EDITORIAL REVIEW:
The 20th book in the bestselling Falco detective series.In the high summer of 77AD, Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco is beset by personal problems. Newly bereaved and facing unexpected upheavals in his life, it is a relief for him to consider someone else's misfortunes. A middle-aged couple who supplied statues to his father, Geminus, have disappeared in mysterious circumstances. They had an old feud with a bunch of notorious freedmen, the Claudii, who live rough in the pestilential Pontine Marshes, terrorising the neighbourhood.When a mutilated corpse turns up near Rome, Falco and his vigiles friend Petronius investigate, even though it means travelling in the dread marshes. But just as they are making progress, the Chief Spy, Anacrites, snatches their case away from them. As his rivalry with Falco escalates, he makes false overtures of friendship, but fails to cover up the fact that the violent Claudii have acquired corrupt protection at the highest level. Making further enquiries after they have been warned off can only be dangerous -- but when did that stop Falco and Petronius?Egged on by the slippery bureaucrats who hate Anacrites, the dogged friends dig deeper while a psychotic killer keeps taking more victims, and the shocking truth creeps closer and closer to home.*From the Hardcover edition.* Views: 28
An Armageddon in armchairs the draft was over. Derek Marcotte's subsequent as-the-crow-flies travel budget turns his search for Canada's national treasure -- hockey players - into a cross-country scavenger hunt. Marcotte's advertising company, May-Ja-Look, may be lost .. his pillow is double-parked ... and his left knee mutters revenge with each waking step. Drop the puck already, in this winner Views: 28
Belladonna’s Erotic 18th Birthday For Belladonna’s whole life, from a very young age, she, was obsessed with sex. From the time she had her first self-induced orgasm at the tender age of nine, she was consumed with the idea of sex and satisfaction between two people. Though she’d patiently postponed penetration until eighteen, at her mother’s request, that time was at hand, and she was prepared to turn her mammoth sexual appetite free. Look out world, Belladonna is ready to party. Approx. 8900 words 59 pages "Are we going to make love?" "Is that what you want?" "Yes, more than anything." "Then we will, right after I spank you." I couldn't imagine what my face must've looked like with the amount of disbelief that embedded in my mind. "What? Spank me?" He chuckled. "Don't look so shocked." His hand circled around me and eased me closer. "You turned eighteen and I'm going to give you eighteen swats. It'll make you even wetter and then we'll make love. I promise you." I didn't know what to say, but I didn't want to rock the boat either. After he spanked me he would fuck me, so why not let him have his fun. "Are you ready?" "Yes, but aren't you going to get undressed? "I am. After I finish spanking you." He took my hand and led me around to the right side of his legs and pulled me across his legs and down. I could feel his hard maleness pushing into my lower ribcage. "Good, now open your legs, I want to give you pleasure as I give you pain." When I parted my legs, shivers ran through me as two thick fingers invaded my private chamber. "Oooh." Then I felt the hot sting and heard the loud clap of a smart painful smack on my ass. "Ow!" I jumped. "That hurt." But the pain turned to liquid heat in my pussy, which clenched tight around his fingers. When his fingers slid in out and around my pussy it was like ointment, until the next hard blow. "Ow!" I jumped and my burning, dripping pussy clenched again. "Do you have to hit so hard?" He chuckled. "Don't worry sweet. I will lighten each blow." He may have been taking something off each blow, but so far they all felt the same. Once more the fingers of his right hand worked their magic in my pussy, until I jumped from a curt slap from his left hand. As the blows continued, the pain diminished and my desire grew. Getting spanked actually expanded my carnal appetite. That, plus the idea of Rob's cock punching deep into my warm, sopping wet pussy for the first time made me deliriously lustful. I began to tremble with need. When he finally counted eighteen, I jumped off his lap and straightened up. My ass burned, like it had been toasted over an open flame. A glance over my shoulder, told me it was bright red. I felt annoyed, but I had other things on my mind, I couldn't wait to get his Levis off and his cock inside me. As he unbuttoned his shirt, I undid his belt and tugged down his zipper. I snickered when I noticed the large round wet spot on his right leg, the offering from my sopping wet, ravenous pussy. When his shirt came off, I paused a few seconds to admire his lean, but well toned physique. Getting back to the task at hand, I pulled down on his jean tops and shorts, but they wouldn't really go anywhere until he rose up. Views: 28
Jackie Swaitkowski may not be the most buttoned-up lawyer in the Hamptons, but a plane crash before her very eyes is hard to miss. Just before the struggling air taxi takes a nosedive, its female pilot tosses out a camera case. To Jackie, the accident's only witness, the case (so to speak) seems meant for her. The camera's memory card holds an unusual set of photos. Jackie recognizes more than a few of the faces in those pictures. Are they telling her the story of the crash? The pilot, a hard-nosed biker chick named Eugenie Birkson, came from a family tree filled with ex-cons, and boasted a passenger list packed with high society. And Jackie soon learns that solving the mystery of Eugenie's death will mean uncovering some dark secrets from her own past as well. All this and a freshly revived romance with gentle giant Harry Goodlander, and Jackie yet again has her heart and her hands full. Award-winning mystery writer Chris Knopf returns to Southampton, a one-of-a-kind small town where the rich and the rest of us rub shoulders on a daily basis, generating all the frictions that might imply. Views: 28
"A wonderfully satisfying finale to Lyn Cote's fascinating saga of Texas history. Riveting, engaging, unpredictable....Not to be missed!"—Kathy Herman, author of the Phantom Hollow and Sophie Trace Trilogies Her Abundant Joy is the third and final book in the Texas: Star of Destiny series by Lyn Cote, a RITA Award-winning author in 2006 for Best Inspirational Romance. Following The Desires of Her Heart and Her Inheritance Forever, Her Abundant Joy is a heart-soaring story of love and faith as a beautiful German immigrant tries to escape her past and find peace in the arms of a Texas Ranger. Views: 28
Virgin Lady...From the moment Christina Atherton first saw the notorious Lord Rockley she couldn't control her blushes. She knew she could not hold out for long against his dark and seductive ways....Scandalously Pregnant!Lord Rockley only meant to protect Christina from a dangerous highwayman, but she was oh so beguiling. And when Christina discovered that she was expecting, Lord Rockley knew of just one way to restore her virtue. He must make Christina his bride...before scandal ruined them both! Views: 28
Dubus's fourth collection is a compassionate depiction of lives that are never as neat as his characters would have them beIn his fourth collection, Andre Dubus revisits the themes of infidelity and fallibility that he has been known to explore with such unflinching honesty and unfailing respect. Set in the New England landscape and populated by the men and women he has come to claim as his own, these stories are ultimately characterized by their extraordinary ordinariness. They are a reverent testament to the quiet sadness of humble lives.Deeply moving and insightful, The Times Are Never So Bad is yet another masterful work by a writer whose Chekhovian sensibilities inform—yet never distract from—his own fully realized perspective. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Andre Dubus including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's estate. Views: 28
Ten years ago Jordan Masterson left her hometown heartbroken--and pregnant. Now, yearning for connection with her family, the single mother returns to Tallgrass, Oklahoma. But she's shocked to find her son's father--unaware he has a child--a vital part of the community. Zachary Rutgers owns the ranch that the local homeschoolers use for riding and recreation. Which means little Nicholas, Jordan and Zachary will be spending a lot of time together. Jordan must tell Zachary the truth about their son--and ask for answers herself. Hoping the heart of her cowboy will still be hers for the taking. Views: 28
