BEAUTIFUL ABYSS is a romantic comedy novella by USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Dakota Madison. Chris Rhodes is a struggling actor on the verge of breaking into the business. Abby Sullivan works at her aunt and uncle’s nursery. When Chris sees Abby watering plants in the front of the store it’s love at first sight. Actually meeting Abby, however, proves to be much harder than Chris imagines. He spends nearly all of his money purchasing houseplants until he finally gets the opportunity to see Abby again. Sparks fly between them, but Abby is extremely hesitant to accept a date with Chris. Abby has a secret she’s desperate to keep, but Chris is just as eager to find out what it is. WARNING: This book contains foul language, insta-love and a little bit of hanky-panky. Buyer beware. CALIFORNIA DREAMERS is a series of interconnecting romantic comedy stories that can be read as STAND ALONE NOVELLAS or as part of the SERIES. The CALIFORNIA DREAMERS SERIES: (Not So) Good in a Room (Nellie’s Story) So Far Away (Maddie’s Story) Beautiful Abyss (Chris’s Story) Rookie Mistake (Cody & Maya’s Story) ** Views: 12
“They called it a cult. I called it home.”ABIGAILI don’t regret running away from home six years ago. I wound up at Good Souls, a secluded farm where I could fight my dark, dirty impulses and remain pure. I knew that soon I would receive the ultimate reward: ascension straight to heaven. Then the police raided our farm and took everything away. They called it being “rescued.”I had nothing: no family or friends, just an empty apartment in New York. The other women from the farm barely spoke to me. Our leader, Brady Booker, was missing, and my therapist wanted to convince me my sexual urges were normal, and that ascension was a lie.For so long I believed my hunger for discipline and restraint was the work of demons tempting me to sin. Then I met Mason. Dominant and handsome, he made me feel good... even if I am sick...MASONFor ten years I’ve been on the hunt, trying to fix a mistake that cost me everything. Obsessed with righting the wrongs of my past, I lost touch with my friends and family; I lost my badge; I lost all semblance of a normal life.I never should have let Abigail Lamb get under my skin. Just when I’d caught a break, when I thought the end was in sight, she stood in my way. Beautiful, but brainwashed, her tragic past and thirst for submission drew me in and held on tight. I couldn’t resist, even if it meant jeopardizing my mission.Now I have no choice. I can’t let her go, not until I get what I need. I’m going to finish what I started, even if that means becoming a monster...Publisher's note: “Good Sick” is a new adult dark romance story with explicit sexual content, including BDSM practices, with no cliffhangers, no cheating and a HEA. Views: 12
Adventure, romance, magic, history and fiction meet in this novelette that flies the reader to medieval France: the story takes place in Paris, in the royal court, and in the fascinating Provence province. If you have already read “The Golden Panthers”, and took a liking to the characters – Amrita and Morgan – you will certainly like this novelette, because this is the prequel. Enjoy the reading! Views: 12
Classic 1988 science fantasy novel from the co-creator of fabled Half-Life PC game series.Tibet, 22nd-century. It begins with the assassination of a Tibetan scientist, creator of a “Bardo Device” that tags and follows souls from one life to the next. Identifying this soul’s next incarnation as the daughter of a Swiss-American couple, the murdered scientist’s assistant persuades the reluctant parents that their child has a critical role to play not only in the fate of an oppressed Tibet, but in the liberation of all beings. Now a young woman, Marianne Strauss embarks on an adventure to restore the relics of an ancient Tibetan idol that is half computer, half divinity. Guided by a virtual goddess, aided by tech-savvy nomads, Marianne uncovers a demonic research program that could unravel reality…one based on the work of her previous life. Can she really be responsible for the actions of a former incarnation? Can she finish what was begun by the stranger she used to be, while still being true to herself in this lifetime? Views: 12
If you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour.So proclaims George Mikes' timeless exploration of this curious phenomenon. Whether it's understatement, self-deprecation or plain cruelty, the three elements he identifies as essential to our sense of humour, being witty here is a way of life. Perfectly placed as an adopted Englishman himself, Mikes delivers his shrewd advice - helpfully divided into 'Theory' and 'Practice' - with a comic precision that does his chosen country proud. Drawing on a trove of examples from our rich comic canon, from Orwell ("Every joke is a tiny revolution") to Oscar Wilde, this is the essential handbook for natives and foreigners alike. Mrs Kennedy: "I don't think, Mr Churchill, that I have told you anything about my grandchildren."Winston Churchill: "For which, madam, I am infinitely grateful." Views: 12
