Author: Alan Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781089869443
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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A horrific accident introduces a frightening supernatural presence into a young woman's life, altering both her past and future. Alexandra Drummond's life is forever changed by a car wreck that kills her parents and sister. Ironically, recovering from her emotional and physical scars is not her biggest challenge. She is also haunted by Azrael, the angel of death. On the morning of the accident, Alex watches as Azrael takes the souls of her family. And the visions keep coming. A man with oily black hair in a pinstripe suit appears to Alex in the hospital, outside her high school, and in the woods near her campsite. She worries that she's crazy, though Azrael appears to be just as threatened by her ability to see him. She confides in her doctor and friends and, while they appear to believe her, they are unable to help Alex banish death. Midway through the book, the narrative takes an unexpected twist and Alex's recovery is overshadowed by the realization that she could bring her family back to life. But Azrael is determined to stop Alex's meddling and she must enlist the help of her remaining family and friends if there is any hope for success. What the critics are saying: "The author's plot twist is agreeably surprising and propels the supernatural story into the world of mystery" -Kirkus Reviews "This book is steeped in so much mystery and intrigue that it made it hard to put down. I kept trying to guess at what was going to happen, and then being totally bamboozled by the events that unfolded. Baker definitely knows how to throw unprecedented twists into the mix. I love that I was kept on my toes throughout." --Bianka Walter, Onlinebookclub.org "I read this book quickly, with plenty of mystery to keep me intrigued along the way. Given the extraordinary events that occur in Alex's life after the accident, it is difficult to work out what really happened to her and her family. Having the narrative told from Alex's point of view adds nicely to the confusion. The concept of reality in this book is somewhat fluid, which is great if you enjoy puzzling out a mystery, never really knowing where you stand until the end. I found myself guessing multiple potential twists which didn't end up happening." --Josh Fee, Onlinebookclub.org The Girl Who Cheated Death placed as a Semi-Finalist in the 2018 Faulkner Wisdom Competition
Author: Maxwell Billieon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1593093993
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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"A revealing look at why men cheat, through the lives of two men; one a faithful business mogul and the other a celebrity addicted to infidelity."--Jacket.
Author: Darynda Jones
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 125001722X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Darynda Jones, author of The New York Times bestselling series that began with First Grave on the Right, brings us Death and the Girl Next Door, a thrilling Young Adult novel garnering high praise and early buzz from major authors Ten years ago, Lorelei's parents disappeared without a trace. Raised by her grandparents and leaning on the support of her best friends, Lorelei is finally beginning to accept the fact that her parents are never coming home. For Lorelei, life goes on. High school is not quite as painful as she thinks it will be, and things are as normal as they can be. Until the day the school's designated loner, Cameron Lusk, begins to stalk her, turning up where she least expects it, standing outside her house in the dark, night after night. Things get even more complicated when a new guy—terrifying, tough, sexy Jared Kovach—comes to school. Cameron and Jared instantly despise each other and Lorelei seems to be the reason for their animosity. What does Jared know about her parents? Why does Cameron tell Jared he can't have Lorelei? And what will any of them do when Death comes knocking for real? Thrilling, sassy, sexy, and inventive, Darynda Jones's first foray into the world of teens will leave readers eager for the next installment. "Unique, witty, and touching—I LOVED THIS BOOK!" —P.C. Cast, New York Times bestselling author of The House of Night Series
Author: A.A. Chamberlynn
Publisher: A.A. Chamberlynn
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245
