Landing the most promising assignment of her career, Secret Service agent Holland Tylo is charged with protecting Senator Charles Westbourne, whose untimely death locks Holland in the vise of a conspiracy.
In a tense stakeout at an Army warehouse, Warrant Officer Rachel Collins breaks all the rules by going in on her own--and uncovers deadly truths that pit her against an unrelenting assassin who is orchestrating a far-reaching government conspiracy.
A glamorous world of wealth and privilege fuels this electrifying tale of excitement and suspense by the acclaimed, bestselling author of This Far From Paradise and Dreamweaver. Accomplished American lawyer Kate Maser is caught in a dangerous whirlpool of international treachery, after her Lebanese-born father dies a suspicious death in Beirut.
Gatekeeper features a labyrinthine setting—from the chambers of the American embassy in Paris to the stoops and back alleys of New York City—stocked with characters whose ambition, cunning, and technological sophistication are intolerant of any threat to their conspiratorial will to power. Hollis Freemont has arrived in Paris to begin her job at the American consulate, but her return to Paris forces her to revisit tragedy: the assassination of her parents by a sniper's bullets fifteen years earlier. Hollis, a beautiful young woman, soon attracts the notice of Paul McGann, deputy chief of mission, whose ardent attention to Hollis is matched by his violent temper. Hollis's involvement with McGann leads her into the anals of the clandestine paragovernmental alliances colluding to create a new world order at the expense of certain high-level officials and unfortunate individuals, such as Hollis herself, who stray into the sights of a hired assassin—the Handyman. As she struggles against all odds to elude the Handyman and his colleagues, it becomes evident that she can trust no one, not even those whose confidences she holds most dear. From the opening scene in an assassin's hideout to the stomach-churning climax at the Statue of Liberty, Gatekeeper is electrifying.
Financial analyst Sloane Ryder becomes unwittingly embroiled in a political agenda involving America's increasingly sensitive relationship with China, as she uncovers a scheme to kill the first woman president of the United States.
From the bestselling author of This Far from Paradise comes an exciting mix of romance, business intrigue and suspense spanning the globe. In 1907 Rose Jefferson's dream comes true when she marries wealthy and powerful Simon Talbot. But when love turns to tragedy, she must overcome insurmountable odds to take command of her husband's company.
The murder of a Russian colleague sends Lt. Colonel Jon Smith on a quest to find the terrorists threatening to steal Russia's remaining store of smallpox virus before they can unleash an epidemic on the world.
The first edition of this book, entitled "A Guide to Successful Aging" was published in English, French, German, Spanish, and Japanese, and tens of thousands of copies were sold. It has now been completely revised. People today live longer than ever before. This increasing longevity is of vital importance - a unique opportunity to plan constructively for one's later years. This book can help you to do so. - Have you thought seriously about preparing for the later part of your life? - Do you know how to cope with disabilities which may occur as you grow older? - Are you caring for, or considering caring for, an elderly person? If so, do you know what is involved, and how to manage? This book provides detailed practical advice which can help you and someone you care for to "live better, live longer.
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Von erschreckender Realität Das Pockenvirus scheint besiegt. Nur in zwei Geheimlabors in Russland und in den USA werden noch Restproben zu Forschungszwecken aufbewahrt. Jetzt sollen unter Weltraumbedingungen Experimente mit diesen tödlichen Viren angestellt werden, die nur friedlichen Zwecken dienen sollen. Ein skrupelloser Wissenschaftler hat allerdings andere Pläne ...
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A Serb terrorist has been dispatched from Russia to spirit hazardous vials of deadly bacteria into the USA. However, the unknown American government agent receiving the vials and the Russian agent are both murdered and the vials stolen. Now Smith and Russuel, CIA agents, must track the vials down and stop the world from being held hostage.
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