Sullen-eyed and broken-hearted, fourteen-year-old Catherine de'Medici arrives in Marseilles to marry Henry of Orleans, second son of the King of France. On the promise of a dowry fit for a king, Catherine has left her true love in Italy, forced into trading her future for a stake in the French crown. Amid the glittering fetes and banquets of the most immoral court in sixteenth-century Europe, the reluctant bride becomes a passionate but unwanted wife. Humiliated and unloved, Catherine spies on Henry and his lover, the infamous Diane de Poitiers. And, tortured by what she sees, Catherine becomes dangerously occupied by a ruthless ambition destined to make her the most despised woman in France: the dream that one day the French crown will be worn be a Medici heir ... Views: 16
Miami attorney Jack
Swyteck is involved in the most explosive criminal trial of his career
-- a case that starts with a murder on a military base and concludes
with a shocking surprise that will change Jack's life forever. A
beautiful woman comes to see Jack and begs him to represent her. She
says she's about to be arrested for the murder of her husband, an
officer stationed at Guantanamo Bay. Having no expertise in military law
and sensing that the woman isn't telling him the entire truth, Jack
turns her down. Then she drops a bombshell: She claims she's the
adoptive mother of Jack's biological son -- a child he's never met.
Either Jack must represent her or he'll never see the boy. So
Jack agrees, but with great foreboding. He has an unreliable client -- a
blackmailer who just might be a murderer -- and he has to travel to
Gitmo and on to Havana to tussle with people who clearly have a lot to
hide. This is a case with as many twists and turns as it has unanswered
questions, and the personal toll on Jack won't end until he's forced to
confront the ultimate surprise witness in a trial that rocks the city of
Miami. In signature Grippando style, Hear No Evil is an
intricate, fast-paced, and captivating thriller that will keep you
guessing until the very end. Views: 16
The newest tour de force starring Thursday Next in the New York Times bestselling seriesThe Bookworld’s leading enforcement officer, Thursday Next, has been forced into a semiretirement following an assassination attempt, returning home to Swindon and her family to recuperate.But Thursday’s children have problems that demand she become a mother of invention: Friday’s career struggles in the Chronoguard, where he is relegated to a might-have-been; Tuesday’s trouble perfecting the Anti-Smote shield, needed in time to thwart an angry Deity’s promise to wipe Swindon off the face of the earth; and the issue of Thursday’s third child, Jenny, who doesn’t exist except as a confusing and disturbing memory.With Goliath attempting to replace Thursday at every opportunity with synthetic Thursdays, and a call from the Bookworld to hunt down Pagerunners who have jumped into the Realworld, Thursday’s convalescence is going to be anything but restful as the week ahead promises to be one of the Next family’s oddest.About the AuthorJasper Fforde is The New York Times bestselling author of the Thursday Next series, the Nursery Crimes series, including One of Our Thursdays Is Missing. He lives in Wales. Views: 16
Nimble Missst, shapeshifting Cloud Castle City princess, rages against her betrothal to the ridiculous Blossom Prince, Zootch. Reluctantly bound to duty, she agrees to go through with the marriage, but always in her snapjaw mind she devises plans of escape. On the day the vows are to be exchanged, her startling violet eyes flash in disbelief when she learns that Zootch has fled Blossom in terror, saying he's always been afraid of Nimble Missst. Newly enraged, she sets off in hot pursuit of the prince. It becomes a game of hide and seek, pitting the snapjaw mind of Nimble Missst against the surprising cleverness of Zootch. Views: 16
Emily and Sasha are sisters in every sense of the way except for in blood. Emily was adopted by their parents when she was only a baby, but the amazing thing is that Emily is human and they are werewolves. What happens when Sasha is considered as a possible mate to a soon-to-be Alpha? What about Emily who goes along to support Sasha? Then there is the fact that Emily is not just an ordinary human... Views: 16
Special Agent Lucy Montgomery’s twin brother
is missing, an art thief is on the loose, and her hormones are on full tilt with
the sudden appearance of Agent Kevin Garrett, her ex-teammate, and the man she’s
nicknamed the Ice King. Together they must to save her brother, and solve the
case he was working when kidnapped. This suspenseful romance is set in locales
from New York to tropical Colombia.Special Agents Lucy Montgomery and
Kevin Garrett are part of an underground law enforcement agency called F.I.U.W.
