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Mine and Yours (Coming Home #1)
by Lea GriffithForce Recon Marine Sam has come back home to Camp Lejeune to find the pieces of himself lost in warfare. He’s hoping to find her. Praying she’ll be waiting, Sam’s worried—it’s been a long time. But he’s determined to do whatever is needed to get her body back under his command and her heart in his hands. Zoe knew the rules, knew what it would take to hold onto her Master, Sam. But then he left and all she’s done is count the days she’s been without him. After all the waiting, Zoe’s worried—did he forget what they shared? Not if she has anything to say about it. She’s willing to do anything to get his hands back on her body and his soul safely joined with hers.
Mine Game
by David OrangeCelebrity Carla Cobra's painful past resurfaces upon receiving an unsolicited off-Broadway play titled Mine Game. Though names have been changed, the disturbing drama thinly disguises how her stepbrother Andy, a land mine engineer in war died at the hands of an American soldier! Carla rages over the author's gal and wonders how it will affect her remaining family whose wounds have never healed. God forbid if they discover her coming-of-age relationship with Andy, the only man she ever loved!
Mine to Keep: A Steamy Protective Hero Romance (NOLA Knights #3)
by Rhenna MorganShe’s in way over her head.Bonnie Drummond is from the wrong side of the tracks, raised in a family of liars and criminals. No matter how hard she tries to stay on the straight and narrow, she always finds herself sucked back into the family drama, forced to sacrifice everything she’s earned to protect her family.But this time they’ve gone too far—crossed the wrong people—and to save them she’ll have to put her life on the line.Roman Kozlov, enforcer for a New Orleans mafiya family, is the poster child for the life Bonnie is struggling to escape. But he’s also as alluring as he is dangerous, and it doesn’t take long for their lives to begin to mesh.With Roman, Bonnie finds the family she never had. As their race for answers heats up, so too does the budding romance between them. And with danger nipping at her heels and love threatening her heart, Bonnie must come face-to-face with her past if she wants to have a future.NOLA KnightsBook 1: His to DefendBook 2: Hers to TameBook 3: Mine to Keep
Mine to Possess (Psy-Changelings #4)
by Nalini SinghA ghost returns from a leopard changeling's past, making him question everything--even his instincts... Clay Bennett is a powerful DarkRiver sentinel, but he grew up in the slums with a human mother, never knowing his changeling father. As a young boy without the bonds of Pack, he tried to stifle his animal nature. He failed... and committed the most extreme act of violence, killing a man, and lost his best friend, Talin, in the bloody aftermath. Everything good in him died the day he was told that she, too, was dead. Talin McKade barely survived a childhood drenched in bloodshed and terror. Now a new nightmare stalks her--the street children she works to protect are disappearing and turning up dead. Determined to keep them safe, she unlocks the darkest secret in her heart and returns to ask the help of the strongest man she knows... Clay lost Talin once. He will not let her go again and hungers to possess her with a clawing need born of the leopard within. As they race to save the innocent, Clay and Talin must face the violent truths of their past... or lose everything that ever mattered...
Mine to Save (Rescue Ops #3)
by Diana Gardin"No one does Romantic Suspense like Diana Gardin." -Susan Stoker, New York Times bestselling authorA sexy and suspenseful standalone in the Rescue Ops series.This time, he'll have to save one of his own...I make everything complicated. Instead of being content owning a bar, I accept a job with the Rescue Ops team at Night Eagle Security. Apparently, guys with Special Forces explosives training are hard to come by. And instead of hooking up with one of the many women who flirt with me, I have to fall for hacker Sayward Diaz. Not only is she one of my new co-workers, she's also just become my first assignment. Like I said, complicated.When Sayward's father dies and his secret ties to the Colombia cartel put her in danger, it's my job to keep her safe at all costs. For a woman who's more comfortable with computers than humans, she's not exactly thrilled to have me as her bodyguard--or by our undeniable spark. And with threats coming at us from all sides, I can't let our attraction compromise her safety. Because if I do, my first mission might be my last.The Rescue Ops series: Sworn to ProtectPromise to DefendMine to Save
Minerva Clark Goes to the Dogs
by Karen KarboSomething strange happened to Minerva Clark when she was almost electrocuted by her older brother: her insecurities were zapped right out of her, and in their place appeared a sassy new confidence. No longer shy or self-conscious, Minerva goes where most thirteen-year-olds wouldn't dare--like behind the line of yellow crime-scene tape, or wherever a new mystery rears its head. So when annoying rich girl Chelsea de Guzman pleads with Minerva to help her find a missing diamond, Minerva can't resist. Before long, Minerva is crashing a movie set to get close to a suspect, spying on an animal-loving lunatic, and doing her dogged best to foil a number of serious plots. From kidnapping to jewel heists, Minerva's wits are put to the test as she tries to get her man--or perhaps his dog?
