To stop a kidnapper, a psychic must confront his family's dark history... Adam Rutledge is still reeling from a close encounter with a ruthless criminal. The residents of Cold Springs feel safer after the man’s arrest, but Adam's dark dreams hint at a coming danger. When the unthinkable happens and another child is taken, suspicion falls upon Adam, who has no alibi and no way to explain his psychic abilities. Adam runs from the law to find the missing child and clear his name. His mind stretched to the breaking point, he learns the painful key to saving the child. He must uncover his family’s terrifying secrets. But bringing the past to light could make Adam the last of his bloodline... Founder is the second book in the Dead Hollow Trilogy of psychic suspense novels. If you like abduction thrillers, complex characters, and a dash of paranormal, then you'll love Judy K. Walker's mind-bending tale of crime and family. Buy Founder to continue the haunting mystery today! (Dead Hollow Series: Book 1 Prodigal; Book 2 Founder; Book 3 Heir)
It’s happening again. And either Adam’s crazy, or he’s a kidnapped child’s only hope. Drifter Adam Rutledge is haunted by his childhood, by how helpless he felt when his best friend was abducted and how terrifying it was to see the boy’s fate in his nightmares. Twenty years later Adam is shaken by a vivid dream, one powerful enough to send him back to Cold Springs. But his Appalachian hometown never lost its mistrust of the orphaned boy who drew heartache like a lightning rod. Especially now that another child has been taken. To find the missing girl, Adam must dig deep and solve the riddle of his own tragic past. When his efforts unleash visions he’s spent decades burying, his sanity stretches to the breaking point. And all the while, a man is watching and waiting in the shadows. A madman who means to kill him. Prodigal is the first book in the Dead Hollow psychic suspense trilogy. If you like crime thrillers with authentic characters and a dash of paranormal, then you’ll love Judy K. Walker’s haunting series. Buy Prodigal to unlock the mysteries of Dead Hollow today! (Dead Hollow Series: Book 1 Prodigal; Book 2 Founder; Book 3 Heir)
Sydney Brennan is Back, and Tougher Than Ever! Experience the continuing adventures of the Tallahassee private investigator readers praise for her “wickedly fun sense of humor,” with “just enough humor to offset the dark...” This box set contains Books 4-6 (the novel Braving the Boneyard and the novellas No Safe Winterport and River Bound), plus a Bonus Short Story (not available separately for purchase) in a series that will appeal to fans of Sue Grafton’s alphabet series. Click to download and escape to the Florida Panhandle today! No Safe Winterport: A Sydney Brennan Novella (Book 4) PI Sydney Brennan’s vacation with her estranged sister in Winterport, Florida, is cut short when her brother-in-law becomes a murder suspect. With a hurricane bearing down on central Florida, it’s up to Sydney to figure out what the man’s gotten himself into and track him down before the authorities—or someone far worse—beats her to it. Braving the Boneyard: A Sydney Brennan Novel (Book 5) Tallahassee PI Sydney Brennan is torn between loyalty to her mentor and duty to her client—facing life in prison—when her investigation uncovers a long-buried secret that someone is willing to kill for. How far will Sydney go to protect her friend’s past, and his life? River Bound: A Sydney Brennan Novella (Book 6) Sydney Brennan isn’t exactly the outdoors type, but when a friend asks her on an unconventional first date, the Tallahassee private investigator agrees. A lazy day canoeing down an idyllic Florida Panhandle river, with your date providing a picnic lunch and most of the paddle power—what can go wrong? A lot, and this time it’s not even Sydney’s fault... Club Revelations: A Sydney Brennan Short Story Private investigator Sydney Brennan drags her friend Noel Thomas along on what Sydney promises will be a straightforward job, but the two women soon get more than they bargained for in a sketchy Florida strip club.
