Out of the lawless west rises the legend of John "Shotgun" Bishop—half man, half killing machine, and all vengeance . . . Here together for the first time are C Courtney Joyner's acclaimed westerns, SHOTGUN and THE BLEEDING EDGE Dr. John Bishop saw his share of death in the Civil War. Then a gang of outlaws invaded his home, slaughtered his family, and cut off his arm. Vowing revenge, Bishop has a gunsmith attach a special shotgun rig where his left arm used to be. Now the man called Shotgun rides deep into the Colorado winter to find and kill the men who murdered everything he once held dear—a journey that will force him to confront the violent legacy of his own outlaw brother—Devlin, a crazy-mean cuss who'd steal the horns off the devil himself. This time, Dev's got his cold black heart set on taking over John Chisum's land, destroying the cattle king's dream of building a new town and laying down tracks... Views: 29
The rugged Scottish Highlands bred warrior men and women who fought for country, keep, and kin, and loved as passionately as they lived.Laird Quinton Cameron and an ostracized laird's daughter with nothing to lose work together to outwit an enemy to king and country, as the sparks of their mutual attraction burst into flames... Views: 29
Madeline Usher has been buried alive. The doomed heroine comes to the fore in this eerie reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story "The Fall of the House of Usher." Gothic, moody, and suspenseful from beginning to end, The Fall is literary horror for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Asylum.Madeline awakes in a coffin. She was put there by her own twin brother. How did it come to this? In short non-chronological chapters, Bethany Griffin masterfully spins a haunting and powerful tale of a tragic heroine and the curse on the Usher family. The house itself is alive around Madeline, and it will never let her escape, driving her to the madness just as it has all of her ancestors. But she won't let it have her brother Roderick. She'll do everything in her power to save him—and try to save herself—even if it means bringing the house down around them.With a sinister gothic atmosphere and relentless tension to rival Poe... Views: 29
A short story about Victoria Gardella, Max, and Sebastian after the end of As Shadows Fade. Views: 27
Sassy, curvy and red-haired, Amber wasn't a woman Joe would ever forget. Her cute temper made more than his blood pressure spike. In fact, it was possible that they were fated to be together. As long as he didn't strangle the stubborn woman first! Men were created to annoy women. It was a harsh fact that Amber noticed every time she came face to face with Sheriff Joe Lott. Sure, his shoulders were the kind girls drooled over and that dark, husky voice made her knees weak, but that sort of thing was for pushover women without the guts to face the world on their own. The only male she needed was her tortoise, and Joe could just stop running his eyes over her curves. But even Cupid has a sense of humor and his aim is never wrong. Throw in a drug dealer, a voodoo-wielding mother, a tortoise and a team of SEALs and you have a recipe for mayhem…and a determined sheriff who won't take no for an answer. One thing Joe knows for certain-life with his "Little Red" will never be boring! And he wouldn't have it any other way. Views: 27
A companion tale, bringing you what happens to Richelle Pieman after the escapades of Breadcrumb Trail AND the origin of Mister Jenny! Views: 27
Captain Marta Ramos, the most notorious pirate in the Duchy of Denver, has her hands full between fascinating murder mysteries, the delectable and devious Delilah Nimowitz, Colonel Geoffrey Douglas (the Duke of Denver's new head of security), a spot of airship engineering and her usual activities: piracy, banditry and burglary. Not to mention the horror of high society tea parties. In contrast, Simms, her second in command, longs only for a quiet life, filled with tasty sausages and fewer explosions. Or does he? Join Captain Ramos, Simms and their crew as they negotiate the perils of air, land and drawing room in a series of fast-paced adventures in a North America that never was.Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures includes 4 novellas and a short story about piracy, banditry, burglary, jail-breaking, several brilliant bits of detective work and all manner of otherwise lawless hijinks performed by the valiant Captain Ramos and her crew.Murder... Views: 24