Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. Whilst the books in this collection have not been hand curated, an aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature. As a result of this book being first published many decades ago, it may have occasional imperfections. These imperfections may include poor picture quality, blurred or missing text. While some of these imperfections may have appeared in the original work, others may have resulted from the scanning process that has been applied. However, our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. While some publishers have applied optical character recognition (OCR), this approach has its own drawbacks, which include formatting errors, misspelt words, or the presence of inappropriate characters. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with an experience that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic book, and that the occasional imperfection that it might contain will not detract from the experience. Views: 333
The Homeless Ghosts of Calcutta is a collection of six short stories, told in a variety of genres. In this collection are tales in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Steampunk and Paranormal Urban Fantasy genres. In these pages there is a little something for everyone. Each story is unique and different from the others, and all of them are meant to entertain.The Homeless Ghosts of Calcutta is a collection of short stories, spread across genres and worlds alike. First is the title story, about a teenager with an unusual problem: The neighborhood ghosts are moving into his Neem tree! Following that is a Science Fiction/Fantasy hybrid story about a warrior monk tracking down criminal bosses. Until she runs into a particularly nasty problem. A comedy follows as an Evil Genius deals with divorce (a minor bummer) and something wicked lurking under his bed. A pair of satirical Fantasy tales come next. A dark tower where fantasy realms are generated is the scene of our tale about what happens when random chaos reigns. It is complimented by a heart-warming holiday tale...err...Perhaps not so heart-warming, more along the lines of evil needs to go shopping during the holiday rush too. However, they just send in the minions! The collection rounds out with a steampunk tale set in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. This group of stories has something for just about anyone. Views: 332
In the future the civilian population must hire private enforcers since governmental police has been terminated. These are the adventures of Peter Blunt,an enforcer for hire. Because of the high risk involved in his profession he is called a Space Warrior.(Hello and Thank You!) See Also: Space Warrior AD 60,400.111102 and Blood SkullsPrologue Peter Blunt policed for profit. Government control of policing lost out.Private business had overtaken and won the job of enforcing civil law. Contract work for law enforcers lasted six months, max. No job security, pension, or health care to argue about. The government, the protectors of the people, had given the job of policing and enforcing civil law to the civilian creeps, the profit makers. The old timers in the ranks saw it coming. Everyone, including union efforts fell flat. In his favor, Peter Blunt figured the corporations and company businesses did pay for all equipment and supplies needed for the job. The catch: live to collect; die, and you got squat. A crusty, dirty, business, dangerous for sure, but that’s why he selected assignment, those that provided the high risk pay. Most of the guys who started with Peter Blunt were dead. The long stretched corridor he cruised stood as a reminder of other enforcers gone before him. Some people preferred to call the policing or enforcing men space warriors. Laws changed from civilized planet to civilized planet. Maybe a desk job? Heart attack, ulcers, or stroke, they were no worse than a ripped throat from a sneak attack. No, Peter Blunt figured, death from direct weapons fire seemed a better way to travel. Peter Blunt stepped square, shrugged his shoulders, his facial expression clicked. He knew that human life follows its own cycle. Enforcement burned and boiled in his blood. He knew it and did it well. His name carried weight and his skills were prized in the wide open economic market and universe of profit and life. Views: 332
Leigh Brackett may be best known for her screenplay for "The Empire Strikes Back," but her lush tales of interplanetary adventures were thrilling readers long before "Star Wars." Collected here are the short novel "Black Amazon of Mars" (the final magazine appearance of her hero, Eric John Stark), as well as "A World Is Born" and "Child of the Sun." Views: 332
While her super-villain husband leads an exciting life beyond the front door of their suburban home, his unnamed wife remains behind to keep the home tidy, his inventions correctly catalogued and her own dreams firmly locked away and neglected.While her super-villain husband leads an exciting life beyond the front door of their suburban home, his unnamed wife remains behind to keep the home tidy, his inventions correctly catalogued and her own dreams firmly locked away and neglected.This neo-pulp short story focusses on the often forgotten pillar of strength behind the familiar mad scientist super-villain. With hints of 1950s conservatism, The Scoundrel's Wife is actually set in a contemporary world and offers a glimpse into the writing style of Ben Langdon which blends the ordinary with the extraordinary. Views: 332
A good bad boy is hard to find.
