A brand-new edition of the second novel in Moorcock's acclaimed steampunk series.Oswald Bastable visits an alternate 1904. Here, he discovers that most of the Western world has been devastated by a short, yet horrific, war fought with futuristic devices and biological weapons. An Afro-American Black Attila is conquering the remnants of the Western nations, destroyed by the wars, in an attempt to bring civilization and social order. Views: 19
Science Fiction. 74277 words long. First published by Word Wrangler, 2000 Views: 19
Mainstream/Romance. 95002 words long. Views: 19
After getting hurt in college by a gorgeous guy, Nicole Magette invented the Code Red—a failsafe to protect her heart. Now she lives a carefully constructed, satisfying life. She has her friends, her cats, and no room for romance. But when she’s paired with the irresistible Joshua Daniels on a special work project, she needs her friends more than ever. It’s been years since she’s had to use the Code Red. Will it still keep her heart safe? Views: 18
YOU awake with no memory of who you are. In your quest for the truth, vivid memories start to surface, some human and some alien. Do you give in to your alien thoughts, or fight for your humanity? From an alien abduction, to encounters with the MIB, you soon learn that you are in the middle of an all out battle between an alien race and Earth. Your choices will decide the fate of all humanity. Views: 18
Crockett is enjoying a new life at Watkins Marina on Truman Lake when a call from Cletus shatters his reverie. Ruby has been abducted. Pulled back into what he'd left behind, Crockett is plunged into a terrible reality. He and Clete are on the hunt in the wilds of northern Arkansas, time is running out, and Ruby is in chains. Views: 18
Carnal Confessions contains three deliciously taboo short stories by erotic romance author Marilyn Lee. This provocative collection has a fantasy for everyone. "Sister's Keeper": Kelly Brooks has been left with the unpleasant task of informing the man her identical twin sister has been dating that their relationship is over. But when Kelly sees Damon for the first time, she decides that some secrets can be kept a while longer. Or at least long enough to last through the weekend... "Addicted": Lena Wilson never thought she'd become the other woman. But along came Marc, an older man determined to keep her in his bed without giving up his fiancée. To her shame, Lena finds Marc too addicting to walk away from...at first. Pretty soon Marc realizes that addiction works both ways because when Lena leaves him he's forced to make a choice. "White Heat": Tasha Long had never thought about getting involved with a white man before, least of all her dead husband's best friend Jake. But when Jake confesses his feelings for her, the twosome become insatiable lovers. The question is: can they ever become more? Views: 18
Bound by honor, Ehomba has traveled through many exotic and perilous lands on a quest to save a beautiful princess he has never met from the hands of the evil Hymneth the Possessed. Through all their travels Ehomba has ignored the warnings he has heard from seers and psychics, foretelling of disaster and death if the quest was completed. Now that Ehomba and his traveling party have finally reached the destination of their epic journey, the kingdom ruled by Hymneth, will they be able to defend themselves against Hymneth's powerful and evil magic? Will they be able to rescue the princess and bring her safely home with their lives intact? Views: 18
From a New York Times Bestselling Author: Faith Stryker never expected her lost father would be a warrior prince from another world, or that she would come into coveted magical skills on her eighteenth birthday. Now, she must take a leap of faith when her father suddenly arrives to claim her, to leave Earth with him, and to embrace a new world. Adventurous, magical, and addictive romance. Views: 18
Heavyweight Notre Dame professor Roger Knight and his p.i. brother Philip investigate a baffling puzzle when some extremely rare literary documents go missing in the fifth installment of this smart academic mystery series. Complicating matters for the brothers are the impending nuptials of some dear friends, Larry Morton and Nancy Beatty, which hit a snag. When Larry was an undergraduate at Notre Dame he made a prudent but overly optimistic reservation to marry his freshman sweetheart, Dolores Torre, in the popular campus rectory six years in the distant future. Their relationship didn't last, and now Larry wants to use the reservation to marry Nancy. Unfortunately, his old girlfriend Dolores has a similar plan. When both Larry and Dolores try to claim the forgotten reservation on the appointed date for their very separate marriages, pandemonium ensues. Dolores's new fiance, Dudley, is a man with a troubling secret past that may come back to haunt all of them. When... Views: 18
The throne of Alp d'Estella lies empty: Prince Regent Max de Gautier travels to the Outback to find the next heir-eight-year-old orphan Marc. Max isn't expecting to be confronted by a feisty woman who is fiercely protective of her adopted family. Although Pippa is wary of this dashing prince, she cannot deny Marc his heritage-nor her attraction to Max-so she agrees to spend one month in his royal kingdom. Will it be enough to convince Pippa and the kids to stay-and for Max to make her his royal bride? Views: 18
In a debut novel that
blends the rich, earthy atmosphere of the deep South and a voice imbued
with spiritual grace, Bernice L. McFadden tells the story of two women: a
modest, churchgoing wife and mother, and the young prostitute she
befriends.. "When Sugar arrives in 1950s Bigelow - waltzing down the
main square of the sweltering tiny Arkansas town as if she has every
right to be there - no one tosses out the welcome mat or invites her in
for a Coke. The Bigelow women hate her from the minute they lay eyes on
her - on the bouncing blond wig and red-painted lips that tell them she
has never known a hard day's work. All they know is they want her gone,
out of their town, and away from their men.. "But Sugar has traveled too
far and survived too much to back down now. She parks herself in the
house at #10 Grove Street, even though she feels there is something
about Bigelow that is calling up the past she prayed she'd left behind..
"Deep in her soul, Pearl Taylor knows what it is that Sugar feels,
because it happened to her. It was the day her world shut down, the day
the devil himself murdered her young daughter, Jude. It wasn't that
Pearl stopped believing in God, exactly; she just couldn't trust him the
way she used to. Then Sugar moves in next door, and Pearl's life
irrevocably changes. Over sweet potato pie, an unlikely friendship
begins, transforming the lives of two women - and an entire community. Views: 18
Erotica/Romance. 71623 words long. First published in 2010 Views: 18
