Review“Hugely entertaining. Engrossing and scary as hell!” —Booklist (starred review)“Graham Masterton is the living inheritor to the realm of Edgar Allan Poe.” —San Francisco Chronicle“Masterton remains a mesmerizing storyteller." —Publishers WeeklyAbout the AuthorEdgar, International Horror Guild and Science Fiction Chronicle Award-winning author Graham Masterton has published more than 100 horror novels, historical sagas and thrillers. His books have been published by Pocket Books, TOR, Signet and Cemetery Dance, have sold nearly three million copies and have been translated into eleven different languages (including Polish, French, Italian, Dutch, German, Swedish and Romanian). His most recognized and widely acclaimed novel, The Manitou (1976), is considered a modern classic and was adapted into a movie of the same name starring Tony Curtis. Views: 40
ISBN 0671897454TALL, DARK AND DISREPUTABLE, HE WAS EVERY WOMAN'S NIGHTMARE -- OR HER MOST SECRET DREAM...
A rakehell. A scoundrel. Sir Aidan Kane was both and not the sensitive,
lonely widower Norah Linton had expected to find. She had been tricked
into coming to Castle Rathcannon by letters actually penned by
Cassandra, Aidan's high-spirited daughter. Cass, as beautiful as a
fairytale princess, had decided to give her wayward father the perfect
gift - a wife. Now Norah was face to face with a dark-haired, green-eyed
devil who not only didn't want her, but, it was whispered, had murdered
the first Mrs. Kane...
The mere idea of being leg-shackled to a prim, on-the-shelf spinster had
put Aidan Kane in a roaring temper. Then he realized who this chit was.
As granddaughter of the great General Linton, Norah had the untarnished
reputation and respected name that could keep Cass from being snubbed
for his sins when she came out in London...
Yet there was a danger in marrying this courageous woman who stood her
ground before his wrath. She might discover the vulnerable man beneath
his devil-may-care mask, crack the ice around his heart, and let loose
feelings that promised all the delights of heaven...or a desire that
could damn them both. Views: 40
In this newsworthy addition to a tween-savvy series, Samantha learns the power of telling the truth as a budding middle-school advice columnist.Samantha loves working on her school newspaper staff, and she especially likes her job as the anonymous advice columnist "Dear Know-It-All." She does her best to help her readers, but when a well-meaning suggestion backfires, Sam finds herself the victim of cyberbullying: Horrible emails fill her inbox, and she feels harassed. To make matters worse, she's doing solid reporting about the bad food in the cafeteria, but that makes the cafeteria workers hostile and upset. Does everyone hate her? On the brink of a meltdown, Sam talks to her adviser, who says she can stop writing the advice column if she wants. Should Sam quit being Know-It-All and admit defeat, or is there a way she can defend herself and keep her job on the school paper? Views: 40
Captain Kate Holloway moved her family to New York to start over, and break the barriers that her work had created. But when an EMP brings New York to its knees, Kate must fight to survive amid the terror descending upon the city and rescue her family. Views: 40
Dear Reader: I can hardly believe that A Different Light, one of my earliest novels, is available again at long last! And while the story is still the same, I've added new scenes and fleshed out the characters, making the novel richer and more contemporary. I've written twenty-three novels since A Different Light was first published, and I like to think I've brought the experience of the years to make this sparkling new edition even more compelling than before. Throughout these years, the character of Athena Moran has stayed with me. In her New Jersey town, beautiful, vibrant Athena is well known as the young widow of a police officer slain in the line of duty and as the daughter of a beloved former city councilman. But when she meets Quentin Forbes, a tough newspaper reporter, emotions that she believed died along with her husband start to stir again. Then she is asked to run for mayor, and the political contest that follows will test her newfound feelings to the breaking point, teaching her that things are not always as they appear, and much of what she's believed is more smoke than substance. The new direction Athena chooses tests her strength and courage, and ultimately leads her to see herself and everyone she knows in a totally new and different light. Best, Mariah Stewart Views: 40
"Sharp and stylish... Clever and cool." –Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News (UK)Fast Friends is the third in the critically acclaimed Iris Thorne mystery series by Los Angeles Times bestseller Dianne Emley, now available for the first time as an e-book and trade paperback. Includes bonus: the first chapter of Foolproof, the fourth Iris Thorne mystery.A sexy and surefooted investment counselor, who made her ride to the top in her red Triumph, circa 1972, Iris Thorne seems unshakable. She's never looked back on her long climb up—certainly not as far back as her blue-collar roots in East Los Angeles. But the suicide of Dolly DeLacey, the mother of Iris's childhood friend, Paula, has hit harder than the latest L.A. quake in 1994—and the aftershocks are just beginning.At the request of Dolly's husband, a slumlord with low friends in high places, Iris must locate the wayward Paula and bring her home for her mother's funeral. But Iris has inside information that makes returning to the... Views: 40
Curvy Anita is surprised when Andy and little Cindy start making out after her birthday party, and very surprised indeed when the clothes start coming off. What have Ross and Andy been planning for her anyway, and what should she do about it? Cindy’s incredible erotic energy makes it an easy decision though, and Anita gets to explore a hot, sweaty, and crowded new way of celebrating her birthday. Views: 39
When mankind finally consumes itself, can any spark of humanity survive? Layla fights to keep those she loves alive when the zombie apocalypse unfolds, but she soon learns that zombies are not the only problem. With mankind silenced, those beings living on the fringe seek to reclaim power. Layla must learn who to trust, fast, if she hopes to save what is left of our kind. Views: 39
