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by Stephen LeatherWhy does a wealthy Scottish financier set up a drugs deal with the IRA, jeopardise his career, endanger his family and lover by tangling with the East End underworld and a ruthless mercenary? The motive is simple: revenge for a cold-blooded act of murder. is adversary is a dangerous gangland boss whose connections stretch from the Highlands to London and beyond. More than a match for a newcomer, especially when his plans contain a fatal flaw which will be discovered only when it is much too late ...
Fallen Hearts (Casteel #3)
by V. C. AndrewsProud and beautiful, Heaven came back to the hills -- to rise at last above her family's shame! As Logan's bride, she would savor now the love she had sought for so long. And free from her father's clutches, she would live again in her backwoods town, a respected teacher and cherished wife. But after a wedding trip to Boston's Farthinggale Manor and a lavish, elegant party, Heaven and Logan are persuaded to stay...lured by Tony Tatterton's guile to live amidst the Tatterton wealth and privilege. Then the ghosts of Heaven's past rise up once more, writhing around her fragile happiness...threatening her precious love with scandal and jealousy, sinister passions and dangerous dreams!
Final Things
by Richard WrightOn a weekend visit, Farris's 12-year-old son is murdered; he tries to cope, and eventually takes revenge on his son's killer.
Adultery: A Novel
by Richard B. WrightNovel exploring the aftereffects and ramifications of an extramarital affair.
Vancouver
by David Cruise Alison GriffithsA fictional account of all the people who've traveled to Vancouver over the centuries
Getting to First Base with Danalda Chase
by Matt BeamDarcy Spillman wonders why they call kissing a girl "getting to first base." He knows everything about baseball and he thinks he likes Danalda Chase, a pretty girl in his class, but he knows nothing about dating. This has got to change. With help from his baseball-statistics-obsessed best friends; the new girl, Kamna; and former minor-leaguer Grandpa Spillman, Darcy looks for the connection between his favorite sport and his new love interest. With a kiss from Danalda Chase as the goal, he steps up to bat and swings for the fences. This sweet and funny story is perfect for every romantically challenged preteen boy.
Felicity's Challenge (The Road to Avonlea, Book #9)
by L. M. MontgomeryElection time was fast coming up on Prince Edward Island. Judon could make a different between winning and losing the election. To gain the seat Judon would have to defeat the incumbent one David Amsberry who had been serving the area quite to its satisfaction for the last ten years. Judon mapped out a campaign strategy...
The Thief Of Always
by Clive BarkerMr. Hood's Holiday House has stood for a thousand years, welcoming countless children into its embrace. It is a place of miracles, a blissful rounds of treats and seasons, where every childhood whim may be satisfied... <p><p> There is a price to be paid, of course, but young Harvey Swick, bored with his life and beguiled by Mr. Hood's wonders, does not stop to consider the consequences. It is only when the House shows it's darker face -- when Harvey discovers the pitiful creatures that dwell in its shadows -- that he comes to doubt Mr. Hood's philanthropy. <p> The House and its mysterious architect are not about to release their captive without a battle, however. Mr. Hood has ambitious for his new guest, for Harvey's soul burns brighter than any soul he has encountered in a thousand years...
Look Through My Window
by Jean LittleWhen Emily's parents move to an eighteen-room house so that her four unpredictable cousins can live with them, life for Emily, an only child, is never again the same. Will she meet the mysterious owners of a treasure box in her attic bedroom? Can anyone get along with a nosy and crochety elderly neighbor? How do you learn about differences without prejudice or hurting people's feelings? Go on this journey with Emily to find the answers ... along with more questions!
The Prairie Dog Conspiracy (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #12)
by Eric WilsonDuring a long cold winter in his home town, young Tom Austen stumbles across some strange activity in an abandoned house.
Warhost of Vastmark (Wars Of Light And Shadow #3)
by Janny WurtsThe Mistwraith's curse of vengeance has locked two princes into an ever deeper pattern of enmity. Since the deception and betrayal which ended Ships of Merior, their struggle has widened to encompass the fates of the world. Lysaer, Prince of Light--committed to serving justice, deeply bitter over the total destruction of his fleet, he lacks the means to transport his vast warhost, but swears he will still capture Arithon, defenseless in his shipyard at the seaside village of Merior. . . Arithon, Master of Shadow--set back since the fire which has damaged the vessels he built to escape into freedom, he has no choice but to attempt the impossible: to so one ship launched before Lysaer's warhost can corner him, or to raise up a counterforce and meet on a field at a ruinous cost in bloodshed.
