From the New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Sentence, a lightly speculative, relevant puzzle box with undertones of Never Let Me Go.The time is now. The place is San Francisco. The world is filled with adults devoid of emotion and children on the cusp of losing their feelings—of "waning"—when they reach their teens.Natalia Peña has already waned. So why does she love her little brother with such ferocity that, when he's kidnapped by a Big Brother-esque corporation, she'll do anything to get him back?From the New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Sentence comes this haunting story of one determined girl who will use her razor-sharp wits, her martial arts skills, and, ultimately, her heart to fight killers, predators, and the world's biggest company to rescue her brother—and to uncover the shocking truth about waning. Views: 680
A lady’s lessons... ...in temptation!
When her almost fiancé proposes to someone else, Lady Eleanor is suddenly the talk of the ton! With her family in financial dire straits, Eleanor must marry before the end of the Season. Secret lessons with Charles, the dashing, infuriating—and devastatingly charming—Duke of Somersville, should help Eleanor shake off her shameful Ice Queen moniker. But how can she tempt a prospective husband when it’s the duke who ignites her desire? Views: 680
As the Stone Raiders have grown in power they have started to attract the eyes of established powers. Gudalo has become a vipers nest of schemers as the Gudalo Kingdom's situation turns dire.They might have fled the Selhi Capitol, but as Selhi is learning, one doesn't simply get away with acting out against the Stone Raiders.Dave and Party Zero continue to grow in power, finally free from the battles helping the Aleph, Demons and Beast Kin they are now free to work on their own skills and their new guild hall.As the Stone Raider's Return, their choices and actions will either lead then to become the most powerful guild Emerilia has seen, or be wiped out by those that oppose them.------As the Stone Raiders come into a time of peace, they set upon building up their guild hall and getting back to raiding.Without the worries of immediate battles and constant quests, Dave and Party Zero are free to pursue their passions. New discoveries will be made and advances taken. They've got big plans and ideas for the future what they start now will form and shape that future.In this time of change, possibilities will rise and opportunities will be grasped. It's time to build for the future. Views: 680
The only She-alpha of a Hell's Wolves MC chapter needs to strike a deal with a growly bear. Views: 680
Death Deceives HerJess Vandermire and John (Britt) Brittain have been in Paris for three months now, but they aren't going home yet. There's a complicated vampire uprising brewing, and everything they've encountered in Paris so far has drawn them deeper into the conspiracy. It's becoming apparent there are more than just vampires in the mix, but Jess still hasn't figured out exactly what they're up against... or who their true enemy is.Jess and Britt will have to work without a net, covering treacherous terrain to root out just what the threat is. The police are no longer trustworthy—even though someone is definitely doing everything in their power to break the current Pact between vampires and humans. But when Jess and Britt finally unearth the truth, they realize that they're facing their most dangerous enemy yet.And it's not at all who they expected...City of Bones—some secrets don't stay buried..."Reading a Lina Gardiner book... Views: 680
Bossy Bride features Jesse and Emma getting almost-hitched on a roller coaster, tricked into being the stars of a pirate show, jumping out of an airplane, and saying their vows in front of two huge Italian families who don’t speak English. It’s a rompy, whirlwind trip down a rabbit hole of “Fantasy” Vegas weddings planned by a man called “Fingers” and just when you think nothing else could go wrong—a mermaid descends from the ceiling. Views: 680
Elizabeth Smither brings wit, warmth and wisdom to this absorbing and beautifully written inter-generational story.' Peter SimpsonSylvie rows across a lake to her wedding.Madeleine flees to Paris and works in Le Livre Bleu bookshop.Isobel is summoned to her doctor's surgery late one afternoon.Elizabeth Smither takes us into the richly imagined worlds of three women - Sylvie, her mother Madeleine and grandmother Isobel. The narrative shifts between the three women in three different cities: Auckland, Paris and Melbourne. Elizabeth tells their stories with warm, deeply observant humour, through their love affairs, rivalries, marriages and all the beautiful minutiae of everyday life. She draws the threads together subtly and surprisingly to achieve a perfectly resolved ending.Described as having 'a gift for wry comedy combined with an eye for pinpoint detail', Elizabeth is one of New Zealand's finest writers. Views: 680
