If they had known the danger that awaited them, would they have built the clubhouse in the Lost Forest?June 15, 2014. Week one of summer vacation had flown by and the three boys couldn’t believe they had built a clubhouse in that short amount of time. If they had known the danger that awaited them, would they have built the clubhouse in the Lost Forest? Richard told them it was a bad location, but they wouldn’t listen. Wouldn’t listen to the stories Richard told them. Stories of how the forest would go silent, deathly silent. Not even the sweet song of a Robin could be heard, and the wind, the wind would blow strong and fast. And within that time lives could be lost. Views: 348
She’s not a princess . . . but then, he’s no prince. High in a tower, behind an impenetrable barrier of magical thorns, Poly sleeps, dreams, and falls ever deeper into her curse. Woken by a kiss, she finds herself in an alien world where three hundred years have passed and everyone she has ever known is dead. Who cursed Poly? Why can't she stop falling asleep? And why does her hair keep growing? Views: 348
Blood of the Cosmos: the second book in Kevin J. Anderson's Saga of Shadows trilogy. An epic space opera of the titanic conflict of several galactic civilizations against a life-destroying force of shadows, a dark cosmic force that has swept through the undercurrents of the human interstellar empire.The intertwined plots, overflowing with colorful ideas, a large cast of characters, and complex storylines, span dozens of solar systems, alien races, and strange creatures. As the second book of the trilogy opens, the humans and Ildirans, having narrowly escaped annihilation at the hands of the Shana Rei and their robot allies in Book One, are desperate to find a way to combat the black cloud of antimatter of the Shana Rei. The mysterious alien Gardeners, who had helped them previously, turn out to be a disaster in disguise and because of them, the world tree forests are again in danger. The allies believing they have found a way to stop their dreaded... Views: 348
Don’t love your enemy. Declare war on him.
Seventeen-year-old Isis Blake hasn’t fallen in love in three years, nine weeks, and five days, and after what happened last time, she intends to keep it that way. Since then she’s lost eighty-five pounds, gotten four streaks of purple in her hair, and moved to Buttcrack-of-Nowhere, Ohio, to help her mom escape a bad relationship.
All the girls in her new school want one thing—Jack Hunter, the Ice Prince of East Summit High. Hot as an Armani ad, smart enough to get into Yale, and colder than the Arctic, Jack Hunter's never gone out with anyone. Sure, people have seen him downtown with beautiful women, but he's never given high school girls the time of day. Until Isis punches him in the face.
Jack’s met his match. Suddenly everything is a game.
The goal: Make the other beg for mercy.
The game board: East Summit High.
The reward: Something neither of them expected. Views: 348
“George’s mystery unfolds with great psychological depth, finely drawn characters and gorgeous portraits of the English countryside. . . . [George] is an essential writer of popular fiction today.” —The Washington Post The #1 New York Times bestselling author’s award-winning series returns with another stunning crime drama featuring Scotland Yard members Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers.The unspoken secrets and buried lies of one family rise to the surface in Elizabeth George’s newest novel of crime, passion, and tragic history. As Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates the London angle of an ever more darkly disturbing case, his partner, Barbara Havers, is looking behind the peaceful façade of country life to discover a twisted world of desire and deceit.The suicide of William Goldacre is devastating to those left behind who will have to deal with its unintended consequences—could there be a link between the young man’s leap from a Dorset cliff and a horrific poisoning in Cambridge?After various issues with her department, Barbara Havers is desperate to redeem herself. So when a past encounter gives her a connection to the unsolved Cambridge murder, Barbara begs Thomas Lynley to let her pursue the crime, knowing one mistake could mean the end of her career.Full of shocks, intensity, and suspense from the first page to the last, A Banquet of Consequences reveals both Lynley and Havers under mounting pressure to solve a case both complicated and deeply disturbing. From the Hardcover edition.** Views: 348
Pulitzer Prize–winning author This powerful classic of American literature paints a moving portrait of young man forced to enlist in World War I and the devastated father he must leave behind Inspired by a young man Edith Wharton met during her war relief work in France, A Son at the Front (1923) opens in Paris on July 30, 1914, as Europe totters on the brink of war. Expatriate American painter John Campton, whose only son George, having been born in Paris, must report for duty in the French army, struggles to keep his son away from the front while grappling with the moral implications of his actions. A poignant meditation on art and possession, fidelity and responsibility, A Son at the Front is Wharton’s indelible take on the war novel. Views: 348
Free short story that preludes the novel "The Prometheus Cycle: The Star, the Sword, and the Mirror." The North Wind details the origins of a character from the novel and gives a glimpse into the Realm's wilderness border culture with the coming winter.One of several free to read short stories for the upcoming "The Prometheus Cycle: The Star, the Sword and the Mirror", the North Wind is one of the possible beginnings to the novel for one of the characters in the novel. The North Wind is set many years before the events of the novel, and center on a young girl's life in a wilderness village that possesses a dark secret. Views: 348
I know. I know. I know.You just had to goI'm not glad you wentBut with all those crazy nightsI'm so glad you cameWhen you wake upIn the dead of nightFeeling so empty And full of frightRemember who still loved youAnd if you hadHe just mightIf you've ever wondered what made Gruff gruff, read his tragic tale of lust and betrayal here.Origins: Gruff explored the origins of one of the most beloved characters introduced in Equivocal Destines, book 1 of the Upheaving Nidola epic fantasy series. Views: 347
Terrell Gibbs, a private practice doctor and LGBT activist uses a magical oni mask and scarlet tie to battle injustice in Cleveland, Ohio. Join in on the ground floor as Terrell deals with prejudice against his fellow members of the LGBT community, try and be a positive role model for LGBT youth, and battle corrupt police officers, politicians, and mystical forces. A new pulp hero for the ages!Terrell Gibbs, a private practice doctor and LGBT activist uses a magical oni mask and scarlet tie to battle injustice in Cleveland, Ohio. Join in on the ground floor as Terrell deals with prejudice against his fellow members of the LGBT community, try and be a positive role model for LGBT youth, and battle corrupt police officers, politicians, and mystical forces. A new pulp hero for the ages. The Scarlet Tie by Michael Edwards! Views: 347
Craig Rice (1908-1957), the pseudonym of Georgiana Craig Rice, was the author of an extraordinary series of screwball mysteries about John J. Malone, a bibulous, blonde-fancying lawyer, who claims never to have lost a case. In the twelve stories first collected in this book, Malone investigates a killing in an undertakers' parade, a psychiatrist's patient who dreams of murder, an unknown man killed in a rented sailor's suit, and a terrified memory expert. As a special bonus, two of the stories feature Rice's lesser known sleuth, Melville Fairr, a little grey man but a formidable detective. Rice's biographer, Jeffrey A. Marks, has chosen and written new prefaces to each story.** Views: 347
