True Adventure

Curious about the modern love affair with criminal personalities, investigative reporter Conor Woodman spent four years exploring the hidden depths of dynamic cities across the globe. Sharks takes us on a journey through the lawless backstreets of cities as diverse as Mumbai, Bogotá, New Orleans, Barcelona and London. In each he uncovers the people and the scams that keep the global black economy moving.

Psychologist Dr. Aaron Pierce arrives home from a romantic vacation with his beautiful wife. Within two days, she has left him and returned to Bora-Bora to live with a newly found lover. Still young and unsure where to look for a new life partner, Dr. Pierce turns to online dating. He searches the world, meeting women from Russia to South America. Persevering, he finally finds the love of his life in Mexico. The future looks bright for the two, especially once the doctor receives an unexpected inheritance.

Victor Alvarez follows few rules, the real deal. A bounty hunter par excellence, and with the backdrop of 1980s Tucson, Arizona, he tracks and hunts some of the most ruthless and dangerous criminals free on bail - with many narrowing escapes and jaw-dropping shootouts and the most thrilling car chases ever penned. It's what Alvarez's fans have come for - and he doesn't disappoint. The retired army cop and detective returns in six thrilling stories of high adventure and suspense, with some brazen, sensual, and at times steamy love scenes.

Fraudulent car accidents is a multi-million dollar racket, involving unscrupulous medical providers, personal injury attorneys, and the cooperating passengers involved in the accidents and who also receive a portion of the illegal proceeds. Such is the fate of newly engaged Nathan and Shari, whose joy is tempered by the dark cloud of mounting debt. A chance encounter with a stranger in whom Shari confides her troubles proves fortuitous: he tells her of a get-rich-quick scheme that will put her and her fiancé on easy street.

Uncover the truth behind the myths of rebellion, justice, and the pursuit of freedom that defined the lives of the notorious James brothers in Missouri Marauders: The Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James by J.A. Dacus. Experience the colorful characters and daring lawlessness that defined the James brothers' legacy in this riveting biography written while the James brothers were still alive!

Bridget “Gage” Grayson thought she was done confronting her past. The death of her abuser should have freed her from the insecurities plaguing her mind. But each revelation that washes over her stirs up the maelstrom of emotion inside which she has always fought to conceal. Still reeling with the knowledge that both of her parents are alive, after their supposed deaths had left her an orphan and opened her world to deadly dangers and excruciating pain, Gage has to face the fact that her past might never leave her alone.

When Sergeant Charlie McCabe returns from fighting in Afghanistan, she hopes to leave the war behind. Instead, she comes home to a father whose gambling has put him in deep trouble with a violent loan shark. She finds work as a professional bodyguard, but to save her father, she needs to get serious cash together fast. However, her father isn’t the only one who needs saving. When Charlie’s first client - a wealthy executive with a shady past - narrowly escapes a bomb plot, Charlie’s investigation leads her into the heart of Boston’s criminal underworld.

When Tim Bowden went back to Tasmania to explore his state of origin for the first time in many years, he was reminded of his adolescent assertion that "Tasmania is the testicle of Australia, suffusing the mainland with strength and vigour. What a pity there is only one of them".

Nach der Landung in Darom sieht sich Startum Eisenwolf mit der Verwüstung durch die Chaosstorm-Allianz konfrontiert und findet sich am Beginn eines Gildenkrieges epischer Ausmaße. Während sich am Horizont eine Invasion der wilden Stämme des Nordens zusammenbraut, kämpft Star sich quer durch das Königreich Kader. Auf dem Weg erkennt Star das Gesicht seines Feindes zusammen mit der Täuschung durch einen guten Freund.

It's 1669, and feisty Isobel de Toledo is betrothed to be married to the son of a rich landowner when she learns people in her Seville, including her friends, are being burned at the stake. Outraged, she joins a revolutionary group of ladies of intrigue and danger, healers, and others who question the Church's preoccupation with sexual crimes and women who heal, shaking her very values and birthright. Isobel flees her homeland with Richard, a handsome sailor who saves her from being burned at the stake. They marry and board a ship, setting sail for the New World.

