A powerful tale of revenge, betrayal, mystery, love and power that sweeps from the troubles of Northern Ireland in the 80's to the Middle East and the the UK today. A powerful Arab sheikh lands in the UK with an agenda that appeals to the UK elite. But those who are drawn to him soon find themselves ensnared in series of revelations and an agenda that sets the clock ticking towards Guy Fawkes Day.An explosive story of revenge, betrayal, return, mystery, love and power. When the millionaire Prince Omar Al Ajnabi from the tiny oil rich state of Ramliyya arrives in the UK to launch a programme of investment ventures, he is quickly welcomed to the bosom of British high society. Young British Oxford student Sophie Palmer is not the only individual to fall into the enigmatic sheikh’s maw who quickly finds herself ensnared in a web of political intrigue and painful revelations of the past that stretch back to the troubles of Northern Ireland and forward to a day of countdown and reckoning as the clocktower of Big Ben ticks towards midnight on the 5th of November: Guy Fawkes Day. Views: 798
A collection of three stories that end mid-thought. One takes place in and around a resort one might happen upon at the end of their given line. One takes place somewhere I've never been, but it's hot and not so safe. One takes place in some section of Brooklyn, not that it matters.Joshua Gray, an explorer forced to become a soldier, may be the only person who can save the human race from utter destruction at the hands of an intractable alien enemy that claims a right of return to Earth. Gray forms a friendship with a leader of the long-dispersed q-Chek - a bond forged through suffering and painful choices. Together, the two blur the lines of loyalty and sacrifice in their desperate quest for peace . . . peace at a price. Views: 798
In a cold and frozen wasteland, a young hunter seeks to break free from the empty life his father has resigned him to. Little does he know, his father is ever chased by ghosts of the past, who have nearly caught up with him...Bacoria is a land where the gift of magick still lives, where savage monsters stalk the night and hunger for human flesh, and where in death, all men vanish into oblivion.Luca knows the darkness of Bacoria well. For as long as he can remember, he has traveled the untamed corners of the land with his father, Lodin. Endlessly fleeing from vague shadows of the past, Luca is eager for answers his father will not give.His questions are answered in the form of faceless men who do not speak, who come with fire and steel upon the small village Luca and his father are staying in. They are led by a powerful man with a single red eye, with some connection to Lodin's past, and the implication that this is who Lodin has been running from.Helpless, Luca is able only to watch as his father is slain before him.The sole survivor of the massacre, Luca manages to escape the mysterious man and his silent army. He finds himself in an abandoned town very far away, where a strange girl is able to save him from a mortal injury with a spell that links his soul to hers.Now bound to this girl, Luca sets out on a journey, following the few instructions his father left for him. With the ultimate goal of revenge in his heart, and his father's blade in his hand, Luca will uncover the mysteries of his father's legacy, while building his own. Views: 798
Agent Nine is an intergalactic secret agent on a mission to save his organization. As he tries to complete this mission, he falls in love and loses focus.Where do wishes come from?From long hours and an overworked staff who are on call 24/7 to make sure all your dreams come true. Did you think riches and yachts came from nowhere? Magic doesn't come from trees, you know. There are people behind the scenes making the impossible happen, no matter how ridiculous that impossible is. Views: 798
The TWO opening novels from New York Times bestseller Maggie Shayne’s TWO most popular series! The Oklahoma All-Girl Brands, Book 1: THE BRANDS WHO CAME FOR CHRISTMASThe Texas Brands, Book 1: THE LITTLEST COWBOYThe Brand Family…A Miracle in Every Story!The TWO opening novels from New York Times bestseller Maggie Shayne’s TWO most popular series! The Oklahoma All-Girl Brands, Book 1: THE BRANDS WHO CAME FOR CHRISTMAS:When good girl Maya Brand, eldest of five and the pillar of the family, has a moment of weakness and a one night stand with a drifter, she finds herself pregnant with a naked ring finger. Most Big Falls, Oklahomans think it must be a case of immaculate conception. But the drifter returns and trouble follows. So do an early labor, a freak storm, and a Christmas you will never forget.The Texas Brands, Book 1: THE LITTLEST COWBOYUpright and Honest Sheriff Garrett Brand is furious with the younger brothers he’s raised when he finds a baby on the doorstep one hot Texas morning…until he sees the note with his own name on it. A motherless baby boy, a soft hearted rancher, an overprotective family, and a woman in deadly trouble spell heartwarming emotion, spine tingling passion, and breathless romance.The Brand Family…A Miracle in Every Story! Views: 798
Featuring Mother Goose and Queen Red Riding Hood, fan favorite characters in the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories, this boxed set is a must-have for new and old fans alike.
From New York Times bestselling author Chris Colfer comes two new books about two beloved characters, Mother Goose and Queen Red Riding Hood. Mother Goose's diary entries over the last five hundred years take readers on a journey to learn buried secrets; and the young queen gives us her take on politics, government, health, love, and of course, what it means to be royalty. Views: 797
"You will have a powerful Gift, but it’s how you use it that will show you to be good or bad."
