THE RIMLEY RENDEZOUS was a back-street bistro where a tired businessman could drop in for a pick-up, no questions asked.The cover charge was steep, Blackmail was the major part of the tab. It was a lucrative business—until a murderer cut into the profits...and left his weapon in Donald Lam's car.The famous team of COOL and LAM at their fast-moving, quick-thinking best."Many enthusiasts like Erle Stanley Gardner even better in his disguise as A. A. Fair"

EMERALDS ARE FOR EVILShirley was sultry, sexy, smashing—a sweet young thing to make a sugar daddy's mouth water. This luscious lass loved pretty baubles, so no wonder men showered her with jewels. But when a deluge of emeralds turned into a reign of terror, Shirley needed someone to bail her out.That brought Bertha Cool and Donald Lam into the act, as the indomitable detective duo discovered that emeralds could be a girl's worst enemy when they carried a price tag of murder.....

This family-friendly adventure brings imagination to life! Oh Khalil and the Color Block Bandit follows a young scholar named Khalil, whose excitement for show-and-tell turns into an unforgettable mystery. The night before school, Khalil carefully sets out his favorite color blocks, only to discover they've vanished by bedtime!Determined to solve the case, Khalil transforms into his superhero alter ego, "OH KHALIL!" Armed with his trusty cape and the lette...

"Sell drugs" How did this idea haunt me like the boogeyman in the middle of the night? However, it promised so many great things in life, just at the cost of destroying many lives to reach that goal. "Selling drugs" I giggled at the images of those dope boys hustling outside."Selling drugs" It seemed like the perfect answer for a homeless kid with a younger brother to take care of. "Sell drugs" The image of my mother high from the same substance that made her not care about Nunnie o...

Joshua always thought he'd stay in the military for life. Months after leaving his last enlistment and still young, he can't adjust to the civilian life he never wanted. When a simple search-and-rescue request spirals into an investigation around a missing person and the only witness is in a coma, Joshua finds himself paired up with the interminable Meyer. Meyer just won't leave Joshua alone... and soon Joshua is hoping Meyer never leaves at all. How can he reconcile wanting this man with ...

Perhaps you've been to counseling for years – or maybe you've never sought outside help. Either way, you know there are fears, insecurities, emotional blockages that have kept you from living truly free. You're tired of it and want more. Congratulations! You hold in your hands a guide to help you on your path to true freedom, a path that can lead you safely into true emotional wholeness. You experience unresolved pain and multiple layers of self-protection called defense mechanisms, that l...

“My last secretary was thirty-five,” old M. said gloomily, “and no more sense than a child of ten. Or else she wasn’t all there. You all there?” he asked suddenly, giving Maud a searching look. “No banging your head on the table? No throwing the china at me? Hey?”Young Maud has made her escape from an overbearing stepmother and come to stay with her cousin Alice and Alice’s companion Miss Conway in the countryside. Alice and “Con” have arranged a job for her as secretary t...

"Do you take love or power?" he asked pointing the gun right at my forehead.In the underworld of Atlanta, blood ties are not only sacred, but also deadly. Ariella Johnson, a fearless law student, had no idea she would be bound to ruthless Mafia Don Luis DeLuca.He marries her not out of love, but to gain power, claiming her before his rival. To the outside world, she is his wife and a symbol of strength.But Ariella refuses to be controlled. Defiant and sharp-tongued,...

An extremely well-written, compassionate guide for the millions of people who come face to face with a death in their own familiesLosing a parent is a traumatic blow, and the grief can seem unbearable. But you are not alone, and you can get through this. In this first book dedicated to the experience of adults who have lost a parent, expert-on-grief Katherine Fair Donnelly shares intimate, telling interviews with surviving sons and daughters, and presents practical ...

What’s going on? My name is Tyquann; everybody around my way calls me Peanut. I am twenty-seven years old now. Sitting in a max prison—how many years, you ask? Let us say football numbers. Do you mind if I spark this joint? Don’t matter. I’m going to do it anyway. Chill with me for a second, though—relax, if you got a dutch rolled up, spark that, just better not reg. Or dro—that weed too harsh in the lungs. Got a bottle on you? crack that—what are you waiting for? Pour a little out before ...

Susie gets a chance to meet the black man of her dreams, and her husband is totally cool with it

As the story goes, it was a drug dealer who kept getting his spots robbed, and his men shot for pennies on his dollar, and drugs he could replace a hundred times over, but Promise father just wouldn’t stop. Fed up, the kingpin put a price on his head, seeing how others in the underworld were also fed up with this out-of-towner’s activities. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Promise uncle handled the task, going so far as to take pictures for evidence, and went to the Man himself like he...