eBooks „kidnapped“
289 eBooks were found for the search term „kidnapped“.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
THE BODY-SNATCHER
- Short Story
- English
- 7511 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 4
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world.[1] His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov,[2] J. M. Barrie,[3] and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins."[4]Stevenson was born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson[5] at 8 Howard Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, on 13 November 1850 to Margaret Isabella Balfour (1829–1897) and Thomas Stevenson (1818–1887), a leading lighthouse engineer.[6] Lighthouse design was the family profession: Thomas's own father (Robert's grandfather) was the famous Robert Stevenson, while Thomas's maternal grandfather, Thomas Smith, and brothers, Alan and David, were also in the business.[7] On Margaret's side, the family were gentry, tracing their name back to an Alexander Balfour, who held the lands of Inchrye in Fife in the fifteenth century. Her father, Lewis Balfour (1777–1860), was a minister of the Church of Scotland at nearby Colinton.[8] Stevenson spent the greater part of his boyhood holidays in his house. "Now I often wonder," wrote Stevenson, "what I inherited from this old minister. I must suppose, indeed, that he was fond of preaching sermons, and so am I, though I never heard it maintained that either of us loved to hear them."[9] [more]
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Jacquel May
The Summer of Our Discontent
Book 1 of the Green Hill Manor Mystery
- Juvenile Fiction
- English
- 11973 Words
- Ages 16 and up
- 164
- 2
When Shara Shinnok moves to Harrison Creek, Oregon from San Francisco, California, she has no idea that she would be involved in a mystery.
At the same time, Mara Llewellyn, Stuart Greer, and Irene Haughton are dealing with the disappearance of their friend/ringleader, Taylor Parker, when she disappeared the night before their middle school promotion. But before they could properly mourn, cryptic messages being are tossed at them, claiming that Taylor was kidnapped and no one (not even the police) is to look for her, save for them. The people living in Harrison Creek despise Taylor because of her imagined mental disability and how she seemed to stop bullies in their tracks.
When Shara comes to Harrison Creek, she reluctantly befriends Mara, Stuart, and Irene, who each are having their own problems. Mara (a nerd who is obsessed with technology) once lived in the trailer parks outside the city until she was forced to move to a "nicer" apartment. Stuart (an anarchist hell-bent on returning to his homeland of Tibet, or so he thinks) misbehaves so much that he's removed from his foster family and forced to live with a White family. Irene (who is richer than almost everyone in the city) busies herself with researching the life of their friend Pearl Tanner, who is known as "Pearl the Alien" to the citizens of Harrison Creek. And Pearl must deal with being ahead of her entire age group, as she's starting high school at age 10.
On top of that, the Summer of 2010 is the worst summer of their lives, as the kids are separated and Shara must deal with Taylor's unwanted legacy. Plus with false identities, bullies, and secrets, the kids must reunite with each other and join forces with Shara to find Taylor and solve the mystery of her disappearance. [more]
Keywords: summer vacation, teen fiction, teen drama, missing children, friendship, mystery, suspense
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Jake Wilhelm
Can't Find My Way Home
- Mystery & Crime
- English
- 29438 Words
- Ages 18 and up
CAN’T FIND MY WAY HOME
“Can’t Find My Way Home” is a collection of short stories devoted to how far a person will go when their lives didn’t go the way they wanted them to.
Our title story features Kris and Ray. They should have been rock gods. Their meteoric rise in the electric blues band ‘Adam’s Rockets’ exploded in the stratosphere when bandleader Adam ruined their key performance. After decades of obscurity for everyone, Adam needs help.
Will he get it?
“To Balance the World” gives us Charlie. There are a lot of nice people in the world – Charlie isn’t one of them. He’s served 26 years for killing his wife’s lover. Now he’s out, and along with staying by his side, his wife wants to act like nothing happened. Not so with Charlie. He has it in his mind that he should and will kill his wife. Will they make it home?
Unlike Charlie, the husband in “Our Separate Ways” loves his wife. He loves her with a passion - although it’s been 17 years since she was kidnapped, never to be seen again.
Wait a minute.
He’s just seen her.
