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Book List |
April 24 2013
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This is a list of books I have downloaded and have not read. I have included the abstract of the book taken from Amazon. Those read or chosen not to read I have crossed out. I have dated each document and saved those when I start and date a new one deleting the cross-outs.
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http://survivl.blogspot.com/ for “The Search”
Book search:
FAERIE
ELF MAGIC
War of the roses
Battle of Boyne
Baltic
Sea stories
Time travel
Charlemagne historical fct
Palladin
Dark ages
Dystopinan
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Balkans
Byzantium
Humor
Humorous History
Western
Arctic
Alternate Reality (Uni)(hstry)
Parallel worlds
Multiverse
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Colonial
Scandinavian
Bretons
Quantum Science
Mystery Thriller
Pre-history America
Alaska
Hawaii
Finland
Kiev
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Authors
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Ruth Francesco
James Rollins
F Paul Wilson
David Liss
Bartholomew Gill
Keith Laumer
Neal Gaimon
David Ignatius
P J Tracy
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Riccio, R. Vincent
Vincent Tiggli
Robin Hobbs
Xiaolong, Qiu
Anne MacCaffrey
Dan Simmons
Vernor Vinge
Joan D Vinge
Donna Leon
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Charles Stross
Bob Mayer
Eliot Pattison
Stephen King
Philip Kerr
Robert Sawyer
Scott Turrow
Eric Flint
Sirling
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Possible reads
On Edge Alternate U could be good
Hell Around the Horn Sea
Daddy's World
Once we were Human Weirdy
Scorpio Rising (The Scorpio Series)
Border
Movies: All the presidents men, The Front Page” and “Broadcast News
1.
Greasing the Pinata: A
Cape Weathers Mystery (Cape Weathers Mysteries)
A former U.S. Senator vanishes days after his son goes missing.
When they’re both found dead on a golf course in Mexico, body parts missing,
the Senator’s estranged daughter Rachel resolves to discover what happened.
Private investigator Cape Weathers doesn’t really want the case. He can’t stand politicians and doesn’t know the terrain. But when it looks like the daughter may become the next victim, Cape crosses the border looking for answers.
Cape asks his deadly companion Sally, trained by the Hong Kong Triads, to watch his back as he stumbles onto a conspiracy that leads from corporate boardrooms in San Francisco to drug cartel strongholds in Mexico. Together they confront a killer determined to bury the past as well as anyone trying to dig it up.
Miles away from home and nowhere near the answers, Cape manages to get kidnapped, steal from the mob, piss off the DEA, alienate the local police, confound a computer genius, and somehow lose the client he’s been protecting all along.
Private investigator Cape Weathers doesn’t really want the case. He can’t stand politicians and doesn’t know the terrain. But when it looks like the daughter may become the next victim, Cape crosses the border looking for answers.
Cape asks his deadly companion Sally, trained by the Hong Kong Triads, to watch his back as he stumbles onto a conspiracy that leads from corporate boardrooms in San Francisco to drug cartel strongholds in Mexico. Together they confront a killer determined to bury the past as well as anyone trying to dig it up.
Miles away from home and nowhere near the answers, Cape manages to get kidnapped, steal from the mob, piss off the DEA, alienate the local police, confound a computer genius, and somehow lose the client he’s been protecting all along.
2. Murder on the Côte d'Azur (Maggie Newberry
Mysteries)
Mystery
Maggie Newberry is sheltered, privileged but also a
whip-smart advertising copywriter who’s fast on her feet and a little stunned
to realize that she’s 34 years old and still hasn’t found “the one.” When her
long-missing sister ends up dead in Maggie’s trendy Atlanta condo, Maggie finds
herself flying to the south of France to find the little niece that up until
then no one in the family even knew existed. Along the way, she finds handsome
Laurent Dernier, a sexy if nefarious Frenchman who it’s not clear is there to
help or hinder Maggie’s search for the girl. Meanwhile, her sister’s murderer
sets his sights on the little girl—and Maggie. The first book of the Maggie
Newberry Mystery Series, Murder on the Côte d’Azure won 3rd prize in the
National Writer’s Competition in 2001 in manuscript.
3. Broken Ferns (Lei Crime Series)
Mystery in Hawaii
The island of Oahu is warm breezes, skyscrapers and green
mountains—but a daring young thief is out to make a statement, and Special
Agent Lei Texeira’s new career is already on the line.
Lei Texeira has made a difficult transition from detective on Maui to the FBI on Oahu—and her first big case as an agent draws national media attention. With her typical jump-first, look-later style, she pursues her quarry from Oahu to the outer islands, rousing old conflicts and new heartbreak.
“Crisp, well-written and full of local color - Broken Ferns is another page-turner from Toby Neal.” Greta Van der Rol, author of Morgan’s Choice
Lei Texeira has made a difficult transition from detective on Maui to the FBI on Oahu—and her first big case as an agent draws national media attention. With her typical jump-first, look-later style, she pursues her quarry from Oahu to the outer islands, rousing old conflicts and new heartbreak.
“Crisp, well-written and full of local color - Broken Ferns is another page-turner from Toby Neal.” Greta Van der Rol, author of Morgan’s Choice
5. Sholpan (Gaia Nova)
Sci Fi May have read
HE'D RATHER DIE THAN BE A SLAVE TO THE CONQUERORS OF HER HOME
WORLD.
Stella McCoy never thought she'd fall prisoner to the barbarian Hameji. The oldest daughter of a working class family, all she wanted was to finish her apprenticeship and start a career an astrogator. But when the Hameji conquer her home world with their starfaring battle fleets, she is forced against her will to become a concubine to one of their highest ranking warlords.
Stella would rather die than spend the rest of her life as a concubine. Fortunately, as she looks for a chance to escape, she starts to make friends in high places. But in the dangerous world of harem politics, with new friends come new enemies—ones that have the power to destroy her.
SHOLPAN is a 35,000 word (80-120 page) companion novella to BRINGING STELLA HOME, and follows Stella's storyline through the first half of the full length novel. About 25% of the novella contains new material not included in BRINGING STELLA HOME.
Stella McCoy never thought she'd fall prisoner to the barbarian Hameji. The oldest daughter of a working class family, all she wanted was to finish her apprenticeship and start a career an astrogator. But when the Hameji conquer her home world with their starfaring battle fleets, she is forced against her will to become a concubine to one of their highest ranking warlords.
Stella would rather die than spend the rest of her life as a concubine. Fortunately, as she looks for a chance to escape, she starts to make friends in high places. But in the dangerous world of harem politics, with new friends come new enemies—ones that have the power to destroy her.
SHOLPAN is a 35,000 word (80-120 page) companion novella to BRINGING STELLA HOME, and follows Stella's storyline through the first half of the full length novel. About 25% of the novella contains new material not included in BRINGING STELLA HOME.
6. The Never Born: 1 (Locus Origin)
Space Opera
Over a century after the seedship Lazarus completed its near
1,200 year journey, the Terran colonies found themselves in conflict with a
hostile alien race.
In a world decimated by a long, drawn-out war where a never-ending stream of fresh clones are fed to the Terran war machine, a genetically engineered squad of soldiers must fight to survive against all odds.
When society is ruled from behind the scenes by massive corporate conglomerates that control powerful secret organizations and even the very Republic itself, the clones will come to question the world they live in, their fellow soldiers, and even the very nature of their existence. What’s more, they must struggle to establish their own identities in a world that has little respect for human life, and even less for that of a clone.
In a world decimated by a long, drawn-out war where a never-ending stream of fresh clones are fed to the Terran war machine, a genetically engineered squad of soldiers must fight to survive against all odds.
When society is ruled from behind the scenes by massive corporate conglomerates that control powerful secret organizations and even the very Republic itself, the clones will come to question the world they live in, their fellow soldiers, and even the very nature of their existence. What’s more, they must struggle to establish their own identities in a world that has little respect for human life, and even less for that of a clone.
7. Forbidden The Stars (The Interstellar Age Book 1)
Space opera shitkicker
At the end of the 21st century, a catastrophic accident in
the asteroid belt has left two surveyors dead. There is no trace of their young
son, Alex Manez, or of the asteroid itself.
On the outer edge of the solar system, the first manned mission to Pluto, led by the youngest female astronaut in NASA history, has led to an historic discovery: there is a marker left there by an alien race for humankind to find. We are not alone!
While studying the alien marker, it begins to react and, four hours later, the missing asteroid appears in a Plutonian orbit, along with young Alex Manez, who has developed some alarming side-effects from his exposure to the kinetic element they call Kinemet.
From the depths of a criminal empire based on Luna, an expatriate seizes the opportunity to wrest control of outer space, and takes swift action.
The secret to faster-than-light speed is up for grabs, and the race for interstellar space begins!
On the outer edge of the solar system, the first manned mission to Pluto, led by the youngest female astronaut in NASA history, has led to an historic discovery: there is a marker left there by an alien race for humankind to find. We are not alone!
While studying the alien marker, it begins to react and, four hours later, the missing asteroid appears in a Plutonian orbit, along with young Alex Manez, who has developed some alarming side-effects from his exposure to the kinetic element they call Kinemet.
From the depths of a criminal empire based on Luna, an expatriate seizes the opportunity to wrest control of outer space, and takes swift action.
The secret to faster-than-light speed is up for grabs, and the race for interstellar space begins!
8. Space Junque - A Dystopian Fantasy (Apocalypto 1)
SciFi Apoc
The
DOGs want to destroy the world. The gods want to make a new one. The trick is
to survive both.
At the end of the 21st
century, civilization is at the brink of environmental collapse. As Char
Meadowlark prepares to board the Imperial Shuttle for some time off planet, the
airport is attacked by the DOGs, an eco-terrorist group.
Jake Ardri, pilot of the private shuttle Space Junque, offers Char her only hope of survival. He takes her to the orbiting Imperial Space Station, the seat of world government.
