Rick Rasner escaped death in a New York City bridge explosion—but he couldn't escape becoming an unwitting participant in a top secret military experiment. Seven years later, while working at an institution for troubled children, Rick finds himself the target of a group of mercenaries called The Duke Organization. When they meet, the life of Rick Rasner, and the lives of the Duke Organization, will change forever...but not as much as that of fifteen year old, Clara Blue. Pulled into a world of violence, can Clara escape, or will she choose to stay? Views: 16
‘Henshaw’s prose [is] luminous and crisp, like the snowy countryside of Japan or the barren lanes of Algiers. As the stories fold inside one another like poetic Russian dolls, I’m drawn closer to the heart of it all.’—Saturday Paper ‘A superb read.’—Bookmooch ‘Complex, lucid and engrossing.’—Weekend Australian ‘Gripping...Like a Japanese puzzle, prized for their infinite solutions and depth of revelation, each chapter builds on the one before, unfolding through levels of story to unpack deeper and deeper truths.’—Guardian Australia ‘Consistently magical.’—Canberra Times ‘A work of extraordinary subtlety, excitement and intelligence...one thing is certain, The Snow Kimono stands out as an extraordinary, clever and exquisitely executed fiction.’—The Hoopla ‘The writing is beautiful: pellucid and wonderfully visual, painting memorable landscape cameos.’—Adelaide Advertiser ‘An exquisitely written puzzle.’—Australian Women's Weekly ‘Stunning and hypnotic…Henshaw has rather written a deep reflection on life, memory, love and loss…You won’t read another novel like The Snow Kimono this year, or perhaps for many to come.’—Asian Review of Books Paris, 1989. Recently retired police inspector Auguste Jovert receives a letter from a woman who claims to be his daughter. Two days later, a stranger knocks on his door. His name is Tadashi Omura, and he is a former law professor. He tells Jovert stories about his life, and about a man named Katsuo Ikeda, whom he met when they were both children and who later became a successful writer.Set in France, Japan, and Algeria, The Snow Kimono is a jigsaw puzzle of a novel. The stories that Jovert and Omura tell each other fit together in unpredictable ways. Each new story changes the possibilities of what might happen next. Little by little we glimpse how these men have lied to themselves and to each other. These lies are about to catch up with them.A quarter of a century after the best-selling, multi-award-winning Out of the Line of Fire, Mark Henshaw returns with a novel that is both a psychological thriller and an unforgettable meditation on love and loss, memory and its deceptions, and the things that bind us to others.Mark Henshaw has lived in France, Germany, Yugoslavia, and the United States. He currently lives in Canberra. His debut, Out of the Line of Fire (1988) was one of the biggest selling Australian literary novels of its decade and was published in France, Germany, and Italy.** Views: 16
When the cameras are off, the real action begins. Greg Hicks is a Hollywood power player. For years he's enjoyed the perks that come with being a top director and producer: the influence, the wealth...the women. But none of his many conquests have ever possessed the incredible sensuality of the young woman he once watched lose all inhibition in front of his camera. Sabrina Rodriquez's life is far from a Hollywood dream. Refusing to make the same mistakes as her unlucky-in-love mother, she's focused on her first real job and avoiding all distractions, especially those of the male variety. Yet a man as compelling as Greg is difficult to ignore. And the desires he awakens are even harder to quench. While a winter storm rages, a night at Haven Retreat leaves Sabrina's and Greg's temperatures rising. As Greg introduces Sabrina to the pleasures of voyeurism and exhibition, she unleashes his most decadent passions—and his creativity. But having... Views: 16
He feared no one…but himself.Recovering from a past shaped by violence, Matt Holloway has sworn to live a different life than his parents did. Matt has found a purpose that keeps his lingering pain and fear at bay: helping others to heal. Yet the nightmares continue to haunt him.Grace has lived a life of luxury, sheltered by her family’s money and connections. When a betrayal forces her to question everything, she leaves her family and accepts an ambitious position in a career for which she may not be ready.When the two first meet, they cannot deny their instant, intense attraction. While Grace is willing to take another risk with her heart, Matt remains chained by his past and struggles to trust their future together. Fighting to save the children they’ve pledged to help, Matt and Grace must learn to overcome the pain in their past and find their true courage. Views: 16
Temptation, mistakes, love, and heartbreak- these things have consumed Cassie McKnight's life since starting college almost two years ago. While Avery Manning and Pierce Danielson have consumed her heart. Cassie finally comes to terms with who and what she wants, but sometimes when we make decisions, life decides something else for us. This time, she is bound and determined to fight for what she wants. For what she deserves. For the one she truly and hopelessly loves. It can only be that simple, when the one she loves, loves her enough to keep fighting as well. Sometimes in finding your happily ever after, you have to find yourself first. This is a lesson all three learn in Lasting Attraction, the third and final installment to the Cassie series. Views: 16
When a Russian neuroscientist develops a cutting edge tool to aid in the treatment of Alzheimer’s patients, the breakthrough could be a modern medical miracle. This technology will allow doctors to record and examine the memories of patients, offering insight into a disease that was previously only the stuff of science fiction. Unfortunately, as with every ‘creation’, the bad comes hand-in-hand with the good. The ability to record thoughts and memories directly from a person’s mind becomes an even more valuable process when utilized as a weapon…for espionage. Fledgling agent, Cyrus Cooper, is ordered to infiltrate the facility developing this powerful new process. His duty: protect the secrets of this dangerous new system and the mastermind behind it until work has been completed. But as Cyrus soon learns, news of the medical breakthrough has leaked. There are now organizations that will stop at nothing to acquire it for themselves. And his own team, the Coalition, just might be among them. Matters are complicated further when Cyrus’s past catches up to him in the middle of the operation. He’s left struggling to do his job while trying to protect secrets from his own background that will jeopardize his very life should they reach the wrong ears. Through the mayhem, Cyrus never sees the dangerous, faceless stalker who is determined to cause him mortal harm. The action intensifies and the mysteries mount as Cyrus Cooper is put to the ultimate test in, Rogue Faction Part 1. Views: 16
The Lust List - Take Your PickThey're the world's sexiest bachelors. The men of ScandalLust mag's infamous Lust List are young, wealthy, and, oh, did we mention? HOT. When scandal follows them everywhere, there’s no hiding from the cameras.They're irresistible, insatiable—and talented in all the right ways. Every woman wants them. But these playboys won't be easy to catch...Olivia Margot didn’t struggle through college just to serve Hollywood’s elite. But student loans won’t pay themselves, and a gorgeous Stone brother just insisted she cater an event at his family’s mansion. Devon Stone—sexy, black sheep of Stone Record Label fame—has always been a mischievous tabloid favorite. Now that he’s on The Lust List, it’s that much harder to keep out of trouble. And that’s exactly what he is: Trouble. Olivia’s always been a good girl. And this bad boy is more risk than she can handle. The responsible Olivia would keep her head down and do her job. But there’s something about Devon—and the intensifying electricity between them—that makes Olivia completely forget who she is Views: 16
