Just when you thought home renovation couldn't be a bigger headache, along comes an apparent haunting and a crazy supernatural cult. Martin, Chloe, Ivan, and Olivia are four
arty friends who have bought and renovated an old house once owned by a magician who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
No sooner have they slapped on the last lick of paint than trouble starts brewing: First come the nightmares, suggesting there might be something lurking behind the walls that isn't insulation. Then comes the parade of strange, empty-eyed people who want to get into the house. As the story progresses, the nightmares get worse, finally leading to a bizarre discovery in the bowels of the house; and then the strange people begin to multiply, eventually threatening the lives and sanity of the four heroes and their friends.
It all leads up to a confrontation between the
dueling forces plaguing the house from within and without — but who are the good guys when both sides are evil? Views: 12
A love story about a revolving cast of beloved and not-so beloved dogs, a wondrous forty-two-year marriage, and the homes that housed them all Dog House is a book about love-the love it takes to make a house a home, the love a mother has for her son, and the love a woman and her dogs share. But above all, it's about the deep, all-consuming love that a wife has for her husband. It's the story of Carol Prisant-a woman of wit, self-deprecation, and occasional sophistication-and her husband, Millard-a man of southern charm, reticent strength, and unwavering support-and their long, not long-enough, marriage.In the shadow of Millard's death, Carol resurrects the remarkable home they built together-not just the period antiques and décor-but the pets and life the family shared. As their fur family grew, the couple's time together is told not by the passage of years, but by the cold noses, warm bellies, and four-legged mischief of Tippy, then Fluffy, then Cosi, and... Views: 12
From two masters of dark fantasy comes a chilling tale of magic and possession, set in-and beneath-fabulous Venice, a city slowly being swallowed by the very waters that have made it one of the wonders of the world. Geena Hodge is an American archaeologist working to salvage Venicers"s past from the encroaching Adriatic Sea. When she and her lover, Nico, discover the lost library of Petrarch under the Piazza San Marco, they rejoice not only at the historical significance of the find but at the opportunity to bring worldwide attention-and much-needed funding-to their endeavors. But that find soon leads to another, a room buried more deeply still: the fabledChamber of Ten, where centuries ago the secret rulers of Venice, in their quest for absolute power, met to plot betrayals and murders. After entering the Chamber, Geena and Nico are thrust into the midst of an ancient feud, a deadly battle of wills and black magic that threatens to poison the cityrs"s future with the evils of its past. Views: 12
An expert in Leonardo DaVinci's works, Lucy Rossano recognizes the centuries-old time machine the moment she sees it in a Stanford lab. Fascinated in spite of the danger, she uses her knowledge to briefly go back in time — landing in the middle of a fierce battle in ninth-century Britain. And when she returns to modern-day San Francisco, she brings something back with her: a seductive, fiercely intelligent Viking named Galen. The presence of this enigmatic, devastatingly sexy stranger is just one of the new complications in Lucy's life. There are others who want to harness the time machine's power for treacherous ends, and they need Lucy to do it. Galen becomes first her protector, then the lover she's always dreamed of. But danger is drawing closer, and time is running out. For Galen and Lucy, it's now...or forever. Views: 12
A brilliant, beautiful account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers.The book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite - the 80s computer game, the Blue Streak missile, Concorde, mobile phone technology and the Human Genome Project, among others.Britain is the only country in the world to have cancelled its space programme just as it put its first rocket into orbit. Starting with this forgotten episode, 'Backroom Boys' tells the bittersweet story of how one country lost its industrial tradition and got back something else. Sad, inspiring, funny and ultimately triumphant, it follows the technologists whose work kept Concorde flying, created the computer game, conquered the mobile-phone business, saved the human genome for the human race - and who now are sending the Beagle 2 probe to burrow in the cinnamon sands of Mars. 'Backroom Boys' is a vivid love-letter to quiet... Views: 12
The fourth title in Simon Hall's TV Detective series. A terrorist outrage in a sacred building shocks the country. But that is just the start of the scandal which is about to unfold. Television reporter Dan Groves lies unconscious in a hospital bed. Outside, Britain is transfixed by the bombing, a radical Islamic plot, a secret service double-cross, and a murderous cover-up. And two questions – What role could Dan have played in exposing the scandal, when he lay sedated as the story broke? And where does the Balance of Guilt lie? Praise for Simon Hall: "Fiendishly clever" The Scotsman "A compelling thriller ... difficult to put down." New Books Magazine Views: 12
Science Fiction. 78479 words long. Views: 12
A struggling would-be writer who can't seem to get her life together, Grace avoids daily frustrations by disappearing into the pages of her book. There the characters she's created have become so real to her that she can no longer believe they're fictional. After all, she's lived with them since she was thirteen and one of them —a lusty, blue-eyed, accident-prone pirate— appears to have escaped into her world, set on causing trouble.As true life begins to mimic the plot of her novel and the edge of reality blurs, Grace knows she can't live in both worlds forever. Sooner or later she'll have to face reality. If only she can figure out which is hers. Views: 12
Claire Voyante's first semester at Henry Hudson High School was eventful, to say the least. As she heads into her second semester, things are calming down a bit. But Claire has a few secrets that are getting harder to keep. Her biggest secret of all? The onyx and ivory cameo necklace her grandmother gave her for her 15th birthday. Ever since she started wearing it, her dreams have been coming to her in black and white and turning out to be oddly prophetic.Becca's been hanging out with her old prep school friends and never seems to have time for Claire anymore. And soon, Claire discovers why--there's a secret group of society girls with a mysterious identity. And, turns out, a mysterious enemy who's out to get them. The second she sniffs out trouble, Claire jumps on the case. But is it someone close to Claire who's in danger again--or could it be Claire herself whose life is at stake?From the Hardcover edition. Views: 12
