"A timeless barrier has been broken. Things will never be the same for the human world again..."
A new dawn has risen over The Shade. No longer one of weakness, but of strength.
Desperate, the black witches are on a blood hunt more pernicious than ever before.
Now it's no longer the island's inhabitants who are in jeopardy.
It's the world around them. Views: 325
Anna let Brad go years ago, telling herself that it was for his own good. Now he's back, washed up on the same shore where she'd last seen him, and convinced that his wife is trying to kill him. Brad's life may be in danger and so is the secret that Anna has cherished and nurtured, believing that it would always be her own to keep.Anna let Brad go years ago, telling herself that it was for his own good. Now he's back, washed up on the same shore where she'd last seen him, and convinced that his wife is trying to kill him. Brad's life may be in danger and so is the secret that Anna has cherished and nurtured, believing that it would always be her own to keep. Will Brad chose the woman of his past over the woman he has vowed to love? Can Anna finally move on with her life or will she allow Brad to break her heart again? And most importantly, who wants Brad dead? Views: 325
The Wroe Family of "The Ghostly Hideaway" faces new problems & some old ones. A long-lost aunt discovers she can talk to the ghosts but drug smuggling, murder,intrigue, crooked cops and scheming politicians combine with planned and unplanned pregnancies and a mature but sweet romance to spice up this thriller, the 2nd in a trilogy of ghost stories. Look for the 3rd, "The Phantoms' Refuge" soon.Ed & Penny Wroe and six-year-old twins, Andy & Candy, live near Fordsville, KY in a haunted house they found in the first book in this trilogy, "The Haunted Hideaway." Daughter Crissy lives nearby with new hubby, Johnny O'Reilly. Ed & Johnny have a new employee in their carpenter business who ends up being shot. A long-lost aunt discovers she can communicate with the Wroe's resident ghosts. The twins find their very own ghost and Shadowhawk needs their help badly. These ghostly happenings along with heroin smuggling, murder, crooked cops and scheming politicians, one planned pregnancy and another definitely unplanned along with a mature but very sweet romance, spice up this thriller which switches locales between Laredo, TX and the Kentucky Haunted Hideout.Coming soon: the third book in the trilogy, "The Phantoms' Refuge." Views: 324
After escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton is thrilled to find employment as a maid at a boarding house. But soon after her arrival at Coldthistle House, Louisa begins to realize that the house’s mysterious owner, Mr. Morningside, is providing much more than lodging for his guests. Far from a place of rest, the house is a place of judgment, and Mr. Morningside and his unusual staff are meant to execute their own justice on those who are past being saved.
Louisa begins to fear for a young man named Lee who is not like the other guests. He is charismatic and kind, and Louisa knows that it may be up to her to save him from an untimely judgment. But in this house of distortions and lies, how can Louisa be sure whom to trust? Views: 324
From the author of A Secret History of Witches comes an absorbing tale of love, sacrifice, family ties, and magic, set in the Pacific Northwest in the aftermath of World War II. Barrie Anne Blythe and her aunt Charlotte have always known that the other residents of their small coastal community find them peculiar — two women living alone on the outskirts of town. It is the price of concealing their strange and dangerous family secret. But two events threaten to upend their lives forever. The first is the arrival of a mysterious abandoned baby with a hint of power like their own. The second is the sudden reappearance of Barrie Anne's long-lost husband — who is not quite the man she thought she married. Together, Barrie Anne and Charlotte must decide how far they are willing to go to protect themselves — and the child they think of as their own — from suspicious neighbors, the government, and even... Views: 324
Princess Arsinoe came of age in the glittering court of Ptolemaic Egypt. Abused by her ruthless sister, a pawn in the dynastic ambitions of her father, and dismissed by the king who claimed her for a bride, young Arsinoe finds herself falling in love with a young man forbidden to her.(Novelette, 11k words.)Princess Arsinoe came of age in the glittering court of Ptolemaic Egypt. Abused by her ruthless sister, a pawn in the dynastic ambitions of her father, and dismissed by the king who claimed her for a bride, young Arsinoe finds herself falling in love with a young man forbidden to her. She dreams of a destiny as Egypt's queen, but first she must survive the nest of vipers otherwise known as her family.(This novelette originally appeared in the ETERNAL SPRING anthology of young adult fiction and readers who enjoy it should snap up that collection, too.) Views: 324
