Remy Harris, a bright young army cadet at a prestigious military college, hopes to become an officer. She understands that she will have to endure all the usual trials of military life, including boot-camp discipline and rigorous exercise. She's ready for the challenge -- that is, until she meets Jacob. He recognizes her true sexuality and initiates her into the Hard Corps -- a secret society within the barracks. An intriguing and very explicit story of ritual pleasure and bizarre discipline. About the AuthorClaire Thompson is the author of Hard Corps, also available from Black Lace. Views: 40
Barrister Trish Maguire has too much on her plate: not only is she
swamped with work, but her father has just suffered a heart attack and
he's not likely to pull through. The last thing Trish needs now is a
seemingly unsolvable case, one closer to her heart than she ever would
have thought possible. But inconvenience has never stopped this
tenacious, young lawyer from taking on a case. The woman Trish
chooses to defend, Deb Gibbert, has been sentenced to life imprisonment
for murdering her father. With almost no one on her side, not even her
public defender, Deb cannot hope to see the light of day ever again.
That is, unless she can convince someone like Trish of her innocence.
But Trish needs no convincing-upon hearing Deb recount the details of
the night her father died, Trish comes to believe that circumstantial
evidence convicted this innocent daughter and mother of four. Staying up
nights in the intensive care unit to watch over her unconscious father
gives Trish time to reflect upon the case against her client. As Trish
delves deeper into the case, doubts begin to cloud her judgment: perhaps
Deb is a ruthless killer who deserves her sentence. But Trish's nerves
are stretched to breaking point when one of Deb's only supporters is
shot dead at his own front door. With an unflagging faith in equal
justice, Trish finds herself face to face with several truths, each
tantalizing her further into a giant hall of mirrors. Views: 40
Introduced by Barbara McDermittThe telling of tales and the oral tradition in Scotland has long and honourable history, both in the annals of the folk and in the more formal pages of literary publication. Writers as different as Hogg, Scott, Stevenson, Cunninghame Graham, Buchan, Grassic Gibbon and Alasdair Gray have all drawn on the form or the voice or the features of the folk tale.Duncan Williamson, arguably the greatest traditional tale teller in modern times, is a master of this spellbinding art, and here in a single volume Linda Williamson has gathered together some of the most memorable tales in his repertoire.Transcribed from recorded sessions for the sound archives of the School of Scottish Studies, these twenty-six stories give us privileged access to the travellers' fireside with stories of talking animals; of the broonie, selkies and fairies; of cunning Jack's adventures; of kings and giants in long tales for the winter nights.'An extraordinary... Views: 40
DANGEROUS PASSION Hot. Demanding. Inescapable. The power of destiny had joined Nate Hodges and Cyn Porter together, but the savagery of man seemed fated to tear them apart. A warrior who walked alone, Nate could never mean anything but danger for any woman who dared to love him. Yet Cyn, touched by tragedy herself, realized this soul-scarred soldier needed her strength. Though stalked by a madman bent on revenge, Nate succumbed to the pull of a passion older than time. Cyn, the brown-eyed beauty of his dreams—his impossible love—brought him peace. She was his very soul. But he knew with heart-shattering certainty that he could be her death ... Views: 40
Romance/Historical Fiction. 23116 words long. Views: 40
Parish & Richards are sent to Cyprus to discover if a British Army officer being held by the Cypriot police is responsible for murdering a local woman and the disappearance of three other women, or whether he is being made a scapegoat by the anti-British elements of the Cypriot government. Views: 40
This prequel to the Vamp Life series follows Evelina Angelis during her time as a courtesan in 16th century Venice, Italy. Life becomes dangerous when she catches the attention of not one, but two vampires. As if these affections weren't deadly enough, a plague soon ravages her beautiful and beloved city. Views: 40
This exciting and adventurous romantic spy novel is the second book in a new series from Roseanna M. White. Whispers from the Shadows combines fascinating cloak-and-dagger secrets with a tale of love and intrigue during the War of 1812.Treachery causes Gwyneth Fairchild's world to crumble. The daughter of a British general, she barely saves her life by fleeing London aboard a ship to America. Her goal is to find refuge with the Lane family in Maryland, having been told by her father she could implicitly trust Winter and Bennet Lane, even though their nations are once again at war. After meeting their son, Thad, she wonders how safe she truly is when she discovers that the Lanes trade in a dangerous commodity—espionage.Not long after Gwyneth finds refuge in his city, Thad Lane experiences the tug of love, though he fears it may blur lines of loyalty. With family playing the part of enemies and enemies proving themselves friends, a future with Gwyn is... Views: 39
A killer is watching . . .
The brutal murders of three young boys paralyze the citizens of Platte City, Nebraska. What's worse is the grim realization that the man recently executed for the crimes was a copycat. When Sheriff Nick Morrelli is called to the scene of another grisly murder, it becomes clear that the real predator is still at large, waiting to kill again.
Morreli understands the urgency of the case terrorizing his community, but it's the experienced eye of FBI criminal profiler Maggie O'Dell that pinpoints the true nature of the evil behind the killings -- a revelation made all the more horrific when Morrelli's own nephew goes missing.
Maggie understands something else: the killer is enjoying himself, relishing his ability to stay one step ahead of her, making this case more personal by the hour. Because out there, watching, is a killer with a heart of pure and perfect evil. Views: 39
