If she closes her eyes she does not have to see the monsters that lurk in the night. She refuses to believe in Those Who Dwell in the Thorns; there are no such thing as the fae. Talking birds and gardeners who transform into humanoid creatures are not real; they are all in her imagination. That’s what she believed before coming to Thornwood. Now after everything that has happened she's not so sure Views: 182
Wyoming Territory, 1876Hearts collide when a sheriff's daughter asks a hardened US Marshal to join her fight for justice and rid a small town of her corrupt father.US Marshal John "Hawk" Hawking is one of the most respected lawmen in the West—a fair but firm man of principle and decisive action—so when a telegram arrives from the small town of Sand Creek warning him of a death threat against him, he immediately begins an investigation.Posing as a farmer, Hawk heads to Sand Creek, a town ruled by a violent and corrupt sheriff who uses his position to menace, exploit, and tax the townspeople to the point of starvation. Only one person is trying to stop him—Liesl, the sheriff's own daughter. When she meets the self-assured and attractive new farmer, John, she hopes he might help her in her long and lonely fight for justice.John is completely unfazed by Sheriff Hodges's attempts at intimidation, and Liesl is quickly swept up by... Views: 182
Two deaths. An accusation. Who was the intended victim?When Emma visits friends on the Darling River, she isn't expecting to find herself defending one of them from an accusation of murder. But now two men are dead. It had to have been an accident. After all, no one had a reason to to kill the head of the Lockwood family. Did they?But there are twists in the story and being manipulated by the family doesn't sit well with Emma. She needs to reveal the culprit before she has to return home or leave the Lockwoods with a murderer in their midst, and her friends with an uncertain future.And when she does return to Wirramilla will she find she has done enough to solve the problems raised by that old promise, or are all their lives still in limbo? Views: 181
The White Rose of Langley - A Story of the Olden Time is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Emily Sarah Holt is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Emily Sarah Holt then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. Views: 181
Meet the baddest belles of London city. They were known as the fatales, once. Investigators and spies; killers and thieves; con artists and vigilantes — they fought fire with fire, did what had to be done, to make things right. Until the mission that broke them. Many decades later, the fatales have scattered to the winds. Fionn's the queen of London haute couture. Thetai's the star of the power metal scene. And Daix? Could be anything. Anywhere. It'll take a lot to bring them back together. When a model goes missing from a catwalk show, Fionn's frantic. The girl was a friend — and a fellow selkie. And she won't be the last to vanish. To catch the monster responsible, Fionn needs backup. It's time for the fatales to reunite, but can they get it together after eighty years apart? And will it be enough to face down an old enemy straight out of their murky, half-forgotten past?... Views: 181
From bestselling and award-winning writer Ron Rash ("One of the great American authors at work today."—The New York Times) comes a collection of twelve searing new stories and the return of the villainess who propelled Serena to national acclaim, in a long-awaited novella.Ron Rash has long been a revered presence in the landscape of American letters. A virtuosic novelist, poet, and story writer, he evokes the beauty and brutality of the land, the relentless tension between past and present, and the unquenchable human desire to be a little bit better than circumstances would seem to allow (to paraphrase Faulkner). In these twelve stories, Rash spins a haunting allegory of the times we live in—rampant capitalism, the severing of ties to the natural world in the relentless hunt for profit, the destruction of body and soul with pills meant to mute our pain—and yet within this world he illuminates acts of... Views: 181
From New York Times bestselling author Heather Morris comes the memoir of a life of listening to others.In Listening Well, Heather will explore her extraordinary talents as a listener—a skill she employed when she first met Lale Sokolov, the tattooist at Auschwitz-Birkenau and the inspiration for her bestselling novel. It was this ability that led Lale to entrust Heather with his story, which she told in her novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz and the bestselling follow up, Cilka's Journey.Now Heather shares the story behind her inspirational writing journey and the defining experiences of her life, including her profound friendship with Lale, and explores how she learned to really listen to the stories people told her—skills she believes we can all learn."Stories are what connect us and remind us that hope is always possible."—Heather Morris Views: 181
Autumn, 1541. Following the uncovering of a plot against his throne in Yorkshire, King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to overawe his rebellious subjects there. Accompanied by a thousand soldiers, the cream of the nobility, and his fifth wife Catherine Howard, the King is to attend an extravagant submission of the local gentry at York.Already in the city are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak. As well as assisting with legal work processing petitions to the King, Shardlake has reluctantly undertaken a special mission - to ensure the welfare of an important but dangerous conspirator being returned to London for interrogation.But the murder of a local glazier involves Shardlake in deeper mysteries, connected not only to the prisoner in York Castle but to the royal family itself. As the Great Progress arrives in the city, Shardlake and Barak stumble upon a cache of secret papers that holds danger for the King's throne, and a chain of events unfolds that will lead Shardlake facing the most terrifying fate of the age. Views: 180
