"Hornblower and the Widow McCool" is a short story by C. S. Forester, featuring his fictional naval hero, Horatio Hornblower. It was published together with the unfinished novel Hornblower and the Crisis and another short story, "The Last Encounter". It is titled "Hornblower's Temptation" in certain US editions. The story is set very early in Hornblower's career, in 1799 or 1800, after Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, but before Lieutenant Hornblower. Views: 69
This first book in the Ancients of Light series establishes the foundation for the events that have brought the Realm to its current circumstance and sets the stage for last days in the war of Ancients. A primeval Prophecy culminates in this era, bringing final resolution to an eternal battle that has waged between the Vampire and Witch, the Light and the Dark. Step into the Realm with the Chosen. Views: 69
In the masterful follow-up to the runaway hit All the Missing Girls—"think: Luckiest Girl Alive, The Girl on the Train, Gone Girl" (TheSkimm)—a journalist sets out to find a missing friend, a friend who may never have existed at all.Confronted by a restraining order and the threat of a lawsuit, failed journalist Leah Stevens needs to get out of Boston when she runs into an old friend, Emmy Grey, who has just left a troubled relationship. Emmy proposes they move to rural Pennsylvania, where Leah can get a teaching position and both women can start again. But their new start is threatened when a woman with an eerie resemblance to Leah is assaulted by the lake, and Emmy disappears days later. Determined to find Emmy, Leah cooperates with Kyle Donovan, a handsome young police officer on the case. As they investigate her friend's life for clues, Leah begins to wonder: did she ever really know Emmy at all? With no... Views: 69
The collected stories of Thomas Williams, author of eight novels including National Book Award winner The Hair of Harold Roux. Most of these stories first appeared in Esquire, the New Yorker, or the Saturday Evening Post. Views: 69
2095. Freighter Captain Dixon Cragg was unhappy at the prospect of having to take early retirement at only eighty four. But times were changing and he had to play his part. Earth was dying, Moon was the main trading post between them and Mars. The prospect of working as a toilet cleaner seemed all that was left for Cragg. But events were unfolding that were to change the course of history for ever Views: 69
The Bay of Islands Brides – a brand new series of six sexy romances for 2018, the year of the bride! By the USA Today bestselling author of the Three Wise Men box set.Book 1: Bride in TroubleShe’s getting married in ten days, but she doesn’t remember the groom…Phoebe Goldsmith wakes up in hospital after suffering a head injury to find that all her memories of the last eight years have vanished.She doesn’t remember her father passing away. She doesn’t remember opening the Bay of Islands Brides shop with her mother and sisters.And she definitely doesn’t remember Rafe Masters, the gorgeous firefighter who tells her that they’re due to be married on Valentine’s Day in ten days’ time.Rafe insists they’re madly in love, but the thought of saying ‘I do’ to a complete stranger makes Phoebe want to run for the hills. Her family suggests she postpone... Views: 69
You, dear reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart--no more so than the study of dragons itself. But such study offers rewards beyond compare: to stand in a dragon's presence, even for the briefest of moments--even at the risk of one's life--is a delight that, once experienced, can never be forgotten. . . .All the world, from Scirland to the farthest reaches of Eriga, know Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the world's preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the remarkable woman who brought the study of dragons out of the misty shadows of myth and misunderstanding into the clear light of modern science. But before she became the illustrious figure we know today, there was a bookish young woman whose passion for learning, natural history, and, yes, dragons defied the stifling conventions of her day.Here at last, in her own words, is the true story of a pioneering spirit who risked her reputation, her prospects, and her fragile flesh and... Views: 69
FBI Profiler Chase Adams is back in the thrilling sequel to FROZEN STIFF! The first victim was suffocated using a garbage bag. The second with plastic wrap. The third was decapitated, the head shoved inside a grocery bag. As Chase develops her profile, she begins to fear that she may not be chasing just one serial killer, but two... one of whom lurks in the shadows, always just one step ahead of her. One who is watching her every move. Pre-order your copy of SHADOW SUSPECT today! Views: 69
He thinks she’s a hooker. She thinks she’s in love with someone else. After one memorable night, Rachel Foster cannot stop thinking about sexy billionaire hotelier Landon Court, and the way his touch set her body on fire. But as far as she knows, she’s never going to see him again, and that’s okay, because she’d rather not risk falling for him anyway. For Landon, one night is not enough. He wants Rachel, and he’s not prepared to back down. He always gets what he wants, and she will not be an exception. Unable to resist her attraction to Landon, Rachel decides to give him what he wants, but on her own terms. One week. Just sex. No commitment. What happens when love is not allowed, but everything else is? Views: 68
He's approaching forty, alone, and in a dead-end job. Eric Somers's life has been defined by a single unfortunate decision made decades ago, when he turned his back on shy outcast Jake Lockwood, afraid of his feelings for the boy and what they meant. The tragic consequences of Jake's isolation have haunted Eric ever since. Now, through a magical encounter with his old football coach, Eric finds himself back in 1991 with a chance at redemption. Can Eric find a way to redeem his long ago sins and reclaim a better future?A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2012 Daily Dose package "Time Is Eternity". Views: 68
