Verlag: PMO Publishing
The world has changed in the 10 years since Chloe's thirteenth birthday, now humans have been replaced at the top by giant insects, huge flies and beetles control the day, giant mosquitoes and cockroaches rule the night... people live underground, and opening windows is forbidden, it would be dangerous to let the bugs in, but some girls are headstrong, and Chloe tempts fate with dire consequences!
Passion, hope, and forbidden desire... WINNER PNR GUILD AWARD - BEST VAMPIRES & SHIFTERS SERIES! Holly Jennings wasn’t planning on another trip to Scotland. And she certainly wasn’t planning on a trip down memory lane with the hot Highlander who broke her heart. But she’s never been much of a planner — more like a roll-with-the punches country gal. A good thing too, because “one last request” may not be the only thing a beloved mentor left her in his will. Before Holly knows it, she’s heading on a mysterious mission to a remote island — and straight into danger. Dragon shifter Lachlan McKenney likes his life logical and organized — not turned upside down by the lithe, impulsive beauty he’s been trying to forget for years. Especially now that he’s busy guarding a ruthless archenemy who’s plotting to escape an island prison. But Holly awakens every emotion Lachlan has been trained to resist: passion, hope, and forbidden desire. Apparently, there’s no outrunning fate, just as there’s no shirking duty. Against the odds, Lachlan must keep Holly safe on her mission to carry out a venerable old dragon’s last wishes. At the same time, he must resist temptation, because letting his focus slip could cost Holly her life — and unleash a deadly foe. Anna Lowe’s FIRE MAIDENS: Billionaires & Bodyguards series Prequel - Paris Rose Book 1 - Fire Maidens: Paris Book 2 - Fire Maidens: London Book 3 - Fire Maidens: Rome Book 4 - Fire Maidens: Portugal Book 5 - Fire Maidens: Ireland Book 6 - Fire Maidens: Scotland Book 7 - Fire Maidens: Venice Book 8 - Fire Maidens: Greece Book 9 - Fire Maidens: SwitzerlandZum Buch
Trade in your popcorn for pop rocks in this modern epistolary narrative for fans of “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” (Maria Semple) and “Dear Committee Members” (Julie Schumacher). Online history teacher Naomi is doing her best. "Don't @ me." Teacher and single mom Naomi is always biting off more than she can chew. Naomi knows what it's like to grow up in hard times and still manage a decent education, so when it comes to her online, at-promise (not "at-risk," thank you very much) high school students, she goes the extra mile. At the rate she's going, though, she'll need the mouth of a hippo to have a shot of chewing it all, especially since her students aren't the only ones who need her. Naomi's best friend discovers her wife has a mysterious disease doctors can't figure out how to diagnose, her daughter struggles with debilitating social anxiety, and her mother calls her repeatedly. From jail. When one of Naomi's students shows up at her door, pregnant and homeless, Naomi can't help but take her in. But Naomi's hyper-involvement in her students' lives results in her alienating the people she loves most. Wondering how she'd gotten everything wrong, Naomi seeks help and refuge with an online book club made up of sugar-addicted candy lovers who might offer the wake-up call Naomi needs. Narrated in a series of emails, texts, discussion forums, and other forms of communication, ALL I'M ASKING delves into the bonds of friendship and family, what can test it, and how we find our way back to strengthen those ties.Zum Buch
Gingle bells, gingle bells, gingle all the way… Olive Turner might have lived through eighty-four Christmases, but she’ll never get bored of her favourite time of year. And this one’s set to be extra-special. It’s the Gin Shack’s first Christmas – and there’s a gin-themed weekend and a cocktail competition on the cards! But, beneath the dazzle of fairy lights and the delicious scent of mince-pies, Olive smells a rat. From trespassers in her beloved beach hut to a very unfunny joke played on her friends, it seems that someone is missing a dose of good cheer. Olive knows she’s getting on a bit – but is she really imagining that someone in the little seaside town is out to steal Christmas? More importantly, can she create the perfect gin cocktail before Christmas Eve – in time to save the day? ‘Olive is back and better than ever, putting the gingle into Christmas!’ – Rachel Dove ‘I absolutely loved this fun festive read, packed full of Christmas cocktails. Delicious!’ Heidi Swain ‘Full of festive fizz…Olive’s return is a real tonic!’ Fay KeenanZum Buch
