The village of Deepvale has a sinister past. Built in the 1400s, it has been home to a number of sordid characters, including Peter Suman, known locally as 'The Conjurer' due to the diabolical experiments he was rumored to have conducted during the 19th Century, in a dark old house beside a lake.
In the 1990s, after a bet with his elder brother and three friends, seven-year-old Simon Mallinson goes missing inside the now derelict Conjurer's House.
Fifteen years later, his brother Anthony is back in Deepvale, following the brutal deaths of his parents. And strange events have begun to occur in the village again, including the apparent return of young Simon and his creepy new friends. Worse still, Peter Suman appears to be back, too, bent on achieving what he failed to do over a hundred years earlier...
Conjure House, a novel of cosmic terror from Gary Fry. Views: 22
Josselyn has just spent the last three months in intense Line of Defense
training so she could join Malcolm’s search party. Little did she know
the archangels had no intention of letting her bring back into Heaven an
angel who had opened a portal between Heaven and Hell, at least not
before saving God's creations from the tight grasp of Lucifer first.
Three months have passed since the angel Rhyan released nine repented
demons from Hell, and now innocent people are dying, but their souls are
not going to Heaven. Josselyn's mission is to find the demon
responsible for stealing the souls and bring it to justice before
Lucifer gains enough power to rise and claim Heaven and earth as his
own. Her whole world is shaken when she discovers what tool Lucifer is
using to track down the one key to the release of his eternal damnation.
Thoros is one half-souled immortal she prayed she would never see
again. The ex-Prince of Lust had stolen her heart and crushed it with a
cheeky smile. Now, not only is she being forced to put her damaged ego
aside and face the only man that has ever hurt her, but she has to work
with him in order to complete her assignment. Is she strong enough to
keep from falling in love with him again? Or is their love the only
thing that can keep Lucifer from getting the one thing he wants most?
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‘Always a fun read!’ – Jackie Collins ‘Quite simply the best ‘bonkbuster’ you’ll read all year’ – Daily Express‘Fans of glamorous Bonkbusters will enjoy’ – Heat‘Lashings of scandal, shocking secret pasts and steamy romance’ – New‘A proper guilty pleasure’ – Now‘Must Read’ – Real People‘Oozes, glamour and revenge. The ultimate beach read for 2013’ – All About Soap‘A perfect beach read’ – WomanFrom the author of the 2012 bestseller Temptation Island comes another glorious slice of intrigue, scandal and sex! If not victory, revenge!Some will do anything for fame.Others will do anything to bring the famous down.Three superstars. Three secrets.For Robin, Turquoise and Kristin, the spotlight shines brightly. They’ve reached the glittering heights of stardom, and are adored the world over. But in the shadows lies the truth. An exposé could be their end. Because not everyone is happy about their success. Not everyone wants the best for them. Some people want to reveal the real stories behind the luxury parties and gorgeous men, and bring their dazzling worlds crashing to the ground.Who will fall first?Victoria Fox used to work in publishing before becoming a full-time writer. She lives in London. Visit Victoria’s website at www.victoriafoxwrites.co.uk or follow her on twitter @vfoxwrites. Wicked Ambition is her third novel.Also available are Hollywood Sinners and Temptation Island.If you love Jackie Collins, you’ll devour Victoria Fox! Juicy Hollywood scandal with an up-to-date twist. Views: 22
She has the power to change everything... Rafaele Falcone runs his luxury auto empire and private life with the same ice-cold ruthlessness. Emotions play no part in his decisions, and he always demands the best, so he doesn't hesitate to ask brilliant engineer Samantha Rourke to join his company--even though he walked away from her years before. That sexy Italian accent still sends shivers down her spine, but gutsy Sam knows it's not just about her impossible desire to feel his hands on her body once again. Because Falcone is about to discover her deepest secret--one that will send his world into a spin! Views: 22
Otto von Bismarck transformed Europe more completely than anybody in the
nineteenth century--except for Napoleon. He unified--and indeed,
created--the country at the center of two world wars that would
transform the world. This riveting biography illuminates the life
of the statesman who unified Germany but who also embodied everything
brutal and ruthless about Prussian culture. Jonathan Steinberg draws
heavily on contemporary writings, allowing Bismarck's friends and foes
to tell the story. What rises from these pages is a complex giant of a
man: a hypochondriac with the constitution of an ox, a brutal tyrant who
could easily shed tears, a convert to an extreme form of evangelical
Protestantism who secularized schools and introduced civil divorce.