From Stone Orchard: A Collection of Memories
by Timothy FindleyThis collection illustrates some of Findley's popular columns from Harrowsmith Magazine and a few new reflections on his feelings about Stone Orchard and his imminent departure from it.
Minus Time
by Catherine BushAs a member of the twenty-something generation in the 1990s, Helen finds the threat of environmental disaster, chemical fires, and contaminated water connected to the collapse of her family's personal relationships.
Kennedy's Ghost
by Gordon StevensA war hero and popular Democratic senator from Massachusetts, Jack Donaghue is the odds-on favorite to be the next U.S. president, just like his model JFK. But Donaghue has a dark secret. Dave Haslam must find the key to Donaghue's past. Working against time, Haslam must stop a string of political assassinations before Donaghue becomes the next casualty. This is an absorbing, exciting novel of complex international espionage involving elaborately hidden means, often illegal, too often lethal of acquiring financing and manipulating the pawns and the powerful to guarantee political advancement in high places.
Messiah
by Boris StarlingLondon is in the grip of a heatwave: airless days, strange steamy nights and a killer walking the streets. Wealthy men are being murdered to some mysterious pattern, with no clues left behind, only corpses with silver spoons in place of their tongues.
Freshman Choices (Freshman Dorm #14)
by Linda A. CooneyFaith can't say no to wild man Scott Sills. She's already on probation because of one outrageous night, but that's nothing compared to the disaster she's headed for now! Fame-hungry Liza is up for the lead role in a big campus play, but the only road to stardom leads right past the director's casting couch. And Will parents from two different worlds destroy the happiness Melissa and Brooks finally have found?
Blood Reunion Volume IV of Vampire Twins
by Janice HarrellThe fourth and conclusion of the vampire twins series, where Ari Montclair with the help of her boyfriend and best friend Sybil try to save Paul (a vampire and her twin brother) from the darkness.
Welcome to Alien Inn (Bone Chillers #8)
by Betsy Haynes[from the back cover] "When Matt and his family are stranded during a blizzard they take shelter in a roadside inn. The Innkeeper keeps staring at Matt, and the other guests ask him really weird questions. What's more they cook up the strangest breakfasts and their language is out of this world. Matt sets out to find the truth, before it's too late, before his whole family is... EXTERMINATED. They'll scare you out of this world!" Alien Inn contains 21 short, action packed chapters. Fans of Alien Inn and being scared down to their toenails will love the author's other books in the Bookshare collection. The Bone Chillers series is so scary, your teeth will chatter! Look for #1 Beware the Shopping Mall, #2 Little Pet Shop of Horrors, #3 Back to School, #4 Frankenturkey, #5 Strange Brew, #6 Teacher Creature, #7 Frankenturkey II, #9 Attack of the Killer Ants, #10 Slime Time, #11 Toilet Terror, #12 Night of the Living Clay and #13 The Thing Under the Bed, with more to come. You'll also find over 20 more books by Betsy Haynes in Bookshare's library. There are individual books like The Great Mom Swap and many books from The Fabulous Five series.
Teacher Creature (Bone Chillers Ser. #6)
by Betsy Haynes"There's something odd about the new teacher who turns up at school after the big storm. He looks as if he's crawled straight out of the swamp. He has a wide mouth, slightly bulging eyes, a soft, pulsing neck, a row of warts across his forehead and he hisses when he speaks. And when Joey and Nate find him reading a children's cookery book, they freak--the book gives recipes for cooking CHILDREN! THEY'LL SCARE YOU OUT OF THE SWAMP!" If you are a boy or girl who is hard to scare and who isn't too squeamish, and you don't mind being terrified, look for the other stories in the Bonechillers series including: #1 Beware the Shopping Mall, #2 Little Pet Shop of Horrors, #3 Back to School, #4 Frankenturkey, #5 Strange Brew, #7 Frankenturkey II, #8 Welcome to Alien Inn, #9 Attack of the Killer Ants, #10 Slime Time, #12 Night of the Living Clay and #13 The Thing Under the Bed and #15 Tiki Doll of Doom. You'll also find over 20 more books by Betsy Haynes in Bookshare's library. There are individual books like The Great Mom Swap and many books from The Fabulous Five series. Her books may also be found under the name B. R. Haynes.
