Every myth contains clues. Horus, Egyptian god, parts time's veil. Return with him to the beginning. Rediscover the truth.In The Ways of Eternity, first in the I, Horus series, Horus draws the reader back to the First Time to reveal the story behind the mythology: In an age of war, a headstrong child, filled with curiosity, burdened by fear, uncovers his powers. A defining, forbidden love sparks, fated to span millennia. The stakes are laid in the battle between the forces of good and evil. Foundations are formed. Friends stand firm. And a visionary young king lifts his mantle and claims his destiny, forging hope, bringing with him the ways of eternity and the promise of the twilight of the morning. Views: 771
She’s smart, seductive, and in way over her head.
He’s her only way out.
An undercover DEA agent has gone off the radar. Suspecting an internal mole, the government needs Luke Dubois and his elite team of operatives to recover their man, and the New Orleans native thinks he’s found his way inside the dark underbelly of Manhattan: Olivia Taylor, the girlfriend of a mob boss and the sexiest woman he’s ever laid eyes on. His new mission objective? Get past Olivia’s defenses and convince her to take a chance—on him.
All Olivia wanted was to finish law school and live a normal life, but that dream was shattered when one dangerous night put her deeply in a mobster’s debt. Now Luke and his team will help her escape—in exchange for intel on the missing agent. But Olivia doesn’t anticipate her intense attraction to the reckless Louisiana charmer or that she’ll be forced to risk everything—including her heart. Views: 771
A parody on the very concept of paranormal as imagined in the movies always unfairly biased against the paranormal side.The last dragon is dying. She knows it. And she is almost glad: her life has been long, sad, and full of suffering. She is hated, hunted and harassed wherever she goes. And she wonders: what is the point of living when no one wants you to live? So when she is discovered yet again, she does not bother trying to flee. Wounded and despairing, she waits for her death at the hands of human villagers with their pitchforks and prejudice. Following her would-be destroyers, however, is a strange, solitary young soul who is also unloved, and who wishes for more than his life has allotted to him. 'The Dragon's Boy' is a short fairytale about the last dragon in the world, an orphan named Jack, and faithful, persistent love. Views: 771
"The paranormal romance that centers the story and pulls you into its embrace like a lover you had forgotten how much you enjoyed kissing. There is mystery and more than anything there is the need to find out what dark secret lies at the core of it all.” Sookie Stackhouse ReviewsA DARK EPIC FANTASY SERIES FROM 1# BESTSELLING AUTHOR LORRAINE BEAUMONTA captivating world of privilege cloaked in mystery, magic, forbidden love, vengeance, sacrifice, and betrayal. When the moon is full, supernatural creatures abound but not the normal ones. "The paranormal romance that centers the story and pulls you into its embrace like a lover you had forgotten how much you enjoyed kissing. There is mystery and more than anything there is the need to find out what dark secret lies at the core of it all.” Sookie Stackhouse Reviews Evie Harrington and her friends have high expectations for this year’s party being held at Briarcliff Manor: a Gothic Mansion that is rumored to be haunted. Cool bands are playing and all the beautiful people will be attending, not to mention her biggest crush. However when the night arrives, whatever expectations she has takes a dramatic turn and instead she finds herself drawn into an unlikely world with an admirer that can't possibly be real. Briar Cliff Township might look like any other picturesque New England town, but it harbors a dark secret. For much of the year it is indeed like so many of the little towns of privilege tucked away amongst the forests of the New England coast. But when the winds change old stirrings arise from forgotten misdeeds and a thirst for vengeance. BOOKS IN THIS SERIESElyogragGargoyleDegare'Blood & Fire (Coming 2016)Other books by LorraineRAVENHURST SERIESForgotten Time (Free)Shadows of Yesterday (Free)Time to RememberDreams of TomorrowNow and ForeverRAVENHURST: A Victorian ChristmasRAVENHURST: A Modern Day Christmas (Coming 2016)Special Interactive SeriesA KNIGHT SUCH AS THISA KNIGHT TO REMEMBERA KNIGHT FOR ALL TIMELost in the Highlands, the Thirteen Scotsman (April 22, 2016)A Scottish Time Travel RomanceEdenbrooke Hollow SeriesWe three Withes, A Good Spell Gone Wrong Views: 771
When teenager Matthew reluctantly agrees to go on a short holiday to Vienna with his parents, he thinks it will be just 'another experience'. But soon after he visits a museum, he realises that his life will never be the same again.Bloody Rain is a short story set on a sailing ship in the 1880s. The Queen Charlotte was anchored fore and aft off the Calcutta wharves in the Hoogly River, waiting for cargo. She was a fine, three masted iron bark; trim, low and fast on a reach - in all respects, the perfection of the shipbuilder's art. If she had a single great flaw, it was on her quarterdeck in the man that the owners had chosen as captain.Captain John McPherson maintains absolute control over his ship and those who sail upon her. The only one that he cannot control is himself, slipping into murder and madness in the face of the relentless monsoon. Views: 771
LONGLISTED 2015 – International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
A triumphant return to the characters of Booker Prize-winning writer Roddy Doyle's breakout first novel, The Commitments, now older, wiser, up against cancer and midlife.
