Clara and Neil have always known the MacArthurs, the little people who live under Arthur's Seat, in Holyrood Park, but they are not quite prepared for what else is living under the hill. Feuding faery lords, missing whisky, magic carpets, firestones and ancient spells ... where will it end? And how did it all start? Set against the backdrop of the Edinburgh Fringe and Military Tattoo this is a fast-paced comic adventure, full of magic, mayhem and mystery ... and a dragon. Views: 27
Secrets and lies. They are everywhere: haunting her, tormenting her. In the midst of it all, he’d been her escape, her passion. The only person she’d trusted in six years. And then he’d made her doubt that trust, cutting her deeply. But as she’d once told him, she was damaged, not broken. She is ready to fight and not just for survival. She is fighting for the truth and she won’t stop until she has it, not even for…him. Views: 27
She wanted vengeance. He didn't want a wife. One bite changed everything…Maria Ravensford is a woman on a mission. A mission of vengeance. Determined to avenge the death of her young sister at the hands of Rogue vampires, the petite Dhampir takes to the streets to hunt them.Unfortunately things don't go precisely to plan and it's only the arrival of Marak, a darkly handsome vampire Warrior, that saves her life. Trouble is, the bite that saves her life also takes her fully into the world of the Kyn…where Marak is waiting to claim her.Publisher’s Note: This book was previously released with another publisher under the title "Dark Embrace". Views: 27
It’s easy to give your life for someone. It’s much harder to kill for them.
~Nicky Fusco
For a select few people, friendship lasts forever. Nicky Fusco and Frankie Donovan were friends like that, but that was years ago. Now Frankie’s a detective in Brooklyn’s Homicide department, and Nicky is a reformed hit man. But when Frankie gets in trouble—and the law can’t help him—he turns to Nicky.
The problem is that Nicky promised his family, and God, that he’d go straight.
**Review
If you've been reading my reviews for any length of time, you will recall that Mr. Giammatteo's debut novel, Murder Takes Time, won the 2012 Seeley James Award for Best Indie Debut. It was a deserving book, but what separates career writers from flash-in-the-pans is the ability to keep writing great stories.
Mr. Giammatteo has written another great story, but Giammatteo doesn't hand you a standard killer from central casting. He presents the creepiest killer you've ever read about. He makes you want to get in the book and kill him yourself.
It is Mr. Giammatteo's characters that bring his stories to life. He doesn't trim the dialogue or the background down to maintain pace, he fleshes out the characters through the idle banter of everyday life and the observations of everyday places.
What makes this book a great read is the pace. Mr. Giammatteo starts you with familiar events, a death in the family, obnoxious relatives, combative friends, then he eases you into their personal lives and struggles. He even injects a little humor.
With the patience of a seasoned writer, he then turns up the heat on the characters, adding roadblocks and challenges and dangers and time elements. When you reach the conclusion, you are fully engaged with the characters and the pressures they face to solve problems. It is this understanding that heightens your sense of danger and creates the thrilling ending you didn't expect.
The heartwarming ending will make you sign up for the author's next book right away.
Bottom Line: a MUST READ for anyone who loves mysteries and thrillers.
~Seeley James
From the Author
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Never, Ever Trust A Cowboy Like the wind, Jackson Stroud plans to blow through Texas ranch country and never look back…proving Shelby Grace Lockhart's motto correct. But the former Dallas detective doesn't walk away from ladies—or infants—in distress. So when he discovers an abandoned newborn and a woman looking for a fresh start, Jax knows he came to this special town for a reason. Shelby Grace is just as determined to learn why someone left a baby on her doorstep. As their quest leads in surprising directions, Jax starts to believe he's finally found a place to belong. What will it take to convince Shelby that this is one cowboy she can count on? Views: 27
