Frannie and David Young have been married over twenty years, have two kids, busy jobs, a house in the suburbs and a dog named Max. To keep the romance alive in their relationship, they plan a “date” twice a month. Their block of time together includes very few rules—no kids or dogs, but requires an open mind. Frannie and David take turns planning dates, depending on the NFL’s schedule and how the planets are aligned that particular month.In this second short story in the series, Frannie chooses a hands-on French cooking class as their outing. As they struggle with the “right” way to spice up their lives (both in and out of the kitchen), they discover that their strength as a couple depends on their ability to “wing it.” They also discover that “winging it” with raw oysters, a bottle of wine and an eccentric French cook can make for one interesting date. Views: 57
Seoafin "Finnie" Wilde was taught by her parents that life was meant to be lived, every breath was a treasure and to seek every adventure she could find. And she learns this lesson the hard way when they perish in a plane crash when she's fifteen. But she never forgets and when she discovers there is a parallel universe where every person has a twin, she finds a witch who can send her there so she can see her parents again and have the adventure of a lifetime. But nearly upon arrival in the Winter Wonderland of Lunwyn, she realizes she's been played by her twin of the alternate universe and shortly finds herself walking down the aisle to be wed to The Drakkar. Instantly thrown into inauspicious circumstances, with years of practice (she did, of course, survive that elephant stampede, if she could do that, she can do anything), Finnie bests the challenges and digs into her adventure. But as Frey Drakkar discovers the woman who is his new wife is not Princess Sjofn, a woman he dislikes (intensely) but instead, his Finnie, a free-spirit with a thirst for venture just like him (not to mention she is his destiny), without her knowledge he orders his new bride bound to his frozen world, everlasting. Views: 57
This Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains fifty science fiction short stories by more than forty authors. Many of the stories in this collection were published during the heyday of popular science fiction magazines from the 1930s to the 1950s. Included within this work are stories by Poul Anderson, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Phillip K. Dick, Randall Garrett, Paul Ernst, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Williamson, Phillip Jose Farmer, Lester Del Rey, Leigh Brackett, Fredric Brown, Murray Leinster, Ben Bova, and many others. This collection is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation. Contents: A Strange Manuscript found in a Copper Cylinder (James De Mille) A World by the Tale (Randall Garrett) A World is Born (Leigh Brackett) Accidental Death (Peter Baily) Arena (Fredric Brown) Atom Boy (Ray Cummings) Beyond Lies the Wub (Phillip K. Dick) Blind Spot (Bascom Jones) Cully (Jack Egan) Dead Giveaway (Randall Garrett) Dead Ringer (Lester Del Rey) Dead World (Jack Douglas) Divinity (Joseph Samachson) Four Miles Within (Anthony Gilmore) Heist Job on Thizar (Randall Garrett) Hex (Laurence Janifer) In the Year 2889 (Jules Verne) Indulgence of Negu Mah (Robert Arthur) Lease to Doomsday (Lee Archer) Lost in Translation (Laurence Janifer) McIlvane’s Star (August Derleth) Missing Link (Frank Herbert) Next Logical Step (Ben Bova) Pandemic (J.F. Bone) Remember the Alamo (T.R. Fehrenbach) Salvage in Space (Jack Williamson) Security (Poul Anderson) Subspace Survivors (E.E. “Doc” Smith) The Aliens (Murray Leinster) The Big Trip Up Yonder (Kurt Vonnegut) The Chronic Argonauts (H.G. Wells) The Cosmic Express (Jack Williamson) The Day Time Stopped Moving (Bradner Buckner) The Eternal Wall (Raymond Z. Gallun) The Gifts of Asti (Andre Norton) The Hated (Frederick Pohl) The Last Evolution (John W. Campbell) The Man Who Saw the Future (Edmond Hamilton) The Memory of Mars (Raymond F. Jones) The Moon is Green (Fritz Leiber) The Nothing Equation (Tom Godwin) The Power and the Glory (Charles W. Diffin) The Radiant Shell (Paul Ernst) The Stoker and the Stars (Algis Budrys) The Street That Wasn’t There (Carl Jacobi and Clifford D. Simak) The World Behind the Moon (Paul Ernst) There is a Reaper (Charles De Vet) They Twinkled Like Jewels (Phillip José Farmer) Waste Not, Want (Dave Dryfoos) Year of the Big Thaw (Marion Zimmer Bradley) Views: 57
