After a near-miss in Central Park, Lena is rescued by an incredibly hot older guy. Despite the odds, he seems to be interested in her. But Lena’s half-sister Raya is convinced that the man is dangerous, though she never fully explains the reason. When things start to heat up between Lena and the new man, she wonders whether she’s ready to hear the truth.Joe was determined not to make any friends -- not while he was in a psychiatric hospital, where everyone around him was crazy. His only concern was dealing with his own inner demons, demons that insisted death was his best option. That's why he latched on to Steven, his schizophrenic roommate who was considered the social leper among the crazies on the adolescent psyche ward. Hanging around that angry and deranged sixteen year old Native American meant everyone else would leave him alone, that's what Joe wanted. When Steven invited Maddie, a habitual liar and long time cutter, to join them at dinner one evening, everything changed. The lives of these three hurting and broken teenagers would become reluctantly entwined and lead to an unpredictable course of events where they would have to depend on one another to survive. Views: 564
American tourist Ian MacCleod is traveling through Scotland, when he learns of the Isle of Skye and takes a detour to visit it.American tourist Ian MacCleod is traveling through Scotland, when he learns of the Isle of Skye and takes a detour to visit it. He visits Dunvegan Castle there. Views: 563
At the heart of a walled city, three youth struggle to carve a place for themselves amid a cold and alienating society, drawing on their dreams and the legends of their childhood to make sense of their own life and purpose. For one of them, deciphering the meaning of a mysterious song may unlock the answer."Every night Rhoneh dreamed. And, but for during his Days in Adversity, he resided while awake entirely in his mind, elaborating on his dreams..." In this dystopian coming of age novella, three young men are slowly drawn out of their separate, isolated routines to engage with the increasingly strange demands of their society. As their lives intertwine, their dreams begin to bleed into reality; songs and voices summon them to unprecedented actions; and they find that the most vital secrets lie far closer than beyond their city's walls. Each of them has a choice to face: whether to squirm amid the mounting chaos, or to step forward and let a new change rise through them. Views: 563
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon sail into a perfect storm of danger when they try to stop a new world war in this thrilling novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling grand master of adventure.
Hired to search for a collection of paintings worth half a billion dollars, Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon soon find themselves in much deeper waters. The vicious leader of a Filipino insurgency is not only using them to finance his attacks, he has stumbled upon one of the most lethal secrets of World War II: a Japanese-developed drug, designed, but never used, to turn soldiers into super-warriors. To stop him, the Oregon must not only take on the rebel commander, but a South African mercenary intent on getting his own hands on the drug, a massive swarm of torpedo drones targeting the U.S. Navy, an approaching megastorm, and, just possibly, a war that could envelop the entire Asian continent.
“Cussler and Morrison take readers to the edge, at a pace so fast, you may find yourself needing oxygen.”—*Suspense Magazine* Views: 563
In a short story that stretches back through pre-colonial America through modern day and beyond, a construction worker, a soldier, and a young boy all discover the same strange object. Each one sees the artifact through the lens of his own life and time, but can any of them discover its hidden power?Raul is a prince and the leader of his father's army. When he attacks an evil wizard he is transformed into a bear. Searching for a way to return to his human form he meets Juanita and falls in love. See what happens next in this short story. Views: 562
William Shakespeare finds himself brought forward in time from 1612 to 2012. He explores London and tries to come to terms with the challenges of his new situation.William Shakespeare is back!According to ancient Mayan prophecies, 2012 is a portentous year for humanity. On the evening of 20th June, the hallowed midsummer night, William Shakespeare finds himself mysteriously transported from London in 1612 to London in 2012.Whilst exploring this shocking, strange new world, Shakespeare unwittingly becomes the only person who can prevent a cataclysmic disaster hitting the UK on the 21st December 2012, the day the Mayans predicted the end of time.Can the Bard save Britain ...?This is the third of five instalments. Views: 561
You've eaten too much candy at Christmas…but have you ever eaten the face off a six-footstuffed Santa? You've seen gingerbread houses…but have you ever made your own gingerbread tenement? You've woken up with a hangover…but have you ever woken up next to Kris Kringle himself? Augusten Burroughs has, and in this caustically funny, nostalgic, poignant, and moving collection he recounts Christmases past and present—as only he could. With gimleteyed wit and illuminated prose, Augusten shows how the holidays bring out the worst in us and sometimes, just sometimes, the very, very best. Views: 561
