Grandpa’s Portal is an exciting mix of adult magic and youthful fantasy. Grandpa disappears while walking with his grandkids. Their great detective work and adventurous spirit find him in a magical world. They try to free him from his captors. The kids are attacked by ants, captured by spiders, and nearly eaten by a mouse. They are forced to make hard decisions. They do, and they survive--sort of!Grandpa’s Portal is a novel with an exciting mix of magic and science fantasy. It explores one family’s escapades in an incomprehensible world found in their own backyard. While hiking in his woods with the grandchildren (ages 6 to 11), Grandpa suddenly disappears without leaving a trace. His four grandkids struggle to put all the clues together, and one year later, they enter Grandpa’s mysterious forest to find him and to bring him home. The kids are attacked by murderous insects, practically eaten by a ravenous mouse, and captured by creepy spiders. But they survive their trials, discover the source of the black magic that envelops them, and they survive. This book is perfect for kids or adults. This family learns to grow up quickly. The heroes learn to struggle together. They learn to survive together. They learn to make quick decisions based on sketchy information; however, they don’t always agree. Most importantly, in the end, each must face the consequences of his or her choices. Views: 264
Somewhere between Monty Python and Douglas Adams orbits tiny earth. This is the sequel to Tiny Earth Declares War on Earth. Earth’s peace committee has failed to destroy tiny earth, and now the president and his team are stuck on our microscopic nemesis. What effect will earthlings have on tiny earth culture? Will the president and his team ever return to our planet?Somewhere between Monty Python and Douglas Adams orbits tiny earth. This is the sequel to Tiny Earth Declares War on Earth. Earth’s peace committee has failed to destroy tiny earth, and now the president and his team are stuck on our microscopic nemesis. What effect will earthlings have on tiny earth culture? Will the president and his team ever return to our planet? Will former president Holcomb catch Madeline the cow and eat her? Find the answers to these and many other questions. Views: 264
This is a story of a village where there are strange goings on, and unfortunately some murders.Winner of the Bony Blithe Mystery Award.Anna Nolan discovers her ex-husband, Jack, on a deserted country road one night . . . dead, unfortunately. He could only have been in town to see Anna, unless Jack was looking for their son, Ben. At least, that’s how the tall, cool Brit leading the police investigation sees it. To divert suspicion away from her son and herself, Anna delves into Jack’s personal life, only to discover that the actor had been romancing three very different women on a nearby film set. With some rather unorthodox ideas on how to conduct a murder investigation, Anna sets about meeting her ex-husband’s lovers, with harrowing results!". . . a true 'chiller thriller' that I couldn't put down!" - MysteryNet Review"I seldom give five stars for a book but in this case I don't have another possibility. It's an absolutely brilliant story." - Goodreads Review(Originally published as "Road Kill") Views: 263
"Poetry Reveals" is an "easy to read" poetry ebook by Randolph Knight and T. Sky Handring. The featured poem is "Don's Electric/Wind Powered Car", including twenty seven other poems for your enjoyment and ebook library."Poetry Reveals" is an "easy to read" poetry ebook by Randolph Knight and T. Sky Handring. The featured poem is "Don's Electric/Wind Powered Car", including twenty seven other poems for your enjoyment and ebook library. Other ebook publications by Randolph Knight and T. Sky Handring include: "Poetry Perfect", "Poetry From The Heart", "T. Sky Handring Poetry", "Under Cover", "Wiggle Room", "Purple Carrots" and "Poetry 4U". These ebooks are available at your favorite ebook retailer. Views: 263
Money changes everything in this darkly comic tale of romantic revengeWhen shy, insecure Liverpudlian Ellie Freeman unexpectedly wins more than a million pounds in the football betting pools, she sees it as a way to transform the life of her bitter, frustrated, and, above all, distant husband Malcolm. She hides the news of her win from Malc, and uses the money to invest in a firm that will give her husband a better job than the warehouseman position he currently holds. And, indeed, the new job does make Malc a new man—a new man who suddenly envisions a life without Ellie. Can Ellie, too, become a new person? Can she become a stronger, more confident woman who is capable of winning her husband back . . . and is that even what she wants anymore? Views: 263
