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Tufted & Tatted (Peckers #4)
by Jacques N. HoffPeckers: Book FourFreed from the Australian zoo where he was the subject of forced breeding experiments, Atticus makes his way to the tufted puffin grounds in California, only to find he may not be free after all. Atty is a loner, but he doesn’t want to fight the pull of a flighty surfer who gives his inked skin a pleasant, uncontrollable itch. Scott has the sun on his face, the waves beneath him, and gratitude for every second of life he gets to embrace. Then Atty appears, and it’s like the universe has tuned his meditation bell to the perfect frequency. The Tiki Pro surfing competition in Florida is calling to Scott, and Atty agrees to make sure Scott gets there safely. A cross-country road trip in the Hunny Wagon seems like a perfect way to live in the present and get tantric all at the same time. But they aren’t making this trek alone.
Tug of Love
by Penny JordanHad He Returned for Her...Or Their Son?Life wasn't easy as a single mom, but somehow Win had managed to raise a son that any mother could be proud of. Now Charlie's father was back on the scene-and demanding as share in his child. But was a share all James wanted? Could it be that her seductive ex-husband meant to take Charlie away from her?All Win knew was that in the space of a few days James had managed to turn her calm, self-assured world upside down. But was her concern more about Charlie's future-or her own?
Tulan
by C. C. MacAppTo disobey the orders of the Council of Four was unthinkable to a Space Admiral of the old school. But the trouble was, the school system had changed. A man, a fighter, an Admiral had to think for himself now, if his people were to live.
Tulku
by Peter Dickinson<P>When Theodore's safe, predictable world is destroyed, his life--and his faith--are in danger <P>Thirteen-year-old Theodore has lived in China all his life and never felt terror, until his father's missionary settlement is attacked and burned in the night. Theodore follows his father's orders and hides in the forest, only creeping back the next morning to see if anything--or anyone--has survived. <P>But before he reaches the smoldering wreckage he runs into the formidable Mrs. Jones, a botanist and adventurer who's traveling across China on horseback with her young companion, Lung. <P>The three head into the Himalayan foothills, where a mountainside escape puts them at the mercy of the Lama Amchi. The holy man seems interested in Theodore and leads the group to an extraordinary hidden monastery. <P>But deep in the mountains, with winter coming and monks following their every move, will rescue come at a price? Are Theodore and his friends honored guests--or prisoners?
Tulle Death Do Us Part (Vintage Magic #6)
by Annette BlairNational bestselling author Annette Blair's "fast-paced, fascinating" (Fresh Fiction) Vintage Magic series continues as clothing boutique owner Madeira Cutler takes on a murder from the past that won't stay dead... Maddie's love of classic fashion has made her Vintage Magic boutique a success--even if the visions she experiences when touching certain items often lead her into trouble. Decades ago, at a Mystic Country Club costume ball, a secret scavenger hunt ended in an unexplained death, hastily concealed. Now, Maddie's invited to participate in a similar anniversary event: but one touch of the vintage petticoat used to hide evidence of the original crime hurtles Maddie into a scavenger hunt of her own. She must find missing petticoat pieces and re-stitch the clues it reveals...to expose a killer!
