Magnus Bane may or may not be dating Alec Lightwood, but he definitely needs to find him the perfect birthday present. One of ten adventures in The Bane Chronicles. Set in the time between City of Ashes and City of Glass, warlock Magnus Bane is determined to find the best birthday present possible for Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter he may or may not be dating. And he’s also got to deal with the demon he’s conjured up for a very irritating client… This standalone e-only short story illuminates the life of the enigmatic Magnus Bane, whose alluring personality populates the pages of the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices. This story in The Bane Chronicles, What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything (And Who You’re Not Officially Dating Anyway), is written by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan. Views: 9
The war was over. Aaron's beloved Commonwealth had lost to the Miram Union. With their families dead and their nation destroyed, Aaron and four other soldiers make a break for freedom; anything has to be better than being a prisoner of war. Fleeing beyond the reach of the Miram Union, Aaron and the others have only a vague idea of getting their own starship. Their intentions are for the ship, preferably a freighter, to be their home and perhaps even a business. Their actions quickly bring them to the attention of some very dangerous men, and these men want Aaron and his group to do a job for them. Aaron has another reason for wanting their home to be a starship. During the last days of the Commonwealth, the military experimented on them. The procedures gave them special abilities, but those very same abilites could get them hunted down. Views: 9
The award-winning tale of the motley crowd of travelling 'battlers'. the flowers flared up from the ground unconquerable. the unrepentant gaiety of the weed, the burning blues and crimsons, set the hills glowing. 'It's a plant that's struck it lucky,' the Stray said thoughtfully. 'It hasn't got no right, but it's there.' the Battlers is the story of Snow, a drifter and wanderer, the waiflike Dancy the Stray, from the slums of Sydney, and the other outcasts who accompany them as they travel the country roads looking for work. Like the weed Patterson's Curse, they 'haven't got no right', but they are there. Based on her own experiences of life on the roads in the 1930s, tennant tells the story of the motley crowd of travellers with compassion and humour. First published in 1941, the Battlers was awarded the Gold Medal of the Australian Literature Society and shared the S. H. Prior Memorial Prize. More than seventy years later, the book's message of survival against the odds is as... Views: 9
In 1886 Henry Abbott starts to work as a tutor to Sarah, the daughter of Lord and Lady Partridge. Soon, the relationship between teacher and student changes into a sweet and passionate love affair, which, however, has to remain a secret because Sarah is promised to marry somebody else. But Henry doesn`t give up and tries hard to convince Sarah to step out of the traditions and pathways laid out by generations. When, however, Damian Cox, Sarah`s husband-to-be, finally finds out about his rival, a battle of life and death begins...
Lemony in a sweet romantic style / rating N17 Views: 9
Gisela of Brinkhurst enjoyed managing her father's keep and had never thought much about marriage. Little did she foresee the threats to her father's lands and how marriage would ensure their survival.Sir Alain de Treville needed a wife, and there was no better time than when the king placed him in Allestone Castle to protect the area from daring marauders. When nearby Brinkhurst was attacked, and Lady Gisela's family suffered great losses, it was time for him to insist on their union, despite the beautiful maiden's indifference to marriage.Would the brave Gisela give in to her growing love for Alain--a man who showed her every day how much he adored her? Views: 9
In the world of the Regency, Christian Elliott, Baron Shrewsbury has it all. Helene Whitcombe has nothing except a prickly slate of feminist principles and a job as a schoolteacher in Lord Shrewsbury’s Orphanage for Girls. Pride on both sides separates them, but that doesn’t stop the fierce attraction that builds between this unlikely pair. Can the penniless vicar’s daughter humble the haughty baron? Or will her uncomfortable principles and his high place in society prove to be insuperable barriers to love? Views: 9
Doren was born with a powerful gift—a gift he's managed to use to put him well on his way to becoming a star. But there is more to that gift than just musical talent, and as careful as Doren is to hide that fact, there are some who know of the power behind the sound, and all the ways they could abuse it. August's goal in life is simple: make an impact in the music industry. An opportunity to work as the personal assistant to Doren seems to be exactly the kind of break he needs to accomplish that goal. But all too often in life, simple becomes just another complication, especially when there are people whose goal is even simpler: destroy and dominate. Views: 9
Murphy and Galveston are back with the next big case from the Icarus Investigations Case Files. With the business faltering, Murphy attempts to knock some sense back into a lovelorn Galveston to get things on track. The guys catch a break when another investigator named Maddie Jenkins needs their trademark, unusual services to locate her prized lost cargo. A merchant container ship traveling from Hong Kong to Los Angeles has vanished in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Has the ship simply disappeared, or did something more sinister happen to it?The detectives cross from one side of the earth to another, following a breadcrumb trail of clues, as their adventure becomes increasingly more complex and dangerous. Little did they know, they had been drawn into the mysterious case of the Peeking Duck. Views: 9
