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Lana
R. K. Lilley
Romance / Ebooks / Erotica
Lana can’t remember a time when she wasn’t hopelessly in love with Akira. Even knowing that he viewed her as a kid sister had never helped to dampen her feelings. One night together only made it worse. After seducing Akira, it became apparent that their love affair was hopelessly one-sided, and heartbroken, Lana fled her beloved island paradise. Eight years later, Lana finally returns home, planning to stay briefly, and only for business, but her plans go quickly awry when she runs into the man she could never get over.
The Man Who Wasn't All There
David Handler
The latest installment of David Handler's Edgar Award-winning Stewart Hoag mystery series, set in 1990s' New York, sees the ghostwriter-sleuth and his faithful basset hound Lulu inadvertently make a dangerous enemy. After six glorious weeks of hard work on his long-overdue second novel, celebrity-ghostwriter Stewart "Hoagy" Hoag has hit a crossroads in his plot. He thinks a change of scenery will do him good - and he knows just the place. His ex-wife, the actress Merilee Nash, has offered him the use of her idyllic Connecticut farmhouse, while she's away shooting a movie in Budapest. Hoagy and his beloved basset hound Lulu settle in for a few days' rest and relaxation. Hoagy expects fall splendor, long walks and crisp night air. He doesn't expect Merilee's eccentric, unwelcoming neighbor. Austin Talmadge warns Hoagy not to get on his bad side, but what harm can a country oddball like Austin do? Quite a lot, it turns out. All Hoagy wants to do is relax and...
The Girlfriend Who Wasn't from Delaware
Danielle Williams
Apartment walls are thin. Reality may be thinner.Ray Belga lives in the ugliest apartment building in town—but at least it's quiet. Until a mystery neighbor's fridge starts acting up.At least…Ray thinks it's a fridge. But he'll soon learn you can't trust everything you hear through apartment walls…
That Wasn't in the Script
Anna Stileski
Josie Bradford feels stuck. After being moved against her will to New York City and losing her father in the span of a year, the aspiring screenwriter dreams of escaping back to small-town Ohio where she can attend college and go back to some version of normal—if only she could afford it. Enter Hollywood teen heartthrob Rowan Adler, an overnight celebrity thanks to the viral streaming sensation in which he stars. Ever-reckless Rowan is bored, sheltered, and desperate to escape the limelight. The lives of the two teenagers collide one fateful autumn night when Josie finds an escaped Rowan asleep in the middle of the greasy burger shack where she works, leading her to wonder: How much would this exclusive sell for? What follows is an absurd, heartfelt, romantic twenty-four-hour descent into chaos. The unlikely pair slowly learn what it means to embrace the plot twists life throws their way and how...
Down a Street That Wasn't There
Marie Brennan
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Historical Fiction
Step beyond the ordinary...Beneath the surface of our reality lies a world of magic and danger—a world where buildings have guardian spirits, shapeshifting coyotes prey on the hopeful and the desperate, and ancient traditions prepare for an apocalyptic future. These seven urban fantasy tales from award-winning author Marie Brennan paint the everyday with a layer of wonder, inviting you to imagine what could lie just around the corner.
I killed the man that wasn't there
Darrell B Nelson
Science Fiction / Horror
Presented for your entertainment four tales of futuristic horror by an author you probably never heard of. In his desperate attempt to introduce you to his writing he is offering them to you free of charge, and hopes you enjoy them.Four Short Stories that blend science fiction and horror.I KILLED THE MAN THAT WASN'T THERE:A man decides to to keep his friends close and his enemies closer until he can remove them from space-time.I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU:A childish prank dooms mankind to slavery.CONJUNCTION:An astronaut believes that his crewmates have had their minds taken over by an alien microbe.CURSED SHIP:The Commander of a Moon shuttle doesn't believe in curses, until his career is ruined by one.
Where I Wasn't Going
Leigh Richmond
"The Spaceman's Lament" concerned a man who wound up where he wasn't going ... but the men on Space Station One knew they weren't going anywhere. Until Confusion set in....
