Orphanage director by day, jewel thief by night. Using her magic to rob from the rich to keep the orphanage running seems like the perfect solution until Kat steals from the wrong man, a man who sees through her magic, a man who can see the scars she hides from the world.
Toren MacCallum is cursed. An old witch tore him from his sixteenth century world and threw him into the twenty-first century. But he's found an ancient dragonfly necklace to bait the witch to return him to his time. For he must find a way home to save his sister and his clan from disappearing off the pages of history.
When a mysterious woman steals the necklace in front of a hundred witnesses, the witch, followed by a storm of demons, sends Kat and him to Elizabethan England. Toren agrees to return the necklace, but he won't give up the greater prize, the thief who's stolen his heart. Views: 20
Watching the officers take Norah away was very unsettling. I had faith that she would do everything in her power to protect me. That was the unsettling part. Norah would sacrifice herself in order to save me. I didn't want it that way. I didn't want her involved in this mess at all. I tried to keep her out of these kinds of things. I have tried to keep her in the dark about who I really am. Despite my best efforts she still knows me better than I know myself. She has been my hope, when all hope was lost. She has been my daydream, when I had were nightmares. She is my happiness, when all I have is sadness. She sees the best in me when all I see is the worst. The only time I get scared is when she is scared too. Looking down on Norah while she is unsure, sad and stuck in a hole, the only thing I can do is jump in the hole with her. It only takes a small glimmer of light to take away the darkness. Views: 20
Jack the Ripper might be in town. But is marriage more terrifying?In an alternate Deep South in 1890, society reporter Adele de la Pointe wants to make her own way in the world, despite her family's pressure to become a society wife. Hoping to ruin herself as a matrimonial prospect, she seizes the opportunity to cover the recent Jack the Ripper-style murders for the newspaper, but her father's dashing new intern suggests a more terrifying headline—marriage.Dr. Phillip Rawley's most daring exploit has been arriving at his new home in America in a hot air balloon. A tolerable sacrifice, if it means he can secure the hand of his new employer's daughter in a marriage of convenience. But Adele works, she's spirited, and she has an armored pet monkey running her errands. Not only does she not match his notions of a proper lady, she stirs up feelings he'd rather keep in tight control.With Adele hunting down a headline and Dr. Rawley trying to protect and pursue her, a serial killer is... Views: 20
My name is Annabelle and my life was running smoothly until I recently lost my job. My only form of income. It may have been a rubbish position, but I needed it. Now I’m feeling down on my luck, not only in my career but also in my relationships. Things just can’t see to go my way. That is, until I meet the intoxicating Mr. Lynn. He’s sexy, kind, caring and makes me feel alive from one single touch. The only problem… he’s the owner of Lynn Publishing and my new boss! Love is never easy and never goes to plan. People get in the way, and a form of heartbreak could inevitably end up making everything I know into a complicated love. THIS IS BOOK ONE OF A TWO PART BOOK SERIES Views: 20
They found him inside one of seventeen cauldrons in the courtyard, steeping in an indigo dye two shades darker than the summer sky. His arms and chin were propped over the copper edge, but the rest of Kemal Türkoglu, age ninety-three, had turned a pretty pale blue. When Orhan's brilliant and eccentric grandfather, who built a dynasty out of making kilim rugs, is found dead in a vat of dye, Orhan inherits the decades-old business. But his grandfather's will raises more questions than it answers. Kemal has left the family estate to a stranger thousands of miles away, an aging woman in a retirement home in Los Angeles. Her existence and secrecy about her past only deepen the mystery of why Orhan's grandfather would have left their home to this woman rather than to his own family. Intent on righting this injustice, Orhan boards a plane to Los Angeles. There, over many meetings, he will unearth the story that eighty-seven-year-old Seda so closely... Views: 20