Jimmy Rabbitte is back. The man who invented the Commitments back in the 1980s is now 47, with a loving wife, 4 kids...and bowel cancer. He isn't dying, he thinks, but he might be.
Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to hustle--his new thing is finding old bands and then finding the people who loved them enough to pay money online for their resurrected singles and albums. On his path through Dublin, between chemo and work he meets two of the Commitments--Outspan Foster, whose own illness is probably terminal, and Imelda Quirk, still as gorgeous as ever. He is reunited with his long-lost brother, Les, and learns to play the trumpet....
This warm, funny novel is about friendship and family, about facing death and opting for life. It climaxes in one of the great passages in Roddy Doyle's fiction: 4 middle-aged men at Ireland's hottest rock festival watching Jimmy's son's band, Moanin' at Midnight, pretending to be Bulgarian and playing a song called "I'm Goin' to Hell" that apparently hasn't been heard since 1932.... Why? You'll have to read The Guts to find out.
From the Hardcover edition. Views: 770
The human world on the day of World peace receives devastating news. Our once unknown protectors have been attacked and defeated; the world now stands alone against unstoppable world invading aliens. In the city of New York, Mark Young leads an extraordinary effort to save the day, but commander Zolt of the alien forces will not let him have his way.I set myself the goal of writing 1000 poems, about one per day, and this is my fourth volume towards that specific goal. This collection is by no means an autobiographical diary with any quantity of accuracy, but I cannot deny how these poems wouldn’t have a specific reason why it particularly was written on that very day.The topics I handle can be summed up as popular culture, events, politics, memes, and even controversial issues with controversial stance. Hence the poem tittles may seem spot on or even entirely misleading. Anyhow, this volume contains the following poems:'Festival of Dangerous Idea(logue)s'The Shepherd's CrownYi-Fen Chou'Free Speech Fundamentalist'On That Third Party TrollDammit honeyThe obscurity of self publishingThat Skull of MineLiving in denial#PC PrincipalThe Three Stories Before MeBeetroot HamburgerBaby PenguinsJob Interviews: Awkward Flirtations of DenialA book that remains unfinished#ShoutYourAbortion?'S' On My Forehead (For a Superhero Novel?)Nigga Fried Chicken (NFC)“Cyber VAWG?”Kollektivet Music Video: 'Kygo's Confession'Feminists and Sex RobotsAccusation: Rape ApologistFinland's 'Ruined' ReputationTrains and SnowMustardWords Have MeaningAftermath of a ShootingThat No Man's Sky (For science fiction novel)The Amber Rose Slut WalkThe First Day of AutumnThe life as it is#NationalPoetryDayThe perks of being an art teacherThe MartianA Queen's Buttock (For a fantasy novel)Comment SectionsMy role in #GamerGate?Death of a ComputerUN picks fight with gamers?Jar or PicklesThe news of todayA poem a dayBattle of Ideas#CocksNotGlocks?The Canadian Prime Minister'Mean'Kiss of a Rose (For a fantasy novel)Trailer: Star Wars – The Force Awakens#SavePointSchool Attack in TrollhättanNo poem todayPrioritiesOnline Fish BaitAn update on #SavePointLardship TroopersHello (For A Science Fiction Novel)Paedophilia#SavePoint is back, sort of?#OpForgiveWhen the word 'too' is too 'sexist'Jessica Jones – Purple ManSupergirlI do not feel like thinkingAnd something slightly more joyousPeople Online“#GamerGate movie”Super Cheese Bacon HamburgerA poem in ten in minutes“69”Orcas in Plastic BagsUnbearable HoneyPeach Flavoured Ice TeaAftermath of Paris#SavePoint, A Full CircleOf boxes of chocolates and jars of jalapeñosFallout 4, an author's baneSköll (For a Fantasy Novel)#IStandWithStarkeyWhere are you dogmeat?When snow and rain fall#Freedom of TweetsFeminists and Daleks, kindred spiritsYar-harDead or Alive, a volleyball gameTwenty-eight wordsAt the 'end' of Fallout 4 (Spoilers, duh.)Just DanceFallout 4 - Road GogglesShe cannot ride a bicycleRealistic Fish Pencil CaseMidnight Cleaning“On the right side of history”Twitter's CensorshipSay it againLove of All ThingsDie Clara Die, on Doctor WhoThe Modern News of the Political LeftDecember RainsThat Malaysian Prime MinisterAnd a fourth hundred Views: 770
Unscathed by Tim O'Rourke , C. J. Pinard Mina Porter's mother sent her away because of a terrible secret. When Mina meets tattooed bad boy Jax McElvoy, she's immediately drawn to him, but not for the reasons he might think. Jax falls for Mina too, but quickly figures out she's hiding something. He's determined to break down her walls and find out her secret. But Jax soon realizes he should have just let hidden secrets stay buried, because this one will cost him his dearly. Unscathed is a contemporary romance with a deadly twist by bestselling author Tim O'Rourke and author C. J. Pinard. Views: 770