Dr. Green's prized research bonobo is kidnapped and now the hunt for this unusually intelligent primate has exploded into violence. … Rory's in a tight spot. Technically, she's in a lab refrigerator, hiding for her life. Who just stormed the primate facility with a gun, leaving the lab tech Andy shot through the neck, dead in a pool of his own blood? For Rory, survival consists of folding herself into the only hiding place available to live another day, affording her the opportunity to search for answers to the violence raging around her. And of course, the mystery of her missing research primate. A quiet life in Columbus, Ohio is upended as scientist Rory Green finds herself playing the part of sleuth, searching for one of her company’s kidnapped primates as the authorities’ disinterest and dragging feet make life unbearable. Absent colleagues and antagonistic bosses aren’t helping either. Rory’s research involves animal/human communication. At one time a hot field in military research, it is now in the hands of a small group of scientists dedicated to the behavior and techniques of interspecies understanding. This core of scientists, at one time, included her late father and one of his associates, Dr. Porter, a professor at Butler University and Rory’s “adopted,” intellectual mother. As she struggles to find clues, Rory recruits old and new friends to help, and in the process digs up shocking secrets that threaten to blow up more in her life than her scientific endeavors, endangering the primates around her—both human and primate.Zum Buch
If keeping secrets is integral to the human soul, so is the desire to uncover the secrets of others. The delicate balance between preserving, revealing, and discovering secrets breeds conflict and the power of knowledge. Yet, as we learn to harness this power and manage these conflicts, we develop trust and discretion. What secrets will you uncover in this anthology of 26 short mysteries, thrillers & memoirs? Written by members of The Ohio Writers' Association, in their 3rd collaboration for audiobook production with members of the Ohio Audiobook Narrators. Made possible in part by the Ohio Arts Council. - “Art House” by Marty Vian, narrated by Gary Smith - “Secret o' Life” by Ed Davis, narrated by Phillipa Miller - “In Memoriam” by Jim Hodnett, narrated by Angus Freathy - “The Distance Between Us” by Terri Sutton, narrated by Dinah Dawson - “A Thousand Words Denied” by Jerry Vandal, narrated by Angus Freathy - “Your Other Life” by Peter Gorman, narrated by Becky White - “Home” by Timothy Doyle, narrated by Phillipa Miller - “The Evil Twin” by George Pallas, narrated by Angus Freathy - “Reaper's Return” by Christina Moore, narrated by Becky White - “Leakproof” by Charles O'Donnell, narrated by Phillipa Miller - “Redemption” by Darin Miller, narrated by Phillipa Miller - “Finder's Fee” by Michael Whitfield, narrated by Grant Bunting - “Vacant” by Corrina Malek, narrated by Phillipa Miller - “Just a Touch” by Lois Spencer, narrated by Phillipa Miller - “Throwing Stones” by Stephen Kraynak, narrated by Phillipa Miller - “Secret Blood, Sacred Blood” by Jyotsna Sreenivasan, narrated by Becky White - “A Story You Have to Be Sober to Tell” by Chase Montana, narrated by Gary Smith - “Fifteen Minutes” by Robbi Bryant, narrated by Phillipa Miller - “The Dancing Queen” by Edward Gosnell, narrated by Gary Smith - “Catacombs” by Bill Vernon, narrated by Gary Smith - “Being Normal” by Steven Kenneth Smith, narrated by Gary Smith - “Who Wants Pie?” by Sandy Kachurek, narrated by Phillipa Miller - “Last of My Kind” by Maureen McGuirk, narrated by Phillipa Miller - “Salted Away” by Craig Webb, narrated by Gary Smith - “Fates Entwined” by Jerry Roth, narrated by Becky White - “Such Secrets as Starfish Keep” by Steve Kaczmarek, narrated by Gary SmithZum Buch
I might be the most promising quarterback in college football today, but once I was just a boy desperately in love with the wrong girl, one I’d very much like to win back. She blocks me better than any player on the field, but to figure out my best play, first I need to understand how we got here. We have been apart longer than we were together but we can’t seem to stop torturing each other. Every guy she touches or allows to touch her is like a knife right to my heart. Not to be outdone, I play her game. No one will ever accuse me of giving less than everything. These are her rules after all, and I’ve always been competitive. I thought her being my stepsister would keep us apart forever, but it’s the damage we did trying to resist each other that sealed our fate. And yet, despite the ways we’ve betrayed each other over and over, I can’t let her go. What we have could almost be love if it didn’t hurt so much. My heart, black and broken as it may be, will always belong to the girl with sad eyes. Are we damaged beyond repair, or do we dare try one more time? This is book one of the Pretty Broken Duet.Zum Buch
