Intrepid explorer Buck Stardust must stop a runaway infestation of plants from taking over the world.On the north west tip of the Isle of Mull, Castle Haunn faces a bleak Yuletide. Their strawberry juice has run out and they have lost the extra delivery to keep their power cells going. The supply ship was lost in a storm. No fresh food, no presents, and even worse, no heat. It's going to be a cold, hungry holiday.Young Dylan is despatched to take a message to the mainland calling for help. His twin brother Dougall tries to find a solution to their problem, using raspberry juice and any sources of different metals he can find. The Laird's wife hasn't missed her silver necklace... yet!On the way back from his errand, Dylan falls into a trap. He discovers the cause of the missing strawberry juice, and more trouble than he ever imagined!Will the loveable twins survive their troubles? Will it be a sad and lonely Yuletide?Set in the same world as The Princelings of the East series, this book introduces Dylan and Dougall, who will become the Princelings of the North. The story also involves the Prince of Buckmore and Prince Engineer George of Marsh, who will be well known to regular readers, but no prior knowledge of the series is needed - except to know that all the characters are guinea pigs. "A feudal world with advanced technology, populated by guinea pigs" as someone described it.Dylan's Yuletide Journey is a short chapter ebook (7 chapters, c7,000 words) for Middle Grade readers aged 8 and upwards. As usual with Jemima's books, each chapter has a black and white illustration. Views: 242
I never thought my perp walk would lead to true love. Then again, I never thought I'd be arrested on RICO charges and hauled away in zip ties on camera for the world to see, minutes after closing the most amazing deal of my career. And all of it in front of my biggest rival, billionaire wunderkind Ian McCrory. I am broke. I am disgraced. I am alone. I am a sucker. But the worst part? I have to go back to my hometown and live in my bedroom filled with relics from my childhood. Lisa Frank never made me so mad before. Just when I needed a rescue, I got one — in the form of help from my biggest rival. He can't bring back my money. He certainly can't bring back my reputation or my pride. But there's one thing he can bring back to me. A sense of hope. Maybe even love. Ian sees something in me no one else does, and he's... Views: 241
I've loved him from afar. Though most times he's only a foot away. I'm smart enough to know he'll never be anyone's forever. He checks all the bad boy boxes. Tattoos. Check. Motorcycle. Check. Chip on his shoulder. Check check. If he wasn't my neighbor and friend I may have thrown myself at him. Okay, yeah. I wouldn't. Because guys like Dylan don't want a woman who writes kid's math textbooks under him in bed. Instead, I pathetically savor morsels of moments where I have his sole attention. That was until his archenemy moved in with me. Now suddenly, Dylan's moving in too and warning off the first guy in a long time who's showing me interest. Could he finally see me as more than a friend, or am I just a prize to win and show off to his enemy? Views: 240
Scorpio's Sting, A Romance Book by Trish Jackson Views: 239
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Someone—or rather something—broke into the local taxidermy shop and took bites out of the critter displays before racing off into the dark. But this is no random crime and Violet knows it. With a bounty on her head and troublemakers zeroing in on her, she soon goes from being the hunter to the hunted."Burly muscled and rawhide tough don't matter. Never tangle with a Scharfrichter!" ~Violet Parker Views: 239
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Christmas is a joyous time of year, full of festivities and storytelling, and what better time is there to tell a good fable than Christmas? That’s right, none! So find your favorite chair, gather the kiddies on the floor, and download “The Fountain of Truth” today. It has three stories in one! These fables cover themes about truth, wisdom, and purpose. In a fun way, not a “fun” way.In celebration of Christmas, the following three short stories are here to not only entertain private readers and reading groups alike, but to provide a moral for those who are paying attention. But not in a lame way. In a fun way.“The Fountain of Truth”: On Christmas Eve, at the Kingdom Affair restaurant, something miraculous has happened. Families who are normally secretive with each other are spilling their guts out at the dinner table, to everyone’s surprise, and these diners are waking up to a shocking truth that their lives aren’t perfect. What are they sharing? How are they reacting? And who’s responsible for this mess?