A killer wakes up...Tom Maverick isn't just a killer; he's an old-school assassin forged in the fires of a life gone wrong. He spent decades believing his conscience was a luxury he couldn't afford. He took contracts without asking questions, telling himself the world was a dirty place and he was just the broom.But the broom broke when he was framed for slaughtering an innocent family—a crime that fina...

He’s no Saint... Assassin Xavier Saint has only one rule: kill no innocents. But on a supposed clean hit in Montenegro, he discovers his target has two kids and a woman with him. Why didn’t his client tell Saint? What’s worse, the woman is Saint’s former girlfriend…While Saint processes this strange turn of events shots are fired. He watches the target and his ex fall. Rushing in to assess the damage, Saint’s ex reveals he’s a father. Not only that...

What if you had nothing to live for and nothing to lose…Devastated after his wife and daughter disappeared in a mysterious plane crash, Jack Storm, former CIS extractor, is failing to keep it all together. When a crucial asset is trapped in Tehran, the agency has no choice but to bring their top agent Jack back into service. They assign him a nearly impossible mission, knowing he’s a ticking time bomb…Sent in with a know-it-all rookie, despondent J...

When covert operations go wrong, CIS sends in . . . The Corrector.After loosing his wife in a tragic accident and never wanting to lose in any way again, Javin Pierce has buried his feelings in work. Fixing every mistake anyone else has made in hopes it will redeem his own guilt for not being able to save her life. When an elite CIS team botches a retrieval operation, the agency calls Javin in from Albania to fix it. But they want him to t...

Smart Home Simplified is a practical, beginner-friendly guide for homeowners and renters who want the benefits of a connected home without the confusion. If you have ever wondered which devices actually work together, whether you need a hub, what Matter or Thread really mean, or how to avoid buying gadgets that create more problems than they solve, this book gives you clear answers in plain American English. It shows you how to choose compatible products, build useful automations, improve ...

You picked up this book because your reactions often feel bigger than the situation calls for and you have wondered why encouragement to just try harder never helped. You may replay a casual comment for hours, feel shame after a small mistake, swing from excitement to shutdown, and cover it with humor, perfectionism or withdrawal. You grew up hearing more corrections than your peers and carrying the quiet belief that something is wrong with you. Whatever brought you here, you share one hop...

You have watched games where you felt ahead after 10 moves and then lost on move 22 because you missed a fork, a pin, or a simple capture. You are not alone. More than 80 % of games below 1,200 are decided by 7 or 8 preventable habits, not brilliance. If you have been told you need to memorize hundreds of lines or see 12 moves ahead, this book resets the expectation to something you can actually do tonight in 30 minutes.This book is not a grandmaster line manual, it is not a set of...

You picked up this book because you keep guessing what people mean and getting it 50% wrong. You watch a crossed arm and call it defensive, a quick glance away and call it lying, then learn the room was cold or loud. You want to read the room without reading into it, to know if interest is real on a date, if a colleague is with you, or if a family talk will tip.This book is not a dictionary where 1 gesture equals 1 meaning and not a lie detector in 5 seconds. It is not mind reading...

You know the sting of thinking you were winning, then watching 1 knight jump erase a 5 point lead in 4 seconds. Maybe you leave a piece hanging on move 19, you bring the queen out by move 5 and lose 3 tempi while your opponent develops, or you have 0 plan after move 12 and push a random pawn that creates a weak square. If you juggle classes, shifts, and a phone that pulls you every 7 minutes, you do not need a 200 line repertoire. You need a lean system you can run in 20 to 30 minutes per ...

You picked up this book because your first family camping trip felt more like chaos than the calm photos promised, and you drove home wondering why a simple weekend left everyone tired and cranky. You are not too disorganized for the outdoors, and your kids are not too difficult to enjoy it. The problem is that family camping fails in 4 predictable places, and almost no checklist tells you where they are. Or maybe you have not yet booked a site because you are trying to avoid the 2 hours o...

You are 22 and you can solve an equation, write a paper, and edit a video in 30 minutes, but no one graded you on how to negotiate rent, calm nerves before a tough conversation, or decide if a higher salary is worth lower sleep for 9 months. You want steady income, real friendships, and a sense of direction, yet 67 % of young adults report low confidence with money, time, and social choices because they have not had enough reps. Or you have tried budgeting apps, morning routines, and produ...

You picked up this book because you love Jesus and still feel like a scared child inside on certain days. You know you are chosen, yet an old voice says you are too much or not enough. You are responsible at work and for others, yet a tone of voice or a delayed text can undo you. You have prayed, forgiven and tried to move on, but the past does not stay where you left it. It appears when your chest tightens, when you say yes when you want to say no, or when you strive to be perfect so no o...