Slime Time (Bonechillers #10)
by Betsy HaynesWhen Jeremy Wilson sneezes in the school canteen, the droplets trickle across the floor and stick together. Every time he sneezes the green glob gets bigger. What's more the growing lump is alive and wants to subsume everything in its path. Jeremy has to work out how to stop it. If you aren't too squeamish, and don't mind being terrified, look for the other stories in the Bonechillers series including: #1 Beware the Shopping Mall, #2 Little Pet Shop of Horrors, #3 Back to School, #4 Frankenturkey, #5 Strange Brew #6 Teacher Creature, #7 Frankenturkey II, #8 Welcome to Alien Inn, #9 Attack of the Killer Ants, #11 Toilet Terror, #12 Night of the Living Clay and #13 The Thing Under the Bed, with more to come. You'll also find over 20 more books by Betsy Haynes in Bookshare's library. There are individual books like The Great Mom Swap and many books from The Fabulous Five series. Her books may also be found under the name B. R. Haynes.
The Forbidden City of Luxor (The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Ser. #2)
by Brad QuentinDeep in the trackless jungles of India, in an ancient city prowled by man-eating tigers and infested with crocodiles, a strange light is seen. Is it a message from the ancient gods? Jonny Quest doesn't think so. He believes in science, not in ghosts and gods. But while he is rescuing his friends and father from a very British team of crooks, Jonny finds that the truth can be even stranger than legend! A SPECIAL AFTERWARD BY JONNY QUEST SERIES SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANT DR. GREGORY BENFORD, PH.D. For another novel where adventure meets science and science fiction with Jonny Quest and his friends look for #5 Evil Under the Ice in Bookshare's library. Don't miss this new nonstop action adventure, as Jonny Quest fights wilderness predators and alien invaders in deepest India!
Toilet Terror (Bone Chillers #11)
by Betsy Haynes[From the back cover:] "There's something down the toilet. Something black and slimy. Something wet and scaly. Something very smelly. Something ALIVE! Ellie's most successful chemistry experiment has brought Hans's goldfish back to life, but he's changed MONSTROUSLY!" Twelve-year-old Ellie and her friend Andy try everything they can think of to keep the monster from killing them and Ellie's seven-year-old brother, Hans who is so afraid he doesn't want to go home anymore. No matter what they try the monster just won't die. This grossly scary action filled story is packed in 25 short chapters averaging under 5 pages long. Get going and read it now if you dare to risk the scare. If you aren't too squeamish, and don't mind being terrified, look for the other stories in the Bonechillers series including: #1 Beware the Shopping Mall, #2 Little Pet Shop of Horrors, #3 Back to School, #4 Frankenturkey, #5 Strange Brew #6 Teacher Creature, #7 Frankenturkey II, #8 Welcome to Alien Inn, #9 Attack of the Killer Ants, #10 Slime Time, #12 Night of the Living Clay and #13 The Thing Under the Bed, with more to come. You'll also find over 20 more books by Betsy Haynes in Bookshare's library. There are individual books like The Great Mom Swap and many books from The Fabulous Five series. Her books may also be found under the name B. R. Haynes.
The Owl Service
by Alan GarnerSomething is scratching around in the attic above Alison's room. Yet the only thing up there is a stack of grimy old plates. Alison and her stepbrother, Roger, discover that the flowery patterns on the plates, when traced onto paper, can be fitted together to create owls-owls that disappear when no one is watching. With each vanished owl, strange events begin to happen around Alison, Roger, and the caretaker's son, Gwyn. As the kids uncover the mystery of the owl service, they become trapped within a local legend, playing out roles in a tragic love story that has repeated itself for generations...a love story that has always ended in disaster.
Peril's Gate (Wars of Light and Shadow #6: Alliance of Light #3)
by Janny WurtsBranded a minion of evil--escaping a death sentence imposed by his half-brother Lysaer and his Alliance of Light--Arithon, Master of Shadow, must choose to either cast his lot with a renegade enchanter whom Arithon dares not trust or die by the swords of fanatical enemies.