The author of Flags of Our Sonsdelivers an immaculately researched, fast-paced thriller that plunges the reader right into the intrigue of the Civil War. A young and penniless boy, Johnny Madigan lies about his age to become a Union soldier. But after fighting his way through some of the most brutal conflicts of the American Civil War and surviving terrible wounds, Johnny now faces an even deadlier battlefield: he must fight on the home front. Johnny has proven himself a skilled spy. His commanders send him back to New York to penetrate an underground counterfeiting gang supplying forged US currency to the South. As he infiltrates the deadly cabal of plotters, he is sent to Canada where a murderous Confederate spy ring is plotting an armed uprising to take over New York City and hold it hostage—and so win the war for the Confederacy. But in Canada, it is impossible for Johnny to tell which side is which.... Views: 348
The final installment of the Marching With Caesar series, featuring Titus Pullus, Legionary of Rome. Titus faces the biggest challenge of his career following the invasion of Thrace by Marcus Primus, who is brought to trial for his illegal actions. Titus finds himself embroiled in political intrigue and a trial, orchestrated by the leading men of Rome. But is it Augustus himself involved? Views: 348
Aurora falls into the mystical land of Paradan. Where fairy tale creatures live happily until King Tommit seizes the throne. Forced into a marriage with the king. Cassius, the stable boy, rallies the kingdom to battle for their freedom, and Aurora’s heart. Aurora concedes to protect Evver, her lifeline a fairy, and Cassius. Will Aurora be forced to live her fairy tale with a monster?While hiding from her tormentors, in a wishing well, Aurora falls into the mystical land of Paradan. A place where fairies, trolls, dwarfs, and giants live hand in hand until King Tommit seizes control of the throne. She is then forced into a marriage with the fiendish king to cement his hold on the kingdom. Cassius, the stable boy, rallies the kingdom in order to battle for their freedom. While he continues to fight to rescue the girl he has fallen for. Aurora accepts her new future to protect Evver, the fairy that has become her lifeline, and Cassius the boy she longs for. Will they be able to stop King Tommit before the vows have been said? Or will Aurora be forced to live her happily ever after with a monster? Views: 348
Gemma Mathers is a tour guide at "Frightening Footsteps," a Ghost Walk company in Snowflake, South Carolina. It's Halloween and when only one guest shows for the tour, Gemma can hardly believe her good fortune at being stuck with handsome, young Greg Saunders all night. Or *is* it too good to be true? As real haunts start coming fast & furious, Gemma is convinced this will be a night to remember!Gemma Mathers is a tour guide at "Frightening Footsteps," a Ghost Walk company in Snowflake, South Carolina. It's Halloween and when only one guest shows for the tour, Gemma can hardly believe her good fortune at being stuck with handsome, young Greg Saunders all night. Or *is* it too good to be true? As real haunts start coming fast & furious, Gemma is convinced this will be a night to remember!This 4,924-word short story is 29 pages long. Views: 348
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy. Views: 348
The final installment of the Marching With Caesar series, featuring Titus Pullus, Legionary of Rome. Titus faces the biggest challenge of his career following the invasion of Thrace by Marcus Primus, who is brought to trial for his illegal actions. Titus finds himself embroiled in political intrigue and a trial, orchestrated by the leading men of Rome. But is it Augustus himself involved? Views: 347
The fourth book in the sizzling THE SOUL SEEKERS series from the phenomenally successful author of THE IMMORTALS Views: 347
Love’s Nest Leta Blake & Keira Andrews Part of the Tempting Tales series. There’s no greater mystery in the kingdom than how Prince Mateo’s sisters wear out their shoes each night while locked away in their chambers. Using old magic, Mateo discovers their secret and follows them through a portal to an enchanted world of fairies and lusty delights. Ópalo has waited years for his male human, and he knows Mateo is his destiny. Mateo soon succumbs to the pleasures of the flesh, but as their worlds collide, Ópalo has to risk everything to win his man forever. A Romantica® male/male erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave Views: 347
