Book 1 of The Hounds of Annwn.George Talbot Traherne is just doing his job on a fine autumn morning, keeping the hounds together for the huntsman of the Rowanton Hunt in Virginia along the Blue Ridge Mountain. Doesn't pay to get distracted by a white stag in unfamiliar territory, though. Next thing you know, you might find yourself... somewhere else.The land is the same but not the people. Their huntsman has just been murdered, and George is tapped for the job. It's an emergency — the Wild Hunt is only two weeks away, and if it doesn't happen on schedule, the antlered god Cernunnos will take the realm from its ruler Gwyn ap Nudd and find someone who can mete out justice with the Hounds of Hell in his place.George throws himself into the task, finding strength in the mission and resources he never knew he had. The more he comes to feel at home, settling into his new responsibilities, the more he wants to stay and make a life for himself. He's finally met someone... Views: 8
PRAISE FOR ALEXX ANDRIA:"After reading just one of her stories, you'll find yourself wondering where Alexx Andria has been all your life." --Kelly Haven, best-selling author of the Diary of a Nympho and Barely Legal Babysitters seriesAMAZON US TOP 100 FREE EROTICA BEST-SELLING AUTHOR!An erotic romance short story between a curvaceous accountant who is caught between three distinctly Alpha brothers in a dangerous game set against the backdrop of the ultra-rich.THREE BROTHERS -- ONE WOMANTHEY BOUGHT THE RIGHT TO HER BODY...Penny McDaniel is accustomed to being overlooked. Curvy, shy and a little awkward, Penny has always watched the Buchanan brothers from her cubicle with secret awe and private desire.THEY DIDN'T PLAN ON LOSING THEIR HEARTS...Vince and Nolan Buchanan had been watching and waiting for the right candidate -- the woman they could purchase to use as they desire -- and Penny is all they ever wanted and more.But they never expected their older brother, Dillon, to show up and threaten to take more than just their fortune.THREE RICH AND POWERFUL MEN DETERMINED TO WINONE BEAUTIFUL, CURVY WOMAN CAUGHT BETWEEN BROTHERSPenny McDaniel had no idea that when she took the job as an accountant with the Buchanan brothers that the sexy billionaire entrepreneurs had a thing for curvy girls but when they make her an offer she can't possibly refuse, she learns just how hot they are for her soft, sweet body. Just when Penny starts to believe she's living in a dream, Dillon Buchanan, the black sheep of the family, shows up, ready to make trouble. Caught in a dangerous game with high stakes, Penny finds herself torn between three men -- all of whom want her body and soul.EXCERPT:"Oh!" she gasped, jumping just a little but enough to cause her breasts to jiggle obscenely. She covered her heart with her hands and swallowed with embarrassment. So much for looking the part of the sophisticated mistress. "I apologize. I didn't see you there," she said, looking to Vince. "Should I come back later?"Before Vince could answer, the other man rose with a dark smile on his full lips, saying, "No need to scuttle off on my account. My brother is right; you do look exquisite in that shade of blue. Let me guess...Versace?" When Penny could only stare, the information stunning her brain into silence, he chuckled and shot Vince a knowing look. "Nolan's go-to designer for his pets. Now...who might you be aside from achingly lovely to look at?""P-penny," she stammered, looking to Vince for guidance. Did he say brother? How had she not known that Vince and Nolan had another brother? Embarrassment and confusion colored her voice as she said, "I'm sorry...I didn't know there was another Buchanan."Vince exhaled a short sigh of aggravation at the forced introduction. "Penny meet my older brother Dillon." He gestured swiftly. "Penny, meet Dillon. Dillon meet Penny.""The pleasure is all mine, I assure you," Dillon said, grasping Penny's hand and pressing a kiss to the soft skin. The pressure of his lips did something strange to her insides, shaming her with her sudden arousal. What kind of person was she that she immediately felt an attraction to Vince and Nolan's older brother? "If you wouldn't mind keeping your lips off my secretary..." Vince warned Dillon with a distinct growl. Penny withdrew her hand, her eyes wide at the odd undercurrent passing between the two men."Secretary?" His mouth quirked at the lie. "The temp agencies have really stepped up their game if Miss Penny is any indication of the hiring pool these days."A flush stole up Penny's neck but she lifted her chin and directed her stare back to Vince, saying, "Is there anything you need from me this morning?""I can think of a few things I might want," Dillon remarked with a decidedly wry grin, almost taunting Vince. Views: 8
Drug smuggling is big business on the east coast of Nova Scotia. Rocky Island is the based-on-facts fictional story of the entire business, from the Caribbean to Canada to the USA.With murder and intrigue among the smugglers and their agents, and the RCMP hunt to find and arrest the criminals, it's only a matter of time before civilians find themselves caught in the middle. Enter Rocky Island lighthouse keeper Toby French and his artist wife Allison. When Allison's father is brutally murdered, the couple soon find their lives turned upside down as they are drawn into the investigation, as well as the war on drugs.From the AuthorRocky Island is a fictitious small island located off the coast of Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada, about 90 miles from where the author grew up. The plot concerns the adventures of a newlt married young couple who are the only inhabitants of the island. He is the lighthouse keeper and she is an artist. All is well until he discovers the wreckage of her father's fishing boat washed up on the shore after a storm. A Search and Rescue team locate her father's body and that of a crewman. As the helicopter stops at the island, the pilot offers to take Allison back to the mainland with the bodies of her father and the crewman and she accepts, but on take-off, the helicopter crashes into the ocean. Toby uses his ever-ready inflatable boat to rescue all on board. A few days later, while Allison is still away, the body of the third crewman washes ashore.The RCMP are called in because foul play is concerned. The police discover that drug smuggling is going on with an aging freighter, posing as a legitimate cargo carrier, is dropping off drugs to smugglers posing as fishermen. Allison's father was caught and murdered by the smugglers when he innocently appears in the midst of a transaction. After the ship runs aground on Rocky Island when it is caught in a fog, the smugglers are finally caught and a double agent among the smugglers is caught and the case is solved. Views: 8
