Author: Lexi J. Kingston Publisher: L. Kingston Books, LLC ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 224
Book Description
A chosen one. An ancient curse. And a small town with a bite. After tragedy strikes, Aspen Troy and her family are forced to uproot their lives and travel across the world to live in an old house that fuels a small town’s legends and horror stories. Besides her dread and aspirations to be anywhere else, Aspen isn’t completely unhappy until the nightmares start. Horrific dreams leave her waking with very real scars and the image of a man she can’t seem to shake out of her head. A man who turns out to be the reason the disturbing stories circulating town exist to begin with. Then there’s the Draven family. They seem normal enough, but their intertwining history with her ancestors is strange. It’s not until she comes face to face with one of them that she’s sure something is off. But it’s hard to be skeptical because, as it turns out, the devilishly handsome Miles Draven saved her life. Or is it possible he ended it? When Aspen is presented with a choice—live and pledge her life to a clan of vampires, or die and sacrifice herself to the clan she would have been born into—she’s forced to make an unfathomable decision before her time runs out. Come Nightfall is the intricate first book in the Nightfall paranormal vampire romance series. If you like chosen-one heroines, ancient curses, and undead book boyfriends, then you’ll love Lexi Kingston’s gripping story. Buy Come Nightfall and get lost in a twisted world of darkness, family drama, and romance today.
Author: Jake Halpern Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0698405560 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 373
Book Description
The dark will bring your worst nightmares to light in this gripping and eerie survival story! On Marin’s island, sunrise doesn’t come every twenty-four hours—it comes every twenty-eight years. Now the sun is just a sliver of light on the horizon. The weather is turning cold and the shadows are growing long. Because sunset triggers the tide to roll out hundreds of miles, the islanders are frantically preparing to sail south, where they will wait out the long Night. Marin and her twin brother, Kana, help their anxious parents ready the house for departure. Locks must be taken off doors. Furniture must be arranged. Tables must be set. The rituals are puzzling—bizarre, even—but none of the adults in town will discuss why it has to be done this way. Just as the ships are about to sail, a teenage boy goes missing—the twins’ friend Line. Marin and Kana are the only ones who know the truth about where Line’s gone, and the only way to rescue him is by doing it themselves. But Night is falling. Their island is changing. And it may already be too late.
Author: Gary Amo Publisher: Pinnacle Books ISBN: 9781558173408 Category : Languages : en Pages : 360
Book Description
Kathryn had worked at rebuilding her life and was a devoted mother and a successful Los Angeles prosecutor. She vowed to put a team of vicious rapists/killers in jail, but then, one of them got out on bail--and knew where Kathryn lived and where her daughters went to school!
Author: Michael Cunningham Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 1429978090 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 249
Book Description
Peter and Rebecca Harris: mid-forties denizens of Manhattan's SoHo, nearing the apogee of committed careers in the arts—he a dealer, she an editor. With a spacious loft, a college-age daughter in Boston, and lively friends, they are admirable, enviable contemporary urbanites with every reason, it seems, to be happy. Then Rebecca's much younger look-alike brother, Ethan (known in thefamily as Mizzy, "the mistake"), shows up for a visit. A beautiful, beguiling twenty-three-year-old with a history of drug problems, Mizzy is wayward, at loose ends, looking for direction. And in his presence, Peter finds himself questioning his artists, their work, his career—the entire world he has so carefully constructed. Like his legendary, Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, The Hours, Michael Cunningham's masterly new novel is a heartbreaking look at the way we live now. Full of shocks and aftershocks, it makes us think and feel deeply about the uses and meaning of beauty and the place of love in our lives.
Author: C. C. Hunter Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1250012899 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 416
Book Description
Struggling to come to terms with the separation from her loved ones and her chameleon abilities, Kylie returns to the camp where it all began and must choose between the two young men who love her.
