The Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st CenturyWith his monumental Mountain Man and Eagles series, William W. Johnstone has become America's most popular Western writer. Now, with J.A. Johnstone, he unleashes the Sidewinders, two honest Texas cowboys with an uncanny knack for lighting wildfires everywhere they go...Home Sweet Deadly HomeIf there's anything better than coming home to Texas, it's getting paid to do it. For Scratch Morton and Bo Creel, always on the hunt for funds, the job is taking three vicious criminals from Arkansas to Tyler, Texas for trial. Little do they know that one of the criminals, the one that's a beautiful woman, is the most dangerous of all. Soon the journey home turns into a race for buried treasure, a shoot-out, and another double cross—until Scratch and Bo are making one last mad, bullet-sprayed dash through the land of their birth... or the land of their death... Views: 11
Fairy Serena Fontaine has been away from the Belle Terra Supernatural Hotel for a week when she has a dream urging her to return to town. As she draws close to the arena where the were-fights are being held, she has a vision of a saber-tooth tiger and passes out. She wakes up in the arms of her truemate, a gorgeous saber shifter. Views: 11
A fascinating memoir from the man who revitalized visual geometry, and whose ideas about fractals have changed how we look at both the natural world and the financial world. Benoit Mandelbrot might well be our most important living scientist. The creator of fractal geometry, he has significantly improved our understanding of, among other things, financial variability and biological rhythms. His work reveals hidden order in what was once perceived as rough, unpredictable, or chaotic. In The Fractalist, Mandelbrot recounts high points of his life with exuberance and an eloquent fluency, deepening our understanding of the evolution of his extraordinary mind. We follow his early years: born in Warsaw in 1924 to a Lithuanian Jewish family, he was mentored by an eminent mathematician uncle in Paris. As he stayed barely one step ahead of the Nazis until France was liberated, he studied geometry on his own and dreamed of using it to solve fresh problems of... Views: 11
The true story of British soldier Diem Burden. His life is at a crossroads: his military career is rapidly coming to an end and he has no idea of what to do post-army. With a young family to support, pressure is mounting on him to find a way forward - and soon.
Returning back to camp after an idyllic day out, the young soldier is thrown into a horrifying tragedy which puts him to the test. Whilst trying to cope with the trauma of that dreadful event, a seed is quietly planted which, with a slight bit of nurturing, leads Diem along a certain path.
Does he make that unexpected choice? Will he surprise not only his family, but himself in the process?
Read book one of the five-book Rozzers series to find out. Views: 11
It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing: a girl on a yacht with her super-rich banker father; a chance for the family to heal after a turbulent time; the peaceful sea, the warm sun . . . But a nightmare is about to explode as a group of Somali pirates seizes the boat and its human cargo - and the family becomes a commodity in a highly sophisticated transaction. Hostage 1 is Dad - the most valuable. Amy is Hostage 3. As she builds a strange bond with one of her captors, it becomes brutally clear that the price of a life and its value are very different things . . . Views: 11
Paisley Sterling has no idea of the trouble she's getting into when she and her teenaged daughter are called home for a family funeral. Paisley's mother, the elegant and stylish Anna Howard Sterling is delighted when they decide to extend their visit after Paisley's New York townhouse is rented out from under her. Things are going well until Anna discovers she has been cheated out of a sizable inheritance. Convinced that her favorite cousin was murdered, she decides to seek revenge by persuading Paisley to assume the persona of the intrepid Leonard Paisley, hard-boiled detective and write a fictitious expose of the crime. Leonard's novel is a huge success and life on Meadowdale Farm couldn't be happier — until the thinly veiled accusations in the book provoke a lawsuit. Faced with financial ruin, mother, daughter and granddaughter fight to protect the home that has been in their family for generations by unmasking the real killer... Views: 11
OUR ANNUAL SUMMER CHILLER-DILLERSpine-tinglers of the Seventies combine the traditions of the past with the new terrors of the science fiction age of the present. This first annual selection of the year's best in fantasy-horror embodies the heritage of the classic masters with the modern techniques of Lovecraft, Bradbury, and masters of future projection.Here is a tale of an isolated laboratory and the man who miscalculated the dimensions.Here is the chill of a future parliament debating the death of coming generations.Here is the archeological quest of a researcher who had come to wonder whether he was entirely of this world.Here are Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Kit Reed, E. C. Tubb, and ten more of today's masters in the first series of THE YEAR'S BEST HORROR STORIES. Views: 11
Love and laughter ease the way to overcoming the odds in this duet of quirky contemporary romances by Eva Shaw.Games of the Heart: Pastor Jane Angieski isn't your usual clergywoman—she's just as at home in Victoria's Secret as she is behind the altar. When her curious nature and love of dark chocolate lead her into a world of sex slaves, black-market babies, cheatin' preachers, and an assortment of lowlifes, she never expects to also find her soul mate. It's a madcap adventure that proves love is the most powerful state of all. Doubts of the Heart: FBI consultant and recent breast cancer survivor Nica Dobson is trying to regain her spirit and accept the changes in her body and mind. So helping a friend in Hawaii find a paternity connection during Nica's medical leave seems like the best way to redefine herself...until an old flame and ancient secrets challenge her to embrace love, too. Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors Views: 11
Carter Nicole Woodson realized things had gotten out of hand as she stood in front of 300 guests, interrupting the wedding vows of her old boyfriend. Carter leaves the city and escapes to her family’s ranch. Her grandfather's words resonate in everything she does – when you fall off a horse…get back on. So after giving up on love and the never-ending search for a man, she begins to follow in her grandfather's footsteps – and follows her heart – turning her life into something she can be proud of. Views: 11
