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The Courtier of Versailles
France, 1682. Louis XIV, the Sun King, is at the height of his power. The court at Versailles is a paradise for privileged young women.
Jeanne Yvette Mas Du Bois is unlike other courtiers: her thirst for knowledge often incurs her father's brutal wrath. But her uncle encourages Jeanne's independence, secretly teaching her fencing in the palace's labyrinthine basement.
Hidden behind her mask, Jeanne is mistaken for a man. As Jean Luc, she is admitted to an inner circle where she learns of a devious plot in the court. As Jean Luc, she is permitted to bring her intelligence and swordsmanship to bear. And as Jean Luc, she is free to love the man of her choosing... even if she can never have him.
The Cracked Altar
A missing princess. A city under siege. A compendium of the blackest sorcery.
The Grand Mage of Caragol is the most dangerous man in the realm, so when Kerstin steals his spellbook right out of his tower, she lights up a firestorm of trouble.
An army sweeps through the city of Klomm, but countless lives are a petty sum for such great power. With the spellbook, Kerstin can deal with the villainous Count Olgris, and the unspeakable horrors conjured by the Grand Mage.
But she is dancing on a spider's thread.
Meanwhile on the other side of the kingdom, fifteen-year-old Hinkle walks a tightrope of her own, spinning a web of dangerous lies around her new master, Sir Gilkrist of Lothellae.
The Door Between Worlds
Michael is a young bookworm who really believes in magic. But even he isn’t prepared for what lies behind the secret door in the school library: Treeshallow, a parallel land where all known stories originate from.
When Michael runs into the residents of Treeshallow, he finds them reminiscent of characters he's read about in books.
Michael’s appearance there isn’t an accident. After he sets to find the famous wizard Ramble, the two learn that the school librarian, Mr. Rogers, has been taken captive by a band of demons known as the Desrai.
But even with their combined forces, can the two save Rogers from the clutches of evil?
The Fargoer
Deep in distant north, Viking warriors roam the land and riches are in reach of the powerful.
In this world emerging from the age of myth, young Vierra begins her passage to adulthood. But the medieval north is a dangerous place, and powers both natural and supernatural are ready to take away everything she holds dear.
Vierra sets to overcome the odds with iron will and sharp wit, but fate has more in store for the young woman. Venturing ever farther from her homeland, she discovers that her destiny is greater than she could have ever imagined.
But can she break her path painted in stone?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "Breathtaking."
★★★★★ - "A beautiful tale full of Nordic mythology."
The Grind
Grind - Victorian slang for sex
Grind - Daily toil
Victorian London, the world’s first metropolis, offered brand new opportunities: you could hide in plain sight or reinvent yourself.
Murder is for hire in a street inhabited by the‘semi-literate & criminal’, a place regarded as the worst in London. Mary and Liza are best friends who live on the street; one on her way up, the other down.
When one of them is marked as a candidate for the assassin's ring, their friendship is shaken. As they drift further apart, suspicion sets in.
Will the two be able to stay friends - or fall out in an aftermath of bloodshed?
The Master Of Verona
"A delightful romp through the backstory of 'Romeo & Juliet." - Chicago Sun-Times
Cangrande della Scala is everything a man should be. Daring. Charming. Ruthless. To the poet Dante, he is the ideal Renaissance prince - until Dante’s son discovers a secret that could be Cangrande’s undoing.
Thrust into the betrayal surrounding Verona’s prince, Pietro Alighieri must navigate a rivalry that severs a friendship, divides a city, and sparks a feud that will produce Shakespeare’s famous star-crossed lovers, Romeo & Juliet.
Based on the plays of William Shakespeare, The Master Of Verona is a sweeping novel of Renaissance Italy. Filled with swashbuckling adventure and unrequited love, this epic journey recalls the best of Bernard Cornwell, Sharon Kay Penman, and Dorothy Dunnett.
The Prince's Doom
Verona has won its war with Padua, but lost its war with the stars. Heartbroken, the young prodigy Cesco turns his troubled brilliance to darker purposes, embracing a riotous lifestyle in order to challenge the lord of Verona, the Church, and the stars themselves.
Trying desperately to salvage what's left of Cesco’s spirit, Pietro Alaghieri hopes the plots and intrigues of the Veronese court will shake the young man out of his downward spiral. But when the first body falls, it becomes clear that this new game is deadly, one that will doom them all.
Born from Shakespeare's Italian plays, The Prince's Doom explores the danger, deceit, and deviltry of early Renaissance Italy.
The Price Of Horses
After his mother and sister are killed in a trailer fire, Luke Smith turns to thievery to raise money and protect his people from oppression.
In the world of gypsy travelers and underworld brigands, danger is never far away. When a burglary goes awry, Luke is pulled into a web of lies and deception that reveals a stunning truth.
Trying to set things right, Luke has to balance between justice and revenge. But in the end, which will prevail?
Standing in Shadows
The Light-loving Fey have rescued Gairynzvl. Now, he wants to return to the dark realm of The Reviled, and rescue the innocent childfey.
It will take strength, courage and more than one Fey to breach the borders of The Uunglarda, and to slip past the legions of Dark Fey. Gairynzvl knows the secret ways in and out of the dark realm. Slipping into the darkness is easy; escaping with the childfey is another matter. If captured, his band of liberators will pray for death long before it comes.
