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Merde And Mandarins
A Defense Secretary shooting. The collapse of the Home Office Secretary. London’s high-ranking civil servants are being targeted, and DCI Jack Austin is drawn out of retirement.
When his wife is kidnapped, inept savant DCI Austin leads the rescue mission while trying to solve the recent mystery, and discover the motives of the master conspirator.
Racing towards the chaotic conclusion, can he find solace in a welcome retirement, and uncover the supreme Machiavellian plot?
Chasing The Wind
When six gifted children vanish around the globe, an investigation reveals genetic experimentation, dubious funding and the disappearance of a research assistant.
Searching for proof of the Exodus, biblical archaeologist Lynne Raven meets enigmatic billionaire heir Connor Mackenzie. As the two grow closer, a disturbing link to the abductions and a past rife with secrets, visions, and voices changes their lives.
In pursuit of the truth, can the two unravel the mystery of a prophecy... or be left chasing the wind?
Feed Thy Enemy
In this heartwarming narrative based on a true story, a British airman embarks on a plan that risks it all to feed a starving, war-stricken family.
Thirty years after serving in World War II, middle-aged Rob’s holiday plans see an unforeseen change that leads him on a coach tour of Italy. Struggling with post-war PTSD and depression, he reluctantly agrees to the journey – and sparks a dream that plunges him into long-stifled memories.
Expensive Janitor
Breaking Bad meets Boston Legal in this true story of an Albuquerque trial lawyer.
Desperately trying to save his practice, morals and sanity, David Pauly represents everyday people and takes you on an adventure into the real world of legal practice. There are no beautiful boardrooms overlooking Manhattan here, but a cultural wasteland isolated in sand, idiocy and rampant gunfire.
Along the way, you will learn the secrets that all good lawyers use to pervert justice, confuse the facts and navigate the treacherously fine line between absurdly clever and catastrophically stupid. You'll meet dysfunctional judges, greedy clients, cannibalistic lawyers and alcohol-fueled insanity in the state of New Mexico, filled with perpetual chaos, poverty and substance abuse.
Evelyn Evolving
At just 4 years old, Evelyn Gundrum’s happy world is turned upside down. Abandoned by her mother, she is shipped to an orphanage run by the terrifying Sister Honora.
Evelyn grows up amidst hardship and heartbreak, plagued by unresolved emotions that follow her into adulthood as she seeks answers in a sea of questions.
Will her uncertain path to self-discovery lead to happiness?
Praise:
Evelyn Evolving is a heartfelt story of one woman’s journey through some of life’s most difficult trials, a coming-of-age that readers won’t soon forget. Maryann Miller captures the spirit of a woman who refuses to be defeated with great tenderness and, what’s more, enduring hope.
Antonia of Venice
Very few knew Antonia, despite her fame as La Stella di Venezia. In decadent 18th century Venice, she develops from Vivaldi’s star pupil into his musical colleague and the pride of Venetian music.
After falling in love with Orlando Sagredo - master planner of the Palio - Antonia recognizes the emotional bondage she has never questioned.
Antonia of Venice is inhabited by brilliant musicians, avaricious politicians and ineffectual rulers of the Republic. Through it all, the people and music Antonia loves take the reader into the depths of revenge and selflessness, as the story advances the timeless, feminine heroic as a powerful and equal partner to the masculine.
Praise:
★★★★★ - "Drama, pathos, love, intrigue, murder... highly recommended."
cancerwords
Poetry is the only way to touch upon the experience of cancer. It is also the only way to find beauty in the beastliness. And for me, it was the only way to express my grief and allow healing into my life.
cancerwords is a record of Glenn Peirson’s three year battle with a rare sinus cancer. Diagnosed at stage 4, Glenn did his elegant utmost to stay here for his wife and children, the joys of his life. As mother of this remarkable man for all seasons, I was seized by a need to write poetry and take photos on my prayer-walks. These media became my prayer forms. For me, they reached through the madness to a silence where pain is transformed into resilience. I was sustained, and enabled to be what Glenn, Mary, Theodora and Henry needed me to be.
