Shooter Galloway is an action and adventure story that journeys from rural Pennsylvania to the wilds of Montana and finally to the ever-warring Middle East. The Galloways have owned their land for generations. Filled with walnut, oak and even long dead but extremely valuable chestnut trunks, the acres of uncut virgin forest in private hands torment envious and evil men into murder and cover-up. Gabriel Galloway, called “Shooter” because of his prowess with a rifle, seeks justice in the only way possible—via the gun. The villains, a wild, dangerous, and brutal family of loggers is challenged by a single youth. The law knows little and can do nothing. Even vigilante justice seems improbable as Pennsylvania’s last Galloway seeks justice and vows to kill them all. Among the Galloway’s a man’s word is an oath beyond breaking, and Shooter Galloway means what he has vowed. This is his story. Views: 62
It's Christmas again, and Melanie Travis barely has time to pencil in some holiday festivities. Especially once she finds herself making a list of murder suspects--and checking it twice. . . This year, all Melanie wants for Christmas is a dull moment. Between her son Davey, her teaching job, and showing her Standard Poodle puppy, Eve, there just aren't enough hours in the day. But when Davey's usual bus driver, Henry Pruitt, disappears and is replaced by a surly, pierced, twentysomething, Melanie is concerned. The elderly, amiable Henry was a friend to all in the neighborhood, so she decides to check on him...only to find that he died two days earlier, under suspicious circumstances. As if that weren't bad enough, Henry's two Golden Retrievers are now bereft of both master and home. Melanie can't just abandon them, so she brings them to her Aunt Peg, the most stubborn woman on the planet, who's now determined to find out the truth about Henry's death, no matter what it takes. Soon, the indomitable Aunt Peg has Melanie leashed to another murder investigation. And unless she sniffs out this Scrooge of a killer fast, a lump of coal in her stocking may not be the worst thing Melanie gets this Christmas. . . "Delightful. . .As ever, the author provides a captivating behind-the-scenes look at the world of show dogs." --"Publishers Weekly" "Melanie Travis is a terrific character."--"Romantic Times" Views: 62
From a New York Times best-selling author, a boldly imagined portrait of Virginia Woolf that sheds new light on the events that preceded her fatal immersion in the River Ouse in 1941 On April 18, 1941, twenty-two days after Virginia Woolf went for a walk near her weekend house in Sussex and never returned, her body was reclaimed from the River Ouse. Norah Vincent's Adeline reimagines the events that brought Woolf to the riverbank, offering us a denouement worthy of its protagonist.With poetic precision and psychological acuity, Vincent channels Virginia and Leonard Woolf, T. S. and Vivienne Eliot, Lytton Strachey and Dora Carrington, laying bare their genius and their blind spots, their achievements and their failings, from the inside out. And haunting every page is Adeline, the name given to Virginia Stephen at birth, which becomes the source of Virginia's greatest consolation, and her greatest torment.Intellectually and emotionally... Views: 62
Plunged into the often indistinguishable realms of fiction, fantasy, and hidden desires, Auden Frost discovers a shifting landscape that will force her to question everything she has believed to be true about herself and the nature of love. It began one winter morning when Auden set out to interview for a much-needed position as an editor in the nonfiction division of Palmer Publishing. Haydon Palmer, however, the powerful young head of the company, offers Auden something far different—something that ultimately forces them both to confront their deepest fears and utmost desires. Unable to resist Hays's challenge and unaware of the charismatic woman's closely-guarded secrets, Auden soon finds herself on a journey that will transform both their lives. Views: 62
Emma Porter is forty, fat, frumpy, and a passionate amateur gardener. When her longtime lover dumps her for a younger woman, Emma escapes the cloying sympathy of family and friends by setting out on a summer-long driving tour of England's glorious gardens. A Dimity-contrived coincidence brings her to Penford Hall, a sprawling Gothic mansion in Cornwall, where she finds a duke in search of a missing lantern with extraordinary powers. Suspecting there's more than one mystery to be solved at Penford Hall, Emma accepts the duke's invitation to stay on and restore the once glorious chapel garden to its former beauty. The dark rumors surrounding a rock star and the near-death of the duke's beautiful cousin confirm Emma's suspicions, and set her--with Aunt Dimity's ghostly guidance--on the path to Penford Hall's secrets and the pleasure of unexpected love. Views: 62
N.B. Please be aware that this title contains sensual content that is only suitable for adult readers who are comfortable with frank language and descriptions of erotic scenariosStill stinging from a stringent management review at her workplace, office girl Susie encounters the very last man she wants to meet when she hits her favorite bar to relax and unwind. Gorgeous Noah Stevens is the ruthless company troubleshooter who's been making her life hell for the past three weeks, but after hours, he soon proves that his dedication to "efficiency" can work wonders in the bedroom.2,900 words = approx 8 pagesAuthor's note: This short story originally appeared in the anthology PASSION: Erotic Romance for Women, published by Cleis Press.About the AuthorPortia Da Costa is a multi-published British author of romance, erotic romance and erotic fiction. Her novels have been published by many different houses, both US and UK, and translated into German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian and Japanese. Best known for her writing for pioneering British erotica publisher Black Lace, her work has been praised for its powerful sensuality and vivid emotional characterization. She enjoys writing books with contemporary, paranormal and occasionally futuristic settings, but her new great love is historical erotic romance, set in the late Victorian era, which she has long found fascinating. Her favorite erotic sub-genres are sensual punishment, power exchange and edgy, boundary skirting pleasure games.Since the demise