Luvin' Him Wasn't Enough
Racquel Williams
Have you ever met a man that just grabs your attention and sweeps you off of your feet, only to find out later that he isn't worth a damn? Amoy Simpson experienced a rough life growing up and can't wait to get away from her turbulent home life. Looking for love, she stumbles on Devon, and thinks he is sent by God. She quickly learns that the thug is nothing but a two-timing liar who will go to the extreme to protect the secret he is hiding from her. Kennedy Guthrie is a self-proclaimed cougar who has everything going for herself—except someone to make her feel loved. After losing her husband to a violent crime, she has given up on love until she comes face-to-face with a street thug who makes her insides quiver and helps to make her feel loved all over again. But Kennedy is no stranger to deceit, and she is determined to show him that she is not the one to play with. Shari Simpson is selfish and out for herself, even if it means betraying her older...
The Wife Who Wasn't
Alta Ifland
An exhilaratingly comical, crosscultural debut novel, The Wife Who Wasn't brings together an eccentric community from the hills of Santa Barbara, California, and a family of Russians from Chișinău, the capital of Moldova. It starts in the late 1990s, after the fall of communism, and has at its center the mail-order marriage between a California man (Sammy) and a Russian woman (Tania) who comes to America, which engenders a series of hilarious cultural misunderstandings.The novel's four parts take place alternately in California and Moldova, and comprise short chapters whose point of view moves seamlessly between that of the omniscient narrator and that of various characters. Delivered in arresting prose, both realities—late 90s, bohemian/hipster California and postcommunist Moldova—thus come together from opposite points of view.Above all, this novel is a comedy of manners that depicts the cultural (and personality) clash between Tania and Sammy,...
Life Wasn't Meant To Be Perfect
Candy Ayala
This poetry book has a total of 18 poems. They are all about love and hate whether it is in our everyday life or in the relationship that we are in. Every poem is different with a different meaning behind them.This poetry book has 18 poems about love and hate. In a relationship and in life nothing is perfect. There are always good and bad moments no matter how hard you try to make things perfect life is full of ups and downs. Not every page of this book is about love and not every page is about hate but about both. Every page is different with it's own unique story behind it, and just like life this book isn't perfect either.
If It Wasn't For Sarah
Lynne Roberts
Romance
Chelsea had always done what her best friend Sarah asked. So when Sarah decided the class should put on an ambitious Christmas production, it is no surprise who ended up doing all the work for it. But even Sarah hadn't intended for it to turn out the way it did.When famine threatens a small fishing village in Norway, seventeen-year-old Lars is delegated to take his youngest brother Torvald with him to America, to live with Uncle Anders in Dakota Territory. The story is told by a descendant of Lars, who chronicles the adventures and misadventures of the boys and their friends and neighbors, including the story of Hans, an odd but lovable draft horse. The tales go on to include often-humorous accounts of courtship and marriage, as the boys grow into men.
Love Wasn't Built In a Day
Renée Dahlia
A friends to lovers gay Regency romance with a delicious slow burn.Humphrey Dexington wants his best friend, and colleague, to be happy in love. With him, preferably. After accidentally reading a letter written by David to a former lover, Humphrey realises his own love for David would forever remain unrequited. It's time to finally move on and let David find someone to love who would stick by him. If he couldn't have David, at least David could have the man who he sent such poignant letters to.Humphrey invites David and his lover to the Soho Club for an evening together, but when David's lover doesn't show, it might just give Humphrey the chance he's always wanted.Engineer David Mattson doesn't have time for love. Grand engineering projects dominate his life, and he spends most of the year travelling to supervise the works. When his last affair ended, he decided that was it. Love wasn't for him. He'd never find someone who wanted to share the life he...
It Wasn't Your Fault
Beverly Engel
Shame is one of the most destructive of human emotions. And while anyone can suffer from lingering shame, those who were abused in childhood tend to feel it the most. In It Wasn't Your Fault, a therapist presents a compassion-based therapeutic approach to help survivors of physical and sexual abuse overcome the debilitating shame that often keeps them tied to the past. By offering step-by-step techniques for understanding the root cause of shame, as well as exercises in mindfulness and compassion for the self and others, this book will help readers begin to heal and move past painful experiences.
