Snowlands: A Novella. A young woman wakes after a battle to find that the only clues to her identity are her injuries, a dead man and the tooth of a predator. Four years pass, in which she lives under a guessed name and becomes a student of medicine, whereupon Raia is unexpectedly invited to the black heart of the empire: The Fortress. She has an opportunity to retrieve her past, but will she be able to accept the person her memories describe? A sci-fi novella influenced by The Fireblade Array. Views: 6
Lillian is writing a biography of the writer James Hyde-Lee, and finally secures an interview with him in his Italian home. But she is to find so much more than an aged writer willing to talk to a biographer. Behind the civilised facade of the Englishman abroad is a world of cruelty, humiliation, degradation and slavery! The kindly old man, a friend of Lillian's father, has a sadistic half-brother and an even more sadistic and evil manservant, who are both delighted with the beautiful Lillian and immediately begin to lure her into their world of BDSM.Lillian finds Lee-Hyde's secret diaries and belatedly realises that her father was once part of this vicious world, a revelation that shocks and horrifies her and makes her realise there is no escape from the savagery that surrounds her. Deceived and enslaved, slowly but surely the proud English girl is taken through the changes which strip away the independence and pride that once sustained her, forcing her into... Views: 6
Charlie McGraw never should have bought the angel book for his precocious daughter. Because then Meredith wouldn't be convinced that getting a new mommy was as simple as having an "angel" sprinkle him with her "miracle dust." And she never would have believed the beautiful blond-haired woman who drove a truck called the "Silver Angel" was some treetop angel come to life.Starla Richards was no angel. But try telling that to a five-year-old who was so starved for a mother's love that she'd stowed away on Starla's rig. Or convincing herself that miracles just didn't happen to ordinary people when Starla found herself snowbound with a handsome, caring widower and his adorable daughter.... Views: 6
Renowned Harvard scholar and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore has written a strikingly original, ingeniously conceived and beautifully crafted history of American ideas about life and death from before the cradle to beyond the grave.How does life begin? What does it mean? What happens when we die? "All anyone can do is ask," Lepore writes. "That's why any history of ideas about life and death has to be, like this book, a history of curiosity." Lepore starts that history with the story of a seventeenth-century Englishman who had the idea that all life begins with an egg, and ends it with an American who, in the 1970s, began freezing the dead. In between, life got longer, the stages of life multiplied, and matters of life and death moved from the library to the laboratory, from the humanities to the sciences. Lately, debates about life and death have determined the course of American politics. Each of these debates has a history. Investigating the surprising... Views: 6
An act of courage leads to a small girl's fight to face the future against all odds in this disturbing and moving tale from an award-winning author. When little Humaby escapes from a locked van and runs for help, she saves herself as well as a newly stolen baby girl. But, given into the care of child psychiatrist Dr Stefan Lazarus, the girl, renamed Faith, grows up under the glare of an unwelcome spotlight that drives her to dangerous behavior. Sent to a retreat by Stefan, Faith is drawn to Tally and Hay, and the three immediately develop a unique and powerful bond. Each of them is attempting to come to terms with their troubled pasts. For Faith, this involves one final, shocking act... Views: 6
"A refined gentleman, age 25, of wealth and education, seeks the acquaintance, with a view to matrimony, of a high-minded, kind-hearted lady who prefers an evening of quietconversation to the lively demands of society." Edwina Hargrove knows that this "gentleman" was, in fact, Ashton Trewelyn, a rake notorious for seducing the young and naive. In fact, five decent women have already been tricked and bundled off to the continent for scandalous purposes. There was a way to thwart his scheme though—by shadowing this devilishly handsome Casanova and warning his prey. If only it were that simple.Wounded and weary, Ashton Trewelyn returns home to London from the King's Royal Rifles, but soon discovers a coded message that has implications to the Crown and his family. His only hope to unravel the mystery lies in the enigmatic Edwina's ability to recognize patterns. Even as he leads her on a path of secret societies and... Views: 6
THIS IS BOOK 7 IN AN 8-PART EPISODIC SERIES. Each book completes a story arc, but it includes a series cliffhanger that connects Books 1-4; And then Books 5-8. IN BOOK 7 OF THE TOTLANDIA EPISODIC SERIES:For the women of Totlandia, spring brings new life and emotional renewal:A big question for Bettina is whether she'll succumb to an easy fix for her problems, or will she embrace the challenge that may lead to the financial and emotional freedom she craves...At the same time, Bettina's mysterious disappearances are adding to Lorna's anxieties to keep the club on an even keel up until she delivers her twins. Little does she know that a cruel trick by the power-hungry Kelly will curdle Lorna's relationship with her mother-in-law, Eleanor;Jillian is fighting her former mother-in-law for custody of her deceased ex-husband's infant child. The good news: Caleb has taken to his new role as über-dad with gusto. The bad news: it's causing trouble in the Pacific Heights Moms... Views: 6
The dead of an Arctic winter. Whaling ships full of men, stranded in ice. Follow three rescuers in a race against time—and all odds—in this heartpounding true adventure. In 1897, whaling in the Arctic waters off Alaska's coast was as dangerous as it was lucrative. And in that particular year, winter blasted early, bringing storms and ice packs that caught eight American whale ships and three hundred sailors off guard. Their ships locked in ice, with no means of escape, the whalers had limited provisions on board, and little hope of surviving until warmer temperatures arrived many months later. Here is the incredible story of three men sent by President McKinley to rescue them. The mission? A perilous trek over 1,500 miles of nearly impassable Alaskan terrain, in the bone-chilling months of winter, to secure two herds of reindeer (for food) and find a way to guide them to the whalers before they starve. With the help of photographs and journal entries by one of... Views: 6
Ugly duckling, Maizah "Maizy" Winston, struggled most of her life with her weight, depression, and a neglectful abusive family. With a determined heart, support from newfound friends, and an unconventional exercise routine she has the confidence to get the lusty gaze from guys that never wanted a thing to do with her before.
Luckily for Mixed Martial Artist mega-personality, Mallory 'Neanderthal' James, she only has eyes for him. He's always been sure of himself with everything to back it up. The only one to knock him off his feet though was shy and quiet Maizy. Yet after their first date it’s obvious it’s going to take more than his direct personality to break through her defenses. With the help of mutual cohorts he’s able to ensure and keep a watchful eye on her achievements as well as fend off his competitors. Waiting for the proper time to make his move for her heart once more.
Now it’s a question of if Maizy will see his interferences as manipulations or what they were intended. To help her see herself like he’s seen her from day one. Beautiful. Follow a tale told with Fraud’s theory of Ego, Superego, and Id in place while two people from different paths learn to give in to their primal desires...
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