Jake could now see the demon fully. Its body was a mass of steely sinew, its arms roped with muscle. Six fingers sprouted from its hands, each ending in lethal talons. The thing did not possess a nose; instead a large hole, bubbling with green mucus, occupied the middle of its face. Mr Pinch'stongue flickered between his teeth and slurped across his fat lips. He was hungry.When a violent storm rages around the little village of Hobarron's Hollow, a young boy is sacrificed 'for the greater good'. His blood is used to seal a mystical doorway and prevent an apocalyptic disaster known only as the Demontide.Twenty-five years later, another boy, Jake Harker, is about to be drawn into the nightmare of the Demontide. Witches and their demon familiars stalk his every move, and his dreams are plagued by visions of a 17th Century figure known only as the Witchfinder. When his father is abducted, Jake mustface the terrible secrets kept by those closest to him and a shocking truth that will change his life forever . . . Views: 13
The city of Isca is set like a dark jewel in the crown of the Duchy of Stonehold. In this sprawling landscape, the monsters one sees are nothing compared to what's living in the city's sewers.
Twenty-three-year-old Caliph Howl is Stonehold's reluctant High King. Thrust onto the throne, Caliph has inherited Stonehold's dirtiest court secrets. He also faces a brewing civil war that he is unprepared to fight. After months alone amid a swirl of gossip and political machinations, the sudden reappearance of his old lover, Sena, is a welcome bit of relief. But Sena has her own legacy to claim: she has been trained from birth by the Shradnae witchocracy--adept in espionage and the art of magical equations writ in blood--and she has been sent to spy on the High King.
Yet there are magics that demand a higher price than blood. Sena secretly plots to unlock the Cisrym Ta, an arcane text whose pages contain the power to destroy worlds. The key to opening the book lies in Caliph's veins, forcing Sena to decide if her obsession for power is greater than her love for Caliph.
Meanwhile, a fleet of airships creeps ever closer to Isca. As the final battle in a devastating civil war looms and the last page of the Cisrym Ta waits to be read, Caliph and Sena must face the deadly consequences of their decisions. And the blood of these conflicts will stain this and other worlds forever. Views: 13
At the beginning of World War II, twelve-year-old Nora Lynch is one of thousands of London children sent away to the safety of the English countryside. Her surrogate family, Reverend and Mrs. Rivers and their daughter Grace, are like no-one she has ever met, offering shelter, affection, and the sister she never had. But Nora is too young and too naïve to understand the cracks beneath the surface of her idyllic new life at the rectory, or the disappointments of the Riverses' marriage. And as her friendship with Grace grows more intense, she aches to become even closer. What happens next is a secret that she keeps for more than fifty years, a secret that she can begin to reveal only when, elderly and alone, Nora knows that she is close to the end.A beautiful meditation on love, friendship, and family, Days of Grace is a stunning debut that brings a tumultuous era to life. Nora tells her story in alternating chapters from the past and present, projecting her childhood... Views: 13
"Roberts is indeed a word artist" (Los Angeles Daily News) and her novels have enthralled millions of readers. Now, for the first time in one volume, she presents the first two novels of her Chesapeake Bay saga, introducing some of her most beloved characters-the close-knit adopted brothers known as the Quinns. Includes the novelsSea SweptA champion boat racer, Cameron Quinn travels the world spending his winnings on champagne and women. But when his dying father calls him home to care for Seth, a troubled young boy not unlike Cameron once was, his life changes overnight. "A book that just drips with guyness... Sea Swept proves that Nora Roberts is very good at writing true-to-life male characters." -All About RomanceRising TidesOf the three brothers, it was Ethan who shared his father's passion for the Maryland shore. And now with his father gone, Ethan is determined to make the family boat-building business a success. But amidst his achievements lie the most... Views: 13
Review"Urquhart's prose is as smooth and uncluttered as Margaret Atwood's."—The Observer"The most compelling depiction of the sense of place in human lives."—Alice Munro"Urquhart weaves centuries and stories together… She displays a masterful command of language and a grasp of the complexities that form the tapestry of each individual person."—Winnipeg Free Press"Jane Urquhart is one of the country's most accomplished writers."—London Free Press"No other Canadian novelist knows more about the history of rural southern Ontario than Jane Urquhart."—Toronto Star"Sanctuary Line is a book lover's novel… her writing is often beautiful, stirring"—The Globe and Mail"Urquhart's prose is pure gold…"—Winnipeg Free Press"Urquhart builds stories like an architect… and the brilliance of Urquhart's powerful ending is that it makes us want to start again…"—Toronto Star "Measured, dignified, calm on the surface but containing as much thematic richness and plain literary pleasure as a reader could care to dig for…" —Montreal Gazette"I'm grateful to have spent time with Sanctuary Line and soaked up Urquhart's nuanced wisdom…" —Vancouver Sun"Urquhart has a great gift for the historical novel, for the melding of ideas, events and individuals into a significant whole."—Claire Messud, The Globe and MailFrom the Hardcover edition.Product DescriptionFrom the #1 national bestselling author of Away, The Stone Carvers, and A Map of Glass, Sanctuary Line is the eagerly anticipated new novel by Jane Urquhart.Set in the present day on a farm at the shores of Lake Erie, Jane Urquhart's stunning new novel weaves elements from the nineteenth-century past, in Ireland and Ontario, into a gradually unfolding contemporary story of events in the lives of the members of one family that come to alter their futures irrevocably. There are ancestral lighthouse-keepers, seasonal Mexican workers; the migratory patterns and survival techniques of the Monarch butterfly; the tragedy of a young woman's death during a tour of duty in Afghanistan; three very different but equally powerful love stories. Jane Urquhart brings to vivid life the things of the past that make us who we are, and reveals the sometimes difficult path to understanding and forgiveness.From the Hardcover edition. Views: 13
From middle-class suburbs to a full body massage parlor.Two years after being attacked, Kate McKenzie knows she cannot pretend it never happened. Her husband blames her for the assault and refuses to touch her. Rather than venture out, she spends her days in self-induced confinement.Drawn in by the promise that she will be the one in control, Kate answers an ad for a full-body masseuse. Only when she encounters Christian, an artist, who paints her, does she find the confidence to seduce her husband and finally confront the truth about herself.Content warning: explicit sex and adultery.57,001 Words Views: 13
