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1) Innocence
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Aged 16, Davros is being pulled in various directions by his influential family. But no one seems terribly interested in what Davros himself wants, So he must begin to take control of his own life, work towards his destiny...
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The world is officially going to hell, Rayne thought.
The Immortality Wars were supposed to be ancient history, but ironically or not, they refused to stay dead. This time, however, someone or something had declared war on immortality itself, and people were actually dying again. People were scared, and scared people do terrible things.
A lot of them blamed Rayne. She was the most wanted person in New York, and not in a good way. Her legacy as the...
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Young women have gone missing and unmissed, until the wrong one disappears.
The tranquility of tiny Anderson Montana is once again shattered when pampered Stacey Nichols disappears after a quarrel with her boyfriend.
Clues are few and flimsy, but newly hired deputy, Birdie Bradshaw, has more than a professional interest in the case. Digging through old records, she uncovers evidence of similar disappearances going back decades.
While a battered Stacey...
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First published in 1911, The Innocence of Father Brown is a series of stories involving one of the greatest characters in the history of detective fiction, G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown. A Roman Catholic priest, Father Brown has an uncanny insight to human evil. In contrast with the aristocratic arch-villains of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Father Brown solves mysteries involving local murders by small town crooks, narrowing the suspect list down...
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I met Death in the park. And then he offered me a job…
My name is Cal Thorpe and I worked for the premier marketing firm as a marketing and public relations agent. Then, I met Death. He gave me two options: go back to the moment when I'd been shot or work for him as his marketing agent. Obviously, I took the job.
The only thing is, working for Death was absolutely nothing like I expected. For one, my assistant is a rock troll named Yolanda who smiles...
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Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...
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"Originally published in 1912, Songs of Innocence, was written by the legendary William Blake (1757 – 1827), and illustrated with the stunning drawings of Honor Appleton. It is a collection of nineteen poems, including of 'The Lamb', 'The Blossom', 'Night', 'Spring', 'Nurse's Song', and 'The School-Boy'. The prequel to Songs of Experience, this book redefines our traditional notions of 'paradise' and 'the fall' – representing childhood a state...
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"Defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a client in the trunk of his Lincoln. Haller is charged with murder and can't make the exorbitant $5 million bail slapped on him by a vindictive judge. Mickey elects to defend himself and must strategize and build his defense from his jail cell in the Twin Towers Correctional Center in downtown Los Angeles, all the while looking over his shoulder, as an officer of the court...
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This collection of poems by famous English Romantic poet William Blake comprises two volumes in one. Self-published by Blake, the first collection entitled "Songs of Innocence", first appeared in 1789. This volume focuses on the pastoral and innocent perfection of childhood. The tone is beautiful and often delicately romantic. However, there is also a dark side to the naivety of childhood. Blake explores the vulnerability of the poor and the young...
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In the wake of immortality, innocence became prized most highly… and it was preyed upon.
In this world, the lives of four young women who could not be more different are connected by an irresistible gravity that draws them closer and closer, but to annihilation or consummation?
Grace has a loving family, a fiancé, a comfortable life in a close-knit community, and unshakable faith. So why does her life feel incomplete?
Rayne lives in the ruins of...
12) Actual Innocence
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It's not every day a federal judge comes knocking at one's door, especially with a curious request- to review the final appeal of a murderer on Death Row. California lawyer Greg Monarch has every intention of saying no to the request- until he discovers the prisoner is his former lover. Six months from execution, Sarah Trant has turned to the one man she hopes can save her. Greg failed once before trying to rescue Sarah from...
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Joining the law firm run by my brother Chris's three best friends was suppose to be easy. But I never imagined I'd find myself in a relationship with two, maybe three, of said friends. With all of the drama, I need to find a new law firm to join so I can separate my work and my pleasure. But will leaving create even more drama? And how do I keep Chris from finding out about my new relationships?
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Humans aren't as alone as they choose to believe. Every human possesses a supernatural trait that lies dormant within their genetic makeup. Centuries of diluting and breeding have allowed humans to think they are alone and untouched by magic. But what happens when something changes?
As one of the seven lightning-struck women, Nadie Morgan has known for a while now that her fate would be forever changed...and revolve around a certain dragon. From...
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According to Pew Research Center, 78% of US adults are not convinced of the fairness of the death penalty and doubt its effectiveness as a deterrent to heinous crimes. .
Do you share the same views? Or do you have complete trust in the judicial process?
If you're looking to broaden your grasp of this subject matter, you've come to the right place.
You will gain insights into the legal, moral, social, and personal implications of this type of criminal...
16) End of Innocence
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End of Innocence is the first in a non-fiction series ('Truly Unforgotten') exploring UK cold cases.
The book focuses on the 1978 disappearance of Genette Tate. The 13-year-old schoolgirl vanished while out delivering newspapers on her bicycle in the Exeter countryside; no trace of her was ever discovered.
With new and rarely seen comments from family, police and inside the courtroom, the story links her case to the earlier abductions of April Fabb...
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Camille never believed she could capture the attention of the object of her desire, the gorgeous, irreverent geologist, Eben. Now she is over the moon with happiness at being adored not only by him, but the Dragon Guardian, Roka, who she awakened during the Ritual with her virgin blood. But when a black dragon, a Shadow named Rafe, shows up unannounced and in dire need of help, their perfect trio is forced to split. Without the Guardian's balancing...
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An adapted and illustrated edition of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence, at an easy-to-read level for all ages!
Newland Archer is a respectable man from a respectable family, comfortable in New York society. So when his wife's cousin Ellen returns to America, planning to divorce her husband, gossip about the family starts to spread. As Newland spends more time with Ellen a friendship between them grows. But this friendship will put both his social...
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May 1453 - Lemster, the English Marches
When thirteen-year-old Thomas Berrington is attacked by a group of boys on his way home he believes it is just another beating he must take-until one of the boys is found dead, and Thomas is accused of the murder.
Fighting to save his reputation and his life Thomas is distracted by his feelings toward a girl his father would disapprove of: the pretty and resourceful Bel Brickenden. Together they uncover a...
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