Watching HMS Eclipse through the geosynch spaceport window, Officer James Dunne, a newly minted graduate of the Royal Interstellar Service Academy, thinks his first assignment will be routine . . . an easy going excursion on an aging deep-space cruiser, heading into the Dark, on a mission to explore the farthest reaches of known space.Although repeatedly warned "not to rock the boat", it soon becomes obvious that it is too late for the young Officer!Dunne's survival will depend on his ability to separate power from perversion while enduring the corruption and control of others! Views: 51
Emma Wiggins is about to marry her heart-stopping, gorgeous boss, CEO Evan Fletcher, in seven days—too bad he doesn’t know it yet! Desperate to fulfill her ailing grandfather’s last wish to see her settle down and get married, Emma Wiggins, a 30-year-old, career-focused executive tells him a little white lie on his deathbed that she is in fact engaged--to her boss, deliciously handsome and emotionally unavailable, Evan Fletcher. The situation takes an unexpected turn when her grandfather's condition improves slightly and to her shock, he goes ahead and arranges a wedding ceremony at his hospital bedside before he passes on. Now, all Emma has to do is convince unsuspecting, commitment-phobic Evan to tie the knot with her in seven days. Can love blossom in the most unlikely situation?REVIEWS"I can feel her heart beating out of her chest. Great pacing...good descriptives…I look forward to buying this story one day soon." - Judge, TARA contest 2010"Very sweet...great foreshadowing!" - Judge, TARA contest 2010 Views: 51
One idyllic family, or so it seemed? The party was supposed to be the ultimate surprise, but instead it turned out to be the most ordinary event of the day? When warring sisters Suzie and Liz come together to organise a 40th anniversary party for their parents, they struggle to keep their personal dramas in check and make it a magical day. Suzie is struggling to keep her marriage afloat and Liz is keen to retain her Queen Bee status. Their aunt and mother are much the same, with Lilly and Fleur at loggerheads over their very different lives. Meanwhile Suzie's daughters Hannah and Megan are learning that growing up isn't as easy as their parents profess. As the champagne flows and the drama unfolds, it quickly becomes clear that this is a party that no-one will ever forget ? but will there be a happy family left at the end? A wondrous tale about the joys of family and how sparse our lives would be without them! A perfect read for fans of Carole Matthews and Kathy Lette. Views: 51
In Book One of the bestselling Butch Karp legal thriller series, Karp must stop a murderer who is manipulating the law to escape punishment Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Roger "Butch" Karp has been around New York long enough to realize that the judicial system can be dirty and cynical. But he still believes in justice. So when a vicious sociopath tries to dodge a brutal murder charge by convincing the court he is incompetent to stand trial, Karp teams up with firecracker Assistant DA Marlene Ciampi to unleash the full force of their relentless energy, hardboiled wit, and passion for the truth to put the killer away for good. They will accept no lesser plea. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Robert K. Tanenbaum including rare photos from the author's personal collection. Views: 51
Don Snyder knew nothing about his mother aside from the terrible fact that she died at the age of nineteen, just sixteen days after giving birth to him and his twin brother. All his life Don had been too shy, too deeply pained to ask his father or grandparents to tell him the story of the lovely girl named Peggy Snyder--what delighted or troubled her, who her friends were, how she fell in love, what cut short her brief life.But then, nearing his fiftieth birthday and compelled by his father's failing health, Snyder embarked on a quest to find his mother. He traveled many times from his home in Maine down to his mother's small Pennsylvania town to trace her childhood and adolescence. He tracked down Peggy's high school friends, spent time with her teachers, probed the memories of the girls--now elderly women-- who had been her bridesmaids. Detail by detail, Don pieced together the harrowing story of Peggy's final year--her passionate love affair with her husband, the... Views: 51
What do you do when all of your family and friends have been butchered by a tribe of brutal, bloodthirsty warriors? Why, swear vengeance, of course! But carrying out your vow won't be easy when you're a skinny, eight-stone teenager who gets a nose-bleed cracking open an egg. And so young Ronan decides that he'd better learn to fight...Set in Midworld, a realm of magic where large, muscle-bound men do unspeakable things to each other with nasty great swords, Ronan the Barbarian deals with real, everyday problems that are usually avoided in other fantasy worlds...Problems such as how to fight someone when the cheap sword you bought at Honest Elric's Used Sword Emporium keeps coming off the handle. Or how to cast a spell when you're crippled by a hangover after drinking twelve pints of Gobbo's Pearly Light in the Dragon's Gizzard tavern. Or what to do when you're a God, but you happen to be the God of Atheists, you haven't received a prayer in five hundred years, and you're bored out of your mind.Ronan the Barbarian is the first book in the Ronan trilogy and has been translated from the original Gibberish by James Bibby. Views: 51
Buried in the Heartland is a town that no one enters or leaves. Graf McDonald somehow becomes its first visitor in more than five years...and he was only looking for a good party. Unfortunately, Penance, Ohio, is not that place. And after having been isolated for so long, they do not like strangers at all.Jessa's the only one to even remotely trust him, and she's desperate for the kind of protection that only a vampire like Graf can provide. Supplies are low, the locals are ornery for a sacrifice and there's a monster more powerful than Graf lurking in the woods. New men are hard to Views: 51
