Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all. Fire chief and werewolf, Titus Merrow, has a pretty good life. Great family, great job, great friends. No love interest, sure, but he's got too much going on to worry about that. Like the 10k race for charity that he's helping to plan. Too bad the woman he's planning it with is so hot. No, wait. He meant annoying. Sheriff's deputy and valkyrie, Jenna Blythe, has somehow gotten stuck working on a charity event with her boss's brother. Not only is Titus Merrow full of himself, but he challenges every suggestion she makes about the race. Why are the handsome ones always so smug? She can't wait to beat him in... Views: 99
A major new book-length visionary poem from a writer "whose poems are among the major astonishments of contemporary poetry" (Robert Polito, The Poetry Foundation)Alice Notley has become one of the most highly regarded figures in American poetry, a master of the visionary mode acclaimed for genre-bending, book-length poems of great ambition and adventurousness. Her newest book, For the Ride, is another such work. The protagonist, "One," is suddenly within The Glyph, whose walls projects scenes One can enter, and One does so. Other beings begin to materialize, and it seems like they (and One) are all survivors of a global disaster. They board a ship to flee to another dimension; they decide what they must save on this Ark are words, and they gather together as many as are deemed fit to save. They "sail" and meanwhile begin to change the language they are speaking, before disembarking at an abandoned future city. Views: 99
An explosive, fast-paced espionage thriller for fans of Frank Gardner and Mick Herron. 'Dark and twisted, A Time to Lie is a tense and timely novel' Adam Hamdy A divisive prime minister. A long-buried body. A plot to bring him down... The bigger the secret the more dangerous it is to lie... On the morning of the Tory Party conference, the bones of a young woman's hand are discovered in a London building site. Jed Fowkes, Special Adviser at the Treasury, confronts Prime Minister Robin Sandford with a terrible accusation. He claims the hand belongs to someone they once knew well: a young woman whom Sandford murdered years ago. With his career on the brink of ruin, the Prime Minister's only hope is to enlist the unofficial help of MI5. A decision which leads him into a new world of espionage, illegal trafficking and murder. And the deeper he goes, the more treacherous the game becomes. Because now it's not just his life on the line; it's the future of the state itself... Views: 99
It's 1972. Fifteen years earlier, teenage Laurie Henshaw came to live at Webber's Farm with his elderly uncle and settled in to the farming life. Now thirty-two, Laurie has a stroke in the middle of working on the farm. As he recovers, he has to come to terms with the fact that some of his new limitations are permanent and he's never going to be as active as he used to be. Will he be able to accept the helping hands his friends extend to him?With twenty successful years in the city behind him, Phil McManus is hiding in the country after his boyfriend set him up to take the fall for an insider trading deal at his London stockbroking firm. There's not enough evidence to prosecute anyone, but not enough to clear him, either. He can't bear the idea of continuing his old stagnating life in the city or going back to his job now everyone knows he's gay.Thrown together in a small country village, can Phil and Laurie forge a new life that suits the two of them and the makeshift... Views: 99
If LA could have the gall to spin the lie and call themselves the "city of Angels," maybe New York should grab the title "city of Demons" and be more upfront about it. Defeating the forces of Hell won't be easy, even for Heaven's most fierce protector.Gabriel is forsaken. His sins against Heaven have earned him a place on Earth among the tortured ones. There's only one way to reclaim his place among the Angels; He must save the souls of the damned.But when he meets Kadie, a young, beautiful woman who he must protect against the forces of evil, his entire existence is thrown into question. She isn't the run-of-the-mill human girl—she's a powerful Witch, and might have what it takes to save the world from the powers of darkness.Can Gabriel overcome the shame of his fall from grace, and rise to become the hero Kadie, their miracle baby, and the entire world needs?Romantic, heart-pounding and brimming with paranormal goodness, this Adult Urban Fantasy book will keep you turning pages deep into the night. Scroll up and One-click your copy today! Views: 99
