Hetta Coffey is a woman with a yacht and she's not afraid to use it. A globe-trotting engineer with adventure in her soul, Hetta is determined to solidify her relationship with her long-distance boyfriend, Jenks Jenkins. What better place for a romantic interlude than aboard a yacht in Mexico s hauntingly beautiful and solitary Sea of Cortez? But where Hetta goes, trouble follows, and chaos is sure to ensue. After a run-in with a couple of sea serpents that threaten to rock the boat, she nevertheless decides to take on a project in the port city of Guaymas. After all, Jenks is headed back to Kuwait, so why not cash in on the best of both worlds by making some dough while living aboard her boat in Mexico? Once again Hetta s indomitable spirit, stubborn independence and penchant for deceit will keep the reader in stitches as she launches herself and her best friend, Jan, into a sea of trouble. A pesky parrot, a drunken aunt and a shadowy figure who is handsome in a criminal sort of way lead to murder, mayhem, kidnapping, and run-ins with several federal agencies on both sides of the border.ReviewYou can take the girl out of Texas, but you can t take Texas out of the girl. Set sail for adventure with Hetta Coffey, a bold and bodacious new heroine who doesn t know the meaning of defeat or self restraint. ----Shirley Wenzel, Rice University librarian.Grab your life preserver and settle back in your deck chair as Jinx Schwartz serves up another deftly and well-blended concoction in Just Add Salt ...worth its salt and promises to leave you anxiously awaiting Hetta at her next port of call, Just Add Trouble. ----Alisabeth Dobesh, Gringo GazetteSchwartz is a twinkling, bright star on the mystery genre horizon with her witty and sometimes irreverent heroine, Hetta Coffey. --Fictionaddiction.net, reviewer B. Bramblett, author of Sliding Stop. About the AuthorAward-winning author Jinx Schwartz has spent most of her life traveling the world for work and pleasure. She spends as much time as possible afloat in the Sea of Cortez and pulls adventure from her boating experiences there. She also writes destination articles for boating magazines, and is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. When not in Mexico, Jinx finds herself high and dry in the charming desert town of Bisbee, Arizona. Views: 53
This macabre collection of horror stories features creatures from all walks of the genre. From fast-paced flash fiction tales of witches, weirdos, and demons to the longer stories of survival among the living dead and killer cars. If you like your horror in the vein of Tales From the Crypt and Creepshow, than look no further. Views: 53
Subject: Danny Wilkes, navy pilot.Current status: On shore rotation. Very intrigued by a sassy visiting lecturer...Mission: Enter the astronaut training program.Obstacle: Marissa Marshall, Ph.D. She's keeping Danny preoccupied with earthly delights...Danny Wilkes might have outgrown his risk-taking flyboy days, but he still loves a thrill now and then. And nobody's thrilled him lately like fiery Mari Marshall. Sex with her is a bigger turn-on than any of the air maneuvers Danny's ever pulled. He falls head over heels...hard.But Mari has bitter memories of being a military brat. She'll never enter that life again—not even for the best sex she's ever had.It's a hell of a choice. Does Danny give up his skyrocketing career? Or let go of the only woman who revs his engine into the stratosphere? Views: 53
P for predator,P for passionate,P for prey!These words came to mind when Bella thought of Rico da Silva. The international financier was definitely a predator--hadn't he pounced when her defenses were down? Passionate? Their lovemaking had certainly been that--when Bella was inadvertently caught up in Rico's kidnapping. And now she was Rico's prey: he was determined to seduce her once more. Bella might have been forcibly imprisoned with Rico before, but she was a free woman now--free to meet Rico on her own terms!Romantic Times on A Savage Betrayal by Lynne Graham:"A sizzling love story featuring dynamite characters...and hot, hot sensual tension." Views: 53
Brilliant and beautiful Laura Caldwell is ready to begin a second chapter in her life with her new spouse in a Cayman Islands paradise, free from the enemies of the past—or so she thinks...From avenging her father's death to bringing down Philadelphia's most corrupt families, gutsy financial genius Laura Caldwell has finally found the tranquil life she's long been seeking. Ensconced in a luxurious island villa, newlyweds Laura and James have retired from the business of ridding the world of violence and deceit. With their enemies either behind bars or dead, and Laura's bank account in the millions, their days are now filled with love, family, and leisure. But when they get a tip about a brutal killing back home in Philly, they know it is a matter of time before their enemies come after them for revenge. . .Praise For The Trust Series"Banks concludes her Trust series with a bang, giving her fans a tension-filled, sensuous thriller and a dynamic and savvy... Views: 53
More than 15 years ago Russian scientist Kirill Yeskov tried to settle certain geographical problems in Tolkien's fantasy world. One thing led to another, and he tackled a bigger project - what would happen if we assumed that it's no less real than our world? His conclusion was that in such a case, the story of the Ring of Power is most likely a much-altered heroic retelling of a major war - but what was that war really about?The result of this re-appraisal was the publication in 1999 of "The Last Ring-bearer" - a re-thinking of Tolkien's story in real-world terms. Dr. Yeskov, a professional paleontologist whose job is reconstructing long-extinct organisms and their way of life from fossil remnants, performs essentially the same feat in "The Last Ring-bearer", reconstructing the real world of Tolkien's Arda from the heroic tales of the Free Men of the West written in that world. We have a pretty good idea how well heroic tales map to reality from our own world... Views: 53
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER HER One look at the rugged, denim-clad, 100% man in her doorway told Sara Campbell she wasn't dead yet - only dreaming. She'd met detective Joe Decker just yesterday, when he'd scooped her off the pavement after the South Side Ripper had tried to kill her, then held her hand until she woke up. Now he was back to protect her, because Sara, all alone in her mansion, was the only living witness to the maniac's face. But she couldn't remember the face! And that meant she was in danger, with only this one man to keep her safe. But even if he kept the maniac from harming her, what would happen to the heart that was already his? Views: 53
It's the classic gags that keep people laughing time after time, and Nick Harris has collected together a bumper batch of the best jokes that are guranteed to have anyone rolling in the aisles. With jokes ranging from the classic subjects (man walks into a bar, an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman, marriage and divorce and more) to laugh-a-minute one-liners and the downright surreal, there is a wealth of hilarious subject matter to keep readers entertained. This is the perfect stocking filler for anyone that loves a good old laugh. Views: 53
Hugh Provan was a Modernist hero. A dreamer, a Socialist, a man of the people, he led Scotland's towerblock programme after the war. Now he lies on a bed on the eighteenth floor. The times have changed. His flats are coming down. The idealism he learned from his mother is gone. And even as his breath goes out he clings to the old ways. His wife sings her Scots ballads to soothe him, yet his final months are plagued by memory and loss, by a bitter sense of his family and his country, who could not live up to the houses he built for them. Meanwhile the corruption hearings bring their hammer down on the past. Hugh's grandson, Jamie, comes home to watch over his dying mentor. The old man's final months bring Jamie to see what is best and worst in the past that haunts them all, and he sees the fears of his own life unravel in the land that bred him. He tells the story of his own family - a tale of pride and delusion, of nationality and strong drink, of Catholic faith and the end of the ol... Views: 53
Fatal Temptations Fatal Cross Live! Book 2 My life has meaning again. I’m clean and sober, no longer relying on the poison to keep me going night after night as I perform for thousands. I have everything that I’d dreamed about for years; an amazing band, number one songs, money, and great friends. But there was one thing missing…a woman to call my own. Views: 53