“Christmas Log”: A radio station sponsors a million-dollar contest on Christmas Day and chooses four distinctly different individuals to participate. No details are given until the day of the contest, but each contestant must abide by the same rules, and each contestant must commit to the contest until they are able to complete the task they are given. Even though they are blind to the specifics, they go in willingly, as a million dollars are on the line. Then, once they are in place, they are given the shocking truth of what they must do to win their prize, and they must figure out the best way to handle their new reality without going insane.“St. Nick’s Gym”: The “true” origin story of Santa Claus, and how he became the figure we all know and love today. You may never look at Santa the same way again…unless this is exactly the story you’ve always believed in. But it’s probably not, so time for an education! Views: 239
It started with a game, a very different computer game, and a desire to know a life so intriguing and different from my own. I had just started to venture out with my own work at my father’s private investigating firm when our paths crossed on purpose. My purpose. I never expected things to go the way they did. I never expected him to be so nice and handsome. I couldn’t be number four. How could any woman love a man with more than one wife? Not only was it impossible, it was ridiculous. There was no way I was getting any closer. I was going to get in, dig around a little, and get out. That’s it. Does anything ever turn out the way we plan? Becker Cole’s wives were not the typical, obedient little housewives wearing aprons and submitting to him I had pegged them to be. They were cute, young and full of life. I loved them. All three of them. And somehow, I loved Becker too. Could I swallow the persona that society expected me to be and share him, or was this too much? Was I ready to be a part of this world? And if I wasn’t… could I just walk away? Views: 239
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The long hot Louisiana summer just got hotter for Reni LeDeux. He's burned out by D.C. politics and only wants to build his cabin in peace. But if his wacky, matchmaking aunt has her way, Bayou Black's prodigal son will be hitched before he can say butt-naked! That honor goes to Valerie Ice Breaux, Reni's high school nemesis turned Trial TV anchor, who's been abducted by Reni's activist friends. Mon Dieu! It's a heat wave, guar-an-teed!Available only in Americana 5. Views: 237
Three delightful one-act plays set in and around New York, in which sophisticated characters confound one another in ways only Woody Allen could imagineWoody Allen’s first dramatic writing published in years, “Riverside Drive,” “Old Saybrook,” and “Central Park West” are humorous, insightful, and unusually readable plays about infidelity. The characters, archetypal New Yorkers all, start out talking innocently enough, but soon the most unexpected things arise—and the reader enjoys every minute of it (though not all the characters do). These plays (successfully produced on the New York stage and in regional theaters on the East Coast) dramatize Allen’s continuing preoccupation with people who rationalize their actions, hide what they’re doing, and inevitably slip into sexual deception—all of it revealed in Allen’s quintessentially pell-mell dialogue. Views: 236
Many of us go through life thinking we love others when we really don't. We seek to be loved, when it is us who should do the loving, and in God's way - not the worlds. Learn how Marty and Tom Madison, with their two sons Tyler and Sam, learn this lesson in the wilds of Brandon Creek, Idaho. A small town in the shadows of the mighty Tetons, where Tom has been assigned as a Village Missions pastor.When you say that you love someone, is it about you? Do you try to control others to make yourself happy? Or are you learning to love as God loves? Many of us go through life thinking we love others, when we really don’t. We seek to be loved, when it is us who should do the loving, and in God’s way - not the worlds. Come and learn how Marty and Tom Madison, with their two sons Tyler and Sam learn this lesson in the wilds of Brandon Creek, Idaho. A small town struggling to exist in the shadows of the mighty Tetons, where Tom has been assigned as a Village Mission’s pastor at an old Methodist Church. Learn to love God’s way, in true love. To be patient, kind, not envious or proud, to not dishonor others or seek your needs over theirs. To avoid anger, and keep no record of wrongs. Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres. Love never fails, and neither should we as His children. Views: 236
