SECRETS KILL. PERFECTION DESTROYS. A hardened detective and his idealistic, young deputy investigate the attempted murder of a child and uncover a secret with earth-shattering implications. ∞ Near Halti Fell, Northern Finland, the last of humanity has survived four hundred years in a series of crumbling habitats built to last fifty. Outside, the Earth is an irradiated wasteland of sand and desolate cities known as the scour. In the scour, nothing survives. Chief Investigator Linus Halla is tired of violence and death in cramped, rusted boxes. After twenty years on the job, he's ready to pass the title onto his last remaining deputy. Ivan Finn is young, passionate, and opinionated. With less than a year of experience, Ivan thinks he's ready for anything. When a six-year-old boy is rescued from the scour, Linus is forced to reopen the horrific case that nearly destroyed him a decade before. Who is this boy? How did he survive? And why would someone want to murder a child? In pursuit of the child's identity, they'll search the depth and breadth of the old colony, confront the last vestige of a dying society, encounter a ruthless enemy, and face a beaten people segregated by eugenics, made savage by prejudice and time. What they discover will shatter their rusted, little world forever. ∞ ABOUT SHATTERED NINE Shattered Nine is the dark new science fiction thriller from author C.M. Bacon.

A single mother’s life turns upside down when she meets an outlaw from her past in the New York Times–bestselling author’s contemporary Western romance. Hoping to give her twin boys a better life, Kate Greyhawk Pendelton is planning a future with Texas Ranger Jack McKinley—even if Jack’s wife Holly is determined to keep him. But everything changes when she encounters Wyatt Shaw, a man from her past who never forgot their single night of passion. As the presumed heir to a ruthless crime syndicate, Wyatt has a reputation for getting what he wants. Now he wants Kate and her twin sons. Close on his trail, Jack is determined to stop Wyatt’s schemes. But an explosive secret is about to change the fates of these ruthlessly star-crossed lovers.

The tangled fates of lost loves, the clash of rival packs, and the simmering heat of rekindled passion all collide in the exciting second installment of the Nightwind Pack series. Amber Daniels returns to Hollow Mountain to care for her dying mother after staying hidden for so long. She plans on avoiding the local paranormal element that sent her running away years ago, but a chance encounter with a werewolf at the local shifter bar forces her into a dangerous situation she can’t get out of. To her shock, her rescuer is none other than Desmon Nightwind, her long-lost love. No longer the young werewolf she left behind, now he’s a commanding and respected alpha who has yearned for her all this time. The moment they meet again, the sensual chemistry between Desmon and Amber reignites like she never left. But Desmon isn’t just any man – he's the alpha of his pack, with deadly enemies that lurk around every corner. As a dangerous territory war threatens their second chance, Amber faces a choice. Can she embrace the untamed, passionate world Desmon offers, or will the haunted memories of the past force her to flee again?

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Shattered Consensus: The True State of Global Warming convincingly demonstrates the remarkable differences between what we commonly read about global warming and what is really happening. Nine chapters describe major problems with computer simulations of future climate that are the basis for wrenching policies being proposed by world leaders. Anyone who reads this book will come away with a new appreciation of the complexity of the climate issue and will question the need for expensive policies that are likely to have little or no detectable effect on the planet's temperature.