogni nuova scoperta fa loro trascendere i confini del campo di calcio catapultandoli dentro alle infinite possibilità della migliore relazione della loro vita. Skipper non riesce a immaginare una famiglia migliore di Richie, ma il ragazzo ha dei legami familiari che lo trattengono e dai quali non può liberarsi. Skip deve quindi convincerlo a restare con lui anche dopo la fine del campionato invernale, cosicché la storia che è cominciata sul campo possa diventare un futuro felice nella vita di tutti i giorni.
Calculando tu Valor (El Banquero Multimillonario #4)
by Lexy TimmsAma como si nunca consideraras el costo. Bethany Walker se despierta en el hospital con una herida en la cabeza y sin recordar a su atacante ni cómo llegó allí. Peor aún, se entera de que su padre ha vuelto a la cárcel y que su familia está abocada a una crisis. Ahora, una amenaza aún mayor se cierne sobre ella cuando un enemigo invisible la acecha desde las sombras, dispuesto a acabar con ella y con su padre. La única persona en la que puede apoyarse es su novio, Kirk Sterling, el hombre al que su familia culpa de todos sus problemas. Después de que el multimillonario Kirk Sterling encuentra a una Bethany inconsciente, jura hacer pagar a sus enemigos por ir tras ella. Con sus poderosos padres ahora encerrados en la cárcel y su imperio financiero desmoronándose a su alrededor, contraatacar no será fácil. Un nuevo peligro amenaza con destruir todo lo que aprecia, incluida su Bethany. ¿Será su relación suficiente para ayudarles a sobrevivir, o pagarán con sus vidas? Libro 1 – Apostando por él Libro 2 – El Precio de la Pasión Libro 3 – Invirtiendo en el Amor Libro 4 – Calculando tu Valor Libro 5 – Atesorado por Siempre Libro 6 – Navidad Bancaria (Novella)
Calculated Collision: Crossing Forces Book Three (Crossing Forces Ser. #3)
by C. A. SzarekSecrets shape relationships… Special Agent Lee Dawson has secrets. Secrets that forced her from Dallas to New York City in disgrace two years ago. Dallas County Assistant District Attorney, Nate Crane, visits New York and witnesses the brutal murder of a friend. When Lee is assigned to the investigation, her personal and professional lives collide. She can’t avoid the man she ditched six months ago. She’s the one Nate can’t stop thinking about. The one he let get away. He’s determined to get her back, no matter what she thinks she wants. Being a witness in her case puts them close—and Nate intends to keep it that way. After Nate’s attacked at a safe house, Lee knows there’s a leak – a dirty FBI agent working with the human trafficker her unit has been hunting for years. Can Lee protect her witness and resist the heat between them or will she succumb to her desires and throw them both into danger?
Calculated Exposure
by Holley TrentShe went to Ireland looking for a muse, but found a mathematician instead. Photojournalist Erica Desoto has spent five weeks in Western Europe hoping for inspiration, with just one decent photo to show for her effort. And that shot was accidental. As her sabbatical comes to a close, she's ready to give up on her portfolio altogether. Serial dater Curt Ryan isn't looking for love...or even a distraction. With a PhD to finish and his family under intense scrutiny by the Irish press, he already has too much on his plate. But when his godchildren barrel into a pretty American who just happens to live a few hours from where he studies in North Carolina, a new distraction is exactly what he gets. Back in the States, Erica and Curt initiate an incendiary no-strings-attached affair that inevitably has both questioning what they want...and what they're willing to do to get it. Mathematician Curt risks emotion clouding his logic. For Erica, keeping her muse close may mean embracing the exact things she ran from as a young woman. Is exposing their hearts a calculated risk both are willing to take? CONTENT WARNING: Contains Cubana snark, adult language, and explicit sex including back door loving.55,000 Words
Calculated Magic (Dreamspun Beyond #30)
by Sjd PetersonNever too late for love. Three-hundred-and-fifty-year-old warlock Tikron must find his true love or forfeit his immortality. But if he hasn’t found his ideal mate in all these centuries, the prospects don’t look too bright. That is, until he sees mathematician Richard Beaumont. It’s love at first sight and Tikron’s future just go a whole lot brighter. Except Richard doesn’t believe in love at first sight. He doesn't believe in love at all. He certainly doesn’t believe in magic. His life is ruled by statistics and logic, and they tell him a relationship with Tikron has only a 10 percent chance of success. That’s unacceptable—even if the attraction between them is off the charts. With his powers waning and the clock ticking down, Tikron’s last hope is showing Richard the true meaning of magic.
Calculated Revenge
by Jill Elizabeth NelsonTormented by her sister’s killer, a single mother is desperate to protect her daughter in this twisting romantic suspense novel.It’s been eighteen years since Laney Thompson’s sister was abducted and killed, but the pain Laney feels has never faded. And now the murderer is back, taunting Laney with mementos of her sister and threatening Laney’s young daughter. School principal Noah Ryder is her best hope for protecting her daughter—if she can convince the former investigator to take the case.As the killer closes in, Laney begins to uncover dark and disturbing secrets. But without Noah’s help, how can she piece together the puzzle before her child—like her sister—is lost to a killer’s revenge?