They unleashed hell on earth.What began as a dream vacation to a tropical island paradise turned into a nightmare journey through the darkest corners of the human soul. Kiritimati is an island with a deadly secret. After a group of friends encounter a fiery red storm at sea, they return home held captive by their most sinful desires. Creating a path of destruction, they act on their deepest impulses of violence, cruelty, lust and greed. Individually, they have become disciples of Satan. United, they will launch the ultimate showdown between good and evil. Views: 57
Aspiring psychologist Amanda Rykowsky's schedule is certifiable. Between study, bartending, and an internship with a sex therapist whose techniques would make a Playboy bunny blush, there's zero time for romance. Still, Amanda is flattered to receive an anonymous Valentine…until the messages take a sinister turn.Stockbroker William Sloan swears he's not the one sending Amanda cards, but he suspects the culprit's intentions are more dubious than sharing a box of Godiva. Something about gorgeous, determined Amanda brings out the usually reserved William's inner he-man, and he insists on acting as a decoy boyfriend.With a fake relationship masking some very real lust, it's only a matter of time before William and Amanda give in to the sweetest of temptations. And once he's dealt with her secret stalker, William's next mission is to strike Amanda with Cupid's arrow….From Publishers WeeklyWhat do you get when you throw together a sexually repressed college student, a narcissistic sex therapist, a handsome stockbroker and a bevy of sex-crazed therapy patients? Answer: This absurd romantic comedy, which substitutes puerile sex puns for emotional heft. Thompson stretches her "nerd" premise thin, forcing the label on stockbroker William Sloan simply because he wears a winter hat with earflaps. However, William's nerd status doesn't keep him from being pursued by therapist Gloria, who besieges him with double entendres ("I'm glad to have a young and virile man handling my... assets"), glow-in-the-dark condoms and a flash of her breasts. Meanwhile, the object of William's affection, Gloria's studious intern, Amanda, refuses to work him into her busy schedule and accuses him of sending her crude, anonymous Valentines. Thompson throws in a hokey plot involving the true Valentine sender and his plan to kidnap Amanda, but this merely serves as a flimsy tool to push William and Amanda together. All in all, Thompson's newest romance (following Nerds Like It Hot) possesses as much substance as cotton candy with less satisfaction. (Jan.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From BooklistAmanda Rykowsky, psychology student, bartender, and intern to a sex therapist, meets nerdy stockbroker William Sloan when the bag of sex toys she has picked up for the therapist breaks and scatters embarrassing items all over the stairs. With no time for dating, Amanda has sworn off relationships. When she starts receiving progressively more alarming valentines from an unknown admirer, Will worries that a dangerous stalker is the culprit. He offers to pretend to be Amanda's boyfriend, but they can't keep their hands off each other and experience blazing sex. Delightfully busybody neighbors and kinky patients with hilarious peccadilloes add to the entertainment. The seventh entry in Thompson's best-selling Nerds series may be the best one yet, with endearingly quirky characters, hot sex, and a suspenseful plot. Diana Tixier HeraldCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Views: 57
Kali Parks is a shadow in the war fighting to gain control of Chicago. Razor has been sent to oversee the remaining Trivator troops on Earth and make sure induction of Earth into the Alliance goes smoothly. Will he be able to claim her before she escapes from him again? Or worse, will she sacrifice her life to protect those she loves before he can? Views: 57
Something is killing all living things on Cloudfyre. Will Gargaron the giant have enough time to uncover the mystery before his world is lost? Views: 57