Don't Bank On It Sweetheart
To aspiring writer Arthur Conway, the job offer from a small bank proves a welcome haven - especially with his mounting bills.
But Alastair - his cousin who works at the same bank - sees Arthur's arrival as an opportunity to unlock the fortunes of the bank while the manager is away. When his scheme fails, a new manager takes over with a bold plan to transform the bank.
After Arthur falls in love with Jenny, the young consultant brought in - he faces stiff competition from her pet dog, Ben. Spurned by his love in a jealous misunderstanding, can Arthur foil an attempt to rob the bank - and win her love?
Através de uma Janela (Portuguese Edition)
Explore os reinos distantes da sua imaginação.
Mergulhe em mundos alienígenas, descubra como um reino que conhecia apenas a luz trouxe escuridão ao mundo e surpreenda-se com o horror da aniquilição de espécies inteiras.
Ilustrado magistralmente e cobrindo uma míriade de tópicos instigantes — desde culturas alienígenas a relacionamentos humanos e genocídio — cada uma das cinco histórias encapsula as maravilhas de humanos e humanóides, curiosidade e força.
Da talentosa Elizabeth N. Love, Através de uma Janela satisfaz qualquer desejo por aventura.
Briguella
After several women fall victim to a serial killer, journalist Kate Rivendale becomes embroiled in the manhunt. The authorities have no suspect, and only one forensic link that dates way back to the 1930s.
Detective Chief Inspector William Beckley wants to save his career; he has too many deaths on his conscience. Beckley entices Kate to go undercover, a decision which backfires with devastating consequences.
While DCI Beckley reaches a horrifying conclusion about the murderer, Kate enters a desperate fight for her life - while battling to keep her own secrets buried. But how far is she willing to go to get the story?
Praise:
★★★★★ - "A gripping thriller not to be missed."
★★★★★ - "Will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end."
Festtage in der hohen Prärie (German Edition)
Garden City, Kansas, 1888. Eine kleine Stadt im Westen erhält ein frühes Weihnachstgeschenk: einen neuen Pastor für die Kirche.
Er ist jung, gutaussehend und alleinstehend. Aber für Kirchenorganistin Kristina Heitschmidt bedeutet Pfarrer Cody Williams nichts als Ärger. Besonders als seine erste Handlung ist, sie von der Verantwortung für die Musik in der Kirche zu entbinden. Aber Kristina wird es nicht zulassen, dass man ihr Lebenswerk wegnimmt.
Als Weihnachten näherrückt scheint es, die beiden würden sich in einer festgefahrenen Situation befinden. Bis sie ein Wintersturm übernacht in der Kirche festhält. Schließlich gezwungen, sich miteinander auseinanderzusetzen, stellen die beiden fest, dass die explosiven Gefühle zwischen ihnen in Wahrheit Anzeichen einer überwältigenden Leidensch
Before The Boy
Even in death, a mother guides her son through triumph and tragedy to his true destiny.
Billie Nickerson must accept her own mortality as the only way her son will receive the intuitive gifts he was born to inherit, to save her family - and perhaps the world - from a disastrous fate.
But learning that she has died too soon creates a Karmic crisis, as Billie tries to escape the afterlife and return to her loved ones.
In this prequel to The Moon Singer Trilogy (The Crystal Clipper, The War Chamber, The Wind Rose) we learn the uncanny circumstances that that made Billie's son, David, become a seeker of spiritual truth. As his teacher and mentor, she gave him the courage to overcome his unexpected deafness, to excel at music - and to hear the voice within that speaks from his soul.
Ghost And Ragman Roll
His French honeymoon continually interrupted by a series of misdeeds, DCI Jack Austin returns to Portsmouth to find the missing link.
