wa-ter-locked
adjective
Definition: enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by water
Example: What happens when the water vampire you’ve promised yourself to actually wants you to go through with the wedding? For Gemma Melcombe, her engagement to Terrance Ramsay was a political maneuver. For Terry, it’s something entirely more. Rough waters may be ahead for these two headstrong lovers, but until they come to an agreement, Gemma will be waterlocked.
Waterlocked is a novella in the Elemental World series. Views: 485
"A deeply touching and fascinating novel. This is a must-read for anyone familiar with the game of basketball." (Julius Erving) It is 1989, and Jim Keating has hit absolute rock bottom. He's lost his wife to cancer, his house to bankruptcy, and his job as a college basketball coach to what many outsiders believed to be a racially insensitive, career-ending decision. Attempting to pick up the pieces and start life over, Jim returns home to Worcester and rents a small apartment. Word gets out that the legendary Jim Keating has returned home, and everyone is eager to see him, despite what they've read in the news. Recognizing his unflagging passion for basketball and commitment to the players he coached, an old friend makes Jim an offer designed to help him restart his career. Soon, Jim finds himself in Burundi, Africa, where he is to create a basketball league that will bring two warring tribes—the Hutus and the... Views: 485
This hilarious, true short story, is a real life account of an amazing weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix.If you've ever wanted to be wisked away on a hilarious, slighty drunken, crazy weekend, fly on a helicopter, meet wonderful people, drink lots of French wine, wake up in a strange woman's apartment, party around the clock all while watching the F1 Grand Prix, then this short story is for you.They say that truth is stranger than fiction.This hilarious true short story, won't take you long to read, but it all actually happened.If you've ever wanted to be wisked away on a hilarious, slighty drunken, crazy weekend, fly into town on a helicopter, meet wonderful interesting people, drink lots of French wine, wake up in a strange woman's apartment, party around the clock all while watching the F1 Grand Prix, then this short story is for you.An ideal read for a train journey or for the daily commute! Views: 485
Discover the inside workings of the Elgen Guard in this exclusive ebook companion to the electrifying #1 New York Times bestselling Michael Vey series from Richard Paul Evans!
If the Electroclan is going to defeat the Elgen, they’ll need to gather all the intelligence they can. And this book is the place to start!
In the official Elgen Guard General Handbook, learn everything there is to know about the Elgen Guard: What are their uniforms like? Who’s in charge? And what happens to those who break the rules? Views: 485
When a Cessna 180 crashes into a miner's cottage in historic uptown Butte, Montana, Evel Knievel's home town, two men flee the plane leaving behind a third who isn’t talking. He’s dead. Did the victim, a high profile ex-con, deserve this fate? Just how did he die?Butte may be the most unplastic place in America." ~Molly Ivins"Butte was mercurial.... The wicked, wealthy, full blooded little city welcomed me with wild enthusiasm of the most disorderly kind."~Theodore Roosevelt In the town that produced Evel Knievel, a plane that attempts to land on a city street is not a surprise, unless the pilot disappears and leaves a dead man in his place. When a Cessna 180 crashes into a miner’s cottage in historic uptown Butte, two men flee the plane leaving behind a third who isn’t talking. He’s dead. Did the victim, a high profile ex-con, deserve this fate? Just how did he die? Chance Dawson and his sister, Mesa, who edits the weekly paper pursue a bittersweet story that takes them from Montana to Idaho and Utah where western individualism and retribution collide to reveal a killer. Views: 485
Although best known for Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett was considered one of the leading writers in America on the strength of her adult novels, which made her name in the 1870s and 1880s. Ripe for rediscovery, Bello is proud to bring a select group of these classic novels back into print.First published in 1896, A Lady of Quality may have had its beginning "in a dark back chamber, revealed at the end of one of the corridors by the chance scratching of a match" in Portland Place, where Frances Hodgson Burnett was living. The house had a large basement area with long underground passages leading out to the Mews behind, about which Burnett is said to have remarked, "What a place to hide the body of a man you had accidentally killed."Thought of as a departure from her previous work, and set in the early Eighteenth Century, the body in question turns out to be that of Sir John Oxon, killed with riding whip by the... Views: 485
A short poetic story upon a new road where six feet under, life can be very different than what you had imagined.Dreaming.The wind sings a song taking me to my dreams. The leaves spin and one by one, dropping gentle hints of dreams and nightmares to come. Views: 484
Thousands of years ago four brothers were born to the demi-god Perseus. A prophecy recovered from the ruins at Delphi bears the last remaining inscription of their existence: Water-Alecto, Earth-Xenophon, Wind-Idus, and Fire-Irgen. One final word was scratched and worn, almost to the point of oblivion, and it answers what happens when demi-gods rise up against the gods-Chaos!Thousands of years ago four brothers were born to the demi-god Perseus. A prophecy recovered from the ruins at Delphi bears the last remaining inscription of their existence: Water-Alecto, Earth-Xenophon, Wind-Idus, and Fire-Irgen. One final word was scratched and worn, almost to the point of oblivion. It answered the question-what happens when Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire rise up against the gods? What happens when demi-gods gain the power of the gods? And what happens now that the fate of the world is to be decided by two young brothers? The answer-Chaos. Views: 484