In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, seventeen-year-old Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world's most powerful and violent witch. Nathan is hunted from all sides: nowhere is safe and no one can be trusted. Now, Nathan has come into his own unique magical Gift, and he's on the run--but the Hunters are close behind, and they will stop at nothing until they have captured Nathan and destroyed his father. Views: 797
The Shoes Come First is a laugh out loud time travel romance that combines suspense, mystery and romance. Jennifer Cloud may have lost her dream job, but after she receives a gift from her great aunt her life changes forever. Three men scheme for her affection, a Scottish rogue, a face from the past and her best friend. Which man will be cunning enough to capture her heart?Jennifer Cloud leads a fairly normal life in Sunnyside, Texas until a birthday present from her great aunt sends her to Scotland. In the year 1568. There she meets a charming Scottish rogue who introduces her to a world of time traveling, mysterious keys, a cast of dysfunctional characters, and the top-secret association that makes the rules. But when villains who will stop at nothing to acquire every last time traveling key for themselves, start messing with Jennifer’s family, she finds herself in a race against time to retrieve her key and save herself and her family. Time traveling to Scotland, New York City and even pre-indoor plumbing Texas. The Shoes Come First has a little sex, a little violence, and a whole bunch of drama that sees its fearless heroine chasing after villains and the men chasing after her. Views: 797
Jacob Reckless continues to travel the portal in his father's abandoned study. His name has continued to be famous on the other side of the mirror, as a finder of enchanted items and buried secrets. His family and friends, from his brother, Will to the shape-shifting vixen, Fox, are on a collision course as the two worlds become connected. Who is driving these two worlds together and why is he always a step ahead?
This new force isn’t limiting its influence to just Jacob’s efforts – it has broadened the horizon within MirrorWorld. Jacob, Will and Fox travel east and into the Russian folklore, to the land of the Baba Yaga, pursued by a new type of being that knows our world all to well. Views: 797
Once home to the illustrious Order of the Crane -- guardians of the world's myths and legends -- Stauros Island, now in the hands of the Order of the Shrike, is an elite university whose students are guaranteed positions of power upon graduating. However, a dark curse hangs over the island: students are disappearing. What secrets does the island hold? And who is to blame?Welcome to Stauros Island, a fantasy world where mystery unfolds at every turn. Hugh Fogg, a young monk from the Order of the Crane who died in the 1615 massacre skillfully planned by the enemy known as the Order of the Shrike, has resided on the island for four hundred years as a phantom. He roams the island, which is now an elite university where students are guaranteed positions of power upon graduation.Despite societal changes and the ever pervasive power of the Order of the Shrike, Hugh vows to keep the prophetic myth of the Slayer of the Shadow of Fear alive. However, his plan starts to unravel when students begin to disappear from the island. Views: 797
**In *City of the Lost*, a thrilling new eBook in six parts, *New York Times* and *Globe* and *Mail* bestselling author Kelley Armstrong delivers us to Rockton, a secret little town in the far north where the hunted go to hide. And where a hunter has now come to play.**
Casey Duncan once killed a man and got away with it. Since then she’s become a talented police detective, tethered only to her job, her best friend, Diana, and the occasional evening with her sexy, no-strings-attached ex-con lover, Kurt. But then Diana's abusive ex finds her again, despite all Casey has done to help her disappear. And Casey’s own dark past begins to catch up with her. The two women need to run—and Diana’s heard of a place where they won’t be found, a town especially for people like them…. Views: 796
Kaelynn Daniels must face the demons in her life in learn to destroy themA teenage girl must learn to face the challenge of life and she has a secret that no one knows that soon will be revealed.. will this make her fall harder in the world she has discovered or will it make her see the light in her life? Views: 796
A resistance movement wants a war hero to lead their rebellion, against his better judgement.In a peaceful medieval kingdom, recently conquered by an invading tyrant, a young soldier decides to start a resistance movement. He's certain he knows the perfect figurehead - a hero of the abortive war against the despot - but convincing this man to join their struggle turns out to be nowhere near as straightforward as he expects. Views: 796
Despite their many sacrifices, Tesetra’s people have been forsaken by their gods. Having accidentally come across a member of the supposedly legendary Snake People, Tesetra sets out to find where they live. At first she finds instead the survivors of many other legendary people, all who came before her own people; and all of whom were destroyed when their gods had abandoned them.I see a burger joint around the corner. I turn on that corner and I head towards the drive thru. I start to pull up to the microphone so they can take my order. I get up to the microphone and I order some hamburgers and fries and some chicken nuggets.The guy, I hear at the microphone, he tells me to pull up to the drive thru window. I slowly pull up to the drive thru window and look at that window. The window is so big someone can fit through it. I turn off my car, thinking it will be awhile. I see there are no customers in the restaurant part of the place. I start to feel weird. Just that quick, a guy grabs me out of my car and pulls me through the drive thru window. I scream and struggle, but to no use. He sets me down on a chair, inside this restaurant.He says, “I need you to save my planet. You were meant to be here. This small town doesn’t really exist.” I look at him like; he has just grown two heads. I say, “Did you have to grab me like that; you scared the crap out of me. You’re lucky, I didn’t bring a long my baseball bat. I would have hit you.” Views: 796
Sarah Wright, a 39-year-old Australian woman on the verge of a marriage break-up, finds herself in a parallel universe in which she connects with the members of her favourite Norwegian band. It's a twenty-four hour experience that changes the course of her life.This story is a work of fiction. Views: 796
