Author: H. Libros
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456826204
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
What constitutes my family? Is it my relationship: with my cadre of friends; with my errant brother, my wayward mother and my unknown father; or with my love interest that I perceive to be selfishly pursuing his own lifelong dream without patiently and adequately considering my wants and needs? Does shared DNA define a family, or is it more a matter of our shared experiences, common values and interests? Since I am loyal to my brother, who I consider to be a madman, am I guilty of complicity in his crimes too? Is it right for me to feel superior to my brother because in my moral universe, my brand of crime is not as heinous as his? I am Rodney creature of the mean streets of New York City, a thief by trade, wrestling with myself over some of lifes little problems. Come along, hitch a ride!
The Adventures & Misadventures of Rodney Grayson: the Gay Thief
Author: H. Libros
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456826204
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
What constitutes my family? Is it my relationship: with my cadre of friends; with my errant brother, my wayward mother and my unknown father; or with my love interest that I perceive to be selfishly pursuing his own lifelong dream without patiently and adequately considering my wants and needs? Does shared DNA define a family, or is it more a matter of our shared experiences, common values and interests? Since I am loyal to my brother, who I consider to be a madman, am I guilty of complicity in his crimes too? Is it right for me to feel superior to my brother because in my moral universe, my brand of crime is not as heinous as his? I am Rodney creature of the mean streets of New York City, a thief by trade, wrestling with myself over some of lifes little problems. Come along, hitch a ride!
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456826204
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
What constitutes my family? Is it my relationship: with my cadre of friends; with my errant brother, my wayward mother and my unknown father; or with my love interest that I perceive to be selfishly pursuing his own lifelong dream without patiently and adequately considering my wants and needs? Does shared DNA define a family, or is it more a matter of our shared experiences, common values and interests? Since I am loyal to my brother, who I consider to be a madman, am I guilty of complicity in his crimes too? Is it right for me to feel superior to my brother because in my moral universe, my brand of crime is not as heinous as his? I am Rodney creature of the mean streets of New York City, a thief by trade, wrestling with myself over some of lifes little problems. Come along, hitch a ride!
The Geek Girl Squad: Nadia
Author: Jasmine C. Caldwell
Publisher: Steam Heat Press
ISBN: 196211502X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
It was hate at first sight… Nadia knew Caleb was the enemy from the day they met. His best friend had devastated one of her squad, and Caleb was nothing but an absolute jerk. In the name of friendship, Nadia is willing to tolerate him … but that doesn't make Mr. Arrogance any more charming. At least game night is still just for the girls, right? Now that Jake’s back with his girl, Caleb finds himself bored and lonely. When Nadia needs rescuing from the side of the road, he thinks he’s found a way to get more time with his best friend. But it turns out that spending time with Nadia is more stimulating than he’d imagined … and now he can’t stop thinking about her in his bed. When their bickering turns into something more, his fears push her away. Then, the unthinkable happens. Can this loner learn to work in a team to get back what he didn’t realize was missing?
Publisher: Steam Heat Press
ISBN: 196211502X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
It was hate at first sight… Nadia knew Caleb was the enemy from the day they met. His best friend had devastated one of her squad, and Caleb was nothing but an absolute jerk. In the name of friendship, Nadia is willing to tolerate him … but that doesn't make Mr. Arrogance any more charming. At least game night is still just for the girls, right? Now that Jake’s back with his girl, Caleb finds himself bored and lonely. When Nadia needs rescuing from the side of the road, he thinks he’s found a way to get more time with his best friend. But it turns out that spending time with Nadia is more stimulating than he’d imagined … and now he can’t stop thinking about her in his bed. When their bickering turns into something more, his fears push her away. Then, the unthinkable happens. Can this loner learn to work in a team to get back what he didn’t realize was missing?
The Geek Girl Squad: Mia
Author: Jasmine C. Caldwell
Publisher: Steam Heat Press
ISBN: 1962115097
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
What if you could get a second chance at The One That Got Away? Mia’s mother just got married – again. But Mia can’t seem to find her own special person, despite her best efforts. When she meets someone through a new dating app for gamers, she's disappointed by the lack of attraction. His cousin, on the other hand, makes her want to level up. Marcia lost everything when she was outed to her family at eighteen. Thank goodness her cousin was there to help her rebuild her life. But when he brings home a girl he met through a dating app, she comes face to face with her past — her first kiss, who ghosted her the next day. Can they make up for lost time? Or is this game over before they’ve even begun?