When Christian children are being kidnapped and murdered in 12th century Cambridge, England, Adelia is sent to seek out the truth, and hopefully absolve the Jews being blamed for the crimes, before the townspeople take matters into their own hands. During a time when women are second-class citizens at best, and the practice of scientific autopsies is considered blasphemous, Adelia is the most skilled “speaker for the dead” hailing from progressive Naples – yet she is forced to masquerade as the meek assistant to her colleagues during their frantic search for the real child killer. From The Washington Post It's hard enough to produce a gripping thriller – harder still to write convincing historical fiction that recreates a living, breathing past. But this terrific book does both, and does it with a cast of characters so vivid and engaging that you'd be happy to read about them even if they weren't on the track of a sexually depraved serial child-murderer. Mistress of the Art of Death opens with a clever takeoff on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, which introduces the central players, a group of pilgrims returning from the shrine of the newly canonized St. Thomas à Becket: a prior and a prioress (from rival abbeys); two knights, lately returned from the Crusades; an overweight but very shrewd tax collector; a gaggle of citizens; and three Gypsies, who are in fact secret investigators sent by the king of Sicily to discover the truth behind a series of gruesome murders near Cambridge. Four children have been found dead and mutilated. The Jews of Cambridge have been blamed for the murders, the most prominent Jewish moneylender and his wife have been killed by a mob, and the rest of the Jewish community is shut up in the castle under the protection of the sheriff. As the only group allowed to commit usury – that is, to lend money at interest – the Jews are prosperous, and thus the king of England considers them his prize cash cows. He wants them cleared of suspicion and released, so they can go back to paying him high taxes. To this end, he appeals to his cousin, the king of Sicily, to send his best master of the art of death: a doctor skilled in "reading" bodies. Enter Vesuvia Adelia Rachel Ortese Aguilar, 25, the best mistress of death that the medical school at Salerno has ever produced. With Simon of Naples, a Jewish "fixer," and Mansur, a eunuch with a mean throwing-ax, it's her job to find a murderer before he – or she – can kill again. Adelia comes onstage when she meets the prior under dramatic circumstances on the road, saving him from a burst bladder caused by a swollen prostate by thrusting a hollow reed up his penis. Not every man would follow up on an introduction like this, but the prior wants the mystery solved, too – and if the solution happens to ace out the rival abbey, so much the better. Adelia finds 12th-century England a barbarous place. England finds Adelia a jaw-dropping anomaly. And Franklin exploits the contrast brilliantly. We're on Adelia's side from the start, identifying with her quite modern sensibilities – but at the same time, as she begins to know the English inhabitants as people, we sympathize with them, too. And a small but nice romantic subplot develops as the celibate, married-to-science Adelia discovers to her horror that live bodies have minds of their own. Though the story is set in Cambridge, the Crusades run through the culture. We see both the corruption and the idealistic faith of the period, and while the Jews come off by far the best, Christians and Muslims are portrayed with evenhanded understanding. Beyond this, the story's background is a wonderful tapestry of the paradoxes and struggles of the times: Christianity and Islam, Christians and Jews, science and superstition, and the new power of Henry II's rule of law versus the stranglehold of the Church. There are also fascinating details of historical forensic medicine, entertaining notes on women in science (the medical school at Salerno is not fictional), and a nice running commentary on science and superstition, as distinct from religious faith. Franklin does this subtly, by showing effects, rather than by beating us over the head with her opinions. These are clear enough but expressed with artistry rather than political correctness. Franklin likewise balances cynicism, humanity and objectivity well. Adelia feels horror, fury and sympathy on behalf of the victims and the bereaved, but she doesn't let that get in the way of finding the truth. And the story makes it clear that the motives of those who want a solution to the crime are not necessarily purer than the motives of those who want to conceal it. Mistress of the Art of Death is wonderfully plotted, with a dozen twists – and with final rabbits pulled out of not one hat but two, as both the mystery and the romance reach satisfactorily unexpected conclusions. It's a historical mystery that succeeds brilliantly as both historical fiction and crime-thriller. Above all, though, Franklin has written a terrific story, whose appeal rests on the personalities of the all-too-human beings who inhabit it. – Diana Gabaldon, author of a series of historical novels, including "Outlander" and "A Breath of Snow and Ashes." Views: 39
Father of Her Child...More than anything, Antonette Hatfield wanted a baby. But she'd long since given up on Mr. Right. He simply didn't exist. So rather than marry a good man, Toni planned to bear a good man's child. No strings attached. Then he washed ashore--the nameless answer to her every prayer....U.S. Marshal Lane Monday had survived one close call, only to find himself in another quandary. The most exciting woman he'd ever met--the woman who'd saved his life--was offering him safe haven...in her bed. But pleasure without price wasn't Lane's style. He knew all too painfully that the consequence of getting involved would be falling in love. Especially when he discovered Toni's plan... Views: 39
A riveting mystery wrapped in a disturbing family, Ada Unraveled is the first of the Quilted Mystery novels. Central to the story is the Stowall family, headed by a simple father obsessed with the fear that his branch of a mountain clan would bring dishonor to them all.But first we are introduced to an enigmatic being with the words, "His mom brought him a friend. He was astonished, frozen on his bed. He couldn't even remember what his tongue and lips were for. He watched his mom leave them alone, sneaking upstairs with a smile on her old face. What was she thinking? He couldn't have guests. He was in a prison, a cage...."Rachel and her Marine husband Matt had arrive on the west coast after early retirement from their respective careers. They establish a private investigations business and ply their trade successfully. Growing restless in the mostly male, home-based business, Rachel searches for female friends through her hobbies, one of them being hand quilting. So she shouldn't... Views: 39
