Books by "Blake Crouch"
12 books found
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! • NOW STREAMING ON APPLE TV+ A “mind-blowing” (Entertainment Weekly) speculative thriller about an ordinary man who awakens in a world inexplicably different from the reality he thought he knew—from the author of Upgrade, Recursion, and the Wayward Pines trilogy “Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the kidnapper knocks him unconscious. Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. Before a man he’s never met smiles down at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.” In this world he’s woken up to, Jason’s life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife. His son was never born. And Jason is not an ordinary college professor but a celebrated genius who has achieved something remarkable. Something impossible. Is it this life or the other that’s the dream? And even if the home he remembers is real, how will Jason make it back to the family he loves? From the bestselling author Blake Crouch, Dark Matter is a mind-bending thriller about choices, paths not taken, and how far we’ll go to claim the lives we dream of.
Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down
by Kathleen Antrim, Gary Braver, Sean Chercover, Blake Crouch, Jeffery Deaver, Robert Ferrigno
2009 · MIRA
When some of the top thriller writers in the world came together in Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night, they became a part of one of the most successful short-story anthologies ever published. The highly anticipated Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down is even bigger. From Jeffery Deaver's tale of international terrorism to Lisa Jackson's dysfunctional family in the California wine country to Ridley Pearson's horrifying serial killer, this collection has something for everyone. Twenty-three bestselling and hot new authors in the genre have submitted original stories to make up this unforgettable blockbuster. Turn off your phone. Shut down your computer. Say goodbye to your friends and family. Be prepared to read for days.
Claimed Among the Stars: A Sci Fi Romance Charity Anthology
by Kate Rudolph, Zoey Draven, Tasha Black, Tana Stone, Nancey Cummings, Honey Phillips, Octavia Kore, Ella Maven, Tamsin Ley, Iona Strom, V. K. Ludwig, Hope Hart, Alana Khan, Victoria Aveline, SJ Sanders, Alison Aimes, Jade Waltz, Ava Ross, V. T. Bonds, Kyra Snow, Annabelle Rex, Amarra Skye, Liz Paffel, Elizabeth Stephens, Olivia Riley, Veronica Scott, Elin Wyn, Hattie Jacks, Samantha Rose, A. G. Wilde, Alexis B. Osborne, Ella Blake, Stephanie West, Jessica Grayson, Ivy Knox, Lynnea Lee, Kate Stevens, Julie K. Cohen, Hannah Haze, Sarah Johns, C. Y. Croc, Leslie Chase, Tina Moss, Ana B. Starr, L. Starfyre, Lilly Griffin, V.C. Lancaster, Loretta Johns, R. L. Olvitt, Julie L. Vance, Kassie Keegan
2021 · Ink Heart Publishing
Make contact with the hottest alien anthology in the universe! Claimed Among the Stars will rocket you to reading bliss with more action, adventure, and pleasure than one planet can contain. Curl up with this collection of wild and wonderful heavenly bodies and venture to the unknown worlds that only your favorite sci-fi romance authors could create. Hearts in zero gravity are free to fall, and destiny awaits unsuspecting heroines far across the galaxy. Whether you love a trip that’s nice and easy or dark and steamy, this collaboration of more than fifty bestselling authors is guaranteed to please. Embrace the heat, the sweet, the dark, and the depraved, and grab your copy of Claimed Among the Stars today! A word of warning: this anthology is only available for a limited time, so grab your copies now before they blast off forever. The proceeds of Claimed Among the Stars will benefit The National Women’s Coalition Against Violence and Exploitation, which serves women and children in the United States and abroad. This anthology contains exclusive, never before published stories by: Kate Rudolph Zoey Draven Tasha Black Tana Stone Nancey Cummings Honey Phillips Octavia Kore Ella Maven Tamsin Ley Iona Strom V. K. Ludwig Hope Hart Alana Khan Victoria Aveline SJ Sanders Alison Aimes Jade Waltz Ava Ross V. T. Bonds Kyra Snow Annabelle Rex Amarra Skye Liz Paffel Elizabeth Stephens Olivia Riley Veronica Scott Elin Wyn Hattie Jacks Samantha Rose A. G. Wilde Alexis B. Osborne Ella Blake Stephanie West Jessica Grayson Ivy Knox Lynnea Lee Kate Stevens Julie K. Cohen Hannah Haze Sarah Johns C. Y. Croc Leslie Chase Tina Moss Ana B. Starr L. Starfyre Lilly Griffin V.C. Lancaster Loretta Johns R. L. Olvitt Julie L. Vance Kassie Keegan
Two opposing generals and the people of East Tennessee met in the fall of 1863. For James Longstreet, the commander of the Confederate forces, the campaign for Knoxville and East Tennessee marked the nadir of his military career, which climaxed in December 1863, with him submitting a letter of resignation as commander of the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. For Ambrose Burnside, commander of the Federal forces, the campaign demonstrated his leadership and tactical ability following his December 1862 debacle as commander of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia. For the region of East Tennessee and Knoxville, the campaign enabled the people to reach the pinnacle they had aspired to since their settlement of the region. They had escaped economic and religious oppression in Europe, negotiated and fought with the Cherokee Indian Nation, created the State of Franklin (which was denied statehood), saw its political power vanish to Middle Tennessee, and was limited in its economic development by the region's landscape.
