Marguerite, eldest daughter of the Count of Provence, had married a king of France – and now her sister Eleanor is determined to make just as grand a match. Good fortune and wily cunning bring her Henry of England. A good and generous husband but a weak king, he rules a nation that still remembers his cruel and foolish father, King John. As Henry showers gifts on his new bride his extravagance forces him to levy ever greater taxation on the land, and the spectre of revolt soon looms against him. For Simon de Montfort, the adventurer who will give England its first true parliament, the house of destiny is at hand. Views: 70
The last of the great American cowboys, Charley Sunday is a legendary Texas ranger whose gun-blazing adventures have been passed down from generation to generation. But only his grandson knows the real story of what happened one cold--and very deadly--winter... TIME TO KILL With Christmas approaching, Charley is happy to welcome his grandson Henry-Ellis for a visit to his West Texas ranch. The boy is old enough now to travel alone by rail--but nothing can prepare him for the bullets and bloodshed waiting for him along the way. First, he witnesses a double shooting on the train. Then, he sees his grandpa gun down a dangerous duo of jewel thieves in the streets. After that, they stumble onto a train robbery in the making. But the real trouble starts when they get home for the holidays... A scheming pair of swindlers are plotting to take over Charley's land. A vicious gang called the New Comancheros are setting up headquarters in a nearby... Views: 70
To human waitress Eleanor, the Asher Ball isn’t the social event of the season, just another work gig, but when a mysterious older woman dresses curvy Eleanor up, Eleanor becomes the belle of the ball and catches the eye of Aspen Asher, billionaire bear shifter, heir to the Asher Lumber fortune.Tall, muscular werebear Aspen is tired of attending his mother’s balls, but when he meets the short curvy girl who introduces herself as Ella, he know he’s found his fated mate. Kind, hardworking, and stunningly gorgeous, Ella is like nobody else he’s ever met in his privileged world, and he knows she’s the one.Of course, Eleanor’s stepfamily refuses to allow anyone but their two tall, thin daughters near the shifter prince. Can Eleanor and Aspen find true love while Eleanor’s family works against her and tries to keep the two apart?A turn of events forces Eleanor to live the ball early, before she has a chance to give Aspen her number. Will she ever see Aspen again, and will she get her happily ever after, with the help of a little “magic”?If you love sassy BBWs, bear shifters rock your world, and standalone novellas with NO cliffhangers are what get you going, then check out the rest of "The Shifter Princes" by Sable Sylvan, exlusively on Amazon.com! Views: 70
Complications begin to grow for Jamie and his friends when they agree to use their magic to stop a mercenary-turned-assassin from starting a major war. College life is harder than Jamie imagined. Keeping up with classes, training with his track team, and still trying to maintain the Rivershire School and the clinic on Eddan’s world are taking a heavy toll on him. Jamie is struggling to keep it all going, and in doing so, he’s had to tell more people about his magic — too many, he’s afraid. The secret he and his friends share is perilously close to being exposed, and their way of life, and possibly their liberty, are now at risk. He realizes there’s no turning back after he learns of the cold-blooded murders of several diplomats and oil ministers. The killer is Phillip Cage, a former special ops soldier who has become an assassin, with skills and training beyond what the average killer possesses, and something extra — magic. Jamie, Fred, and Rollie are the only ones capable of stopping this dangerous man before the world crumbles into chaos. In the exciting conclusion to the Wizard Born series, events of epic proportion are converging that will force Jamie to make a choice that could affect all of humanity.** Views: 70
When the tiny desert state of Qatar won the rights to host the 2022 World Cup, the news was greeted with shock and disbelief. How had a country with almost no football infrastructure or tradition, a high terror risk and searing summer temperatures of 50C beaten more established countries with stronger bids? The story behind the Qatari success soon developed into one of the greatest sporting scandals of our time. Allegations of corruption were soon flying, and when the Sunday Times Insight team received a cache of hundreds of millions of documents from a whistleblower, the contents of the FIFA Files became a global sensation, unearthing the corruption that lay at the heart of the bidding process. Now in this remarkable new book by the Sunday Times journalists at the heart of the investigation, Heidi Blake and Jonathan Calvert, comes the most comprehensive account yet of what happened and who was involved. Above all, it explains why, despite all the evidence, FIFA under Sepp Blatter continues to support Qatar - even to the extent of publishing an edited and abbreviated report into the process that was immediately denounced by its original author. The Ugly Game is undoubtedly the biggest sporting story of the year.About the AuthorHeidi Blake started out as a trainee on the Daily Telegraph in 2008, before joining the Sunday Times as deputy Insight editor in 2011. She was promoted to assistant editor of the paper in March 2014. Jonathan Calvert has worked for various newspapers in a long and distinguished career as a journalist. He is the longest-serving editor of the Insight team at the Sunday Times, having held the role for more than ten years. Views: 70
Human life is a staggeringly strange thing. On the surface of a ball of rock falling around a nuclear fireball in the blackness of a vacuum the laws of nature conspired to create a naked ape that can look up at the stars and wonder where it came from. What is a human being? Objectively, nothing of consequence. Particles of dust in an infinite arena, present for an instant in eternity. Clumps of atoms in a universe with more galaxies than people. And yet a human being is necessary for the question itself to exist, and the presence of a question in the universe – any question – is the most wonderful thing. Questions require minds, and minds bring meaning. What is meaning? I don't know, except that the universe and every pointless speck inside it means something to me. I am astonished by the existence of a single atom, and find my civilisation to be an outrageous imprint on reality. I don't understand it. Nobody does, but it makes me smile.This book asks questions about our origins,... Views: 70
Experience the epic, sweeping story of Jake and Miranda Harkner from Bittner's beloved Outlaw Hearts, called by New York Times bestseller Heather Graham "a wonderful, absorbing read, with characters to capture the heart and the imagination."Fate brought them together. His past may tear them apart.Miranda Hayes' life was changed the day she faced down infamous gunslinger Jake Harkner...and walked away with his heart. Their fates have been intertwined ever since. Hunted by the law, fleeing across a savage land, their desperate love flourished despite countless sorrows. Now, twenty-six years later, their family has finally found some measure of peace...balanced on the knife's edge of danger.Jake has spent his years as a U.S. Marshal atoning for sins, bringing law to the land he once terrorized. But no matter how hard he fights the demons of his brutal past, the old darkness still threatens to consume him. Only Miranda keeps the shadows at bay. But... Views: 70
