Moskowitz Memorial Laboratory janitor Cletus Busters is caught red-handed in a restricted area with the frozen head of Dr. Whitney Valentine, one of the lab's most prestigious researchers. Busters won't say much, except that he's innocent. Given his conspicuous record and past as a voodoo guru, all signs point to life in prisonAnd with the trial less than a week away, his lawyer has made exactly two motions—heading to the bar for several rounds of Wild Turkey and begging Tubby Dubonnet for help.Meanwhile, Tubby's taken on a new client—a female boxer with an abusive boyfriend—and referees the romantic entanglements of his ex-wife and three teenage daughters.But as Busters' trial proceeds and the jury savors the startling evidence, the danger mounts. Revealing the murderer could prove to be Tubby's biggest triumph—or his last case ever. Views: 8
What if you fell for the most impossible woman: your best friend's girlfriend?Maxine "Max" Hallwell has spent her entire life making the safe, responsible decisions. It's not that she never had dreams, but while her childhood best friend, Joanna, risked everything to start her own delivery business, Max went to work at a call center. Now, their fortieth birthdays are fast approaching, and Joanna is rich, high-powered and happy. And Max is miserable.When Joanna introduces Max to her new girlfriend, Fiona—a stunning, charismatic cake decorator Jo met at a businesswomen's dinner—Max is nothing but happy for her. After all, Fiona is the woman of Joanna's dreams. Fiona's so wonderful, in fact, that she encourages Max to finally open her own business, and offers to help her get it off the ground. That Max is deeply attracted to Fiona means nothing. Max has been best friends with Joanna too long; she'd never hurt her.But one night, everything changes when Fiona admits her feelings for... Views: 8
A powerfully evocative portrait of an alternative community in the early 1970s, told with a child's-eye simplicity by a young resident. Short fiction from an author whose work has been described by World Fantasy Award-winner Jeff VanderMeer as Rapacious, intelligent and witty. Views: 8
Of Ice and Snow
Otec thought destiny forgot him…
The middle child of the clanchief, Otec is the overlooked son in an overflowing house. He dreams of escape and adventure, so when a mysterious stranger offers both, he doesn’t need persuading. But when his faraway village comes under attack, Otec will do anything to save the people he loves. Cut off from his nation, he must trust a foreign woman with a dubious past as they race to save his clan. But nothing is what it seems, and Otec may have to trust his enemy if he is to become the leader he was never meant to be.
Destiny is not always kind.
Winter Queen
As winter’s touch freezes Ilyenna’s heart and soul, will she be able to hold onto love to keep her humanity?
A dying man delivers a terrible warning: a civil war has begun between neighboring clans. As healer and clanmistress, Ilyenna is tasked with keeping the wounded alive and fed in the midst of an endless winter.
But when the war moves to the heart of her village, Ilyenna looks into her enemy’s eyes and sees more than just cunning. There is also lust—lust for power and lust for her. She finds herself faced with an impossible choice—seize the fairies’ dark magic and lose her humanity, or risk facing the enemy alone.
Of Fire and Ash
One promise can change everything.
The fairies must never know of Nelay’s sight, for the attention of such dark and terrible creatures brings more things dark and terrible. But when Nelay's father is near death, the fairies are the only ones who can save him. All they require is a simple promise that she'll return the favor one day.
Some promises are lethal.
Summer Queen
Nelay never wanted to be queen. Poised to become the most powerful priestess in Idara, Nelay doesn’t have time to become a pretty bauble for the king. She’s too busy saving her people from the invading army sweeping across her kingdom.