When an ambitious new detective infringes on his territory – and his ego – Austin resorts to illogically effective tactics to protect those that matter most.
Thatchenstein
In Celebrity Chef Zombie Apocalypse, Professor Ted Forsyth created the Lazarus Engine, which could bring the dead back to life.
Now, Wally Pratt - a distant relative of Professor Forsyth - has inherited his house... and the Lazarus Engine. A member of an extreme right-wing political party and desperate for advancement, he puts together a creature from recycled body parts who looks very much like Margaret Thatcher.
The former great leader is reborn, but now... she's known as Thatchenstein.
The third and final book in this unique horror - comedy - parody trilogy by Jack Strange is the best yet, and ends with a powerful climax.
Chloe - Never Forget
An off-duty detective gunned down. A dead woman. A missing student. And now, a former policeman in search of his past. Dead or alive, something connects these people, and it's up to D.I. Carl Sant to discover what it is.
A series of cold-case inquiries leads D.I. Sant and his colleagues to investigate a botched assassination plot dating back to the 1980s. The deeper they dig, the more secrets are revealed, including shocking connections to the infamous National Front.
Meanwhile, the memory of former P.C. Tanner, survivor of the assassination, is recovering. Sant must find Tanner and figure out who is behind it all, before his superiors lose their rag and more lives are lost.
Christmas Evil
It's Christmas Eve: a time of wonder, magic, anticipation... and terror.
A father who will go to any lengths to feed his hungry children. An unsuspecting woman who inherits a house with a deadly secret. A murderous widow who shares a train carriage with Jack the Ripper. Two burglars who bite off more than they can chew during a late-night raid.
These and many more bedtime stories come hideously to life in Mark L'Estrange's nineteen tales of terror, each set on the most festive night of the year. Will anyone survive until Christmas morning?
Clare In Marseille
When Clare picks up an odd stone, she never expects to be... transported?
Hundreds of years in the past and thousands of miles away, Clare is lost. Will her new friends Andrew and Harold Marshall help her to find the way back, even if they do not believe her?
And more importantly, can she trust these strangers?
Legends of Lemuria
After the collapse of an ancient empire, Casper, Nadika, Jayani and Sharif each acquire a crystal with extraordinary properties.
Their minds and futures intertwined, the four begin a journey to find clues about the mysterious empire, and discover its secrets.
But in their search for Lemuria, have they unleashed powers they can't comprehend - or control?
Divorcees.biz (Italian Edition)
Quattro amiche divorziate e un'agenzia matrimoniale. Che cosa potrebbe andare storto?
Quando Connie, Jenny, Lucy e Sadie si incontrano per bere qualcosa, tutto quello di cui riescono a parlare sono i fallimenti della loro vita sentimentale. Dopo qualche drink più del necessario, hanno la brillante idea di aprire un'agenzia matrimoniale online. Nonostante le discussioni e le differenze tra le quattro donne divorziate sui trent'anni o giù di lì, Divorcees.biz viene presto inaugurato in uno dei più prestigiosi hotel di Londra.
Sarà la soluzione ai loro problemi, oppure l'inizio di molti altri? E alla fine della fiera, ciascuna delle quattro donne troverà l'uomo dei suoi sogni?
Cousins' Club
When the matriarch of the least successful Jewish family in America gets tired of their misfortune, she consults mystical texts for help.
Determined that their next grandchild will be a genius who changes their fortunes, and convinced that no one in her clan is smart enough to raise a genius by themselves, she decides that the child will be passed from household to household to gain their collective wisdom.
A picaresque romp set in 1950's Brooklyn, Cousins' Club is a delightful escape filled with unusual events, radical rogues, cockeyed intellectuals and pie-eyed strivers.
SEMI-FINALIST - 2017 Booklife Prize (Fiction)
Praise:
★★★★★ - "Written with a sharp, satiric blade, Cousins' Club reminded me strongly of Tristram Shandy."
