A dystopian, rock'n'roll, speculative space operatic NOVEL. Call it what you will. Chasing Oranges is about survival and struggle and a shrinking apartment. Space pirates, and fart-propelled rocket launchers. It's time travel, jazz, and the blues. Explosions and corruption. It's hope, death and love. A piano, a nutty professor and an eagle-headed individual.Chasing Oranges is a quasi comical depiction of a self inflicted, rational madness which is doomed, according to some, to inevitable take over this beautiful place we call earth. It’s the story of a few desperate and at times inspirational characters trying to carve an existence. It’s the young writer, Jack Landan, trying to make sense of this thing called life. It’s the tale of a few intergalactic pirates and their escapades. It’s the untold story of the unexpected, faceless leader of the resistance. A vicious cancer that fights for the people. The forgotten masses, that live beneath it all, the sewers and riches. It’s the chase for the OrAngE. A drug so potent that all but a few, wise, clear minded individuals seek for its sexual mind release. With it of course, come the nerve-racketing side effects of any respectable drug of choice. Dragged into it all, Jack Landan is forced to adapt or die as his flat starts to shrink around him, and his flirt with the resistance could end up costing him more than he bargained for. Views: 682
An exploration of the contemporary influence of the Ottoman Empire on the wider world, as the author uncovers the new Ottoman legacy across Europe and the Middle East.The author's odyssey began when she looked beyond Turkey's borders for contemporary traces of the Ottoman Empire. Their 800 years of rule ended a century ago—and yet, travelling through twelve countries from Kosovo to Greece to Palestine, she uncovers a legacy that's vital and relevant; where medieval ethnic diversity meets twenty-first century nationalism—and displaced people seek new identities.It's a story of surprises. An acolyte of Erdogan in Christian-majority Serbia confirms the wide-reaching appeal of his authoritarian leadership. A Druze warlord explains the secretive religious faction in the heart of the Middle East. The palimpsest-like streets of Jerusalem's Old Town hint at the Ottoman co-existence of Muslims and Jews. And in Turkish Cyprus, Alev Scott... Views: 682
Tawas is abuzz in activity with a book signing right here in town. Actress Sara Knoxville isn’t just an author of a newly released Hollywood Tell All book; she’s the owner of the Butler Mansion. Readers soon feel a little cheated when a key page is missing from the book, which spurs Agnes and Eleanor into detective action.Soon they have a cameraman and his assistant following the girls around town recording their every move at the suggestion of movie director Roman Douglas. Hey they might even get their own reality show. If only Agnes didn’t have to investigate from a wheelchair thanks to a sprained ankle.Of course when Sara and some of her Hollywood friends disappear, a missing page from a book become very frivolous.Will Agnes and Eleanor be able to find Sara and her friends before it’s too late? Views: 682
Death by armed drone. A ghost with a bad case of the blues. Some cute pigs with a naughty side!Lorna Shadow, Helen, and Flipper arrive at their jobs with the newly made millionaire, Alex Hudson. They soon find an overbearing mother, a goth sister with an attitude, and a spooky computer gamer.The house is haunted by the sad-faced best friend of Alex, Greg Firth. Just like Alex, he was a computer genius and a loner. Did that genius get him killed?Lorna meets the unpleasant Piers, who not only insults Helen but also mistreats his pet pig and has a serious attitude problem when it comes to the ghost. Did he hate Greg enough to kill him?Then there’s Alex’s ‘girlfriend’ Harriet. Not only does she lock lips with anyone who might buy her a diamond or a new handbag, but she has designs on becoming the first Mrs. Alex Hudson. Did Greg put a spanner in that romantic plan, so she decided he needed to go?And what about Alex’s spiky, gothic sister, Eva? With a habit of sneaking around and eavesdropping, did she hear something she didn’t like or was her unrequited love for Greg too much for her to handle, and she snapped?With so many suspects, Lorna enters a world of computer gaming and intrigue and learns there’s more to gaming than Bog Globs, zombies, and aliens.With the ghost of her boyfriend’s estranged wife still proving elusive, Lorna is torn between helping the ghost and tackling her complicated home life.Enjoy this fun-filled cozy ghost mystery. Meet some cute pigs with a naughty streak and puzzle through the clues to discover the murderer and help the ghost find justice.This is book 8 in the Lorna Shadow cozy ghost mystery series. Other books include:Ghostly MannersGhostly SecretsGhostly GamesGhostly AffairsGhostly BusinessGhostly RulesGhostly Waves Views: 682
When Zachary Hall leaves Utah for a job in Washington, it’s finally his chance to live as a gay man and maybe find someone special. In a bar he meets Thomas Scarborough, a man who seems perfect in and out of the bedroom. But Thomas never dates. He never even sleeps with the same man twice. Despite their instant connection, he can offer Zachary only his friendship, and Zachary is looking for more.
