complicated/ˈkämpləˌkādəd/Adjective: consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; intricate.It doesn't get more complicated than sleeping with your twin sister's boyfriend ... unless he doesn't even realize he slept with the wrong sister. But that was ten years ago and Rio Pascucci doesn't do complicated—anymore. She's as hard-working, straight-forward as they come. She put that mess behind her when she left her train-wreck of a twin sister back in Ohio. Now, independent Rio is unprepared for this twist. His name is Ian McCallister, and this is where it gets tricky.Ian and Rio were best friends growing up. Complication #1: The friend zone.Rio's been in love with Ian for as long as she can remember. Complication #2: Unrequited love.Ian was in love with Rio's twin sister. Complication #3: Will he ever see her as anything but a replacement for his first love?Oh, and then... Views: 19
Equal parts Dexter and 50 Shades, this is the eagerly awaited follow-up to the daring erotic thriller, The Girl in 6E, by A.R. Torre. Views: 19
Nora Robertson is struggling to find her place in society after being held captive for half a year. Her sense of normal is skewed at best, in love and life but, she is trying to recover with the help of her support system. She pines for a home and a love she can no longer have. A love she knows was wrong but still clings to and desires secretly.Liam Lockwood stumbled across a photo in a magazine of his long forgotten brother causing buried secrets, heartache and obsession to bubble to the surface. When Liam sees something he wants, he takes it. He always has and this time will be no different despite his father's warning. Payback for a dark and broken childhood now has a name, Nora Robertson.When Liam and Nora's paths collide everyone in their wake will be left stumbling when the truth reveals itself.Attraction is not random. Views: 19
The British are well known for their unique sense of humour - for the ability to see the funny side even in the most dire situation - and it was that humour that helped the nation through the dark days of the Second World War. In this heartwarming, often amusing and sometimes heartbreakingly sad book, Anton Rippon has gathered together stories from people all over the country that reveal the strange, incredible and downright funny things that happened to them between 1939 and 1945.From the Blitz to the Home Guard, blackouts to unexploded bombs, service life at home and abroad, there are stories here from all walks of life and from men, women and children of the time. Their first-person stories stand testament to that indomitable spirit that 'kept us calm and carrying on' through those darkest days. Views: 19
Will Kai and Jane be able to work together and locate the dragon hunters? Or, will their attraction prevent them from succeeding?
17,400 words / 18+, explicit language and sexual situations / Cliffhanger Views: 19
What's worse than being abducted by aliens? Not much! But being accused of murder around Christmas time is a close second…
Nicholas Trilby moved to the Colorado Rockies in search of much needed peace and quiet. Unfortunately for him, solitude made him easy pickings for a passing UFO. Now safely returned to Earth, he's a reluctant celebrity in a quirky little tourist town that insists on naming him the Guest of Honor at its annual Alien Fest.
When a hostile reporter from The Roswell Explorer is discovered dead in the nearby lake, Nicholas knows he's in trouble once again. This time it's not little green men he needs to watch out for, but a motivated detective. With the help of his odd, alien-loving neighbors, Nicholas is in a race against time to clear his name. But what if Nicholas himself is the killer--and he simply forgot?
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The turn of the last century and Theodore Stubb’s manor house resides in the quirky village of Muchmarsh. A renowned entomologist, he is often within the attic adding another exotic specimen to his extensive collection of insects. But Theodore is also a master hypnotist, holding the household in thrall to his every whim. Theodore’s daughter-in-law Eleanor is a haunted figure, believing that her stillborn child Alastair lives and hides in the shadows. Then she falls pregnant again, but this time by the hypnotic coercion and wicked ravishment of Theodore. A dreadful act begets terrible secrets, and thirteen years later the boy Alastair Stubb begins to lose his identity, and it is not long before mystery, intrigue and murder follow gleefully in his wake. This is gothic terror of the highest order, a dream-like and hallucinatory reading experience that promises to reveal secrets both disturbing and astonishing.
"Described as 'gothic terror', however I would describe this more of a
surreal gothic tale. This is the story of the Stubb family who live in a
world populated with strange yet wonderful characters. We meet Eleanor
in an asylum, she's convinced she's the queen and wonders where her son
Alastair is. William is Eleanor's husband and son to Theodore, William
has some money issues and his father is not sympathetic. William and
Eleanor hatch a plan to get their hands on Theodore's money. Fast
forward thirty years and we see the consequences of their actions.This
novel is weird, wonderfully weird, filled with characters with names
like Mr Nuckle and Reverend Musty and villages with names like
Muchmarsh. It's definitely set in England but the time period is hazy,
new fangled cars are mentioned so I'm assuming it's Victorian. The tone
is bordering on fantastical, it reminds me of dark comedy shows like
'The League of Gentlemen', I imagine a film with sepia tones punched
with bright red. OK, I may be getting slightly carried away.I
loved the gothic themes, the huge mansion with strange servants, William
falling on hard times which pre-empts his terrible plan and in true
gothic tradition nothing goes right. I found the writing well suited to
the genre, the descriptions meant I could easily see the scenes and
understand the characters. The plot was well thought out with plenty of
mystery and cliff hangers to keep me reading more. All in all a very
pleasant novel to read."The Bookish Reader
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From the author of the acclaimed, award-winning debut novel Black Fridays, comes a story of murder, greed, and corruption—and the lengths to which one man will go for his family. He approached me in the street—bone-thin, gray-bearded, holding out a small envelope. "The man said you'd give me five bucks for it." Inside was a one-word message: RUN.Two years in a federal prison has changed Jason Stafford, is still changing him, but one thing it has taught him as a financial investigator is how to detect a lie. He doesn't think Philip Haley is lying. An engineer on the verge of a biofuel breakthrough, Haley has been indicted for insider trading on his own company, and Stafford believes him when he says he's been set up. Haley does indeed have enemies. He is not a nice man. Doesn't make him a criminal.It does make him dangerous to be around, though. The deeper Stafford investigates, the more secrets he starts to uncover,... Views: 19
Three lives entangled… Sam Carefree, innocent, and in love. All is destroyed when life has other plans. Love isn't easy, especially when your heart is torn in two. Alec The weight of a life changing secret is suffocating. His love for her is his oxygen. Will his love be enough or will he be too late? Emmett Life gives and life takes away. Tormented by what and who he can’t have. Will he fight or lose his soul? When fate steps in, their lives are irrevocably changed. Love's Secret Torment is the story of three people's search for answers as they deal with life's cruel turns. Does surviving their destiny and living with the aftermath come at too great a cost? Join them on their journey as they face the rocky steps of a fate-twisted adulthood. Views: 19
