Seth is the oppressed kitchen boy at the remote Last Chance Hotel. But when a strange gathering of magicians arrives for dinner, their leader is poisoned. A locked-room murder investigation ensues—and Seth is the main suspect. Can he solve the mystery and clear his name, especially when magic's afoot? Views: 61
Josi’s finally got her life sorted. Her children have flown the nest, she has a successful business and she’s just married her other half of eleven years; stable, dependable Richard, a partner in a highly respected accountancy practice. At 50, she’s where she wants to be: in a lovely cottage in Derbyshire, with an attractive body and a future with the man who loves her. Then a dark secret from Richard’s past shatters her dreams. Despite her years as a therapist, this is not one that she can deal with herself; it’s too close to home. She seeks the company of the only person she feels she can confide in; her friend Celia, who lives in Barbados. Away from the grey of England and the pressure cooker of her cottage, Josi finally opens up to her friend. She also meets Grant, a smooth Guyanese that she immediately connects with. Socially, they are worlds apart. There’s so much that Grant has to hide and so many things that could take him... Views: 61
Jude Sprocket has been a pirate her whole life. Taken in by a man who found her alone on a distant planet at the age of seven, all she has to remember of her past life is the loss her hand – the vague memory of a race through the woods and a bloody aftermath.Now, her father recently dead, seventeen-year old Jude has inherited his spaceship – Hourglass. Determined to get off Earth and continue her father's legacy of piracy, she assembles a crew and takes to the stars.But more than abandoned ships and hidden treasure await Jude in the vast void of space. She's haunted by dreams of a distant land, children hiding in the shadows, and a little girl she somehow feels the need to find.When Jude and her crew stumble across an uncharted planet, curiosity gets the better of them and they land, unaware of the dangers that wait. Suddenly, Jude's worst nightmares are coming true. The monsters she feared in the dark, the children that haunt her mind, the little girl from her... Views: 60
On the island of Jayangan, old beliefs and magic exist side by side with new pop songs and motorcycles. . . . Adi is a fisherman's son, proud to be studying with the greatest of traditional sword makers. Dewi is the daughter of a healer, curious about the world beyond her quiet village.Neither Adi nor Dewi is prepared for the sudden violence that transforms their lives. Both are propelled into an epic battle in which even the mystical spirits of Jayangan are threatened and helpless.Charged with a desperate quest to find the mysterious Snow, Fire, and Sword, Adi and Dewi know only that if they fail, their beloved homeland will fall to an evil shrouded in impenetrable darkness. Can two children of the modern world succeed where the most powerful and ancient spirits cannot?Set against the backdrop of a mythic Indonesia, Sophie Masson's gripping fantasy will leave readers breathless. Views: 60
NOT A STAND ALONE NOVEL. An extra for The Touchstone Trilogy. What happens when the plot ends? A relentless barrage of weddings, babies, and planetary colonisation! This self-indulgent collection of family reminiscence is for those who truly just want to know what happens next, no matter how mundane. Read on for the everyday, ordinary lives of psychic space ninjas playing house. Views: 60
A diva and a showman work together to make history, finding romance along the way After Queen Victoria, Jenny Lind is the most famous woman in Europe. A Swedish soprano with a voice like an angel's and a temperament to match, she is in Vienna when she meets the shortest man she has ever seen. General Tom Thumb is a three-foot-tall sensation whom P. T. Barnum has made one of the wealthiest men in the world. Thumb arrives with a message from Barnum offering Lind more money than she has ever dreamed of, to do something she has never done before: perform in America. While Lind makes her way across the Atlantic, Barnum, the Great American Showman, whips US audiences into a frenzy. By the time the singer lands in New York, "Lindomania" is in full effect. As Lind and Barnum travel the country, they play for packed houses every night. The public loves Lind, but as the tour wears on, P. T. Barnum will come to love her more. Views: 60
An amazing weird mystery story, packed with thrills, danger and startling events. Views: 60
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Young Dion Starfire is the ruler of a galaxy that is finally at peace after years of strife and bloodshed. Yet the peace is an uneasy one. Dion has fallen desperately in love with a woman who is not his queen, and suddenly the fragile alliances that rest of his marriage are threatened. Then real violence erupts as an illegitimate son of the dead king, in hiding on a forgotten planet, plots Dion's overthrow. At his command is an army of unseen "ghosts"--alien presences that can roam the galaxy and kill at will. Dion must turn to an old mentor and enemy, Derek Sagan, as the one man who can help him battle the bastard prince and his dark minions. And at Derek's side hovers the powerful, shadowy presence of his lost love, Lady Maigrey. If Dion can only win their aid, he may have one last chance to preserve his throne--and peace for the galaxy.*From the Paperback edition.* Views: 60
While attending a crime scene on the outskirts of Maidstone, DI Kay Hunter makes a shocking discovery. The victim has been brutally cut to pieces, his identity unknown. When more body parts start turning up in the Kentish countryside, Kay realises the disturbing truth – a serial killer is at large and must be stopped at all costs. With no motive for the murders and a killer who has gone undetected until now, Kay and her team of detectives must work fast to calm a terrified local population. When a third victim is found, her investigation grows even more complicated. As she begins to expose a dark underbelly to the county town, Kay and her team are pulled into a web of jealousy and intrigue that, if left unchecked, will soon claim another life. Gone to Ground is a gripping serial killer thriller full of page-turning suspense, and the sixth book... Views: 60
