I was born to Nethermount, heir to House Thanos, one of six infamous Houses that have the nerve to call this place home. Recently, my mother gave me an ultimatum, which now leaves me in a rather precarious situation. My name is Marvin. I suffer from acute necrophobia. And I have thirty days to become a necromancer, or else I am very, VERY undead. Views: 45
Former Green Beret, Ben Lewis, manages to get to a journalist who has just been shot and killed in a London square.
With her last breaths, she implores him to look after her cell phone and keep it safe. Unbeknownst to Lewis, the Russians and the Chinese are also tracking the journalist and the shooting starts a spiral of relentless attacks on Lewis as both parties try to retrieve the cell phone.
Lewis follows the clue left by the cell phone, leading his pursuers across London and then to Geneva and the Swiss Alps. He has to keep one step ahead of the killers and not only has to contend with Saul Zeltinger, a police detective hellbent finding the person responsible for the shooting, but realises there is someone within his own side who is also desperate to get to the dossier.
Set against illicit bartering of nuclear technology and weaponry in exchange for oil, this is a fast-paced thriller where its explosive action leaves you breathless and wondering what can possibly happen next. Yet, the narrative remains engaging and convincing right to the end. Views: 45
A short story for fans of Jodi Picoult and Anita Shreve.Step into the fragile domestic world of Roar and discover the unforgettable voice of Nicole Trope, bestselling author of The Secrets in Silence, Three Hours Late and The Boy Under the Table.The baby sleeps peacefully, filled with milk and contentment. The man on the bed breathes his way into the darkness, filled with rage.Was there ever really a choice?From the queen of searing family drama and suspense comes a short story about the fierce bonds between mother and child, the things we sacrifice to protect the ones we love and the desperate choices we make when there's nowhere left to run.'Powerful and thought provoking writing with a telling edge of reality.' Women's Weekly on Nicole Trope The Secrets in Silence, AWW Pick of the Month Views: 45
Historical fiction in old English Views: 45
There’s no place for that here.The past that they’d hoped to outrun has chased them down, and now it wants payback.To appease their debtors, they must delve into Rushe’s own history. As they come face to face with the situation that brought them together in the first place, Flick learns more about the man who she’s pledged her heart, and her body, to.When danger encroaches, Flick will resort to whatever measures are necessary to achieve their goal, but could that mean sacrificing their relationship? Views: 45
Nine months to save their marriage! Nik Christakis had once been her Prince Charming, the indecently rich and devilishly handsome tycoon who took Betsy away from her life as a waitress and did the unimaginable--made her his wife! But married life wasn't the fantasy she'd envisioned. Now, as her hand hovers over the divorce papers, Betsy sees something in her husband's eyes...a glimmer of the man she first fell in love with. But when this encounter ends in reckless passion, Betsy is left with two very unexpected consequences that will forever tie her to the man she was determined to forget! Views: 45
Ages 18+ due to Adult Content & Language. This novella is a prequel to the Chasing Carolina series out next year but can be read as standalone.BLURB Chase Kenzington loves two things: fast cars and women. At twenty-one, he has the entire world at his feet. With his father being Hank Kenzington, who is one of the best drivers in the Sprint Cup Series and his grandfather, Arnold Kenzington, a legend in Nascar, he's used to getting whatever he wants when he wants it. When he and his friends decide to spend the summer at his father’s beach house in Myrtle Beach, he expects to spend it throwing parties on the beach and finding hot girls to hook up with. The last thing on his mind is finding a girl who’ll make him re-think everything. Ashlynn Myers, along with a few sorority sisters, is heading to Myrtle Beach for four weeks of fun in the sun. The last thing she expects is to meet a guy while on vacation who will make her fall fast and hard before she even knows what hit her. When she meets Chase the chemistry between them is undeniable. The thing about summer and summer romances is that they both come with expiration dates. After summer ends you have to part ways and go back to your everyday lives. What do you do when you think you’ve found your soulmate but you’re separated by hundreds of miles? Will Ashlynn and Chase be able to walk away from their summer fling and never look back, pretending that what they had for one month over the summer was nothing more than a hot summer hook-up? Views: 45
Second Chance Honeymoon: A Honeymoon Novella Views: 45
During Dog Moon, the chief entertainment in the great city of Astreiant, for nobles and commons alike, is the basket-terrier races at New Fair. This year, with spectacularly bad timing, the massive and suspicious bankruptcy of a young nobleman has convulsed the city, leading to suicides, widespread loss of employment, and inconvenient new laws around the universal practice of betting on the races. As well, a rash of mysterious burglaries seems to suggest a magistical conspiracy. Pointsman Nicolas Rathe is naturally in the midst of all these disturbances--as is his lover, foreign former mercenary Philip Eslingen. When Eslingen receives a basket-terrier puppy in the redistribution of the bankrupt's household goods, he makes the best of it by having the pup trained for the races, an action that draws him and Rathe deeper into the coils of a mystery somehow involving New Fair's dog races, bookies and bettors, the bankruptcy and its causes and fallout, burglaries, and a new uncanny form of murder. Fourth in the Astreiant series,Fairs' Point once again demonstrates Melissa Scott's mastery of fantasy world building, detective-story plotting, and the provision of sheer delight.** Views: 45
