Peter doesn’t mind his job as a telemarketer for LockTite Security Systems, not since Ann left. At least it fills his days. And he’s good at it. Find the need and fill it—that’s his secret to success. He works hard to keep his world and his heart as safe as a LockTite system. But when he starts getting sales calls from a mysterious woman offering him a “one-time gift of the Christmas sp Views: 12
Enjoy two stories of two kung fu foes—one furry, one furious—in this illustrated chapter book based on popular episodes of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.This chapter book contains two stories with black-and-white illustrations throughout, one starring Shifu and the other starring Viper, and both based on episodes of the popular and Emmy Award–winning television show Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.In the first story, a lizard named Master Chao appears to be trying to oust the elderly Master Shifu. Then Shifu's enemy, a furry emperor tamarin named Pai Mei, arrives and threatens to destroy him. Will Shifu prove that with age comes wisdom, and can he outsmart Pai Mei once and for all?In the second story, a furious cobra named Fu-xi attacks the Valley of Peace, causing the villagers to express their hatred for snakes. Viper is stuck in the middle. Will she help his fellow snake, Fu-xi? Or will she stay loyal to his... Views: 12
Miss Helen Sanghurst was shocked when she discovered, after her father's suicide, that he had gambled away her inheritance. It was some relief to find that she had a guardian, even if it meant travelling from London to Scotland.Needing some peace, she was bent on travelling alone, but coach travel was risky and she was secretly thankful for the protection offered by Captain Duncan Blair, also travelling north. That didn't mean that she was going to reveal her identity to a stranger, no matter how attractive he was.... Views: 12
After cracking their first case together as a private investigation team, Oz Blackstone and Primavera Phillips find themselves simultaneously in love and in the money. And where better to lie back and contemplate life than the picturesque village of St Marti, on the rugged Costa Brava. But beneath the surface of their idyllic new home bubbles a brew of intrigue, deception - and murder. Before long Prim and Oz find themselves helping to evict a skeletal squatter whom the locals fear might harm the tourist trade, as well as trying to authenticate a previously undiscovered Dali masterpiece bought by a gullible client at a highly unconventional auction... Views: 12
Jay is a werewolf who isn't looking for anything permanent until a sweet little thing crashes into his world. Two complete opposites meet and sparks go off. It would be fine if someone wasn't trying to kill the woman his wolf wants to claim.Cat is a witch who has to find a place to set down roots and work her magic. Her only problem is a sexy werewolf who just doesn't know how to take no for an answer. She really doesn't have time to deal with this growing attraction, but some things just can't be ignored.Don't miss out on the next adventure in this tiny little town of Strange Lake Falls.There's a blue moon coming and this witch is going to be ready for it. Views: 12
1951. Brighton. With the excitement of the war over and the Nazis brought to justice at Nuremberg, Mirabelle Bevan (retired Secret Service) thinks her skills are no longer required. After the death of her lover she moves to the seaside to put the past behind her and takes a job as a secretary at a debt collection agency run by the charismatic Big Ben McGuigan. But when confronted by the case of Romana Laszlo, a pregnant Hungarian refugee, Mirabelle discovers that her specialist knowledge is vital. With enthusiastic assistance from the pretty insurance clerk down the corridor, Vesta Churchill, Mirabelle follows a mysterious trail of gold sovereigns, betting scams and corpses to a dark corner of Austerity Britain where the forces of evil remain alive and well. Views: 12
2165 - The Squidies' mammoth Dreadnought and its impenetrable armor turns the UN battlegroup at Sirius to a cloud of severed bulkheads and melting hulls. When a spybird sights that nightmare ship again at Altair, the Staas Privateer attack carrier Hardway is dispatched to hunt the marauder down. Views: 12
Why there is so much emptiness in the Universe and how it is related to ecology? Views: 12
One of the brilliant titles in Jean Ure's acclaimed series of humorous, delightful and poignant stories written in the form of diaries and letters which make them immediately accessible to children. Cherry's teacher has told her that keeping a diary is a good way to unclog your head -- and Cherry certainly has a lot on her mind... Cherry's mother has just re-married, much to Cherry's disgust. The worst thing about her step-father is his name: Roland Butter. Can you imagine? Cherry's best friend, Skinny Melon, is a sounding board for all Cherry's angsts -- Roland's allergies for one -- who wants a wimpy step-father, all sniffly and red-eyed? All this and curried compost school dinners to contend with. But when Roland starts sending Cherry coded messages, her curiosity is aroused. Will she ever learn to live with, and even like, Roland Butter? Views: 12
