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Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks
by LockwoodGet an east Texas girl good and mad,and there's going to be hell to pay!Rachel Farnsworth doesn't believe in the paranormal--she can find plenty of evil forces right in Dogwood County, like the Mega-Mart that's driving her family's hardware store into the ground. Then there's her own little hell-raiser--a rowdy toddler who can turn his birthday candles into a blazing inferno with just one breath. But when her marriage goes up in smoke, Rachel discovers her husband, Kevin, isn't just a deadbeat, he's also a demon (a sloth demon, no less, which explains why he never helped around the house) with a renegade bounty hunter--a fallen angel named Sam--chasing down a powerful secret Kevin has kept for a millennium or two. Sam's downfall was a beautiful mortal woman . . . and now, the heavenly attraction zinging between them has down-to-earth Rachel believing in celestial magic. But will it be enough to save her and her son from the dark forces Kevin has unwittingly unleashed on Dogwood County?
Canaan: A Novel
by Donald McCaig"A bred-in-the-bones storyteller." —Geraldine BrooksCanaan fills a vast canvas. Its points of reference are Richmond in the throes of Reconstruction; the trading floors of Wall Street; a Virginia plantation; and the Great Plains, where the splendidly arrogant George Custer—Yellowhair—rides to his fate against Sitting Bull’s warriors.This is the story of America over twenty years of its most turbulent history. The characters are black, white, and red, ex-Union and ex-Confederate; and the principal narrator is a Santee woman She Goes Before who marries an ex-slave. Through her eyes we witness the hanging of her father by whites in the mass execution of 1863, Red Cloud’s banquet with President Grant, and that final confrontation on the bluffs above the Little Bighorn.
Canada: A Novel
by Richard FordThe only writer ever to win both the Pulitzer Prize and Pen/Faulkner Award for a single novel (Independence Day) Richard Ford follows the completion of his acclaimed Bascombe trilogy with Canada. After a five-year hiatus, an undisputed American master delivers a haunting and elemental novel about the cataclysm that undoes one teenage boy’s family, and the stark and unforgiving landscape in which he attempts to find grace.A powerful and unforgettable tale of the violence lurking at the heart of the world, Richard Ford’s Canada will resonate long and loud for readers of stark and sweeping novels of American life, from the novels of Cheever and Carver to the works of Philip Roth, Charles Frazier, Richard Russo, and Jonathan Franzen.
Canadian Wolf
by Linda O. JohnstonHe's the one man she can never trust... Sergeant Major Owen Dewirter lives every day with the guilt of having let a shifter hurt one of his own. Now he's being forced to work beside Alpha Force newcomer Selena to train a new covert unit of shifters for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and stop a rash of serial kidnappings. Can Owen ignore his prejudices-and his fantasies-about his sexy new partner and do his job? When their passion ignites in the remote Canadian woods, the tension between Owen and Selena puts the joint mission in jeopardy. Can they learn to trust each other while tracking the enemy? Or will a cunning foe lure them into a dark and deadly endgame?
Canary Fever
by John CluteCanary Fever is a collection of reviews about the most significant literatures of the twenty-first century: science fiction, fantasy and horror: the literatures Clute argues should be recognized as the central modes of fantastika in our times. The title refers to the canary in the coal mine, who whiffs gas and dies to save miners; reviewers of fantastika can find themselves in a similar position, though words can only hurt us.
Canary Fever
by John CluteCanary Fever is a collection of reviews about the most significant literatures of the twenty-first century: science fiction, fantasy and horror: the literatures Clute argues should be recognized as the central modes of fantastika in our times. The title refers to the canary in the coal mine, who whiffs gas and dies to save miners; reviewers of fantastika can find themselves in a similar position, though words can only hurt us.
