The Whatnot is the companion to the international bestseller The Peculiar, a debut fantasy novel by teenage author and classical musician Stefan Bachmann that was hailed by best-selling author Christopher Paolini as "swift, strong, and entertaining. Highly recommended."This is the sequel to Stefan Bachmann's acclaimed debut novel The Peculiar. The Los Angeles Times called The Peculiar "a book that, at times, recalls Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, and more recent classics, such as J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events."While The Whatnot stands alone as a fast-paced, clockwork- and steampunk-infused fantasy adventure, readers of The Peculiar will find it especially thrilling. At the conclusion of The Peculiar, changeling Bartholomew Kettle lost his sister Hettie when she was pulled through a... Views: 24
I grew up wishing on stars. My father taught me to believe…in destiny, in magic, in happily ever after. Dreams were my scripture and the starry night sky was my temple. Then Mom stopped believing, left him, and took us with her. At the age of sixteen, I cashed in my dreams to pay the rent, pawned my destiny to keep my sisters together. Now, seven years later, I’m returning home, grieving the death of my mother, and settling my sisters back into the life Mom threw away. I never intended to stay. I don’t want to deal with my father, who is so invested in the spiritual world he forgets the physical. I don’t want to face William Bailey, whose eyes remind me of the girl I was, the things I’ve done, and the future I lost. This would all be easier if Will hated me. As it is, I have to hold my secrets close so they won’t hurt him more than they’ve already hurt me. But he wants to be in my life. He wants what I can’t bring myself to confess I sold. He wants me. I find myself looking to my stars again...wondering if I dare one more wish. Views: 24
A God-fearing man. A God-seeking woman. For Sam Lewis and Lexa Clarke, it proves a combustible combination. Lexa Clarke signs up for a TeamWork Missions summer assignment expecting adventure in a far-off, exotic country. Instead, she's sent to sweltering San Antonio to help rebuild homes destroyed by sudden flooding. She survives the four-hour bus trip from Houston, dust in the lungs, a flat tire, a tool-throwing incident and a spitting goat - not to mention an inquisition from a distractingly handsome cowboy - all before reaching the work camp. TeamWork director Sam Lewis isn't sure what to think of his newest volunteer. She's feisty, witty, and incredibly pretty, but looks more prepared to board a cruise ship than build houses. Burned by a past betrayal, he's got a job to do, a reputation to uphold. Sam can't afford to be distracted by a woman who attracts animals, defies his rules, finds trouble at every turn and questions God's purpose. But when she tumbles from the top beam of one of the houses into his arms, Sam suspects his life will never be the same. During their weeks together in the TeamWork camp, Sam and Lexa learn the power of forgiveness and healing. Enduring a chain of incidents which challenge their faith, trust and growing relationship, they look to the Lord for guidance as together they discover a love greater than either could ever imagine. At the end of the eight-week work camp, Sam is committed to a year-long, dangerous overseas mission for TeamWork. Can Lexa trust the Lord enough to let him go? Will Sam safely return and keep his promise to meet her at the Alamo? You'll keep turning the pages of this sweeping romantic adventure. With great characters, plenty of humor, enough emotion to make you shed a tear or two, and an ending that'll have you cheering, Awakening will leave you breathless. Hold on tight. The adventures of Lewis and Clarke have only just begun! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Awakening is JoAnn Durgin's debut novel. The first in the popular Lewis Legacy Series, this story is loosely based on JoAnn's love story with her husband, Jim. Get ready for romance, adventure, friendship, faith and family in each installment of the series with Sam and Lexa Lewis and their lively TeamWork Missions volunteers. JoAnn and Jim live their three children in Southern Indiana and she works as a full-time estate administration paralegal in Louisville, Kentucky. She's a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers and its Indiana chapter as well as the Louisville Christian Writers. Please visit her at www.joanndurgin.com or on her Author JoAnn Durgin page on Facebook. Views: 24
This is an anthology of a number of wonderful stories which include comedy, horror, fantasy, romance, sci-fi, drama and suspense with great characters to make each one seem alive and every story has a twist in the tail. You will be enthralled by some of them. Views: 24
After reading about her sister Hannah’s success in homesteading to Denver City, Paulina Hoffman decides to embark on the adventure of a lifetime, traveling with an older couple to the Kansas Territory. What she hadn’t anticipated was wagon master, Samuel Tucker, who catches her eye from the start. The handsome outdoorsman is responsible for this group of homesteaders, seeing to their safety and guiding them along the Platte River on the Oregon Trail. As the days turn into weeks, their relationship grows, especially after Paulina falls victim to Cholera and Samuel nurses her back to health. Falling in love with one of the homesteaders is the last thing Mr. Tucker had expected, but, as he rescues the beauty from disaster, more than once; he finds himself unable to resist the pull of Paulina. Living in Denver City was never the plan, but the dictates of his heart might just change his mind…and his life. This is the second book in The Colorado Brides Series, chronicling the lives of the Hoffman sisters and their adventures in finding love out west. Look for: An Unexpected Widow An Unexpected Bride An Unexpected Annulment An Unexpected Mother And The Arizona Brides Series will be available in the fall of 2013.** Views: 24
From the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Addison Moore:New Adult Romance Sexual situations Mature audiences*3:AM Kisses ~First base never felt so good!~Baya Brighton is looking forward to her first year at Whitney Briggs University, new friends, dorm life, and finally being close to her brother again. Love is the last thing on the list, but when Baya meets her brother’s roommate she begins to have thoughts and feelings that make even her blush. Bryson Edwards has a secret he prefers buried in the past and long forgotten. He keeps himself busy with the important things, loose girls, fast cars, and long nights working at the string of bars his family owns. When his roommate’s sister shows up on the scene, she’s far too innocent and sweet for him but he can’t shake Baya out of his mind and worse, it looks like she’s seeping into his heart as well. Baya seems determined to show her brother she’s not a little kid and equally determined to use Bryson’s body to prove her point. It’s been made pretty clear that Baya is off limits to Bryson but their undeniable sparks explode into a whole lot more than just a few 3:AM KISSES.Other books by Addison Moore:New Adult Romance:Someone to Love (Someone to Love 1)Someone Like You (January 2014)3:AM Kisses (3:AM Kisses 1)The Solitude of PassionYoung Adult Romance:Ethereal (Celestra Series Book 1)Tremble (Celestra Series Book 2)Burn (Celestra Series Book 3)Wicked (Celestra Series Book 4)Vex (Celestra Series Book 5)Expel (Celestra Series Book 6)Toxic Part One (Celestra Series Book 7)Toxic Part Two (Celestra Series Book 7.5)Elysian (Celestra Series Book 8)Ephemeral (The Countenance Trilogy 1)Evanescent (The Countenance Trilogy 2)Ethereal Knights (Celestra Knights) Views: 24
