May 1945. Hitler was dead the Third Reich was little more than smoking rubble & no GI wanted to be the last man killed in action against the Nazis. But for cigar-chewing rough-talking hard-drinking & hard-charging Lieutenant Jack Lee & his men there was one more mission: rescue fourteen prominent French prisoners held in an SS-guarded castle high in the Alps. It was a dangerous mission but Lee had help
- a German Wehrmacht unit had volunteered to join the fight. Based on official American German & French histories personal memoirs & author interviews The Last Battle" is the nearly unbelievable story of the most improbable battle of World War II
- a tale of unlikely allies bravery & cowardice & desperate combat between implacable enemies."

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A shared past a fresh start & a lifetime of love.. . Owen Montgomery is a busy man. He & his brothers Beckett & Ryder are working day & night to build an intimate Bed & Breakfast in his hometown. Owen is the organiser of the Montgomery clan & while his brothers tease him for his compulsive list making they have to admit that Owen has ensured the Inn Boons Boro is about to open right on schedule. The only thing Owen didnt plan for was Avery Mc Tavish.. . Averys popular pizza place is right across the street from the inn giving her a first-hand look at its amazing renovation
- & a newfound appreciation for Owen Montgomery. Owen was her first boyfriend when they were kids & hes never been far from Averys thoughts. But the attraction shes feeling for him now is far from innocent. As Avery & Owen cautiously take their relationship to another level the opening of the inn gives the whole town of Boonsboro a reason to celebrate. But Owens hard work has only just begun. Getting Avery to let down her guard is going to take longer than he expected
- & so will getting her to realise that her first boyfriend is going to be her last.. .

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The historic hotel in Boons Boro has endured war & peace changing hands even rumored hauntings. Now it's getting a major facelift from the Montgomery brothers & their eccentric mother...and they are uncovering secrets from the hotel's past. The new manager of the Inn starts work
- & sparks fly with one of the brothers.. .
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Includes: A BRAND NEW & EXCLUSIVE MORGANVILLE SHORT STORY Claire Danvers is concerned when three vampires vanish from
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AD 68. The tyrant emperor Nero has no son & no heir. Suddenly there's the very real possibility that Rome might become a republic once more. But the ambitions of a few are about to bring corruption chaos & untold bloodshed to the many. Among them is a hero of the campaign against Boudicca Aulus Caecina Severus. Caught up in a conspiracy to overthrow Caesar's dynasty he commits treason raises a rebellion faces torture & intrigue
- all supposedly for the good of Rome. The boundary between the good of Rome & self preservation is far from clear & keeping to the dangerous path he's chosen requires all Severus' skills as a cunning soldier & increasingly deft politician. & so Severus looks back on the dark & dangerous time history knows as the Year of the Four Emperors & the part he played
- for good or ill
- in plunging the mighty Roman empire into anarchy & civil war...


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When the Leeds United players celebrated winning the championship in April 1992 they could not have had an inkling of how momentous the occasion was. Manchester United losers at Liverpool that sunny Sunday afternoon had now gone 25 years without winning the league. Howard Wilkinsons side promoted just two seasons ago could bring back the glory days to Leeds. But Wilkinson would prove to be the last English manager to win the league. In 1992 football changed beyond all recognition. Twenty years on The Last Champions" looks back at the roots of that success & the amazing cast of characters who came together to fashion the triumph. As in his acclaimed book " The Fallen" Dave Simpsons quest to catch up with the protagonists of the era from the visionary Sergeant Wilko top scorer Lee Chapman & unsung heroes like Mike Whitlow & Carl Shutt (not forgetting Eric Cantona of course) sees him unearth some extraordinary untold stories. & he finds that " The Last Champions" were also the last ordinary people to win the league before the Premier League saw skyrocketing wages billionaire foreign owners & the dictates of television taking the game away from the fans. It is the brilliantly told story of the end of an era." ...

When the Leeds United players celebrated winning the championship in April 1992 they had no idea how momentous the occasion was. Manchester United losers at Liverpool that Sunday afternoon had now gone 25 years without winning the league. Howard Wilkinson's side promoted just two seasons ago could bring back the glory days to Leeds. But Wilkinson would prove to be the last English manager to win the league. In 1992 football changed beyond all recognition. The Last Champions" explores the roots of that success & the amazing cast of characters who came together to fashion the triumph. As in his acclaimed book " The Fallen" Dave Simpson's quest to catch up with the protagonists of the era from the visionary Sergeant Wilko top scorer Lee Chapman & unsung heroes like Mike Whitlow & Carl Shutt (not forgetting Eric Cantona) sees him unearth some extraordinary untold stories. & he finds that " The Last Champions" were also the last ordinary people to win the league before the Premier League saw skyrocketing wages billionaire foreign owners & the dictates of television taking the game away from the fans. It is the brilliantly told story of the end of an era." ...

Never in one place long enough to make friends or put down roots Colie doesnt expect her trip to the North Carolina coast to change a thing. Always the outcast shes resigned to a holiday with only her eccentric aunt Mira for company. But when she finds a job waitressing at the Last Chance cafe she also finds acceptance new friends & the beginnings of romance... ...

When Jess is knocked off her bicycle she finds herself at the gates of Heaven early
- before her actual death date. Striking a
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The gripping new action thriller from New York Times bestselling author & former FBI agent Noah Boyd. Steve Vail has brains brawn & balls -- & is back for his latest mission. Steve Vail visits Kate Bannon Assistant Director of the FBI for a well-earned & romantic New Years Eve in Washington DC but he suddenly finds himself knee-deep in a very complicated & unusual case. A man known simply as Calculus an intelligence officer at the Russian embassy approaches the FBI claiming he knows of several Americans who are supplying confidential government information to the Russian secret service. In exchange for this list he asks for $250 000 for each traitor the FBI arrests. But when Calculus is suddenly recalled to Moscow the Bureau suspects the worst. The Russians have probably captured Calculus & might have access to his list -- which means theyll soon track down the informants & murder them. That is unless the FBI can find them first but without knowing exactly who is on the list they must keep the operation quiet. Once again Vail is their man. Hes the ideal candidate for this kind of stealth recon mission. It soon becomes clear that finding Calculus & his list of traitors isnt going to be quick or quiet. In fact its going to be downright deadly! ...