Cancellami
by Jan Coffey May McGoldrickCANCELLAMI AMORE E LEALTÀ SI SCONTRANO IN UN MONDO DI SEGRETI E INGANNI! MR. E SIG.RA SMITH INCONTRA LA MOGLIE DEL VIAGGIATORE DEL TEMPO Nelle strade assolate di una città balneare della California, le strade di due sconosciuti si scontrano, innescando un legame inaspettato e ardente. Uniti dal caso, i due scoprono rapidamente che il destino ha un senso dell'umorismo contorto. E il loro intreccio è ben lontano dalla tipica storia d'amore. Entrambi nascondono segreti, conducono una doppia vita e sono impegnati in missioni di primaria importanza, che creano le premesse per una battaglia ad alto tasso di arguzia e volontà. Avalie e Reed non sono i classici innamorati dal destino avverso, sono agenti segreti, ognuno dei quali possiede il potere di alterare il corso della storia. Le scintille si accendono in ogni momento che condividono, ma i loro cuori e le loro lealtà sono divisi. Si ritrovano intrappolati in un vortice di inganni e le loro missioni li mettono l'uno contro l'altra. Intrappolati in un pericoloso gioco del gatto e del topo, la fiducia è scarsa e il tradimento è in agguato dietro ogni angolo. Mentre corrono contro il tempo e l'altro, le loro emozioni si intensificano, confondendo i confini tra dovere e desiderio. Seguiranno i loro cuori, mettendo a rischio tutto ciò che hanno sempre conosciuto, o rimarranno fedeli agli ordini che li vincolano? L'amore può vincere tutto o la fedeltà alle loro missioni li dividerà? CANCELLAMI è un'emozionante storia di astuti inganni e di un'attrazione proibita così intensa che potrebbe rimodellare il mondo. Preparatevi a una corsa sulle montagne russe piena di intrighi, tradimenti e passione.
Cancer World
by Harry Warner Jr.Greg tried desperately to find an illegal method of joining his family on Mars; for the law said that no healthy man could land on a Cancer World.
Canción de Monstruo (Mis Bellos Monstruos #2)
by Jb TrepagnierJusto cuando creo que las cosas no pueden volverse más locas... Descubrí por que puedo hablar con animales y monstruos. Conocí a mi padre y no esperaba sus respuestas. Pero él dirige varias legiones de demonios y está trabajando en conseguir más para ayudarnos a derrocar a Deméter. Vamos a necesitar toda la ayuda que podamos conseguir porque no tengo suficiente polvo de Hefesto para liberar a todos los monstruos de las fosas de estar atrapados en su forma monstruosa por esos collares. Mis monstruos, los que he llegado a conocer, ahora pueden volver a su forma humana y quieren vengarse de Deméter. Quieren salvar a su reina, Persefone. No esperaba que me implicaran en esto, pero ahora estoy involucrada. Incluso Hefesto se ha colado en el Inframundo para ayudarnos. Supongo que todos los Dioses y monstruos no apreciados van a tener que enfrentarse a una Diosa desquiciada con el Olimpo de su parte. No soy un monstruo ni un Dios. Solo soy mitad demonio. Pero ahora que mi padre sabe de mí, podemos tener la ayuda del Infierno de nuestro lado. No pedí esto, pero hay algo en estos monstruos que me hace querer ayudar. No está de más que todos sean guapísimos y unos ligones horribles. Incluso puedo pasar por alto que a Pavlina y Trifón les guste comer gente.
Canción de Navidad (Saga Ghostgirl #Volumen 4)
by Tonya Hurley¡¡Oh, negra navidad!! En Canción de Navidad Charlotte Usher tendrá ocasión de valorar su propia vida... aunque sea en el Más Allá. No te pierdas esta cuarta entrega de la saga «Ghostgril». Esta Navidad Charlotte se despierta ¡otra vez llena de vida! en el instituto Hawthorne, como si el trágico incidente con el osito de goma nunca hubiese sucedido. De pronto, vuelven todos los deseos que tenía antes de morir: ser amiga de Petula, conquistar a Damen y dejar de ser invisible para todo el mundo. Pero, mientras trata de reconquistar su vida anterior, Charlotte irá olvidando su vida en el Más Allá.+ ¿Conseguirá la Navidad hacer recordar a Charlotte quiénes son sus verdaderos amigos?
