Jade buyer Christopher King finds himself on the wrong side of the Tongs when he is called to a mysterious meeting in Chinatown and stumbles into a beautiful girl in trouble. Wll he procure the precious Manchu Skull and escape with his life? Views: 36
England is in crisis. King Edward has no heir and promises never to produce one. There are no obvious successors available to replace him, but quite a few claimants are eager to take the crown. While power struggles break out between the various factions at court, enemies abroad plot to make England their own. There are raids across the borders with Wales and Scotland. Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, is seen by many as the one man who can bring stability to the kingdom. He has powerful friends and two women who love him, but he has enemies will stop at nothing to gain power. As 1066 begins, England heads for an uncertain future. It seems even the heavens are against Harold. Intelligent and courageous, can Harold forge his own destiny – or does he have to bow to what fates impose? Views: 36
Even the Devil has a soulmate... Paranormal Investigator Andrea Matthews has made it her job to find faults in myths and supernatural stories. For years, she's wanted an exclusive interview with the kingpin of Houston's supernatural community. The man that fancies himself a Prince of Hell. Determined to expose that Luc is not the Devil Himself, Andrea's ambition might cause her to lose not just her heart but her soul. Luc Ifer, better known as Lucifer, finally decides to give into the journalist that's harassed him for years. After all, she did turn out to be the shade of someone he loved eons ago. Their interview will be the perfect opportunity to ensnare her soul for all eternity. However, Luc doesn't expect the desire Ms. Matthews sparks in him to burn hotter than Hell. There's more to Andrea than just her tempting soul. After so many years, Luc feels that she might be the salvation he's been searching for. Views: 36
The end of the Oregon Trail is near, young pioneer—the fourth and final leg of your journey starts here. But, do you have the grit to make it to Oregon City? The wild frontier is full of risks and unpredictable surprises! This is the final installment of four books that will take you all the way to Oregon Territory—if you make the right choices. In the fourth and final book of this exciting choose-your-own-adventure series, it's 1850 and you've traveled for more than three months on foot for fifteen miles a day with your family, covered wagon, and oxen. There are holes in the bottoms of your shoes. You've faced grizzly bears, traded with merchants, and wild bandits. Oregon City is so close—you can taste it. But you still have a ways to go on the Trail. There are still weeks of adventure ahead of you—if you can survive the dangerous frontier. Trust yourself. Which path will you choose? With twenty-two possible endings,... Views: 35
The townsfolk of Moulton Bay said there was something otherworldly about Alexander Claybourne. Some people whispered that with his dark, arresting features and mesmerizing eyes the seductive stranger looked every inch a vampire. Never one to be scared off by superstitious lore, Kara Crawford laughed at the local talk of creatures lurking in the dark. What harm could come of befriending the handsome stranger with the haunted look in his midnight eyes? No matter what shadowy secrets Alexander hid, Kara felt drawn to him, compelled to join him beneath the silver light of the moon, where they would share a love...Deeper Than the Night. Views: 35
New York Times Bestselling Author"If sweet-looking, gray-haired Miss Marple cursed, smoked, and carried a gun in her purse, she'd be a ringer for Cora Felton."—BooklistThe Puzzle Lady couldn't be happier. Matt Greystone, the rookie sensation who just signed a huge contract with the Yankees after coming to the team as the player to be named later in a trade with the Diamondbacks, winning seventeen games as a starting pitcher, was coming to town to rehab from an arm injury. A diehard Yankee fan, Cora was delighted when Matt invited her to a weekend pool party.On the plus side, she got to meet Derek Jeter.On the minus side, she had to solve a puzzle (that was also named later), and a couple of the guests got killed.Solving murders is right up the Puzzle Lady's alley. Unfortunately, someone has broken into the house of a local psychiatrist and rifled her patient files, and Chief Harper wants Cora to solve that,... Views: 35
Imagine watching your husband confess his secret life to TV viewers while you're planning your fifteenth anniversary party. Enough to convince Laura Briggs to join a divorce support group, and worry about her son's imaginary friends. And when she found her ex shopping for sexy underwear, why not take off for Alaska? But there may be something worth pursuing even in such a cold climate… Contemporary Women's Fiction by Cynthia Baxter writing as Cynthia Blair; originally published by Ballantine Views: 35
A London woman's perfect life starts to fall to pieces as her fortieth birthday looms in this "delicious, wickedly funny" novel (Library Journal). Celia has an elegant house, a lovely family, and no major worries aside from private schooling and the misplaced zeal of neighborhood-watch vigilantes. But just as she turns forty, the house of cards starts to collapse around her—as her sister and her friends suddenly turn edgy and fickle; a long-time admirer turns into a crude jester; and Celia spies her husband embracing an utterly ghastly woman . . . "Should be welcomed warmly by readers who devour fiction by satiric writers of the Fay Weldon and Patrick Gale variety. Cheek writes with a particularly brittle and dead-on wit that skewers her subjects, English yuppies who have contrived comfortable lives in the just-right suburb of Bedford Park . . . Cheek's command of absurd situations and her razor-sharp dialogue is dazzling—this is the stuff... Views: 35
Arthur is so emotionally jaded that he prefers nameless, faceless encounters allowing him the freedom to walk away. But then he meets Mitchell while hunting for an office Secret Santa gift. Mitchell is kind, funny, and quick-witted, and while Arthur starts thinking about a meaningless hook-up, he's also considering what it might be like to know Mitchell better. Despite their all-too-apparent differences, Arthur sets out to woo Mitchell. In the process he finds himself not only thinking of changing but of doing everything he can think of to make it happen so he can finally find a home. Views: 35
In the hard-science Tomorrow & Tomorrow , Sheffield explores changes in the solar system and the theory of a closed vs. open system wrapped around a tale of a musician’s fanatical love for his wife. Drake Merlin has his dying wife Ana and himself cryonically frozen so they can be together once a cure for her disease is found. Several times over 15 billion years he is awakened only to find no cure and, one time, he accidentally causes Ana’s death. But if the theory of a closed system is true and the universe shrinks, he and Ana can return to a point when she is alive. Views: 35
I like staying with Skyler.It feels safe. Secure. Worry free.The perfect situation, really.Now he's forbidden me to leave the house.I like that, too.Because Skyler always has my best interests in mind. Views: 35
Luke Grey had just been landed with a baby half sister he'd never known existed! A bachelor businessman couldn't possibly look after her – so who could? When Luke arrived at Bay Beach Orphanage, Wendy Maher made him a bargain: she'd look after the baby if Luke provided them with a home so Wendy could also foster another little girl. His house would do just fine! As long as Luke wasn't in danger of falling for his ready-made "family"… Views: 35
