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A chilling, haunting ghost story that delves into the dark past of the 16th century Essex witch trials. So scary you’ll sleep with the lights on…Sadie Asquith has been fascinated by the dark past of Essex’s witch hunts for as long as she can remember. And for good reason: between 1560 and 1680, over 500 women were tried for witchcraft in the county of Essex. But as she researches a book on the subject, Sadie experiences strange, ghostly visions. She hears noises at night, a sobbing sound that...
| Автор | Syd Moore |
An extraordinary collection of short stories from an author who is set to become one of America’s leading literary voices.In the tradition of Raymond Carver or Tobias Wolff, these are all-encompassing stories of the American psyche, of love and loss and of the landscape and its people.A goldfish circles in its bowl, refusing to die, becoming the silent focus of a difficult family life; a pianist loses his talents as he is forced to question the meaning of love and commitment. Through a blend of...
| Автор | David Means |
A profound tale of love, loss and the lore of the sea.The islanders of Parla are still mourning the loss of one of their own. Four years since that loss, and a man – un-named, unclothed – is washed onto their shores. Some say he is a mythical man from the sea – potent, kind and beautiful; others suspect him. For the bereft Maggie, this stranger brings love back to the isle. But as the days pass he changes every one of them – and the time comes for his story to be told…Tender, lyrical and...
| Автор | Susan Fletcher |
A charming new pocket edition of one of Tolkien’s major pieces of short fiction, and his only finished work dating from after publication of The Lord of the Rings.What began as a preface to The Golden Key by George MacDonald eventually grew into this charming short story, so named by Tolkien to suggest an early work by P.G. Wodehouse. Composed almost a decade after The Lord of the Rings, and when his lifelong occupation with the ‘Silmarillion’ was winding down, Smith of Wootton Major was the...
| Автор | Паулин Бэйнс |
Hard times ahead for the Harpers girls…It is two years since Harpers opened in Oxford Street and Ben is planning to expand the premises.Life is good for Sally and Ben as they look forward to their first child and hope for a prosperous future. Beth is settling into married life with Jack, gradually recovering from her aunt’s tragic death, though still unable to conceive a child.New girls have joined Harpers and Marion, Janice and Becky all become a part of the daily life at the busy store. Rachel...
| Автор | Rosie Clarke |
London, 1527. Marry or serve: for Honor Larke, the choice is clear. Unwilling to perish of boredom as an obedient wife, she leaves the home of her ward to attend Her Majesty, Queen Catherine of Aragon. But life at Henry VIII's court holds more than artifice for an intelligent observer, and Honor knows how to watch–and when to act. . .Angered by the humiliation heaped upon her mistress as Henry cavorts with Anne Boleyn and presses Rome for a divorce, Honor volunteers to carry letters to the...
| Автор | Barbara Kyle |
Rollo is tired of humans. Their cities are dirty, and their gizmos are dumb. He knows mankind is wrecking the planet. Rollo’s dream is to escape to the Sierra Nevada Mountains where he can live alone and be free of other people. There’s just one problem with his scheme: Rollo’s hungry human stomach. No matter how much food he carries in his backpack, he always runs out. Inevitably, Rollo has to come back to the “messed-up, man-made world” or starve. All this changes when Rollo finds an old,...
| Автор | Marta Maretich |
Fables from the Magic Tunnel are captivating mysterious visionary fiction trilogies that take place on Earth, and you will learn what is takes to be human in 2295 A.D.<br><br>Learn how life has changed for each child in the 23rd Century as you experience their "rites of passage" in a dark tunnel and meet strange characters. Experience their passage and what it is like to face the unknown and your deepest fears.<br><br>For children, (age 7-12)...
| Автор | Sandra Lee Stephens |
Springing from ancient Greek mythology, HOPE, A MYTH REAWAKENED invites the reader on a journey that is both epic in scope and deeply intimate in the questions it prompts us to ask ourselves about the nature of hope in a fragile world.<br><br>Both a love story and a modern philosophical investigation, even the essential question of who is narrating the story draws the reader in. We take this journey on the wings of allegorical figures Hope and Despair, as we see through their eyes...
| Автор | Lillian Moats |
After a storm sinks his ship, the laconic pirate Nagai Sho finds himself stranded alone, far from home, on an abandoned island. Or so he'd thought until the mysterious yet alluring denizen of this island appears before him: a vision of high cheekbones, dark catlike eyes that speak of grief, long hair black as an island night and enticing hips. But… Male. This evasive being, Rei, brings with him more questions than answers: Where did he come from, when there is nobody else here? And what...
| Автор | Y. Yoshi |
Dead Won't Stay Dead ***For a limited time, you can get a free copy of Craig's novel, Allied Zombies for Peace for free – click here to find out more > http://www.craignybo.com/freebook/ < (just copy and paste into your browser)*** A half-century-old curse lies over the small community of Ridgewater ever since Sarah Chase died in a car accident during a teen-angst-driven game of chicken back in 1962. She perished in the back seat of a 1961 Impala, accompanied by a group of...
| Автор | Craig Nybo |
Mayhem explodes when monsters mix with guns, rednecks and beer. Craig Nybo's second novel, Small Town Monsters, visits the town of DePalma Beach, Montana, a peaceful lake community with a five-star rating in any tour travel guide. Monster hunter isn't in the job description when Kurt McCammus, a Los Angeles homicide detective, leaves the big city and all its violence behind to take a job as chief of police in DePalma Beach. He falls in love with the clean air and peaceful community....