Canción de Susannah (La Torre Oscura #Volumen 6)
by Stephen KingCanción de Susannah, sexto volumen de «La Torre Oscura», arrastra al lector en un gran crescendo cuyo desenlace está en el aire. Y es que las fuerzas del mal acechan y el final se acerca... La diabólica Mia se ha apoderado del cuerpo y parte de la mente de Susannah para que dé a luz a su hijo. Para ello, la obliga a viajar al Nueva York del año 1999, un mundo que aterroriza a Mia y donde necesita a Susannah para sobrevivir. También a Nueva York llegan Jake, Ancho y el padre Callahan, con el propósito de rescatar a Susannah y proteger una parcela, aquella donde crece un rosal que es mucho más que un símbolo. La suya será una búsqueda desesperada, pues una vez nacida la criatura, Mia no va a necesitar a Susannah. Mientras tanto, en el verano de 1977 en Maine, Eddie y Roland se enfrentan al escritor Stephen King, que se había olvidado de ellos después de los cuatro primeros volúmenes de sus aventuras y en cuyas manos está su futuro. La crítica ha dicho...«Una hipnótica mezcla de suspense y sentimiento completamente avasallador y, eventualmente, un cuento de demonios, monstruos, huidas imposible y portales mágicos.»The New York Times Book Review
Candace, the Universe, and Everything
by Sherri L. SmithA speculative middle grade novel about three generations of Black girls connected across time and space through a wormhole in their school locker.What if your locker was a wormhole to the past?On the first day of eighth grade, Candace Wells opens her locker and is astonished when an unusual bird flies out. Soon after, a notebook mysteriously appears on the top shelf, labeled Tracey Auburn, 1988. Stranger still, as Candace reads the notebook, new messages start to appear.Professor Tracey Auburn only vaguely remembers a bird flying into her locker in eighth grade, way back in 1988, and losing a notebook she could have sworn she put on the top shelf. Until Candace shows up at her office with the missing notebook forty years later.Quantum physicist Loretta Spencer will never forget the bird flying out of her locker in eighth grade in 1948. Her life&’s work has been to study the portal and others like it, and now she needs Tracey&’s and Candace&’s help to complete her research.So begins an unlikely friendship and a hunt around Chicago and the state of Illinois to uncover the secrets of the locker, the universe, and everything. One thing&’s for sure: Eighth grade will never be the same again.
Candle
by John BarnesIn the wake of the Meme Wars that swept the world two generations before, fifty-five-year-old Currie Curran, his wife, and almost everyone on Earth have in their minds a copy of Resuna, biological ' software that grants its users limited telepathy and enforces f a kind of universal cooperativeness within the global collective of "One True." In his younger days, Currie hunted "cowboys"--people who had unplugged from the global net in order to evade One True. Now Currie is called back from retirement and charged with the task of capturing Lobo, the last cowboy still at large. Thoroughly equipped, comprehensively connected to the global net, Currie set out to bring Lobo in. Instead, Lobo captures Currie and manages to deprogram him. Thrown back on his own natural intelligence and courage for the first time in twenty-five years, Currie finds himself in a battle of minds with his captor...with results that will change the lives of everyone on Earth.
