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After the Gone Gorilla case, wherein a 450 lb. gorilla spirit rampages through the Museum of Natural History in Chicago, the Old Fart Squad of retired Chi-town detectives are charged with learning just what was going on at the curious, huge SPIRE Hole. This hole, a mile wide, was opened up in downtown, within the rich confines of the most expensive real estate in the city.

Karson is restless. It has been some time since he has been called upon to solve a crime. As he suffocates in the boredom of day-to-day living, a letter delivered to his door brings news of new case. A young man has been arrested, accused of a murder for which his wife, Abigail, believes he is innocent. She pleads with Karson to come and help Jonathon, her husband, clear himself of these charges.

Mix the horror of The Relic with the humor of Midnight at the Museum and imagine twists and turns that keep you guessing and questioning the meaning of true honor, duty, courage, and the rules of reality. When the famous Bushman exhibit of a lowland gorilla goes missing from Chicago’s Museum of Natural History, no self-respecting Chicago police detective wants the case. So the assignment is pawned off on an "Old Fart Squad" of Dirty Harrys, retirees called back into service and led by the classy Aubrey Hamilton.

Emma did not know what she did to make her Husband Noah So angry...So violent...But the fear of divorce, was more painful than the abuse she received. Her friend Amos, begged her to leave...Could it be as simple as a New Heart = New Start? Amos so disgusted by her injuries, helps Emma to a hospital away from the village, away from the questions. When she returns, her husband is dead. And with no one to vouch for her and the secret of his abuse to hide. She becomes the prime suspect. But is "the accused amish widow" really guilty?

Obsessed with books from childhood, Miriam answered her life's calling by working in the towns local bookshop. Although the shops owner is in a difficult situation she respected this hard working Amish girl...A girl who fought to save her life...to no avail. Just as the police arrive...Lucas, the towns newly trained lawyer could be her last hope...Her only friend...Her only chance...Her love of books could mean a final turn of the page. This is the authors favorite of all her books. She hopes you enjoy it also.

Aberthol Nauile doesn't know that he beheld the creation of the world, ravaged by a war of the gods, and began anew; or that he led legions in a war that had raged since the dawn of time; or that he once rode on a dragon with his father. All he knows is that he awoke in a coffin deep within a tomb, hearing voices in his head, and now the whole world thinks he is their savior.

A Great value double Christmas book set A heart warming Christmas story. Two families are torn apart by mistrust and misunderstanding. With the help of Gott and their strength of faith can they find a way to heal and repair their love? The Christmas awakening...Abigail’s special Christmas gift to you.

Faith was your typical spoilt wild child until she met Paul, a kind and strong Amish man and they were soon in love, and married...Despite harboring feelings for him, there was something "not quite right", and Faith had a hunch that he was keeping something from her. Against his wishes Faith meddled in his affairs and found a can of worms that even she was unsure if she could close again.

Farmer Burton owned the farm down the road from the Amish community, and he had very little to do with them since his late wife had been asked to leave their land after chasing an escaped horse from their fields. When in town he would sneer at the Amish if he saw them in their buggies or in the shops getting groceries. He made certain that he and his 20-year-old daughter Amy had nothing to do with them.

Abigail and Peter were school friends. Peter was very capable, but Abigail struggled with her studies. Peter helped Abigail with her studies while sitting under the old oak tree. As Peter and Abigail grew up, their parents became concerned regarding them spending so much time together as they agreed to study at each other's houses and support Amy, Peter’s sister, with her studies, too.

Karson had almost by chance become a detective, and due to his extensive knowledge of the Amish community he was much in demand. Internal conflict and bad memories cloud his judgement, yet his sixth sense just kind of kicks in on this clean, short mystery. Will his past prevent him from helping solve this case, or can he rise above it all to serve the community, even if he is unsure if he loves it or despises it?

Mary and Ruth are the best of friends. Ruth leaves their village to work for a year at her relatives farm in the community on the other side of Town. Whilst away Ruth falls in love with a young man at the village, but is unsure if he feels the same way? Mary misses her friend very much and becomes lonesome after her Mother dies in a farming accident. Mary has a chance encounter in town with an Amish boy from another community, and she falls hopelessly in love with him. It “appears” he has similar feelings but is not sure. Ruth returns to the village.

Eli Jacobs was a local police officer of some standing. An Amish man who had left on rumspringa and never returned. After 10 years of service, and being a man for whom the community held a great deal of love and respect, he was always there when needed to go above and beyond the call of duty. The problem was that he was well thought of, but.... Overlooked. Overlooked for promotion, overlooked in life, and overlooked in love. To be honest he had never really even asked a woman out on a date. Emma Shrock was the apple of his eye.

A small collection of six short stories, each with its own darkness, born of a desire of one kind or another. For some, it is the desire of the unknown; for others, it is desire through obsession. Each short story is its own volume in the twisted library of desire. Each story a gateway to their new reality.

Henry Fraser is an 89-year-old World War II veteran living alone in the noisy slums of his formerly peaceful neighborhood. When gang violence and deadly attacks nearly destroy his home and threaten to tear the neighborhood apart, Henry uses his marine training to fight back, waging a one-man war against the criminal element taking over the streets - in the process discovering that not everyone is his mortal enemy.

An alien machine culture is sent to find another home for their Creators, an advanced species with superior intellect. After decades of travel, they stumble upon Earth, a suitable replacement for the decaying planet in Andromeda. Attempts to take Earth are met with stiff resistance until an alternative solution arises.

Get ready to be taken on a journey with the residents past and present of 7 Binley Crescent, where each Christmas Eve they meet, chat, and share memories. The twists and turns show how diversity is overcome and good overpowers evil in the end.

Carrie and Donna were up and coming interior designers of London. The two were working on building a reputation for their skills and creative designs. When the girls receive an offer to remodel a hotel in Shropshire, they jump at the chance to show what they can do. Upon arriving at the Scarlet Mansion, they are caught up in a whirlwind of unusual phenomena, and soon learn that the mansion had a big secret. Can the girls uncover the sordid past of the hotel? Or will it get the better of them first?

“Go away!” Williams hissed. He peeked around one of the machines and saw the raptors lined up in the gathering dark, waiting to make their move, waiting to rush the snack bar and overwhelm them, waiting to kill them or worse, to turn them into creatures like themselves.

Some of the homecoming "heroes" have committed crimes against humanity...but now they wear medals, not handcuffs. Camouflaged by anarchy, these malicious acts appear to be safely buried...but the truth, itself, is ever-explosive. One wrong step - or the right one. The Code of Honor neglected afar, is known to haunt a criminal faction. Native soil means nothing....