From the Costa Book of the Year-winning author of Days Without EndEven when you come out of bloodshed and disaster in the end you have got to learn to live.Winona is a young Lakota orphan adopted by former soldiers Thomas McNulty and John Cole.Living with Thomas and John on the farm they work in 1870s Tennessee, she is educated and loved, forging a life for herself beyond the violence and dispossession of her past. But the fragile harmony of her unlikely family unit, in the aftermath of the Civil War, is soon threatened by a further traumatic event, one which Winona struggles to confront, let alone understand. Told in Sebastian Barry's gorgeous, lyrical prose, A Thousand Moons is a powerful, moving study of one woman's journey, of her determination to write her own future, and of the enduring human capacity for love.'Nobody writes like, nobody takes lyrical risks like, nobody pushes the language, and the... Views: 161
Life in 1881 San Francisco is difficult if you are a poor widow like Mrs. O'Malley, especially when you have seven children and are forced to live in one of the crowded neighborhoods South of Market. Late one night, as she sat at the window of her crowded flat, sewing and worrying, she noticed something strange going on across the street. Her decision to investigate will have unexpected consequences. Mrs. O'Malley's Midnight Mystery is a short story in the Victorian San Francisco Mystery series, and it comes right after the short story, Dandy's Discovery, and before Lethal Remedies, the seventh novel in the series. Views: 161
A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy ISSUE 47: November 2020Lezli Robyn, EditorMartin Shoemaker, Assistant EditorTaylor Morris, CopyeditorShahid Mahmud, Publisher Stories by: Andrea Stewart, Nancy Kress, Michael Swanwick, J. Scott Coatsworth, Mike Resnick & Jean-Claude Dunyach, Barb Galler-Smith, Joe Haldeman, Dantzel Cherry, by John Haas, Jack McDevitt, Larry Hodges Serialization: Midnight at the Well of Souls by Jack L. Chalker Columns by: Gregory Benford, L. Penelope Recommended Books: Richard Chwedyk Galaxy's Edge is a bi-monthly magazine published by Phoenix Pick, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor, an award winning independent press based in Maryland. Each issue of the magazine has a mix of new and old stories, a serialization of a novel, columns by L. Penelope and Gregory Benford, and book recommendations by Richard Chwydyk. Views: 161
She disappeared from our lives without a word. I never expected to run into her at a Quik Mart in between jobs. What's a guy to do when he finds his first crush? Follow her home, of course, and remind her of all the things she's missing. I didn't know that holding onto Riley would involve living in a trailer park. Or keeping it a secret from my sister—her best friend. Riley is completely at home with lawn-mower racing, beer-guzzling exhibitionists. She doesn't think I can handle it. Well, I'm going to show Miss Trailerhood that I'm here to stay—no matter what trailer-park mayhem she puts me through. Love is patient, love is kind, love means buying a single wide. Views: 161
An undercover alien...A curvy human female he’s desperate to claim!One month to make her his!
Tabitha Mathews has never had much luck with men. Her past relationships only left her heart aching and her self-esteem beaten down. But who needs them? She’s doing just fine on her own. She has a booming home business, an adorable, mischievous dog, and she just became a first-time homeowner… right next door to the hottest man she’s ever seen!
Oh, did she mention that he happens to be an alien? An alien with dreamy, glowing eyes, wicked fangs and claws, and a tail!
But she’s not supposed to know that, and only finds out after her wonderfully considerate dog leaves a big, odorous gift in her neighbor’s back yard - which promptly results in her being kidnapped!
Now she’s tied to the alien’s bed, because of course he’s come to Earth in search of a mate - and he wants Tabitha to fill that role. More specifically, he wants her to carry his baby!
Saying he’s moving fast seems like a bit of an understatement. Is Tabitha willing to accept her alien abductor as a mate? Is she ready to be a mother?
And he’s generous enough to give her four whole weeks to decide...
It’s not like it’s the biggest decision of her life or anything… right? Views: 161
