One of the most beloved romantic heroes in all of literature, Fitzwilliam Darcy remains an enigma even to Jane Austen's most devoted fans. No longer. With this concluding volume in the Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy, novelist and Austen aficionada Pamela Aidan at last gives readers the man in full. These Three Remain follows a humbled Darcy on the journey of self-discovery, after Elizabeth Bennet's rejection of his marriage proposal, in which he endeavors to grow into the kind of gentleman he desires to become. Happily, a chance meeting with Elizabeth during a tour of his estate in Derbyshire offers Darcy a new opportunity to press his suit, but his newfound strengths are put to the test by an old nemesis, George Wickham. Vividly capturing the colorful historical and political milieu of the Regency era, Aidan writes in a style evocative of her literary progenitor, but with a wit and humor very much her own. While staying faithful to the people and events in Austen's original, she adds her own fascinating cast of characters, weaving a rich tapestry out of Darcy's past and present that will beguile his admirers anew. Views: 23
Cassandra Leigh has a long-term lover who is handsome, charismatic, sophisticated—and married. Now Max has abandoned Cass and taken his wife off to America, leaving Cass all alone in her damp little cottage.Cass always dreamed that one day she and Max would be married and have children, but now she is waking up to reality. Not only is the prince missing, there isn't even a half-way decent frog in the vicinity.Meanwhile, Jason, one of her oldest friends, has developed a worrying crush on her—she's also had an encounter of a closer kind than she bargained for with Dante Chase, the new owner of the U.K.'s most ghost-infested manor house, a man even more haunted by his past than Cass is by hers.Now, the vicar wants to sell Cass off to the highest bidder at the local charity slave auction, and Max, Jason and Dante are each determined to bid for her. And somehow Cass knows that they're all after more than a little light dusting . . . Views: 23
Ruby returns to the scene of a recent heartbreak, only to find the woman her lover left her for around every corner. A soap opera of gleeful rumours and turf wars ensues, and Ruby comes to wonder why a woman she’s never spoken to now embodies all of her problems.Review“To read Thea Lim is to read the very heart of humanity.” —George Elliott Clarke, Laureate, 2001Governor General’s Award for Poetry winner About the AuthorThea Lim grew up in Singapore and now lives in Toronto. Her work has been published in The Utne Reader, Shameless Magazine, and the anthology Between Myself and Them: Stories of Disability and Difference (Second Story Press). Views: 23
From the bestselling author of Riders of the Purple Sage, comes another classic Western tale.The sun set across the purple sky over the Don Carlos Rancho while the warm Santa Fe breeze rustled through the grazing fields just off the trail. The Colonel sat on his porch, staring over the whole scene, pondering the seemingly-doomed future of his prized cattle ranch. Another spell with my heart like this last one will kill me," he said nervously to his right-hand man, Britt.Afraid it would break her, the Colonel kept his condition from his alienated daughter, Holly—who was shipped off to boarding school in the East at the tender age of eight. The Colonel would settle for nothing less than the best education for his daughter. Not to mention, the West—crawling with outlaws, thieves, and greed—was no place for a naïve, young woman.However, in the wake of the Colonel's death, Holly is forced to return and take the reins of her father's... Views: 23
The theatrics of an illusionist conceal a sinister truth... In late 1700s Paris, a young but promising illusionist dabbles in the arcane art of phantasmagoria. But at his moment of greatest triumph - unveiling a magical lantern said to open a door to the Chinese spirit world - he is violently struck down by a vengeful phantom.... On assignment in London, archaeologist Annja Creed is hunting down a man who claims to have discovered the Jekyll and Hyde potion. On the trail of one curiosity, Annja finds herself pulled toward another mystery...the origin of a strange, old-fashioned projector once used by eighteenth-century illusionists. As Annja delves into its rich history, a dark past begins to emerge. And someone wants to harness the power of this cursed artifact...risking everything for the treasures it promises. But Annja has a little magic trick of her own. One that she wields with deadly accuracy.... Views: 23
LAPD Detective Harry Bosch seeks justice for the forgotten in this original story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly An anonymous tip puts Bosch on a case that has remained unsolved for decades, the vicious stabbing of a teenage boy whose body was found in an abandoned Old Hollywood restaurant. Cold cases are often the toughest: With no body, no murder scene, and no fingerprints, Bosch nevertheless gets lucky when DNA evidence from the murder weapon points to a known killer. But the DA insists that science alone is not enough — he needs the case to be bulletproof before he'll take it to court. Determined to speak for those who can no longer speak for themselves, Bosch has one chance to wrench a confession out of a cold-blooded killer, or risk letting him walk free for good. In this gripping, never-before-published story by "master of the crime thriller" (Huffington Post) Michael Connelly, Detective Harry Bosch quenches his thirst for justice and shows why he is "one of the most popular and enduring figures in American crime fiction" (Chicago Tribune) . Views: 23
The Fifth and Final Book of the Hidden Gem SeriesIn the three years since ending things with both Oro Records and Tyler Chase, Gemma Hunter has shied away from the public eye, spending every waking hour on reinventing her career and image with her fashion line, The Court.But completely immersing herself in work has left her in the dark with some of the people she’s loved most. When she finally emerges from the safety of her studio space, Gemma is met with a barrage of changes that make it impossible to leave her chaotic past behind and start over.Appr. 95,000 Words Views: 23
This Ray Bradbury collection is comprised of nine early short stories rarely or never reprinted since first publication. Included are three stories originally published in Mr. Bradbury's own science fiction fanzine, Futuria Fantasia.
" Don't Get Technatal ": Jumping Jigwheels! If you enjoy exclamation points, this story was written for you! In the distant year of 1975 a dissatisfied writer rants about the state of society! Could robosexuality be the answer he seeks?(!) " The Pendulum ": A delightful little story with delightfully unconventional spelling. " The Flight of the Good Ship Clarissa ": Not entirely lucid but entertaining nevertheless. " I, Rocket ": There may be an unwholesome subtext to this story. "Mass is the sexual drive of space, and gravity the intensified yearning of that mass, the gravitic libido of one tremendous body for the love, the following of any and all smaller bodies who transgress its void boundaries." " Undersea Guardians ": Half-naked sea-dwelling zombies battle the Nazi Kriegsmarine! " Final Victim ": "Hunting a criminal is tough enough, but it's even tougher when it's on a bit of Hell's own rock in the void of space." " Defense Mech ": There are no giant, Japanese-speaking robots in this story. It is, however, a riveting tale of the effects of space on the human psyche. " Lorelei of the Red Mist ": A second chance in someone else's body becomes complicated when its previous owner was universally hated. " Jonah of the Jove-Run ": "They hated this little beat-up old guy. Even if his crazy cosmic brain could track an asteroid clear across the Galaxy, why did he have to smash the super-sensitive meteor detectors?"
Punctuation and apparent typographical errors in the Futuria Fantasia stories have been left as originally published.
" Don't Get Technatal " (as Ron Reynolds) Futuria Fantasia (1939) " The Pendulum " (uncredited) Futuria Fantasia (1939) " The Flight of the Good Ship Clarissa " (uncredited) Futuria Fantasia (1940) " I, Rocket " Amazing Stories (May 1944) " Undersea Guardians " Amazing Stories (December 1944) " Final Victim " Amazing Stories (February 1946) " Defense Mech " Planet Stories (February 1946) " Lorelei of the Red Mist " Planet Stories (May 1946) " Jonah of the Jove-Run " Planet Stories (Spring, 1948) Views: 23
