Ardulum. The planet that vanishes. The planet that sleeps.Neek makes a living piloting the dilapidated tramp transport, Mercy's Pledge, and smuggling questionable goods across systems blessed with peace and prosperity. She gets by—but only just. In her dreams, she is still haunted by thoughts of Ardulum, the traveling planet that, long ago, visited her homeworld. The Ardulans brought with them agriculture, art, interstellar technology...and then disappeared without a trace, leaving Neek's people to worship them as gods.Neek does not believe—and has paid dearly for it with an exile from her home for her heretical views.Yet, when the crew stumbles into an armed confrontation between the sheriffs of the Charted Systems and an unknown species, fate deals Neek an unexpected hand in the form of a slave girl—a child whose ability to telepathically manipulate cellulose is reminiscent of that of an Ardulan god. Forced to reconcile her beliefs, Neek chooses to protect her, but is the child... Views: 567
*****99¢ new release sale! Regularly $4.99. From *USA TODAY* Bestselling Author Harper Lin: the 6th cozy mystery in the popular series set in a charming beach town! **
It’s almost Christmastime in Cape Bay, and another murder has everyone in town talking. A despised new drama teacher at the local high school is killed in the school’s parking lot. The police arrest a beloved teacher, Mrs. Crowsdale, but everyone else thinks she is too nice to murder anyone. Mike, however, says they have solid evidence that proves she did it.
Sammy is particularly devastated. Mrs. Crowsdale was her favorite teacher and still her hero. Sammy begs Fran to find the real culprit. Fran isn’t so sure. Mike would be angry with her for butting in on another case. And what if more danger befalls her? After all, there are some pretty dangerous people in town…
*Includes 3 special recipes!* Views: 567
Temptation is hard to resist as truths are revealed, new foes are found, old foes are resurrected.
Finding new alliances in Duskwood, leaving behind secrets untold in Sorrowswatch.
Elementals and witches join the battles that are fought amongst the League’s immortals. Views: 567
Dodge City, Kansas, is a place of legend. The town that started as a small military site exploded with the coming of the railroad, cattle drives, eager miners, settlers, and various entrepreneurs passing through to populate the expanding West. Before long, Dodge City's streets were lined with saloons and brothels and its populace was thick with gunmen, horse thieves, and desperadoes of every sort. By the 1870s, Dodge City was known as the most violent and turbulent town in the West.Enter Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. Young and largely self-trained men, the lawmen led the effort that established frontier justice and the rule of law in the American West, and did it in the wickedest place in the United States. When they moved on, Wyatt to Tombstone and Bat to Colorado, a tamed Dodge was left in the hands of Jim Masterson. But before long Wyatt and Bat, each having had a lawman brother killed, returned to that threatened western Kansas town to team up to restore order again... Views: 567
All Shona wants is a simple life with her young son, and to get free of Maynard, the ex who's still living in the house. When her teenage daughter goes missing, she's certain Maynard is the culprit. Her mother, Greta, is no help as she's too obsessed with the devil. Her Uncle Jimmy is fresh out of prison and has never been entirely straight with her. Then there's the shaman living in her shed. Shona soon discovers that the secrets she buried are as dangerous as the family curse haunting her mother. Views: 567
Spellbinder: A Moonshadow Novel Views: 567
A dark past she can't forget. An uncertain future she can't control. When people start dying in unusual ways on Wildflower Island, the residents are in a panic. Is there a serial killer on the island? Are these just unfortunate accidents? As the answers begin to surface, secrets, deep and twisted, are discovered. Secrets that no one wants revealed. It takes just one unlikely person to see the killer's desperate cries for help. Now that person is in danger. Be prepared to read all night! Views: 567
The Reclaimers are the most potent warriors the world has ever seen. Orphans raised as warrior-monks, they are utterly devoted to their god Hatra. When a despotic King demolishes her temples and holy sites, the Reclaimers march for Karuk, a holy tomb which the King has marked for destruction. The King brings with him a vast army, but the Reclaimers have their orders. Defend Karuk.The Reclaimers are the most potent warriors the world has ever seen. They are orphans raised as warrior-monks, utterly devoted to their god Hatra, determined to reclaim the lands of the barbarians for those who worship her.When the mad, despotic King Khalim starts demolishing her temples and holy sites, for he hates Hatra and is in thrall to the dark pantheon of Old Gods, the Reclaimers march for Karuk. This otherwise insignificant desert village is home to the tombs of long-dead martyrs who died for their faith. King Khalim has marked it for destruction, and brings with him a vast army to demolish Karuk and snuff out the Hatran faith altogether.The Reclaimers have their orders. Defend Karuk.Can the Reclaimers hold back this vast legion, and save their religion from extinction? It will be a grave test indeed. A test of the sword. A test of courage. A test of faith. Views: 566
Like all other young men of the Island, Cicerello wants to go to the three dances at the Royal opera house when the Princess will choose her husband. But Cicerello’s stepmother would not allow him to go. With the little help from his friends, Cicerello manages to attend the first dance and catch the Princess’ attention. But will she see him again? The greatest love story ever, completely retold.Like all other young men of the Island, Cicerello wants to go to the three dances at the Royal opera house when the Princess will choose her husband. But Cicerello’s stepmother would not allow him to go. With the little help from his friends, Cicerello manages to attend the first dance and catch the Princess’s attention. But will she ever see him again?This Cinderella-inspired tale with reversed roles takes fearless boys and girls on a journey of creative thinking, adventurous curiosity, and romantic persistence. The greatest love story ever, completely retold. It will make your child's eyes glow, and your heart melt. The short scientific and linguistic explanations throughout the book make it very tangible. Views: 566
