Based on the true story of the Caetanis, Italian nobility driven into exile by the rise of fascism, the long-awaited second novel by award-winning author Laisha Rosnau follows this once glittering family to British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. When Ofelia Caetani takes her daughter, Sveva, into seclusion after the death of the duke, they are cared for by their personal secretary, Miss Jüül, who brings her own secrets to their twenty-five-year retreat from the world. As the stories of these three remarkable women unfurl in unexpected and often tragic ways, Little Fortress is revealed as a graceful and intricate tale of friendship, class, trust, betrayal and, ultimately, love. Views: 540
In a broken galaxy, how can he fight for a freedom he's never known?One rare mineral—qubition—took humanity to the stars…while dooming enslaved Q miners to the dark. On the moon of Ydro-Down, Q veins run too deep, and the miners have a choice: keep digging their own graves or risk revolt against their corporate overlord. Now reluctant rebel Gavyn Grey must lead them into hell itself.But an unwanted intruder is watching his every move.Yumi Swinton was hired to increase Q production and instead finds the ruthless QueCorp subjugating the miners. She was promised a chance to save what remains of the galaxy after the Oblivion Wars, yet here she is destroying a world, stone by stone.After decades of desperation, Gavyn knows not to trust anyone. But Yumi has skills his faltering revolution needs…and secrets he's determined to uncover. There are dangers in getting too close to anyone around the treasured qubition, but trusting each... Views: 540
Beguiling the Baron, A Romance Book by Elizabeth Keysian Views: 540
Logical Agent Leon Armstrong needs help to solve a series of ritual murders, but when wild Russian mystic Sergei tells him they tread a predestined path—and that the spirits have chosen them for each other—Leon's world turns upside down. Views: 540
A baby on the doorstepCould change everything...Detective Cole Chisholm is in Horseshoe, Texas, to take care of his grandfather. During a winter storm, a baby appears at his door, along with her aunt, Grace Bennett. Grace needs his help, and Cole reluctantly lets them stay while he investigates. Soon the by-the-book cop is breaking his own rules to protect them both. But how far will he go to make sure that both Grace and Zoe stay in his life? Views: 540
A woman grapples with survivor's guilt after a body is found in her garden bed: an ageing beauty queen contemplates her past: a world champion free-diver disappears during routine training...In moments disquieting or quietly inspiring, this collection considers the complexity of the connections we make — with our family, friends and neighbours, and with those met briefly or never at all. Views: 540
In the slipstream and fabulist style of Joy Williams or Karen Russell, this character-driven collection from Elise Levine is tough and tender, filled with complicated people longing for independence from the scripts of the past. From a sniping road-tripping couple in the desert to a cantankerous divinity-school candidate on the prairies to a frustrated cop in a cave in the south of France, This Wicked Tongue showcases the gritty and the sublime. Views: 540
Stevie here, and I'm happy to report we've settled into our new lives and found a modicum of peace since our last death-defying incident. Mostly…My International Man of Mystery continues to lay low here in Ebenezer Falls until we can sort out his earthbound credentials, but we have a routine and as the holiday season begins, we're ready to do a little celebrating. In the midst of us adjusting to life together, a surprise visitor shows up, knocking us both for a loop, but for two entirely different reasons.To make matters worse, my good buddy, Officer Rigid…er, Dana Nelson, has some questions and we're positive they have to do with Win's involvement in what's turned out to be a high-profile case in Seattle. That means we need to get the heck out of Dodge and we need to do it fast to buy ourselves some time to figure out our next move.While we wrap our heads around our newest predicament in Maine in a beautiful little town that... Views: 540