The Monster Who Wasn't
T C Shelley
A brilliantly rich and strange fantasy adventure that will make us all believe in monsters – be they good, bad or somewhere in between.It is a well-known fact that fairies are born from a baby's first laugh. What is not as well documented is how monsters come into being ...This is the story of a creature who is both strange and unique. When he hatches down in the vast underground lair where monsters dwell, he looks just like a human boy – much to the disgust of everyone watching. Even the grumpy gargoyles who adopt him and nickname him 'Imp' only want him to steal chocolate for them from the nearby shops. He's a child with feet in both worlds, and he doesn't know where he fits.But little does Imp realise that Thunderguts, king of the ogres, has a great and dangerous destiny in mind for him, and he'll stop at nothing to see it come to pass ...
That Wasn't in the Script
Sarah Ainslee
Josie Bradford feels stuck. After being moved against her will to New York City and losing her father in the span of a year, the aspiring screenwriter dreams of escaping back to small-town Ohio where she can attend college and go back to some version of normal-if only she could afford it. Enter Hollywood teen heartthrob Rowan Adler, an overnight celebrity thanks to the viral streaming sensation in which he stars. Ever-reckless Rowan is bored, sheltered, and desperate to escape the limelight. The lives of the two teenagers collide one fateful autumn night when Josie finds an escaped Rowan asleep in the middle of the greasy burger shack where she works, leading her to wonder: How much would this exclusive sell for? What follows is an absurd, heartfelt, romantic twenty-four-hour descent into chaos. The unlikely pair slowly learn what it means to embrace the plot twists life throws their way and how...
The Boy Who Wasn't There
K. M. Peyton
Thirteen-year-old Arnold is always getting into trouble - but nowhere near as serious as when he sees a dead body, floating in a lake. He's the only witness to this crime - and now, someone is trying to kill him too.
The Man Who Wasn't There
Pat Barker
Literature & Fiction
Twelve-year-old Colin, brought up entirely by women, knows little about his father except that he must have fought in the war. His mother, gritty lively but totally absorbed in her boyfriend at the nightclub where she works, says nothing about him, and Colin turns to films for images of what that father might have been, and, when this fails, begins to imagine his own film, a drama set in occupied France. The characters are the people Colin knows — his mother, his teachers and classmates, and Bernard, who dresses like a woman. Weaving in and out of Colin’s real life, his film explores issues of loyalty and betrayal and searches for his twelve-year-old’s answer to the question ‘What is a man?’
But when the man in black, a character in his drama, appears in real life, the game of make-believe takes on a deadly urgency . Only by finding and confronting the ‘thing’ he has created can Colin begin to grow up.
The Angel Who Wasn't
Taylen Carver
Harley learns that everyone hides something, even the Old Races... It's summer and Falconer is exploding with tourists who want to spot the Old Races in their native habitat. Harley and her police officers find keeping the peace a challenge. Then a dear friend of Harley's is found murdered and Harley must face a raw truth: That she didn't know her friend very well at all. Investigating the murder pulls Harley into dark, unexpected pockets of life in Falconer that threaten her town and the people she thought were friends.... The Angel Who Wasn't is part of the Harley Firebird urban fantasy series, which is set in the same fantasy world as Taylen Carver's Magorian & Jones series. 1.0: The Dragon of Falconer 2.0: The Orc Who Cried 3.0: The Shepherd of Fire 4.0: The Mad Folk of Falconer 5.0: The Badge of Our Tribe 5.5: Harley Firebird Files (Collection) 6.0: The Firebird's Regret 7.0: The Angel Who...
The House That Wasn't There
Elana K. Arnold
Award-winning author Elana K. Arnold returns with an unforgettable story of the strange, wondrous threads that run between all of us, whether we know they're there or not.Alder has always lived in his cozy little house in Southern California. And for as long as he can remember, the old, reliable, comforting walnut tree has stood between his house and the one next door. That is, until a new family—with a particularly annoying girl his age—moves into the neighboring house and, without warning, cuts it down.Oak doesn't understand why her family had to move to Southern California. She has to attend a new school, find new friends, and live in a new house that isn't even ready—her mother had to cut down a tree on their property line in order to make room for a second floor. And now a strange boy next door won't stop staring at her, like she did something wrong moving here in the first place.As Oak and Alder start school...