As the conflict escalates and global war threatens humanity's existence, ancient gods return to take control and impose a new world order. Char and Jake are caught up in a divine plan to save the world - but first they have to survive the apocalypse.
Jake Ardri, pilot of the private shuttle Space Junque, offers Char her only hope of survival. He takes her to the orbiting Imperial Space Station, the seat of world government.
As the conflict escalates and global war threatens humanity's existence, ancient gods return to take control and impose a new world order. Char and Jake are caught up in a divine plan to save the world - but first they have to survive the apocalypse.
9. The Last Praetorian
Science
Fiction adventure/romance,
Commander Jonathan Radec is a man desperately trying to
escape from the mistakes of his past.
Now the owner of Vanguard Shipping, his primary concerns are trying to keep his ships flying and his crew alive. However, the shadowy Syndicate organisation has set their sights on the Commander and his business, having sent a beautiful assassin to kill him. To make matters worse, she’s become the target of his infatuation, much to the dismay of his ex-girlfriend. Recently elevated to President of the Confederation, she’s still very much in love with him and capable of making his life a living hell.
Surrounded by a galaxy beginning to tear itself apart, with enemies on all sides, he’s now also unwillingly tasked with trying to save the Confederation – for which he has little regard. Jon has little going in his favour, except a crew consisting of the elite of the old Imperial Navy, all of whom would fight to the death for him, and a past that possibly makes him one of the most dangerous men alive.
The Last Praetorian is a Science Fiction adventure/romance, which tries to answer the question: “Can you ever find redemption for the mistakes of your past?”
Now the owner of Vanguard Shipping, his primary concerns are trying to keep his ships flying and his crew alive. However, the shadowy Syndicate organisation has set their sights on the Commander and his business, having sent a beautiful assassin to kill him. To make matters worse, she’s become the target of his infatuation, much to the dismay of his ex-girlfriend. Recently elevated to President of the Confederation, she’s still very much in love with him and capable of making his life a living hell.
Surrounded by a galaxy beginning to tear itself apart, with enemies on all sides, he’s now also unwillingly tasked with trying to save the Confederation – for which he has little regard. Jon has little going in his favour, except a crew consisting of the elite of the old Imperial Navy, all of whom would fight to the death for him, and a past that possibly makes him one of the most dangerous men alive.
The Last Praetorian is a Science Fiction adventure/romance, which tries to answer the question: “Can you ever find redemption for the mistakes of your past?”
10.
Unnatural Time (Infinity, Ltd.)
Dark Fantasy?
Mr. Kite's Cavalcade of Unnatural History tours the country,
presenting unusual wonders and sights, but something more sinister is at work.
For Palequus and Peter, agents sent to investigate, they realize what a threat
the Cavalcade is. But can a retired Grim Reaper and discharged cherub stop Mr.
Kite and his plans, lest they become a curiosity of the Cavalcade, a memento of
a forgotten history?
11.
THE NAZI TIME MACHINE - 2014
Time travel
2014 - Time travel transport becomes possible.
German NATO troops send thousands of nuclear weapons to Hitler's War Bunker 1943.
Hitler wins the war. And he thus becomes immortal.
After the time shift, our hero Corky- a regular American with dreams and debts- wakes up in an altered terrifying evil NAZI world - 2014.
In this new reality, Corky is an incredibly wealthy celebrity - a huge world wide action hero movie star- and he is happily married to his celebrity wife. He also is politically on the rise, gaining influence with Hitler himself.
There is a growing resistance force fighting for America's freedom, that needs Corky's support.
But can he be trusted? What would you do ?
If you like Time Travel stories, I promise that you will not be disappointed
German NATO troops send thousands of nuclear weapons to Hitler's War Bunker 1943.
Hitler wins the war. And he thus becomes immortal.
After the time shift, our hero Corky- a regular American with dreams and debts- wakes up in an altered terrifying evil NAZI world - 2014.
In this new reality, Corky is an incredibly wealthy celebrity - a huge world wide action hero movie star- and he is happily married to his celebrity wife. He also is politically on the rise, gaining influence with Hitler himself.
There is a growing resistance force fighting for America's freedom, that needs Corky's support.
But can he be trusted? What would you do ?
If you like Time Travel stories, I promise that you will not be disappointed
12.
Day Nine (Stitch in Time Triology)
Time travel Shit kicker
America’s first woman president has resigned in disgrace.
Using knowledge privy to presidents, Alice Naylor travels back one hundred
fifty years to hit the reset button on history. She will attempt to redeem her
legacy by securing world peace. Unfortunately she and the Secret Service lover
accompanying her believe this requires the permanent division of the United
States.
The country’s best—and most brutal—counter-terrorist agent is sent after them. Joe Mauer teams with a colleague who has secretly loved him for years. The two know they face long odds in stopping this wily president now turned traitor.
During the fateful spring and summer of 1863 the four wage their own desperate campaign to determine the outcome of the Civil War. Lincoln and Lee become pawns in a deadly game as Naylor and Mauer try to checkmate each other with the greatest general of them al
The country’s best—and most brutal—counter-terrorist agent is sent after them. Joe Mauer teams with a colleague who has secretly loved him for years. The two know they face long odds in stopping this wily president now turned traitor.
During the fateful spring and summer of 1863 the four wage their own desperate campaign to determine the outcome of the Civil War. Lincoln and Lee become pawns in a deadly game as Naylor and Mauer try to checkmate each other with the greatest general of them al
13.
Time Travel Adventures Of The 1800 Club: Book I
Time Travel Looks good
The Time Travel Adventures Of The 1800 Club is a 21st Century
haven for people seeking to escape New York City’s frantic pace. Dressed in
clothes their ancestors might have worn during the 1800s, members enjoy foods
of the period and read periodicals featuring news of a particular date in 1865.
However, the 1800 Club also has an astounding secret . . . Time Travel. Members
travel back in time nudging famous persons and key events just enough to ensure
history unfolds, as it should. Guardians-of-the-future, who send robotic probes
back through the ages, discover that, at critical time-junctures, pivotal
figures stray from vital tasks and actions. Then an 1800 Club member is sent
back to guarantee that events get back on track. The 1800 Club’s members aid
Lincoln, Roosevelt, Bat Masterson, Mark Twain and many others. Without subtle
interventions by these unknown agents, the famous might have been only
footnotes, rather than giants of
history
14.
On the Road: Book Two (Life After War)
Apocalyptic ReadBook One
2012 was the end of the
world. All society and civilizations fell, leaving the survivors to fend for
themselves. Few made it.
In Book One
Samantha:
After being taken from
her Seattle office at gunpoint during the apocalypse, Samantha's chopper
crashes and she is taken hostage by the Cruz brothers. Abused and hurting, to
get her life back, she has to take theirs and learns a harsh lesson in
survival.
Kenn/Cadet
Kenn and the cadet were missed in the evacuations and instead of heading home for the boy's pregnant mom, the Marine heads them for NORAD, sure the timid little woman he'd controlled for so long, couldn't have survived the end of the world. These two are picked up by Safe Haven Mobile Refugee Camp and the Marine quickly begins building himself a place among these strong survivors.
Angela/Brady
Angela lost her baby in the war and that pain forced her to face the awful truth. Without using her gifts, those forbidden powers that have kept her chained to Kenn for more than ten years, she will never see her teenage son again. Forced to wait for her body to heal before she can start her quest, Angie calls out to her son's real father, Brady. They are reunited in the post apocalyptic remains of Indiana and it's clear that the sparks are still there.
Adrian
Adrian has a secret that no one knows and he struggles to keep it hidden even as he risks everything to gather his flock. He is a Leader, a Patriot, and there's nothing he won't do in his quest to keep some of his Country alive. Even kill.
Cesar/Rick
Rick is a traitor. He belongs to the leader of a group of Mexican Guerilla's that are intent on destroying what's left of the post apocalyptic United States. Cesar leads these ruthless killers, sending Rick into camps of refugees as his spy, before murdering the men and taking the women hostage. Cesar hates America and heads up Interstate 25 like an end of the world plague. He thinks he is unstoppable but already, there's a nagging worry that the forces of fate have something planned. For now, though, his reign of terror goes unopposed.
Mother Nature
Angry at the callous indifference of humans, Mother Nature has called her creatures together for the apocalypse. Animal attacks and ambushes become common place and add yet another adventure these brave souls must face in their quest for survival.
Kenn/Cadet
Kenn and the cadet were missed in the evacuations and instead of heading home for the boy's pregnant mom, the Marine heads them for NORAD, sure the timid little woman he'd controlled for so long, couldn't have survived the end of the world. These two are picked up by Safe Haven Mobile Refugee Camp and the Marine quickly begins building himself a place among these strong survivors.
Angela/Brady
Angela lost her baby in the war and that pain forced her to face the awful truth. Without using her gifts, those forbidden powers that have kept her chained to Kenn for more than ten years, she will never see her teenage son again. Forced to wait for her body to heal before she can start her quest, Angie calls out to her son's real father, Brady. They are reunited in the post apocalyptic remains of Indiana and it's clear that the sparks are still there.
Adrian
Adrian has a secret that no one knows and he struggles to keep it hidden even as he risks everything to gather his flock. He is a Leader, a Patriot, and there's nothing he won't do in his quest to keep some of his Country alive. Even kill.
Cesar/Rick
Rick is a traitor. He belongs to the leader of a group of Mexican Guerilla's that are intent on destroying what's left of the post apocalyptic United States. Cesar leads these ruthless killers, sending Rick into camps of refugees as his spy, before murdering the men and taking the women hostage. Cesar hates America and heads up Interstate 25 like an end of the world plague. He thinks he is unstoppable but already, there's a nagging worry that the forces of fate have something planned. For now, though, his reign of terror goes unopposed.
