Author: Martin Thomas
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494905613
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
When a Grand Jury indicts Leroy Lewis for the first degree murder of an FBI agent, and a wealthy drug lord promises him the best in legal representation, Leroy gets a rude awakening when he finds his lawyer is not what he expected. Appearing before a hanging judge and an ambitious Federal Prosecutor with a Defense Attorney who is young and unproven, Leroy seems destined to spend the rest of his life in a federal penitentiary
Shroud of Innocence
Author: Martin Thomas
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494905613
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
When a Grand Jury indicts Leroy Lewis for the first degree murder of an FBI agent, and a wealthy drug lord promises him the best in legal representation, Leroy gets a rude awakening when he finds his lawyer is not what he expected. Appearing before a hanging judge and an ambitious Federal Prosecutor with a Defense Attorney who is young and unproven, Leroy seems destined to spend the rest of his life in a federal penitentiary
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494905613
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
When a Grand Jury indicts Leroy Lewis for the first degree murder of an FBI agent, and a wealthy drug lord promises him the best in legal representation, Leroy gets a rude awakening when he finds his lawyer is not what he expected. Appearing before a hanging judge and an ambitious Federal Prosecutor with a Defense Attorney who is young and unproven, Leroy seems destined to spend the rest of his life in a federal penitentiary
Ashes
Author: Christopher de Vinck
Publisher: Harper Inspire
ISBN: 0310111994
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
WINNER OF THE ‘FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR’ AT CRT 2021 A deeply touching novel about two young women whose differences, which once united them, will tear them apart forever, during Hitler’s Nazi occupation of Belgium and France. Based on true events. For fans of All The Light We Cannot See and Tattooist of Auschwitz. Belgium, July 1939: Simone Lyon is the daughter of a Belgium national hero, the famous General Joseph Lyon. Her best friend Hava Daniels, is the eldest daughter of a devout Jewish family. Despite growing up in different worlds, they are inseparable. But when, in the spring of 1940, Nazi planes and tanks begin bombing Brussels, their resilience and strength are tested. Hava and Simone find themselves caught in the advancing onslaught and are forced to flee. In an emotionally-charged race for survival, even the most harrowing horrors cannot break their bonds of love and friendship. The two teenage girls, will see their innocence fall, against the ugly backdrop of a war dictating that theirs was a friendship that should never have been.
Publisher: Harper Inspire
ISBN: 0310111994
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
WINNER OF THE ‘FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR’ AT CRT 2021 A deeply touching novel about two young women whose differences, which once united them, will tear them apart forever, during Hitler’s Nazi occupation of Belgium and France. Based on true events. For fans of All The Light We Cannot See and Tattooist of Auschwitz. Belgium, July 1939: Simone Lyon is the daughter of a Belgium national hero, the famous General Joseph Lyon. Her best friend Hava Daniels, is the eldest daughter of a devout Jewish family. Despite growing up in different worlds, they are inseparable. But when, in the spring of 1940, Nazi planes and tanks begin bombing Brussels, their resilience and strength are tested. Hava and Simone find themselves caught in the advancing onslaught and are forced to flee. In an emotionally-charged race for survival, even the most harrowing horrors cannot break their bonds of love and friendship. The two teenage girls, will see their innocence fall, against the ugly backdrop of a war dictating that theirs was a friendship that should never have been.
