Deadly power lurks beneath Marina’s skin, wildness, a magical creature born of fire and ice.
Crossing dimensions to the Dragon Lands where she is a Princess and descendant from a powerful Phoenix, Marina has chosen to enter the tournament Aver to win the Frost Wreath. She must conquer four savage quests to be crowned Queen of the Ice Realm and win the right to hunt her mate, Dragon King Koen Raad.
Assassination attempts, a growing darkness in her adopted son, and the bloodthirsty quests of Aver itself. Marina's chances of survival grow dimmer by the day. Views: 30
The twenty-sixth novel in Michael Jecks?s medieval Knights Templar series. 1325: Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and his friend Simon Puttock are in France guarding King Edward?s son on his perilous journey to meet the French king, Charles IV. But they are unaware that King Edward?s wife Isabella is disaffected and plotting her revenge? What first appears a simple diplomatic mission is fast becoming lethally dangerous. Meanwhile, two murders in Paris are causing alarm. Is there a connection between the killings and the shadowy `King? of thieves? Simon and Baldwin know the future of the English crown is at risk. And in order to protect it they must put their own lives in jeopardy.From Publishers WeeklyFans of well-researched historicals will welcome Jecks's 26th Knights Templar mystery (after 2008's The Prophecy of Death). In 1325, England's Edward II prepares to pay homage to the French king, Charles IV, in order to retain two precious territories in France. At the last minute, Edward decides to send his willful and untested teenage son in his place, with orders to Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and Baldwin's longtime friend, Simon Puttock, to watch over his son on the journey. In Paris, Queen Isabella, Charles's sister and Edward's wife, is trying to keep the peace, though she bitterly resents her husband's relationship with his intimate adviser, Sir Hugh le Despenser. Meanwhile, the Procureur of Paris, Jean de Poissy, has two murders to investigate—that of a man who was on a mysterious visit to the Louvre palace, and that of a naked woman found near the palace. Frequent scene shifts help move the complex, multilayered plot. (July) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review"Fans of well-researched historicals will welcome Jeck's 26th Knights Templar mystery." —Publishers Weekly"The whole series belongs in any collection where historicals are popular." —Library Journal"Memorable characters, steadily absorbing period background . . . a commendable achievement." —Kirkus Reviews"The most wickedly plotted medieval mystery novels." —The Times"Really difficult to put down." —Historical Novels Review"Each page is densely packed with cuckolding, coarseness, lewdness, lechery, gore galore, but also with nobility. A heady mix." —North Devon Journal"A gem of historical storytelling." —Northern Echo"Complicated, well-populated, written with cross-cutting gusto, and accompanied by scholarly extras." —Ellery Queen Views: 30
Sam Spur was in trouble—gun-trouble, law-trouble, bandit-trouble ... and finally, the worst trouble of all—woman-trouble.Right at the start he was in a mess and he thought matters couldn't be worse. But he was wrong. They could be a lot worse. The beautiful girl he didn't want to marry could be kidnapped, a priceless shipment of gold could be stolen, Spur could find himself out-gunned and in mortal danger. His partners, Cusie Ben and the Cimarron Kid, had their own share of trouble—the Kid shot up; Ben left horseless in desert country. It all ended violently on the Mexican border in a shoot-out with the most vicious organizer of crime in the Arizona Territory. Views: 30
All any woman ever wants, is to know that SHE is worth fighting for.All any man ever wants, is to know that HE can take care of his woman. Protect her, provide for her, and look after her needs and desires. That's enough. Right? WRONG. It matters where they come from. It matters who their family is. Especially when it's from polar opposite worlds. Opposites attracts. Ryder and Jade are drawn to one another like magnets. The Princess and the Biker. They fall in lust. Hard. Is their attraction and lust for one another strong enough to lead to love when everything is stacked against them? Will Jade follow her heart or her head? Ryder or her family? Can Ryder forget his allegience to his brothers and Scorpio Stinger MC club to have his Princess? Is Jade worth fighting for? What happens when Ryder and Jade's worlds collide? Will they overcome the odds? Or will their worlds destroy one another and rip them apart. Is the ulimate price too high? "You are my fucking Juliet. I'll die for you, baby." -Ryder. Views: 30
Take a girl with a flower name and add in a sweet widower, twin boys, a pet pig and what do you get? A fun-filled romance sure to delight any lover of historical romance. The fifth of the Sullivan girls , Jasmine stays with her sister Daisy to help her while she’s pregnant and for a time after her sweet niece Dinah is born. While she’s there, she catches the eye of widower, Lee Fields, who has his hands full with the most rambunctious twin boys Jasmine has ever had the fortune to meet. She’s certain he’s the man she needs to fulfill all her dreams, and the boys? They’re just icing on the cake. How could anyone complain about such sweet little things? Of course, she only felt that way until they started playing the type of pranks on her she’d always considered her specialty. Could she fight through the nonsense to find love with her new husband? Or had she made a terrible mistake marrying this man? Views: 30
An enchanting and staggeringly original debut novel about one day in the lives of three unforgettable characters Madeleine Altimari is a smart-mouthed, rebellious nine-year-old who also happens to be an aspiring jazz singer. Still mourning the recent death of her mother, and caring for her grief-stricken father, she doesn't realize that on the eve of Christmas Eve she is about to have the most extraordinary day--and night--of her life. After bravely facing down mean-spirited classmates and rejection at school, Madeleine doggedly searches for Philadelphia's legendary jazz club The Cat's Pajamas, where she's determined to make her on-stage debut. On the same day, her fifth grade teacher Sarina Greene, who's just moved back to Philly after a divorce, is nervously looking forward to a dinner party that will reunite her with an old high school crush, afraid to hope that sparks might fly again. And across town at The Cat's Pajamas, club owner Lorca discovers that his... Views: 30
All is not well in Jewel Forest. The ancient Jewel Tree—source of all forest fairy magic—is not well. Its branches are bare, its leaves are wilting and the bark is no longer a sparkling pink. Catkin knows that without it the whole forest will fail. She and her forest fairy friends must do everything they can to save the Jewel Tree. Views: 30