Bismarck may have been in sheer ability the most intelligent man to
direct a great state in modern times. His brilliance and insight dazzled
his contemporaries. But all agreed there was also something demonic,
diabolical, overwhelming, beyond human attributes, in Bismarck's
personality. He was a kind of malign genius who, behind the various
postures, concealed an ice-cold contempt for his fellow human beings and
a drive to control and rule them. As one contemporary noted: "the
Bismarck regime was a constant orgy of scorn and abuse of mankind,
collectively and individually." In this comprehensive and expansive
biography--a brilliant study in power--Jonathan Steinberg brings
Bismarck to life, revealing the stark contrast between the "Iron
Chancellor's" unmatched political skills and his profoundly flawed human
character.Jonathan Steinberg is the Walter H. Annenberg Professor
of Modern European History at the University of Pennsylvania, and
Emeritus Fellow, Trinity Hall, Cambridge. His books include Yesterday's Deterrent: Tirpitz and the Birth of the German Battle Fleet and All or Nothing: The Axis and the Holocaust 1941 - 1943. Views: 22
Love stories, with a twist: the eagerly awaited follow-up to the great Russian writer’s New York Times bestselling scary fairy talesBy turns sly and sweet, burlesque and heartbreaking, these realist fables of women looking for love are the stories that Ludmilla Petrushevskaya—who has been compared to Chekhov, Tolstoy, Beckett, Poe, Angela Carter, and even Stephen King—is best known for in Russia.Here are attempts at human connection, both depraved and sublime, by people across the life span: one-night stands in communal apartments, poignantly awkward couplings, office trysts, schoolgirl crushes, elopements, tentative courtships, and rampant infidelity, shot through with lurid violence, romantic illusion, and surprising tenderness. With the satirical eye of Cindy Sherman, Petrushevskaya blends macabre spectacle with transformative moments of grace and shows just why she is Russia’s preeminent contemporary fiction writer.Review“Deeply unromantic love stories told frankly, with an elasticity and economy of language . . . dark, fatalistic humor and bone-deep irony.” —The New York Times Book Review “This gem’s exquisite conjugation of doom and disconnect is so depressingly convincing that I laughed out loud. . . . On par with the work of such horror maestros as Edgar Allan Poe.” —Ben Dickinson, Elle“Petrushevskaya writes instant classics. . . . These, as the title proclaims, are love stories, scored to a totalitarian track that makes the mystery of love ever more murky.” —The Daily Beast“Combines the brevity of Lydia Davis with the familial strangleholds of Chekhov. They’re short and brutal, but often elegant in their economy.” —The Onion A.V. Club“Full of off-kilter, lurid, even violent attempts at connection.” —Flavorwire, 10 of the Most Twisted Short Stories About Love“Heartbreaking, but . . . also beautiful and touching in describing how, if not love, at least companionship, can save the most lost souls.” —The Rumpus“An important writer . . . Russia’s best-known . . . She’s a much better storyteller than her American counterparts in the seedy surreal. . . . Petrushevskaya’s stories should remind her readers of our own follies, illusions and tenderness.” —Chicago Tribune“Dark and mischievous . . . [Petrushevskaya’s] stories never flinch from harshness, yet also offer odd redemptions . . . comedic brilliance . . . microscopic precision . . . several inimitable, laugh-out-loud paragraphs . . . creepy early-Ian-McEwan style identity disintegrations [and a] formidable way with a character profile. . . . [The translation, by] Anna Summers, [is] starkly elegant, often wry. . . . Summers also provides a sensitive, informative and insightful introduction. . . . Petrushevskaya . . . ensures herself a place high in the roster of unsettling Writers of the Weird.” —Locus“Both supremely gritty and realistically life-affirming . . . Full of meaningful, finely crafted detail.” —Publishers Weekly“Think Chekhov writing from a female perspective. . . . Petrushevskaya’s short stories transform the mundane into the near surreal, pausing only to wink at the absurdity of it all.” —Kirkus Reviews“This celebrated Russian author is so disquieting that long after Solzhenitsyn had been published in the Soviet Union, her fiction was banned—even though nothing about it screams ‘political’ or ‘dissident’ or anything else. It just screams.” —Elle“Her suspenseful writing calls to mind the creepiness of Poe and the psychological acuity (and sly irony) of Chekhov.” —More“The fact that Ludmilla Petrushevskaya is Russia’s premier writer of fiction today proves that the literary tradition that produced Dostoyevsky, Gogol, and Babel is alive and well.” —Taylor Antrim, The Daily Beast“Her witchy magic foments an unsettling brew of conscience and consequences.” —The New York Times Book Review“What distinguishes the author is her compression of language, her use of detail and her powerful visual sense.” —Time Out New York“A master of the Russian short story.” —Olga Grushin, author of *The Dream Life of Sukhanov*“There is no other writer who can blend the absurd and the real in such a scary, amazing and wonderful way.” —Lara Vapnyar, author of *There Are Jews in My House*“One of the greatest writers in Russia today and a vital force in contemporary world literature.” —Ken Kalfus, author of *A Disorder Peculiar to the Country*“A master of the short story form, a kindred spirit to writers like Angela Carter and Yumiko Kurahashi.” —Kelly Link, author of *Magic for Beginners and Stranger Things Happen*About the AuthorLudmilla Petrushevskaya has published stories in the New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, and n + 1. Born in 1938, she is one of Russia's most celebrated contemporary authors. She lives in Moscow.Anna Summers is the coeditor and co-translator of Ludmilla Petrushevskaya's There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby and the literary editor of the Baffler. Born in Moscow, she now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Views: 22
Caught in the embrace of her dancing master, seventeen year old Lucy Templeton is banished to the home of her married sister. Here, she encounters the notorious Lord Rockhaven and a stolen kiss awakens something deep within her. Reluctantly Lucy returns home and has a successful Season—but remembering that kiss, she refuses every offer of marriage. When her former dancing master abducts her from a public venue, she is disgraced in the eyes of Society and is sent back to her sister's home. It is hoped that her sister's influence will make her behave like a dutiful daughter—but the rebellious Lucy has other ideas.About the AuthorKaren Abbott was born in Bolton, Lancashire and trained as a teacher in Ormskirk. She is married with three children and seven grandchildren and now lives in Rainford, Merseyside. Having taken early retirement from teaching, Karen now dedicates herself to writing full-time and has had thirty novellas published. A Rebellious Debutante is her first full-length novel. Views: 22
Someone comes to the party with murder in his heart and poison in his pocket...A powerful and rich playboy, a rare but naturally occurring poison, a newly divorced woman with an axe to grind, and pressure from the former President of the US—these are just a few of the challenges that African-American Detective Oliver Parrott faces when he answers a routine call for back-up and discovers someone died at a country estate the morning after an elaborate birthday party. When Parrott learns the deceased is the wealthy former US Secretary of the Treasury and just about everyone at the party had a motive to kill him, he realizes this will be the investigation to make—or break—his career. Views: 22
