Product DescriptionAs Prince Hanse Davion's forces proclaim one victory after another through the Capellan Confederation, the empire of Maximillian Liso seems certain to fall. But within Liso's ranks, two men scheme to sabotage technology vital to the success of the prince's armies. And half a galaxy away, even Davion's wife Melissa isn't safe, as she and her mother are stalked by assassins in their own palace. In a war-torn galaxy where loyalty is for sale, and betrayal a weapon to be wielded, can an honorable hero possibly triumph?. Views: 125
Most people aren't very comfortable in the woods, but the woods of Briery Swamp fit May Bird like a fuzzy mitten. There, she is safe from school and the taunts and teases of kids who don't understand her. Hidden in the trees, May is a warrior princess, and her cat, Somber Kitty, is her brave guardian. Then May falls into the lake. When she crawls out, May finds herself in a world that most certainly does not feel like a fuzzy mitten. In fact it is a place few living people have ever seen. Here, towns glow blue beneath zipping stars and the people — people? — walk through walls. Here the Book of the Dead holds the answers to everything in the universe. And here, if May is discovered, the horrifyingly evil Bo Cleevil will turn her into nothing. May Bird must get out. Fast. Views: 124
Craig's the new kid in school. Everyone in town thinks he's a big hero. But the school bullies aren't convinced. They're going to run a little test involving--for starters--a jar filled with tarantulas. Views: 124
Even though Tabby tries to keep him warm, Mr. Putter catches a cold in this cozy addition to the series. Views: 123
Elena bears the mark of the wit'ch upon her palm, the crimson stain that testifies to an awesome power of unimaginable potency: wild, seductive, difficult to control. Only a mistress of blood magick can stand against the foul minions and all-corrupting evil of the Dark Lord. But Elena is not yet the mistress of her magick. Protected by an ageless warrior and a band of renegades, she quests for a lost city where prophecies speak of a mystic tome that holds the key to the Dark Lord's defeat. But if the Dark Lord finds her first, Elena will become his most fearsome weapon . . . Views: 122
New York Times bestselling author JAYNE CASTLEThe wildly popular alter ego of bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz creates "delectably entertaining paranormal romantic suspense" (Booklist) in the "unique, synergistic world of St. Helen's" (Library Journal ), the not-so-distant space colony where hearts and minds are gloriously in sync!Atop psychic for exclusive Psynergy Inc., Orchid Adams has her hands full with a baffling murder--which doesn't exactly allow time for husband hunting. Is it even possible there's a man on St. Helen's who measures up to her dreams of wedded bliss? Take her new client, Rafe Stonebraker: primitive and elemental, an unlicensed P.I. with some serious secrets, Rafe is hardly marriage material. So why does his powerful presence have Orchid imagining the most outrageous affair? Rafe is embroiled in solving a strange theft while thwarting a hostile takeover of Stonebraker Shipping; he needs a wife--and fast--to salvage his... Views: 117
He vowed he′d never marry.
To Vane Cynster, Bellamy Hall seems like the perfect place to temporarily hide from London′s husband hunters. But when he encounters irresistible Patience Debbington, Vane realises he′s met his match ...
She vowed no man would catch her.
