After ten years, Ryan's parents found his runaway sister, Amber. Now, as he drives to meet up with her and his parents before her wedding, his mind fills with the changes coming. Besides figuring out where she will fit into his life, a job change is on the horizon for him. But should he stick with small town life? Or should he move to Portland, Oregon? Meeting the family his sister is marrying into only brings more questions. Maybe moving to nearby Portland is the better choice. But something about the town of Crossing calls to him. Is it the friendly people who openly accept him as Amber's brother or the cute brunette who happens to be sister of the groom? As Ryan weighs the pros and cons, He decides to put God to the test. Will He answer? Will He let him know which choices to make? And what if Ryan doesn't like the answer? Views: 11
Suddenly the man was there, frozen in the pale beam of her headlights. The high white banks of piled snow channelled the car on to him with a sickening, shuddering inevitability. But in the seemingly flash-lit split second of still certainty before impact, two facts registered. The man was naked. Naked and horribly familiar. She was staring at the stripped, perfect body of her former fiance Ned. Except that he was dead already. Had been tragically killed in a car crash a full year ago. At once there came the shock of the impact. An impact that did not wake her from her nightmare, that, instead, drove her and her family deeper into a waking trance of terror. Views: 11
In an isolated olive grove on the idyllic Aegean island of Tinos, revered by pilgrims around the world as the Lourdes of Greece, the remains of two bodies charred beyond recognition are discovered chained together amid bits and pieces of an incinerated Greek flag. An enraged press screams out for justice for the unknown victims, until the dead are identified as gypsies and the story simply falls off the face of the earth. Is it a gypsy clan war, a hate crime, or something else? With no one seeming to care, the government has no interest in resurrecting unwanted media attention by a search for answers to such ethnically charged questions and orders the investigation closed. But Andreas Kaldis, feared head of Greece's special crimes division, has other plans. He presses on in his inimitable, impolitic style to unravel a mystery that yields more dead, a modern secret society rooted in two-hundred-year-old ways, and a nagging suspicion that his answers lay in the sudden influx of non-Greeks and gypsies to Tinos. It is there, on Tinos, Andreas learns of priceless hoards of gold, silver, art, and precious gems quietly amassed over centuries out of the offerings of grateful pilgrims. He has found a motive for murder and an irresistible inspiration for robbery. All that is left for Andreas to do is find the killers before more die, stop the robbery of the century, and get married in the process.From Publishers WeeklySet on the Aegean pilgrimage island of Tinos, Siger’s superb fourth procedural featuring Chief Insp. Andreas Kaldis (after 2011’s Prey on Patmos) cleverly integrates the ancient with the modern. When Andreas looks into the mysterious immolation of two gypsies on Tinos, apparently a hate crime against immigrants, he faces formidable pressures from his fiery fiancée, Lila, whom he’s to marry in six days on nearby Mykonos—and from his wily boss, Spiros Renatis, who abruptly orders him to close the investigation. While the Greek government can’t afford bad publicity during the country’s current financial crisis, Andreas, aided by his feisty chief assistant, Yianni Kouros, and his friend Tassos Stamatos, chief homicide investigator for the Cyclades, pursues this eerie case, which soon involves ruthless Albanian mobsters, the history of Greek independence from Turkey, and a Tinos-based esoteric cult. A likable, compassionate lead; appealing Greek atmosphere; and a well-crafted plot help make this a winner. (June) (Starred review)Review"Superb...a winner"-- Publishers Weekly (Starred review)"Knocks it out of the park once again...finger so adeptly on the pulse of Greek society, telling the story with such precision and finesse, you're right in Tinos in the middle of the action..." -- The Greek Star Views: 11
Annalisa has a chance to share forever with Micah, but fears something will destroy their happiness. He changed everything, leaving his past far behind as they begin to see a bright and beautiful future. Unfortunately, someone in the mob isn't willing to let go of their best hitman. Book 2 in the Untouchable trilogy is a journey of love and sacrifice, but what happens should be Unforgivable Views: 11