of Black Lace, Portia has found several new writing outlets. She now writes short erotica for Harlequin Spice Briefs and her titles there include the best selling CHANCE OF A LIFETIME and her Victorian series THE LADIES' SEWING CIRCLE. She's also writing erotic historical fiction for Harlequin Spice, and her first title, IN THE FLESH, is due out in January 2012. She's also penned FAR FROM PERFECT and A TOUCH OF HEAVEN for Samhain Publishing, and is shortly to be published by Carina Press - a red hot BDSM novella, EYES OF THE DEVIL.Portia's new creative passion is self publishing and she's recently released several titles: THE EFFICIENCY EXPERT - contemporary erotic romance short; GLINT - contemporary erotic romance short; WESLEY AND THE SEX ZOMBIES - erotic horror short; FORBIDDEN TREASURES - BDSM erotic romance novelette; POWER OF THREE - ménage erotic romance novella.Portia is a member of Romance Writers of America, the Romantic Novelists Association [UK] and the Society of Authors [UK]. Portia lives in the heart of West Yorkshire, UK, with her husband and her cats. When she's not writing she can be found reading, watching TV and movies, and hanging out on Twitter. She was formerly a librarian. Views: 62
This is a novel in the Special Investigations Agency series. However, it can be read as a stand-alone. Some forces are too primal to contain… Some attractions too hazardous to acknowledge… When archaeologist Keira Jessop and her grandfather are accused of stealing an artifact with paranormal powers, the Special Investigations Agency demands she trek into a remote rainforest to locate the strange object. Blackmail doesn't sit well with her, but with her grandfather's reputation at stake, she has no choice. When she learns cocky, handsome special agent Zane Spinella will be her protector on this perilous assignment, she can't help but be wary of him even if he is heart-stopping sexy and once saved her life. Zane doesn't trust easily, least of all a woman who may be a criminal and makes his most primitive cravings boil. Try as he might to keep his hands, and other body parts off of her, the draw of passion is too strong. Keira has never encountered a more enticing or maddening male in her life. As they encounter a mysterious people and battle a twisted enemy who also wants the artifact for his own, they will discover sexual ecstasy and dark secrets are not the only dangers hidden in the dark and dangerous jungle. Views: 62
A spate of unexplained fires spreads across Los Angeles, killing indiscriminately, tearing up the city, destroying people's faith. There seems to be no probable cause for the fires; arson and murder are not suspected but surely they can't have been started by something as fanciful as spontaneous combustion. Can they? Jim Rook, newly returned from a disastrous sojourn in Washington DC, is called upon to assist with the LAPD's investigation. The police hope that Rook, a special needs teacher with the rare ability to see demons and spirits, can look past the facts of each case and come up with some answers. Meanwhile, a mysterious portrait hung over the fireplace of Rook's new apartment sends him and his remedial English class off on an investigation into the past, where a myth about photography and the human soul seems unwilling to be forgotten. Could this really be the link he's looking for? Or will it only lead himAbout the AuthorGraham Masterton's first novel, T"he Manitou," was a bestseller and an instant classic and was made into a feature film. Masterton has won an Edgar Award and France's prestigious Prix Julia Verglanger. Several of his stories have been adapted for television. Masterton's more than one hundred novels include "Charnel House, The Chosen Child," and "Maiden Voyage" (a" New York Times" bestseller). He has written for adults, young adults, and children and edited several anthologies. Earlier in his career, Masterton edited men's magazines, including "Penthouse," He has written a number nonfiction books on sex, including "How to Drive Your Man Wild in Bed," which has sold more than three million copies. Masterton and his wife, Wiescka, live in Ireland. Views: 62
Lady Chrissie Wellsby and her two country friends research dozens of rogues before selecting the notorious Viscount Hawkesbury, owner of London's most exclusive and expensive gentlemen's retreat, to educate them in the sensual arts. The ladies coerce Justin Tremayne into letting them visit his houses and to teaching them tricks to keep their men happy. Though Justin believes three naive ladies will observe his themed rooms, cover their eyes and ears, and run back to their country lives, he underestimates their determination to learn how to keep their men at home, and in their own beds. But despite watching several of their friends perform raunchy acts, the ladies insist on participating in the last of Justin's infamous Sultan's galas. Justin concedes to Chrissie's demands only to gain information about his long-lost mother and sisters, but the world-weary viscount falls head over heels in love with his emotionally bruised pupil. He yearns for a wife, children, and an uncomplicated... Views: 62
Peter Corris' latest crime classic sees Private Investigator Cliff Hardy leaving the mean streets of Sydney for the Illawarra escarpment, and a gripping combination of a mysterious death, a missing child and a complex trail of violence and police corruption.Wealthy Frederick Farmer died when his weekender burned to the ground. Death by accident, the police found. But his daughter, Dr Elizabeth Farmer, a feisty academic who resembles the younger Germaine Greer, hires Cliff Hardy to investigate. Is her only motive jealousy of her father's attractive second wife, now very rich? Hardy's search takes him from the Illawarra escarpment to Wollongong and Port Kembla, and the police are far from co-operative as he tries to unravel the truth. He has his hands full when a panic-stricken call leads to a second case the search for the precocious daughter of Marisha Karatsky, an exotic, dark-eyed interpreter who gets well and truly under Hardy's guard. Hardy has narrow escapes and... Views: 62
Anok Wati, a young warrior of the streets, strikes a pact with an ancient and forbidden god who gives him a seemingly impossible task. To unravel the mysteries of the past and avenge his father's death, Anok must join the sinister cult of the snake-god Set—and destroy them from within. Views: 62