Is it bad luck to get held at gunpoint on a first date? Sydney Brennan isn’t exactly the outdoors type, but the Tallahassee PI can’t say no when her investigator friend Mike Montgomery asks her on an unconventional first date. A lazy day canoeing down an idyllic Florida Panhandle river, with Mike providing a picnic lunch and most of the paddle power—what could go wrong? A lot, and this time it’s not even Sydney’s fault. Soon Syd and Mike find themselves entangled in someone else’s imploding criminal enterprise, with no easy way out. Because when you’re River Bound, everyone gets swept downstream... River Bound is a novella featuring the Florida private investigator with a knack for getting into trouble who doesn’t know when to quit. If you’re looking for a mystery with believable characters and “just enough humor to offset the dark,” click to download and read River Bound today. The Sydney Brennan Mysteries alternate between novels and novellas. The books stand alone, but each of Sydney’s adventures builds upon previous ones. The reading order is: 1) Back to Lazarus 2) Secrets in Stockbridge 3) The Perils of Panacea 4) No Safe Winterport 5) Braving the Boneyard 6) River Bound 7) Grave Truth; and 8) Memory Lane
A runaway teen. A dying wish. A shallow schoolyard grave... When PI Sydney Brennan is hired to find a man’s missing niece, memories of her own troubled teenaged years make the hunt a personal priority. But she can’t refuse a man’s deathbed request, either: to uncover a boy’s long-forgotten, final resting place at a shuttered juvenile center. Once Sydney commits to tackling both high stakes assignments, life gets complicated. Locating the missing teen is only the first hurdle on the runaway front, and someone demonstrates an alarming interest in the cold case. With the young victim decades in the ground, who are they protecting? And why? Can Sydney expose the shady correctional facility’s grim secrets before more skeletons are buried? Maybe even her own... Grave Truth continues the gritty Sydney Brennan Mysteries (see reading order below). If you like dark conspiracies, sarcastic humor, and shocking surprises, then you’ll love Judy K. Walker’s chilling story. Buy Grave Truth to dig up a disturbing whodunit today! The Sydney Brennan Mysteries alternate between novels and novellas. The books stand alone, but each of Sydney’s adventures builds upon previous ones. The reading order is: 1) Back to Lazarus: A Sydney Brennan Novel 2) Secrets in Stockbridge: A Sydney Brennan Novella 3) The Perils of Panacea: A Sydney Brennan Novel 4) No Safe Winterport: A Sydney Brennan Novella 5) Braving the Boneyard: A Sydney Brennan Novel 6) River Bound: A Sydney Brennan Novella 7) Grave Truth: A Sydney Brennan Novel; and 8) Memory Lane: A Sydney Brennan Novella
[Large Print] A man murdered. Another poised between life and death. And it's not over yet. Adam Rutledge missed his chance to stop the man terrorizing Beecham County, and no one is safe from the serial killer. But an even darker evil assaults Adam's mind as he and an unlikely ally track down the only person who can help stop the madman. They hop
[Large Print] Cold Springs is returning to normal after a recent kidnapping arrest. But when the unthinkable happens and another child is taken, suspicion falls on Adam Rutledge, whose role in finding the prior victim cannot be explained. Soon he's on the run looking for answers, about himself and the missing boy. Can he live with what he finds?
LARGE PRINT] It's happening again. And either Adam's crazy, or he's a kidnapped child's only hope. Drifter Adam Rutledge is haunted by his childhood, by how helpless he felt when his best friend was abducted and how terrifying it was to see the boy's fate in his nightmares. Twenty years later Adam is shaken by a vivid dream, one powerful enough to send him back to Cold Springs. But his Appalachian hometown never lost its mistrust of the orphaned boy who drew heartache like a lightning rod. Especially now that another child has been taken. To find the missing girl, Adam must dig deep and solve the riddle of his own tragic past. When his efforts unleash visions he's spent decades burying, his sanity stretches to the breaking point. And all the while, a man is watching and waiting in the shadows. A madman who means to kill him. Prodigal is the first book in the Dead Hollow psychological suspense trilogy. If you like crime thrillers with authentic characters and a dash of paranormal, then you'll love Judy K. Walker's haunting series. Buy Prodigal LARGE PRINT] to unlock the mysteries of Dead Hollow today FROM THE BACK COVER: The fear returns in Prodigal. Twenty years ago, children began disappearing from rural Beecham County: a boy on a camping trip, a girl walking home from school...And then it stopped. Very slowly--month by month, year by year--children began to feel safe again, and parents began to sleep through the night. Until now. Adam Rutledge, who's spent his life adrift since losing his childhood friend to a man in the shadows, finds himself drawn back to Beecham County when another girl disappears. But to stop the unknown predator, Adam must reveal his deepest, darkest secret and embark on a path that may cost him his sanity... and his life.