Owen Wister Award-Winning Author TERROR IN A SMALL TOWN... When their wagon breaks down in the desert, Reverend Jon Keyes and his ailing wife Lorna find themselves at the mercy of blistering heat, punishing thirst, and circling buzzards. On the brink of death, they are rescued by Caleb Hobbs and his beguiling daughter Deliverance, who take them to their home in San Melas. It's a strange little town, built to resemble the New England village they left behind. Everyone in the community is convinced that Jon's been sent from heaven--that he's capable of healing their sick and saving their flock. But can he save these God-fearing folk from the gunslinger Moon who descends on the town like a blood-thirsty vulture? Can he explain the robed figures who gather and chant after midnight? And finally, can a good man wage war with evil itself...without losing his life...or his soul? "Crackling with the fury of a desert storm."--True West on The... Views: 20
From the author of Cider With Rosie, Village Christmas is a moving, lyrical portrait of England through the changing years and seasons. Laurie Lee left his childhood home in the Cotswolds when he was nineteen, but it remained with him throughout his life until, many years later, he returned for good. This collection brings to life the sights, sounds, landscapes and traditions of his home - from centuries-old May Day rituals to his own patch of garden, from carol singing in crunching snow to pub conversations and songs. Here too he writes about the mysteries of love, living in wartime Chelsea, Winston Churchill's wintry funeral and his battle, in old age, to save his beloved Slad Valley from developers. Told with a warm sense of humour and a powerful sense of history, Village Christmas brings us a picture of a vanished world. Views: 20
Father Paul is highly respected and admired in Rochester Town. Along with Mayor Nick Carter, he is instrumental in the town getting its first ferry service. Unfortunately, an unwanted visitor also comes to Rochester with the ferry. Following a couple of accidents and a death on board the ferry, the murky past of a few townsfolk is exposed. They are forced to make confessions to Father Paul, who is also dealing with the ghosts of his own past. The Father believes there is a link between their lives and the incidents on the ferry. He realises the ferry poses a big risk to the lives of the townsfolk. Meanwhile, investigative journalist Quinn is quick to sniff something fishy. On the trail of an interesting story, he hounds the Father and Mayor Nick.Father Paul, Nick Carter, ferry technician Rob Jennings, and the Red Indian chief Achooka, who keeps a close watch over the town, team up to save Rochester from a possible disaster. Will the ferry be made a pawn in the battle... Views: 20
True Grit meets True Blood in this delightfully dark and fantastical Western perfect for fans of Gail Carriger, Cassandra Clare, and Holly Black. This thrilling novel is a remarkable tale of danger and discovery, from debut author Michelle Modesto.The two-bit town of Rogue City is a lawless place, full of dark magic and saloon brawls, monsters and six-shooters. But it's just perfect for seventeen-year-old Westie, the notorious adopted daughter of local inventor Nigel Butler.Westie was only a child when she lost her arm and her family to cannibals on the wagon trail. Seven years later, Westie may seem fearsome with her foul-mouthed tough exterior and the powerful mechanical arm built for her by Nigel, but the memory of her past still haunts her. She's determined to make the killers pay for their crimes—and there's nothing to stop her except her own reckless ways.But Westie's search ceases when a wealthy family comes to town looking to invest in Nigel's... Views: 20
SECOND EDITION
The CIA employs contractors recruited from elite military
units for bodyguard and security work in high risk environments and for
deniable operations. The most skilled and lethal of these operatives are known
as scorpions.
One scorpion is a former Airborne Ranger and disgruntled
ex-CIA paramilitary operator named Avery, codenamed Carnivore
When a high ranking CIA officer is abducted by terrorists in
Tajikistan, Avery is tasked with securing the hostage’s release before dozens
of classified operations and agents are compromised.
But a high-stakes raid on a terrorist safe house in lawless
Gorno-Badakhshan Province yields clues pointing in another direction entirely,
and Avery and his team of paramilitary operators are soon unraveling a
conspiracy involving an American traitor, double agents, and Russian gangsters
to arm the Taliban with weapons of mass destruction.
From the remote terrorist
enclaves of Central Asia, to the nuclear facilities of the former Soviet Union,
Scorpion is a riveting debut novel packed with gritty, violent action and
authentic details that will appeal to readers of Vince Flynn, Brad Taylor and
Andy McN Views: 20
