Life hasn't been easy. I guess no-one's ever is, but I feel that my life had a few too many hurdles to contend with at a young age. Moving back to the States after spending eight years in England was supposed to be my clean, fresh start, but that backfired in the space of ten minutes. That day would be the start of a completely new life, one that I hadn't expected. It meant that everything I had dealt with came flooding back to the surface, leading me down a new path, a path I never knew existed. My childhood sweetheart was back in my life and I had to find a way of bringing up my haunted past to help build another new life. I just had to climb a few more mountains along the way. Advised for 18+ due to language and sexual content Views: 36
It is Christmas in the alpine town of Furth am See and a six-year-old girl is playing ludo with her grandfather. The doorbell rings, and the old man gets up. The next time the girl sees her grandfather, he is lying by the barn, his skull broken; his face a red pulp against the white snow. From that time on, she does not speak a single word.Raffael Horn, the psychiatrist engaged to treat the silent child, reluctantly becomes involved in solving the murder along with Detective Superintendent Ludwig Kovacs. Their parallel researches sweep through the town: a young mother who believes her new-born child is the devil; a Benedictine monk who uses his iPod to drown the voices in his head; a high-spending teenager who tortures cats. The psychological profile of this claustrophobic, winter-held town is not reassuring -- which, if any, of its inhabitants was the brutal night-time slayer of the suffering girl's grandfather? Views: 36
Lexi James doesn't believe in love. In her eyes, all relationships are doomed to fail and she's given up on them for good. She likes safe, logical, and anything that keeps her heart protected. Her best friend, Kat has no problem with her decision. According to Kat, all Lexi really needs is a little one-on-one fun every once in awhile.
When Lexi takes Kat's advice and meets a stranger, who also happens to be a smoking hot stripper, for a one-night stand, she thinks she may have found the solution to her situation. That is until Sebastian Michelson works his way into her world.
Sebastian is insanely sexy, married to his work, and wounded. Exactly the kind of guy for a no strings attached fling. Lexi has no intention of getting involved with Sebastian, but the more she is around him, the less control she seems to have. And despite his secrets and the very real chance that he is like every other idiot man she's ever met, she is unable to listen to logic. Instead, she decides to go with her heart and finds herself taking chances she never would have imagined. Views: 36
The Lady Changes Her Mind...At twenty-six, Belle Portham has turned a cold shoulder on many a would-be suitor, preferring to marry for position rather than risk her considerable inheritance for some handsome rake with an eye on her fortune. Lord Marcus Colford is just such a rake in Belle’s eyes, and one she’d prefer to ignore.Fascinated by glimpses of the passionate woman who hides behind the cool façade, Marcus longs to set her free. And even as Belle tried to deny it, she knows Marcus has awakened feelings in her that make the loveless marriage she once sought unthinkable. But changing her mind is a risky business... and they’re both about to find out just how dangerous falling in love can be. Views: 36
This secret is killing me.It's only one line from her fifteen-year-old daughter's diary, but Susan knows it means everything. Charlotte is smart, popular, and beautiful. She is also in a coma following what looks like a desperate suicide attempt. What's more, Susan has no idea what compelled her daughter to step out in front of a city bus.Did she really know her daughter at all? In her hunt for the truth, Susan begins to mistrust everyone close to Charlotte, and she's forced to look further, into the depths of her own past. The secrets hidden there may destroy them both."This fast, twisty psychological thriller has suspense on every page!"—Paula Daly, author of Just What Kind of Mother Are You?"One of the best books I've read in ages...such a chilling read."—Mel Sherratt, author of Taunting the Dead"Gripping, memorable, and tense...a delight."—Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls Views: 36
Most women would throw something at their husband if he asked them to sleep with other men. But Dana is NOT most women. Dana and Dave have a history of adventurous, kinky fun, so she's not exactly stunned when Dave confesses his long held secret fantasy. After some careful thought, Dana agrees and they proceed slowly. Hot Dates is a collection of vignettes exploring how Dana and Dave came to the point that she's about to walk out of a bar to sleep with another man--while her husband watches them leave. Dana knows it's a huge step into the unknown and can't help wondering if their marriage can survive. Views: 36
In the best-selling zombie series The Dying of the Light, author Jason Kristopher showed us that the zombie apocalypse isn't coming — it's already here, and we're losing... and have been for 140 years. In this collection of supplemental short stories, Kristopher takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes journey into the rest of the world he's created in the main series. From the first known zombie incursion (Outbreak One: Washington Territory), to Nazi-created monstrosities (The Coldest Winter), through the 1981 Libyan Crisis (Blood and Sand) and the story of what befell one of our favorite characters (Whatever Happened to Thomas J. Reynolds?). Get your fill of the AEGIS backstory with this great collection of short stories by the bestselling author of The Dying of the Light: End, called the 'best zombie book since World War Z!' Views: 36
With Old Acquaintance (1962) David Stacton embarked upon his third literary triptych, this one on the theme of 'The Sexes'.'Even in these one-worldly days of cultural colonies and jet-setters, most US authors trying to depict European sophistication seem indefinably out of their league, like children sashaying around in grown-up shoes. Not so David Stacton, who here recounts with relish and delight a nostalgic encounter between two Old World celebrities at an international film festival.' Time'The old acquaintances are Charlie, a successful novelist with four wives and a succession of young men in his past, and Lotte, a German singer and movie star, now American. Their acquaintanceship dates back thirty years to their youth in Berlin... David Stacton has a spectacular, erudite way with the fun and games...' Kirkus Reviews Views: 36
