The Midnight Promise

Author : Zane Lovitt
Publisher : Text Publishing
ISBN 13 : 192196118X
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Midnight Promise written by Zane Lovitt and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant Melbourne crime novel, told in ten hardboiled stories. Winner, Ned Kelly Awards, Best First Fiction, 2013. John Dorn is a private investigator. Just like his father used to be. It says 'private inquiry agent' in John's yellow pages ad because that's what his old man called himself, back before his business folded, his wife left him and he drank himself to death. But John's not going to end up like his father. He doesn't have a wife, or much business. He doesn't really drink, either. Not yet. In each of these ten delicious stories Zane Lovitt presents an intriguing investigation filled with humour and complex, beautifully observed characters. At their centre is John Dorn, solving not so much crimes as funny human puzzles; but the crimes, and the criminals, are forever lurking nearby, taunting him from the city's cold underworld. It's his job to unravel the mystery, or right the wrong, or just do what the client has hired him to do. Somehow, though, there is a misstep at every turn, and John takes another small stumble towards his moment of personal truth. His midnight promise. Perhaps even his redemption. Zane Lovitt was a documentary filmmaker before turning his hand to crime fiction, and his stories have since appeared in Scribe's New Australian Stories 2 and in the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. 'Leaving the Fountainhead' won the SD Harvey Short Story Award at the 2010 Ned Kelly Awards for Australian crime fiction. Zane lives in Melbourne. 'The Midnight Promise delivers. Zane Lovitt is a writer to watch.' Shane Maloney 'The Midnight Promise crashes straight into Temple, Corris and Chandler territory...You can recommend The Midnight Promise by the back cover - Text has it nailed.' Australian Bookseller and Publisher 'What makes Dorn such a compelling narrator is that for all his decrepitude he has a reflective spirit and an insightful eye...An often brutal, yet brutally reflective, examination of the human condition.' Weekend Australian 'Lovitt has crafted a notable, confident first novel. Intelligent, never ponderous, The Midnight Promise wears the battered fedora of the crime genre with stylish ease and moves at a brisk pace. Told with intensity and conviction, it offers a refreshing perspective on a well worked genre.' Australian Book Review 'The Midnight Promise is the kind of zesty Australian crime writing that doesn't come along often...Lovitt's evocation of Melbourne locales has the same recognisability, affection and flair for soaking up the stink of a place as Shane Maloney's Murray Whelan books.' Saturday Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Canberra Times 'Smacking of grit and realism...The Midnight Promise is flat-out one of the most enjoyable crime books out there. Australian noir with a nod to Raymond Carver - there's lots of drinking, dark streets, and wisecracks that you'll grin like mad over. Every story is its own little world, all completely satisfying but so involving you'll put the book down wishing for more.' Readings Monthly

Author : Donna Grant
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 1466807423
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Midnight's Promise written by Donna Grant and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, Malcolm has struggled against the forces of darkness—and bears the scars to prove it. Hardened by a lifetime of fighting, he is more warrior than man, incapable of feeling love or compassion. But one stormy night, he pulls a beautiful woman from a car wreck—and experiences a rush of fiery emotion that could melt even the hardest of hearts. Since childhood, Evangeline Walker has felt the magic growing inside her. Descended from Druids, she is the perfect vessel for ancient magic—and evil. Evie knows she should trust no one, not even Malcolm, whose strong touch and tender kiss she craves. But after she makes a devil's bargain to save her half-brother, this fearsome warrior may be the only man who can protect her—with his heart, his body, and his soul... Midnight's Promise is a Dark Warriors novel from Donna Grant.

Author : Sherryl Woods
Publisher : MIRA
ISBN 13 : 1460305884
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Midnight Promises written by Sherryl Woods and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix Original Series! From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sherryl Woods When Elliott Cruz first courted struggling single mom Karen Ames, it was a romance worthy of any Sweet Magnolia fantasy. The sexy personal trainer made it his mission to restore Karen’s strength—physical and emotional—and to charm her children. Now, a few years into the marriage, colliding dreams threaten to tear them apart. Elliott’s desire to finance the business opportunity of a lifetime with their hard-earned “baby money” stirs Karen’s deep-rooted financial insecurities. It’s the discovery that their brother-in-law is cheating on Elliott’s sister—and thinks it’s justified—that puts their irreconcilable differences into perspective. Will their own loving fidelity be a bond so strong they can triumph against all odds? Read the Sweet Magnolias Series by Sherryl Woods: Book One: Stealing Home Book Two: A Slice of Heaven Book Three: Feels Like Family Book Four: Welcome to Serenity Book Five: Home in Carolina Book Six: Sweet Tea at Sunrise Book Seven: Honeysuckle Summer Book Eight: Midnight Promises Book Nine: Catching Fireflies Book Ten: Where Azaleas Bloom Book Eleven: Swan Point Bonus: The Sweet Magnolias Cookbook

