Here’s a list of the new and notable eBooks released at Fictionwise this week.

TITLE: The Glass Flower by George R. R. Martin

DESCRIPTION: It’s been a lifetime and more since Cyrain has been challenged in the game of mind. When the cyborg arrives, she senses a worthy and dangerous opponent–one that’s been dead for 800 years…
CATEGORY: Science Fiction
LENGTH: 16208 words; Reading time: 46-64 minutes

TITLE: A Marathon Runner in the Human Race by Dave Smeds

DESCRIPTION: The new nanotechnology meant that no one need ever age or die again. There’s a new way of life–and to many, the adjustments are more than they can handle.
CATEGORY: Science Fiction
LENGTH: 5931 words; Reading time: 16-23 minutes

TITLE: The Egg by Darrell Bain

DESCRIPTION: It looked like a perfectly ordinary chicken egg, just like the others in the carton. There was only one difference. This egg couldn’t be broken. Becky wanted to throw it away. Carl decided to keep it and try to find out what it was made of. But then the egg began changing. And changing.
CATEGORY: Science Fiction
LENGTH: 4233 words; Reading time: 12-16 minutes

TITLE: Death Between the Stars by Marion Zimmer Bradley

DESCRIPTION: A Terran ignores xenophic bigotry and shares a starship cabin with a non-human telepath, with unexpected results.
CATEGORY: Science Fiction
LENGTH: 5703 words; Reading time: 16-22 minutes

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TITLE: Early Model by Robert Sheckley

DESCRIPTION: Professor Schligerd and his team had developed a new device to help the Explorer Corps. The Protek field would protect its wearer from any and all threats. But, as we all know, early models always have a few bugs to work out.
CATEGORY: Science Fiction
RUNNING TIME: 0 hours, 18 minutes, 21 secs

TITLE: People Are Alike All Over: The Classic Twilight Zone Story read by Bill Mills by Paul W. Fairman

DESCRIPTION: The story that inspired the famous Twilight Zone episode! “People Are Alike All Over” (which starred Roddy McDowall) became one of the most famous episodes of that classic television series. That memorable script was adapted from veteran science fiction author Paul W. Fairman’s story for Fantastic Adventures magazine, where it was published under it’s original title “Brothers Beyond the Void.” As the original magazine blurb described it, “To Marcusson, the thought that people are the same everywhere was comforting. Until he learned that sameness was the very thing he was fighting against!” Eerily familiar and similar to the television version, yet hauntingly different and unique, Fairman’s story is wonderful by itself. But for media fans, and especially for fans of the The Twilight Zone, it offers a fascinating example of the skills and the art of adapting a story for the ‘screen’ and offers a textbook case of how Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling altered and refocused good stories to make them work even better for television. This first ever audio ‘dramatization’ of “People Are Alike All Over” is prefaced by introductory comments about the author, the story, and the Twilight Zone television show. Enhanced with music and sound effects this REB Inc Audio Book was adapted, produced and performed for this presentation by Bill Mills.
CATEGORY: Science Fiction
RUNNING TIME: 0 hours, 24 minutes, 41 secs

TITLE: Deathwitch by Steven Popkes

DESCRIPTION: Joe Walker is trailing the murderer of his wife and daughter. The trail leads through the dying world after a nuclear catastrophe. He knows the killer well: it is his mother. His mother doesn’t consider herself a murderer at all.
CATEGORY: Science Fiction
LENGTH: 5006 words; Reading time: 14-20 minutes

TITLE: Rain, Steam and Speed by Steven Popkes

DESCRIPTION: Franscois Gossic is a painter who has lost any inspiration to paint. He is invited to join the goodwill mission of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to Centaurus but declines. That is, until he meets the pilot.
CATEGORY: Science Fiction
LENGTH: 6948 words; Reading time: 19-27 minutes

PRICE: $0.85

TITLE: Operation Luna, Episode 7 [Journey Into Space] by Charles Chilton

DESCRIPTION: When the crew wake up they find themselves traveling at a much faster speed that they had thought possible. Suddenly they find themselves approaching an unknown planet at the perfect flight profile for landing. Once they are on the ground they begin to explore what may be their home for the rest of their lives.
CATEGORY: Science Fiction
RUNNING TIME: 0 hours, 24 minutes, 24 secs

