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Anarchy of the Mice by jeff_bond
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"Nibble, nibble. Until the whole sick scam rots through." When anarchist-hackers the Blind Mice begin crippling the country's worst corporations -- the "Despicable Dozen" -- with web and software attacks, the public yawns. When they blip the power grid and penetrate municipal databases? Annoying but hardly a crisis. What about murdered executives? And what if the data disappeared for stock and account balances, property lines, personal ID records ... and never came back? ---- Molly McGill is fighting it. Her teenage son has come downstairs in a T-shirt from these "hacktivists" dominating the news. Her daughter's bus is canceled -- too many stoplights out -- and school is in the opposite direction of the temp job she's supposed to be starting this morning. She is divorced; her P.I. business went belly-up; seriously, what kind of life is this for a woman a mere twelve credit-hours shy of her PhD? Then the doorbell rings. It's Quaid Rafferty, the disgraced (but handsome) ex-governor of Massachusetts, and his partner Durwood Oak Jones, the preeminent small-force private-arms contractors in the Western world. The guys have an assignment for Molly. It's risky, but the pay sure beats switchboard work. They need her to infiltrate the Blind Mice. Danger, intrigue, action for miles and even a whiff of romance. Whatever you read, Anarchy of the Mice is coming for you. cover by Ethan Scott
The Winner Maker [SAMPLE] by jeff_bond
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"Thrilling...an exhilarating and emotionally astute mystery." - Kirkus Reviews "Chilling moments, well-drawn action, believable motivation, expert pacing roll into a solid, fast-paced thriller." - IndieReader Bob Fiske - the seventy-four-year-old dinosaur who's taught Honors English and coached varsity football for five decades - is missing. To his Winners, class favorites Fiske designated over the years for their potential to "Live Big," it's heartbreaking. Fiske did more than inspire with soaring oratory; he supported their ambitions into adulthood. Four of his brightest former stars reunite to find him, putting high-octane careers on hold, slipping police barricades, racing into the wilds of Northern Michigan for clues about the fate of their legendary mentor. Others don't see a legend. They see an elitist whose time has passed. When a current student - female - disappears just hours into the Winners' search amid rumors of inappropriate meetings, the Great Man's reputation is in shambles. Feints, betrayal, explosive secrets from their own pasts: as facts emerge, each Winner must decide how far they'll go for Fiske. Can the truth redeem him? Or has this cult of hyper-achievement spawned a thing so vile none of their lives will survive intact?
Blackquest 40 by jeff_bond
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** WATTYS 2018 WINNER ** Big Tech meets Die Hard in this techno-thriller Kirkus Reviews calls "a clever, spirited tale with a brainy, nimble heroine at the helm." From IndieReader's 5-star (highest rating) review: "Bond weaves an entertaining tale filled with deceit, robots, Russians, and tech entrepreneurs that all combine to give the reader a reason to flip pages furiously to find out what might happen next." Deb Bollinger has no time for corporate training. Her company's top engineer at just twenty-seven, Deb has blocked off her day for the one project she truly cares about: the launch of Carebnb, an app that finds spare beds for the homeless. When she's told all employees must drop everything for some busywork exercise called Blackquest 40, it's an easy no. Trouble is, her bosses aren't really asking. Blackquest 40 is the mother of all corporate trainings. A near-impossible project to be completed in forty straight hours. No phones. No internet. Sleeping on cots. Nobody in, nobody out. Deb finds the whole setup creepy and authoritarian. When a Carebnb issue necessitates her leaving the office, she heads for the door. What's the worst that could happen? Armed commandos, HVAC-duct chases, a catastrophic master plan that gets darker by the hour - Blackquest 40 is a fresh take on the Die Hard formula, layering smart-drones and a modern heroine onto the classic action tale. Cover design and illustration by Ethan Scott.
