In this short story set between books three & four of the Southern Arcana series, you get two weddings for the price of one. Find out how Mackenzie and Jackson ended up enjoying a honeymoon in Vegas--and how bad Alec and Carmen's wedding had to be to drive them there. This story is provided as a free read for fans of the series, and may contain spoilers for books 1-3 of the Southern Arcana series, and confusion for anyone not familiar with the characters involved. Read with caution! Views: 51
SUMMARY:A unique and sweeping debut novel of an American female combat photographer in the Vietnam War, as she captures the wrenching chaos and finds herself torn between the love of two men. On a stifling day in 1975, the North Vietnamese army is poised to roll into Saigon. As the fall of the city begins, two lovers make their way through the streets to escape to a new life. Helen Adams, an American photojournalist, must take leave of a war she is addicted to and a devastated country she has come to love. Linh, the Vietnamese man who loves her, must grapple with his own conflicted loyalties of heart and homeland. As they race to leave, they play out a drama of devotion and betrayal that spins them back through twelve war-torn years, beginning in the splendor of Angkor Wat, with their mentor, larger-than-life war correspondent Sam Darrow, once Helen's infuriating love and fiercest competitor, and Linh's secret keeper, boss and truest friend. Tatjana Soli paints a searing portrait of an American woman’s struggle and triumph in Vietnam, a stirring canvas contrasting the wrenching horror of war and the treacherous narcotic of obsession with the redemptive power of love. Readers will be transfixed by this stunning novel of passion, duty and ambition among the ruins of war.
FromWhile the horrors of war are never far from the surface, the love stories, as well as Helen's personal evolution, lie at the center of The Lotus Eaters. (A few critics compared Helen's wartime experience to the rush experienced by characters in the Academy Award–winning The Hurt Locker, and the title refers to the lotus eaters who, in Greek mythology, become addicted to the opiate.)_ _Soli's visceral writing captures an alluring, dangerous country, and she excels at conveying the intricacies of war-torn lives. A few critics disagreed about the centrality of the romance and the characterizations, but overall, they had little but high praise for the work. "If you've never read a novel about the Vietnam War, this could be the book for you," concluded the Dallas Morning News. FromSoli’s debut revolves around three characters whose lives are affected by the Vietnam War. Helen Adams comes to Vietnam in the hopes of documenting the combat that took her brother from her. She immediately attracts the attention of the male journalists in the region, and quickly falls into an affair with the grizzled but darkly charismatic war photographer Sam Darrow. As Helen starts to make her own way as a photographer in Vietnam, drawing as much attention for her gender as for her work, Darrow sends her his Vietnamese assistant, Linh, a reluctant soldier who deserted the SVA in the wake of his wife’s death. While Linh wants nothing more than to escape the war, Darrow and Helen are consumed by it, unable to leave until the inevitable tragedy strikes. The strength here is in Soli’s vivid, beautiful depiction of war-torn Vietnam, from the dangers of the field, where death can be a single step away, to the emptiness of the Saigon streets in the final days of the American evacuation. --Kristine Huntley
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It has been twenty years since the time of The Fairies of Nutfolk Wood, and grownup Willa has returned to Plunkit with her daughter, Zelly. Willa can't see the fairies anymore, but Zelly can, and she meets an unusual boy—the last remaining fairy child living in Nutfolk Wood, Ronald Whistle Bright.Hard times have befallen the fairy town of Nutfolk Wood, but Whistle Bright is determined to stay in his forest village, even though humans are sure to destroy it. And Zelly wants to stay in the small town of Plunkit, even though her mother insists that they return to their lives in the big city. Zelly is convinced that she belongs in Plunkit, and only there will she find out more about her father, who disappeared when she was three.In their quest to stay in the place that they love, the tiny Nutfolk boy and the human girl become allies, and both are surprised by the unexpected things that can happen in life.Barb Bentler Ullman's follow-up to The Fairies of... Views: 51
Chosen will “keep you on the
edge of your seat...”
“Anyone who enjoys a good story,
especially in a science fantasy vein, should absolutely love this book.”
“The author has brought together
two unique genres (Sci Fi and Fantasy) and melded them in a way that creates a
highly enjoyable book that you will LOVE!”
