A collection of 15 short stories with an offbeat take on human relationships, this diverse compilation offers wry, humorous tales about universal themes—such as love, adolescence, death, and art—in settings that range from a realistic homestead to intergalactic space travel. The stories include bizarre and horrific situations that seem commonplace, where the boundaries between the real and the imagined are blurry. Donovan's understated style and well-crafted stories constantly surprise and engage, producing a hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking collection. Views: 15
Private Investigator Dev Haskell decides the best thing he can do is turn down Desi Quinn’s request for help. He’s not the guy to get involved in a long-term investigation that’s guaranteed to cost Desi a small fortune and offer little promise of a result. That’s before events take a turn for the worse.Now Dev has a debt to pay, but how can low-rent-loser Pauley Kopff be teamed up with squeaky-clean Citizen of the Year, Gaston Driscoll? Not to mention an exotic dancer named Brandi, a born-again Swindle Lawless and a Detective Norris Manning adding to the chaos.Dev lets go only to grab a bigger piece, but every time he thinks he’s found the answer, more questions arise. Between the humor and sex, Dev gets deadly serious. After all, it is his Last Shot. Views: 15
It Took a Personal Request from President Teddy Roosevelt to put Stuart Brannon Back in Action.In 1905, at 58 years old, legendary lawman Stuart Brannon – now a rancher and widower – had no intention of leaving his beloved Arizona Territory to attend the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon, nor to participate in the celebrity golf tournament for the Willamette Orphan Farm. Even an emotional appeal for a longtime friend didn't persuade him. His life no longer consisted of bloodthirsty men to track down... people trying to kill him... lawless gangs preying on the innocent.Then the telegram came: Stuart, I need you in Portland. Tim Wiseman is missing. I think there's a cover-up going on. Tell folks you're going to the Exposition. Nose around. Find out how a U.S. Marshal can disappear and no one knows why. I'll contact you there. T.R.No way could Stuart Brannon refuse a personal... Views: 15
Book five in Rosemary Rowe's Libertus series: 'A cracking tale with a fast-moving plot' CONN IGGULDEN. The murdered body of a visiting ambassador from Rome is discovered in the temple of the Imperial cult and once again freedman and pavement-maker Libertus is called upon to investigate. Events take a bizarre and chilling turn when the body disappears, and then unearthly wails are heard coming from the temple and mysterious bloodstains start to appear from nowhere. But Libertus is sure there is a more human explanation for the murder and he is to uncover still more unsettling events before the truth is finally revealed... Views: 15
Sometimes the typical Happily Ever After isn't what you're looking for. Sometimes you want it quick. You want it erotic. You want it dirty. Sometimes you. Want. It. Now. Sometimes, you want something to make you sWet. Can change lead to the sexiest session of her life? Nadia’s monthly trips to Master G relax her. She needs the BDSM sessions to escape the stresses of her business career. But playing with Master G means accepting all his requirements, including taking a new Dom. Enter Master S. He’s her wettest dream come to life. Maybe change is the one thing she truly needed and oh, it is so sexy. Views: 15
'[Gerald Kersh] is a story-teller of an almost vanished kind - though the proper description is perhaps a teller of 'rattling good yarns'... He is fascinated by the grotesque and the bizarre, by the misfits of life, the angry, the down-and-outs and the damned. A girl of eight commits a murder. Some circus freaks are shipwrecked on an island. A chess champion walks in his sleep and destroys the games he has so carefully planned...' TLS 'Beneath his talented lightness and fantasy, Gerald Kersh is a serious man... [He] has the ability... to create a world which is not realistic and which is yet entirely credible and convincing on its own fantastic terms.' New York Times 'Mr Kersh tells a story; as such, rather better than anybody else.' Pamela Hansford Johnson, Telegraph Views: 15
Sookie Stackhouse has one last adventure in store. Life has taken her from a waitress in Merlotte's Bar, Bon Temps, to part owner; from social outcast to the heart of her community; from a vampire's girlfriend to the wife of one of the most powerful vampires in the state. She has survived explosions, revolutions and attempts on her life. Sookie has endured betrayal, heartbreak and grief... and she has emerged a little stronger, and little wiser, every time.
But with life comes new trials... Views: 15
