Frank Ross spent the winter on the Baja riding his motorcycle under sunshine and blue skies. Now it’s spring and he’s headed home, but bad luck encountered in a casino parking lot means that he’s stuck waiting for parts in a small, isolated town on the west side of the Salton Sea just 70 miles north of the Mexican border. With nothing to do but kill time, Frank accepts an invitation for a home-cooked meal. Before he knows it, he's knee-deep in cartel drugs with a woman itching to pull the trigger on the gun she has pointed at his back. Views: 38
Two small town police officers respond to an assault call to find that an unremarkable store clerk has snapped and beaten a shopper to death. Days later, another call - another brutal murder by an otherwise average citizen. The only thing that ties them together is a strange man at each scene, moments before the attacks, playing unearthly tones on a handheld tape recorder... Views: 38
Destined to serve the desires of an entire city, all she wants is one man. Or maybe two… Wasteland, Book 3 Born to the Temple, Nitara knows the Great Goddess’s plan for her: to bring life into what is left of an arid and wasted Earth. Since puberty she has been trained to arouse and titillate, to ensure the continuation of the human race. As is the custom, the man captured for her is strong of blood, though considered little more than a wild animal. Yet when she looks into his eyes, she sees no primitive creature, but the man whose face and hands haunt her sensual dreams. For Akaash, a hunter and warrior, it’s his shame that he will be sacrificed to a goddess he doesn’t believe in, for a people who are not his own, leaving behind his Wanderer clan—and his bonded lover, Dhatri. Locked in the bowels of the Temple, he has a month to ponder his fate, all while falling helplessly under the spell of the virgin temptress who will soon take his life. With each tortuously erotic encounter, however, Akaash realizes that Nitara is as much a prisoner as he. If he can just get a message out to Dhatri, there may be a slim chance both of them can escape… Warning: Sexual acts in a prison cell, by the sea, in the desert, on an altar, with every possible combination of dirty deeds between two men and one very lucky woman, and all of it hot enough to melt sand! And her panties. If she were wearing any. Views: 38
An "amazing"debut historical novel (Ariana Franklin, national betselling author of Grave Goods) Paris, 1686: When The Bishop of Marseilles discovers that his young cousin Charles du Luc, former soldier and half-fledged Jesuit, has been helping heretics escape the king's dragoons, the bishop sends him far away-to Paris, where Charles is assigned to assist in teaching rhetoric and directing dance at the prestigious college of Louis le Grand.Charles quickly embraces his new life and responsibilities. But on his first day, the school's star dancer disappears from rehearsal, and the next day another student is run down in the street. When the dancer's body is found under the worst possible circumstances, Charles is determined to find the killer in spite of being ordered to leave the investigation. Views: 38
Martin is going to Bible Camp for the summer. He's going to make new friends. And he's excited, but that's probably because nobody told him what this book is called. Views: 38
Rachael Fairfield is a balloon pilot out to set a world altitude record during the upcoming Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. She's received several threats, though, and wants to hire Charlie and Ron to keep the stalker away from her. It shouldn't be a problem, says Rachael, because she knows who is sending the notes-her own father. Her testimony sent him to prison years ago and now he's out. They agree to take the case, but Charlie begins to suspect that it's not such a simple assignment. Praise for the Charlie Parker mysteries: "Fans of Southwestern mysteries will find that Shelton's engaging story, likable heroine, and comfortable prose make this a good choice." - Library Journal "Charlie is a good detective and a pleasant companion to unravel a mystery with." -- Mystery News "Shelton continues to combine suspenseful storytelling with sensitive portrayals of complex family relationships." --BooklistFrom the AuthorFor many years, friends would ask me when I was going to include my hot air balloon experiences in a mystery novel. With Balloons Can Be Murder, I finally did! I must admit that setting a real altitude record was not nearly so drama-ridden as the story in this book. I was never under threat, as Rachael is in the story. I did, however, have a great crew and some terrific friends who helped me achieve the record--most notably, the late Carol Rymer-Davis, who was such a help and inspiration to me. Ballooning lost a great lady when she perished on a flight in 2010. Views: 38
Anne Fontaine recently discovered the life she grew up in was a lie. She must step outside the world she knows to learn more about who she is...including this terrible, inexplicable ability she was born with. Views: 38
While recovering from breast cancer, journalist Jeneva Leopold seeks solitude and healing at her uncle's idle gold mine in the sagebrush desert of Eastern Oregon. Hiking the rocky ridges, swimming in the old mining pond, and ignoring the outside world save for occasional letters, Jeneva gains strength and a new will to live.As her interest in life returns, so do Jeneva's journalistic habits. And though the locals are at first disturbed by her questions, she soon gets to know a young woman rancher, various miners, a quirky old artifact hunter, and an itinerant priest and medieval scholar. She learns the inside story on living in the harsh landscape of sagebrush and coyotes and how the Old West is changing under new economics and regulation.But the Oregon desert is also a place of secrets. The more Jeneva talks with the locals, the more she wonders about her uncle's mysterious disappearance and why he and her mother stopped talking so many years ago.Then the death of a... Views: 38
John Matthew has come a long way since he was found living among humans, his vampire nature unknown. Taken in by The Brotherhood, no one could guess what his true history was—or his true identity. Xhex has long steeled herself against the attraction to John Matthew. Until fate intervenes and she discovers that love, like destiny, is inevitable. Views: 38
