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The Tainted Trust

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:28:12 +0300

Librarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B00DENSV6U. Prepare yourself for the one of the most exciting rides of your life. Volume Two of The King Trilogy, The Tainted Trust is, in addition to a moving and action packed thriller, a brilliant depiction of what perfectly normal people will do for love and money. It is the continuing story of an inconvenient fortune and its catastrophic impact on a loving family. No one wept when Jim Servito died. He left an estate amounting to $325,000,000 when his wife, Karen killed him in Caracas. He had accumulated the fortune the old fashioned way: he stole it from the U.S. and Canadian Governments using a brilliant gasoline tax evasion scam. The money is hot, deposited in a Cayman Island bank, and its cursed. It has a profound affect on everyone who touched it. It is managed by Alfred Schnieder, an aging and unscrupulous Caracas banker. Mike King, the love of Karen’s life, and nearly ruined by the Feds’ scorched earth efforts to recover Servito’s fortune, convinces her to keep the money, instead of returning it to its rightful owners. With the assistance of Schnieder, they form The King Trust, a near fatal mistake. Desperate to recover the money, the Feds continue to spare no expense and effort to do so. Phillip, the only child of Karen and Jim Servito, assumes he is the natural heir to his father’s fortune, and has his own greedy plans for the money. Aging Alfred Schnieder relinquishes the trust’s management to Louis Visconti, a thirty-two year old Wall Street whiz kid and brilliant financial engineer. Dubbed ‘The Crown Prince of Wall Street’, and substantially more unscrupulous than Schnieder, Visconti takes The King Trust to bewildering heights, then
fails, miserably. Kerri Pyper, Mike King’s twenty-three year old estranged daughter, has not seen or communicated with her father since she was nine. She discovers the existence of The King Trust and is shocked to learn that her natural father is its Trustee. Visconti, desperate and assuming he is still the smartest man in the room, embezzles the fortune and flees to Monaco. He made only two mistakes: he deceived both Mike King and Alfred Schnieder and fell in love with Kerri.

Red-Headed Stepchild

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:06:55 +0300

In a world where being of mixed-blood is a major liability, Sabina Kane has the only profession fit for an outcast: assassin. But, her latest mission threatens the fragile peace between the vampire and mage races and Sabina must scramble to figure out which side she's on. She's never brought her work home with her---until now.

Queen of Spades

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 16:07:27 +0200

Who is the Queen of Spades?Back in Sicily, she was an infamous assassin, leaving a trail of bodies behind her.The people loved her because she only killed those who preyed on the less fortunate.But then she was betrayed and was forced to flee to America.She lived in hiding for a while, trying to lead a normal life until her past caught up with her.Now, she is on a mission to protect those less fortunate. She enacts vengeance with her own personal brand of justice.Nobody knows who she really is. They only know her work by the calling card she leaves behind—the Queen of Spades.

The Last Exit: A St. James Mystery (St. James Mysteries Book 2)

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:32:21 +0200

He is watching. And waiting. And thirsty for revenge.The killer preys on people when they feel safest ... during the day, on the phone, on a popular walking path ...When an unsuspecting jogger is yanked off a popular walking path and slain in broad daylight, photojournalist Tommy St. James taps into her police sources to help her newspaper investigate the slaying. But her efforts go terribly wrong and soon, St. James is the killer's target.Download this book if you like heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat suspense!

Border Line

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:08:40 +0200

The eighth book in the USA TODAY bestselling series.
Vendetta is not a choice, its her destiny …
Gia Santella has settled into domestic life with a vengeance. The days of drinking too much, driving too fast, and going home with an assortment of cute boys have come to a screeching halt.
But then her world is upended when a little girl escaping a brutal life in Guatemala is thrust into her life. Gia finds herself fighting against her most ruthless enemy yet—a deadly and vicious force whose powerful reach extends across continents.
If you like take-charge heroines, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and gritty dramas, then you'll love this book.
Buy Border Line now to create your own brand of justice!

The Suicide King

Sun, 03 Mar 2019 19:11:38 +0200

Buried Secrets

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:40:12 +0300

SECRETS HIDDEN INSIDE CLEOPATRA'S TOMB HAVE THE POWER TO DESTROY CIVILIZATION

Since she was a little girl, Dallas Jones has been obsessed with finding Cleopatra's Tomb.

Now, as an archeologist in Minnesota, she stumbles upon a clue and realizes that she might actually know where the Queen of Egypt is buried.

Her enthusiasm is put to the test when she finds out that others, with less pure intentions, are also looking for the tomb.

They believe that the tomb contains secrets that could end civilization.