Publisher: Steam Heat Press
ISBN: 1962115097
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
What if you could get a second chance at The One That Got Away? Mia’s mother just got married – again. But Mia can’t seem to find her own special person, despite her best efforts. When she meets someone through a new dating app for gamers, she's disappointed by the lack of attraction. His cousin, on the other hand, makes her want to level up. Marcia lost everything when she was outed to her family at eighteen. Thank goodness her cousin was there to help her rebuild her life. But when he brings home a girl he met through a dating app, she comes face to face with her past — her first kiss, who ghosted her the next day. Can they make up for lost time? Or is this game over before they’ve even begun?
Thief's Magic
Author: Trudi Canavan
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316324981
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Forget what you know about the nature of magic. In a world where an industrial revolution is powered by magic, Tyen, a student of archaeology, unearths a sentient book called Vella. Once a young sorcerer-bookbinder, Vella was transformed into a useful tool by one of the greatest sorcerers of history. Since then she has been collecting information, including a vital clue to the disaster Tyen's world faces. Elsewhere, in an land ruled by the priests, Rielle the dyer's daughter has been taught that to use magic is to steal from the Angels. Yet she knows she has a talent for it, and that there is a corrupter in the city willing to teach her how to use it -- should she dare to risk the Angels' wrath. But not everything is as Tyen and Rielle have been raised to believe. Not the nature of magic, nor the laws of their lands. . . and not even the people they trust. AN EPIC NEW FANTASY ADVENTURE BEGINS.
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316324981
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Forget what you know about the nature of magic. In a world where an industrial revolution is powered by magic, Tyen, a student of archaeology, unearths a sentient book called Vella. Once a young sorcerer-bookbinder, Vella was transformed into a useful tool by one of the greatest sorcerers of history. Since then she has been collecting information, including a vital clue to the disaster Tyen's world faces. Elsewhere, in an land ruled by the priests, Rielle the dyer's daughter has been taught that to use magic is to steal from the Angels. Yet she knows she has a talent for it, and that there is a corrupter in the city willing to teach her how to use it -- should she dare to risk the Angels' wrath. But not everything is as Tyen and Rielle have been raised to believe. Not the nature of magic, nor the laws of their lands. . . and not even the people they trust. AN EPIC NEW FANTASY ADVENTURE BEGINS.
The Geek Girl Squad: Olivia
Author: Jasmine C. Caldwell
Publisher: Steam Heat Press
ISBN: 1962115119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Need your mother off your back? Lie through your teeth. Graphic designer Olivia doesn’t need a man. But her mom refuses to believe her. While dealing with rush hour traffic and her mom on the phone, Olivia blurts out the first thing that comes to mind, “I’m seeing someone.” Now she’s supposed to bring this boyfriend to the big family reunion, but how is she supposed to do that when he doesn’t exist? Jake can talk football statistics all day, but it only drives home that his career ended before it began – and all over a girl. After her betrayal, he’s not only shied away from relationships, he’s kept a huge part of his life from his colleagues at the sports network. One chance meeting at a work picnic while Olivia’s wearing a nerdy t-shirt, and he’s smitten. But of course, keeping his secret bit him in the butt, and now she won’t give him the time of day. When she needs a fake date, he volunteers. Now he has to prove he’s not just another jock to Olivia and her squad, so he can convince her to turn this fake relationship into the real thing. The Geek Girl Squad is a series of interconnected standalone romance novels and can be read in any order. Beach Book Festival 2022 Romance Category Honorable Mention
Publisher: Steam Heat Press
ISBN: 1962115119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Need your mother off your back? Lie through your teeth. Graphic designer Olivia doesn’t need a man. But her mom refuses to believe her. While dealing with rush hour traffic and her mom on the phone, Olivia blurts out the first thing that comes to mind, “I’m seeing someone.” Now she’s supposed to bring this boyfriend to the big family reunion, but how is she supposed to do that when he doesn’t exist? Jake can talk football statistics all day, but it only drives home that his career ended before it began – and all over a girl. After her betrayal, he’s not only shied away from relationships, he’s kept a huge part of his life from his colleagues at the sports network. One chance meeting at a work picnic while Olivia’s wearing a nerdy t-shirt, and he’s smitten. But of course, keeping his secret bit him in the butt, and now she won’t give him the time of day. When she needs a fake date, he volunteers. Now he has to prove he’s not just another jock to Olivia and her squad, so he can convince her to turn this fake relationship into the real thing. The Geek Girl Squad is a series of interconnected standalone romance novels and can be read in any order. Beach Book Festival 2022 Romance Category Honorable Mention