Yes, the world needs another fairytale, just like your grandmother needs a Dwarf Grunge Band. Of course this is not just another fairy tale, it is a completely irreverent celebration of geeks, fairy goth-mothers, small annoying dogs, and yes, princesses. This is a foible, not a fable, thus it has no redeeming value whatsoever. Enjoy!If you are looking for a serious tale with a redeeming moral, find another book. This is a silly (and hopefully entertaining) romp through the land of Faerie, poking fun at everything you love about fairy tales, geek culture, and very possibly things that have very little to do with either, but sadly no one will ever make a big name animated motion picture out of it. I guess that is what your imagination is for. Views: 324
A collection of varied short stories that range from a fictional account of Byron's prisoner of Chillon, a totalitarian allegory set within a factory, a conceptualized description of baseball, a daring robbery caper in an historic Scottish castle, a futuristic advancement of Dante's Comedy, and a whimsical skit in an English club.When Sara left home for school that morning, she had no way of knowing that by the end of the day she would lose her earthly life, and would ascend to the Afterlands, a parallel world full of magic, excitement and danger. Sara was a Whyte ascendant, the first to ascend for over a thousand years and she was soon to discover that the people of the Afterlands believed her to be the Whyte foretold of in a prophecy, the Whyte in whose hands would rest the fate of their world. The Afterlands are part of a world where two forms of human life exist, mortal humans (the natives), and the ascendants. The Ascendants are magical, immortal beings whose life cycle takes them backwards and forwards between Terra Coram (Earth) and the Afterlands. When their earthly human form dies then their spirit vapor ascends again to the Afterlands taking on their ancient magical form once more. For over a thousand years, since the Great Dragon War and the death of the infamous Lord Ka the Afterlands had been in a state of relative peace, despite there being great prejudice and inequality between the casts (races). Three of the four casts still remained; the Golds, the Bloods and the Muds. The ancient and powerfully magical Whyte cast, were no more, the race having been wiped out by Lord Ka during the war. The Prophecy of Eldwyn the Whyte however, predicts that should the Afterlands ever again be threatened, then a Whyte would ascend once more.This is the story of how Sara, now known as Rose of the Whyte, adjusts to her fascinating and magical new life, makes friends and very quickly learns that she must seek out the incantatio, a powerful magic spell, in order to rescue the people of the Afterlands from Lord Ka, the Djinn of Erebus and their terrifying fire casting winged army of Afreet.Ascension of the Whyte is a tale of magic, evil, intrigue, injustice, dragons, friendship and courage, where the newly formed bodies of young ascendants become the vessels for magical, wise and ancient souls.Ascension of the Whyte is the first story of The Afterland Chronicles series.What readers are saying....“I haven’t been this excited about a book since I first read Harry Potter”“Intriguing, full of action and mystery it really makes you want to turn the pages, over and over again.”“Karen Wrighton has created a new exciting and fresh fantasy world, which rivals those of the great classics.” Views: 324
An OCD housewife falls in love with her son's toy ninja--but she does find it odd that the toy speaks French...When a housewife falls in love with her son's toy ninja, does this mean she's desperate? Or is she finally getting the attention she deserves? Her husband's no help, that's for sure. He doesn't care about her feelings, only about how she does his laundry. When the little boyfriend with his little throwing stars devises his own solution to all her problems, she starts to wonder if she might be just a little crazy. After all, who ever heard of a ninja who speaks French? Views: 324
A Master of Fortune - Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. Views: 324
In this first part of a series of magical tales about the Fair Folk, the Faerie King of Tír na nÓg is caught in a battle between his two warring daughters, Titania and Ophira. As one strives to bring down her father, the other is plotting her revenge against her scheming sister. The king now has a fateful decision to make because he can’t save them both.“Goodmans Hotel”, a full length novel, is a gay love story set in 1990s London. Mark, a City high-flyer, is irresistibly attracted to Tom, a manual worker from a tough neighbourhood. Both men have been marked by past ordeals.Conflict between powerful cabals in the City firm causes Mark to leave, with a generous pay off. Tom’s boss, Andrew, a determinedly independent small businessman, convinces him he should put all his resources into setting up a gay guest house, the ‘Goodmans Hotel’ of the title. There he hopes for release from the heartlessly competitive norms of his old working life.He takes in an eighteen year old runaway, Darren, who is escaping from his parents’ religious bigotry. Mark comes to think of Tom, Darren and Andrew as his ‘family’. A crisis forces Mark and Tom apart, until eventually the family are reconciled and reunited in the final chapter, their understanding of life deepened by the challenges they have faced. Views: 324
