A crime mystery involving government corruption, drugs, and murder.
In the eyes of many Daryl Richardson has the almost perfect life. A former police detective with a law degree he has recently transitioned from employment as an Assistant US Attorney into a criminal law consultant role with the Department of Justice, a move made possible by an inheritance. When he gets a frantic phone call from a law school classmate that her husband, a judge, has been shot at his courthouse, he sets off to the New England village of Ethan Falls to help her find the answer why.
He learns the judge was reviewing the stalled police investigation of a murdered beautiful young woman on the brink of stardom as a singer What could he have discovered that would shock the community and almost cost him his life? Views: 300
Who is this child called Jepaul and why are his looks so different? Was his being found simply chance, or fate? He has to face ordeals of fire, water, earth and air, but he can’t do it alone. He has powerful allies in the form of the Elementals of the world called Shalah. All bring him closer to the frightening truth of who he really is and the knowledge that the fate of a world depends on him.Shalah – a world inhabited by a race once possessed of advanced technologies. Aeons ago, although watched over by benevolent guardian entities, Shalah fell under the onset of malevolent powers. The planet decended into barbarism, the inhabitants’ technologies falling into disuse as knowledge was lost; the guardians’ mental talents were inadequate to stem the influence of malign beings bent on conquest and destruction.Born on Shalah, an abandoned boy with unusual looks, is given life and one chance to face his destiny. Jepaul endures ordeals of air, fire, water and earth, for only he can bring his world back from the brink of the abyss. Views: 300
"My guiltiest pleasure is Harry Stephen Keeler. He may been the greatest bad writer America has ever produced. Or perhaps the worst great writer. I do not know. There are few faults you can accuse him of that he is not guilty of. But I love him." — Neil GaimanAn unholy love! That's what young Erlys Janway found herself in the throes of as she awaits word from her brother, Pell Barneyfield, as to whether they are truly blood-related. If he can come up with the proof they're not related — and then make it to Foleysburg, where MacWhorter's traveling circus is camped — then Erlys won't be compelled to marry Golden-Tongue, the circus barker. But first Pell'll have to traverse Old Twistibus, a road so crooked they gave it a name. In the meantime, Angus MacWhorter, kindly owner of the circus, is offered $1000 for a $10 diorama of a hanged fish with a crown. What's with that? Only the answer to all of the riddles of this classic 1953 tale, the last Keeler published... Views: 300
First a gruesome, traumatic injury that ends Lee's NFL kicking career. On the heels of that, his cheating wife files for divorce. He's officially hit rock-bottom. Stuck in a hotel room and barely able to care for himself, he reconnects on Facebook with his best friend from high school...and the guy he secretly crushed on.
Arlin has been out of the closet for years, but only a few people know about his kinky side. When Lee contacts him, he rushes in to help his old friend. What Arlin thinks he can't reveal to Lee is that he's held a torch for him for years.
Getting out of their own way is the first step. Once the men confess their feelings to each other, the best second chance of their lives is now within their grasp. But as Lee's recovery progresses and a lucrative network TV career presents itself, will their happiness endure, or slip through their fingers like rain? Views: 300
Sequel to The Lightning-Struck Heart
Once upon a time, the wizard’s apprentice Sam of Wilds got his happily ever after in the arms of his cornerstone, Knight Commander Ryan Foxheart. A year has passed, and while Sam’s been captured five or six more times since then, things are pretty great. His parents are happy, Gary and Tiggy still eat sass for breakfast, Randall is somehow alive despite being older than the gods, the King rules with a gentle hand, Kevin the dragon is as gross as ever, Morgan sighs a lot, Ryan continues to be dashing and immaculate, and Sam is close to convincing Prince Justin they will be best friends forever.
Life is good.
Until it’s not.
Because Vadoma, the leader of the gypsy clan and Sam’s grandmother, has come to the City of Lockes with a dire prophecy written in the stars: a man of shadows is rising and will consume the world unless Sam faces his destiny and gathers the five dragons of Verania at his side.
And she brings along her second-in-command, a man named Ruv.
Ruv, who Vadoma says is Sam’s true cornerstone. Views: 300
Before The Lords of the Underworld, there was Gena Showalter's Atlantis series. Rediscover this mythical world of immortals, magic and dark seduction…Searching for her missing brother, Grace Carlyle never dreamed she would discover a secret world populatedby mythological monsters—or find herself facing a sword-wielding being whose looks putmortal men to shame.But there he was, Darius en Kragin, one of a race of shape-shiftingwarriors bound to guard the gates of Atlantis, and kill all travelers who strayed withinits borders.Now Grace's life was in his hands, and Darius had to choose between hiscenturies-old vow and the woman who had slipped beneath his defenses and stolen the heartof Atlantis's fiercest dragon.Originally Published: 2005 Views: 300
Selected poems from the critically acclaimed author of Atomised and Submission Dual-language editionThis selection of poems chosen from four collections shines a fresh light on Michel Houellebecq and emphasises the radical singularity of his work. Drawing on similar themes as his novels, Unreconciled is a journey into the depths of individual experience and universal passions.Divided into five parts, Unreconciled forms a narrative of love, hopelessness, catastrophe and, ultimately, redemption. In a world of supermarkets and public transport, Houellebecq manages to find traces of divine grace even as he exposes our inexorable decline into chaos. Told through forms and rhythms that are both ancient and new, with language steeped in the everyday, Houellebecq's vision of our era is one brimming with tensions that cannot – and will not – be reconciled. Views: 300
The Logan Ryvenbark saga continues with adrenaline-fueled battles against an alien artificial intelligence that plans on destroying all of humanity. Ryvenbark and his team make a desperate last stand against an onslaught of golden robots with advanced weaponry and no remorse. But to win this war, Ryvenbark will have to do the unthinkable: travel behind enemy lines and make a desperate assault on the alien home world to cripple their fleet. Views: 300
One more semester and Tasha James will be a college graduate. Tasha wants a much needed vacation and she planned to trek through Ireland with a girlfriend who made a promise she couldn’t keep—that they would have a great time and meet men.But instead, all Tasha got was a rainy dreary look at the ocean and scenic tours of castles and churches. That is, until she met Liam at a local pub. With only one day left on her vacation and meeting the man of her dreams, she had to pile all that love and adventure into one night. But was one night enough when Liam declared, “I will always love you?” Liam O’Shea had traveled all around the world and seen many women but none like Tasha. It was an attraction that he couldn’t deny. Maybe it was the sex. Maybe it was her body, but there was no denying he didn’t want her to leave him.... Views: 300
