"One of the best in a generally good series, with no story disappointing and the best genuinely gripping...This superior collection of noir fiction will appeal to all lovers of crime fiction—or, for that matter, good writing."—Library Journal XPress Review, STARRED review"Editors Appel and Pachter take an interesting approach to the structuring of this entry in Akashic's Noir series. While the chapters in many of the books in this series are arranged geographically, here the stories are grouped according to their thematic similarities to four classic films noir: Out of the Past, Kiss Me Deadly, Touch of Evil, and They Live by Night. Not only does this approach make the stories more accessible to readers who have never been to Amsterdam and don't know the authors, it also works well as a kind of cross-format read-alike tool. In all, a strong group of notably dark tales of murder and mayhem."—Booklist"In spotlighting a... Views: 414
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Tricia O'Malley, comes a brand new series about love, self-discovery and embracing your inner mermaid. She shouldn't be on this island. If she was smart, Samantha Jameson would turn around and march right back to the plane that deposited her at a faded hut of an airport on Siren Island. Yet, Samantha just can't muster the energy to do so, not after the hellish week she's had. Her whole life has been spent playing by the rules, and for what? An empty apartment, a career with no upward movement, and one failed relationship after another. When it all blows up in her face, what's a girl to do but book a last-minute trip to the ridiculously named Laughing Mermaid Bed & Breakfast on an unknown speck of an island in the Caribbean? Lucas Mosteron knows all about burning out from first-hand experience. Over the years, he's discovered that he isn't the only one, as everyone has their own... Views: 414
Attending her best friend's wedding, Emily Parks tires of being asked when she'll marry. At the reception, the most attractive guy she sees is the portrait of the former home owner killed during the Civil War. After a few drinks, she takes a walk to clear her head. When she pauses to admire the full moon reflecting on the fish pond, a mysterious fog materializes, and she tumbles into the water ... and into the past. Samuel Marshall's life is out of control. He's engaged to a girl he doesn't love and is over his head running his father's plantation. And his best friend wants him to fight in the Union Army. When a mysterious woman appears in his bed, the world comes into focus. She's refreshing and different, and he's falling in love. Everything would be perfect, except the Civil War is about to begin. How long does "ever after" have to last for it to count as happy? Views: 414
Dressing up as a bride once a week is all fun and games until you come face to face with your ex.Penny Blake loves her job with Enchanted Bridal. She gets to model wedding gowns and help brides plan for their big day. And yet…she’s wanting a little more. Besides wishing for her own happily ever after, she has big dreams of making her own contribution to the business in the form of her own glam squad. Her bosses all think it’s a great idea, but right now she’s needed in other ways – like helping out with the groomsmen.Was there any greater form of torture than having to help your sister plan her wedding?That’s what Spencer Buchanan is facing and although he goes into it with a bit of an attitude, running into the girl who got away – three times! – suddenly made this whole wedding planning thing a lot more bearable. Moving back home was... Views: 414
Laser-sharp zingers and out-of-this-world puns pile up at an astronomical pace in this zero gravitas sci-fi spoof from the author of Witches Be Crazy. Never meddle with unidentified spying objects . . . The year is: The Future. Mars and Earth are like that divorced couple who don't exactly like each other but have at least stopped fighting in public. Floating somewhere in between them, amid all the garbage and Gene Roddenberry's ashes, a transport vessel called the SS Jefferson is homeward bound. Its crew might have even made it on time for once, too... Captain Cox is no stranger to encountering the odd pickle in space, but when a tantalizingly derelict ship crosses paths with the Jefferson, he unwittingly parks in the middle of a NASA-ty interplanetary squabble. Faced with a marauding Martian and a squad of snobby secret agents, Cox and crew embark on a mad scramble across the solar system, to save themselves from either... Views: 414
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Armon Ellington died on earth and was transported to Terra, a world
governed by rules eerily similar to the RPG games he loved. He found he
could gain levels, skills, abilities, and magic just like he could in
those games. In addition to finding a way to become more powerful, he
also found the friends and family he’d always longed for. Unfortunately,
he also discovered the pain of losing them.Now, Armon finally
has the information he’s been searching for. He knows where the
kidnapped kobolds that the Imperare took are. A city deep in the heart
of the Imperare Empire and a place renowned for its gladiatorial arenas.
Now Armon just has to solve the small problems of breaking out of jail,
evading capture, getting into Imperare Empire, and coming up with a
plan to rescue the kobolds from whomever has them.Join Armon and
his friends on the final leg of their quest to rescue the members of
his adopted family, the Red Claw Tribe of kobolds. Views: 414