– Forced Intelligence of the United World, a privately funded anti-terrorist
organization. Discovering that her brother was involved in a case involving art
theft from International Museums, Lucy devises a scheme to get her brother back.
Things fall apart as they discover the thieves they are dealing with are much
more than they appear.The world is in a state of turmoil. Several
terrorist attacks have taken place. No one feels safe. Forced Intelligence of
the United World - F.U.I.W. – a privately-funded organization is designed to
stop the terrorist attacks on the modern world. The hunt is on as Lucy’s brother
is kidnapped. Lucy teams up with the Alpha Unit and their steely-eyed leader,
Special Agent Kevin Garrett. Forced to work with her long-standing rival, Lucy
must put her feelings aside in order to find her brother and bring down the
terrorist supporters he was after. Passions heat as the situation intensifies,
and their lives hang in the balance. Views: 16
Leah is accused of a crime she didn't commit. Dumped by Adam, the man she planned to marry, she escapes to Aunt Jayne's smallholding in the Kent village of Winkleigh Marsh. Heartbroken and homeless, she strives to clear her name and deal with her emotions. Jayne treats Leah's unhappiness with herbal remedies, cowslip wine and common sense in equal measure. In return Leah works hard for the delicious home-cooked meals they share. She wrestles with sheep, breaks nails and gets stuck in the mud - learning as much about herself as she does about farming. Soon Leah is happy milking cows, mucking out pigs and falling halfway in love with Duncan, a dishy tractor driver. Back in London, steps are being taken to investigate what's happened to the missing money. It looks as though the real embezzler must soon be unmasked and Leah will have to chose between resuming her old life or starting a new one. That's when her problems really start.About the AuthorOver 150 of her stories have been published in a range of British, Irish, South African and Australian magazines including Woman's Weekly, Take a Break's Fiction Feast, The Weekly News, Woman's Day, That's Life! and My Weekly. Patsy maintains a blog where she gives details of free to enter writing competitions, rambles on about about writing, gardening, cakes, and other random stuff that interests her. She'd love you to visit Patsy-Collins.blogspot.com and perhaps share your thoughts on these important matters. She entered Creative Print Publishing's monthly competition after featuring it on her blog and encouraging other writers to have a go. She decided to follow her advice and when she was informed her story, 'Escape to the Country' had beaten over 600 other novels and would therefore be published she was very pleased she did. 'Escape to the Country' is her first published novel. It's set in Kent, a county she visits regularly for the wonderful scenery, gorgeous gardens and historic buildings. Patsy likes to research her stories thoroughly, so before writing this story she lived on a small farm. patsy-collins.blogspot.com Views: 16
In 1940s Los Angeles, an unidentified murder victim is found bisected in a shadowy lot. A catchy nickname is given her in jest"The Virgin Tramp"and suddenly a "nice little homicide that would have drifted off the front pages in a couple of days" becomes a storm center. Two brothers, Tom and Des Spellacy, are at the heart of this powerful novel of Irish-Catholic life in Southern California just after World War II. Played in the film version by Robert Duvall and Robert De Niro respectively, Tom is a homicide detective and Des is a priest on the rise within the Church. The murder investigation provides the background against which are played the ever changing loyalties of the two brothers. Theirs is a world of favors and fixes, power and promises, inhabited by priests and pimps, cops and contractors, boxers and jockeys and lesbian fight promoters and lawyers who know how to put the fix in. A fast-paced and often hilarious classic of contemporary fiction, True Confessions is... Views: 16
Bill Slider and his team face a mystery when an unidentifiable man appears to have committed suicide but all signs point to murderA boiling-hot August day and a handsome young man is found dead in his bath, exsanguinated. Bill Slider's colleague takes one look at the body and is convinced something isn't quite right. As Bill investigates, he reluctantly has to agree. But as Slider and his team try to identify the man—whose personal papers are missing, along with his wallet and keys—it seems that the more they find out about him, the less they really know... Views: 16
