Author: Isabella Starling
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
The FREE sneak peek into a brand new arranged marriage, dark cartel romance. Are you ready for the darkness? My dark guardian lavishes me with expensive gifts... but now he wants so much more. I've lived my life in seclusion, sheltered, hidden and taught to be obedient. Every year on my birthday, my guardian comes to visit. My parents say he's cruel, vicious and unforgiving, but all I see is a man who wants to give me everything. But on the night of my seventeenth birthday, everything changes... He says I'm no longer a little girl, and the time has come for him to collect his debts. And this debt is one only I can pay for. The Cruel Guardian is the short prequel to the Kingpin's Property trilogy. It is not a standalone book.
The Cruel Guardian
Author: Isabella Starling
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
The FREE sneak peek into a brand new arranged marriage, dark cartel romance. Are you ready for the darkness? My dark guardian lavishes me with expensive gifts... but now he wants so much more. I've lived my life in seclusion, sheltered, hidden and taught to be obedient. Every year on my birthday, my guardian comes to visit. My parents say he's cruel, vicious and unforgiving, but all I see is a man who wants to give me everything. But on the night of my seventeenth birthday, everything changes... He says I'm no longer a little girl, and the time has come for him to collect his debts. And this debt is one only I can pay for. The Cruel Guardian is the short prequel to the Kingpin's Property trilogy. It is not a standalone book.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
The FREE sneak peek into a brand new arranged marriage, dark cartel romance. Are you ready for the darkness? My dark guardian lavishes me with expensive gifts... but now he wants so much more. I've lived my life in seclusion, sheltered, hidden and taught to be obedient. Every year on my birthday, my guardian comes to visit. My parents say he's cruel, vicious and unforgiving, but all I see is a man who wants to give me everything. But on the night of my seventeenth birthday, everything changes... He says I'm no longer a little girl, and the time has come for him to collect his debts. And this debt is one only I can pay for. The Cruel Guardian is the short prequel to the Kingpin's Property trilogy. It is not a standalone book.
Cruel Summer
Author: Juno Dawson
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 178062011X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A compelling psychological thriller with a dash of romance from award-winning writer Juno Dawson. Perfect for fans of Sue Wallman and E. Lockhart. One year after the suicide of their friend Janey, the rest of the group decide to spend the summer together in a holiday villa in the Mediterranean. They're hoping to get over the terrible events of the previous year, but then a new guest arrives, claiming to have evidence that Janey's suicide was actually murder. When the guest is found dead, it becomes clear that the killer must be one of the group ... but who is it? And will they strike again?
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 178062011X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A compelling psychological thriller with a dash of romance from award-winning writer Juno Dawson. Perfect for fans of Sue Wallman and E. Lockhart. One year after the suicide of their friend Janey, the rest of the group decide to spend the summer together in a holiday villa in the Mediterranean. They're hoping to get over the terrible events of the previous year, but then a new guest arrives, claiming to have evidence that Janey's suicide was actually murder. When the guest is found dead, it becomes clear that the killer must be one of the group ... but who is it? And will they strike again?
Cruel Crown
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781484485811
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Discover the truth of Norta's bloody past in these two revealing prequels to #1New York Times bestseller Red Queen. Plus, a Glass Sword sneak peek!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781484485811
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Discover the truth of Norta's bloody past in these two revealing prequels to #1New York Times bestseller Red Queen. Plus, a Glass Sword sneak peek!
A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked In
Author: Magnus Mills
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408821206
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
'He has no literary precedent, and he also appears to have no imitators. He mines a seam that no one else touches on, every sentence in every book having a Magnus Mills ring to it that no other writer could produce' Independent
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408821206
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
'He has no literary precedent, and he also appears to have no imitators. He mines a seam that no one else touches on, every sentence in every book having a Magnus Mills ring to it that no other writer could produce' Independent
The Digested Read
Author: John Crace
Publisher: RDR Books
ISBN: 9781571431592
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Literary ombudsman John Crace never met an important book he didn't like to deconstruct. From Salman Rushdie to John Grisham, Crace retells the big books in just 500 bitingly satirical words, pointing his pen at the clunky plots, stylistic tics and pretensions of Big Ideas, as he turns publishers' golden dream books into dross.
Publisher: RDR Books
ISBN: 9781571431592
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Literary ombudsman John Crace never met an important book he didn't like to deconstruct. From Salman Rushdie to John Grisham, Crace retells the big books in just 500 bitingly satirical words, pointing his pen at the clunky plots, stylistic tics and pretensions of Big Ideas, as he turns publishers' golden dream books into dross.
Kind of Cruel
Author: Sophie Hannah
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143189360
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
"If you ask someone for a memory and they tell you a story, they're lying." When Amber Hewerdine consults a hypnotherapist as a desperate last resort, she doesn't expect that anything much will change. She doesn't expect it to help with her chronic insomnia. She doesn't expect to hear herself, under hypnosis, saying words that mean nothing to her—kind, cruel, kind of cruel—words she has seen somewhere before, if only she could remember where. And she doesn't expect to be arrested two hours later as a result of having spoken those words out loud in connection with the brutal murder of Katharine Allen, a woman she's never heard of.
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143189360
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
"If you ask someone for a memory and they tell you a story, they're lying." When Amber Hewerdine consults a hypnotherapist as a desperate last resort, she doesn't expect that anything much will change. She doesn't expect it to help with her chronic insomnia. She doesn't expect to hear herself, under hypnosis, saying words that mean nothing to her—kind, cruel, kind of cruel—words she has seen somewhere before, if only she could remember where. And she doesn't expect to be arrested two hours later as a result of having spoken those words out loud in connection with the brutal murder of Katharine Allen, a woman she's never heard of.
