Books with title A Dangerous Game: A Short Story

In A Dangerous Game, an e-original by Ella Monroe, Taylor Cane is planning a dangerous game for tonight's over-the-top party for Washington DC's privileged crowd. Not even her three best friends know what she's going to do ... what she has to do. Because if Jackie Whitman, Laura Beth Ballou, or Lettie Velasquez ever found out they'd do absolutely anything to stop her.

A treacherous game of destiny.Talon must atone for his broken oaths and marry a woman he doesn't love, or face banishment forever. While the thought of him marrying someone else rips me apart inside, I have bigger problems. The cards the Seer gave me don't just divine my future. I found out they're part of a game of destiny, a long-lost access point that can help me gain command over an angelic army. An army powerful enough to wipe out an entire race. I need that army to save my people. The Arcaians need that army to destroy them. Which of us will win? Emotions clash, worlds collide, and even the best intentions go wrong in this heart-pumping final installment in USA Today bestselling author Cortney Pearson's Stolen Tears series."A jaw-dropping conclusion. The best book in the series!" - Sairaika, a Kindle reviewer ★★★★★"Fantastic finale to a great series!" -GeorgiaP, a Kindle reviewer ★★★★★"Talon and Ambry wove a link to my soul. This is a great series and will capture your heart as it did mine." -Dmarie4near, a Kindle reviewer ★★★★★"Epic ending!" -Kat, a Kindle reviewer ★★★★★Read all the novels by USA Today bestselling author, Cortney Pearson!The Stolen Tears Series1. Such a Secret Place2. Such a Daring Endeavor3. Such a Clever Deception4. Such a Dangerous GameThe Curse of the Pirate Series1. Princess of Death2. Tournament of PowerThe Chuzzlewit Chronicles1. The Perilous In-Between

A gripping World War One saga with a strong female protagonist, published for the third year of the war's centenary.Manon Wouters grew-up in the idyllic Belgian city of Damme, where she spent her afternoons cycling into beautiful Bruges to study nursing. But as Europe--and the world--erupted into a devastating war, teenaged Manon soon found herself faced with unbelievable choices. Would she hide? Or would she fight? As Manon toils away at the local hospital, no one would guess just how crucial a role she is really playing. A trained spy, Manon gathers information to send to the British to aid in ending the war. Soon, she uncovers information about a monster plane that must be stopped at all costs. As she races to fulfill her mission, Manon must confront enemies at every turn, and face a terrifying and sobering truth: that innocents are being killed on both sides of the front.

Their fate is in the cards. Talon has betrayed his people. Now he must atone for his broken oaths and marry a woman he doesn’t love, or face banishment forever. Ambry is the last of a lost race that possesses all traits of magic. Desperate for details about her true heritage, she turns to the cards presented to her by the Seer, Jomeini Straylark. They offer little in the way of answers, until Ambry discovers they aren’t just cards that divine her future. They’re part of a game of destiny, a long lost access point in gaining command over an angelic army, one powerful enough to wipe out an entire race. If Ambry and Talon want any hope of stopping the Arcaians, of freeing their people trapped in gemstone and releasing their magic, they must play their hand in the game. Hearts must break. Blood must spill. And if the game isn’t played right, they could lose everything they hold dear. Emotions clash, worlds collide, and even the best intentions go wrong in this heart-pumping final installment in USA Today bestselling author Cortney Pearson’s Stolen Tears series.

A gripping World War One saga with a strong female protagonist, published for the third year of the war's centenary.Manon Wouters grew-up in the idyllic Belgian city of Damme, where she spent her afternoons cycling into beautiful Bruges to study nursing. But as Europe--and the world--erupted into a devastating war, teenaged Manon soon found herself faced with unbelievable choices. Would she hide? Or would she fight? As Manon toils away at the local hospital, no one would guess just how crucial a role she is really playing. A trained spy, Manon gathers information to send to the British to aid in ending the war. Soon, she uncovers information about a monster plane that must be stopped at all costs. As she races to fulfill her mission, Manon must confront enemies at every turn, and face a terrifying and sobering truth: that innocents are being killed on both sides of the front.

WHEN LIFE’S A GAME, LOVE IS A DANGEROUS MOVE.All her life, adrenaline-junkie Keelie Lin-Sykes has known what she wants: to protect her brother and sisters by killing as many of the soulless Enhanced Ones as she can. Oh, and to have fun while she's doing it. After all, hiding in a secret Untamed community, while the group's Seer warns them of danger, shouldn't mean that life can only be serious, right?But when a face from her past suddenly--and secretly--shows up, Keelie's catapulted back into the very world she's been trying to escape from for the last ten years: a world of guilt, lies, and...love. And the deeper Keelie gets, the bigger the risks become.Now Keelie must play the most dangerous game of her life if she's to continue protecting her family. But this game--and her love--may just destroy her.

Jack, who shares his name with the soccer superstar, Jack Burnside, is a keen footballer. When his best mate, Saleem, fails to return after a visit to his home, there is little Jack can do about it, until he receives a mysterious parcel in the post. It takes him on a journey to a land ruled by sun and peopled with tyrants, sorcerers and giant crows. Now he must find Saleem, coach a team of boys for a football march - and stay alive - which just might prove rather difficult if your only ally is a cantankerous camel.

The Foundation Level Stories are part of the third wave of Headwork Reading: special needs reading resources for Key Stage 3. These stories come in at a reading level below Level 1. They offer 350-450 words per story in Pack A and 650-800 words per story in Pack B at reading ages of 6-7. Largetype and plenty of black and white illustrations aid reluctant readers at this very low level. Progression of reading stamina is provided between Packs A and B which themselves act as stepping stones to Level 1 stories already published.