Patience isn′t about to succumb to Vane′s sensuous propositions. Yes, his kisses leave her dizzy and his caresses made her melt; but Patience has promised herself she′ll never become vulnerable to a broken heart. Is this one vow that was meant to be broken? Views: 116
A man known only as Keller is thinking about Samuel Johnson's famous quote that "'patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel'... If you looked at it objectively, he had to admit, then he was probably a scoundrel himself. He didn't feel much like a scoundrel. He felt like your basic New York single guy, living alone, eating out or bringing home takeout, schlepping his wash to the Laundromat, doing the Times crossword with his morning coffee... There were eight million stories in the naked city, most of them not very interesting, and his was one of them. Except that every once in a while he got a phone call from a man in White Plains. And packed a bag and caught a plane and killed somebody. Hard to argue the point. Man behaves like that, he's a scoundrel. Case closed." But Lawrence Block is such a delightfully subtle writer, one of the true masters of the mystery genre, that the case is far from closed. In this beautifully linked collection of short stories, we gradually put together such a complete picture of Keller that we don't so much forgive him his occupation as consider it just one more part of his humanity. After watching Keller take on cases that baffle and anger him into actions that fellow members of his hit-man union might well call unprofessional, we're eager to join him as he goes through a spectacularly unsuccessful analysis and gets fooled by a devious intelligence agent. We miss the dog he acquires and loses, along with its attractive walker. Like Richard Stark's Parker, Keller makes us think the unthinkable about criminals: that they might be the guys next door--or even us, under different pressures. For a small selection of the many Blocks in paperback, try Coward's Kiss, A Long Line of Dead Men, The Sins of the Fathers, Such Men Are Dangerous, and especially When the Sacred Ginmill Closes. Views: 116
A young African American girl moves from the South to the North and finds that family is the same wherever you go Nobody can climb a tree as fast as Lula Bell. Although her mother tells her to be ladylike, Lula Bell prefers fishing and climbing and scrapping in the dirt with the boys. When her day is done, she sits on the porch with her grandmother Hattie, and listens to her tell stories of the North. Up there, Mama Hattie says, everybody's rich. No one ever has to scrimp to buy nice dresses or spend all day fishing just to put dinner on the table. Life is good. And soon, Lula Bell is going to find out for herself. When her mother moves the family north to find better work, Lula Bell expects the good times have finally arrived. But life is hard wherever they go, and the only thing Lula Bell can truly count on is her mother and beloved Mama Hattie. Views: 116
Everyone in Wabash, Indiana, is rejoicing in the aftermath of the Civil War-except for Sarah Montgomery. The war has taken what she held most dear. Receiving official notification that her fiance' Rand Campbell, is dead, Sarah agrees to marry Ben Croftner. But then Sarah discovers that Rand is still alive and that Ben knew it all along! Rand returns in time to stop the wedding, but he is soon to be garrisoned at Fort Laramie in the Dakota Territory. Eventually, Sarah makes her way to Fort Laramie only to find that Rand is engaged to another woman. Sarah has no peace, for she also learns that Ben has followed her trail to Dakota. Confined to the tedium of fort life and surrounded by hostile country, Sarah and Rand must learn that God is in control even in the midst of circumstances that try to keep them apart. Views: 116
What's the bestest job ever? A beauty shop guy, that's what! And Junie B. Jones is going to be one when she grows up. But first she needs a little practice. And a few volunteers. Like her bunny slippers. And her dog. And maybe even...herself? Is Junie B. on her way to a great new career? Or is she about to have the worst hair day ever? Views: 115
In a quiet home in the Fort Lauderdale suburbs, a woman psychically witnesses a murder.In a posh estate, a few miles away, a man lies dead. The only clues are a collection of Tarot cards sent to the victim's home and a nuisance call from a Fort Lauderdale woman who claims to have had a vision of the killing.For Florida detective, Wayne Sheppard, the death of famous criminologist Andrew Steele, and the disappearance of his beautiful wife, Rae, is about to test everything he has ever believed and everything he knows about logic, police work, and scientific truth. For when Sheppard meets bookstore owner Mira Morales, the woman who made the call to his office, he soon realizes that she holds the key not only to a murder and disappearance, but to a realm of conspiracy and violence that is far greater than anything Sheppard is prepared to face...A tale of what is possible, what is unthinkable, and what lies just beyond the realm of our conscious minds, THE HANGED MAN will terrify you from first page to last Views: 114
Just when you're sure Wally has bungled through every misadventure imaginable, this nerdy kid stumbles, staggers, and k–splats his way smack dab into a brand new frontier – the human body. When he and Wall Street, his best friend (even if she is a girl), visit a local laboratory, they are accidentally miniaturized and swallowed by some unknown stranger. It is a race against the clock (let alone Wally's own klutzoidness) as they fly through various parts of the body – from the stomach to the blood system to the brain to the eye – in a desperate search for a way out while all the time learning how "fearfully and wonderfully we are made." Views: 113
