Judith McCain is on a dangerous case in Monroe Beach. A psychopathic, ritualistic killer is roaming the beach looking for women to rape and then baptize to cleanse them of their sins.Once again Judith McCain teams up with the FBI to solve the case. As a psychologist, she is called in to help Sarah who keeps dreaming about the killer and seeing the victims in her mirror. Sarah is also worried that some of her other personalities will once again come out. Views: 58
Meriel’s sire groomed her to seduce Master Aidan, but Meriel has no desire to be his concubine. When Aidan picks her despite her lack of efforts, she realizes he knows her sire ordered her to kill him. Her first day with Aidan reveals a reality much different from the servitude she expected. Free to say no to him, she finds that she might not want to. But saying no to her sire could be harder… Views: 58
Set in the lush countryside of Provence,Deborah Lawrenson'sThe Lantern is an atmospheric modern gothic tale of love,suspicion, and murder, in the tradition of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca.Drawn to a wealthy older man, Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soonoffers a new life and a new home—Les GenÉvriers, acharming hamlet amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence. But Eve finds itimpossible to ignore the mysteries that haunt both her lover and the run-downold house. The more reluctant Dom is to tell her about his past, the more sheis drawn to it—and to the mysterious disappearance of his beautiful ex-wife. Anevocative tale of romantic and psychological suspense, The Lantern masterfullymelds past and present, secrets and lies, appearances and disappearances—alongwith our age-old fear of the dark. Views: 58
Canada’s master storyteller returns to the North to chronicle the extraordinary stories of five inspiring and controversial characters.Canada’s master storyteller returns to the North to bring history to life. Prisoners of the North tells the extraordinary stories of five inspiring and controversial characters whose adventures in Canada’s frozen wilderness are no less fascinating today than they were a hundred years ago.We meet Joseph Boyle, the self-made millionaire gold prospector from Woodstock, Ontario, who went off to the Great War with the word “Yukon” inscribed on his shoulder straps, and solid-gold maple-leaf lapel badges. There he survived several scrapes with rogue Bolsheviks, earned the admiration of Trotsky, saved Romania from the advancing Germans, and entered into a passionate affair with its queen.We meet Vilhjalmur Steffansson, who knew every corner of the Canadian North better than any explorer. His claim to have discovered a tribe of “Blond Eskimos” brought him world-wide attention and landed him in controversy that would dog him the rest of his life.There is John Hornby, the eccentric public-school Englishman so enthralled with the Barren Grounds where he lived that he finally starved to death there with the two young men who had joined his adventures.Berton gives us a riveting account of the contradictory life of Robert Service — a world-famous poet whose self-effacement was completely at odds with his public persona.And we meet the extraordinary Lady Jane Franklin, who belied every last stereotype about Victorian women with her immense determination, energy, and sense of adventure. She travelled more widely than even her famous explorer husband, Sir John. And her indefatigable efforts to find him after his disappearance were legendary.A Yukoner himself, Berton weaves these tales of courage, fortitude, and reckless lust for adventure with a love for Canada’s harsh north. With his sharp eye for detail and faultless ear for a good story, Pierre Berton shows once again why he is Canada’s favourite historian.From the Hardcover edition. Views: 58
Stefan Korsak and his genetically-altered brother have evaded the Institute for three years. When they learn the new location of the secret lab, they plan to break in and save the remaining children there. But one of the little ones doesn't want to leave. She wants to kill... Views: 58
Brett discovers in the vision of the future the seer Sam Woods gives him that he will fall in love with not one lover, but two. Two vampires, in fact, a man and a woman, both of them so precious to him that he wants to show his love by offering them wedding rings. But when one of them refuses to wear the ring, the perfect relationship he thought he had starts to crumble around him… or does it? Views: 58