Minerva Keen's Detective Club
by James Patterson Keir GraffMystery, danger, intrigue—all in a day's work for MK's Detective Club! Don't miss the first book in this funny, smart, and action-packed new series from beloved #1 bestselling author James Patterson. Living in the luxurious Arcanum building—with its interior balconies perfect for playing tag, an elevator like an iron birdcage, and quirky neighbors behind every apartment door—has always been fun and games for twelve-year-old Minerva Keen … until her neighbors start getting poisoned. Anyone could be next, and everyone is a suspect, including Minerva herself. To clear her name and help the police crack the case, Minerva starts her own detective club. So what if it has only two other members, one being Minerva&’s accident-prone daredevil brother and the other being the biggest and quietest kid in school, who happens to be afraid of his own shadow? Minerva knows that with her brainpower, the club&’s sleuthing skills, and case files full of suspects, they can unmask the poisoner … hopefully before it&’s too late. This page-turning new mystery series is packed with thrills, chills, laughs, and unforgettable characters and will leave kids eager to join the best club around. Published in hardcover as Minerva Keen&’s Detective Club
The Ming and I
by Tamar MyersRattling Old Family Skeletons North Carolina native Abigail Timberlake, owner of the Den of Antiquity, is quick to dismiss the seller of a hideous old vase--until the poor lady comes hurtling back through the shop window minutes later, the victim f a fatal hit-and-run. Tall, dark, and handsome Homicide Investigator Greg Washburn--who just happens to be Abby's boyfriend--is frustrated by conflicting accounts from eyewitnesses. And he's just short of furious with his ever-loving, when he learns it was a valuable Ming vase, and Abby let it vanish from the crime scene. Abby decides she had better find out for herself what happened to the treasure--and to the lady who was dying to get rid of it. It turns out the victim had a lineage that would make a Daughter of the Confederacy green with envy, and her connection with the historic old Roselawn Plantation makes that a good place to start sleuthing. Thanks to her own mama's impeccable southern credentials, Abby is granted an appointment with the board members--but no one gives her permission to snoop. And digging into the long-festering secrets of a proud family of the Old South turns out to be a breach of good manners that could land Abby six feet under in the family plot.Rattling Old Family Skeletons North Carolina native Abigail Timberlake, owner of the Den of Antiquity, is quick to dismiss the seller of a hideous old vase--until the poor lady comes hurtling back through the shop window minutes later, the victim f a fatal hit-and-run. Tall, dark, and handsome Homicide Investigator Greg Washburn--who just happens to be Abby s boyfriend--is frustrated by conflicting accounts from eyewitnesses. And he s just short of furious with his ever-lovin , when he learns it was a valuable Ming vase, and Abby let it vanish from the crime scene. Abby decides she had better find out for herself what happened to the treasure--and to the lady who was dying to get rid of it. It turns out the victim had a lineage that would make a Daughter of the Confederacy green with envy, and her connection with the historic old Roselawn Plantation makes that a good place to start sleuthing. Thanks to her own mama s impeccable southern credentials, Abby is granted an appointment with the board members--but no one gives her permission to snoop. And digging into the long-festering secrets of a proud family of the Old South turns out to be a breach of good manners that could land Abby six feet under in the family plot.
