Terastai: an empire built on the wreckage of our world Its people thrive on old magic, new gods, and leftover technology. Guns and engines are outlawed for they destroyed the world prior. Justice is delivered with the blade of a sword. Exiled and betrayed by the prince she loved, Anoni spent years instead training as a warrior in the elite Oruno Warcollege. Then word reached her: the men who exiled her plan to kill the prince and take the Terastaian Empire for themselves. The choice was hers. Let him die and see her homeland descend into chaos. Or return and face her unfinished business. Disguised as a man, and armed with magic relics, Anoni makes her choice and infiltrates the prince's personal bodyguards.Prince Coronado spent his days drinking and writing music, waiting for the day he could take his father's throne. To be crowned, he must complete a ceremonial ordeal. For the first time, he'll be forced to live without his name, his money, even...his face. For his coronation to be legal, the prince's new bodyguards must journey through a haunted wilderness to bring back an offering to the Goddess. If the ordeal or the quest fail, the conspirators can claim the prince has lost his divine right to rule. Their fight for the fate of an empire begins now in A GLIMMER ON THE BLADE, the debut novel by Rachel E. Baddorf. From Pro Se Productions. Views: 35
Lotty Brooks' days consist of avoiding thoughts of her failing marriage, changing diapers, and trying not to eat chocolate brioche for breakfast and lunch. However, everything changes when her perfect, lakeside Montana neighborhood begins bustling with crime and she seems to be the target. Jason Brooks wants to know what happened to the woman he married. Lotty's a mere shell of her former self. When she becomes the focal point of neighborhood threats, and the town seems to question her innocence, he must decide how well he knows his wife. As Jason and Lotty try to get to the bottom of the threats and find those responsible, they'll need to remember what they once loved about each other. Otherwise, they may lose everything and everyone they care about. Views: 35
"Berry richly evokes Port William's farmlands and hamlets, and his characters are fiercely individual, yet mutually protective in everything they do. . . . His sentences are exquisitely constructed, suggesting the cyclic rhythms of his agrarian world." —New York Times Book Review Reissued as part of Counterpoint's celebration of beloved American author Wendell Berry, the five stories in Fidelity return readers to Berry's fictional town of Port William, Kentucky, and the familiar characters who form a tight-knit community within. "Each of these elegant stories spans the twentieth century and reveals the profound interconnectedness of the farmers and their families to one another, to their past and to the landscape they inhabit." —The San Francisco Chronicle "Visionary . . . rooted in a deep concern for nature and the land, . . . [these stories are] tough, relentless and clear. In a roundabout way they are confrontational... Views: 35
What is the value of one life in an interstellar war that has already claimed millions? And if that single life doesn't matter, are any others worth saving?A distress signal draws Siobhan Dunmoore's Q-ship Iolanthe, a battlecruiser disguised as a bulk freighter, away from her devastatingly successful hunt through Shrehari occupied space and plunges Dunmoore into a dark, merciless universe of competing government organizations, undercover warfare, and organized crime on a galactic scale. Along the way, she crosses paths with an old foe and an uncertain ally as she and her crew race against time and determined opposition to rescue innocent civilians condemned merely because they were in the wrong place at the wrong moment. Powerful forces within the Commonwealth would call a handful of lives collateral damage in humanity's existential struggle against the Shrehari Empire. But Dunmoore won't accept that they aren't worth saving even... Views: 35
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AD 642. Anglo-Saxon Britain. A gripping, action-packed historical thriller and the fifth instalment in the Bernicia Chronicles. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell. Oswald has reigned over Northumbria for eight years and Beobrand has led the king to ever greater victories. Rewarded for his fealty and prowess in battle, Beobrand is now a wealthy warlord, with a sizable warband. Tales of Beobrand's fearsome black-shielded warriors and the great treasure he has amassed are told throughout the halls of the land. Many are the kings who bow to Oswald. And yet there are those who look upon his realm with a covetous eye. And there is one ruler who will never kneel before him. When Penda of Mercia, the great killer of kings, invades Northumbria, Beobrand is once more called upon to stand in an epic battle where the blood of many will be shed in defence of the kingdom. But in this climactic clash between the pagan Penda and the Christian Oswald... Views: 35
Pack up those troubles in a designer bag and…ignore them.
Forced into a corner by her family, Kendall Essex has one option if she wants peace. She leaves her Devon home to visit her friend in Churchill, Manitoba. While she’s aware her ostrich-head-in-the-sand plan isn’t the best, she hopes for breathing space from familial pressure and distraction. The big, burly Hallsten brothers provide that and more…
Half-breed Saxby Hallsten has never fit in the polar bear shifter world. If he had his way, he’d never return to Churchill, but personal business forces him to venture north. His two younger half-brothers—both full polar bear shifters—are ecstatic at seeing their home and family again, but the memories of the past haunt Sax.
The only good thing about Churchill is meeting Kendall, but even she presents a dilemma because both Sax and his two brothers are attracted to her. She’s curvy and smart and the perfect woman for them. Persuading her to date them takes finesse and creative strategy. Coaxing her to accept them as a package deal might take a miracle since she knows nothing of shifters.
But one night Kendall disappears, and the Hallsten brothers’ secret collides with Kendall’s past and her future. Ignoring trouble is no longer the solution if any of them want a happy-ever-after in this non-traditional relationship.
Contains a curvy blonde with an interfering mother, three brothers with their own family problems and sweet, sexy times for four. There’s danger and adventure. Oh, and a cell phone that is much the worse for wear. Views: 35
Sky Fireblood never intended to stay in Shadow Point. He and his brothers have been run out of their hometown by the very people who were supposed to be their friends and neighbors. Sky doesn't know what is wrong with his two younger brothers. They're different. They're changing, but no one knows why. He sees Shadow Point as just a temporary refuge. Even their hometown wasn't home to them.This new town will not be any different.Leia Bailey's simple, peaceful and predictable life in Shadow Point is shattered when she is attacked by a strange, savage monster one night as she is walking home from work. Having grown up in the quirky and diverse town of Shadow Point, Leia knows that there are all kinds of paranormals around. But this is one creature that she has never seen before.When Sky finds Leia in danger, something rises in him. Something powerful, ancient and deadly. The moment his beast rises to protect Leia, Sky realizes what he and his brothers are. Their lineage may be buried and forgotten, but now their dragons are awakening. But something dark has descended on Shadow Point. And if Sky doesn't stop it in time, he may just lose everything he holds dear–his mate and the town he has come to love... Views: 35
