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In Mistress of Dragons we were introduced to a world where political deception, greed, and avarice have lead to a violation of the “hands off” policy of the Parliament of Dragons concerning the affairs of men. In The Dragon’s Son twins born out of violence and raised apart discover the secrets of their legacy and the plot to incite a war between dragons and men. Now as the evidence of deceit, betrayal, and perdition is revealed to them, who will emerge as mankind's savior as the Master of Dragons? A divided Parliament of Dragons where division and self preservation incite war and threaten the order of the ages. A hidden stronghold where insidious and outlaw dragons hatch a race bent on the subjugation of all mankind. The ancient city of Seth and its mystical order of warrior priestesses who have the power to fight back against the attacks of dragons. The twins Marcus and Ven must unlock the secrets of these places and their own powers and overcome their own personal differences as they prepare to clash in a war that may pit brother against brother and dragon against dragon to determine dominion of the world and the survival of the fittest. Master of Dragons is the epic conclusion of Margaret Weis's triumphant Dragonvarld trilogy, an epic of politics, war, and the delicate balance of the ways of dragons and men. Views: 28
Lady Venetia Campbell regresa a su Escocia natal para asistir a un elegante baile de máscaras en el que un corpulento enmascarado le dará un beso arrebatador que no podrá olvidar. No obstante, su viaje a Escocia da un giro dramático cuando el misterioso galán la rapta a punta de pistola. Sir Lachlan Ross es el hombre por el que Venetia se ha visto atraída desde su más tierna infancia, pero se ha convertido en el peor enemigo de su padre y en propietario de la finca contigua a la suya. Aunque Ross ya no es aquel chico que ella recuerda, ahora es un hombre diabólicamente atractivo y mucho más peligroso. Los esfuerzos de Lachlan por tratar a su rehén como a un enemigo se empiezan a ir al traste por culpa de unos besos abrasadores con los que demuestra otra cosa. Su plan original de untilizar a Venetia contra su padre se desmorona a medida que su pasión por ella crece. Por su parte, Lady Campbell está decidida a utilizar todos los medios que estén a su alcance para conseguir de él una respuesta al deseo al que ella misma está sucumbiendo. -- Cover, p. [4] Views: 28
A trip to India turns into a grand adventure in this contemporary novel about the Great Partition, from the award-winning author of Saving Kabul Corner and Shooting Kabul.A map, two train tickets, and a mission. These are things twelve-year-old Maya and her big sister Zara have when they set off on their own from Delhi to their grandmother’s childhood home of Aminpur, a small town in Northern India. Their goal is to find a chest of family treasures that their grandmother’s family left behind when they fled from India to Pakistan during the Great Partition. But soon the sisters become separated, and Maya is alone. Determined to find her grandmother’s lost chest, she continues her trip, on the way enlisting help from an orphan by named Jai. Maya’s grand adventure through India is as thrilling as it is warm: a journey through her family’s history becomes a real coming-of-age quest. Views: 28
Penny Price dreads the sound of her ringing phone. She's convinced that the person barraging her with threatening calls is a man who got away with murder--her father's. Armed with evidence but branded a target, Penny's only salvation is the playboy nextdoor--Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Joe Montgomery. The sole survivor of the worst disaster in Special Forces history, Joe has been drowning his guilt in a potent mix of alcohol and isolation. Penny refuses to indulge his behavior and a tentative friendship begins, charged with desire. But as her father's killer sets his sights on Penny, all bets are off. The killer will do anything to protect his identity and Joe fears Penny is...NEXT TO DIE. Views: 28
NIGHTMARE CITY is the second of Nick Oldham’s fast paced, highly acclaimed and well reviewed thrillers featuring Henry Christie. Gang warfare ... police corruption ... criminal conspiracies ... crazy car chases ... and Boris the Gorilla ... welcome to the world of Henry Christie... Views: 28
Imagine the perfect Christmas Kiss...His strong arms around her waist, her hands on his face, the snow slowly starts to fall...It's enough to make Isla Winters cringe! While her sister can't get enough of this – increasingly common – sight on the streets of London, Isla's too busy trying to stop Hannah's wheelchair from slipping on the ice, and making sure she's not too late to her dream job at Breekers International. But everything changes with the arrival of Chase Bryan, fresh from the New York office. He's eager to learn everything about Isla's beloved Notting Hill, but as the nights get colder, will cosying up to him come at a price?A fun, festive feel-good read perfect for fans of Heidi Swain's Sleigh Rides and Silver Bells at the Christmas Fair and Sarah Morgan's Moonlight Over Manhattan*****Rated 5* by real readers'A really really enjoyable Christmassy... Views: 28
Often seen as a magical paradise at the end of the world, Bhutan is inaccessible to most travellers. Set against the dramatic scenery of the Himalaya, this beguiling memoir recalls hardships and happiness in a land almost untouched by the West.When Britta Das goes to work as a physiotherapist in a remote village hospital, her good intentions are put to the test amid monsoons, fleas, and startling conditions. But as she visits homes in the mountains and learns the mysteries of Tantric Buddhism, the country captivates her very soul. Gaining insights into the traditions of the mystical kingdom, Britta makes friends, falls in love, and battles illness.Throughout it all, as she writes, she worries about the "destructive nearness of technology" and fears that Bhutan's charm and innocence may soon be lost. Still, Bhutan has endured for centuries, and there is no denying that the country has transformed her life forever. Views: 28
Bestselling author Kimberly Raye's rousing new series continues. Get ready for squabbling kin, steamy nights, and mouth-watering romance...LOVE IS ALWAYS INTOXICATING When it comes to feuds, the Tuckers and the Sawyers do it Texas-style! The legendary moonshiners have been doing battle for more than a century, and they're nowhere near ready to call a truce. Especially when Brandy Tucker, a self-taught chef, mixes up a brew that rivals the original-only to find the recipe's gone missing. And the culprit seems to be Tyler McCall, a professional bullrider as hot as the Lone Star sun, despite the Sawyer blood running through his veins. IN THE LONE-STAR STATE Brandy is a sweet, sassy distraction Tyler doesn't need-especially not when he's preparing for a a competition that will either make or break his career. The more Brandy and Tyler cross paths with one another, the less they can can ignore the heat that sizzles between them. Should... Views: 28
Sarban’s three books from the 1950s, Ringstones and Other Curious Tales, The Sound of His Horn and The Doll Maker and Other Tales of the Uncanny, are highly prized by admirers and collectors of his beautifully-crafted, impossibly hard to find strange stories. The posthumous publication of this fourth book of tales by Sarban, The Sacrifice and Other Stories, will therefore be of great interest to devotees of classic twentieth-century horror fiction.Four novella-length stories are included. These are ‘The Sacrifice’, in which a young artist encounters an Eastern-inspired tragedy in an idyllic English country garden, and ‘The Sea-Things’, a marine mystery-story with a Red Sea setting. The conte cruel ‘Number Fourteen’, in which the followers of an obscure South American religious cult gain curious influence over a beautiful dancer in post-war London, first appeared in the Tartarus Press edition of Ringstones and Other Curious Tales (2000). ‘The King of the Lake’, where two young English-women are rescued from a Saharan sandstorm by mysterious horsemen and taken to a secret underground Lake, was first published with The Sound of His Horn by Tartarus in 1999.All four stories, almost certainly written in the 1950s, display Sarban’s usual ‘strange combination of daydream and nightmare’, first noted by Kingsley Amis, and continue the skilful exploration of his characteristically opposed themes of wonder and fear, power and enslavement, paradise and purgatory. Views: 28
