"Always trust a stranger," said David's mother when he returned from Rome. "It's the people you know who let you down."Half a life later, David is Father Anderton, a Catholic priest with a small parish in Scotland. He befriends Mark and Lisa, rebellious local teenagers who live in a world he barely understands. Their company stirs memories of earlier happiness—his days at a Catholic school in Yorkshire, the student revolt in 1960s Oxford, and a choice he once made in the orange groves of Rome. But their friendship also ignites the suspicions and smoldering hatred of a town that resents strangers, and brings Father David to a reckoning with the gathered tensions of past and present.In this masterfully written novel, Andrew O'Hagan explores the emotional and moral contradictions of religious life in a faithless age. Views: 58
The New York Times bestselling author of The Map of Time and The Map of the Sky returns with the final installment in the award-winning trilogy that The Washington Post called “a big, genre-bending delight.”When the person he loves most dies in tragic circumstances, the mysterious protagonist of The Map of Chaos does all he can to speak to her one last time and confess the secret he didn’t dare tell her while she was alive. A session with the most renowned medium of all time seems to offer the only solution, but the experience unleashes terrible forces that bring the world to the brink of disaster. Salvation can only be found in The Map of Chaos, an obscure book that he is desperate to find. In his search, he is given invaluable help by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lewis Carroll, and of course by H. G. Wells, whose Invisible Man seems to have escaped from the pages of his famous novel to sow terror among mankind. They... Views: 58
When her true love is abducted by mysterious creatures, a girl must summon the strength to save him From the moment they met as young children, Bee and George have been bound together by a deep love. But when George goes off on a quest to a forbidden lake, home to dangerous water nymphs, it is up to Bee to rescue him. On her adventure she meets Loc, the king of the dwarfs, who proves to be more kind and generous than the humans she knows. Even as he showers her with riches in an attempt to make her stay, Bee never loses sight of her purpose: finding George. She will do anything to get him back. A fairy tale for all ages, Bee: The Princess of the Dwarves is a classic that has delighted children and adults alike for more than a century with its ebullient characters and wondrous worlds. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. Views: 58
The Fortunes of Texas: Membership in this family has its privileges... and its price. But what a fortune can't buy, a true-bred Texas love is sure to bring! THE PROTECTOR His mission was clear: bring home Texas blue blood Victoria Fortune. But when mercenary Quinn McCoy encountered his objective, he found the lady had a serious aversion to playing damsel to his knight. Yet even this headstrong heiress was no match for Quinn's icy dedication to duty. And as they began their long journey both encountered a most unexpected attraction. Their dizzying passion changed all the rules, leaving them breathless for the ultimate fulfillment. But could lone wolf McCoy, the man who had never known love, entrust his heart to Victoria's safekeeping and find a home in her arms? Views: 58
Science Fiction/Fantasy. 68070 words long. Views: 58
Being married to two sexy vampires is as exciting as it is dangerous. One minute I’m on top of the world, ecstasy my best friend, the next I’m running for my life. But it’s okay with Aimery and Ryle at my side—they’ve sworn to love and protect me and keep me satisfied until I’m old and gray.But when everything crashes down, literally, I can see no way out of the darkness—death my best option. Until, that is, two unusual men who live in the Canadian Rockies come bounding to my aid.Gentle Caleb and prickly Isaac have secrets. They’re full of passion, desire, love and lust and their isolated lives weaved with mystery. But I know what they are. I’m not completely naive. I’m also craving some serious satisfying, a distraction from my dilemma, and it seems these guys are up for the job.Will I ever be normal again? Or will my life always be turbulent, terrifying and tempting beyond belief? Nothing is certain in a world of vampires and shifters.**Publisher’s Note: This book is a sequel to Bite Mark.A Romantica® paranormal erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave Views: 58
When an old Paiute woman finds a four-year-old boy tied to a mattress in an abandoned mountain shack, San Diego County Child Abuse Investigator Bo Bradley gets the case. The timing couldn't be worse, because bipolar Bo is sliding into a manic episode her meds won't subdue overnight. But when a pair of killers invade a children's hospital, attempting to shoot the deaf little boy who reminds Bo of her lost sister, she has to choose. She can save her sanity (and her job), or save the boy. For Bo it's a no-brainer, resulting in a desperate, manicky, midnight flight into a desert landscape where the line between delusion and reality vanishes. Views: 58
E-Book Extra: Oral Tradition: A Reading Group GuideAn extensive volume of nearly 500 folktales celebrating African American oral tradition, community, and faith, collected by Zora Neale Hurston on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920s. The New York Times calls these bitter and often hilarious tales “splendidly vivid and true”.Every Tongue Got to Confess is an extensive volume of African American folklore that Zora Neale Hurston collected on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920s.The bittersweet and often hilarious tales -- which range from longer narratives about God, the Devil, white folk, and mistaken identity to witty one-liners -- reveal attitudes about faith, love, family, slavery, race, and community. Together, this collection of nearly 500 folktales weaves a vibrant tapestry that celebrates African American life in the rural South and represents a major part of Zora Neale Hurston's literary legacy. Views: 58
