To survive, she’ll have to keep up with him all day. And all night… Take Me, Lover, Book 3 Jill Martin loves adventure—as long as it comes between the covers of a book. Preferably one sporting a bare-chested hero. But to reinvent her faltering travel agency, she needs to start with reinventing herself. Her assignment: a three-day backpacking trip through the Olympic High Divide. Soon she’s forced to cope with bears, blisters, and a basic instinct to get horizontal with her vertical guide. He’s as hard as the ground they sleep on and his heart’s as icy as the glaciers that surround them. Not a problem, since she’s only interested in his body. Ryan Lowe knows how to read terrain, and Jill’s is easy. Soft lips, soft eyes, soft curves, soft muscles. She won’t last a day. Plus, if she knew what his imagination was doing with her body right now, she’d turn tail and run. Yet the city girl surprises him with her sheer grit—and sassy tongue. When they run into geocachers using the remote location as a drug drop-off, there’s only one way to escape—plunge headlong into the untracked wilderness. As she puts her life in Ryan’s hands, Jill wonders if she’s in danger of losing something more precious. Her heart. Warning: All the romance and twice the heat! Contains graphic non-vanilla sex, the great outdoors, bears, bad guys, and binding commitment. May cause hot flashes if read in unventilated room. Views: 41
Ridley Jones has been living a lie. A mysterious package showed up on her doorstep one morning and the beautiful lie she used to call her life was over. Suddenly, everyone in she knows feels like a stranger. She has no idea who's on her side and who has something to hide—even her new lover, Jake, might have disturbing secrets of his own.
Now she's determined to find out the truth, even if it means risking her life. Ridley embarks on a breathtaking pursuit where every choice she makes sets off a whirlwind of consequences that are as frightening as they are shocking.
From Publishers Weekly Unger's well-crafted, suspenseful debut fiction, in which a bright, resourceful young woman finds her everyday world turned upside down in true Harlan Coben–thriller fashion, is done no favors by this off-kilter audio rendition. The main problem is that reader Lamia sounds a decade younger than the novel's narrator, Ridley Jones. As the book's heroine drifts into and out of jeopardy, fearlessly searching for the truth about her birth and parentage while defying powerful adversaries determined to keep a particularly evil secret, the mood should be noir. Lamia's sound is strictly YA, more girly than gritty. Her performance isn't one note; she makes all the right emotional choices. But she is not vocally versatile enough to do justice to the novel's cast of characters. Asking her to convey the audio image of a rotund, sinister lawyer issuing dire threats, to take one example, is a little like hiring Paris Hilton to stand in for Orson Welles. Not her fault, exactly, if she falls short of the mark. Views: 41
From BooklistFilled with thought-provoking topics, including slavery, colonization, technology, religion, and ecology, this short sci-fi read is as rewarding as it is entertaining. Using their advanced mental powers, the alien Sanginians take control of Earth in seconds, and human teen Jesse’s wry opening comment—“It takes less time for them to conquer the world than it takes me to brush my teeth”—sets the tone and firmly hooks the reader. Most of humanity goes quietly to sleep and never wakes, but a few people with latent telepathic gifts become slaves who are forced to remake Earth to Sanginian standards. Yansky doesn’t spend much time on invasion logistics. Instead, he moves right to the aftermath of the Sanginians’ colonization, as seen through the eyes of Jesse, a careful observer who finds himself growing into a leader. Jesse is an appealing narrator, and while the story’s events and themes are often grim, they are leavened with plenty of action, humor, and even a little romance. Great for time-crunched teens. Grades 9-12. --Lynn RutanReview"Fast-paced, sly, and surprisingly humane, Alien Invasion & Other Inconveniences is the most fun I've had reading a Young Adult novel this year." --(Gabrielle Zevin, author of Elsewhere)"Alien Invasion & Other Inconveniences by Brian Yansky combines humor, philosophical depth and a sparkling imagination to create a work that is thoroughly enjoyable." --(Francisco X. Stork, author of Marcelo in the Real World)"A clever premise, a fast pace, and characters I'd like to hang out with if they'd let me. Eminently readable and thought provoking, too. A+" --(Ron Koertge, author of Stoner and Spaz)"Wry, fierce, richly imagined--the total conquest of humanity has never been so entertaining." --(Cynthia Leitch Smith, author of Eternal)"Alien Invasion & Other Inconveniences is a fast, fun, funicular of a joyride. Aliens, telepathy, rebels, romance, and humor--what's not to like? Climb aboard and hang on tight!" --(Pete Hautman, author of Godless) Views: 41
When he is hired to take part in a deadly game that pits predator against prey in an attempt to determine which of the Clyborns will inherit their late father's fortune, the Trailsman must keep his wits about him if he wants to be the hunter, not the hunted. Original. Views: 41
Years ago, Texas Ranger Jacob Dalton bailed an orphaned girl named Nell out of trouble more times than he could count. But now the kid he once called "Two Bits" has grown into a beautiful young woman—and is in more trouble than ever before. Views: 41
DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS Months after Lexie Rayburn faked her own disappearance, someone injected her with a drug that robbed her of her memories, and kidnapped her newborn baby. Now, the only hope for locating her daughter rested on the too-broad shoulders of Garrett O'Malley -- the one man she swore she'd never set eyes on again. But someone would stop at nothing to ensure Lexie never learned the truth about her baby's disappearance. Still, as the danger escalated, Lexie wondered which posed a greater risk: the killer on their trail or a reunion with her baby's father.... Views: 41
From bestselling author, Opal Carew, whose books regularly appear in Amazon’s Top 100 Erotica list. Sylvia couldn’t get his deep, domineering voice out of her head. It had only been a one minute phone conversation, but it had elicited the most compelling and intense sex dreams she’d ever known. Now she would give up control to the man behind the voice… the Boss. Views: 41
A knight left for dead. A country on the verge of ruin. And an evil lord rising to conquer.Sir Rowan is the most decorated tournament knight in Cameria, but when he is attacked and left for dead, his world collapses. Betrayed and lingering at death’s door, only a bizarre vision of his Prince and the help of a woman dedicated to the King keeps him alive. As Rowan heals, he finds new purpose in life through service to his King.But his beloved land of Cameria has fallen victim to the tyranny of the Dark Knight.Rowan’s countrymen need his help taking their cities back from the enemy, but all is not as it appears. The mysterious Sir Lijah insists Rowan’s purpose lies elsewhere—far away from Cameria, in an ancient city and for an ancient cause.Rowan’s destiny is greater than he ever imagined. The final battle with the Dark Knight approaches, and he must choose where he will fight. Will he discover his true identity and purpose as a Knight of the Prince, or will the Dark Knight claim victory for eternity?** Views: 41
Meet Suzanne Hart, owner and operator of Donut Hearts coffee shop in April Springs, North Carolina. After her divorce from Max, an out-of-work actor she’s dubbed “The Great Impersonator,” Suzanne decided to pursue her one true passion in life: donuts. So she cashed in her settlement and opened up shop in the heart of her beloved hometown.But when a dead body is dumped on her doorstep like a sack of flour, Suzanne’s cozy little shop becomes an all-out crime scene. Now, everyone in town is dropping by for glazed donuts and gruesome details. The retired sheriff warns her to be careful—and they’re all suspects. Soon Suzanne—who finds snooping as irresistible as donuts—is poking holes in everyone’s alibis… Views: 41
