There had to be a reason why that isolated human colony had been able to survive mankind's implacable enemies. But nobody had been able to get to the quaintly named Dunroamin to find out. If they had a secret defense, it could be the answer to a hundred planets' prayers. And Feliz Gebrod realized as he came in for a crash landing that he'd know the secret sooner than he'd expected. Except that what he encountered was a life-and-death riddle that had nothing to do with stellar defense. It was this: how can two mutually irreconcilable Utopias occupy the same space at the same time? Views: 406
Get all four O'Hare House Mystery books in one set!When grieving widow Clara O'Hare first opens the door to her new townhouse on the garden square, she has no idea she is opening the door to a world of ghosts, mummies, curses... and healing her broken heart.Join Mrs. O'Hare on this haunting four book adventure written by USA Today Bestselling author Kate Danley.Featuring A Spirited Manor, Spirit of Denial, Distilled Spirits, and In High Spirits. Views: 406
Anyone would think that a bookish spinster with bad eyesight has had her share of bad luck. But when accidents begin to happen at the worst possible time, Isha Elmwood spots the man behind the mischief: Mr. Bad Luck himself. Trouble is, she's the only one who can see him. Isha must find a way to stop this handsome knave without subjecting herself to the worst luck of all: losing her heart.Anyone would think that a bookish spinster with bad eyesight has had her share of bad luck. But when "accidents" begin to happen at the worst possible time, Isha Elmwood spots the man behind the mischief: Mr. Bad Luck himself. Trouble is, she's the only one who can see him. Isha must find a way to put a stop to this handsome knave without subjecting herself to the worst luck of all...losing her heart. Views: 406
Very short reads, longer thoughts. A collection of flash fiction, covering different genres.When the grandmother she never met falls into a mysterious coma, Siobhan Kelly comes unwillingly to the Green Mountains of Vermont with her family. She thinks the hardest thing she'll face is being the new kid at the local high school and getting used to a place so different than California (what the heck is a creemee stand, anyway?). But the family secret she has yet to uncover will lead her on an adventure beyond her wildest dreams ...This short is the prequel to my novel A Little Magic Views: 405
Brian, an amateur military enthusiast now tells the story of his father ‘Brian Bulls-eye Wilkinson’, and his personal quest for the truth. ’Brian Bulls-eye Wilkinson,’ the best rear-gunner in the sky. PC Brian Wilkinson is a pseudonym of British singer/songwriter: Jonathan R, P. TaylorBrian, an amateur military enthusiast now tells the story of his father ‘Brian Bulls-eye Wilkinson’, and his personal quest for the truth. A father who he had never known. Romance, patriotism and espionage, a forgotten hero of the second world war, and a father who saved the world.Brian had been a serving police officer for his entire life until he retired in 2010 at the age of sixty. Brian, an amateur military enthusiast now tells the story of his father ‘Brian Bulls-eye Wilkinson’, and his personal quest for the truth. A father who he had never known. Romance, patriotism and espionage, a forgotten hero of the second world war, and a father who saved the world, ’Brian Bulls-eye Wilkinson,’ the best rear-gunner in the sky.Police Constable Brian Wilkinson was born on Merseyside in 1945. Brian and his wife Doreen both grew up together as post-war children in Liverpool on the North-west of England where they married as childhood sweethearts in 1963. Sadly following Doreen’s prolonged illness and battle against cancer, Brian was widowed in 2004. Views: 405
As winter falls on the forest, all the young critters of Sapsward Village gather around Elder Burkus to hear the tale of Durbin and Morro's battle with the mighty owl Da Hoot. This companion story to the epic Magefable Saga takes place between book I - Magefable and book II - Talonridge.《格斗士的抉择》是马沫克的第一部作品，完成那年他只有11岁。小说的灵感部分根植于他3岁那年（2001年）的意大利之旅，宏伟壮观的罗马斗兽场给他留下了深刻的印象，接下来的几年里，他一直在想象斗兽场内外发生的故事。10岁的时候，马沫克在Deerfield小学图书馆里查询了相关背景资料后，一气呵地成完成了《格斗士的抉择〉。小说最早付印于2010年。 Views: 405
Goon of Fortune is one of those games that people cracked out at parties when everyone is already too maggot to realise what a pointless game it is. A bunch of people circle the Hills Hoist and you peg a bladder of cheap wine to the line. People take turns spinning the clothes line and whoever the wine sack lands in front of has to scull for five seconds. Jez is seventeen and lives with her alcoholic single mum in in a government rental in Canberra's outer-suburbs, with little money or future prospects. As well as suffering from terminal boredom, Jez has got epic First World Problems: where is her next pill coming from, what will her first tattoo be, and how will she ever lose her virginity? Recently Jez has been having weird feelings about her best friend, emo kid Lukey - is she just bored or does she really want him? And if she makes a move on him (how to make a move on him?), will that endanger their friendship? So when effervescent hipster Melbournite Laura moves to town and starts macking on with Lukey, what is Jez to do but seek guidance from sexually experienced next-door-neighbour stripper, Casey? At the same time, Jez's mum hooks up with a local bartender, placing a strain on their already fragile relationship. Over the course of one blazing summer, Jez runs a gauntlet of new experiences and discovers the real meaning of home. Filled with humour, brilliant observations and raw revelations, Snake Bite is a contemporary Puberty Blues, the coming-of-age story of a wild teenager in a Canberra you never dreamed existed. It will sink its fangs into, inject you with its intoxicating venom, and never let you go. Views: 405
Following Dolphins Under My Bed and Turtles in Our Wake comes the third leg of the Claytons' voyage, two early retirees who decided to live life sailing from place to place to fulfil their dream.Told uniquely from the wife's perspective, Sandra Clayton was initially a reluctant sailor, but became a keen yachtswoman by the end of the first book when the couple sailed from the UK to the Mediterranean. In this installment she describes their transatlantic crossing, from Gibraltar via the Atlantic Islands to the Caribbean, and ending up in Fort Lauderdale.Sandra's previous two books have attracted a loyal and growing readership both in the UK and the US, no doubt due to her engaging writing style. A Thousand Miles from Anywhere is a similarly entertaining travelogue about the Claytons' experiences, detailing the wonderful places they visited, the fascinating people they met and the humorous situations they got involved in.Acclaim for Sandra's writing: 'With her eye for... Views: 405
Amelia Pennell must make a horrifying choice in the aftermath of the destruction of a colonization ship which crashes on Eden IX.Amelia Pennell is the intelligent tween granddaughter of the owner of Pennell Starlines living happily on an isolated world. Everything changes with the news of the destruction of a colonization ship which has crashed on Eden IX with 2,134 souls aboard, Amelia learns of the ship's disturbing, criminal history. As government and other powers descend on her home, she must flee for her life, and make a horrifying choice. Views: 405
