To Molly and Amanda, cooking classes with their friends Shawn and Peichi seem like the key ingredient for a super summer. That is, until their arch-nemesis, Natasha, shows up. But when tragedy strikes a local family, the girls decide to put their cooking skills to good use and make some meals for them. The meals hit the spot, plus the girls feel good about helping out. Maybe they can turn their hobby into something more? Views: 11
On an isolated highway in the Crimea, as the President of the United States races toward a top secret nuclear summit, high-powered weaponry suddenly opens fire on the motorcade, brutally slaying America's Chief Executive and those assigned to protect him. Above a rushing whitewater river in the Missouri Ozarks, a jet-black Huey helicopter appears from nowhere to rain death upon the traveling party of the U.S. Vice President. Only the quick, decisive actions of Special Agent Vince Kellogg of the Secret Service saves the V.P. from sharing the grim fate of the Commander-in-Chief. Without warning, the greatest nation on Earth been rendered leaderless. Liberty and democracy have been places under siege by a well-armed and organized foe — an enemy operating not from outside America's borders, but from within her own sacrosanct halls of power. And now a small handful of patriots must do whatever it takes to prevent America's legacy of freedom from becoming a thing of the past — and stem the tide of treason, nuclear terror, and death originating from the remarkable airborne sentinel called… Views: 11
In my life I have wished a million thousand times for a puppy, so I was officially over the moon when I finally obtained Parental Consent to get Honey - the most absolutely softest and velvetest golden Labrador you have ever imagined.Since she moved in we have had some extremely funny adventures while dealing with my weird sister April's frankly unfortunate love crush on Honey's vet. It has all been rather manic, but luckily I am an expert in Defusing the Tension and Staying Ahead of the Game when it comes to this sort of situation, as you will see. Views: 11
Newbery Medal winner Karen Hesse's Civil War diary, A LIGHT IN THE STORM, is now back in print with a beautiful new cover!In 1861, Amelia Martin's father is stripped of his post as a ship's captain when he is caught harboring the leader of a slave rebellion. Now he is an assistant lighthouse keeper on Fenwick Island, off the coast of Delaware — a state wedged between the North and the South, just as Amelia is wedged between her warring parents. Amelia's mother blames her abolitionist husband for their living conditions, which she claims are taking a toll on her health. Amelia observes her mother's hate and her father's admiration for Abraham Lincoln.But slavery is the deeper issue separating the two sides. As the Civil War rages on, Amelia slowly learns that she cannot stop the fighting, but by keeping watch in the lighthouse each day, lighting the lamps, cleaning the glass, and rescuing victims of Atlantic storms, she can still make a difference. Views: 11
Texas Ranger, Bear Haskell has been assigned to throw the cuffs on a notoriously mysterious and slippery-as-hell regulator named Jack Hyde whose cunning and devious methods of killing those he's been paid to kill, has gotten him dubbed "the Jackal." As the bodies pile up on the west Texas desert, and more jackals rear their ugly heads in Sundown, Haskell finds himself rethinking not only who Jack Hyde might be riding for, and why he's killing, but also just who he really is ... Views: 11
Book 2 in the Yellowstone Romance Series Chase Russell is a city boy from the future. He has no idea how he ended up 200 years in the past, in the rugged mountains of Yellowstone. Sarah Russell grew up in the mountains, and knows how to survive. Chase's will to survive is tested time and again as he tries to find a way home. Is his love for Sarah strong enough to keep him in the past? Views: 11
Introduction by Paul Tremblay, Publishers Weekly top ten list for most anticipated horror/SciFi Fall 2016 releases.Laird Barron's fourth collection gathers a dozen stories set against the backdrops of the Alaskan wilderness, far-future dystopias, and giallo-fueled nightmare vistas. All hell breaks loose in a massive apartment complex when a modern day Jack the Ripper strikes under cover of a blizzard; a woman, famous for surviving a massacre, hits the road to flee the limelight and finds her misadventures have only begun; while tracking a missing B-movie actor, a team of man hunters crashes in the Yukon Delta and soon realize the Arctic is another name for hell; an atomic-powered cyborg war dog loyally assists his master in the overthrow of a far-future dystopian empire; following an occult initiation ritual, a man is stalked by a psychopathic sorority girl and her team of horrifically disfigured henchmen... Views: 11
In this second LA-based adventure, bookseller Adrien English arrives at the Pine Shadow Ranch (left to him by a beloved grandmother) to find a corpse in his driveway. But by the time the unfriendly local sheriffs arrive, the body has disappeared. Views: 11
Veronica Delaney didn't intend to fall for another bad guy, especially not one who just might be evil incarnate . . .Veronica Delaney is a bright and beautiful, young New York journalist who has had hard luck romantically and professionally. Her latest boyfriend left her for fame (and another woman, of course), and her latest assignment has her covering a bizarre satanic cult. But while following the story, Veronica soon meets the charming, polite, and devilishly handsome occult historian Richard Smith. Soon she's embroiled in an exciting affair-at least until strange relics begin to appear on her doorstep and things start to go terribly wrong. The Boyfriend from Hell is a funny, astute psychological thriller about the mysteries of attraction and love's power to hijack our good sense. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Avery Corman including rare images from the author's personal collection. Views: 11
When the TARDIS makes a disastrous landing in the swamps of the planet Sunday, the Doctor has no choice but to abandon Martha and try to find help. But the tranquillity of Sunday's swamps is deceptive, and even the TARDIS can't protect Martha forever.The human pioneers of Sunday have their own dangers to face: homeless and alone, they're only just starting to realise that Sunday's wildlife isn't as harmless as it first seems. Why are the native otters behaving so strangely, and what is the creature in the swamps that is so interested in the humans, and the new arrivals?The Doctor and Martha must fight to ensure that human intelligence doesn't become the greatest danger of all. Views: 11
A creepy collection of six short horror tales by the author of The Temple of the Blind series.A nice guy finishes last one last time. Robbed of everything he ever loved, Daniel sets out to confront the bringer of flames and put an end to his suffering one way or another. Allan is amused by the prospect of a ghost taking up residence in his modest home...until something begins to take an interest in him as well. A night of illicit passion quickly turns hellish for Roger and his wife's best friend. Kyle and Cat find themselves all alone in the dark with no memory of how they arrived there...and something unnatural is lurking in the unseen walls around them. After surviving a bizarre fall from a second story window, Jeremy's life begins to unravel around him as he finds himself and his new friends, Violet and Corey, running for their lives from a strange, black creature.If you're a fan of scary stories, you won't want to miss this collection of tales unearthed from the darkest and... Views: 11
