Sebastian Malheur is the most dangerous sort of rake: an educated one. When he\'s not scandalizing ladies in the bedchamber, he\'s outraging proper society with his scientific theories. He\'s desired, reviled, acclaimed, and despised—and he laughs through it all. Violet Waterfield, the widowed Countess of Cambury, on the other hand, is entirely respectable, and she’d like to stay that way. But Violet has a secret that is beyond ruinous, one that ties her irrevocably to England\'s most infamous scoundrel: Sebastian\'s theories aren\'t his. They\'re hers. So when Sebastian threatens to dissolve their years-long conspiracy, she\'ll do anything to save their partnership...even if it means opening her vulnerable heart to the rake who could destroy it for good.. Views: 517
There are some hard and fast rules every businessman lives and dies by: The customer is always right, even if he's a blood thirsty vampire who can ripe your throat open and drain you dry on a whim. If you don't have what he wants in stock, try and sell him what you've got. And if he doesn't like what you've got? Then...Everybody needs new clothes sooner or later, even the creatures of the night. But pity the poor sales clerk who has a vampire for a customer. No matter, in retail, you never know what's going to come through the door: maybe a shoplifter or an undead teenager who wants to buy the same sports coat he wore in 1959. If it is the latter, you're still going to be expected to greet him with a smile and make the sale. Even if it costs you your life. Views: 517
Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of Midwives, presents his most ambitious and multi-layered novel to date--examining wildly divisive issues in today’s America with his trademark emotional heft and spellbinding storytelling skill. On a balmy July night in New Hampshire a shot rings out in a garden, and a man falls to the ground, terribly wounded. The wounded man is Spencer McCullough, the shot that hit him was fired–accidentally?–by his adolescent daughter Charlotte. With this shattering moment of violence, Chris Bohjalian launches the best kind of literate page-turner: suspenseful, wryly funny, and humane. Views: 517
A time of war, disease and supernatural threat tests the fabric of one woman and one man...Annabelle Dorrenti is ravaged by her experiences in World War I, her body marked by wounds, and her psyche damaged by guilt. To save herself, she becomes a nurse at the asylum and discovers the haunting is just beginning. Perhaps she's imagining the shadows that flicker nearby, waiting. A creeping dread presses in upon her, and she sees signs everywhere that something just isn't right at the asylum. She doesn't want to admit it anymore than she wants to acknowledge her building attraction to a handsome soldier as broken as she is. A man who blames her for his sister's death.Army Captain Cade Hale suffers from shell shock and the terrible fear that the dead haunt his every step. He knows that danger terrorizes the earth, but he also feels Tranquil View could cure him of addiction and grief over his sister's death. He's determined to lay the blame for her death where it belongs, directly at... Views: 517
When a quiet journey to Jerusalem turns tragic, newly orphaned Rimona must flee a kinsman set on selling her as a slave. Racing into the rocky hills outside of Hebron, Rimona is rescued by a Philistine commander journeying to Jerusalem with six-hundred warriors.Exiled commander, Ittai the Gittite, is seeking refuge in the City of David. Protecting a frantic Hebrew woman is not in his leadership plan. Although, having a nobleman's niece in his caravan might prove useful for finding shelter in a foreign land.Rimona and Ittai arrive in Jerusalem on the eve of a rebellion. In the chaos of an heir's betrayal, will they be separated forever, or can they defend King David and help the aging monarch control his rebellious son? Views: 516
After the weeding bells and the newlywed feelings come the mistrust and adultery.After getting married to her high school sweet heart and having two girls, Autumn is really feeling the pressure of being a stay at home mother. Everything falls apart when she finds out her husband is cheating on her and now her neighbor confesses to loving someone who has always been "right in front of him." Then to make things more messy she has her bitter friend who is going through a divorce in her ear. Views: 516
When artist Kitty Sullyard draws a strange symbol in her toy panorama, she doesn’t expect it to be life threatening. Tossed into a situation she never asked for, she learns the hard way who not to trust.When artist Kitty Sullyard draws a strange symbol in her toy panorama, she doesn’t expect it to be life threatening. Tossed into a situation she never asked for, she learns the hard way who not to trust. After Kitty mysteriously disappears, Nathaniel Bexley has only a single clue with which to find her. It’s something only he would know. Will he be able to decipher the secret message she’s hidden in a drawing, or will Kitty be doomed to the hands of her kidnappers? Views: 516
