**** "Sharply drawn characters, rich dialogue, and a clever conclusion bode well for any sequel." —Publishers Weekly **** “Smith skillfully bridges police procedural and espionage fiction, crafting a show-stealing sense of place** and realistically pairing the threats of underworld crime and destabilized regimes.” -- Booklist **For International Espionage Fans of Alan Furst and Daniel Silva, a new thriller set in post-Soviet era Po...

Unlike film guides that list films alphabetically, give production facts, and offer rather dry descriptions, this book is designed to help people better understand themselves, their loved ones, and their romantic situations… or lack thereof. Scientific studies show that couples who watch romantic movies together and then discuss them and their feelings about them have a much higher “stay-together rate” than couples who enter traditional therapy. This fun and colorful rom-com movie guide ca...

It is 1992 in Warsaw, Poland, and the communist era has just ended. A series of grisly murders suddenly becomes an international case when it's feared that the victims may have been couriers smuggling nuclear material out of the defunct Soviet Union. The FBI sends an agent to help with the investigation. When he learns that a Russian physicist who designed a portable atomic bomb has disappeared, the race is on to find him—and the bomb—before it ends up in the wrong hands. Smith’s depiction...

The Complete Works of John Jay SmithThis Complete Collection includes the following titles:--------1 - American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 11.2 - American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 12.3 - American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 13.4 - American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 14.5 - American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 15.6 - American Historical and Literary Curi...

Set against the very real refugee crisis on the beautiful, sun-drenched Greek islands, Fire on the Island paints a nuanced and loving portrait of a community in crisis while shedding light on the challenges of life in contemporary Greece.After a string of mysterious fires breaks out on a small Greek island, undercover FBI agent Nick Damigos arrives to investigate, showing up just in time to save a beloved truffle-sniffing dog from the most recent inferno. ...

Navigating constantly changing social and familial relationships, the characters in M. Jay Smith’s stories strive to hold everything together and stay true to their convictions in the process.Cantaloupe! brings us nine juicy stories about trying (and failing) to do the right thing – about yearning to stay true to yourself in a culture that demands compromise. With razor-sharp prose and a bit of slapstick humour, M. Jay Smith contemplates how identities smudge into each oth...

In a brilliant, original rendition, Monsters of the Gévaudan revisits a spellbinding French tale that has captivated imaginations for over two hundred years, and offers the definitive explanation of the strange events that underlie this timeless story.In 1764 a peasant girl was killed and partially eaten while tending a flock of sheep. Eventually, over a hundred victims fell prey to a mysterious creature, or creatures, whose cunning and deadly efficiency terrorized the reg...

Another tragic experience causes Alex to fall into a nightmarish sleep, and the following words flow into his subconscious: As result of traumatic events in your past lives, you have internalized a deep-set fear of love, abandonment, and commitment. You will never be able to share love with another person unless you can liberate yourself from those damaging wounds. Failure to heal them in this life will result in a need to return, yet again, with the same tasks at hand. A marriage vow to J...

They pulled you close. Then they pulled away. And left you replaying the same night on a loop, searching for the one thing you must have done wrong.Here's the truth this book will walk you through: it wasn't you.Search "avoidant attachment" and you'll find shelf after shelf of workbooks — nearly all of them written for the avoidant person, to help them change. If you're the one who got left confused, blaming yourself, wondering what happened, none of those...

Baby Boomers are reinventing retirement just as they have so many other aspects of their lives. They will live longer and be healthier than their parents and grandparents, and they plan to remain relevant, be fulfilled, and leave legacies. Many will continue to work well into their 70s and 80s, some because they want to, others because they need to.The Retirement Boom is a practical roadmap for making your "retirement years" a time of reinvention, excitement, and fulfillment.The coauthors ...

Baby Boomers are reinventing retirement just as they have so many other aspects of their lives. They will live longer and be healthier than their parents and grandparents, and they plan to remain relevant, be fulfilled, and leave legacies. Many will continue to work well into their 70s and 80s, some because they want to, others because they need to.The coauthors of this practical guide are four Boomer professionals who have walked the walk and transformed themselves from corporate ...

In the Bay Area, 2020, a strange event occurs—the sun fails to rise with its usual warmth, leaving the sky a dull, smoky gray. Birds don't sing, flowers don't bloom, and a heavy silence hangs in the air. This is not a simple anomaly but a poignant message from a hurting Earth. "The Day the Sun Slept" is a powerful fable about the delicate balance between humanity and nature. The Sun is hiding, not out of malice, but because the Earth is weary, wounded by years of carelessness and neglect. ...