Seth Masterson has been lusting over Miranda Breslin since the moment he saw her on a Vegas stage. Now that he’s been asked to watch out for her as she opens a dance studio in San Diego, he’s all over it, figuring it’s his chance to get her in his bed. Except the stubborn single mom seems determined to deny their crazy-sizzling sexual chemistry. In typical SEAL fashion, Seth makes it his personal mission to prove her wrong.
Miranda got over her attraction to bad boys about the time one of them knocked her up at the age of eighteen. Seth’s mocking gray eyes and military-buff bod, though, are pure and utter temptation. And when a flooded apartment forces her and her twins to move in with him, she can no longer resist the urge to set off some serious fireworks between the sheets.
But give him her heart? No, thank you. Any involvement with Seth will be strictly physical—and temporary. So when Seth decides permanent is what he wants, Miranda must steel her defenses before she does something incredibly foolish…like fall in love.
Warning: This book contains a bad boy SEAL who knows what he wants and will go to any lengths to get it. Expect some graphic language, hot sex, seduction, hot sex, dirty talk, hot sex, a little man-on-man action, hot sex. Oh, and hot sex. Views: 332
An Egyptian mask jumps onto Layla Noel's face during a college tour of a museum. This act propels Layla into an ancient knowledge quest conducted by Thoth the Atlantean. Having learned the ancient mysteries, she is then steered into alerting the world of the predicted Armageddon, which is slated to begin according to Aztec calendars on December 21, 2012. Layla, guided by a cosmic Mask of Time, becomes a beacon that shows the world how to survive earth's most extreme catastrophic event in 950,000 years. Does earth as we know it, survive? Does humanity heed the lessons taught?It is the love of history that brings four friends together in college. On a class tour of the De Young Museum in San Francisco, an old Egyptian mask mysteriously implants itself on our heroine Layla Noel's face. During a tour of Egypt, the mask takes Layla and her three companions, Ricky James, Josi Moore, and J.J. Martini, on a journey into the past. Strange events occur including a meeting with Thoth... Views: 332
These seven short stories cover such topics as family, injuries and illness, journalism, war, and business. Based on real-life incidents, they are meant to provoke reflections on such character issues as integrity, friendship, prejudice, courage, and respect. Those who enjoy these stories might like the trilogy, The Manifest Destiny Network Chronicles, to appear in summer, 2012.These seven short stories cover such topics as family, injuries and illness, journalism, war, and business. Based on real-life incidents, they are meant to provoke reflections on such character issues as integrity, friendship, prejudice, courage, and respect. Those who enjoy these stories might like the trilogy, The Manifest Destiny Network Chronicles, to appear in summer, 2012. The following stories are included:The Baseball Practice gives us a glimpse of father-son expectations and relations through the prism of sports; The Reporter and the Counselor is the story of a high-school journalist confronted with a serious issue of integrity;Like a Finger Poking me in the Back is the story of life and death issues in the era of modern medicine;Union Man portrays friendship, loyalty, and respect across a philosophical divide;I know what to do is a look at life in a large company where things are never quite what they appear to be;The Random Walk dissects a scary traffic accident which happens to more than just the apparent victim;A Walk in the Past is a description of how, in the face of prejudice, honor and respect can sometimes be gained through creativity and courage. Views: 332
Eloise Hamilton is a Londoner born and bred, so it is a momentous day when she reluctantly agrees to uproot to Dartmouth, leaving behind her perfect world so her husband can finally live in his.
There are compensations, however.
Her mother-in-law Margaret will welcome her with open arms, and besides, she can still rely on best friend Sara to be her lifeline to London.