Running. Hiding. Surviving. Anchorage, once Alaska’s largest city, has fallen. Now a threatening maze of death, the city is firmly in the cold grip of a growing zombie horde. Neil Jordan and Dr. Caldwell lead a small band of desperate survivors—including young Jules and Danny—through the hellish undead maelstrom. With their refuge compromised and behind them, Dr. Caldwell and the others place their faith and their lives squarely in Neil’s hands. With life and death hanging on every decision, Neil must face each new obstacle without breaking. And the group presses on toward their last hope: that this nightmare has been contained, and there still exists a sane world free of infection. But to reach it, they must survive and escape... Praise for Sean Schubert's INFECTION: “[Infection is] a fun, fast-paced tale of zombie mayhem that barely gives you time to breathe, and zombie fans who crave plenty of gore and undead action should enjoy it.”--Patrick D’Orazio, author of Comes the Dark “[Infection] will have even the most skeptical, critical zombie fan coming back for more. I can’t wait for the next installment…”--Ursula K. Raphael, The Zombiephiles “I found Infection to be a very entertaining read and look for-ward to the next book in the series.”--BuyZombie.com Views: 11
Waitressing wasn't exactly her dream job, but for 28 year-old Heaven Golding it was a financial lifeline. Besides she kind of enjoyed the attention she got from the mostly male clientele, and the barman, Bronson, well, she felt a kindred spirit in him-and he was pretty hunky too.In fact Bronson was not only young and hansome, but is right there for Heaven one night when she gets some unwanted attention from one of the bars' low-lives. The extraordinary way he deals with her assailant causes Heaven to become convinced that he is not just your everyday average barman and that she has to find out just who, or indeed, what he is?Getting warned off him by a female co-worker, and the drama of the previous nights incident paves the way for Heaven to find out from Bronson his secret. What she learns is far from ordinary, almost unbelievable, a world in parallel with our own, where distant cousins of vampires, the Nephyrae, co-exist and live peaceable lives with humans. But they are also persecuted by vampire hunters and continually have to be on their guard. Their only protection being a rage-fuelled transformation that turns them into terrifying killers. Can Heaven's love save Bronson from the beast that rages within him, one over which he has no real control? Views: 11
Brian Middleton left his father's ranch long ago to make his own way. But now, he's returned to claim the land his late father left him-and learns the hard way that if you want to keep something in the wild west, you have to fight for it. With local lowlifes and shady con-men after the Driving D ranch, Middleton has no choice but to make a stand... Views: 11
Strange fruits is a poetry collection by Kent writer, Maria C. McCarthy. Maria is a poet of remarkable skill, whose work offers surprising glimpses into our 21st-century lives - the 'strange fruits' of our civilisation or lack of it. Shot through with meditations on the past and her heritage as 'an Irish girl, an English woman', it includes poems reflecting on her urban life in a Medway town and as a rural resident in Swale. strange fruits is the fourth project from WordAid, a collective of poets dedicated to raising money for charity. It is published to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support, the charity that helped her friend Karen McAndrew in the last weeks of her life. Views: 11
In this warm, enchanting debut novel, Rosanna Chiofalo evokes the extraordinary beauty of Venice, the charm of a close-knit New York neighborhood, and the joys of friendship, family, and surprising second chances. . .Valentina DeLuca has made hundreds of brides' dreams come true. At Sposa Rosa, the Astoria, New York, boutique where she, her sisters, and their mother design and sew couture knock-off gowns, she can find the perfect style for even the most demanding customer. Now, it's her turn. Valentina has loved Michael Carello ever since he rescued her from a cranky shopkeeper when she was ten years old. He's handsome, chivalrous, and loyal. And in a few weeks, she's going to marry him—in Venice.But just when she thinks everything is falling into place, Valentina is forced to re-examine her life to see what truly makes her happy. And as she soon learns, in a place as magical as Venice, what seems like misfortune can turn out to be anything but, although who knows... Views: 11
