Secrets have a way of floating to the surface. . . . Mystery, compelling characters, and an abandoned town beneath a lake make for a must-read adventure. On the day Cassie was born, they drowned her town. The mayor flipped a lever and everyone cheered as Old Lower Grange was submerged beneath five thousand swimming pools' worth of water. Now, twelve years later, Cassie feels drawn to the manmade lake and the mysteries it hides—and she's not the only one. Her classmate Liam, who wears oversized swim trunks to cover the scars on his legs, joins Cassie in her daily swims across the off-limits side of the lake. As the summer heats up, the water drops lower and lower, offering them glimpses of the ghostly town and uncovering secrets one prominent town figure seems anxious to keep submerged. But like a swimmer who ventures too far from shore, Cassie realizes she can't turn back. Can she bring their suspicions to light before it's too late—and does she dare? Views: 57
[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires]When Jonas Tracer makes a bargain with a witch to charm his mate into loving him, the plan backfires horribly. Now, Nicholas not only believes another man is his mate, but he’s forgotten his past with Jonas entirely. With time running out, Jonas embarks on a journey to recapture Nicholas’s memories and force him to acknowledge their bond.Nicholas McCarthy has loved Jonas for over two centuries. Claiming the man, though, would prove certain death for the brawny Enforcer. Once the curse is broken and his memories return, he knows he should walk away from Jonas and never look back. But when a ghost from his past returns for vengeance, he has no choice but to seek help from the one man he’s spent years trying to protect.Can Nicholas find the courage to come clean with his mate before it’s too late? Or should some sins remain buried forever? Views: 57
Product DescriptionFires of Prometheus is the third book in the epic five-part science fiction series that chronicles humanity's first interstellar confederation, torn apart by religious strife and extremism. In this latest book of the Star Crusades series the sector is entering a short period of calm. There is peace in Proxima Centauri but for how long? The religious insurgency has already exploded throughout the system and one by one the colonies have seceded from the Confederacy, lured to the offerings of the Church of Echidna. Spartan and General Rivers have vanished and are presumed to have been executed at the hands of their Zealot captors for the murder of the President of Kerberos. Licking the wounds from multiple bloody engagements, Admiral Jarvis regroups her meagre forces. She desperately needs men and ships for the inevitable battle for Proxima. When she hears rumours of survivors being sold into slavery she sends Commander Anderson and his trusted team to follow a lead that will take them to the fiery planet of Prometheus and its terrible secret. Teresa Morato, refusing to believe Spartan is dead, joins the team in the hope of finding him alive. Fires of Prometheus is a classic work of realistic military science fiction set against the background of the first interstellar human empire. The Star Crusades Saga consists of: Book 1: Siege of Titan Book 2: Tears of Kerberos Book 3: Fires of Prometheus Book 4: Battle for Proxima (Sept 2011) Book 5: Fall of Terra Nova (Nov 2011) Views: 57
Amazon.com ReviewA soft bed and a clean bath--any hotel with a modicum of money and good taste can provide that. But lodgings that preserve an ember of American history? That's an amenity that can't be installed, no matter what the construction budget. Chuck Lawliss describes the history and present condition of Civil War sites and Civil War-related inns spanning 18 states, from the Sherman House in Lancaster, Ohio, where William Tecumseh Sherman was born, to the 1842 Inn in Macon, Georgia, where Jefferson Davis stayed in 1865 as he fled south to avoid capture. In Beaufort, South Carolina, there's the elegant Bay Street Inn, which was once used as a Union hospital, and the Kenmore Inn of Fredericksburg, Virginia, which still bears the scars of the pounding it took from Union shelling. Like greatness, you've either got it or you don't, and with the passing of time, a genuine connection with the Civil War is a special something fewer and fewer spots can boast with a shred of truth intact. --Stephanie GoldFrom Library JournalFor Civil War buffs who want to immerse themselves in history, Lawliss provides the perfect travel guide. He includes everything from the Gettysburg battlefield, with a choice of five recommended inns, to the Windsor ruins in Mississippi, with a single accompanying inn. He divides the book into