The third novel in the thrilling historical trilogy about the rise and fall of the powerful and mysterious Templars, from the author of the immensely popular Camulod Chronicles.Order in Chaos begins just prior to Friday the thirteenth of October 1307, the original Day of Infamy that marked the abrupt end of the Order of the Templars. On that day, without warning, King Philip IV sent his armies to arrest every Templar in France in a single morning. Then, with the aid of Pope Clement V, he seized all the Temple assets and set the Holy Inquisition against the Order. Forewarned at the last minute by the Grand Master himself, who has discovered the king's plot too late to thwart it, Sir William St. Clair flees France with the Temple's legendary treasure, taking with him several hundred knights, along with the Scots-born widow of a French Baron, the Lady Jessica Randolph. As time passes and the evidence of the French King's treachery becomes incontestable, St. Clair finds himself increasingly disillusioned and decides, on behalf of his Order, to abandon the past. He releases his men from their "sacred" vows of papal obedience and leads them into battle as Temple Knights one last time, in support of King Robert Bruce at the battle of Bannockburn. And in the aftermath of victory, he takes his surviving men away in search of another legend: the fabled land, mentioned in Templar lore, that lies beyond the Western Ocean and is known as Merica. Views: 64
In 2004 Dom Joly wrote a spoof autobiography called Look At Me, Look At Me. In Here Comes the Clown, he takes up the story of his life from 14th January 2000 when the very first episode of Trigger Happy TV aired on Channel 4 and everything changed for him. Suddenly he was famous; reality was weirder than any fiction he could conjure up. This is the story of what happened next, through snippets of recollections from his adventures in showbusiness... Views: 64
The fifth story of the Wanton Wives series. Naomi Cunningham, the Countess of Holbrook is tired of being married but never bedded. Ten years is long enough, so she wants an annulment. When she confronts Grey, will he give her what she wants, or something better? Views: 64
Teen-aged Internet bully Ivy Lake fell off a cliff and few people cared ... except her mentally-challenged eighteen-year-old step-brother, Tommy. He loved her in spite of her cruelty. He's distraught and doesn't understand why his blended family is falling apart. After a year, the police still have no answers: Ivy could have jumped, could have been pushed, or it could have been an accident. With too many suspects and not enough evidence, the investigation has grown cold.Tommy thinks that if someone can figure out what happened to his step-sister, everything will go back to normal, so he writes to investigative reporter Maxine Revere. This isn't the type of case Max normally takes on, but the heartbreak and simple honesty in Tommy's letter pulls her in. She travels to Corte Madera, California, with her assistant David Kane and is at first pleased that the police are cooperative. But the more Max learns about Tommy and his dysfunctional family, the more she thinks she's... Views: 64
Picking up the story of Kate Webster and Cass Wivenhoe that began with First Friends, A Friend of the Family (published in the UK as Thea's Parrot) tells the tale of one of their friends, Felicity, a married woman who has been dallying with George, another mutual acquaintance. When Felicity is widowed, everyone expects George to pop the question. He does, but to the astonishment of Kate and Cass, his intended bride is not Felicity. With her usual generous helping of tears and laughter, Marcia Willett again provides her fans with a treat to be savored. Views: 64
The Golden Age of SF is universally dated from the July 1939, issue of Astounding because that's when "Black Destroyer," A. E. van Vogt's first SF story, appeared. Isaac Asimov's first story also appeared in the same month but nobody—as Asimov himself admits—noticed it. People noticed "Black Destroyer," though, and they continued to notice the many other stories that van Vogt wrote over the following decade. With the encouragement and occasionally the direction of John W. Campbell, Heinlein, deCamp, Hubbard, Asimov, and van Vogt together created the Golden Age of SF. Each of those great writers was unique. What as much as anything set van Vogt off from other SF writers (of his day and later) was the ability to suggest vastness beyond comprehension. He worked with not only in space and time, but with the mind. Van Vogt knew that to describe the indescribable would have been to make it ludicrous, and that at best description turns the inconceivable into the pedestrian. More than any other SF writer, van Vogt succeeded in creating a sense of wonder in his readers by hinting at the shadowed immensities beyond the walls of human perception. What we've tried to do in our selections for Transgalactic is show some of van Vogt's skill and range; but we too can only hint at the wonders of the unglimpsed whole. Eric Flint and Dave Drake 2005 Views: 64