Ming Tea Murder (Tea Shop Mystery #16)
by Laura ChildsIt's scones and scandal for Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning in the latest from the New York Times bestselling author of Steeped in Evil...Normally Theodosia wouldn't attend a black tie affair for all the tea in China. <P><P>But she can hardly say no to her hunky, handsome boyfriend, Max, who directs public relations for the Gibbes Museum in Charleston. Max has organized an amazing gala opening for an exhibit of a genuine eighteenth century Chinese teahouse, and the crème de la crème of Charleston society is invited.In the exotic garden staged in the museum's rotunda, a Chinese dragon dances to the beat of drums as it weaves through the crowd. The guests are serenaded by a Chinese violin as they sample an assortment of tempting bites. <P>And to give them a memento of the occasion, there's even a photo booth. But Theodosia makes a grim discovery behind the booth's curtains: the body of museum donor Edgar Webster.While Theodosia prefers tea service over the service of justice, this case is difficult to ignore--especially after Max becomes a suspect. Now she must examine the life of the fallen philanthropist and find out who really wanted him to pay up...INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!
The Mingrelian Conspiracy: A Mamur Zapt Mystery
by Michael PearceIn the Cairo of 1908, the city lives - and dies - by its cafe culture. But for all restaurant businesses, then and now, the protection rackets pose a problem. And the city's cafes are experiencing a sudden upsurge in threats from various gangs. But who are they? More importantly, who's behind them? Is the money being channeled to some big crook, or is its use political, for, say, the purchase of guns? With some sixty nationalities, one hundred and twelve ethnic groups, and over two hundred religious sects, not to mention the burgeoning Nationalists, stewing, policing the capital is no easy matter. When Mustapha, one caf� proprietor, is attacked by men with clubs, his legs broken for non-compliance, everyone is worried. Could the attacks be escalating towards the international community? The Russian Charg� makes a complaint - the Mingrelians, a very small Christian group from the Caucasus, may be targeting a Russian Grand Duke. This royal figure is coming to replicate the visit his uncle paid to Egypt at the opening of the Suez Canal. Heading off any such incident is the task of Gareth Owen, Head of the Secret Police. But will the Mamur Zapt find answers to so many arcane questions in time?...
A minha adorável esposa
by Samantha DowningUM THRILLER SELVAGEM SOBRE UM CASAL CUJO CASAMENTO DE QUINZE ANOS SE TORNA, FINALMENTE, INTERESSANTE... A nossa história de amor é simples. Conheci uma mulher extraordinária. Apaixonámo-nos. Tivemos filhos. Mudámo-nos para os subúrbios. Contámos um ao outro os nossos grandes sonhos e os nossos segredos mais sombrios. E depois começámos a ficar aborrecidos. Parecemos um casal normal. Tal como os seus vizinhos, os pais do melhor amigo do seu filho, os conhecidos com quem janta de vez em quando. Todos nós temos os nossos pequenos segredos para manter vivo um casamento. Só que o nosso envolve assassinato. Os elogios da crítica: «A minha adorável esposa é uma maravilha. Não se trata apenas de um livro sobre assassinos em série. É um drama familiar, é sobre um casamento, sobre crianças fora de controlo, sobre infi delidade e sobre os meios de comunicação social, mas também sobre as pessoas que temos perto. Formidável, viciante.» Publishers Weekly «Uma história deliciosamente perversa sobre segredos, relações e o que algumas pessoas estão dispostas a fazer para manter viva a chama.» CrimeReads «É como o Dexter, mas mais sexy.» The Skimm «Os efeitos secundários da leitura deste livro incluem noites sem dormir e olhares atordoados daqueles com quem se cruza e veem a sua expressão horrorizada.» Cosmopolitan «Um romance sombrio e perturbador sobre família, casamento e impulsos assassinos.» The Washington Post «Chocará até os leitores de suspense mais experientes.» Real Simple «Se lerem um livro este ano, leiam A minha adorável esposa.» Betches
The Miniaturist
by Jessie BurtonOn a brisk autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt. But her new home, while splendorous, is not welcoming. Johannes is kind yet distant, always locked in his study or at his warehouse office-leaving Nella alone with his sister, the sharp-tongued and forbidding Marin.But Nella's life changes when Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. To furnish her gift, Nella engages the services of a miniaturist-an elusive and enigmatic artist whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways...Johannes's gift helps Nella pierce the closed world of the Brandt household. But as she uncovers its unusual secrets, she begins to understand-and fear-the escalating dangers that await them all. In this repressively pious society where gold is worshipped second only to God, to be different is a threat to the moral fabric of society, and not even a man as rich as Johannes is safe. Only one person seems to see the fate that awaits them. Is the miniaturist the key to their salvation...or the architect of their destruction?Enchanting, beautifully written, and exquisitely suspenseful, The Miniaturist is a magnificent story of love and obsession, betrayal and retribution, appearance and truth.
