Financial Fiction

Nobody likes the I.R.S.... But that is Jesse’s job... Could he survive the nightmare coming his way? It wasn’t the life he imagined growing up. He had a wife, but his marriage was in trouble; a career, but it was eating him alive; and enemies? Yes, he had them, too... and they were powerful. Jesse thought if he worked hard and kept his head down, the troubles from his past wouldn’t find him. He was wrong. Los Osos, California, was idyllic in many ways. Jesse and Amber’s love seemed to be taken from the pages of a small-town romance novel, but that was before MacElveign set his ...

As soon as the financial crisis erupted, the finger-pointing began. Should the blame fall on Wall Street, Main Street, or Pennsylvania Avenue? On greedy traders, misguided regulators, sleazy subprime companies, cowardly legislators, or clueless home buyers? According to Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, two of America's most acclaimed business journalists, the real answer is all of the above-and more. Many devils helped bring hell to the economy.

Philip Dunbar is a slacker. A newly minted college graduate, Philip is unsure of what to do with his life. With pressure from his father and U.S. Senator, Philip enters a chaotic job market, spending months looking for work until he finally lands a job at a local branch for a major bank. Dealing with psychotic customers and impossible sales goals, Philip is eventually fired due to his poor sales performance. But after accidentally uncovering a Ponzi scheme, Philip is rehired and is thrust into the world of corporate finance, getting promoted to work in New York City. It is there Philip ...

Free Fall from Grace is an entertaining, fast-paced political thriller set in Washington D.C. and Dallas. Long-time National Airlines CEO Bill Wolf, restless and bored in his current position, tastes the Washington political and party scene and becomes enamored with the lifestyle. He soon develops a higher calling to serve as a high-level appointee in the next administration. Unscrupulous power brokers believe him to be useful and support his candidacy for a cabinet position. As Wolf’s interest in his Washington career grows, he loses focus on National just as the stock tumbles due to ...

A Wall Street tycoon takes a young woman as his wife. Together they rise to the top in an age of excess and speculation. But now a novelist is threatening to reveal the secrets behind their marriage, and this wealthy man’s story—of greed, love and betrayal—is about to slip from his grasp. Composed of four competing versions of this deliciously deceptive tale, Trust brings us on a quest for truth while confronting the lies that often live buried in the human heart.

A classic of American literature from a Nobel Prize–winning author, The Sound and the Fury is widely considered to be one of the best novels of the twentieth century. William Faulkner expertly illustrates the epic and tragic story of the Compson family, three generations of Southern aristocrats on the brink of ruin. Unprecedented for its time, Faulkner weaves a tale spanning nearly two decades and told from multiple points of view in a style all its own.

OVER 1,500,000 COPIES SOLD, AMAZON HAS SAID, "WE ARE INSPIRED BY THE SUCCESS OF THIS WRITER AND HOW HE IS DELIGHTING READERS"--AMAZON PRESS RELEASE 10/15/18 It was just a quick sandwich in the hospital cafeteria... But when she returned to her daughter's room... Whatever happened to Melissa's daughter is anyone's guess. The police seal the hospital doors; a search proceeds but the four-year-old is nowhere to be found The girl is gone, vanished without a ransom note, without a body being found, without a trace. The detectives believe she has most likely been sold into human trafficking. No ...

Shane Black is trapped in New York, and vicious protesters are burning the city to the ground. He has no gun, no way out, and he’s 1,000 miles from home. America’s financial doomsday. A wayward son. The epic struggle to survive. Country music icon Shane Black is this year’s headliner for the New Year’s Eve bash in Times Square, but when violent riots break out, he’ll need more than a six string to escape the maelstrom. After decades of abuse as the world’s reserve currency, the US dollar’s day of reckoning is at hand.

In this explosive conclusion to The Orphan Trilogy, the ninth-born orphan's dramatic story resumes five years after book one, The Ninth Orphan, ends. Having eluded his former masters at the Omega Agency and escaped his past life as an operative, Nine has married his soul mate, Isabelle. They've carved out a new life for themselves, off the grid, in the remote islands of French Polynesia. The contented couple have a five-year-old son, Francis, who is a chip off the old block and who has inherited his father's unique DNA. Francis will soon have a sister as Isabelle is about to give birth to a...

Between Faith, Fear, and Flesh follows the transformative journey of Pierre Roberts, a man at the crossroads of struggle, faith, and unexpected grace. After years of battling personal demons, financial hardship, and a turbulent past, Pierre is determined to rebuild his life for the sake of his nieces. But when life delivers a series of devastating blows, Pierre’s belief in God is put to the ultimate test. Enter Camille—a beautiful, mysterious woman with a magnetic presence. She’s been a steady source of support for Pierre, and despite her own battles with magick and self-doubt, ...

