Meridith believes she is capable of weathering any storm. But she's never experienced a love powerful enough to uproot her...until now.Meridith Ward has crafted a carefully ordered life to make up for the chaos that plagued her childhood years. But one phone call upsets all that. Within the span of several minutes, Meredith learns that the father who abandoned her is dead and she's been named the sole guardian of his other three children. She nervously heads to Nantucket to care for the siblings she's never met with plans to stay until their uncle returns from his trip before relinquishing guardianship to him.She arrives to find the children living in Summer House, a Bed & Breakfast that's falling apart around them. Meridith wants to move on as soon as possible, but the inn will never sell in its dilapidated condition. Then an itinerant handyman, Jake, shows up with an offer she can't refuse.Much like the powerful ocean just a short walk from her deck, Jake appeals to... Views: 67
A Catholic priest and a pagan priestess come together to solve the murder of a sex-guru.. Pagan priestess Meinwen Jones moves 300 miles to meet up with a man who turns up dead. She's approached by Father Brande, who needs her help to uncover the dead man's secrets. Why did he have so many women around him, and why do they all have matching tattoos? Just who was having an affair with the old lady who hung herself, and when will the priest stop putting out Meinwen's ritual fires? Content warning: BDSM, Erotic pain and violence, polyamory and murder. Views: 67
Science Fiction/Young Adult. 35272 words long. Writers Exchange E-Publishing 2004 Views: 67
The power of the old gods was certainly nothing for Mark and Edith—a modern, twentieth-century couple—to worry about. After all—everybody dies! Views: 67
The 40th anniversary edition of a groundbreaking teen classic. When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a lonely thirteen-year-old boy, must move to Manhattan to live with his estranged mother. Between alcohol-infused lectures about her self-sacrifice and awkward visits with his distant father, Davy's only comfort is his beloved dachshund Fred. Things start to look up when he and a boy from school become friends. But when their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Davy struggles to understand what happened and what it might mean.New York Times Best of 1969 Book ListSchool Library Journal Best of 1969 Book ListThis anniversary edition features reflections from Brent Hartinger (Geography Club), Martin Wilson (What They Always Tell Us), and Kathleen T. Horning (Director of the Cooperative Children's Book Center), with a foreword by Stacey Donovan (Dive). Views: 67
Araman Diago, Commandant of the Olean Intelligence, last medical reported too high a sexual libido level. In accordance to military regulations stating a sexually satisfied soldier is a happy soldier, General Herse had no choice but to order Araman to take as his personal gear, a military issued concubine. Araman was in no mood to receive such an instruction after his mission was just jeopardised. The idea of having to take a woman, let alone a concubine into his care was distasteful to his nature. His past experiences ending in tragedy taught him to avoid entanglements with the opposite sex. But she was not what the Commandant was expecting. He was issued a Shinwa warrior... ...One who takes him into a journey where only the strongest can go Views: 67
Decker Roberts is back in the riveting climax to the Junction Chronicles series.Decker Roberts was born with a gift: he always knows when you’re telling the truth. Over time, however, that gift has become a burden. Struggling to find his way, Decker has retreated into isolation in Namibia. But a man like Decker can only live off the grid for so long before someone comes looking. When Decker’s estranged son, Seth, is kidnapped, it sets in motion a chain of events as unstoppable as it is mysterious. Seth is the key to everyone’s plans. His inherited "gifts" are more powerful than his father’s, and there are some who will do anything to control them. Yslan Hicks of the NSA desperately needs to find Seth and Decker, but when both trails run cold, Yslan has to turn to Decker’s old friends for help in locating father and son. Soon they find themselves confronting an ancient conspiracy as they are inescapably drawn towards a conclusion... Views: 67