Our collection concludes with “Behoove”. Richie has just come into some money thanks to some ancient dirty pictures featuring the state’s Governor in much younger days. Her lawyer wants the pictures and he’s willing to pay big bucks for ‘em. Too bad Richie has neighbors... [more]
Keywords: rock star, criminal, kidnap, murder, single
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NS Raveneir
Her Doubtful Heart
A Single Mom's Triumphant Journey Through Divorce, Kidnapping, and a Second Chance at Happiness
- Romance
- English
- 40541 Words
- Ages 16 and up
- 962
Eyla's world crumbles when her husband, Geoff, shatters her trust with infidelity. Stripped of her role as a housewife, she is thrust into the daunting realm of single parenthood. Her plight is overwhelming, and she struggles to make ends meet for her and her son. Yet, fate intervenes when her dear friend, Jessica, extends a helping hand, providing Eyla with a roof over her head and a job that will change her life. As an event planner, Eyla is transported to uncharted territories, opening doors she never thought possible.
However, a twist of fate propels Eyla into a new chapter of her life when she meets Catherine Healey, the wealthy heiress of an esteemed international fashion company. Catherine agrees to hire Eyla for her birthday bash, but with a catch: Eyla has to secure the attendance of the illustrious superstar, Skylar Dazeln. This task seems insurmountable, but Eyla is determined to make it happen, even if it means seeking help from an old acquaintance, Alexis Mackenzie.
Unfortunately, Eyla's troubles are far from over, as her ex-husband's shadow looms over her every move. In a cruel twist of fate, Daryl, her only son, is kidnapped, and Eyla is plunged into a world of chaos and uncertainty. Yet, amidst the turmoil, Eyla finds herself falling deeply in love once again. However, with love comes sacrifice, and Eyla knows that the road to happiness will be a treacherous one.
As Eyla navigates through the highs and lows of her journey, her heart remains filled with doubt. However, with unwavering courage and determination, she rises above the challenges that threaten to tear her apart. Can she emerge from the trials unscathed and find the happiness she so desperately craves? Dive into the pages of "Her Doubtful Heart: A Single Mom's Triumphant Journey Through Divorce, Kidnapping, and a Second Chance at Happiness" and discover the answer.
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Keywords: single parent romance, kidnap thriller, divorce fiction, love story, Infidelity and divorce, survivor love story, abusive exhusband, risky love, divorce, marriage, romance, unlikely love triangle, single mother, family, fighting for survival, Forced into divorce, second chance romance, fall in love again, forbidden love, career woman, betrayal, passionate love, working woman, independent woman, superstar [more]
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Carl Plumer
How to Save a World From Dying: A Demon Apocalypse Love Story
- Science Fiction
- English
- 2061 Words
- Ages 14 and up
- 315
Frightening Look At The Future That's Both Funny And Romantic!
Plenty of Chills & Thrills for Both Horror AND Romance Fans!
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After a night out at their favorite Manhattan club, Mallory Alexandria is kidnapped right in front of her soul mate, Zachary Zemeritus. Zachary calls the law and the nearest cop bot, Chief Inspector Anthony Borgnine, buzzes to the scene.
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❝Zach hung up and gazed at the police bot, its blue-metallic casing shining in the early dawn, as it descended with deliberation to hover at about Zach's eye height. 'Well now, citizen,' the bot squawked. 'It would appear we have work to do!'❞
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The year is 2035 and Earth is under attack by giant demons from outer space!
Demons as tall as houses with multiple heads, arms, and legs.
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❝The eyes on the first of its three heads had a serpent's split pupils, puke green. The eyes on the second head (which grew not beside the first head, but on top of it the way a cyst would) were as red as a poison frog's. The third head was stacked on top of its brothers, but this head was not worth talking about. It was a baby's head--and it was dead.❞
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As they search for Mallory, Zach and Borgnine are attacked by one of these demons and Zachary winds up in the hospital. With most of his bones broken and his insides crushed, Zach slips into a coma, close to death.
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Expert scientists and surgeons from around the globe arrive to operate on Zachary, turning him into something more machine than man. He can fly, deflect bullets, and is all but indestructible. However, his memory is gone -- he doesn't know who he is or why he's now metallic.
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Despite his ability to launch bombs and bullets from his armor, the demons capture him.The beasts beat him until his nano-circuits begin to shut down and his carbon-fiber suit begins to fail. First the original beat-down and coma. And now this!
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New York City is being destroyed!They've paved Central Park and turned it into a military base!
☠Zachary and Mallory's friends have been captured!
Will Mallory and Zachary be reunited?
Can Zachary conquer the demons from out of space?