Tumba de Dioses
by Jay KristoffSegunda entrega de la trilogía «Crónicas de la Nuncanoche» «DOMINA TUS MIEDOS Y PODRÁS DOMINAR EL MUNDO.» «Si te gustan Robin Hobb y George R. R. Martin, te encantará Nuncanoche.»Starbust Mia Corvere ha encontrado su lugar en la Iglesia Roja, la famosa escuela de asesinos. La joven se halla entre los elegidos de la Señora del Bendito Asesinato, aunque muchos creen que no lo merece. Mia juró venganza pero aún no ha cumplido su palabra. Cuando sospecha que la propia Iglesia está impidiendo que acabe con el hombre que mató a su familia, se vende a sí misma a un reclutador de gladiadores para poder enfrentarse a él. En los pasillos del coliseo hace nuevas amistades y nuevos rivales, y empieza a preguntarse por su afinidad con las sombras. Pero a medida que se urden conspiraciones, se revelan secretos y arranca el recuento de cuerpos, Mia se ve obligada a elegir entre lealtad o venganza, y su elección será clave para la tierra en la que sus tres soles casi jamás llegan a ponerse. Reseñas:«Más sensual, más ruda, más feroz, más sangrienta... Una adrenalítica aventura en la que la acción nunca se detiene.»USA Today «Un universo sensual, de un sinfín de matices en lo moral, con una heroína apasionante y apasionada.»Kirkus «Los personajes perdurarán en tu memoria durante años.»Robin Hobb «La historia, brutal, de alto voltaje, es durísima, apasionante, deliciosa.»Publishers Weekly
Tumble & Blue
by Cassie BeasleyFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Circus Mirandus comes the magic-infused story of a golden gator, two cursed kids, and how they take their destinies into their own hands. <P><P>When the red moon rises over the heart of the Okefenokee swamp, legend says that the mysterious golden gator Munch will grant good luck to the poor soul foolish enough to face him. <P><P>But in 1817, when TWO fools reach him at the same time, the night’s fate is split. With disastrous consequences for both . . . and their descendants. Half of the descendants have great fates, and the other half have terrible ones. <P><P>Now, Tumble Wilson and Blue Montgomery are determined to fix their ancestors’ mistakes and banish the bad luck that’s followed them around for all of their lives. They’re going to face Munch the gator themselves, and they’re going to reclaim their destinies. But what if the legend of Munch is nothing but a legend, after all? <P><P>Full of friendship, family, and the everyday magic and adventure that readers of Savvy and A Snicker of Magic love, Cassie Beasley’s newest middle grade book is another crowd-pleasing heart-warmer—perfect for reading by yourself, or sharing with someone you love.From the Hardcover edition.
Tumblers of Rolan (Masters of Scent)
by Michael B FletcherAn uneasy peace follows the devastating civil war in Ean which ousted the vicious Sutanite ruler, Jakus. But the deposed leader heads an invasion force to seek revenge and to obtain supplies of a scent-enhancing crystal held in the peaceful neighbouring country of Rolan, that will intensify his powers. The defenders, led by the tarnished Eanite hero, Targus, and an aging female mystic, Alethea, prepare to fight for their freedom against the ruthless enemy who is using a new and powerful scent-based weapon. But their task is made harder by a parasitic presence infecting Targus and seeking to control his will. Ultimately, all that stands in the aggressors' way is a new and subtle scent magic employed by the women of Rolan.
Tunnel K-14, Azra
by Stefano Vazzola Sasha RobnikIl testimone di un crimine efferato perpetrato durante la sua infanzia, un crimine indotto dai poteri soprannaturali delle profondità di un tunnel minerario, non riesce a trovare la pace finché non perdona il fantasma che lo perseguita da tutta la vita.
Tunnel Out of Death
by Jamil NasirIn Jamil Nasir's Tunnel Out of Death, Heath Ransom, former police psychic turned machine-enhanced "endovoyant" private investigator, is hired to find the consciousness of the rich and comatose Margaret Biel and return it to her body. Tracking her through the etheric world, he comes upon a strange and terrifying object that appears to be a tear in the very fabric of reality. He falls into it—and into an astonishing metaphysical shadow-play.For Margaret is a pawn in a war between secret, ruthless government agencies and a nonhuman entity known only as "Amphibian." Their battlefield is a multi-level reality unlike anything humankind has ever imagined. When Heath learns to move back and forth between two different versions of his life, and begins to realize that everyone around him may be a super-realistic android, that is only the beginning of a wholesale deconstruction of reality that threatens more than his sanity.... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Tunnel Racers: Book 2 (Robo-Runners #2)
by Damian HarveyMeet Crank and Al ... robots on the run. Wandering through an enormous junk yard, our heroes find themselves entering a hidden robot world. They are welcomed by the Mekanix, who choose Crank to be the next race driver. His job: to beat their rival gang, the Engineerz, in a high-speed race through the sewers of Metrocity. But there's something sinister about the Mekanix and their tunnel racer ... A refreshed cover look for this well-loved series, illustrated by the incomparable Mark Oliver. Read on with The Tin Man, Razorbites, Powerball, The Ghost Sea and Aquanauts.
