Badal- The Revenge

The land is known as the graveyard of empires. Its inhabitants, warlike Pashtuns, strictly follow their ancient sacred code of honor, Pashtunwali. The most important clause of that code is Badal, the revenge. A Pashtun must avenge murder of his family no matter what is the cost. Otherwise, he is a pariah in his own community. 

The year is 1985. Baz is just ten year old when his entire family is killed. Despite his young age, he manages to kill all the murderers save one. He flees his village for bordering Afghanistan. Under patronage of his father's old friend, Ustad Karim Khan, he lives there and participates in war. His mentor is killed by Arab mujahidin. He takes revenge and moves to Pakistan as Kabul falls to Taliban. It is the post nine-eleven world when a corrupt police officer snatches his money and sends him to jail. He tracks that officer to get his money back, and finds that the officer is involved with a group of Arabs who are planning to attack USA on 4th of July. He helps the US and Pakistani intelligence agencies in exposing the plot and learns that the man who is selected for the mission is the lone surviving killer of his family. The terrorist plot has been already put into motion. He must foil it, and above all he must take badal.

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Baby Girl Book 1: In the Beginning

Baby Girl Book 1: In the Beginning is the first book in this series. 
Follow Cleo on her epic saga which begins when she abandoned by her mom at twelve. She has no other family which she is aware of, and in order to survive she leaves her home and lives on the streets. She meets some interesting characters and gets into some amusing predicaments all in the name of survival, such as jumping trains, being chased through the woods by a crazy man with a loaded shotgun and witnessing an unspeakable crime. After a few months on the streets she runs into another group of kids, Einstein is the oldest and a leader in the group, and they form a family of sorts. For survival and money they lean towards a life a crime which inevitably breaks up their family and sends Cleo and Einstein spiraling into their own adventure. Eventually they settle into a “normal” life however their pasts can’t be hushed forever … 

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Transplant by John Reinhard Dizon

Four interns at NYC’s Bellevue Hospital are being indicted by a grand jury for kidnapping, mayhem and murder in an underground laboratory in East Harlem. Detectives Tommy Jackson and Orrin Rampersad are in a race against time in developing the DA’s case before the trial date. The mad doctors are alleging that a mysterious Dr. Cyclops is the one who masterminded the operation. All evidence points to gang leader Django Tamsulosin as having abducted the victims for the organ and bionic limb transplants. Yet neither the suspects nor the victims are providing any substantial testimony, leading the detectives to believe that a cover-up conspiracy exists. Is Dr. Adam Rauch planning to sacrifice himself in exchange for the freedom of his childhood friends? Or are the victims refusing to testify in anticipation of a payback scheme that will settle accounts once and for all? Tommy and Orrin are desperate for answers, trying to learn the true secret of Dr. Cyclops and bring the perpetrators of the horrific crimes to justice. 

“Transplant is reminiscent of a modern-day Frankenstein; experimental medicine gone horribly wrong, creating monsters. With scientific developments as they are today, and questionable ethics the novel is entirely believable, and made of our nightmares.” …Elle Klass 

“The suspense and surprises are revealed as these connections unfold, will keep you guessing not only whodunit but how justice will be served, right up until the last heart-stopping page..” …Marcha Fox 

“This novel, with its great writing and characters, shows an example of where we as a society are headed by letting the medical profession do whatever they want in the name of progress.” …P.S. Winn

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Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

Ezekiel Blue’s father committed a crime, unleashing a deadly menace into steampowered Seattle. And his bereaved family has paid the price. Now, Ezekiel is determined to clear his father’s name, risking death and the undead in the attempt. Sixteen years ago, as the American Civil War dawned, gold brought hordes to the frozen Klondike. Fanatical in their greed, Russian prospectors commissioned Dr Leviticus Blue to create a great machine, to mine through Alaska’s ice. Thus the Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine was born. But the Boneshaker went awry, destroying downtown Seattle and unearthing a subterranean vein of blight gas. Anyone who breathed its fumes turning into the living dead. The devastated city is now walled in to contain the blight. But unknown to Briar, his widowed mother, Ezekiel is going in. 