The Boy Who Wasn't Short
Kirk, Edwin;
A geneticist tells the stories of men, women, and children whose genes have shaped their lives in unexpected ways.
It was while listening to a colleague tell the parents of a newborn girl that their daughter was going to die that a lifelong interest in genetic medicine was sparked in Dr Edwin Kirk. Warmth and gentleness tempered a direct, sure manner — this was the medicine he wanted to practise, where the most advanced science and the most deeply human meet. Twenty-five years later, Dr Kirk works both with patients and in the lab, and he spearheads a campaign that will change the way we think about having babies. His experience is without parallel, but it is his humour and insight that make all the difference.
Find out why Dr Kirk found himself among hundreds of people, each with a glass of poison in front of them — and how you might perform the same experiment yourself (without the poison). Learn how the realisation that a young boy wasn’t short ended up saving the life of his mother — and how Angelina Jolie has saved the lives of many more. Sit in the room with Dr Kirk and his patients as they navigate the world of heartbreaking uncertainties, tantalising possibilities, and thorny questions of morality. In genetics, it is the particularities of an individual’s history that matter, and here, in clear and considerate writing, those individual stories are given voice.
It Wasn't Always Like This
Joy Preble
Young Adult / Fantasy / Historical
In 1916, Emma O'Neill is frozen in time. After sampling an experimental polio vaccine brewed on a remote island off St. Augustine, Florida, she and her family stop aging--as do the Ryans, her family's business partners. In a way, this suits Emma fine because she's in love with Charlie Ryan. Being seventeen forever with him is a dream. But soon a group of religious fanatics, the Church of Light, takes note. Drinking the elixir has made the O'Neills and Ryans impervious to aging, but not to murder. When their families are massacred, Emma and Charlie are the only ones who escape with their lives.On the run, Emma is tragically separated from Charlie. For the next hundred years, she plays a cat-and-mouse game with the Church of Light and their descendants. She becomes a private investigator when a series of murders--whose victims all bear more than a passing resemblance to her--indicate that her enemies are closing in. Yet as the danger grows, so does Emma's hope for finding...
The Building That Wasn't
Abigail Miles
This story only ever has one ending. When Everly Tertium encounters a strange man in the park claiming to be her grandfather, she is invited to visit a mysterious apartment building. There, she finds herself in a constant state of déjà vu, impossibly certain that she's already lived through these moments, already been introduced to these people, and already visited all of these rooms and floors. So why does she have no idea what's happening to her?The longer she stays in the building, the more Everly becomes convinced there is more going on than meets the eye. Something is off, time seems to pass differently, and the people living there seem trapped. Slowly, Everly begins to wonder if she is trapped too. But would she even want to leave, if she could?For readers who enjoy Vicious by V. E. Schwab, This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, and The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart.
The Wedding that Wasn't
Lori Wilde
Romance
A runaway bride sets true love in motion . . . On the morning Felicity Patterson was born, a bluebird crashed into the bedroom window pane and died. The superstitious midwife announced that the baby would never know true happiness. Silly stuff, of course, and Felicity doesn't want to believe the prophesy has anything to do with the string of heartaches she's experienced. Or the fact that bluebirds haven't been seen in Serendipity, Texas for decades. In any case, things are looking up. Since the town's leading family chose her B&B to host their daughter's society wedding, The Bluebird Inn has become the hottest venue around. Until the bride says "I don't!" and blows out of town on a hijacked Ducati. Rumors of a jinx have guests canceling their reservations in droves—all except Tom Loving. The retired Army officer and amateur ornithologist hopes to lure the bluebirds back to Serendipity. What does...