Sydney Brennan is Back, and Tougher Than Ever! Experience the continuing adventures of the Tallahassee private investigator readers praise for her “wickedly fun sense of humor,” with “just enough humor to offset the dark...” This box set contains Books 4-6 (the novel Braving the Boneyard and the novellas No Safe Winterport and River Bound), plus a Bonus Short Story (not available separately for purchase) in a series that will appeal to fans of Sue Grafton’s alphabet series. Click to download and escape to the Florida Panhandle today! No Safe Winterport: A Sydney Brennan Novella (Book 4) PI Sydney Brennan’s vacation with her estranged sister in Winterport, Florida, is cut short when her brother-in-law becomes a murder suspect. With a hurricane bearing down on central Florida, it’s up to Sydney to figure out what the man’s gotten himself into and track him down before the authorities—or someone far worse—beats her to it. Braving the Boneyard: A Sydney Brennan Novel (Book 5) Tallahassee PI Sydney Brennan is torn between loyalty to her mentor and duty to her client—facing life in prison—when her investigation uncovers a long-buried secret that someone is willing to kill for. How far will Sydney go to protect her friend’s past, and his life? River Bound: A Sydney Brennan Novella (Book 6) Sydney Brennan isn’t exactly the outdoors type, but when a friend asks her on an unconventional first date, the Tallahassee private investigator agrees. A lazy day canoeing down an idyllic Florida Panhandle river, with your date providing a picnic lunch and most of the paddle power—what can go wrong? A lot, and this time it’s not even Sydney’s fault... Club Revelations: A Sydney Brennan Short Story Private investigator Sydney Brennan drags her friend Noel Thomas along on what Sydney promises will be a straightforward job, but the two women soon get more than they bargained for in a sketchy Florida strip club.
To stop a kidnapper, a psychic must confront his family's dark history... Adam Rutledge is still reeling from a close encounter with a ruthless criminal. The residents of Cold Springs feel safer after the man’s arrest, but Adam's dark dreams hint at a coming danger. When the unthinkable happens and another child is taken, suspicion falls upon Adam, who has no alibi and no way to explain his psychic abilities. Adam runs from the law to find the missing child and clear his name. His mind stretched to the breaking point, he learns the painful key to saving the child. He must uncover his family’s terrifying secrets. But bringing the past to light could make Adam the last of his bloodline... Founder is the second book in the Dead Hollow Trilogy of psychic suspense novels. If you like abduction thrillers, complex characters, and a dash of paranormal, then you'll love Judy K. Walker's mind-bending tale of crime and family. Buy Founder to continue the haunting mystery today! (Dead Hollow Series: Book 1 Prodigal; Book 2 Founder; Book 3 Heir)
One man killed, another poised on the edge between life and death... And it’s not over yet. Adam Rutledge regrets that he missed his chance to stop the man terrorizing Beecham County, and that people close to him are suffering because of it. But Adam’s torment is only beginning. No one is safe from the man in the shadows, as Adam will soon learn. But the serial killer isn’t the only threat he faces. Something even darker is assaulting Adam’s mind, an evil he can’t begin to comprehend. Adam remains the only person who can put an end to the growing menace but, with his sanity hanging by a thread, he can’t do it alone. Together he and an unlikely ally must track down the only person who may understand what the madman has in store, the only person who knows how to stop him... They hope. Heir is the exciting conclusion to the Dead Hollow supernatural thriller trilogy. If you like stories where the characters are as multi-layered as the plot and the paranormal is gritty rather than grandiose, then you'll love Judy K. Walker's otherworldly tale. Buy Heir to uncover Dead Hollow’s most deeply hidden secrets today!
