Survival Mystery

In 1800, while crossing the Pennine Alps, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army stumbled across the pillars. Unable to transport them, Napoleon created an inscrutable map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. When Napoleon died, the bottles disappeared - and the gold pillars were lost once again. Treasure-hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a German U-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon's 'lost cellar'.

Forty-two-year-old Lainie Cassidy takes her two kids and leaves her abusive husband. She’s determined to face her fears and make it on her own. With an eye on her budget, she digs through boxes for items to use in homemade Halloween costumes and discovers a forgotten pocket watch from her Nana. This beloved treasure thrusts her into a new world where magic is real. As she learns the unpredictable nature of the timepiece plus the mysterious relation it has to books, she struggles to keep this newfound power secret from her kids, friends, and family.

Hunter Garrity just wants to be left alone. He's learned the hard way that his unusual abilities come at a price. And he can't seem to afford any allies. He's up to his neck in hostiles - his grandfather, who's spoiling for a fight; the Merrick brothers, who think he ratted them out; and scheming psycho Calla, who wants to use him as bait. Then there's Kate Sullivan. She's the new girl at school. She's not hostile. She's bold. Funny. Hot. But she's got an agenda, too.

What would you risk to save your family? Former United States Department of Defense Contractor Charlie Owens resigned from his position with the government to live a life off-grid. After building a cabin on a small island in the Pacific Northwest, the detonation of an EMP sets into motion a series of events that will test Charlie and his family in ways he never imagined.

Nineteenth century Scottish author Thomas Carlyle once said that religion is the most important thing about a person. By religion, he did not mean the church-creed people profess, but what they do that identifies their relationship to this mysterious universe. Religion is a depiction of one's worldview. It might be inherited from family, adopted from friends or admired persons, ... or it could be a reflection of one's preferred lifestyle.

As militant groups arm themselves and take to the streets, survivalist Simon Redfall and his band of freedom fighters scramble to uncover more facts about the swarm of red storms suffocating the planet. The more they dig, the deeper the conspiracy grows. Yet, it all seems to point back to one man and his weather control technology, Jeffrey Hansen. A former military intelligence officer who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Diamonds are a girls best friend & the Russian Mafia's. The Russian Mafia are in the throes of abducting Anastasia, a seventeen year old school girl. Private detective Jack Hamma intervenes but the Mafia are the least of his problems, the Australian police are on his trail and, just to make things interesting, Anastasia falls for Jack hook, line and sinker ***Winner of the Rodney Fisher Award*** ‘A fantastic cast of characters in a smoothly written plot, with plenty of action to keep the reader interested.’ 'I finished the book. I then downloaded and read the next book in the series, ...

Natural disasters and a breakdown of civilization have cut off Alaska from the world and destroyed its landscape. Now, as food runs out and the few who remain turn on each other, Travis and his younger sister, Jess, must cross hundreds of miles in search of civilization. The wild lands around them are filled with ravenous animals, desperate survivors pushed to the edge, and people who've learned to shoot first and ask questions never.

Shay, one of the rare survivors of the epidemic sweeping the UK, has surrendered herself to the Army because she believes she's a carrier of the deadly disease. Along with other survivors, she unwillingly becomes a test subject in an effort to find a cure. When the lab where she's being held is attacked, Shay and a few others escape - with the help of Dr. Alex Cross, Kai's hated stepfather and Callie's father. Alex is the leader of the cult-like group Multiverse. Their agenda is murky, but genetic engineering might be one of their goals.

Lancelot and Mr. Biggs face a traitor, an intruder, and an imposter in this second book in the Lancelot Maddox series. There’s a traitor at the intelligence agency. Lancelot and Mr. Biggs must discover who the traitor is before classified information falls into the hands of foreign agents. An intruder hides explosives at various places in the intelligence agency. Lancelot and Mr. Biggs must locate the intruder and the explosives before it’s too late. Mr. Biggs’ life is threatened by an imposter delivering toxic material disguised as regular mail. When the imposter kidnaps Lancelot, Mr...

Civilization has finally reached the breaking point. During the coldest winter on record, an EMP sends America back into the Stone Age, and a family’s strength is tested. When disaster strikes, Keith Jameson and Ted Holder flee to their remote homestead with their families. Jack and his family find sanctuary in their cabin in a small, remote town, hidden deep in the forest. Little does Jack know the blizzard will be the least of his problems.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right? When Caren Williams finds herself back on the estate she fought so hard to get away from, little does she realise she'll be living opposite her archenemy, Gina Bradley. Gina thinks she and her family rule Stanley Avenue, so when Caren starts to become popular, she decides to hit her where it will hurt the most: she wants her husband.

When 14-year-old Ana, goes missing the police seem unconcerned about her disappearance and her family seems to be hiding something. Her best friend Izzy and her friends must deal with the side effects of a botched spell. But Ana is the only person able to help them. Will, Izzy be able to find Ana before the next full moon?

Selene had spent the last five years hiding, her name erased, her past buried beneath the quiet waves of Kavros, a forgotten island in the Aegean. But when Elias Hawthorne—an American writer searching for inspiration—unexpectedly arrives, he unravels the fragile peace she has built, forcing her to confront the ghosts that still haunt her. Elias doesn’t believe in coincidences. Selene’s name had been written in his notebook before he even met her, and the more he learns about the woman who refuses to let him in, the more he realizes that their meeting was never an accident. But the ...

Alex has always searched for something just beyond his reach: meaning, belonging, an elusive sense of home that infuses his writing. As if the fictional worlds he creates might shed light on his own troubled life, shaped by a chaotic childhood. He collects mirrors, hoping one might reveal a hidden truth about himself and the people he cares about. Then, in a small mysterious shop, he finds a strange mirror that reflects images of himself and his friends in ways he can't explain. Mia, a gifted abstract painter, sees the deeper side of Alex and his struggles. Before he vanishes, she captures ...

Katie is on the verge of her Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers can get a taste of the real world. But the real world comes to her in this dystopian tale with a philosophical bent. Rumors of massive unrest on the “Outside” abound. Something murderous is out there. Amish elders make a rule: No one goes outside, and no outsiders come in. But when Katie finds a gravely injured young man, she can’t leave him to die. She smuggles him into her family’s barn—at what cost to her community? The suspense of this vividly told, truly horrific thriller will keep the pages turning.

When the exiled Prince Okisada, the most illustrious prisoner of the penal colony on Sado Island, is poisoned, Akitada is called upon by the emperor's envoys to investigate incognito. Posing as a prisoner, he discovers a deadly conspiracy, only to fall into the hands of brutal guards and disappear. It falls to Tora, Akitada's devoted assistant, to begin his own dangerous search of the island for his lost friend and the truth.

Seth, Anaya, and Petra are strangely immune to the plants' toxins and found a way to combat them. But just as they have their first success, the rain begins again. This rain brings eggs. That hatch into insects. Not small insects. Bird-sized mosquitoes that carry disease. Borer worms that can eat through the foundation of a house. Boat-sized water striders that carry away their prey.

Lucy King is desperate for escape: from a dangerous relationship and a city she can no longer call home. Fleeing Brooklyn with little more than a suitcase and her trusty dog, she heads to rustic, charming Woodstock, New York, eager to lose herself in a quiet, anonymous life where her ex can never find her. But when she meets Vera and John, the alluring couple next door, their friendship proves impossible to resist. Just as Lucy starts to think the worst is behind her, the couple delivers a staggering bombshell: they need Lucy help them fake John's death....

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