The grandfather-granddaughter team of Ike Cobb and Kit Castleman are at it again. Hired to represent the husband and prime suspect in his wife's murder, Kit discovers love. As the consequences of the deadly curiosity of the victim unfold, numerous suspects must be investigated by an entertaining duo of detectives. One is left to conclude not to pursue every curiosity without substantial forethought. The result could prove deadly otherwise.

When successful lawyer Ike Cobb runs for Governor of Tennessee, he faces a deadly threat from his old enemy Curtis Hall, a fraudster who went to jail because of Cobb's legal skills. With the help of his accomplice Connie Dickerson, Hall plots to ruin Cobb's campaign and his family. Cobb's wife and children are in danger as he rises in the polls. The reader gets a glimpse of Cobb's family dynamics and the relevant political issues in the U.S.A. The characters are vividly portrayed through t...

Kit Castleman meets her New York cousin as they join forces to defend a famous country singer accused of murdering a well-known rapper – whom he believes had an affair with his wife. As the case unfolds, Kit and her cousin develop a close bond, working alongside Kit's grandfather, Ike Cobb, and Sam's adopted brother, Djuan Barnes, to investigate alternative suspects. Unbeknownst to them at first, their search for the truth puts them on the trail of a serial killer. As the trial progresses,...

More than twenty years after the tragic murder of his wife, as recounted in First Shot: Last Chance, Ike Cobb returns in a riveting new tale. Now joined by his granddaughter Kit, who was born just months after the tragedy, Ike finds himself defending the accused murderer of a U.S. Senator's son. As Ike and Kit navigate their evolving relationship, they uncover a sinister conspiracy orchestrated by the billionaire father of the Senator's wife. This dark plot weaves through their pursuit of ...

Sam Crisp and her team in New York City must find a way to defend a man accused of murdering his wife, while Kit Castleman and her grandfather, Ike Cobb, represent a surgeon in Birmingham, Alabama, whose wife and children are missing. As drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia present an ever-present threat, Sam's team navigates the CIA, the DEA, and the U.S. Attorney's Office in an effort to free their client and avoid the cartel's deadly retribution. With evidence appearing to conclusively i...

19: The Musical is the dynamic and little-known story of Alice Paul, Ida B. Wells, Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, Inez Milholland and the other suffragists who fought to get women the right to vote - The 19th Amendment. The inspirational story of these fearless women is brought to life through jazz, traditional musical standards style, spoken word, and hints of gospel. Alice Paul and the suffragist's fight for equality have been re-imagined for a new generation with a poig...

Sixteen stories of passion with soldiers, sailors, pilots, and men (and women) of war. When you love someone in the military, erotic opportunities can few or far between. These authors, veterans of the erotica and romance writing world, turn their pens to the subject with insightful and sizzling portrayals of those in (and out of...) uniform.Edited by award-winning author Kristina Wright, who is married to a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, For the Love of a Soldier is filled...

A lifetime buried in the mud, a shadow haunting your past, a creature built from offered scraps – there is something lurking in the dark! In this new collection, 15 writers explore the many shapes that darkness can take, from the monstrous to the stark realities of loss and heartbreak. In tales that embrace both the mundane and the supernatural, nothing is impossible, and realities can be shattered and rebuilt for those willing to dare.With stories by Chase Anderson, Die Booth, Tab...

23 authors and 11 artists came together to create this aquatic horror anthology curated and edited by Tom Folske. Throughout history, tales of water monsters have fueled sailors' and swimmers' stories, bringing a new fear from the murky depths of the world's most unexplored regions. As it stands, we know more about space than what we know about what lurks at the bottom of the deepest trenches of the ocean and many other water systems. Urban legends, mythical creatures, and cryptids alike w...

This invaluable guide offers readers an accessible and imaginative approach to the literature of early modern Britain. Exploring the poetry, drama and prose of the period, Marion Wynne-Davies combines theory and practice, providing a helpful introduction to key theoretical concepts and close readings of individual texts by both canonical and less well-known authors. Amongst other things, Wynne-Davies discusses sixteenth- and seventeenth-century poetry in its political and cultural contexts...

First audiobook of this new, unabridged translation of one of Verne's best-known novels.The Mysterious Island was published in 1874, and it is one of Verne's longest novels. The plot depicts a group of men who have become castaways stranded on an island in the Pacific during the American Civil War. The novel describes their attempts not only to survive but also, with the aid of the scientific and technological know-how, to rebuild their world from the meager resources of the island....

Times are tough around the little brown house! The widowed Mrs. Pepper has to sew all day long just to earn enough to pay the rent and to feed the five growing Peppers. But she faces poverty and trouble with a stout heart, a smiling face, and the help of her jolly brood: blue-eyed Ben, the eldest and the man of the house at the age of 11; pretty Polly, so eager to cook for the family and make everyone happy and comfortable; and the three littlest Peppers, Joel, Davie, and baby Phronsie. A ...