The minotaur will be recognised by his strength.Kelly doesn't believe in ancient prophecies. Then again, up until recently, she also didn't believe a horn could grow out of her forehead.Now the Collector is holding her mother hostage, and if Kelly wants to rescue her she needs to learn how to wield all the powers of the Unicorn. She also needs some help.She needs to find . . . the Minotaur.Minh knows something epic is going on. For the last year, he has been getting stronger and stronger. He can pull a plough as well as any horse. He can lift cars.But he has no idea that this is just the beginning...Kelly and Minh will need to help each other if they are to have any hope of bringing down the Collector and rescuing the people they love. Views: 561
A short story about a new pill that changed the world.Sara has seen strange creatures ever since she can remember. But now, she's about to discover why. The mystery will take her from Paris to Scotland, following a twisty trail of intrigue and danger. In the end, the answers will prove more terrifying than anything she could've ever imagined. Also, she'll make a hat out of a cantaloupe. Views: 560
From the bestselling author of Assholes: A Theory, a book that—in the tradition of Shopclass as Soulcraft, Barbarian Days and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance—uses the experience and the ethos of surfing to explore key concepts in philosophy. The existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once declared "the ideal limit of aquatic sports . . . is waterskiing." The avid surfer and lavishly credentialed academic philosopher Aaron James vigorously disagrees, and in Surfing with Sartre he intends to expound the thinking surfer's view of the matter, in the process elucidating such philosophical categories as freedom, being, phenomenology, morality, epistemology, and even the emerging values of what he terms "leisure capitalism." In developing his unique surfer-philosophical worldview, he draws from his own experience of surfing and from surf culture and lingo, and includes many relevant details from the lives of the... Views: 560
Sweet Strangers
Renee Jardin never meant to become the world's most sought-after thief. But the minute she walks out of her biotech firm accidentally carrying "The Cure" -- the most important scientific discovery of the century -- she's on the run from ruthless bioengineers, cops, and the U.S. government. Desperate to lose her trackers, Renee lays a full-body kiss on the first gorgeous guy she sees...a kiss that she gets back with a toe-curling vengeance. N.S.A. agent James Axelrod never thought apprehending his suspect would be so easy, and so sinfully arousing...or that he would consider taking her into custody in the privacy of his own bedroom...
Lovely Lies
Peter Random lost everything when he was outwitted by that goody-goody Renee Jardin. Late in his rent, his job gone, Peter vows he'll never let anyone get close enough to burn him again. So why can't he seem to tell Lori Jamieson and her troubles to hit the road? It isn't just her hot bod and full lips -- although those have a magic he can't deny. Something about the damsel in distress makes Peter want to wrap her in his strong arms and prove that a bad boy can be very, very good, especially when it's between the sheets...
Delightful Deception
At the biotech firm, they call her Thea "I.Q." Foster -- "I.Q." for either Intelligence Quotient or Ice Queen, depending. Slipping the Cure into Renee's tote bag was satisfying revenge, but now that the fun's over, Thea sets her sights on a new challenge: sarcastic, secretive Jimmy Scrye. Cracking open his hard shell would be a real game, but Jimmy's more than Thea's match. He's got a few ideas for turning the tables on the brainy scientist...sensual, erotic fantasy ideas that just might change those letters in her name to "Incredible," "Insatiable," and "Quivering with delight"... Views: 560
EPISODE 1. *(Regency Romance Soap Opera). Heat Level 1. *Ideal for 13-18+ age group.A duke buys a wedding cake for his wedding and meets his first love again. A British bake-off romance that revolves around the purchase of a wedding cake from Lydia's cake shop in York, England. Level 1: Sweet/Traditional. Available as a Regency Romance Novella.EPISODE 1. (Episode 2 & 3 Out Now)! *(Regency Romance Soap Opera). *Ideal for 13-18+ age group.When Lydia Somerville, an affluent baker's daughter, is jilted at the altar by Richard Claremont, Duke of Chester; a notorious, wayward rake, she thought her life was over. Two years later Lydia is the successful owner of a prosperous cake shop. When she displays an elaborate wedding cake in her shop window, it catches the eye of Lady Charlotte Cringlewood. She is a rich, spoilt heiress recently betrothed to an handsome duke. When the duke calls in to purchase the cake, Lydia is shocked to see her first love the Duke of Chester, who is betrothed to Lady Charlotte Cringlewood.However, Chester still has a passionate yearning for the beautiful young bride he left at the altar. Lydia is pulled into an explosive love triangle with the duke and Lady Charlotte. She has to fight for everything she has fought for. Her independence, her business and her respectable reputation. But how long before her defences are broken down, by the brooding passion of a duke, who is about to marry the wrong woman! Views: 560
