Nearly a decade after his last volume of short stories was published, Jeffrey Archer returns with his eagerly-awaited, brand-new collection TELL TALE, giving us a fascinating, exciting and sometimes poignant insight into the people he has met, the stories he has come across and the countries he has visited during the past ten years.Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to find out Who Killed the Mayor? and the pretentious schoolboy in A Road to Damascus, whose discovery of the origins of his father's wealth changes his life in the most profound way.Revel in the stories of the 1930's woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League University in A Gentleman and A Scholar while another young woman who thumbs a lift gets more than she bargained for in A Wasted Hour.These wonderfully engaging and always refreshingly original tales prove not only why Archer has... Views: 20
With a brand-new introduction and chapter that cover the last five year's of Prince's life and work and his untimely death in April 2016.In his three decades of recording, Prince had nearly thirty albums hit the Billboard Top 100. He is the only artist since the Beatles to have a number-one song, movie, and single at the same time. Prince's trajectory—from a teenage unknown in Minneapolis to an idol and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer—won him millions of adoring fans the world over. Prince is the first book to give full treatment to his thirty-five-year career. Acclaimed music journalist Ronin Ro traces Prince's rise from anonymity in the late 70s, to his catapult to stardom in the 80s, to his reemergence in the twenty-first century as an artistic icon. Ro expertly chronicles his music and career, showing how Prince and his albums helped define and inspire a generation. Along the way, Prince confronted labels, fostered other young talents, and took... Views: 20
As the 13th century dawns, the Christian world is shaken by spiritual upheaval. In Rome, Pope Innocent III plots to crush a new heresy. In the Holy Land, crusading monks make a disturbing discovery about Jesus of Nazareth. In France, roving troubadours sing of a mysterious Grail that offers salvation through the intercession of a worthy lady.In the Pyrenees mountains, a woman will challenge the most powerful pontiff in history and hurl the Church into its greatest crisis of authority.Esclarmonde de Foix is the most popular maiden in Occitania's fabled courts of love. But her life is thrown into turmoil when she encounters a sect of heretics called Cathars. Esclarmonde is forced to choose between her love for a mysterious Knight Templar and her calling to lead these persecuted descendants of Christ's first followers. In the tradition of Mary Magdalene, she ordains women, teaches pacifism, and debates the future leaders of the Inquisition. Desperate to suppress her popular... Views: 20
When Will returns to an empty apartment, he wonders if Theo really wants to be found. But Will always gets his man. Views: 20
A former marine is no match for the elfish Samantha Sinclair. Self-admitted scrooge Bryce Stone treutnrs home to the town where it's perpetually Christmas. When he hires a young woman to run his family's holiday boutique, it becomes a battle of wills. Views: 20
Life was idyllic for husband and wife vampires, Matthew and Sarah Pearl....or was it? Sarah's nightmares trigger a realization for them that all is not as wonderful as it seems. In fact, life could be ending for both of them soon, unless they do the unthinkable: kill The Elders - the oldest and strongest vampires in existence. But doing this means going up against the strongest vampire army. Can they doi it? Will they fight alone or get help from some of their friends? Will they survive? Join Matthew and Sarah in this highly anticipated second installment of The Pearl Vampire Chronicles as they fight not only for their survival but also for the freedom of their fellow vampires. Views: 20
-a Night Stalkers story- Chief Warrant Officer Lola Maloney never expected to lead the Night Stalkers of 5th Battalion D Company. But when Beale and Henderson left, they put her in charge. Now the 5D's first mission under her command is going all to hell. Only she can salvage it—her team's very lives depend on her. Lola reaches back to every trick they ever taught her and finds the answer in a most unexpected place, as they Circle 'Round. (Previously published in Fiction River: Last Stand 2016.) Views: 20
