Two friends living on opposite sides of the street must rely on passersby to help them cross the street to play with each other.

aYou are not where you once were.a Can we ever be sure that the world we know is all there is? Aerc may have found the key to a world unlike that which we have ever known: The worst pain imaginable. aThis is Caspall, where the dying meet the dead.a While in Caspall, Aerc meets a man with incredible power, Khepera. This man is worried about Aercas arrival and gives him an ultimatum: aJoin me, or die.a These words ring true as Aerc finds himself in the midst of a battle between good and evila]or is there such a thing as good and evil? Volpanix is the beast which has been freed upon the unsuspecting souls of Caspall. aVolpanix was more demon than I could ever have imagined.a Can Aerc defeat evil and make it back home?

A pulse-pounding mystery featuring Russian-American detective Turbo Vlost, the deadliest ex-KGB operative to ever hit New York Turbo Vlost is back. He's depressed, drinking too much, and terrified that the love of his life is truly gone. Hired to test the security of billionaire hedge fund manager Sebastian Leitz's computer system, Turbo finds himself peeling back the fetid layers of an immigrant family living the American dream while unable to escape mysterious and unspeakable demons. Turbo isn't the only one interested in the Leitzs. The Belarus-based Baltic Enterprise Commission---a shadowy purveyor of online sleaze---has its claws in Leitz's brother-in-law. So, it appears, does Leitz's brother. And Leitz's son, a teenaged computer whiz, is running his own million-dollar schemes. Thanks to his legwork and his partner's data-mining monster, Turbo can see all the cards. But to play the hand, he has to join the kind of game he recognizes from his childhood in the Gulag---one where the odds suddenly grow short and losers don't always come out alive. David Duffy's In For a Ruble will enthrall fans of Martin Cruz Smith in this action-packed Turbo Vlost adventure.

A fictional account of the trailer trash lifestyle for overseas contractors working in Iraq which explores and shows the devious people and the mentality of westerners who believe they are above the law. It also hits the nail on the head when highlighting corporate politics, office bullies, male vultures and what poisonous manipulative women can and will get away with just by simply using their vagina as a tool. Desert Rose also shows the rest of the world what life is like for a western woman working in a mans world, as well as the constant battle not to get drawn in to the sleazy world that westerners who not only lack shame with regards to how they conduct their behavior but also the shame they bring on to their own countries whilst been visitors in Iraq. The outside world will never get to see and hear about life as a contractor unless you work in this environment, or unless people start talking about it. Reading about life as a contractor through Mia's journey is as close to the truth as it gets.

The tougher they are, the harder they fall… Professional mercenary Dare Macintosh lives by one hard-and-fast rule: business should never be personal. If a cause appeals to him and the price is right, he'll take the mission he's offered. But then the lovely Molly Alexander asks him to help her track down the men who'd had her kidnapped—and for the first time, Dare's tempted to combine work with pleasure. Fiercely independent, Molly vows to trust no one until she's uncovered the truth. Could the enemy be her powerful estranged father? The ex-fiancé who still holds a grudge? Or the not-so-shy fan of her bestselling novels? As the danger heats up around them, the only anchor Molly has is Dare himself. But what she feels for him just might be the most frightening thing of all…

Safe from the storm …not from her stalker. Lizzy Colton's never had much luck. She escapes from a kidnapper's clutches only to be stranded in a deadly blizzard. Lieutenant Ajay Wright uses his search and rescue training to find Lizzy and help her seek shelter. Together they weather the storm and grow closer in the process. But when Lizzy's kidnapper returns and starts stalking the young woman, can Ajay save her once again? And will their budding relationship survive another dangerous situation? From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama. Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of The Coltons of Owl Creek series: Book 1: Colton Threat Unleashed by Tara Taylor Quinn Book 2: Colton's Dangerous Cover by Lisa Childs Book 3: Colton's Secret Stalker by Kimberly Van Meter Book 4: Colton Mountain Search by Karen Whiddon Book 5: Guarding Colton's Secrets by Addison Fox Book 6: A Colton Kidnapping by Justine Davis Book 7: Colton's Blizzard Hideout by Deborah Fletcher Mello Book 8: Hunting Colton's Witness by Anna J. Stewart Book 9: Targeted with a Colton by Beth Cornelison Book 10: Colton's Secret Past by Kacy Cross Book 11: Colton's Undercover Romance by Jennifer D. Bokal