After filling out mountains of paperwork, Detective Charlie Madigan sets out for a death-defying trip into heavenly Elysia to rescue her partner Hank and bring the siren home. Of course, she doesn't expect to leave behind an all out siren revolution or return home to find that jinn crime boss, Grigori Tennin, has begun a massive search for the divine being, Ahkneri. Tennin's tactics set off a chain reaction that puts Charlie in the crosshairs of the shadowy creature known as Death and awakens Ahkneri from her long sleep. And when Vengeance rises, Atlanta will never be the same. Views: 25
In this book Nick Harding sets out to describe a host of Urban Legends suggesting that we should not dismiss them purely as nonsense nor accept them as gospel truth but by striving to understand their underlying meanings we begin to see their true worth as folklore for the modern world. To understand folklore and therefore the realm of the Urban Legend is to understand the psyche of a nation. By understanding Urban Legends we can gain an insight into our own fears and those of our fellow human beings. Views: 25
"The dead have no respect for anyone trying to have a life.Portia Mahaffey is the only woman in her family without a psychic "gift"—and she likes it that way. After a concussion, she discovers her latent ability to see ghosts, including a murdered girl. Corinne wants Portia to convince the police that her death was no accident; she will haunt Portia until she agrees. Reluctantly, Portia uses her new gift and some old-fashioned detection to track down clues.Seeing the dead is just the beginning as Portia discovers hungry demons, mercenary shadow beings, vengeful poltergeists and a murderer willing to make a ghost out of her. Who knew hanging with the dead could be so hazardous to the living?Contains mild sexual escapades, ghosts, demons, and flatulent pugs Views: 25
Product DescriptionJennifer Adams, best friend to Jacque Pierce and Sally Morgan, spicy, out spoken, a little crazy and human...or so she thought. Jen has just found out that human DNA is not the only thing that resides in her veins, she happens to share that little pesky werewolf gene, although it isn't more than just a drop. Now that she and her friends are living in Romania with Fane's pack, she is also oh so conveniently stuck with the object of her affection, the fur ball Decebel. Drawn to each other by something they don't understand Jen finds herself frustrated by the lack of mating signs between her and said fur ball. Not only is she dealing with that not so un-frustrating problem, she now has been informed that because of that little drop of werewolf blood in her she is now required to attended a multi-pack gathering for un-mated wolves. This type of gathering hasn't taken place in over a century but with a shortage of females among the werewolf population the males are getting worried they won't ever find their true mates. Meanwhile Decebel struggles with the emotions he is feeling towards Jen. He tries to keep his distance but there is just something about the mouthy blonde that keeps him coming back for more of her verbal abuse that he just can't seem to get enough of...go figure. Views: 25
Olive's mother is headed to jail and her brother to join the Army, so thirteen-year-old Olive is uprooted from sunny California and dumped in Washington State like a stray. That's exactly what she feels like surrounded by her aunt's collection of homeless dogs, cats, and horses.Fourteen-year-old David's future is already carved in stone. From a military family with two brothers serving overseas, he's been pointed towards the Air Force Academy his entire life - but a rafting trip gone awry might ruin his chances.When a runaway dog is almost hit by a car, the search for its owner leads Olive and David, two kids from entirely different backgrounds, to an unlikely bond. Will their growing attraction to each other be enough to keep Olive from a foolhardy journey to find her mother? Will David risk his family's plans to save her? Views: 25
A young investigative reporter faces danger struggling to prove an incarcerated man's innocence while everyone she cares about seems especially determined to accept his guilt. Views: 25
Book 2: The Louise trilogy. Over a century has elapsed since Louise sat for her portrait. The painting has passed from person to person, unsigned and unvalued. Then, in 1792, as Revolution sweeps through France, Gaston Morteau, a lieutenant in the Hussars, rescues the canvas from a canal in Holland. Louise becomes a very real presence in Gaston's life, sharing his experiences -- the trauma of war, his meeting with Napoleon. When events force Gaston to give up the painting to the sinister Count du Bois, Louise becomes embroiled in a tale of political intrigue and Gothic horror.In the ashes of the Delft explosion, Louise made a choice for life. Now she has to face the realities of love, loss and pain that this life brings. Views: 25
By the author of Konstantin..."A superb book from the border, bright, full of truth, romantic and real... an honourable successor to Bruce Chatwin's On the Black Hill, springing from the same ground." Horatio Clare, author of Running for the HillsSet in the Welsh Borders in 1980, The Claude Glass charts an unlikely friendship between two neighbours; Robin, the seven-year-old son of English hippie sheep farmers, and Andrew, a child so neglected by his impoverished parents that he is left almost mute, seeking solace among the farm dogs.Exploring his parentís semi-derelict farmhouse, Andrew finds an antique convex mirror - a Claude Glass - and, gazing into it, the two boys see their wild, rural landscape strangely ordered. But this comforting vision proves fragile as tensions and sexual jealousy rock the adult world around them.Written with a lyricism and freshness that echoes the early work of Esther Freud or Bruce Chatwin, The Claude Glass draws you into the lives of its startling... Views: 25
Meet Jack Storm PhD, disgraced ex-college professor and
unlicensed PI. Since getting turfed out of Berkeley for violent
misconduct, he’s turned his brains and his 250-pound frame to solving
crimes. Working out of Los Angeles (and the trunk of his 20 year-old
Mercedes Benz), Jack has finally found his true place in life: the
gutter.