TITLE: Take Two by James P. Hogan

DESCRIPTION: An underclass of consumer robots discover religion.
CATEGORY: Science Fiction
LENGTH: 11531 words; Reading time: 32-46 minutes

TITLE: The Absolutely Foolproof Alibi by James P. Hogan

DESCRIPTION: Perfection can have its problems.
CATEGORY: Science Fiction
LENGTH: 15340 words; Reading time: 43-61 minutes

PRICE: $1.69

TITLE: Molt Brother by Jacqueline Lichtenberg

DESCRIPTION: College students, human and nonhuman, raised together on the same planet, search for the origins of civilization in the Galaxy and find old magic and a vast, implacable conspiracy. Can they forge bonds of friendship and understanding among themselves strong enough to stand against greed, lust for power, and absolute domination of a hundred planets? If not, then why does the enemy fear them?
CATEGORY: Science Fiction
LENGTH: 94186 words; Reading time: 269-376 minutes

TITLE: Red by Donna Taylor Burgess

DESCRIPTION: A henpecked man is haunted by the sight of blood stains on his wife’s meticulously clean floor.
CATEGORY: Horror
LENGTH: 718 words; Reading time: 2-2 minutes

TITLE: Scarecrow John by Donna Taylor Burgess

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DESCRIPTION: A man returns home to learn that his father carried some very ugly secrets to his grave.
CATEGORY: Horror
LENGTH: 7462 words; Reading time: 21-29 minutes

PRICE: $0.89

TITLE: The Geezers by Ken Rand

DESCRIPTION: Punks have muscled into the once-quiet neighborhood around Burgess Street Park, terrorizing the old folk. They beat up poor Mr. Lee, the grocer. And they play their damn hippie music too loud. The police can only do so much; punks overwhelm the city. Who you gonna call? Why, the Geezers, of course.
CATEGORY: Humor
LENGTH: 3477 words; Reading time: 9-13 minutes

PRICE: $0.49

TITLE: I’m a Vampire … For Real by Jackie Rose

DESCRIPTION: Contains some BDSM scenes. No animals were harmed in the writing of this book. Formerly the fourth bride of a Romanian vampire master, Crina Vyrdelek has come to Northern Virginia where she has become the leading saleslady at 21st Century Golden Real Estate. Now she is trying hard to please all kinds of crazy clients–including a BDSM dominatrix who is dead set against animal cruelty–but even more determined to lure Crina into her own lifestyle. Crina’s own tastes run more to the rugged were-Leading-Eye-Dog whom she hired to protect her. But before they can get together for hot sex and home sales, they must defeat the ones who are determined to stop them–by passing the Same Species Marriage Bill. Now the lovers’ only hope is another controversial couple–the country’s first openly undead congressman and the nation’s First Banshee, whose mother is the first First Witch. But it might take that ditzy Domme to whip the whole thing into shape.
CATEGORY: Humor
LENGTH: 31946 words; Reading time: 91-127 minutes

TITLE: Dragon Touched by Dave Smeds

DESCRIPTION: To seek the dragons of the Lost Isles is to court a horrible death–or worse. But the sorcerer claims to have a plan..
CATEGORY: Fantasy
LENGTH: 10864 words; Reading time: 31-43 minutes

TITLE: The Gods Perspire by Ken Rand

DESCRIPTION: To their mutual dismay, Thor and Zeus find they’ve both chosen to use the same bookie for their weekend recreational betting. Two gods in one universe is one god too many; a final solution is called for.
CATEGORY: Fantasy
LENGTH: 3817 words; Reading time: 10-15 minutes