With three New York Times bestsellers and continued stardom on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa has more tasty recipes to share with her fans. This next cookbook features Teresa's signature easy, no-fuss Italian cookingbut this time with 70 recipes you can make on the grill, including:Foolproof sauces, rubs, and marinadesHearty red meat & chicken recipesEasy SeafoodLow-fat veggie grillingPizzas out-of-the-ovenOff-the-grill sidesDelicious dessertsAnd more tips on backyard entertainingIncluding special "bikini" recipes for lite eating, fun fare for kids, as well as dozens of tips from husband "Juicy" Joe Giudice, Fabulicious On the Grill has everything you need to cook and dine al fresco! Views: 484
A collection of Wold Newton-inspired short stories by Farmerphiles, experts, and the Grand Master of SF himself.A real meteorite fell near Wold Newton, Yorkshire, England, on December 13, 1795, and was found to be radioactive, causing genetic mutations in the occupants of a passing coach. Many of their descendants were thus endowed with extremely high intelligence and strength, as well as an exceptional capacity and drive to perform good, or, as the case may be, evil deeds. Views: 484
Can one college semester abroad change the course of your life? For Bella Rossini it did. Bella Rossini, a vivacious college junior, lands in jail overnight with acquaintances whom she mistakes for friends. Shipped off to Tuscany by her mother, Bella is suddenly thrust into living with seven strangers during one life-altering summer. Meet Hope, the sturdy and practical girl, steadfast in her loyalty to her boyfriend; Meghan and Karen, identical twins with an eye for fashion and beauty to match; Stillman, haunted by his hard past, and Phillip, an athlete, both fueled by competition; Lee, by family mandate in pre-med; and Rune, the Hollywood-bound wild child. All add sizzling chemistry and rebellious humor to the mix. In one whirlwind summer, while uncovering the charms of Italy, they discover both friendship and love. After their summer together, life—and loss—happens. Returning to Tuscany... Views: 484
A "beautiful tale of a childhood love that grows into an adult passion" set against the romance, adventure and danger of the Old West (Romantic Times). After surviving the massacre of her parents by Confederate deserters, Susan Hurst is placed in an orphanage. There, she's drawn to the holy orders, and begins training to be a nun. But all the while she is tormented by thoughts of her young protector in the orphanage, how she loves him, how she still thinks of him . . . Daniel Crocker lost his family young, and learned to fight for himself—and others—at the children's home. Now, he's famed as one of the hardest, most ruthless frontier lawmen to ever slap leather. But just as he's ready to take a rest from his violent labors, he receives word that the little girl he used to stand up for is about to take her vows—and be lost to him forever . . . Brought together by a chance reunion in Wyoming Territory, Susan and... Views: 484
A selection of chilling stories from some of the best Indie authors on the market. We dare you to venture into these pages of spine chilling tales and stories of ghosts and goblins.Contributing Authors: Peter John, D.C. Rogers, Sonya C. Dodd, Sheryl Seal, Madhu Kalyan Mattaparth, Alan Hardy, William O'Brien, Gunjan Vyas, Chris Raven.Cover Art by Book Birdy Designs.A selection of chilling stories from some of the best Indie authors on the market. We dare you to venture into these pages of spine chilling tales and stories of ghosts and goblins. Freely donated by the authors themselves, these dark passages are a great example of their various, unique styles and imaginations. This is the first of a series of topical collections brought to you by The Indie Collaboration.Contributing Authors: Peter John, D.C. Rogers, Sonya C. Dodd, Sheryl Seal, Madhu Kalyan Mattaparth, Alan Hardy, William O'Brien, Gunjan Vyas, Chris Raven. Cover Art by Book Birdy Designs. Views: 484
Trouble brews when it's discovered the King of England's betrothed is of black African descent.German Princess Charlotte-Sophia was just 17 when she arrived in England to meet her betrothed King George III for the first time. We're told of the pomp and circumstance of this auspicious meeting; the nobility in attendance, and why it was so vitally important the 21-year-old king fulfill his duty to God and country by marrying Charlotte who by all accounts was a German princess of no less than 72 quarterings. The royal painter sent to her remote duchy to paint her portrait was the only Englishmen to see her before her arrival. From his portrait the young king evaluated her against the portraits of three other German princesses. We should assume George found her portrait pleasing. Later reports tell us that upon their meeting noted above, he was so smitten he gave the order the wedding was to be held the next day, which it was. Fast forward 100 years: the son of long-time adviser to Queen Victoria, Baron Stockmar, MD, is reviewing his father's private writings and happens upon this description of Queen Charlotte:The Queen Mother (Charlotte, wife of George III.): 'Small and crooked, with a true Mulatto face.'Say what...?The word had the same meaning then as it does today – the child of one white and black parent -- which is to say, Dr. Stockmar, long-time adviser to Queen Victoria, thought her grandmother was of black African descent – so much so, in fact, he purposefully used the word “true” and capitalized the M in mulatto so this astonishing secret would be known to all posterity. “A Face of a True Mulatto” fills in the gaps. It names the black African father of Charlotte and details exactly how he seduced the German duchess who gave birth to a mulatto girl who goes on to become “The Great-grandmother of all Europe.” This nick is not entirely mine. I borrowed it from the one given Queen Victoria (Charlotte's granddaughter), a sovereign whose nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent earning her the nickname “The Grandmother of Europe.” Views: 484