Fate Decides by forever-evermore
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(Book #1 in the Unusual Fate series) Liam, an Omega, has been living on the pack compound with his sisters ever since a deadly disease had infected humans and werewolves alike. Forced to go through the mating ceremony earlier than expected, he ends up mated to a surprised pair of twins, the future Alphas, Erik and Ethan. Overcoming their troubles is hard for the newly mated werewolves, but they manage to persevere. But what happens when something worse than the Infected threatens them? Will they be able to survive when all odds are against them? Nothing goes as planned, and these werewolves will find that out soon enough. Cover by sufferingIy
The Silent One (boyxboy) - Book 2 of Alpha by RainbowAlpha
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Adrian, a mute hybrid who nobody can read. not even his mind-reader brother. Nobody knows exactly who he really is. I mean of course his family knew him, just not the real him. His personality, his thoughts and his intentions, nobody can ever figure it out. Though the brothers and cousins seen him what he can do. And they're too afraid to tell others. What will happen when the Mohinas strike back along with The Shadow? Will someone, maybe his mate, able to dig up his buried heart and change him? P/s: The story won't be starting where everyone's grown up. That'll be too boring.
Second Chance Mate (ManxMan) by lostboys_lostgirls
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When Teegan Winters turned eighteen he was ecstatic to find his mate, Jesse Cole. But he was so blinded by his love for him that he didn't tell anyone about the abusive side he had. He stayed with Jesse for five years, taking the beatings and even having two of his pups. But no matter how much Teegan used to love Jesse, he would never raise his pups in that environment, they would be raised in a loving and caring environment, even if that meant raising them himself. Now, four years after leaving Jesse the Goddess has given Teegan a second chance, with soon to be Crimson Moon pack alpha, Sebastian Kingston. But with Teegans new mate come trouble. Cover made by @OllieMaeCarroll
My Mafia Husband {ManxBoy} [Complete] by lostboys_lostgirls
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HIGHEST RANK: #3 IN ROMANCE 18 year old, Liam Spencer's life changes drastically when a sexy, mysterious man shows up to take him away from his parents. He discovers his parents debt and how it had to be paid with his life. But Liam isn't succumbing without a fight. 25 year old mafia boss, Enzo Di Mercurio, gladly takes Liam as his own, but soon realizes that taming this feisty boy will take more than just his physical strength. He will have to use and discover emotions he didn't even realize he had. With pasts coming back to haunt Enzo and inner demons haunting Liam these two, although they would never admit it, need each other more now than ever. *** The lovely cover was made by @xXAwkward_BoyXx
The Gift From You by GamerNerdAWESOME
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A Slip into the Past (boyxboy) by emiljohnsonn
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Aidyn Summers had just turned eighteen years old. With a start to his new life, a new town, and new friends. Aidyn was out and proud-feeling happier than ever. Except there was one thing that left him feeling unsettled. Everywhere he went, there was always a trace of something about a boy named James Bennett. A fifteen year old student who went missing. He was last seen on a trail cam, entering into the forest. With a cash reward of ten thousand dollars. On a drunken night, Aidyn and his friends decided they were going to enter the forest and look for James. Never would've Aidyn thought that he was going to suffer the same fate as James Bennett. Through his exploration of a cave -- a misstep had him slipping into a steep, unknown tunnel that lead to the past.
Beyond MxB by Shifting2wolf
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3518 A.D. Exactly 1500 years ago, Earth had been pushed to its limits and threatened to collaps on itself if we didn't act in time. Mankind didn't know what to do anymore and had declared our home doomed, our days numbered. That was, until the supernatural society decided to step up and take actions in their own hands. Creatures we thought never existed suddenly appeared out of their secret societies to safe Earth, to erase our mistakes and begin anew. They succeeded but parts of the world vanished for centuries due to the climate being completely out of the normal before it settled again and left the world at peace again. But not for mankind; all the other races had grown to dislike us, hate us. A witch hunt ensued and now only few of us are left. I've been running all of my life to remain free and alive, to survive and be as happy as humanly possible. My name is Thorn and I'm part of the last humans on our planet. Sadly, I'm not entirely human...