October is an ordinary girl. From her plain looks to her average grades, there seems to be nothing special about her. Then, three days before her eighteenth birthday, she develops a strange itch that won't go away, and her life is turned upside down. Suddenly, she can hear dogs talk, make crows fly, and two new and very handsome boys at school are vying for her affections. After she starts "transplanting" herself through solid rock, October learns that she is not ordinary at all, but the daughter of a troll princess and a fairy prince, and a pawn in a deadly war between the trolls and the fairies. Now October will have to use all of her growing powers to save her family, and stop a mysterious evil that threatens to destroy the fairy world.In the fantastical vein of authors such as Julie Kagawa and Holly Black, Extraordinary October takes us on a magical journey from the streets of Los Angeles to the beautiful and mythical underground fairy kingdom. Views: 16
ONLY THE DEAD: the first part in an explosive new crime series
Meet DCI Cyril Bennett, a man with a passion for manners and efficiency, as well as an eye for the ladies. His partner, DS David Owen, is naïve and untidy but keen. Together they make a formidable pair.
When the discovery of two infants’ bodies is made at a Teacher Training College, Bennett and Owen are given the case. Soon a number of suspects are identified.
At the same time, a killer is on the loose staging attacks using sulphur mustard.
Is there a link between the infants’ bodies and the sulphur mustard attacks?
Do the answers lie in the past or the present?
Bennett and Owen must work together to bring to justice a killer with revenge on his mind.
What the readers say:
"Beautifully written, this debut novel is a masterclass in tension. This is a perfect thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat." Betsy Reavley, Best-Selling Author
"totally riveting and... thought provoking" Sarah Hardy, ByTheLetterBookReviews
This book was previously published as Keen as Mustard. It is an explosive crime novel which will appeal to fans of Ian Rankin, Robert Bryndza, Mel Sherratt and Mark Billingham.
Also available from the DCI Cyril Bennett Harrogate Crime Series:
Book 2: Hell's Gate
Coming Soon:
Book 3: Flesh Evidence
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Gorgeous gangster Mick Sinatra has recovered from the vicious attack that nearly took him out, but the organizations that spearheaded his downfall are still up and running. His own organization is fractured and bleeding. He knows he must trust no man, verify everything, and reassert his dominance. Meanwhile, his wife, Rosalind Sinatra, has a fight on her hands too as her talent agency is failing and her reputation is in ruins. Nobody in the entertainment business wants to be associated with a gangster’s wife and make their displeasure public. Roz, however, is Little Mick when she has to be, and nobody’s destroying all she worked so hard to build without a fight. But in this powerful installment of the Mick Sinatra interracial romance series, will Mick and Roz expend so much energy facing down their enemies that they nearly take down their marriage too?
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For two years since the battle at Glomar Rosa the Federation has been struggling to rebuild its fleet of ships and enlist more troopers. A draft has been enacted to meet the military needs, which means Lunnie and her brother Reidecor are now in uniform as members of the Federation space force, Lunnie as a drafted trooper and Reidecor as a cadet graduating from the Junior Auxiliary Corp Program and about to be commissioned as a Lieutenant into full military service.
Very little has been heard of Ming and the Brotherhood since the battle and it is believed that they have suffered as much damage to their fleet as the Federation. Word reaches Tibby that there is an individual on the planet Tombosem with intelligence related to Ming’s whereabouts and the location where the Brotherhood has been transforming asteroids into their asteroid-ships. The informant is a medical patient on the planet Tombosem who refuses to leave the planet Tombosem and will only speak to Tibby in person. Tibby makes an arrangement to go to meet this informant after he attends Reidecor’s graduation ceremony.
Events become complicated when Tibby is unable to undergo his weekly treatment for his degenerative nerve condition, and it becomes necessary for him to drop out of action for several days until he can undergo the therapy that will allow him to function normally. Things begin to escalate when Ming announces that Professor Fass Hakwin has figured out the secret of the Cantolla Gates and the Brotherhood begins using them to make hit-and-run assaults against the Federation. t the same time, the Brotherhood begins a new series of body-bomber attacks and launches a deadly campaign of germ warfare against Federation worlds.
For a time, the Federation holds its own in the war against Ming and the Brotherhood, but Tibby sees that it’s only a matter of time before the Brotherhood gains the upper hand. Tibby’s worst fear is realized when the enemy manages to gain control of two of the Cantolla Gate Stations and several of the strongest Federation warships.
With this new power, Ming attacks the Capitol Station and Megelleon with devastating results. The military base on Megelleon, where Lunnie is stationed, is destroyed. Tibby’s estate, including the orphanage, is under attack, and its destruction is imminent. Tibby and Kala are trapped on the NEW ORLEANS and Tibby is unable to get back to his flagship, the GLOMAR ROSA, which is now under Ming’s control and is being used to destroy Federation worlds and ships that have not surrendered to his will.
Everything is uncertain and the war appears to be lost to the Brotherhood. Lunnie and Reidecor are missing in action and Tibby is faced with the toughest decision of his life, one that could save the Federation but at the greatest price of all to Tibby.
This emotional and action-packed finale to THE SOLBIDYUM WARS SAGA recalls the pain and sacrifices of Tibby’s earlier journeys, while the action escalates through many turns and unanticipated changes that will have you glued to the pages until its multi-surprise ending.
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