Mother Nature
Angry at the callous indifference of humans, Mother Nature has called her creatures together for the apocalypse. Animal attacks and ambushes become common place and add yet another adventure these brave souls must face in their quest for survival.
In Book Two
More of the same
adventure, romance, and danger that made book one so addictive. Are you ready
to return to Safe Haven? Adrian and the others are already there, waiting to
tell you what happened next. Won't you join us?
Part 2 The Island Part 2 (The Fever)
Apocalyptic
The Fever exploded across the U.S. and the world. Hour by
hour the news grew worse. The virus was spreading at a bewildering pace,
killing so fast that estimates had to be constantly revised. Even worse, it
appeared to be mutating to an even deadlier form.
Stranded on Portsmouth Island after the President instituted martial law, William Hill found himself fighting to survive even though he had come to the island to die. The old village offered shelter against the storms and the coming winter. The sea offered food. Life should have been simple.
It wasn’t. He hadn’t counted on the old woman, or the odd little boy she brought with her. He hadn’t expected to provide for nearly a dozen people.
He wasn’t prepared for the evil that came to the island. William Hill had never been afraid of the dark. He never had reason to.
He did now. Not only had the evil come.
It knew his name
Stranded on Portsmouth Island after the President instituted martial law, William Hill found himself fighting to survive even though he had come to the island to die. The old village offered shelter against the storms and the coming winter. The sea offered food. Life should have been simple.
It wasn’t. He hadn’t counted on the old woman, or the odd little boy she brought with her. He hadn’t expected to provide for nearly a dozen people.
He wasn’t prepared for the evil that came to the island. William Hill had never been afraid of the dark. He never had reason to.
He did now. Not only had the evil come.
It knew his name
15.
Collapse (new america) BOOK ONE in the NEW AMERICA series.
Apoc
What would it take for
the United States to fall from within? In a not too distant future, America is
put to the test. With the American people deep in The Second Great Depression
and two of the most powerful hurricanes on record to contend with, the United
States is in no condition to deal with hidden terrorists on its soil, maniacal
politicians, and the most formidable military threat the world has seen since
the Third Reich.
This is the story of
three men from three very different walks of life: Howard Beck, the world's
richest man, also diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome; Richard Dupree, ex-Navy
SEAL turned escaped convict; and Maxwell Harris, a crippled, burned-out chief
of police of a small Texas town. At first, they must overcome their own
struggles and fight for their survival against impossible odds. In the end, the
unlikely trio must band together to save their beloved country from COLLAPSE.
Empires topple. Nations
crumble. Civilization is fragile. In 2027, America will fall.
BOOK TWO in the New America series, entitled "Resistance" is slated for a summer 2013 release. Sneak peek is available now on Smashwords.
**This edition has been reformatted and further edited from the original release.
16.
Outcome post
apocalyptic
As an agent of the Department of Advance Analysis, she's one
of a handful of people who knows about the spread of a new virus--one she
believes will wipe out mankind. With her bosses in denial, she flies to New
York to get her ex-fiance Chip to safety.
But he's already been scooped up and quarantined--and so has his adopted daughter. Pursued by her own agency, Ellie will stop at nothing to break Chip out before the virus claims them all.
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Outcome is a novella (27,000 words / 90 pages) set at the beginning of the post apocalyptic Breakers series. It can be read before or after either of the first two books.
But he's already been scooped up and quarantined--and so has his adopted daughter. Pursued by her own agency, Ellie will stop at nothing to break Chip out before the virus claims them all.
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Outcome is a novella (27,000 words / 90 pages) set at the beginning of the post apocalyptic Breakers series. It can be read before or after either of the first two books.
17.
Daughter of the Sea
Roman Fantasy
Engaged against her will, Calista, a young Roman aristocrat,
grapples with the annihilation of her world at the hands of her would-be
husband. The violent aftermath uncovers a connection to the mythological land
of Atlantis, shattering Calista’s conception of family, the gods—and herself.
Calista does not know why the sea sings in her veins—or why her parents have affianced her to the insidious Lord Avaritus. She watches, powerless, as he ruthlessly annihilates all she loves.
When Calista tries escape with the remnants of her family, a storm strikes their vessel and Calista is hurled overboard. She reemerges in Atlantis, summoned by the leaders of the undersea domain. The very fiber of her identity shudders after she learns that she is the daughter of Neptune—and not quite mortal.
Despite the manipulation of Atlantis’s leaders and the romantic temptations of a pair of smirking grey eyes, Calista must find a way to return to Portus Tarrus to rescue her family and seek revenge against the man who destroyed everything she held dear.
Calista does not know why the sea sings in her veins—or why her parents have affianced her to the insidious Lord Avaritus. She watches, powerless, as he ruthlessly annihilates all she loves.
When Calista tries escape with the remnants of her family, a storm strikes their vessel and Calista is hurled overboard. She reemerges in Atlantis, summoned by the leaders of the undersea domain. The very fiber of her identity shudders after she learns that she is the daughter of Neptune—and not quite mortal.
Despite the manipulation of Atlantis’s leaders and the romantic temptations of a pair of smirking grey eyes, Calista must find a way to return to Portus Tarrus to rescue her family and seek revenge against the man who destroyed everything she held dear.
18.
Child of the Mist
Scottish Highands Historic fiction
In the harsh Scottish highlands of 1565, superstition and
treachery threaten a truce between rival clans. It's a weak truce at first,
bound only by an arranged engagement between Anne MacGregor and Niall Campbell-the
heirs of the feuding families.
While Niall wrestles with his suspicions about a traitor in his clan, Anne's actions do not go unnoticed. And as accusations of witchcraft abound, the strong and sometimes callous Campbell heir must fight for Anne's safety among disconcerted clan members. Meanwhile his own safety in threatened with the ever-present threat of someone who wants him dead.
Will Niall discover the traitor's identity in time? Can Anne find a way to fit into her new surroundings? Will the two learn to love each other despite the conflict? With a perfect mix of a burgeoning romance and thrilling suspense, this book is historical fiction at its best.
While Niall wrestles with his suspicions about a traitor in his clan, Anne's actions do not go unnoticed. And as accusations of witchcraft abound, the strong and sometimes callous Campbell heir must fight for Anne's safety among disconcerted clan members. Meanwhile his own safety in threatened with the ever-present threat of someone who wants him dead.
Will Niall discover the traitor's identity in time? Can Anne find a way to fit into her new surroundings? Will the two learn to love each other despite the conflict? With a perfect mix of a burgeoning romance and thrilling suspense, this book is historical fiction at its best.
The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A
Tale of the Ninth Century
19.
Defender: The Sanctuary Series, Volume
One [
Fantasy
The world of Arkaria is a dangerous place, filled with
dragons, titans, goblins and other dangers. Those who live in this world are
faced with two choices: live an ordinary life or become an adventurer and seek
the extraordinary.
Cyrus Davidon leads a small guild in the human capital of Reikonos. Caught in an untenable situation, facing death in the den of a dragon, they are saved by the brave fighters of Sanctuary who offer an invitation filled with the promise of greater adventure. Soon Cyrus is embroiled in a mystery - someone is stealing weapons of nearly unlimited power for an unknown purpose, and Sanctuary may be the only thing that stands between the world of Arkaria and total destruction.
Cyrus Davidon leads a small guild in the human capital of Reikonos. Caught in an untenable situation, facing death in the den of a dragon, they are saved by the brave fighters of Sanctuary who offer an invitation filled with the promise of greater adventure. Soon Cyrus is embroiled in a mystery - someone is stealing weapons of nearly unlimited power for an unknown purpose, and Sanctuary may be the only thing that stands between the world of Arkaria and total destruction.
20.
Unbidden
History romance
History romance
When the emperor chooses a husband for Rochelle, she tries to
drive her betrothed away, but by the time she realizes she might want to keep
him, she has been too successful and other forces are dividing them as well.
A whirling romance in the enchanting world of Charlemagne’s Empire. Rochelle of Alda, a feisty Frank noblewoman, expects to continue her industrious life managing her family’s estate. When her emperor summons her to the palace to meet the skilled soldier she is required to marry, Rochelle engages in a battle for independence from David of Bavaria. As her own deceptions multiply, she suspects another of also plotting against their marriage. To her surprise, and too late, David’s passion and patience begin to win her heart. Can their love survive the tangled web of her schemes and the secret adversary David refuses to see?
Book One in the Evolution Serie
A whirling romance in the enchanting world of Charlemagne’s Empire. Rochelle of Alda, a feisty Frank noblewoman, expects to continue her industrious life managing her family’s estate. When her emperor summons her to the palace to meet the skilled soldier she is required to marry, Rochelle engages in a battle for independence from David of Bavaria. As her own deceptions multiply, she suspects another of also plotting against their marriage. To her surprise, and too late, David’s passion and patience begin to win her heart. Can their love survive the tangled web of her schemes and the secret adversary David refuses to see?
Book One in the Evolution Serie
21.
Lark
Fantasy
The last time she checked, Mia Carrington was pretty sure
that she was a normal girl with a completely ordinary life.
She goes to high school, has a crush on the gorgeous and mysterious new boy in town, and has strange dreams that she can’t help but feel are real somehow.
Okay, so maybe she’s not all that normal after all.
A freak accident changes Mia’s life forever when she is thrown into another world and left to deal with the revelation that she is the daughter of the King of the Light Elves. Throw in an ominous prophecy predicting that Mia will break a curse unleashing the Dark Elves on the world and well, things don’t look too good.
There is danger lurking at every corner in this strange world and Mia isn’t sure who she can trust…
The only thing she is certain of is that the Dark Elves know about her, and they will stop at nothing until they have her.
She goes to high school, has a crush on the gorgeous and mysterious new boy in town, and has strange dreams that she can’t help but feel are real somehow.
Okay, so maybe she’s not all that normal after all.
