Acclaimed author Mary Wine proves that romance is never hotter than amid the rugged castles of distant Scotland. . .Brawny and brave Hayden Monroe is a laird in need of a wife and the beautiful Elspeth Leask shall be his. But he must bed her to wed her--and fully satisfy her deepest desires. . .Praise for the Novels of Mary Wine"A wonderful summer read." --RT Reviews on My Fair Highlander"Readers. . .will be glued to the passion humor escapades and court intrigue till the very last page." --Publishers Weekly on *Improper Seduction * starred review"Mary Wine's In A Warrior’s Bed is as sexy and exciting as the highland hills themselves! --Elizabeth Hoyt USA Today bestselling authorMary Wine writes to reassure herself that reality really is survivable. Between traffic jams and children’s sporting schedules there is romance lurking for anyone with the imagination to find it. She spends her days making corsets and petticoats as a historical costumer. Beware if you send an invitation marked ‘formal dress’ she just might show up wearing a bustle. Views: 50
Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you’re the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood. And when two society girls go missing, there’s no one more qualified to investigate. Now fierce Evaline and logical Mina must resolve their rivalry, navigate the advances of not just one but three mysterious gentlemen, and solve murder with only one clue: a strange Egyptian scarab. The stakes are high. If Stoker and Holmes don’t unravel why the belles of London society are in such danger, they’ll become the next victims. Views: 50
Featuring a mysterious society, a secretive past, and a pig in a teeny hat, The Explorers: The Door in the Alley is the first book in a new series for fans of The Name of This Book Is a Secret and The Mysterious Benedict Society. Knock once if you can find it—but only members are allowed inside. This is one of those stories that start with a pig in a teeny hat. It's not the one you're thinking about. (This story is way better than that one.) This pig-in-a-teeny-hat story starts when a very uninquisitive boy stumbles upon a very mysterious society. After that, there is danger and adventure; there are missing persons, hired thugs, a hidden box, a lost map, and famous explorers; and there is a girl looking for help that only uninquisitive boys can offer. The Explorers: The Door in the Alley is the first book in a series that is sure to hit young readers right in the funny bone.From the Hardcover edition. Views: 48
Fate rarely obeys the will of men…or women.Learning she is bound on the next tide to marry a Caribbean commissioner, Lorena St. John is devastated. Yet she must obey her iron-handed stepfather, or her beloved sisters will suffer the consequences.She arrives in Bermuda with hope, but finds her betrothed is a slave master who views her as chattel. Defiance gets her locked out of his house, vulnerable to the harsh tropical sun—and a band of desperate men.Captain Warren Rawlins isn’t above using Lorena as a shield to rescue his brothers from the British fortress. Once aboard his ship, though, he finds Lorena is no fragile English bloom. She’s a delectable handful with a sharp sense of honor—and an even sharper tongue.Despite her initial outrage, Lorena finds herself softening toward the rough crew of the Huntress who have more nobility than a thousand “proper” gentlemen. And its captain finds himself fighting a losing battle against the need to take her in his arms, propriety be damned.All too soon Boston Harbor looms, but the danger isn’t past. Warren once again takes to the sea to fight for the woman he loves. Winner takes all…Review"…a well-crafted historical tale of love, danger and the high seas."—RT Book ReviewsBook DescriptionJanessa learns late that her betrothed is a slave master who views her as chattel. Defiance gets her locked out of his house, vulnerable to the harsh Caribbean sun—and a band of desperate men.Warren needs Janessa to rescue his brothers from the British fortress. Once aboard his ship, he finds she is a delectable handful with a sharp sense of honor—and an even sharper tongue.Rocked by the sea, free of society’s rules, they are drawn into each other’s arms. But the danger isn’t past, and Warren must fight for the woman he loves. Winner takes all… Views: 47
There was something decidedly unusual about the dead body found floating off the coast of Cuba. The wool of his garment, while only twenty years old, was from an animal extinct for over nine thousand years. A group of professional scuba divers, including Lord Henry Basingstoke and his friend, Rodrigo Quintas, eagerly search the ocean bed for clues. But when they find a mysterious underwater vehicle, a fun vacation becomes an obsessive quest to be the first to solve the mystery. A daring journey back through time takes them to a hidden land of rainforests, deadly creatures, and a doomed civilization. A place where nothing is what it seems. And the longer they stay, the more their adventure becomes, quite literally, a race against time. Views: 46
Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak. In this third installment of the Stoker and Holmes series, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes have reluctantly agreed to act as social chaperones and undercover bodyguards for Princess Lurelia of Betrovia, who has arrived in London to deliver a letter that details the secret location of an ancient chess queen that's been missing for centuries. But when the letter—which will heal a centuries-old rift between England and the Betrovians—is stolen out from under Evaline and Mina's watchful eyes, the two girls are forced into a high-stakes race to ensure they find the chess queen before anyone else does. Views: 41
It's a galaxy-wide red alert…again. And it's Corporal
Gus Trillion's job at the Propaganda Office to drum up recruits. But the colonists
have heard one too many calls to arm to care. Disabled in battle and on the verge of
burnout, Gus feels pretty apathetic himself - until his reporter friend Lyssa Baltacha
stumbles upon top secret satellite footage indicating that the treacherous Sheikers are
planning to invade human-occupied space. Now Gus and Lyssa must find a way to galvanize
humanity to rise up against the enemy - before it's too
late… Views: 40
