The Acreage part 3 - The Fear and The Fireman
Gerry Chadwick
Publisher: BookRix
Summary
More stories from the Acreage. Can Arabella discover the terrible secret of the building?
Publisher: BookRix
More stories from the Acreage. Can Arabella discover the terrible secret of the building?
The journey of Erik the Viking is almost done but the Norns have not yet finished spinning and their webs threaten to engulf Erik, his family and his growing clan. He may be getting old, but Erik is still a force to be reckoned with and when others falter, the last Viking in the New World is there to steer the clan to safety. This is the last audiobook in the saga that has been the story of Erik the Navigator.Show book
For Agent Ciris, the mission should have been simple: get in, apprehend the target, get out. But when the simple snatch and grab goes horribly awry, the world’s first cyborg finds herself backed into a corner.At odds with her superiors, she becomes embroiled in two conspiracies - one intended to destroy her with a cybernetic virus that will neutralize the technology that keeps her alive, the other intended to keep hidden the untold secrets of her origin. With the walls closing in around her, Ciris becomes a rogue agent with no one to trust and only one objective - unravel the shrouds of secrecy before time runs out.Show book
This is a concise summary and analysis of Sunrise on the Reaping, by Suzanne Collins. It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Suzanne Collins. Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview. When the Capitol reaps, it doesn’t just take lives—it rewrites destinies. Sunrise on the Reaping delivers a gripping new chapter in the Hunger Games saga, introducing Maelor Greaves—a tribute who volunteers not for glory, but for love. Thrust into a brutal arena crafted from a drowned city and shattered truth, Maelor must navigate not just deadly traps and muttations, but the insidious power of the Capitol itself. With every breath, Maelor defies expectation. He becomes a symbol—not through savagery, but through strategy, empathy, and quiet rebellion. And as his story ignites sparks across Panem, a new kind of uprising begins—not from fire, but from purpose. Haunting, emotional, and fiercely relevant, Sunrise on the Reaping is more than a fight for survival. It’s a fight to reclaim the soul of a nation.Show book
A Texas construction tycoon helps his brother’s widow rebuild her life in the USA Today–bestselling author’s novel of family and forbidden desire. The tornado that tore apart Royal, Texas, ripped Paige Richardson’s world to shreds. After losing her husband, she thought his twin brother, construction tycoon Colby Richardson, would offer a shoulder to lean on. But his standoffish ways make her wonder what happened to the closeness they once shared. For years, Cole has kept his distance, but now he’s staying on Paige’s ranch while he helps the town rebuild. It’s only a matter of time before the feelings—and secrets—he’s hidden all come to the surface.Show book
From the multiple Hugo and Nebula award–winning author: "A panoramic story of what happens to a world gone super intelligent" (Astounding Science Fiction). With "wonderfully logical detail . . . exciting storytelling and moving characterization" (Anthony Boucher), science fiction master Poul Anderson explores what happens when the next stage of evolution is thrust upon humanity and animals. As Earth passes out of a magnetic field that has suppressed intelligence for eons, the mental capacity for all mammals increases exponentially, radically changing the structures of society. A mentally impaired farm worker finds himself capable of more delicate and intelligent thoughts than he ever dreamed. A young boy on holiday manages to discern the foundations of calculus before breakfast. Animals that were seen as livestock and pets can now communicate clearly with their owners and one another. And an already brilliant physics researcher now uses his boundless intellect to bring humankind to the stars—even as his wife plunges into an existential crisis. For all of them, the world will never be the same . . .Show book
After fulfilling a pledge to a dying friend, Zacharias Hamilton is finally free. No family entanglements. No disappointing those around him. Just the quiet bachelor existence he's always craved. Until fate snatches his freedom away when the baker of his favorite breakfast bun is railroaded by the city council. Despite not wanting to get involved, he can't turn a blind eye to her predicament . . . or her adorable dimples. Abigail Kemp needs a man's name on her bakery's deed. A marriage of convenience seems the best solution . . . if it involves a man she can control. That person definitely isn't the stoic lumberman who oozes silent confidence whenever he enters her shop. Control Zacharias Hamilton? She can't even control her pulse when she's around him. When vows are spoken, Abigail's troubles should be over. Yet threats to the bakery worsen, and darker dangers hound her sister. Can she put ever more trust in Zach without losing her dreams of independence?Show book