Emily Heart has narrowly escaped the explosion at the reporter’s house only to find herself in a cold, damp place swirling with colors and certain death in every direction.
Staying alive for another breath won’t be easy, not while her jumps are becoming more erratic and unpredictable. So, too, are her relationships with Derek and the rest of her friends, leading Emily to tighten her circle of trust as the endless list of questions continues to grow:
How will she escape the deadly encounter with the enormous man dressed in chains?
Can Emily rescue Junie from a deadbeat mother and keep her from a life in foster care?
Is the Orange Man stalking her, or just her friends? What does he want?
Will Detective Alison track her down and arrest her for the crimes she’s accused of committing?
Ride along and witness the tragedy and triumph of Emily’s life while it’s transformed beyond anything she could have ever imagined or believed. Views: 27
Roberta, Bride of Wisconsin is 30th in the unprecedented 50-book American Mail-Order Brides series.After a fire which burned the factory where she was manager to the ground, Roberta McDaniel feels responsible for all the women who lost their jobs. She contacts a matchmaker and suggests all of them become mail-order brides—answering an advertisement for a widower in Wisconsin herself. Bobbie worries that her independence will cause problems in her new life.Jakob knows he will never love again after the death of his beloved wife and the mother of his two sons, but he needs someone to cook and clean for his family, as well as help him raise his two sons. When independent Bobbie arrives, he's unsure whether to throttle her or kiss her. Will this unlikely couple find a way past their differences? Or are they doomed to spend the rest of their lives in a loveless marriage? Views: 27
'They were inescapable, the tensions of the adult world—the fraught and febrile aura that surrounded Ishtar and those in her orbit, that whined and creaked like a wire pulled too tight.'It is the winter of 1985. Hope Farm sticks out of the ragged landscape like a decaying tooth, its weatherboard walls sagging into the undergrowth. Silver's mother, Ishtar, has fallen for the charismatic Miller, and the three of them have moved to the rural hippie commune to make a new start.At Hope, Silver finds unexpected friendship and, at last, a place to call home. But it is also here that, at just thirteen, she is thrust into an unrelenting adult world—and the walls begin to come tumbling down, with deadly consequences.Hope Farm is the masterful second novel from award-winning author Peggy Frew, and is a devastatingly beautiful story about the broken bonds of childhood, and the enduring cost of holding back the truth. Views: 27
2041 Sanctuary (2: Let There Be Light)In the darkness, you can’t always trust the light.A year has passed since the asteroid AG5 impacted off the South African coastline and civilisation teeters on the brink of collapse beneath the all-encompassing dust cloud which encircles the planet. As those on the surface struggle to survive a devastating impact winter, the world’s finest assemble on the International Space Station for a covert mission that could change the course of all life on Earth. But as the clock ticks down to zero hour, it’s clear … everything is not as it seems.Back in the United States, the once all powerful Professor Steiner, visionary engineer and former Director General of the Global Meteor Response Council’s vast Subterranean Programme, is about to be tried for masterminding a horrific act of terrorism. As calls for the death penalty gain momentum, those that sit in judgement are unaware that Steiner holds the key not just to their survival, but to the survival of the entire human race. If Professor Steiner is to survive, his only chance lies with an FBI agent who would see him dead ten times over and his nemesis, the world’s most wanted criminal, the elusive cyber terrorist, Da Muss Ich, both of whom hide secrets of their own. Elsewhere, Richard Goodwin, deposed Director of USSB Steadfast, and Sarah Morgan, the English archaeologist, remain marooned in separate locations within the colossal underground realm known as Sanctuary. Both seek a way to the surface, but while neither will meet, their shared purpose will attract the attention of another denizen of the deep, and as Goodwin already knows to his cost: in the darkness, you can’t always trust the light.‘Hidden prophecies, astonishing discoveries, terror, intrigue and conspiracy, the Ancient Origins adventure never ceases to surprise and delight in equal measure. From the dark cometh the light!’‘An action-packed adventure thriller, filled with the twists and turns of a whodunit … unputdownable.’** Views: 27
We've all had that one hot affair. The shouldn't-be-doing-this-but-just-one-more-time type of affair? Time stands still when you're with him. It could never survive in the real world, but then ... who needs to live in the real world all the time? It’s so warm here under the covers, and he's determined enough for both of you... Reality comes crashing back in very abruptly for Jay and Stella in the form of a baby. Not Jay's baby—Aaron's baby! Besides, Jay gets married to Elizabeth. It might be a sham of a marriage, but it's long been expected of him. Then Aaron skips town, escaping not only the looming threat of parenthood, but minor details like mortgage payments, too. Baby Nina comes into the world kicking and screaming and very badly in need of a daddy and a home. A single, catastrophic text message silences the chaos. It forces Jay and Stella to consider a completely new reality. Find out how in this second book in the 'Having his Baby' series: Having Jay's Baby! Views: 27
Nine authors have joined together to bring you a box set full of passion, love, and sex. Each short story follows the theme of 'one night', and each brings you a little something different. From first meets, to first loves, to long time lovers to strangers, each story will leave you begging for more.** Views: 27
The Seance Society introduced mystery lovers to Mr. O'Nelligan and Lee Plunkett, an unlikely pair of sleuths on an equally unlikely case with a supernatural twist. Having taken over his father's PI business, Lee enlists O'Nelligan, a dapper Irishman with a flair for solving mysteries, to help catch a killer. Now, this sleuthing "odd couple" are back in another witty, charming, and wonderfully written mystery, this time set in 1957 in the burgeoning music scene of New York City's Greenwich Village. It's the spring of 1957, and O'Nelligan and Plunkett are summoned to New York to investigate the death of a controversial folk song collector. The trail leads the pair to a diverse group of suspects including an eccentric Beat coffee house owner, a family of Irish balladeers (who may be IRA), a bluesy ex-con, a hundred-and-five-year-old Civil War drummer boy, and a self-proclaimed "ghost chanter" who sings songs that she receives from the dead. To complicate... Views: 27
