Dark Path: A Ryan Weller Thriller Book 8


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A couple in need … A Marine seeking revenge … A conspiracy that could kill them all On hiatus from his commercial diving job at Dark Water Research, Ryan Weller takes a shot at happiness by sailing around the Caribbean with his beautiful girlfriend. But continually tormented by doubts about his future, the ex-Navy EOD tech soon wonders if he might be kidding himself about being able to settle down. When Ryan comes across a couple in distress aboard a sinking sailboat, he immediately answers the call to action and leaps beneath the waves to perform a daring rescue. Saving the lives of those on board, he uncovers a far-reaching money laundering network, and a disgruntled Marine determined to track down and eradicate its members. Never one to ignore those in need, Ryan calls on his buddies at DWR to assist him in following the money back to its source. As he strikes out across the Caribbean looking for answers, Ryan finds himself up against a deadly adversary who is prepared to do whatever it takes to cover their tracks and threatens the lives of all those who conspire against them. But no matter the danger, there’s nowhere Ryan Weller won’t go on the path to justice! Once again, Graver delivers an action-adventure thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. DARK PATH is the eighth exhilarating instalment in the thrilling Ryan Weller Thriller Series. Buy it today and dive into an ocean of crime!




Dark Fraud: A Ryan Weller Thriller Book 10


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An orchestrated attack … A shameless deception … A ghost from the past … When the cargo freighter Mount Olympia is destroyed by fire, the ship’s owner is quick to file an insurance claim against their lost asset. But when the investigator sent to inspect the damage turns up dead, the insurance company dispatches their best investigator, Emily Hunt. Sensing his fiancée might need protection, former Navy EOD tech turned commercial diver Ryan Weller accompanies her to Mexico to complete the inquiry. However, the closer they get to the truth, the larger the body count becomes, and once again Ryan finds himself in the crosshairs of a sinister enemy. Keen to learn how the fire started, Ryan sneaks aboard the stricken vessel. What he finds there goes far beyond insurance fraud …. Dark Fraud is the tenth book in the Ryan Weller Thriller Series. Dive into an ocean of crime with this fast-paced, action-adventure, and conspiracy thriller.




Darker Still


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The Picture of Dorian Gray meets Pride and Prejudice, with a dash of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. New York City, 1882. Seventeen-year-old Natalie Stewart's latest obsession is a painting of the handsome British Lord Denbury. Something in his striking blue eyes calls to her. As his incredibly life-like gaze seems to follow her, Natalie gets the uneasy feeling that details of the painting keep changing... Jonathan Denbury's soul is trapped in the gilded painting by dark magic while his possessed body commits unspeakable crimes in the city slums. He must lure Natalie into the painting, for only together can they reverse the curse and free his damaged soul.




Dark Ship


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Ryan Weller has a grudge. The former Navy EOD tech wants to put an international arms dealer out of business. Jim Kilroy's mistake was selling guns to the Atzlan Cartel, who tried to start a war with the U.S. Ryan leverages his contacts at Homeland Security to gain information on Kilroy, but Kilroy has the blessing of the U.S. government, and Ryan's actions are unsanctioned. Instead of putting Kilroy out of business, Ryan finds himself partnering with the arms dealer to deliver a ship full of weapons to a Haitian warlord and to escape a two-million dollar bounty . Can Ryan navigate bounty hunters, rival warlords, and a hurricane to survive?




Under the Magnolias


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This night not only marked the end to the drought, but also the end to the long-held secret we'd kept hidden under the magnolias. Magnolia, South Carolina, 1980 Austin Foster is barely a teenager when her mama dies giving birth to twins, leaving her to pick up the pieces while holding her six siblings together and doing her best to stop her daddy from retreating into his personal darkness. Scratching out a living on the family's tobacco farm is as tough as it gets. When a few random acts of kindness help to ease the Fosters' hardships, Austin finds herself relying upon some of Magnolia's most colorful citizens for friendship and more. But it's next to impossible to hide the truth about the goings-on at Nolia Farms, and Austin's desperate attempts to save face all but break her. Just when it seems she might have something more waiting for her--with the son of a wealthy local family who she's crushed on for years--her father makes a choice that will crack wide-open the family's secrets and lead to a public reckoning. There are consequences for loving a boy like Vance Cumberland, but there is also freedom in the truth. T. I. Lowe's gritty yet tender and uplifting tale reminds us that a great story can break your heart . . . then heal it in the best possible way.




