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Monster hunting isn't for the faint of heart — the first in a brand-new middle-grade series by NYT bestselling author, Kelley Armstrong.Twelve-year-old Rowan is next in line to be Queen; her twin brother, Rhydd, to be Royal Monster Hunter. Rowan would give anything to switch places, but the rule is, the oldest child is next in line, even if she is only older by two minutes. She resigns herself to admiring her royal monster hunter aunt's official sword and having tea with dignitaries with her mother, the queen. But a tragic event breaks up longstanding rules, and now Rowan finds herself in hunt of a dangerous gryphon. Accompanied by a feisty and determined baby jackalope and a giant wolf that barely tolerates her, she sets off on a journey that will see her join forces with other unlikely allies: a boy who has ambitions of his own to hunt monsters, and a girl from a nearby clan with hidden motives for befriending... Views: 472
It's been ten years since Molly last set foot on her birth planet, and this isn't how she'd imagined her homecoming. The sky is full of an invading fleet, one powerful enough to threaten the entire galaxy. The new family she has come to rely on -- her crew of alien misfits and runaways -- are scattered in three directions. As they struggle to reunite, events beyond their control seem to be driving more than just them apart: the universe itself may be torn asunder if the bond between these unlikely heroes is broken. Views: 472
It’s werewolf mating season. All the males are in heat and the driving, sexual lust of their beasts is almost uncontrollable. Mika is human, in an alley, surrounded by four horny werewolves. She knows she’s in deep shit. A tall, handsome werewolf rescues her then demands payment. Hot, sweaty, intimate payment. Grady is a half breed whose human mother abandoned him to his werewolf father, so he knows human women just aren’t safe to fall in love with. The wolf within him wants Mika as his mate, but Grady will not give in. Never. Ever. He’s willing to fight his emotions and his beast, no matter how much sexy Mika tempts him. But neither of them expected her Uncle Omar to assign Grady to protect her from other males—24/7, in her home, sleeping just down the hall. Mika decides to make the best of her vacation and keep the hot wolf in her bed. Grady can’t resist the scorching sex, but he is determined to resist the bond. Views: 472
It began as a very ordinary evening for John Breton and his slim, beautiful wife Kate: two friends had come to dinner, and now they were quietly talking over after-dinner drinks. Then the phone rang, and shattered forever the peace of Breton's well-planned life.For the voice at the other end told him, "You've been living with my wife for nine years—and I'm coming to take her back."And a short time later that other man arrived on Breton's doorstep—and John Breton found himself staring incredulously into his own face!THE TWO-TIMERS is an unpredictable and fascinating novel of a man literally fighting himself . . . while the univ Views: 472
Isabel Allende's first memory of Chile is of a house she never knew. The "large old house" on the Calle Cueto, where her mother was born and which her grandfather evoked so frequently that Isabel felt as if she had lived there, became the protagonist of her first novel, The House of the Spirits. It appears again at the beginning of Allende's playful, seductively compelling memoir My Invented Country, and leads us into this gifted writer's world.
Here are the almost mythic figures of a Chilean family -- grandparents and great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends -- with whom readers of Allende's fiction will feel immediately at home. And here, too, is an unforgettable portrait of a charming, idiosyncratic Chilean people with a violent history and an indomitable spirit. Although she claims to have been an outsider in her native land -- "I never fit in anywhere, not into my family, my social class, or the religion fate bestowed on me" -- Isabel Allende carries with her even today the mark of the politics, myth, and magic of her homeland. In My Invented County, she explores the role of memory and nostalgia in shaping her life, her books, and that most intimate connection to her place of origin.
Two life-altering events inflect the peripatetic narration of this book: The military coup and violent death of her uncle, Salvador Allende Gossens, on September 11, 1973, sent her into exile and transformed her into a writer. The terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, on her newly adopted homeland, the United States, brought forth from Allende an overdue acknowledgment that she had indeed left home. My Invented Country, whose structure mimics the workings of memory itself, ranges back and forth across that distance accrued between the author's past and present lives. It speaks compellingly to immigrants, and to all of us, who try to retain a coherent inner life in a world full of contradictions. Views: 471
It is the 6th century of the common era. The vampire Saint-Germain, known in this time as Sangi-Ragozh, is peacefully doing business in Asia when, unknown to him-or anyone else in most of the world-Krakatoa explodes in a massive volcanic eruption. The island is nearly completely destroyed; tidal waves swamp harbors hundreds of miles away, ravaging trade ships and their cargoes; tons of ash and dirt are flung into the air. In the months to come, the world grows colder and darker as the massive cloud of dust and ash spreads across the globe, blocking sunlight. Sea trade is ravaged. Crops fail. Livestock, and then people, begin to starve. Disease spreads. Panic rises. What has caused the sun to go dark? With his scientific bent, Sangi-Ragozh suspects a natural cause, but most people assume a supernatural explanation-and begin to seek supernatural remedies. As always in times of trouble, foreigners-and the vampire is always a foreigner, wherever he travels-become targets. Fleeing toward the West, where he hopes to find safety and sanity, the vampire travels with a nomadic tribe led by Dukkai, a female shaman who soon becomes Sangi-Ragozh\'s lover-and main source of sustenance. But Sangi-Ragozh\'s problems are far from over. His vampire nature is discovered by an enemy; he is separated from Dukkai and begins to starve; he has lost everything, including his last sack of his native soil. With death no longer a distant possibility, Sangi-Ragozh desperately tries to reach sanctuary in the one place he truly belongs-his homeland, the country he first left centuries earlier. A land we now call Transylvania. Views: 471
A Christmas tale with a modern twist.We all love singing the Christmas carol "The Little Drummer Boy." Our hearts swell as the poor boy offers his best, meager gift to the Baby in the manger, and we smile in joy as the infant Lord graciously smiles His thanks. Now Ted Dekker brings a modern twist to this beloved song of hope, acceptance, and joy. This modern fable takes place in a large city where Christmas has been banned and replaced by a holiday that celebrates prosperity. All Christmas songs are also banned. Views: 471
Taking place hundreds of years before the events of The Magicians' Guild, The Magician's Apprentice is the new novel set in the world of Trudi Canavan's Black Magician Trilogy.
