About the Book:Jax Stone is stranded on an alien planet, a planet that changes him. He now sees pop-up windows, receives quests, and is being attacked by creatures. Together with his intriguing companion Kala, they set forth to explore this mysterious new world. They must learn how to play this very real game, or die.About the Author:Leto Blackman is a Chef, Artist, and Author. He currently lives in Kansas City with his four children. When he is not slaving away at the keyboard writing, he's either running, painting, up to no good shenanigans. Views: 390
'Beautifully told and beautifully written' – Philip Reeve (author of Mortal Engines)'An impressive and compelling work, entirely original' – New Welsh Review'Masterly interweaving of narratives, time periods and places, David Llewellyn's A Simple Scale is a symphony of mysteries and passions.' – Paul Smith'A Simple Scale is a work of self-assured persuasive power, and the resounding artistic statement of a writer who has truly arrived. It is bold, it is brave, and it is the real deal.' – Wales Arts ReviewA piece of music starts a story which ranges across Soviet Russia, McCarthyite Hollywood and post 9/11 New York, as the mystery of the lives of two gay composers is uncovered. Who wrote that music? What event caused their lives to cross? What pressures caused their actions? What are the consequences for those around them?In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, a man arrives in New York to claim that the theme tune of a... Views: 390
Ever since I was a little girl, all I ever wanted was to get married. To meet the perfect man who'd love me more than life itself and be a wonderful father to all our beautiful children.I loaded up on chapstick and prepared myself for all the frogs I'd have to kiss to find my prince. But I hadn't been prepared for just how slimy and gross those metaphorical amphibians could be. And as I got older, the toads got hornier and hornier. (No pun intended, but we're talking men here, so... yeah.)Still, I refuse to give up, no matter how many obstacles are thrown my way.Liam, however, has other plans for my future.Every inch the bad boy with his leather jacket, dark eyes and tattoos, you'd never expect his personality to be more along the lines of class clown. The combination is oddly sexy. Just ask any woman of legal age in the city of New York, since he's likely slept with all of them by now.A simple misunderstanding made us enemies. Now I can't get... Views: 390
As a journalist, Leigh Sales often encounters people experiencing the worst moments of their lives in the full glare of the media. But one particular string of bad news stories - and a terrifying brush with her own mortality - sent her looking for answers about how vulnerable each of us is to a life-changing event. What are our chances of actually experiencing one? What do we fear most and why? And when the worst does happen, what comes next?In this wise and layered book, Leigh talks intimately with people who've faced the unimaginable, from terrorism to natural disaster to simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Expecting broken lives, she instead finds strength, hope, even humour. Leigh brilliantly condenses the cutting-edge research on the way the human brain processes fear and grief, and poses the questions we too often ignore out of awkwardness. Along the way, she offers an unguarded account of her own challenges and what she's learned about coping with life's... Views: 390
A mayor's inspirational story of a Midwest city that has become nothing less than a blueprint for the future of American renewal.Once described by the Washington Post as "the most interesting mayor you've never heard of," Pete Buttigieg, the thirty-six-year-old Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has improbably emerged as one of the nation's most visionary politicians. First elected in 2011, Buttigieg left a successful business career to move back to his hometown, previously tagged by Newsweek as a "dying city," because the industrial Midwest beckoned as a challenge to the McKinsey-trained Harvard graduate. Whether meeting with city residents on middle-school basketball courts, reclaiming abandoned houses, confronting gun violence, or attracting high-tech industry, Buttigieg has transformed South Bend into a shining model of urban reinvention.While Washington reels with scandal, Shortest Way Home interweaves two once-unthinkable success stories: that of an... Views: 389
Madame has allowed Mireille to commence gambling at bouillotte at Le Chat Rose, and she fears she will soon regret it. And indeed squabbling and recriminations break out at once. But that's all overshadowed when a customer is found dead. His bereaved wife thinks it's due to his epilepsy. But then why was he being followed?
Soon the Parisian Moral Society shows up to shake a flyer in Madame's face... As it turns out, the bereaved wife is intimately connected to them. Could the Moral Society have something to do with the death?
This is the fourth story in Madame's Murder Mysteries, a historical cozy series with a sense of humor, a taste of the paranormal, and a touch of romance. Perfect for fans of Posie Parker, Ginger Gold, or Lady Katherine.
*These short books can be enjoyed in about 45 minutes - perfect for a long commute or some bedtime reading!*
*These books can stand alone, but you may enjoy the series more if you read them in order.*
*No swear words, no graphic scenes, no gore, and no cliffhangers. Views: 389
I'm following one of my dreams ... but do I dare to follow my heart? Cress KennedyOne thing everyone in Grong Grong knows about me: it's always been my dream to play Aussie Rules Football. And now the Sydney Sirens are signing me for the new Women's Aussie Rules competition. I'm headed to Sydney. To stay with my brother's best friend. Quin. But here's one thing no–one in Grong Grong knows about me: how much I want Quin to see me as a woman, and take him for myself... Quin FitzpatrickI knew as soon as she got a chance to play in the Women's Aussie Rules competition that Cress would be a star. I knew it made sense for her to come and stay with me, where I could protect her, show her the ropes–Watercress from Grong Grong, the little sister I never had. I never expected Cress–gorgeous, generous Cress–to shake me out of my rut. Now how am I ever going to go back to life without her around.Other books available in The Women of W.A.R. series: Game On by Nicola... Views: 389
Attorney Sabre O. Brown takes on three disconcerting new cases, each with its own illusion: a woman claiming she's been impregnated by a ghost, a threatening parent prone to violence, and a child bride with a heart-breaking First Amendment issue. At the same time, Sabre tries to protect her mother who is dating a suspicious wido≥wer she met on online. In Sabre’s search for justice, she is found near death after a magician’s illusion deviously goes wrong.
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Park warden Jenny Willson is in a dangerous race for answers that could create an irreparable rift in her own organization.When Park Warden Jenny Willson initiates a covert inquiry into a proposed ski hill in Yoho National Park, she's quickly drawn into a web of political, environmental, and criminal intrigue that threatens to tear apart a small B.C. town. Suddenly, neighbour is pitted against neighbour, friend against friend, and family against family. After a wolverine researcher dies in a mysterious fire, Willson forms an uneasy alliance with an RCMP corporal and an investigative journalist to expose the truth behind the project. But all is not what it seems. In a showdown with the ski hill proponent, with her own agency, and with mysterious political puppeteers, Willson must decide if she's willing to risk her career — and perhaps the lives of herself and those close to her — to reveal what lurks in the shadows. Views: 389
Over the centuries the Faerie Realms have drifted away from the mortal world. But for some, the Doors will open. For some, there is a Way to travel there, if they want it badly enough.
If they dream it hard enough.
In this era, only lovers, poets, and madmen can access the Realms of the Land¿and for good reason.
A succession of mortals travel to Faerie: a veteran seeking beauty; a magus seeking power; an urchin seeking his wayward father; an engineer seeking meaning. These mortals bring the horrors of our age to the Land, and the Folk who live there respond in kind. Views: 389