Calculated Revenge (Love Inspired Suspense)
by Jill Elizabeth NelsonIt's been eighteen years since Laney Thompson's sister was abducted and killed, but the pain Laney feels has never faded. And now the murderer is back, taunting Laney with mementos of her sister and threatening Laney's young daughter. School principal Noah Ryder is her best hope for protecting her daughter-if she can convince the former investigator to take the case. As the threats accelerate, a string of clues leads Laney to uncover old secrets. But without Noah's help, how can she piece together the puzzle before her child-like her sister-is lost to a killer's revenge?
Calculated Risk
by Heather WoodhavenCLANDESTINE COVER-UP Accountant Victoria Hayes never would have thought discovering fraud in her office would put her life at risk. When her house catches fire, destroying the evidence she's collected, it seems the mastermind will do anything to keep Victoria from disclosing what she knows. Unsure what to do, she turns to her charming supervisor for help. But without much evidence, Jeff Tucker is reluctant to believe Victoria...until they both become suspects. Now they must work together to prove their innocence...and stay alive. With an unpredictable-and deadly-criminal after them, each step could be their last.
Calculated Risk
by Stephanie DoyleA maverick female undercover agent is reunited with her former love to capture a terrorist cell in this romantic suspense novel.At the ripe old age of twenty, girl genius Sabrina Masters was booted from the CIA for “willful insubordination.” Now, ten years later, they want her back for a mission only she has the brains to complete—breaking a twisted code to flush out a terrorist. Too bad the mission comes with her former trainer and ex-lover—Quinlan—attached.With national security at risk, Sabrina doesn'thave time for rules or distractions. Especially from Quinlan. A decade out of the spy game means the odds are against her—but they don't call her a genius for nothing.…
Calculated Risk (The Lt. Hastings Mysteries #18)
by Collin WilcoxA gay man&’s murder leads Hastings to a blackmail plotCharles Hardaway climbs the hill to his house, immediately missing the bright lights and conversation of the bar and dreading the return to his lover, who is slowly dying of AIDS. But Hardaway&’s self-pity is interrupted by a pipe-wielding stranger, who crushes his skull before slipping away. It&’s nighttime in the Castro, and another gay man has been sent to his grave.Homicide lieutenant Frank Hastings is tempted to write the killing off as another heinous instance of gay-bashing, but witnesses say the killer was alone, and seemed to know the victim. Digging into Hardaway&’s past, Hastings finds evidence that he was a blackmailer who pushed one of his targets to the breaking point. In a neighborhood where disease and hatred claim more and more lives every day, it seems one man has been done in by plain old-fashioned greed.
Calculated Risk (The Risk Series: A Bree and Tanner Thriller #1)
by Janie CrouchShe thought she was finally safe,But her past won’t let her go.Sheriff’s deputy Tanner Dempsey is just doing his job when he stops a shoplifter trying to steal diapers and formula. But something about this frightened young woman makes him want to do more. Bree Daniels is grateful for Tanner’s help, but there’s so much she can never tell him… The truth is dangerous to everyone she lets into her life—and could be lethal to Tanner.
Calculated Risks (InCryptid #10)
by Seanan McGuireThe tenth book in the fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans.Just when Sarah Zellaby, adopted Price cousin and telepathic ambush predator, thought that things couldn't get worse, she's had to go and prove herself wrong. After being kidnapped and manipulated by her birth family, she has undergone a transformation called an instar, reaching back to her Apocritic origins to metamorphize. While externally the same, she is internally much more powerful, and much more difficult to control.Even by herself. After years of denial, the fact that she will always be a cuckoo has become impossible to deny.Now stranded in another dimension with a handful of allies who seem to have no idea who she is--including her cousin Annie and her maybe-boyfriend Artie, both of whom have forgotten their relationship--and a bunch of cuckoos with good reason to want her dead, Sarah must figure out not only how to contend with her situation, but with the new realities of her future. What is she now? Who is she now? Is that person someone she can live with?And when all is said and done, will she be able to get the people she loves, whether or not they've forgotten her, safely home?
Calculated Vendetta: Sheriff Calculated Vendetta Crash Landing
by Jodie BaileyA reporter and her Army sergeant ex track down who’s killing her sources in this inspirational romantic suspense adventure.When army journalist Casey Jordan’s attacked, she’s convinced it’s a random mugging—until a killer comes after the military team she’s interviewing. But who’s the real target: Casey or her ex—staff sergeant Travis Heath?Despite an attraction that still lingers, Travis pushed Casey away months ago, convinced military life leaves no room for attachments. But when the attacks grow increasingly personal, Travis begins to question his chosen path. As the targets of a killer’s vendetta, though, it could be too late to make up for lost time . . . because he and Casey may not have a future to share.
