Six months have passed since Lirael and Sameth fought off the Destroyer and saved Nicholas Sayre's life. Still recovering from his horrible ordeal, Nicholas is nonetheless eager to return to the Old Kingdom and his friends. But first he must endure a country house party organised by his powerful uncle, with the wealthy, eccentric Dorrance as the guest of honour. Nick hates the idea, especially since the people there don't believe in magic or necromancy. Even worse, they have a strange creature locked up in a display case. Things take a truly horrific turn when Nick is kidnapped, and his Charter-infused blood is fed to the creature, which promptly goes on a rampage, drinking blood from anyone it encounters to build its strength. With the Abhorsen days away and no way to stop a savage, incredibly strong Free Magic monster, what can Nick do to stop Dorrance and the creature in the case"?" Views: 35
Thanksgiving Free ParTay! For Two Days Only, Nov. 14t -15th, "Prey and Magic" will be FREE! If you like "Prey and Magic" you might also like these other FREE books:"The Seventh Seal," John's desperate, on the run, and fighting for his life. By J. Thorn. *"The Wand-Maker's Debate: Osric's Wand: Book One," A world of magic in its infancy... By Jack D. Albrecht and Ashley Delay. *"Noah's Ark," Delights children with pictures for each part of the story. By Nancy Radke.*"The Banshee and the Linebacker," One heart, two brothers; it's a choice of love or death. By P.R. Mason.*"Fated Hearts," Will his love mean her death? By P.R. Mason.To enter to win a Kindle and $25 worth of Amazon gift cards, simply visit FreePartay.com and sign up for our newsletter!Every thousand years the Vampire Queen selects a new body, always the fairest in the land, and this time she's chosen Snow White.Praise for the Blood and Snow series:"The modern twist on the Snow White fairy tale was interesting and original, which isn't easy to find these days. Highly recommended." Sarra Cannon, bestselling author of the Peachville High Demons series"This is a fun, smart, and sexy read!" Elizabeth Mueller, award winning YA author of Darkspell Summary: When blood is all you crave is there even a choice?More praise for the Blood and Snow series: "BLOOD AND SNOW draws you in from the very beginning and never let's you go, onlyto leave you anticipating more!" Debbie Davis of Debbie's Inkspectations "I definitely look forward to more, and recommend this to anyone who likes a fairytale with a twist." Kay GlassCan't get enough of L.J. Smith's sexy vampires? Enjoy fractured fairy tales? Pick up book 5 in the BLOOD AND SNOW series, and be "sucked" away. This is a novelette. Young Adult seriesFractured fairytale:Blood and SnowBlood and Snow 2: Revenant in TrainingBlood and Snow 3: The Vampire ChristopherBlood and Snow 4: Blood Soaked PromisesBlood and Snow volumes 1-4 (Blood and Snow, Revenant in Training, The Vampire Christopher, Blood Soaked Promises)Blood and Snow 6: Masquerade's Moon - Coming Soon!Sci-fi romance:Aligned: An Immortal Essence Short StoryExiled (Immortal Essence #1)Beguiled (Immortal Essence #2)Romantic Suspense series:Sleeping Roses (Dead Roses #1)Undercover Chirstmas: A Dead Roses Short - Coming November 28th, 2012.From the AuthorThe BLOOD AND SNOW series is the fairytale retelling of Snow White with a vampire twist. She lives in present day Salem, Mass. Her next door neighbors are 7 brothers who've been adopted by an eccentric, older man they call Professor Pops. The series will be told in 12 volumes. I hope you enjoy reading about Snow, the seven brothers, and the gorgeous Hunter, as much as I've enjoyed writing about them. Views: 35
Small-town cop Mac Riordan lost his wife in a car crash, but his infant son survived, only to later be kidnapped. Now, five years later, Mac locates him living in Anniversary, Texas, with beautiful Emily Gilley. The more he gets to know this mysterious mother of his son, the less he's convinced she's a coldhearted kidnapper. She might be a victim just as much as he is. So when Emily's under-the-radar lifestyle is suddenly discovered, Mac comes clean. The threats against her—against their child—escalate and Mac must risk it all to protect his son...and the woman who's brought him back to life.About the AuthorKaren Whiddon started weaving fanciful tales for her younger brothers at the age of eleven. Amidst the Catskill Mountains of New York, then the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, she fueled her imagination with the natural beauty that surrounded her. Karen now lives in north Texas, where she shares her life with her very own hero of a husband and three doting dogs. She divides her time between the business she started and writing. Check out her website, www.karenwhiddon.com. