A masterful, taut and atmospheric novel of political espionage and intrigue, telling the story of the Petrov defection during the Cold War of the 1950s. Winner of the 2008 The Australian/Vogel Literary Award.Evdokia knew that the crowd was here for her. Hunting her. From the back seat of the Cadillac, she peered into their faces beyond the glass. Angry looks. Perplexed and desolate. Some were already shouting, trying the handles on the doors. There were Russian voices. English voices. Several times the sound of her name.She was certain these people would kill her before they'd let her through the terminal and onto the plane. Beside her, Zharkov thrust the door open and Evdokia stepped out following, thinking she must be mad. Just close your eyes, she thought. Keep your feet marching like the Pioneer Youth. Guns under the jackets of her escorts. This might be it, she realised. A chaos building, a climbing potential. Defector's Wife Dies in Airport... Views: 35
A moving memoir of growing up Irish Catholic & poor in New York City. Told in the first person, this lyrical remembrance is a powerful odyssey of one young man coming of age in a confusing & sometimes hostile world. Views: 35
A scream in the night, a hidden staircase to nowhere and a ghostly face: Dunadd House still has secrets.<br><br>For over 400 years something has been hidden in old Dunadd House, and as another dangerous winter descends Samuel and the Morton<br>children discover it's not just the cold sending a shiver down their spine: not all their ghosts have been put to rest.<br><br>Can they unravel the family secret before they're forced to leave their home forever?<br><br>The bone-chilling sequel to Scottish Children's Book Award winner Chill. Views: 35
It looked so good on camera... If it weren't for the money, Spencer Longfellow would happily drive Natasha Stevens and her TV crew right off his ranch. But his land, and his kids, mean the world to him—and he'll do anything to secure their future. Even cohost Natasha's cooking show, Family Secrets, in his barn. Even play the token hunky cowboy to her sophisticated city slicker and flirt with her on national television... It could never amount to anything real anyway. After all, he was fooled and left in the dust by a city girl once. And he will never let that happen to him—or his kids—again. Views: 35
Original, never-before-published short stories by: Gary Braunbeck, John R. Platt, Holly Newstein, Adam Corbin Fusco, Barry Hoffman, Bill Gauthier, Whitt Pond, Jon F. Merz, Michael Canfield, John Farris, Brian Freeman, Dominick Cancilla, Whitley Strieber, Barbara Malenky, Bentley Little, John McIlveen, Darren O. Godfrey, David J. Schow, Brett Alexander Savory, Gene O'Neill, Lon Prater, Tom Piccirilli, L. Lynn Young, and Bev Vincent. This is a non-themed anthology which carries on the tradition and high standards established by the first four volumes in this series. It is the intention of the editors to publish new, original, short fiction which pushes the limits of what is being done in darkly imaginative fiction. Writers published in Borderlands will be part of the expedition to open the gates to new literary territory, and will help scorch a path through the jagged landscape of the imagination unbound...and all those other neat metaphors. You don't need to read a Borderlands story on a stormy, dark night, with glowing embers banked in the fireplace, and a cruel wind howling across the moors. These stories can be read under the clear light of day and pure reason, and they will still knock you around and put a new rhythm in your head. Which means: you will not find any of the traditional bug-bears and boogeymen. No ghosts or vampires need apply. No zombies, no werewolves, no mummies, succubi, or Hitchcockian spouses with plans to do in their mates. Contents of this collection include:Rami Temporalis by Gary BraunbeckAll Hands by John R. PlattFaith Will Make You Free by Holly NewsteinN0072-JK1 by Adam Corbin FuscoTime for Me by Barry HoffmanThe Growth of Alan Ashley by Bill GauthierThe Goat by Whitt PondPrison 392 by Jon F. MerzThe Food Processor by Michael CanfieldStory Time with the Bluefield Strangler by John FarrisAnswering the Call by Brian FreemanSmooth Operator by Dominick CancillaFather Bob and Bobby by Whitley StrieberA Thing by Barbara MalenkyThe Planting by Bentley LittleInfliction by John McIlveenDysfunction by Darren O. GodfreyThe Thing Too Hideous to Describe by David J. SchowSlipknot by Brett Alexander SavoryMagic Numbers by Gene O’NeillHead Music by Lon PraterAround It Still the Sumac Grows by Tom PiccirilliAnnabell by L. Lynn YoungOne of Those Weeks by Bev Vincent Views: 35
Ten sexy stories about older women and the younger lovers they seduce. 'Cougar' features original erotica from Lily Harlem, Primula Bond, Liz Coldwell and many more. Another hot collection from Mischief Books. Sara's guest house becomes a honey trap for young studs. When Jared mistakenly gives Miss Fenchurch a video of one of his performances, her fuse is lit for an explosive private performance. Mrs Murdoch revisits the past and gets her kicks in the world of rock and roll. Cougars are on the prowl in this Mischief collection. Views: 35
KGI - 5.5 Rachel Kelly has traveled a long, hard road in her journey back to her husband, Ethan, and the Kelly family. Now, as she and Ethan are poised to move into their new home, safe behind the walls of the Kelly compound, Rachel wonders if she’ll finally be free of the ghosts that have haunted her for so long and if she’ll step into the sun after a past steeped in darkness. Views: 35
This fantastic omnibus edition contains all six original Mary Poppins stories: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, Mary Poppins in the Park, Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane / Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (2-in-1 edition). All magical children's classics, it's the perfect gift. When their new nanny, Mary Poppins, arrives on a gust of the East Wind, greets their mother, and slides up the banister, Jane and Michael's lives are turned magically upside down. Familiar to anyone who has seen the film or the West End adaptation, you can now read all six of these wonderfully original tales about Jane and Michael's adventures with the magical Mary Poppins. In each book Mary takes the children on the most extraordinary outings: to a fun fair inside a pavement picture; to visit Uncle Andrew who floats up to the ceiling when he laughs; on a spectacular trip to see the Man-in-the-Moon! With her strict but... Views: 35