Miles recently moved back home to Chicago from LA, where he had an emotional breakdown. There he finds post-collegiate friends, all trapped in their own holding patterns. He immediately falls in with his childhood companion Claxton, who's pastime is igniting discarded Christmas trees. Miles finds himself in a place where he must either grow up - and fast - or be stuck in his circumstances forever.Miles Schatz recently moved back home to Chicago from LA, where he had a mild but definite emotional breakdown. There he finds post-collegiate friends, all trapped in their own holding patterns. He immediately falls in with his childhood companion Claxton, who's pastime is igniting discarded Christmas trees. Miles finds himself in a place where he must either grow up - and fast - or be stuck in his circumstances forever.A short story from the writer Booklist called 'thoroughly enjoyable' and Publishers Weekly called 'an energetic wit,' "I'm Still Your Fag" is a tale of extended adolescence, and the choices we make to affirm our own individual identity. Views: 263
June 1887. As the climax of her Golden Jubilee celebrations, Queen Victoria will join more than fifty foreign monarchs and heads of state, her peers of the realm and her ministers in a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey. Spymasters in the newly created Special (Irish) Branch of Scotland Yard inform the Prime Minister that blood-oath Irish Republican fanatics vow to wipe out the Queen and her family; Fenian assassins will throw bombs of terrible potency using the new explosive, dynamite. Sherlock Holmes and his companions Doctor Watson and young Winston Churchill are called in not only to prevent a dynamite outrage against the Queen, but to avert a catastrophic war that might bring down the Empire. As the plot unravels, they find it harder and harder to determine who they can trust even at the highest levels of the government. Who is spying on whom? Views: 263
The very best of James Thurber's hilarious short stories and essays, to tie-in with the major new film starring Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig. Walter Mitty is an ordinary man living an ordinary life. But he has dreams - vivid, extraordinary day dreams - in which the life he leads is one of excitement and even adventure, in which he - a weary, put upon middle-aged man - is the hero of his own story. A man can dream, can't he?The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is just one of the brilliant humorous and witty stories written by James Thurber and collected here.James Thurber was born in 1894 at Columbus, Ohio, where, as he once said, so many awful things happened to him. After university (Ohio State) he worked at the American Embassy in Paris from 1918 to 1920, and then turned to journalism. From 1927 onwards he was on the staff of the New Yorker, and first published much of his... Views: 263
Everyone in Seattle knows the name Melody Louise Scott. The little blonde girl with a mischievous grin disappeared three days ago, and every night since her photo has appeared on the news with pleas for any information that leads to her being found safe. Not everyone knows the name Jenna Morris who was just reported missing. The only difference between the two girls is that Melody is white and Jenna is black.Fearing the worst and knowing the police won’t give her daughter priority, Jenna’s mother hires Ari so she’ll know that finding her daughter is the top priority for at least one person. Ari agrees to take the case, putting her at odds with a Detective Lorne, whom she first encountered during the Gavin debacle. Lorne has grown suspicious of what happened that night and uses the opportunity of working together to try and figure out what secrets Ari is hiding.Meanwhile Ari becomes friends with a British canidae Millicent “Milo” Duncan, another wolf whose intentions may not be as pure as they first appear. With Ari distracted by the case and keeping Detective Lorne at arms’ length, Dale becomes more suspicious of the new arrival’s true motives for being in Seattle. Views: 263
A Fatal Four-Pack
Four Complete Mystery Novels by
Deb Baker, L. L. Bartlett, Rae Davies, and P.B. Ryan
All proceeds from this anthology to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Thank you for purchasing this book and supporting this
cause.
