The following features are in this issue: Column: Bears Examining #5: Get 'er Done by Elizabeth Bear Column: Lansdale Unchained #3: Little Boys Unite by Joe R. Lansdale Fiction: Fire in the Lake by Chris Roberson Fiction: Show of Hands by David Prill Fiction: The Fly and Die Ticket by Jay Lake Fiction: In the Dreamtime of Lady Resurrection by Caitlín R. Kiernan Fiction: Merry Bunta! A Lucifer Jones Story by Mike Resnick Fiction: The Acquaintance by Kealan Patrick Burke Fiction: The Blackwood Oak by Stephen Gallagher Fiction: The Four Hundred Thousand by Livia Llewellyn Fiction: The Sagan Diary by John Scalzi Fiction: The Support Technician Tango by Daniel Abraham Fiction: Or Else My Lady Keeps the Key (excerpt) by Kage Baker Review: Travel Light, by Naomi Mitchison Views: 20
The sixth book in the Tamar Black series. Is Denny Sanger the sexiest man in the world? This, and other crucial questions, are now being asked by the world’s press (and secret government agencies?) Since saving the world from the Faeries, Tamar, Denny and Co are now famous! Reporters are now camping out on the doorstep 24 hours a day, and who are the two strange men in the blacked out car? And, as if that wasn’t enough, Tamar is having so much fun going shopping and painting her nails that Denny is going absolutely crazy trying to convince her that she is ...ANYTHING BUT ORDINARYAs the wedding approaches, and the strain is beginning to tell on Tamar and Denny, their friends are beginning to wonder if they will make it to the church (this time) And then they discover that they are not the only ones out there saving the world. Views: 20
SUMMARY: With beaux scarce in post–Civil War Texas, practical Milly Matthews and her "Spinster Society" friends have their hands full protecting their ranches. Their only hope: advertising for mail-order grooms. But aristocratic British cavalry officer Nicholas Brookfield isn't exactly Milly's idea of a cowboy—or a man she can trust. And the more Nick proves himself as a ranch hand, the more he must hide his past from the woman he longs to make his own. Now Milly and Nick will need all their courage to face hidden dangers...and believe in a love that can answer all their prayers. Views: 20
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Comparable in length to 325 printed pages. Newly widowed Francesca Canelli would do anything to help her 15-year-old son Matt, an ambitious soccer player determined to honor his dad’s memory. Financially strapped and emotionally devastated, Francesca accepts a sexual proposition from the coach of Pegasi United who promises to secure Matt a starting position on his premier St. Louis team. Their bargain quickly sours when the coach abuses Francesca, demeans Matt, and threatens to renege on the deal.
The coach with more enemies than friends soon winds up dead, his battered and naked body hanging from a goalpost crossbar. In the ensuing investigation Francesca becomes the prime suspect. Now she's playing games with a team of hard-nosed detectives, her vulnerability fading as she fights to keep herself out of jail and her family intact. But then Francesca discovers she’s not the only person who really knows what happened that night the coach died. She has no choice but to strike a new bargain but will this one resolve her growing problems. Fans of Pat Conroy's novels about dysfunctional families will enjoy LETHAL PLAY. Views: 20
Premier issue of Black Library’s monthly download-only fiction magazine. Featuring new short stories by Dan Abnett, John Brunner and Sarah Cawkwell, the first two chapters in the serialisation of Ben Counter’s Phalanx, a new novella from Anthony Reynolds, an exclusive extract from Prospero Burns and an interview with Nick Kyme. Views: 20
Celebrate Christmas with Duck and Goose!Our feathered friends are getting ready for Christmas. The only problem? Goose is more interested in skating, sledding, and making snow angels than in helping Duck decorate their Christmas tree. While Goose has the time of his life in the snow, it seems poor Duck will be left to do all the work. . . .Tad Hills's simple text and vivid, expressive illustrations make this sweet, funny little book the perfect stocking stuffer. Preschoolers who loved the bestselling Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin--or those meeting Duck and Goose for the first time--will be thrilled to own this charming winter tale. Views: 20