A new novella by acclaimed author Bradford Morrow about a man who tracks an inexplicable plague of bird deaths, and the mystery's profound effect on his family Hundreds of red-winged blackbirds are discovered scattered, lifeless, around a greenhouse in Warwick, New York. Heaps of common grackles litter the fields of a farm upstate near Stone Ridge. And in Manhattan, a Washington Square restaurant is forced to close its doors when a flock of pigeons inexplicably dies on the sidewalks out front. From Pennsylvania to Maine, birds are falling from the sky en masse—and nobody can figure out why. An insurance claims adjuster and avid birder is one of the first to recognize that something is wrong. His stepdaughter, Caitlin, has also noticed—their common interest in birds is one of the few things they share these days, since her mother died of cancer just six months ago. As they travel the Northeast together to investigate the ominous deaths, a bond forms that might... Views: 19
Back at work for the British Secret Service, Charlie accepts an assignment in Japan that just might be his last Charlie Muffin was once the toughest agent in the British Secret Service. He wasn't strong, fast, or charming, but he knew how to survive. When his agency branded him a traitor, he eluded their grasp for years, never quite letting himself get caught in their crosshairs. Finally he proved his innocence; the nation forgave him and asked him back to work. Charlie Muffin has come in from the cold. Consigned at first to a monotonous desk job, it takes months for Charlie to get a real assignment. A KGB agent in Tokyo wants to defect and come to the other side, and Charlie is to help him out—one traitor to another. But as Charlie knows all too well, there's never anything simple or safe about running away. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author's personal collection. Views: 19
This one represents all of my paranormal stories bundled into one book. The Haunting of Annabelle Room 13 Ariel’s Last Mission The Portal The Hybrid Jessica’s Satanic Rite of Passage Mind Reader The Haunted House To Hell and Back Soul Reaper Time Loop Hell’s Gate Vampire Berserker The first seven of which are soon to be turned into an audiobook. For Adults only. Views: 19
Finding the Right Key by Adrianne ByrdProfessional party planner Kimora Evans has dreamed up her quirkiest party theme yet--a holiday key party--where singles hook up based on a car-key lottery. With best friends, boyfriends and bosses in the mix, there's more than enough sexy fun to go around. But what Kimora doesn't count on is what happens when she plays romance Russian roulette.'Round Midnight by Donna HillRelationship expert Summer Lane is so busy helping lovelorn callers on her late-night radio talk show that she finds herself in her own romance slump. As New Year's Eve approaches, she decides to follow her own advice--and speak straight from the heart--to keep the handsome program director from slipping away when the clock strikes twelve.Blind Faith by Kayla PerrinTrapped for days in her car when it careens off an isolated stretch of road outside of Buffalo, New York, Andrea Dawson has already... Views: 19
“A delightful and delicious tribute to Churchill’s heroic appetite for wining, dining and politicking” – Ben Macintyre, author of Operation Mincemeat. A friend once said of Churchill “He is a man of simple tastes; he is quite easily satisfied with the best of everything.” But dinners for Churchill were about more than good food, excellent champagnes and Havana cigars. “Everything” included the opportunity to use the dinner table both as a stage on which to display his brilliant conversational talents, and an intimate setting in which to glean gossip and diplomatic insights, and to argue for the many policies he espoused over a long life. In this riveting, informative and entertaining book Cita Stelzer draws on previously untapped archival material, diaries of guests, and a wide variety of other sources to tell of some of the key dinners at which Churchill presided before, during and after World War II – including the important conferences at which he used his considerable skills to attempt to persuade his allies, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin, to fight the war according to his strategic vision. With fascinating new insights into the food he ate, the champagnes he loved, as well as original menus, seating plans and unpublished photographs, Dinner with Churchill is a sumptuous treat. The next best thing to being there yourself.Review"What a wonderful repast Cita Stelzer has served us. History as it was consumed: Roosevelt sipping, Stalin gorging, Churchill quaffing - the best (and not so good) cuts and the great vintages are all on the table. Another bottle, please!" William Shawcross "A delightful and delicious tribute