第2章 Dedication

"A dynamic story line that grips from the first chapter and doesn't let go."--Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Once Gone)From #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce comes a new masterpiece of psychological suspense: CAUSE TO FEAR (An Avery Black Mystery—Book 4).When a body turns up floating beneath the frozen Charles River, the Boston Police summons its most brilliant and controversial homicide detective—Avery Black—to close the case. It doesn't take Avery long, however, to realize that this is no isolated murder: it is the work of a serial killer.Other bodies begin to turn up, all of them sharing one thing in common: all are trapped in ice. Is it all a coincidence—or the signature of a particularly deranged killer?

An epic tale about a land and a people Winston Churchill called "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma."American cancer specialist Dr. Alex Cousins is on a covert mission to the USSR. He is tasked with prolonging the life of Soviet Politburo Chief, Viktor Moiseyevich Dimitrov, who is suffering from advanced stage leukemia. But the tenuous confidence between the unlikely colleagues is shattered one night as Alex accidentally discovers Dimitrov's diabolical plans for a nuclear strike on China. Alex soon finds himself dispatched, homeward bound, on a six-thousand-mile journey aboard the Trans-Siberian Express; long enough, Alex realizes, to silence him from alerting the U.S. of the imminent destruction.

In the underground city of Caverna, the world's most skilled craftsmen toil in the darkness to create delicacies beyond compare—wines that remove memories, cheeses that make you hallucinate, and perfumes that convince you to trust the wearer, even as they slit your throat. On the surface, the people of Caverna seem ordinary, except for one thing: their faces are as blank as untouched snow. Expressions must be learned, and only the famous Facesmiths can teach a person to express (or fake) joy, despair, or fear—at a steep price. Into this dark and distrustful world comes Neverfell, a girl with no memory of her past and a face so terrifying to those around her that she must wear a mask at all times. Neverfell's expressions are as varied and dynamic as those of the most skilled Facesmiths, except hers are entirely genuine. And that makes her very dangerous indeed…

Available only in e-book format, Backteria and Other Improbable Tales is a brand new collection of short tales of terror and the unknown from master storyteller Richard Matheson. In the title story, published here for the first time, a researcher encounters an exotic new strain of virus that causes the infected person to disappear. Curiosity leads the doctor on a path of discovery which takes him deep into his own personal history and suggests the age-old warning: Be careful what you wish for.In "Getting Together", a case of mistaken identity leads to a darkly farcical story of marriage, murder, and a love that knows no bounds. The quietly threatening "Haircut" shows how a routine trim becomes a dark and terrifying experience when a barber is confronted with a sick customer who seems to him otherworldly.

青涩蜕变，如今她是能独当一面的女boss，爱了冷泽聿七年，也同样花了七年时间去忘记他。以为是陌路，他突然向他表白，扬言要娶她，她只当他是脑子抽风，他的殷勤她也全都无视。他帮她查她父母的死因，赶走身边情敌，解释当初拒绝她的告别，和故意对她冷漠都是无奈之举。突然爆出她父母的死居然和冷家有丝毫联系，还莫名跳出个公爵未婚夫，扬言要与她履行婚约。峰回路转，破镜还能重圆吗？ PS:我又开新文了，每逢假期必书荒，新文《有你的世界遇到爱》，喜欢我的文的朋友可以来看看，这是重生类现言，对这个题材感兴趣的一定要收藏起来。

《人类群星闪耀时》是蜚声世界的奥地利作家斯蒂芬·茨威格的传记名作，以天才之笔描写天才，向世人展示了14个改变人类命运的瞬间：千年帝国拜占庭的陷落、亨德尔奇迹的精神复活、晚年歌德热恋的悲歌、拿破仑兵败滑铁卢的一分钟、《马赛曲》作者如有神助的创作……这14个关键的历史瞬间悄然而神圣地降临到14位天才身上。他们强烈的个人意志与历史宿命一经碰撞，瞬间火花四射，照亮了人类文明的天空。