Candle & Crow: Book 3 of the Ink & Sigil series (Ink & Sigil #3)
by Kevin Hearne'A NEW, ACTION-PACKED, ENCHANTINGLY FUN SERIES' Booklist on Ink & SigilFrom New York Times bestselling author Kevin Hearne comes the final book in his hugely entertaining Ink & Sigil series, as an ink-slinging wizard pursues the answer to a very personal mystery . . . Al MacBharrais is a practitioner of ink-and-sigil magic, tasked with keeping order among the gods and monsters that dwell in the human world. But there's one supernatural mystery he's never been able to solve: years ago, someone cast twin curses on him that killed his apprentices and left him bereft and isolated.But he's not quite alone. As Al works to solve this mystery, his friends - Buck Foi the hobgoblin, Nadia the goth queen and battle seer, and the former Irish death goddess known as the Morrigan - draw him into their own eccentric dramas and shenanigans. However, Al's being pulled in so many different directions by his colleagues, a suspicious detective, and the whims of destructive gods that he begins to wonder: will he ever find time to write his own happy ending? Praise for the Ink & Sigil series:'You are in for a great treat. Ink & Sigil is great escape reading, and I loved every word' Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse books'Will transport you right in the Scottish realm of fey and fairies . . . The magic is both familiar and new, believable and extraordinary' Charlie Holmberg, author of The Paper Magician'Vividly blends Kevin Hearne's unique take on urban fantasy with the grit of Scottish magic' Adam Christopher, author of Empire State'Ink & Sigil is filled to the brim with the Hearne-anigans we've all grown to love. Fans of ribald humor, literary puns and the odd hobgoblin will be enchanted by this paranormal mystery' Jaye Wells, author of the Prospero's War seriesThe Ink & Sigil series:Ink & SigilPaper & BloodCandle & CrowAlso by Kevin Hearne:The Iron Druid ChroniclesHoundedHexedHammeredTrickedTrappedHuntedShatteredStakedScourgedBesieged (short stories)The Seven KenningsA Plague of GiantsA Blight of BlackwingsA Curse of Krakens
Candle & Crow: Book 3 of the Ink & Sigil series (Ink & Sigil #3)
by Kevin Hearne'A NEW, ACTION-PACKED, ENCHANTINGLY FUN SERIES' Booklist on Ink & SigilFrom New York Times bestselling author Kevin Hearne comes the final book in his hugely entertaining Ink & Sigil series, as an ink-slinging wizard pursues the answer to a very personal mystery . . . Al MacBharrais is a practitioner of ink-and-sigil magic, tasked with keeping order among the gods and monsters that dwell in the human world. But there's one supernatural mystery he's never been able to solve: years ago, someone cast twin curses on him that killed his apprentices and left him bereft and isolated.But he's not quite alone. As Al works to solve this mystery, his friends - Buck Foi the hobgoblin, Nadia the goth queen and battle seer, and the former Irish death goddess known as the Morrigan - draw him into their own eccentric dramas and shenanigans. However, Al's being pulled in so many different directions by his colleagues, a suspicious detective, and the whims of destructive gods that he begins to wonder: will he ever find time to write his own happy ending? Praise for the Ink & Sigil series:'You are in for a great treat. Ink & Sigil is great escape reading, and I loved every word' Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse books'Will transport you right in the Scottish realm of fey and fairies . . . The magic is both familiar and new, believable and extraordinary' Charlie Holmberg, author of The Paper Magician'Vividly blends Kevin Hearne's unique take on urban fantasy with the grit of Scottish magic' Adam Christopher, author of Empire State'Ink & Sigil is filled to the brim with the Hearne-anigans we've all grown to love. Fans of ribald humor, literary puns and the odd hobgoblin will be enchanted by this paranormal mystery' Jaye Wells, author of the Prospero's War seriesThe Ink & Sigil series:Ink & SigilPaper & BloodCandle & CrowAlso by Kevin Hearne:The Iron Druid ChroniclesHoundedHexedHammeredTrickedTrappedHuntedShatteredStakedScourgedBesieged (short stories)The Seven KenningsA Plague of GiantsA Blight of BlackwingsA Curse of Krakens
Candle & Crow: Book Three of the Ink & Sigil series (Ink & Sigil #3)
