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In 1980, Exxon U.S.A., the world's largest corporation, began development of a five-billion-dollar oil shale industry in the pristine Colorado River Valley. Within eighteen months, Exxon had canceled its elaborate Colony project and 2,100 workers were immediately laid off. Boomtown Blues chronicles the social, environmental, and economic havoc created by one of the most expensive boom and bust cycles in the history of the American West.

Billionaire James Nielson plans to close many of his business' installations, including the original factory started by his grandfather in the small town of Newbury, when a woman - whom he had a sexual fling with over a year ago - abandons her baby at his company’s headquarters claiming he is the father. He and his baby daughter visit Newbury during the holidays where he hires a local woman, Melanie Frank, to be his nanny.

The foremost expert on the subject describes how Native languages, which were essentially unknown outside tribal contexts and thus could be as effective as formal encrypted codes, came to be used for military communication during World War I.

Deborah Baxter, the personal assistant to a powerful CEO, never expected her boss would want her to pose as his fake fiancée. She is plenty attracted to him, but she’s a 38-year-old single mother - now turned empty-nester - who hasn’t dated in years. Does she really want to go on romantic dates with her boss of 20 years? She says "yes" anyway.

These legendary mystics want a peaceful life. But with the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, a new mission brings them too close to darkness. Anne Le Clair and Michael Levy prefer the mundane joys of parenthood to any more world-saving. But when all the crystal key holders are summoned to Peru, they must once more answer the call of duty. For there in the Andes, lies a mystical doorway that can usher in a new golden age. Preparing for an ancient ritual to open the gate for the Old Ones to return, the couple is trailed by a sinister magician.

There’s a serial killer murdering Irish American tourists all over Ireland. Jim O’Flannery of the Boston Globe and Megan Kennedy of the Irish Times are teamed up to report on the killings. They want to work together but also to stay clear of each other emotionally; there was a lot of trouble with the opposite sex in the past. But, Jim’s guardian angel appears, as a leprechaun, to pester and cajole Jim into getting involved with Megan. Jim can see Seamus. Megan can’t.

Billionaire Scott Hollister’s ambition is to become a senior partner at his law firm. His track record is good and he has seniority, but he doesn’t have the appropriate corporate image. He needs a house, an attitude adjustment, and most importantly, a wife. He finds a woman interested in dating him—not just in dating his wallet—but the woman he is falling in love with is a waitress at a local diner who has mistaken him for being a homeless man after a mishap jogging in the park. He pretends to be penniless while courting Caroline, all while fighting off corporate sharks.

After the President of the United States is poisoned, Vampire COLONY agent Mason Warner steps in as the man's double. He manages the President's hectic schedule just fine until the political party sends in a public relations expert to clean up the President's image. She is the one woman from Mason's past whom he has never forgotten — the woman who is the measuring stick he compares all other women to — but he compelled her decades ago to forget their one night together.

What if a book delves into the lives of the very town you live in and reveals to you some personal stories of people you know? Or thought you knew. Arcane Delights. Clifton Heights' premier rare and used bookstore. In it, new owner Kevin Ellison has inherited far more than a family legacy, for, inside are tales that will amaze, astound, thrill...and terrify. An ancient evil thirsty for lost souls. A very different kind of taxi service with destinations not on any known map. Three coins that grant the bearer's fondest wish.

Samuel needs a holiday miracle. The Vampire Council is after him, he's falling in love with his best friend's mother-in-law, and there's artwork hanging on the wall that was stolen by the Nazis. Life is spiraling out of control for this Jewish vampire as he spends the Christmas holiday baking cookies and wrapping gifts for the needy. Louise is busy with her charities and hosting her annual Christmas party. Putting a smile on her face proves difficult when the sexy stranger she’s starting to fall for believes she’s a Nazi.

Geoff arrived home, was arrested, tried, found guilty, and executed for his fiancee's murder - a crime he did not commit. He awoke from a drug-induced coma to learn his execution had been faked, and he now owed the Club the next ten years of his life. He accepted the Club's conditions and became a member - there was no choice.

Alexander discovers his parents want him to marry and stay closer to home... his parents threaten to cut him off financially and he’s forced to approach the Vampire Council for a new marriage contract...Dionora is enjoying her new job at the Vampire Council Marriage Office. The holidays take an exciting turn for her when she discovers the next match she does is for her ex-fiancé. Revenge is sweet with this sensual, romantic comedy.

Broken engagement, a disappointed father, an emotional mother - what else could a wounded soldier ask for? Tommy has no idea that his sweet nurse remembers him prior to his injuries. Always professional, Abby treats Tommy no differently because of their awkward past. Once the truth is out, what will become of their friendship and budding romance?

After faking his death from an assassination attempt on the president and retiring his first and only alias with the Colony, Daniel Brighton discovers the mandatory sabbatical to be less than exciting. He chooses to do a favor and act as a security guard for a fading pop-singer, Lori Austin, whose career is winding down. He travels across Europe with her and discovers her past to be one of deception and intrigue with a history leading directly back to the Colony itself.

It was hard being one of four boys growing up in the 1940s in a dysfunctional family. Throw in alcoholic parents, a hot-tempered purebred American Indian mother, a father running secret missions for the military, and three wild brothers, and you got a mix of family craziness. This is a beautiful and engaging audiobook about surviving and prospering after growing up in a dysfunctional family. It is told by a man who is a brother, husband, father, veteran, and overall good guy who has a lot of life lessons to share with the world.

Sammy Lee Gott has been a son, brother, husband, father, soldier, and all around good guy for the last 75 years. During his life's journey, he has learned the power of humor. This is a collection of his personal story and jokes.

While guarding the president at a school event, a vampire Colony agent, William, meets the woman of his dreams - a human woman who is a teacher at the school. Jackie discovers a hidden agenda in the president's school visit and believes William to be a mockery of the American dream of equality for all. Can a past Freedom Rider and racial activist form the 1960s, now a vampire, prove to the love of his life he's not a political puppet?

F.B.I. agent Matthew Montgomery is handed a serial killer case on the same day his worthless cousin files suit for half of the sizable Montgomery Trust. His brothers, fellow retired SEALs, dig in to help find the proof needed to thwart Matt's cousin. Ex-Army Carrie Sullivan is a PI in the brothers' investigative firm. She goes undercover in a missing woman case that collides with the one Matt is investigating. He wants her to back off, as she fits the profile of the serial killer's victims.

Sexy, hot vamps protect the president in this sensual vampire romance! Vampires exist among us. Most live quiet lives in an effort to blend in. Some however want power and control. The Colony is an elite group of vampires sworn to protect the president of the United States from these rogue vampires. Colony Agent Sulie Metcalf, the president's private physician, has been in love with the same human man for nearly 30 years.

Sterling has a unique ability to glean information from inanimate objects, and his life is like CSI meets the West Wing, where key positions are held by vampires. Vampires can alter their age based on the amount of blood they consume, which should allow Sterling to blend into human society. However, his ability has painful side effects that cause him to live a lonely life down in the evidence room at FBI headquarters. He's a lonely bad-boy looking for love in all the wrong places.