When a fire burns down the historic Bartlett House, the body of young activist, Emmy d’Angelo is found inside, dressed in bondage gear. Her older lover, professor Will Adelhardt, is under suspicion, but the manner in which Emmy is found is incomprehensible to Adelhardt, who is devastated by her loss. Now he must take a dark voyage through the . . .
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BEHOLD! The most THRILLING tales ever committed to the inter-net! OBSERVE! As Victorian adventurer and gentle-man of action, Lord Likely, solves BAFFLING mysteries and battles TERRIFYING foes! GASP! As Lord Likely and his hapless man-servant, Botter, encounter killer prostitutes, undead gentlemen, female pirates and HORRIFYING beasts! THRILL! As Likely beds a succession of gorgeous females, while keeping . . .
In October 1929 Berlin, Germany, a young but brilliant detective begins to investigate a series of bizarre and gruesome murders. As he delves deeper, he finds himself drawn into a literal underworld populated by demons, both mythological and otherwise. . . .
“When Angels Travel” is the story of an international business trip in the 1960,s. It is based on fact. . . .
Isaac Chavez (Zac) just turned eighteen, maybe. He was born on February 29th of the year 2058, a leap day in a non-leap year. How did this happen, how is he here and where does he belong? Searching for answers, a sense of purpose and a place to fit in, he joins History Corp. Each weekend, the History . . .
The Nevsky Wall is a story that spans a year in the city of Leningrad, starting on the first day of summer, 1941, the day prior to the German invasion of the Soviet Union. It follows the lives of two brothers, Alex and Viktor Rostov, and those closest to them. Alex is a newsreel cameraman who also works at Lenfilm . . .
Hard times and poverty in rural Norway, early 1800′s. Based loosely on some poor folks who had the misfortune to be my ancestors. One of them stole some potatoes and other food to feed her family of seven. For this she received 8 months in prison, where my great-grandfather was born. These are the facts. The rest, as they say, . . .
A full understanding of Bent Magnus begins with his mind. Imagine if you poured the intellectual horsepower of Einstein, Edison, and Ben Franklin all into one man. Now imagine that the man wasn’t a total pansy, like those other guys, and you have Bent Magnus. Beginning with his birth at the “Fight of the Century” in 1910, Bent Magnus . . .
“The House of Sever” is a light-hearted historical romance novel, following the journey of Rhema de Frees, a tomboy baroness living in fictional 19th century Gallia. Though Rhema would like nothing better than to remain happily obscure with her family and her childhood crush, Jonathan, circumstances beyond her control thrust her into the world of society, politics, revolution, and love. . . .
Portillo, TX is a city of industry, fuelled by chemicals and ambition. It smells like money. Its citizens seek fortune, love, and truth. Rex is a freelance cameraman who discovers a secret. Heather is high school teacher who doubts the intentions of her holistic psychiatrist, but desperately needs to overcome a childhood trauma. Portillo is a city with two sides. . . .
Five dollars to mail a letter seems like a lot of money to shy farmgirl Lily MicMillian. And when she’s hired by Old Man Lynch as a cook for his stagecoach and Pony Express station, she finds out why it’s so expensive. Dropped into a whirlwind of rowdy men and boys, fast horses, and frightening conflict, and she . . .
In 1989 the Soviet Union officially fell and once the prestigious Soviet athletic programs began selling their players to the highest bidders. Martin Ostrowski is a hockey player, and also Polish. He never belonged in Russia in the first place and now that Russia offers him no future and Poland offers him no past, if he wants to continue to . . .
The novel follows the adventures of a pirate crew under Captain Abigail Sanders, a woman of considerable skill, ability and ferocity. The tale picks up when her vessel, the Raging Gale, seizes a captive, a young woman named Hope Harvey on her way to the New World, who goes from hostage to ship’s musician as the brigands plunder the sea . . .
Bartlett House is a great read. At times, I found it riveting, and even when it’s not, the writing is still as smooth as silk.
The story begins with a deliberately set fire in an old, abandoned house, in one of the better parts of town. A body is found, and [more . . .]
In "Berlin Confidential," the writers achieve a well-written suspense story with mounting tension. The story takes place between the two World Wars, in an era where police work couldn’t rely on the CSI technology tricks of today. The Berlin police find eight bodies in a single night, all carrying cards marked "E" or "S." The Inspector in charge of the [more . . .]