A woman's search for the truth leads her into terrible danger in this compelling tale of suspense. Following a skiing accident, journalist Sally Proctor is recuperating at her parents' rural Somerset home when she hears about a local man, Brian Jennings, who's been jailed for arson. His sister, convinced of his innocence, is campaigning for his release – and Sally decides to help her by conducting her own enquiries. As she starts to uncover serious discrepancies in the original investigation, Sally and her family are threatened by a series of increasingly menacing incidents. It soon becomes clear that someone will go to any lengths to stop her finding out the truth. Views: 15
As funny as a Nick Hornby, but with an existential seriousness that cannot be mistaken. – Ekstra Bladet. A glimpse of what it means to literally and physically be an outlaw because of your name... There is an energy of language, an underlying pain, an anger... – Politiken. A fantastic, unfanatical first-hand portrayal of life in a country at war with itself... You will both smile and feel sad over his descriptions and fast-paced dialogue with its moments of furious tension." – Nordjyske Bosnian teenager Miki and his family are escaping the Balkan war. They live in a Croatian refugee camp, a former holiday resort, but it's difficult to adjust. With the war rumbling in the background and his brother in a Serbian prison camp, Miki and his new friends pick up girls, listen to music and have campfire parties on the beach. Then war breaks out between Croats and Bosnians and friends threaten to become enemies. Miki dreams of emigrating to Sweden but his parents can't... Views: 15
Paul Conklin is a rather ordinary, thirtyish fellow, sharing his ordinary, present-day San Francisco apartment with the ghosts of his dead wife and daughter, Suzanna and Cloe. Suzanna is cooking for him again, and Cloe's bouncing around the apartment in her school uniform, and things are almost back to normal.But a piece of Paul realizes he's really just plain nuts, or at least that's what he thinks. He has no idea that a Primus caste demon from the Netherworld covets his soul and that he's going to have to take a crash course in killing big, bad hoodoo demons or lose his soul for all eternity.For Paul, magic and ghosts exist only in fantasy stories, and he thinks Suzanna and Cloe are just hallucinations, that he's losing his mind. He doesn't realize that he's spontaneously using powerful sorcery to bring them back and that when Suzanna's ghost cooks for him, he's actually conjuring real food for his table.But his ignorant and unknowing exercise of unprotected sorceries and wizardry has drawn the attention of the denizens of Faerie and some powerful mortal wizards. And since Paul exhibits certain unusual abilities, they think he is either himself a demon or at least demon possessed, so they want him dead.There's also a Secundus caste demon from the Netherworld that's crossed over to the Mortal Plane and has been feeding on human souls for centuries. It merely wants to possess Paul's soul. So everyone wants Paul dead, or possessed, and the poor, dumb fool just doesn't realize what's about to hit him. Views: 15
With a tattered Raggedy Ann doll as her only companion, Stefani has spent her entire life immersed in self isolation. As a 10-year-old child she was the lone witness to her mother's murder. She vowed to find the man who robbed her of all she held dear in the world and ensure he suffers as she has before he takes his final breath. Her childhood is consumed with training in the hopes of one day finding the scar-faced killer. But her world up-ends as her 21st birthday looms when she discovers she isn't the hunter. She is the one being hunted, and her predators are not human. Stefani finally opens herself up for the first time, allowing Dennis into her life, revealing her emotions to her hopeful protector. But her fear and confusion mount when he reveals he is a gargoyle - and she is, as well. Dennis claims Stefani is the key to the future of the gargoyle world. She is the Chosen One, and she is in danger. Dark forces covet her imminent power and will use any means to steal it... Views: 15
When it first appeared, the astronomers named the asteroid Keanu.A Near Earth Object, from a distant constellation, it was headed directly toward our sun.But when we went to meet it, it turned out to be far more than a huge rock hurtling through space...The two teams of astronauts sent to explore Keanu discovered it is, in fact, a spacecraft, a giant ship with an alien crew. A ship that had headed to Earth with a mission and a message: Help Us. A brave new frontier beckons. But we are about to learn that it comes with a price...Without warning, the aliens transport small groups of humans from the competing scientific communities of Houston, Texas and Bangalore, India to the vast interior habitats of Keanu. Their first challenge is to survive. Their second; to discover why The Architects—the unknown, unseen aliens controlling the asteroid—brought them there. And soon a third emerges: they must find a way to take control of Keanu.Because the NEO is moving again—away from Earth. The Architects are headed home...Review“Fans of hard SF delighted in Heaven’s Shadow, a solid and engrossing novel in the tradition of Arthur C. Clarke and Robert A. Heinlin...Now Heaven’s War takes the story to the next level.”—George R. R. Martin(George R.R. Martin )Praise for Heaven's Shadow"David Goyer always delivers thoroughly imagined, minutely researched worlds, spun around the most outlandish premises."Guillermo del Toro, director of Pan's Labrynth and New York Times bestselling co-author of The Strain"Terrific...Cassutt and Goyer give Arthur C. Clarke a run for his money. Prepare to have your world rocked."Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author of Triggers"May be as close as I ever get to an actual ride with NASA. But what a ride!"Jack McDevitt, author of Firebrand"In a fast-paced blending of Rama and The Right Stuff, Goyer and Cassutt offer a compelling yarn about first contact in the near future. Nobody 'does NASA' better."David Brin, author of The Uplift War"Reading this book is like riding a rollercoaster."BooklistAbout the AuthorDavid S. Goyer is a screenwriter, film director, and comic book writer. His screenplays include Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and Man of Steel.Michael Cassutt is a television producer, scriptwriter, and author. His TV work includes The Twilight Zone, Max Headroom, and Eerie, Indiana. His novels include Missing Man and Red Moon. Views: 15