Tied in to Baxter’s masterful Manifold trilogy, these thematically linked stories are drawn from the vast graph of possibilities across which the lives of hero Reid Malenfant have been scattered.It is the year 2025. Reid Malenfant is the commander of a NASA earth-orbiting science platform. The platform is intended to probe the planets of the nearest star system by bouncing laser pulses off them. But no echoes are returned... and Malenfant’s reality begins to crumble around him. Huddling with his family, awaiting the end – or an unknown new beginning – Malenfant tells stories of other possibilities, other realities.The linked stories encompass the myriad possibilities that might govern our relationship with the universe: are we truly alone, or will we eventually meet other lifeforms? Perhaps intelligent species decide to turn their back on the stars, or maybe expansionist species are destined to fail. The final possibility – that the Universe as we know it is in fact an elaborate illusion designed to protect us from the fearful reality – is brilliantly explored in the tour de force novella that ends the volume.Review'Baxter is taking basic sf ideas and rebuilding them based on current science, technology and politics - a tried and true method sor sf writers but no less effective for that. Baxter apparently has the ambition and the energy to reinvigorate hard sf all by himself' Locus on Space 'Like all good sf, Space provokes questions. What kind of species are we?... the other reason Space works well is that Baxter is a good writer... his format and style are assured and keep you happily suspended and engrossed. Right up to the satisfyingly vertiginous climax... Malenfant is one of sf's more memorable characters' SFX 'Pacy, visionary, extravagantly imagined, Time places Baxter firmly in the tradition of Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov. How reassuring to know that while so many authors are lying in the gutter of the information superhighway, someone at least is still looking at the stars' The Times 'Time is a big ambitious book... science fiction at its best' About the AuthorStephen Baxter applied to become an astronaut in 1991. He didn't make it, but achieved the next best thing by becoming a science fiction writer, and his novels and short stories have been published and have won awards around the world. His science background is in maths and engineering. He is married and lives in Buckinghamshire. Views: 8
The happy camaraderie of the Porthcove Studios holiday hotel is shattered by the arrival of the misanthropic George Bullard. The unpleasant Bullard goes out of his way to taunt and annoy both staff and fellow artist guests. So when he's found brutally murdered, everyone in the hotel comes under suspicion as having a motive to kill him. And when a second guest is pushed down the stairs leading to the beach, the police are baffled--and it falls to the unorthodox lady detective Miss Isabelle Eaton to unmask the murderer. A first-rate British crime novel! Views: 8
The Galileans is above all the magnificent story of the wonder and glory of those who knew Jesus of Nazareth—and of the woman, Mary Magdalene, who rose above the passions and storms of her worldly career to witness the supreme triumph of her beloved Master’s Resurrection. Views: 8
Fear is a great motivator. Fear of the truth can be even greater. In Book One of the award-winning Souls of Aredyrah series, two boys, one an outcast, the other a fallen prince, discover some unwelcome truths: Not only are they bound by blood and prophecy, but their opposing beliefs are founded on similar lies. Views: 8
Gigi Levangie Grazer, the New York Times bestselling author of The Starter Wife, returns with a hilarious and spirited tale of love--both lost and found. L.A. is no place for widows. This is what forty-four-year-old Hannah Bernal quickly discovers after the tragic death of her handsome and loving husband, John. Misery and red-rimmed eyes are little tolerated in the land of the beautiful. But life stumbles on: Hannah's sweet three-year-old daughter, Ellie, needs to be dropped off at her overpriced preschool, while Hannah herself must get back to work in order to pay the bills on "Casa Sugar," the charming Spanish-styled bungalow they call home. Fortunately, Hannah has her "Grief Team" for emotional support: earth mother and fanatical animal lover Chloe, who finds a potential blog post in every moment; aspiring actress Aimee, who has her cosmetic surgeon on speed dial; and Jay, Hannah's TV producing partner, who has a penchant for Mr.... Views: 8
As he was carried off on a stretcher at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Welsh swimmer David Davies was celebrating his success. His exhausting performance in the first ever 10 km open water race earned him a silver medal and, more importantly, a place in British swimming history. But what was running though his head as he collapsed from the physical exhaustion of completing the Olympics' most gruelling swimming race? This is David's own story. The tale of how an ordinary schoolboy from Barry made the swimming world sit up and take notice. He talks about his determination and drive and his life both in and out of the water. Views: 8
When Sandra Sinclair, recently widowed and the mother of twelve-year-old Jane, meets wealthy lawyer Joe Gillette, he wins her over with his kind and conscientious attitude. Falling in love faster than she ever thought possible, Sandra agrees to marry. But soon after they move into their new home, things begin to change, and Joe's controlling behavior causes her to question her decision. When her new husband becomes seriously abusive, Sandra decides that she and Jane must leave. When Joe makes it clear that he will not just let her walk away, Sandra discovers that it's quite likely that he arranged his first wife's death, and that she is now part of his "contingency plan." She soon realizes that even the law is no defense against this meticulous and egotistical man. Fleeing to an old family cabin on a remote lake, mother and daughter prepare to live off the grid. And when Joe tracks them down, Sandra must come up with a contingency plan of her own. Views: 8