Author: David Gemmell Publisher: Ballantine Books ISBN: 0345504658 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 466
Book Description
High adventure and epic storytelling combine in the final novel in Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell's bestselling Troy trilogy. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. 'In my pantheon of literary greats, David Gemmell stands alone . . . he put me on the path I still walk today' -- CONN IGGULDEN " [A] vivid, inspirational re-creation of the Troy myth." -- MANDA SCOTT "Gripping and fast-paced, intelligent and intensely readable...should appeal to anyone who enjoys an action-packed historical epic." -- JOANNE HARRIS "A splendid piece of work that traverses from hero fantasy into legendary and classic writing." -- ***** Reader review "Truly captivating" -- ***** Reader review ************************************** Darkness falls on the Great Green, and the Ancient World is fiercely divided. On the killing fields outside the golden city of Troy, forces loyal to the Mykene King mass. Among them is Odysseus, fabled storyteller and reluctant ally to the Mykene, who knows that he must soon face his former friends in deadly combat. Within the city, the Trojan king waits. Ailing and bitter, his hope is pinned on two heroes: his favourite son Hektor, and the dread Helikaon who will wreak terrible vengeance for the death of his wife at Mykene hands. War has been declared. As enemies, who are also kinsmen, are filled with bloodlust, they know that many of them will die, and that some will become heroes: heroes who will live for ever in a story that will echo down the centuries. Have you read the previous two books in the series Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow and Troy: Shield of Thunder?
Author: David Malouf Publisher: Pantheon ISBN: 0375424970 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 526
Book Description
A compilation of new and previously published short stories of the Australian author, revealing the role of family, memory, exile, and chance in the lives of ordinary people.
Author: Sandra Dallas Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN: 1429903406 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
Natchez, Mississippi, in 1933 is a place suspended in time. The silver and china is still dented and cracked from Yankee invaders. And the houses have names...and memories. Nora Bondurant is running away--from her husband's death, from his secrets, and from the ghosts that dog her every step. When she receives a telegram informing her that she has an inheritance, Nora suddenly has somewhere to run to: a house named Avoca in Natchez, Mississippi. Now, she's learning that the lure of Natchez runs deep, and that, along with Avoca, she's inherited a mystery. Nora's aunt Amalia Bondurant was killed in a murder/suicide, and the locals are saying nothing more--except in hushed, honeyed tones. As Nora becomes more and more enmeshed in the community and in her family's history, she learns surprising things about the life and death of her aunt: kinship isn't always what it seems, loyalty can be as fierce as blood relations, and every day we are given new mercies to heal the pain of loss and love.
Author: David Dalglish Publisher: David Dalglish ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 408
Book Description
“Ashhur will awaken in a blaze of fire…” ---- Mordan has lost their king, and Harruq Tun is a poor replacement. He has slain a god, but he cannot quell the unrest growing between the angels and the humans they are supposed to protect. The thin line between protectors and rulers blurs with each bloody death. An army of beast-men lays siege to the north, while in the south, the nation of Ker invades seeking to overthrow the rule of angels. Those same angels are Mordan's only hope of defending itself on two fronts, if only they would look beyond the rebuilding of their fallen city. Wizards and paladins, priests and angels, they all seek to benefit from the chaos. But a single figure manipulates them all from the shadows, seeking to overthrow the kingdom Harruq and his friends have fought so desperately to defend, and replace it with another… THE KING OF THE VILE by David Dalglish New kingdoms arise from the ruins of the old. ------ About the Author: David Dalglish currently lives in rural Missouri with his wife Samantha, and daughters Morgan and Katherine. He graduated from Missouri Southern State University in 2006 with a degree in Mathematics and spends way too much time playing Hearthstone.
Author: Carole Marsh Publisher: Gallopade International ISBN: 0635111713 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 148
Book Description
Super-sleuth siblings Christina and Grand head for the exotic country of India to visit the famous, amazing, and mysterious Taj Mahal. Things quickly get confusing and even more mysterious when they actually meet two new friends, a boy named Taj and a girl named Mahal. The foursome continues on a journey filled with jolting rides and jewels galore, not to mention riddles, traps, peril, and a cobra named Charlie! Can they assess the clues ñfloatingî their way in time to solve the mystery and save the day? Maybe??? Read and see! Watch out, kids donÍt get trapped in the tomb! The Mystery at the Taj Mahal (India) will also incorporate history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery will include SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.6 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 167203 Lexile Measure: 660 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40
Author: Lexi J. Kingston
Author: Jake Halpern
Author: Gary Amo
Author: Michael Cunningham
Author: C. C. Hunter
Author: David Gemmell
Author: David Malouf
Author: Sandra Dallas
Author: David Dalglish
Author: Carole Marsh