Aella is searching for strength. When the seals under her care start to die, Aella needs all the help she can get. She asks two mermen, Damon and Pythias, for their assistance but they have secrets about themselves they aren’t willing to share, and their help could come at a very high price. Can Aella trust Damon and Pythias? Or will misplaced trust leave her under their spell, and in their control? Views: 15
Welcome to the fractious fairy tale world of Kristine Grayson, where the bumpy road to happily ever after is paved with surprises...He lived through ages with the curse of attracting women...who end up dead...One upon a time, he was the most handsome of princes, destined for great things. But now he's a lonely legend, hobbled by a dark history. With too many dead in his wake, Bluebeard escapes the only way he knows how—through the evil spell of alcohol. But it's a far different kind of spell that's been ruining his life for centuries.How will she survive this killer Prince Charming?Jodi Walters is a fixer, someone who can put magic back in order. She's the best in Hollywood at her game. But Blue has a problem she's never encountered before—and worse, she finds herself perilously attractived to him."Grayson deftly nods to pop culture and offers clever spins on classic legends and lore while adding unique twists all her own."... Views: 15
Canada’s answer to Chekhov? Cary Fagan began his writing career with the short story and now, after five novels, he returns to his first love.A woman leaves her husband, a retired judge, when he refuses to give up his passion for performing as a magician (“The FloatingWife”).A young man exiled from the downtown arts scene finds himself living in the suburbs in a community of new immigrants (“Shit Box”).A widow moves to New York to confront the woman who was her late husband’s mistress (“The Brooklyn Revenge”).A bank manager in a bad situation turns to his childhood obsession with Jane Goodall for inspiration (“My Life Among the Apes”). Review“Light and warmth make Cary Fagan’s first novel so unexpectedly enjoyable.” (New York Times Book Review for The Animals' Waltz )“Breathtaking.” (The Glode and Mail for the short story collection The Doctor's House ) About the AuthorCary Fagan is the author of 'Valentine's Fall' (finalist for the Toronto Book Award), 'The Mermaid of Paris', 'Felix Roth' and other novels as well as many books for children. His short stories have been included in 'Best Canadian Stories' and other anthologies. His writing has received two Jewish Book Awards, a Mr. Christie Silver Medal, and many other awards and nominations. Cary Fagan lives in Toronto with his family. Views: 15
Grace Hathaway is getting along just fine since her father's untimely death—until she is followed home one dismal night by a shadowy stranger. If she'd had another choice, she would never have approached the door of the country's most mysterious and wealthy man at four o'clock in the morning. Jared Dunstan de Warre III may be as pretty as he is rich, but Grace has been down that road before. Jared grew up an orphan and has guarded his heart for a very long time. Willing to admit he finds Grace tempting, he still plans never to marry. How can he trust anyone when his own mother abandoned him and gold diggers constantly throw themselves at his feet? As the intrigue surrounding Grace leads them from Chicago's ethnic neighborhoods to the jazz and glitz of New York City, can they avoid a romantic entanglement? Or will love change Grace's mind and open Jared's heart? Views: 15
The riveting story of how the epic struggle over slavery first violently erupted in the seat of American government.In 1835, the City of Washington was simmering. Drawn to the District of Columbia by the prospect of employment, newly freed African Americans from the South poured in, and free blacks outnumbered slaves for the first time. Meanwhile, white residents were forced to confront new ideas of what the nation's future might look like. On the night of August 4, 1835, Arthur Bowen, an eighteen-year-old slave, stumbled home intoxicated, found an ax left in the basement stairwell, and entered the bedroom where his owner, Anna Thornton, slept. Word of Arthur's drunken deed spread rapidly, and within days, Washington's first race riot exploded. Beverly Snow, a former slave turned successful restaurateur, personified the new aspirations for freedom and became the focus of the mob's ire, lending his name to newspaper coverage of the "Snow-Storm." In the... Views: 15
MBA student Althea Brecht’s life changes overnight when she discovers her boyfriend’s betrayal. Devastated, she focuses on the future. Yet the more she does, the more her past threatens to engulf her. Desperate to forget, she falls into the arms of a lover whose desire for control borders on sexual obsession. In a chance encounter, she meets Michael Foster, a man with secrets of his own. Later, she}s plagued by visions of a seductive green-eyed man who claims to be able to unlock her past and change her future. Wondering about her own sanity, Althea seeks answers in chillingly accurate tarot card readings and in teh ancient secrets of karmic astrology. In dreams, she receives unsettling messages from her step-father Albert who died when she was a child. When tragedy strikes, Althea loses her grip on reality and everything she believes about life, her famly and herself is in doubt. She’s terrified to face what’s happening to her. Yet she knows if she doesn’t, she risks losing everything. Addictive, intelligent and unabashedly erotic, Moondanceexplores life, love, the nature of reality and plunges the reader full-force into the wake of an astonishing climax. Views: 15