His quest will take him into a city teeming with ravenous undead, air pirates, criminal overlords, and heavily armed refugees. And only Briar can bring him out alive. ‘Adventure of rollicking pace and sweeping proportions … this book is made of irresistible’Scott Westerfeld, ‘This is a hoot from start to finish’Cory Doctorow,‘Intelligent, exceptionally well written and showcasing a phenomenal strong female protagonist’ Publishers Weekly

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Eye of the Storm: Eilida: Tragedy

 Eye of the Storm: Eilida: Tragedy by Lisa Klass

Twas the night before death, when all through the trees,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a flea.
The fireflies buzzed around houses with flare,
In hopes that the Grim Reaper soon wouldn’t be there.
Little Delilah all nestled and snug in her bed,
While visions of a bloody knife circled her head.
Mamma in her red scarf and dad in his,
Had just been sliced by a razor sharp knife.
When outside the house arose such a clamour,
Delilah sprang from her bed to hide from the slasher.
Scarlet flowed from around the familiar bed,
Giving way to a flood of crimson and red.
When what to her fearful eyes should appear,
But evil encarnate with a blood tipped dagger.
Shifting and searching not willing to leave,
A little author humor

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Memoirs of an Ordinary Girl: The Middle-ish Ages

Set in the time while the ‘80s were fading into the ‘90s and the poofiness of hair and shoulder pads was soon to deflate, this coming of age story retells the experiences of Drew Hotchner, an “extraordinarily ordinary” girl, through her possibly wiser and more honest adult self. Drew struggles not only with the unavoidable awkwardness of being in middle school, but also with having to start over again her entire social world after experiencing the culture shock of moving across the country from California to Virginia. 

Through Drew’s humorous adventures in trespassing, accidental theft, school dances, and throwing punches at her best friend, she must finally learn who she really is. And if you can admit you are also extraordinarily ordinary, just as Drew claims to be, that we all just want to know who we really are, and that sometimes we surprise ourselves along the way, this might be the book for you.

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Take a Breath

A young woman vanishes into the cold Glaswegian night. Nine years later, one man is forced on a journey into his buried past to reveal the truth behind her mysterious disappearance.

Take a Breath is set in gangster-ridden Glasgow. With razor-sharp pace and authentic urban grit, it charts the relationship of Paul and Lena, mining the darker side of love, as time and again they engage in a grim, obsessive dance. From their first tumultuous meeting, following their reconnections over several years, each encounter is more intense than the last. However, Lena is not the only one entangled with Paul. He has fallen in with notorious crimelord Manny Munroe, a name synonymous with drugs, prostitution and a ruthless lust for violence.

As the stakes rise ever higher, Take a Breath offers a chilling look at the organized crime realm of Glasgow, where everyone is connected and no one leaves unscathed. With searing narrative, complex characters, and the seamy backdrop of Glasgow's mean streets, this arresting work of fiction will leave you hanging on every tautly written page.

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The Kingdom

The Kingdom is a historical novel based on the exploits of German commando Carl Hansen, whose Das Reich Division is recalled from the frozen wastelands of Western Russia to thwart the Allied invasion forces in 1944 Normandy. His love affair with his college sweetheart, French heiress Angelique Dagineau, becomes his reason to survive the cataclysmic battle ahead as the French Resistance rises across Southern France in a stalwart effort to block the Division from joining the fray. The tangled web of intrigue between the corrupt Vichy government forces, the Parisian criminal network and the Communist insurgents combine to add to the dangers facing Carl in completing his mission and returning to Angie at last. His situation grows more compromised as he receives word that Angie is missing and might be the target of a massive Gestapo manhunt for Underground operatives. This is a tale of romance and intrigue interwoven within an incomparable episode of 20th century history. The Kingdom by John Reinhard Dizon.

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Hezbollah: (The Party)

Tina Rivera is a legendary percussionist who is secretly fighting a losing battle with muscular dystrophy. Zeke Cohen, her longtime lover, is as violently opposed to her participation in the Crusader Concert Reunion as he was to the original concert two decades ago. She is torn between giving their relationship one last chance, and rejoining her friends for a last payday that all but she desperately needs. Most of her flashbacks focus on the early days as an iconic hardcore band before they were discovered after the breakup of the group. Her bittersweet memories fuel her undying loyalty as she defies the odds despite her terminal illness. Get Hezbollah: (The Party) by John Reinhard Dizon.

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