When archaeologist Steve Watkins fled to the Greek island of Samos to escape the horror he'd unearthed at Skendleby, he'd hoped to have found refuge. But the ancient terror that had spawned at Skendleby was waiting for him. Across the island an enigmatic and haunted detective, Theodrakis, is baffled by a series of brutal ritual killings infecting the island like a plague and spreading violent anarchy. Now the fates of these two men will be drawn together; against a backdrop of mayhem, fire and violence they begin to uncover the horrifying cosmic significance of this most ancient evil. Views: 25
Things Mary doesn't want to fall into: the river, high school, her mother's life. Things Mary does kind of want to fall into: love, the sky. This is the story of a girl who sees a boy float away one fine day. This is the story of the girl who reaches up for that boy with her hand and with her heart. This is the story of a girl who takes on the army to save a town, who goes toe-to-toe with a mad scientist, who has to fight a plague to save her family. This is the story of a girl who would give anything to get to babysit her baby brother one more time. If she could just find him. It's all up in the air for now, though, and falling fast. . . . Fun, breathlessly exciting, and full of heart, Floating Boy and the Girl Who Couldn't Fly is an unforgettable ride. Views: 25
Cliffhaven--Magnificent new resort near Big Sur. Surrounded by redwoods. Guarded by oceanside cliffs. Protected from prying eyes. By reservation only.
Cliffhaven--Founded by a man with very special interests, catering to a very special clientele.
Margaret and Henry Brown, vacationing New Yorkers innocently driving down the sea-washed coast of California, are just the right sort of people.
Cliffhaven--It has a spectacular entrance, a three-star restaurant, lavish accommodations--and no exit! Views: 25
I'm pretty sure that by the time I finish high school, I'll be cracked into a pile of shards, beyond repair.At fifteen, Clover is finding the going tougher than she expected. Her life is close to being derailed on the rocky terrain of family, friendship, first love, acts of defiance and a planet on the brink of environmental disaster. So when Keek breaks his promise to her, and school sucks, and her mother is impossible, and her beloved old dog is dying, and her dad is in the wind, and the girls at school are awful and the footy-boys are bullies and she's arrested for vandalism - well, what else can she be but a little bit broken? Can Clover pull herself together - or will she spiral further out of control?When life feels like it's fracturing, how do you find a way to feel whole? Views: 25
Lantern Sam is the wise-cracking, sarcastic, talking cat (for those who can hear him, that is) who lives onboard the Lake Erie Shoreliner train and is one of the best detectives no one knows about. He doesn't have much patience for humans (unless they bring him sardines), but when 10-year-old traveler Henry can't find his new friend, the exuberant Ellie, Sam's enlisted to help. A ransom note is soon discovered and just like that, Sam and Henry are on the case, with the help of Clarence the Conductor (who supplies Sam's sardines). But is Ellie still on board the train? Did the salesman with his trunk full of samples sneak her off? And why does that couple keep acting so suspicious? Veteran middle-grade mystery author Michael D. Beil has crafted a hilarious and appealing adventure set in the 1930s that's chock-full of quirky characters, red herrings, and all with an irresistible cat at its center. Views: 24
A girl desperate to rescue her best friend, a cop willing to do anything to save the city he serves, and a delusional doctor bent on its annihilation.When Ruby Iyer’s best friend is kidnapped by the despotic Doctor Kamini Braganza, she will do anything to rescue him. Anything, including taking the help of the unpleasant Vikram Roy, a cop on a mission to save Bombay. The city needs all the help it can get, and these two are the only thing standing between its total destruction by Doctor Braganza’s teen army. As Bombay falls apart around them, will Ruby be able to save her friend and the city? Will she finally discover her place in a city where she has never managed to fit in? And what about her growing feelings for Vikram? Views: 24
When black sails appear on the horizon, Catherine St. Claire knows she's in trouble. These are no ordinary pirates, in search of cargo to steal and captives to ransom. The ship bearing down on her is the Fang, crewed by bloodthirsty, plundering monsters in search of precious booty. They're WEREWOLF PIRATES!With her own ship sinking beneath the waves, Catherine and her Irish maid are taken captive as the personal prizes and pets of Gregor, the fearsome captain of the monstrous crew. Catherine is repulsed by his brutality and bestial rage, but entranced by his overwhelming, regal strength and powerful, dominant will. As her new captain breaks her down into his willing pet, she breaks him with her beauty, charm, and song. Deep within the monster hides a broken man, and only Catherine can soothe the savage beast.When Catherine is wounded in a sea battle, Gregor saves her the only way he knows how, by passing the werewolf curse to her- and the first thing a newly afflicted female werewolf does is go into heat! Filled with new, insatiable lust, her desires are overwhelming.Just as Catherine begins to reach the man inside the beast, a terror from his past comes calling. The Fang and its crew aren't the only monsters prowling the waves, and an old enemy is out for blood.BONUS! Contains a sample of Natalie Deschain's epic paranormal erotic novel, Luna Holdings. Views: 24
Hunter Ford has a love of women. He loves everything about them. Their smell, their taste.... Their submission. But that is all he wants. He doesn't want marriage or children or anything fancy.... Just pure, soul binding, trusting submission. Hunter has goals in life, things he wants to accomplish and people he wants to rid. When Hunters life has never been easy and uneasy events always seem to come all at once and test his patience. We've meet Hunter in the eyes of Kat..... Let's take a short journey with Hunter that will have you wanting more..... Views: 24