The Water Thief
Author: Ben Pastor
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466858834
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
In 304 c.e. Aelius Spartianus, officer and historian at the court of Diocletian in Dalmatia, is writing the biographies of past Roman rulers, including Hadrian, who has been dead for nearly 175 years. Aelius's particular charge is to investigate the unsolved mystery of the drowning death in the Nile of Hadrian's favorite, young Antinous. Soon his duty turns twofold: the hunt for Antinous's grave, supposed to conceal proof of a conspiracy against Rome, and the murder of a wealthy army supplier and his servant. The mystery thickens as deaths multiply; scholarly work turns into a race against time and into a confrontation with risk, lies, and half-truths at the hands of priests, authorities, and former colleagues. While the trials against Christians (later known as the Great Persecution) inflame Egypt, Aelius gathers clues in odd places until his road leads inescapably to Rome. Joined in his search by a blind retired soldier who is well experienced in counterespionage, Aelius scavenges for evidence in a world capital in decline. From Rome his breathless trail takes him to Hadrian's country estate, which is now acres and acres of monumental ruins in the wilderness. In the haunted stillness of roofless halls and overgrown gardens, Aelius deciphers the great plan of the villa, an astronomical chart confirming how the danger against Rome is clear and imminent. But who is behind it all? How deadly close is danger? In order to save the state and himself, Aelius must solve not only the puzzle of Antinous's drowning, but also the murders that have marred his path. Internationally renowned and critically acclaimed author Ben Pastor brings her thematic skill to bear in this new historical mystery. International Praise for the Works of Ben Pastor "History blends with absolute perfection to personal story, and the novel is like an orchestral score, with pages of rare evocative power. It is narrative one reads with admiration and even devotion." ---La Stampa Turrolibri on Kaputt Mundi "The mystery plot develops within a perfectly wrought historical milieu. . . . A novel of great emotional impact." ---Il Giorno on The Horseman's Song "Along with Margaret Doody and Elizabeth George, Ben Pastor is considered one of the strongest female voices of today's mystery writing. Her investigative tales show a breathless rhythm, a perfect blend of action thriller and authorial narrative." ---La Repubblica on The Dead in the Square "Pastor's plot is well crafted, her prose sharp." ---Publishers Weekly on Lumen
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466858834
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
In 304 c.e. Aelius Spartianus, officer and historian at the court of Diocletian in Dalmatia, is writing the biographies of past Roman rulers, including Hadrian, who has been dead for nearly 175 years. Aelius's particular charge is to investigate the unsolved mystery of the drowning death in the Nile of Hadrian's favorite, young Antinous. Soon his duty turns twofold: the hunt for Antinous's grave, supposed to conceal proof of a conspiracy against Rome, and the murder of a wealthy army supplier and his servant. The mystery thickens as deaths multiply; scholarly work turns into a race against time and into a confrontation with risk, lies, and half-truths at the hands of priests, authorities, and former colleagues. While the trials against Christians (later known as the Great Persecution) inflame Egypt, Aelius gathers clues in odd places until his road leads inescapably to Rome. Joined in his search by a blind retired soldier who is well experienced in counterespionage, Aelius scavenges for evidence in a world capital in decline. From Rome his breathless trail takes him to Hadrian's country estate, which is now acres and acres of monumental ruins in the wilderness. In the haunted stillness of roofless halls and overgrown gardens, Aelius deciphers the great plan of the villa, an astronomical chart confirming how the danger against Rome is clear and imminent. But who is behind it all? How deadly close is danger? In order to save the state and himself, Aelius must solve not only the puzzle of Antinous's drowning, but also the murders that have marred his path. Internationally renowned and critically acclaimed author Ben Pastor brings her thematic skill to bear in this new historical mystery. International Praise for the Works of Ben Pastor "History blends with absolute perfection to personal story, and the novel is like an orchestral score, with pages of rare evocative power. It is narrative one reads with admiration and even devotion." ---La Stampa Turrolibri on Kaputt Mundi "The mystery plot develops within a perfectly wrought historical milieu. . . . A novel of great emotional impact." ---Il Giorno on The Horseman's Song "Along with Margaret Doody and Elizabeth George, Ben Pastor is considered one of the strongest female voices of today's mystery writing. Her investigative tales show a breathless rhythm, a perfect blend of action thriller and authorial narrative." ---La Repubblica on The Dead in the Square "Pastor's plot is well crafted, her prose sharp." ---Publishers Weekly on Lumen
