Books with title Inside the Circle

Founded in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency has since become a cornerstone of American intelligence gathering. It has also become embroiled in some of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries' most significant foreign policy controversies. Our classic images of spies come from the earliest days of the CIA, but this book tackles both the development of the agency and the role it plays in law enforcement today. It even discusses what the future might hold for this fascinating agency.

He was created for only one person. She was never supposed to be the One. It is 1988 and Lilly, a shy high school senior with a non-existent social life, is forced to live out her romantic fantasies through the fictional characters of her books. That all changes when she issues a spur of the moment invitation to the strange new kid. The world Charlie comes from is much different than Earth. Almost every aspect of a Sentrian's life is under complete government control. There is only one right the intrusive authorities may not violate: that God chooses your soul mate. While on his planet, Charlie never found his One, so when he develops an attraction to Lilly, he is torn. Should he ignore his feelings for the Earthan, or pursue a doomed relationship with the only girl he has ever cared about? His contact with Lilly does not go unnoticed. Involvement with an Earthan is considered blasphemy, and Charlie is condemned as a criminal of the state. The couple is faced with a difficult choice: accept eternal separation or risk everything to stay together.

For four years at Annapolis he prepared for this, pledging his youth, his ambition, and even his life. But when junior officer Dan Lenson finally gets his commission, it's an aging World War II destroyer. Now, with a mix of pride and fear, he heads into the world's most dangerous seas. As the "Ryan "plunges into the dark waters of the Arctic Circle at the height of storm season, Lenson and the crew pursue a mysterious and menacing enemy. But he soon discovers a foe even more dangerous within the "Ryan, "advancing a shocking agenda that drives the ship closer and closer to disaster-testing Lenson's life and loyalty to their very limit.

The Order of Vespers is in turmoil. Their most powerful supernatural members have been kidnapped by a cult hell-bent on destroying the cosmic balance. Its members are revolting and their leadership, The Circle, is hanging on by a thread. The one person who can save them, Jasper, has been missing for over a year. Jordan gets a lucky break when one raid turns up more than they could have hoped for: a way to bring back his dearest friend and partner-in-crime. While members of The Circle are against using magic to restore her, Jordan is convinced that Jasper has a larger role to play. He believes that she can stop the kidnappings, ferret out the traitors to the Order, and save the world. The Circle must decide whether to trust in dark magic and a friend that may no longer exist or to forget her and try to save the Order themselves.The Vespers Chronicles follows the adventures of Jasper Andrews and her initiation into a paranormal world of beings called The Order of Vespers.

What if humans were more powerful than they thought? What if an alien race had a reason to keep humanity entrenched in fear? And what if ancient beings that we've met before were still trying to protect us? And just what if the fate of Earth depended upon an average 17-year-old girl with a few secrets of her own? Would she discover that the power of love was truly the strongest of all? Romance and suspense arrive in "The Inner Circle" - Book Three of The Glass Wall: As the predictions from the Fae's Hall of Mirrors come true, Sydney seizes control of her destiny and makes a choice between Rafael and Jareth. A choice of true love. And as she evades Mesmers, Tulpas, and the Fae's Inner Circle, she discovers the power of human thought. But then one of the three makes their Blue-Threaded decision, the decision of fate. Is it the right one?

The Order of Vespers is in turmoil. Their most powerful supernatural members have been kidnapped by a cult hell-bent on destroying the cosmic balance. Its members are revolting and their leadership, The Circle, is hanging on by a thread. The one person who can save them, Jasper, has been missing for over a year. Jordan gets a lucky break when one raid turns up more than they could have hoped for: a way to bring back his dearest friend and partner-in-crime. While members of The Circle are against using magic to restore her, Jordan is convinced that Jasper has a larger role to play. He believes that she can stop the kidnappings, ferret out the traitors to the Order, and save the world. The Circle must decide whether to trust in dark magic and a friend that may no longer exist or to forget her and try to save the Order themselves. The Vespers Chronicles follows the adventures of Jasper Andrews and her initiation into a paranormal world of beings called The Order of Vespers.

Tina and TJ are high school sweethearts that have been reunited as adults. TJ has become a part of a close knit group of friends who call themselves "the circle." Tina loves TJ, but she hates being a part of the circle and wants desperately to build a life with TJ outside of it. The circle is at every turn trying to make sure that TJ and Tina stay in the circle, after all TJ started the circle and he can't leave them now. Tina struggles to claim her independence from the circle and learns to be free from all the things that the circle represents. But will she and TJ be able to endure through her journey to be free?

Summary of Outside the Circle In Part 1: Bullied and Betrayed, Jamie Callahan, an elite level teenage volleyball player, has faced almost daily bullying after an accident kills both her drunk driving mother and a popular classmate. Haunted by visions and nightmares, Jamie and her father move from Knoxville to the fictional Merrell, Tennessee, to start over. However, they encounter even more problems in their new environment. It takes a community disaster to change their lives and shape the lives of those around them. Under the direction of a nefarious apparition, Jamie faces the obstacles in her way to achieve acceptance from her classmates. In Part 2: Rescued and Redeemed, Jamie learns the meaning of friendship, her father discovers a secret part of his deceased wife's life, and the high school students face the reality of death.

In Part 1: Bullied and Betrayed, Jamie Callahan, an elite level teenage volleyball player, has faced almost daily bullying after an accident kills both her drunk driving mother and a popular classmate. Haunted by visions and nightmares, Jamie and her father move from Knoxville to the fictional Merrell, Tennessee, to start over.However, they encounter even more problems in their new environment. It takes a community disaster to change their lives and shape the lives of those around them. Under the direction of a nefarious apparition, Jamie faces the obstacles in her way to achieve acceptance from her classmates.In Part 2: Rescued and Redeemed, Jamie learns the meaning of friendship, her father discovers a secret part of his deceased wife's life, and the high school students face the reality of death.