Lucy Leary's eighteen year old life is a wreck. Her parents divorced, she's earned a DUI, and her grandfather has died. He left her a single possession: A vampire slaying kit with a note that says, "They're real. Fight them."Lucy finds answers in a place she never expected--the homeless shelter where she has to perform her community service. The Sundown Shelter is only open at night, and the man who runs it disappears during the day. But digging into the truth is dangerous. What Lucy learns will force her to abandon her life and confront an ancient vampire out to get her family. Views: 30
Marione Ingram grew up in Hamburg, Germany, in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She was German. She was Jewish. She was a survivor. This is her story.As a young girl, Marione was aware that people of the Jewish faith were regarded as outsiders, the supposed root of Germany's many problems. She grew up in an apartment building where neighbors were more than happy to report Jews to the Gestapo. Marione's mother attempted suicide after receiving a deportation notice—Marione revived her, but then the bombs started to fall, as the Allies leveled the city in eight straight days of bombings. Somehow Marione and her mother and sister survived the devastating firestorms—more than 40,000 perished, and almost the same numbered were wounded.Marione and her family miraculously escaped and sought shelter with a contact in the countryside who grudgingly agreed to house them in a shed for more than a year. With the war drawing to a close, they went west, back to Hamburg. There... Views: 30
FROM THE DESK OF RAYNE FEGAN JOURNALIST'S NOTESThe facts:1. Tia Capriotti is suddenly marrying Drew Wallace.2. According to rumors around town, Drew's ex-wife has soured him on marriage.3. According to other rumors, there's a baby on the way.Questions:1) Why has Drew finally noticed Tia, who has loved him for what seems like forever?2) Did Tia sweep him off his feet as she'd always dreamed she would in high school?3) Or is something else going on here? Views: 30
The Morels─Arthur, Penny, and Will─are a happy family of three living in New York City. So why would Arthur choose to publish a book that brutally rips his tightly knit family unit apart at the seams? Arthur's old schoolmate Chris, who narrates the book, is fascinated with this very question as he becomes accidentally reacquainted with Arthur. A single, aspiring filmmaker who works in a movie theater, Chris envies everything Arthur has, from his beautiful wife to his charming son to his seemingly effortless creativity. But things are not always what they seem. The Morels takes a unique look at the power of art─literature, music and film in particular─and challenges us as readers to think about some fascinating questions to which there are no easy answers. Where is the line between art and obscenity, between truth and fiction, between revolutionary thinking and brainless shock value, between craftsmanship and commerce? Is it possible... Views: 30
#1 Julia Grey is seeking a spell rumored to be hidden somewhere within Merriweather Manor to save her sister's life. Her position as a lady's companion to the elderly witch living there gives her the freedom to search. But time is running out. The necromancer she's bargained with is growing impatient, and the last thing she expects is a man from her past to return home.Basil Merriweather returns to England after ten years abroad to find his childhood sweetheart living in his home. But, things have changed between them. He's no longer the carefree man of his youth and she's keeping secrets--deadly secrets Basil vows to uncover while hiding a dark secret of his own.While Basil and Julia's goals seem miles apart and neither feels comfortable enough to reveal motive and reason, their hearts speak a truer language. In a grand attempt to save Julia's sister and Basil's life the two finally confess deep dark truths. Will their admissions help or hinder any future they may have together? Or will the necromancer destroy all in a vile attempt at revenge.
#2 Julia Grey is seeking a spell hidden somewhere within Merriweather Manor to save her sister's life. Her position as a lady's companion affords her the freedom to search the house. But time is running out. The necromancer she's bargained with is growing impatient and to complicate matters a man from Julia's past makes an unexpected appearance, literally.Basil Merriweather returns to England after ten years abroad to find his childhood sweetheart living in his home. But, things have changed between them. He's no longer the carefree man of his youth and she's hiding something--deadly secrets Basil vows to uncover even as he hides a dark secret of his own.While Basil and Julia's goals seem miles apart and neither feels comfortable enough to reveal motive and reason, their hearts speak a truer language. In a grand attempt to save Julia's sister and Basil's life, the two finally confess sinister truths. Will their admissions help or hinder any future they may have together? Or will the necromancer destroy all in a vile attempt at revenge. Views: 30
Eternal life is to die for....
Seventeen-year-old Zoe Vanderveen is a GAP - a genetically altered person. She lives in the security of a walled city on prime waterfront property alongside other equally beautiful people with extended life spans. Her brother, Liam, is missing.
Noah Brody is a natural who lives on the outside. He leads protests against the GAPs and detests the widening chasm they've created between those who have and those who don't. He doesn't like girls like Zoe and he has good reason not to like her specifically.
