The story of the FE 2b; the Gunbus. First Lieutenant Bill Harsker and his squadron come up against the deadly Fokker monoplane. While many other squadrons are decimated the Gunbuses give the fledgling RFC hope. When a new commanding officer takes over the squadron and imposes impossible rules lives are lost and Bill has to face a court martial. All of the gains they have made are threatened by a martinet. The novel spans the end of 1915 and the start of 1916. It shows the harsh realities of life on the Western Front, in the air and the problems of the civilians back home. ** Views: 26
HE WOULD NOT BE DENIED HIS PRIZE...Sir Renaud de Pierrepont, the Norman knight known as the Red Wolf for the beast he slayed with his bare hands, hoped to gain lands with his sword. A year after the Conquest, King William rewards his favored knight with Talisand, the lands of an English thegn slain at Hastings, and orders him to wed Lady Serena, the heiress that goes with them.SHE WOULD LOVE HIM AGAINST HER WILL...Serena wants nothing to do with the fierce warrior to whom she has been unwillingly given, the knight who may have killed her father. When she learns the Red Wolf is coming to claim her, she dyes her flaxen hair brown and flees, disguised as a servant, determined to one day regain her lands. But her escape goes awry and she is brought back to live among her people, though not unnoticed by the new Norman lord.Deprived of his promised bride, the Red Wolf turns his attention to the comely servant girl hoping to woo her to his bed. But the wench resists, claiming she hates all Normans.As the passion between them rises, Serena wonders, can she deny the Norman her body? Or her heart? Views: 26
With her senior year looming, Tess McKinnon has two goals: hanging out with her best friend, Liz, and avoiding her judgmental, alcoholic mother. Then yummy John Bartley arrives—to tell Mrs. McKinnon that her daughter is dead. Distinctly still alive, Tess is baffled by John’s tales of 1800s time travel, rewritten lives, and love. She knows she’s never seen him before, but her feelings refuse to be denied.When Tess and John discover an aged newspaper clipping that indicates John’s uncle was hanged for Tess’s murder in 1875, John decides to return to his time to save his uncle’s life. Not really sure she even believes in this time travel stuff, Tess checks the article after John leaves. The words have changed, and she is horrified to find that John has been hanged instead.Armed with determination and modern ingenuity, Tess must abandon her past and risk her future for a chance to catch her own killer and find her first love... Views: 26
A forgotten heiress inherits a crumpling empire… as she struggles to protect herself from the ruthless billionaire who is seeking to salvage it.Raised by a guardian in Ireland, Olivia Grey is shocked when the secret details of her birth are leaked to the media as she tried to come to terms with the unexpected death of her father. Drawn into her estranged family, the shy and reclusive clothing designer finds her way through the media spotlight, an imploding empire and the expectations of the elite New York financial world. Fionn Lynch is a hot, obscenely wealthy math genius with a razor sharp business mind who seeks out Olivia to squash the media speculation around the family. Olivia is more of a challenge than he expected and he has to change his game plan to save the company he helped to build.** Views: 26
akaAstounding Science Fiction Stories: An Anthology of 50 Scifi Novels Volume 4ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION STORIES Volume 4 is a collection of 50 classic scifi novels from the Golden Age of Science Fiction and before. Here you'll find stories by some of the genre's most famous authors, including works by John W. Campbell, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Phillip K. Dick, Harry Harrison, Randall Garrett, Edmond Hamilton, C. M. Kornbluth, Jules Verne, Robert Bloch, Lester del Rey, and many others. contents• THE INTERPLANETARY HUNTER Arthur K. Barnes • ATLANTIDA Pierre Benoit • THE COMING RACE Edward Bulwer-Lytton • THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT Edgar Rice Burroughs • ISLANDS OF SPACE John W. Campbell • IN SEARCH OF THE UNKNOWN Robert W. Chambers • CAPTIVES OF THE FLAME Samuel R. Delany • THE SHORT LIFE Francis Donovan • PHARAOH'S BROKER Ellsworth Douglass • THE LOST WORLD Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • TEN FROM INFINITY Paul W. Fairman • THE BLIND SPOT Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint • THE REVOLT OF THE STAR MEN Raymond Z. Gallun • ANYTHING YOU CAN DO Randall Garrett • MECCANIA: THE SUPER-STATE, Owen Gregory • A HONEYMOON IN SPACE George Griffith • THE LOST CONTINENT C. J. Cutliffe Hyne • THE YEAR WHEN STARDUST FELL Raymond F. Jones • HUNTERS OUT OF SPACE Joseph E. Kelleam • THE SYNDIC C. M. Kornbluth • SPACE VIKING H. Beam Piper • THE UNDERGROUND CITY Jules Verne • THE WONDERFUL VISIT H. G. Wells • TO MARS VIA THE MOON Mark Wicks • AND THEN THE TOWN TOOK OFF Richard Wilson • FLATLAND Edwin A. Abbott • CAPTAIN GARDINER OF THE INTERNATIONAL POLICE Robert Allen • LOOKING BACKWARD Edward Bellamy • THIS CROWDED EARTH Robert Bloch • MIZORA: A PROPHECY Mary E. Bradley • THE COLORS OF SPACE Marion Zimmer Bradley • THE MIND MASTER Arthur J. Burks • A FIGHTING MAN OF MARS Edgar Rice Burroughs • THE ULTIMATE WEAPON John Wood Campbell • WARLORD OF KOR Terry Carr • EIGHT KEYS TO EDEN Mark Irvin Clifton • THE BEST MADE PLANS Everett B. Cole • THE CRACK OF DOOM Robert Cromie • BEYOND THE VANISHING POINT Raymond King Cummings • THE SKY IS FALLING Lester del Rey • THE JEWELS OF APTOR Samuel R. Delany • THE VARIABLE MAN Philip K. Dick • BROOD OF THE DARK MOON Charles Willard Diffin • PALOS OF THE DOG STAR PACK J. U. Giesy • THE MOUTHPIECE OF ZITU J. U. Giesy • JASON, SON OF JASON J. U. Giesy • SPACE PRISON Tom Godwin • PLANET OF THE DAMNED Harry Harrison • WEST OF THE SUN Edgar Pangborn • MASTERS OF SPACE Edward E. Smith and E. Everett Evans Views: 26
