Book DescriptionA collection of stories and essays from the author of the popular 'Callahan's Saloon' series. Some are set in Callahan's beloved bar, all -- stories and essays -- are entertaining and thought provoking. "Nobody's perfect, but Spider comes pretty damned close." Ben Bova"If one were given the task of creating Spider Robinson from scratch, the best way to do it would be to snatch James Joyce from history, force-feed him Marx Brothers films and good jazz for the better part of a decade, then turn him loose on a world badly in need of a look at itself."- The Vancouver Sun"Spider Robinson is the hottest writer to hit science fiction since Harlan Ellison, and he can match the master’s frenetic energy and emotional intensity, arm-break for gut-wrench.”- The Los Angeles TimesAbout The AuthorSpider Robinson has published over thirty-five books since 1973, won three Hugos, a Nebula, the John W. Campbell Award, and numerous other international honours. In 2006 he became the first Writer In Residence at Vancouver’s H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, and in 2010 he was named sixth Writer In Residence at the Vancouver Public Library. He has written songs with David Crosby and Todd Butler, and recorded original music with Amos Garrett and Michael Creber. His award-winning podcast Spider On The Web has appeared regularly since 2007, and he has been Toastmaster at two World Science Fiction Conventions. He was married for 35 glorious years to Jeanne Robinson, a dancer, writer and Buddhist priest with whom he co-authored the Hugo- and Nebula-winning THE STARDANCE TRILOGY. For further information visit www.spiderrobinson.com. Views: 55
Anna Karenina left her husband for a dashing officer. Lady Chatterley left hers for the gamekeeper. Now Alice Coombs has her boyfriend for nothing ... nothing at all. Just how that should have come to pass and what Philip Engstrand, Alice's spurned boyfriend, can do about it is the premise for this vertiginous speculative romance by the acclaimed author of Gun, with Occasional Music. Alice Coombs is a particle physicist, and she and her colleagues have created a void, a hole in the universe, that they have taken to calling Lack. But Lack is a nullity with taste--tastes; it absorbs a pomegranate, light bulbs, an argyle sock; it disdains a bow tie, an ice ax, and a scrambled duck egg. To Alice, this selectivity translates as an irresistible personality. To Philip, it makes Lack an unbeatable rival, for how can he win Alice back from something that has no flaws--because it has no qualities? Ingenious, hilarious, and genuinely mind-expanding, As She... Views: 55
Product DescriptionNear her eighteenth birthday, Margaret Lenora Caine finds a chest hidden in the attic containing proof that she's adopted. The spoiled daughter of wealthy merchants in Seattle, she feels betrayed by her real parents and by the ones who raised her. But mystery surrounds her new discovery, and when Maggie uncovers another family secret, she loses all sense of identity. Leaving her home in Seattle, Washington, Maggie strikes out to find her destiny. Will Charles Stanton, who's been in love with her for years, be able to help her discover who she really is?From the AuthorThe McKenna's Daughters series had been in my heart for several years. I'm glad the books are being published by Charisma House. The romance novels contain a lot of family secrets that have to see the light of day before the heroine can move on with her life. I hope you love the journey of discovery Maggie's takes. Views: 55
Sebastian Blake, His Grace the Duke of Winterhaven, has a hard and fast rule when it comes to mistresses. He never keeps one longer than a turn of the season. But he’s never met a woman as tempting as Arabella St. George… A fiery operatic diva, Arabella is blackmailed into helping the French. When she gives the envelope intended for a French assassin to the Duke of Winterhaven by mistake, she'll do anything to retrieve it. Even if she has to seduce him to do it... Views: 55
Product DescriptionChristmas Eve is the first anniversary of the day Ron and Kara met—snowed in at an airport in Newark, New Jersey. It should be a day of sweet romance and intimate discoveries recapturing the excitement which launched their relationship.Instead they are dealing with the almost in-laws. Ron’s family is crazy. His father hates women in general and his mother hates Kara. To make matters worse, Kara’s mother isn’t much better. She’s invited Kara’s old boyfriend to join them for Christmas dinner in the hope that she can convince her daughter to leave Ron and go back to him.Can Kara and Ron’s love survive the stress of their dysfunctional relatives? Or will Another Snowbound Christmas be their last? Views: 55
Heartbreak Canyon THEIR LOVE KNEW NO BOUNDS…. He'd adored her from afar, quietly, desperately, until he swept her off her feet and took her away just before she wed the wrong man. But their guilt followed them until it wrenched them apart…. Yet beautiful Shay Stephens never could get Easy Rafferty out of her mind—or her heart. So when the half-Cherokee ex-rodeo star returned to Heartbreak broken, bitter and hell-bent on living in merciless solitude, Shay vowed to help Easy reclaim his life and his pride—and prove to him that home was right there in her arms. The men of Heartbreak live by their own rules—protect the land, honor the family…and never let a good woman go! Views: 55
Makis and his mother Sofia escape a devastating Greek earthquake which has claimed his father's life. They move to North London and at first it is hard, especially at school, but being a gifted footballer, Makis slowly begins to fit in. But through no fault of his own, Makis lets down his team at an important match and the whole school, even the teachers, seem to turn against him.Praise for Angel Boy:"Ashley excels at tautly-potted, timely and highly topical thrillers which pack a real emotional punch." - Rivetting Reads"This perfectly plotted thriller." - Bookseller Views: 55
He'd been ready to move on, to marry a woman who'd provide him with heirs. But a year of separation hasn't slaked rancher Clayton Worth's raging desire for his soon-to-be ex-wife. And Trish is as unpredictable as ever. Her mysterious reluctance to have kids was what drove them apart. Now Trish is back in Red Ridge, mother to a baby girl. The irony is maddening.Trish urgently needs to finalize their divorce before Clayton's irresistible charm can melt her resolve. Because his touch awakens a consuming hunger that hasn't died. They'd thought it was all over between them...but their hearts have other ideas. Views: 55
1260ADJosseran Sarrazini is a Templar Knight, trained for war. But as the Christian garrisons in the Holy Land begin to fall to the Saracen, he must embark upon a mission of peace: to the golden palaces at Xanadu, to seek an alliance with Kubilai Khan, ruler of the greatest empire in history and commander of the invincible Mongol horde.Josseran's task is formidable. To ride the treacherous Silk Road to the edge of the known world. To cheat hunger, thirst, and death. And to forge a crucial allegiance with a people who do not honour his cause, or his God. Blazing with adventure, epic in scope, and utterly compulsive, Silk Road weaves a spellbinding story of war, honour and desire onto the vast tapestry of the medieval East. Views: 55
Cinderella's Prince Charming is divorced and at a dead-end in his career, so he opens a bookstore and travels the land ordering books and discovering new authors. Still handsome and still charming, he has given up on women, royalty, and anything that smacks of a future.Mellie is sick and tired of being called the Evil Stepmother. She did her best by her stepdaughter Snow White, but the girl resented her to no end and made all kinds of false accusations.Neither of them believes in happily ever after anymore, but both of them believe in happily for the moment... Views: 55
