- Table View
- List View
Under-the-Bed Fred (Under-the-Bed Fred)
by Linda BaileyFrom the team who brought you If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur comes a laugh-out-loud early chapter book about befriending the monster under the bed.There's a monster under Leo's bed making a ruckus every night. When Leo needs to go to the bathroom, he leaps from the bed to the door -- careful not to put his feet on the floor within the monster's reach. But one night Leo gets tired of being scared and boldly calls out to the monster to see if they can't just work something out. Surprisingly, the monster listens, and Leo finds out that even enormous monsters have fears! Leo and his monster, Fred, team up to face their fears, each with his own unique strengths. Over the course of five easy-to-read chapters, their friendship blooms as they face everything from bullies to bedbugs. A funny and endearing tale of two very different and unlikely friends, in the tradition of Bink and Gollie and Frog and Toad.
Undercover Cowboy
by Beverly BirdA real Western lover...SWORN TO SERVE AND PROTECTSecret agent Jack Fain had chased his archenemy around the world to a small dude ranch in the heartland...and to captivating Carly Castagne. Now Jack was the only thing that stood between the killer and this innocent woman.Jack's job description didn't include an undeniable attraction to the fiery cowgirl or a fatherly bond with her adorable daughter, who desperately wanted a daddy. Personal involvement would only raise the stakes of the game. But he couldn't help himself. Suddenly Jack wasn't just trying to catch a killer, he was protecting the woman he had fallen for. And just one mistake could cost them their lives...and their hearts.
Undercover Justice: Wyoming Cowboy Marine (carsons And Delaneys: Battle Tested) / Undercover Justice (Mills And Boon Heroes Ser.)
by Nico RossoFasten your seat belt…You’re in for a white-knuckle ride.Posing as criminal syndicate drivers, heiress Stephanie Shun and mechanic Arash Shamshiri want to take down a human trafficking ring. Each thinks the other is a bona fide member, but neither can resist the sparks igniting as they speed into a nightmare of revenge, danger and desire. And if they can’t trust their hearts, there’s bound to be a crash!
Undercover Magic: Book 2 (Witch of Turlingham Academy #2)
by Ellie BoswellSophie and Katy should be the worst of enemies - witches and witch hunters just aren't supposed to be friends! So they've got to try and keep their special powers a secret from their friends and family if they want their BFF-dom to last. But when Sophie's grandmother goes missing in mysterious circumstances, the girls are willing to try anything to find her. Even if it means risking revealing themselves. Can they keep their magic undercover and get back to Turlingham Academy in one piece?
Undercover Nanny
by Wendy WarrenMARY POPPINS-P.I.?Private investigator D.J. Holden lived by the one rule she learned from her boss and foster father: Never go undercover. But when she discovered that his agency was in trouble, she accepted a job to investigate Maxwell Lotorto, the wayward grandchild of a demanding woman and heir to a grocery fortune....And became Daisy June, nanny extraordinaire.What D.J. didn't expect was for her first undercover job to turn into something more-a passion for Max and for his family unlike anything she'd ever known. But when Max learned the truth about his supernanny's true identity, would her duplicity ruin a chance at true love?
Undercover Protector
by Molly O'KeefeSpecial agent Maggie Fitzgerald has her mission. Godeep undercover as reclusive journalist Caleb Gomez'scleaning woman. Then swipe his intel on infamouscrime lord Benny Delgado.Unfortunately Caleb is much more, well, everythingthan Maggie bargained for and she's this close to lettingdown her guard and revealing all.— But how long canshe lie to the man she's falling for?With Benny hunting for Caleb, Maggie's got to decideif coming clean with Caleb will put more than just hermission in jeopardy. It could kill any chance they havetogether, too.
Undercover Vows
by Judi LindCould she pretend to love a man she hated?Special Agent Noah Bannister knew Keely Travers hadn't forgiven him for what he'd done to her ten years ago. But now he was back-older, more jaded and hiding even more secrets. This time, Noah forced Keely undercover with him, to expose a ring of counterfeiters.Noah left his ex-love no choice but to pose as his adoring bride. He didn't expect the fantasy of their marriage to tempt him-or her. But as their old passion flared anew, Noah began to fear that Keely would suspect the truth-that the dangerous secrets he withheld would tear them apart again...this time, forever.
