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Franklin B Goodman wants to spread love wherever he goes. But love is an emotion he doesn’t understand. In Franklin’s dangerously warped mind, a damaged relationship is like a sick animal. He is willing to take extreme measures to nurse it back to health. And if that doesn’t work… …the only option is to put it out of its misery. On the other side of the River Mersey, murder detectives Nathan Cody and Megan Webley have their hands full with a manhunt to locate the killer of a beautiful and wealthy woman.

Shortlisted for the British Book Awards, Popular Fiction Award, 2007.
Patrick Brodie is on the way up. He knows exactly how far he's prepared to go to get what he wants. And he wants it all. Now. Before long, Patrick has become a legend in his own lifetime. Violently.

At the tender age of 16, Philip W. Williams III is expelled from boarding school for committing a prank, and on the train home naturally wonders where his life will take him now. It never enters his mind that he will become a world-class marksman and a special agent of the US Army Counterintelligence Corps in postwar Germany, play a key role in the defection of a Soviet officer and then court danger as a courier for the CIA, marry an Austrian ballet dancer of ferocious mien, and become a best-selling novelist.

For James Rearden, his dream of advancing his career in the Royal Australian Navy has been derailed in a way he could never possibly have imagined. A novel technology has cast him adrift in a multiverse of various dimensions: each one a version of Earth, and yet with differences that range from the minor to the inconvenient to the deadly. As he reinvents himself as an explorer as well as a warfighter, his best consolation is the people who are sharing the journey with him.

In a supernatural love affair between an alcoholic private eye and a Russian dominatrix, their quest for love upsets the balance of the universe, triggering a civil war between mythological beings. The story juxtaposes the sacred and the profane, intertwining sexuality and violence with Eastern mysticism.

Jack is being targeted by his dead son while trying to keep the rest of his family safe in the Maine north woods. Tensions rise and marital troubles boil to the surface while he struggles, and his daughter becomes stronger than even she realizes she can be. Meanwhile, in Quebec City, two young lovers are trying to tell each other a secret while they are on a collision course with Jack and his family.

Cuando Dakota Adams volvió a casa, tras pasar varios años en el extranjero, lo que menos esperaba era encontrarse que su madre se había casado en secreto.

Grady Thompson, a man burdened by his own vices, targets the reclusive Dr. Leonard Hartman's mansion in hope of changing his fortune. As he steps into the mysterious residence, he quickly realizes he's ventured into more than just a wealthy old man's abode. Inside, dark experiments and haunting secrets challenge his will, sanity, and morality. Joined by unlikely allies, Grady is thrust into a race against time, not just for treasure, but for his very survival.

In "The Berber: Shadows of the Desert," a young Berber named Malik embarks on a relentless quest for vengeance after his tribe suffers a brutal attack by Islamic warriors. Operating as a mysterious and feared figure known as 'The Berber,' he strikes fear into his adversaries, becoming a legend in the unforgiving desert. As Malik's mission unfolds, the story explores themes of sacrifice, redemption, and the enduring strength of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity.

Amidst the palpable tension of the Cold War, the Soviet submarine Red Whisper embarks on a covert mission in the treacherous waters near Cuba. Young officer Vasili Alexandrov, on his maiden voyage, finds himself torn between the weight of his family's naval legacy and the escalating stakes of global politics.

Heart of the Amazon: A Short Tale of Survival and Sacrifice is an enthralling adventure that follows the journey of Richard Hamilton, a daring journalist, and his guide, Mateo, as they venture deep into the Amazon rainforest in search of a secluded tribe known as the Akurians. Rumored to practice cannibalism in a ritual to appease the gods every five years, the tribe remains isolated from the world for over a century.

Russian warships are arriving in Cuba and the president wants to know why. Nick Storm and the Caribe team are instructed to find out! While Maya and Julio head for Cuba, Nick Storm and Liza Breton are dispatched to Venezuela where a coup is in the making. Are the Russian ships being sent to offer aid to the embattled leader of the South American government? Or are they there for a far more sinister purpose? One that could ignite into World War Three?