This Gripping Legal Thriller Is a Perfect Summer ReadWhen Jared Neaton grew tired of the shady ethics of his big law firm and left to go out on his own, he never expected the wheels to fly off so quickly. One big case collapsing on him has pushed him to the brink and it's all he can do to scrape by. He can't risk another bad loss.Erin Larson is running out of options. In the wake of her father's death, she found a slim piece of paper--a deposit slip--with an unbelievable amount on it. Ten million dollars. Only the bank claims it has no record of the deposit and stonewalls her attempts to find out more. This lawsuit, her last chance, has brought only intimidation and threats. Now she needs to convince Jared to take a risk, to help her because the money is real. And both need to watch their backs as digging deeper unleashes something far more dangerous than just threats. Views: 49
"With The Reactive, [Ntshanga] has created an immersive and powerful portrait of drug use, community, and health issues by exploring what it was like to be young, black, South African, and HIV positive in the early aughts."—VICE"Gritty and revealing, Ntshanga's debut novel offers a brazen portrait of present-day South Africa. This is an eye-opening, ambitious novel."—Publishers Weekly"Ntshanga offers a devastating story yet tells it with noteworthy glow and flow that keeps pages turning until the glimmer-of-hope ending."—Library Journal"Electrifying... [Ntshanga] succeeds at exploring major themes—illness, family, and, most effectively, class—while keeping readers in suspense. Ntshanga's promising debut is both moving and satisfyingly complex."—Kirkus Reviews"A powerful, compassionate story that refuses to rest or shuffle off into the murk of the mind. It exists so that we... Views: 49
SUMMARY: In January 1991, eight members of the SAS regiment embarked upon a secret mission that was to infiltrate them deep behind enemy lines. Under the command of Seargent Andy McNab, they were to sever the underground communication link between Baghdad and north-east Iraq, and to seek and destroy mobile Scud launchers. Their call sign: BRAVO TWO-ZEROBravo Two-Zero is a breathtaking account of Sepcial Forces soldiering: a chronicle of superhuman courage, endurance and dark humour in the face of overwhelming odds. Believed to be the most highly decorated patrol since the Boer War, Bravo Two-Zero is already part of SAS legend Views: 49
Many people come to San Francisco seeking the freedom to be different, to live out their fantasies and explore the magic of life. Maude Fuller has come to the Bay Area seeking a different sort of freedom-the freedom to be ordinary.The exotic, bohemian culture of Berkeley seems refreshingly normal to Maude, compared to the dark oaths and satanic feuds of her Virginia home. For Maude is a witch-the only real witch in Berkeley-born into a sorcery-ridden family in a back-woods Appalachian town that sits on the fault line between modern science and ancient magic.All that’s behind Maude now. She’s finally getting it together, surviving on temp jobs and welfare. She’s even starting a new romance, with an engineer-a man who _knows_ that the universe has standardized laws.But if blood is thicker than water, the blood of witches is thickest of all. When Maude is called back to Bracken County by the one voice she can’t deny, she knows that all she’s been doing is running away—running from her family, and from her fears of what she could become. She must drive cross-country in a car held together by spells and STP, back to a Blue Ridge valley where magicked falcons and wizardry are as normal as high school football. Where computers and spell-casting work side by side and local law enforcement’s marijuana-spotting ’copters are powerless against the folk magic that radiates from Maude’s dying grandmother’s bed...and where Maude will discover how the world really works and just how far she will go to survive and protect those that she loves.SLOW FUNERAL is an unforgettable novel of a woman coming to terms with her heritage, in which modern choices and ancient obligations illuminate each other in a tapestry of love and magic.Rebecca Ore’s acclaimed _Alien_ trilogy earned nominations for almost every major award in science fiction and fantasy. She lives in Virginia, in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains.Praise for SLOW FUNERAL“In Bracken County, nothing is what it seems. A dying grandmother is not a helpless old woman. A computer is not (only) a technological marvel. Magic is ‘not a tool but a relationship.’ SLOW FUNERAL is a complex, subtle, beautifully written, and very funny exploration of real people in a real place doing things they don’t fully understand. Read it not only for Bracken County’s magic, but for its own.”-Nancy Kress, author of BEGGARS IN SPAIN“SLOW FUNERAL is gritty and clear-eyed, unique and vastly entertaining.”-Michael Swanwick, author of THE IRON DRAGON’S DAUGHTER“The story of a reluctant contemporary witch going home to do battle with relatives, dark forces, and the past. The voice of Rebecca Ore is unique and authentic. A wonderful book...one of the best fantasies I have read in years.”-Pamela Sargent, author of THE SHORE OF WOMEN“Rebecca Ore’s SLOW FUNERAL is an absolutely delightful book. She knows that the most essential truths of Southern life lie in its folklore—and in her vision she memorably conjures the magic of quilts, cockfighting and crazy old grandmothers, and the blessed redemption of a 30.06 shotgun. Read and enjoy.”-Jack Womack, author of ELVISSEY Views: 48
Book three of the Ki and Vandian Quartet. After surviving the conflict between the Windsingers and the Wizard Dresh, life for Ki and her lover, Vandien, settles down. But although Ki’s bargain for the Relic bought their lives and their freedom, the wrath of the Hugh Windsinger council is not easily sated. They are deadly enemies, and even the protection of Rebeke, the most powerful of the Windsingers, is not enough to prevent Ki from being tricked through the Limbreth Gate. In the darkness beyond lives a bored and arrogant local god whose only obsession is collecting minds to manipulate and amuse himself with. He reveals to Ki the secrets of her past. Vandien attempts to free her from the god’s enchantment. But Ki may be content to remain with the god forever… Rise beyond adventure and confront destiny in book three of Megan Lindholm’s stunning Ki and Vandian Quartet. Views: 48
Rebecca Bennett, the estranged stepdaughter of a well-to-do Las Vegas businessman, is hounding the Las Vegas Police Department to reopen the investigation into her mother Rita's death--alleging that, despite appearances to the contrary, Rebecca's greedy stepfather actually played a hand in Rita Bennett's untimely end. But no one is prepared for the news that CSIs Gil Grissom, Sara Sidle, and Nick Stokes report--their investigation is inconclusive ... because the disinterred deceased is not Rita Bennett. Meanwhile, at the Sunny Day Continuing Care Facility, Catherine Willows and Warrick Brown must investigate the sudden demise of Vivian Elliot--a patient whose death may be the result of unnatural causes.... Views: 48
Mzi wants one thing: revenge. He is full of hatred and anger for his old girlfriend Ntombi and her new boyfriend Olwethu. It was their fault that he was arrested for being part of Zakes’ carjacking gang. But now to stay out of jail Mzi can’t make one wrong move. And at Harmony High Mzi no longer gets the respect he once had. Kids who feared him now tease him. Only his old friend Vuyo and the sexy Priscilla give him comfort, and encourage him to regain his power by getting back into the world of crime. Will Mzi manage to get his revenge on Olwethu, and still stay out of jail? Or will he be making the biggest mistake of his life? Views: 48
Daily violence, ruthless money manipulators, decaying cities contrasted with mutant-ridden Chemlands and treacherous Outlands – this is tomorrow's America, a ravaged world gone mad. Here, it takes a new breed of cop to bring home the law.U.S. Marshal T. J. Cade and his cyborg partner, Janek, deal in justice ... swift and lethal.A series of seemingly random murders put Cade and Janek on to a far-reaching conspiracy orchestrated by a billionaire industrialist and military renegades with visions of taking over the U.S. Government and military. Amos Sinclair has powerful people on his payroll and an army of combat androids doing his dirty work. A high-speed death race proves the bad guys know every dirty trick in the book. But Cade has something new to teach them.2nd in the series Views: 48
A fling with the boss she's lusted after for months gets Carly more than she expected. Their passion is overwhelming and beyond anything she's ever known. A weekend of red-hot sex his sexy employee is more temptation than Saxon can refuse. But once he gets his hands on her he knows a couple of days will never be enough. After one wild weekend, these two hearts will never be the same. Views: 48
Revisit a classic—Catherine Coulter's second novel.The #1 New York Times bestselling author has transformed her second novel from a Regency to full-fledged historical romance. Katherine Brandon is a hoyden who bewitches a powerful, sophisticated nobleman, but can't hide her terrifying secret from him... Views: 48