Innocence & Ashes
Author: Audrey Rush
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
His cage set me free. All I've ever wanted is freedom. From my parents. From my inevitable future. From him. But when Vincent took me captive, he showed me the truth: what it means to crush every restraint, to crave pain, to surrender to desire. Now, Vincent hates me. After what happened, I don't blame him. He's obsessed with destroying me until I'm nothing but ashes. But then everything changes. A killer is hunting people like me. Vincent gives me a gun and warns me that I must be ready to use it. Who is my greatest danger? A killer, or the man I love? Author's Note: Innocence & Ashes is the second book in The Art of Ruin Duet. The story continues from the first book, finishes with a happily-ever-after, and features dark and uncomfortable themes. If you are easily disturbed, do not read this book.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
His cage set me free. All I've ever wanted is freedom. From my parents. From my inevitable future. From him. But when Vincent took me captive, he showed me the truth: what it means to crush every restraint, to crave pain, to surrender to desire. Now, Vincent hates me. After what happened, I don't blame him. He's obsessed with destroying me until I'm nothing but ashes. But then everything changes. A killer is hunting people like me. Vincent gives me a gun and warns me that I must be ready to use it. Who is my greatest danger? A killer, or the man I love? Author's Note: Innocence & Ashes is the second book in The Art of Ruin Duet. The story continues from the first book, finishes with a happily-ever-after, and features dark and uncomfortable themes. If you are easily disturbed, do not read this book.
Angela's Ashes
Author: Frank McCourt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 068484267X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
"A memoir about childhood, relilience, and the trumphant power of storytelling."--From back cover.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 068484267X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
"A memoir about childhood, relilience, and the trumphant power of storytelling."--From back cover.
Vandal
Author: Carian Cole
Publisher: Carian Cole
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
She takes my breath away; she is so beautifully damaged. Yes, I had broken her, ravished her life and destroyed her happiness. I brought her to the ultimate despair. I was responsible for all the pain and suffering that now brought her to her knees in front of me. Broken. Hopeless. Reckless in her agony. She is a mirror of my own tortured soul. But what I took away I can give back, in ways she cannot even begin to imagine. She is everything right in all my wrongs. She loves me. She needs me. She has no idea I’m the one who wrecked her life.
Publisher: Carian Cole
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
She takes my breath away; she is so beautifully damaged. Yes, I had broken her, ravished her life and destroyed her happiness. I brought her to the ultimate despair. I was responsible for all the pain and suffering that now brought her to her knees in front of me. Broken. Hopeless. Reckless in her agony. She is a mirror of my own tortured soul. But what I took away I can give back, in ways she cannot even begin to imagine. She is everything right in all my wrongs. She loves me. She needs me. She has no idea I’m the one who wrecked her life.
Ashes of Desire
Author: Pamela Wynne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Ashes to Ashes
Author: Tami Hoag
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553579604
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Former FBI agent turned victim/witness advocate, she cannot tell if the reluctant witness is a potential victim or something more troubling. Trying to stop a serial killer.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553579604
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Former FBI agent turned victim/witness advocate, she cannot tell if the reluctant witness is a potential victim or something more troubling. Trying to stop a serial killer.
Beautiful Ashes: A True Story of Murder, Betrayal, and One Woman's Search for Peace
Author: Shelly Edwards Jorgensen
Publisher: Edgeworth Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
She watched as her mother's body was removed from the ashes of her home . . . Unbearable loss, dangerous secrets, and a life-threatening illness endangered her only hope for a future . . . . . . But through it all, she found her faith. When fifteen-year-old Shelly Edwards's mother is murdered by her alcoholic father, she loses her home, her family, and the only life she's ever known. Abandoned, broken from abuse and assault, facing poverty, and gripped with fear for her life, Shelly struggles to dismantle decades of lies. But into the deepening darkness that follows, God sends heavenly gifts, leading Shelly to a newfound faith. There she finds a peace she's never thought possible. When Shelly eventually meets the man she will marry, she thinks her life will finally be everything she's ever dreamed of, but the lingering wounds of her past-and new, devastating medical complications-shake her faith. After all she's endured, can she rise from the ashes and trust God once more? You'll be transformed by Shelly's riveting memoir about how love, forgiveness, courage, determination-and the guidance of angels-can overcome even the greatest anguish.
