She says he's perfect. I know he's lying . . .He caught me watching, and our eyes met. That was when it hit me.There was something not quite right about my daughter's new boyfriend . . .The doting fatherEd finally meets his daughter's boyfriend for the first time. Smart, successful and handsome, Ryan appears to be a real catch. Then Abbie announces their plan to get married.The perfect fiancéThere's just one problem. Ed thinks Ryan is lying to them.Who would you believe?All of Ed's instincts tell him his daughter is in terrible danger - but no-one else can see it. With the wedding date approaching fast, Ed sets out to uncover Ryan's secrets, before it's too late . . . Views: 52
Maid for the Knight (Irvines of Drum, Book Three) Views: 52
The first book in the new Madeleine Brooks Mystery series!Madeleine Brooks, Senior Probation Officer, is having problems at work with a boss who is threatened by Maddie's competence. And now one of her long-term probation clients has been returned to prison on suspicion of murdering a child, the details of which have strong similarities with his original crime. Maddie doesn't believe it and worries the police are not looking for anyone else.When Maddie is suspended by her revengeful boss, she finds herself with time and energies she can put to good use. What if her client was innocent of the crime for which he was convicted years ago, just as he has always maintained? This would have implications about the present murder. When Maddie's teenaged daughter becomes involved, things spiral down.Has Maddie compromised her own family?A compulsive page-turner, Death in Cold Waters is a murder mystery in the grand British classical mystery tradition. Read it... Views: 52
This eleventh volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features twenty-six stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Marie Brennan, Maurice Broaddus, John Crowley, Theodora Goss, Xia Jia, John Kessel, Kelly LInk, Sam J. Miller, Michael Swanwick, Fran Wilde, E. Lily Yu, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Analog, Asimov's, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Uncanny, and other top venues, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy is your guide to magical realms and worlds beyond tomorrow. Views: 52
A powerful memoir by two sisters about transitioning, family, and the path to self-realization.When Orange Is the New Black and Diary of a Future President star Selenis Leyva was young, her hardworking parents brought a new foster child into their warm, loving family in the Bronx. Selenis was immediately smitten; she doted on the baby, who in turn looked up to Selenis and followed her everywhere. The little boy became part of the family. But later, the siblings realized that the child was struggling with their identity. As Marizol transitioned and fought to define herself, Selenis and the family wanted to help, but didn't always have the language to describe what Marizol was going through or the knowledge to help her thrive.In My Sister, Selenis and Marizol narrate, in alternating chapters, their shared journey, challenges, and triumphs. They write honestly about the issues of violence, abuse, and discrimination that transgender... Views: 52
Their union was supposed to end the war, but it will only reignite it.Laird McCleary and Laird Fraiser both know that if their powerful clans do not stop the war that has been going on between them, both will perish.They have been fighting for decades, but all the blood that has been shed only proves that the two clans have equal strength and will. The only solution? The two Lairds will become allies by marring their children, Caitlin and Rhys.Rhys Fraiser is a fierce man and a warrior, and he would do anything for his people, even if that means marrying Caitlin McCleary, his enemy. Caitlin not only proves to be beautiful beyond words but is also charming and caring like no other woman Rhys has met.Instead of making him happy, Caitlin's qualities only complicate things, since this marriage was just another cold-blooded move on the chessboard! The union that was supposed to end the feud will instead fuel it, as years of bloodshed can not be forgotten that easily.Caitlin and Rhys find themselves in the middle of a storm of hate, yet a newfound passion sparks between them like a flower in a snowy mountainside. But love and war can not coexist...Their love must end this feud, or the winds of war will annihilate not only their lives but also those of their people. Views: 52