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The Cat Who Wasn't There
Lilian Jackson Braun
Skulduggery strikes the Bonnie Scots Tour as Jim Qwilleran and his friends from Pickax set forth on a never-to-be-forgotten adventure, in Lilian Jackson Braun's fourteenth addition to her best-selling Cat Who...series. Persuaded by his beloved companion to join her in a group tour of Scotland, Qwill expects to revel in his Scottish heritage while keeping Polly Duncan safe from the Pickax Prowler. Instead, his trip is cut short when a thief swipes a suitcase, the bus driver disappears, and a fellow tourist is found dead - all in the same day. Distraught over the death of one of their own, the remaining tour members return to Pickax, only to find the town in a tizzy over recent events. But Qwill has other, more puzzling worries on his mind: Who is the fellow still following Polly? Why is Koko licking Qwill's photographs of Scotland and tackling him on the apple barn stairs? Convinced that Koko's odd actions are more than coincidence, Qwill investigates the secret life of the deceased, uncovering a possible lover with a torrid past. It isn't until village scuttlebutt focuses on the bizarre behavior of one of the tour's surviving members, however, that Qwills sensitive mustache tells him one thing: More trouble is on the way. But thanks to the esteemed scribe of The Moose County Something and his inscrutable Siamese, the scoundrel won't get off scot-free! AnnotationQwill agrees to join his beloved Polly on a group tour of Scotland to keep her safe from the Pickax Prowler. On their sixth day in Scotland, however, the tour organizer--Polly's best friend Irma--dies of an apparent heart attack, and Qwill suspects foul play. Koko and Yum Yum may have been miles away from the scene of the crime, but they're just a whisker away from cracking the case. LG Alternate.
The Girl Who Wasn't There
Penny Joelson
For fans of Karen M. McManus and Kara Thomas comes this riveting new young adult crime thriller packed with mystery and suspense, from the acclaimed author of I Have No SecretsNothing ever happens on Kasia's street. And Kasia would know, because her chronic illness keeps her stuck at home, watching the outside world from her bedroom window. So when she witnesses what looks like a kidnapping, she's not sure whether she can believe her own eyes...There had been a girl in the window across the street who must have seen something too. But when Kasia ventures out to find her, she is told the most shocking thing of all: There is no girl.Emotional and full of twists, The Girl Who Wasn't There is perfect for readers looking for: teen mystery books diverse, complex characters chronic illness representation from an #ownvoices author books for teens...
The Cat Who Wasn't a Dog
Marian Babson
Dame Cecile Savoy's "revolting floor mop" of a Pekinese has passed away at a ripe old age. Now, the aging British actress convinces her rivals on stage and screen, Trixie and Evangeline, to support her in her hour of grief...by accompanying her to a taxidermist. But it's a cab ride straight to a cat-astrope! No sooner do the three elderly thespians enter "Stuff Yours" than they discover a dead body, a live kitty in a cage, and flames bursting from the back room. Fortunately for a rare Japanese bobtail called Cho-Cho-San, Trixie grabs the cat before fleeing the scene. But who's the victim? Who set the fire? And why was a gorgeous feline going to be stuffed? Of course, Cho-Cho-San knows more than she's letting on as the curtain goes up on foul play, murderous jealousies, and a killer who may be going to the dogs....
I Wasn't Supposed To Fall For You, #1
Jessica Madden
Mary-Kate "MK" Rowe is a straight-A student. Everyone expects her to do well. But when the principal asks her to tutor Jordan Gates, the bad boy of the school who everyone hates and is failing his subjects, it's not something she really wants. But if it's for extra credit for college, then why not?At first there are conflicts between them where Jordan doesn't want to take anything seriously. Soon she discovers the truth behind Jordan's bad boy behaviours that leads him to want to take his own life. She realises she has to do more than just tutor him, helping him to get back on his feet. It soon becomes serious between them when MK starts to grow feelings for him. She knows she can't, not when she has a boyfriend.But what will she do when her own mental health takes a turn on her after an incident, putting a toll on her relationships with her best friend, her boyfriend and her parents, as well as being bullied for wanting to help and be with Jordan? Can Jordan and MK...
Wasn't Supposed To Love You
Part #2 of "Being Yours Novella series" series by Dawn Martens
Romance / Contemporary / Humor and Comedy
Squishy Taylor and the Vase That Wasn't
Ailsa Wild
Sequential Art / Graphic Novels / Science
Meet the next BIG little thing in junior fiction: Squishy Taylor! Genius solver of mysteries. The weirder the better! An apartment full of questions on a street full of mysteries ... How could a vase disappear from a locked apartment? How come everyone is getting Dad's special forehead-kisses too? Why does toast taste better on a balcony? How do you get rid of a Chinese-warrior ghost?