Undercover Wolf
by Linda O. JohnstonDanger and desire collide in a race against timeP.I. Quinn Parran's mission is simple: to join Alpha Force, a unique military team of shape-shifters, and use their new elixir to enhance his shape-shifting abilities. With the aid of Sergeant Kristine Norwood, each shifting experiment sparks something more volatile than any challenge he's ever encountered: a primal passion. And when Quinn's brother vanishes on his honeymoon and is suspected of murder, Quinn must join forces with Kristine to investigate.With no choice but to go deep undercover as newlyweds, Kristine finds herself enjoying the charade a little too much. She is attracted to Quinn, but isn't about to get involved with a shape-shifter. Until their quest becomes more dangerous, and Kristine must put aside her doubts and put her full trust in Quinn....
Undercover Wolf (STAT #2)
by Paige TylerWhen these two agents are under fire, they'll have to reconsider everything they know...Werewolf Harley Grant isn't exactly comfortable with her inner wolf. Even though she's on a STAT team where she can use her abilities openly, she refuses to do so, putting herself—and sometimes her teammates—at risk.Alpha werewolf Sawyer Bishop would give anything for his MI6 team to know about his inner wolf, but his teammates are mistrustful of anyone or anything with inhuman abilities. When he meets Harley on an overlapping case and realizes she's a fellow wolf, he's more than a little intrigued.Now that STAT and MI6 have to team up to stop a crew of supernatural bad guys intent on causing a nuclear meltdown, Harley can no longer deny her wolf and Sawyer can no longer hide his. As they grow closer to resolving the case and grow closer to each other, they discover things aren't what they seem and revenge could cost them their lives.New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Paige Tyler brings the heat in this action-packed shifter mate romance!Praise for Paige Tyler's wolf shifters:"Full of suspense, action, shoot-outs, evil plots, and strange supernatural creatures."—Long and Short Reviews for Wolf Under Fire"If you love hunks in uniform, a spitfire heroine, drama, danger, intrigue, and some really steamy moments then get your hands on Wolf Rising."—Fresh Fiction for Wolf Rising
Undercover with the Mob
by Elizabeth BevarlyIt's true what they say-all the good guys are married......or have Mob connections!And Natalie Dorset should know. The guy who moved in downstairs may be gorgeous, but the things he says-who uses "whacked" anymore?-and the way he dresses... Well, let's just say that Jack Miller isn't the type you bring home to Mom. Good enough reason for Natalie to stay clear.Too bad their landlady is cracking matchmaking schemes that make covert ops look like child's play. But before this little-okay, it's a pretty big-attraction can get out of hand, Natalie is determined to get to the bottom of Jack's story.Because maybe...just maybe...this time the good guy wears black.
Underestimation
by Algis Budrys Jerome BixbyNever underestimate the power of a woman, they told him. But when he found the bedraggled waif stowed away on the miserable little ship to Mars, he knew what was waiting for her out there. And he knew she&’d underestimated a lot of things. Algis Budrys was the Hugo and Nebula award nominated author of Rogue Moon and Michaelmas.
Underground (Greywalker #3)
by Kat RichardsonIn the cold of winter, Pioneer Square's homeless are being butchered, and zombies have been seen roaming the streets of the underground city buried beneath modern Seattle. <P><P>Greywalker H arper Blaine is asked to investigate by her friend Quinton, who fears he may be implicated in the deaths. They soon discover that someone has unleashed a monster of ancient legend- and H arper must deal with both the living and the dead to find the creature and put a stop to it...unless it stops her first.
Underground Airlines
by Ben Winters<P>It is the present-day, and the world is as we know it: smartphones, social networking and Happy Meals. Save for one thing: the Civil War never occurred. <P>A gifted young black man calling himself Victor has struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service. He's got plenty of work. In this version of America, slavery continues in four states called "the Hard Four." <P> On the trail of a runaway known as Jackdaw, Victor arrives in Indianapolis knowing that something isn't right--with the case file, with his work, and with the country itself. A mystery to himself, Victor suppresses his memories of his childhood on a plantation, and works to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines. <P>Tracking Jackdaw through the back rooms of churches, empty parking garages, hotels, and medical offices, Victor believes he's hot on the trail. But his strange, increasingly uncanny pursuit is complicated by a boss who won't reveal the extraordinary stakes of Jackdaw's case, as well as by a heartbreaking young woman and her child who may be Victor's salvation. <P>Victor himself may be the biggest obstacle of all--though his true self remains buried, it threatens to surface. <P>Victor believes himself to be a good man doing bad work, unwilling to give up the freedom he has worked so hard to earn. But in pursuing Jackdaw, Victor discovers secrets at the core of the country's arrangement with the Hard Four, secrets the government will preserve at any cost. <P>Underground Airlines is a ground-breaking novel, a wickedly imaginative thriller, and a story of an America that is more like our own than we'd like to believe.
