For readers of the The True Story of Maddie Bright, The Woman in the Green Dress and The Birdman's Wife comes this atmospheric and richly detailed Australian historical mystery from a bestselling Australian author. Maitland 1913 Miss Elizabeth Quinn is something of an institution in Maitland Town. For longer than anyone could remember she and her brother, businessman Michael, have lived in the impressive two-storey stone house next to the church. When she is discovered cowering in the corner of the exhibition gallery at the Technical College the entire town knows something strange has come to pass.Was it the prehistoric remains or perhaps the taxidermy exhibition that had reduced the whale-boned encased pillar of society to a quivering mess? Or is there something odd about a striking painting on loan from the National Gallery?Mathematical savant Jane Piper is determined to find out. Deposited on the doorstep of the local orphanage... Views: 64
Nyro doesn't want to lose his humanity.But if he becomes a Rook and is forced to drink the Black King's blood that is exactly what will happen. Still, the moment he joined the Vampire Court, he forfeited his life and lost his right to choose.He did it for his brother, his little Timotei. He thought he would be able to save him, but the Black King's strength is too ancient to overcome. The King also holds a secret that pulls Nyro deeper into the bowels of the Vampire Court.Now, Bianca is also a Knight, and when Nyro learns of her plans, doubts twined with his attraction to her, making the decisions he must make even harder. Will he find a way to escape? Or will darkness pull him deeper still? Views: 64
From hotshot contemporary author Alyssa J. Montgomery comes a passionate enemies-to-lovers story of an Italian billionaire and an Australian primary school teacher as they fight for the life of a child they both love-and fight the flames of attraction burning between them. OliviaI have every reason to know the Borghettis are pure evil ... So why won't my heart listen to my head? Luca Borghetti might be pure Italian sex appeal, and powerful, and a damn billionaire, but he and his family are responsible for EVERYTHING I've lost. My sister. The baby. My father. All gone because of him. LucaI may have made mistakes, with tragic results, but one thing I know: I will protect what I love. No matter what. And this woman will give me what I want. No matter how self-interested she is. Hatred. That's all these sparks between us are. But it doesn't matter. This heartless... Views: 64
Set against the dramatic backdrop of 1960s and 70s Detroit, novelist Bridgett M. Davis's stirring memoir tells how her ingenious mother used Detroit's illegal lottery to support her family In 1958, the very same year that an unknown songwriter named Berry Gordy borrowed $800 to found Motown Records, a pretty young mother from Nashville, Tennessee borrowed $100 from her brother to run a Numbers racket out of her tattered apartment on Delaware Street, in one of Detroit's worst sections. That woman was Fannie Davis, Bridgett M. Davis' mother. Part bookie, part banker, mother, wife, granddaughter of slaves, Fannie became more than a numbers runner: she was a kind of Ulysses, guiding both her husbands, five children and a grandson through the decimation of a once-proud city using her wit, style, guts, and even gun. She ran her numbers business for 34 years, doing what it took to survive in a legitimate business that just happened to be illegal. She created a loving,... Views: 64
Get out of Hell free card? Not for Callie Delgado, Gem City's newest soul charmer. Sin and salvation collide in this gritty and action-packed urban fantasy.Callie's magic is finally her own. She and Derek dispatched Ford. They should have been able to breathe, but layers of sin run deep beneath Gem City. Another mob boss quickly rises, and his sights are firmly set on Callie—and her family.Mobile soul rental shops begin to bite at the Soul Charmer's business. His retribution is wicked, but the blowback threatens to crush Callie. If she can't maintain the tenuous balance of souls in Gem City, more lives will be lost.Only the more magic she uses, the more danger finds her. A break-in, pools of blood, and bare shelves at the Soul Charmer's store force Callie to choose the fates of others.But which can she live with? Losing her city, her love, her family ...or her very soul? Views: 64
New South Wales, 1885When Alice Ryan wakes to find thugs surrounding her cottage, on the hunt for her no-good brother, she escapes into the surrounding bush.It is wealthy landowner Robert Farrer who finds her the next morning, dishevelled, injured, and utterly unwilling to share what she knows. With criminals on the loose and rumours that reckless bushrangers have returned to the area, Robert is determined to keep Alice out of danger, and insists on taking her into his home-despite the scandal it may cause. Convincing her to stay on with him for her own safety, however, is going to take some work.What Robert doesn't expect is his growing attraction to the forthright, unruly woman staying in his home. Before either of them can settle into their odd new situation, their home and wellbeing come under threat and they will need to trust each other to survive. But they are both keeping secrets, secrets that have the potential to ruin their... Views: 64
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