When Trent Fa, misanthrope and self-induced loner, finds an injured man in his apartment, he's ready to call the police. When the man tries to tell him that he's not a man at all, but a fairy, Trent is ready to call a mental hospital. Ciaran isn't what Trent would have expected a fairy to be--he's handsome and sly, with a thick Irish brogue and a biting wit. He says he's on the run from a hunter of all things dangerous and supernatural, and he makes himself a hideout of Trent's posh apartment despite the other man's misgivings. The two get along like a pair of bad-tempered cats, and neither of them are interested in romance. Despite having a hunter on his trail and a bad history of being used, Ciaran can't seem to help noticing his reluctant host, and Trent is finding it more and more difficult to keep his desires closeted.The first in an ongoing series.
With Ciaran's magic stripped from him by Noah's deadly spell, there's only one option open to the wounded fairy--return to his ancestral home of T r na n g and beg for aid from the family he fled. He isn't adjusting well to being human, and his health and memory are fading fast, but the land of the fairies has its own dangers. The trip will take Trent far outside his comfort zone and stress the limits of the couple's burgeoning relationship. Ciaran has been keeping secrets, and one of them may be too much for Trent to accept.Noah isn't faring much better. Plagued by visions of memories not his own, he's forced to rely on Julien to help find a way to undo the spell, or complete it and kill Ciaran at last. Julien is tortured by guilt, working tirelessly to track Ciaran down and cure his friend, all the while pretending he still sees Noah only as a friend.The hunter has all but run out of leads when a mysterious fairy arrives with a mission to bring Noah to T r na n g for an ancient healing ritual. Their problems seem to be solved, until the fairy reveals the catch--to restore Ciaran's magic and his memories, Noah must die.
-*-2016 RAINBOW AWARDS FINALIST-*-Caleb Durant is half demon. His mother has spent his entire life telling him that he's the Antichrist, destined for great and evil things.He's mostly just trying to pass calculus.After his school principal's fatal and not-entirely-unintentional accident, he's forced to moved to a small country town, but he hopes he can at least get some solitude.But Andras, his demonic guardian, has made a friendly wager with an angel, and Caleb's soul is the prize.Isaac Mitchell, the sheltered Southern Baptist tasked by an Angel of the Lord to turn Caleb toward the light, is determined to keep his new friend on the straight and narrow.Isaac himself, however, is having some trouble remembering to keep his task and his feelings separate.
Nothing is ever easy. Just when Trent thought things were going well, an old debt of Ciaran's has reared its head. To settle it, the pair are forced to travel to Lochlann, a mystical forgotten island supposedly populated by a warlike and secretive race with a history with the Tuatha D Danann. With Noah and Julien along, the witch determined to keep his promise to his new friends, the group will face storms, monsters, political intrigue, and a greater enemy than any of them could have anticipated.
Elijah has grown up on the far-flung farming colony of Dhat-Badan, but he's always longed for adventure out in the galaxy. When the cargo ship Chimera passes through, Elijah takes a chance and stows away. The mysterious captain, however, does not take charity cases-so if Elijah wants to remain, the pair are going to have to come to an arrangement that will allow both of them to be satisfied.
A mother's love will never die. A mother's fury will live forever... The Moor is a difficult place for a young woman to grow up in the 1700s and life for Hettie Gale is no different. Abused by her father and abandoned by her family, she builds a new life for herself and her young son. But when Hettie is assaulted by men who lie about the encounter and accuse her of a heinous crime, Hettie is sentenced to death. In the present day, Alice receives news that her cousin has gone missing from her cottage on The Moor, where Alice spent many of her childhood summers. Wanting to help find Fleur, she heads to the village and becomes increasingly obsessed with the legend of Hettie Gale. She stumbles upon a set of journals that reveal, bit by bit, clues about what happened to the people who have gone missing on The Moor over the years. But what links Hettie Gale to Fleur? And if the ghost of Hettie Gale is seeking justice, can Alice do anything to bring the spirit peace and save Fleur from Hettie's inconsolable wrath?
'This is a book for anyone who has ever thought they didn't quite fit in' -- Beverley Cuddy, Dogs Today'An inspirational story that is told with humour, candour and humility that I am sure will offer hope to others who also struggle with their mental health' -- Mark Winstanley Chief Executive, Rethink Mental IllnessIncredible Kratu tells the story of the lovable rascal from Crufts who became the peoples' champion worldwide and, in so doing, healed his owner's heart. A solitary child who only really found solace in nature, Tess Eagle Swan ran away from home aged sixteen and, by her late twenties, had already survived violence and drug addiction. In the following decade, life spiralled further out of control. Something had to change.Tess had always loved animals, so when she saw a post on Facebook about the plight of two dogs in Romania, she was moved to take action, helping find homes for both. It was the first step on the road that led her to Kratu - the Carpathian/Mioritic Shepherd cross she adopted in 2014. From his humble beginnings on a Roma camp in Transylvania, Kratu has gone on to become a canine international treasure. Now a trained assistance and therapy dog, he has brought joy to millions with his lovable antics - not least with his legendary appearances at Crufts. But the role he has played in Tess's story is more compelling still. After a lifetime of distress, Tess and Kratu's bond allowed Tess to finally learn to love herself and answer some of the questions behind her troubled beginnings. Incredible Kratu is the inspirational true story of this unlikely pair, who found in each other the love and support they needed to beat the odds and turn both their lives around.