Can the world be saved from dying? [more]
Keywords: aleins, humor, Halloween, kindle, ebook, fiction, satire, paranormal, Post-Apocalyptic, sci-fi, Dystopian, romance
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CD Sanders
An unbending physicist
- Thriller
- English
- 97504 Words
- Ages 16 and up
- 195
This warm-hearted and funny love story captivates with its lively dialogues. In conjunction with an exciting conspiracy thriller it offers the reader an incomparable reading pleasure.
Already with his first words, he underlined his reputation of a hard and always frank lecturer, “I don’t intend to remember your names. Not because I’m not able to, but because I don’t want to waste any brain capacity. It’s needed for more important things I can assure you of this. Most of you will not be able to follow me and the complex subject anyway, so you will soon leave the course.”
Full of expectation, Theresa looked directly into the professor's eyes. He was around 6’1’ and rather skinny. His curly hair was tamed by a short haircut, which made his narrow face look younger. The professor seemed charming to her. That is he was charming until he opened his mouth.
“What a nice guy”, Theresa thought when he introduced himself.
Theresa Winter enrolls at the University of Berlin after a thirteen-year compulsory break from her studies. There she meets the Scottish guest lecturer Peter Calder. She takes a course in quantum physics with the ingenious but quite misanthropic professor. His cynical appearance does not put her off she falls in love with the extremely intelligent man. Two extraordinary people meet, who seem to be made for each other. If it wasn't for the big age difference.
Thirty-one year old Theresa simply brushes aside the concerns of the not-so-young man calling them “bullshit". But is it really as simple as the young woman imagines? The young pretty woman, who is anything but rational, turns the quiet world of the perfectly rational physicist upside down so that he soon thinks he is going to lose his mind.
Together with her professor, she takes quantum physics a big step forward. Exactly the field in which her parents had done research. When Theresa and Peter are kidnapped by the former boss of the Winters, Edward Barnes, Theresa wonders into what her parents and now she herself have gotten into. And what about the dangerous man-in-the-suit who seems to be everywhere?
They receive help from Interpol agent David Connelly and his wife, investigative journalist Sarah Ritter.
And what does the computer specialist from Europol Tom Bauer know? [more]
Keywords: Thriller, Conspiracy Thriller, extraordinary love story, lively dialogues, Microwave drive, Science, research, Love story
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Lisa Ann
AUTUMN ROSE
- Romance
- English
- 5448 Words
- No Age Recommendation
- 3046
- 157
"It's hard to trust someone, when everyone you ever opened up your heart to, has let you down and pushed you away" The day before Autumn's 16th birthday was when her world world was changed forever. It was the day her parents were killed by an enemy pack as they were trying to protect Autumn and her older brother Blake. But what made it ever worse was that it also was the same day that Autumn got kidnapped and the last time she thought she would see Blake. Those 4 months she was gone were the worst months of her life. Now it's 2 months before her 18th birthday and ever since her kidnapping almost a year and a half ago she has never been the same. Without her older brother Blake and their Aunt Kelly, Autumn would never have been able to get through everything that's happend to her. Since then Autumn doesn't like it when other people touch or get close to her in any way. She flinches at anything, she has trust issues and she doen't like being around any guy or group of guys alone. The only ones she trust are Blake and her Aunt Kelly. Plus she has nightmares that haunt her and a heart that can never be fixed, but that's until she meets Hunter. Ever since the begining of summer, all Hunter has heard about from everyone was that two new kids had moved into town and would be going to the high school. For the three months that everyone had off for summer, Hunter has only met Blake, the brother, but not his younger sister. When he met Blake he knew right off the back that Blake was a Shifter or werewolf as some may call us, just like he was. After they met, Hunter knew that he would get along well with Blake and his sister, but thing was that he still hadn't met her yet and couldn't figure out why Blake would become all defensive when he would ask about his younger sister. So what happens when Hunter runs into Autumn one the first week of school. Will Autumn allow Hunter to get close to her? Will she be able to tell him her secret? Can Hunter help Autumn turn back into the fun, outgoing, loveable, happy girl that she once was or will her fear of everything hold her back? But can having the support of her brother Blake and her love for Hunter help her survive or will it destory her? [more]
Keywords: love, family, high school, werewolves, secrets, new town, friendship
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Pritis C Majumdar
ENEMIES OF GOD
A Scrao-book on Fanaticism by an Unknown Person
- Fiction
- English
- 1 Words
- No Age Recommendation
- 400
- 1
Harinath Paul (Hari) and Sam Krishna Roy (Sam) are two friends who joined Indian Railways at Kharagpur as a 5-years apprentice mechanical in January 1964.They became very closed and best friend each other. During this training period, Hari loved Maria (Anjali) an anglo-Indian girl whose father was Goerge Gomes, General Foreman of boiler shop in Kharagpur railway workshops,an original Britisher and mother(Agatha) an Indian Hindu Bengali woman.Agatha was residing in his outhouse as a full time domestic help before her marriage with George. After a long ups and down Hari and Anjali became a married couple where Sam played a leading role (both negetive and positive).