Thomas is tempted to break his own rules, but years before, he became the victim of a stalker who nearly destroyed his life. Even though his stalker died, Thomas obsessively keeps others at a distance. Despite his fascination with Zachary, he is unable to lower his barriers. Frustrated, Zachary accepts he will never have what he wants with Thomas and soon finds it with another man.
But young gay men in Washington, DC, are being murdered, and the victims all have a connection to Thomas. Once again someone is watching Thomas’s every move. Can it be a coincidence? When the depraved killer turns his attention toward Zachary, Thomas must face the demons of his past—or lose his chance to open his heart to Zachary forever. Views: 682
I’m still on the run, and my life is getting harder by the day. There’s nothing John and Spencer won’t do to acquire me. But I have no intention of giving up.I will fight. And if that involves taking incalculable risks, so bet it.When a book of rules comes up, I gamble that it will be my salvation, and I risk everything to find it. My gamble doesn’t pay off, and I’m thrust back into a fight for my life and freedom. Win, and the fight will just continue. Lose? And I’ll be auctioned off to the highest bidder….The Last Queen Book Two is the second instalment in the new action-packed, fast-paced urban fantasy from Odette C. Bell. Views: 682
The first book in a pulse-pounding new series that's set in the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series. The war may be over—but for the next generation, the battle has just begun!
It has been over a year since the invasion of Earth was thwarted in Pittacus Lore's United as One. But in order to win, our alien allies known as the Garde unleashed their Loric energy that spread throughout the globe. Now human teenagers have begun to develop incredible powers of their own, known as Legacies.
To help these incredible and potentially dangerous individuals—and put the world at ease—the Garde have created an academy where they can train this new generation to control their powers and hopefully one day help mankind. But not everyone thinks that's the best use of their talents. And the teens may need to use their Legacies sooner than they ever imagined.
Perfect for fans of Marvel's X-Men and Rick Yancey's The 5th Wave, this epic new series follows a diverse cast of teens as they struggle to hone their abilities and decide what, if anything, they should do with them. As a spin-off of the bestselling I Am Number Four series, those familiar with the original books and newcomers alike will devour this fast-paced, action-packed sci-fi adventure. Views: 682
Zach
Life is full of chapters.
It’s a book now containing past stories.
Some good, some bad and one full of trauma that I have buried.
Then there’s new chapters you haven’t written yet.
A simple life, success of the family business. Everything according to plan until that day…
One single day that starts rewriting my chapters.
It’s headed in a new direction I didn’t see coming.
Walking into Emily’s tough life, three sets of sad eyes looking at me like I’m a knight in shining armor.
How do I explain I can’t be who they need and not break their hearts?
They need me to save them…I need to protect my heart.
Emily
My children are my world.
Life’s hard as a single parent.
A mom of twins who depend on me to keep them safe.
I gave up believing in fairy tale romances a long time ago.
In my world they don’t exist.
Make your own new beginnings, my mom always told me.
Every day I struggle, but today’s barriers are just too hard to climb.
Then an accidental chance moment.
A hot wealthy guy knocking on my door, pulling my world out from under me.
Life changes in heartbeat. Zach sweeps in, protecting my family.
He shows my son, how to be the Alpha man I dream he’ll become.
He’s full of sweet love, promising a new life full of sunshine and rainbows, but it’s a life minus him. Can I take being so close but never being on his side of the wall?
How hard can I fight before I’ve got to walk away? Views: 681
A man trapped in a runaway escape pod fights to find out who he is and where he fits in amidst rumblings of war between the huge mechs, the Bakanhe Grana, and the human Federation. Views: 681
Sometimes a gal's gotta go what a gal's gotta do… even if that involves big girl panties and a very sexy dragon-man…A bounty hunter with her eyes on the prize, Jenna's to do list includes making obscene amounts of money, pizza and ice-cream at the weekends, and world domination. It does not include an asshole of a space rat, or a black hole. It especially did not include a planet in the ass end of beyond where everything is out to eat her. Or a sexy alien who she'd really like to— But, she's a big girl. She can deal. What she didn't count on was him…Stranded on a backwater planet, he's given up on rescue and his gods. Just. He doesn't expect the answer to his prayers to be a tiny, soft alien with curves that make his mouth water…Former favourite of a dead tyrant, Ranaar has been left out to die on a planet so far from the space lanes he might as well be on the edge of the universe. The planet is... Views: 681
