Oh, no! Johanna Charette and Jackson Roth have allowed a sneaky shapeshifter to slip right through their fingers. The good news is that he's now trapped between the layers of time and space with their Terrorian nemesis, Nero 51. The bad news is the Terrorian wants to control all the Libraries of Illumination, while the shapeshifter wants to control everything else. Who knows how long the Illumini system will remain safe? It's taking a toll on Johanna and Jackson, who are smack in the center of everything as they struggle to protect the libraries' legacy. Can you spell s-t-r-e-s-s? The pressure is driving a stake between the teens, and their mercurial romance could be over before it has truly begun. Views: 47
In the much awaited sequel to the fantastic, funny, New York Times bestselling Dog On It, Chet and Bernie are plunged into the dog-eat-dog world of purebred dog shows when pampered pooch, Princess, and her owner, are abducted. Bernie Little and his canine companion, Chet, are private investigators. Both have had some setbacks in life - Bernie in combat, Chet in K-9 dog-training school - but together they make up a team like no other. In Thereby Hangs a Tail, Bernie and Chet are hired to investigate threats made against an unlikely target - a pretty, pampered show dog named Princess. What seems like a joke turns serious when Princess and her owner are abducted. And to make matters worse, Bernie's on-again, off-again girlfriend, reporter Susie Sanchez, disappears too. When Chet gets separated from Bernie, he tries to put the pieces together, find his way home, and save the day. With genuine suspense and intrigue, combined with humour and insight into the special bond between man and dog, Thereby Hangs a Tail is the much awaited sequel to the fantastic, funny, New York Times bestselling Dog On It. It will keep everyone talking - and chuckling. Views: 47
This is Book 7 in the Chop, Chop series and you really need to start with Book One - Chop, Chop - to fully appreciate everything that happens in this story. (Chop, Chop is currently free!). Jordan and Charlotte were meant to be together, but that doesn't mean it's going to be easy. Enjoy reading about Jordan and Charlotte in the early years and catch up a bit with David and Laci as well. Views: 47
The last thing Patrick Flynn wants is another mouth to feed, so he does his best to ensure that Billy does not survive. But survive he does, with the help of a warm-hearted prostitute and Laura Caldwell, the daughter of a wealthy local family. Patrick deserts his family and Billy struggles to eke out a meagre living, all the while looking after his alcoholic mother. As he matures, so does his obsession with Laura. One day, he dreams, he will win her heart, but Laura has other ideas, and it is with Bridget, the prostitute's daughter, that Billy joins the Jarrow crusaders marching to London to demonstrate against unemployment. Neither of them, however, is prepared for the reappearance of the evil Patrick Flynn... Written against the backdrop of the famous Jarrow March from Tyneside to London Views: 47
Freedom is Space for the Spirit by Glen Hirshberg is a fantasy about a middle-aged German, drawn back to Russia by a mysterious invitation from a friend he knew during the wild, exuberant period in the midst of the break-up of the Soviet Union. Upon his arrival in St. Petersburg, he begins to see bears, wandering and seemingly lost. Views: 47
Tina Brown kept delicious daily diaries throughout her eight spectacular years as editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair. Today they provide an incendiary portrait of the flash and dash and power brokering of the Excessive Eighties in New York and Hollywood.The Vanity Fair Diaries is the story of an Englishwoman barely out of her twenties who arrives in New York City with a dream. Summoned from London in hopes that she can save Condé Nast's troubled new flagship Vanity Fair, Tina Brown is immediately plunged into the maelstrom of the competitive New York media world and the backstabbing rivalries at the court of the planet's slickest, most glamour-focused magazine company. She survives the politics, the intrigue, and the attempts to derail her by a simple stratagem: succeeding. In the face of rampant skepticism, she triumphantly reinvents a failing magazine.Here are the inside stories of Vanity Fair scoops and covers that sold... Views: 47
Marooned atop a skyscraper during a global pandemic, the survivors of a helicopter crash revert to savagery as they struggle to survive against the millions of infected people waiting on the city streets below. Views: 47
In Juan Foot in the Grave Roger Keevil gives a second outing to his fictional team of investigators, Detective Inspector Andy Constable and his colleague Sergeant Dave Copper. Following on from the acclaimed Feted to Die, this latest book continues to mix a little humour with murder. What could spoil the fun of a free holiday on the Spanish Costa? For Inspector Constable and Sergeant Copper, only one thing – the murder of Spanish builder Juan Manuel Laborero. But why should the death of one manual labourer on a building site make Constable and Copper's free holiday far from care-free? Demolishing the local British community's wall of silence, our detectives soon unearth a whole structure of deceit and corruption. Whose story is without foundation? Who has constructed a false alibi? Or did one of the suspects put the final nail in the coffin? Sparks fly as the truth emerges! Views: 47
He's a small-town sheriff in need of a quiet lifeDisappointed, disheartened and burned-out, Gabriel Klein has had it with working in big cities. He hopes the small town of Pleasant Ridge, Tennessee, will bring him peace of mind.He won't find it with this woman!Isabelle Ash is a successful model, but she's always wanted more. Now she's won the lead in a television series that will be shooting in Pleasant Ridge, and she needs Gabe Klein to teach her how to act like a small-town sheriff. Which sounds easy enough, since he's a kind, generous man and she's eager and willing to learn. But once other feelings are involved it's not. Views: 47