The Fruit Thief
Author: Peter Handke
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374719780
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A major new novel from the Nobel laureate Peter Handke—one of his most inventive and dazzlingly original works On a summer day under a blue sky a man is stung on his foot by a bee. “The sting signaled that the time had come to set out, to hit the road. Off with you. The hour of departure has arrived.” The man boards a train to Paris, crosses the city by Métro, then boards another, disembarking in a small town on the plains to the north. He is searching for a young woman he calls the Fruit Thief, who, like him, has set off on a journey to the Vexin plateau. What follows is a vivid but dreamlike exploration of topography both physical and affective, charting the Fruit Thief’s perambulations across France’s internal borderlands: alongside rivers and through ravines, beside highways and to a bolt-hole under the stairs of an empty hotel. Chance encounters—with a man scrambling through the underbrush in search of his lost cat, and with a delivery boy who abandons his scooter to become a fellow traveler for a day—are like so many throws of the dice, each exposing new facets of this mysterious individual in the manner of a cubist portrait. In prose of unrivaled precision, lucidly rendered into English by Krishna Winston, The Fruit Thief elevates the terrain of everyday life to epic status, and situates the microgeography of an individual at the center of a book like few others. This is one of Nobel laureate Peter Handke’s most significant and original achievements.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374719780
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A major new novel from the Nobel laureate Peter Handke—one of his most inventive and dazzlingly original works On a summer day under a blue sky a man is stung on his foot by a bee. “The sting signaled that the time had come to set out, to hit the road. Off with you. The hour of departure has arrived.” The man boards a train to Paris, crosses the city by Métro, then boards another, disembarking in a small town on the plains to the north. He is searching for a young woman he calls the Fruit Thief, who, like him, has set off on a journey to the Vexin plateau. What follows is a vivid but dreamlike exploration of topography both physical and affective, charting the Fruit Thief’s perambulations across France’s internal borderlands: alongside rivers and through ravines, beside highways and to a bolt-hole under the stairs of an empty hotel. Chance encounters—with a man scrambling through the underbrush in search of his lost cat, and with a delivery boy who abandons his scooter to become a fellow traveler for a day—are like so many throws of the dice, each exposing new facets of this mysterious individual in the manner of a cubist portrait. In prose of unrivaled precision, lucidly rendered into English by Krishna Winston, The Fruit Thief elevates the terrain of everyday life to epic status, and situates the microgeography of an individual at the center of a book like few others. This is one of Nobel laureate Peter Handke’s most significant and original achievements.
Last Thief Standing
Author: Al Shield
Publisher: Al Shield
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Desperate times call for desperate measures and when professional thief Mark finds himself lumbered with a cybernetic arm he just can't get the hang of and rapidly running out of credits, he's forced to break his own rules just to make some easy money. But when the team he works with leaves him for dead, he'll find out that things really can get worse in just a blink of an eye. Now he's got to claw his way out to clear his name, chase a dangerous trail for answers and try not to get killed in the process. From back alley surgeons to robbing a rock star, Mark's about to learn the hard way that sometimes the answers you seek can be the most dangerous prey of all.
Publisher: Al Shield
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Desperate times call for desperate measures and when professional thief Mark finds himself lumbered with a cybernetic arm he just can't get the hang of and rapidly running out of credits, he's forced to break his own rules just to make some easy money. But when the team he works with leaves him for dead, he'll find out that things really can get worse in just a blink of an eye. Now he's got to claw his way out to clear his name, chase a dangerous trail for answers and try not to get killed in the process. From back alley surgeons to robbing a rock star, Mark's about to learn the hard way that sometimes the answers you seek can be the most dangerous prey of all.
