After his adventures at Camp Lac Igam the previous summer, Shy discovers both seelie and unseelie fey, watching... waiting. Excitement follows him through school and back to the northwoods summer camp on the shores of Lake Superior. He knows what needs to be done, and in the process of doing, Shy discovers the depth of his friendships. The plotting of the evil Huldra builds, and threatens Shy, his friends, and possibly humanity itself. Will they succeed in their mission to rescue and return?This thrilling sequel to The Fossegrimen Folly will leave you salivating for more! Views: 5
Alison Russell's holiday is rudely shattered by gunfire when Basque separatists try to smuggle arms into the quiet fishing village in which she is staying. Accompanied only by Miss Daventry, a tough old English eccentric who fought in the Spanish Civil war, Alison reluctantly goes to the aid of Jose and Luis Villada. It is a mission of mercy that turns into a nightmare. Miss Daventry and Luis disappear and Jose and Alison are hunted not only by the police but by the psychopathic killer, Angel Garmendia. They flee on horseback across the Pyrenees and into France, only to find that friend has turned into foe and the treachery of the war years stretches long fingers into the present. Terrified for the safety of her elderly friend, heartbroken at the death of the man she has come to love, Alison waits alone in the deserted village of Cotanes as the hunters close in. Views: 5
"It's a big, big worldIt's easy to get lost in it..."—Justin Bieber, "Up"I love those lines in the lyrics. Sometimes I feel like that's what everyone's expecting. My world got very big, very fast, and a lot of people expect me to get lost in it. I grew up in a small town in Canada. I taught myself to sing in front of my bedroom mirror and to play guitar on a hand-me-down. My mom posted my first videos on YouTube. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I'd sell millions of records, sing for the president of the United States and sell out a massive arena tour. So no, I'm not lost. Not at all. If anything, onstage in front of my fans, I'm home. I'm found. And that's what this book is about: my journey, from singing and busking on the sidewalk in Stratford, Ontario, to performing and showing my appreciation to millions of fans all over the world for making this dream a reality.My music and lyrics give a glimpse of what's in my... Views: 5
Seven month of small reprisals since the Fetterman massacre had passed. Sergeant Seamus Donegan of the Army of the West had witnessed proud leaders—both Indian and White—steel themselves for the withering clashes to come. And on two consecutive summer days, battle erupted—drowning the Dakota Territory in a damburst of bloodshed: the Hay Field Fight and Wagon Box Fight of 1867. Views: 5
HONORIA SMYTHE-SMITH IS:
A) a really bad violinist B) still miffed at being nicknamed "Bug" as a child C) NOT in love with her older brother's best friend D) All of the above
MARCUS HOLROYD IS:
A) the Earl of Chatteris B) regrettably prone to sprained ankles C) NOT in love with his best friend's younger sister D) All of the above
TOGETHER THEY:
A) eat quite a bit of chocolate cake B) survive a deadly fever AND world's worst musical performance C) fall quite desperately in love.
It's Julia Quinn at her best, so you KNOW the answer is...
D) All of the above Views: 5
20-year-old Jade has been working at a strip club for a while. She's been looking for a man to take her hetero virginity, and she has her eye on her boss, Lee. Convincing Lee to be her first turns out to be tricky, but Jade can be pretty creative when it comes to seduction. This is story #1 of the Club Boss Seduction series. Length: Short Story, 3200 words. Views: 5
The battle was raging, the air hot with smoke, loud with rifle fire. Then the air turned dim with an eerie mist, and for Jason Tarkenton, captain of the Confederate cavalry, the true nightmare began. Vickie Knox was today's woman dressed like yesterday's, wearing Yankee garb to play a part. But playacting ended when a Reb stepped out of the mist and took her prisoner-for real. They never should have met, never should have battled-never should have loved. But something had gone wrong with time itself, weaving together past and present like torn threads of a tattered tapestry. Something had gone wrong, and in mending such shredded silk, their love-and their lives-might be the final sacrifice. Views: 5
There's big trouble for Texas cattle ranchers. A mysterious disease called "Texas Fever" seems to follow their herds to market. Now their steers may be banned from Kansas and the railroad – a measure that will spell ruin for them all. The governor's ready to do anything to find a cure, even pardon a man with a price on his head, Waxahachie Smith.The scheme is all Captain Dusty Fog's idea. He knows Wax dreams of coming home to Texas where he's a wanted man. Now Wax can return if he takes over the protection of a brilliant young vet who may be close to a breakthrough cure. But unscrupulous men will gain if the Texas cattlemen go under. And with flying bullets and hired killers getting ever closer, Wax needs to use his famous slip gun to even the odds – to draw fast, shoot straight, and fight to the death to clear his name. Views: 4
In an effort to put her family back together, a teen struggles to discover what happened to her mother who disappeared during a ghost hunt in this haunting new novel from the author of Party, Sick, and Shackled.Five years ago, Abby Booth's mom, cohost of a ghost hunting reality show, went missing while filming in a 'haunted' cave in Arizona. Since then, Abby's life has all but fallen to pieces, most notably because of her dad's deep depression and how they've drifted further and further apart. But now, at seventeen, Abby has decided that things will change. She plans to go to the same cave where her mom and the crew went missing and to find out, once and for all, what happened there. With the help of the cohost's son Charlie, and two of his friends, Abby sets off on a quest for answers...but when the group ends up finding, what they stumble across in that dark, primordial cave in Arizona, is nothing they could have ever imaged.... Views: 4
