As in the middle grade series debut Island of Thieves, scrappy twelve-year-old Tom Trelawney and his swashbuckling Uncle Harvey are a dynamite combination—in the dangerous, explosive sort of way. This time around, they impulsively fly from Ireland to India in hot pursuit of a small bejeweled tiger that yet another Trelawney, a British soldier, allegedly plundered in 1799. They're pretty sure they can get a couple million dollars for it too, if they can make it past a gun-happy Aussie and a pit of man-eating tigers. Views: 46
'A sublime piece of literary detective work that shows us once and for all how to be precisely the sort of reader that Austen deserves.' Caroline Criado-Perez, Guardian Almost everything we think we know about Jane Austen is wrong. Her novels don't confine themselves to grand houses and they were not written just for readers' enjoyment. She writes about serious subjects and her books are deeply subversive. We just don't read her properly - we haven't been reading her properly for 200 years. Jane Austen, The Secret Radical puts that right. In her first, brilliantly original book, Austen expert Helena Kelly introduces the reader to a passionate woman living in an age of revolution; to a writer who used what was regarded as the lightest of literary genres, the novel, to grapple with the weightiest of subjects – feminism, slavery, abuse, the treatment of the poor, the power of the Church, even evolution – at a time, and in a place, when to write... Views: 46
In this powerful and elegant story set in a future Earth very different from our own, a new kind of human has evolved to challenge the dominion of Homo sapiens. This new breed is stronger, smarter, and far more beautiful than their parent race, and are endowed with psychic as well as physical gifts. They are destined to supplant humanity as we know it, but humanity won't die without a struggle.01. The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit (1987)"Terror hung in the air like the foul-smelling smoke from a gutted house, where people have been burned alive inside. I could feel it. Wraeththu. I shiver to say the word. Something has happened to them. Where did they come from? How did it happen? Why is it spreading like a plague? 'I have seen. I have seen what they do. I have seen their faces. They always take their dead with them, always. There is a secret. Don't you understand? A secret. Wraeththu are not what they seem. They are more than they seem.'"Pellaz Cevarro has heard tales of the Wraeththu, a youth cult shrouded in mystery that many say is more than it seems. It is only when the enigmatic Cal arrives at the Cevarro farm that Pell discovers the truth. Lured away by Cal to a different life, Pell discovers that Wraeththu are poised to replace humanity upon a ravaged world. Changed in body, mind and soul, Pell cannot escape a destiny that was set for him, nor the tragic consequences of his association with Cal.Ground-breaking when they first appeared, the Wraeththu Chronicles chart the history of a new race of hermaphrodite beings who come to replace humanity on Earth. Daring, erotic and magical, these editions include 'deleted scenes', which have now been restored and expanded.02. The Bewitchments of Love and Hate (1988)As the savage clan of the Wraeththu and the Gelaming of the South prepare for an inevitable war, Calanthe, certain that his beloved Pellaz has been slain by Theide, prepares to seek revenge.03. The Fulfillments of Fate and Desire (1989)Third in the Wraeththu Chronicles trilogy, 'The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire' concludes the first saga of the androgynous race that has become the dominant race on earth.Calanthe, erstwhile companion of Pellaz, (the har who has now become leader of all Wraeththu), is on the run. He flees from his past and his mistakes, haunted by spectres of the terrible things he has done. In despair, he takes work in a musenda, a 'house of ill repute' in the disreputable town of Fallsend. Here, he meets Panthera, a strange and beautiful har, held in unspeakable slavery, from which Cal vows to liberate him.Once free of Fallsend, Cal and Panthera undertake a mythic journey through the land of Jaddayoth, from the peaks of Shappa to the underground city of Sahen. With ghosts at his heels and phantoms beckoning to him from the future, Cal must face his past, in order to fulfil his destiny and discover whether he and Pellaz can ever be reunited.For this edition of 'The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire', Storm Constantine included deleted and expanded scenes. Views: 46
On a dare, Kylie Matthews lands smack in the middle of Solomon's Gate—Castle Creek's new Christian dating agency—and she finds herself revealing exactly what she's waiting for in a relationship: —The kiss that steals my breath away.— What she doesn't reveal is her lack of self-esteem or her irrational reaction to facial disfigurement. Neither is applicable to her quest to find the perfect match. But that seemingly superficial malady becomes all-important when her first agency-arranged date is Rick Dale—a man who is everything Kylie is searching for. He's handsome, smart, fun. Rick has it all...including an angelic six-year-old daughter with severe scarring on one side of her face. Hard at work founding a therapy camp for young female victims of deformity or disfigurement, Rick wants Kylie to be a part of those plans. She'd love to say yes...but how can she, when every contact with the facility's guests—and Rick's own daughter—will make... Views: 46
An orphaned boy in contemporary Senegal must decide between doing what is right and what is easy as he struggles to keep a promise he made to his dying father in this captivating debut novel laced with magical realism.Eleven-year-old Mor was used to hearing his father's voice, even if no one else could since his father died. It was comforting. It was also a reminder that he had made a promise to his father before he passed: keep his sisters safe. Keep the family together. But almost as soon as they are orphaned, that promise seems impossible to keep. Senegal—in its heat and unforgiving nature—does not make this an easy task. Their aunt, a cold and serious woman, knows the most logical thing to do: send Mor to daara—an Islamic school for boys—and send his sisters to separate homes. Mor, plagued by his father's promise, urges his aunt to give him a few months to prove he can be a provider. Granted only the sweltering summer months, Mor... Views: 46
Fighting for her survival in the jungles of India, a woman is rescued by a stranger who isn't what he seems in Jennifer Wilde's breathtaking, exotic romance After graduating from the Hampton Academy for Select Young Ladies, Lauren Gray is finally ready to return to the land of her birth. But nineteenth-century India is a dangerous place for an unchaperoned English woman. En route from Delhi, her caravan is besieged by hostile natives, and Lauren barely escapes with her life. Lost in the jungle, she is rescued by a mysterious man on a stallion, who sweeps her away to her destination, Dahlkari—then vanishes. Here, in a remote military outpost, Lauren suddenly finds herself in thrall to three men: blond, irresistible Lieutenant Michael Stephens, powerful, seductive Rajah Sahji Bandi, and Robert Gordon, a dashing brigand on a clandestine mission for the British government. One of them wants her dead, and one will kill to keep her safe—for Lauren is... Views: 46
Egypt is the setting for this collection, but the stories are universal -whether it's the girl whose mother no longer recognises her, a young man who uses the changing political climate to avenge his despotic father, or the woman consumed by guilt for abandoning her children. Echoing V.S. Pritchett's words, they 'look for the silent moment in which our singularity breaks through, when emotions change, without warning, and reveal themselves. And while revealing themselves they also unveil the scents and sensations of modern Cairo, from the early 1930s to the present day. Essential reading, not only for those with a love of this fascinating city but for those who cherish the story, unobtrusively and beautifully rendered. Views: 46
A jewelry store is robbed. A diamond necklace mysteriously shows up in Milo's desk at school. The connection is crystal clear . . . isn't it? Detective duo Milo and Jazz tackle their eighth case in this exciting mystery! Views: 46
Logan Knight is recuperating from a fire that killed his two best friends. Libby Turner is on a mission to keep her beloved grandmother out of an assisted living facility. From the moment the two meet, sparks fly and they can't keep their hands off each other. Can they stick to their plan of keeping their relationship strictly sexual or do they give in to the love that claims their hearts? NOTE: This is a previously published work. The title, author, and/or publisher may have changed. Views: 46
