Modern life seems to have a soundtrack for everything. Even crime.Crime + Music collects twenty darkly intense, music-related noir stories by world-renowned mystery authors Brendan DuBois, Alison Gaylin, Craig Johnson, David Liss, Val McDermid, Gary Phillips, Peter Robinson and, from the music world, Galadrielle Allman, author of Please Be With Me: A Song for My Father, Duane Allman and award-winning songwriter-novelist Willy Vlautin. Edited by novelist and Wall Street Journal rock and pop music critic Jim Fusilli.The lively anthology's chilling, sinister tales tap into the span of rock and pop history, ranging from Peter Blauner's heart-wrenching The Last Temptation of Frankie Lymon" to Fusilli's Boy Wonder," set in the world of contemporary electronic dance music; from Naomi Rand's The Misfits," a punk-rock revenge saga to Mark Haskell Smith's menacingly comedic 1968 Pelham Blue SG Jr."; from Reed Farrel Coleman's study of a... Views: 66
Six years ago, Mahingan and his tribe fought the Battle of the Falls against the Haudenosaunee. There were many losses, and Mahingan thought he had lost his wife, Wàbananang (Morning Star). But after the battle, he learned she was still alive, taken captive by the Haudenosaunee. Now on a desperate quest to rescue Wàbananang, Mahingan and his small family are wintering north of the Ottawa River near present-day Lachute, Quebec. If they are to have any hope of recovering Wàbananang, though, they must first survive until spring.At the same time, over 2,000 kilometres away in present-day Newfoundland, events are taking place that will affect four Native tribes: Mahingan's, a group of Mi’kmaq, a Beothuk group, and a band of Haudenosaunee warriors led by Mahingan's old nemesis, Ò:nenhste Erhar (Corn Dog) — a fierce Mohawk War Chief and Wàbananang's captor.Along the way, Mahingan's brother, Mitigomij, will reveal his true self and powers. Then, an influential Mi'kmaq... Views: 66
Xenotech Rising is the story of an entrepreneur providing tech support for alien technology fifteen years after Earth has been invited to join the Galactic Free Trade Association. Views: 66
Unsportsmanlike Conduct is the second book in the Renegades Hockey Series. It can be read as a stand alone. For readers 18+ due to language and adult content. Ever find someone so irresistible that you can't help yourself? Now imagine that person is someone you can never have. Would it stop you? They are bad for you-and yet so good. Meet Gia. She knows who she is supposed to be with and what she is supposed to do-but she also knows what she wants. Love. Lust. Desire. Destiny. Meet Patrick...and try to resist. Patrick was an infamous playboy known for his love of women and of course, puck bunnies. He never wanted to be a one woman kind of guy... He was a pig, plain and simple and he was happy with that, until Gia strutted into his life. She left an impression so deep no other girl could measure up. Not that he wanted them to. That night. That one night changed everything. When Gia needed someone the most there was only one person she could turn to. In the midst of her life falling apart, her true love may have been in front of her the whole time. Views: 66
Can you keep a secret?Megan McAlister will do just about anything to keep the people of Hope, Oklahoma from learning her secret. When she witnesses a kidnapping her hopes for a normal life could come crashing down around her.Finding herself confronted by the one man she wants to avoid, Detective Drew Calloway, she realizes the only way to get him out of her life is to use her power to find his sister—without becoming a government lab rat. When a mysterious stranger arrives in town with knowledge of her secret, and has secrets of her own, her once quiet life is tossed into chaos.Questioning everything she thought she knew, she has to decide if she wants to go back to the safe life she had, or the life Drew is offering. Views: 66
New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham brings back the Krewe of Hunters! The FBI's unit of paranormal investigators is solving unusual crimes in some of America's most fascinating and mysterious places...The Night Is Watching: In the Old West town of Lily, Arizona, a historic theater and former bawdy house offers performances for tourists. Then a real skull is found among the props. Krewe member Jane Everett has to work with the local sheriff, whose great-great-grandmother was an actress there--and she doesn't seem to be resting in peace!The Night Is Alive: Savannah is a town of beauty, history...hauntings. New FBI agent Abigail comes home to the family's 1750s inn, which comes complete with a ghostly pirate captain--and discovers her grandfather murdered. And that's just the beginning. It takes Malachi Gordon of the Krewe to help her solve these... Views: 66
Unlike the Prodigal Son, Chloe Sullivan knows she can't go home for the Christmas holidays or ever—not if she wants to stay alive. She's resigned to the fact she must stay in hiding to keep herself and her family safe. Lonely and desperate for God's presence, she's drawn to a nearby church. Ex-FBI agent turned preacher, Colton Douglas, mistakenly identifies Chloe as the person breaking into local churches. After a midnight chase that ends with him snapping her photo. When the photo goes public he learns more about the mystery woman than he bargained for. . . And that changes everything! Views: 66
In sparkling prose, Sonja Dechian's profound, moving and wry stories speak to our deepest yearning for connection and the inevitability of our isolation.From a terrorist cell of cyber-bullying victims working to annihilate the digital memory of their humiliation to a pandemic that leaves grieving parents battling for the media spotlight, these affecting tales invite us to examine our inability to control the world around us—and our own desires.An Astronaut's Life is a beautiful debut from an intelligent new voice in Australian writing.Sonja Dechian is a writer, editor, and radio and TV producer. She has co-edited two collections of stories about the Australian refugee experience, Dark Dreams and No Place Like Home (Wakefield Press).'Head-spinning, sometimes spine-tingling. Every story here is a strange and remarkable gem.' Wayne Macauley'By the final page I was fully immersed in the book's world—one both... Views: 66
Unusual lights and noises, talk of aliens, and three yellow LabsPapaw Jeb is terrified. He thinks someone is trying to rob him, but everyone has their doubts except Tara. While she knows Jeb can weave a tall tale, his actions this time around aren’t of the normal variety.
Join Tara and the crew as they try to unlock the mystery of suspicious activity surrounding Jeb’s property.
This story also contains images of red velvet ice cream cake and Mississippi mud dripping down sugar cones.
** Views: 66
Can lightning strike twice? Steven isn’t sure he wants it to. When Brianna left, his life crumbled. He lost his job, his place, and his confidence—something no Dom can afford to lose. After exhausting his resources without finding her, he somehow moved on.Now Brianna is back, searching for him. She knows leaving Steven was the biggest mistake of her life. He’d given her everything she’d wanted but not what she’d needed. He’d tried to warn her when they negotiated their BDSM contract, arguing she needed a firmer Dom, yet more independence. She’d argued right back until he’d conceded. He’d trusted her to come to him when she’d discovered her mistake. But her pride wouldn’t allow it and instead, she’d run.Finding him again is a dream come true. Though she knows it won’t be easy, she vows to find a way back into his heart and his bed. Views: 66