When Jerry Picco goes missing, Jack is called in to help. Picco is
the world’s greatest ‘erotic actor’, and his disappearance has come at a
difficult time for the diminutive porn star. He’s left a heap of debt, a
career in nosedive, and a screen partner with plenty reasons to want
him gone.
Jack has his own reasons for trying to find him. Apart from anything
else, he’s one of Jerry’s biggest fans. The only clues he’s got: a
Polaroid of seven little men in the woods, and some story about a
princess.For fans of Carl Hiaasen and Janet Evanovich, What Ever Happened to Jerry Picco? is a romp of a noir from prize-winning author John Barlow. Views: 25
The invasion of California has begun, threatening to trigger World War III. Greater China and its South American allies control Mexico, and their armies are poised on the Rio Grande, ready for the next phase of the North American conquest. It is 2039. The Chinese are launching their secret weapon against the American border fortifications. At the same time, an amphibious fleet steams toward San Francisco. The Chinese have formed the Pan Asian Alliance and signed a war-pact with the South American Federation. Glacial cooling has brought the Earth to the brink of starvation. Now, U.S. soil is the most valuable commodity in the world, and the aggressor powers plan to divide it amongst themselves. America is down but she is not out. The military has some deadly surprises for the invaders, but it may not be enough. Enemy wave assaults, vast armor battles and new drone fighters turn the war into a seething cauldron of mass destruction. INVASION: CALIFORNIA is a disturbing and controversial technothriller vast in scope, written by bestselling author Vaughn Heppner. Views: 25
All three Novellas of the Peeling series.TODAY THE WORLD GOT SICK...The Peeling is a series of novellas set in a world ravaged by a deadly plague. Each book follows the individual story of one of the survivors of this horrible new existence. They can be enjoyed as standalone tales or as part of a larger, overall narrative.BOOK 1: Jeremy's ChoiceBeing a security guard at a news station meant Jeremy found out about the peeling before anybody else. But that didn't prevent the deadly, unknown virus from infecting his wife. After years of neglect, unfaithfulness, and lies, is it finally time for Jeremy to do right by the woman he loves? Or is it too late?BOOK 2: The StadiumBrett went to the football stadium for safety. They all did. But the deadly, flesh-eating virus, The Peeling, doesn't care about walls. It isn't long before the stadium starts to look less like a refuge and more like a prison.BOOK 3: WarriorsWith barely a soul alive, Sergeant Parker and his squad scour the land, looking for survivors, but will they succeed only in finding more nightmares?BONUS CONTENT - Also includes the prequel story: The Peeling Of Samuel Lloyd CollinsPublished author, Iain Rob Wright, was born in 1984 and lives in Redditch, a small town in the West Midlands, UK, with his loopy cocker spaniel, Oscar, his fat old cat, Jess, his many tropical fish, and the love of his life, Sally. Writing is the passion that fills his life during the small periods of time when he isn't cleaning up after his pets.He is the author of several novels, including the critically acclaimed, The Final Winter, and the deeply disturbing thriller, ASBO.Check out his official website for freebies, news, and updates at: http://www.iainrobwright.com Views: 25
