Beware the howls in the darkness and the light of the full moon . . . As the ever headstrong Miss Emma Woodhouse schemes and plots as matchmaker, a dark and deadly terror descends upon Highbury. A series of bestial murders fills the residents with fear as the ever mysterious Mr. Knightley leads a secret life, unknown to all, combating evils not of this Earth. By Jane Austen and Adam Rann Views: 28
THERE’S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO LOSE IT ALL AT THE TRACK
A New York bar bouncer with dreams of being more, Tommy Russo jumps at the chance to join a horse-owning syndicate. But to do so he’ll have to pony up $10,000 – and that’s money he hasn’t got. So what’s an ambitious young man to do? Anything he has to…
From Publishers Weekly Starr ( The Follower ) traces the life of a New York bar bouncer down on his luck in this sinister noir tale. Tommy Russo, an aspiring actor, wants in on the deal of a lifetime: purchasing a racehorse with several other backers. Gambling addict Russo barely has enough money to buy a burger, let alone contribute 10 grand, so he hocks a girlfriend's jewelry and then moves on to stealing from his boss's safe. Russo's gradual spiral down into complete degeneration is so expertly crafted that readers will be shocked to compare the hopeful actor with his final incarnation as hardened criminal. Starr expertly combines elements of hard-boiled crime novels with a dark view of human nature to create a one-of-a-kind, mesmerizing read. Views: 27
Curvaceous chef Penny Adams is a rising superstar in the culinary world. She’s landed a fantastic job working in Napa Valley, California for one of the world’s most famous chefs. Penny’s never liked airplanes, but her mother insists she fly instead of taking a bus or a train to visit her in Charleston. She’s reluctant, but she finally gives in. When the plane crashes in the Appalachian Mountains above Gatlinburg, Tennessee and leaves her gravely injured, she’s rescued by a mysterious man who looks like he should be a model on the cover of GQ magazine – not a paramedic forest ranger in the middle of nowhere. There’s a lot more to Caleb Grainger than meets the eye. He’s ultra masculine and obsessively protective – but he’s got a sensitive side that leaves him vulnerable, too. Penny just can’t figure him out. But when a heartbroken Caleb makes a grave mistake, he puts his whole pack’s future in danger, and Penny’s caught right in the middle. Caleb will do anything to make sure Penny is safe, but she’s not about to leave him when he’s in danger. Penny’s about to learn that there’s a lot more to life than advancing her career, but it may be too late to hold onto the one thing she never realized she wanted until she found it… love. Views: 27
From the acclaimed noir novelist Jason Starr comes this savage portrait of a misanthropic man stuck in a New York nightmare. Written in caustic, streamlined prose, Twisted City is a chilling depiction of how quickly one's life can take a turn for the worst.Times are tough for David Miller, a journalist for a second-rate financial magazine who hates his boss, is tired of supporting his girlfriend's partying lifestyle, and recently lost his sister to cancer. But things are about to get much worse. When he loses his wallet in a midtown bar, he is launched into a world where he finds himself being blackmailed by junkies, lying to his friends and family, and stumbling into a crime that may cost him his life.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 24
