Tom McGuire, a retired U.S. Army Military Police colonel and retired local sheriff, is enjoying having his four daughters home for Christmas. Tammy is a Coast Guard Investigative Service special agent; Kelly is a Navy Criminal Investigative Service special agent; Megan is an Army Criminal Investigation Command special agent; and Sarah is an Air Force Office of Special Investigations special agent. The Secretary of Defense has ordered Tom back to active duty to take command of a terrorism task force investigating a possible nuclear attack on America. Tom has his daughters assigned to the task force, and they learn that …

The humourous, captivating and enlightening fantasy adventure The Lost Monks Of Avalon takes place at an enclave of 5th century Scottish Cistercian Monks, where one member of the Order had been secretly implanted within their ranks. This Novice is manipulated by a higher Order of beings from the Orion’s belt cluster known as "Avalonian Temple Dwellers" who are on a desperate crusade to inhabit the planet Earth since the universe as they know it is about to implode. Will the young monk be able to thwart the mission and protect the Keys of Nergal and return them to the planet …

Teach Baby to Talk ... and Make Reading Fun, The Importance of Speech and Language in Learning to Read begins by recounting author Sandra Jean Smith’s experience as a teacher of illiterate adults, and also examines the possible causes for the ever-growing number of children starting school with speech problems unseen in previous generations. Smith’s research on this topic, interspersed with her personal stories make for impressive reading. She uses humour and anecdotes to entertain and inform readers. Learn the latest research into these problems and what parents can do to prevent and rectify them. Chapter summaries reinforce her research. …

The action-filled novel Turbulent Times tells of life in the eastern part of South Africa four hundred years ago. At the beginning of the 18th century, there was a great deal of anxiety and uncertainty in the country, which gave opportunity to those with greedy and evil souls. As a result of their careless and stupid actions, there was bloodshed. The story uses the author’s knowledge of the outlying area and its caves, where battles took place. Sudwala is a general in the conflict and Spuku is both a solder and an opportunist. Learn their fates in South Africa’s Turbulent …

Two very different women in their mid-thirties and a fifteen year-old boy in a south London setting - what links these characters? Eileen, from a strict Catholic upbringing, outwardly vivacious but with terrible secrets from her past, and her best friend Vilde, a much cooler figure and also a victim of a repressive childhood in her native Norway. Between them stands Vilde’s only child Denzil, on the edge between his own troubled childhood and the world of adult awareness. Bullied at school but a dreamer with artistic ambitions, how will he rise to the challenges that fate has in store …

Lady Renata LeSabitine is a mortal witch who comes from a long lineage of Gypsies. Kidnapped and adopted at birth by an evil vampire coven, Renata is forced into a cruel and corrupt life. Renata’s adopted father arranges for her to marry a fellow vampire who holds tight reins on Renata and demands she give up her religion and practicing witchcraft. Hoping to seek divine help, Renata meets Lord Lane Deluca. They fall in love and vow to be together, but Renata’s fiancée has other plans in store for the couple. Can Lane save Renata from the evil vampire, or …

Neil and Wolfie meet each other in the convent school. The mere fact that they are the only two boys in a class of girls means that they share an immediate bond. This relationship is tested numerous times, yet it seems to survive even the dramatic events of death, new schools, foster parents, and the influence of peers. Neil and I: Boys from the Convent is a story of a simple friendship lasting against all the odds. "Basic friendliness is a vital skill that needs to be developed in all people. We should radiate love and embrace all," notes the …

It is to be the ride of their lives: a chance to join heavy metal giants Thunderhed on the European leg of their world tour. It is to be done the oldfashioned way, too – all sex, drugs and rock and roll, and then even more sex. For sassy pleasureaddict Sindee it is the chance to get her big break and live out her hedonistic vision of indulgence in the process. She is as yet unaware that Cas Casanove, one of the biggest rock stars on the planet, thinks that she might well be the girl of his dreams. He’s …

“I am still the Executioner’s Girl. You might find me strange or sadistic or even a little deranged, but I know she possesses me and imprints her character upon mine.” Willow Sears, a young Dominatrix has never had sex with a man, but has plenty of sexual experiences to consider herself not a virgin anymore. She thinks she is possessed by a “sprite” or demon. Her confusing dreams lead her to Harvey, a fat hypnotherapist who is completely infatuated with the sultry vixen. Harvey hypnotizes Willow to help her remember her dreams, which range from being a young woman under …