In a sensational follow-up to Echoes of Sherlock Holmes and In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, a brand-new anthology of stories inspired by the Arthur Conan Doyle canon.For the Sake of the Game is the latest volume in the award-winning series from New York Times bestselling editors Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger, with stories of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and friends in a variety of eras and forms. King and Klinger have a simple formula: ask some of the world's greatest writers—regardless of genre—to be inspired by the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle.The results are surprising and joyous. Some tales are pastiches, featuring the recognizable figures of Holmes and Watson; others step away in time or place to describe characters and stories influenced by the Holmes world. Some of the authors spin whimsical tales of fancy; others tell hard-core thrillers or puzzling mysteries. One beloved author writes a song; two others craft a melancholy graphic... Views: 571
Nothing is more bittersweet as the love that turns to betrayal in this Dark Fantasy Romance. A Harpy Princess and the Ocean Goddess, fall into a forbidden love while living in the kingdom of the Harpy’s. The story tells of their struggle to find happiness and freedom. One tries to escape her fate of becoming a bride, the other is forced to transition into Harpy to become the next queen of the three clans. They both learn the hard way that a happily ever after is far beyond reach in this game of hearts.
Darkness is not born, it’s a curse for the one who’s consumed by a broken heart in the first installment of the Crimson Black Series. Views: 571
When Pablo Martín Sánchez discovers that he shares his name with a Spanish anarchist who was executed in 1924 for the attempted overthrow of Primo de Rivera's dictatorship, he sets out to reconstruct his life story. Through references to key events in Europe's history, including the sinking of the Titanic and the Battle of Verdun, and the influence of intellectuals such as Miguel de Unamuno and Victor Blasco Ibañez, The Anarchist Who Shared My Name elegantly captures the life of a man who sought to resist political injustice and paid the ultimate price for his protest. Martín Sánchez's thrilling tale is the unsettling chronicle of a dark chapter in Spanish history, as courageous as it is timely. Views: 571
#1 internationally bestselling writer Sara Blaedel—whose books have sold over three million copies worldwide—presents a page-turning new short story in which a journalist discovers that all is not as it appears in a seemingly idyllic tourist town.Journalist Camilla Lind gets a frantic phone call: her father has been assaulted. He's the editor of a local newspaper in Skagen, and the brutal attack also left the paper's newsroom in flames. Could it be a response to the hard-hitting series he'd been printing about a real-estate racket run by wealthy out-of-towners targeting the quaint seaside tourist town?As Camilla takes over the newspaper while he recovers, she quickly discovers that there are those in Skagen who would kill to keep their secrets safe.... Views: 570
