On the eve of her arranged marriage, Bridget Garnet leaps to her family's defense and rides off with a Scottish smuggler. They each have secrets but a murder in the forest seals their fate together. Views: 21
Told from two full points of view, the central premise is a woman kidnaps a pregnant mother, murders her, and claims the child as her own. However, the authorities return the infant to her biological family, and prosecute the killer. The novel asks what would happen to such as child, and would there be any relationship between the child and the killer? Set in the late 60’s, in New Jersey, a surreal lower east side of Manhattan, and a magic-imbued remote northern New Mexico. The first point of view is Rania’s—the kidnapped infant, now a teen-ager. Her school provides little, except for a friendship with the charismatic Monique. Her family’s Armenian heritage hints at a dark historical past. Slowly, Rania uncovers the story of her birth. Egged on by Monique, she begins to want to search for her mother’s killer. But Monique has problems of her own. Her father’s flirtations towards her are progressing to something more sinister. Rebellious and longing for a bigger world—Monique... Views: 21
You have the wild gene. And that means trouble. Terrible trouble. But not yet. Give it another dozen years or so, and they will come for you. The wolves. The bloodfeeders. Whoever finds you first. The witches' expression hardens, anger flashing in her eyes. And they take without asking. Views: 21
Shayne Blank is the new kid in town--but that doesn't stop him from getting into a lot of trouble, very quickly. The other kids don't understand him. He's not afraid of anything. He seems too smart. His background doesn't add up. And when he walks into the police department to confess to a murder, it quickly becomes apparent that nothing is as it seems. There's more to Shayne--and his story--than meets the eye. And as the details pile up, the only thing that becomes clear is that nothing is clear at all. Views: 21
Sixth grade is over and each Chef Girl has an amazing summer planned. There's only one problem—all of the girls will be apart for the entire summer. Even Molly and Amanda will be separated—for the first time in their lives—as Amanda heads off to theater camp and Molly spends the summer as a mother's helper. For each girl, it will be a summer of changes and challenges, including the surprising event that will change Molly and Amanda's relationship forever. Views: 21
Spencer Marshall was done moping. After catching her boyfriend cheating with his secretary, she decides to have a girl's weekend in Vegas with her best friend Ryan. Lady Luck must be looking out for Spencer, because that weekend will change her life forever. Despite what people say, not everything stays in Vegas. Views: 21
After an elderly man jumped from New York's Pulitzer Building in 1911, his death made the front page of the New York Times: "World Dome Suicide a Famous War Spy." By then Pryce Lewis had slipped entirely offstage; but, as Gavin Mortimer reveals, the headline did him justice, speaking to the dramatic, vitally important, and until now untold role he had played in the Civil War. Emigrating to the United States in 1856, Lewis was soon employed as an operative by Allan Pinkerton in his newly established detective agency. Early in the Civil War Pinkerton offered the agency to President Lincoln as a secret service, spying on Southern forces and insurrectionists. Civilian spies proved crucial to both sides early on; indeed, intelligence gathered by Lewis helped give the Union army its first victory, three days after the defeat at Bull Run. Within a year, though, he and fellow Brit Timothy Webster, another Pinkerton operative, were captured in Richmond, and their high-profile trial and... Views: 21
