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It is the beginning of the end . . . The end of the axe-age, the sword-age, leading to the passing of gods and men from the universe. As all the ancient prophecies fall into place, the final battle rages, on Earth, across Faerie, and into the land of the dead. Jack Churchill, Champion of Existence, must lead the Brothers and Sisters of Dragons in a last, desperate assault on the Fortress of the Enemy, to confront the ultimate incarnation of destruction: the Burning Man. It is humanity's only chance to avert the coming extinction. At his back is an army of gods culled from the world's great mythologies - Greek, Norse, Chinese, Aztec, and more. But will even that be enough? Driven to the brink by betrayal, sacrifice and death, his allies fear Jack may instead bring about the very devastation he is trying to prevent . . . Views: 52
Lainey Pike can tell you everything you need to know about the people in her family just by letting you know how they died. Her reckless stepfather drove his motorcycle off the highway and caused the biggest traffic jam in years. Her long-suffering grandmother lived through cancer and a heart attack before finally succumbing to a stroke. And Lainey's mother--well, Lainey's mother hanged herself in the basement just days after Lainey's high school graduation. Now Lainey's five-year-old brother is an orphan and her estranged older sister is moving back home to be his guardian. Meanwhile, Lainey's boyfriend is thinking about having a family of their own, and her best friends are always asking the wrong sorts of questions and giving advice Lainey doesn't want to hear. As she tries to pull away from everything familiar, Lainey meets an intriguing new guy who, through a series of Slurpees, burgers, and snowballs, helps her to make peace with a parent she never... Views: 52
Nina In Utopia is the breathtaking new novel from one of the most original women writers in the U.K., taking in time travel, Bedlam and the mad Victorian painter, Richard Dadd. London, 1854: Nina, the wife of an ambitious doctor, is heavily traumatized by the death of her young daughter and then mysteriously transported to the capital 150 years later. A tourist in the twenty-first century, she believes she is witnessing a Utopia, with the grime and evil of Victorian London expunged. She also embarks on a brief affair with a solicitous lover who introduces her to reality t.v., clubbing and takeaway curry. Returning to her own time, her husband takes fright hearing her experiences and has her committed to Bedlam, where she meets Richard Dadd and finds another Utopia under the charge of a doctor with twenty-first century ideas on patient rehabilitation. Meanwhile, her husband is on a collision course with her lover who is travelling to find her from another time. . . Views: 52
The only girl among eight brothers, Melissa Sanchez thought she was different, somehow abnormal. Kidnapped and raped at sixteen left her psychologically deaf. All her dreams of going to college and marrying her former pen pal Charger Spinelli have been destroyed. Since she believes she has been ruined, no decent man could want someone abnormal like her.Upon learning that his friend Gonzalo Sanchez is in trouble because cocaine had been found on his trucks, Ben Spinelli, DEA undercover agent, volunteers to go and find out who is behind it. On his way, he stops to help the cutest little female he has ever seen with car trouble and is instantly smitten. But here his problems begin: One, she appears to be deaf. Two, she is very much afraid of him. Three, she is Missy, the sister of his friend, Gonzalo. Four, she was his pen pal years ago and was not deaf then. Five, he promised to marry her when she grew up—and did she ever grow up! Six, she has eight big brothers determined to keep guys like him away from her. Seven, he must make her his. Ben has just been handed more to deal with than drugs in this case, and solving his problems are not going to be easy. 82,000 words, 150 pages.To read more, go to: www.penlineproductions.com Views: 52
EDITORIAL REVIEW: ** A powerful and redemptive novel of love and family, from the author of the bestselling *Blue Shoe, Grace (Eventually)*, and *Operating Instructions*. ** Rosie Ferguson is seventeen and ready to enjoy the summer before her senior year of high school. She's intelligent-she aced AP physics; athletic-a former state-ranked tennis doubles champion; and beautiful. She is, in short, everything her mother, Elizabeth, hoped she could be. The family's move to Landsdale, with stepfather James in tow, hadn't been as bumpy as Elizabeth feared. But as the school year draws to a close, there are disturbing signs that the life Rosie claims to be leading is a sham, and that Elizabeth's hopes for her daughter to remain immune from the pull of the darker impulses of drugs and alcohol are dashed. Slowly and against their will, Elizabeth and James are forced to confront the fact that Rosie has been lying to them-and that her deceptions will have profound consequences. This is Anne Lamott's most honest and heartrending novel yet, exploring our human quest for connection and salvation as it reveals the traps that can befall all of us. Views: 52
Preternatural Private Investigator and Paranormal Huntress Kassandra Lyall is used to working alone. Whenever there's a murder or a mystery to solve that involves the preternatural—she's the witch they call. When she's called in to help the local cops work on a mysterious murder case, she finds herself needing all the help she can get.A bloodthirsty werewolf is loose in the city and on a killing spree.As if her plate weren't full enough, a strange she-wolf seeks Kassandra's aid, asking her to help find her missing brother. Kassandra soon learns that the strange she-wolf serves two masters, and one of those masters has taken quite an interest in her.In a world where vampires have charmed their way into modern society, where werewolves walk the streets with their beasts disguised by human skin, Kassandra Lyall has a secret of her own to protect.She's one of them.The First Book in the Kassandra Lyall Preternatural Investigator Series. Views: 52
Bestselling sensation Lisa Turner conjures a riveting Southern gothic mystery set in Memphis, with echoes of The Garden of Good and Evil and Lisa Gardener, in which detective Billy Able is thrown into a vortex of bizarre murders, Santeria voodoo, flawed heroes, a damning photograph, and a stunning betrayal by a civil rights icon.After time away to recover from the aftermath of a horrible case that left his partner dead, Billy's back in Memphis, drawn into an ever-widening murder mystery that focuses on flawed heroes: a disgraced major league baseball player, two legendary blues musicians on the lam, a straight-arrow lady cop tortured by a guilty conscience, and two iconic civil rights warriors with secrets so dark they'll shock the nation.Detective Billy Able is at a crossroads. His previous case left him questioning everything he believed about his abilities as a cop and as a friend. Even though he's considering leaving police work behind, he's... Views: 52
A great book for fans of Glee!Who will be this year-s Rising Stars? At top talent school Rockley Park, the Rising Stars concert is the highlight of the year-the show is even going to be on TV! Chloe is desperate to take part and, against all odds, she makes the grade. This could be her big break! The only problem is that she has to perform with a band, when all she-s ever wanted was to be a solo star. Will Chloe be able to shine onstage? Or will all her hard work be wasted? Read all the books in the Fame School series! Views: 52
