Lissa Turner seems to have everything a girl could ever hope for: she's pretty and intelligent, has warm and devoted parents and a beautiful home in the Lake District. But despite her good fortune, Lissa is not happy, for her real mother abandoned her while she was still a baby, and her feelings of confusion and vulnerability have persisted. As soon as she is old enough she takes up a job in Carreckwater, a lively village in the heart of Lakeland. She makes many friends but is wary of close relationships. Secretly Lissa wants nothing more than to be loved and cherished, but her lack of faith in herself launches her into a disastrous marriage with sinister consequences... Views: 23
The Fifth and Final Book of the Hidden Gem SeriesIn the three years since ending things with both Oro Records and Tyler Chase, Gemma Hunter has shied away from the public eye, spending every waking hour on reinventing her career and image with her fashion line, The Court.But completely immersing herself in work has left her in the dark with some of the people she’s loved most. When she finally emerges from the safety of her studio space, Gemma is met with a barrage of changes that make it impossible to leave her chaotic past behind and start over.Appr. 95,000 Words Views: 23
The Internet is the great equalizer, and we now live in an age when that nerdy-looking young man cowering in the corner at social gatherings can then go home and become in the endlessness of cyberspace an evil monster preying on and terrorising the vulnerable; his revenge, as he sees it, on a society that has kicked him in the face once too often. Welcome to the world of 4Chan-inspired ‘RIP trolling,’ a subculture that has been much discussed in recent years in news and television media across the English-speaking world, but one which has not truly been explained. This book would like to remedy that, charting as it does a quasi-vigilante journey through the cyber abyss that also takes in the horrific paedophilia problem on Facebook, damning the social network for its failure to put an end to it and to the stalking and tormenting of bereaved people on its network.As well as taking an unforgiving and sometimes very humorous gaze at just what kinds of morons, psychos, and clowns go online to try and transform themselves into dark lords of the Internet, the book also takes a look at how the grotesque subculture of mass, organised RIP trolling began, what life is like in the little online mental wards created by its practitioners, and how all of it - along with the rampant child pornography swapping and grooming of children which takes place on Facebook and other similar sites - could very easily be brought to an end through the cooperation of the social networks.There are many trolls to be found in this book, but this is not a fairy story.The author cooperated extensively with BBC program makers in the making of two television documentaries on the problem of RIP trolling and cyberbullying on the web. The Panorama episode 'Hunting the Internet Bullies,' and the special one-off documentary 'The Anti-Social Network' were both shown in 2012. Views: 23
Getting pregnant as a teenager and being coerced into giving her baby up for adoption left a festering scar on Jaymee Ballard's life. Trapped by poverty and without many allies, Jaymee nearly gives up hope of getting her daughter back after her best friend is murdered. Now, four years later, a wealthy woman with legal connections hires her as a housekeeper, and Jaymee gathers the courage to seek her help. But Jaymee's last chance ends up in a puddle of blood in one of the historic antebellum mansions in Roselea, Mississippi. I just murdered your wife...again. An unsigned letter consisting of six horrifying words turns Nick Samuels stagnant life upside down. Stuck in emotional purgatory since his wife's unsolved murder four years ago, Nick is about to self-destruct. The arrival of the letter claiming credit for his wife's murder and boasting of a new kill sends Nick to Roselea, where he and Jaymee's worlds collide. Jaymee and Nick realize exposing the truth about her daughter's adoption is the only way to solve the murders. Up against years of deception, they rush to identify the killer before the evidence-and Jaymee's daughter-are lost. But the truth doesn't always set the guilt-ridden free. Sometimes, it destroys them. Views: 23
A winning debut novel about a 1920s New England family and the secrets revealed when they reunite over one long summer. Spending the summer of 1928 in a big house on the Maine coast with his 10 older cousins and a gaggle of aunts and uncles seems like a dream come true to lonely 13-year-old Richard. But as he wanders through the bustling house, Richard witnesses scenes and conversations not meant for him and watches as the family he adores disintegrates into a tangle of lust, jealousy, and betrayal. At first only an avid spectator, Richard soon finds himself drawn into the confusion, battling with his first experience of infatuation and forced to cover for his relatives' romantic intrigues.With jump-off-the-page characters and a captivating sense of place, SHORECLIFF examines the bonds of loyalty and rivalry that can both knit a family together and drive it apart. Views: 23