The Summer I Wasn't Me
Jessica Verdi
Young Adult
Lexi has a secret.She never meant for her mom to find out. And now she's afraid that what's left of her family is going to fall apart for good.Lexi knows she can fix everything. She can change. She can learn to like boys. New Horizons summer camp has promised to transform her life, and there's nothing she wants more than to start over.But sometimes love has its own path..."A powerful indictment of reparative therapy—a sweet love story—and an unforgettable main character!" —Nancy Garden, author of Annie on My Mind"Unflinching honesty and unfaltering compassion...A gem of a novel." —RT Book Reviews, 4 ½ stars, Top Pick of the Month on My Life After Now
The Leprechaun Who Wished He Wasn't
Siobhán Parkinson
Laurence is a leprechaun who has been small for 1100 years and is sick of it! He wants to be TALL. He wants to be cool. Then he meet Phoebe, a large girl who wants to be small. When she invites him to live in her house, Laurence is delighted. He starts wearing jeans and denim jackets and gets rid of the pointy hat. But there is one thing about leprechauns that you can't change - they are always up to mischief. And when Laurence decides on a new career … that's when the fun really starts! A tall tale indeed!
The Girl Who Wasn't There
Karen McCombie
A story of friendship and ghostly mystery from one of the best-loved UK writers for girls. Maisie's dad has a new job as live-in caretaker of a Victorian school. Finding it hard to make friends, things change when Maisie tells her new classmates about something strange she saw the night before—a girl's face in the window of a gothic tower.
The Girl Who Wasn't
Heather Hildenbrand
Young Adult / Romance / Paranormal & Fantasy
The Girl Who Wasn’t : a New Adult novel a SEXY retelling of Imitation
Snotme- The unicorn who thought he wasn't a unicorn
Ruth Bleakley-Thiessen
There once was a unicorn called Snotme.
Unicorns are not only very rare, they are also magical, unique and original.
Snotme grew up with lots of unicorns, they were his family. And they were all very special.
Snotme never really thought that he was special. Come along and find out why he was given this name.
This is a delightful children's book with a powerful message about self-worth.
It's great for a bedtime story and with wonderful illustrations, it's a must for all children who love horses.
It Wasn't Love at First Shalini and I
Prashant Sharma
“It seemed as if it was just me, and just her, just like the way we had first talked, just like I had always imagined, just like how I wanted it to be.”Was it love at first, or was it love every time after that? A love story spread across twenty years and four dates- starting from India going to New York and culminating again in India.This is the story of, Shalini and I.
It Wasn't Me
Dana Alison Levy
THE BREAKFAST CLUB meets middle school with a prank twist in this hilarious and heartwarming story about six very different seventh graders who are forced to band together after a vandalism incident.When Theo's photography project is mysteriously vandalized at school there are five suspected students who all say "it wasn't me." Theo just wants to forget about the humiliating incident but his favorite teacher is determined to get to the bottom of it and has the six of them come into school over vacation to talk. She calls it "Justice Circle." The six students—the Nerd, the Princess, the Jock, the Screw Up, the Weirdo, and the Nobody—think of it as detention. AKA their worst nightmare. That is until they realize they might get along after all, despite their differences. But what is everyone hiding and will school ever be the same?
The Girl Who Wasn't There
Ferdinand von Schirach
A smart, chilling tale of truth, deception and the reach of the law, The Girl Who Wasn't There is the latest crime thriller from the acclaimed author of The Collini Case, a Waterstones Book Club pick. Sebastian von Eschburg, scion of a wealthy, self-destructive family, survived his disastrous childhood to become a celebrated if controversial artist. He casts a provocative shadow over the Berlin scene; his disturbing photographs and installations show that truth and reality are two distinct things. When Sebastian is accused of murdering a young woman and the police investigation takes a sinister turn, seasoned lawyer Konrad Biegler agrees to represent him - and hopes to help himself in the process. But Biegler soon learns that nothing about the case, or the suspect, is what it appears. The new thriller from the acclaimed author of The Collini Case, The Girl Who Wasn't There is dark, ingenious and irresistibly gripping.
