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Tristan d'Arcenne is what he always wished to be—Vianne di Rocancheil's Consort. But Vianne is no more a noblewoman, she is the Queen of Arquitaine, faced with treachery, invasion, war, and a Consort whose secrets may well shatter their marriage. For before Tristan was hers, he belonged to a King...and that King died by Tristan's hand. Arquitaine needs them both. The country is locked in a deadly game whose rules change by the moment. The Queen is an adept player, but hardly ruthless enough. The contest requires a man who has nothing to lose, a man who has already done the worst and will continue to do so for his wife, his country, and his own salvation. The Bandit King approaches... Views: 69
SUMMARY:When the Albuquerque paper reports that an unidentified white man was found dead along a remote stretch of road on the Navajo Reservation in northwestern New Mexico, UNM sociology professor K.C. Fontero thinks she might be able to use the case as an example of culture and jurisdiction in one of her classes. But it's soon apparent that this dead man might have something to do with a mysterious letter that River Crandall, brother of K.C.'s partner Sage, recently received from the siblings' estranged father, Bill. What does the letter and Bill's link to a natural gas drilling company have to do with the dead man? And why would Bill try to contact his son and daughter now, after a decade of silence? From the streets of Albuquerque to the vast expanse of the Navajo Reservation, K.C. and Sage try to unravel the secrets of a dead man while Sage confronts a past she thought she'd left behind. But someone or something wants to keep those secrets buried, and as K.C. soon discovers, sometimes beliefs of one culture jump the boundaries of another, threatening to drive a wedge into the relationship she's building with Sage. Views: 69
In Searching for The Perfect Mate: Remi’s Story, the prequel to best-selling author Trinity Blacio’s Running in Fear series, Alpha shapeshifter Remi LeBlathe has only one thing on his mind tonight—sex. Unfortunately, he can’t enjoy his latest menage a trois near as much as he’d like to because he knows there’s someone out there who is his true soul mate. Views: 69
Secure under its Mage-powered shield, Lyarne ignores the war that has taken the rest of the country.Inside its borders, refugees are first pitied, then assimilated.Mieshka knows this well. Coping with the loss of her mother and the grief of her father, she keeps her head down at school and maintains a neutral stance with her new Lyarnese friend.Things change when she meets the Fire Mage. There's a lot more to this city—and herself—than she could imagine. And Lyarne's shield is not as impenetrable as the city would believe… Views: 69
In a world dedicated to pleasure, one young rebel sets out on a forbidden quest. Published for the first time in a single volume, Tanith Lee's duet of novels set in a hedonistic Utopia are as riveting and revolutionary as they were when they first appeared two decades ago.It's a perfect existence, a world in which no pleasure is off-limits, no risk is too dangerous, and no responsibilities can cramp your style. Not if you're Jang: a caste of libertine teenagers in the city of Four BEE. But when you're expected to make trouble—when you can kill yourself on a whim and return in another body, when you're encouraged to change genders at will and experience whatever you desire—you've got no reason to rebel . . . until making love and raising hell, daring death and running wild just leave you cold and empty.Ravenous for true adventures of the mind and body, desperate to find some meaning, one restless spirit finally bucks the system—and by shattering the... Views: 69
Saving the world has never come easy - and Kaylee Cavanaugh's died to prove it... The final collection of New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent's Soul Screamers series is packed with emotion, with intrigue, with secrets, with family - and above all, with love. Don't miss WITH ALL MY SOUL FEARLESS NIEDERWALD and a brand-new novella, LAST REQUEST Views: 69
In this story of three conflicting cultures, a Korean war veteran is suddenly whisked 400 years into the future to be executed for an accidental murder. Morton Cargill is about to die for a crime he commited 400 yrs. ago. Lieutenant Morton cargill was brought from the past to be punished for his crime, an accidental murder that took place centuries before. Now he is in a world ruled by the shadows, an evil people who can pass through solid walls & remain untouched by weapons. But the Shadows are being threatened by the Planiacs, a celestial race that lives high above the earth & to whom the preservation of Cargill's life means their own existence. Now Cargill is hunted by one race, held captive by the other, caught in a deadly clash of minds & machines--in a terrifying world where he doesn't know the rules! Views: 69
Strangled by the sun’s heat and ravaged by the human race, Earth is a dying planet. With planets disappearing from the galaxy at an alarming rate, a last ditch effort is put into high gear to save as many planets as possible. Now, three-hundred years later, with Bone Eaters scavenging Earth’s surface and few true humans left, the Ruling Body of Planets has decided to send males and females to Earth to re-populate it and save extinct plants and animals. Utilizing time travel, these extra-terrestrials go back in time to retrieve people and re-introduce them to the world as they re-build and re-populate the planet. Venus Dalshvire, the daughter of murdered scientists, lives alone with her dog for company. Barricaded in a former bank, Venus raises a garden on the rooftop and scavenges during the heat of the day to avoid the Bone Eaters. When two beautiful brothers with odd tools and weapons show up to claim her as their mate, she’s secretly pleased but also desperate to maintain her independence. Who would have thought ET’s could be so hot? However, Venus has a problem. She hasn’t been with a man for years and their touch prompts desire in her unlike any she’s ever felt before. Planet Azutu, the first to send males to Earth, gives brothers Volund and Jaxxon their initial mission. Equipped with Earth’s entire history, the brothers arrive in a small, desolate town near a Great Lake. Upon finding a silver-haired blonde female, each man knows that Venus is a lovely mate. Their dilemma, however, is that they both want her. Will their passion tear them apart, or can they find a way to share and love as a threesome? Views: 69
London, 1913--the era of Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, and the Invisible Man. A time of shadows, secret societies, and dens filled with opium addicts. Into this world comes the most fantastic emissary of evil society has ever known... Dr. Fu-Manchu.Denis Nayland Smith pursues his quarry across continents and through the back alleys of London. As victim after victim disappears at the hands of the Devil Doctor, Smith must unravel his murderous plot before it is too late. Includes a special feature by Leslie S. Kilnger Views: 69
