After rescuing his parents, Danny returns to his old life, burying the taro that allowed him to speak to animals, trees, and the very storms that led to his adventure. Danny thinks he's left magic and mystery behind, but Sammael, a creature of terrible imagination, refuses to let him go. A strange new girl, Cath, enters Danny's world, bringing with her a message: Danny's cousin Tom has sold his soul to Sammael. It's up to Danny and Cath to find Tom and stop Sammael, who seeks to destroy humankind once and for all. Views: 18
Patrick Mahoney has one goal in mind: get out of his native Fresno and find freedom in the rainbow and glitter-painted streets of San Francisco. As a college freshman, he's sure he'll finally have the chance to be himself, away from the judgmental eyes of his conservative hometown.Josh Dirda's never wanted to be tied down before, preferring the emotional ease of the one night stand. But when Patrick moves into the apartment that Josh shares with three friends, Josh is pulled in by Patrick's sly wit and quietly creative spirit. As Patrick's self-appointed tour guide, Josh can be Patrick's introduction to the city he loves. But after a drunken Halloween hook-up crosses lines, Patrick and Josh must reckon with their true feelings—and decide whether they can let go of the ghosts from their pasts that haunt them. Views: 18
She swore she could never love him, but anything can happen when an angel falls! It was five years since Elizabeth Alcester had laid eyes on her former stable boy, Ivan Tramore. Now, penniless and desperate, she finds herself at the mercy of a cruel, ruthless stranger who vows to possess and ignite flames of her darkest desires. Tramore had just returned home in triumphthe unwanted bastard was now Lord Ivan, eleventh Marquis of Powerscourt; the most powerful man in London. Yet one woman had sworn to defy himthe proud beauty whose touch left an everlasting mark on him. When at last he holds Lissa, trembling in his merciless embrace, his lust for vengeance suddenly explodes in a frenzied fever of passion. Now, no power on heaven or earth can tear him from the innocent arms that hold him captive, or protect her from the rapturous moment! Views: 18
Introducing Kemal Kayankaya, a wise-cracking private detective in Frankfurt – aka, "the ugliest town in Germany." As a Turkish immigrant raised by Germans, he's regularly subjected to racism in the gritty, working-class city, and getting work isn't easy. So when his friend Romario asks Kayankaya to protect him against thugs demanding protection money from his restaurant business, the down-and-out Kayankaya takes the job. Except these are no ordinary thugs. They turn out to be battle-hardened Croatian nationalists looking to take over the rackets in Frankfurt, and they do not take kindly to Kayankaya's interference with their plans. But try as he might, Kayankaya just can't seem to stay out of their way … What ensues is a brilliant novel about organized crime, immigration, the fallout from the Balkan wars, and the madness of nationalism from one of Europe's finest crime writers.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 18
It was one of the less glorious incidents of the Idiran wars that led to the destruction of two suns and the billions of lives they supported. Now, 800 years later, the light from the first of those deaths has reached the Culture’s Masaq’ Orbital. A Chelgrian emissary is dispatched to the Culture. Views: 18
Owen Burke just wanted a little extra money. He had no idea he’d also be getting a heap of trouble when he signed on to guide a horse drive from Mexico to California. First he was bushwhacked by a bunch of banditos who stole his mount. Worse, they then drove off the rest of the herd, and because they had Owen’s horse, the ramrod thinks Owen purposely led his group into a trap. Alone and on foot, he has no choice but to go after the thieves and prove his innocence—if the ramrod and his gang don’t kill him first. Views: 18
The Book of Deacon Saga is the epic tale of a world besieged by war and at the mercy of dark forces who would see the land and its people wither and die. First Published in 2010, the story has grown significantly, expanding the story into earlier and later eras, exploring the lives of characters both minor and major.The Book of Deacon Anthology is a collection of all currently published stories in the setting:The Book of Deacon - The tale of Myranda Celeste, a young woman orphaned by a century long war, and her chance discovery of a fallen soldier's priceless cargo. The find will change her life, sending her on an adventure of soldiers and rebels, wizards and warriors, and beasts both noble and monstrous. Each step will bring her closer to the truth of her potential, of the war, and of the fate of her world.The Great Convergence - The second in the Book of Deacon series, The Great Convergence continues the tale of young Myranda Celeste. With fresh knowledge of magic and steadfast... Views: 18
After the death of her husband, Emily Fairfield, threatened by mounting debts, accepts an offer of marriage from wicked Sir Rafe Warrender. Englishman Jack Lincoln, sent to save Emily by his friend in Peru, appears on the scene as a poor but handsome stranger, who is also Sir Rafe's cousin, and has been done out of his fortune by the scoundrel. Regency Romance with some Paranormal elements; originally published by Signet Views: 18
Must think happy thoughts. Julie Andrews dancing. Cadbury's chocolate Easter eggs. But no amount of positive thinking changes the fact that Jeremy--the man of my dreams, the man I would marry, the man who should spend his whole life worshipping me and lavishing me with kisses--went to Thailand to find himself.Obviously I'm not as cute and witty as I thought I was, since while I've been sitting around every weekend, he's been sleeping with half of Thailand. And then he found Someone Else. That someone not being me.I have been pathetic.But now I will date. I will become the queen of dating. I will forget all about him.Single in Boston, that's me. But not for long...! Views: 18
”So, at some point, the age of gods came to an end.” Or so it was believed for eons…until Thrym the Hollow, Jotunheim’s deposed King of the Frost Giants, rose from death. This time, he would not rest until his foes were eviscerated, and his fearful tyranny reigned across the human realm of Midgard. Earth. To combat the encroaching evil, the fates reveal a massive skeleton and iron hammer in an uncommon lightning storm on the frozen shores of Sweden. Sent to investigate are the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense’s top operatives—the amphibian humanoid Abraham Sapien and the equally anomalous crimson demon called Hellboy. Only Hellboy can lift the seemingly immovable object from the lifeless figure’s clutches. But when a lightning strike fuses the iron weapon to his stone right hand, the occult investigator becomes joined with the mightiest weapon in all of Norse mythology. Once wielded by the legendary thunder-bearer instrumental in Thrym’s downfall, the hammer subjects Hellboy to an ancient life he has never lived, and visions no other can see. Yet even that knowledge, coupled with the aid of a talking squirrel, a beautiful folklorist and dwarfish Nidavellim warriors, may not thwart the Frost King. Regardless of whether Hellboy triumphs over Thrym and the other leviathans rising to wage war, he may still be forever lost to an essence not his own…lost among The Bones of Giants. Views: 18
"WE HAVE TO GET MARRIED -- OR YOU'LL DO HARD TIME!" When Jackson Colton became a suspect in his uncle's attempted murder, the handsome loner had to risk it all to prove he was being framed. But he wasn't alone for long. For he found sweet solace when he joined forces with beguiling Cheyenne James to clear his name.The mystical Native American woman understood how it felt to be ostracized...and she wasn't about to let the man she passionately loved take the fall! Not even when Cheyenne was named a key witness for the prosecution. Determined to beat the evil perpetrator at his -- or her -- own game, the star witness and prime suspect breathlessly said,"I do." But would this whirlwind marriage come at too great a cost? Views: 18