A Thief Revealed
Author: Heather Sunseri
Publisher: Sun Publishing
ISBN: 1943165238
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Lola Parks is hopelessly trapped, torn between her thirst for freedom and the clutches of the man sculpting her into a master thief. However, her latest heist makes her the target of a murderer. Soon after Lola lifts a diamond worth £2.6 million from the finger of a young socialite at a posh London soirée, the victim ends up missing a finger—and dead. Dimitri Tobias is tasked with finding the thug responsible for murdering his client’s daughter while stealing a priceless diamond. But when Dimitri meets the exquisite and sexy Lola Parks, he is forced to ask if the stunning thief is also a cold-blooded killer. With the diamond in her possession, Lola knows the killer will come for her next. She is left with only one choice: seek the help of the man tracking a thief… and a killer. But can she convince him those two people aren’t one and the same? When Dimitri discovers what evil force is behind the murder, he becomes torn between capturing a thief, saving a thief, and falling in love with a thief. A Thief Revealed is the first book in an exciting new romantic suspense series. It’s fast-paced, thrilling plot and heart-pounding, sexy romance will have you turning pages well into the night. Download A Thief Revealed and discover a new kind of heist novel.
Publisher: Sun Publishing
ISBN: 1943165238
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Lola Parks is hopelessly trapped, torn between her thirst for freedom and the clutches of the man sculpting her into a master thief. However, her latest heist makes her the target of a murderer. Soon after Lola lifts a diamond worth £2.6 million from the finger of a young socialite at a posh London soirée, the victim ends up missing a finger—and dead. Dimitri Tobias is tasked with finding the thug responsible for murdering his client’s daughter while stealing a priceless diamond. But when Dimitri meets the exquisite and sexy Lola Parks, he is forced to ask if the stunning thief is also a cold-blooded killer. With the diamond in her possession, Lola knows the killer will come for her next. She is left with only one choice: seek the help of the man tracking a thief… and a killer. But can she convince him those two people aren’t one and the same? When Dimitri discovers what evil force is behind the murder, he becomes torn between capturing a thief, saving a thief, and falling in love with a thief. A Thief Revealed is the first book in an exciting new romantic suspense series. It’s fast-paced, thrilling plot and heart-pounding, sexy romance will have you turning pages well into the night. Download A Thief Revealed and discover a new kind of heist novel.
The Good Thief's Guide to Paris
Author: Chris Ewan
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429945168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The moment I'd scanned the outside of the building, I turned to Bruno and said, "First impressions, it looks straightforward." Looking back, I can't help but wonder what I was thinking. I mean, put that line at the opening of a crime novel and it's practically a guarantee that everything is about to get complicated. Charlie Howard—globe-trotting mystery writer, professional thief, and poor decision maker—is in Paris. Flush with the success of his latest book reading, not to mention a few too many glasses of wine, Charlie agrees to show a complete novice how to break into an apartment in the Marais. Fast-forward twenty-four hours and Charlie's hired to steal an ordinary-looking oil painting—from the exact same address. Mere coincidence? Charlie figures there's no harm in finding out—until a dead body turns up in his living room and he finds himself evading the law while becoming caught up in a quite outrageous heist. And that's before Charlie's literary agent, Victoria (who's naive enough to assume that he looks like his author photo), finally decides they should meet face-to-face. Nobody ever said a life of suspense was easy, but in Chris Ewan's The Good Thief's Guide to Paris, Charlie, the most disarmingly charming burglar since Cary Grant, soon finds things are getting way out of control.
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429945168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The moment I'd scanned the outside of the building, I turned to Bruno and said, "First impressions, it looks straightforward." Looking back, I can't help but wonder what I was thinking. I mean, put that line at the opening of a crime novel and it's practically a guarantee that everything is about to get complicated. Charlie Howard—globe-trotting mystery writer, professional thief, and poor decision maker—is in Paris. Flush with the success of his latest book reading, not to mention a few too many glasses of wine, Charlie agrees to show a complete novice how to break into an apartment in the Marais. Fast-forward twenty-four hours and Charlie's hired to steal an ordinary-looking oil painting—from the exact same address. Mere coincidence? Charlie figures there's no harm in finding out—until a dead body turns up in his living room and he finds himself evading the law while becoming caught up in a quite outrageous heist. And that's before Charlie's literary agent, Victoria (who's naive enough to assume that he looks like his author photo), finally decides they should meet face-to-face. Nobody ever said a life of suspense was easy, but in Chris Ewan's The Good Thief's Guide to Paris, Charlie, the most disarmingly charming burglar since Cary Grant, soon finds things are getting way out of control.