Just in time for the holidays, fans of Leslie Meier and Vicki Delany are going to want to pick up the charming third installment in Barbara Early's Vintage Toy Shop mysteries. It's all fun and games with toyshop owner Liz McCall until deadly secrets are unwrapped upon the eve of the holidays.Who knew? Liz McCall is not thrilled when her boyfriend Police Chief Ken Young introduces her to his estranged wife Marya. The model-quality Russian immigrant, back in East Aurora to rekindle their romance, will be working as a hairstylist at the barber shop next door to Well Played, the toyshop Liz manages for her dad. When Marya offers to help with the shop's doll rehab project, Liz can't help but offer up only a weak smile, but her secret hesitations are for naught when Marya's body is discovered in the barber shop with a hair dryer cord wrapped around her neck. Liz's dad, retired from the police force, is asked to investigate since Ken is the prime suspect.The... Views: 12
Crime within the dangerous world of Mexican cartels is common. However on Dia de los Muertos two men plan a history making robbery of millions of dollars worth of marijuana from their criminal boss. An urban warehouse serving as the depot for transferring cargo comes under siege by mercenaries, police and the military as word of the wealth inside spreads. Leaf, Fetus, a mysterious driver and an anthropologist are caught between the killers outside and an impossible horror inside. Views: 12
Cilla Lee-Jenkins is 50% Chinese, 50% Caucasian, and 100% destined for literary greatness!Priscilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins is on a tight deadline. Her baby sister is about to be born, and Cilla needs to become a bestselling author before her family forgets all about her. So she writes about what she knows best—herself! Stories from her bestselling memoir, Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire, include:- How she dealt with being bald until she was five- How she overcame her struggles with reading- How family traditions with her Grandma and Grandpa Jenkins and her Chinese grandparents, Nai Nai and Ye Ye, are so differentDebut author Susan Tan has written a novel bursting with love and humor, as told through a bright, irresistible biracial protagonist who will win your heart and make you laugh. Views: 12
It's all-out war for Captain Gringo in Venezuela!Captain Gringo and his sidekick Gaston have left Brazil, and into Venezuela with a load of weapons, seeking a buyer.Instead they become involved in a brewing war between the British Empire and The U.S. Gringo must find out who is involved in order to prevent a war... and get out alive! Views: 12
Few American icons provoke more enduring fascination than Charles Lindbergh—renowned for his one-man transatlantic flight in 1927, remembered for the sorrow surrounding the kidnapping and death of his firstborn son in 1932, and reviled by many for his opposition to America's entry into World War II. Lindbergh's is "a dramatic and disturbing American story," says the Los Angeles Times Book Review, and this biography—the first to be written with unrestricted access to the Lindbergh archives and extensive interviews of his friends, colleagues, and close family members—is "the definitive account." Views: 11
The slavers who capture Kelyn's youthful hunting pack also threaten her village, which depends on the meat and trade pelts the pack brings in. But except for Kelyn, the pack is drugged...and Kelyn's nickname is Kelyn the Clumsy. A short story set before the events of Wolverine's Daughter. Views: 11
Romance/Science Fiction. 56006 words long. First published by Novel Books, 2003 2003 EPPIE Finalist for Best Science Fiction Views: 11
Bespectacled Joanna Patterson, chaperone to Lady Harriet, finds the sweet-tempered Reggie Wylie helpful in vetting her charge’s suitors. But Reggie’s younger brother, the dandy Lord Sedgewick Wylie, thinks Joanna is trying to ensnare his brother and he sets out to make sure she doesn’t. There is more to both of them than their appearance—if they could just discover what was beneath the surface. [Sequel to A Bird in Hand] Regency Romance by Allison Lane; originally published by Signet Views: 11
These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers. Written by well-known authors and illustrated by much-loved illustrators, this series will appeal to boys and girls. Views: 11
Following the success of Simon Hughes' Red Machine and Men in White Suits, books which depicted Liverpool FC's domination during the 1980s and its subsequent fall in the 1990s, Ring of Fire focuses on the 2000s and the primary characters who propelled Liverpool to the forefront of European football once again. With a foreword by Steven Gerrard, this is the third edition in a bestselling series based on revealing interviews with former players, coaches and managers. For Liverpool FC, entry into the 21st century began with modernisation and trophies under manager Gérard Houllier and development was then underpinned by improbable Champions League glory under Rafael Benítez. Yet that is only half of the story. The decade ended with the club being on the verge of administration after the shambolic reign of American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett.In Ring of Fire, Hughes' interviewees – including Jamie Carragher, Xabi Alonso and... Views: 11
From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a laugh-out-loud funny and painstakingly real tale of friendship, furry creatures, and finding the place where you belong.Twelve-year-old Alice Mayfield is uncomfortable in her own skin. Ignored by her family, shipped off to boarding school, Alice slips through the world unseen and unnoticed. More than anything Alice would like a friend. And when she rescues mysterious, spirited Millie Maximus from drowning in a lake one day, she finds one. But Millie is a Bigfoot, part of a long-forgotten clan who dwell deep in the woods, silent and hidden from the human eye. Most Bigfoots believe that people—No-Furs, as they call them—are dangerous, yet Millie is fascinated with the No-Fur world. Millie is convinced that humans will appreciate all the things about her that her Bigfoot tribe does not: her fearless nature, her lovely singing voice, and her desire to be a star. Alice swears to... Views: 11
Family and friends gather at Marlow House for Ian and Lily's wedding.When an unexpected guest shows up Danielle tries to figure out who he arrived with and why.Did I mention the unexpected guest is a ghost? Views: 11