Mining for Murder (A Happy Camper Mystery #3)
by Mary AngelaZo Jones is enjoying the sunny season at her Happy Camper gift shop in Spirit Canyon, South Dakota—when a murder reminds her all that glitters isn&’t gold . . . The South Dakota Gold Rush might be long over, but Zo Jones feels like she&’s hit the mother lode when she and her friends browse an estate sale, where a rare old book about the history of Spirit Canyon is causing quite a commotion. In addition to local stories and secrets, the book may even contain the location of a famous stash of gold—a treasure worth killing for. Zo&’s friend Maynard Cline wins the bid on the book, to the chagrin of many interested parties, including the historical society and college history department. But when Zo and Hattie head to Maynard&’s mansion to borrow the book for a library event, the only thing they find is Maynard—at the bottom of the mountain. The valuable book is gone. Zo knows this must be murder because there&’s no way a germophobe like Maynard would have voluntarily dived into a pile of dirt. Now she&’ll have to dig into a new case, and go prospecting for a perpetrator . . .
El ministerio de la verdad
by Carlos Augusto CasasEL THRILLER DEL AÑO España, 2030. ¿Te atreves a pensar por ti mismo? «Prodigioso. Cuando llegues a la última página de este thriller, sentirás la inevitable necesidad de compartirlo y comentarlo con otros lectores.» Juan Gómez-Jurado. En una sociedad vacía y marcada por las diferencias de clase, casi todos aceptan sin oposición la pérdida de libertades y las prohibiciones. Nadie se hace preguntas. Tras la Gran Pandemia, ya son muy pocos quienes se atreven a recordar que un mundo mejor fue posible. Julia Romero es una joven periodista que se niega a aceptar la versión oficial de que su padre, un reportero que abandonó repentinamente el oficio años atrás, se ha suicidado. Cuando Julia descubre que todo rastro de los artículos de su padre ha desaparecido, su investigación la conducirá hacia el todopoderoso Ministerio de la Verdad, el organismo responsable de controlar y manipular la información que llega a los ciudadanos. ¿Qué había descubierto su padre? ¿Quién le ha asesinado? Mientras, una red clandestina de resistencia vigila a Julia desde la distancia. Son ellos quienes a menudo dejan viejos ejemplares de 1984, la gran novela de George Orwell, en los buzones de quienes están en peligro. Es la señal de que los sicarios del Ministerio están ya muy cerca. La crítica ha dicho:«Un clásico moderno.»Sergio Vera, director del Festival Internacional de novela negra Las Casas Ahorcadas «Carlos Augusto Casas tiene esa magia tan única y difícil de encontrar que solo poseen los grandes escritores.»Claudio Cerdán, escritor «Una ambiciosa narrativa de gran calado estilístico.»Luis Alberto de Cuenca, escritor «Un ritmo vertiginoso y unos diálogos como ráfagas de subfusil.»Manu Marlasca, periodista «Carlos Augusto Casas vuelve a colocarse en la cúspide del género negro con lo mejor que sabe hacer: escribir sobre lo que nadie se atreve a contar.»Daniel Fopiani, escritor «Supervivencia, miedo y rabia de redención. Vale mucho la pena leer a Carlos Augusto Casas.»Carlos Zanón, escritor y director de BCNegra «Ya desde las primeras páginas se intuye el aroma de los grandes clásicos, los que nunca fallan. La voz de Carlos Augusto ya no es un soplo de aire fresco, ahora es un vendaval.»David Orange, escritor «Carlos tiene en este texto un rifle de repleto de palabras. ¿Lo mejor? No hay tirador más certero que él.»Blas Ruiz Grau, escritor
The Minister's Daughter
by Julie Hearn Michael FrostIn 1645 in England, the daughters of the town minister successfully accuse a local healer and her granddaughter of witchcraft to conceal an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, but years later in 1692 Salem trials, their lie has unexpected repercussion.
