Jeff Browning is a talented high school debater who stands a solid chance of winning a scholarship to the college of his dreams. But Christy, his girlfriend, announces that she is pregnant and she will neither have an abortion nor give the baby up for adoption. Jeff is forced to deal with the consequences of his actions. Ready or not, Jeff is going to be a father, and the course of his life is changed forever. This story of a reluctant teenage father was unanimously selected by ALA for its Best Books for Young Adults list. Views: 402
Book #10 in the gripping mystery-thriller series from bestselling author, Linsey Lanier
A shooting. A bank robbery. A car chase. A kidnapping. And that was just Miranda Steele’s morning.
After a relaxing vacation in the North Georgia Mountains with her sexy husband and boss, PI Miranda Steele gets mixed up in a bank robbery that leads to a desperate hunt for a missing woman. Never in her life would she have guessed it would be that woman, but she can’t give up now. The woman’s life may be in danger, as well as the trust of Miranda’s new team at the Parker Investigative Agency.
On a twisted trail of violence, kidnapping, and mind control, Miranda is forced to face a frightening question: Can someone brainwash you into doing something that’s not in your nature? Like rob a bank and kill everyone in your way?
Miranda and Parker are about to find out. Views: 402
This may be The Second Wish, but it's the third witch's dozen of nerve-rending stories of the macabre from the man who gave you the internationally bestselling Necroscope and Vampire World series. Brian Lumley's The Second Wish and Other Exhalations maintains the nightmarish tradition established by his Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi and Dagon's Bell and Other Discords to complete a trilogy of terror.
From Lovecraftian tales such as "The House of the Temple", "Rising With Surtsey" and the title story, to such contemporary horrors as "The Sun, the Sea, and the Silent Scream" and "The Luststone", this new collection has been culled from the writings of a true Master of Nightmares.
Remember: in the field of no-holds-barred terror fiction, there's Brian Lumley – and then there's the rest… Views: 402
The Mudfog Papers, a collection of sketches by Dickens published in Bentley's Miscellany between 1837 and 1838, describes the local politics of the fictional town of Mudfog - such as the delusions of grandeur of its mayor Nicholas Tulrumble and his disastrous attempts at putting on a public show - and the meetings of its Society for the Advancement of Everything, during which the town is overrun by illustrious scientists and professors conducting ostensibly pointless research. Written at the same time as Oliver Twist - indeed the serialized version of the novel referred to Mudfog as the protagonist's home town - The Mudfog Papers lampoons all manner of journalistic and scientific writing of the time and showcases the young Dickens at his satirical best. Views: 402
Alia’s past is coming back to bite her in the ass when she saves a werewolf from a gunshot wound. As the imprint ripples under her skin, she needs to figure out if she can trust the sexy werewolf or leave him behind. A life in constant danger weighs heavily on Alia. As a witch she hates being on the run from her old coven. While falling in love can bring her tremendous pleasure, it also causes distress as she fears for Olsen’s life. Everything Alia ever knew about the world will be tested as she falls for Olsen.Olsen knows two things, the woman who saved him is his mate and he can’t remember what she looks like. Something feels off as he searches for the woman but with a hunter in the area, Olsen must hurry and stay alert. As the second in command his pack has always come first but finding a mate changes everything. He will do whatever it takes to keep Alia and the pack safe. His strength as a werewolf will be tested while his emotions run deeper for the... Views: 401
Most people think that Aethelflaed is a bit dim, but when the town trophy disappears, her stubbornness is the key...Book for English Learners (Upper-Intermediate/Advanced), with notes, activities, exercises, audio file, extra articles and explanation of grammar and vocabulary.There are many storybooks aimed specifically at students of English, but I have noticed most do not use their full potential. They are basically stories adapted in order to be more easily understood, but do not give the reader activities and exercises where they can put the language to use. I have tried to correct this. This book includes:Conversational English and everyday expressions.More than 100 explanatory footnotes.Activities and puzzles focusing on aspects of vocabulary and grammar.Everyday Objects / Food / Directions / Tag Questions / Household Vocab / Professions....Extra exercises at the end of the story to teach grammatical structures, phrasal verbs and extending vocabulary:Might vs. Could / Should have vs. Must have / Past Perfect / Like vs. As / Phrasal Verbs & Common Expressions / Vocabulary Builder....Extra articles focusing on aspects related to the story:1. Alfred, Aethelflaed and Athelstan: The Saxon Monarchs2. The RNLI: Britain's volunteer heroes.A link to an audio file. Listen to the whole tale!Most people think that Aethelflaed is a bit dim, but when the town trophy disappears, her stubbornness is the key... Views: 401
For the past year, talented chef Millie has been consumed with running her new catering business with her sisters, Dru and Tasha. It isn't until Jackson walks through their door that she realizes something may be missing in the recipe of her life.
For the past year, Jackson has been dealing with the fallout of his wife's abandonment. He's had to learn how to be a single father to their eight-year-old daughter, and will do anything to fill the void her mother left. It isn't until he commissions Millie for his daughter's birthday party that he realizes he's forgotten that he's not only a father, but a man.
They both think they're content in their lives, but sometimes the right amount of spice can turn an okay dish into a magnificent one. A Pinch of Salt may be all that's needed to bring Millie and Jackson the flavor they've been missing. Views: 400
A Novella of the Orion War (Aeon 14)Rika is a scout mech, once human, now she is the property of the Genevian military.Rika's crime was small, stealing food. But when faced with a five-year prison term, or conscription in the Genevian military, she chose war.She had no idea what that conscription would entail.Now little of Rika's human body remains, and she serves as an SMI-2 scout mech, the meat inside a cyborg body. She, and others like her, are sent in ahead of the human soldiers to tip the scales of war.But the enemy has upped the ante and the mechs of Rika's fireteam will have to go up against unimaginable odds if they want to serve their time and become human again.An Aeon 14 seriesThe events of the Rika's Marauders series occur during the New Canaan time span in The Orion War series. This series may be read at any time after reading Destiny Lost, New Canaan, or Orion... Views: 400
