The long-awaited second novel in Todd Robinson's Anthony Award-nominated Boo and Junior seriesThe long-awaited second novel in Todd Robinson's Anthony Award-nominated Boo and Junior seriesThe long-awaited second novel in Todd Robinson's Anthony Award-nominated Boo and Junior seriesWhen a waitress at The Cellar asks Boo and Junior to scare her roommate Dana's harassing ex-boyfriend, Byron, Boo's white knight impulses kick in and they perform the job with gusto, leaving Byron bloodied but very much alive. So when Byron is found dead, they're shocked. They're even more shocked when they learn that nothing is what they originally thought, and they're being held accountable in the man's death.With Junior called in for questioning, Boo is determined to clear their names by finding Byron's true killer. It's a quest in which Boo will have to face down crooked cops, crazed guard dogs, a rival security crew, the Irish mob and—worst of all—his own... Views: 15
Benjamin January must uncover a killer to protect a secret . . .Benjamin January is called up to Vicksburg, deep in cotton-plantation country, to help a wounded "conductor" of the Underground Railroad – the secret network of safe-houses that guide escaping slaves to freedom. When the chief "conductor" of the "station" is found murdered, Jubal Cain – the coordinator of the whole Railroad system in Mississippi – is accused of the crime. Since Cain can't expose the nature of his involvement in the railroad, January has to step in and find the true killer, before their covers are blown.As January probes into the murky labyrinth of slaves, slave-holders, the fugitives who follow the "drinking gourd" north to freedom and those who help them on their way, he discovers that there is more to the situation than meets the eye, and that sometimes there are no easy answers. Views: 15
After losing his father in a mining accident, Crispin Constable has come to question many things in his life, all at the ripe age of twelve. What does it mean to be a man in a fatherless household? What is Mr. Duggan hiding in his safely guarded trunk? And most importantly, what is causing the thunderous ripping sound beneath the garden in the Constable’s very own backyard? Follow Crispin and the Constable siblings as they work to uncover the secrets Mr. Dick Duggan is hiding, the mystery surrounding their father’s death, and the terrifying truth of Rattleyard. Views: 15
Return to Maui in the follow up to the USA Today best seller, Life's a Beach. Jamie K. Schmidt's Beach Happens is the perfect Hawaii staycation filled with snarky laughs and sexy romance.Attorney Michaela Harris is on her honeymoon—Alone. After being jilted at the altar, she takes off to Maui, only to lose her luggage and be stranded without a hotel room, thanks to her ex-fiancé canceling the reservation. The sympathetic staff at the Palekaiko Beach Resort look the other way when Michaela makes a deal to stay in a room that’s being renovated until a better one is available. She hits the surf to forget about her problems, but when she encounters a shark, she wonders if things will ever get better.Billionaire Marcus Kincaide is about to lose his resort. No renovations will turn this around, not with his arch enemy out to destroy him. Marcus has got to keep his head in the game, but the mysterious and pretty wahine in the teeny bikini he rescued from a shark is filling his mind with desires that demand his attention. He figures a hot, intense and short affair is in order, so he can get back to the business of saving his livelihood. What he didn’t figure was falling for her and giving his enemy just what he needs to take him down. Views: 15
Something sinister has slithered into Spirit.Seventeen-year-old Bristol Blackburn is still adjusting to life in her new home. In the last six months, she lost both her parents, revealed her psychic abilities to a small, select group, and found the boy of her dreams. Literally.Payne McKnight has no problem telling Bristol he loves her, but something is stopping her from saying it back. Maybe it's the generations-old feud between their families heating up again. Or maybe it's the vision she has of Payne's grandfather killing the new girl in town.Worse than that, it could be the ominous black snake Bristol keeps seeing in her dreams. Since it arrived, many have died and the Shadow Creatures have returned to kill her.You'd think the bright spot for Bristol would be the vision where she's finally able to say those three little words: I love you.If only she was saying them to Payne... Views: 15
Archaeologist Nel Bently has her own crew, her own research, and a private patron to fund her passion for dirt. With her trowel barely into the dry earth of Chile’s coast, however, Nel learns she and her crew are being watched.Los Pobladores, known to Nel only as vandals and looters, take issue with any archaeologist brave or stubborn enough to set boots on their land. Nel is both and far from willing to give up the site that will make her career. She must keep her crew, her friends, and her life’s work safe, but with a benefactor playing chess with their lives, and angry militants who may actually have a point, Nel is ready to fight dirty.This snarky sci-fi explores where we came from and what that means about where we’re going. Views: 15
