After ten years away, Keeley Carpenter is excited to be back in Belfrey, the traditional English village hometown she fled as a shy teen, with a plan to reopen her father's neglected butcher shop as a yoga café, where she will sell delicious vegetarian food by day and teach yoga classes at night. However the more traditional residents of Belfrey do not take kindly to this idea-or really anything they deem even remotely "New Age-y." Within an hour of her arrival, Keeley comes face to face with Detective Constable Ben Taylor, who tells her that someone has just tried to burn down her shop. When officers arrived to stop the blaze, a body was found upstairs. Horrified by this news, Keeley is also startled to be reintroduced to Ben as DC Taylor, as he was her high school crush. In spite of her instant attraction to him, Keeley is determined to keep Ben at arm's length.As she settles back in to Belfrey and makes plans for her opening day, she soon finds herself embroiled in a... Views: 72
Kade Blackwell has met his match in Skylar (Skye) Rutherford. Skye is a successful photographer and Kade is, well...he could be the next supermodel if Skye has her way. Kade owns the local garage in the tiny desert town of Oasis in Arizona and his passion is customizing motorcycles. He has no inclination to become a supermodel, until he suddenly finds himself in need of funds for his grandmother. Views: 72
Review"Lee Goldberg's Jack Webb's Star is a riotous caper crime with a nasty twist..." --Los Angeles Times "Top billing should go to Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch story, Suicide Run and to Lee Goldberg's Jack Webb's Star--the former for the detection and the latter for biggest laughs." --Publishers Weekly"...and best of all, Jack Webb's Star, Lee Goldberg's hilarious contemporary tale of a struggling TV writer, his commercial actress wife, and Joe Friday's star on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame" --Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine "Veteran television screenwriter Lee Goldberg has some fun with a small screen legend in Jack Webb's Star" --Booklist "[Remaindered] is one of the wiliest short stories I've read in many years. Really laughed my ass off when I read it," Ed Gorman, author of "Trouble Man."About the AuthorLee Goldberg is a two-time Edgar Award nominee. His TV writing and/or producing credits include "Hunter," "SeaQuest," "Spenser For Hire," "Diagnosis Murder," "Martial Law" "Monk" and "The Glades." His books include "My Gun Has Bullets," "Watch Me Die," "Successful Television Writing," and "The Walk," and the "Monk" series of original mystery novels Views: 72
The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name... We do it in the dark. Under the sheets. With a penlight. We wear sunglasses and a baseball hat at the bookstore. We have a "special place" where we store them. Let's face it: Not many folks are willing to publicly admit they love romance novels. Meanwhile, romance continues to be the bestselling fiction genre. Ever. So what's with all the shame? Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan — the creators of the wildly popular blog Smart Bitches, Trashy Books — have no shame! They look at the good, the bad, and the ugly in the world of romance novels and tackle the hard issues and questions: — The heroine's irresistible Magic Hoo Hoo and the hero's untamable Wang of Mighty Lovin' — Sexual trends. Simultaneous orgasms. Hymens. And is anal really the new oral? — Romance novel cover requirements: man titty, camel toe, flowers, long hair, animals, and the... Views: 72
Welcome to fifth-century Britain: the Romans have left, the Saxons have invaded, the towns are decaying and the countryside is dangerous.Malgwyn ap Cuneglas, an embittered former soldier who lost a limb in combat, is now a trusted advisor to Arthur, the High King of all Britannia. When a monk dies in horrific circumstances in Glastonbury Abbey, the Abbot calls for Malgwyn to investigate.His search for the truth will draw him into an intricate web of religious, economic and political deceit - and a conspiracy that could endanger everything Arthur has fought for. Anthony Hays is a journalist and novelist. He has covered topics as varied as narcotics trafficking, political corruption, Civil War history, and the war on terror. Views: 72
