Arabia, 1801 When Prince Zafar al-Zuhr buys a frightened but proud French
woman at a slave market, it is not to add her to his harem. Zafar intends to secure safe
passage home for the delicate beauty. Haunted by the past, he has vowed never to take
advantage of a woman under his protection - no matter how difficult it is to resist the
passion she ignites within him... A refugee from the Napoleonic wars in Egypt, Colette
Beaumarchais is intrigued by the man who purchased her only to set her free. But it is
desire, not gratitude, that compels her into his arms. She is eager to learn the art of
love - and the handsome, sensual desert prince would make the perfect
teacher... Views: 27
The Long-Awaited Prequel to the RED RIVER OF THE NORTH SeriesTwenty-year-old Ingeborg Strand is certain she is destined to be an old maid. She's had several suitors but none she deemed worthy of spending her life with. That is, until she meets a university student from Oslo, and feelings stronger than friendship begin to develop between them. But tragedy strikes, and the future begins to look bleaker than ever.Grief settles heavily over Ingeborg, and her mother suggests that she leave Norway and start afresh in America, as so many others have done before her. But how will she accomplish that with little money and no one to accompany her?It isn't long before she meets Roald Bjorklund, a widower who has been planning to go to America for some time, lured by the promise of free land. He's a good man, a hard-working man—and he has a young son who desperately needs a mother. He's clearly interested in Ingeborg, but is he the answer to her prayers? And what about... Views: 27
seduced by power, broken by control, and consumed by love... Vi has made her choice between Jag and Zenn, and the Resistance may have suffered for it. But with the Thinkers as strong as ever, the rebels still have a job to do. Vi knows better than anyone that there's more at stake than a few broken hearts. But there is a traitor among them...and the choices he makes could lead to the total destruction of everything Vi has fought for. Vi, Jag, and Zenn must set their problems aside for the Resistance to have any hope of ending the Thinkers' reign. Their success means everything...and their failure means death. Views: 27
It was December 1988: George Bush had just defeated Michael Dukakis in the Presidential Election. Pitcher Orel Hershiser and the Los Angeles Dodgers had beaten the Oakland A's in five games to win the World Series. People were waiting in line at movie theaters to watch Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. Tom Clancy's The Cardinal of the Kremlin and Anne Rice's The Queen of the Damned were atop the bestseller lists. The most acclaimed genre books of the year were Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs and Peter Straub's Koko. And twenty-two year old college student Richard Chizmar had just published the premiere issue of a horror magazine named Cemetery Dance. Twenty-five years later, there have been seventy issues of Cemetery Dance magazine. There have been more than 275 signed Limited Edition hardcovers in the Cemetery Dance book line. There have been awards including the World Fantasy Award, the International Horror Critics Guild Award, and the HWA Board of Trustees Excellence in Specialty Press Publishing Award, as well as nominations for the British Fantasy Award, the American Horror Award, and the Bram Stoker Award, just to name a few. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of that premiere issue of Cemetery Dance, we're proud to announce Turn Down the Lights, an anthology of authors who helped make the magazine what it is today. These original horror stories by Stephen King, Norman Partridge, Jack Ketchum, Brian James Freeman, Bentley Little, Ed Gorman, Ronald Kelly, Steve Rasnic Tem, Clive Barker, and Peter Straub capture the genuine love of the genre that pushes Cemetery Dance Publications forward year after year. Now, turn down the lights, flip the page, take my hand, and start the dance… Table of Contents: "Turn Down the Lights..." an introduction by Richard Chizmar "Summer Thunder" by Stephen King "Incarnadine" by Norman Partridge "The Western Dead" by Jack Ketchum "An Instant Eternity" by Brian James Freeman "In the Room" by Bentley Little "Flying Solo" by Ed Gorman "The Outhouse" by Ronald Kelly "Lookie Loo" by Steve Rasnic Tem "Dollie" by Clive Barker "The Collected Short Stories of Freddie Prothero" by Peter Straub Afterword by Thomas F. Monteleone Views: 27
Romantic destiny doesn't exactly run in Grady Hillerman's family--in fact, his Uncle Edwin is the only impulsive love story in an otherwise practical lineage. Grady himself is cultivating a very ordinary courtship with a successful marketing agent. But fate intervenes, as he collides with a captivating herbal gardener named Rosemary. Will Grady follow his heart--or will romance lose out to reason? Views: 27
The third of the award-winning Penguin Pandemonium books. Part of the Awesome Animals series – the funniest fiction, starring the wildest wildlife, from prize-winning authors. Rory and his pals have got their flippers in a flap!The swimming, singing, snowboarding penguins of City Zoo have got competition. There's a new arrival at the zoo and he's stealing all the limelight! But is Frosty the polar bear cub friend or foe? Views: 27
Rosa Avelino has just been granted her lifelong wish – to play the game of Sea Quest. The host of the show, JJ, has never come across a contestant who affects him quite like Rosa does as she challenges his carefully planned life and the rules he lives by. An easy-to-read romantic adventure, which is fast-paced and entertaining, about two lost souls discovering one another Views: 27
London's most notorious rogue — decadent, depraved, forbiddenThe ladies of the ton won't stop whispering about deliciously wicked Jack Dodger — once a thieving street urchin, now the wealthy owner of London's most exclusive gentleman's club. There's no pleasure he hasn't enjoyed, no debauchery the handsome scoundrel won't provide for the lords who flock to his house of carnal intrigue.London's most virtuous lady — honorable, uncorrupted, and all too humanOlivia, Duchess of Lovingdon, would never associate with such a rogue. So when Jack is named sole heir to the duke's personal possessions, the beautiful, well-bred lady is outraged. Now, Olivia is forced to share her beloved home with this despicable man.Caught between the devil and desireBut Olivia's icy disdain is no match for Jack's dangerous charm. His touch awakens desire. His kiss demands surrender. She will struggle to bar Jack from her heart...but her body, coveting divine release, will not let her bar... Views: 27