Dark Prey


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While spending time in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina, Ryan Weller receives a call from an old friend, Chad Yeager. Out of his depth with a local loan shark, Chad's life has been turned upside-down by poor judgement and coercion. Unable to ignore his friend's plight when the shark's thugs put Chad in the hospital, Ryan dives in to help.To rescue Chad, Ryan goes head-to-head with the shark, dismantling his businesses as he goes. However, things quickly spiral out of his control. The police arrest Chad and kidnappers brazenly snatch his mother off the street, forcing Ryan to make an arduous choice.Accepting the only way to get her back is to do the shark's bidding, Ryan is forced to gamble with the lives of those he cares about the most, but how far is Ryan willing to go to snare his prey?




The Story Grid


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WHAT IS THE STORY GRID? The Story Grid is a tool developed by editor Shawn Coyne to analyze stories and provide helpful editorial comments. It's like a CT Scan that takes a photo of the global story and tells the editor or writer what is working, what is not, and what must be done to make what works better and fix what's not. The Story Grid breaks down the component parts of stories to identify the problems. And finding the problems in a story is almost as difficult as the writing of the story itself (maybe even more difficult). The Story Grid is a tool with many applications: 1. It will tell a writer if a Story ?works? or ?doesn't work. 2. It pinpoints story problems but does not emotionally abuse the writer, revealing exactly where a Story (not the person creating the Story'the Story) has failed. 3. It will tell the writer the specific work necessary to fix that Story's problems. 4. It is a tool to re-envision and resuscitate a seemingly irredeemable pile of paper stuck in an attic drawer. 5. It is a tool that can inspire an original creation.




Wingfeather Tales


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Return to the world of the Wingfeather Saga with Andrew Peterson and his all-star author friends—now featuring new illustrations and the first-ever Wingfeather comic! Immerse yourself in a land of bomnubbles and quarreling cousins, sea dragons and book publishers, thieves and Fangs and secret maps. Here within these pages lie seven stories of the distant past, lost adventures, forgotten songs, and heartbreaking histories. The Shining Isle is restored, but Aerwiar is vast—and these authors have tales yet to tell: • Explore the inner walls of Yorsha Doon, just West of the Woes of Shreve, on the edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, from the eyes of young Safiki in “The Prince of Yorsha Doon” from the creator of Aewiar, Andrew Peterson. • Jennifer Trafton's warm and whimsical writing brings to life a publishing nightmare populated by the many beasts of Skree in “The Wooing of Sophelia Stupe.” • Learn the origins of Ollister Pebmrick's mysterious entry in the Creaturepedia about his encounter with a raggant in “Willow Worlds” by N. D. Wilson. • Travel with young Podo Helmer on an epic hunt for sea dragons in “From the Deeps of the Dragon King” from A. S. Peterson. • Jonathan Rogers presents “The Ballard of Lanric and Rube,” sung by Armulyn the Bard, tale-spinner of the imaginary Shining Isle of Anniera, in On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. • Discover what life was like for Maraly and Gammon in post-war Skree in “Shadowblade and the Florid Sword"—the first-ever Wingfeather comic—by Andrew Peterson. • Douglas McKelvey's epic, heartbreakingly hopeful novella "The Places Beyond the Maps” recounts a father's journey to redemption. You'll also find delightful illustrations by Justin Gerard, Hein Zaayman, Cory Godbey, John Hendrix, Nicholas Kole, Aedan Peterson, Joe Sutphin, Jay Myers, and Doug TenNapel. Enter a rich, imaginative world that becomes more real, more mysterious, more dangerous, and more beautiful with each story's telling.




New York Magazine


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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.




Under the Tulip Tree


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Sixteen-year-old Lorena Leland's dreams of a rich and fulfilling life as a writer are dashed when the stock market crashes in 1929. Seven years into the Great Depression, Rena's banker father has retreated into the bottle, her sister is married to a lazy charlatan and gambler, and Rena is an unemployed newspaper reporter. Eager for any writing job, Rena accepts a position interviewing former slaves for the Federal Writers' Project. There, she meets Frankie Washington, a 101-year-old woman whose honest yet tragic past captivates Rena. As Frankie recounts her life as a slave, Rena is horrified to learn of all the older woman has endured--especially because Rena's ancestors owned slaves. While Frankie's story challenges Rena's preconceptions about slavery, it also connects the two women whose lives are otherwise separated by age, race, and circumstances. But will this bond of respect, admiration, and friendship be broken by a revelation neither woman sees coming?