A freak accident changes Mia’s life forever when she is thrown into another world and left to deal with the revelation that she is the daughter of the King of the Light Elves. Throw in an ominous prophecy predicting that Mia will break a curse unleashing the Dark Elves on the world and well, things don’t look too good.
There is danger lurking at every corner in this strange world and Mia isn’t sure who she can trust…
The only thing she is certain of is that the Dark Elves know about her, and they will stop at nothing until they have her.
22.
A Hatful of Rabbits
Fantasy anthology
From the sublime to the ridiculous, A Hatful of Rabbits takes
the reader from science fiction to fantasy to the
bizarre hybrid where one finds a malfunctioning I-Mage and a man who cannot
fail. This short collection unleashes seven previously published tales (including
Writers of the Future award winner, Brother, Can You Spare the Time?) and three
brand new nuggets from author Benjamin Jacobson. The fairy genocide, a left
shoulder buttock, a dead cat, and the world’s smallest space opera await the
willing reader in this short volume.
Contents:
A Hatful of Rabbits
The Apple Tree
I Don’t Believe in Fairies
Solar Shell: A Space Opus
Held Up
Paradigm Shift
Alchemy
Poddle Jumper
The Beautiful
Brother, Can You Spare the Time?
Contents:
A Hatful of Rabbits
The Apple Tree
I Don’t Believe in Fairies
Solar Shell: A Space Opus
Held Up
Paradigm Shift
Alchemy
Poddle Jumper
The Beautiful
Brother, Can You Spare the Time?
23.
SteampunX - Episode Two: SteamDisco Destruction
May have read
In the Victorian tradition, SteampunX is a serial novel
released monthly.
It’s 1875 on the Columbian calendar. Anowarakowa, the New World, has been at peace for a century. By treaty and vigilance the land has been divided among the English Colonies in the Northeast, New France in the South, the Aztecs in the West, and the League of Ten Hundred Nations in the Midwest.
The shadow of slavery hangs over New France. The man called Thunder arrives to avert a war he fears may erupt. Little does he know the war began long ago in the hearts of the noirs that work the land. Trapped between the justice of the oppressed and the whims of a dangerous ally, Thunder and his teenage companions struggle to do what's right for themselves and for the Nations.
It’s 1875 on the Columbian calendar. Anowarakowa, the New World, has been at peace for a century. By treaty and vigilance the land has been divided among the English Colonies in the Northeast, New France in the South, the Aztecs in the West, and the League of Ten Hundred Nations in the Midwest.
The shadow of slavery hangs over New France. The man called Thunder arrives to avert a war he fears may erupt. Little does he know the war began long ago in the hearts of the noirs that work the land. Trapped between the justice of the oppressed and the whims of a dangerous ally, Thunder and his teenage companions struggle to do what's right for themselves and for the Nations.
24.
The Grimm Diaries Prequels volume 1- 6: Snow White Blood Red,
Ashes to Ashes & Cinder to Cinder, Beauty Never Dies, Ladle Rat Rotten Hut,
Mary Mary Quite Contrary, Blood Apples
Fantasy
·
What if all you knew about fairy tales was wrong?
Warning: these Grimm Prequels are like snap shots of a magical
land you're about to visit soon. I like to think of them as poisoned apples.
Once you taste them, you will never see fairy tales in the same light again.
This Grimm Diaries Prequels are a number of short books in the
form of epistolary diary entries. The diaries are more of teasers for the
upcoming series: The Grimm Diaries, allowing you to get a glimpse of what to
expect of the series. The 6 diaries are told by The Evil Queen, Peter Pan,
Little Red Riding Hood, the Devil, Prince Charming, and Alice Grimm
The first book in the Series will be out in February 2013, called
SNOW WHITE SORROW.
Series Description:
The Grimm Diaries are pages written in a Book of Sand, where each
fairy tale character confessed the true stories once altered by the Brothers
Grimm two centuries ago. To keep the truth about fairy tales hidden, the
Brothers Grimm buried the characters in their dreams to never wake up again.
But the curse is broken now, and the characters are allowed to wake
up every one hundred years. They intend to tell the truth about really
happened, and about an untold cosmic conflict between fairy tale characters.
List of the available Grimm Diaries Prequels:
1 Snow White Blood Red
narrated by The Snow White Queen
2 Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cindernarrated by Alice Grimm
3 Beauty Never Dies
narrated by Peter Pan
4 Ladle Rotten Rat Hut
narrated by Little Red Riding Hood
5 Mary Mary Quite Contrary
narrated by the Devil
6 Blood Apples
narrated by Prince Charming
7 Once Beauty Twice Beast
narrated by Beauty
8 Moon & Madly
1 Snow White Blood Red
narrated by The Snow White Queen
2 Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cindernarrated by Alice Grimm
3 Beauty Never Dies
narrated by Peter Pan
4 Ladle Rotten Rat Hut
narrated by Little Red Riding Hood
5 Mary Mary Quite Contrary
narrated by the Devil
6 Blood Apples
narrated by Prince Charming
7 Once Beauty Twice Beast
narrated by Beauty
8 Moon & Madly
narrated by Moongirl
9 Rumpelstein
narrated by Rumpelstiltskin
10 Jawigi
narrated by Sandman Grimm
Coming soon:
11 Tooth & Nail & Fairy Tale
12 The Pumpkin Piper
9 Rumpelstein
narrated by Rumpelstiltskin
10 Jawigi
narrated by Sandman Grimm
Coming soon:
11 Tooth & Nail & Fairy Tale
12 The Pumpkin Piper
25.
Brilliant Devices: A steampunk adventure novel (Magnificent Devices)
A lady of resources has the power to change the world—if she
can stay alive long enough to do it.
Lady Claire Trevelyan had been looking forward to glittering balls, congenial society, and relief from pursuit during her stay with Lord and Lady Dunsmuir in the Canadas. Well, perhaps not entirely. Being pursued by a handsome airship captain is rather diverting, especially when it appears her erstwhile employer, Andrew Malvern, is becoming much too distracted by a certain blond mechanic.
But a shot fired in the night puts an end to such diversions, and instead plunges her and her orphaned band of children into a fight for their very survival. Between secret conversations at the highest levels of society and skullduggery in the diamond mines, Claire must discover who is behind a series of alarming attempts on her friends’ lives—before her mother is compelled to make funeral arrangements yet again.
“Great fun, extremely feel-good reads that make you share all of the protagonists’ journeys and victories … an excellent steampunk series.” —Fangs for the Fantasy: The latest in urban fantasy from a social justice perspective
Lady Claire Trevelyan had been looking forward to glittering balls, congenial society, and relief from pursuit during her stay with Lord and Lady Dunsmuir in the Canadas. Well, perhaps not entirely. Being pursued by a handsome airship captain is rather diverting, especially when it appears her erstwhile employer, Andrew Malvern, is becoming much too distracted by a certain blond mechanic.
But a shot fired in the night puts an end to such diversions, and instead plunges her and her orphaned band of children into a fight for their very survival. Between secret conversations at the highest levels of society and skullduggery in the diamond mines, Claire must discover who is behind a series of alarming attempts on her friends’ lives—before her mother is compelled to make funeral arrangements yet again.
“Great fun, extremely feel-good reads that make you share all of the protagonists’ journeys and victories … an excellent steampunk series.” —Fangs for the Fantasy: The latest in urban fantasy from a social justice perspective
26.
Guardians of Suncast Dale part 12
Fantasy
This is Part 12 of 13 of Guardians of Suncast Dale. Each part
will be released for free every Thursday through Monday, and all are available
now to be borrowed or purchased.
The full book has all thirteen parts and the exclusive epilogue ‘Agatha’s Story,’ which explains what happened to Agatha Siller after the events in the prologue. You only get that epilogue when you purchase the book.
What is Guardians of Suncast Dale about?
---------------------------------------------------
It was supposed to be a simple mystery about ghosts of dead heroes. Dathanial Hawke came to Suncast Dale to find out why apparitions of the Guardians, killed forty years ago, were popping up all over the place. That's what Dathanial does, he investigates phenomenon related to heroes and writes about them. He's not supposed to get involved.
Instead, Dathanial finds himself in one of the biggest hero stories anyone has ever seen, and not everyone is happy with his involvement. Whether it's the local military wanting to use these hauntings to take over, the local bandits who use these ghosts as cover, or assassins who want him dead because someone paid them a lot of money, Dathanial can't catch a break.
His support team isn't exactly stellar, either. He's got a young man who writes fanfiction about the Guardians when he's not dressing up like one of them. A ninety-year old amnesiac who has no problem throwing him into lethal situations. A beautiful woman who can't decide if she wants to kiss or kill Dathanial. And a crazy woman who lives in a wall.
If Dathanial was smart, he'd just go home. Instead, he decides to get to the bottom of this mystery, and when he does, he realizes that there's a lot more at stake than Suncast Dale. The Guardians died to protect a dangerous secret, one that could destroy the world. (Because it's too much to ask that it's not a deadly secret that could destroy the world.)
The full book has all thirteen parts and the exclusive epilogue ‘Agatha’s Story,’ which explains what happened to Agatha Siller after the events in the prologue. You only get that epilogue when you purchase the book.
What is Guardians of Suncast Dale about?
---------------------------------------------------
It was supposed to be a simple mystery about ghosts of dead heroes. Dathanial Hawke came to Suncast Dale to find out why apparitions of the Guardians, killed forty years ago, were popping up all over the place. That's what Dathanial does, he investigates phenomenon related to heroes and writes about them. He's not supposed to get involved.
Instead, Dathanial finds himself in one of the biggest hero stories anyone has ever seen, and not everyone is happy with his involvement. Whether it's the local military wanting to use these hauntings to take over, the local bandits who use these ghosts as cover, or assassins who want him dead because someone paid them a lot of money, Dathanial can't catch a break.