Tunnel Through The Stars
by John VornholtFrom the Gamma Quadrant they came, hordes of merciless Jem'Hadar soldiers commanded by the shape-changing Founders, who seek to conquer both the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire. Now that the Dominion has joined forces with the Cardassians, and claimed Deep Space Nine as their prize, Starfleet is running out of time. As a secret military project nears completion, the destiny of the entire Alpha Quadrant depends on the courage of a few. In the Federation's time of greatest peril, as the Starship Enterprise readies itself for battle, Captain Jean-Luc Picard leads a desperate mission of espionage deep into the heart of the hostile Cardassian Empire. Unless they can prevent the Dominion from creating an artificial wormhole, hordes of fresh Jem'Hadar warriors and Changelings will pour into the Alpha Quadrant, dooming the Federation to unconditional surrender. But there may be a traitor along on the mission and Picard finds he cannot trust even his closest allies.
Tunnel Through the Deeps
by Harry HarrisonThe time is the 1970s -- sort of. The place is Earth -- in a way. The project: build a tunnel from England to her colonies in America, under the Atlantic Ocean. Captain Gus Washington, engineer extraordinary, wrestles with awesome problems to complete the tunnel and redeem his family's name. For Gus is a direct descendent of the famous traitor of long ago, George Washington, who led a failed rebellion in the 1700s. Harry Harrison, the incomparable creator of alternate worlds, has created a brilliant double exposure of history and a typically superb reading experience.
Tunnel Through the Deeps (Gateway Essentials #88)
by Harry HarrisonIn a Twentieth Century Parallel world, the renegade George Washington has long been decently and quietly liquidated and Britain's greatest colony, America, is to be connected to the Mother of Parliaments by the strongest of umbilical cords - a Transatlantic Tunnel.
Tunnel Vision: A Novel
by Susan AdrianRomance and action come crashing together in Susan Adrian's Tunnel Vision in which a teenage boy with incredible powers is brought to the attention of the government.Jake Lukin just turned 18. He's decent at tennis and Halo, and waiting to hear on his app to Stanford. But he's also being followed by a creep with a gun, and there's a DARPA agent waiting in his bedroom. His secret is blown.When Jake holds a personal object, like a pet rock or a ring, he has the ability to "tunnel" into the owner. He can sense where they are, like a human GPS, and can see, hear, and feel what they do. It's an ability the government would do anything to possess: a perfect surveillance unit who could locate fugitives, spies, or terrorists with a single touch.Jake promised his dad he'd never tell anyone about his ability. But his dad died two years ago, and Jake slipped. If he doesn't agree to help the government, his mother and sister may be in danger. Suddenly he's juggling high school, tennis tryouts, flirting with Rachel Watkins, and work as a government asset, complete with 24-hour bodyguards.Forced to lie to his friends and family, and then to choose whether to give up everything for their safety, Jake hopes the good he's doing—finding kidnap victims and hostages, and tracking down terrorists—is worth it. But he starts to suspect the good guys may not be so good after all. With Rachel's help, Jake has to try to escape both good guys and bad guys and find a way to live his own life instead of tunneling through others.
Tunneling: A Novel
by Beth BosworthTwelve-year-old Rachel Finch is a book lover and joins with superhero S-man to save literary history. In between her travels through time and space, she has to cope with 1960's New Jersey.
Tunnels #1: Tunnels (Tunnels #1)
by Roderick Gordon Brian WilliamsThe New York Times Bestseller! The story of an outcast boy, his eccentric dad, and the scary underground world they discover through secret TUNNELS. 14-year-old Will Burrows has little in common with his strange, dysfunctional family. In fact, the only bond he shares with his eccentric father is a passion for archaeological excavation. So when Dad mysteriously vanishes, Will is compelled to dig up the truth behind his disappearance. He unearths the unbelievable: a secret subterranean society. "The Colony" has existed unchanged for a century, but it's no benign time capsule of a bygone era--because the Colony is ruled by a cultlike overclass, the Styx. Before long--before he can find his father--Will is their prisoner....
Tunnels #3: Freefall (Tunnels #3)
by Roderick Gordon Brian WilliamsTaking it down a whole 'nother level, Will and Chester journey to the deadly center of the earth in FREEFALL. By the authors of the NYT Bestseller TUNNELS--soon to be a major motion picture! DEEPER ended with Will and Chester head over heels in FREEFALL-- tumbling through the subterranean Pore with the evil Rebecca twins in hot pursuit, toting phials of the toxic Dominion virus. When, where, will they ever land? Just when the drop seems infinite, the boys hit bottom, and find themselves in a realm of near-zero gravity atop a giant spongy fungus stuffed with flesh-eating spiders. But the true threat lies closer; dangerously close to Will's heart. And above ground, black-clad Styx are sprouting like poison mushrooms, dead-set on spreading their plague!