But both Margaret and Sara are facing their own difficulties, and thrust into unexpected turmoil, Eloise finds she is the one holding everything together for her loved ones - and by an ever-weakening thread.
As her world implodes with the strain of being responsible for all around her, someone is bound to be overlooked.
And the damage might be irreparable . . . . Views: 332
An ancient science unearthed...an orphaned robot discovered...and the shades of fate forged across the gravelands of a forgotten realm. The live-wired, paranormal-fantasy adventure tells the tale of an orphaned robot and its strange journey to try and help save a forgotten and spellbound realm from the sinister sorcery of a wicked witch. It's an adventure hammered with mayhem, madness, and magical mystery!Review "...This is the book you want! The characters have a presence about them that I have been hard pressed to find in other books that would be suitable for readers of all ages. I am in love with these three books and will read them again and again!" - Bex 'N' Books review. About the AuthorAn author and graduate in fine arts from the University of Arizona, Joseph writes books and screenplays, and is an avid supporter of animal rescue and protection. A follower of science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, horror, history, and mythology. Books authored by Joseph Beekman are "A Tail Spun" and "The Complete Trilogy of Little Orphan Anvil", which include: "Little Orphan Anvil, A Tale of Magic and Metal"; "Little Orphan Anvil, The Shades of Fate"; and "Little Orphan Anvil, The Gravelands of Fate". - All these books are published in the fantasy/science fiction/paranormal genres. Also available is a short collection of poems titled "Shades in Shadows". Joseph currently lives in the "Wild West" of Arizona. Views: 332
Isabelle Aimery is a young and successful Parisian cryptologist,with a great love for nunbers and codes.One day, after dozing off in a deep sleep, she wakes up finding herself in what looks like her mind.In fact,it's her consciousness which merges into her subconscious.But before it all disintegrats,Isabelle must find a way to return to reality.But how will she do it when she's stuck in her mind?The Decipherment is centered on Isabelle Aimery – a young and successful Parisian cryptologist. Isabelle lost her parents at the age of 10. They were both archeologists. From an early age, she was very fond of numbers and codes. She had created a whole world of her own filled with numbers, formulae and codes – and she gets a chance to actually see that world.One day, after dozing in a deep sleep, Isabelle wakes up finding herself in something that resembles her mind. She discovers things that look like her memories, dreams and thought . . . and she later finds out this it is her mind she is trapped in. In fact, it is her consciousness that merges with the subconscious state of her mind. She discovers and the beautiful yet deep realms of her mind as she goes through each of her memories, thoughts and dreams – the components of the subconscious mind. But the it all comes spiraling down. Before her subconscious is destroyed taking along her consciousness into the ruins with it, Isabelle must find a way to escape and get back to her life – to reality.But how will she do that when she is stuck in her own mind? The Decipherment explores many of the powers of the human mind, along with the aspects that rule our memories, dreams, ideas and cognition. Views: 331
A cold grey morning in April somewhere in the North Sea; to be more exact, 18 miles N. 75° W. of the Haisborough Lightship. Viewed from the fore-bridge of H.M. torpedo-boat destroyer Calder, there was little in the outlook to suggest that a state of war had existed for twenty months. The same short steep seas, the same lowering sky, the almost unbroken horizon towards which many anxious glances were hourly directed in the hope that "they" had at last come out. Views: 331
Gotcha Detective Agency [3]From USA Today Bestselling author Jamie Lee Scott, comes another murder mystery best seller, Death of a Sales Rep. Mimi and Charles take some time off from the detective agency to help Charles' friend, Anthony DeLuca, sell his exclusive line of voodoo dolls at a trade show in San Francisco. Mimi is less than thrilled to find out Charles has invited Nick Christianson to come along. But as luck may have it, Mimi finds the body of a dead sales rep. When Anthony is implicated in the suspicious death, Mimi investigates her way, and NIck goes off with his old partner at the SFPD to investigate with them. With so many viable suspects, who wanted this sales rep dead? Check out Jamie Lee Scott's author page for more information on her crime fiction best sellers. Views: 331