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.The bright sun felt warm on his skin. If he'd been here for no reason other than a desire to enjoy the weather, Mac Riordan would have stopped and turned his face up to let the bright rays try to heat blood that these days always seemed chilled. Instead, he glanced around while keeping his quarry in sight, taking in the lush greenness of the park crowded with citizens enjoying the early spring air.He couldn't believe the hunter's rush he felt at this planned-for encounter. Finally, after all this time, he'd meet the woman who had, inadvertently or not, stolen everything he had left to live for.He'd planned this carefully, just happened to take a stroll along the tree-lined, paved walking path when the very woman he'd come to town to find strode past him on her daily walk—Emily Gilley. He'd been watching her for a week, after all, and figured an accidental meeting in the park would be a great way to meet her.True, if he wanted this to appear unintentional, keeping up with her confident pace without looking as though he was stalking her might prove difficult, though not impossible.He doubted she'd find him suspicious. From what he'd heard about the east Texas town of Anniversary, everyone was friendly and trusting and looked out for each other. If this was true, then Emily Gilley would have no reason to worry about a friendly stranger.He allowed himself the slightest of grim smiles. If only she knew.So far, he'd been careful. After all, he'd only been in town for three weeks. It was just long enough to establish his brand-new trucking business and to put out a few feelers about her, the woman he'd spent several years trying to locate: Emily Gilley, twenty-nine-year-old widow of one of the most notorious drug dealers on the Eastern Seaboard. She'd changed her name, taking back her mother's maiden name Gilley, and altered both the cut and the color of her hair, all to help her disappear. But for someone with the far-flung resources to which he had access, finding her had been a matter of time and a tenacious effort. He was fortunate to still have a lot of the tools from his law enforcement days at his disposal.Her long, blond locks were now dark, short and spiky. Instead of designer fashions, she wore clothing that looked off the rack at a big bin department store. She'd gone from a glamorous life in Manhattan to this: a tiny lakefront community ninety miles east of Dallas.As he hurried around a bend at the end of the trail, trying not to appear in too much of a rush, he nearly ran into her. She'd stopped at the weathered wooden bench that marked the entrance to the paved parking lot of Sue's Catfish Hut, which was crowded with lunch-time patrons.She was stopped and turned to face him, apparently willing to wait for him to catch up.This was going even better than he'd hoped, he thought with some satisfaction. And then he got a look at her annoyed expression.Hands on her hips, she glared at him, her brown eyes full of anger mixed with only the barest hint of fear. "What do you want? Stop following me! If you're trying to creep me out, you're succeeding admirably."He dipped his chin, sending her an abashed smile he hoped she'd find reassuring. "My apologies. I had no idea this was a private trail."Instead of growing flustered, she shook her head, sending her shaggy spiked hair rippling. "It's not. But I walk here every day on my lunch break, and I know almost everyone in town. Every time I look up, you're right behind me. You never pass me or fall back. And while this is the first time I've seen you here, you have to understand how such behavior can make a woman feel threatened.""Threatened? Interesting choice of words." He crossed his arms. "I'm new here, and I mean you no harm. I wasn't aware being a newcomer and taking a walk were crimes."Narrowing her eyes, she studied him, apparently not buying his too-easy, confident patter. In his experience, overly suspicious or outright paranoid people usually had something to hide. But then again, she had a point. He was a stranger who was following her, and her former husband had been a drug dealer. No doubt, looking over her shoulder had been deeply ingrained in her psyche. She'd be foolish not to worry. And one thing he'd learned about Emily Gilley, formerly Cavell, was that she was anything but stupid.Finally, she took a deep breath, exhaling it slowly."Look," she said, her tone reasonable this time rather than furious, "you've been following me way too closely. What matters is that you've made me very uncomfortable." Swallowing hard, she studied him, her caramel gaze unflinching. "And even though this is a small town, one can't be too careful."It was especially true for a