Howard Pyle had many admirers among his contemporaries, including Vincent Van Gogh, who once said that Pyle’s work “struck me dumb with admiration.” Considering the famous painter was talking about artwork, the extent of Pyle’s ability and quality was clear. In addition to teaching illustration courses at Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry, Pyle put his talents to use, primarily illustrating children’s books. He is best remembered today for his work on The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, which remains in print, and he also did a four-volume set of King Arthur tales. Though he also wrote his own novels, he continued to be in popular demand for illustrations, and he was employed by periodicals like Harper’s Weekly. Views: 516
A merchant's daughter and a destitute nobleman. Can a marriage of convenience solve their problems?Miss Emma Brentry is happy with life, but she feels the time has come to marry. Her father, a wealthy glass merchant, has expectations of grandchildren, and Emma doesn't wish to disappoint him. Reluctantly, and somewhat halfheartedly, she begins the search for a husband.Mr. Aaron Trent, a gentleman of noble birth, returns to England fresh from the Napoleonic war with a scar and limp to prove it. During his absence, his estate, Windhurst Hall, has been pledged by his cousin at the gaming tables. He is now in search of the necessary funds with which to buy back his home.Traveling to Bath, Emma finds herself stranded on the road and is compelled to stay the night at The Stag and Hounds posting inn. She encounters Aaron, an attentive, handsome stranger, who offers her some much-needed assistance. Instant attraction is felt by both, and as dusk falls, Emma makes Aaron... Views: 516
Carter is "The Light." He is the one who must reunite the two lands of the Lybrian World: Mystic and Pact. He is also the target of evil Pact leader, Alpha Maximus. With the help of the Code of Law alliance, Carter and his four friends must train for the battle of their lives to defeat Alpha Maximus, and bring peace to Lybria once and for all.Kyle is a normal teenaged boy. One day he and his four friends (Kody, his girlfriend Dakota, Drew, and James) go on a plane ride to visit Kyle's long lost cousin. When on the plane, two gunmen kill everyone on board and manage to frame Kyle for the crime. Kyle gets locked up in prison until a mysterious eagle breaks his cell window and forces him to jump. He wakes up in a strange world called Lybria where he is greeted by his three animal guardians. They explain to him that he is "The Light," the one to reunite the two lands in Lybria (The Mystians and the Pacts) so everyone can finally live at peace. Kyle and his guardians are Mystians, and all his enemies are Pacts. However, he is being tracked down by the evil leader of the Pacts, Alpha Maximus. Kyle is forced to change his name and appearance and go back to Earth to find information on how to stop Alpha Maximus and his army. While on Earth with the new name of Carter, he is also is exposed to his alliance, Code of Law, to help support and aid him in the battle. Kody, Dakota, Drew, James, and their guardians are apart of this alliance. One great victory on Earth leads to chaos when Carter and his friends return to Lybria. With the help of Code of Law, Carter must train for the battle of his life to defeat Alpha Maximus, and reunite the Pacts and Mystians once and for all. Views: 515
Patrick O'Brian's first novel about the sea, The Golden Ocean, took inspiration from Commodore George Anson's fateful circumnavigation of the globe in 1740. In The Unknown Shore, O'Brian returns to this rich source and mines it brilliantly for another, quite different tale of exploration and adventure.
The Wager was parted from Anson's squadron in the fierce storms off Cape Horn and struggled alone up the coast of Chile until she was driven against the rocks and sank. The survivors were soon involved in trouble of every kind. A surplus of rum, a disappearing stock of food, and a hard, detested captain soon drove them into drunkenness, mutiny, and bloodshed. After many months of privation, a handful of men made their way northward under the guidance of a band of Indians, at last finding safety in Valparaiso.
This saga of survival is the background to the adventures of two young men aboard the Wager: midshipman Jack Byron and his friend Tobias Barrow, an alarmingly naive surgeon's mate. Patrick O'Brian's many devoted readers will take particular interest in this story, as Jack and Toby form a kind of blueprint for Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, the famed heroes of the great Aubrey/Maturin series to come. Views: 515
Sometimes dieting is not the answer . . . A short horror story by award-winning author David Wesley Hill.Cats have a way of smiling at us. We always know what they are saying when they are looking affectionately at us. They have big grins that display something special to only their owners. If you'ever had a cat like Ebony, then you know what a kitty smile is like! Views: 515
The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series! The wolves are circling and a young king will face his greatest challenge in the explosive finale of the instant #1 New York Times–bestselling King of Scars Duology.The Demon King. As Fjerda's massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm—and even the monster within—to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king's gift for the impossible. The Stormwitch. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost.The Queen of Mourning. Deep undercover, Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital. But her desire... Views: 515
