Christopher Rice

A shocking death exposes dangerous forces of seduction, obsession, and vengeance lurking beneath the idyllic surface of a prestigious New England university. It is more than just the late November weather that has cast a chill over the campus of Atherton University. When the wife of respected professor Eric Eberman is killed in a tragic accident, his secret student lover, Randall Stone, fears the professor tried to avert career suicide by committing homicide. Or do the dead woman's haunting last words point to an even more damning crime? Fearing the truth, Randall digs into his lover's hidden history. But what he finds draws him and everyone he cares for into a dark dance of sexual manipulation, twisted retribution, and murderous rage where nothing is as it seems. And no one will escape from it unscathed...if they escape at all. In this emotionally gripping tale from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice, the past may seem buried, but it can come back with a deadly vengeance. Revised edition: This edition of The Snow Garden includes editorial revisions.

New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice presents his first work of erotic romance. It only takes a moment... Cassidy Burke has the best of both worlds, a driven and successful husband and a wild, impulsive best friend. But after a decadent Mardi Gras party, Cassidy finds both men pulling away from her. Did the three of them awaken secret desires during a split-second of alcohol-fueled passion? Or is Mardi Gras a time when rules are meant to be broken without consequence?Only one thing is for certain-the chill that's descended over her marriage, and her most important friendship, will soon turn into a deep freeze if she doesn't do something. And soon. Light this flame at the scene of your greatest passion and all your desires will be yours. The invitation stares out at her from the window of a French Quarter boutique. The store's owner claims to have no knowledge of the strange candle. But Cassidy can't resist its intoxicating scent or the challenge written across its label in elegant cursive. With the strike of a match and one tiny flame, she will call forth a supernatural being with the ultimate power-the power to unchain the heart, the power to remove the fear that stands between a person and their truest desires.

Spring House, New Orleans: a plantation mansion of money and influence. But something sinister lurks beneath the glamour of the old estate, awoken by blood and looking for revenge . . .

From New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice: Three friends confront a deadly, ancient evil rising to the surface in a "masterful coming-of-age novel" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). It's been a decade since the Delongpre family vanished, and still no one can explain the events of that dark and sweltering night. No one except Niquette Delongpre, who left behind her best friends, Ben and Anthem, to save them from her newfound capacity for destruction... She alone knows the source of her very bizarre--and very deadly--abilities: an isolated strip of swampland called Elysium. Niquette's father dreamed of transforming the dense acreage surrounded by murky waters into a palatial compound befitting the name his beloved wife gave to it, Elysium: "the final resting place for the heroic and virtuous." Then, construction workers dug into a long-hidden well, one that snaked down into the deep, black waters of the Louisiana swamp and stirred something that had been there for centuries--a microscopic parasite that perverts the mind and corrupts the body. Niquette is living proof that things done can't be undone. Nothing will put her family back together again. But as Niquette, Ben, and Anthem uncover the truth of a devastating parasite that has the potential to alter the future of humankind, Niquette grasps the most chilling truths of all: someone else has been infected too. And unlike her, this man is not content to live in the shadows. He is intent to use his newfound powers for one reason only: revenge. "Creepy, chilling, and almost impossible to put down" (Booklist), The Heavens Rise is an intense and atmospheric supernatural thriller about the shadowed terrors of the Louisiana bayou.

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Charterresenärens reseguid Reseguiderna från Förlagshuset Fyris AB har av den välkända resetidskriften VAGABOND fått epitetet - "Charterresenärens reseguid" i en artikel om Svenska reseguider. Här nedan följer hela citatet - CHARTERRESENÄREN Du är borta en vecka och har bokat några guidade utflykter. Du vill läsa på lite om de vanligaste sevärdheterna och behöver en snabböverskådlig bok i behändigt format. Förlaget FYRIS RESEGUDER ger ut robusta in-plastade guider i fickformat med separat karta. Sätter fokus på vilka gator och sevärdheter du inte bör missa, och bryr sig mindre om hur man reser runt eller var man ska bo. På engelska ges samma serie ut av GLOBETROTTER, som har fler titlar än den svenskspråkiga versionen.