Spend a month on Pentecost Island and experience an amazing adventure between nine friends, the challenges they face, the past threatening to come between them, and their enduring friendship as they start up a new resort. Tess Andersen is well and truly over her family telling her what to do, criticising her career choices, and her boyfriends, but now she has found a happy niche on Pentecost Island. When her past catches up with her with the arrival of millionaire, Zac Montgomery, Tess has to learn to trust again.Zac's reputation precedes him wherever he goes-he knows he will have to work hard to overcome the perception now that he has finally found Tess.Can Zac convince Tess, he is telling the truth?
She tests the door. Locked. Jannet has wandered off the guided tour. This is at El Museo de Ciencias Naturales en Madrid De Espaa. She has made frequent attempts to dial 112, the primary emergency telephone number in the Eurozone, but her cellphone seems to not want to work. Tess is the first book in a new fiction series. The story is part travelogue, part police procedural, and part coming-of-age as it focuses on an American woman who possess special psychic talents. Tess is not the main protagonist in this bookthat would be Jannet, Jannet Russmanbut she does serve as an extraordinary teacher and guide to our adventurous American traveler.
She tests the door. Locked. Jannet has wandered off the guided tour. This is at El Museo de Ciencias Naturales en Madrid De Espaa. She has made frequent attempts to dial 112, the primary emergency telephone number in the Eurozone, but her cellphone seems to not want to work. Tess is the first book in a new fiction series. The story is part travelogue, part police procedural, and part coming-of-age as it focuses on an American woman who possess special psychic talents. Tess is not the main protagonist in this bookthat would be Jannet, Jannet Russmanbut she does serve as an extraordinary teacher and guide to our adventurous American traveler.
In 1905, eleven-year-old Tess Douglas respects her elders and behaves like a young lady, caught between her idyllic childhood and the prospect of growing up in an unforgiving world as war and hopelessness tear her family apart. A mysterious telegram compels her mother to drag Tess from Vancouver, the only home she has known, to Dawson City, a strange city created in the middle of nowhere by the Klondike gold rush. Tess refuses to accept her new home until an eccentric friend draws her into a freedom she had not thought possible. As Tess discovers mystery, murder and intrigue, she must face her darkest fear and confront the menace before her family is destroyed forever. A timeless story for all ages about a young girl facing love, loss, and choices that will change her life.In her third novel, T.A. Leinemann writes about family and friendship, recurring themes in her stories, whether they take place in the past, present or future.
Em uma hist ria de paix o e conflito, Claudine Bisson volta equipe das Valqu rias. Ela convence Tess e suas colegas a prestarem servi o For a A rea como for as oponentes em ensaios simulados, plano que exige aprender a pilotar avi es de ca a. A equipe adquire avi es excedentes e contrata uma equipe de especialistas russos liderados pelo abrasivo Coronel Peter Brusilov, um r gido supervisor. Laurent Belcour, o not rio vil o, est de volta e continua criando obst culos. Claudine complica ainda mais as coisas, pois ela tem um motivo oculto: recuperar Jake desautorizando Tess. Ela faz todo o poss vel e usa o ex-amante de Tess, Vaughn Wentorth, para ajudar a prejudic -la. Enquanto a equipe se prepara com dificuldade para enfrentar a pr xima opera o, eles t m que lidar com o embate destrutivo entre Claudine e Tess, levando a consequ ncias imprevis veis.
Tess y Jake se enfrentan a un dilema inusual. Su hija adoptiva Aara recibi una enorme herencia del enemigo de Tess, el difunto Amir al-Saadi. La fortuna viene con una condici n inquietante: Aara debe casarse con una familia musulmana en el plazo de un a o. De repente, Tess y Jake deben evaluar si tal condici n es aceptable. Se re nen con dos familias musulmanas y terminan en Estambul para que Aara pueda decidir si quiere cumplir con la condici n del testamento. Para complicar las cosas, la hermana de Amir, Fadime, es la fideicomisaria, y Laurent Belcour, el conspirador disoluto, es ahora su amante secreto. Ellos anhelan la fortuna para s mismos y dise an un plan para ganar la partida. Al mismo tiempo, Belcour sigue buscando venganza contra Tess y su equipo por haber frustrado sus malvados planes en el pasado. Se dirige en busca de ayuda a ISIS, el grupo extremista yihadista ahora comprometido en una lucha existencial con Irak y Siria. C mo enfrentar n Tess y Jake estos desaf os?
