![]() ![]() Deadly Election by Arthur Crandon Kindle Edition Amazon Arthur Crandon writing matters Amazon Category: ActionThriller Publisher: acid publications Type. corruption is a way of life in this tiny island nation. If you like tenacious heroes, political scandal, and no-holds-barred action, then you'll love Arthur Crandon's fast-paced adventure. Deadly Election, Fast paced political thriller - intrigue, betrayal, greed and murder -all leading to the downfall of a great man. And taking on a man this connected puts the hardened veteran right in the killer's crosshairs.Ĭan McCain survive long enough to prevent a murderer from ascending to the Philippines' highest office?ĭeadly Election is the first book in the engrossing Asian Intrigue thriller series. But with his quarry poised to win the election, the clock ticks down on his quest for justice. But their joyous shouts are silenced when they're abducted and brutally murdered by a ruthless presidential candidate.ĭesperate for any allies outside the politician's deadly grip, McCain will do whatever it takes to bring the powerful leader down. When he spies young villagers unearthing lost WWII gold, he happily captures their cries of delight. Former US Marine Paul McCain has traded in his rifle for a camera as a wildlife photographer. ![]() A man in the wrong place at just the right time. ![]()
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Lockhart, author of the New York Times bestseller and Zoella Book Club 2016 title, We Were Liars, comes this hilarious and heart-warming series.ġ5 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s also portrayed in how the authorities of the land have it out for women who are probably just medicine women, because there’s no way a woman can do great things except through witchcraft.Īt the stupidity of humans. This view is portrayed quite clearly in how Fleetwood is basically told that “God’s gift” of motherhood hasn’t stayed with her because she’s not behaving well enough. I’m aware that the times were different, and in the 1600s, women were seen as breeders and not much else. “I wouldn’t wish a girl’s life on anyone.”Īt so many people. Fleetwood has hope that she’ll keep this pregnancy to term, with Alice’s help. It’s been a while since I read a story that discusses miscarriages and infertility in such a frank manner. 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I imagine him thrown across a hotel bed while dozens of women pleasure him, his blue eyes-my blue eyes-watching them come apart for him too.Īnd then, then I think that he might not have been blue. ![]() ![]() In my mind, I see his eyes, the way he watches me come for him. ![]() I think of the way he moves, like a predator taking me, when we make love. I don’t want to hit someone, I can barely even stand.Įverything blurs as I turn to stare at Remy’s back. then she starts glancing around as if she wants to hide in a fucking flowerpot! “Brooke,” she whispers, her tone apologetic as she backs up a step. My stomach drops, and I mean, drops, when Diane’s eyes widen, and her face loses all color. ![]() ![]() ![]() He starts at the boundaries - a trader from China's far west, a worker in the southern city of Shenzhen, a visit to the northeast border with North Korea - and works his way in. Hessler's book is like a collection of those core samples. 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An exciting, dangerous, magical quest for truth." - Steve Berry "More than a science fiction novel, it's a good old-fashioned thriller set in the future-every page filled with breadth and scope and twists and turns. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “This series opener is literary, ambitious, and epic in scope.”― Publishers Weekly A new series starts off with a bang.”― Kirkus “Kozloff keep the book together with a clear, propulsive plot. is the kind of multifaceted archetype who comes along all-too-rarely in epic fantasy”― Den of GeekĬhosen by Amazon as “Editors’ Pick Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy” Praise for A Queen in Hiding It’s good to see that, like Cerúlia in this final volume, fantasy has grown up.” - Wall Street Journal Its characters, however, in particular its scarred but defiant heroine, have emotional range and emotional depth as well. “The Nine Realms sequence has the scope and much of the gusto of Robert E. “And they are feminist as f***.”- Nerdette Why? “Because they are complete,” she said. “These books are better than Game of Thrones,” Johnsen said of debut author Sarah Kozloff’s epic fantasy series. ![]() ![]() Very early in the novel, we are introduced to Julie's recurring dream-a dream that seems to foretell her own fate and to recapitulate the fate of Romeo and Guilietta centuries earlier. 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This book is unedited so you'll find some grammatical errors) ![]() It contains mature subject and dark themes such as explicit kidnapping, murder and rape. Trigger warning: Some scenes may include rape and cutting/suicide attempts. It's a long book because it is TWO BOOKS in one. What happens when the Mafia Boss finds love? Or is he even capable of love? Can Ayla, the broken girl melt the ice and break through the walls around Alessio's cold heart? Will their love survive? The Mafia life is all he knows until he finds a beaten up girl, hiding under his bed. These are all the words that Russian Mafia Boss, Alessio Ivanshov goes by. ![]() (MATURE CONTENT)The Mafia and His Angel: part 1 (Prologue to chapter 32)The Mafia and His Angel: Part 2 (Chapter 33 - epilogue)Ĭold, Ruthless, Heartless, Arrogant, Killer, unlovable. ![]() |