Underground Man
by H. G. Wells Gabriel De TardeAfter the sun turns red and the rivers become solid ice, the planet freezes and many of its people slowly starve. Survivors, seeking a source of heat, dig deep into the earth. Their catastrophe ultimately gives birth to a triumph of human ingenuity and spirit when the subterranean civilization develops labor-saving technology that frees citizens to focus on artistic endeavors. Given the appropriate environment, people can do anything, according to this 1905 novel by a noted sociologist. Gabriel de Tarde wrote Underground Man to illustrate the concept that humans are creatures of their social environment. An intriguing mix of the post-apocalyptic and the utopian, the story combines satirical and ironic points of view with an optimistic perspective on the possibility of overcoming the failings of human nature to develop a thriving culture of intellectual and artistic achievement. H. G. Wells, a noted admirer of the novel, provides a wide-ranging Preface.
Underground: Chronicles of Caleath
by Rosalie SkinnerAfter the battle of Invaded, Caleath searches for his friends whisked underground, where magic is scorned and shackled. He must rescue Raul and Nasith before the Day of the Sun. Beneath the artificial illumination of a strange red orb Caleath begins his journey plagued by relentless light. Accepting custody of a confused young dread lord and guided by a feisty Gabrielle, Caleath struggles to unravel the conspiracy holding a race in thrall. His journey to rescue Nasith and save Raul from being sacrificed drives him into the hands if his enemy.
Underground: Number 3 in series (Greywalker #3)
by Kat RichardsonHarper Blaine was just an average small-time private investigator until she died - for two minutes. Now Harper is a Greywalker, walking the thin line between the living world and the paranormal realm. And her new abilities are landing her all sorts of strange cases.In the cold of winter, Pioneer Square's homeless are turning up dead and mutilated, and zombies have been seen roaming the streets of the underground - the city buried beneath modern Seattle. When Harper's friend Quinton fears he may be implicated in the deaths, he persuades her to investigate their mysterious cause. But when Harper turns to the city's vampire denizens for help, they want nothing to do with her or with the investigation. For this creature is no vampire. Someone has unleashed a monster of ancient legend upon the Underground, and Harper must deal with both the living and the dead to put a stop to it . . . unless it stops her first.
Underground: The Tube Riders Trilogy #1 (The\tube Riders Ser.)
by Chris Ward Elena Cangiamila - Francesca LanzanoMarta Banks è una ragazza con un’identità ben precisa. È una Tube Rider, e rischia di morire ogni giorno nelle stazioni metro abbandonate di Londra. Non importa che i suoi genitori siano morti. Non importa che il suo amato fratello sia scomparso. Non importa che nel caos distopico della Londra del 2075, all’ombra delle torreggianti mura perimetrali, Marta non abbia alcun futuro. Ha degli amici. Insieme, i Tube Riders sono una famiglia, unita contro la brutalità delle loro vite, ma quando scoprono uno degli oscuri segreti del governo che potrebbe portare in guerra l’intero paese e terminare anni di oppressione, tutto ciò che amano è in pericolo. Ora per salvarsi devono fuggire, mentre delle macchine di morte geneticamente modificate danno loro la caccia, instancabili. I Cacciatori stanno arrivando…
Undersea City (Undersea Eden #3)
by Frederik Pohl Jack WilliamsonConcluding volume of the Undersea Eden series, when people live in cities underwater.
Undersea Fleet
by Frederik Pohl Jack WilliamsonEveryone at the Academy knew that sea serpents were, without a doubt, silly superstitions. Everyone but David Craken, that is. This young cadet from Marinia had been born and raised four miles beneath the waves, and he knew that more than rich new fuel sources and precious stones lay in wait for the men who dared invade this last frontier.But when David dived into the depths at thirteen hundred feet and disappeared - only to reappear, drifting offshore months later - his friend Jim Eden learned there was more truth to certain superstitions than he cared to believe. On a strange and hazardous journey, Jim and the men of the Sub-Sea Academy suddenly found themselves up against the dangerous creatures of the deep - and embroiled in a life-against-life adventure they would never forget!