Sam became alone after demise of her wife at the age of about 40. Within a few years of his loneliness a terrorist couple took shelter in Sam's house as a tenant showing him the fake Government identity proof of Indian citizenship. Later both were arrested by the Kashmiri police with the help of Calcutta police. Actually, the young man, Md. Ibrahim introduced himself as Mohan Kumar (26-27) who was a Pakistani terrorist and married a Hindu Bengali girl introduced as Bina Kumar(23-24). They found no other alternate but to leave their only child of six months old under custody of Sam, the land lord who brought up her as his grand-daughter. Later she became a most efficient police offcer of Indian Police Service who also became terror to the terrorists of Jammu and Kashmir. She was awarded by Prsident of India for her gallantary service. But she was not happy and her eyes were searching her father and mother amongst the terrorist, live or dead in jail or out side the jail. Ultimately she found both her parents, but she accepted only her mother and left Jammu nd Kashmir on transfer with her grandpa and mother to Calcutta.How she got her parents was a story of thrill and wonderful with tears of emotion.
Anjali's history teacher of her school at Kharagpur railway township, Moinuddin proposed to marry her when she was in class twelve(10+2) as his second wife though he was having a wife live with a daughter. This could not materialise through a series of drama and climax. She became fade up with the jobs in various British and Indian private companies where she had to serve as confidential assistant to Managing Director or Director. Everything was good, but that was with sexual abuses in different forms. Otherwise there was no chance to continue the job. Finally she left the job and joined as a lecturer in a reputed college and started to stay at Calcutta 116 km away from her house at Kharagpur. Being a christian girl, she found easily accomodation in Young Women Christian Association(YWCA) in Calcutta where she came in contact with social service, particularly for the destitutes and older women who were left by their British husbands after British rules ended in 15th August 1947 in India.
Hasina, wife of Moinuddin started a school in their quarter at Kharagpur for the poor girls and illiterate women, particularly of Muslim community overcoming a huge obstacles posed by the Maulovis and Immams. Hasina initially, did not get support from her husband Moinuddin due to the life threatening from those Maulovis and Imamas. Fortunately, a Muslim police officer of Kharagpur police station helped Hasina in all respects to open her primary school. She believed that due to illiteracy and poverty, women of Muslim community become the prey of the patriarchal torture and deprivation socially and economically by them if those women do not obey the fatawah of Imam or Maulovi.
During the Indo-Pak war in 1965, a few maulovis were arrested and punished for the anti-Indian activities. These people were also against Hasina and they once kidnapped and assaulted physically her and her daughter when her husband Moinuddin went to his native village for her younger sister's marriage for a few days. There he found another set-back from his elder sister who was forcibly given Talak(divorce) by her husband on flimsy ground and came back with her two kids. Moinuddin then realised the bad result of poligamy which he himself once wanted to marry Anjai as second wife. He condemned this system of poligamy in Muslim community.
Hasina took initiative to make a non-violent movement with the help of Anjali, Hari and Sam and organised in a district, state and countrwide non-violent movement against all fundamentalists and orthodox Muslims who were doing all anti-Islamic activities, particularly torture on women of Muslim community. Later this fundamentalists and orthodox Muslims were known as Taliban, LeT and other terrorists groups indulging in killing innocent people in the name of Islam.
Hsina and her associates established All India Depressed and Deprived Women Organisation(AIDDWO) and Bilkis, an opressed and tortured Muslim woman became President of AIDDWO. Non-violent movement was spreding like fire throughout world, particularly terror-stricken countries like USA, India, UK, Afghanistan, Pakistan and others.
