Publisher: Author
A Child's Garden Of Verses By Robert Louis Stevenson Autho rStevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 Illustrator Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935 Title A Child's Garden of Verses
After fleeing from her ex, with a suitcase and $52 to her name, Tracy is trying to rebuild her life in sunny San Diego. She got a job as a host and slowly started making friends, healing and learning to trust again. The unthinkable happens on the night all the girls convince her to go out on the town. The lights go out in the club and Tracy is in the bathroom's darkness. Fenrik is on the run from his tribe for refusing to take the jarl's daughter as his mate. He doesn't know what the punishment for this disrespect will be, but he doubts he'll make it out alive. He manages to make it to an out-of-the-way hunting cabin to shelter for the night, only to find Tracy, crumpled at the doorstep. Both of them are lost in the mountains of Snaerfire and are going to have to rely on each other to find their way. Fenrik's Fate is a standalone novella. It is a prequel to the Abandoned on Niflheim series and can be enjoyed at any point. Though . . . If you ever wondered about Steve's parents . . . Contains mature themes.Show book
Finance: The lifeblood of any country’s beating heart and the life’s work of Sailor Kelstern — Merchant Banker. While wizards brood in their towers and great warriors charge into battle Sailor is more interested in the price of ore, herbs, and alchemicals carried by the trade ships. But when a spell of bad fortune and bitter rivalry leaves him scrambling to turn a profit on little more than winds and whispers, one such whisper catches Sailor’s ear— a dragon has been seen in the west. Sailor soon finds that the dragons are very real, and not at all what he expected. And they practice a very different sort of economy — one of subterfuge and fire. A standalone novel of epic fantasy & adventure capitalism from the author of Vick's Vultures, with bonus novelette: Forego Quest What if you were the hero of every song, story, and legend? What if you didn’t want to be? Find out in this hilarious fantasy short.Show book
“One of the most talented story tellers around.”—Associated Press “Clark has perfected the suspense novel…in classic Christie fashion.”—Booklist New York Times bestseller Mary Jane Clark introduced readers to professional wedding cake decorator and amateur sleuth Piper Donavan in her acclaimed mystery novel To Have and To Kill. Piper’s back in The Look of Love, on cake creating assignment at a West Coast luxury spa for the wealthy and famous—where nip and tuck and murder are offered in equal measures. Clark really hits her stride with The Look of Love, providing a winning recipe for delectable mystery that combines chills, twists, humor and often very romantic suspense in the bestselling vein of Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark, Faye Kellerman, Elizabeth Lowell, and Jayne Ann Krentz. She even includes scrumptious pastry recipes and fabulous cake design tips.Show book
As an underworld princess, daughter to the boss of mob bosses all along the east coast, Sophie’s life was a gilded cage. A prison of gold and silk… That is until Luke stepped into her life. A scrapper from the back streets, who had risen from among the ranks to stand in her shadow. Luke, her bodyguard, and her secret lover. Their destinies were never meant to cross, but they had. It was impossible, forbidden, but they couldn’t resist… Now their one reckless night has become a desperate fight for their lives.Show book
Jenny has to come to terms with the fact that her Partner is gone, she deals with vivid nightmares and visions that tease her with the possibility that he may still be around. Though he is gone something greater than she could comprehend is slowly unfolding.Show book
"The Looking Glass" is a short story by Anton Chekhov about a young woman named Nellie who is sitting in her room and staring into a mirror. Nellie is dreamy and lost in thoughts of her future and the man she loves. As she stares into the mirror, she sees the reflection of her future husband and begins to imagine her life with him. Suddenly, Nellie's dream is interrupted by a crisis. Her husband is ill and Nellie rushes to the doctor's house for help. However, the doctor is exhausted from treating patients with typhus and is unable to help Nellie's husband. Despite Nellie's pleas, the doctor refuses to see him, leaving Nellie in despair. The story ends with Nellie left to deal with the situation on her own, questioning the reality of her dreams and the future she had envisioned.Show book