Author : Zane Lovitt
Publisher : Europa Editions
ISBN 13 : 1609451783
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Midnight Promise written by Zane Lovitt and published by Europa Editions. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One PI. Ten crimes. “Stylistically reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction or Kill Bill. An exciting and original debut” (The Hoopla Literary Society). A literary detective story ingeniously told in ten cases. John Dorn is a classic gumshoe. His woman has left him, he lives in his office, and he drinks too much. His one friend, a lawyer named Demetri, hands Dorn an infinite supply of hopeless cases and lost causes, to which Dorn, ever the champion of the underdog and the oppressed, is drawn to “as a sledgehammer is to a kneecap.” A superlative work of hardboiled literary detective fiction, The Midnight Promise wonderfully evokes the underbelly of contemporary Melbourne, its battlers, its hard men, its victims, and its ill-fated heroes. “[A] powerful hard-boiled debut . . . The cases get progressively more disturbing, both in terms of their subject matter, which include gruesome torture, and their impact on Dorn, a classic world-weary narrator.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Lovitt has a neat way with a yarn. . . . And just when you think he is going to stay close to a kind of downbeat realism, there is a slide into something a little thrillerish and action-packed.” —The Sydney Morning Herald “[An] artful, Down Under nod to the hard-boiled private eyes of Chandler and Hammett.” —The Christian Science Monitor, “10 Excellent International Thrillers” “Lovitt is sure-handed in sketching characters, and he laces Dorn’s cases with sardonic humor and prodigious bits of human frailty. . . . Fans of international crime fiction will enjoy Dorn and his milieu.” —Booklist

Author : Donna Grant
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 1466814853
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Midnight's Master written by Donna Grant and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defenders against evil. Bound by the gods. The Dark Warriors are taking their battle from ancient Scotland to the modern world—where a woman's love can set them free... A MYSTERY OUT OF TIME Gwynn Austin has no idea why her father has disappeared on a mysterious trip to Scotland. When she goes on a desperate mission to search for him she finds more than she bargains for in a ruggedly handsome, wickedly exciting Highlander who exudes danger and mystery. And when she discovers her own link to Scotland, she'll have to trust her heart to help lead her... A LEGEND IN THE FLESH Propelled through time by powerful Druid Magic, Logan Hamilton uses his immortality and powers of the god inside him to help prevent the awakening of an ancient evil in the modern world. He never expects to find help in the form of a beautiful, alluring, and all too tempting woman whose passion and strength matches his own. Together, Logan and Gywnn must fight for their love—before a demon from the past destroys them both... Don't miss the other Dark Warriors: MIDNIGHT'S LOVER, MIDNIGHT'S SEDUCTION and MIDNIGHT'S WARRIOR. Available now. Also, the spin-off series and e-book exclusive, The Dark Kings: DARK CRAVING (#1), NIGHT'S AWAKENING (#2) and DAWN'S DESIRE (#3). Available now.

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Publisher : Tyndale House
ISBN 13 : 1612911471
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Message Promise Book written by and published by Tyndale House. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Message of God is full of promise. Stress. Money. Work. Self-Image. Loneliness. We deal with issues like these in our day-to-day lives. And we’re bombarded by messages about how to respond to them. But what does God have to say about how we should face life’s challenges? The Message Promise Book addresses 80 topics with over 800 hope-filled Bible verses, arranged by subject and easy to navigate. You’ll discover what Scripture says about the situation you’re facing right now. This makes a great pocket-sized companion for you, a hope-filled gift for a friend, or a resource for your whole church to remember God’s promises. The Message Promise Book will help you consider life from God’s perspective, with his Word expressed in everyday language that you can easily understand and apply to your situation.

Author : Lisa Marie Rice
Publisher : Carina Press
ISBN 13 : 1488052158
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Midnight Promises written by Lisa Marie Rice and published by Carina Press. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their race for the truth, love must prove more powerful than America’s worst enemy… When a gorgeous, bleeding woman on the run falls into the arms of Sean “Metal” O’Brien, the former SEAL medic knows just what he can do. Heal her. Tend to her. Keep her safe. What he can’t seem to do is keep his guard up. Something about the haunted, hunted beauty knocks down all his defenses. Felicity Ward is no stranger to secrets. Raised in the Witness Protection Program, her whole childhood was a lie. But she couldn’t have known that her family’s secrets—secrets she didn’t even know she was keeping—could spark a nuclear war. And nothing could have prepared her for the tough, sexy warrior who first saves her life and then vows to protect it, no matter what. This book is approximately 75,000 words One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise! Originally published in 2015

Author : Hebby Roman
Publisher : Zebra Books
ISBN 13 : 9780821760031
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Midnight Promise written by Hebby Roman and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julia Flores had dreamed of spending her life with Ruiz Navarro ever since they were children playing in their families' vineyards. But when Ruiz returns home from fighting in the War for Texas Independence, he's a bitter, cold man. Now, working side by side to save the vineyard from foreclosure, he and Julia are tormented by an unspoken desire. But forces of greed and jealousy soon surround them, threatening the dreams they hold most dear.

Author : Radclyffe
Publisher : Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN 13 : 1602822875
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tomorrow's Promise written by Radclyffe and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2004-10-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adrienne Pierce, buffeted by fate and abandoned by love, seeks refuge from her past as well as her uncertain future on Whitley Point, a secluded island off the coast of Maine. Tanner Whitley—young, wild, restless—and heir to a dynasty, desperately tries to escape both her destiny and the memories of a tragic loss with casual sex and wild nights, a dangerous course that may ultimately destroy her. One timeless summer, these two very different women discover the power of passion to heal--and the promise of hero that only love can bestow.

Author : Shelley Gray
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426714599
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Texan's Promise written by Shelley Gray and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Past promises will be tested as new ones are given in Gray's latest, "A Texan's Promise," sure to please her fans and readers.