Sleeping Beauty's younger, non-magical sister, Annie, still can't rest while trouble in the kingdom threatens her good friend, Snow White. Snow White's evil stepmother has disappeared, and her father wants her married off right away--but who should she choose? How can she tell which prince is best? It's Annie and her good friend Liam to the rescue! A hilarious and and fantastical romp through a fairy tale landscape from beloved author E D Baker. Views: 402
Johanna sees the past when she touches anything made of wood. A basket made of twigs tells her that an attack on the port city of Saardam is imminent. As daughter of a rich merchant, she belongs to a class where it is forbidden to speak of magic, she can't warn anyone. Worse, it seems that the attack is in response to something done by the royal family.Johanna is the daughter of a rich merchant in Saardam. As only child and without a mother, she has grown up with notions, such as that she wants to take over her father's river trade business in her own name. Courtesy of her eastern mother, she has an unusual ability. She sees things in willow wood: whenever she touches wood, it shows her what has happened around the tree or wooden object. Any kind of magic is not common in Saardam, and the Church of the Triune, which rapidly gains influence in the city, forbids it.While she goes to church, Johanna also maintains a loose network of magic-enabled people. One of those people is Loesie, a farmer's daughter from out of town.One day, Loesie comes to town after having been struck mute by magic. She carries a basket made from willow twigs that tells Johanna that a group of bandits with demons is about to attack the city.But there is no non-magical proof, so she can't tell anyone or she'd be branded a witch. The time of witch-burnings was not that long ago. Never mind that the army is still approaching, and there are increasing signs that Saardam's embattled royal family might have done something that has angered magical forces in the east. Add to this that the royal family seems to have fallen out with the city's nobility, and that the recent death of the crown princess has left the family with only one heir: the mysterious prince whom no one has seen for years and who has suddenly returned home.At the annual ball, Johanna's father has brokered a dance for her with the prince. Johanna just wants to warn people of the impending attack. Views: 402
Alina Maschik expected to have a few quiet days alone in New Jersey.She should have known better.FBI Agent Stephanie Walker has a problem. Whenever Alina comes into town, someone ends up dead. When the enigmatic Damon Miles follows, that count is doubled. Now, a mere week before Halloween, Stephanie's main informant has gone missing. When part of him shows up in a reputedly haunted prison, the local attraction becomes the center of a macabre and baffling spectacle. As bodies start to fill the morgue, Stephanie must trust in Alina's particular skill set to prevent further bloodshed. But that trust comes with a price, as Alina and Damon bring their own brand of trouble, uncovering a sinister web of deadly intrigue reaching far beyond the familiar South Jersey suburbs.A prison haunted by tortured souls, a puzzling federal investigation, a rising body count, and a pair of deadly assassins...what could possibly go wrong?Book 3 of The Exit Series Views: 402
Like so many novels, this book is the story of a love affair. What is less usual is that Jonathan, an artist, is almost thirty when the story starts, while Serge is a boy of eight. Jonathan had got to know Serge and his mother Barbara in Paris the previous year . Tired of the city and confused by the stress of this relationship, Jonathan shut himself away in a remote village. But his retreat is disturbed when Barbara needs someone to look after Serge for the summer while she travels abroad. Like all lovers, Jonathan and Serge create their own microcosm of domestic and erotic ritual, buttheirs is a world that shatters on contact with the surrounding society. Published by Editions de Minuit, a leading literary press, Tony Duvert is respected in France for both fiction and essays, but the uncompromising motif that pervades his work has up till now barred him from reaching English readers. GM P are especially pleased to welcome Duvert to our translation series; his cool and matter-of-fact portrayal of a sensitive theme is a welcome alternative to the hysteria surrounding the age taboo in the English-speaking countries. “One of the most intelligent, bold and subversive books of the year” — Le Monde Views: 402
Time Travel - three short stories exploring different elements of time travel.
Unstuck - When Jason goes off drinking, thinking Rachel might be better off without him, he wakes up after a strange storm with everything changed and gets the opportunity to see if he might have been right.
The First Rule - A Tracker, someone who can smell the distinct scent of a time jump, thinking to simply recover a young girl quickly became something different. Now, chasing her as she jumps through the past, he has to catch her before she breaks the agency's first rule.
A Life in Flashes - Ray is dying of cancer and is offered the opportunity to make one change before he dies but does he have the strength - and the love - to do it? A story of a father and what he'll do to help his son.
