Has-jahn: a continent of exotic cultures, cities and long-forgotten technology. Two members of a race once thought extinct wash up on the shores near the city of Escha. In their possession is a call for help from a human living on the little-known tropical island of Arya, where their race is being murdered. A crew of freelance explorers, led by the charismatic Santiago DeBrelt, travels to discover the mystery behind the killings. However, Santiago's controversial nature leads to him being accompanied by government agents — who wish to explore Arya and find out why Eschan naval vessels have disappeared in the seas surrounding it. Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Rhoam, a city in central Has-jahn, a band of terrorists are embarking upon an epic journey to the very same waters. Still angry from an old war with Escha, they've gathered explosives and weapons, and will allow nothing to interfere with their quest for a phenomenal revenge. But secret pasts are revealed and soon all eyes turn to the coral reef off the coast of Arya. With echoes of Joseph Conrad and China Miéville, The Reef is a modern fantasy journey with original creatures and peoples, a story of relationships foundering on tropical sands and in dark waters. Views: 41
Sally is a young, talented journalist living life to the full so why would she leap fifteen floors to her death? When the Hong Kong authorities decide it was suicide, her brother, a London-based reporter, is furious and flies to Hong Kong to discover what really happened . . . And exact his revenge. Views: 41
Aspen Townsend came home for the holidays. She had a great job and wonderful friends. This holiday season, thanks to the disobedience of a four-year old, Aspen was also reunited with a tanned man who bore silver eyes from her past. Facing his first Christmas season out of the rodeo circuit in many years, Colt Larkin wasn’t exactly looking forward to spending the holidays in the sleepy little town where he grew up. Until he came face to face with the mocha beauty he had thought about since high school. Unfortunately, she seemed to harbor an intense dislike for him. Can he convince her of the truth, or will the lie she has believed for the past twenty years keep them apart? It happened once before, so perhaps all they need to do, to find their holiday hearts together is… Add A Little Mistletoe… Views: 41
This appendix sketches in some of the salient points of the galaxy into which Honor was born… and which she, willingly or not, was to play a major part in changing forever. Views: 41
From BooklistMasterton is a horror veteran with the ability to make his readers feel seriously creeped out. But this novel is distressingly bland. Gideon Lake, a film composer, begins an affair with a married woman, Kate. She invites him on a trip to Sweden, where Gideon encounters a lot of weird stuff, including an eerie pair of young girls. Turns out he has an unusual sensitivity to ghosts, and soon he has to balance his love for Kate with his trepidations about who she really is. In some ways the book feels like a hurried rewrite of Douglas Kennedy’s The Woman in the Fifth (2007). There are also some uncharacteristic moments of sloppiness, as when Gideon says his nickname is Lalo, after Lalo Schifrin, composer of the theme music for Jaws. But John Williams composed the Jaws music, and Schifrin reworked Williams’ theme on a later album. Still, even with all its flaws, the novel moves at a good pace, and Gideon is a likable narrator whose personality and general air of spooked-out confusion propel us through the story. Masterton’s fans may give this one a thumbs-up, but it’s not his best work. --David Pitt Review"A masterly plotter who evokes both terror and suspense.” —Library Journal“The living inheritor to the realm of Edgar Allan Poe.” —San Francisco Chronicle“A mesmerizing storyteller!” —Publishers Weekly“Possibly horror’s most consistent provider of chills.” —Masters of Terror“A horror veteran with the ability to make his readers feel seriously creeped out.” —Booklist“A master of the genre.” —Rocky Mountain News Views: 41
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **The latest in the steaming hot national bestselling series— now in hardcover.** Manager and head barista of the bustling New York coffeehouse The Village Blend, Clare Cosi’s been hired to create a gourmet coffee and dessert bar for a swanky wedding. Clare should be thrilled at this chance to shine, but it’s Matteo Allegro, her ex-husband and current business partner, who’s tying the knot—to *Trend* magazine editor Breanne Summour, who’s in full-blown bridezilla mode. Claire’s got to put her misgivings aside and focus on business, but since she’s a successful amateur sleuth, murder is Clare’s business, too. And when fatal accidents begin befalling people close to Breanne, Clare becomes suspicious. But what she unveils, amid melted chocolate and steaming mochaccinos, may just get her burned... Views: 41
Imagine a world where everything you've ever known and everyplace you've ever been has vanished without a trace. A vast nuclear wasteland where desperate survivors in the slough of despair cling to the last vestiges of hope."This is a national emergency. I repeat: This is a national emergency. The President of the United States has ordered a nationwide activation of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is not a test. I repeat: This is not a test."What would you do? Where would you go? How would you survive?"Every American under the sound of my voice is in imminent danger from the nuclear attack. I urge you to seek shelter immediately. My fellow Americans, may God have mercy on us in this, our darkest hour."In the aftermath of nuclear war where civilization is broken and chaos prevails, one man rises above to fight against impossible odds. Steen O'Mannon is back with his take-no-prisoners brand of survivalism in this relentless thriller packed with non-stop action and shocking... Views: 41
She comes to him in fevered dreams and promises the time ships he builds will free his people and be the downfall of his masters. He will find three of her aspects and they will give him sons. They, too, will make the choice of the Gallant. Views: 41
When Gisela Anne Balewyne comes face to face with handsome knight Dominic de Terre, she fears her dangerous secrets have caught up with her. The small town of Clovebury seemed the perfect place to hide from her abusive husband, raise her young son, and earn a living as a tailor while she saved to move north and start a new life. Seeing Dominic--the lord she loved and then lost when he went on crusade--renews her desire for him, but she can never be with him again, and not just because she's a commoner and he's a nobleman. Loving him would mean risking too much, including his life.Dominic is on a crucial mission for Lord Geoffrey de Lanceau: to find out who stole de Lanceau's cloth shipment, worth a fortune. Dominic is stunned to see Gisela, the only woman he's ever loved. She's changed, though, from the passionate, sensual woman he knew. He vows not only to succeed in his mission, but to win her heart forever--goals that endanger them all, especially when Dominic learns she's being paid to sew clothes from some of the stolen silks. As he unravels her shocking secrets and learns the truth about her little boy, he could lose all that's dear to him--or win a knight's greatest reward. Views: 41
