Late in 1642, two armies gathered near London to decide who would rule the kingdom ... the king or parliament. The 'Devil Prince' Rupert was leading the king's flying army and he made a fateful mistake ... he slaughtered the suburb of Brentford. The next day the two armies were joined by a third ... a mob of thousands of London tradesmen who had come seeking vengeance against Rupert. Views: 68
In book 3 of Leslie A. Kelly's award-winning Extrasensory Agents series, sexy and smooth agent Mick Tanner returns to his childhood world to help stop a serial killer. Raised in a carnival sideshow, with his ability to touch an object and know its history, Mick has fond memories of the life. And of Gypsy Bell, who had been his childhood nemesis. Now she's a cop...and needs his help. Views: 68
Sizzling affair... With the body of a Greek god, a tycoon's wealth, and all the emotion of cold, hard marble, Luke Michelakis is an enigma. Intimidated and out of her depth in his glamorous world, Iona Guthrie has consigned their brief passionate affair to the recesses of her secret memories. Shocking proposal! But, two years later, the powerful Greek and the housekeeper find themselves together again under the same roof, and Luke has a startling proposition: he's looking for a wife and, as he discovered once before, Iona meets all his requirements... THE GREEK TYCOONS Legends are made of men like these! Views: 68
The lyrical and enchanting Matchmaker of Edinburgh series returns with this third novel following a Scottish matchmaker who uses her uncanny ability to craft perfect matches—no matter what the couple may initially believe. Lavinia Parkem, the most talented dressmaker in Edinburgh, has never forgotten her first love: Captain Andrew Colter. They were meant to be married years earlier but when Andrew's ship was wrecked in the Caribbean her parents forced her to marry another. Andrew may have survived a shipwreck to find fame and fortune at sea, but he never fully healed after Lavinia's abandonment. Instead, he dedicated himself to the navy—and secret missions for the foreign office. Nearing retirement and back on British soil, he's given a new assignment—infiltrate the home of a wealthy banker who's suspected of being behind a plan to assassinate the Prince of Wales. But to do that, Andrew must recruit and turn the woman the banker once wooed:... Views: 68
SUMMARY:In this bold new fantasy epic, Mickey Reichert takes readers into the life of Nightfall, a fascinating character who hides his true nature behind many names and identities. But even legends can occasionally slip, and--falling prey to a royal trap--he is bound by oath to guard and guide a young prince on a quest. Views: 68
This is the age of the Telnarians. Their vast, corrupt empire spans galaxies, ruling by terror, slavery, and the lash. But, their corruption and brutality could spell their downfall for, on a thousand worlds of swords and science, the savage souls of true men will not be forever chained. A heroic tide is rising-and one warrior is born to lead the barbarian horde. To recruit his legion of space barbarians, the giant gladiator Otto must win their fierce loyalty, world by world, in lethal combat against monsters, men, aliens, and the beautiful, murderous slaves-while Imperial conspirators plot Otto's assassination, and an evil warlord's brutal army prepares to unleash genocidal horror across the stars. Views: 68
When you’re a superhero, you don’t often notice pink tennis shoes. Poker Boy is usually far too busy saving the world from evil, saving dogs from sure death, or playing professional poker, his day job that pays the bills of being a superhero. But when Poker Boy sees the pink shoes at the entrance to the Silicon Suckers city, he knows Super Keno is in deep trouble. Views: 68
Adelaide Banks is the newest student to join the SEAS Space Agent program. Does First Year Space Cadet Star Girl have what it takes to save space - one planet at a time?Planet Polare's ice is melting and the alien life forms are in danger. When SC Star Girl is sent to investigate with her roommate SC Supernova, she discovers that not all the dangers come from hairy aliens or strange planets. Can they work together to save the planet and its alien frozellas? Views: 67
The Forest House—prequel to The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley’s beloved and enduring classic—is a mesmerizing epic of one woman’s mythic role at a turning point in history.In a Britain struggling to survive Roman invasion, Eilan is the daughter of a Druidic warleader, gifted with visions and marked by fate to become a priestess of the Forest House.
But fate also led Eilan to Gaius, a soldier of mixed blood, son of the Romans sent to subdue the native British. For Gaius, Eilan felt forbidden love, and her terrible secret will haunt her even as she is anointed as the new High Priestess. With mighty enemies poised to destroy the magic the Forest House shelters, Eilan must trust in the power of the great Goddess to lead her through the treacherous labyrinth of her destiny.
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Dylan Klein, having come into some money during his last case, has given up his distinguished career as an insurance investigator in order to pursue his dream as a writer. But like stray light near a black hole, Klein is sucked into the vacuum of a deadly love triangle by the appearance of a mysterious woman and her subsequent execution. Klein, alarmed that his best friend -- ex-New York City detective Johnny MacClough -- might somehow be involved, temporarily turns in his pen for the tools of the trade. With the questionable assistance of an alcoholic newspaper woman and a notorious criminal lawyer, Dylan Klein plunges headlong into the quicksand of organized crime and the powerful men behind it. Klein faces enormous problems in his quest, not the least of which is Johnny MacClough's stubborn refusal to cooperate. If anything, the ex-detective appears bound and determined to sabotage the efforts being made on his behalf. Further complicating Klein's travails is the potential fallout from a tragic love affair. Left unresolved and dormant for over two decades, it threatens to explode like some forgotten time bomb left ticking in the attic. Can Klein defuse the situation or will it blow up in his face? Views: 67
