In the carefully ordered world of seventeenth-century Japan, the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter is a place where men of all classes can drink, revel, and enjoy the favors of beautiful courtesans. But on a cold winter's dawn, Sano Ichiro--the shogun's Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People--must visit Yoshiwara on a most unpleasant mission. Within a house of assignation reserved for the wealthiest, most prominent men, a terrible murder has occurred. In a room that reeks of liquor and sex, the shogun's cousin and heir, Lord Mitsuyoshi, lies dead, a flowered hairpin embedded in his eye, in the bed of the famous courtesan, Lady Wisteria. The shogun demands quick justice, but Sano's path is blocked by many obstacles, including the disappearance of Wisteria and her pillow book, a diary that may contain clues. The politics of court life, the whims of the shogun, and interference by his long time rival, Edo's Chief Police Commissioner Hoshina,... Views: 6
The Adventure and Romance of the America, her people, her spirit, and the West. This is our story.Uncompahgre-where water turns rock red is the third book of the #1 bestselling, Threads West, An American Saga series, recipient of fifteen National Awards—Best Historical Fiction, Best Romance and Best Western! Compared by reviewers, authors and readers alike to Lonesome Dove, Centennial, and L'Amour. Called by some the "Gone with the Wind of the West," and applauded by others as "rings true and poignant, as authentic and moving as Dances with Wolves."In Uncompahgre, the time nears when the first of the next generation of Threads West characters will be born of the brave men and courageous women who have come so far and risked all. The men and women of the saga, having reached their initial destination, pre-Denver, Cherry Creek, are each faced with life-altering decisions. Some must decide to pursue or abandon torrid love affairs that have flowered on the dangerous journey from... Views: 6
If she reveals herself, she will lose him. If she doesn’t, he will be hanged. Bian has been ordered to become intimate with Stuart Sutherland-Bruce in order to find the proof that he is the spy everyone is convinced he is. Falling in love with him isn't part of her orders. Views: 6
The hugely popular Sleepover Club series is back! Meet Frankie, Kenny, Fliss, Rosie and Lyndz – five best friends who just want to have fun! When Lyndz’s cat disappears, the Sleepover Club girls turn detective. In their search for the cat, Frankie ends up buying a kitten, without asking her parents. Will she be allowed to keep it, and will they ever track down Lyndz’s cat… As well as a great story this book has tips on how to have your own brilliant sleepover party for you and your friends. Pack up your sleepover kit and go undercover! Views: 6
Matt Harper, a television and radio personality and a former professional soccer player, has just bought Elderholm, an old stone house in Leeds in the north of England. It's ideal for him, his partner Aileen, and her three children. Even the attic space seems just right -- the perfect place for a game room or a children's retreat. But as Matt and his decorator tour the property, they find something that will put the attic off-limits for a long time to come: a tiny child's skeleton that has clearly been there for years. What happened to the child, and how did its skeleton get into the attic?Detective Sergeant Charlie Peace and his forensic team think the child's remains have been in the attic for thirty years. Thirty years? Matt remembers that time. It was 1969 and he was seven years old. He was in the neighborhood, spending the summer with an aunt. That was the summer that Elderholm's owner left her house empty when she went to visit a daughter in Australia.What happened... Views: 6
Shaw Sebring is sixteen and trying to understand his father's suicide. Moving with his mother halfway across the country to distance themselves from the awful truth, Shaw lands in a new school and finds that the ghost of his father, a best-selling author, has followed him. Shaw tries to chart his own course, until circumstances force him to accept that where—and who—we come from have an impact on what we become. Views: 6
From one of the great novelists of our day, a vital, brilliant new book of essays, speeches and articles essential for our times. Step Across This Line showcases the other side of one of fiction's most astonishing conjurors. On display is Salman Rushdie's incisive, thoughtful and generous mind, in prose that is as entertaining as it is topical. The world is here, captured in pieces on a dazzling array of subjects: from New York's Amadou Diallo case to the Wizard of Oz, from U2 to fifty years of Indian writing, from a tribute to Angela Carter to the struggle to film Midnight's Children. The title essay was originally delivered at Yale as the 2002 Tanner lecture on human values, and examines the changing meaning of frontiers in the modern world -- moral and metaphorical frontiers as well as physical ones.The collection chronicles Rushdie's intellectual journeys, but it is also an intimate invitation into his life: he explores his relationship... Views: 6
Readers love Miss Julia, the proper lady of a certain age with a backbone of iron and perfect Steel Magnolia poise, not to mention the sharpest tongue south of the Mason-Dixon Line. In Miss Julia Throws a Wedding, we find her feeling a little wistful when Hazel Marie, once her late husband's paramour and now her best friend, prepares to move out and live in sin with that marriage-shy Mr. Pickens. Suddenly, to Miss Julia's delight, a wedding is in the offing: Handsome Deputy Coleman Bates and attorney Binkie Enloe announce their plans to run down to the courthouse and tie the knot. But Miss Julia insists they have a real wedding ceremony and vows to make it happen. When a missing preacher, a crowd of uninvited guests, and a queasy bride threaten the happy event, Miss Julia is there to restore order, confirming her undying motto: if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself! Views: 6
Twenty-nine-year-old Kate is happily single and thoroughly independent. She thinks men are pretty much like expensive stockings...sexy when you first try them on, but apt to run like hell at the first snag. From bedroom to boardroom she’s never met a man she couldn’t handle. Tair will be no exception. She'll walk away smiling after two fun filled weeks of sex... Tair is a psychic warrior cop who's used to winning at whatever game he plays. He knows Kate's deepest fantasies. He knows what it will take to seduce her. And he knows this particular game is the most important one he'll ever play. Views: 6
A BBW MC New Adult Romance StoryKristie has recovered from being shot but Gray is now bent on revenge. Will his need for vengeance destroy them all?***Due to sexually graphic content and language that some may find offensive, this book is intended for mature readers only***It's been six months since Kristie was taken down in a gun fight related to her husband's gang activity. Kristie finds herself struggling to get over the traumatic incident to move on with her life. She only wants one thing now – a child to call her own.Despite Gray's promise to leave the gang behind, he finds himself searching for Armand and a way to take out the Infernos. Kristie protests, saying that she wants to forget about it and start a new life together. But Gray cannot let go of the fact that Armand almost killed his wife.Kristie and Gray find themselves losing sense of their relationship. Kristie is unable to conceive and feels as if she is failing Gray. Meanwhile, Gray throws himself into the Devil's... Views: 6
Packless, I must rely on him for protection. When my uncle doesn't come to get me, I fear the worst. I'm alone and without a mate. It's only a matter of time before someone claims me. But I never thought it might be Zander. Views: 6
Science Fiction. 71189 words long. Views: 6
The jobs of 18th century grave robbers and Maisie′s curiosity about her past begin to intersect in the present. Can Maisie control the demons she is unwittingly beginning to unleash in the present? As she begins to dig into her grandmother′s past, Maisie sets in motion forces which are seemingly uncontrollable. Until she comes to the horrific realisation that Dr Flood might be alive still and if he is, is there any hope at all of saving herself and her family. Views: 6
If the Trifles agree, Selby is jetting off to Hollywood and a starring role in a Hollywood blockbuster. But can Selby stop his dream from falling apart without anyone finding out that he is one extra-clever mutt who can talk? Views: 6
