Everybody knows about the Cooper Killings.
There was only one survivor - fifteen year-old Nic Preston.
Now eighteen, Nic is trying hard to rebuild her life. But then one night her high-security apartment is broken into. It seems the killers are back to finish the job.
Finn Carter - hacker, rule breaker, player - is the last person Nic ever wants to see again. He's the reason her mother's murderers walked free. But as the people hunting her close in, Nic has to accept that her best chance of staying alive is by staying close to Finn.
And the closer they get to the truth, and to each other, the greater the danger becomes. Views: 174
Ronald Vivian Smith is an author of personal experiences – a rare breed to find in a time when even journalists hesitate to put pen to paper without scanning through the internet. A definitive voice when it comes to some known and unknown tales and an inspiration to a new generation of city-scribes, Smith is a master-chronicler of Delhi's myriad realities. Among the capital's most ardent lovers, Smith believes in the power of observation and interaction. His travels across Delhi, most often in a DTC bus, examine the big and small curiosities – seamlessly juxtaposing the past with the present. Be it the pride he encounters in the hutments of one of Chandni Chowk's age-old beggar families, or his ambling walks around Delhi's now-dilapidated cemeteries, Smith paints with his words a city full of magic and history. This anthology features short essays on the Indian sultanate, its fall after the British Raj, and its resurrection to become what it is today – the... Views: 174
One of Jane Austen's best-loved books is Persuasion, and of the characters in it, among the most popular are Sophy and Admiral Croft, dashing Frederick Wentworth's sister and brother-in-law.
In this short novel, Sherwood Smith takes a look at what the Wentworths' lives might have been like before they met the Elliots, and Sophy's view of Anne Elliot's and Frederick Wentworth's stormy relationship—and how she might have had a hand in bringing about that happy ending. Views: 174
**Do you love hunky vampire warrior types? Then the Flame Series is just right for you!
Vaughn, a powerful vampire serving as a Border Patrol officer for his corrupt world, falls for a dangerous witch who alone is the key to saving his long lost sister…**
New York Times bestselling author, Caris Roane, presents AMETHYST FLAME, the second book in the Flame Series. In this story, vampire Officer Vaughn of the Crescent Border Patrol gets called to a triple homicide in a deadly place called the Graveyard. When he finds that Emma Delacey has been summoned to the same crime scene, warning bells sound. He’s tried to suppress his desire for the beautiful witch knowing nothing good can come of a relationship in the alter world of Five Bridges. But her auburn hair and glittering green eyes call to him as no woman has since he became an alter vampire. As an evil wizard hounds them both, Vaughn must come to terms with his deepest fears especially when Emma proves to be the key to saving his sister from a madman’s torture.
AMETHYST FLAME is a standalone story with no cliffhangers. It’s a passionate, hot, paranormal romance, featuring a vampire and a witch set in the urban world of Five Bridges. Views: 174
Motor Matt\'s Submarine; or, The Strange Cruise of the Grampus by Stanley R. Matthews. Motor Stories: Thrilling Adventure Motor Fiction no. 15 by Stanley R. Matthews. Published 1909 ADVENTURES OF A BOY GENIUS MOTOR STORIES The boys who want to learn something from what they read, as well as to be interested by it, will never find another publication that will satisfy them so well as MOTOR STORIES. "Motor Matt" is not an impossible boy character. He is simply a youth who has had considerable training in a machine shop where motors of all kinds were repaired, and who is possessed of a genius for mechanics. His sense of right and wrong is strongly developed, and his endeavors to insure certain people a square deal, lead him into a series of the most astonishing, but at the same time the most natural adventures that ever befell a boy. HERE ARE THE TITLES NOW READY: 1—Motor Matt; or, The King of the Wheel. 2—Motor Matt\'s Daring; or, True to His Friends. 3—Motor Matt\'s Century Run; or, The Governor\'s Courier. 4—Motor Matt\'s Race; or, The Last Flight of the "Comet." 5—Motor Matt\'s Mystery; or, Foiling a Secret Plot. 6—Motor Matt\'s Red Flier; or, On the High Gear. 7—Motor Matt\'s Clue; or, The Phantom Auto. 8—Motor Matt\'s Triumph; or, Three Speeds Forward. 9—Motor Matt\'s Air Ship; or, The Rival Inventors. 10—Motor Matt\'s Hard Luck; or, The Balloon House Plot. 11—Motor Matt\'s Daring Rescue; or, The Strange Case of Helen Brady. 12—Motor Matt\'s Peril; or, Cast Away in the Bahamas. To be Published on May 17th. 13—Motor Matt\'s Queer Find; or, The Secret of the Iron Chest. To be Published on May 24th. 14—Motor Matt\'s Promise; or, The Wreck of the "Hawk." To be Published on May 31st. 15—Motor Matt\'s Submarine; or, The Strange Cruise of the "Grampus." To be Published on June 7th. 16—Motor Matt\'s Quest; or, Three Chums in Strange Waters. PRICE, FIVE CENTS At all newsdealers, or sent, postpaid, by the publishers upon receipt of the price. STREET & SMITH, Publishers, NEW YORK Views: 174
Two boys. Two secrets.
