The Japanese word gaijin means "unwelcome foreigner." It's not profanity, but is sometimes a slur directed at non-Japanese people in Japan. My novel is called Gaijin...====== Views: 150
Twenty-five years of the best mystery short fiction from Crippen & Landru. In 1994, publisher Douglas Greene opened the doors of Crippen & Landru Publishers with the release of a John Dickson Carr radio play, Speak of the Devil. In the subsequent two-and-one-half decades, Crippen & Landru has produced more than 100 single-author mystery short story collections by some of the most recognized current practitioners as well as some of the most beloved writers in the history of the mystery genre. Crippen & Landru has new books by the best of the best in short mystery fiction coming up later this year. Next up will be new collections by Edward D. Hoch and many more. We hope that all of our readers will follow into the next-quarter century of mystery, suspense and detection.
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Fall in love with chaos, with darkness, with desire.Fall in love with the men who want everything - and who will stop at nothing to claim what is theirs.***PaigeI've never stood out from the crowd. I've always done exactly what I needed to survive, and that's worked well for me…until now. When my landlord "accidentally" gives me almost three hundred dollars, I have to make a choice: do I repay him, or do I keep the money and run? The choice is far too simple, but when I get to his office, he presents me with an even harder choice, and it's not one I'm sure that I'm ready for.LockeThe most beautiful girl in Ruby City doesn't know how perfect she is, but I do. I didn't give her the change accidentally. I gave her money to see what she'd do. It was a test, and she passed, and now we're entwined in a way nobody could have predicted. Paige is beautiful, sassy, and sexy as hell, and I can't keep my hands off of her.I promise her I'll tell her the information she's been searching for. After all, I know who her long-lost father is, but it's going to cost her.Everything. Views: 150
After Daphne accidentally “steals” a family heirloom from Nina’s front lawn thinking it’s junk left for trash pickup, she learns she’s wanted by the police for questioning. Once the dust settles, Daphne and Nina form a friendship inspired by their mutual love for antiquing and a desire for a fresh start in their lives.
As they grow closer, their attraction moves way beyond friends. But who will be brave enough to confess her feelings first? Daphne, the self-conscious procrastinator who’s working hard to get her new business off the ground, or Nina, the newly-out mom whose priority is creating a stable life for her son? Before they can take a chance on becoming lovers, they’ll have to decide if love is worth the risk. Views: 150