Undersea Fleet (Undersea Eden #2)
by Frederik Pohl Jack WilliamsonMonsters of the Deep. Everyone at the academy knew that sea serpents were, without a doubt, silly superstitions. Everyone but David Craken, that is. This young cadet from Marinia had been born and raised 4 miles beneath the waves.
Undersea Quest
by Frederik Pohl Jack WilliamsonA missing relative...Something of value was buried beneath the underwater dome city of Marinia...something that had already cost one man's life, caused another man's kidnapping and gravely affected still another man's future.Expelled from the Sub-Sea Academy on trumped-up charges, Jim Eden wasn't about to wait around to prove his innocence. As soon as he leaned that his uncle mysteriously disappeared while mining uranium at the bottom of hazardous Eden Deep, Jim knew what he had to do...and that he had to do it fast.So he headed for the vast dome city - location of the great mining colony at the bottom of the sea - to pick up any clues to his uncle's disappearance. But once he had entered the undersea metropolis, the wrong people had his number...and they were determined that Jim would sink forever without a trace.
Undersea Quest (Undersea Eden #1)
by Frederik Pohl Jack WilliamsonCadet James Eden, latest in a long line of men who had given their lives to the sea, had no reason to suspect that his career was threatened: he looked forward to the day, not so far distant, when he would graduate and enter the sub-sea world for which his Academy was named. And suddenly he was caught in a vortex of charges and counter-charges: for some baffling, unimaginable purpose, someone was evidently trying to frame him. And succeeding. Yet there was worse to come. For on the heels of his expulsion from the Sub-Sea Academy, Jim learned that his uncle, one of the world's most ex¬perienced sub-seaman, had mysteriously disappeared while mining uranium at the bottom of Eden Deep, one of the new uranium fields the Edens had helped to open up on the ocean floor. Jim did not--could not--believe that Stewart Eden was dead. He determined to enter the vast dome-city of Marinia to trace his uncle. In doing so, James Eden put himself on the line--a line that could end in death.
Understand the Unknown (Everworld #10)
by K. A. ApplegateWhen David and his four friends are stranded in the sea, they fall into the world of Neptune and have adventures as they come across semi gods in Neptune's fantasy world.
Understanding Middle Earth: Essays on Tolkien's Middle-Earth
by Michael MartinezMichael Martinez calls himself a populist commentator. He has long been an advocate for fans of science fiction honing his encyclopedic knowledge of all of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien with Tolkien special interest groups on the internet, arranging Tolkien programming at fan run science fiction and fantasy conventions and making live, sophisticated presentations to audiences world wide. His coverage of Tolkien Topics in this collection of 36 essays is so thorough that you will feel as if Martinez has left no stone on Middle-earth unturned. He explains how the first elves lost their innocence taking their first step on a long road, filled with loss and grief, toward sorrow. He describes what they lost on their 500 year journey across a frozen wasteland and how Melkor's lies transformed artists who celebrated beauty to avaricious, vengeful, murdering, hoarders. He outlines the long lives of some of our favorite Elves including Gil-galad, Glorfindel and Legolas. He explains how the roles of elves changed through the long ages. For example, Elrond evolved from a warrior to an innkeeper. Exuberant, benevolent yet powerful Tom Bombadil is beloved by most Tolkien readers. Martinez illustrates Bombadil's importance to The Lord of the Rings and makes a strong case that it is a mistake to underrate him or pass him over as nonessential to the plot. We learn that only a few elves were vegetarians and that limbas is much like our cornbread though the corn used by the elves was a special, magical variety. Most of Tolkien's evil characters paid dearly for their deviation from goodness. In one essay Martinez explains why unlike other villains, Frodo is forgiven for crumbling and claiming the ring as his own instead of casting it in to the fire. This long book answers many of your questions about Tolkien's writing and stimulates further thought and debate on Tolkien's complex fantasy. Whether you read it all or skip to the essays that interest you, time spent reading this fascinating, well grounded book will enrich your Tolkien experience. A list of accented words with a key identifying the specific accents is provided on pages III and IV.
Understanding Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings
by William ReadyAfter interviewing Tolkien for hours, the author has produced a readable, understandable introduction to Tolkien and his epic trilogy.