They Promised Me the Gun Wasn't Loaded
Part #2 of "All Those Explosions" series by James Alan Gardner
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Horror / Short Stories
Award-winning author James Alan Gardner returns to the superheroic fantasy world of All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault with They Promised Me The Gun Wasn't Loaded.Only days have passed since a freak accident granted four college students superhuman powers. Now Jools and her friends (who haven’t even picked out a name for their superhero team yet) get caught up in the hunt for a Mad Genius’s misplaced super-weapon. But when Jools falls in with a modern-day Robin Hood and his band of super-powered Merry Men, she finds it hard to sort out the Good Guys from the Bad Guys—and to figure out which side she truly belongs on. Especially since nobody knows exactly what the Gun does . . . .
About the Author
JAMES ALAN GARDNER has twice won the Aurora Award from the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, as well as the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for short fiction, and the Asimov’s Reader's Choice Award. His previous books include All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault and several novels in the League of Peoples universe. He lives in Ontario.
The Billionaire Who Wasn't
Conor O'Clery
Chuck Feeney was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to a blue-collar Irish-American family during the Depression. After service in the Korean War, he made a fortune as founder of Duty Free Shoppers, the world's largest duty-free retail chain. By 1988, he was hailed by Forbes Magazine as the twenty-fourth richest American alive. But secretly Feeney had already transferred all his wealth to his foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies. Only in 1997 when he sold his duty free interests, was he "outed" as one of the greatest and most mysterious American philanthropists in modern times. After going "underground" again, he emerged in 2005 to cooperate on a biography promoting giving while living. Now in his mid-seventies, Feeney is determined his foundation should spend down the remaining $4 billion in his lifetime.
When She Wasn't Looking
HelenKay Dimon
SHE WANTED TO TRUST HIM WITH HER SAFETY - BUT NOT WITH HER HEART... No woman could deny the appeal of the sexy deputy sheriff Jonas Porter. But to Courtney Allen, Jonas has one major flaw - his badge. Years ago, Courtney's father was wrongfully convicted of a crime and she vowed to never trust a cop again. But when Jonas becomes the only man to believe in her father's innocence, Courtney begins seeing the brooding lawman in a whole new way. Jonas knows in his gut that the real killer is still out there and determined to finish what he started long ago. To protect Courtney and bring the criminal to justice will require all the skills he can muster. And that means focusing on the job. Not the woman who makes him forget his troublesome past and arouses in him a passion that is anything but professional.
When I Wasn't Watching
Kelly, Michelle
Every parent’s worst nightmare...Eight years ago, Lucy and Ethan Randall’s little boy, Jack, was abducted and murdered by teenager Terry Prince. A moment’s distraction had ripped a family apart – and with the loss of their son came the collapse of the Randalls’ marriage. Tortured by memories, Lucy was left to battle her grief while raising her remaining son alone.Now, Jack’s killer has walked free, giving him the second chance at life that little Jack never had. Lucy’s wounds newly opened, her world is turned upside down a second time when another child goes missing – and she can’t shake the suspicion that Prince has struck again.When DI Matt Winston, the same officer who found Jack’s body, is assigned to the case, the echoes of Lucy’s past grow ever more insistent. Bound by their tragic shared experiences, Matt and Lucy grow closer – and become fixated on bringing the culprit to justice. But now history has repeated itself, answers seem even further out of reach. And for Lucy, it’s time to face her ghosts, and ask the most terrible question of all: can she ever really forgive herself?For fans of Jane Shemilt and Liane Moriarty
The Thief Who Wasn't There
Michael McClung
Bellarius, saved from utter destruction, is now plunged into vicious civil war. Amra has vanished, and while Holgren has a plan to find her and bring her back, his plan teeters between impossibility and insanity. Before he can even implement it, Holgren will have to deal with three separate armies vying for control of Bellaria, all of which view him as either a threat, an inconvenience, or a potential tool. Meanwhile, Holgren seeks to trap one of the monstrous rift-spawn — abominations born of the Telemarch's madness and power — and bend it to his will. Then, he intends to descend into the eleven hells to steal an ancient artifact of incredible power from the dire halls of the Black Library. Oh, the things we do for love. The Thief Who Wasn't There is the fourth volume in Michael McClung's Amra Thetys series.
