Four people have been invited to play a game of poker with a difference. The four strangers facing each other across a table, gambling everything they have, to win the only thing that they have in common and cannot share.They have agreed to come and put it all on the line because they have no other choice.The three men and a woman are very different, gambling in their own particular way, looking for the edge, watched over by a hostess who is much more than she seems.Let the game begin. Views: 277
When her son dies, Dodie is determined to find the murderer.Flamboyant, wealthy, middle aged and several-times married Dodie Fanshaw is in Madeira to help make a film about her early life as a chorus girl and Hollywood starlet, and her husbands. She is not amused when her son Jake, indifferent actor, appeals to her for money. Instead of going back to England he remains in Madeira, and contrives to alienate Dodie's friends, a rival actor, the Madeiran family who run the hotel where he had been staying, and a wealthy, elderly woman with whom he is now living. The situation becomes intolerable when Jake, drunk and abusive, comes uninvited to a party on a yacht on New Year's Eve, arranged to watch the annual Funchal firework spectacle. When his body is discovered next day in the harbour, Dodie asks was he killed or was it an accident? She is determined to discover which of the many enemies he has made could have killed him, but most of them had the opportunity. Views: 277
When you are about to breathe your last breath and the Grim Riper is knocking on your door, it's good to have a brother by your side.When Sonny, former Road Dogs president, is down and out with cancer and about to cross over to the other side, Cave Man comes back to bring a brother home; to fight off the Grim Reaper and a band of evil little demons that are trying to drag Sonny's soul to hell.Spending Christmas in the little village of Blå Dalen, deep in the heart of the Norwegian Alps, Ashley meets Runo under the glow of the northern lights. They hit it of, and with the promise of spectacular scenery, she follows him into the mountains, hoping to capture the perfect photograph. But Runo has a terrible secret, and after one moment of weakness, Ashley's life will change forever. Views: 277
Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian and C.S.Forester, this is a dramatic and action-packed naval adventure from bestselling author James Nelson full of vim and vigour!"Nelson writes with the eagerness of a young man sailing his first command" — Patrick O'Brian"First class historical action" - ***** Reader review"Authenticity runs throughout the books, carrying total conviction" - Patrick O'Brian"A thrilling read..." - ***** Reader review"Smashing Good Read!" - ***** Reader review************************************ONE SIMPLE MISSION CAN HAVE EVERLASTING CONSEQUENCES...1776: A fleet of British transport ships are looming off Staten Island, while the remnants of General George Washington's army huddle behind hastily constructed fortifications on Brooklyn Heights. There, Washington is preparing for the final destruction of the... Views: 277
Savaged by the K’Chain Nah’Ruk, the Bonehunters march for Kolanse, where waits an unknown fate. Tormented by questions, the army totters on the edge of mutiny, but Adjunct Tavore will not relent. One final act remains, if it is in her power, if she can hold her army together, if the shaky allegiances she has forged can survive all that is to come. A woman with no gifts of magic, deemed plain, unprepossessing, displaying nothing to instill loyalty or confidence, Tavore Paran of House Paran means to challenge the gods – if her own troops don’t kill her first.
Awaiting Tavore and her allies are the Forkrul Assail, the final arbiters of humanity. Drawing upon an alien power terrible in its magnitude, they seek to cleanse the world, to annihilate every human, every civilization, in order to begin anew. They welcome the coming conflagration of slaughter, for it shall be of their own devising, and it pleases them to know that, in the midst of the enemies gathering against them, there shall be betrayal.
In the realm of Kurald Galain, home to the long lost city of Kharkanas, a mass of refugees stand upon the First Shore. Commanded by Yedan Derryg, the Watch, they await the breaching of Lightfall, and the coming of the Tiste Liosan. This is a war they cannot win, and they will die in the name of an empty city and a queen with no subjects.
