Rome is in peril. The old order is changing - and Centurion Aurelius Castus has been summoned back from Britain, to find himself caught up in a treasonous conspiracy threatening to bring down the Emperor Conatantine.Rewarded for saving the emperor's life in battle, Castus is promoted to the Corps of Protectores, the elite imperial bodyguard. The swords around the throne.But he soon discovers the court to be as dangerous as the battlefield; behind the gilded facade of empire, there are spiralling plots, betrayals and seductions. A nest of traitors. And one relentless enemy.SWORDS AROUND THE THRONE continues the brilliant Twilight of Empire series, which began with THE WAR AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD. Views: 66
From the twisted author that brought you the bestselling horror collection 'Nightmare Fuel' comes his latest offering, the second book in a horror series. The Frightful Tales series is a collection of horror novellas, each book is based on real Urban Legends. From the creepy, eerie, chilling and horrifying! Each tale tells of a myth originating from the United Kingdom. 2 He's Watching MeIt is Halloween, the night where teens dress up in all forms of ghastly costumes and drink themselves silly. But this particular October night, Laura's fate is sealed. She agreed to babysit for a very wealthy family. Laura will miss the usual spooky antics, but she is being well compensated for one night. However, when she receives unnerving phone calls, and witnesses strange coincidence after coincidence, was the money worth risking her life? A clown creeping around the castle will put that query to the test. He's Watching Me is the second in the Frightful Tales novella series, and will have you shivering in terror. An unnerving, frightening tale that will make you never want to babysit again! 'Thomas comes for the throat in Frightful Tales 2: He's watching Me. Only he can make Halloween horrifying and he does so with a bang. He's watching me, is a must read! - GeekdomOfGore** Views: 66
Praise for Linda Lee Peterson's The Devil's Interval:"Impossible to put down. Sparkling dialogue, references both musical and literary, and an offbeat cast of believable characters make the pages fly by."—Library Journal, starred review"A fast-paced, intelligent tale of intrigue that will keep readers guessing until the refreshing end."—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewMaggie Fiori, San Francisco magazine editor and amateur sleuth, gets a package that leads her to investigate a family scandal going back to the Civil War. Why was her great-great-great grandmother imprisoned for bigamy and espionage? Was she a criminal or a hero? Did she support the Confederates or the Union? Maggie's husband, Michael, joins her on the trip to Oxford, Mississippi, to dig deep and solve the mystery.Combining an engaging contemporary mystery with a carefully researched Civil War setting and nineteenth-century characters, The Spy on the... Views: 66
On Today's Agenda: LOVEFrom the moment Caitlin Briley stepped into his law office with her smoky eyes and burning ambition, Nathan McCloud wanted her. As a bachelor he would have had time to charm his way into her bed—and into her heart. But now he was a single dad, trading golf clubs for dollhouses. Could he convince her to follow him from footloose freedom to family responsibility?Caitlin was a lawyer with a plan—and it didn't include falling for her gorgeous partner or the adorable little girl he'd adopted. For Caitlin, making it big meant leaving small-town Mississippi—and Nathan—behind. But when Nate's smile melted her heart, she was tempted to revise her schedule…and reach for the stars.** Views: 66
A hacker is targeting Meredith Crismis's struggling new dessert company. But when the tech firm she depends on sends hunky computer expert Vlad Wiznitsky to fix the problem, things begin improving for Meredith, both personally and professionally. First, her relationship with Vlad heats up to the sizzling point, then Meredith's given the chance to snag a wealthy customer who could put her company's bottom line permanently into the black. It seems like a dream come true, until the persistent hacker turns her "Divine Desserts" website into an X-rated marketplace, the wealthy customer demands a discontinued decorative item or else no sale, and her relationship with Vlad begins to unravel under the pressure of her obsession with professional success. For a woman who deals with creating intricate wedding cakes and luscious muffins, life has suddenly become the ultimate recipe for disaster. Views: 66
The bleak coal-mining settlement of Denniston, isolated high on a plateau above New Zealand's West Coast, is a place that makes or breaks those who live there. At the time of this novel - the1880s - the only way to reach the makeshift collection of huts, tents and saloons is to climb aboard an empty coal-wagon to be hauled 2000 feet up the terrifyingly steep Incline - the cable-haulage system that brings the coal down to the railway line. All sorts arrive here to work the mines and bring down the coal: ex-goldminers down on their luck; others running from the law or from a woman or worse. They work alongside recruited English miners, solid and skilled, who scorn these disorganised misfits and want them off the Hill. Into this chaotic community come five-year-old Rose and her mother, riding up the Incline, at night, during a storm. No one knows what has driven them there, but most agree the mother must be desperate to choose Denniston; worse, to choose that drunkard, Jimmy... Views: 66
Quinny has a lot to say. Hopper gets to the point. Quinny has one speed: very, very, extra-very fast. Hopper is slow and careful. Quinny has big ideas. Hopper has great solutions. Quinny and Hopper couldn't be more different. They are an unstoppable team. But when summer ends, things suddenly aren't the same. Can Quinny and Hopper stay best friends in the face of stylish bullies, a killer chicken, and the Third Grade Rules—especially the one that says they aren't allowed to be friends? Views: 66
You know what they say about mixing business with pleasure ...When the breakdown of her marriage leaves Sadie Turner a single mum, she vows that she will make it on her own. After all, why would a smart businesswoman with a PhD and the prospect of a life-changing deal on the horizon need a man?But Sadie's man-ban is tested to the limit when she travels to Monaco to meet her potential investor. There she encounters Mac, a rough and ready playboy billionaire who lives life in the fast lane – and that's when the real adventure starts!But Sadie's heart isn't the only thing on the line. There's also the business she's worked so hard to make a success; the business that could so easily slip out of her grasp if she doesn't seal the deal within thirty days ...Published by Hot Choc Lit - slightly raised heat level from Choc Lit but not erotica! Views: 66
