Jeanine and Aaron finish finals of their second year at college and are going home. They’d met in Battle Creek, MI during their senior year in high school, but Aaron’s parents have since moved away, which means the couple will be separated for the summer. As Jeanine takes the bus home, she senses that her relationship is in jeopardy. She starts having difficulty reaching Aaron by phone, so she confides in Jay, her friend since early childhood. When Aaron breaks off their relationship of three years for reasons Jeanine cannot comprehend she vows to win him back without the support of Jay. Will she be able to patch up her relationship? Will she smooth things over with her childhood friend? Or will she lose everyone she ever cared for? Views: 47
One of the brightest stars of romantic fiction, the incomparable New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens flings wide the gates of the Bastion Club – an elite society of unmarried London gentlemen dedicated to determining their own matrimonial futures. Here, in one volume, are two of the author's most captivating and sensuous novels: a "prequel" that brilliantly sets the stage for the popular series and an early Bastion delight. Captain Jack's Woman Rebellious Kathryn "Kit" Cranmer finds adventure at the head of a rag-tag band of smugglers. But her dashing, ruthless rival, the notorious Captain Jack, rules the night – and becoming this bold man of mystery's woman will carry Kit to new heights of excitement beyond anything she's ever dreamed. A Gentleman's Honor Anthony Blake, Viscount Torrington, believes Alicia Carrington when the frightened young beauty swears she's innocent in the murder of the villain who was blackmailing her. But it is more than honor that compels the handsome nobleman to protect her, and to do everything in his seductive power to make Alicia his. Views: 47
General Bottando can't believe his rotten luck. He has just been promoted--to a position that's heavy on bureaucratic duties-but disturbingly light on investigative responsibilities. As if that wasn't annoying enough, he's received a tip about a planned raid at a nearby monastery. He's relying on his colleague Flavia di Stefano and her art-expert fiancé, Jonathan Argyll, to thwart the plot-but both are beyond baffled. The only valuable item in the monastery's art collection is a supposed Caravaggio that's currently being restored. There are no solid suspects-unless you count the endearing art thief, the flagrantly flamboyant "Rottweiler of Restoration," and the strangely shady icon expert. And there's really no reason to cause an unholy uproar-until someone commits an unconscionable crime... Views: 47
THE STRANGER'S SHADOW continues the adventures of Sir Max - the one-time loser who now heads the Minor Secret Investigative Force - as he hunts down trespassing monsters and investigates the use of illegal magic in the supernatural world of Echo. Joining Max on his adventures are Sir Melifaro, Sir Juffin Hully, Sir Kofa Yox, and a bizarre cast of otherworldly characters. When people begin to die in Echo, Max must travel to the Dark Side of Echo to destroy the Lonely Shadow - the shadows of the dead. But defeating the Lonely Shadow isn't the end of this battle. Someone has been using the shadows to attack Echo, which will lead the redoubtable Max into a realm of unparalleled danger. Will he be able to defend his adopted home, or will he be forced to return to our mundane world? Views: 47
When Veruca Jones accepts a college scholarhisp across the country, she thinks she'll finally be free to form her own life.
But once Veruca arrives at St. Angelus College, she discovers that all her goals are crumbling around her. That seems to be the worst thing that could happen until students start to die, and Veruca is the suspect.
Will she be able to find just what her dreams are before any chance of fulfilling them is taken away? Views: 47
Table of Contents:BindingPi (originally published in Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show issue 10 2008)The Magician's ApprenticeNeedle and SpitJonasDelilah's ApprenticeThe Taste of StoryThe Undertaker's MagicThe Forgotten MountainsNor Will I Ever Views: 47