TITLE: The Necromancer’s Apprentice by Lillian Stewart Carl

DESCRIPTION: Lord Robert Dudley had been Queen Elizabeth I’s favorite since childhood. Rumors that she would remove herself from the European marriage market by marrying him flew thick and fast–except for one minor fact. He was already married, to Amy Robsart. Then Amy was found lying at the foot of a staircase, her neck broken, as dead as Robert’s hopes for marriage with Elizabeth. For how could the Queen of England marry a possible murderer? “The Necromancer’s Apprentice” is a new and magical angle on Amy Robsart’s mysterious–and very convenient–death. At his wits’ end, Dudley conscripts the services of magician John Dee’s apprentice, Erasmus Pilbeam. Can Pilbeam and his own apprentice exonerate Dudley before Dudley loses his patience and Erasmus his head? And what of Elizabeth herself? As Anne Boleyn’s daughter, she knows only too well how the marriage game can often have fatal consequences.
CATEGORY: Fantasy
LENGTH: 5747 words; Reading time: 16-22 minutes

TITLE: Christmas Present by Isabo Kelly

DESCRIPTION: Deanna Green has always loved Christmas. But one year when it looks like everything she’s worked so hard for may be taken away, she discovers that Christmas loves her back.
CATEGORY: Fantasy
LENGTH: 30470 words; Reading time: 87-121 minutes

PRICE: $2.50

TITLE: People of the Dark: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, Vol. 3 by Robert E. Howard & Joe R. Lansdale

DESCRIPTION: The third volume of the Weird Works of Robert E. Howard continues reprinting Howard’s fantasy from Weird Tales and Strange Tales in order of original publication. All texts have been meticulously restored to their original pulp appearances. Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale. This volume contains: The Black Stone Children of the Night The Dark Man The Footfalls Within Gods of Gal-Sagoth Horror from the Mound Kings of the Night The Last Day People fo the Dark The Song of the Mad Minstrel The Thing on the Roof.
CATEGORY: Fantasy
LENGTH: 77085 words; Reading time: 220-308 minutes

TITLE: Gucci Doctor of Manville by Eugen M. Bacon

DESCRIPTION: A drowsy town gets the jolt of her life when a fat little doctor sets foot on shore and sends her women up a creek.
CATEGORY: Fantasy
LENGTH: 1954 words; Reading time: 5-7 minutes

TITLE: Hasa Kesla (Good-Bye) by Jim C. Hines

DESCRIPTION: Two years ago, Dr. Jan Christopher lost her fiancé to a vampire named Celeste Bukwas. But when Celeste arrives at the hospital, suffering from an unknown disease, Jan will have to make a choice: betray her oath and allow Celeste to die, or fight to save the creature who destroyed Jan’s own life. Cover art by Alicia Austin.
CATEGORY: Fantasy
LENGTH: 4664 words; Reading time: 13-18 minutes

TITLE: Inspecting the Workers by Jim C. Hines

DESCRIPTION: The arrangement seemed more than fair to the struggling poor of Detroit: Kris Dobson’s team would reanimate the dead to help restore the city, and when the zombies broke down, the government would pay for full funeral arrangements. But life adapts … even undead life.
CATEGORY: Fantasy
AWARDS: Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror Honorable Mention
LENGTH: 3076 words; Reading time: 8-12 minutes

TITLE: Highland Spirit by Lori Pepio

DESCRIPTION: Raised on the tales of a lost soul, told by her grandfather, Jessica sets of to spend Christmas in Scotland. But a trip through time puts her to the test. Can her commitment and courage lead two lost souls back together?
CATEGORY: Fantasy
LENGTH: 9497 words; Reading time: 27-37 minutes

TITLE: Sins of the Mothers [Journey of the Sacred King Book II] by Janrae Frank

DESCRIPTION: Number 1 Bestselling Dark Fantasy Author! No one writes darker fantasy than Janrae Frank. Conan wouldn’t have lasted one minute in a Janrae Frank novel. Read her psychologically insightful and disturbing work and discover for yourself why critics and readers alike rate Frank number one in dark fantasy. In this second book in the “Journey of the Sacred King” quartet, Josiah has regained his magic, and won the love of the warrior Aejystrys Rowan, but the terrifying forces of arch necromancer Mephistis are moving to destroy them both. Mephistis has raised his dead wife, Aejystrys’ mad sister Margren, as a revenant and together they plot the downfall of Aejystrys. Allied with them is the vampire Lord Brandrahoon, the dreaded brother of Waejonan the Accursed. Her hands crippled by Margren, Aejystrys only hope is to reach the sword of the Sun God, Kalirion. Before she can, blood must flow! A true epic of Dark Fantasy over 150,000 words! Graphic violence, adult situations.
CATEGORY: Dark Fantasy
LENGTH: 164764 words; Reading time: 470-659 minutes

