The outlaws were begging for trouble when they challenged the Texas Hell-raisers!Larry and Stretch couldn't stand by and see the honest citizens of Widow's Peak swindled by the unscrupulous Jay Endean. The boss-thief was selling worthless railroad stock, and courting Tess Hapgood—the girl they called Arizona Wild-Cat.With fast guns, hard fists and Lone Star luck, the Texans declared war, exposing the plotters for what they really were, and in so doing the stage was set for a violent showdown. They were two against many, but Larry and Stretch had no quit in them. They were in this fight to win, or die trying! Views: 20
A ruthless killer is targeting the families of soldiers in a U.S. Army colonel's brigade. Special agent Jamison Steele, of the Criminal Investigation Division, vows to stop him--because this time, Jamison's heart is involved. The colonel's daughter, the woman who loved and left Jamison without a word, came face-to-face with the murderer. Protecting Michele Logan means constant surveillance. And solving the mystery of the serial killer's motive requires asking Michele the questions she least wants to answer. Questions that may lead them both into a deadly trap. Views: 20
Enter New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh's darkly beautiful world of archangels and immortal power, as a pact is sealed between two souls bound by blood, stirred by desire, and driven by vengeance... With wings of midnight and an affinity for shadows, Jason courts darkness. But now, with the Archangel Neha's consort lying murdered in the jewel-studded palace that was his prison and her rage threatening cataclysmic devastation, Jason steps into the light, knowing he must unearth the murderer before it is too late. Earning Neha's trust comes at a price—Jason must tie himself to her bloodline through the Princess Mahiya, a woman with secrets so dangerous, she trusts no one. Least of all an enemy spymaster. With only their relentless hunt for a violent, intelligent killer to unite them, Jason and Mahiya embark on a quest that leads to a centuries-old nightmare... and to the dark storm of an unexpected passion that threatens to drench them both in blood Views: 20
Half-Gypsy, Carnival carries his dead Poppa inside him as a perpetual adviser as he works as fortune-teller and occult troubleshooter, banishing demons and succubi with a carefree confidence born only of youth. His life journey takes a distinctly different turn when he meets Maya, an alluring female vampire. This opening book to the Carnival Cycle Series details a dark version of the modern world, in which demons appear unbidden and where having a talent and using it successfully can mean either life or death. Views: 20
Execution is a gruesomely fascinating account of methods of judicial execution from around the world and through the ages, and includes such hair-raising categories as death by cannibalism, being sewn into an animal’s belly and a thousand cuts.In his own darkly humorous style, Geoffrey Abbott describes the instruments used and their effectiveness, and reveals the macabre origins of familiar phrases such as ‘gone west’ or ‘drawn a blank’, as well as the jargon of the underworld. From the preparation of the victim to the disposal of the body, Execution answers all the questions you are ever likely to ask, and some you would never want to imagine. Views: 20
The book that all archaeology buffs have secretly been yearning for! This unique blend of text, anecdote and cartoon reveals, and revels in, thse aspects of the past that have been ignored, glossed over or even suppressed - the bawdy, the scatological and the downright bizarre. Our ancestors were not always serious, downtrodden and fearful creatures. They were human like ourselves and shared our earthy sense of humour that is based on bodily functions, bawdiness and slapstick. So it's time to take the fig leaf off the past and have a long, hard look at the real past - the world that would have had the Victorians reaching for their smelling salts. So if you want to know what your average Egyptian slave thought of pharoah, or a Roman legionary thought of his commander, you will find the answer in Disgraceful Archaeology - in hilarious graphic detail! Views: 20
Baronet Charles Donovan is hard to impress. As an up and coming member of the Beau Monde, he has seen his fair share of lovely and accomplished ladies. Unfortunately for Lindsay Beaumont, she has succeeded where all others have failed. Not within some glittering ballroom or tiresome salon, has she managed to captivate Charles. Instead, her innocent maneuverings have expertly entangled Charles in a family drama that results in him being impressed into His Majesty's Royal Navy.Now, the handsome and fun loving gentleman will learn through hardship and violence, what it takes to survive. After four long years at sea, Charles has only one thing on his mind: to find the young lady who cost him his youth, and to make her family pay for their betrayal. How better to recoup his fortune and his honor than by bedding and wedding the only girl who deserves his broken body, spirit, and pocketbook? Yes, her family will pay for his suffering with their precious dowry, and their daughter.Lindsay has adored Charlie for as long as she can remember. He has always been dashing, handsome, kind, and courageous. So why, after disappearing for five long years, has he suddenly resurfaced, a scarred and ferocious antihero? What has happened to the boy she admired? And why do his whispered, course endearments drip like venom from his lips? Charles knows that she is leery of marriage. So, why does he entice her now? Lindsay has never been the kind of woman to sit back and allow bad things to happen to those she loves. She will get to the root of this mystery and help Charles find happiness, whatever it takes. But how can she be the one to help Charlie heal, when it seems she is the very poison that eats at his soul? How To Impress a Gentleman is an 82,000 word historical romance novel set in eighteenth century England. Views: 20
London, 1850. Fog in the air and filth in the streets, from the rat-infested graveyard of Tom-All-Alone's to the elegant chambers in Lincoln's Inn Fields, where the formidable lawyer Edward Tulkinghorn has powerful clients to protect, and a deadly secret to hide. Only that secret is now under threat from a shadowy and unseen adversary - an adversary who must be tracked down at all costs, before it's too late.Who better for such a task than young Charles Maddox? Unfairly dismissed from the police force, Charles is struggling to establish himself as a private detective. Only business is slow and his one case a dead end, so when Tulkinghorn offers a handsome price for an apparently simple job Charles is unable to resist. But as he soon discovers, nothing here is what it seems. An assignment that starts with anonymous letters leads soon to a brutal murder, as the investigation lures Charles ever deeper into the terrible darkness Tulkinghorn will stop at nothing to... Views: 20