Zoe's carefree life takes a traumatic turn. She's in trouble and it turns out that Noah, the last guy on earth she should trust, is the only one who can help her.
The Perception Series books ( SF/mystery/romance) are young adult novels that take place in the not-too-distant future in a world changed by climate extremes, natural disasters, and impending wars, and where scientific breakthroughs cause class divisions - both financially and philosophically. It explores the clash between faith and science and how differences can separate us as enemies or ally us together. And in some cases, even in the midst of betrayal and personal crisis, there's room to fall in love. Views: 30
Kat is thrilled to be competing in a junior tennis championship at Melbourne Park for the first time. But things are off to a horrible start. Her doubles partner, Miri, is sneaking around at night and asking Kat to cover for her. She's also playing terribly, almost costing them their match. Miri's boyfriend, Hamish, one of the top competitors, seems unaware of her unusual behavior. When strange things begin happening to throw off Hamish's game, Kat suspects that Miri may be involved. Who is trying to sabotage Hamish? And can Kat put a stop to the plot before it's too late? Views: 30
All four books in the Witch Avenue Series are finally available in one special collection. This edition contains Lonely Souls, Altered Souls, Released Souls, and Shattered Souls. Every town has its mysteries. Every avenue has its secrets... Views: 30
Second-Chance Christmas It's been nine years since Jake Hamilton broke Allison Buchanon's heart and left town. But she's never been able to forget the high school boy she secretly loved. Now Jake's come home to care for his ailing grandmother, and Allison's family will do anything to prevent a rekindled romance. Unfortunately, the connection between Allison and the green-eyed cowboy is undeniable. She believes that forgiveness is possible, especially at Christmas. But Jake cares too deeply about Allison to take her away from the close-knit Buchanon clan. Will Allison have to choose between a loving family and the love of her life? The Buchanons: Steeped in loyalty, bound by family.
Second-Chance Christmas It's been nine years since Jake Hamilton broke Allison Buchanon's heart and left town. But she's never been able to forget the high school boy she secretly loved. Now Jake's come home to care for his ailing grandmother, and Allison's family will do anything to prevent a rekindled romance. Unfortunately, the connection between Allison and the green-eyed cowboy is undeniable. She believes that forgiveness is possible, especially at Christmas. But Jake cares too deeply about Allison to take her away from the close-knit Buchanon clan. Will Allison have to choose between a loving family and the love of her life? The Buchanons: FLASH TO COME It's been nine years since Jake Hamilton broke Allison Buchanon's heart and left town. But she's never been able to forget the high school boy she secretly loved. Now Jake's come home to care for his ailing grandmother, and Allison's family will do anything to prevent a rekindled romance. Unfortunately, the connection between Allison and the green-eyed cowboy is undeniable. She believes that forgiveness is possible, especially at Christmas. But Jake cares too deeply about Allison to take her away from the close-knit Buchanon clan. Will Allison have to choose between a loving family and the love of her life? The Buchanons: Steeped in loyalty, bound by family. Views: 30
At age eight, Jenny Rowan was abducted and kept for two years in a box
beneath her captor's bed. Eventually she escaped and, after living for
eighteen months on cast-offs at the local mall, was put into the
child-care system. Suing for emancipation, at age sixteen she became a
legal adult. Nowadays she works as a production editor for the local
public TV station, and is one of the world's good people. One evening
she returns home to find a detective waiting for her. Though her records
are sealed, he somehow knows her story. He asks if she can help with a
young woman who, like her many years before, has been abducted and
traumatised. Initially hesitant, Jenny decides to get involved, reviving
buried memories and setting in motion an unexpectedchain of events. As
brilliantly spare and compact as all of James Sallis's novels, Others of
My Kind stands apart for its female protagonist. Set in a near future
of political turmoil, it is a story of how we overcome, how we shape
ourselves by what happens to us, and of how the human spirit, whatever
horrors it undergoes, will not be put down. Views: 30
The ghost of a doomed romance haunts an Oxford undergraduate's idyllic summer affair; a tragedy of hopeless love and murderous frustration is played out against the backdrop of a provincial repertory company; passion and hatred flower side by side in suburban back gardens. Angela Huth peoples her stories with elderly ladies living out extraordinary fantasy lives and betrayed wives wreaking subtle revenge, drawing out their secret disappointments and their dreams of glamour; she brings to this exquisite collection all the wry delicacy, subversive wit and keen eye for the drama of the quietest lives that characterize her acclaimed novels. Views: 30
