'One of the modern masters of the police procedural' Sunday Telegraph Peter Pascoe is in shock. A weekend in the country with old friends turns into a nightmare when he finds three of them dead and the missing fourth a prime suspect in the eyes of the local police. They want his cooperation, but Superintendent Dalziel needs him back in Yorkshire where a string of unsolved burglaries looks like turning nasty. As events unfold, though, the two cases seem to be getting entwined... Views: 56
Eventually, all storms break for a little sunshine.Dr. Cynthia Ellender is devastated when her husband of thirty-three years dies from a sudden heart attack. A revelation at his funeral delivers a crushing blow to her self-esteem, and leaves her angry, edgy, and determined to leave Oklahoma for good. It turns out a move back to her hometown in south Louisiana is just the right prescription for the good doctor.John Michael Ferguson has weathered some serious storms in his fifty-three years. At sixteen he lost a sister—at thirty-nine, a wife. Now, in a room full of forget-me-nots, his mother loses a little more of herself to Alzheimer's each day. A chance meeting with "Cyn" has the semi-retired businessman considering vacating his spot on the widower's bench. Armed with questionable advice from his wise-cracking, seventy-seven year old father, he dives head-first into the dating world with his old classmate."Running Out Of Rain" is a heart-warming, romantic, and sometimes humorous... Views: 56
Warning: For Mature Adult Audiences. Contains language and actions some may deem offensive. Ménage – MFM. In book five of the Nephilim: HeVan – Addie and Grace face off against a hostile council. When a missile is aimed to kill, who will survive? Earth – The FBI are investigating the Sanctuary. Will Sarah and Becky keep the government from finding out about the Nephilim? Views: 56
Max Gladstone returns with Six Feet Over, the sixth novel in the Craft Sequence, which The Washington Post calls "the best kind of urban fantasy" and NPR calls "sharp, original, and passionate"The God Wars destroyed the city of Alikand. Now, a century and a half and a great many construction contracts later, Agdel Lex rises in its place. Dead deities litter the surrounding desert, streets shift when people aren't looking, a squidlike tower dominates the skyline, and the foreign Iskari Rectification Authority keeps strict order in this once-independent city—while treasure seekers, criminals, combat librarians, nightmare artists, angels, demons, dispossessed knights, grad students, and other fools gather in its ever-changing alleys, hungry for the next big score.Priestess/investment banker Kai Pohala (last seen in Full Fathom Five) hits town to corner Agdel Lex's burgeoning nightmare startup scene, and to visit her estranged... Views: 56
Whats past is past!Xavier Bell, the poor ugly duckling has emerged into a rich handsome swan. He is tired of the fast paced life that his hugely successful business afforded him and is looking to return to and settle down in his native Jamaica when he has a chance encounter with his old crush, Hotel heiress, Farrah Knight.Farrah is about to marry Jason Cavendish, the man her father chose for her. Can Xavier forget how she had cruelly rejected him when he was poor and not looking so fine and pursue the yearning his heart had for her? Views: 56
A stranger claiming knowledge of realms beyond the known world attempts to stop a war... in Max gladstone's The Scholast in the Low Waters Kingdom, a Tor.com Original.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Views: 56
It's just a normal day in pre-history, when suddenly Manny finds himself separated from his family by a huge, gaping hole in the earth! As the continent splits in two, Manny sets off to find the land bridge that will reunite him with his loved ones—but not without the help of his friends Diego and Sid. Together they sail the high seas in search of home, but before long they run into a rowdy group of pirates. Can the trio navigate the sea, escape the grips of the vicious pirates, and make it back to Manny's family before the gap gets too large? Views: 56