The Ministry of Adrian
by Duane Ratswander'You'd better come home right away… because, brother, we're expecting you.' The year, 1991. The town, Colonnades, Victoria. Sixteen-year-old Aleck Bride lives with his divorced mother and his big brother, Craig. His mum's boyfriend is a pathetic alcoholic named Dietrich, who often takes out his frustrations on Aleck. But soon he discovers he has much worse things on his plate than Dietrich's violent outbursts. When the school misfit begins to single out Aleck for a campaign of harassment and intimidation, he, at first, dismisses it. But as the stalking turns into full-blown psychosis, it rapidly escalates into a campaign of terror that will threaten the lives of everyone in Colonnades, for as the mystery begins to unravel, it soon becomes clear that somewhere beneath the town, there lurks an ancient terror worse than all the horrors of Colonnades combined; an ancient terror that has the power to turn nightmares into reality. So why not come pay a visit? You might discover that it's closer to home than you think. Come home to Colonnades today. Because, brother, we're expecting you… Authorised by the Ministry of Adrian (Formerly Colonnades City Council).
The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics #Vol. 10)
by Graham GreeneIn London during the Blitz, an amnesiac must outwit a twisted Nazi plot in this “master thriller” of espionage, murder, and deception (Time). On a peaceful Sunday afternoon, Arthur Rowe comes upon a charity fete in the gardens of a Cambridgeshire vicarage where he wins a game of chance. If only this were an ordinary day. Britain is under threat by Germany, and the air raid sirens that bring the bazaar to a halt expose Rowe as no ordinary man. Recently released from a psychiatric prison for the mercy killing of his wife, he is burdened by guilt, and now, in possession of a seemingly innocuous prize, on the run from a nest of Nazi spies who want him dead. Pursued on a dark odyssey through the bombed-out streets of London, he becomes enmeshed in a tangle of secrets that reach into the dark recesses of his own forgotten past. And there isn’t a soul he can trust, not even himself. Because Arthur Rowe doesn’t even know who he really is. “A storyteller of genius,” Graham Greene composed his serpentine mystery of authentic wartime espionage—and one the author’s personal favorites—while working for MI6 (Evelyn Waugh). But The Ministry of Fear “is more than a mere thriller . . . [it’s a] hypnotic moonstone of a novel” (The New York Times).
The Ministry of Ghosts
by Alex ShearerWhen they ring the bell at the house with the dusty windows and tarnished nameplate to inquire about the advertised "Saturday Person,” Thruppence and Tim don’t know what they’re getting themselves into. A Saturday job sounds ideal! But had that nameplate been properly cleaned, Thruppence and Tim might not have been so keen to enter . . .Pressured by the stern Minister Beeston from the Department of Economies, the Ministry of Ghosts has been given three months to prove the existence or nonexistence of ghosts, or else it will be shut down! As it seems that children are particularly magnetic to ghosts and supernatural beings, Thruppence and Tim are hired to join the ministry’s ghost-catching team. And although neither of them is scared by talk of ghosts or monsters, they are unprepared for what they’re about discover!Filled with fun, humor, and twists and turns, this is the perfect book for anyone who loved Harry Potter and who is looking for something similar to Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book-just not quite as scary.