It's 1961, and young Ken Verrier is experiencing the turbulence of Ishmael and the guilt of his brother's death. His sudden decision to drop out of college and deal with his demons shocks his family, his friends, and especially his girlfriend, soon to have been his fiancée. His destination: Liberia - the richest country in Africa, both in monetary wealth and natural resources.

Immortal life. A fantasy. An impossible dream. For now, maybe. But, as we speak, the moguls of Big Tech are pouring their mountain of wealth into finding a cure for death. Don't tell them they won't succeed. None of these titans is richer than Arthur Vogel. This inventor, tech tycoon, and all-round monster has amassed trillions (with a T) and rules over a corporate empire stretching all the way to Mars. The newest - and most expensive - life extension technology has allowed him to live to 127 years, but time is running out.

Once he was a young, happily married businessman. Then he lost his wife to human madness and that young man was gone, replaced by the Loner, the wandering son of legendary gunfighter Frank Morgan, and now the current occupant of a cell in the brutal and unforgiving Hell Gate prison. The Kid's crime? He looked too much like an outlaw who escaped from this very prison. So the Kid teams up with a fellow inmate with an escape plan, vowing to hunt down a look-alike killer on the loose.

The complete audio collection of all the stories from Kate Pankhurst's best-selling Fantastically Great Women series. No dream is too big if you just believe in yourself. And these strong, ambitious and fantastically great women prove it. They've conquered the tallest mountains, made game-changing discoveries, stood up for women's rights and protected our beautiful, fragile planet. Discover the inspirational lives of just some of the extraordinary women who have transformed people's expectations of what women can do in this stunning audio collection.

Rembrandt Stone has only made things worse. This time, upon his return, he discovers his closest friendship is up in flames. Andrew Burke’s new scars reflect the havoc Rembrandt has left on his own timeline, and he must go back - one last trip into the past. This time, he'll save Burke, fix his life, and track down a serial killer who possesses an uncanny ability to evade him through time.

The story takes place in a world much like ours, but at the same time not at all like ours, in which Vlad Luxor - capricious, vain, infantile tyrant - rules over a town with an iron fist. He's an emperor with no clothes, but woe is the person who points that out - they could wind up turned into a squirrel or lizard or who knows what! For in this world, the evil leader also has magic, which he uses to punish anyone who speaks out against him. But in every classic tale with a despicable villain, there must also be a truly noble hero - in this case, four of them!

We meet the main character, Arc Zex, and he has amnesia.

Jude Johnstone and his photographer buddy Grover once traveled together for magazine articles. Times have changed. Jude is now a tabloid reporter in Miami, and Grover runs a dying camera store. Then Jude gets a tip leading to the location of a disappeared Powerball winner of $900M, and finds him in hiding in a South Beach penthouse.

Based on a firsthand account. Imagine fighting for an ideal you cannot fathom. Imagine searching for a flicker of patriotism before a wave of blood. Imagine nausea at the idea of your brother as a target. Imagine curtains opening to reveal calculated extermination as Karl discovered in Mauthausen. Towards the end of World War II, Hitler in his madness pulled in young and old to fight a losing war. Sixteen-year-old Karl's journey is told In this WWII novel. War has many sides.

Bailey notices something interesting on TV. It’s a television show about a new world underwater with animals he’s never seen before. Daddy catches Bailey’s interest and plans to give Bailey a closer look at this new underwater world. Cousin Lauren comes to visit Bailey, and Daddy has a surprise for both of them. You guessed it; it’s a fun and exciting trip to the aquarium for the day! Bailey and Cousin Lauren are fascinated by all of the exciting animals. Bailey sees a new underwater animal and decides to take a closer look.