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Shortstop Rafe Wilson has his routines down to a science. How he ties his shoes, what shirt to wear under his jersey, which foot touches the field first, and how to enter the batter's box. It works for him. The proof is in his stats. No question; the routine works. Until it doesn't. When Rafe is left scrambling to figure out what went wrong, he quickly finds the newest addition to his pregame routine. A kiss. And, not just any kiss. Ashlyn Daniels' kiss to be exact. But, can he convince Ashlyn to be part of his arsenal of "superstitions" that keep his game going? Or will the pregame kiss trigger an even worse superstition? The Triple Play Curse Every member of the Strikers, San Francisco's professional baseball team, knows about the Triple Play Curse. When one Striker falls in love and gets either married or engaged during the season, two more will fall for a total of three. And, whenever the curse is in play, the team suffers for it.... Views: 401
3 distinct series. 7 books. 7 chapters. In the spirit of try before you buy, this sampler pack will give you just that. A sample of Jill Cooper's writing.3 distinct series. 7 books. 7 chapters. In the spirit of try before you buy, this sampler pack will give you just that. A sample of Jill Cooper's writing. The Dream Slayer Series: Paranormal adventures with heartache, laughter, triumph, showcasing the spirit of it's young heroines. 15 Minutes: A time travel thriller whirlwind adventure with romance, suspense, and more twists than a water park. Glistening Haven: A scifi dystopian political thriller with a splash of paranormal. It'll suck you in before Leave it to Beaver can say Gosh Darn it! Devour: A stand alone horror romance that is sure to curl your toes with desire, and make your hair stand on end in terror. Views: 401
It's about to destroy the Cosmos - the Everything! From The Life And Times Of Gilbert MacD.It's about to destroy the Cosmos - the Everything! For once it's all out of Gilbert's hands, but it's all in an afternoon's job for clever little Goose. A shorter tale than usual From The Life And Times Of Gilbert MacD. Views: 401
Many say that we are living in the last days. What if I told you that today was that day?What if you learned that you are living here, now, in your final hour.Welcome to the Zero Hour.Thomas Pepper finally reveals what he knows to an anxious country teetering on the edge of the abyss. Yet, he learns the hard way that he is not the lone truth teller in this game. Other realities and other truths can have just as far reaching implications. The Prince Brothers and Dr. Angel Hicks Dupree are going to pay a high price when they witness this costly lesson firsthand.In fact, for one of the three, the Zero Hour will be their final hour.One of them creeps ever closer to paying the highest price of them all. Views: 401
After the last woman on Earth dies and the moon breaks in half, the male survivors begin to question love, masculinity, and fate. Later, a civilization on the moon begins to rebuild after decades of civil war. Three other stories chart the progress of a boy and his father on their multi-year journey from rural, 1960s Alabama to a war-torn Vietnam and ultimately to the moon.Life on Other Moons is the debut fiction collection from Roger Market. It was first published in simultaneous limited editions in May 2013 (paperback and handmade). It is now being released for the first time as an e-book.The collection opens with "Stopping to Talk to Porch Lights When the Moon Is Not Enough." After the last woman on Earth dies and the moon breaks in half, the male survivors begin to question love, masculinity, and fate. The story centers on the question "What does it mean to be a man in a world without women?" In the title story, "Life on Other Moons," a civilization on the moon begins to rebuild after decades of civil war. Three other stories chart the progress of a boy and his father on their multi-year journey from rural, 1960s Alabama to a war-torn Vietnam and ultimately to the moon.But the moon does not dominate every story.In "Don't Mind the Bunny," a little girl's disability becomes apparent through the objective viewpoint of a stuffed bunny. "Love the Shoes" chronicles the first meeting of a father, after a long stretch in prison, with his teenage son. In "The Paper Man," a society of primitive but powerful women encounters the first man to enter its gates in decades.While the book's eleven stories are linked in unexpected ways, they do not necessarily take place in the same version of reality. The characters in Life on Other Moons are united in their common search for a home, a functional family, a sense of self.Will they find peace?The author invites you to interact with him on social media using the hashtag #LifeMoons, as well as through e-mail. Details are at the end of the book. Views: 401
The southern kingdoms are no more, but the Assassins' Guild is still there – honorable men who would never hurt women or children. Saif has been living as a woodcutter for fifteen years, but on his deathbed he calls for his former apprentice, Kilig. Saif's legacy – his son Hakeem – will avenge him, and possibly mend Kilig's broken heart.The whole story of Kilig and Hakeem's love. Views: 401