Military offensive started by Pakistan government against terrorists in Pakistan with the cvilian's support like APDDWO(All Pakistan Dipressed and Deprived Women Organisation), a sistern organisation of AIDDWO. This contued upto 2013 when terrorists were defeated and they surrendered under the two tongue operation by military offensive and civil non-violent movement enmass through out the terror stricken countries including USA, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, UK and others. Huge terrorists were killed with lesser number of army. Terrorists groups had to accept the Treaty of Peace forever. Thus Peace was regained in the world. [more]
Keywords: Terrorist, Fundamentalist, Terrorisim, Talibanism, Non-Islamic Activities
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BS Murthy
Sundara Kãnda: Hanuman's Odyssey
- Religion
- English
- 40926 Words
- Ages 16 and up
- 693
- 3
WhileMahabharata's Bhagvad-Gita is taken as a philosophical guide, Ramayana's Sundara Kãnda is sought for spiritual solace; many believe that reading Sundara Kãnda or hearing it recited would remove all hurdles and usher in good tidings!
Miracles apart, it's in the nature of Sundara Kãnda to inculcate fortitude and generate hope in man for it’s a depiction of how Hanuman goes about his errand against all odds.
Besides, it portrays how Seetha, on the verge of self-immolation, overcomes despair to see life in a new light?
With rhythm of its verse and the flow of the narrative this sloka to sloka transcreation of the canto beautiful of Valmiki's adi kavya - the foremost poetical composition in the world, Hanuman's Odyssey that paves the way for Rama to rescue his kidnapped wife is bound to charm the readers and listeners alike.
Interestingly, as the following verse illustrates, it was the forerunner of the magic realism of our times – “Gripped she then him by shadow / Cast which Hanuman coast to coast, Recalled he in dismay then / What Sugreev said at outset / That one fiend had aptitude / To grip its prey by mere shadow.”
On a personal note, my paternal grandfather, Bulusu Thimmaiah-garu, like many in his time, was a life-long practitioner of Sundara Kãnda parayana (the epic’s daily recital in part or full), whose spirituality could have providentially guided me in this, rather an effortless, trans-creative endeavour.
Cantos of the Kanda
1 - Hurdles in Skies
2 - City in Clouds
3 - Prelude to Entry
4 - Foray into Fort
5 - Life in Lanka
6 - Precincts to Beat
7 - Palace in the Plane
8 - Pushpak’s Prowess
9 - Harem at Night
10 - Women in Want
11 - Qualms of Celibate
12 - At Wits End
13 - Errand in the Bend
14 - Garden of Grief
15 - Withered Flower
16 - She is Seetha
17 - Guards all Hideous
18 - Ravan on Heat
19 - Dame in Despair
20 - Womanizer at Work
21 - Steadfast in Love
22 - Deadline to Death
23 - Guards that Pander
24 - Carrot and Stick
25 - Hapless Soul
26 - Wandering Thoughts
27 - Dream of a Nightmare
28 - On the Verge
29 - Good Tidings
30 - Hanuman’s Dilemma
31 - Rama’s Ballad
32 - Is it True?
33 - Genesis of Exile
34 - Swings in Mood
35 - Winning the Trust
36 - More of the Same
37 - Aborted Move
38 - Story to Tell
39 - Doubts to the Fore
40 - Repeats the Dose
41 - Rampage in the Park
42 - Panic in the Town
43 -Itching for Fight
44 -Takes on Prahastha’s Son
45 - Marshals in the Mire
46 - Generals in the Dumps
47 - Akshay’s Life on Line
48 - It takes Indrajit
49 - Ravan’s Darbar
50 - Cause of Loss
51 - Advice to Deliver
52- Placates the Sibling
53 - Tail on Fire
54 - Arson to Hurt
55 - What of Seetha?
56 - Havoc of a Take-off
57 - Flight sans Hassles
58 - Odyssey in a Nutshell
59 - Pep Talk to Peers
60 - Angad on Rebound
61 - Eying the Madhuvan
62 - Orgy in the Garden
63 - Sugreev’s Reading
64 - Return of the Platoon
65 - News in Brief
66 - Tears in Torrents
67 - Hanuman’s Replay
68 - Times of Hope
Yuddha Kanda: War on Ravan
01- Embrace of a Gift
02- Coronation and After [more]
Keywords: Indian mythology, Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, Rama's story, Lanka, Hanuman, Sita's captivity, Sanskrit Classics, Religion, Hinduism, Hindu mythology, Sanskrit epics, Hindu epics, Indian epics, Valmiki, Rama, Sita, Ravana, epic poetry, epic verse, epic Indian verse, epic Hindu verse, verse, Indian verse, Religion and Spirituality [more]
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