Rife with sex, violence, and gore, this fourth installment of the Jake Helman Files follows the sleuth with a heart on his ongoing quest to save his best friend Edgar Hopkins who’s been transformed into a raven by a powerful witch doctor. In his pursuit through the streets of New Orleans, the nightclubs of Miami, and the jungles of Pavot Island—where undead slaves harvest narcotics for a ferocious dictator named Ernesto Malvado—Jake is joined by beautiful NYPD homicide detective and Edgar’s former partner Maria Vasquez, who is determined to learn Jake’s secrets. With no backup and limited resources, Jake and Maria battle voodoo overlords, military troops, and an army of zombies to liberate a political prisoner from Malvado’s torture chamber. Fans who have been with Jake from the beginning will find this book full of continuity carryovers from the earlier adventures and an emotionally resonant conclusion. Views: 66
Leigh Thompson, the exceptionally beautiful daughter of Cheryl and the late tobacco magnate Austin Thompson, is on a solid life course, her extravagant wedding to rising Charlotte attorney and childhood friend Gene Sykes only three months away. In her capacity as the Human Resources Manager at Falstead Inc., a large electronics parts manufacturer in the Queen City, Leigh regularly takes new employees through the orientation process, a fine tuned procedure she has established that informs and prepares everyone; no surprises, no deviation. None, that is, until the day Kyle Tilston walks through her door. He is new in town, arriving in Charlotte a month earlier behind the wheel of his ’68 Chevy II muscle car, sporting a black leather jacket and exuding a cool confident demeanor. Well built and handsome, he sits across from her, folding his hands and smiling, gazing at her flirtatiously with the most captivating eyes she has ever seen. She begins nervously going over the policies and procedures, experiencing an unknown excitement that rocks her to her core. As she fights to maintain her professional composure, he sits silently, saying nothing; but words aren’t necessary to convey his message; it’s delivered and received as if it were written down and handed to her. After the meeting, she dismisses her reaction to him as a by- product of her monthly visitor, which had rudely arrived, unannounced and two days early, that morning.But she encounters him again in due course of their shared employment, and the swarming butterflies in her stomach do not subside. That she would desire another man so close to her wedding – especially one of Kyle’s stripe - causes a major upheaval in her heart and mind. She struggles to keep her planned life on track, analyzing her emotions, deducing that her wayward thoughts are the result of pre-wedding jitters, and dismissing her attraction to Kyle as a regressive, childish fantasy. But there is more to Kyle Tilston than meets the eye. Beneath the rough boy, devil may care exterior he displays to the world is a prolific writer and deep thinker, with both feet planted firmly on the ground, and both eyes on Leigh Thompson. Before her father passed away six years ago, Leigh was a different girl; independent, adventurous and not at all sure that Gene, whom she had known since childhood, was the man she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. But her vivacious spirit was buried with her father, and in her grief she clung to the familiarity of her lifelong relationship with the budding attorney, never daring to let her heart venture forth. Not until the moment she stared into Kyle’s amazing eyes, and felt a desire she had never known. Views: 66
Everyone’s favorite flying car shifts into another dimension as the intrepid Tooting family zooms back and forth through time.When the Tootings return to Zobrowski Terrace at the end of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again, they find that "home" is looking a lot like Jurassic Park. But this is no theme park — a very real and very hungry T. rex is charging them! Thanks to Dad’s inadvertent yanking of Chitty’s "Chronojuster" lever, the spirited car has ushered them back to prehistoric times, where the family (and especially Baby Harry) make a narrow escape. But Chitty has a mind of her own, and the Tootings will get an unexpected tour of exciting times and places from Prohibition-era New York (where Chitty wants to compete in the famous Prix d’Esmerelda’s Birthday Cake race) to the lost city of El Dorado and back again, with misadventures and surprise stowaways along the way. Get ready for a hilarious high-flying adventure, with celebrated author Frank Cottrell Boyce behind the wheel.About the AuthorFrank Cottrell Boyce is a writer of books for young readers, most notably Millions, winner of the Carnegie Medal, and Cosmic, which garnered six starred reviews. He is also the author of The Unforgotten Coat. Frank Cottrell Boyce lives in England.Joe Berger is an editorial cartoonist, animator, and illustrator. He has illustrated numerous books, including the Nosy Crow title Hubble Bubble, Granny Trouble by Tracey Corderoy. Joe Berger lives in England. Views: 66
