Product DescriptionWestern wizardry meets the mages of the exotic East. Neither will ever be the same.Daimbert the wizard is on the road to adventure with five guys from Yurt. Their search for a missing lord soon becomes a quest for a fabled blue rose and for an unthinkably powerful magical artifact from the time of Solomon. Along the way they face intrigue, treachery, black magic, and a big green djinn. Only Daimbert may be able to save their lives--and their souls--as the line grows thin between a fatal curse and finding one's heart's desire. Views: 34
Quebrado has been traded from pirate ship to ship in the Caribbean Sea for as long as he can remember. The sailors he toils under call him el quebrado-half islander, half outsider, a broken one. Now the pirate captain Bernardino de Talavera uses Quebrado as a translator to help navigate the worlds and words between his mother's Taíno Indian language and his father's Spanish. But when a hurricane sinks the ship and most of its crew, it is Quebrado who escapes to safety. He learns how to live on land again, among people who treat him well. And it is he who must decide the fate of his former captors. Latino interest. Views: 33
This is the complete trilogy. If purchased separately, these e-books retail for $5.98. Melita has lived a charmed life, raised sheltered by her family and romanced by her best friend Liam through her teen years. Her world is turned upside down when she is sent to New York to meet the man she has been promised to, handsome multibillionaire Jack Kemble. Views: 33
Two worlds are intertwined in this hauntingly beautiful story as it moves from Toronto to the English moors and to Venice, Italy. The time frame shifts between present and past, linking the lives of a young Brontë scholar (a woman in the throes of a troubled love affair), a turn-of-the-century female balloonist, and an elusive explorer with the ghost – or the memory – of Emily Brontë. Urquhart reveals something about the act of artistic creation, the ways in which stories enter our lives, and about the cyclical nature of love throughout time. This is a novel of darkness and light, of intense weather and inner calm.From the Hardcover edition. Views: 33
An Irish spitfire meets her match in a western romp from national bestselling romance author Raine Cantrell.“Raine Cantrell is a superb storyteller whose remarkable talent for recreating the West will hold you enthralled.” – Romantic TimesMaggie O’Roark knows how to walk, talk, and fight like a man. When Maggie inherits her uncle’s profitable silver and gold mines, she’s determined to prove she can operate them on her own, even as her wedding date approaches. When Maggie’s groom is kidnapped just before the wedding, Maggie is convinced saloon owner C.V. McCready is responsible, in a desperate bid to keep her from re-opening the mines.McCready is a silver-tongued con man, but when he sees Maggie in her wedding finery, he becomes obsessed with protecting her from less savory men who would do anything to get their hands on her mines. McCready kidnaps Maggie and claims her in a marriage by proxy, setting the stage for the fiercest and funniest battle of the sexes in the West.“This one grabs you from the first page and does let go. I thoroughly enjoyed it.” – Johanna Lindsey, author of ONE HEART TO WIN“Raine Cantrell has crafted the perfect Western romance.” – Affaire de Coeur Views: 33
From a critically acclaimed fiction writer comes the moving story of a boy with extraordinary ears who—with the help of a cache of his great-grandmother's letters—brings healing to a town burdened by the sins of its past Views: 33
Brave and battle-hardened Stephen de Warenne is to defend to the death that which is his by right of conquest—including the golden-haired captive who awakens his soul's most secret yearnings. For theirs is a passion that will not be denied—a magnificent fire that burns hotter and brighter than the blazing flames of war that engulf the land. Views: 33
Chelsea Fagan has felt the pressures and expectations of post college life firsthand. Building on the success of her popular articles on Thought Catalog, her book I’m Only Here for the WiFi presents an honest, refreshing, and hilarious perspective on the life of a misplaced twentysomething, desperate for advice about how to survive adulthood all while maintaining an active social life. With insights on eating, drinking, and partying to finding and keeping a job, I’m Only Here for the WiFi is a healthy mix of commentary, humor, and real advice. Views: 33
Acclaimed scientist and author Bernd Heinrich has returned every year since boyhood to a beloved patch of western Maine woods. What is the biology in humans of this deep-in-the-bones pull toward a particular place, and how is it related to animal homing?Heinrich explores the fascinating science chipping away at the mysteries of animal migration: how geese imprint true visual landscape memory; how scent trails are used by many creatures, from fish to insects to amphibians, to pinpoint their home if they are displaced from it; and how the tiniest of songbirds are equipped for solar and magnetic orienteering over vast distances. Most movingly, Heinrich chronicles the spring return of a pair of sandhill cranes to their home pond in the Alaska tundra. With his trademark "marvelous, mind-altering" prose (Los Angeles Times), he portrays the unmistakable signs of deep psychological emotion in the newly arrived birds—and reminds us that to discount our own emotions... Views: 33
What are those frightening sounds coming from the forest? Someone or something out there wants to scare the Khan boys and their class away from the campsite!When Mrs. Morris and her third grade class win a trip to Camp Chimo, the children get more than they bargained for. Will third grade detectives Ibrahim and Zayn Khan be able to figure out what's going on before it's too late? Follow the Khan boys on another great adventure as they follow the clues in Ibrahim Khan and the Mystery of the Haunted Lake! Views: 33
“That was the scene in California’s Mojave Desert five years ago—our historic first view of the Newcomer’s ship . . .”Thus began ALIEN NATION
—the groundbreaking and thought-provoking television series that was part science fiction, part hard-hitting police drama, and critically praised for taking on tough social issues.Now the excitement, action, and intrigue of that acclaimed series continues in an all-new line of original novels, beginning with the exciting untold story of how it all began.Los Angeles, the present. Rookie detective Matt Sikes begins his first murder investigation and stumbles onto a deadly conspiracy that threatens his life, his daughter, and his world. At the same time, onboard a nightmarish starship hurtling toward the Earth’s sun, Stangya Soren’tzahh—a courageous Tenctonese slave destined to become Detective George Francisco—is swept into his peoples’ last desperate struggle for freedom against the ruthless and mysterious Overseers.When the great ship lands on Earth, the future of the Tenctonese and all humanity depends on two unlikely heroes, Matt and George—who must work together for the first time to prevent a disaster that could destroy both their peoples. Views: 33
Book six, Rhyn Eternal Series. Responsible for her brother's inability to protect the Future, Karma is helpless to do anything for him and quickly finds herself in a worse situation. She's found her mate - and he's bad news. Wild, emotional, and naïve, Karma is a wildfire without restraint. Her mate is her polar opposite – and the threat her brother foresaw tearing apart the Immortal and human communities.Meanwhile, Stephanie has been left to figure out her role within the Immortal community. Tasked by her mate – Fate – to stop the Immortals from imploding, lest demons take down the human world, she struggles to find a way to bring her family and the Immortals together, or at least, to keep them from falling apart. Wynn soon gives her a greater task: she's going to head the Council and lead the Immortals. He's ready to execute the plan he's been nursing for thousands of years, no matter what damage he does in the process.With no mate to guide her, and few allies to call upon,... Views: 33
