The warrior-mage Chelinn and his friend Lodrán have visited many strange places. But when a curse goes awry, sending them to a place where mundane devices have supplanted magic, nothing is familiar at first.The Crossover transports classic fantasy characters into a modern-day setting. Neither Earth nor Termag will ever be the same!The warrior-mage Chelinn and his friend Lodrán have visited many strange places. But when a curse goes awry, sending them to a place where mundane devices have supplanted magic, nothing is familiar at first. Then, after rescuing a merchant, they find themselves embroiled in a far more dangerous situation.As hundreds of lives hang in the balance, two heroes and their new friends must use all their talents to foil an evil plot—and survive until they can catch a rainbow and return home.The Crossover transports classic fantasy characters into a modern-day setting. Neither Earth nor Termag will ever be the same! Views: 227
They are lovers on opposite sides of a brutal war, with everything at stake and no possibility of retreat. They can trust no one -- especially not each other.Major Lord Peter Tremayne is the last man rebel bluestocking Kate Grey should fall in love with, but when the handsome British viscount commandeers her home, Kate throws caution to the wind and responds to his seduction. She is on the verge of surrender when a spy in her own household seizes the opportunity to steal the military dispatches Tremayne carries, ensuring his disgrace -- and implicating Kate in high treason. Painfully awakened to the risks of war, Kate determines to put duty ahead of desire, and offers General Washington her services as an undercover agent in the City of Brotherly Love.Months later, having narrowly escaped court martial and hanging, Tremayne returns to decadent, British-occupied Philadelphia with no stomach for his current assignment -- to capture the woman he believes betrayed him. Nor does he relish the glittering entertainments being held for General Howe’s idle officers. Worse, the glamorous woman in the midst of this social whirl, the fiancée of his own dissolute cousin, is none other than Kate Grey herself. And so begins their dangerous dance, between passion and patriotism, between certain death and the promise of a brave new future together. Views: 227
In a new village built over the ruins of another, another generation of residents move in, unaware of a past buried in blood – an old village decimated in one night of violence. As the dead reach out, Kara realizes a restless evil still threatens the village, and it is only a matter of time before it returns to kill again. The Devil's Dead, an updated novella, and more tales by M.R. DicomitesEvery night little Johnny would lie in his bed and read his favorite comic book series "The Boogeyman." Johnny’s big sister Betty would tease him about his comic book on a daily basis, and say things like, "Johnny if you don't stop reading those stupid comic books the boogeyman is going to get you." She would come in his room and yank the comic book out of his hands and throw it across the room. The more his sister tormented him, the more anger for his sister was mounting.Finally one night as he was reading about the boogeyman his sister yanked the comic book out of his hands and started tearing the pages out of the comic book. She said as she was laughing "Sorry, Johnny, but it's for your own good."Johnny replied, "I wish you were dead." Views: 227
Blitz Boy is a fascinating recollection of life in the Blitz and of evacuation to Cornwall. Charismatic author Alf Townsend tells the harrowing and touching tale of what it was like for a young inner-city child to suffer the trials of war at first hand. The mass exodus of kids from Britain's major cities in 1940 was unique and the government's hasty organisation programmes left a lot to be desired. It must have been a shock to rural communities to taken in frightened, scruffy, poverty-stricken cases from the poorest areas of Britain's cities. Many of the foster paretns who took in these children did so purely for the cash (8s 3d per week). The family which took in Alf and his siblings did not treat them well. There were beatings and other punishments from the foster-mother, who thought nothing of mistreating a six-year-old child. This only ended when the author's real mother turned up on the doorstep to reclaim her children. The author and his siblings remained in Cornwall with... Views: 227
Greetings! It is our pleasure to inform you that the Department of ECE of PSN Engineering College is coming out with an National Conference on the title ” COPULATION OF TRENDS IN COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING”. In this proceedings papers useful to some others.So we publish in e-Book in Dmashwords.Welcome to the village of Eden. It’s not on any map.Amnesia is a set of three intertwined stories, each one leading you deeper into the woods, deeper into the mystery of Eden, and deeper into despair.Dahlia: A young woman wakes up in her country estate. She can’t remember a thing about her life except that everything seems perfect—too perfect. As a town conspiracy creeps into her days, and cursed visions haunt her nights, she’s forced to ask herself, is it all her imagination, or does something monstrous really live in the woods behind her house?Solomon: An illusionist, doomed to suffer for eternity, wakes up in a cage. All he has left are the memories of the woman he loved so long ago—and a boiling need for revenge against the demon that took her away…Jeanette: A young tourist wakes up with the powers of a god. She can make and unmake the world with a thought, but tragedy from her mortal life is keeping her from the one thing she wants most…“Amnesia. Embrace the Curse.” Views: 226
Seth and Nina were sent to Berlin to do a simple job: Recover a briefcase full of priceless artwork and bring it back to New York City. When they get back and the case goes missing, Seth and Nina will need to fight their way through the layers of the criminal underworld to get the case back.Seth and Nina were sent to Berlin to do a simple job: Recover a briefcase full of priceless artwork and bring it back to New York City. When they get back and the case goes missing, Seth and Nina will need to fight their way through the layers of the criminal underworld to get the case back. With their kingpin, a mysterious man named Parker, breathing down their necks to get the case back, Seth and Nina have two choices: get the case back or die trying. Views: 226