Publisher: Edgeworth Group LLC
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
She watched as her mother's body was removed from the ashes of her home . . . Unbearable loss, dangerous secrets, and a life-threatening illness endangered her only hope for a future . . . . . . But through it all, she found her faith. When fifteen-year-old Shelly Edwards's mother is murdered by her alcoholic father, she loses her home, her family, and the only life she's ever known. Abandoned, broken from abuse and assault, facing poverty, and gripped with fear for her life, Shelly struggles to dismantle decades of lies. But into the deepening darkness that follows, God sends heavenly gifts, leading Shelly to a newfound faith. There she finds a peace she's never thought possible. When Shelly eventually meets the man she will marry, she thinks her life will finally be everything she's ever dreamed of, but the lingering wounds of her past-and new, devastating medical complications-shake her faith. After all she's endured, can she rise from the ashes and trust God once more? You'll be transformed by Shelly's riveting memoir about how love, forgiveness, courage, determination-and the guidance of angels-can overcome even the greatest anguish.
Shattered
Author: Audrey Rush
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Curiosity transforms into carnal obsession; my little lamb knows she's being hunted. I've been analyzing Melissa. Studying her. Obsessing over her every move. She framed me for a murder that, for once, I didn't commit; she did. Melissa was simply defending her friend, but that doesn't matter. I hunt abusive monsters, those who think they're untouchable. Who would I be if I don't teach Melissa exactly why I punish? I'll return the favor, pinning all of my murders on her, or I'll kill her. But she is such a curious little creature. She stares into my mask, but she doesn't see danger: she sees freedom. We both understand primal lust for what it truly is. But my love is brutal. I control. I take. I'll force her into submission. Melissa will learn that desire wins over life every time. Author's Note: Shattered is a full-length standalone book in the dark romance series, The Dahlia District. It is a dominant villain and submissive anti-heroine romance, and contains dark and edgy content. Reader discretion is advised.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Curiosity transforms into carnal obsession; my little lamb knows she's being hunted. I've been analyzing Melissa. Studying her. Obsessing over her every move. She framed me for a murder that, for once, I didn't commit; she did. Melissa was simply defending her friend, but that doesn't matter. I hunt abusive monsters, those who think they're untouchable. Who would I be if I don't teach Melissa exactly why I punish? I'll return the favor, pinning all of my murders on her, or I'll kill her. But she is such a curious little creature. She stares into my mask, but she doesn't see danger: she sees freedom. We both understand primal lust for what it truly is. But my love is brutal. I control. I take. I'll force her into submission. Melissa will learn that desire wins over life every time. Author's Note: Shattered is a full-length standalone book in the dark romance series, The Dahlia District. It is a dominant villain and submissive anti-heroine romance, and contains dark and edgy content. Reader discretion is advised.
A Torch Against the Night
Author: Sabaa Tahir
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110199889X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time Book two in the New York Times bestselling series A USA Today bestseller A Wall Street Journal bestseller “Spectacular.”—Entertainment Weekly “Fresh and exciting...Tahir has shown a remarkable talent for penning complex villains.”—A.V. Club "Even higher stakes than its predecessor… thrilling." —Publishers Weekly, starred review “[An] action-packed, breathlessly paced story.” —Booklist, starred review Set in a rich, high-fantasy world inspired by ancient Rome, Sabaa Tahir's AN EMBER IN THE ASHES told the story of Laia, a slave fighting for her family, and Elias, a young soldier fighting for his freedom. Now, in A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT, Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf—the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars' survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom. But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, Helene—Elias’s former friend and the Empire’s newest Blood Shrike. Bound to Marcus's will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own—one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape...and kill them both.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110199889X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time Book two in the New York Times bestselling series A USA Today bestseller A Wall Street Journal bestseller “Spectacular.”—Entertainment Weekly “Fresh and exciting...Tahir has shown a remarkable talent for penning complex villains.”—A.V. Club "Even higher stakes than its predecessor… thrilling." —Publishers Weekly, starred review “[An] action-packed, breathlessly paced story.” —Booklist, starred review Set in a rich, high-fantasy world inspired by ancient Rome, Sabaa Tahir's AN EMBER IN THE ASHES told the story of Laia, a slave fighting for her family, and Elias, a young soldier fighting for his freedom. Now, in A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT, Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf—the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars' survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom. But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, Helene—Elias’s former friend and the Empire’s newest Blood Shrike. Bound to Marcus's will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own—one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape...and kill them both.