Will the Fey of the Light risk a savage war to rescue the innocent childfey, and who will join Gairynzvl's quest to the realm of shadows and fear?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "Compelling and with a decided darkness throughout, Standing in Shadows is a book any fantasy aficionado will relish."
Melcorka Of Alba
Melcorka and Bradan are returning from Cahokia.
Their plans change abruptly when a storm sends them hundreds of miles off course. After their encounter with the demon Kanaima, Bradan notices something strange in Melcorka's behavior.
After countless days at sea, they find themselves in a strange Eastern land - in the city of Kollchi - and surrounded by supernatural forces they have never seen before. With her trusty sword Defender by her side, Melcorka sets to overcome the odds.
But in this dangerous land of monsters and demonic power, will it be enough?
The Villagers
Nothing can prepare you for the secrets of The Villagers.
Olive and Geoffrey are happier than ever. After moving to the countryside to bring up their three young children, they are welcomed with open arms by the friendly residents of the chocolate box village.
But beyond the veil of rhododendrons and net curtains, there is something more. Just as Olive is settling in and starting to integrate with the community, she finds out that all is not as it first seemed.
As her discoveries become more and more sinister, Olive begins to fear for her own sanity, and has to make choices that will decide the fate of her family.
The Villagers paints an intriguing picture of a 1950s English country village, where not everyone is who they first appear to be.
The Seasiders
This seaside town holds more secrets than you could ever imagine.
Grace and Dick Thomas are the proud owners of the Sandybank Guest House, a pristine establishment set in a prime location overlooking the beach. Tourists come and go all year round, enjoying the beautiful setting and their host's wonderful culinary skills.
However, the permanent residents of this pretty coastal town cause net curtains to flutter and tongues to wag with their myriad of secrets and tales to be told.
Caught up in their midst, the Thomases live their lives regardless, checking guests in and checking guests out. But who holds the biggest secret of all?
Praise from readers:
★★★★★ - "If you like surprises, you’ll love reading The Seasiders."
Personal Violation
When a female executive is harassed and assaulted by the company’s CEO – and subsequently fired – a tenacious attorney is determined to seek justice.
Profoundly affected and facing the psychological impact of a violent sexual attack on a business trip, executive Sarah turns to lawyer Scott Winslow for legal representation when she reports the incident – and is immediately fired for alleged poor performance. As he prosecutes the case, Winslow must find a way to pull together concrete evidence amidst dueling perspectives.
Wolf Moon
The group called Wolf have been enlisted into the Erian Army against their will, and they soon learn that an invasion is planned into their homeland of Grosmer.
As the heroes make their escape, they accidentally stumble upon an old Dwarven city, and become friends with them.
Facing enemies on all sides, the five must find where their loyalties lie, and save their homeland from certain destruction.
Twisted Tales From The Northwest
In this collection of short stories, you’ll meet vampires, zombies, elves, and aliens. You’ll step into an old haunted house. You’ll even witness a trial of the Kafkaesque sort, set in the distant year 2668.
But you’ll never guess how any of these stories are going to end.
Twisted Tales from the Desert
Twisted Tales from the Desert - an anthology of short stories with twisted views and endings.
In this collection you will find humor, murder, a love story involving a ghost, an inhabited ghost town, a Fairy Godmother tale unlike anything you would expect, and more.
NOTE: Contains content considered unsuitable for readers 17 and under.
Twisted Tales from a Skewed Mind
Compelling collection of short stories from Mari Collier, author of Earthbound.
The third definition of skewed is to look obliquely. That somehow describes my mind as I may see things a bit differently than the rest of the population. To me there is always something more, perhaps something hidden or shaded by another dimension.
You’ll meet a boy who doesn’t grow old, a witch that wants to be normal, an Iowa farm woman battling frogs, a vampire that chooses to live in a sunny desert, ghosts, and vampires.
A Conveniência das Mentiras (Portuguese Edition)
Será que uma mentira, recontada demasiadas vezes, consegue arruinar tudo?
A jovem Mackenzie Fairbanks, uma adolescente que nunca tinha sido muito popular e sempre se tinha sentido deslocada do seu próprio ambiente, teve finalmente a oportunidade de recomeçar mais um capítulo na sua vida quando se mudou para uma cidade nova. Contudo, embora não se tenha tornado na rapariga popular que tinha desejado ser, construiu uma relação sólida com uma rapariga de descendência Russa, algo que ela sempre tinha considerado algo improvável de acontecer, a Kira, que se tornou, muito rapidamente, na sua melhor amiga.
Sentinel Five
After the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service is assassinated, a terrorist organization plans to unleash a weapon of apocalyptic proportions and bring the British government to its knees.
A deniable team is assembled to hunt down the terrorists. Called back from obscurity to lead them is Jack “Gorilla” Grant: a freelancer with a Smith & Wesson’ 39 and cut-throat razor. And he's ready to settle the score in his own, brutal fashion.
The Sentinel Five team turns their gunsights to the East, and enters a killing ground of death.
All Saints
After the discovery of two bodies, Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Detective Sergeant Izzie Drake must lead their team in a race against time to prevent further atrocities.
Clues point towards the enigmatic priest, Father Gerald Byrne, who has recently returned to the city of his birth.
But what connects Byrne to the graveyard murders, a young girl's suicide, and a former mental asylum?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "The character development is excellent, as is the interaction among the characters. If you like murder mysteries with solid police work, this one is for you."
★★★★★ - "Well crafted and exciting from the first page to the last. Highly recommended."