This is a Twilight fanfiction. Before Twilight happened. Bella has been raped, and left pregnant. When the baby is about to be born, the handsome doctor Edward Cullen delivers her baby. The pregnancy isn't what she had expected and when her doctor ends up turning her how will her life change. Will Bella be able to raise her child, while living a vampire life? Will she fall in love with Edward?Oceans will rise and cities will fall... Will mankind survive?When the entire continent of Australia disappears into thin air, Jack White, a professor of unexplained phenomena and folk lore is contacted by the government to assist them in cracking the case that has officials baffled. When another country disappears and leaves behind only ocean water, it becomes a race against time to find answers to the inexplicable disappearances that are now ravaging the world. How do you protect your family and prepare the world for an impending doom if you don't know what you're up against? Views: 770
Albert Birnbaum was once one of the biggest political talk show hosts around, but these days hes watching his career enter a death spiral. A stranger offers a solution to his woes, promising to put him back on top. Its everything Birnbaum wants, but is there a catch? And does Birnbaum actually care if there is? Views: 770
The year is 2020. China has sentenced corrupt soccer players and officials to death in a crackdown. The world body sends Seán Linehan to save them. As usual, Linehan has his own agenda: no girls, art or money this time. He wants to be good. But China strews his path with temptations. Dark Future, good reading.In this story set in the near future, Seán Linehan, an international football executive, travels to China with a mission to save a group of players and officials from the death by firing squad to which they have been condemned. After his experience in the racist failed state of Padania, Linehan has his own agenda: no longer girls, art and money, but being good. How will he react to the temptations of this future China that range from beautiful young women in see-through burqas to an ancient scroll worth its weight in gold? The second story in the Seán Linehan series. Dark Future, good reading. Views: 770
Aileen knew her son Bobby had always been a rebel and hated authority growing up. . But at 29, he found a woman she hoped would settle him down. Until the phone call came, saying that he had killed the mother of his children during one of their many violent fights when the knife she threatened him with with was turned on her during the struggle, causing her death.The day of Bobby's sentencing came and she arranged to work the evening shift at the Horsey. She refused Joyce's offer to accompany her to the courthouse. It was Aileen's intention of getting through the ordeal as quickly as possible with a minimal amount of stress. Flashbacks of Bobby's earlier years haunted her. All her efforts to help him ended in failure. She had asked herself many times where she went wrong, but deep down, she knew she hadn't. There were just those people who chose a different path than the one you hoped they would take. Views: 770
Goodman Asher has marred his face to show humility. He has sewn shut his mouth. He has broken his nose and cut notches into his ears. Such hurts reward him by summoning a Fay Regent to his mirror. Goodman Asher smiles, for it is rumored that treasure follows the Regent. Only, Goodman Asher misreads the Regent's intention, and Asher's sewn mouth fails to correct the terrible misunderstanding.The magistrates rush to Goodman Asher's cabin. For Asher's daughter has warned her village that her father's obsession with the mirror tempts wicked magic. Rumors and fables have lured Goodman Asher off of the good path, and so the magistrates rush towards their neighbor's cabin to plead with Goodman Asher to relent from his folly. They will give Goodman Asher a choice, an opportunity, before putting that cabin and its master to flame. Views: 769
Journey to the Emerald Skull is the first book in the Legend of Alundi Trilogy by Russell Claridge. Alundi one of the few surviving Knights of the Round Table of Camelot and wielder of the legendary sword Excalibur has spent the last six decades searching of young magic wielders hoping that one will be powerful enough to defeat the self proclaimed King Nala-Kahn and his General Lancelot.The Fortress of Camelot shone like a beacon within the land of Ulin. For over three generations Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table fought for Freedom, Truth, Honour, and Justice. But no more, Camelot is but a memory, it, Arthur and his Knights brought to their knees by the betrayer. Though the warlord Morlek is dead, his son Nala-Kahn now sits upon the throne of Mielach. Allied with Lancelot the two tyrants scour the land for young magic wielders to increase their own magical power. Alundi surviving Knight of the Round Table and wielder of the legendary sword Excalibur also searches for young magic wielders, in the hope that one would be powerful enough to defeat the two tyrants. Little Annabel lives in the peaceful isolated southern village of Mountain Rise where she uses her magic to heal others. Alundi along with his son Assard must brave the wilderness, the Empire and every ally of Nala-Kahn to find her. With Alundi, Assard, her mother and the aid of the Elves Little Annabel must leave her peaceful village and travel through the Empire to get to the Emerald Skull. Where she can be taught to control and harness the great amount of magic within her. Views: 769