by Kevin HearneFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles comes the final book in the &“action-packed, enchantingly fun&” (Booklist) Ink & Sigil series, as an ink-slinging wizard pursues the answer to a very personal mystery: Who cast a pair of curses on his head?Al MacBharrais has a most unusual job: He&’s a practitioner of ink-and-sigil magic, tasked with keeping order among the gods and monsters that dwell hidden in the human world. But there&’s one supernatural mystery he&’s never been able to solve: Years ago, someone cast twin curses on him that killed off his apprentices and drove away loved ones who heard him speak, leaving him bereft and isolated. But he&’s not quite alone: As Al works to solve this mystery, his friends draw him into their own eccentric dramas. Buck Foi the hobgoblin has been pondering his own legacy—and has a plan for a daring shenanigan that will make him the most celebrated hobgoblin of all. Nadia, goth queen and battle seer, is creating her own cult around a god who loves whisky and cheese. And the Morrigan, a former Irish death goddess, has decided she wants not only to live as an ordinary woman but also to face the most perilous challenge of the mortal world: online dating. Meanwhile, Al crosses paths with old friends and new—including some beloved Druids and their very good dogs—in his globe-trotting quest to solve the mystery of his curses. But he&’s pulled in so many different directions by his colleagues, a suspicious detective, and the whims of destructive gods that Al begins to wonder: Will he ever find time to write his own happy ending?BOOK THREE OF THE INK & SIGIL SERIESDon&’t miss any of Kevin Hearne&’s enchanting Ink & Sigil series:INK & SIGIL • PAPER & BLOOD • CANDLE & CROW
Candle (Meme Wars)
by John BarnesCurrie Culver is about fifty-five years old, in good health, living in a comfortable retirement in the Rockies with his wife. In the wake of the Meme Wars that swept the planet two generations before, Currie, his wife, and almost everyone on Earth have in their minds a copy of One True, software that grants its hosts limited telepathy and instills a kind of general cooperation.In his younger days, Currie hunted "comboys"--people who had unplugged from the global net in order to evade One True, and who hid in wilderness areas, surviving by raiding the outposts of civilization. Now Currie is called back into service to capture the last comboy still at large, a man who calls himself Lobo. With his high tech equipment, thoroughly plugged into the global net, Currie sets out to bring Lobo in.Instead, Lobo captures Currie, and manages to deprogram him. Thrown back on the resources of his own intelligence, courage, and wisdom for the first time in twenty-five years, Currie finds himself in a battle of minds with his captor . . . with results that will change the lives of everyone on Earth.In the best tradition of John W. Campbell and Robert A. Heinlein, Candle is a novel about individualism and society that will leave readers breathless, arguing, and demanding more.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Candle in the Storm: The Shadowed Path Book 2
by Morgan HowellThe malign shadow of the Devourer has darkened the land, extinguishing life and hope. The followers of the benevolent goddess Karm are hunted mercilessly and cut down by an army of bewitched slayers led by Lord Bahl, the Devourer’s flesh-and-blood incarnation. Only two people stand in the way of an apocalyptic bloodbath that will literally bring hell to earth: a man and a woman linked by a love as strong as it is unlikely–Honus, a grim-faced warrior dedicated to Karm, and Yim, a beautiful former slave with the divine power to stop Lord Bahl. But that power will prove a terrible curse as Yim is called upon to make a costly sacrifice–a sacrifice that will not only put her love for Honus to the test but call into question her very faith. As the evil storm descends, can the flame of hope endure?
Candlelight Christmas Kisses
by Anne Herries Elizabeth BeaconCaptain Moorcroft’s Christmas Bride by Anne HerriesSelina Searles is in desperate need of a refuge this Christmas. Taking the position as housekeeper at Banford Hall, little does she expect the lord of the manor to be Captain Robert Moorcroft, the man who stole her youthful heart one magical evening before going off to war! And as the Christmas bells chime, Selina’s heart is well on its way to being lost all over again...Governess Under the Mistletoe by Elizabeth BeaconThe day before Christmas governess Sophie Bonet wasn’t prepared for any unexpected visitors at Heartsease Hall, especially not the Earl of Sylbourne, Peter Vane. Sophie hasn’t seen Peter since she ran away eight years ago and her heart has never been the same since. But now her past has caught up with her and her buttoned-up exterior is crumbling under the seductive gaze of Peter Vane...
