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One Heart to Win
Hidden identities, family feuds, and a love that will never die. Some young ladies marry for money and social standing, a few lucky ones marry for love, but Tiffany Warren is marrying to end a feud. The quarrel between the Warrens and the Callahans has to be resolved, but when Tiffany reluctantly travels west to meet rancher Hunter Callahan she finds herself being kidnapped by the enemy family. Hunter, a handsome, sweet talking charmer whom she has to fight off because he cant keep his eyes or his hands off her, is unaware of Tiffanys true identity. But as Hunter goes about claiming his rightful bride to be, he knows that he has only one heart to win.
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The Target
The mission is to enter one of the most dangerous countries in the world. The target is one of the toughest to reach. The result could be momentous - or it could be Armageddon. There is no margin for error. US government operatives Will Robie and Jessica Reel have to prove they are still the best team there is. But are they invincible when pitted against an agent whose training has been under conditions where most would perish? An old man is dying in an Alabama prison hospital, it seems there is one more evil game he has still to play. And it's a game which comes close to home for Reel and Robie. But this time the stakes might be way too high. About the Author David Baldacci is a worldwide bestselling novelist. With his books published in over 45 different languages and in more than 80 countries and with over 110 million copies in print, he is one of the worlds favorite storytellers. David is also the co-founder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a non-profit organization, dedicated to eliminating illiteracy across America. Still a resident of his native Virginia.
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Things a Little Bird Told Me
Biz Stone is many things to many people. Entrepreneur, college dropout, businessman, programmer and nerd of the year. But to himself he is so much more, and in this book he offers a slice of his life for readers to draw humour, insights and occasional advice from. With interesting stories of his life at Google and Twitter, Biz relates how opportunity can never be created. He talks about failure, vulnerability and ambition, showing how the greatest achievements are a direct result of non-linear thoughts. Addressing creativity, he shows how corporate culture is improved by it and how one must perceive it as an unending resource. The book shows readers that asking questions is the only way to learn, and it is often the cheapest way as it costs nothing. It also teaches that empathy is the principal part of personal and global success. About Biz Stone Christopher Isaac "Biz" Stone is an American software engineer and the co-inventor and co-founder of Twitter Inc. He has also contributed to the development of Xanga, Blogger, Odeo, The Obvious Corporation and Medium. Biz Stone dropped out of both Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts, and has since been awarded 2009 Nerd of the Year by GQ magazine, Entrepreneur of the Decade by Inc. magazine and the International Center for Journalists' first Innovation Award in 2010. He was named one of the Most Influential People in The World by Time magazine. Stone has also written: Blogging: Genius Strategies for Instant Web Content and Who Let The Blogs Out?
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Undercover in High Heels
Hollywood can be a Killer. Secret Affairs, hunky gardeners and housewives desperate enough to bare it all welcome to Magnolia Lane, TVs hottest new prime time show. A place where L. A. shoe designer Maddie Springer should be in fashion heaven. That is until the body of a rising young starlet is found dead on the shows set. Now its up to Maddie to sift through a leading lady with a secret, an actor on the verge of a nervous breakdown, a sexy cyber scandal and one tabloid reporter wholl stop at nothing to get the story of the century. Not to mention Maddies hot cold relationship with the cases familiar lead detective, Jack Ramirez. In a world where secrets, lies and deception can earn you an Oscar, Maddie plays the role of a lifetime to catch Hollywoods hottest killer. But if she doesnt watch her step, Maddies fifteen minutes of fame just may be her last.
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Killer in High Heels
What happens in Vegas doesnt always Stay in Vegas. L.A. Shoe Designer, Maddie Springer hasnt seen her father since he reportedly ran off to Las Vegas with a showgirl named Lola. So shes shocked when he leaves a desperate plea for help on her answering machine ending in a loud bang. Gunshot? Car backfire? Never one to leave her curiosity unsatisfied, Maddie straps on her stilettos and, along with her trigger-happy best friend, makes tracks for Sin City in search of her MIA dad. Maddie hits the jackpot, all right. She finds not only her dad, but also a handful of aging drag queens, an organized crime ring smuggling fake Prada pumps, and one relentless killer. Plus, it seems the LAPDs sexiest cop is doing a little Vegas moonlighting of his own. In a town where odds are everything, Maddie bets it all on her ability to out-step a vicious murderer. She just hopes her gamble pays off... before her own luck runs out.
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Spying in High Heels
High Crime meets High Fashion+J52 L. A. Shoe Designer, maddie Springer, lives her life by three rules: Fashion. Fashion. Fashion. But when she stumbles upon the work of a brutal killer, her life takes an unexpected turn from Manolos to murder. And things only get worse when her boyfriend disappears along with $20 million in embezzled funds and her every move is suddenly under scrutiny by the LAPDs sexiest cop. With the help of her post menopausal bridezilla of a mother, a 300 pound psychic and one seriously oversexed best friend, Maddie finds herself stepping out of her stilettos and onto the trail of a murderer. But can she catch a killer before the killer catches up to her.