The Liveship Traders trilogy returns readers to Robin Hobb’s most loved world. The perilous waters of the Rain River Wilds can only be negotiated by a sentient liveships made of Wizardwood, but a such a ship is difficult to come by. Rare and valuable, it will quicken only when three family members from successive generations have died on board. The liveship Vivacia is about to undergo her quickening as Althea Vestrit’s dying father is carried on to her deck. Althea waits with both sadness and awe for the ship that she loves more than anything in the world to awaken, only to find that her family have other plans for them both… Liveship Traders Trilogy by international betselling author Robin Hobb. Views: 61
The most honorable cowboy in Wrangler's Creek is about to get an offer he can't refuse... Carson Rowley expects Granger Ranch office manager Evie Martin to do any number of things when he breaks the news that her "on again, off again" boyfriend has eloped with a stripper. Cry, maybe. Curse, probably. Kiss him senseless? Nope...didn't predict that. Now that Evie's offering what he secretly craves, there's only one question: Just how bad should a good cowboy be? Evie's nowhere near as heartbroken over her unreliable ex as everyone in Wrangler's Creek expects. Especially once it's clear that her long-simmering crush on Carson is mutual. Carson's not the casual type, and inviting him into her bed means inviting him into her heart. But once he's there, she may never want him to leave... Views: 61
Winner of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Best Young Australian Novelist of the Year 2013 Six years ago, Mischa Reese left her abusive husband and suffocating life in California and reinvented herself in steamy, chaotic Hanoi. In Vietnam, she finds satisfying work and enjoys a life of relative luxury and personal freedom. Thirty-five and single, Mischa believes that romance and passion are for teenagers; a view with which her cynical, promiscuous expat friends agree. But then a friend introduces Mischa to his visiting eighteen-year-old son. Cal is a strikingly attractive Vietnamese-Australian boy, but he's resentful of his father, and of the nation which has stolen him away. His beauty and righteous idealism awaken something in Mischa and the two launch into an affair that threatens Mischa's friendships and reputation and challenges her sense of herself as unselfish and good. Set among the louche world of Hanoi's expatriate community, Fishing for... Views: 61
Detectives Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty are asked to help unlock the secrets of a woman killed during the Bosnian war in this captivating story from acclaimed author Ausma Zehanat Khan.An old friend from Esa's past has reappeared in his life, reaching out to ask Esa for help solving a mystery about the woman he once loved. But before Esa can travel to Sarajevo to help his friend, he and his partner, Detective Rachel Getty, must make it through a government inquiry that will not only affect their futures on the police force, but also test the strength of their partnership. Ausma's trademark complex characters, atmospheric writing, and intricate plotting will mesmerize fans and new readers alike. Views: 61
Adventure thriller set in Renaissance Italy starring Leonardo da Vinci as a young apprentice who witnesses a murder and becomes involved in a plot to take over the city.LEONARDO AND THE DEATH MACHINE is first and foremost a thriller, set against the background of Renaissance Italy. However, the Leonardo of the title is in fact Leonardo da Vinci. This is a totally fictional adventure, but it COULD have happened.When we first meet Leonardo we find him apprenticed to a successful artist in Florence. But although he yearns to be a great artist himself, he's rather disillusioned with his apprenticeship, which has made him more of an errand boy than an art student. Then, when an impromptu street football match ends in an arm injury for his friend Sandro (whom history will know as Botticelli), Leonardo leaps at the opportunity to help out the unfortunate painter who has been commissioned to paint a portrait for the rich Medici family. Little does our young hero... Views: 61
School may be out for summer, but top-secret training continues for aspiring spy Ben Ripley - and so does the danger.Ben Ripley is a middle-schooler whose school is not exactly average - he's spent the last year training to be a top-level spy and dodging all sorts of associated danger. So now that summer's finally here, Ben's ready to have some fun and relax. Except that's not going to happen, because a spy-in-training's work is never done, and the threats from SPYDER, an enemy spy organization, are as unavoidable as the summer heat. Will Ben be able to keep his cover - and his cool? Views: 61
What happens when you mix a naughty, Viking ghost built like a Norse god, a strong woman who suffers no fools and a nasty poltergeist? Answer: another fun, Gambling Ghost story.A Viking Ghost for Valentine’s is a lighthearted novella filled with love, laughter and just enough ghouliness to thrill and chill you to the bone. Views: 61
In 2008, when Rita Martin's feckless husband leaves her and their three
children to fend for themselves, her secure world is turned upside down.
When they have to move to Coventry's Scrub End estate, her every worst
fear is realised. Yet how can she possibly know that her eldest son's
best friend from a nearby luxury development has only evil in mind? A
teenage boy with, it seems, everything, yet damaged and dangerous like
the very area itself. And will DI Tim Fraser believe Rita enough to help
protect her family and bring a killer to justice? Views: 61
