Illus. in full color. "Winter's story begins with a peg-leg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the Underground Railroad. While working for plantation owners, Peg Leg Joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd (the Big Dipper). A couple, their son, and two others make their escape by following the song's directions. Rich paintings interpret the strong story in a clean, primitive style enhanced by bold colors. The rhythmic compositions have an energetic presence that's compelling. A fine rendering of history in picturebook format."--(starred) Booklist. Views: 10
June 1143. The Lord Bishop of Winchester's Clerk is bludgeoned to death in Pershore Abbey, and laid before the altar in the attitude of a penitent. Everyone who had contact with him had reason to dislike him, but who had reason to kill him? The Sheriff of Worcestershire's thief taker, the wily Serjeant Catchpoll, and his new and unwanted superior, Acting Under Sheriff Hugh Bradecote, have to find the answer when nobody wants the murderer apprehended - until the next death. Views: 10
Answering a friend's plea to come to Cornwall to investigate the mysterious death of his grandfather, teenage sleuth Rebecca McOwan embarks on a perilous adventure among the rugged coves and caves of the Cornish coast. Their investigations uncover a hoard of Nazi gold and disturb dangerous memories of a submarine battle in World War II. What secrets lurk in the crypt of the Smugglers' Chapel and its gloomy graveyard? Who is the shadowy figure hiding on the wreck in the bay? A terrifying encounter on a lonely cliff path makes Rebecca question whether the Black Monk himself has returned from the darkness of history. Nigel Cubbage's second novel featuring Rebecca McOwan and her friends follows her thrilling adventures in a Scottish Castle, recounted in "The Voice in the Mist". Views: 10
From USA Today Bestselling Author Cerys du Lys ~
Six months ago I was trapped in a library with a man who wanted to possess me. For three days, a record-breaking blizzard kept me confined with Lucent Storme, the dominating and enigmatic Director of Public Relations for Landseer Enterprises. Rumors existed of his forbidden desires and darker passions, but I didn't believe them. I should have. For one weekend, I became Lucent's sole obsession.
When the snow began to melt, he tried to leave me. He thought he could save me from himself, from his control. I didn't let him. I was already his.
(A Cerys du Lys steamy romantic suspense novel)
Six months ago my entire life changed. I never meant to fall in love--especially not with Lucent--but his allure transcended common sense and tapped into a dark, primal need inside me that I didn't know existed. The snow melted, our lives quieted, and everything seemed to be going perfectly.
Until today.
I thought I knew Lucent, but I realize now I never really did. A mysterious calm exists even within the eye of the darkest storms. I love Lucent. I am his and he is mine. I want to believe he is a good man. After seeing another side of him, after being the object of his absolute obsession, I fear I might have fallen in love with a monster.
(This scintillating steamy romantic suspense novel contains themes of domination and submission)
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War. Peace. One woman with the power to choose...
"[A] stand-alone secondary-world fantasy epic of the first order." (Publisher's Weekly)
Saotse thought she was special. Once carried across the ocean by the Power of the Sea, the spiritual world abandoned her in a strange land with no way to return. When an army of vicious nomads threatens Saotse's adopted city, a different Power begins to speak to her.
Keshlik has tired of war. As his men pillage yet another city, the general seeks an excuse to make peace without taking himself out of leadership.
Uya mourns her dead husband killed in the barbarian invasion. Forced into Keshlik's service, she's taken as a slave to the barbarian general's pregnant wife. As she recovers from her grief, Uya must consider whether she should resign herself to fate... or let the bloodlust of revenge take hold.
When Saotse gains an incredible ability that could level the playing field against Keshlik and protect her adopted sister Uya, she'll have to decide between war and peace. Between life and death. Between the gods and herself.
If you like unconventional fantasy settings, deep characterization, and edge-of-your-seat action, then you'll love J.S. Bangs' gripping, beautifully-written epic fantasy novel.
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When tragedy strikes it doesn't always signal the end. Sometimes it can mean a new beginning...Still reeling from the events of the past culminating in her devastating loss, an emotionally scarred Lillian Ly is determined to follow her heart and temporarily forego a bright academic career to keep alive the only thing that matters, being with the man she loves. Guilt pours over Carson Bradley like molten lava, but despite his shame, he cannot let her go. She is the flame to his fire, the soul of his heart. Without Lillian by his side, he is just a body without a warm pulse. Now with news of two missing researchers, whose survival is based on a drug formula that he is unable to deliver, he fears the kidnappers will stop at nothing to get what they want—ensuring Lillian’s life is also in danger. Desperate to obtain the missing drug components and keep Lillian safe, Carson's unreasonable behavior combined with Lillian’s strong-defensive will—collide—threatening their future. Lillian knows she loves him irrevocably, but can she survive in Carson's volatile world? Views: 10
Grace Milton's peaceful life with her family on a horse ranch outside Tombstone, Arizona is shattered in one devastating night. Her parents and siblings are all brutally killed by the notorious Guiltless Gang, leaving Grace the only survivor. Alone and desperate, she buries her family and sets out into the wilderness on her trusted stallion, Bullet, with burning thoughts of revenge. But when she falls ill on the trek, a young man called Joe saves her life by taking her to an Apache camp to heal her body and spirit. She begins to learn their ways, and despite all her heartache, she finds herself beginning to fall for Joe. But vengeance is never far from her mind, and the effort to find peace and forgiveness is a constant struggle—especially when she encounters one of the Guiltless Gang, Doc Slaughter, by chance. Will she fall into the darkness, or can Grace channel her newfound skills into a means of survival as a bounty hunter? Views: 10
Detective Jake Daggers likes his murder investigations the
way he likes his women—straightforward, easy, and with a killer body. So when his older-than-dust partner throws his back out on a
goblin raid, his captain assigns him a new running mate—a sexy young half-elf
by the name of Shay Steele.It seems like a match made in Daggers’ imagination, but Steele’s
no pushover. She’s a powerful forensic psychic, and she’s got sass oozing out
of her boots.In a debut case teeming with fire mages, foundries, and a
dead guy who’s crispier than bacon, it’s pretty clear Daggers isn’t the only
one getting a heaping helping of RED HOT STEELE. Views: 10
Vincent Keyes is an L.A. psychologist who specializes in peak performance. He helps some of Hollywood's brightest celebrities, sports stars, and corporate executives be the best that they can be. But suddenly, the doctor's own ability to perform under pressure is put to the test when someone forces him to "practice what he preaches" or people very close to him will die.The psychologist quickly finds himself in a complex web of murder, manipulation and revenge in which he must be smarter, faster and stronger than he ever thought he could be. Views: 10
