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I don't do dangerious, Smart, ueber-careful, ordinary Samantha - that's me. But I just couldn't pass up a surprise kiss from my number-one unattainable crush. A kiss that did something to me...something strange. Now I feel hungry all the time, but not for food. It's like part of me is missing - and I don't know if I can get it back. Then there's Bishop. At first I thought he was just a street kid, but the secrets he's keeping are as intense as his unearthly blue eyes. If he's what I think he is, he may be the only one who can help me. But something terrifying is closing in, and the one chance Bishop and I have to stop it means losing everything I ever wanted and embracing the darkness inside me.... NIGHTWATCHERS When angels and demons must work together, something beyond evil is rising... Views: 15
Blockbuster author Dean Koontz’s first novel for young readers, a beautifully illustrated and visually stunning story about a magical band of living toys who learn to overcome the fears we all face in the darkToymaker Isaac Bodkins created the Oddkins, a group of living toys, for very special children who face difficulties in life and need true friends. There’s Amos, the brave stuffed bear; Skippy, the rabbit who dreams of being a superstar; Butterscotch, the gentle, floppy-eared pup; Burl the elephant; the wise and scholarly Gibbons; and Patch the cat. The Oddkins are given to children to inspire, support, and love them, especially during times of adversity. Only now, the toys themselves are the ones who need help. Before he dies, Mr. Bodkins delivers a dire warning to Amos the bear: Watch out for an evil toymaker and his dangerous creations! Locked up in the dark sub-basement, another group of toys is climbing out of boxes and crates and coming to life as well. These bad toys—like Rex and Lizzie, the puppets with no strings; Gear, the vicious robot; and Stinger, the horrid buzzing bumblebee with his knife-sharp stinger—were made to hurt children, not help them. Leering, laughing, and deadly, they are let loose into the world by a terrifying force. Frightening as it may be, the Oddkins must go on a journey to find Colleen Shannon, Mr. Bodkins’s chosen successor as a life-giving toymaker and the only person who can save them. The stormy night is perilous and the Oddkins face a danger that threatens not only their magic . . . but the magic in us all. Views: 15
October 'Toby' Daye, a changeling who is half human and half fae, has been an outsider from birth. After getting burned by both sides of her heritage, Toby has denied the Faerie world, retreating to a 'normal' life. Unfortunately for her, the Faerie world has other ideas. The murder of Countess Evening Winterrose pulls Toby back into the fae world. Unable to resist Evening's dying curse, which binds her to investigate, Toby must resume her former position as knight errant and renew old alliances. As she steps back into fae society, dealing with a cast of characters not entirely good or evil, she realizes that more than her own life will be forfeited if she cannot find Evening's killer. Views: 15
Murray Leinster -- a staple in the Golden Age of pulp science fiction -- penned more than a thousand stories during his long and celebrated career. The Second Murray Leinster Megapack selects 20 more (all published between 1919 and 1960). Views: 15
Another book by the multi-award-winning author, Donna Joy Usher.Winner of the 2012 elit Publishing Awards Humor CategoryLondon Book Festival Honorable Mention
Finalist in the 2012 Shirley You Jest! Book Awards
Finalist in the 2013 Indie Excellence Awards Chicklit Category.Please note - This is a Chicklit Novel in the style of Marian Keyes and Sophie Kinsella. Tara Babcock awakes the morning after her 30th birthday with a hangover that could kill an elephant - and the knowledge she is still no closer to achieving closure on her marriage breakup. Things go from bad to worse when she discovers that, not only is her ex-husband engaged to her cousin - Tash, the woman he left her for - but that Jake is also running for Lord Mayor of Sydney.
Desperate to leave the destructive relationship behind and with nothing to lose, she decides - with encouragement from her three best friends - to follow the dubious advice from a magazine article, Closure in Seven Easy Steps.
The Seven Steps to Closure follows Tara on her sometimes disastrous - always hilarious - path to achieve the seemingly impossible.
A credible and amazingly touching debut novel from Donna Joy Usher, this is a solid, light-hearted and honest read with plenty of laughs. “The Seven Steps to Closure’s heroine, Tara, is an endearing character and her entertaining journey to closure is packed with laughs and plenty of heart.” Tonya Plank, Shirley You Jest! Book Awards judge and author of 'Swallow'. **From the AuthorThe Seven Steps to Closure is the book that is dearest to my heart. Probably because it was my first, and somewhere in its pages I realised that I could write and that I did have a voice.
(Yes, we all have a voice - but it's something they say in the literary circles. I'm not quite sure why.)
Anyway they say that our first books contain the most of 'us' in them, and I would have to say that in my case it is true.
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. About the Author
DONNA JOY USHER is the multi-award-winning, Amazon best-selling author of The Chanel Series, The Seven Steps to Closure, and The War Faery Trilogy.
She published her first book three years ago and since then has receivedmuch praise and acclaim for her work, as well as winning six awards andplacing in a further six.
Born in Brisbane, she started her workingcareer as a dentist. After 15 years of drilling and filling shediscovered there was more to life, and put pen to paper. Now she drillsby day and writes by night.
She is currently living in beautiful Perth with her husband and two miniature Schnauzers, Chloe and Xena. Views: 15
"A trilogy of remarkable scope and sophistication."LOS ANGELES TIMESTwice before Thomas Covenant had been summoned to the strange other-world where magic worked. Twice before he had been forced to join with the Lords of Revelstone in their war against Lord Foul, the ancient enemy of the Land. Now he was back. This time the Lords of Revelstone were desperate. Without hope, Covenant set out to confront the might of the enemy, as Lord Foul grew more powerful with every defeat for the Land.... Views: 15
Most scientists think of time as a mathematical tool to chronicle events from past to future. Others view it as an integral component of the fourth dimension.
But physicist Lucas Ramsay thinks they’re all wrong. Dead wrong.
Time is something else altogether. He believes time is a living, sentient entity that seeks out to torment, then destroy anyone who dares to look at it. To control it, like himself.
His theories have been called complete fantasy. Some consider Lucas insane and a threat. A few want him dead, or at least held accountable for the failed experiment that caused the death of millions.
But what none of them know is that Lucas’ life is the temporal anchor point that keeps the multiverse from unraveling.
Every decision Lucas has made leads him to a singular moment. The moment when he puts on the Smart Skin Suit and steps into the Incursion Chamber to travel back in time and fix the timeline.
And fix himself, too. Views: 15
The Priests series makes a great entry point for readers new to the Forgotten Realms setting.This book in the Priests series deals with a valiant shalarin priestess who is trying to save her home and avenge her mother's death. This series is designed to bring new readers into the world of the Forgotten Realms. The books can be read in any order. Views: 15