David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he’s gay. The school bully thinks he’s a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth – David wants to be a girl.
On the first day at his new school Leo Denton has one goal – to be invisible. Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in year eleven is definitely not part of that plan.
When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms. But things are about to get messy. Because at Eden Park School secrets have a funny habit of not staying secret for long… Views: 174
Previously published as Guantánamo Diary, this momentous account and international bestseller is soon to be a major motion picture The first and only diary written by a Guantánamo detainee during his imprisonment, now with previously censored material restored. Mohamedou Ould Slahi was imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay in 2002. There he suffered the worst of what the prison had to offer, including months of sensory deprivation, torture and sexual assault. In October 2016 he was released without charge. This is his extraordinary story, as inspiring as it is enraging. Views: 173
A ruthless killer is on the loose and forces the John Mannering (aka 'The Baron'), a retired jewel thief and master cracksman, to once again step outside of the law in order to hunt down the murderer, and also save his own skin. A victim had issued a cryptic warning before dying: 'Tell M. danger from Paul K'. It is clear Mannering is in extreme danger, but why, in what form the fatal blow might be delivered, and where he can start the pursuit remains to be deduced. Events lead to a hair-raising trail in which Mannering cannot afford any mistakes. Views: 173
DCI Hanlon is going undercover.Oxford Philosophy lecturer Dr Gideon Fuller is in the frame, but Hanlon is not convinced.From the specialist brothels in Oxford and Soho, to the inner sanctum of a Russian people trafficker with a taste for hurting women, the trail leads Hanlon deeper and deeper into danger – until she herself becomes the killer's next target...Can Hanlon track down the killer before it's too late?A thrilling new case for DCI Hanlon. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Lisa Regan and Mark Dawson.This book was previously published as Cold Revenge by Alex Howard. What readers are saying about The Innocent Girl: 'In Hanlon we have a character to rival Rebus''This book is dramatic, exciting and full of action''DI Hanlon is another strong female character in the mould of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.' Views: 173
The most powerful love in existence faces the most sinister threat imaginable.I am Rhiannon, and this is my story.Century upon century, the love between my Roland and I has deepened into something as rare and powerful as immortality itself. We are leaders among our kind. And recently, we've taken in three orphans, mutants known as the Offspring, created by DPI for one purpose; to hunt and kill vampires.I never thought I would have the chance to be a mother, and I adore the three seven-year-olds. But DPI is desperate to get them back.They captured Roland, nearly got us all, and naturally I turned over heaven and earth to get him back. And did. But he's not the same. Something happened to him in DPI's evil hands, and now it feels as if the threat to the children is coming from within my own home.I might be forced to choose between the innocent children I adore, and the man who is my very heart and soul. What is a Queen of Darkness to do? Views: 173
Blackjack Harrison fought twice for the world championship. Now he's just a name opponent trying to make a buck. An extra thirty grand to take a dive against an up-and-coming contender seems like a no-brainer to Harrison. But when the action in the ring gets a little too real, Harrison realizes he's fighting for his life—and there's no way he can win. Views: 173