The Cruel Radiance
Author: Susie Linfield
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226482510
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Susie Linfield addresses the issue of whether photographs depicting past scenes of violence & cruelty are voyeuristic, arguing that if we do not look & understand that we are seeing at people, rather than depersonalised acts of inhumanity, our hopes of curbing political violence today are probably limited.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226482510
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Susie Linfield addresses the issue of whether photographs depicting past scenes of violence & cruelty are voyeuristic, arguing that if we do not look & understand that we are seeing at people, rather than depersonalised acts of inhumanity, our hopes of curbing political violence today are probably limited.
The Crow Road
Author: Iain Banks
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0748109935
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
'One of the best opening lines of any novel' Guardian 'It was the day my grandmother exploded. I sat in the crematorium, listening to my Uncle Hamish quietly snoring in harmony to Bach's Mass in B Minor, and I reflected that it always seemed to be death that drew me back to Gallanach.' Prentice McHoan has returned to the bosom of his complex but enduring Scottish family. Full of questions about the McHoan past, present and future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God and illegal substances... Praise for Iain Banks: 'The most imaginative novelist of his generation' The Times 'His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers' Ken MacLeod, Guardian 'His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent' Neil Gaiman 'An exceptional wordsmith' Scotsman
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0748109935
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
'One of the best opening lines of any novel' Guardian 'It was the day my grandmother exploded. I sat in the crematorium, listening to my Uncle Hamish quietly snoring in harmony to Bach's Mass in B Minor, and I reflected that it always seemed to be death that drew me back to Gallanach.' Prentice McHoan has returned to the bosom of his complex but enduring Scottish family. Full of questions about the McHoan past, present and future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God and illegal substances... Praise for Iain Banks: 'The most imaginative novelist of his generation' The Times 'His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers' Ken MacLeod, Guardian 'His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent' Neil Gaiman 'An exceptional wordsmith' Scotsman
Lethal Guardian
Author: M. William Phelps
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786027207
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The complex true-crime story of a Connecticut lawyer who had her brother-in-law killed, by the New York Times bestselling author of Perfect Poison. On a cold spring night in 1994, passing motorists discovered the bullet-riddled body of Anson “Buzz” Clinton along an interstate's exit ramp in Connecticut. Buzz, a former exotic dancer, was married to Kim Carpenter, whose family believed he was an unfit guardian for Kim's daughter, Rebecca. Kim's parents had unsuccessfully sued for custody. Kim's sister, Beth Ann Carpenter—a bright, beautiful real-estate lawyer—became convinced that only Buzz's death would ensure Rebecca's safety. Investigating detectives soon uncovered a twisted trail of murder for hire, obsession, manipulation, and secrets that would tear more than one family apart. The aftermath of this brutal crime would set investigators and prosecutors on a long and twisted path strewn with lies, treachery, and deceit that would cross the Atlantic Ocean before finally bringing justice home. Praise for Lethal Guardian “An intense roller coaster of a crime story . . . complex, with a plethora of twists and turns worthy of any great detective mystery, and yet so well-laid out, so crisply written with such detail to character and place that it reads more like a novel than your standard nonfiction crime book.” —Steve Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Monster Includes sixteen pages of revealing photos
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786027207
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The complex true-crime story of a Connecticut lawyer who had her brother-in-law killed, by the New York Times bestselling author of Perfect Poison. On a cold spring night in 1994, passing motorists discovered the bullet-riddled body of Anson “Buzz” Clinton along an interstate's exit ramp in Connecticut. Buzz, a former exotic dancer, was married to Kim Carpenter, whose family believed he was an unfit guardian for Kim's daughter, Rebecca. Kim's parents had unsuccessfully sued for custody. Kim's sister, Beth Ann Carpenter—a bright, beautiful real-estate lawyer—became convinced that only Buzz's death would ensure Rebecca's safety. Investigating detectives soon uncovered a twisted trail of murder for hire, obsession, manipulation, and secrets that would tear more than one family apart. The aftermath of this brutal crime would set investigators and prosecutors on a long and twisted path strewn with lies, treachery, and deceit that would cross the Atlantic Ocean before finally bringing justice home. Praise for Lethal Guardian “An intense roller coaster of a crime story . . . complex, with a plethora of twists and turns worthy of any great detective mystery, and yet so well-laid out, so crisply written with such detail to character and place that it reads more like a novel than your standard nonfiction crime book.” —Steve Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Monster Includes sixteen pages of revealing photos
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Author: Nahoko Uehashi
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545311802
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
You've never read a fantasy novel like this one! The deep well of Japanese myth merges with the Western fantasy tradition for a novel that's as rich in place and culture as it is hard to put down. Balsa was a wanderer and warrior for hire. Then she rescued a boy flung into a raging river -- and at that moment, her destiny changed. Now Balsa must protect the boy -- the Prince Chagum -- on his quest to deliver the great egg of the water spirit to its source in the sea. As they travel across the land of Yogo and discover the truth about the spirit, they find themselves hunted by two deadly enemies: the egg-eating monster Rarunga . . . and the prince's own father.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545311802
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
You've never read a fantasy novel like this one! The deep well of Japanese myth merges with the Western fantasy tradition for a novel that's as rich in place and culture as it is hard to put down. Balsa was a wanderer and warrior for hire. Then she rescued a boy flung into a raging river -- and at that moment, her destiny changed. Now Balsa must protect the boy -- the Prince Chagum -- on his quest to deliver the great egg of the water spirit to its source in the sea. As they travel across the land of Yogo and discover the truth about the spirit, they find themselves hunted by two deadly enemies: the egg-eating monster Rarunga . . . and the prince's own father.