In Claire Fayers's darkly mysterious middle-grade fantasy, The Book of Unwyse Magic, a girl finds herself at the center of the struggle for power between the human world and the fairy world. Views: 641
She thinks he's an unfeeling rodeo star. He thinks she's a hothouse flower. They're both wrong. Rodeo champ Carter Bass vows to steer clear of women, especially Barbie cowgirls with their bright lipstick and artificial smiles. The Mustang River Ranch's wilderness chase offers the perfect opportunity to escape his fans and match wits with quarry that is tough, smart and athletic. Allie McIvor found a place to call home when she fled the city for a job at the luxury ranch. She barely knows the front of a horse from the back, but she can dress enough like a cowgirl to keep the guests happy. And she's not about to let the disdain of one swaggering cowboy dim her day, no matter that he's too sexy for his own boots. But when she finds herself competing in the rugged outdoors contest, she's forced to dig up reserves of strength and determination she never realized she had. While that might be enough to win the heart of... Views: 641
Nora Roberts, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the epic Year One returns with Of Blood and Bone, a new tale of terror and magic in a brand new world.They look like an everyday family living an ordinary life. But beyond the edges of this peaceful farm, unimaginable forces of light and dark have been unleashed.Fallon Swift, approaching her thirteenth birthday, barely knows the world that existed before—the city where her parents lived, now in ruins and reclaimed by nature since the Doom sickened and killed billions. Traveling anywhere is a danger, as vicious gangs of Raiders and fanatics called Purity Warriors search for their next victim. Those like Fallon, in possession of gifts, are hunted—and the time is coming when her true nature, her identity as The One, can no longer be hidden.In a mysterious shelter in the forest, her training is about to begin under the guidance of Mallick, whose... Views: 641
Matthew Volmer fuses the insight of extended meditation with the immediacy of social media in his new collection Permanent Exhibit. These collage-style essays experiment with stream-of-conscious musings as Vollmer opens a browser window into his own mind: letting his thoughts wander through a fast-forward montage of flying snakes, mass shootings, emojis, pop stars, stargazing, ghosts, circuses, and a hundred other things. Full of keen observations and unexpected insights, Permanent Exhibit reclaims the art of letting one's mind wander in the age of the status update. Views: 641
It’s 1968 in the sleepy country town of Mitchell. Anton Dragic’s body is found in the smoking ruins of the Sandpiper reception centre where the local football club had just held its end of year celebrations.
As Senior Sergeant Lloyd Cole and Senior Constable Christine Sheridan probe the suspicious death they uncover disturbing evidence about the murdered man’s dark practices as the number of suspects mount.
There’s the Sandpiper’s owners, Mark and Gary Weaver, the corrupt shire councillors, the fruit shop owner Henderson, the backers of the Early Settlers housing estate, local farmer Tito Cavallo and marijuana-growing orchardists, among others.
Then there’s the dead man’s own murky past in wartime Yugoslavia.
The investigation comes to a head on Guy Fawkes Night as several more fires erupt, including one that takes the life of a suspect in Dragic’s death.
As Cole and Sheridan untangle the mystery even they aren’t prepared for what is finally revealed. Views: 641
There’s an extreme heat wave at River’s Sigh B & B, but things have never been colder between Noelle Archer and her husband Cade.Dragged there for a reunion with Cade’s screwed up family, Noelle is confused, resentful—and considering divorce.Noelle never would’ve predicted she’d be trapped in a loveless marriage, but Cade’s more distant and aloof than ever, plus she’s sure he had an affair. What other choice does she have? Husbands who cheat don’t become faithful, and wives who put up with it become bitter and lonely. She won’t have that for herself, and she won’t model that for her children.Cade has always clung tightly to Noelle, his beloved daughters, and their life together. He’s not good at expressing himself, but he’s been confident, even cocky, that if he’s strong enough, works hard enough, provides well enough, Noelle will know how he feels.... Views: 640