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She's got a new job running souls for Death. She's corporeally challenged. She's trying to have a dating life. What's a witch to do? Quinn Devereux is back from the dead, thanks to a deal with Death. It only requires eternal servitude and all. Plus a few pesky issues with semi-corporealness. As if things aren't complicated enough, someone casts a deadly spell on the high priestess of her former coven, and Quinn's called in to find the killer. It's been decades since she left the coven, and her departure doesn't exactly evoke fond memories. She's got to come to terms with her past while also starting her training to escort souls for Death, and unfortunately there's not a charm in her grimoire for that kind of thing. Add in a government group that hunts supernaturals and a reunion with the warlock who broke her heart, and you've got a whole cauldron of chaos on your hands. And she thought dating was hard before. The Zyan Star series continues with Death and Dating, featuring Zyan's BFF Quinn. A super sexy urban fantasy with a heavy helping of romance, mystery, and witchy shenanigans. WANT MORE QUINN AND ZYAN? Zyan Star Series Reading Order Martinis with the Devil (Book 1) Whiskey and Angelfire (Book 2) Vengeance and Vermouth (Book 3) Death and Dating (Book 4) (Quinn Chronicles) Death and Promises (Book 5) (Quinn Chronicles) Death and Eternity (Book 6) (Quinn Chronicles) Black Magic and Mojitos (prequel novelette) Sorcery and Sidecars (origin story novella) Zyan Star Book 7 coming soon Keywords: Urban fantasy with angels and demons, supernatural suspense with romantic elements, supernatural bounty hunter, kickass heroine with katana, soul thief, witches and shapeshifters, Lucifer, love-triangle, paranormal elements, paranormal ebook, urban fantasy ebook, top urban fantasy reads, top supernatural suspense reads, top ebooks in urban fantasy, top ebooks in supernatural suspense, contemporary fantasy, fantasy books
Author: Sharon Wright
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399005391
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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“A simply brilliant history that rescues from undeserved obscurity a roster of pioneering women in the very beginning of the age of aviation.” —Midwest Book Review From have-a-go Georgians to emancipated Edwardians, the lady aeronauts were actresses, writers, heiresses, scientists, engineers, explorers, showgirls and suffragettes. These unsung trailblazers for female freedom enjoyed lives shot through with sheer courage and joie de vivre. Yet they were all but forgotten. Hold on tight for a white-knuckle balloon ride through their remarkable real-life stories . . . “You couldn’t want for a better antidote to pinkness than these tales of girls and women unleashing their pluck and inventiveness in the unregulated age of balloonomania . . . This is history at its most satisfying.” —Damesnet “Sharon Wright tells a fabulous tale, and has uncovered some terrific stories of long forgotten heroines of the air. Some stories are comic, many are tragic, many are a bit of both, and she tells it brilliantly.” —Bristol Post “History has never been so much fun!” —What’sHerName Podcast
Author: Troy Rondinone
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 1421432676
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
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How the insane asylum came to exert such a powerful hold on the American imagination. Madhouse, funny farm, psychiatric hospital, loony bin, nuthouse, mental institution: no matter what you call it, the asylum has a powerful hold on the American imagination. Stark and foreboding, they symbolize mistreatment, fear, and imprisonment, standing as castles of despair and tyranny across the countryside. In the "asylum" of American fiction and film, treatments are torture, attendants are thugs, and psychiatrists are despots. In Nightmare Factories, Troy Rondinone offers the first history of mental hospitals in American popular culture. Beginning with Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 short story "The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether," Rondinone surveys how American novelists, poets, memoirists, reporters, and filmmakers have portrayed the asylum and how those representations reflect larger social trends in the United States. Asylums, he argues, darkly reflect cultural anxieties and the shortcomings of democracy, as well as the ongoing mistreatment of people suffering from mental illness. Nightmare Factories traces the story of the asylum as the masses have witnessed it. Rondinone shows how works ranging from Moby-Dick and Dracula to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Halloween, and American Horror Story have all conversed with the asylum. Drawing from fictional and real accounts, movies, personal interviews, and tours of mental hospitals both active and defunct, Rondinone uncovers a story at once familiar and bizarre, where reality meets fantasy in the foggy landscape of celluloid and pulp.
Author: Thomas Fox Averill
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 0826350305
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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After the author heard Jimmy Driftwood's ballad "Tennessee stud" he began to imagine the story behind the lyrics and set out to research the song's history: a story of the legendary exploits of the greatest horse that ever lived and his owner. Traveling the same route that the song chronicles, he invented characters along the way. The resulting novel captures the spirit of the ballad while telling the story of Robert Johnson, a man who holds love in his heart though adventure rules his time. Pursued by a bounty hunter, Indians, and his conscience, Johnson and his horse are tested, strengthened, and made resolute.