To celebrate the launch of Ascent of the Aliomenti, you can get the first 3 Aliomenti books for under $7!Book 1: A Question of Will (amazon.com/dp/B009F19JFM)Book 2: Preserving Hope (amazon.com/dp/B00AOH6FFS)Book 3: Ascent of the Aliomenti [NEW!]The Aliomenti village is in ruins, destroyed by one of their own, its population nearly eliminated in the calamity. From the ruins, the Aliomenti rise to international prominence, influencing buyers and sellers, warriors and bureaucrats, as they patiently and invisibly expand their empire.Will Stark serves as the driving force behind that expansion. Whether he's directly creating their innovations or offering subtle hints to others, few of their revolutionary progressions are made without his influence.But Will is dealing with his own private heartache. Even as he watches his fellow Aliomenti ascend to heights few of them imagined possible, his long journey becomes one he'll make very much alone. He's also haunted by the knowledge that what enables him to make that journey will also prevent him from seeing his most important mission to its completion.Will must persevere, fighting through his own gloom, an organization that threatens to tear itself apart, and a reunion with old friends at a most inopportune time. And he'll come to realize that his own decisions, his own inability to understand even those he knows not to trust, have enabled a tyrant to seize control of the Aliomenti in the aftermath of an explosive crisis.From the AuthorT H E A L I O M E N T I S A G APrequel: Hunting WillBook 1: A Question of Will (amazon.com/dp/B009F19JFM)Book 2: Preserving Hope (amazon.com/dp/B00AOH6FFS)Book 3: Ascent of the Aliomenti (amazon.com/dp/B00C7DB33Q) [NEW!]Book 4:* Coming in 2013!*For new release announcements and access to the free prequel and short stories, sign up for my mailing list at: eepurl.com/o03Gv Views: 23
She lay across the bed, with coagulated blood on and around her. Her husband was in the next bed, with his throat cut. A web of violence was spreading and Inspector Roger West had to get to grips with it. But where should he start? What clues are there? This is a deep and involved mystery that probably only West would get to grips with. Views: 23
Maya Rodale's captivating new series introducesLondon's Least Likely--three wallflowers who areabout to become the toast of the ton . . .Lady Emma Avery has accidentally announcedher engagement--to the most eligible man in England.As soon as it's discovered that Emma has never actuallymet the infamously attractive Duke of Ashbrooke, she'llno longer be a wallflower; she'll be a laughingstock.And then Ashbrooke does something Emma neverexpected. He plays along with her charade.A temporary betrothal to the irreproachableLady Avery could be just the thing to repair Ashbrooke'stattered reputation. Seducing her is simply a bonus.And then Emma does what he never expected:she refuses his advances. It's unprecedented.Inconceivable. Quite damnably alluring.London's Least Likely to Misbehave has arousedthe curiosity--among other things--of London's mostnotorious rogue. Now nothing will suffice but touncover Emma's wanton side and prove there'snothing... Views: 23
HISTORY HAS A WAY OF REPEATING ITSELF, EVEN FOR TELEPATHS....As a Level Eight telepath, I am the best police interrogator in the department. But I'm not a cop—I never will be—and my only friend on the force, Homicide Detective Isabella Cherabino, is avoiding me because of a telepathic link I created by accident.And I might not even be an interrogator for much longer. Our boss says unless I pull out a miracle, I'll be gone before Christmas. I need this job, damn it. It's the only thing keeping me sane.Parts for illegal Tech—the same parts used to bring the world to its knees in the Tech Wars sixty years ago—are being hijacked all over the city. Plus Cherbino's longtime nemesis, a cop killer, has resurfaced with a vengeance. If I can stay alive long enough, I just might be able to prove my worth, once and for all... Views: 23
How do you find someone who wants to be lost?Sisters Natalie and Alice Kessler were close, until adolescence wrenched them apart. Natalie is headstrong, manipulative—and beautiful; Alice is a dreamer who loves books and birds. During their family’s summer holiday at the lake, Alice falls under the thrall of a struggling young painter, Thomas Bayber, in whom she finds a kindred spirit. Natalie, however, remains strangely unmoved, sitting for a family portrait with surprising indifference. But by the end of the summer, three lives are shattered.Decades later, Bayber, now a reclusive, world-renowned artist, unveils a never-before-seen work, Kessler Sisters—a provocative painting depicting the young Thomas, Natalie, and Alice. Bayber asks Dennis Finch, an art history professor, and Stephen Jameson, an eccentric young art authenticator, to sell the painting for him. That task becomes more complicated when the artist requires that they first locate Natalie and Alice, who seem to have vanished. And Finch finds himself wondering why Thomas is suddenly so intent on resurrecting the past.In The Gravity of Birds histories and memories refuse to stay buried; in the end only the excavation of the past will enable its survivors to love again. Views: 23
*Am I of the growing world, bound to the everlasting root, or am I simply a red-blooded man, destined to die? * -Weed The seductive central character from the internationally acclaimed Poison Diaries, Weed, re-awakens in this book to a world where he must try to do good and learn from his allies in the plant world. But will this half-man, half-plant creature’s desire for revenge weaken him, leading him to use the potency of his plant knowledge to do evil as well as good? Powered by his connection to both healing and vicious plant life such as Belladonna, Hemlock, and Cannabis, Weed struggles against time and the temptations of the seductive women he meets on his journeys, traveling from his home at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland to Lindisfarne, London and the island of Anglesey in an adventure of love, betrayal, murder and salvation. Weed was conceived by Jane Northumberland – The Duchess of Northumberland – creator of the Poison Garden at Alnwick Castle and author of The Little Book of Poisons, Potions and Aphrodisiacs. Weed is brilliantly evoked here by Hugh Sington for the legions of fans worldwide who have been anxiously awaiting his return – now Weed is poised to rejoin the mortal world...** Views: 23