Candor
by Pam BachorzIn the model community of Candor, Florida, every teen wants to be like Oscar Banks. The son of the town's founder, Oscar earns straight A's, is student-body president and is in demand for every club and cause. But Oscar has a secret. He knows that his parents bring their teens to Candor to make them respectful, compliant - perfect - through subliminal Messages that carefully correct and control their behaviour. Oscar has built a business sabotaging his father's scheme with Messages of his own, getting his clients out of town before they're turned. After all, who would ever suspect the perfect Oscar Banks? Then he meets Nia, the girl he can't stand to see changed. Saving Nia means losing her forever. But keeping her in Candor, Oscar risks exposure . . . and more.
Candor
by Pam BachorzIn the model community of Candor, Florida, every teen wants to be like Oscar Banks. The son of the town's founder, Oscar earns straight As, is student-body president, and is in demand for every club and cause. But Oscar has a secret. He knows that parents bring their teens to Candor to make them respectful, compliant-perfect-through subliminal Messages that carefully correct and control their behavior. And Oscar' s built a business sabotaging his father's scheme with Messages of his own, getting his clients out before they're turned. After all, who would ever suspect the perfect Oscar Banks?Then he meets Nia, the girl he can't stand to see changed. Saving Nia means losing her forever. Keeping her in Candor, Oscar risks exposure . . . and more.From the Hardcover edition.
Candor
by Pam BachorzIn the model community of Candor, Florida, every teen wants to be like Oscar Banks. The son of the town's founder, Oscar earns straight As and is student-body president. But Oscar has a secret. He knows that parents bring their teens to Candor to make them respectful, perfect, and compliant through subliminal messages that carefully correct and control their behavior. And Oscar's built a business sabotaging his father's scheme with messages of his own. After all, who would ever suspect the perfect Oscar Banks? Then he meets Nia, the girl he can't stand to see changed. Saving Nia means losing her forever. Keeping her in Candor, Oscar risks exposure... and more.
Candy Cove Pirates: Special 6 (Secret Kingdom #6)
by Rosie BanksEllie, Summer and Jasmine have been invited to the launch of Mrs Sherbet's sweet shop in the Secret Kingdom! This year the shop is in the form of a beautiful ship that will tour the kingdom, taking sweet treats to everyone!But Queen Malice and her Storm Sprites - calling themselves the Candy Cove pirates - are determined to seize control of the ship and make sure it can't replenish the magic supplies in the kingdom. Once again, it's up to the girls to stop her!
Candy Houses (Grimm's Circle #1)
by Shiloh Walker J. C. DanielsThink you know fairy tales? Guess again.It's been hundreds of years since Greta's so-called story came to an end and it didn't end with a happily ever after then. Why should she expect it to be any different now?She's a Grimm--a special kind of guardian angel and official ass-kicker in the paranormal world. Between trying to stay alive, training new Grimm and dealing with demons, romance is hard to come by. Then there's the fact that there's only been one man ever who really made her heart race.And he's been out of her life for a long, long time...But now he's back and just in time.Greta needs Rip's help.There's an unexpected threat to their world, a betrayal none of them saw coming.Working together is the last thing they want, but it just might be their only chance.A fairy tale best suited for grown-ups...don't say you weren't warned.
Candya Dehawkness – The Mask of Meenes
by Stefano PallottaWhile traveling to the Northern Matriarchies with her closest ally, Candya Dehawkness stumbles upon a century-old dilemma: what is the Mask of Meenes? With a mysterious priestess, a new family to guard and the shadow of an old enemy looming over her, Candya must journey among everlasting ice, above and below sea and to the deepest, most scorching recesses of the world! Ghosts, dark shadows, impossible transformations and revelations follow her every step, and with them the most relentless of enemies: her own mind. True hell is an icy grip taking hold of your heart!