His support team isn't exactly stellar, either. He's got a young man who writes fanfiction about the Guardians when he's not dressing up like one of them. A ninety-year old amnesiac who has no problem throwing him into lethal situations. A beautiful woman who can't decide if she wants to kiss or kill Dathanial. And a crazy woman who lives in a wall.
If Dathanial was smart, he'd just go home. Instead, he decides to get to the bottom of this mystery, and when he does, he realizes that there's a lot more at stake than Suncast Dale. The Guardians died to protect a dangerous secret, one that could destroy the world. (Because it's too much to ask that it's not a deadly secret that could destroy the world.)
Guardians of
Suncast Dale $2.99
It is 461 page
main book
But the Guardians weren't the only ones with secrets.
Dathanial must confront what he's tried to keep buried, because if he doesn't,
then this hero story will not have a happy ending.
Guardians of Suncast Dale is an engaging mystery set in a rich fantasy universe. With entertaining characters, a sharp sense of humor, and unexpected twists, this book is sure to entertain.
Guardians of Suncast Dale is an engaging mystery set in a rich fantasy universe. With entertaining characters, a sharp sense of humor, and unexpected twists, this book is sure to entertain.
They died. They're returning. What's coming with them?
When ghostly apparitions of long-dead heroes plague the land of Suncast Dale, the people need help. They want a hero, but all they get is Dathanial Hawke, a literature teacher at Briarthorn Academy. He can’t fight the bandits who use these apparitions as cover for their raids. He can’t stop the resulting riots. And he can’t prevent the local military from using this crisis as an excuse to take over the government.
However, Dathanial does know hero stories,
When ghostly apparitions of long-dead heroes plague the land of Suncast Dale, the people need help. They want a hero, but all they get is Dathanial Hawke, a literature teacher at Briarthorn Academy. He can’t fight the bandits who use these apparitions as cover for their raids. He can’t stop the resulting riots. And he can’t prevent the local military from using this crisis as an excuse to take over the government.
However, Dathanial does know hero stories,
and Suncast Dale is in
the middle of a big one. As he works to solve the mystery of these apparitions
and digs into history of these heroes, The Guardians, he learns that they had a
lot of secrets. The more he finds out, the more danger he finds himself in.
Someone wants this story to reach its terrible end, and Dathanial is the only
one who can stop it.
But The Guardians weren’t the only ones with secrets. Dathanial has a big one, and if he doesn’t accept the truth about himself, the entire world will burn.
Guardians of Suncast Dale is an engaging mystery set in a rich fantasy universe. With entertaining characters, a sharp sense of humor, and unexpected twists, this book is sure to entertain.
This full book also contains the exclusive epilogue "Agatha's Story," a story about what happened to Agatha Siller after the events in the prologue. This epilogue is only available in this full version.
But The Guardians weren’t the only ones with secrets. Dathanial has a big one, and if he doesn’t accept the truth about himself, the entire world will burn.
Guardians of Suncast Dale is an engaging mystery set in a rich fantasy universe. With entertaining characters, a sharp sense of humor, and unexpected twists, this book is sure to entertain.
This full book also contains the exclusive epilogue "Agatha's Story," a story about what happened to Agatha Siller after the events in the prologue. This epilogue is only available in this full version.
27.
The Color Dragon (The Azuraan Series)
Fantasy
A mysterious new creature has recently begun appearing in the
skies above Azuraan. Dubbed the Color Dragon, the strange beast has thoroughly
befuddled the city—no one knows where it came from, or what it wants, or where
it disappears to when it's not soaring majestically above Azuraan's tallest
towers. Sho-Sho especially is obsessed with the Dragon...and after reward
posters appear all over the city, promising an enormous amount of money for the
capture of the creature, he convinces Lan and Sara to help him take up the
challenge. In their search for the Dragon they encounter an aspiring aviator, a
beautiful dancer, a vicious werewolf, several talkative swords...and no small
amount of trouble.
28.
The Iron Horse Tinker
Steam Punk
N. Jacob Wright’s playful and moving story of a tinker with a
penchant for artificial animals is sure to please with its creative sense of
setting and brilliantly quirky character. A real treat with the feel of a
fable, The Iron Horse Tinker is a must for steampunk fans.
29.
Tunnels: A Story of War
Sci Fi
The captain is a sell-sword, a mercenary who’s survived
battle after battle, and his men would follow him to Hell itself. They just
might. They’re in the midst of a mission that sends them underground in a bold
attempt on an enemy city that will leave them stranded below and fighting the
earth itself instead of enemy soldiers.
30.
Fistful of Reefer (Lost DMB Files #17)
?
This book is not a stoner story, but does contain cheeky
humor and pulpy, double-fisted action! The author does not use or condone the
use of marijuana while reading this novel. Thank you.
Product Description
Fistful of Reefer delivers a surge equivalent to a cocktail of 1 part serotonin, 2 parts adrenaline, with a dash of grenadine served over ice. This double-fisted, dieselpunk weird-Western resides between No Country for Old Men and The Three Amigos.
In 1918, when Chancho Villarreal and his friends inadvertently create the legend of El Chupacabra, they draw the attention of Texas Ranger J.T. McCutchen to their goat ranch and marijuana farm north of Del Rio, Texas. What follows is an action-packed ride across the wilds of a Texas haunted by rumors of Chupacabras behind every bush.
Product Description
Fistful of Reefer delivers a surge equivalent to a cocktail of 1 part serotonin, 2 parts adrenaline, with a dash of grenadine served over ice. This double-fisted, dieselpunk weird-Western resides between No Country for Old Men and The Three Amigos.
In 1918, when Chancho Villarreal and his friends inadvertently create the legend of El Chupacabra, they draw the attention of Texas Ranger J.T. McCutchen to their goat ranch and marijuana farm north of Del Rio, Texas. What follows is an action-packed ride across the wilds of a Texas haunted by rumors of Chupacabras behind every bush.
31.
Shadowbloom (Rhyme of the Willow)
Fantasy
When Axton and Aniva Rhyme were three years old, their parents
disappeared. There were no letters, no bodies, no explanations of any
kind - they had just vanished. All that remained was their car: a
vehicle crashed against a willow tree.
Now, thirteen years have passed, and with the appearance of a
woman with lime-green eyes and emerald vines for hair, Axton and Aniva
are drawn back to that same willow. A place awaits them through a veil
of foliage, full of plant wonders unlike anything they have ever
imagined. The twins will find a Garden full of thought-carrying
Linkroots, bone-crushing Tanglervines, spore-filled Pumpershrooms, and
berries from crimson Bloodvines . . .
Berries that will change a human into a fearsome Wild with just a single drop of juice.
For updates and more information on the Rhyme of the Willow books, visit rhymeofthewillow.com or facebook.com/rhymeofthewillow.
When Axton and Aniva Rhyme were three years old, their parents
disappeared. There were no letters, no bodies, no explanations of any
kind - they had just vanished. All that remained was their car: a
vehicle crashed against a willow tree.
Now, thirteen years have passed, and with the appearance of a
woman with lime-green eyes and emerald vines for hair, Axton and Aniva
are drawn back to that same willow. A place awaits them through a veil
of foliage, full of plant wonders unlike anything they have ever
imagined. The twins will find a Garden full of thought-carrying
Linkroots, bone-crushing Tanglervines, spore-filled Pumpershrooms, and
berries from crimson Bloodvines . . .
Berries that will change a human into a fearsome Wild with just a single drop of juice.
For updates and more information on the Rhyme of the Willow books, visit rhymeofthewillow.com or facebook.com/rhymeofthewillow.
32.
Earth & Sky
Steampunk fantasy
Wren has trained for war since she was a child, but a secret
bond with the enemy leads her to question everything she's ever known.
Cast out by her family as a traitor, the fiery, alchemy wielding shape-shifter finds refuge in the arms of Ville, the raven-winged leader of the enemy clan. The two star-crossed lovers discover that the world they know is built on lies meant to fuel the war that has raged between the two clans for years.
Wren and Ville’s relationship transcends the racism and stereotypes around them, as they seek to discover the real cause of the fighting. Armed with alchemy, attitude, and a six-shooter, Wren sets out on a journey of love, loss, and redemption that will change the world.
EARTH AND SKY is a romantic fantasy set in a steampunk world of alchemist shifters and vampiric fallen angels. It has crossover potential, with appeal to mature young adult and adult audiences and is a perfect blend of romance, fantasy, and paranormal.
Cast out by her family as a traitor, the fiery, alchemy wielding shape-shifter finds refuge in the arms of Ville, the raven-winged leader of the enemy clan. The two star-crossed lovers discover that the world they know is built on lies meant to fuel the war that has raged between the two clans for years.
Wren and Ville’s relationship transcends the racism and stereotypes around them, as they seek to discover the real cause of the fighting. Armed with alchemy, attitude, and a six-shooter, Wren sets out on a journey of love, loss, and redemption that will change the world.
EARTH AND SKY is a romantic fantasy set in a steampunk world of alchemist shifters and vampiric fallen angels. It has crossover potential, with appeal to mature young adult and adult audiences and is a perfect blend of romance, fantasy, and paranormal.
33.
The Grush: Drums of War Part 1
Sci Fi
The citizens of Iggy's Bend welcome our hero, Nathal on the
eve of an expected Grushling attack. The plant like enemy has terrorized the
town for an age. Will the new stranger's presence be enough to turn the tide?
Or does Nathal's secrets bring their own set of risks to the village?
34.
SteampunX - Episode One: Funk and Puck
I think I read it
In the Victorian tradition, SteampunX is a serial novel
released monthly starting in October 2011.
It’s 1875 on the Columbian calendar. Anowarakowa, the New World, has been at peace for a century. By treaty and vigilance the land has been divided among the English Colonies in the Northeast, New France in the South, the Aztecs in the West, and the League of Ten Hundred Nations in the Midwest.
