Every war has its casualties.
For a thousand years, the Four Cities of Arcera lived in peace, until Governor Sorin Greyling discovered the mysterious fifth city: Seascape.
Its advanced technology far surpasses that of the Four Cities, but why has it remained hidden all this time?
With Meadowcity still in danger of Greyling’s army, Sylvia must travel to seek help. She finds herself in Seascape, where she meets the formidable Lady Naomi Blackwater. The strange city is reluctant to help, but Lady Blackwater offers Sylvia a chance to prove herself: the Trials.
The Trials push Sylvia’s physical and mental limits to the breaking point. With each task she learns more about Seascape’s vast technologies—and discovers she is good at manipulating them. But soon she will discover their darkest secret, the reason that kept them apart for a thousand years…
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Toby Cartwright hopes his work as a blogger about gay masculine bears will help him find the bear of his dreams. When English teacher Blue Danning asks to borrow a few of Toby's articles to teach writing methods to his students, initially Toby refuses, until his best friend and gym owner David King persuades him otherwise. Toby and Blue hit it off and start dating.Then Toby meets musician Grant Stevens. Not only does Grant find Toby attractive, but he also buys the blogger a drink. Following one of Grant's shows, Toby decides to take the singer home. What happens between the singer and blogger is a surprise, leaving Toby to question every man out there.Unable to give up on his bear hunt, Toby is asked to house-sit for Denver Ralston, a sexy muscular bear who works as a nutritionist at David's gym. But Toby accidentally exposes Denver's secret, changing their relationship forever.Each day courier Carey Cunningham delivers a mysterious envelope to Toby which contains... Views: 65
In this second book of Claire Delacroix's new medieval romance series, The Champions of Saint Euphemia, the Templar Wulfe meets his match in a perceptive courtesan, and must choose between his vows and his heart. Views: 65
An ambitious novel by one of America's foremost fiction writers, rediscovered and with an introduction by Michael Chabon.A delightful literary rediscovery by the National Book Award-nominated Macdonald Harris, HERMA is the colorful, fanciful, and moving story of a willful young opera singer at the turn of the century. As a child in Southern California in the late 1900s, Herma exhibits an incredible talent for vocal mimicry. Her gift will eventually take her from the choir of her country church to the Paris Opera, thanks in no small part to the machinations of her daredevil agent, Fred Hite. It is an opulent rags-to-riches tale full of excitement, sexual intrigue, and decadence, and features cameos by Puccini and Proust, among others. Herma and Fred are glamorous and adventuresome guides to turn of the century San Francisco and Paris, but there's a secret at the heart of their intimate relationship. This twinned hero and heroine pair and the profound connection between them... Views: 65
>em>Some guys know just what a girl needs...Fresh off a brutal breakup--with a guy who was running for the World's Biggest Liar?"Ashling Sullivan has returned to New York City to start over. Priority number one is getting her new business started with her BFF, Jenna. Hence their strict no-guys pact. No dating, no sex, no exceptions! Until temptation walks into her brother's bar in the form of a really, really hot guy!She must resist. She will resist. Except that Johnny Ryan, with his cool, edgy but brooding attitude (what is it with this guy?) and his so, so strong carpenter's hands, is six-foot-three inches of ripped, Irish sexiness that turns Ash into a puddle of lust in about half a second. Worse yet, he offers her a deal that she can't refuse--a down 'n' dirty and wickedly hot two-week fling. Just one last ride before she gets down to business. No one will know! Ash is definitely not thinking with her head... Views: 65
A dead hobo. A trio of drunken GIs. A tale of passions gone
awry.For detectives Jake Daggers and Shay Steele, it’s an open
and shut case—except for one pesky problem: the evidence. There’s not enough of
it, and it’s going missing—all thanks to an intrepid army investigator by the
name of Agent Blue.But the case isn’t the only thing Agent Blue’s derailing.
He’s charming and handsome and a full-blooded elf—and he’s caught Steele’s eye.While friendships fray, depression forces Daggers to battle
his inner demons. But as the case grows ever darker and more disturbed, will
Daggers be faced with demons of a different sort?Tensions run high and emotions cut deep…like FINE BLUE
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