Faded with powerful men intent on destruction, Dallas realizes it is up to her to stop them by finding the tomb before they do.

But nothing has prepared her for the dangers she must face and the fact that these men will stop at nothing —including murder —to make sure she doesn't find the tomb first.

Blood & Roses (Vigilante Crime Series)

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 15:05:50 +0200

Silver-Tongued Devil

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 16:06:54 +0300

Now that the threat of war has passed, Sabina Kane is ready to focus on the future. Her relationship with Adam Lazarus is getting stronger and she's helping her sister, Maisie, overcome the trauma of her captivity in New Orleans. Even Giguhl is managing to stay out of trouble thanks to the arrival of Pussy Willow and his new roller derby team. But as much as Sabina wants to feel hopeful about the future, part of her doesn't trust that peace is possible. Her suspicions are confirmed when a string of sadistic murders threaten to stall treaty negotiations between the mages and the vampires. Sabina pitches in to find the killer, but her investigation soon leads her down dark paths that have her questioning everyone she thought she could trust. And the closer she gets to the killer, the more Sabina begins to suspect this is one foe she may not be able to kill.

Black Widow

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:01:17 +0200

VENDETTA IS NOT A CHOICE—IT'S HER DESTINY

A Mediterranean cruise. A fascinating new friend. An assassin playing a deadly game of revenge.

It's not her fault that everyone she cares about ends up dead. Or is it?

Vigilante heiress Gia Santella has everything that money can buy.

It's what she can't buy—love, companionship, friendship—that eludes her.

When Gia is forced to take a luxury cruise, she sets aside her vigilante ways. As she enjoys exotic lands and foods, a new friendship gives her hope that she might be able to lead a normal life like everybody else.

But like everything else in her life has done, her new friendship soon takes a deadly turn.

It's up to Gia to do what she does best—hunt for a killer to exact justice for those unable to do so themselves. With her new friendship on the line—and maybe her own life—Gia sets out to avenge the innocent once...

Death on Sunset Hill (A Tommy St. James Mystery Novella Book 2)

Sun, 10 Dec 2017 17:21:40 +0200

When an unsuspecting jogger is yanked off a popular walking path and slain in broad daylight, photojournalist Tommy St. James taps into her police sources to help her newspaper investigate the slaying. But her efforts go terribly wrong and soon, St. James is the killer’s target.

Meanwhile, Tommy’s job is on the line as management looks at cutting back the photo department of the newspaper. Her mistake in reporting the slaying makes her a prime target for the chopping block.

In addition, her misstep also puts her boyfriend, Police Detective Patrick Kelly, in a precarious position where he is in danger of losing his own job and blames her.

Worried about losing her job, her boyfriend, and her dignity all at once, Tommy St. James is faced with some tough decisions. And that’s before she even knows she better also be worried about her life.

Dark Justice

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:20:47 +0300

Fathers House: A Preview

Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:33:00 +0300

A Preview of the critically acclaimed Fathers House.When a young teen is fatally beaten in an abandoned schoolyard, assistant district attorney Ben Lovison is assigned the case of prosecuting the alleged perpetrator, a seventeen year old wannabe rapper and current resident of Lovison's childhood home, Fathers House.A preview of the C. Edward Baldwin's critically acclaimed Fathers HouseFor assistant district attorney Ben Lovison life couldn't be any sweeter. He has a job that he loves and a beautiful wife who is set to deliver their twin boys any day now. For a man whose life got off to a rocky start following the brutal slaying of his mother in broad daylight in front of their home, surviving childhood and finding success as an adult was a testament to his perseverance. But when a young teen is fatally beaten in an abandoned schoolyard, Lovison is assigned a case that will pull the wool from over his world. He learns that his story of perseverance and overcoming was actually one of deceit and deception. And Mayo Fathers, the man he'd credited with saving him appears to have been a wolf in sheep's clothing.Devastated by the discovery that Fathers may have been involved in both the murder of his mother and the disappearance of the father he never met, Lovison has to regroup and persevere once again. But this time, other lives hang in the balance.

The Mage in Black

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:06:55 +0300

Sabina Kane doesn't have the best track record when it comes to family. After all, her own grandmother, the leader of the vampire race, just tried to kill her. When she arrives in New York to meet the mage side of her family, the reunion takes the fun out of dysfunctional. On top of that, the Hekate Council wants to use her as a pawn in the brewing war against the vampires. Her mission will take her into the bowels of New York's Black Light district, entangles her in mage politics, and challenges her beliefs about the race she was raised to distrust. And Sabina thought vampires were bloodthirsty.