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Have you ever wondered what happened to the kid who got bullied at your school?At the twenty-year high school reunion, Caleb Hunt has other things on his mind. The girl of his dreams is approaching with a smile. Unbeknownst to him; a solid foe is lurking in the crowd of alums.Fireworks spark quickly for Caleb and Mars Sundean, and they begin a courtship of true romance. And then Caleb finds a cardboard box on his doorstep. It's addressed to him. When he opens the box and inhales the offensive smell of death, his entire life gets flipped upside down.His best friend's severed head is facing him. A reckless detective interrogates him like a perp. There is a thin line between the demeanor of grief and guilt. Caleb wears that look on his face because Blake is dead and he blames himself. Little does anyone know, a sadistic killer is meticulously acting on a revenge list of bullies who picked on him in high school. The product of abuse, neglect, and violence is three steps ahead of everyone involved. He stalks and taunts his victims, but all he wants in life is to make people suffer. Caleb Hunt better get himself a gun, because his name is on the list and the cops are not on his side.Campanella's Devoid of Light is a reality check to our false sense of security. The author steps down on the gas and keeps the pedal on the floor until the last word.
The Networc strikes back! After being defeated by Simon Kane for the third time, the enigmatic organization launches a surprise attack on him and his allies, and to make matters worse they have kidnapped his girlfriend. Now Simon and his team must journey from the battlefields of Ukraine to the streets of Tokyo to rescue her. However, waiting for him at the end of the journey is his ultimate enemy with plans of his own and an ultimatum....
TRIPTYCH:Homeless Hobos explore the world, discovering their truth.Pettakere:Young lovers, thirty-thousand years ago, paint their hands on the wall of a cave, to petition the Gods to sanction their love.Cirey:The Marquise Emilie du Chatelet and her consort, the playwright Voltaire, create an intellectual utopian island in the heart of France.
Tales of Young Patriots is a collection of twelve exciting short stories for middle or high school social studies students. Whether in a classroom or just casual reading at home, these snapshots of American history help explain how our country was created with the help of young adults. From the ocean passages of the 1600s to our modern desert wars, Young Patriots contains lessons of virtue driven by action.Part I includes another view of the Salem witch trials explaining a mysterious phenomenon. During the War of 1812, a young man dodges the British warships while the Star Spangled Banner is being written, and two boys of different races team up to survive a Civil War battle. Part II illustrates how a U.S. II History class can come alive. Issues arise, and discussions form. From the street urchins of New York at the turn of the century to the homeless hoboes roaming the country during the Depression, we get a close-up of young people from long ago. A long-distance romance during World War II, the protesters of the Vietnam era, and the return of a young warrior from Desert Storm serve to give life to our more recent past. Great for additions to an academic setting, vacation reading, or actual test material with questions and answers included, Tales of Young Patriots will stir the imagination of young adults.
Against the turmoil and horror of World War II, Domenico and Antoinette, a young Italian couple of diverse backgrounds, fall in love and marry in Milan. Their marriage is blessed with the birth of twin sons. Their bliss is short-lived when Mussolini aligns with Hitler and declares that all boys five years and older must train in a youth military camp called the Sons of the Wolf. Domenico refuses to have his sons be part of the Fascist regime. He sends Antoinette and the twins to her family in Florence and joins the Resistance.
My Purrfect Persian is a literary fairy tale by author Janet Sierzant. The story tells of a show cat that was born with a defect. Gizmo is unloved and ignored until one day, a little girl finds beauty in his homeliness and adopts him.
Murder, anger and love lost erupt tragically in a small New England town. A wealthy humanitarian confesses to killing his beloved wife, the mother of their twins, yet refuses to give the motive. Homicide Captain Detective, Ray Polo is furious when the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department directs him to investigate and find the motive when local police fail. Polo doesn't give a damn. The man confessed. As far as the detective is concerned, to hell with the motive, throw the guy in prison and lose the key. Polo discovers the motive--or does he? It no longer matters, as mind-shattering deceit and murders follow.
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