James Rudolph Youngblood, aka Jimmy the Kid, is an enforcer, a "ghost rider" for the Maceo brothers, Rosario and Sam, rulers of "the Free State of Galveston," who are prospering through illicit pleasures in the midst of the Great Depression. Raised on an isolated West Texas ranch that he was forced to flee at age eighteen following the violent breakup of his foster family, Jimmy has found a home and a profession in Galveston -- and a mentor in Rose Maceo. Looming over Jimmy's story like an ancient curse is the specter of his fearsome father. Their ties of blood, evident since Jimmy's boyhood, have been drawn tighter over time. Then a strange and beautiful girl enters his life and a swift and terrifying sequence of events is set in motion. Jimmy must cross the border and go deep into the brutal and merciless country of his ancestors -- where the story's harrowing climax closes a circle of destiny many years in the making.
When your college enemy becomes your hero. Nick Atherton thought his life was exactly where he wanted it—until he walked into a bookstore and saw Poppy Sylvester again. She’s a past regret he’s never been able to forget. When she’s attacked in front of him, Nick steps in to protect her, only to realize this wasn’t a random assault. Poppy has been dodging trouble for years. She needs his protection—and the only way to keep her safe is to move her into his home. But this time, Nick knows he has no intention of letting her go. Nick’s reappearance in Poppy’s life changes everything…suddenly she’s no longer alone, like she has been for so long. The boy she knew is now a man who is hard to resist. As their connection deepens, she feels her resistance weakening and fears the threat to her is now a threat to him—but Poppy knows that walking away this time will take courage she’s not sure she has. Can Nick convince Poppy that their second chance is worth fighting for?
A gripping apocalyptic thriller about a man and his family running for their lives in an America gone mad—from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion No time to think. No time to ask why. Only time to run. Five days ago, the epidemic of rage began. Four days ago, the rash of senseless murders swept the nation. Three days ago, the president addressed the country and begged for peace—even as the murders increased tenfold. Two days ago, the killers began to mobilize. One day ago, the power went out. And tonight, the killers are reading the names of those to be killed over the Emergency Broadcast System. Jack Colclough is listening over the battery-powered radio on his kitchen table in Albuquerque, and he just heard his name. People are coming to his house to kill him, his wife, his daughter, and his son. He has no idea what’s happening, or why, but the time for questions is long past. His only chance is to run. Following an ordinary family on a desperate race through an America that’s destroying itself, Run is a terrifying, brutally stripped-down thriller from master storyteller Blake Crouch.
An unforgettable American story continues in the gripping sequel to the modern classic Dances With Wolves—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Blake. Eleven years have passed since Lieutenant John Dunbar became the Comanche warrior Dances With Wolves and married Stands With A Fist, a white-born woman raised as a Comanche from early childhood. With their three children, they live peacefully in the village of Ten Bears. But there is unease in the air, caused by increased reports of violent confrontations with white soldiers who want to drive the Comanche onto reservations. Disquiet turns to horror, and then to rage, when a band of white rangers descends on Ten Bear’s village, slaughtering half its inhabitants and abducting Stands With A Fist and her infant daughter. The three surviving great warriors—Wind In His Hair, Kicking Bird, and Dances With Wolves—decide they must go to war with the white invaders. At the same time, Dances With Wolves realizes that only he can rescue his wife and child. Told with all the sweep, insight, and majesty that made Dances With Wolves a worldwide phenomenon, The Holy Road is an epic story of courage and honor.
The New Year begins with a lady's intriguing proposition for Gavin Blackford—though not the sort he's accustomed to. Alluring widow Ariadne Faucher requests private lessons from the rakish sword master in order to challenge her sworn enemy to a duel. Though disinclined at first to teach a woman, Gavin is fascinated by this statuesque beauty, cloaked as she is in grief and mystery. Ariadne proves a quick study with a blade, her resolve fueled by a vendetta that is all she has left in the world. Their lessons crackle with undeniable electricity…but the secret of her all-consuming vengeance may have rendered her heart impervious even to such a virtuoso as Gavin.