The ebook edition of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards novella finalist, from the author of the acclaimed Obsidian and Blood trilogy...For generations Prosper Station has thrived under the guidance of its Honoured Ancestress: born of a human womb, the station's artificial intelligence has offered guidance and protection to its human relatives.But war has come to the Dai Viet Empire. Prosper's brightest minds have been called away to defend the Emperor; and a flood of disorientated refugees strain the station's resources. As deprivations cause the station's ordinary life to unravel, uncovering old grudges and tearing apart the decimated family, Station Mistress Quyen and the Honoured Ancestress struggle to keep their relatives united and safe. What Quyen does not know is that the Honoured Ancestress herself is faltering, her mind eaten away by a disease that seems to have no cure; and that the future of the station itself might hang in the balance... Views: 59
All Those Drawn to Me explores the unpredictable, romantic and spiritual qualities of life in rural BC. Views: 59
She offers herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.Obsession becomes a mysterySimon Lamb is a hunter at heart—taking women, training them, selling them. He has a new girl in his sights. Grace Martin is ripe for the picking—withdrawn, secretive, sheltered. She's so broken already, and that's just the sort of challenge Simon enjoys.Mystery becomes an obsessionGillian Starck's violent past threatens to catch up with her. Once upon a time, Miles Vanderson could have been her savior. Until she fled from him. He's a determined man, though, used to getting what he wants. Miles won't give up the chase easily.One story, two men. Who survives may be the real mystery.Excerpt:I want to be clear with you. I'm not playing a game. I'm not pretending or fantasizing. I've never been this honest with a woman before. When I say I won't be nice...it's closer to the truth to say that I will be cruel. I'm not offering you safety or love; I'm not offering you romance with tender kisses. What I offer... Views: 59
IT WAS A KISS SHE COULDN'T FORGET... Though the sign on Matt Bonner's San Antonio detective agency door claimed he was a "finder of lost loves," there was one he hoped he never had to find-the man who'd given Matt's ex-sister-in-law her first kiss. A kiss that had apparently given Jamie Lee 15 years' worth of memories. But the man Jamie Lee was looking for didn't exist. Or so everyone told them. Why, then, was the trail of this seemingly obscure missing person strewn with danger, destruction and undeniable desire? Unless there was more to that kiss than Jamie Lee was willing to tell...? Matt knew firsthand about wanting to protect secrets, His was the deadliest of all: the two-fisted heat of a forbidden love. Views: 59
Would she lose her little girl if she regained her memory? When they survived a fiery bus accident, Jane Dolan and her infant daughter were given a new beginning--and new memories. But five years later those memories were challenged when Jane saw pictures of her murdered mother and sister in the newspaper. Suddenly she remembered her family, but nothing else, and now she had to find the truth--about their killer, about who she really was.... Reporter Chad Ryker claimed he knew the truth. But Jane could trust no one or nothing-especially her heart, which was quickly, irresistibly falling in love with the man. How could she believe his story that her family was in hiding ... and that her precious daughter wasn't her child? Views: 58
Something is telling me Samphire and I should be together. It's a feeling coming from somewhere so deep inside, a place I thought was buried away, never to be prised open. The first time I saw Samphire, I knew he was the one. He was wild, troubled, broken, but there was an instant connection so powerful I couldn't ignore it. Maybe he knew that I was broken too? Slowly, we learned to trust one another, and now we have a bond so strong that nothing can break it. So the day he disappeared from my world, it felt like my life was over. But I will find him – I'll make it my mission. A powerful, uplifting story about a girl and her spirited horse, fighting against the odds. Views: 58
A Baby On Her Doorstep The towheaded toddler in the pretty pink stroller came with a blankie, a teddy and a note. Unfortunately, she didn't come with instructions. Like who she was or who her parents were. As concierge of Bride's Bay, Joanie Griffin assumed little Emily was a guest's child who needed baby-sitting. But the baby arrived at the worst time-just when her former flame showed up, two years and three months after their breakup. Now she'd never get rid of Steve Lantz. Because when Joanie picked up the blue-eyed baby, she called her "Mommy"--and Steve assumed he was "Daddy"! Views: 58
Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana are among the least-known places in South America: nine hundred miles of muddy coastline giving way to a forest so dense that even today there are virtually no roads through it; a string of rickety coastal towns situated between the mouths of the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers, where living is so difficult that as many Guianese live abroad as in their homelands; an interior of watery, green anarchy where border disputes are often based on ancient Elizabethan maps, where flora and fauna are still being discovered, where thousands of rivers remain mostly impassable. And under the lens of John Gimlette--brilliantly offbeat, irreverent, and canny--these three small countries are among the most wildly intriguing places on earth.On an expedition that will last three months, he takes us deep into a remarkable world of swamp and jungle, from the hideouts of runaway slaves to the vegetation-strangled remnants of penal colonies and forts, from... Views: 58
The second of three volumes of ghost/horror/supernatural stories by Frederick Cowles (1900–1948). A very scarce volume in its original bookform. Views: 58
