Fifth title in Titan Books' Marvel fiction reissue program, featuring the classic Ant-Man story: Natural Enemy.SCOTT LANG'S CRIMINAL PAST COMES BACK TO HAUNT HIM!Scott Lang — the Astonishing Ant-Man — has a new life in New York City with his daughter, Cassie. Scott's determined to make it work: Cassie's in a good school, he's got a steady job, and he's finally ready to explore that wide, safe, non-spandexed dating world. But despite his best intentions, Scott just can't stay out of the spotlight — or magnifying glass — and it doesn't take long for his new life to fall apart. When an old partner-in-crime goes to trial, Scott and Cassie are stuck with federal bodyguards. Scott is convinced the protection is unnecessary, but he hasn't calculated the teenager factor! When trouble finds Cassie, Scott throws caution to the wind and dons the suit. But what is the villain really after?Award-winning crime writer Jason Starr (Twisted... Views: 63
RED HAZE: A WEREWOLF STORY FOR THE 21st CENTURYBOOK 1 OF THE RED HAZE CHRONICLES He is part man, part wolf.He is terrorism’s worst enemy.His NATO codename is Red Haze and he is about to do battle with the greatest threat to European peace and stability, since the Second World War. Dateline: 19 March 2003 22.03 Hours The South Rumaila Oilfields, Southern Iraq A Special Air Service Recon Team parachute behind enemy lines at the beginning of Operation Telic, the British controlled section of the second allied invasion of Iraq.Among the four-man team is Trooper Ashley ‘Ash’ Piper.After an initial attack on an Iraqi armoured column, Piper and his team are ambushed by Iraqi troops. Bloody mayhem and chaos ensue, with Piper suddenly, unexpectedly transforming into a horrifying wolf-like creature, eviscerating and ripping his enemies to shreds whilst saving the lives of two of his terrified colleagues. But why has this happened, and what disturbing secret is the SAS Trooper withholding, a secret originating from within the darkest recesses of his boyhood past? Only time will tell as Europe suddenly faces a series of sickening terrorist attacks across England, France, Germany, Holland and Belgium. Taking responsibility for the dreadful atrocities are a newly formed Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorist Cell, ‘The European Muslim Freedom Fighters’, seemingly in response to the American and British invasion of Iraq. But what are the real facts behind the brutal carnage and mayhem engulfing Europe, bringing about dire retribution against the target countries innocent Muslim and immigrant populations? In response to this new, insidious threat, Ash Piper finds himself embroiled in a world of sexual sadism and vicious close combat as he begins to unravel the truth regarding the dealings of German microchip magnate Otto Von Kurst and his mistress, the beautiful, sadistic physician, Doctor Lana Franke. But all is not what it seems as Piper discovers Von Kurst has shadowy links to Nazi Germany’s Waffen SS ‘Totenkopf’ (Death’s Head) division and the highly respected Russian businessman and entrepreneur, Vitali Menkov. In the first three of a series of open ended, ground breaking werewolf novels to be published on the Kindle in March, July and November 2012, Ash Piper falls into a horrifying web of intrigue, suspense and merciless action in a labyrinthine tale stretching across Europe and the Russian Federation. From the back streets of Rostov, Moscow and St Petersburg to the deserts of Iraq, to the cities of Amsterdam, Düsseldorf and Paris, the Ardennes Forest, Germany’s Rhineland and deep into the Vatican itself, Ash Piper fights against a sinister plot by Neo Nazi terrorists who are hell bent on bringing Europe into civil war and incinerating the very heart of the Roman Catholic religion. The countdown to anarchy has begun and for NATO’s new breed of covert assassin, not only must he face a shocking world of violence, pain and torture, he must also confront his own horrifying past and a truly terrifying future. For Ash Piper and the wolf inside him…are not alone. Views: 58
Love on the Internet gone wrong Reminiscent of Nick and Amy in Gone Girl, Jack and Maria have a tortuous history. Currently, they live in a claustrophobic Manhattan apartment with their eight-year-old son, Jonah. Jack has quit booze, but his music career ended abruptly, and he isn't doing much better as a real estate agent. Maria's doing well at her corporate job, but she travels frequently. While they both love their son, they don't seem to have much else in common and their sex life is nonexistent. When a former band member tells Jack about a new extramarital dating app called Discreet Hookups, Jack quickly meets Sophia, who goes by the online name Fugitive Red. Jack and Sophia hit it off and have a steamy online affair. When Jack agrees to rendezvous with Sophia at her townhouse, he discovers her dead—strangled by a red necktie. Immediately, Jack becomes a person of interest in the murder. Convinced that Sophia's husband is the... Views: 55
