Taken from Earth and used like a lab rat...Emily was a normal law student until she was abducted by aliens. Forced to perform death defying feats by night and undergoing medical tests by day, she doesn't know how much longer she can take it. When one alien takes particular interest in her she's afraid things have gone from bad to worse. He's got wings and fangs, and he makes her heart pound. But she can't want an alien like that... can she? He doesn't have time to rescue a human...Oz is on Kilrym for a reason, and it's not to rescue the ethereal performer who captivates him by night. But covert ops are impossible when his mind is on the human who could be his fated mate. War is on the horizon, but what if the only way to save his people is to sacrifice Emily? Despite the fact that they were born light years apart, they are a perfect match. But Oz is keeping secrets, and when Emily finds out the truth she may never be able to forgive... Views: 547
Fifteen-year-old Monk drifts through a monotonous existence in a grimy Chinatown apartment with her "grumpy brown couch" of a dad, until she meets high school senior Santa Coy ([email protected]). For a moment, it looks like he might be her boyfriend. But when Monk's dad becomes obsessed with Santa Coy's artwork, Monk finds herself shunted to the sidelines as her father and the object of her affections begin to hatch a scheme of their own. To keep up, Monk must navigate a combustible cocktail of odd assignments, peculiar places, and murky underworld connections. In Jamie Marina Lau's debut novel, shortlisted for Australia's prestigious Stella Prize when she was nineteen years old, hazily surreal vignettes conjure a multifaceted world of philosophical angst and lackadaisical violence. Views: 547
The quiet of the night is shattered as a police officer is brutally attacked on the streets of Barrington. Adam Greenwood watches from his bedroom window as the assault unfolds before him. He faces a moral dilemma: Should he intervene to save the constable - risking personal injury, or worse - or should he simply turn a blind eye? For Adam, the answer is straightforward. As a former police officer, he is duty-bound to assist. However, unbeknown to him, his actions are to initiate a sequence of events that will ultimately threaten the lives of his entire family. It is often said that there is a fine line between those that enforce the law and those that frequent the criminal underworld. As events escalate, as boundaries become blurred, how will Adam react? Will he trust the legal system to protect his loved ones or will he be forced into doing something that goes totally against his nature? Follow Adam's journey, feel his pain, and discover which side of The Rubicon he chooses to walk. From the author of "Reflex Action," this is the second in The Crime Collection series of books. A British crime/fiction thriller. Views: 547
One morning, Hazel Brown awakes in a badly decorated hotel room to find that she's written the complete works of Charles Baudelaire. In her bemusement the hotel becomes every cheap room she ever stayed in during her youthful perambulations in 1980s Paris ... This is the legend of a she-dandy's life. Part magical realism, part feminist ars poetica, part history of tailoring, part bibliophilic anthem, part love affair with nineteenth-century painting, The Baudelaire Fractal is poet and art writer Lisa Robertson's first novel. 'As far as I'm concerned, it's already a classic.' – Anne Boyer 'Robertson's debut novel, for those interested in the possibilities of fiction, is not to be missed.' – Publishers Weekly 'A new Lisa Robertson book is both a public event and a private kind of bacchanal.' – Los Angeles Review of Books Views: 547
After his twin sister, Minnie, dies in an accident, Emmitt's world goes sideways. He's lost his best friend and it feels like the family is falling apart without her. But Minnie was an organ donor and Emmitt soon receives an anonymous thank you letter from one of the transplant recipients. Inspiration strikes, and he decides to try and put his sister back together, in spirit. He's going to track down each organ recipient and film them to show his parents the results of Minnie's selfless act and help them move on. But when each recipient falls short of his expectations and the star of his film, the girl who received his sister's heart, refuses to meet him, Emmitt has to turn to extreme measures to find her. What he doesn't know is that his "heart sister" is hiding an agonizing secret, one that could push Emmitt to the breaking point.Orca Book Publishers is proud to offer this early ebook edition as part of our new Digital First initiative, with the release of the print edition... Views: 547