Deep in the woods of the Ten Hundred Nations, the man called Thunder creates miracles from wire, wood and stone. Where Thunder goes lightening follows. When twin teenagers discover the mangled body of Thunder’s cervine automaton, a plot is uncovered that could lead to the end of the hundred year peace and turn the people of Anowarakowa against each other. Together Thunder and the twins embark on a journey to cross the continent and prevent this New World War.
It’s 1875 on the Columbian calendar. Anowarakowa, the New World, has been at peace for a century. By treaty and vigilance the land has been divided among the English Colonies in the Northeast, New France in the South, the Aztecs in the West, and the League of Ten Hundred Nations in the Midwest.
Deep in the woods of the Ten Hundred Nations, the man called Thunder creates miracles from wire, wood and stone. Where Thunder goes lightening follows. When twin teenagers discover the mangled body of Thunder’s cervine automaton, a plot is uncovered that could lead to the end of the hundred year peace and turn the people of Anowarakowa against each other. Together Thunder and the twins embark on a journey to cross the continent and prevent this New World War.
35.
The Pearl Savage (The Savage Series, Book 1) Steampunk ?
Seventeen-year old princess, Clara Williamson, lives an
old-fashioned existence in a biosphere of the future.
When her sadistic mother, Queen Ada, betroths her to an abusive prince of a neighboring sphere, Clara determines to escape Outside where savages roam free.
Clara escapes tyranny only to discover the savages are not the only people who survived the cataclysmic events of one hundred forty years prior.
Once Outside, Clara finds herself trapped, unable to return to the abusive life of the sphere while facing certain danger Outside.
Can Clara find love and freedom with the peril that threatens to consume her?
When her sadistic mother, Queen Ada, betroths her to an abusive prince of a neighboring sphere, Clara determines to escape Outside where savages roam free.
Clara escapes tyranny only to discover the savages are not the only people who survived the cataclysmic events of one hundred forty years prior.
Once Outside, Clara finds herself trapped, unable to return to the abusive life of the sphere while facing certain danger Outside.
Can Clara find love and freedom with the peril that threatens to consume her?
36.
The Caldecott Chronicles No.1
Steampunk
Caldecott Estate, the ancestral home of the 32nd Earl of Rothshire, is besieged. The undead are traipsing and crawling across overgrown lawns, intent on ripping the very flesh from the Earl’s body.
But many of them will not make it that far as the 32nd Earl has two things in their way: A prised Purdey shotgun and an accomplice named, Saffy. Saffy is a young and simple girl from the local village. She is quick of foot at setting traps, and dispatching the undead to the afterlife. She is endlessly coming up with cunning and disturbing methods to rid the estate of disease.
The bizarre and gruesome details are narrated in a journal by a very Aristocratic British gent. Get a first hand look on how the Victorian upper class deal with stumbling trespassers and see how one draws inspiration from a teenage girl born to kill.
Caldecott Estate, the ancestral home of the 32nd Earl of Rothshire, is besieged. The undead are traipsing and crawling across overgrown lawns, intent on ripping the very flesh from the Earl’s body.
But many of them will not make it that far as the 32nd Earl has two things in their way: A prised Purdey shotgun and an accomplice named, Saffy. Saffy is a young and simple girl from the local village. She is quick of foot at setting traps, and dispatching the undead to the afterlife. She is endlessly coming up with cunning and disturbing methods to rid the estate of disease.
The bizarre and gruesome details are narrated in a journal by a very Aristocratic British gent. Get a first hand look on how the Victorian upper class deal with stumbling trespassers and see how one draws inspiration from a teenage girl born to kill.
37.
For Queen And Country - A Steampunk Fantasy Romance Novella (Shimmy And Steam Book
One)
The Gypsy.
A steampunk airship of belly dancers travel to the courts of european kings and queens, dancing for their suppers. However Lady C, Lilly, Gertie, Penny, and Sera are more than just dancers, they are spies for Queen Victoria and the British Empire!
This is the first of five books that centers on Lady C. They Gypsy's leader with a secret no one must ever know about. Because of this secret, she has kept the love of Lord Colin at arms’ length. However, when he joins the mission to capture an evil sultan, she cannot deny the feelings of love and lust.
But, no matter how good the sex is between them, Constance and Colin butt heads over who is in charge of the mission to capture the sultan Khalid Bin Bargash. Can Colin win over her heart, and can Constance teach Colin who is boss?
Books in the Shimmy and Steam series:
Book 2 - All The Queen's Women
Book 3 - In The Queen's Service
Book 4 - Penny For The Queen
Book 5 - All Hail The Queen
Other books by Michelle Kopra:
Major Mischief - A Steampunk fantasy novella
Hexes in Texas - A witchy urban fantasy
Find out about my other projects at www.michellekopra.com
A steampunk airship of belly dancers travel to the courts of european kings and queens, dancing for their suppers. However Lady C, Lilly, Gertie, Penny, and Sera are more than just dancers, they are spies for Queen Victoria and the British Empire!
This is the first of five books that centers on Lady C. They Gypsy's leader with a secret no one must ever know about. Because of this secret, she has kept the love of Lord Colin at arms’ length. However, when he joins the mission to capture an evil sultan, she cannot deny the feelings of love and lust.
But, no matter how good the sex is between them, Constance and Colin butt heads over who is in charge of the mission to capture the sultan Khalid Bin Bargash. Can Colin win over her heart, and can Constance teach Colin who is boss?
Books in the Shimmy and Steam series:
Book 2 - All The Queen's Women
Book 3 - In The Queen's Service
Book 4 - Penny For The Queen
Book 5 - All Hail The Queen
Other books by Michelle Kopra:
Major Mischief - A Steampunk fantasy novella
Hexes in Texas - A witchy urban fantasy
Find out about my other projects at www.michellekopra.com
38.
Clockwork Fagin (Free Preview of a story from Steampunk!)
Anthology
Imagine an alternate universe where tinkerers and dreamers
craft and re-craft a world of automatons, clockworks, calculating machines, and
other marvels that never were. Where scientists and schoolgirls, fair folk and
Romans, intergalactic bandits, utopian revolutionaries, and intrepid orphans
solve crimes, escape from monstrous predicaments, consult oracles, and hover
over volcanoes in steam-powered airships. In Steampunk!, fourteen masters of
speculative fiction, including two graphic storytellers, embrace the genre's
established themes and refashion them in surprising ways and settings as
diverse as Appalachia, Ancient Rome, future Australia, and alternate
California. Get a preview of the anthology by sampling one of these inventive
tales for free Cory Doctorow's (Clockwork Fagin,) in which orphans use the
puppet of a dead man to take control of their lives.
39.
MORGARTEN (The Forest Knights:
Medieval shit
kicker
This action-packed conclusion to The Forest Knights series
picks up where ALTDORF left off.
A small force of peasants from the forest regions surrounding Lake Lucerne, rise up against their Austrian overlords in the 14th century. Outnumbered seven-to-one by the battle-hardened Habsburg army, they have little hope.
A daring moonlight raid leaves the outlaw Noll Melchthal in possession of an Austrian fortress.
In the north, an outraged Leopold of Habsburg assembles the ultimate punitive force: a great army, thousands strong, boasting the best knights and soldiers the Holy Roman Empire has to offer. Noll's rebel army of boys and old men, numbering less than a thousand, have few swords, and even less armor.
But he has two things that Leopold does not: a Priestess of the Weave, and a ferryman.
The forests can protect them no longer. It is time to make a stand.
MORGARTEN is a novel of 77,000 words.
A small force of peasants from the forest regions surrounding Lake Lucerne, rise up against their Austrian overlords in the 14th century. Outnumbered seven-to-one by the battle-hardened Habsburg army, they have little hope.
A daring moonlight raid leaves the outlaw Noll Melchthal in possession of an Austrian fortress.
In the north, an outraged Leopold of Habsburg assembles the ultimate punitive force: a great army, thousands strong, boasting the best knights and soldiers the Holy Roman Empire has to offer. Noll's rebel army of boys and old men, numbering less than a thousand, have few swords, and even less armor.
But he has two things that Leopold does not: a Priestess of the Weave, and a ferryman.
The forests can protect them no longer. It is time to make a stand.
MORGARTEN is a novel of 77,000 words.
40.
Crown of Thorns-The race to clone Jesus Christ
: A Genetic Conspiracy Thriller (Book Two) future
A young student at Oxford University has an idea for his doctor’s thesis (Ph.D.), which fulfils not only the criteria for ‘originality’, but goes far beyond it. For if Jason Dyke is right, his idea will soon change the world and shift the delicate balance of power from one nation to another.
A young student at Oxford University has an idea for his doctor’s thesis (Ph.D.), which fulfils not only the criteria for ‘originality’, but goes far beyond it. For if Jason Dyke is right, his idea will soon change the world and shift the delicate balance of power from one nation to another.
Jason’s idea is simple: In the genetics laboratory at Oxford University, he will clone Jesus Christ.
But when the CIA finds out about his plan, the President of America realises that if the UK succeeds, the balance of power will shift from the USA to Europe. And he realises that the only way to stop this happening is for America to create its very own clone of Jesus Christ.
The race is on...
Genetics is the future. In the coming years, or maybe even months, the single most important scientific development in the history of mankind will be the development of human cloning. This book is based upon a simple idea, which takes the inevitable science of human cloning, one step further.
What makes this book stand out from other novels that deal with a similar concept is the way the author makes the science seem plausible, by explaining simply what genetics is and how cloning works. By leading the reader through the latest advances in cloning techniques until even the impossible seems possible, the reader cannot help but get sucked into the story. Right to the very end the author successfully maintains the thrill of the ride, and manages to keep a surprise up his sleeve…
Whoever reads this book will never forget it. And they will ask….one of two questions:-
41.