Laura James has no idea when she falls in love with Adrian Fry in the summer of 1963 that their love will ask so much of them. Over the years, Laura's best friends – including the eccentric Lola, photographer Tom and his exotic girlfriend Cressida – will all have their parts to play in the twists and turns of Laura's life. When Adrian cheats on Laura, she throws herself into a series of ill advised flings, including an affair with Tom and an erotic, dangerous liaison with a member of Parliament. As scandal finds her, her livid brother manipulates her into becoming the main carer to a mother she dislikes. But even then, hidden away as she is, it's only a matter of time until her past comes to claim her as a series of explosive revelations force her flee to France, where she hopes to live a quiet life in pretty Menton. As Laura's story comes full circle, she meets Adrian again – but has too much happened or can they finally find the happiness they've been... Views: 64
Ravaged by years of tyranny, Haiti is a hellhole of poverty, disease and violence. The new ruling military junta plans to change that — with some assistance from the Mafia. The syndicate's proposed face-lift would turn the island into a mecca of casinos and luxury hotels backed by dirty money and corruption.
But the potential Mob stronghold is under attack by one man. Mack Bolan is determined to stop the insidious evil of organized crime clawing at the world's underbelly.
The enemy is expecting a war. The Executioner is happy to oblige. Views: 64
Available for the first time in one volume: three delectably puzzling mystery stories—including the Anthony Award–winning story "Lucky Penny"—starring the inimitable taxi-driving Boston private investigator Carlotta Carlyle Struggling PI Carlotta Carlyle drives a cab at night to make ends meet. She's almost done with the night shift when a fare tries to rob her, and her moonlighting gig becomes a crime scene. Unfortunately for the thief, nothing ruffles Carlotta. As she figures out why she was targeted, she uncovers startling information. Whether Carlotta is flying cross-country to safeguard a blues musician's priceless guitar or stopping a killing at Fenway Park, this flame-haired, six-foot-one detective knows to never let a felony get in the way of a good time. In these three stories—"Lucky Penny," "Miss Gibson," and "Stealing First,"—acclaimed author Linda Barnes demonstrates precisely what makes Carlotta Carlyle one of... Views: 64
Lyan Foxton, an investigator in Regency England must find a missing debutante. The woman who holds the key to the girl’s disappearance is the woman he vowed he would never see again. Ten years before, he gave his virginity to Estelle; then she stole his money and ran. Now, to get the truth, he must wage a campaign of seduction that melts all of her defenses. But does he want revenge or love? Views: 64
It’s hard to keep your life together when it seems there is someone out there desperate to tear everything apart. Why Jillian? Why now? And most importantly, are Jillian and Lincoln strong enough to survive it together? Can their love overcome the external and internal attacks on their relationship? Views: 64
Bryan Sykes, the world's first genetic archaeologist, takes us on a journey around the family tree of Britain and Ireland, to reveal how our tribal history still colours the country today.In 54BC Julius Caesar launched the first Roman invasion of Britain. His was the first detailed account of the Celtic tribes that inhabited the Isles. But where had they come from and how long had they been there? When the Romans eventually left five hundred years later, they were succeeded by invasions of Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans. Did these successive invasions obliterate the genetic legacy of the Celts, or have very little effect?After two decades tracing the genetic origins of peoples from all over the world, Bryan Sykes has now turned the spotlight on his own back yard. In a major research programme, the first of its kind, he set out to test the DNA of over 10,000 volunteers from across Britain and Ireland with the specific aim of answering this very question: what is our... Views: 64
