Zecharia Sitchin's secret allegorical novel that brings to life the key concepts of his bestselling book The 12th Planet • Reimagines the Epic of Gilgamesh in the context of Sitchin's discoveries • Details ancient Sumerian sex rituals, the Anunnaki lineage of the gods who lived in Sumer, Anunnaki spacecraft technology, the workings of the Oracle of Anu, and Gilgamesh's relationship with the goddess Ishtar Written in secret so as not to incite criticism about his controversial discoveries, this novel from the late Zecharia Sitchin brings to life the key themes of his bestseller The 12th Planet. The story begins in London as Astra arrives at the British Museum's opening for their new Gilgamesh exhibit. There she meets a handsome stranger who knows secrets about her that no stranger should know, including the source of the unusual scar on her hand. Taking her to his apartment, he reveals that she is descended from the goddess Ishtar... Views: 35
Two-time Governor General's Award nominee Teresa Toten is back with a compulsively readable new book for teens!When Adam meets Robyn at a support group for kids coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder, he is drawn to her almost before he can take a breath. He's determined to protect and defend her--to play Batman to her Robyn--whatever the cost. But when you're fourteen and the everyday problems of dealing with divorced parents and step-siblings are supplemented by the challenges of OCD, it's hard to imagine yourself falling in love. How can you have a "normal" relationship when your life is so fraught with problems? And that's not even to mention the small matter of those threatening letters Adam's mother has started to receive . . .Teresa Toten sets some tough and topical issues against the backdrop of a traditional whodunit in this engaging new novel that readers will find hard to put down. Views: 35
The college of Social Sciences was a boring place for Jack Pellon till, she arrived. The breath simply vanished from his self, when his heart beat after seeing her for the first time. It was her, wasn't it. The girl who had been bothering him all nights. But then what happened next really took breath away, not just from him, but from all the residents of the campus. Views: 35
Solomon Alexander is a tortured soul. Since being forced to drink from Avery Ferrand, a blood jewel, all he can do is think of her. He’s addicted to this girl he helped rescue but not in a way anyone would anticipate. He lies to everyone around him–denying his desire for her–so he may prevent his family from learning the truth. He loves her. But the feeling isn’t mutual. Avery fears and despises Sol so he makes the ultimate sacrifice–to walk away from everything. Including Avery. He wants to give her the peace she deserves after the horror she’s experienced so he couldn’t be more shocked by her proposal after he announces his departure. Will he do the right thing and proceed with his plan or will he give in to his desires and accept her offer? Views: 35
Christmas is a busy time in the church calendar, and Pastor Carson Armitage still trying to find his feet in his first job as an ordained minister. When he decides to organize a nativity for Christmas Eve, he employs the help of Maggie Turner, Sunday school teacher extraordinaire. She's dedicated, smart and beautifu; and Carson finds himself falling for her. But when his past comes back to haunt him in a big way, Christmas may not be so merry. Can the past be laid to rest? Or is happily ever after only a fairytale? Views: 35
A governess comes to Wales to work in a house with a ghostly pastFor four hundred years, the squires of Aberdar have lorded over this gloomy patch of Wales. In Elizabethan times, the house burst with life, love, and intrigue, as gentlemen schemed endlessly in the shadow of the Virgin Queen's court. But now the house is dark, populated only by two darling twins, their ghastly Belgian aunt, and their father, whose grief for their departed mother is too powerful to bear. Into this grim environment steps Miss Alys Tetterman, a bright young governess with a disfiguring scar and secrets of her own. As she undertakes the education of the girls, she learns there is a long history of twins at Aberdar manor—and of brides dying young. There is one lesson Miss Tetterman should learn herself: Run. Views: 35
Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe’s hilarious and uncensored take on society’s ills. Views: 35
America in the 1920s was a country alive with the wild fun of jazz, speakeasies, and a new kind of woman -- the flapper.
Vera Abramowitz is determined to leave her gritty childhood behind and
live a more exciting life, one that her mother never dreamed of. Bobbing
her hair and showing her knees, the lipsticked beauty dazzles, doing
the Charleston in nightclubs and earning the nickname "Dollface.”
As the ultimate flapper, Vera captures the attention of two high
rollers, a handsome nightclub owner and a sexy gambler. On their arms,
she gains entrée into a world filled with bootleg bourbon, wailing jazz,
and money to burn. She thinks her biggest problem is choosing between
them until the truth comes out. Her two lovers are really mobsters from
rival gangs during Chicago’s infamous Beer Wars, a battle Al Capone
refuses to lose.
The heady life she’s living is an illusion resting on a bedrock of crime
and violence unlike anything the country has ever seen before. When the
good times come to an end, Vera becomes entangled in everything from
bootlegging to murder. And as men from both gangs fall around her, Vera
must put together the pieces of her shattered life, as Chicago hurtles
toward one of the most infamous days in its history, the St. Valentine’s
Day Massacre. Views: 35
A perfect mix between Chinese versions of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Silence of the Lambs.Three young women are found dead one after another in Jiangbin City, each horribly murdered and disemboweled in her home. Police investigations reveal that the killer is a monster who likes to mix milk together with human blood—and then drink it. Is he some kind of immortal vampire, straight out of legend? A series of four rape and murder cases surface in Changhong City. All of the victims are white-collar workers between the ages of twenty-five and thirty. A graduate student at the top of his class suddenly goes mad and begins attacking his friends and fellow classmates. After a succession of seemingly unrelated homicides occurring not far from the city, the police are still completely at a loss. A television viewer sends in a letter with a sketch of what he claims is the murderer's face. Intrigued, the chief of the Public Security Bureau seeks out the author of the letter, and to his surprise it is a reticent, anti-social university student—Fang Mu. After the killer is executed, however, another spate of homicides begins to crop up. Was Fang Mu mistaken? Following deductive reasoning, he realizes that the ultimate victim will be Fang Mu himself. Can he "profile" this monster and discover his true identity before it's too late? Views: 35