On a school playground in the stylish Cairo suburb of Abbasiya, five young boys become friends for life, making a nearby café, Qushtumur, their favorite gathering spot forever. One is the narrator, who, looking back in his old age on their seven decades together, makes the other four the heroes of his tale, a Proustian (and classically Mahfouzian) quest in search of lost time and the memory of a much-changed place.In a seamless stream of personal triumphs and tragedies, their lives play out against the backdrop of two world wars, the 1952 Free Officers coup, the defeat of 1967 and the redemption of 1973, the assassination of a president, and the simmering uncertainties of the transitional 1980s. But as their nation grows and their neighborhood turns from the green, villa-studded paradise of their youth to a dense urban desert of looming towers, they still find refuge in the one enduring landmark in their ever-fading world: the humble coffeehouse called Qushtumur. Views: 347
Rose Smithson is ugly.Plain and simple.When somebody ugly wants somebody handsome, it doesn't tend to work,so Rose gets a wish and finally gets what she wants.To be pretty.But she didn't realize what being pretty means, she might have the man she always wanted and the popularity, but she can't have it all without paying the price.Being pretty just might be the hardest thing Rose ever does.When his ship is damaged after being caught in a crossfire, Billy is left to drift across the blackness of space. His calls for help are finally answered, but by the one thing he would rather not get help from.Disclaimer: Strong language. Views: 347
1. The Centre of the Universe:In stilled silenced auditorium, silver shimmering, glass beaded crystal chandelier, jingling, jangling, glancing chiming winded spherical mirror wall, dimly lit; safety lighted exit and entry points, a crackling static, surroundinglit round mirror ball panelled, closed walled room, between dark strange energies, pulling and pushing this way and that.1. The Centre of the Universe:In stilled silenced auditorium, silver shimmering, glass beaded crystal chandelier, jingling, jangling, glancing chiming winded spherical mirror wall, dimly lit; safety lighted exit and entry points, a crackling static, surroundinglit round mirror ball panelled, closed walled room, between dark strange energies, pulling and pushing this way and that.Each corner point the space inside indeterminable, exacting, around the outside, indeterminate, moving points; converging floor and ceiling walls colliding,within holographic cubed and cuboid beyond, encircling inner and outer, each to each other, musical dissonant, consonant accretion to the spheres of influence,each corner point the space inside indeterminable, exacting, around the outside, indeterminate, moving points; converging floor and ceiling walls colliding,within holographic cubed and cuboid beyond, encircling inner and outer, each to each other, consonant accretion to the spheres of influence,musical dissonant, disturbing the silence within, crackling, between and amongst resting and simmering linear lit points snapping, crackling across tearing split breaking points, decaying in direction of travel, and pitch, between formation, annihilation, and transformation. Howling sounds, emanating from who knows where; along a corridor, sounds resoundingone-way, only another, one-way out, another room seen, the outer edge reflected in; in the centre looking out,where flashes of light might leap through, louder and softer shimmering, glaring, blaring, pulling-in and thundering-along, Views: 347
An aspiring young journalist seeks a job as a reporter and finally lands a position as a copy boy. His wannabe spirit to become a writer is not damped as he finally is given the opportunity to report on the story of a lifetime. His dreams are unfolding and will they finally be revealed or dashed to ashes?"Midterms" was my entry in NPR’s Round Nine of their occasional feature, “Three Minute Fiction,” in which they invite listeners to submit an original, unpublished story of 600 or fewer words which fulfills a condition set by that Round’s author-judge. In this case, each story had to “reference a U.S. President, real or fictional.” Inasmuch as the day before the September 23 submission deadline was the 150th anniversary of one of our history’s most momentous—and politically shrewd—decisions, I felt dutybound to indulge that reality. My conceit: What if that “game-changer” presented itself in an electoral environment like today’s? Views: 347