woman like her, with so many secrets to hide.He nodded, feigning chagrin. "Again, I apologize. If I'd known I was frightening you, I would have dropped back or—" he grimaced ruefully "—I would have tried to pass you."Rather than accept his apology, she straightened her shoulders and lifted her chin. "You said you're new in town, right?""Yes." Relieved and slightly surprised that getting to know her was going to be this simple, he gave her a practiced, easy smile, holding out his hand. "Mac Riordan."Instead of a handshake, she simply continued to stare him down. Only when he'd dropped his hand and frowned did she speak again in a cool, measured tone. "Welcome to Anniversary, Mac Riordan. I don't know who you are or what you want, but in the future, please leave me alone.Tamping down shock, he feigned confusion instead. "Ma'am, I—"Backing up slightly, she tilted her head and peered up at him. "Let me ask you something. Are you the one who mailed me the note? It was postmarked Dallas. Is that where you're from?""Note?" He eyed her warily. Had someone tipped her off about his arrival? "What note? I have no idea what you're talking about.""You didn't send me an anonymous note? Cut out letters on white paper?"Was this a joke? Then, as he realized what she'd said, his former cop instincts made him ask, "Is someone sending you threatening notes?"Again he got the sharp, brown-glass stare, as if she thought if she tried hard enough she could read his mind. Since he'd been looked at all kinds of ways by all sorts of people in his previous life in law enforcement, he let her. Silence was often the best interrogation method of all."You didn't answer my question. Are you from Dallas?""No," he fired back. "Albany, New York. Now tell me about this note.""That's none of your business," she said calmly, her spine so rigid he thought it might snap. Then, apparently considering he might in fact be harmless, she swallowed, still eyeing him warily."I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be so rude. I've got to go." She mouthed the words, sounding anything but. Without another word, she marched off, her spiky dark hair ruffling in the breeze.Watching her slender, lithe body as she went, he couldn't help but respect that she knew enough to be wary. Because if their situations had been reversed, he'd have done exactly the same. People on the run from former lives couldn't afford to befriend curious strangers.This was exactly the reason he had to make sure he gained her trust—no matter what it took. Views: 35
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Psycho. Sick. Dangerous. Réal Dufresne's reputation precedes him. When the mangled body of his best friend, Shaun, turns up in a field just east of town, tough-as-hell Réal blames himself. But except for the nightmares, all Ré remembers is beating the living crap out of Shaun the night of his death. Shaun's girlfriend, sixteen-year-old Evie Hawley, keeps her feelings locked up tight. But now she's pregnant, and the father of her baby is dead. And when Réal looks to her to atone for his sins, everything goes sideways. Fast. The tighter Evie and Réal get, the faster things seem to fall apart. And falling in love might just be the card that knocks the whole house down. Views: 35
Lose yourself in the dark atmospheric world of the Scottish Highlands where legends and myths come to life.Secrets from her family's past.A prophecy she can't outrun.And the man protecting her she might not want to.Her childhood was torn to shreds when a fortune teller foretold the deaths of her beloved parents, and spoke of a horrifying prophecy that haunted Alessandra for years. Raised by her grandmother, Ally has almost forgotten her cursed destiny before stumbling upon what truly hides in the dark - and has set its eyes on her.Called upon by the prophecy to protect and guide her, James Carlisle was destined to make sure she succeeded. The handsome man is hiding his own secrets but Alessandra finds herself wanting him near as she races against time to trust in the words that have sealed her fate. Will she save her world from destruction while she fights her feelings for her... Views: 35
When Tom gets a puppy called Spider, it changes both their lives. Tom finally has a special friend all of his own - which is just what he needs as he struggles with a difficult new school and trouble at home. And Spider has someone to love him. But the course of their love does not run entirely smoothly, as they embark on a gruelling journey of separation and reunion.
Dog is a book about trust, standing up for yourself, and learning to love. By the award-winning Andy Mulligan, author of the bestselling Trash, it is a story that will delight readers young and old. Views: 35
