It is 1997 when retired attorney, Austin Wells, receives a desperate phone call from his former friend, Adele Ogden. Her brother, Frankie, has been reported being murdered in Ensenada, Mexico. After Austin reluctantly agrees to accompany her to Mexico to temporarily help sort things out, he has no idea he is about to walk into a complex mystery mired in malice, greed, and betrayal.With nothing to go on but a phone call from an unknow caller, the two leave San Diego for Mexico to de...

This is an authoritative book that acts as a guide to understanding maize kernel development. Written by a team of experts, it covers topics spanning pre- and post-fertilization events, embryo and endosperm development, grain filling and maturation, and factors influencing crop yield. It explores the significance of maize and other cereal grains, existing hypotheses and research, and important gaps in our knowledge and how we might fill them. This is a valuable resource for researchers of ...

The world of young Jonathan Taylor is suddenly shattered by the tragic events of September 11, 2001. His normal happy and secure life in New York City is transplanted to the shores of California, thousands of miles away from home. When Jonathan's father dies in the World Trade Center attacks, he is sent to the only person left to care for him- his grandfather, Joe, who lives in San Francisco and is the first mate of a tug boat, the Nellie-B. Trouble does not end for him in his fragile stat...

Unlike any other book in the world, this book discloses important, new information in the computer networking field that has never been brought to your attention! The technical facts of many problems affecting telecommunication and computer networks haven't changed since the author wrote his first book on the subject in 1982, but the equipment and network applications sure have, along with their solutions. And there's a whole new generation of engineers, managers, and technicians who aren'...

**Secrets and Lies. Danger That Will Never Go Away.Join three beloved masters of romantic suspense for novellas where the past will not stay buried.**Dee Henderson - "Missing"A Wyoming sheriff is called to Chicago when his elderly mother goes missing from her retirement community. Paired with a savvy Chicago cop, the two soon launch into a race against the clock when they realize something dark may lie at the heart of the disappearance.

A high-stakes romance among the jet-set crowd of actresses, producers, and world-famous entrepreneurs. Carolyn Black an actress driven by her ambition, desperately wants the starring role in an upcoming film based on a series of famous novels. With a reputation for being willing to do anything to get a part, the actress sets out to impress the woman behind the project. Annelie Peterson the wealthy publisher with a mysterious past owns the film rights and will decide who wins the much-covet...

Stranded: Book OneKendall Monroe is handcuffed to a car in the desert.Is this life imitating art or art imitating life? The only thing he's sure of is that the situation he finds himself in is a copy of a scene he filmed earlier, only this time, there is no director yelling "cut" and no crew to rescue him. Terrified for his life, Kendall takes comfort remembering happier times with his longtime lover, Johnny. He hasn't seen Johnny in weeks since Jo...

Private investigator Kate Shugak is 5 foot 1 inch tall, carries a scar that runs from ear to ear across her throat and owns a half-wolf, half-husky named Mutt. Orphaned at eight years old, Kate grew up to be resourceful, strong willed and defiant. She is tougher than your average heroine – and she needs to be to survive the worst the Alaskan wilds can throw at her.Kate investigates murders. She's worked under cover in the Arctic Circle, gone to sea, signed up as a bodyguard, tracke...

No good deed goes unpunished… Newly widowed Kate Huntington agrees to help her closest friend's elderly aunt with a problem, but the "problem" ends up dead. And Kate finds herself embroiled in a police investigation. To clear Aunt Betty, she and her cohorts must wade through a brimming pool of suspects—some of whom have secrets they'd prefer to keep buried.As the investigation progresses, Kate finds it harder and harder to deny her attraction to the PI her friend Rob has h...

K-9 HOLIDAY RESCUESurviving Christmas by Valerie HansenWhen single dad Sean Murray returns from a war zone and discovers someone is following him, he turns to his old friend K-9 officer Zoe Trent for help. But as the threat escalates, can Zoe and her police dog find whoever is menacing Sean and his son…and make sure this Christmas isn’t their last?Holiday High Alert by Lenora WorthAfter a cryptic note appears in the playground at Josie Callahan’s daycare cen...

Shay Cooper was good at her job. As an FBI agent she broke criminals—until they broke her. \r\nRecovery seems unlikely until her mentor proposes she return to work at the training academy near her hometown of Chicago. Life in the slow lane definitely appeals, but her contentment lasts only until she meets the academys biggest challenge: Agent Kate Harris. \r\nKate Harris has made her mistakes and carries her own secrets. Her former partner—a brilliant profiler and author of t...

Casey and Nate are back!High school senior Casey Donovan is in trouble. Again. If only she had trusted in Nate's loyalty when he traveled to Spain with his college basketball team - despite being accompanied by the cheerleading squad and Fiona the Floozy who'd made it super clear she wanted Nate for herself. Then she wouldn't have made that impulsive trip to Hollywood and let Austin do that stupid thing that threatened her relationship with Nate, and triggered a tr...