Eight women and one man fight back against an alien threat to all intelligent life in the galaxy...In the final episode of the Harem at the End of the Galaxy series, Clayton's all-female army faces a final test when their time machine is blown to pieces by a beautiful saboteur.This 13,000-word novella is intended for open-minded readers over age 18 who appreciate pulp science fiction, men's harem adventure fiction, and plenty of nudity, swearing, and, swinging/sharing/polyamorous encounters. The future won't be rated G.To avoid spoilers, the complete novel-length series is best read in this order:Vortex, Book #1Classified, Book #2Psych, Book #3Glitch, Book #4Explode, Book #5 Views: 669
For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the Chief Commissioner's office where he learns that he has been accused of assaulting a young woman. With his career and reputation on the line, Maigret must fight to prove his innocence.enguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret on the Defensive.'His artistry is supreme' John Banville'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories' Guardian Views: 669
Exciting, monster-based, choose-your-own-destiny adventure story in which YOU are the heroTake on the role of the Monster Hunter in this fully interactive, flick-through-the pages, choose-your-own-destiny adventure story.YOU are the Monster Hunter, fighter of deadly mummies and protector of the living! When your services are needed, will you answer the call? You decide...In each adventure the reader makes a choice that affects how the story progresses - it really is 'decide-your-own-destiny!Reading Age 6-8 years, Interest Range 7-10 years and printed using a font approved by the British Dyslexia AssociationWritten by the award-winning duo Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore (more commonly known as the 2Steves). Views: 669
A desperate underground war with the survival of millions at stake looms in the electrifying conclusion of the New York Times bestselling Bishop Files Trilogy.Tasha Solomon's world turned upside-down when the psychic abilities she had tried so hard to live with in secret suddenly made her a target stalked by unseen enemies. John Brodie is by nature, by training, and by instinct a Guardian. He is a member of an intricate and secretive network of individuals who have devoted their lives to the deadly struggle of saving psychics in danger of being taken or being killed. It is a war very few other people even know exists, and yet its tentacles stretch deeply and dangerously into every aspect of society.Tasha has abilities not even she is aware of, abilities that the other side would give virtually all they possess to destroy. And if being hunted like an animal were not bad enough she has to learn how to become a warrior in a battle she did not choose, to save... Views: 669
USA TODAY bestselling authorShe's in love with her boss.For her own sake, she has to quit.But life has other plans. Because just as Sadie Matthews is giving notice, Ethan Hart, CEO of his family's chocolate business, receives surprise guardianship of a baby girl. Now he needs his trusted assistant more than ever. Sadie can't leave Ethan in the lurch. But sharing close quarters means the hidden spark between them just might ignite! Views: 668
Brent Mallick and his hired Double K gunmen had it all made. Mallick wanted all the land around Barlock, which meant buying out all the small ranchers. This was no problem, for if the ranchers were at first reluctant to sell, they soon changed their minds when they saw what would happen to them and their families if they refused.Yes, everything was going Mallick's way. It was, that is, until the day his gunmen arrived at the Lasalle ranch, intending to try out their own brand of persuasion, and found three men waiting for them.The Ysabel Kid was one of the men. Mark Counter was another. The third man was small and insignificant looking . . . His name was Dusty Fog! Views: 668
It's 1996. Teenage Alex languishes in his garage den, imagining a future of travel and sunshine in a bid to escape the ordinary. Money is his only hurdle, until double glazing salesman, Fox, enters his life.Empty days are soon filled with knocking on doors, the nights spent drinking in seedy pubs with his boss and the sales team as he gets to know their secrets.He needs to leave the tangle of his new existence before his sun-drenched dreams are out of reach, but crime, family, pending sales, and unexpected love, make it harder than he thought... A classic coming of age tale in the cheap but flashy world of double glazing, Windows 96 is an amusing, yet insightful look into not only the character's lives, but human nature. Readers who miss the buzzing vibe of the nineties, as well as those who enjoy well-written character-driven stories, will follow Alex on his road of good intentions until the final page. Views: 668
The God of Evil is searching for her oldest friend. A billion years ago, the A’ahegre traveled the stars searching for safe refuge from the Kiltrex, an insect-like species that is an apex predator. The A’ahegre found salvation not in distance, but evolution. Now, they are beings comprised mostly of energy that form symbiotic relationships with a host species exchanging knowledge and unique abilities for experience and sustenance.
For two years, Kita has searched for an A’ahegre to lead her to their homeworld. But, finding the elusive A’ahegre in Tetrahedron space has proven difficult. Kita and her band of mercenaries infiltrate a criminal cartel rumored to have an Aurorian with unique abilities. Her cover exposed, the Aurorian flees. Now, Kita gives chase determined to find her A’ahegre and fill the hole in her soul. Views: 668
A supremely entertaining selection of speculative short fiction from the author of Rocket to the Morgue and "The Quest for Saint Aquin." Anthony Boucher was a literary renaissance man: an Edgar Award–winning mystery reviewer, an esteemed editor of the Hugo Award–winning Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, a prolific scriptwriter of radio mystery programs, and an accomplished writer of mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and horror. With a particular fondness for the locked room mystery, Boucher created such iconic sleuths as Los Angeles PI Fergus O'Breen, amateur sleuth Sister Ursula, and alcoholic ex-cop Nick Noble. In "The Anomaly of the Empty Man," a man seems to have vanished without ever exiting a room, leaving only his clothes behind. In "Balaam," a priest and a rabbi go to Mars. Near the desert town of Oasis in the terrifying "They Bite," you must be weary of what lurks in the corner of your eye. Private... Views: 668