In the remote village of Mandryn, Tessia serves as assistant to her father, the village Healer. Her mother would rather she found a husband. But her life is about to take a very unexpected turn.
When the advances of a visiting Sachakan mage get violent, Tessia unconsciously taps unknown reserves of magic to defend herself. Lord Dakon, the local magician, takes Tessia under his wing as an apprentice.
The hours are long and the work arduous, but soon and exciting new world opens up to her. There are fine clothes and servants - and, to Tessia's delight - regular trips to the great city of Imardin.
However, Tessia is about to discover that her magical gifts bring with them a great deal of responsibility. For a storm is approaching that threatens to tear her world apart. Views: 471
This holiday season, join two of today’s most popular paranormal authors for a special look into their worlds, where creatures are always stirring and no one sleeps through the night....
The Bite Before Christmas
The Gift
by Lynsay Sands
Teddy Brunswick knows about the immortals among us. He’s worked with them, called them friend — but he never counted on being snowed in with one over Christmas. Katricia Argeneau is a tasty little bundle and she seems to feel the same way about him. Problem is, he’s not sure she feels quite the same way. After all, the snowstorm has derailed her blood delivery, which leaves him the only available meal on the menu....
Home for the Holidays
by Jeaniene Frost
Cat and Bones are looking forward to a normal holiday — at least as “normal” as it gets for the combustible vampire couple and their otherworldly friends and family. But their yuletide plans are shattered when a stranger shows up and reveals long-buried family secrets that threaten to take a bite out of their holiday cheer...and lives. Views: 471
Epub (mine)INCLUDES: A selection from The Ideal (excerpt, 1935) by Stanley G. Weinbaum; Moxon's Master by Ambrose Bierce; Reason by Isaac Asimov; But Who Can Replace a Man? by Brian W. Aldiss; A selection from The Time Machine by H. G. Wells; Of Time and Third Avenue by Alfred Bester; Sail On! Sail On! by Philip Jose Farmer; A selection from Worlds of the Imperium by Keith Laumer; The Business, As Usual by Mack Reynolds; What's It Like Out There? by Edmond Hamilton; Sky Lift by Robert A. Heinlein; The Star by Arthur C. Clarke; The Crystal Egg by H. G. Wells; The Wind People by Marion Zimmer Bradley; Unhuman Sacrifice by Katherine Maclean; What Was It? by Fitz-James O'Brien; The First Days of May by Claude Veillot; Day of Succession by Theodore L. Thomas; Angel's Egg by Edgar Pangborn; Another World by J. H. Rosny Aine; A selection from Odd John by Olaf Stapledon; Call Me Joe by Poul Anderson; From the London Times of 1904 by Mark Twain; A selection from Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne; You Are With It! by Will Stanton; Cease Fire by Frank Herbert. Views: 471
Reporter Holly Gooding's first major news story for Channel 8 News takes a turn for the weird when the guy she's sent to interview - the only person to survive a plane crash off the coast of Florida - happens to be a pirate.iHearts - They are really a super active lil clan – some would say hyper – with a heavy stress on “active” – a different kind of support group dedicated to “giving back” and working together for “healthy community”.Very into the historical perspective – they love history; they are that nerdy! – and when they are really into their “zone” – their best thing, actually – they refer themselves as the “Lion Hearts”, reinvented for the virtual, icloud age. Lighting and Leading the way to a better world – they are sorely needed!!!There are many gangs, clicks and other very active groupings all around us today, all too busy doing harm, causing hurt, leading with the negative or ugly, or just de-valuing and obstructing for its’ own sake. Tearing down is easy – building up is the hard part!The ihearts seek to foster “gangs” for good, to lead with the positive and all that is beautiful, to build the positive centers needed for real progress.They are extremely well connected and adept at using all virtual and icloud means to do so – always balancing with the traditional in everything.Their main focus is to respond to the many calls to “do something”, to “say something” in response to what the gang broadly calls “worrisome behavior”.They “get it” that meaningful action is often very difficult and unsettling – that digging beyond the reactionary is essential for meaningful solutions…..….. And that always “being there” in support of the troubled is often the most important response. Views: 471
Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian return in this essential novel set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. The Empire is dead. Nearly two decades after the Battle of Endor, the tattered remnants of Palpatine’s forces have fled to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. But for the heroes of the New Republic, danger and loss are ever-present companions, even in this newly forged era of peace.Jedi Master Luke Skywalker is haunted by visions of the dark side, foretelling an ominous secret growing somewhere in the depths of space, on a dead world called Exegol. The disturbance in the Force is undeniable . . . and Luke’s worst fears are confirmed when his old friend Lando Calrissian comes to him with reports of a new Sith menace.After Lando’s daughter was stolen from his arms, he searched the stars for any trace of his lost child. But every new rumor leads only to dead ends and fading hopes—until he crosses paths... Views: 471
