Karen Slavick met Adam Lennard in 1991 on a kibbutz in Israel, where he declared his love for her by passing out in her bed while he waited for her to return from a midnight swim. Understandably, she never forgot him. Over a decade later, they rekindled their romance and married-- but then he fell asleep again, and all hell broke loose. Though he' s a romantic and mild-mannered Englishman by day, Adam quickly morphs into the uproariously foul-mouthed, vegetarian-hating, wildlife-obsessed character beloved by millions as Sleep Talkin' Man, and Karen has the audio tapes to prove it. Among Adam' s greatest hits:" Squid wrestling: all tentacles and no substance." " Back off, Robin. Batman is my btch now." " Don' t you give me those puppy eyes. Put ' em back. Puppy needs them." " The carrots are winning! Damn those parsnips and their stupid infighting." " Flowers... Views: 7
A girl unravels a centuries-old mystery after moving into a haunted house in this deliciously suspenseful mystery.Tessa Woodward isn't exactly thrilled to move to rainy, cold Chicago from her home in sunny Florida. But homesickness turns to icy fear when unexplainable things start happening in her new house. Things like flickering lights, mysterious drawings appearing out of nowhere, and a crackling noise she can feel in her bones. When her little brother's doll starts crying real tears, Tessa realizes that someone—or something—is trying to communicate with her. And it involves a secret that's been shrouded in mystery for more than one hundred years. With the help of three new friends, Tessa begins unraveling the mystery of what happened in the house on Shady Street—and more importantly, what it has to do with her! Views: 7
A collection of short stories detailing the supernatural steampunk adventures of detective duo, Sir Maurice Newbury and Miss Veronica Hobbes. Along with Chief Inspector Bainbridge, Newbury and Hobbes will face plague revenants, murderous peers, mechanical beasts, tentacled leviathans, reanimated pygmies, and an encounter with Sherlock Holmes. Views: 7
His child...or hers?NYPD detective Hank Ballantyne figures that for a single father, he has his life running pretty smoothly. Until a woman appears on Hank's doorstep saying she is his adopted son's mother--and she wants her son back.Dr. Natalie Lawson had been separated from her son during a devastating earthquake in Guatemala. Hospitalized and badly injured, she'd had no idea that her child had been mistakenly identified as an orphan and brought to the United States for adoption. Now that she's found Robbie, she wants to be a part of his life again--and that means becoming a part of Hank Ballantyne's life, too.... Views: 7
This volume includes 25 wonderful, wondrous stories and two poems about cats, by major authors old and new.Included are:INTRODUCTION: ...IN THE DARK, by Robert ReginaldSEVEN SAW MURDER, by G. T. Fleming-RobertsTHE CATS, by H. P. Lovecraft (poem)THE HEMINGWAY KITTENS, by A. R. MorlanTHE CAT AND THE BIRDS, by AesopTHE BEAST FROM THE ABYSS, by Robert E. HowardOUT OF PLACE, by Pamela SargentTHE FOX AND THE CAT, by the Brothers GrimmTHE BLACK CAT, by Edgar Allan PoeTHE CAT AND MOUSE IN PARTNERSHIP, by Andrew LangNIPPER...NIP...NIP, by Robert ReginaldTOBERMORY, by Saki (H. H. Munro)THE CAT, by E. F. BensonA PSYCHICAL INVASION, by Algernon BlackwoodUNIVERSES, by A. R. Morlan (poem)THE VAMPIRE CAT OF NABÉSHIMA, by Lord RedesdaleTHE WOMAN AND THE CAT, by Marcel PrevostDICK BAKER'S CAT, by Mark TwainBEAST OF THE TARN, by John Russell FearnMRS. MILLIGAN'S CAT, by Gary LovisiA REVOLT OF THE GODS, by Ambrose Bierce... Views: 7
In Well Played by Stella Harris a young cellist has the chance of a lifetime at a very prestigious institution. But her position is soon compromised by her frustratingly gifted, handsome and manipulative section leader. Views: 7
The Presidential Agent adventures return in the most harrowing novel yet in the #1 New York Times — bestselling series. Mexican drug cartels are shooting up the streets of Laredo and El Paso. Somali pirates are holding three U.S. tankers for ransom. The President is fed up and has what he thinks is a pretty bright idea — to get hold of Colonel Charley Castillo and his merry band and put them on the case. Unfortunately, that will be difficult. Everybody knows that the President hates Castillo’s guts, has just had him forcibly retired from the military, and now Castillo’s men are scattered far and wide, many of them in hiding. There are also whispers that the President himself is unstable — the word “nutcake” has been mentioned. How will it all play out? No one knows for sure, but for Castillo and company, only one thing is definite: It will be hazardous duty. Views: 7
Amelia has a dream:
toasting chestnuts by the fire with her husband Jack in their own cosy
cottage. Their real life is another world - a cramped one-bedroom flat
in Hackney. But when life takes a surprising turn, removal vans are soon
heading to the Kent countryside.They soon realise the cottage
makeover is a far bigger project than they'd anticipated. On top of
that, there's Amelia's newly loved-up mum and her tearaway half-sister,
Mirabel, to contend with - pushing Amelia and Jack's marriage to
breaking point.Amelia begins to strip back the wallpaper and
fittings in the cottage and discovers the story of the cottage's
previous owner - and a hidden secret. As Amelia's ideas about love and
family change, will her fireside dream finally come true? Views: 7
The irascible Chief Inspector Pel basks in the warm glow of his marriage until a series of young women are found strangled, with macabre messages left next to them. Pel breaks his idyllic life in honeymoon heaven and begins an investigation among a student community. What ensues is a deadly game of cat and mouse. Views: 7