Author: Tess Gerritsen
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345535952
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER For the second time in his short life, fourteen-year-old Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Orphaned once more when his foster family is murdered, the traumatized teenager has nowhere to turn—until the Boston PD puts Detective Jane Rizzoli on the case. Jane spirits Teddy to the exclusive Evensong boarding school, a sanctuary where young victims of violent crime learn vital skills of survival. But even behind locked gates, Jane fears that Evensong’s benefactors aren’t the only ones watching. And when she learns of two other students whose pasts bear a shocking resemblance to Teddy’s, it becomes chillingly clear that a circling predator has more than one victim in mind. Joining forces with medical examiner Maura Isles, Jane races to stop an obsessed killer’s twisted quest—before an unspeakable secret dooms the children’s fate. Don’t miss Tess Gerritsen’s short story “John Doe,” and a sneak peek of her novel, Girl Missing, in the back of the book. “One of the most versatile voices in thriller fiction today.”—The Providence Journal “[Tess] Gerritsen has a knack for creating great characters and mysterious plots that seem straightforward but also dazzle with complexity and twists.”—Associated Press “An exciting and puzzling mystery . . . [Last to Die] is a key book in a series that keeps getting better and better.”—Bookreporter “Gerritsen skillfully heightens the tension right up to the suspenseful ending.”—Booklist
Author: Bertrice Small
Publisher: Ivy Books
ISBN: 030779489X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 497
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BERTRICE SMALL Legendary for her exotic novels of faraway places teeming with adventure and intrigue, New York Times bestselling author Bertrice Small once again pens an extraordinary tale of passion and history, sweeping readers back to fifth-century Britain and Constantinople, where battles of love and war are fought with equal skill and voracity--and victory is savored with sweetest pleasure. . . . TO LOVE AGAIN Beautiful, headstrong, and defiant, Cailin Drusus possesses the pride of her Celtic-born mother, though she has been reared amid her Roman father's wealth and privilege. When Cailin's family is destroyed and their farmland seized, she marries Wulf Ironfist, a Saxon of enormous strength and power--a gentle giant who opens the door to a world of heady sensuality. But her happiness is short-lived. For an unknown enemy drugs her as she labors in childbirth--and she awakens to find herself sold to a slave merchant and transported to Byzantium, not knowing what happened to her child. . . .
Author: Florence Ọlájídé
Publisher: Bookouture
ISBN: 1835252982
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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‘Wow!!!... Devastatingly heartbreaking and beautiful… Absolutely rammed with emotions… An absolute eye-opener!!... A beautiful, heartbreaking and educational read!!… My heart absolutely broke with tears streaming down my face… Unputdownable, heart-wrenching.’ @bookwormwhitlock86 My heart races as gunfire startles me from my sleep, and my lungs fill with smoke as I realise my village is being burned to the ground. I tremble as I discover my family is missing, but before I can find them, I am taken. With tears streaming down my face, I wonder if I’ll ever see my parents and little brother again… In a small, peaceful village in Western Africa, fourteen-year-old Ṣìkẹ́mi dreams of being like the boys, learning how to hunt and defend herself. But as her father reminds her often, in order to make her family proud she must live by the rules and marry well. Soon, everything Ṣìkẹ́mi loves shatters in an instant. Her beloved village is raided and Ṣìkẹ́mi is taken from her family to work for Madam Tinúbú, a rich and powerful slave trader. As she begins her new life alone, Ṣìkẹ́mi’s only comfort is the memory of her little brother’s laughter as they played together before she drifts off to restless sleep. Ṣìkẹ́mi longs to see her family again and she knows deep down that the only way to survive her brutal new life is to be her enemy’s greatest ally. When she uncovers a plot against Madam, Ṣìkẹ́mi faces an impossible decision. Can she stay faithful to a ruthless slave trader who has taken everything she ever loved if it means she might see her family again? Or will her own life and that of her family be in even greater danger? Inspired by true events, The Stolen Daughter is a gripping and unforgettable story about overcoming unimaginable hardship against all the odds, and the unending courage and strength of women in a world ruled by men. Perfect for readers of Sadeqa Johnson, Laila Ibrahim’s Yellow Crocus, and 12 Years a Slave. Readers love The Stolen Daughter: ‘WOW! If this isn't a book to brag about I don't know what is. I started it late last night. Never did I anticipate I would be closing the book at 1am left in complete shock. A book I’ll be recommending to all!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Amazing… Incredible… I absolutely devoured this book… Masterfully written. I felt completely submerged in the setting and felt as though I was watching a movie I could not take my eyes from!’ LibraryThing, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow… powerful and… I had a hard time putting it down… a phenomenal page-turner… my heart was broken.’ Harper’s Court, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I absolutely loved this book…I enjoyed it so much and recommend it to everyone. Great read!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Captivating and compelling… Readers are simply going to fall in love with this… Beautiful… Six out of five stars… Fast-paced, unputdownable.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Inspiring… Captivating… An unforgettable emotional journey… Prepare to be swept away by a powerful historical coming-of-age story… This book won't let you down.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A gripping, unputdownable tale… heart-wrenching and uplifting.’ Michelle Cornish, author, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wonderful… incredible.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Gripping… flawless.’ @the.aesthete.nerd, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An absolutely bingeworthy read… such a page-turner!’ @coffeeandpages2021
