Unconventional Elspeth Gordon followed the drum because her father was an officer in the Napoleonic wars. But when her carriage was attacked by ruthless Spanish bandits, it was Lieutenant Val Aston who rescued her. Though Elspeth fell in love with Val, he was a man of honor who considered his birth far beneath hers—though he, too, found his heart captured by Elspeth. Regency Historical by Marjorie Farrell; originally published by Topaz Views: 29
JY Yang continues to redefine the limits of silkpunk fantasy with their Tensorate novellas, which the New York Times lauded as "joyously wild." In this third volume, an investigation into atrocities committed at a classified research facility threaten to expose secrets that the Protectorate will do anything to keep hiddenYou are reading this because I am dead.Something terrible happened at the Rewar Teng Institute of Experimental Methods. When the Tensorate's investigators arrived, they found a sea of blood and bones as far as the eye could see. One of the institute's experiments got loose, and its rage left no survivors. The investigators returned to the capital with few clues and two prisoners: the terrorist leader Sanao Akeha and a companion known only as Rider.Investigator Chuwan faces a puzzle. What really happened at the institute? What drew the Machinists there? What are her superiors trying to cover up? And why does she feel as... Views: 29
Paid assassins murdered young Nathan Tanner's parents at their St. Louis mansion. To protect Nathan from harm, he is spirited west to stay at the Colorado ranch owned by Alana Birdsong, an aunt he¹s never met. Nathan soon discovers his new aunt totes a rifle everywhere and owns a huge black guard dog with fangs the size of a man's thumb. Sam never leaves his master's side and sleeps at the foot of her bed. Sam is, for certain, an ugly animal, powerful enough to tear the arm off a giant and not at all friendly to visitors. But boarding at a ranch whose owner packs a rifle and keeps a dog big enough to saddle and ride has its advantages if enemies were to come calling. Maybe the assassins won't locate Nathan and the most he will have to worry about is staying in Sam's good graces until it is safe to return to St. Louis. But then maybe they will. Views: 29
T. C. Boyle is one of the most inventive and wickedly funny short story writers at work today. Over the course of twenty-five years, Boyle has built up a body of short fiction that is remarkable in its range, richness, and exuberance. His stories have won accolades for their irony and black humor, for their verbal pyrotechnics, for their fascination with everything bizarre and queasy, and for the razor-sharp way in which they dissect America's obsession with image and materialism. Gathered together here are all of the stories that have appeared in his four previous collections, as well as seven that have never before appeared in book form. Together they comprise a book of small treasures, a definitive gift for Boyle fans and for every reader ready to discover the "ferocious, delicious imagination" (Los Angeles Times Book Review) of a "vibrant sensibility fully engaged with American society" (The New York Times). Views: 29
It is 1939. When she is evacuated from her home in London to her great-aunt's enormous house in the West Country, Lyla is expecting to be lonely. She's never been to school or had any friends, and her family has been at the centre of a scandal. But with the house being used to accommodate GIs and an entire class of evacuated schoolgirls, there's no time to think about her old life. Soon there are horses living indoors, the girls have taken over the house, and Lyla finds out that friends come in all shapes and sizes. Views: 29
Things are changing rapidly in Pomegranate City as the government deals with the challenges the Bridge Door has brought, while Kaia, the new Globe intern, is thrown into a chaotic situation. Meanwhile, the crew of a spaceship that left the planet centuries ago traveling near the speed of light has discovered an unfortunate surprise. Views: 29
Dominic Knight claims to be a historian, but his real mission is to end the strife in the faery kingdom. Clarice Stavely, beautiful and rich, has never found a man so fascinating, and opens her home and heart to him. But when she discovers his real motives, she embarks on a dangerous journey in the faery world-and is forced to make a devastating choice. Paranormal Historical Romancy by Cynthia Bailey Pratt writing as Lynn Bailey; originally published by Jove Views: 29
When security business proprietor Gemma Lincoln wakes up to find her
clothes laid out in the effigy of "woman" with a slashed throat and
crotch, she is sufficiently professional to video it. She discovers that
her friend Detective Sergeant Angie McDonald has a similar video - but
of a real murder. Views: 29
