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Joe is ordered to uncover the cause of a military accident. He needs Kathryn’s help but he is not looking forward to working with her. Joe and Kat argue the first time they meet, and again the second and third time, but they still can’t stop thinking about each other. Kathryn has climbed the Alps and several peaks in Tibet. Death threats and challenges don’t really scare her. What does scare her is the way she feels about Joe. Parker Moore is 6 years old. He has trouble remembering his shoes and he thinks goats are cool. Joe and Kat share a very unusual first date. While investigating the accident Joe and Kat encounter two murder attempts, one aimed at her. Joe’s younger sister, Charlie, thinks he needs a date. This is book-two of the series, but it’s a prequel. You can read it first! The pain of Joe’s past has left him lonely. He blames himself, even though he could have done nothing to save his wife. Kathryn has been hiding behind her cold shell so ...

About My Heart Stopped Beating Fourteen year old Italian girl, Chamed, is a living miracle after fighting illness since birth to live a normal life. Now fourteen years old, she feels a thrill of freedom when she convinces her parents to let her stay home alone while they go on holiday. She soon regrets that decision when she receives a call from her aunt Patrizia that the worst has happened: her parents have died in a car accident. Things only get worse for Chamed as she mourns the deaths of her parents and suffers under the care of her aunt and uncle. Her aunt repeatedly abuses her and convinces others that she is an evil child. When Chamed’s best friend’s father sexually harasses her, the blame is placed on Chamed. Deeply depressed, she attempts suicide, only to find herself waking up in a mental hospital. Her nightmare is only beginning as she is subjected to electroshock therapy against her will – and worse from the nurses and doctors. Finally she finds hope again in Dr. F...