Her name was Abigail Winterburn - at least that's what the newspapers said. They also said that she was wanted in connection with the disappearance of her stepson. But Abigail couldn't remember her stepson - she couldn't even remember being married. And so began a search to find the missing pieces of her life... and the reason why she had lost her memory. Views: 66
In 1795 three boys discovered the top of an ancient shaft on uninhabited Oak Island in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. The boys began to dig, and what they uncovered started the world's greatest and strangest treasure hunt ... but nobody knows what the treasure is. Two hundred years of courage, back-breaking effort, ingenuity, and engineering skills have failed to retrieve what is concealed there.Theories of what the treasure could be include Captain Kidd's bloodstained pirate gold, an army payroll left by the French or British military engineers, priceless ancient manuscripts, the body of an Arif or other religious refugee leader, or the lost treasure of the Templars. The Oak Island curse prophesies that the treasure will not be found until seven men are dead and the last oak has fallen. That last oak has already gone, and six treasure hunters have been killed.After years of research, the authors have finally solved the sinister riddle of Oak Island, but their answer is... Views: 66
A novel of romantic suspense, set on the beautiful Greek island of Ithaca, from the author of STILL WATER and THE SNOW FALCON. When Robert French travels to the Greek island of Ithaca after his archaeologist father goes missing, he meets Alex, a young woman in search of her roots and the truth about her grandmother's exile from the island sixty years earlier. Gradually it seems possible that there is a link between an ancient treasure that Robert's father spent many years searching for and the tragic events surrounding Alex's grandmother during the Second World War. But the beautiful tranquillity of the island is deceptive. Suddenly Alex vanishes, and Robert is embroiled in a desperate search, for the woman and for the solution that had evaded his father. To find the truth he must come to understand his own past and learn to face the troubled relationships that have dominated his life. Atmospheric, tense and compelling,... Views: 66
Science Fiction. 3697 words long. Views: 66
Rose Whitfield's senior year was supposed to be about leading her cheerleading squad to nationals, getting into Harvard, and going all the way with her True Love, Ryan Appleton. But when the Appleton family yacht is set on fire and the evidence points overwhelmingly to Rose, not even Ryan believes in her innocence. Faster than her squad can shout, "Go Panthers," Rose's perfect world goes up in smoke.Rose knows exactly who's framing her: Paxton Callaway. Once Rose's best friend, Paxton turned on her in middle school when her vault to popularity outstripped his. He's since caught up, but their unburied hatchet has led to a string of escalating pranks. Sure the arson charge is just the latest attack, Rose sets out to prove her innocence, win Ryan back, and take Paxton down hard. Not necessarily in that order. Views: 66
SynopsisRosie, sixteen, beautiful and vivacious, is in love with Watt Bevan, the manager of the famous Mainwaring Pottery. Content to adore him from afar, when he comes to her seventeenth birthday party she realizes that he is the only man she will ever love. But Watt, unaware of her feelings, is becoming increasingly drawn into the problems facing pottery owner Llinos Mainwaring, whose romantic marriage to Joe, the American Indian who stole her heart all those years ago, now seems in trouble. Before long, Rosie discovers that she is changed for ever from the innocent girl she once was, as she becomes involved with a man whose love she is destined never to have. A story of human love and conflict that spans two continents. Views: 66
Dicken Quinney, a brilliant, heroic character, comes to life in this turbulent action novel. Quinney finds himself flying in the Baltic in a fight against the Bolsheviks. But tragedy mixes with adventure as Quinney loses his lover, Zoe. This is the second novel in the trilogy involving the air ace, Dicken Quinney. Views: 66
Rivals of the HeartA new job in Paradise, Colorado, seems like the perfect fresh start for Dr. Ben Rogers. Only problem is, Dr. Sara Elliott has been counting on getting the same job. Once they negotiate a shared trial run, Ben expects working with Sara to be less than pleasant. Instead, he finds himself drawn to her. She's dedicated and compassionate, exactly the type of woman he used to want--when family was an option. Yet Ben is surprised to learn that Sara's life is just as emotionally complicated as his own. And if there isn't room for both of them at work, how can they make room for each other in their hearts? Views: 66
