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In the latest mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Give Up the Ghost, it will take a beacon of ghostly intervention to guide contractor Mel Turner to the truth... Dangerous tides ahead... When her friend Alicia hires Turner Construction to renovate a historic lighthouse in the San Francisco Bay, Mel Turner can't wait to get her hands dirty. Alicia plans to transform the island property into a welcoming inn, and while Mel has never attempted a project so ambitious—or so tall—before, she's definitely up for the challenge. But trouble soon arises when Alicia's abusive ex-husband shows up to threaten both her and Mel, and later turns up dead at the base of the lighthouse stairs. With no other suspects in sight, things start looking choppy for Alicia. Now, if Mel wants to clear her friend's name, she'll need the help of the lighthouse's resident ghosts to shine a light on the real culprit... Views: 46
In the sizzling new adventure from New York Times bestselling authors Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love, a red-hot BAD boy teams up with a sexy television reporter on an explosive quest for revenge. Tough-as-nails Bureau of American Defense agent Hunter Thornton-Payne is no stranger to uncomfortable top-secret missions, but tonight takes the cake. He just needs to stick out a stuffy charity fund-raiser long enough to find the ruthless assassin he’s hunted for four years. It’s a rogue operation, but Hunter’s got nothing to lose—until a beautiful brunette unexpectedly pulls him into her own dangerous agenda. Abbie Blanton will do anything to cure her mother’s mysterious illness. When a high-profile heiress is murdered as Abbie tries to blackmail her for clues, Abbie realizes she’s stumbled into an unforgiving conspiracy—and she’s the next target. Soon, she and Hunter discover an alarming connection and begin a treacherous battle against an evil enterprise that someone will go to terrifying lengths to keep hidden. Views: 46
Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met. Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the terraformed planet's rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents. Rebellion is in Flynn's blood. His sister died in the original uprising against the powerful corporate conglomerate that rules Avon with an iron fist. These corporations make their fortune by terraforming uninhabitable planets across the universe and recruiting colonists to make the planets livable, with the promise of a better life for their children. But they never fulfilled their promise on Avon, and decades later, Flynn is leading the rebellion. Desperate for any advantage against the military occupying his home, Flynn does the only thing that makes sense when he and Lee cross paths: he returns to base with her as prisoner. But as his fellow rebels prepare to execute this tough-talking girl with nerves of steel, Flynn makes another choice that will change him forever. He and Lee escape base together, caught between two sides in a senseless war.The stunning second novel in the Starbound trilogy is an unforgettable story of love and forgiveness in a world torn apart by war. ** Views: 46
A sequel to Orbitsville . Alien beings, Ultrans, built an enormous sphere, millions of times the size of Earth, which contains its own sun as a trap for sentient beings of the universe. The artificial world attracts the world’s population to such an extent that soon Earth is a half-deserted historical curiosity. Scientist Garry Dallen learns of the Ultrans’ plans second before Orbitsville and its population are whisked millions of light years into outer space. Views: 46
Considered a pioneer of the science fiction/alternative fiction forms, Edmond Moore Hamilton was born in 1904 in Youngstown, Ohio. He is remembered, among other things, for his muscular and fast-paced adventure novels and serializations—the juvenile sci-fi pulp series, Captain Future; the Interstellar Patrol stories—and for his comic book writing, especially for the Superman and Batman series. Hamilton grew up in Pennsylvania and started writing early. He graduated high school at the tender age of 14, entering Westminster College. Hamilton was first published in 1926 by the classic pulp fiction magazine, Weird Tales (WT). With the appearance of the short story "The Monster-God of Marmuth" (which also later was expanded as a novel), Hamilton became a member of an august group of writers and editors who would shape the concept of a science/alternative fiction genre. This company included WT editor Farnsworth Wright and writers H.P. Lovecraft, Jack Williamson,... Views: 46
August Derleth - The Solar Pons Omnibus Volume 1 of 2Edited by Basil Copper - With Drawings By Frank Utpateland a Foreword by Robert BlochSolar Pons is the successor to the legendary Sherlock Holmes. Pons, along with the faithful Doctor Parker, carries on the great tradition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous consulting detective. But Solar Pons is far more than a mere shadow of Sherlock Holmes and is one of literature's great detectives in his own right.ContentsForeword by Robert BlochFrom the Notebooks of Dr. Lyndon ParkerThe Adventure of the Sotheby SalesmanThe Adventure of Ricoletti of the ClubfootThe Adventure of the Unique DickensiansThe Adventure of the Haunted LibraryThe Adventure of the Aluminium CrutchThe Adventure of the Circular RoomThe Adventure of the Purloined PeriaptThe Adventure of the Lost LocomotiveThe Adventure of the Five Royal CoachmenThe Adventure of the Frightened BaronetThe Adventure of the Missing HuntsmanThe Adventure of the Amateur PhilologistThe Adventure of the Seven SistersThe Adventure of the Limping ManThe Adventure of the Shaplow MillionsThe Adventure of the Innkeeper's ClerkThe Adventure of the Crouching DogThe Adventure of the Perfect HusbandThe Adventure of the Dog in the MangerThe Adventure of the Swedenborg SignaturesThe Adventure of the Spurious TamerlaneThe Adventure of the Rydberg NumbersThe Adventure of the Praed Street IrregularsThe Adventure of the Penny MagentaThe Adventure of the Remarkable WormThe Adventure of the Retired NovelistThe Adventure of the Missing TenantsThe Adventure of the Devil's FootprintsThe Adventure of the Sussex ArchersThe Adventure of the Cloverdale KennelsThe Adventure of the Lost DutchmanThe Adventure of the Grice-Paterson CurseThe Adventure of the Dorrington InheritanceThe Adventure of the Norcross RiddleThe Adventure of the Late Mr. FavershamThe Adventure of the Black Narcissus Views: 46
Photographer Sierra Stratton views the world through a lens all her own. She has an uncanny sense about people, something that often causes her trouble. When she meets the sexy and brooding Evan Dorsey, her intuition tells her he’s suffering, and she wants to be the one to help him. Evan isn’t open to help from anyone, however. His focus is on his Major League career and making himself as marketable as possible for his upcoming free agency. He plans to ride out the season in Atlanta and then sign with another team, away from the painful memories that haunt him. Someone’s eager to send him on his way, too. Between anonymous threats and equipment sabotage, it’s clear he’s earned himself an enemy along the way. To him, it’s one more sign that he’s right to move on. But Sierra threatens his conviction. Her contagious smile proves hard to resist, as does her kiss. She tempts him in ways he never anticipated, making him question his plans for the first time. If he’s not careful, she might just convince him that he’s meant for her. Views: 46
Alastair Reynolds returns to his bestselling Revelation Space universe with two novellas of interstellar explorationDiamond DogsThe planet Golgotha—supposedly lifeless—resides in a remote star system, far from those inhabited by human colonists. It is home to an enigmatic machinelike structure called the Blood Spire, which has already brutally and systematically claimed the lives of one starship crew that attempted to uncover its secrets. But nothing will deter Richard Swift from exploring this object of alien origin…Turquoise DaysIn the seas of Turquoise live the Pattern Jugglers, the amorphous, aquatic organisms capable of preserving the memories of any human swimmer who joins their collective consciousness. Naqi Okpik devoted her life to studying these creatures—and paid a high price for swimming among them. Now, she may be the only hope for the survival of the species—and of every person living on Turquoise… Views: 46