New from the author of Blackouts and Breakdowns--and in the tradition of Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Chelsea Handler--a collection of funny essays skewering the author's struggles with weight and body image, both as a kid in the 1980s and as a gay man in the 2000s.Mark Rosenberg has had more ups and downs with his weight than Oprah--but unlike Oprah, no one gives a Sh*t. Coming of age very outrageously as an overweight, soon-to-be gay kid, he learns to relate to others by way of his beloved Melrose Place and Clueless--which serves him well when exiled to fat camp and faced with an opportunity to bribe an adulterous counselor or poison his stepmother by birthday cake--and thinks nothing of dressing as Homey the Clown (in blackface) for Halloween. This sets him up for adulthood in the image-obsessed world of gay men in New York City, where he hires personal trainers he wants to sleep with, applies an X-rated twist to Julie & Julia in an... Views: 226
A Bevy of Girls by L.T. Meadefiction, novel, Girls, Mother, classic, Sympathy, lifeThe Departure.The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth. They surrounded her to right and left, both before and behind. She was a tall, dark-eyed, grave looking girl herself; her age was about twenty. The girls were schoolgirls; they were none of them more than fifteen years of age. They adored Marcia Aldworth; she was the favourite teacher in the school. She was going away to England suddenly, her mother was very ill, and she might not return. The girls all spoke to her in her native tongue. They belonged to several nationalities; some German, some French, some Dutch, some Hungarian; there was a sprinkling of Spanish girls and a good many English. The school was supposed to be conducted on English principles, and the head teacher was an Englishwoman.There was a distant sound of music in the concert room not far away, but the girls, the principal girls of the school, took no notice of it.“You will write to us, dear, dear Marcia,” said Gunda Lehman. “I’ll forget all my English and I’ll make all sorts of mistakes. You’ll write to me, and if I send you an English letter you’ll correct it, won’t you, dear, dear Miss?”Miss Aldworth made the necessary promise, which was echoed from one to another amongst the girls. There was an American girl with a head of tousled hair, very bright china-blue eyes, and a sort of mocking face. She had not spoken at all up to the present, but now she came forward, took Miss Aldworth’s hand, and said:“I’ll never forget you, and if ever you come to my country be sure you ask for me, Marie M. Belloc. I won’t forget you, and you won’t forget me, will you?”“No, I won’t forget you, Marie. I’ll ask for you if ever I come to your country.”Miss Aldworth moved off into the hall. Here the head mistress began to speak to her.“Move aside, girls,” she said, “move aside. You have said your good-byes. Oh, here are your flowers—”CONTENTSThe Departure.Share and Share Alike.Taking Mother.A Refreshing Tea.Seeking Sympathy.The Joy of her Life.Shirking Duty.A Feast to Delight the Eyes.The Truth about Mrs Aldworth.An Alarming Attack.Repentance and Afterwards.The New Leaf.A Surprise Visit.The Introduction.An Unwelcome Caller.Troublesome Consequences.Relief Intercepted.Seaside Anticipations.Nesta’s Cunning Scheme.The Missing Sovereign.Nurse Comforter.Wrong Set Right.Nesta Lost Again.An Uneasy Conscience.Nemesis.In Hiding.Unaccustomed Fare.Applying for a Situation.Making Sunshine All Round.Found at last.The Best of them All. Views: 226
An exclusive prep school in Connecticut. Four young, rich and beautiful friends. The usual teenage hopes and hormones, plus a trendy French movie director and $15,000 worth of high-grade Ecstasy. A racy satire for young adults.When Jasper Genovese and his three best friends head back to their exclusive Connecticut boarding school for the start of sophomore year, they carry with them their individual hopes, fears, and raging hormones. But Jas is carrying something else, too: $15,000 worth of high-grade Ecstasy. While he scrambles to extricate himself from a crisis, wannabe starlet Tibby is being pursued by a famous French director, geeky Brand is obsessed with Tibby, and beautiful, troubled Mills can’t wait to get into bed with Jas.DAYS OF ST CROIX is a fast-paced, intricate Young Adult novel set in a secluded private school, where wealth, privilege, beauty and fame only get you so far. A bright satire with a warm heart, Days Of St Croix introduces four remarkable young characters, and invites readers to experience a few days in their exclusive world. Views: 226
A cow suicide, a revolving door rescue, and the birth of a bright purple pig are starting to make Kate Saxee wonder if taking a job in her small hometown of Branson Falls, Utah, was such a great idea. As The Branson Tribune editor, Kate covers local news, which, more often than not, involves her accident-prone mom. Nothing truly newsworthy has ever happened in the quiet town until local teen Chelsea Bradford turns up dead in a Branson Falls lake.The police rule Chelsea's death an accident, but Kate suspects there's more to the story—and she's not the only one. Two of Branson's most eligible bachelors are determined to help her solve the crime—among other things. But the small town social network is faster than Twitter, and gossip about Kate's love-life is quickly branding her the Branson Falls hussy.As Kate learns more about Chelsea, she discovers that plenty of people are trying to cover up the real story behind the girl's death—including... Views: 226
Wychetts (pronounced "Witch-etts") is a magical fantasy for 9-12 year olds which adults will also enjoy. Rich in humour, the story follows Bryony and her hated stepbrother Edwin as they move into their 'new' home, a crumbling old cottage which contains an amazing secret. When the children awaken the magic powers of Wychetts, they embark upon an adventure that will change their lives forever!“Dear Mum, we have just moved into our new house, although there’s nothing much new about it. It’s called Wychetts and is falling to bits. There’s no electricity, so I’m having to write this by candlelight. Even worse, I’ve got to share a room with HIM.”Old and crumbling it might be, but the derelict cottage contains an amazing secret: an ancient magic power that enables Bryony and her hated stepbrother Edwin to make their wishes come true!But the children soon discover there are things that even magic cannot fix; and when their plans to rid themselves of each other go wrong, Bryony and Edwin must work together to save Wychetts, and the world, from the clutches of the evil Shadow Clan...Rich in magic, mystery and humour, Wychetts is a book for 9-12 year olds which adults will also enjoy. Views: 226