two sections, the North and the South, which are then broken down by state and attraction. The author of many travel books, he provides both basic information about each historical site, including details about directions, times open, admission price, and phone number. Lawliss then advises which historic inn to stay in during your visit and again provides information as to the address, accommodations (number of rooms available), amenities (air-conditioning, afternoon tea, etc.), rates, and restrictions (children and/or pets) as well as its historical significance. Used in conjunction with Spencer Kope's Everything Civil War (LJ 5/15/97), this good, basic guide would well serve the traveler in search of a total Civil War vacation. Recommended for public libraries.AJulia Stump, Voorheesville P.L., NYCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. Views: 57
"Brilliant miniatures. . . . Like the fables of Calvino, Millhauser, or W.S. Merwin. . . . Beautifully blends short story and prose poem. . . . Mermaids, subways, floods, cucumbers, magicians. . . .The book is a gallery of marvels. Phillips guides us through the 'Hall of Nostalgia For Things We Have Never Seen,' 'the factory where the virgins are made,' and 'the Anne Frank School for Expectant Mothers.' A depressed Noah admits he 'didn't get them all,' a wife guesses which of two identical men is her husband, a regime orders citizens to grow raspberries on windowsills. [Helen Phillips'] quietly elegant sentences are as clear as spring water, haunting as our own childhood memories."Michael Dirda"A deeply interesting mind is at work in these wry, lyrical stories. Phillips exploits the duality of our nature to create a timeless and most engaging collection."Amy Hempel"Haunted and lyrical and edible all at once."Rivka GalchenA young couple sets... Views: 57
This ground-breaking work overturns accepted historical dogma on how World War II strategy was planned and implemented. Refuting the long-accepted notion that the avalanche of munitions which poured forth from American factories defeated the Axis powers, it examines exactly how this miracle of production was organized and integrated into Allied strategy and operations. In doing so, it is the first book to show how revolutions in statistics and finance forever changed the nature of war, overturning three millennia of the making of grand strategy. Jim Lacey argues that manpower and the capacity to produce more munitions gave out long before the money did.While the book relates the overall story of how economics dictated war planning at the highest levels, more specifically it tells how three obscure economists came to have more influence on the conduct of the war than the Joint Chiefs. Lacey further contends that the nation s basic strategy, known as the Victory Plan, had... Views: 57
Gay Lit Ryan and Lee have been in love since their teens. When they get together as adults, life doesn’t run as smoothly as they would like. After keeping in touch via email and telephone while they’ve been apart, Ryan and Lee find themselves back together again after a tragic event. Lee must come to terms with his childhood—bullied by his mother and youths—and Ryan wants t help his lover through that. However, life has a strange habit of throwing curveballs. Ryan and Lee must face the past in a way they hadn’t envisaged—the bullies of Lee’s childhood coming back to haunt them in the form of gang members wielding guns. Together, Lee and Ryan stand tall, and despite some dangerous and frightening events, where both men could lose their lives, they survive the odds. Views: 57
Serial killer Frank Haid, dubbed the Painkiller by Chicago police and media, murders 18 people--all paralytics. Commanded by an unseen presence that he calls ''Father'' and that speaks in the voice of an uncle whose rotting corpse he keeps in the living room, Haid destroys his victims (what's left of them) and evidence in a way that puzzles police. Hardest hit are residents of Marclinn, a home for the handicapped, where survivors decide they must track down the madman themselves. Their efforts bring them into contact with Chicago's weird underworld--including junkie/murderers and a deformed prostitute whose head grows out her chest--and their own true selves. Crippled physically and emotionally, Marclinn inhabitants must overcome their limitations before taking on their nemesis. Their unlikely front man is Evan Shustak, who is the novel's centerpiece. About a hundred pages into the novel, he dons his superhero outfit - wrist braces, a "utility belt" from which hang bags of vitamins and aspirin, and a plaid heating pad for a cape then announces: "Crippled and insane, I am the American Dream!" Views: 57