A runaway teen. A dying wish. A shallow schoolyard grave... When PI Sydney Brennan is hired to find a man’s missing niece, memories of her own troubled teenaged years make the hunt a personal priority. But she can’t refuse a man’s deathbed request, either: to uncover a boy’s long-forgotten, final resting place at a shuttered juvenile center. Once Sydney commits to tackling both high stakes assignments, life gets complicated. Locating the missing teen is only the first hurdle on the runaway front, and someone demonstrates an alarming interest in the cold case. With the young victim decades in the ground, who are they protecting? And why? Can Sydney expose the shady correctional facility’s grim secrets before more skeletons are buried? Maybe even her own... Grave Truth continues the gritty Sydney Brennan Mysteries (see reading order below). If you like dark conspiracies, sarcastic humor, and shocking surprises, then you’ll love Judy K. Walker’s chilling story. Buy Grave Truth to dig up a disturbing whodunit today! The Sydney Brennan Mysteries alternate between novels and novellas. The books stand alone, but each of Sydney’s adventures builds upon previous ones. The reading order is: 1) Back to Lazarus: A Sydney Brennan Novel 2) Secrets in Stockbridge: A Sydney Brennan Novella 3) The Perils of Panacea: A Sydney Brennan Novel 4) No Safe Winterport: A Sydney Brennan Novella 5) Braving the Boneyard: A Sydney Brennan Novel 6) River Bound: A Sydney Brennan Novella 7) Grave Truth: A Sydney Brennan Novel; and 8) Memory Lane: A Sydney Brennan Novella
Is it bad luck to get held at gunpoint on a first date? Sydney Brennan isn’t exactly the outdoors type, but the Tallahassee PI can’t say no when her investigator friend Mike Montgomery asks her on an unconventional first date. A lazy day canoeing down an idyllic Florida Panhandle river, with Mike providing a picnic lunch and most of the paddle power—what could go wrong? A lot, and this time it’s not even Sydney’s fault. Soon Syd and Mike find themselves entangled in someone else’s imploding criminal enterprise, with no easy way out. Because when you’re River Bound, everyone gets swept downstream... River Bound is a novella featuring the Florida private investigator with a knack for getting into trouble who doesn’t know when to quit. If you’re looking for a mystery with believable characters and “just enough humor to offset the dark,” click to download and read River Bound today. The Sydney Brennan Mysteries alternate between novels and novellas. The books stand alone, but each of Sydney’s adventures builds upon previous ones. The reading order is: 1) Back to Lazarus 2) Secrets in Stockbridge 3) The Perils of Panacea 4) No Safe Winterport 5) Braving the Boneyard 6) River Bound 7) Grave Truth; and 8) Memory Lane
They should have left well enough alone. Florida PI Sydney Brennan needs a break. She just finished an intense week on the road, on the heels of a case that fundamentally changed her life. And nearly got her killed. That’s why an exhausted Sydney is doing her best to pass out in her favorite bar (no booze required) when her world tilts on its axis again. Someone she hasn’t seen in more than fifteen years walks through the door, and he asks her to take a little trip with him. Their journey starts out as a simple one—I just need to see her; she doesn’t even have to know we’re there—but soon they are tangled in a web of secrets and lies, threats and accusations. And the one person they wanted above all else to keep safe is suddenly in jeopardy. Because there is nothing more complicated—and dangerous—than finally facing the past. Memory Lane is the eighth installment in the Sydney Brennan PI Mysteries, featuring the Florida private investigator with a knack for getting into trouble who doesn’t know when to quit. These books stand alone but are best enjoyed in order, starting with Back to Lazarus. Please don’t read this book if you haven’t read Grave Truth. You won’t have trouble following the story, but Memory Lane’s entire premise is a big spoiler for Grave Truth, and no one wants that.