The Jailor’s son
Western
A preternaturally talented boy fights evil in the Dakota Territory
in this thrilling tale of boy against evil.
Maxwell Beck is no average boy. Thanks to his pa’s insistence, he’s a sharpshooter, sleight of hand artist, acrobat, and cardsharp – handy, yet highly unusual skills for the son of a traveling salesman.
Even so, young Max leads a somewhat normal life until days before his fifteenth birthday when his pa is accidentally wounded during one of Max’s lessons. Not only does Max learn the shocking truth about his birth, he also learns about an ominous past that seems linked to his future.
Max rushes his dying pa to Deadwood. It’s there that his pa breathes his final breath and Max comes face to face with his uncle, Chase “Turtle” Beck, the sheriff of Deadwood and a man he never knew existed. After Max prevents an outlaw from shooting his uncle in the back, Turtle grudgingly takes Max in with the understanding that Max must not use or put any of his special skills on display.
Max quickly adapts to his new life as a cowboy on his uncle’s ranch. But when an outlaw gang savagely attacks Turtle and threatens to strip Max of all he holds dear, he must break his promise to his uncle and stop the outlaws by whatever means necessary.
The ensuing battle of boy against man and good against evil gives birth to a legend…the legend of the Jailer’s Son.
Maxwell Beck is no average boy. Thanks to his pa’s insistence, he’s a sharpshooter, sleight of hand artist, acrobat, and cardsharp – handy, yet highly unusual skills for the son of a traveling salesman.
Even so, young Max leads a somewhat normal life until days before his fifteenth birthday when his pa is accidentally wounded during one of Max’s lessons. Not only does Max learn the shocking truth about his birth, he also learns about an ominous past that seems linked to his future.
Max rushes his dying pa to Deadwood. It’s there that his pa breathes his final breath and Max comes face to face with his uncle, Chase “Turtle” Beck, the sheriff of Deadwood and a man he never knew existed. After Max prevents an outlaw from shooting his uncle in the back, Turtle grudgingly takes Max in with the understanding that Max must not use or put any of his special skills on display.
Max quickly adapts to his new life as a cowboy on his uncle’s ranch. But when an outlaw gang savagely attacks Turtle and threatens to strip Max of all he holds dear, he must break his promise to his uncle and stop the outlaws by whatever means necessary.
The ensuing battle of boy against man and good against evil gives birth to a legend…the legend of the Jailer’s Son.
42.
The Bluejay Shaman (Alix Thorssen Mystery
Series)
Traveling the back roads of Montana,
not-quite-fearless art gallery owner Alix Thorssen is far from home and up to
her Ray-bans in shaman’s secrets, mysterious deaths, madness, and – ah yes –
passion among the pine needles. Whoever killed Shiloh Merkin hated her and
wanted her dead. But did Wade Fraser, Alix’s brother-in-law and University of
Montana anthropology professor, do the deed? What happened to the petroglyph of
the bluejay shaman? Alix follows a trail of sex, moonlit rituals, and legendary
artifacts as another murder leads her to a chilling confrontation with the
killer. In this first novel of the Jackson Hole series about Alix Thorssen,
Lise McClendon weaves a gripping tale of suspense, blending Indian lore, the
timeless clash of western values, and the magnificent landscape of the Rockies.
"Reminiscent of Tony Hillerman at his best," says James Crumley, author of The Last Good Kiss.
"Reminiscent of Tony Hillerman at his best," says James Crumley, author of The Last Good Kiss.
43.
Wildcat
Kitty and The Cyclone Kid
Western
A band of wild west "good" outlaws
known as the Wildcat Gang are led by unlikely leaders; a young girl and her
grandpa. They are known as Wildcat Kitty and The Cyclone Kid. They ride
thrilling trails of adventure throughout the west seeking justice.
44. The
Devil's Justice
Western
VENGEANCE
IS
THE DEVIL’S JUSTICE!
When Jace Carlin’s family is killed by drunken marauders, he goes on a quest for vengeance until he settles the score. With his mission complete, he finds no satisfaction in what he has done. His family is still gone. He is alone and haunted by the violence and killing he has left behind him
IS
THE DEVIL’S JUSTICE!
When Jace Carlin’s family is killed by drunken marauders, he goes on a quest for vengeance until he settles the score. With his mission complete, he finds no satisfaction in what he has done. His family is still gone. He is alone and haunted by the violence and killing he has left behind him
45.
Dark Warrior: To Tame a Wild Hawk (Dark Cloth Western
Amanda
Kane has always had visions of the man she's destined to marry--a cowboy who
will help her save her ranch. But Hawk is no ordinary cowboy. He carries a
powerful secret. A secret that leads to betrayal.
Dark Warrior: To Tame a Wild Hawk is the first book in the Dark Cloth Series. It was 3rd in Amazon's Free Top 100 and was Amazon's paid Top 100 for over 3 weeks running. Watch for book two, Dark Warrior: Kid and Dark Gunman: Jake to be released in 2012!
Dark Warrior: To Tame a Wild Hawk is the first book in the Dark Cloth Series. It was 3rd in Amazon's Free Top 100 and was Amazon's paid Top 100 for over 3 weeks running. Watch for book two, Dark Warrior: Kid and Dark Gunman: Jake to be released in 2012!
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worse. This is what Daniel Tallon finds when he enlists and tries
to hide in the khaki anonymity of the army. He soon realises that this is the
start of his real problems.
Now he faces the bullying attention of a corrupt Regimental Sergeant Major and is led into a situation where the only way out is to go up against a champion army boxer. A boxer with the reputation of a brutal style and the frame to regularly dish out something only just short of murder.
Then, sent on Foreign Service to the India of the Raj, the challenges and action increase their draw upon him. Now on that vast subcontinent of unfamiliar sights and customs it is quicker wits as well as physical endurance that are demanded. His existing qualities are tested and others necessarily found when he inadvertently makes an enemy of a Pathan gun-runner and, in a moment of infatuation with a maharajah’s daughter, he ends up confronting a deadly tigress while armed only with an antique pistol.
And in the background to all of this are the unlikely concerns of his former aristocratic employer. Has Lord St. Keverne something to hide, and is there a connection to a Maharajah who goes to great trouble to contrive a meeting with Tallon?
Throughout these trials Tallon collects some friends as interesting, and often as dangerous, as his enemies. ‘Tallon’s Kill’ is a historical action adventure with elements of the detective novel. It is set within the British Army immediately prior to the outbreak of the First World War.
Now he faces the bullying attention of a corrupt Regimental Sergeant Major and is led into a situation where the only way out is to go up against a champion army boxer. A boxer with the reputation of a brutal style and the frame to regularly dish out something only just short of murder.
Then, sent on Foreign Service to the India of the Raj, the challenges and action increase their draw upon him. Now on that vast subcontinent of unfamiliar sights and customs it is quicker wits as well as physical endurance that are demanded. His existing qualities are tested and others necessarily found when he inadvertently makes an enemy of a Pathan gun-runner and, in a moment of infatuation with a maharajah’s daughter, he ends up confronting a deadly tigress while armed only with an antique pistol.
And in the background to all of this are the unlikely concerns of his former aristocratic employer. Has Lord St. Keverne something to hide, and is there a connection to a Maharajah who goes to great trouble to contrive a meeting with Tallon?
Throughout these trials Tallon collects some friends as interesting, and often as dangerous, as his enemies. ‘Tallon’s Kill’ is a historical action adventure with elements of the detective novel. It is set within the British Army immediately prior to the outbreak of the First World War.
46.
La
Rincorsa
Detective w/ a
twist
In the fall of 1985, San Jose Police Detective Martin Gilmore
is gravely wounded in a gun battle while protecting Frederick Lang, a
university instructor recently accused of being a Nazi war criminal. During the
encounter, Lang is brutally murdered, along with another police officer.
During his recuperation, Gilmore discovers that the double homicide is linked to Lang’s role in a clandestine art heist committed in war-torn Europe more than forty years earlier. Gilmore soon finds himself tracking down the killers, as well as the art collection. The intelligence community is watching every move he makes, as are members of the Tesia Foundation, an organization dedicated to the apprehension of war criminals.
As events unfold, Gilmore’s mysterious experiences in the Vietnam War return to haunt him, complicating his revenge-driven investigation even further. But Gilmore’s macabre nightmares and other subtle clues could be enough to help him solve Lang’s murder
During his recuperation, Gilmore discovers that the double homicide is linked to Lang’s role in a clandestine art heist committed in war-torn Europe more than forty years earlier. Gilmore soon finds himself tracking down the killers, as well as the art collection. The intelligence community is watching every move he makes, as are members of the Tesia Foundation, an organization dedicated to the apprehension of war criminals.
As events unfold, Gilmore’s mysterious experiences in the Vietnam War return to haunt him, complicating his revenge-driven investigation even further. But Gilmore’s macabre nightmares and other subtle clues could be enough to help him solve Lang’s murder
47.
The P-Plate Factor
???????????????????????
Statistics show that a 17 year old driver with a P1 license
is four times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than a driver over 26
years. Driving at night, with friends, significantly increases the risk. 17
year old Elias Yousif was involved in a high speed crash on the evening of the
19th of July, 2008. He was critically injured and snatched from the jaws of
death by paramedics and medical experts. He beat The P Plate Factor. Many
others don’t.
48.
Fire
Wall
Fantasy
One girl. One regime. One journey for freedom.
She had been an orphan since birth, abandoned at the gates in a bread box by a woman she refused to call mother. Clarinbridge was her home; the other children were her dysfunctional family.
But on Seanna Bloom’s eighteenth birthday, she’s released into the hands of the Regime, to be sold as a slave until she’s twenty-one. With the power that burns inside her, she rebels against the system, chased to the ends of Underland, with a help of a boy known as the Swordsman.
In her quest to become the next Bloomfire
She had been an orphan since birth, abandoned at the gates in a bread box by a woman she refused to call mother. Clarinbridge was her home; the other children were her dysfunctional family.