Tunnels of Terror (Michael Dahl Presents: Alien Encounters)
by Ailynn CollinsA group of six young miners are exploring Asteroid AX245 to find the mineral ixonium. It is the most valuable substance in the galaxy and is used to power interstellar travel. The group splits into three teams to explore some tunnels in the asteroid’s surface. But just before one team begins digging into the rock, they receive an urgent message. The other team reports seeing a black, gooey substance oozing out of the rock. Their report is cut off by their loud screams—and then total silence. What happened to Team Gamma? And what is the black goo that seems to have a will of its own? Can the rest of the young miners discover the truth about Asteroid AX245 before it’s too late?
Turbulence
by Samit BasuAman Sen is smart, young, ambitious and going nowhere. He thinks this is because he doesn't have the right connections--but then he gets off a plane from London to Delhi and discovers that he has turned into a communications demigod. Indeed, everyone on Aman's flight now has extraordinary abilities corresponding to their innermost desires.Vir, a pilot, can now fly.Uzma, an aspiring Bollywood actress, now possesses infinite charisma.And then there's Jai, an indestructible one-man army with a good old-fashioned goal -- to rule the world!Aman wants to ensure that their new powers aren't wasted on costumed crime-fighting, celebrity endorsements, or reality television. He wants to heal the planet but with each step he takes, he finds helping some means harming others. Will it all end, as 80 years of superhero fiction suggest, in a meaningless, explosive slugfest?Turbulence features the 21st-century Indian subcontinent in all its insane glory--F-16s, Bollywood, radical religious parties, nuclear plants, cricket, terrorists, luxury resorts, crazy TV shows -- but it is essentially about two very human questions. How would you feel if you actually got what you wanted? And what would you do if you could really change the world?
Turbulent Sea (Drake Sisters Novel, A #6)
by Christine FeehanView our feature on Christine Feehan's Turbulent Sea.An All-New Drake Sisters NovelBewitching rock superstar Joley Drake can have any lover she wants. But when her life is threatened, her dangerously sexy bodyguard is the only man she needs. There's just one problem: his shadowy reputation as a secret Russian hit man may put Joley in even greater peril...Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.
Turbulent Sea: Number 6 in series (Drake Sisters #6)
by Christine FeehanSinger Joley Drake has always known the price she has to pay for her fame and fortune as a popular rock singer, but she's always been careful to stay away from alcohol and drugs, even if others around her haven't. But nothing can prepare her for the suspicion that someone is using her concert afterparties as a way of targeting and kidnapping teen girls and selling them into sexual slavery. Mysterious Russian Ilya Prakenskii seems to have an agenda of his own. The more dealings Joley has with him the more she struggles with the fear that he may be involved in the slavery ring. But Ilya isn't what he seems, and he becomes the only one Joley dares to trust in such treacherous times...
Turing Option
by Harry Harrison Marvin MinskyWhat would happen if man's highest technical acheivment, the computer, was combined with the most highly evolved organ on the planet, the human brain? For Brian Delaney, theory becomes reality when gunmen storm his high security laboratory and put a bullet in his skull. Miraculously, Brian survives and scientists reconstruct his brain with the very nerve reprogramming techniques and computer-human connections that Brian himself helped to invent. Now, as much machine as man, Brian's challenge is to regain his past and rediscover the scientific knowledge he lost--before his enemies dare to strike again. In an astonishing blend of science fact and fiction that ranks with Michael Chrichton's Jurassic Park and Carl Sagan's Contact, The Turing Option takes us to the furthest edge of tomorrow's computer technology today.
Turn Coat (Dresden Files #11)
by Jim ButcherJim Butcher's Breakthrough #1 New York Times bestseller The Warden Morgan has been accused of treason against the Wizards of the White Council-and there's only one final punishment for that crime. He's on the run, he wants his name cleared, and he needs someone with a knack for backing the underdog. Like Harry Dresden. Now, Harry must uncover a traitor within the Council, keep a less-than-agreeable Morgan under wraps, and avoid coming under scrutiny himself. And a single mistake could cost Harry his head...