Bishop's Road is set in contemporary St. John's and tells the story of a year in the lives of a handful of odd characters, women mostly, shaken out of their pathetic complacency by a teenage delinquent with magic in her eyes. There are bones in the attic, humour, tragedy, joy, a little romance, murder and some madness and the delicious realization that life is best lived out loud. Catherine Hogan Safer was born and raised in Newfoundland: the Codroy Valley, Gander and St. John's. Bishop’s Road was short listed for the Amazon.ca Books in Canada Award in 2005. Her children’s book, What if Your Mom Made Raisin Buns won the Marianna Dempster Memorial Book Award and was short listed for the Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award. Hope, folly, wisdom...the book's point is its picaresque journey, a tumble of overlapping mini-narratives ... Life lessons surface and bob like corks on Safer's bouyant prose. -The Globe and Mail Canadian author, Women, Relationships. Views: 39
In this RITA-winning medieval romance inspired by Hitchcock's Rear Window, a wounded soldier heals in the London home of a young widow who steals his heart—but his future rests on an arranged marriage to his lord's daughter. Originally published by NAL. Fresh, swift and sexy. New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney Views: 39
Part Three of The Roads to MoscowThe war for time is reaching its endAs the German and Russian forces seek to destroy a third, seemingly-unstoppable faction, Otto Behr reluctantly finds himself at the centre of all timelines, his very existence the catalyst by which reality itself will be reset or destroyed. But for Otto, the battle to become the Master of Time has become a fight for family, love and reality itself... Views: 39
He'd be a terrible spy.But he might make a good husband.Call him Teague. Finn Teague. A jack-of-all-trades, he's been everything from ski instructor to cook, but he's always craved a job that wouldn't bore the living daylights out of him. He longs to be a shaken-not-stirred kind of guy but knows it'll never happen. Currently a lawyer, Double-Oh-No spends most of his time in his L.A. apartment, ogling his two gorgeous neighbors -- a view to a thrill -- and fantasizing that he's a secret agent.Amber Robinson, an elite operative for a top-secret government agency, is tracking a suspected terrorist's mistress. Her hunky neighbor Finn seems to be doing the same and Amber suspects he's a spy -- just a very, very bad one. Setting out to seduce him and crack his secret identity (yes, she has the best job ever) Amber unwittingly takes Finn on a passion-filled, high-stakes adventure that'll teach him to never say never again.USA Today best... Views: 39
1 Dozen collects 12 flash-sized tales in the slipstream, horror, and science fiction genres:"A Creature Stirring" - A boy's imagination may be his undoing — or his salvation."When Tomorrow Comes" - At the end of the world, friendship is all that really matters."Breathe" - An incredible gift becomes the source of violent sibling rivalry."Scuttle" - A milk run ends with a fatality — but not the kind you might think."Soul Smuggler" - Mercer doesn't take kids into the afterlife, but one vagrant may have to go."Grandpa's Bluetooth" - A senior citizen's new hearing aid allows him to hear too much."Just Leave" - Home invaders get more than they bargained for."Stone in the Sky and Bread Below" - Sometimes the gods get hungry, too."For a Handful of Crowns" - Two teens do what they must to afford a plate of nachos."Suburban Legend" - Some urban myths really should be taken seriously."Captain Quasar and the 'If Only' Elixir of Opsanus Tau Prime" - The captain is willing to sacrifice... Views: 39
Captain Leonie Strider and her crew, stranded in a galaxy millions of parsecs from the Solar System, have helped the so-called Ancient Species of The Wondervale defeat the tyrannical Autarch Nalla. But all too soon the remaining warlords are fighting among each other. Before too long the genocidal Kaantalech emerges as the new Autarch.With the outcome looking desperate for the Ancient Species, only Strider and a handful of crewmates decide to remain in The Wondervale to help.If she is to lead the Ancient Species to victory and restore order to The Wondervale, Strider must not only battle the colossal power of Kaantalech but also find a way to overcome an even older danger that threatens to destroy them all . . .Combining high-powered space action, a gaggle of bizarre aliens -- both friend and foe -- and passions that are all too recognizably human, Strider's Universe continues the epic space opera begun in Strider's Galaxy, of which Stan Nicholls wrote in Time Out:[Strider's Galaxy] discards restraint and lets rip. Unashamedly occupying the pure entertainment end of the spectrum, this is a primary-colors read -- exotic, extravagant, zingy. Pipe-and-slippers science fiction it isn't. Views: 39
Escaping a nightmarish past, Hailey Hitchcock fled to a remote Victorian homestead...and fell into the arms of an avenging stranger. Old ghosts echoed through Tin City's "hatchet house," reviving memories of the bloodbath that had taken place within its dilapidated walls. But was it Hailey's unsettling recollections -- or Rex Falcon's formidable presence -- that sent chills up her spine? When chaos abounded on the blustery cliffside, the primitive falcon trainer swooped to Hailey's rescue. Yet Rex's dark, piercing eyes and tightly coiled strength posed an even greater danger. As escalating threats aroused their forbidden desires, it became clear the house held all the secret answers. Secrets that someone would kill to keep hidden... Views: 39