But on Seanna Bloom’s eighteenth birthday, she’s released into the hands of the Regime, to be sold as a slave until she’s twenty-one. With the power that burns inside her, she rebels against the system, chased to the ends of Underland, with a help of a boy known as the Swordsman.
In her quest to become the next Bloomfire
49.
Paradox – Progeny
Fantasy
Two Worlds. One Ancient... still reeling from the
ravages of a War. World where powerful Beings from Ancient Civilizations rule. A Realm Where Gods, Angels, Myths and Magic still exists.
Long ago, in an almost forgotten Realm, a race of fallen Angles
clash with a ruling house of Angels. Their battle changed events in the Ancient World and the New World forever.
A Realm where a year can last centuries and an Ancient
magical people still rule, even the immortals face danger.
Trapped
between the old world and the new is Grace, a girl cursed with horrific
visions and memories from a past she does not understand.
Over the centuries, from the time before time, the
Grigori were called many things. In Greece, they called them,
Vrykolakas.
In Romania, Strigoi. In earlier times, there were others. Other
blood-sucking demons, that preyed on the innocent. In ancient Babylonia,
ravages of a War. World where powerful Beings from Ancient Civilizations rule. A Realm Where Gods, Angels, Myths and Magic still exists.
Long ago, in an almost forgotten Realm, a race of fallen Angles
clash with a ruling house of Angels. Their battle changed events in the Ancient World and the New World forever.
A Realm where a year can last centuries and an Ancient
magical people still rule, even the immortals face danger.
Trapped
between the old world and the new is Grace, a girl cursed with horrific
visions and memories from a past she does not understand.
Over the centuries, from the time before time, the
Grigori were called many things. In Greece, they called them,
Vrykolakas.
In Romania, Strigoi. In earlier times, there were others. Other
blood-sucking demons, that preyed on the innocent. In ancient Babylonia,
50.
Memories of the Curlew'
Fantasy
it was Lilitu and her sistren, who instilled fear among the
Babylonians. In the new world, they would go by another name. Vampire.
Babylonians. In the new world, they would go by another name. Vampire.
'Memories of the Curlew' is based on the life of Gwenllian,
daughter of the King of Gwynedd, who became known as 'The Welsh Warrior Princess'.
At her birth in 1096, the famous Druidic bard Meilyr predicted she would become
a great leader of the Welsh. Married to the young Prince of Deheubarth, she
supported his mission to build a new Welsh army, while raising a young family
in the extreme conditions of life in the mountains. The military struggle was
mirrored by personal conflicts, with Gwenllian emerging as a true Welsh
heroine. Her story is one of passion, courage and honour, and gives a
fascinationg insight into Welsh life at this turbulent time.
51.
Nandana’s Mark
Faerie
Dark visions haunt the half-faerie Melia, but try as she might,
she cannot chase away the images of destruction that are linked to her father's
ambitions. Looking for a way to stop him and the visions, she visits the
Illustrator and is given a strange mark meant to bring her help. Before it
arrives, a tragic accident occurs and a family's dark legacy is revealed.
The Queen of the Realm of Faerie series is inspired by the 15th century French fairy tale, Melusine.
52.
On Edge
Alternate U could be good
So far, in York's Decorah Security series,
Frank Decorah has been the mysterious head of the firm, matching the unique
paranormal abilities of his agents to the cases to be solved. ON EDGE
enlightens us about the man himself and the impetus behind his decision to form
Decorah Security. We meet him as an amputee in Bethesda's Naval Medical Center,
wondering about his future now that the loss of his leg has ended his career in
the military. In the dark hours of the morning he is confronted with
circumstances that make him doubt his sanity: a pair of women, one whose goal
is to drain the life force from a fellow patient, the other to prevent the
murder. Needless to say, they are not nurses assigned to his unit, or anywhere
else in this reality. In an attempt to make sense of what he witnessed as well
as to help save his friend's life, Decorah finds himself in an otherworldly
domain and falling in love with a woman pledged to forces determined to keep
them apart. York handles this scenario with her usual deft plotting, mastery of
characterization and sensual love scenes and kept me reading from the very top.
It was satisfying to get to know the mysterious Frank Decorah
53.
Sunda Cloud
In the new Cold
War battlefield of Indonesia , two old comrades conspire to topple the
fledgling democracy. The weapons of this war are not nuclear missiles, but a
far more deadly weapon. Money. But without the help of capitalist Anton Zelman
their plot will fail. Anton's help comes at a price. But who will pay?
54.
The books of Rachel
Jewish Spnsh Inq to Israel
The Books of Rachel is a fictional microcosm of 500 years of
Jewish history. Since the 15th century, in the Cuheno family, the first
daughter born to the family is given the name Rachel and a heritage of faith
and courage as precious as the family diamond. A saga sweeping from the Spanish
Inquisition to the birth of a Jewish homeland.
"Highly recommended."
"Highly recommended."
Born with the same name, this
title grabbed my attention years ago when I read the book at the time it had
its original cover art. I love this book and claimed it as one of my favorites
after recently re-reading it once again. The author, Joel Gross, spent over a
year on the research to write this book, and it definitely shows in the
knowledge of the Jewish traditions, persecutions and people of each era he
writes about. With tremendous detail, it seems as if Mr. Gross actually lived
the lives of each of his characters as well. The vivid prose is sometimes
poetic, making the realistic feelings of each character come to life.
"The Books of Rachel" begins with a modern-day Rachel in the Prologue as she is about to marry. As is tradition, she is to be given her birthright, the 500-year old, 60-carat white Cuheno diamond, also known as the Rachel diamond, for it once belonged to her family's Rachels, generations before her.
"The Book of Rachel" is divided into five parts, each one a depiction of the life of a Rachel during her particular time and era. Like the diamond of her namesake, each Rachel is unique, fierce with the fire of conviction and proud of her heritage, possessing the dignity of royalty and the courage of a heroine.
Part One takes place in Spain during 1484 where Rachel Cuheno lives with her family in an esteemed and noble position under protection of the royal court of King Ferdinand, and where she dies during the reign of tortures of the Jewish people and others during the Spanish Inquisition. It is during this time that her brother cut the Cuheno diamond, meant to be hers before her death and later passed to another Rachel born to the male side of the Cuheno family after the prior Rachel had deceased.
Part Two is set in Venice in 1610 where Rachel lives in the Jewish ghetto but through her sister, living as a courtesan in a palace, Rachel fatefully meets a travelling cousin possessing her diamond and joins the wealthy diamond business in Amsterdam.
Part Three is the account of the enlightened, wealthy, admired, brilliant, renegade Rachel of Berlin in 1772 who gave up all privilege of the married lifestyle between the two famed diamond empires for the passionate love that matched her own in another man of unique genius,
In Part Four, set in 1852 Jerusalem, Rachel from France, gives up her privileged lifestyle to dedicate herself to the dreams of her people. Against the wishes of her parents, Rachel travels to Jerusalem and finds her life's purpose there, helping the Jewish settlers make a life for themselves by learning the craft of diamond cutting and becoming a part of her family's business.
Part Five - Kent, England, 1937 - tells of the outspoken, spontaneous Rachel, also born to wealth's privilege who regardless, finds herself a target of anit-Semitism as the Nazi's tentacles reach England. At age 19, Rachel goes to Germany to try to ransom out lives of as many Jewish people as she can with her family's money but is sent to a concentration camp and does not survive.
The Epilogue continues where the Prologue began - with the modern-day Rachel receiving the Cuheno diamond from her father - and as with all of the other parts of this outstanding book, I didn't want it to close.
"The Books of Rachel" begins with a modern-day Rachel in the Prologue as she is about to marry. As is tradition, she is to be given her birthright, the 500-year old, 60-carat white Cuheno diamond, also known as the Rachel diamond, for it once belonged to her family's Rachels, generations before her.
"The Book of Rachel" is divided into five parts, each one a depiction of the life of a Rachel during her particular time and era. Like the diamond of her namesake, each Rachel is unique, fierce with the fire of conviction and proud of her heritage, possessing the dignity of royalty and the courage of a heroine.
Part One takes place in Spain during 1484 where Rachel Cuheno lives with her family in an esteemed and noble position under protection of the royal court of King Ferdinand, and where she dies during the reign of tortures of the Jewish people and others during the Spanish Inquisition. It is during this time that her brother cut the Cuheno diamond, meant to be hers before her death and later passed to another Rachel born to the male side of the Cuheno family after the prior Rachel had deceased.
Part Two is set in Venice in 1610 where Rachel lives in the Jewish ghetto but through her sister, living as a courtesan in a palace, Rachel fatefully meets a travelling cousin possessing her diamond and joins the wealthy diamond business in Amsterdam.
Part Three is the account of the enlightened, wealthy, admired, brilliant, renegade Rachel of Berlin in 1772 who gave up all privilege of the married lifestyle between the two famed diamond empires for the passionate love that matched her own in another man of unique genius,
In Part Four, set in 1852 Jerusalem, Rachel from France, gives up her privileged lifestyle to dedicate herself to the dreams of her people. Against the wishes of her parents, Rachel travels to Jerusalem and finds her life's purpose there, helping the Jewish settlers make a life for themselves by learning the craft of diamond cutting and becoming a part of her family's business.
Part Five - Kent, England, 1937 - tells of the outspoken, spontaneous Rachel, also born to wealth's privilege who regardless, finds herself a target of anit-Semitism as the Nazi's tentacles reach England. At age 19, Rachel goes to Germany to try to ransom out lives of as many Jewish people as she can with her family's money but is sent to a concentration camp and does not survive.
The Epilogue continues where the Prologue began - with the modern-day Rachel receiving the Cuheno diamond from her father - and as with all of the other parts of this outstanding book, I didn't want it to close.
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