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Hank doesn’t do VR. Not anymore. He was always good at games, but he's left all that behind. He doesn't even log on. But he’s down on his luck, and when he’s offered a place at the prestigious Downlode Trust, it’s too good to miss. But there’s trouble at the Trust, and Hank is drawn into a high-tech conspiracy. Join Hank in The Trust, but remember: No More Games.

In the heat of the Korean War, Allied forces have a problem: the North Korean army is using a network of old Japanese tunnels to run military operations against the South, with near impunity. Now, the U.S. military will turn to an elite, highly trained and fearless group of men to find out where these tunnels lie-and destroy them once and for all.The Hills Went Boom!, from Korean War veteran Hank Acker, follows this newly formed reconnaissance unit-consisting of 11 U.S. Marines and one U.S. Navy corpsman-as they prepare to airdrop into hostile territory in three separate and dangerous missions. The men couldnt be more different, with varied backgrounds, interests and skills. But in the process, theyll learn to rely on each other in ways they never thought possible-and form a kind of bond only known to those who have served their country under the most difficult circumstances. And with one final and most challenging directive to complete, theyll need every bit of support they can muster...Fast-paced, frankly realistic and action-packed, The Hills Went Boom! is a unique glimpse into men whose honor, determination and sheer guts has one objective: to serve their country. Hoorah!

Bestselling author Viola Shipman delights with this captivating summertime escape set along the sparkling shores of Lake Michigan, where a woman searches for clues to her secretive mother's past Devastated by the sudden death of her mother—a quiet, loving and intensely private Southern seamstress called Miss Mabel, who overflowed with pearls of Ozarks wisdom but never spoke of her own family—Sutton Douglas makes the impulsive decision to pack up and head north to the Michigan resort town where she believes she’ll find answers to the lifelong questions she’s had about not only her mother’s past but also her own place in the world. Recalling Miss Mabel’s sewing notions that were her childhood toys, Sutton buys a collection of buttons at an estate sale from Bonnie Lyons, the imposing matriarch of the lakeside community. Propelled by a handful of trinkets left behind by her mother and glimpses into the history of the magical lakeshore town, Sutton becomes tantalized by the possibility that Bonnie is the grandmother she never knew. But is she? As Sutton cautiously befriends Bonnie and is taken into her confidence, she begins to uncover the secrets about her family that Miss Mabel so carefully hid, and about the role that Sutton herself unwittingly played in it all. “The minute I finished The Clover Girls, I ordered copies for all my friends. It’s that good.” —Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times bestselling author Don't miss bestselling author Viola Shipman's enchanting new novel, FAMOUS IN A SMALL TOWN—a magical story about the family you’re born with, and the one you choose! Other books by Viola Shipman: The Secret of Snow A Wish for Winter The Summer Cottage The Heirloom Garden The Clover Girls

"A diamond in the rough" Young Diamond grew up on the busy streets of Youngstown, Ohio. Most girls her age lived carefree, a blissful lifestyle but unfortunately those perks didn’t exist in her world. Early on 2 yrs old Diamond was found barely clothed wandering the cold hallways of Bryn Mawr Projects by a neighbor after her mother’s throat was slit. Having nowhere to go she was taken in by her estranged grandfather who tried to make the best life possible for her with the help of her mother’s long time friend Bam. Just as Diamond began to fall in love with what seem like a normal life reality set in uncovering deceit, drugs, sex, murder and heartbreak from the people that meant the most to her. Forced to grow up fast, she’s embracing life’s trials and tribulations using her street smarts to her advantage. 40 cal on her hip aiming to shoot & never missing her target she’s bitter and out for vengeance! No longer shedding tears but now she’s shedding blood.

With the ancients gone the world has come into the rule of five new races. It is an age of feuding as all races mistrust and war with each other. There is a prophecy, one that says that a single being of one of the races shall unite all others in a time of great peril. Well the peril has arrived in the form of a daemon of corruption, tainting those who seek her favour, for her favour is equal to power. The one chosen by prophecy must leave the life he knows to seek out his destiny, by uniting the once warring races of Reath into a single force. For this is the only way to send the daemon back to her realm and save all of Reath. It must be a world united, or it will be a worlds end.