Ghost Hunters on the Loose The Grumpy Chicken Pub is infiltrated by a famous Ghost Hunting television show and our ghost chicken is not amused. When one of the ghost hunting crew ends up on the opposite side of the living, Ginger and her ragtag of misfits leap into action. Will the Grumpy Chicken ghost help solve the crime like before, or are there more ghosts to contend with? Find out in this next installment of The Grumpy Chicken Irish Pub Series.

They only give us one chance in 10 of surviving, which really means one chance in 1000! Molka assembles her “Dream Team to finally attempt to avenge her little sister! What Readers Are Saying… "A GREAT NEW SERIES TO DIVE INTO AND ENJOY!” “Molka is like a female Jack Reacher, Scot Harvath, Jack Noble, etc., only tougher and sexier!” Molka, an elite special forces warrior, resigns from the military after a tragic mission leads to the murder of her little sister and wishes to live a quiet life as a veterinarian. They wouldn’t let her though. She is coerced to serve as covert ...

"A near-perfect, highly quotable revenge thriller for the AI-powered era. God's Ponzi is one of the year’s top legal thrillers." -BestThrillers.com Gregory Portent demands revenge. Revenge is best served cold and when the prey begs to be the target. With his skills and charisma he lures them in easy-using an investment bank to launch a Ponzi scheme. Gregory Portent has one advantage-artificial intelligence. At a critical point, he loses his way. A 'black swan' event follows and the Ponzi scheme borders on the brink of collapse. It's not about revenge anymore; it's about survival. Greedy ...

Most people are cautious about any advice they receive concerning their finances. But what if that advice were to come from the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity? In The Holy Spirit, Your Financial Advisor, Dr. Creflo Dollar investigates what the Bible has to say about the role of the Holy Spirit in the area of making and keeping money and discovers some surprising truths.

This sequel to James P. O’Mealia’s Fiasco combines financial intrigue with personal crisis to create a tense thriller about a friendship that runs bone deep. The relationship between Roger Maydock and Thomas Morris has been fraught with conflict since their prep school days, when they were caught smoking marijuana in their dorm room. Roger fell on his sword for Thomas and was subsequently expelled. Thomas has never gotten over his guilt about what happened. He feels driven to help Roger whenever his friend gets into trouble. In Fiasco, that meant trying to fix one of Roger’s troubled ...

In this 4th novel in the UNDERCOVER HILLBILLY MYSTERY SERIES, Billy Hill interrupts a burglary in progress in the apartment next door to his in Linden, Texas. That chance encounter tests Billy's rusty cage-fighting skills and leads him to Pecan Island, Louisiana where he becomes enmeshed in a complex mystery involving a gorgeous girl who is up against the awesome power of the corrupt Biden government. Never underestimate the ingenuity of an honest but stubborn backwoods boy. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a quirky Canadian lawyer who has penned more than 90 novels since his ...

Star-trading Clan Korval - known to Terrans as the Tree-and-Dragon Family and to the locals simply as the Dragon - has been convicted of crimes against the homeworld. No matter that one of the "crimes" consisted of saving the elitist planet of Liad from very real internal threats, the Council of Clans wanted Korval heads to roll. Unfortunately for the council, the Dragon's allies conspired to impose a milder punishment for saving the world: banishment rather than execution.

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AN EARTH-SHATTERING SECRET. A LONG-LOST KEY. A LETHAL PURSUIT... One letter. Multiple revelations. A secret buried in Venice may spell humanity's final chapter... After a mysterious letter summons Adrian West and Nick Harper to Venice, a revelation from the past shatters Adrian's world. They must pick up the pieces to unravel the threads of a conspiracy rooted deep in Venetian history--and the city's labyrinthine heart. In a desperate race from Venice's mist-shrouded canals, the ancient streets of Dubrovnik, to the Byzantine-era relics of Istanbul, Adrian and Nick must prevent a clandestine...

As DS Lucas Walker recovers from his injuries, he heads from Caloodie, Queensland, to the Gold Coast. Surfer's Paradise: a seaside city where gleaming high rises fringe sparkling surf beaches, sunny days lead to wild nights, and criminals and bikie gangs mingle with tourists and dignitaries at five star hotels, clubs and casinos. Before long, Walker is part of a team trying to solve a horrific home invasion and murder that has claimed the life of a young mother and left her nine-year-old daughter fighting to survive. Can he help them find the perpetrators, and keep the young girl safe?