Who kills the rock stars? Views: 45
Synnergy, is slowly dying inside. It’s only been a few weeks since the brutal slayings of her parents by the hands of a drug cartel. She’s barely had time to process all the changes around her, when a mysterious stranger shows up on her door to tell her that the fight to save humankind cannot work without her in it. She’s not sure she can survive this, she’s not even sure she wants to… Views: 45
Anne Herrmann, a dual citizen born in New York to Swiss parents, offers in Coming Out Swiss a witty, profound, and ultimately universal exploration of identity and community. "Swissness"—even on its native soil a loose confederacy, divided by multiple languages, nationalities, religion, and alpen geography—becomes in the diaspora both nowhere (except in the minds of immigrants and their children) and everywhere, reflected in pervasive clichés. In a work that is part memoir, part history and travelogue, Herrmann explores all our Swiss clichés (chocolate, secret bank accounts, Heidi, Nazi gold, neutrality, mountains, Swiss Family Robinson) and also scrutinizes topics that may surprise (the "invention" of the Alps, the English Colony in Davos, Switzerland's role during World War II, women students at the University of Zurich in the 1870s). She ponders, as well, marks of Swissness that have lost their identity in the diaspora (Sutter... Views: 45
A haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy.'A small miracle' The New York Times'For a very long time, the days went by, each just like the day before, then I began to think, and everything changed'Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollection of their lives before. As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl - the fortieth prisoner - sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground.WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY SOPHIE MACKINTOSH, MAN BOOKER PRIZE-LONGLISTED AUTHOR OF THE WATER CURE Views: 45
Product DescriptionWhen Jake Honeycutt died in a hunting accident, his wife, Kate, hoped that moving to his family farm in Colleton County, North Carolina would help heal her grief and provide a home for their unborn child. In this close-knit Southern community, Kate will discover that she is still very much a Yankee outsider--and that Jake's death was no accident. Views: 45
It Was Nothing Short of Shocking!Heather "Sunshine" Conway was a respectable, small-town widow cheerfully waiting tables to make ends meet. Her brother-in-law, single father Lucas Drury, was a scandalous celebrity--the Shadowmaster. Only their shared desperation over Lucas's runaway son could have plunged them into a night of dangerously explosive desire.... Yet Heather sowed hope in Lucas's haunted soul. And, during the darkness of night and the wonder of passion, Lucas gave Heather a child. But the real fireworks were just beginning.... Views: 45
Building Towards TomorrowSense of wonder is the lifeblood of science fiction. When we encounter something on a truly staggering scale—metal spheres wrapped around stars, planets rebuilt and repurposed, landscapes re-engineered, starships bigger than worlds—the only response we have is reverence, admiration, and possibly fear at something that is grand, sublime, and extremely powerful.Bridging Infinity puts humanity at the heart of that experience, as builder, as engineer, as adventurer, reimagining and rebuilding the world, the solar system, the galaxy and possibly the entire universe in some of the best science fiction stories you will experience.Bridging Infinity continues the award-winning Infinity Project series of anthologies with new stories from Alastair Reynolds, Pat Cadigan, Stephen Baxter, Charlie Jane Anders, Tobias S. Buckell, Karen Lord, Karin Lowachee, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Gregory Benford, Larry Liven, Robert Reed, Pamela... Views: 44
In this work of S&M erotica for women by Leo Barton, Linda arrives in Barcelona, hoping to study art with the Maestro himself, Delgado, a strict teacher, art connoisseur and perfectionist. From the moment she arrives she finds herself embroiled in a world where S&M is a way of life. She is enticed into visiting The Attica, a nightclub where surreal sexual scenes are enacted, and finds herself drawn in against her will and eventually liberated from the restraints of her previously conformist ideas about sex. A newfound friend, Maria, regales her with stories of her past experiences and Linda's mind is opened to new possibilities she never dreamed existed. And then there is the Maestro himself: demanding, critical, stern, and powerful. Soon Linda finds herself under his spell and his domination, obeying his every whim! Views: 44
Celebrity journalist Amelia Stone is the quintessential L.A. party girl. She goes to Hollywood's most exclusive, star-studded events, where she rubs shoulders (and occasionally more) with celebrities, stays out until all hours of the night, and indulges in the ultimate sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll existence. In short, she's got everything a party girl needs: the looks, the job, the lifestyle. And oh, yes, the out-of-control coke habit.But it's hard to keep topping your own outrageous exploits, and after losing her job, her friends, and much of her mind (not to mention waking up in the hospital after combining five Ambien, four lines of Special K, and an inestimable amount of cocaine), Amelia makes the drastic decision to end her drug abuse. Sobriety, she finds, has its rewards: she starts seeing the man who could be her Mr. Right and gets hired by a big-name magazine to write a column detailing her wild adventures with the celebrity party crowd. And who could... Views: 44
Twenty years have passed since Maggie settled with Jack in A Woman Undefeated. Now Jack wishes to return to Ireland for a nostalgic visit. Maggie is reluctant to make the trip, not wishing to invoke painful memories and concerned about leaving her now thriving business.However, putting her concerns aside she travels to Ireland with Jack. Once there they find themselves embroiled in dramatic events in the still troubled land Caught up in the troubles as British Soldiers search for Irish dissidents, Maggie and Jack learn that travelling in the Irish countryside is fraught with danger... In Dreams Can Come True Vivienne Dockerty continues the enticing tale of Maggie. Views: 44