But in defeat after defeat, Nelay begins to realize a bigger power is at play than that wielded by mere mortals. Only she can stand between the cinders of her once-great nation and the vengeance of a goddess. Views: 8
Dagger-mouth is hungry. He is living on the remains left by other dinosaur hunters. As a tyrannosaur he is king of the predators, but he is young and has still to learn how to make a successful attack. Attack!, set in prehistoric times, is a gripping story of the struggle for survival. At a deeper level, it portrays the age of the dinosaurs coming to an end. Views: 8
Taylor Hudson's daughter Grace is excited about the end of her first-grade year. But when a man kidnaps her from the school bus, Taylor discovers a threat from her past has returned. Instead of coming for her as he promised, he's taken her daughter instead. Kai Costa idolizes his dad, Dante, and wants to follow in his footsteps and become a Navy SEAL. When Kai realizes something is wrong, he doesn't hesitate to jump in and in doing so, he lands right in the middle of a nightmare. Unimaginable circumstances have thrown Dante and Taylor together as they race to track down their missing children. Is their bond strong enough to withstand a man threatening to take it all away? Views: 8
With Eric Mason being the new leader of the family business he's left to make some tough decisions that could make or break the family, while, Chico has a plan to destroy the, Mason family and get rid of them once and for all. Views: 8
From the earliest days of modern science fiction, Canada has given readers some of the most important authors in the field—and many of the finest stories. World Fantasy Award-winning editor David G. Hartwell has teamed up with Canadian writer and critic Glenn Grant to compile Northern Stars, an anthology of stories by the writers who have built Canada's rich science fiction tradition. Now in paperback for the first time, Northern Stars is the definitive overview of science fiction's northern frontier, a valuable addition to any fan's library.Contributors include:Joel ChampetierLesley ChoyceMichael G. ConeyCharles de LintCandas Jane DorseyDave DuncanJames Alan GardnerWiliam GibsonPhyllis GotliebGlenn GrantTerence M. GreenEileen KernaghanDonald M. KingsburyJudith MerrilYves MeynardJohn ParkClaude-Michel PrevostGarfield Reeves StevensSpider RobinsonEsther RochonRobert... Views: 8
May 1144. Newly wedded, Gareth and Gwen travel across the border into England on a diplomatic mission with Prince Hywel of Wales. Within moments of their arrival, however, the mission goes awry and a murder case drops (literally) at their feet. Hindered at every turn by a climate of civil war and constantly shifting political alliances, Gareth and Gwen race to solve the murder and expose a plot that threatens not only their lives, but the life of the future King of England himself.Murder, intrigue, and treachery take center stage in The Fourth Horseman, the third Gareth and Gwen medieval mystery.Other books in the series include a prequel novella, The Bard's Daughter, and three novels: The Good Knight, the Uninvited Guest, and The Fallen Princess. Views: 8
In Dorothy St. James's third delectable Southern Chocolate Shop mystery, a new batch of chocolate and troubles of the heart cause a string of disasters for the Chocolate Box's new owner, Charity Penn.The vintage seaside town of Camellia Beach, South Carolina seems like the perfect place for romance with its quiet beach and its decadent chocolate shop that serves the world's richest dark chocolates. The Chocolate Box's owner, Charity Penn, falls even further under the island's moonlit spell as she joins Althea Bays and the rest of the turtle watch team to witness a new generation of baby sea turtles hatch and make their way into the wide ocean.Before the babies arrive, gunshots ring out in the night. Cassidy Jones, the local Casanova, is found dead in the sand with his lover Jody Dalton—the same woman who has vowed to destroy the Chocolate Box—holding the gun. It's an obvious crime of passion, or so everyone believes. But when Jody's young son pleads... Views: 8
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Don't let the title of this book prevent you from reading one of the most moving historical romances of 1997! A tearjerker from the very start, you have no idea where this story is going to end up. Imprisoned in a Mexican jail and condemned to die, Jenny Jones hasn't lived a traditional life. When a dying woman offers Jenny her life in exchange for a promise, Jenny believes she has bested the barter. But one thing about Jenny--she may steal, fight, curse, and spit, but she doesn't lie, and a promise means more to her than life. Jenny Jones is one of the strongest, most compelling romance heroines ever written. Views: 8
