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What if, to save thousands of lives, you had to trigger the destruction of the only person you’d ever loved? In Afghanistan, British secret servicewoman Marcie Brown, posing as the third wife of one of ISAF’s most trusted operatives, is killed in a drone strike. Or at least, that’s what the official report states. Deep inside enemy territory, what remains of her body is deemed irrecoverable. Seven thousand miles away, her grieving husband, MI7 officer Nicholas Fleming, joins a police investigation which stumbles onto an Islamist plot to bomb central London - and he uncovers evidence that one of the bombers is his wife.

London, 2016, and the lead-up to the EU referendum. The liberal consensus in Europe is breaking down and no one knows exactly what will replace it. As always, there are those with an eye to the main chance. In the course of investigating the disappearance of a prominent Eurosceptic MP, MI7 agent John Mordred finds himself under hostile scrutiny from obscure figures within his own organization. It quickly turns out that his investigation and theirs may not be entirely independent of each other.

Everett and Kincaid present a fictitious chronicle of South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond's desire to pen a history of African Americans—his and his aides' belief being that he has done as much, or more, than any American to shape that history. An epistolary novel, A History follows the letters of loose-cannon congressional office workers, insane interns at a large New York publishing house, and disturbed publishing executives, along with homicidal rival editors, kindly family friends, and an aspiring author named Septic.

A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice--inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with the greatest love story of the...

Little Sister has vanished. The prototype device - real name IPD400 - has powers of surveillance that governments and terrorist organizations would kill for. They might yet. James Palatine, a trained killer with a surplus of conscience, invented the device and is the only person who can operate it. He's determined to retrieve it, and so is Natalya Kocharian - the arms dealer who "inadvertently" sold the prototype to a rogue dealer.

Shoulda Woulda Coulda reimagines a world where the Founding Fathers’ vision for America was fully realized, one where the Christian foundation of the nation was explicitly woven into the very fabric of its Constitution. What if the Founders had been even more explicit about their Christian beliefs and had ensured strict term limits for elected officials and clear boundaries for judicial power? What if the US had absorbed Mexico and the territories of Central America, stretching its borders to Panama and embracing them and the Caribbean islands as part of the republic?

There is always a dark shadow lurking everywhere, so was there in America. The liberals: Daunting, fearless, cruel and sadistic, ruled over the only power they could find in America; conservatives and any one who believes in the rule of law and God. Soon, the conservatives find the pain and the power of the liberals too overbearing. The closure of churches, bombings, theft of the economy and deficits weigh down the conservatives causing Texas to become the first state to secede. Soon, other states start fueling up their resentment towards the liberals who used them for their advantage.

Colonel James Donovan finds himself again knee-deep in another conspiracy, with a plot hatched in the Bahamas that takes him back to Havana. This time, Dono and Maggie battle Russian oligarchs and rogue Congressmen in a deadly plot to kidnap an American ambassador and steal her inheritance of $1.2 billion dollars.

What if what you believe in is wrong? What if your beliefs are a myth no more valid than Greek and Roman mythology? What if the ancient philosophers, such as Plato and Aristotle, got it wrong? Can’t be. Not after all these millennia. And who says they got it wrong, anyway? Kyle Ignatius Llano, The Savant, the barrio dumpster baby, and the Sisyphean toiler, says they got it all wrong. Kyle’s brilliant manuscript, Cogitatio Universum, challenges centuries-old ideas underpinning the core of contemporary Western thought.

From author James Cloud comes the classic and powerful epic adventure that captures the gorgeous intensity of life in Germany during the early 20th century. It is the extraordinary saga of people who lived there during exciting and dangerous times. It is a tale of love and danger, of unthinkable loss - a stunning and vivid portrayal of people divided by class, faith, and prejudice - an expert sensational story that unveils the face of a majestic city.

When John Mordred leaves MI7, marries the woman he loves, and settles down to a relatively humdrum lifestyle, it ought to be a brave new start. But he and his wife have formerly been top-level spies, and they find the readjustment harder than they anticipated. When - courtesy of a friend, and apparently out of the blue - they’re offered an all-expenses-paid holiday in Malta, it seems the answer to both their prayers. Sunshine, relaxation, and romance. Just what the doctor ordered.

The World War Offshore...no one knows how it started or who’s behind it, but one thing’s for certain: It’s the biggest anti-capitalist demonstration the world has ever seen.

After an acrimonious US election whose outcome Moscow may or may not have influenced, can it really be that a few maverick intelligence agents from Russia and the United States are fighting a discreet battle to the death on some of London’s back streets? And that the corpses are piling up, out of sight of the British police? And even that the whole thing could spiral at any moment into God knows what version of a third world war?

First Lady Elizabeth Caen can't believe what she just overheard: the President of the United States is planning a shocking assassination. With no hard evidence to back her claims against her powerful husband, she faces the nearly impossible task of revealing the dark conspiracy to the world. She must do something...but what?

National Emergency Security Chief James Donovan finds himself knee-deep in a conspiracy to kill the sitting president of the United States and take over the democratically elected government by military force. More than 5000 American soldiers and right-wing mercenaries are involved in a plot that includes members of the Cabinet, and members of the US Senate.

Before her suspicious death, Rigby Croxford's wife, Helen, fingered an African politician as the head of an international wildlife poaching syndicate. Plans to avenge Helen's death are put on hold when an ex-lover from Rigby's past reenters his life. The woman's daughter has disappeared in Africa. She enlists Rigby's help, but her agenda is not what it seems to be.

MI7 is expecting an eccentric new recruit in the person of Chasha Jones, self-described (only partly tongue-in-cheek) as "the most intelligent woman in London". She's hard-working, insightful, and fun to work alongside. But the day she's due to begin, there's no sign of her. It turns out she's joined forces with an eccentric Brit called Hector Raynebow. Raynebow used to be an environmentalist, but he's rejected all that on the grounds that humanity, in its present form, is incapable of saving the world. He has the perfect solution: Humankind 2.0.

The conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States takes another turn when two American students are kidnapped on a train to Istanbul. Dono, who has just gone to Europe on his honeymoon, finds that he and Maggie must rescue the students because their parents are respected GOP senators. Unfortunately, the CIA and FBI are both unable to help because of the political and administrative mess they are suffering. Consequently, Dono must rely on his CTU team and the trusty MQ-9 middle-size drone--Elvira.

I never thought I would find myself in this situation. Being a vampire was never something I had planned for, but here I am, Alexander Dracul, navigating the dark and dangerous world of the supernatural. It all started one fateful night when I was attacked by a rogue vampire. I thought my life was over, but instead, I was reborn as one of the undead. It was a difficult adjustment at first, but I soon discovered that being a vampire had its perks.