Calculated in Death (In Death #36)
by J. D. RobbLieutenant Eve Dallas must immerse herself in her billionaire husband Roarke&’s world of big business to uncover the identity of a hit man in this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series. On Manhattan&’s East Side a woman lies dead at the bottom of the stairs, stripped of all her valuables. Most cops might call it a mugging gone wrong, but Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows better. A well-off accountant and a beloved wife and mother, Marta Dickenson doesn&’t seem the type to be on anyone&’s hit list. But when Eve and her partner, Peabody, find blood inside the building, the lieutenant knows Marta&’s murder was the work of a killer who&’s trained, but not professional or smart enough to remove all the evidence. But when someone steals the files out of Marta&’s office and the killer&’s violent streak begins to escalate, Eve knows she has to draw him out, even if it means using herself as bait…
Calculated in Death (In Death #36)
by J. D. RobbOn a bitterly cold night on the steps outside an empty office in New York's financial district, a woman lies dead. It seems like a mugging gone wrong, but Eve Dallas soon discovers that the body was dumped there deliberately. Now she has to find out why.Eve has a host of suspects for Marta Dickenson's murder. Using her husband Roarke's business know-how and with Detective Delia Peabody by her side - when not distracted by the upcoming premiere they're all to attend - Eve starts examining the motives of some very powerful people in order to catch a killer.
Calcutta: The Stormy Decades
by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay Tanika SarkarPolitics and culture are organically related in the city of Calcutta. The period (1940s to 1950s), was chaotic and turbulent, yet, this was also a time of significant creativity in literature, art, films and music in the city. This is an unusual feature of any city but is interestingly characteristic of Calcutta. The originality of the work lies in blending poetry with historical writing, retaining the essence of both forms against the backdrop of the tumultuous events of the critical decades, as against the entire historical period of a city. This historical method together with twenty-one papers give the reader a sense of the pulse of this complex city ‘emerging creatively and chaotically from its colonial past’.
Calder Born, Calder Bred (Calder #4)
by Janet DaileyFrom Janet Daily, bestselling author of the Americana romance series, comes the fourth book in her beloved Calder Saga.Ty Calder was a stranger to the mighty empire that was his legacy—the ranchlands that rose to meet the Montana skies. He learned the ways of ranch life from young Jessy, who knew the land like her own heart. But Ty worshiped dark, glamorous Tara, scion of the new &“corporate West,&” of vast power and big money. Tara lured Ty on, greedy to be mistress of the Calder kingdom. Yet when her world rushed in to plunder the fortune beneath the prairies, it was Jessy who fought for Ty, defying death to save a birthright that was Calder Born, Calder Bred.
Calder Brand: A Beautifully Written Historical Romance Saga (The Calder Brand #1)
by Janet DaileyFans of the hit TV show Yellowstone and it&’s two prequel series, 1888 and 1923, will fall in love with the first book in this Western ranching saga filled with romance, adventure, and the epic mystique of the Old West.&“A sprawling, emotional love story.&” —Publishers Weekly The Calder family patriarch is known throughout Montana as a force no one in his right mind would cross. But in New York Times bestselling author Janet Dailey&’s latest novel, sometimes love can make even the most stubborn man do crazy things. Lost and left for dead after a violent stampede, a young cowboy battles his way to Montana and a fresh start among the cattlemen wresting vast empires from the wilderness. Joe is no saint, but he proves himself a hero many times over, giving his heart along the way to the fiercely independent midwife who saves his life, then bears his child out of wedlock. Sarah&’s ambition is to train as a doctor, but harsh reality dictates a different life path. One that will test her strength and courage but end in the new life of her dreams . . .Dailey fearlessly explores the sheer grit of the women and men who settled the frontier, the characters, both strong and weak, who competed for a piece of the open range, and the fascinating, never more timely story of America's westward expansion.
Calder Country (The Calder Brand #4)
by Janet DaileyFor fans of Yellowstone, the Roaring 20s in America's Wild West come to vivid life in this inspiring saga of love, hope and endurance.1920s, Blue Moon, Montana. The small cattle town is alight with the excitement of cars, telephones, and airplanes. But as new inventions and new roles for women collide with Prohibition and the rising battle between gangsters and the FBI, Blue Moon finds itself—and some of its most infamous residents and powerful families—in battles of their own, between hearts and minds . . . Heir to the Hollister Ranch on his mother&’s side, Mason Dollarhide is back home after a five-year prison sentence for smuggling bootleg liquor. Cynical and daring, he&’s already up to his old tricks, having his goods trafficked to him by plane. . . . Until the pilot is injured in a crash and captured by federal agents. Ruby Weaver learned to fly from her smuggler father. To keep him from a harsh prison sentence, she agrees to take over his route and go undercover to help the Feds break up a bootlegging ring. Mason is only one part of that operation, but he&’s part that makes an impression. Soon Ruby is fighting an attraction that could jeopardize them both, while harboring a secret that could destroy any hope of a future together . . . Mason has never met a woman like Ruby. Not only is she brave and beautiful, but she understands his ways—and may even inspire him to change them. The first step will be trusting her enough to open his heart. Meanwhile, other star-crossed romances blaze, as old family rivalries between the Dollarhides and the Calders continue. But when tables unexpectedly turn, some dreams may go up in smoke . . . The epic tale of the settling of the American West comes to vivid life in this inspiring saga of love, hope, and endurance.