Stories from different corners of my mind. As with most fiction, each of these stories has a foundation in truth. Yet the telling of these tales comes with twists, surprises, and humor that makes entertaining reading.Grandpa's Violin - A dinner at which three generations come to understand each other a little betterGun Play - A young cop learns from a dangerous veteran that not all training comes from the police academyBike Ride - Two adolescents discover that stubbor...

Police work is often funny, sometimes scary, but always interesting. Cops share their stories with each other all the time, often over coffee, or over drinks after work. The tales cover the spectrum of humorous to deadly. Often, it is not what happens to the criminal or the citizen that makes the "war stories," so compelling, but what happens to the cop, who daily wears the badge and carries a gun as he patrols his beat. These are the stories of "Cop Tales":In "The Scar," a rookie l...

Despite ongoing technical and professional advances, urban and regional planning is often far less effective than we might hope. Conflicting approaches and variable governmental settings have undermined planning’s legitimacy and allowed its goals to be eroded and co-opted in the face of mounting challenges. Deeper organising principles for self-understanding, action and productive critique are lacking. This book takes steps toward resolving these problems by providing a clear theoretical p...

Urban Planning for Disaster Recovery focuses on disaster recovery from the perspective of urban planning, an underutilized tactic that can significantly reduce disaster risks. The book examines disaster risk reduction (DRR), in particular, the recovery stage of what is widely known as the disaster cycle. The theoretical underpinning of the book derives from a number of sources in urban planning and disaster management literature, and is illustrated by a series of case studies. It consists ...

NYPD sniper Matt Donovan is in Hell. Instead of driving his best friend’s little sister home, he’s been convinced to offer her roommate a lift: a fresh-faced ray-of-sunshine with a body that makes grown men weep. There's no way he'll allow himself to be tempted by the little vixen, no matter how hard she tries to tempt him, so he resigns himself to the longest—and hardest—drive of his life.Lucy Mason had no idea her brother's best friend was so deliciously hot. Knowing he'd never h...

AN ORIGINAL E-SHORT • This prequel to John Grisham’s #1 New York Times bestseller The Whistler delivers a startling and original courtroom drama.In one small-town courthouse, the stakes are unbearably high for nearly everyone present: A judge presiding over his first murder trial. A defense attorney in over his head. A prosecutor out for blood and glory. The accused, who is possibly innocent. And the killer, who may have just committed the perfect...

Eight years ago Honey Holbrook was a spoiled, rich, wild child who didn't think twice about a wicked fling with pro hockey player Matt Heller. Even though her dad owned the team.When Matt tried to get her to quit her partying ways, their short relationship imploded. She threw herself further into her lifestyle while Matt carved out a career for himself in the NHL.Now Honey has a new job, a new home, and is staying out of the limelight. But the first day of her new job doesn...

Still recovering from her husband's betrayal, Detective Lindsay Boxer faces a series of heart-stopping crimes and a deadly conspiracy in this exhilarating Women's Murder Club novel from the world's #1 bestselling author.Fifteen months ago, Detective Lindsay Boxer's life was perfect. She had a beautiful child and a doting husband, Joe, who helped her catch a criminal who'd brazenly detonated a bomb in downtown San Francisco, killing twenty-five people. But Joe wasn'...

In this thrilling story from the world’s #1 bestselling author, a criminal behavior expert must team up with an NYPD detective to track down a deadly killer terrorizing New York City—before it’s too late.Dr. Dylan Reinhart wrote the book on criminal behavior. Literally: he's a renowned, bestselling Ivy League expert on the subject. When a copy of his book turns up at a gruesome murder scene—along with a threatening message from the killer—it looks like someone has ...

USA Today–Bestselling Author: Honor led him to her—will love keep him at her side?When he returns to Texas from overseas, U.S. Marine Carter Wallace makes good on a promise to tell a fallen soldier's wife that her husband loved her. But widowed Savannah Blackmore, pregnant and alone, shares a different story with Carter—one that tests everything he believes.He brings Savannah back to the Triple C ranch, where family secrets—and siblings he hadn't k...

**In this #1 New York Times bestseller from the world’s most popular storyteller, with explosive charges and shocking evidence, Alex Cross is about to face the trial of the century.The inspiration for #1 hit streaming show, Cross.**Alex Cross is on the wrong side of the law. Charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood, he is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops. Cross knows it was self-defense. But will...

After seeing the only man that he ever loved engaged to a woman and giving him the cold shoulder at a rugby reunion, Jeremy is depressed. On his way back home, the young jock almost runs out of gas and is forced to pull over at a rural gas station in the middle of no-where. The country boy running the gas station has a nine-inch tool that will fix all of Jeremy's problems.This erotic short novella is approximately 7000 words. Preview for other Keegan Kennedy works is included....