Abbey Mei Otis's short stories are contemporary fiction at its strongest: taking apart the supposed equality that is clearly just not there, putting humans under an alien microscope, putting humans under government control, putting kids from the moon into a small beach town and then the putting the rest of the town under the microscope as they react in ways we ope they would, and then, of course, in ways we'd hope they don't. Otis has long been fascinated in using strange situations to explore dynamics of power, oppression, and grief, and the twelve stories collected here are at once a striking indictment of the present and a powerful warning about the future. Views: 64
Reissue of the tense tale of a deadly terrorist plot set Holland, from the acclaimed master of action and suspenseAMSTERDAM AIRPORT HAS DISAPPEAREDBLACKMAILThe mass of water in its place is the work of the FFF - an Irish terrorist group who want to force Britain's hand.SUBTERFUGEThe Dutch call in Detective Lieutenant van Effen - feared interrogator and undercover intimate of the criminal Krakers gang - to sabotage the FFF's plan.DISASTERIf van Effen fails and the FFF get control of the vital dyke, either Holland will sink beneath the sea or Britain will be awash with blood. Views: 64
When thirteen-year-old Cassie moves to a suburb of Seattle, she is determined to leave her boring, good-girl existence behind. She chooses some dangerous new friends and is quickly caught up in their fast-paced world of drugs, sex, secrets, and cruelty. Cassie's new existence both thrills and terrifies her. She embraces the numbness she feels from the drugs, starts sleeping with an older boy, and gets pulled into a twisted friendship triangle that is tinged with violence and abuse. Cassie is trapped in a swift downward spiral, and there's no turning back. Views: 64
This collection contains four fantastically sexy stories, each with lesbian themes...The Inner Circle - Lucy FelthouseWhen Adele spots her good friends Donna and Josie spending time together and being all chummy without her, she's devastated. After seeing the two women heading into one of their houses together, she's determined to find out exactly what's going on. Peering through the front window of the house reveals more than Adele was betting on, and what's more, she likes it.Blind Date - Alanna ChappellNot all blind dates go completely wrong. Sometimes it can go much better than what we had anticipated. Sexual-tension between these two bombshells makes minding their manners virtually impossible.Perfect Proportions - Nicole GestaltWorking as a life-model Colleen meets a lot of people. On the most recent job she finds herself attracted to the artist teaching the class. To her surprise she reciprocates and once the class has left she finds herself becoming a... Views: 64
The long-anticipated sequel to Alan Sillitoe's bestselling classic 1950s novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Arthur and Brian Seaton are heading back to their hometown, Nottingham, some forty-odd years after the close of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. The brothers plan to surprise Brian's first love, Jenny Tuxford, on her seventieth birthday. Arthur, the notorious lothario, still has some of his old spark, but it has been hampered by domestic life and his wife's recent cancer diagnosis. Meanwhile, Brian, now a failed novelist but successful television writer living in London, is struggling with dissatisfaction and emotional regrets. He and Jenny had fooled around in their teenage years—a lot of heavy petting through complicated clothing on her parents' settee—but Jenny ended up marrying someone else. Now that Jenny's husband has passed away, will sparks fly between her and Brian again? It is clear that the Nottingham... Views: 63
