Thriller

EVERYONE WANTS ALEX KAYNEFBI, CIA, NSA, Foreign Governments-and now an international thief and conman with seemingly unlimited reach.Reed Harltan has plans for Alex Kayne. With one of Alex's clients under his thumb, Harltan may just have managed to pull off something even the powerful US alphabet agencies couldn't do-put her on a leash, and use her powerful AI software to do his bidding. Harltan wants Alex to break into the Boston Literary Archives and retrieve a rare manuscript, protected by a next-level security system that utilizes an artificial intelligence of its own. Can even QuiEK crack the most sophisticated security on the planet? And if Alex pulls this off, will she be Harltan's tool for good? The clock is ticking, and Alex Kayne only has one week to find a way out, or her client dies. COMPROMISED is the THIRD full-length novel in Kevin Tumlinson's QUAKE RUNNER: ALEX KAYNE series.

From the bestselling author of &i>The Man Who Didnt Call&/i>, &i>The Love of my Life&/i> is a story about what happens when you discover the person you trust most in the world isnt who they say they are . . .

A family suspense set in Falmouth and the North Coast of Cornwall, full of murder, psychological intrigue, child kidnap, and a quest to overcome a miscarriage of justice.

Journalist Laura Schreiner faces a painful decision. She has asked too many questions, and now the lives of her children are in danger.There's been a public disaster, and someone wants to sweep it under the rug. A journalist is asking questions, and she stumbles across another story, from several years ago. Any connection seems like pure speculation - but then her family is threatened. A short thriller playing on two historical events.A catastrophe has taken place, and a curiously large number of people care remarkably little about investigating it. The ambitious young journalist isn't going to take it lying down. During her research, she meets someone who tries to convince her that there is a connection to another unresolved drama. It might just be wild speculation - but her children have been kidnapped. Whoever is behind it is powerful and ruthless.This short thriller draws the pieces of its puzzle from the mix of clues and theories surrounding a plane crash more than 30 years ago.This is a work of fiction. Although it is set against a backdrop of historical events, the plot is entirely the product of the author's imagination.

A funny, sexy, and emotionally riveting standalone contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. RUNNING ON DIESEL is the perfect love story for those who enjoy fiercely loyal and insanely sexy alpha heroes, smart, sassy heroines, strong family bonds, bikers, babies, and more! USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller.Desmond "Diesel" Black is a Nomad with the Dark Knights motorcycle club. He protects others with his life and always rides alone. Tracey Kline left the only family she had for a man who broke more than her spirit, leaving her untrusting and on her own. When a twist of fate reveals pieces of the other no one else sees, will they be able to help each other mend their past hurts and learn to trust the chemistry and connection that''s too strong to deny?~The Whiskeys are perfect beach reads with depth of story, strong family ties, and a wealth of emotions. Small town love stories with happily ever afters guaranteed. The Dark Knights motorcycle club is not a typical MC book. These bad-boy bikers are tough, but they have hearts of gold...and they''re not afraid to use them.For more hot WHISKEY love stories, check out Melissa''s other Whiskey novels.TRU BLUE (Truman)TRULY MADLY WHISKEY (Bear)DRIVING WHISKEY WILD (Bullet)WICKED WHISKEY LOVE (Bones)MAD ABOUT MOON (Jed Moon)TAMING MY WHISKEY (Dixie)THE GRITTY TRUTH (Quincy Gritt)IN FOR A PENNY (Penny and Scott)And don''t miss RIVER OF LOVE (The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor), the first story in which the Whiskeys were introduced!

"There''s no deal unless you tell me who killed Lucretia, Thomas! For the love of God, I have to know-""She was shot by an assassin.""But who was this assassin? Who shot her?" he demanded again angrily, leaning forward over the table."I did," I said, after a suitably dramatic pause.He threw his head back and laughed loudly, his arms crossed on his chest. "You?" he said once he''d regained his breath. "You? Thomas Haupner, the violinist? The would-be army officer from some stupid, derelict relic of the British Empire, a trained assassin?"After returning from a secret mission in occupied France for His Royal Highness, George, the Duke of Kent, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Haupner is looking forward to a cup of tea, a hot bath, and the sleepy head of his American lover, Major Henry Reiter on his shoulder when he wakes up the next morning.However, along with items Tommy has recovered for the duke, he has also discovered a secret stash of documents, which, when opened, prove to be a poisoned chalice. Tommy and Shorty find themselves caught up in a dangerous web of lies, enemy agents, assassins, and traitors. In an effort to save the reputations of not only their friends, but men and women high in both society and in the government, they themselves become victims of  I.K.S., a former World War One international extortion ring, which has risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes of bomb-devastated London.

Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC): Inexplicable burning of a living or recently deceased human being without an identified source of ignition.Defying the known laws of physics and plausible medical explanation, SHC is as rare as it is puzzling. Is it a natural phenomenon or a consequence of an ancient curse?The Ellis family, unknowingly trapped by their ancestral past, now battle both to survive. Any female born of the family line faces a fiery death in their early thirties.William Ellis, patriarch, enlists help once he learns of the curse afflicting his family. Can a three-hundred-year-old judgment be set aside before it's too late?