| Автор | Craig Nybo |
Throw a sassy whiskey slinger together with a down-on-his-luck cowboy and what do you get? A match made in the Last Chance Saloon. . . She's No Lady Lark Van Schuyler can take care of herself–and has ever since she ran away from home and wound up in Buck Shot, Oklahoma. Taking care of others is a novelty she can't afford. Until she sees a man deep in his drink and being cheated at poker. Lark decides to do him a favor. . . He's No Gentleman The last thing Larado needs is more...
| Автор | Georgina Gentry |
Temperance When Lacey Van Schuyler Durango and Blackie O'Neal stake their claim for the same piece of Oklahoma land, the battle lines are drawn. On Lacey's side: teetotaling, abstinence, and do-gooding. On Blackie's side: betting, boozing, and bedding. Versus The prim and proper Lacey is a newspaper woman on her own crusade to the tame the West. She plans to turn this nameless prairie town into a civilized piece of heaven. Dark and handsome, Blackie is a Texas gambler peddling...
| Автор | Georgina Gentry |
A Woman With A Will Miss Lillian Primm is beyond weary of polishing the manners of Boston's young ladies, so when she inherits half ownership of a «hotel» in Fort Floppett, Texas, she eagerly heads out West–only to discover that The Texas Lily is no less than a house of ill repute! A Man With A Plan Bradley O'Neal doesn't intend to change a thing about The Texas Lily, least of all the lovely ladies who keep customers coming back for more. It won't be the first time he turns...
| Автор | Georgina Gentry |
Her Heart Was Locked Away Rhyne Abbot is fierce, brave, and used to a life of isolation on her father's spread on the outskirts of Reidsville, Colorado. But when, overcome with sickness, she collapses, she knows she must return to town if she is to have any hope of recovery. Only there is no place for her but the new doctor's home, and he wants more than just to heal Rhyne. He wants her hand in marriage. Until One Man Found The Key Doctor Cole Monroe's hands are already more than...
| Автор | Jo Goodman |
Secrecy and intrigue ignite dangerous passions in New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell's seductive new novel. . .It is whispered throughout London that the members of the Wherlocke family are possessed of certain unexplainable gifts. But Lord Ashton Radmoor is skeptical–until he finds an innocent beauty lying drugged and helpless in the bedroom of a brothel. The mystery woman is Penelope Wherlocke, and her special gift of sight is leading her deep into a dangerous world of...
| Автор | Hannah Howell |
Easy To Catch. . . Texan Will «Waco» McCain and his gang are under orders to rob a bank in Prairie View, Kansas, and get the loot back to their home state, pronto. Trouble is the town's crawling with Yankee soldiers so it's on to Plan B: kidnap the banker's stepdaughter. Nabbing the delectable Rosemary Burke turns out to be easy as pie. But Waco soon discovers the smart, stubborn heiress is quite the handful–in every sense. . . Harder To Keep. . . Rosemary knows this kidnapping...
| Автор | Georgina Gentry |
Whether billed as romance or erotica, the main audience for sex novels is women. Why do they read them? Because often these books, from their cover art to their characters to their plots, are meant to appeal to a female demographic. They're easy to read escapism that speaks to what its audience wants, particularly those who want to experience a little bit of vicarious sex through the leads. Particularly if it's the kind of sex the reader may not have.
| Автор | Speedy Publishing |
Readers of Asian & Pacific Short Stories will have the exciting experience of encountering for the first time the recent work of some of Asia's most talented writers. Collected in this anthology are short stories by authors in nine Asian and Pacific countries: Australia, the Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, and the Republic of Vietnam.These writers speak in many different languages, and their stories tell of life in...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
"A richly entertaining series of Hawaiian tales with explanatory facts, which will delight and inform both the folklore fan and the general reader. Until now, long out of print."—The Honolulu AdvertiserIn bringing together this collection of Hawaiian legends, the author of this little book has conferred a great favor upon all those residents of Hawaii and of those visitors to its shores who pay take an interest in its original inhabitants, once an exceedingly numerous people, but...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
This classic collection of Korean folk and fairy tales is of cultural enormous importance for Koreans and Westerners alike.First published in 1913 but regrettably long out of print, this fascinating little volume is now made available once again for the enjoyment of all who love an ancient tale, particularly if the setting is an exotic one. Of the legends collected here, Mr. Gale has this to say in his preface: «To anyone who would like to look somewhat into the inner soul of the Oriental, and...
| Автор | Im Bang |
A sequel to the classic Incredible Hawaii This illustrated text is packed with information about the Hawaiian Islands and is a delight for young readers and teacher alike.This Hawaiian culture and history book is the fruit of collaboration between author anthropologist Terence Barrow and artist-illustration Ray Lanterman. It is a worthy successor to their Incredible Hawaii published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company in 1974. The first book was received with enthusiasm by tourists, residents, and...
| Автор | Terence Barrow |
The Elf Archive:<br>It has been nearly five years since Noel Night became head of the new Historical department of the North Pole. The summer solstice brings the start of the Reindeer Games, in which Noel and Spices will be teaming up to compete in one of the events. Santa Nicolas has decided to plunge into the dating game in hopes of finding a Mrs. Claus, with adventurous results. Mistletoe Green continues to plot and interfere from behind the scenes, but for what purpose is still not...
| Автор | Jordan David |