Murder Passes The Buck by Deb Baker
When her neighbor is shot and killed, sixty-six-year-old widow
Gertie Johnson seizes the opportunity to move on with her life by investigating
his death. Gertie is abetted (and hindered) by her grandson Little Donny,
man-hungry best friend Cora Mae, and word-of-the-day challenger, Kitty. It
doesn’t help that the death has been ruled an accident by the sheriff of this
backwoods community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Or that Sheriff Blaze Johnson
happens to be Gertie’s son.Whether it’s interrogating neighbors, spying, or
impersonating the FBI—not to mention staying one step ahead of Blaze—Gertie
will do whatever it takes to solve the case, even when the killer takes aim at
her.
Murder On The Mind By L. L. Bartlett
After insurance investigator Jeff Resnick is viciously mugged, he
discovers the resulting brain injury has left him able to sense people’s
secrets. When his estranged half-brother, Richard, takes Jeff to the family
home to recover, Jeff’s senses pick up clues to the recent vicious murder of a
local banker. Despite Jeff’s mixed feelings about his new sixth sense, he feels
compelled to explore the banker’s murder--using both his senses and his
investigative skills, along with Richard’s reluctant help. Against the gritty
setting of wintry Buffalo, NY, and a tormented family history of his own,
unraveling the truth threatens Jeff’s--and Richard’s--life.
Loose Screw by Rae Davies
Lucy Mathews, crime reporter turned antiques dealer, avoids confrontation
like a home perm. She even lets a cat shove her around.
When Lucy trips over the body of a buckskin-clad relics trader, her
ex-boss asks her to cover the story. She tries to tell him no, but old habits
die hard and soon she finds herself directly in the path of a killer and the
exasperating, if attractive, detective in charge.
Can Lucy catch a killer or is this the last confrontation for
her—period?
Still Life With Murder by P.B. Ryan
Book #1 of P.B. Ryan’s bestselling historical mystery series featuring
Boston governess Nell Sweeney and opium-smoking former battle surgeon Will
Hewitt. Long thought to have died during the Civil War, Will is arrested for
murder, and it's up to Nell to prove his innocence.
“P.B. Ryan makes a stunning debut with Still Life With Murder,
bringing Nineteenth Century Boston alive, from its teeming slums to the
mansions on Boston Common, and populating it with a vivid and memorable cast of
characters. The fascinating heroine, Nell Sweeney, immediately engages the
reader and I couldn’t put the book down until I discovered the truth along with
her. I can’t wait for the next installment.” —Bestselling author Victoria
Thompson
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When he and other students at his boarding school become the latest participants in an ongoing battle between the oystermen of their Bay, Carr finds that his position of power may bring danger, not only to himself, but also to a schoolfellow he is drawn toward."Carr turned his head toward the water in time to see an Oyster Navy schooner dash round Bentley Point, hot in pursuit of the skipjacks. The cannon on the schooner's bow boomed."Born into a society with a strictly ranked system of masters and servants, Carr has sought to tread his way delicately between the clashing values of the parents who raised him and the uncle whose household Carr will one day live in. Yet when he and other students at his boarding school become the latest participants in an ongoing battle between the oystermen of their Bay, Carr finds that his position of power may bring danger, not only to himself, but also to a schoolfellow he is drawn toward.This novel can be read on its own or as the first novel in Waterman, a historical fantasy series and retrofuture series inspired by the Chesapeake Bay oyster wars, boarding school rivalries in the 1910s, and 1960s visions of things to come. VOLUME CONTENTS"The Abolitionist." When a foul-mouthed, seditious foreigner turns up at your door, what are the benefits of letting him in?"The True Master." In a society where the rank of master or slave defines every aspect of a person's being, what do you do when you're a master and you envy your slaves?"Unmarked." "Fair play" is the motto of the Third House at Narrows School, but that motto takes on a different meaning when a lonely member of the Third House is secretly wooed by a young man from a rival House. Views: 263