苏锦芸第一次见到御堇麟是在华娱传媒发起的一档选透节目，误以为他也是来参加选秀的少年。于是面对如此好看，又奶又萌的少年，她毫不犹豫的踮起脚尖，伸出爪子，来个了一摸头杀。“我看好你哦，等你出道后，我第一个做你的妈妈粉。”一边蹂躏着少年那一头浓密柔软的短发，苏锦芸一边笑眯眯的对少年说。御堇麟：“…”直到某日，她才知道，当初她对他的定义是多么的天真无邪。多数人都知苏锦芸是娱乐圈新进女神，有颜，有才，有演技。却不知她能掐会算，还会捉鬼。凡是和御堇麟打过交道的人都知此人邪魅危险，却不知他在某人面前装得像只毫无攻击力，只会卖萌的小奶狗。

在社会这个大圈子里，有生活着这样一群女生，或者女人。她们体会过什么叫做生活，什么叫做人生。

穿越到了战国末年，强了吕不韦的宝贝闺女，有个二舅叫魏无忌，认了个干爹是廉颇，还收了个小弟叫刘邦。这，都是小事。嬴政眨了眨稚嫩的眼睛：哥，那什么才是大事儿？秦天明：洋鬼子提前两千年来了，这才是大事。嬴政急了：哥，那咱咋办？!秦天明冷哼一声：谈，敞开大门；打，奉陪到底！经历了三千多年风风雨雨的中华民族，咱什么样的阵势没见过？！

本书是华尔街营销传奇人物、上市公司董事长王勇的自传。一个出身普通家庭的少年，自小心怀大志，儒雅的外表下有颗异常坚定的心。内里“不奋斗，毋宁死”的劲儿贯穿着他这前六十年的人生：23岁放弃公职考进大学，31岁赤手空拳赴美留学，与妻子一边打工赚取学费一边求学，32岁考入明尼苏达大学攻读硕士，毕业后在硅谷的MP公司从普通的销售员做起，晋升到首席营销员、国际事务部总经理。38岁的他创立“美国环球实业公司”，49岁公司在华尔街上市。这条崛起之路，是一部不断的斗争史。公司达到年产值两亿美元高峰时，却因内斗伤痕累累，王勇为着股民和自己，两次与窃据公司职位者对簿公堂，最终大获全胜，宛如好莱坞式的人间话剧。

青涩蜕变，如今她是能独当一面的女boss，爱了冷泽聿七年，也同样花了七年时间去忘记他。以为是陌路，他突然向他表白，扬言要娶她，她只当他是脑子抽风，他的殷勤她也全都无视。他帮她查她父母的死因，赶走身边情敌，解释当初拒绝她的告别，和故意对她冷漠都是无奈之举。突然爆出她父母的死居然和冷家有丝毫联系，还莫名跳出个公爵未婚夫，扬言要与她履行婚约。峰回路转，破镜还能重圆吗？ PS:我又开新文了，每逢假期必书荒，新文《有你的世界遇到爱》，喜欢我的文的朋友可以来看看，这是重生类现言，对这个题材感兴趣的一定要收藏起来。

青涩蜕变，如今她是能独当一面的女boss，爱了冷泽聿七年，也同样花了七年时间去忘记他。以为是陌路，他突然向他表白，扬言要娶她，她只当他是脑子抽风，他的殷勤她也全都无视。他帮她查她父母的死因，赶走身边情敌，解释当初拒绝她的告别，和故意对她冷漠都是无奈之举。突然爆出她父母的死居然和冷家有丝毫联系，还莫名跳出个公爵未婚夫，扬言要与她履行婚约。峰回路转，破镜还能重圆吗？ PS:我又开新文了，每逢假期必书荒，新文《有你的世界遇到爱》，喜欢我的文的朋友可以来看看，这是重生类现言，对这个题材感兴趣的一定要收藏起来。

命由天生，运由己生。一个人把握的只有运，就是自己的路如何去走。而命则是与生俱来的条件和天分，是不可变更的，二者结合，便是命运，便是人世间的法则！它的锋利摧枯拉朽，扫荡一切，在命运面前，卑微的人又怎么可以抗拒。一名普普通通的高中生，在他不满的轨迹中跌跌撞撞。一本可以书写任何人命运的笔记从天而降，让他得到了那种力量，可以撕碎一切禁锢，打破人世间的最高法则。这个麻木的世界不在有侠客！这个和平的年代不在有英雄！他所做的便是去更改那些让人愤怒的，让人悲伤的故事，然后创造出属于自己的理想乡，对着无边的璀璨星空竭力嘶吼——我的生命，直到最后一刻，都要由自己书写。