He’s home to claim the girl he never forgot…but more than war memories have changed him. Gifts of the Ancients, Book 1 Hal’s best-friend status with Casey’s brother always meant that the one woman he wants is strictly off limits. But now that he’s back from a harrowing mission in the ancient Iraqi city of Babylon, all bets are off. The strangely mystical experience left him and his Special Forces team with a new appreciation for life—and strange new abilities they are only beginning to understand. Casey never thought she’d have a shot with the strong, silent Green Beret. Something about him has changed, though, and old feelings have risen up, demanding an answer. And her answer is an unequivocal yes. Now, to break the news to her brother and hope it doesn’t come to blows. Her brother’s reaction becomes the least of her worries when Hal singlehandedly stops a car from running her down, then falls into her arms, weak from some kind of strange reaction. Whatever went down in Iraq has changed Hal and made him a target of foreign agents who’ve found his one vulnerability…Casey. This book has been previously published. Warning: This title contains dirty talk, sweaty carpentry sex and a sexy Special Forces super hero. Views: 57
The Story of Lilly & Lou invites children (9-15 years old) to take an exciting journey with Alicia, the main character, on what begins as a routine walk with her dog Bella in New York City. Little does she know that what she discovers in the park will forever change her life, the life of two dogs and many others. The Story of Lilly & Lou is gripping and touching and teaches us all the power of compassion, courage and purpose. Views: 57
Prince Istvan of Valtria expected to inherit his crown, not lead a death-defying chase to retrieve it. The dashing, handsome prince had always been the quiet scholar in the royal family, happier in ancient ruins than the arms of a potential princess. Until museum curator Lauryn Steler storms into his life, sets off sparks and just as quickly vanishes -- along with Valtria's crown jewels! Risking his life, the prince travels in disguise to exotic lands, as desperate to rescue Lauryn as he is to save the priceless gems. It's Lauryn, he realizes, who's reached out to him and touched him as no other woman has. She's the one who could wear the crown...if they live to recapture it! Views: 57
Steamdroids! Sherlocks! Analytical Engines! An erotic steampunk tale. * * * I arrived home an hour late from work on Valentine's Day to find the door ajar, my wife missing, and a note waiting for me on the mantelpiece. I expected to come home to an angry wife. Instead, I found her gone. With trepidation, I read the note. It simply read, Find me. Views: 57
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A compelling volume of original tales concerning Sherlock Holmes’ legendary time in America With an introduction by Leslie S. Klinger, editor and compiler of all three volumes of the Annotated Sherlock Holmes, this collection of ten original stories brings light to one of the least examined periods in the life of the great detective—his time in the former colonies, the United States. This Holmes is a youthful one—a young man not yet set upon his course in life and in his famous lodgings at 221B Baker Street. In Richard Lupoff ’s “Inga Sigerson Weds,” he’s come to America to represent the family at his sister’s wedding. In “My Silk Umbrella,” Mark Twain narrates his fateful encounter with Holmes at a baseball game in Hartford, Connecticut; Steve Hockensmith narrates the meeting of the young William Gillette and the object of his later, most famous turn upon the stage; and Peter Tremayne reveals the intersection of Holmes and the Irish in the 19th century American midwestern landscape. With further stories by Marta Randall, Rhys Bowen, Peter Beagle, and others, the legend, the mythology and even the history of the world’s greatest detective is further enhanced by these charming, clever and mystifying tales.From Publishers WeeklyThe 10 all-original tales in Edgar-finalist Kurland's lively third Sherlock Holmes anthology (after 2004's Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years) chronicle the exploits of the fledgling sleuth in America, before he settled in Baker Street. Richard A. Lupoff gets the volume off to a strong start with Inga Sigerson Weds, in which the adolescent Sherlock's cash-strapped parents send him and his jealous sister across the Atlantic to a distant cousin's New York City wedding. In Darryl Brock's witty My Silk Umbrella, Holmes encounters Mark Twain at a Hartford base ball match. The detective meets another Connecticut luminary, P.T. Barnum, in Michael Mallory's droll The Sacred White Elephant of Mandalay. Dr. Watson appears once, in a postscript to Gary Lovisi's improbable The American Adventure, in which the normally emotionless Holmes falls hard for a beautiful stage actress. Other contributors include Steve Hockensmith, Peter Tremayne, and Rhys Bowen. (Feb.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From BooklistNot to be confused with the recent Sherlock Holmes in America (2009), this is also a collection of short stories about the world’s first consulting detective, but these explore the life of the great sleuth before he met Dr. Watson, even before he became a consulting detective. Holmes is a young man, raw and inexperienced, eager to learn, and—let’s be blunt—annoyingly precocious (his sister, in particular, finds him “execrable” and a “bothersome stringbean”). The crimes range from the distinctly minor (a stolen umbrella, for example) to more typically serious (murder and robbery), but Holmes fans will enjoy seeing a younger, less-accomplished version of their hero in an unusual setting: America, roughly from 1875 to 1880. Fans will also enjoy the way the authors of these stories incorporate real people into their fictions: three of the stories, for example, are narrated by Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Edwin Booth (brother of John Wilkes). Consider this one a companion to the earlier Holmes-in-America anthology. --David Pitt Views: 57
A man falls off a ferry and dies and an elderly lady dies after a long painful illness - could the two deaths be linked? Are they mercy killings or is Detective Nicholas Troy on the trail of a serial killer? A smart, sophisticated, hugely entertaining mystery, with a plot ripped straight out of tomorrow's headlines.Duffy is indisputably a writer to watch. He will soon be ranked alongside the likes of international behemoths Michael Connelly, George Pelecanos and Don Winslow. There is no higher praise.' Winsor Dobbin, Sun-HeraldA man has come off the Manly Ferry and Detective Nicholas Troy investigates but he is distracted. His mentor Father Luke Corelli has been accused of abusing a young boy years before. To Troy's dismay he's not denying the charge and nor is the Catholic Church trying to defend his name. Troy's ambitious and attractive colleague Susan Conti is newly single and his eccentric boss, Jon McIver, would rather be singing the blues than following... Views: 57
On the edge of freedom lies a dangerous love. Fringe, Book 1 Nothing has ever come easy for Jace Lawless, captain of the salvage vessel Mutiny. Forced into thievery after a virus unleashed by the InnerWorld Government killed his family, only one ambition burns at the back of his mind. Kill the next IWOG officer he has at his mercy. Bargaining over goods with a middleman isn’t exactly his strong suit. But who in his right mind spends an entire salvage job’s profits on a woman, even if she has a body built for sin and eyes so fathomless a man could lose himself in them? He must be getting soft. Once Kraft realizes Jace expects only the “cook” part of their cook-whore contract, she sets out to change his antiquated ideas about women. A challenge she relishes, especially if it earns her the freedom and money to get her own ship. Her big mistake is letting down her guard. Shameless flirting only intensifies the itch to ride Jace hard and put him away wet—several times. It’s an itch it would be dangerous to scratch. Exposing her heart could reveal her secret, one that the still-grieving Jace must never know…or showing her mercy will be the last thing on his mind. Warning: Contains a celibate ship captain who can’t abide swearing, a kick-ass woman with a marshmallow heart, a motley crew of misfits, interstellar battles, thwarted groping, sensual seduction, and a total bastard who owns his own planet. Views: 57