In this Science Fantasy
thriller, Dynan Telaerin ends up in Hell, charged with saving the soul of his
ancestor. Can he, before the fabric of time is torn beyond repair? Will courage
alone be enough to face the greatest evil to exist? Will he lose his soul to
save everyone else?
The running starts, and doesn't
stop to the end of this action packed adventure of a young man coming to terms
with his life while he's barely a spirit, through horrors he thought existed
only in dreams.
“Harrison is a fantastic writer.
The world she has woven in Chosen is
magical, dramatic, and sucks the reader right in.”
If you love Fantasy and you love
Science Fiction, you’ll really love Chosen.
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In these dazzling stories, Mavis Gallant immerses us in the lives of ordinary people swept up in the upheaval and displacement that followed in the wake of the Second World War. A bitter yet stubbornly pragmatic woman prepares for what promises to be another disastrous Christmas with her mother, her aunt, and her would-be-war-hero uncle. Engaged to another man, a woman travels to Paris with her older lover and his young son. A wife recollects her complicated relationship with the refugee woman who had a brief affair with her husband. Small mercies form the backbone of a friendship between an actress and a police commissioner. A career soldier, now discharged and stranded in France, makes his first adjustments to life as a civilian. In elegant, diamond-sharp prose, Gallant distills the vanities, absurdities, and contradictions that lie at the heart of human behavior and fashions stories of rare power and insight.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 51
Paranormal crime stories by bestselling fiction writers like Kelley Armstrong, Anne Perry, Simon R. Green, Patricia Briggs, and more. A massive, monumental volume of paranormal crime fiction by bestselling authors. Gripping tales of mayhem include both novellas and short stories like "Stalked by," by Kelley Armstrong, "The Judgment" by worldwide bestselling author Anne Perry, "Appetite for Murder" by Simon R. Green, "Road Dogs" by Norman Partridge, "The Hex Is In" by Mike Resnick, "Doppelgangster" by Laura Resnick, the chilling "If Vanity Doesn't Kill Me" by Michael A. Stackpole, and many, many, more.Compiled and edited by the world's most prolific anthologist—the award–winning Martin H. Greenberg—this is the biggest paranormal crime book on the market and the ultimate collection for ghost hunters and thrill seekers everywhere. Also included are multiple stories by New York Times bestselling authors. The Best Paranormal Crime Stories Ever Told is a new book... Views: 51
A Little Something Extra - Pam McCutcheonHarlequin American #614Harlequin Treasury 1990'sASIN: B0056HUX7C (mobi)ISBN: 9781459274730 (epub)July 15, 2011 (ebook)ISBN: 9780373166145 (orignal pb)January 1996 (original pb release)Setting: Vail, CO248 pagesBack cover:He Was No Mere Mortal The handsome hunk that stood before P.J. Sheridan expected her to believe he was a leprechaun? She had one word for him: blarney! Only Connor O'Flaherty wove a magical spell about P.J. that stirred her deepest desires. The skeptic in her wiped the stardust from her eyes -- and P.J. was convinced this man was nothing but a con artist. Deep down, though, the woman in her desperately wanted to believe Connor's powers were as potent -- and as real -- as his kisses. Yet no matter who -- or what -- he really was, common sense said the man was trouble.Inside excerpt:"I never gave up hope of finding real magic."She risked a glance at Connor to see how he was taking her revelations. Would he be incredulous, condescending, amused?No, he wore a look of tender understanding that made her heart turn over in her breast.He took her face in his hands and stroked her cheek with his thumb. “I'll help you, lass,” he promised. “I'll help you find your magic.”Mesmerized by the sincerity and intensity of his declaration, PJ leaned toward him and tilted her face up in wonder. “You will?” she breathed.“Yes, I will,” he affirmed, and bent to kiss the lips she so trustingly offered him. Views: 51
London, 1795While most of Society views Lady Grace Hannington as a clumsy laughingstock, Atticus Stilwell and Viscount Colin Fitzgerald see their perfect partner—a woman who is more than enough for not just one man, but two. She is well-bred enough to be the wife Colin needs, with a blossoming sensuality both men cannot wait to taste.But Grace will also need strength to withstand the ton's scrutiny if she agrees to their scandalous arrangement. Can Atticus and Colin show her enough wicked pleasure to convince her to become theirs forever? Views: 51