2004 Barry Award Winner and 2004 Anthony Award Nomineefor Best Paperback OriginalMickey Prada's a nice kid. He works hard at a neighborhood seafood market in Brooklyn putting fish on ice. He’s got a nice girlfriend. He even delayed college a year, to help his sick dad. But Mickey’s got a problem. A customer at the fish store, Angelo Santoro, keeps asking Mickey to place bets for him and Angelo keeps losing. As Angelo gets further in the hole, his bad luck is turning out to be Mickey’s too.Now Mickey’s got his bookie after him and Angelo’s showing him the butt of his pistol rather than paying him back. So when his best friend, Chris, asks Mickey to join him on a can’t-lose caper, Mickey decides to go along. But, surefire schemes often have a way of backfiring, and this one is sending Mickey into an uncharted part of Brooklyn, where fish like Chris and Mickey have trouble just staying alive. Views: 52
A debut collection of stories by a poet with a "painter's eye for detail and pianist's touch for sounding the right notes" (Simon Armitage).Moving from remote, sun-scorched towns to the charged hum of Venice Beach, The Burning Ground is a collection of eight stories populated by men haunted by their past and by their dreams, set against the canvas of California, where beauty and bleakness go hand in hand. In "A Thunderstorm in Santa Monica," a man's unmoored lifestyle is reflected back at him after a long flight. In "Black Bear in the Snow," a divorced advertising executive tries to rekindle a relationship with his son. And in the title story, "The Burning Ground," a painter is haunted by memories of his former lover. The stories take familiar roles—the deadbeat dad, the drifting divorcé, the wayward man—and bring them new emotional depth, peeling back the layers to reveal interiors both unexpected and arresting in their complexity.Written with... Views: 44
Matthew "Lucky" Breton is shocked when his high school wet dream steps on stage at a Dallas charity auction. His mouth goes dry as he watches Macy Bradshaw saunter down the runway. Her generously curvy body is poured into a shimmering green dress and fulfills the promise it had hinted at as a girl. Lucky's insecurities from his geeky high school days flash through him. Determined to show Macy the successful billionaire he had become, Matthew reaches for his bidding paddle and bids to win.
Getting Lucky is a deliciously naughty 10,000 word short story and is Book 1 of the Texas Tycoon series.
The Texas Tycoon series is recommended for mature audiences and is not appropriate for under 18 years of age.
Texas Tycoon Book 1: Getting Lucky
Texas Tycoon Book 2: Lucky Deal
Texas Tycoon Book 3: Riding Lucky
Texas Tycoon Book 4: Feeling Lucky
Texas Tycoon Book 5: Loving Lucky Views: 42
GOTHAM is an American crime-drama television series from Warner Bros. Television developed by Bruno Heller, based on the characters from DC Comics in their Batman mythology - centering on a young Bruce Wayne, then-detective James Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth, a pre-Catwoman Selina Kyle, as well as a rogues gallery of burgeoning villains before they became known as the Penguin, the Riddler, the Scarecrow, Two-Face and more. Views: 37
Once a rising VP at a topflight ad agency, Bill Moss now works as a "cold caller" at a telemarketing firm in the Times Square area. He's got a bad case of the urban blues, and when a pink slip rather than promotion comes through, Bill snaps... Now he's got a dead supervisor on his hands and problems no career counsellor can help him with. Views: 36
EVERY TOWN HAS ITS SECRETSIn Savage Lane, Jason Starr has crafted a searing tale of suspense that proves the adage: Love thy neighbor, but don't pull down your hedge. Karen Daily, recently divorced, lives with her two kids in a quaint suburb of New York City. She's teaching at a nearby elementary school, starting to date again, and for the first time in years has found joy in her life. Mark Berman, Karen's friend and neighbor, wants out of his unhappy marriage, and so does his wife, Deb, but they have stayed together for the sake of their children.Unbeknownst to Karen, while Mark's marriage has deteriorated his obsession with her has grown. And as Mark's rich fantasy life takes on a more sinister edge, rumors begin to spread about Karen and a bigger secret is uncovered. And soon Karen finds that Mark is not the only one who has taken an undesired interest in her...Jason Starr is one of our most accomplished writers of the darkness that lies within the human... Views: 33