It’s happening again. And either Adam’s crazy, or he’s a kidnapped child’s only hope. Drifter Adam Rutledge is haunted by his childhood, by how helpless he felt when his best friend was abducted and how terrifying it was to see the boy’s fate in his nightmares. Twenty years later Adam is shaken by a vivid dream, one powerful enough to send him back to Cold Springs. But his Appalachian hometown never lost its mistrust of the orphaned boy who drew heartache like a lightning rod. Especially now that another child has been taken. To find the missing girl, Adam must dig deep and solve the riddle of his own tragic past. When his efforts unleash visions he’s spent decades burying, his sanity stretches to the breaking point. And all the while, a man is watching and waiting in the shadows. A madman who means to kill him. Prodigal is the first book in the Dead Hollow psychic suspense trilogy. If you like crime thrillers with authentic characters and a dash of paranormal, then you’ll love Judy K. Walker’s haunting series. Buy Prodigal to unlock the mysteries of Dead Hollow today! (Dead Hollow Series: Book 1 Prodigal; Book 2 Founder; Book 3 Heir)
In its first edition, this highly anticipated textbook for the topically-organized child development course provided a fresh, non-encyclopedic approach, offering the latest, straight-from-the-research understanding of child development without overwhelming the student with inessential detail. The new edition brings those hallmark features forward, again providing a thoroughly contemporary, streamlined introduction to the study of child development that emphasizes fundamental principles, enduring themes, and important recent studies. Student-friendly pedagogy, a new chapter on gender, and an enhanced media and supplements package further enrich this accessible, engaging, and informative text.
A new pathophysiology textbook specifically for Australian and New Zealand nursing studentsUnderstanding Pathophysiology provides nursing students with the optimal balance between science, clinical case material and pharmacology. With entrenched bio-medical terminology that can be difficult to relate to nursing practice, pathophysiology is a complex, though essential, component of all undergraduate nursing courses. Understanding Pathophysiology: ANZ Edition overcomes this difficulty by presenting the topic in an accessible manner appropriate to undergraduate nursing students in Australia and New Zealand. The book prioritises diseases relevant to nursing students and presents them according to prevalence and rate of incidence in Australia and New Zealand. This focused approach prepares students for the presentations they will experience in a clinical setting. Understanding Pathophysiology: ANZ Edition explores each body system first by structure and function, then by alteration. This establishes the physiology prior to addressing the diseases relative to the system and allows students to analyse and compare the normal versus altered state. This local edition of Understanding Pathophysiology incorporates a lifespan approach and explores contemporary health with specific chapters on stress, genes and the environment, obesity and diabetes, cancer, mental illness and Indigenous health issues. Clinical case studies are included in each chapter, with each patient case study highlighting the relevant medical symptoms of a given disease within a clinical setting. This is then analysed with respect to the relevancy of each symptom, their respective affect on body systems and the best course of pharmacological treatment. Elsevier’s Evolve website provides extensive support materials for students and lecturers. Also available for purchase with this textbook is an e-book, Pathophysiology Online – a set of online modules, and a mobile study guide application. • pathophysiology presented at an appropriate level for undergraduate nursing students in Australia and New Zealand • an adaptation of a US edition – Understanding Pathophysiology, 4th Edition • diseases are addressed according to prevalence, incidence and relevance • a ‘systems’ approach is incorporated with a ‘lifespan’ approach within the alterations chapters • a new section on contemporary health issues examines the effects of an aging population and lifestyle choices on a society’s overall health • new chapters on topics including homeostasis; genes and the environment; obesity and diabetes; mental health and Indigenous health issues • chapter outlines and key terms appear at the beginning of each chapter • concept maps provide visual representation of the key concepts addressed in each chapter • clinical case studies feature in each chapter to bring pathophysiology into practice • helpful ‘focus on learning’ boxes in each chapter • key terms are bolded in the text and listed in the glossary • summaries of main points feature in each chapter • review questions at chapter end are accompanied by answers provided online
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