A stand alone brother's best friend romance about Ash Talmadge & Amelia Ballentine by USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde... Ash Talmadge is everything I shouldn't want. My brother's best friend. A too charismatic, too attractive Southern gentleman. And obsessed with someone else. But she's finally out of the picture. I put two years between their break up just to be sure. This is finally my chance. His focus is all on me. Exactly where I wanted it to be since high school when he saved me from humiliation. And after college when he finally realized I was more than just his best friend's little sister. There's only one person who could ruin this for me. I've waited this long. I'm willing to wait for always. Views: 57
Mercenary/treasure hunter Rick Bronson is ready to hunt down his next treasure — erotic e-books hidden away when erotic romance was banned by the Conservative Censorship Committee. His first order of business is securing the help of literary antiquities expert Samantha Tremain. She's considered one of the foremost authorities on erotic literature in the galaxy, a veritable bounty of carnal knowledge that Rick intends to enjoy to the fullest. Now two people who couldn't be more different race across the galaxy on a daring quest for untold riches. Together, success is within their grasp...if they can just get past the hands-on research Views: 57
Step one: forget the convention and disregard the binary. Gender? Sexuality? Old words unsuited for new consciousness. The twenty-one stories in this book challenge the imagination as only acclaimed author A. Merc Rustad can. Pages of robots and AIs constructing lives and exploring "humanity"; wasted worlds with monstrous cityhearts; assassins and the perils of enchanted labyrinths; and always the raw truths of love, loss, and devotion. Step two: read these science-fiction and fantasy tales as if they are the only stories you will discover on your bookshelf this day. Step three: dare to feel."The stories are all crafted with the deft and loving touch of an author who knows firsthand what it is to live in their characters' skins. Each piece in this unmissable collection shimmers with bright explorations of love, loss, and the quest for hope." - Publishers Weekly, starred review"Divergent characters find themselves in startling situations in this debut collection of unconventional... Views: 57
At the age of eighteen, Christina is living a life of misery with her aunt. She knows she won't ever amount to anything. Her aunt has told her so, many times. She does all the chores in the house and the cooking and the shopping and everything else that needs doing. She has no friends. Her boyfriend just dumped her. But that's life. That's the way it's always been for her, and that's the way it always will be. Or so she thought. Into her life comes a tall, handsome rich man. Immediately, Christina's view of her world and herself changes. Is it possible that she could find love? Is it possible that she might have more than what her aunt has given her for all these years? Hired as a dogsitter for one of the richest men in town, Christina begins to see a world that she has been denied. And more than that, she begins to see the value inside herself. Views: 57
Just as things start to settle into a bit of a routine, a single phone call from a certain arms dealer halts everything. Evie's spy instincts kick into gear, putting being a parent on the back burner. But it's not the only thing taking a backseat to the mission. Evie's love life also takes a hit when Coop decides not to trust Servario's latest tip from the underworld, and accuses her of feelings Evie isn't sure she can deny. But when Servario's information is confirmed by an attack on a major city, the team is once again swept up in the chaos that comes with protecting the Burrow. Only this time the mission isn't saving the burrow from the usual suspects. This time it's saving the world from a young woman on the verge of creating something so deadly Evie isn't sure the Burrow should have it either. But could you end an innocent's life to stop them from ending everything, including tomorrow? Views: 57
Long ago, when the men were away at the war, Alma began painting the women of the town. They sat for him in lieu of payment for his work catching rats. Alice, his favourite, returned his attentions, and when her husband, George, came homefrom the war, he set out to prove his love and reclaim his wife by moving a hill - wheelbarrow by wheelbarrow - for her.Now, decades later, Alma's 'in lieu of' payment is revived, and the townspeople, looking to escape various corners of despair, turn to drawing classes. For when you draw, the only thing that matters is what lies before you.Paint Your Wife is a colourful, sensual novel, brimming with rich stories and even richer characters.Lloyd Jones's best-known novel is Mister Pip, which won the 2007 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the 2008 Kiriyama Prize Fiction Category and the 2008 Montana Fiction Award. It was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and has been made into a major feature... Views: 57
Set during the lawless Ages of Chaos, when the ruling families of the Seven Domains of Darkover ruthlessly inbred their psychic offspring to gain powerful and fearsome talents, two young women are born with "wild" psychic gifts. These stories, one tragic and one triumphant, combine to give the reader a vivid and poignant picture of a devastating time period in the history of this fantastic world. ** Views: 57
Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Poul Anderson tells a breathtaking tale of Earth. Immortal humans take to the skies to travel to the stars and galaxies in a great space adventure.
Nominated for the Nebula Award in 1989. Nominated for the Hugo Award in 1990. Views: 57
