A mystery that offers "a gripping and richly atmospheric glimpse into the literal underworld of Victorian England—the labyrinthine London sewer system" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Clare Clark's critically acclaimed The Great Stink "reeks of talent" as it vividly brings to life the dark and mysterious underworld of Victorian London (The Washington Post Book World). Set in 1855, it tells the story of William May, an engineer who has returned home to London from the horrors of the Crimean War. When he secures a job transforming the city's sewer system, he believes that he will be able to find salvation in the subterranean world beneath the city. But the peace of the tunnels is shattered by a murder, and William is implicated as the killer. Could he truly have committed the crime? How will he bring the truth above-ground? With richly atmospheric prose, The Great Stink combines fact and fiction to transport readers... Views: 17
TV Reporter Kendall Buckley has just scored the biggest interview of her career, but before the cameras start rolling, a violent crime hits too close to home. She can't go to the police...one of their own committed the heinous act. She doesn't know who to trust and now the killers are hot on her trail. Former Navy SEAL Dorian Demarchis is recovering from a bullet wound sustained during his last COBRA Securities mission. When a co-worker sends Kendall to his doorstep, he agrees to help despite his injury. Though he tries to keep the relationship strictly professional, he can't fight the strong chemistry that ignites between them. When bodies start piling up and the killers draw near, the danger threatens Kendall, his family...and his life. Views: 17
Mystery/Crime. 63925 words long. Views: 17
DEFEAT WAS NOT AN OPTION. The war wasn't going well. The mind-numbingly alien Arachnids were an enemy whose like no civilized race had ever confronted. Like some carnivorous cancer, the "Bugs" had overrun planet after planet . . . and they regarded any competing sentient species as only one more protein source. They couldn't be reasoned with, or even talked to, because no one had the least idea of how to communicate with a telepathic species with no recognizable language . . . and whose response to any communication attempt was a missile salvo. No one knew how large their civilization-if it could be called a "civilization"-actually was, or how it was organized, but the huge fleets they threw against their opponents suggested that it was enormous. The Grand Alliance of Humans, Orions, Ophiuchi, and Gorm, united in desperate self-defense, have been driven to the wall. Billions of their civilians have been slaughtered. Their most powerful offensive operation has ended in shattering defeat and the deaths of their most experienced and revered military commanders. The edge in technology with which they began the war is eroding out from under them and whatever they do, the Bugs just keep coming. But the warriors of the Grand Alliance know what stands behind them and they will surrender no more civilians to the oncoming juggernaut. They will die first . . . and they will also reactivate General Directive 18, however horrible it may be. Because when the only possible outcomes are victory or racial extermination, only one option is acceptable. The Shiva Option Views: 17
As the eldest of four daughters, American heiress Emmaline Nesbitt has always understood that she is obliged to wed. But no proposals have so far come her way, until at a ball in her family home she meets Julius, a handsome and charming Englishman who wastes no time in proposing to her. Shortly after, Emmaline sails to England for her wedding. What awaits her on arrival is a long way from her expectations. She is brought to a strange house full of odd guests and eccentric servants - a far cry from the fine home Julius had promised - as well as a very different Julius. As the days go by, her fiancé changes beyond recognition, so much so that Emmaline believes there is no future to their relationship. But that is before Julius's past, and the history of his family and background make themselves plain to her. Views: 17
The group is on the road to Montana, searching for a cure that will end the world’s suffering. Trouble soon arises in the form of Dr. Richards—the scientist responsible for the outbreak. They've agreed to help him, but it soon becomes clear that this man is dangerous in his own way. Several trials and losses await them on their journey, but will the outcome be worth it all in the end? Views: 17
What if moving to a crumbling Australian coastal town meant giving up your only dream?In 1974, Nayeema reluctantly leaves Sydney's inner city to move to Burraboo, a tired coastal town, with her husband Fawzy. In doing so, Nayeema surrenders her only dream, but once there she falls under the sway of new infatuations.On a houseboat in the pristine bay nearby, she sells the comforting food of her Egyptian childhood, but keeps her income a secret from her husband. Through this act of defiance and independence, Nayeema unwittingly unlocks a mysterious connection with her new land. Then everything changes when a local teenage girl goes missing and racial tensions ignite in the town. As Nayeema's houseboat arrangements become more entangled, her yearnings must fight her own history, the impetuous jinn and each other, to finally reveal the mystery of the strange birthmark that prickles on her chest. Views: 17
Her mother's third marriage is only hours old when all hope for Clare's fifteenth summer fades. Before she knows it, Clare is whisked away to some ancient cottage on a tiny marsh island on Cape Cod to spend the summer with her father—a man she hasn't seen since she was three.Clare's biological father barely talks, and when he does, he obsesses about endangered turtles. The first teenager Clare meets on the Cape confirms that her father is known as the town crazy person.But there's something undeniably magical about the marsh and the island—a connection to Clare's past that runs deeper than memory. Even her father's beloved turtles hold unexpected surprises. As Clare's father begins to reveal more about himself and his own struggle, Clare's summer becomes less of an exile and more of a return. Views: 17
Cowboys, Cops, and Kilts: 8 Seasonally Seductive Romances from Bestselling Authors *~*~*~* COWBOY JACKPOT: CHRISTMAS Randi Alexander *~*~*~* A NAUGHTY NOELLE Ann Bruce *~*~*~* HOLIDAY SURPRISE: UNWRAPPED Aliyah Burke *~*~*~* CHRISTMAS ANGEL Opal Carew *~*~*~* A HIGHLANDER FOR THE HOLIDAYS Dawn Halliday *~*~*~* ILLICIT CHRISTMAS Yvette Hines *~*~*~* HER XMAS PRESENT Christin Lovell *~*~*~* ALL SHE Views: 17
Adam & Emma are a couple being torn apart by their past. Their relationship is only held together by a thread. As their marriage disintegrates around them, Adam tries desperately to salvage it – while Emma does everything in her power, not only to avoid the issue, but to avoid him.But what has brought them to this point? Why is Emma traumatised by the very sight of him? And why is Adam having recurring nightmares?Jean McParland has long been living her own nightmare, battling with her son Paul whose violent outbursts have terrorised her and his younger siblings in their own home. Torn between her love for her eldest son and fears for the other children, Jean has shied away from taking decisive action . . . while their lives continued to spin out of control.Then, in just one moment, Adam, Emma and Jean's lives became inextricably linked and were changed forever. Views: 17
