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Since 1994, South Africa has seen a worrying increase in the commercialization of murder – and has been rocked by several high-profile contract killings. Drawing on his research of over a thousand incidents of hired assassinations, from 2000 to 2016, Shaw reveals how these murders are used to exert a mafia-type control over the country’s legal and illegal economic activity. Contracted assassinations, and the organized criminal activity behind them, contain sinister linkages with the upper world, most visibly in relation to disputes over tenders and access to government resources.

When I called all men soul-sucking, I didn’t realize how literal that could be. In a desperate attempt to get away from my ex, I moved to a new city. Only to find the men here to be the same—overbearing, pushy, and just plain creepy. Except, maybe I placed the blame on the wrong people.

The moment I laid eyes on Penny, her innocent, submissive nature called to my dominant side. I volunteered to guide her exploration into my dark and decadent world. I'm also playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with an obsessed psychopath whose goal is to destroy me. When my worlds collide, I'm forced to call it quits between us. Soon, I discover I'm too late, and she's caught in the crossfire. Now, I'll do anything to protect the woman I'm falling for.

My Irish family has spent years rescuing women trafficked by the Polish mafia. I’ve been a protector. A defender. Saved countless women. A twist of fate puts a woman from my past directly in my path. When I discover she’s in danger, I’ll destroy anyone in order to save her, too.

Jessica Morrison’s parents were murdered sixteen years ago. Now the killer is coming for her. Looking back, Jessica had a picture-perfect childhood, but that was all ripped to shreds when her loving parents were killed. Eventually, the case went cold and Jessica realized the police barely investigated. She was too young to do anything about their inaction, so she concentrated on growing up as fast as possible under the care of her uncle. But life had never been the same after that day and her uncle never opened up about the details of her parents death. And he never will because now he’s dead.

At the dawn of the country’s brave new democracy, Cape Town was at war. Pagad, which began as a community protest action against crime, had mutated into a sinister vigilante group wreaking death and destruction across the city. Between 1996 and 2001, there were hundreds of bomb blasts—most infamously at the Planet Hollywood restaurant at the V&A Waterfront—and countless targeted hits on druglords and gang bosses.

Get ready to fall in love with these billionaire bossholes! Follow along as these three childhood friends meet and fall hard for their woman! This series is full of steamy office romance scenes and laugh-out-loud moments. If you love brooding billionaires, fierce heroines, and some seriously spicy fun, then listen today!

Are you ready to dive into a thrilling post-apocalyptic world full of danger and adventure? This audiobook will take you on a wild ride through a world filled with unknown creatures and fierce enemies. The settlement of Coeur d'Alene is threatened by a mysterious beast. Ben, the community leader, and the other men travel out to the site to inspect, and they decide to halt construction until they can kill the beast. Jax almost gets killed by the beast when he attempts to go to his hideout in the forest.

Give Us More Guns, based on hundreds of interviews with police, experts, and the gangsters themselves, tells the story of this callous crime for the first time. Mark Shaw explores how the guns get into the hands of South Africa’s crime bosses and describes the bloodshed that ensues. He also uncovers accounts of rampant corruption within the police and in the state’s gun-licensing system, probing the government failure that has been instrumental in arming the country’s gangsters.

Ein freies Leben, Fotografie, das übliche Chaos und mein altes Wohnmobil Mitzi, mehr brauche ich nicht! Doch warum weckt dann ausgerechnet der pedantische Leftwing Ryan mein Interesse? Holly: Als neue Fotografin der Philadelphia Pucks kann ich nicht nur meiner Leidenschaft nachgehen, sondern auch einen Neuanfang wagen. Neue Stadt, keine Dramen, nicht der Liebe hinterherrennen, spießig werden. Es ist ein seltsamer Wink des Schicksals, dass ausgerechnet hinter Ryan - der seinen Rasen mit der Nagelschere zu schneiden scheint - so viel mehr steckt, als ich zunächst annehmen wollte.

I have a problem, a big one, and just like all of my other problems, it has to do with Adrien Davenport. I've been trying to keep Boss Man at arm's length since I started working for him, and I thought I had a handle on it, but I really messed up today. I kissed him. Don't even say it, diary. I know that it was the dumbest thing that I could possibly do, but it was an emergency!

Sometimes in life, things go horribly, horribly.....right. Michael MacLaughlin is a charismatic 30-something who fought his way out of the hard-scrabble projects of New Haven to land a coveted position at the ridiculously large Conglomacom corporation. He's on his way to earning a mega Vice President title, but his home life is in ruins, with the remnants of his marriage burning to the ground in a scorched-earth divorce. He's trapped and almost defeated, until he learns the secret of the Rossi Agenda.

Silver-tongued Jack wins me over with his sexy smile and captivating charisma. Then worships me from head to toe until the wall around my heart cracks. I didn’t want a man. Let alone two! But his twin brother intrigues me. Scott’s damaged soul calls out to mine no matter how desperately he tries to push me away. The baggage we all carry from our past relationships could sink the Titanic, but fate has its own plans. Because these mountain-lion shifters form a perfect pair. And they’re destined to share a fated mate. Me.

The world is overpopulated. Resources are running out. In an effort to balance things out, the government has stepped in with a radical new lottery system. All names are put into a computer, with 200 names being drawn at random. Of those people, 100 will get one color (red) token and 100 will get another color token (white). Whatever color they received, they had to go to the government-run club for the night. Of those who received the white token, they would be going home the following day. For those who received the red tokens? They would be leaving in a body bag.

Jessie, a veteran with PTSD and an alcohol abuse problem, fends for himself in a post-collapse Alabama fraught with poverty and corruption. As he struggles to sustain himself in an abandoned railroad signal station, he learns of a group of orphaned kids living in the forest nearby.

The Graceless follows Steve's journey through a world of injustice and corruption as he discovers who he is and what he's capable of. He must rely on his own skills and determination to uncover the truth and prove his innocence. Along the way, he'll learn to trust himself and his own instincts to make the tough decisions that will help him escape the Company’s clutches.

The family of teddies at Rosehill Cottage continue to work their magic in the lives of those around them as they help and rescue lost and lonely toys. This second collection of five short stories about Papa Ted, Mama Ted, Young Ted, Baby Ted, and their new friends will charm and delight people of all ages.

When Old Mr. S gives a family of abandoned teddies a new home in Rosehill Cottage, the teddies bring about a magical change to all their lives. Papa Ted, Mama Ted, Young Ted, and Baby Ted make friends with lonely Grand Ted, reunite him with his friend Tartan Ted, adopt Manny the Mannikin (even though he is not a teddy), and bring Christmas back to Rosehill Cottage.

This trilogy of steamy dragon shifter romance includes books three through five in the Dragon Kings of Fire and Ice series.

This duet of steamy dragon shifter goodness includes the first two books in the Dragon Kings of Fire and Ice series.