to Churchill's heroic appetite for wining, dining and politicking" Ben Macintyre, author of Operation Mincemeat. "Cita Stelzer's delightful book... makes for hugely enjoyable reading, but there is a serious thesis lurking not too far behind the stories... The Churchill industry has been so productive in the decades since his death, and such libraries of books have been published, that an original take on his exceptionally well-documented life might seem impossible. However, with this readable "gastrobiography", Stelzer has succeeded brilliantly in producing one." Sunday Times "A must-read for Churchill connoisseurs, but general readers will find it vastly entertaining too." Standpoint "Acutely revealing" Times Literary Supplement "Amusing and unpretentious... [an] entertaining assortment of Churchill anecdotes" Evening Standard "Acutely revealing" Times Literary Supplement "There's much to enjoy in this book" - History Today About the AuthorA freelance editor and journalist, and a Research Associate at the Hudson Institute, Cita Stelzer majored in history and went on to work for John Lindsay, Mayor of New York and Governor Hugh Carey. She is currently a researcher at the Archives Centre at Churchill College, Cambridge, and a member of the Board of the Churchill Centre (UK), and Trustee of Wigmore Hall. Views: 19
Review "It helps, too, that this is a great story. (...) The prose beautifully paints a world of ugliness and pulls you in." --Outsider Writers Collective And Press "Taiari may very jolly well be a hopeless romantic; the urge he has to put down these words the best example." --Thunderdome "And if vampires do indeed exist, A Light To Starve By is oh so much more than an engaging story, it's a map of what may come. In this world, the one to come, there are monsters, and when there are monsters, the things we cling to - science, god - are no longer any good, for crosses do nothing, and vaccines may immunize, but they don't stop death. Then again, A Light To Starve By might just be a mind-blowing story." --The Velvet "Love prevails and leaves you bleeding on the floor in this dark, noir Romeo and Juliet story. However, this time around Romeo drinks blood, Tybalt is the catholic church, armed to the teeth with silver bullets and are severing heads without discrimination. Benvolio is a one-eyed blood dealer, scarred from when his wife lost her mind and tried to kill him." --Sean P. Ferguson Product DescriptionA dark novelette, set in near-future Paris, where vampires and werewolves are hunted like rabid dogs and put down just as quickly. Their existence is common knowledge, the army and police patrol the streets looking for them, families barricade themselves at night, and even the Catholic Church has its own task force. The majority of the population has been vaccinated, making their blood highly poisonous. What little remains of the vampire society is now reduced to dealing untainted blood like drugs, living in hiding, owning clean human slaves to drink from, and generally living a pathetic life.Amidst the chaos, a clan-less vampire who has been starving for too long does his best to survive, mugging and stealing goods in order to feed himself. His only real link with humanity is a woman he lost years ago. As he checks up on her one night, he finds her missing, and all hell breaks loose.(Length: novelette, ~30 pages)(Cover art and design by Boden Steiner. theaugmental.carbonmade.com ) Views: 19
Enter a powerful realm of legend, dark sorcery, and conquest, where the mighty Drenai warrior Druss faces his most deadly opponent . . .Druss the Legend, the dark axman known as the Deathwalker, must join the warrior Talisman on a mission of blood and glory. Only the stolen Eyes of Alchazzar--mystic jewels of power--will save Druss's dying friend, then unite the Nadir tribes against the evil of the Gothir. Druss agrees to help look for the twin gems--hidden for centuries in the shrine of Oshikai, the Demon-bane, the Nadir's greatest hero.It has been prophesied that with the recovery of the stones, there will come the Uniter, a magnificent fighter who will free the Nadir from brutal oppression. But Garen-Tsen, the sadistic power behind the Gothir throne, also seeks the gems. To control them, he will send five thousand men against a handful of savages, Talisman, and the one Drenai warrior.From the Paperback edition. Views: 19
After almost drowning in a swollen creek, Wes wonders if what his friend Zach says is true: Wes owes a life debt to the old lady who rescued him. It doesn't help that Wes keeps hearing his dead father's voice saying things like, "A man pays his debts, Wes," and "A man always treats a woman with respect, Wes." But how does a guy go about paying back a life debt anyway? And what if it involves a transmission tower, an ice-cream truck and a few sticks of dynamite? Views: 19
