"I believe it's one of the best series of its kind."Six books and a century of time travel. Rachel Hines is lost in time. How will she find her way back to her real life? Touchstone Season 1 is a moving saga that has won rave reviews from young and old readers alike with its intelligent blend of time travel, science fiction and historical fantasy.In a small corner of an English city, dirt poor Rachel Hines and rich kid Danny Pearce are a pair of History students whose destinies become entangled when an old gravestone catapults them into their city's dark past - a gritty, violent, gaslit world of real danger - where they find that every action has an unforeseen consequence that can ripple through generations, and that some characters from the past have seen them before."If you haven't read this series yet — you simply must! But beware — you will be hooked!!"This Ebook Box Set edition contains all six novels in Touchstone Season 1, comprising over a quarter of a million words, and 1000 pages in the original paperback editions."Had me hooked from start to finish... It's a magnificent story."Contains the following titles:1. The Sins of the Fathers [1912]2. Family at War [1940]3. All the Time in the World [1966]4. Station at the End of Time [1959]5. Let's Fall in Love for the Last Time [1934]6. Fade to Grey [1980] Views: 85
There was no day that dumplings couldn't make better.Pacy is back! The beloved heroine of The Year of the Dog and The Year of the Rat has returned in a brand new story. This summer, Pacy's family is going to Taiwan for an entire month to visit family and prepare for their grandmother's 60th birthday celebration. Pacy's parents have signed her up for a Chinese painting class, and at first she's excited. This is a new way to explore her art talent! But everything about the trip is harder than she thought it would be--she looks like everyone else but can't speak the language, she has trouble following the art teacher's instructions, and it's difficult to make friends in her class. At least the dumplings are delicious...As the month passes by, Pacy eats chicken feet (by accident!), gets blessed by a fortune teller, searches for her true identity, and grows closer to those who matter most. Views: 85
In S. J. Kincaid's fast-paced and humorous sci-fi Insignia trilogy, the earth is in the middle of World War III when teen gamer Tom Raines is recruited to train with other young cadets as a pivotal member of the elite combat corps, the Intrasolar Forces. At the Pentagonal Spire's training academy, he makes the best friends of his life--fellow government weapons-in-training Wyatt Enslow, Vik Ashwan, and Yuri Sysevich.In this 47-page prequel novella to the series, budding genius Wyatt Enslow--intensely loyal and hyperintelligent if occasionally, hilariously, socially awkward--takes center stage as S. J. Kincaid reveals Wyatt's life before she found her place, and her own inner strength, among her devoted band of friends at the Spire.Praise for Insignia: "The characters are real, funny, and memorable. You won't be able to put this book down."--Veronica Roth, New York Times bestselling author of DivergentHarperTeen Impulse is... Views: 85
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Angie Fox is back with an enchanting collection of six sweet, quirky, laugh-out-loud tales of paranormal mischief. Enter a world of magic with the ever-popular and always rowdy biker witches; take off on a spine-tingling adventure with a Southern good girl turned reluctant ghost hunter; and sizzle in the sultry heat of New Orleans as a voodoo mambo makes one very big mistake when casting a love spell. These charming tales of love, friendship, and laughter are a pure delight. Featured stories (available individually in ebook) are: A Ghostly Gift Ghost of a Chance Gentlemen Prefer Voodoo I Brake for Biker Witches Date With a Demon Slayer Some Like It Hexed "Fabulously fun." —The Chicago Tribune "Angie Fox has a genuine gift for creating dangerously hilarious drama." —RT Book Reviews "A funny paranormal romp with a little heat and lots of... Views: 85
Chloe King is a normal girl. She goes to class (most of the time), fights with her mom, and crushes on a boyor two. But around her sixteenth birthday, Chloe finds that perhaps she isnt so normal after all. Theres the heightened night vision, the super fast reflexes oh, and the claws. As she discovers who she is and where she comes from it is clear she is not alone. And someone is trying to get her. Chloe has nine lives. But will nine be enough? Views: 85
