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Imagine the Cinderella fairytale without the sweet fairy godmother, that Prince Charming was a louse, and Cinderella was a witch capable of cruelty and spitefulness. Sharpe’s retelling of the classic tale includes lust, deception, and violence. Nothing you’d ever expect in the Cinderella myth, but still the heart of the story survives in this re-imagining for mature readers. . . .
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While the kingdom of Ximerion is threatened at its southern border by a major power, the king sends his two youngest sons, the half brothers Anaxantis and Ehandar, as Lord Governors to the Northern Marches where minor raids by wild barbarians are expected. Under the guidance of an old and trusted general, the king hopes to keep the young princes . . .
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Twenty-year-olds Liseli Luenford and Russell Markson are living mundane, disappointing, lonely lives in a small midwestern town; working jobs better suited for high school students. Both want something more from life, though what exactly they cannot name, or even begin to achieve. Liseli finds solace in the Mill, a building on the edge of town, long abandoned and all . . .
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Imagine the Cinderella fairytale without the sweet fairy godmother, that Prince Charming was a louse, and Cinderella was a witch capable of cruelty and spitefulness. Sharpe’s retelling of the classic tale includes lust, deception, and violence. Nothing you’d ever expect in the Cinderella myth, but still the heart of the story survives in this re-imagining for mature readers. . . .
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A western themed fantasy, following the story of a low-level political discontent beginning with his imprisonment in a decidedly high security prison. . . .
Edie was pleased to get a job working the vast space-tanker/cruise-ship Aquarius as a systems programmer, particularly as she was a ‘totemized’ person—transformed into a walking, human-sized cat. But she couldn’t have imagined what she’d face there—whether it was the terrors of the planet-sized Main Tank, water reservoir for terraforming and alive with unthinkable denizens, or the shock of . . .
Jinx barely survived his experiences in Rainmoor, and escaped to the woods with his new mate to try and build a life he could understand and appreciate. However, his obligations haunt him quite literally, and drag him scrabbling and yowling into a world of magic, sophistication, and intrigue. What can a magically created bipedal tiger do, but try . . .
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Jinx, tigerish creation of a perverse rogue wizard, is summoned to the magical plane of Rainmoor to serve as a bodyguard to the rightful King of that plane—but he is way out of his depth, and under suspicion himself as the death toll mounts. Which Jinx will emerge at last—the jungle beast that walks as a man, the loyal . . .
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Naomi was in her kitchen, minding her own business, when all of a sudden she was chucked to another planet. As if that weren’t bad enough, she was attacked, betrayed, and married off against her will. That was on the first day. The next day was worse, much worse. Two words will suffice to describe the next day, and they . . .
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Live the Journey . . . Experience the Horror . . . Discover the Truth. Catharsis tells the story of a troubled young woman with special gifts and heavy burdens. . . . In an attempt to escape mysterious forces that may ultimately destroy her, Eve Shelby packs up her little sister, Dez, and embarks on a journey with a group of fellow telepaths. After a car accident leaves one person . . .
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When Candice’s in-laws were killed eight months ago buying a huge faux polar bear rug for her Christmas present, she lost more than just two of her favorite people: she lost her husband Ian as well. After only two years of marriage, their guilt and pain have left them living together but apart, unable to really talk for fear of . . .
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All the time we are surrounded by coincidences. Some we pay a second thought to and then forget about. Some fill us with wonder. Some we never even notice. But there are some which can scare us. When Kieran Whyteleafe starts to see little coincidences happening around him he decides to investigate their meaning. The coincidences seem to centre . . .
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Vagabonding in the seventies! The only thing that kept Mark going in Vietnam was his plan to spend some time wandering the country by air, like barnstormers did 50 years before. In the last days before leaving, he acquires a partner—a tall, morose girl named Jackie. They spend months on their aerial oddessy, falling in love along the way while . . .
Within the first paragraph of this novel I knew I was in the hands of a skillful, practised writer. The atmosphere is eerie and evocative as the main character, Kieran, wakes from a disturbing dream and looks out the window into the dark, wind tossed yard.
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Ember is a very interesting and worthwhile read. Ms. Sharpe’s intimate scenes are not burdened with awkward language and clichéd phrases. The imagery in this story is rich and powerful, and she knows how to write fantastic descriptions of events. I found the first-person narrative engaging, and my sympathy for the main character was not compromised due to any of [more . . .]