Elsewhere, the three Elder Gods, Kilmandaros, Errastas and Sechul Lath, work to shatter the chains binding Korabas, the Otataral Dragon, from her eternal prison. Once freed, she will rise as a force of devastation, and against her no mortal can stand. At the Gates of Starvald Demelain, the Azath House sealing the portal is dying. Soon will come the Eleint, and once more, there will be dragons in the world. Views: 277
The Man She Couldn't Forget…He was a man of adventure, the epitome of masculinity, and he had swept the girl next door off her feet one incredible night—and made her a woman. But Marco Esposito didn't think he was the home-and-hearth type of man that Sophie Morrell deserved…so he walked away.But He Never Forgot Her.Now Marco was back and he wanted to do right by Sophie—for now and always. Sophie hadn't forgotten those fiery kisses, but could she trust that their night of shared passion would grow into the love of a lifetime…? Views: 277
A cat and mouse game played by those who stalk the night. Who is the hunter and who is prey? This 2,100 word short explores the classic vampire and hunter story from a different angle.**Book 1 of 3 in the Planet of Riches Trilogy** For someone who’s been in college as long as I have, you’d think I’d be used to people by now. And for the most part I am…until I met Meredith.Meredith was annoying on too many levels to count and was just too self-centered to live. Not that I had plans on killing her because I didn’t. Instead, I planned to ship her away to a slave planet where she’d spend the rest of her life toiling away in inhumane conditions. Poetic justice as I like to think of it for all she’d ever done to me.But as I dug into her history, and present, I found out that she was looking for the Planet of Riches, a mystical planet which generations of people have been searching for.A planet I’d just started searching for.If that wasn’t bad enough, she was dealing with the Planet Mafia, the biggest and most organized mafia in the universe.Could I use this association to my advantage or would I end up disappointed?Would I find the Planet of Riches or end up as lost as all the others who’d searched and found nothing?What secrets did this planet have just waiting to be revealed?**This is Book 1 of 3 in the Planet of Riches Trilogy**Book in the Trilogy:Planet Secrets (Book 1)Planet Mafia (Book 2)Planet of Riches (Book 3) Views: 277
When Asa Alejándro León moves with his family to West Marshall, a small Midwestern town, he’s looking for one thing: oblivion. Haunted by memories of his past, broken by what he has lost, Alex struggles to find a reason to live. And then he discovers that someone in his quiet new world is using magic—the very same kind of magic that Alex lost.When Asa Alejándro León moves with his family to West Marshall, a small Midwestern town, he’s looking for one thing: oblivion. Haunted by memories of his past, broken by what he has lost, Alex struggles to find a reason to live. And then he discovers that someone in his quiet new world is using magic—the very same kind of magic that Alex lost. With that magic come old responsibilities that Alex is not ready to let go. When the dead begin to rise in West Marshall, and when the people Alex loves start falling inexplicably ill, Alex discovers that—even without magic—he still has a lot to lose.And a lot to fight for. Views: 276
In the first book of this illustrated series, Marvin and his friends are impressed by the arrival of The Radleys Stunt Show. When they are pretending to be daredevils, one of Marvin’s friends winds up stuck high in a tree top. The Radleys say they will come to her aid, but they seem more concerned with showing off than her actual rescue. www.VeryBoringPlace.comThe Adventures of Marvin Theodore Harvey is a series of illustrated stories about Marvin and his four friends, Daffodil, Larue, Marla and Albert. Children will enjoy the simple, well crafted stories which are 2,500 to 3,500 words each. They read at the 2nd through 4th grade levels, but can be read to children of all ages. In this first story, Marvin and his friends are impressed by the arrival of The Radleys Stunt Show. When they are pretending to be daredevils like the Radleys, one of Marvin’s friends winds up stuck high in a tree top. The Radleys say they will come to her aid, but they seem more concerned with showing off than her actual rescue. Will Marvin have to save the day?www.VeryBoringPlace.com Views: 276
A short story about the life of a quirky person who diedThis book contains six of the eighteen fairy tales from Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book (1889). The stories have been rewritten sentence by sentence to make them accessible to 21st century American children. The 6 stories include Toads and Diamonds, Beauty and the Beast, Snow-white and Rose-red, Why the Sea is Salty, Felicia and the Pot of Carnations, Hansel and Grettel.The great beauty of Andrew Lang’s Blue Fairy Book, originally published in 1889, is that it brought together many different fairy tale traditions. There are stories written by Charles Perrault and Mme d’Aulnoy, collected by the Grimm brothers and Asbjornsen and Moe, and translated from the Arabian Nights. It is a very rich collection of fairy tales.However, the stories are written in a language that is outdated and in places inaccessible to modern American children (and even their parents). To remedy this problem, I have thoroughly edited half of the stories contained in Lang`s book, keeping the stories as intact as possible, while revising every sentence so the stories can once again be read with pleasure by children. Views: 276
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Views: 276
After twenty long years, Torthan is free. He was thrown in a hellish dungeon for rebelling against the cruel Lord Vengir. He emerges into a world that is radically different than the one he fought for long ago. Everyone pleads with him to embrace this new world. Torthan scorns them all and seeks vengeance against the man who destroyed his life.In this story by the author of The Mighty Roman, previously published in the magazine THEMA, a young city gardener must rely on a simple good nature to deal with thorns botanical and human. With bonus "Peanuts" reference. Views: 276