The Ministry of Pain: A Novel
by Dubravka UgrešicHaving fled the violent breakup of Yugoslavia, Tanja Lucic is now a professor of literature at the University of Amsterdam, where she teaches a class filled with other young Yugoslav exiles, most of whom earn meager wages assembling leather and rubber S&M clothing at a sweatshop they call the "Ministry." Abandoning literature, Tanja encourages her students to indulge their "Yugonostalgia" in essays about their personal experiences during their homeland's cultural and physical disintegration. But Tanja's act of academic rebellion incites the rage of one renegade member of her class—and pulls her dangerously close to another—which, in turn, exacerbates the tensions of a life in exile that has now begun to spiral seriously out of control.
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #14)
by Alexander McCall SmithTHE FOURTEENTH BOOK IN THE BELOVED NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIESThe one with the one hundred per cent new addition . . . There are joyful tidings at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency with the arrival of Mma Makutsi's baby. However, while her assistant is busy with motherhood, Mma Ramotswe must tackle tea-making and detective work alone. Well-known troublemaker Violet Sephotho may or may not be behind a smear campaign against the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, and a dispute over the will of a local dignitary points to a shocking family secret. But the agency is resilient, adaptable and open to useful lessons - in particular, that our enemies and allies are not always obvious.
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #14)
by Alexander McCall SmithMma Ramotswe's fourteenth adventure; published as a Little, Brown hardback.
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series #14)
by Alexander Mccall SmithModern ideas get tangled up with traditional ones in the latest intriguing installment in the beloved, best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Precious Ramotswe has taken on two puzzling cases. First she is approached by the lawyer Mma Sheba, who is the executor of a deceased farmer's estate. Mma Sheba has a feeling that the young man who has stepped forward may be falsely impersonating the farmer's nephew in order to claim his inheritance. Mma Ramotswe agrees to visit the farm and find out what she can about the self-professed nephew. Then the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon comes to Mma Ramotswe for advice. The opening of her new salon has been shadowed by misfortune. Not only has she received a bad omen in the mail, but rumors are swirling that the salon is using dangerous products that burn people's skin. Could someone be trying to put the salon out of business? Meanwhile, at the office, Mma Ramotswe has noticed something different about Grace Makutsi lately. Though Mma Makutsi has mentioned nothing, it has become clear that she is pregnant . . . But in Botswana--a land where family has always been held above all else--this may be cause for controversy as well as celebration. With genuine warmth, sympathy, and wit, Alexander McCall Smith explores some tough questions about married life, parenthood, grief, and the importance of the traditions that shape and guide our lives. This is the fourteenth installment in the series.This ebook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.
Minor in Possession
by J. A. JanceA gripping story of buried truths, deceit, and sudden, brutal death from the New York Times bestselling author of Long Time Gone.All manner of sinners and sufferers come to the rehab ranch in Arizona when they hit rock bottom. For Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont, there is a deeper level of Hell here: being forced to room with teenage drug dealer Joey Rothman. An all-around punk, Joey deserves neither pity nor tears--until he is murdered by a bullet fired from Beaumont's gun. Someone has set Beau up brilliantly for a long and terrifying fall, dragging the alcoholic ex-cop into a conspiracy of blood and lies that could cost him his freedom . . . and his life.
Minor Miracles
by Rebecca FlandersMichael Bradshaw's oddly hued eyes lent him a mystical air, a quality that was confirmed by his abilities. For hours the scientists at the Maryland research center watched a demonstration of bizarre, supernatural strength of Bradshaw, using nothing more that the power of his mind. As a professional psychologist and part-time parapsychologist, Leslie Roarke was trained to seek rational explanations. But when those strange topaz eyes looked up, they somehow saw through her two-way mirror, and smiled knowingly at her, Leslie could only wonder: exactly what was Michael Bradshaw?