TITLE: Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society by John Gregory Betancourt

DESCRIPTION: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate spies and amateur beggars in this thrilling addition to the Holmes mythos.
CATEGORY: Mystery/Crime
LENGTH: 6417 words; Reading time: 18-25 minutes

TITLE: The UQBA Chronicles by George W. J. Laidlaw

DESCRIPTION: When you are a witness to an assassination trouble stalks you. It was no different for David Niven and his friend Chris Stern. The last words of the dying Islamic scholar are a plea to destroy information the old man has discovered. His plea leads to further death.
CATEGORY: Mystery/Crime
LENGTH: 57666 words; Reading time: 164-230 minutes

TITLE: The Cases of Joseph Muller, Detective by Augusta Groner

DESCRIPTION: Never Before in One EBook! Here are all five of the classic tales of Joseph Muller, detective. Written in the early 1900s, they detail the adventures of Joseph Muller, Secret Service sleuth for the Imperial Austrian police. Muller is one of the greatest of all fictional detectives despite the fact that he is a small, humble, plain-looking man. But once he is on the case, not even Sherlock Holmes could out-detective him or Raffles most brilliant crime baffle him. Here are the five books in which he first appeared: The Case of the Golden Bullet, The Case of The Pocket Diary Found in the Snow, The Case of The Lamp That Went Out, The Case of the Pool of Blood in the Pastor’s Study, and The Case of the Registered Letter. To buy these five as eBooks would cost between $10 and $20. Read them now in one inexpensive, omnibus eBook edition.
CATEGORY: Mystery/Crime
LENGTH: 102184 words; Reading time: 291-408 minutes

TITLE: Secret Agent by Brant House

DESCRIPTION: “The Torture Trust” they called themselves–that unholy trio who met in a hidden room in a deserted part of the city. Brilliant men by day, leading scholarly and productive lives as far as the police and the outside world were concerned, secretly they donned black cloaks and ran an organization of evil … for “The Torture Trust” threatened their blackmail victims with a terrible acid bath, leaving a trail of faceless corpses to bear mute testimony to their power! Fearless, alone, Secret Agent X went against them in a desperate battle of wits at the gateway to destruction! A classic pulp adventure-mystery, ripped from the pages of the February, 1934 issue of Secret Agent “X” magazine!
CATEGORY: Mystery/Crime
LENGTH: 38339 words; Reading time: 109-153 minutes

TITLE: Solid Lead by Eugen M. Bacon

DESCRIPTION: Two little girls one sultry afternoon. Cerulean bikes, bopping rumps, feet working the pedals. And a maniac on the loose.
CATEGORY: Mystery/Crime
LENGTH: 1479 words; Reading time: 4-5 minutes

TITLE: City of Toys by Lindy S. Hudis

DESCRIPTION: Four beautiful women, each with their own demons driving them towards the fame and fortune they so desperately seek, come together in Hollywood, the land of shattered dreams and broken hearts. Marlo, the tough-talking, former child actress from New York, Rhonda, the small town beauty queen, Kim, the “nice Jewish girl” with a painful childhood, and Guyla, the “serious actress” with a debilitating, stress-induced illness, all meet and reside in the same apartment building deep in the heart of Hollywood. Each of these fame-hungry women experiences one painful disaster after another–from casting directors behaving in sexually inappropriate ways, to crazed stalkers and jealous, mentally deranged starlets hounding them. They begin to rely upon one another to get through the horrific maze called Hollywood. But when the pressure gets too much, will their friendship be enough to save them in the City Of Toys?
CATEGORY: Mainstream
LENGTH: 91164 words; Reading time: 260-364 minutes

TITLE: Ho-Ho, Silver! by Lincoln Rogers

DESCRIPTION: They don’t come much more cantankerous and irritable than old Roy, an unfulfilled farmer with numerous failed schemes for riches. One of those failures resulted in his ownership of the most lovable pooch in the County… a dog named Silver. The bundle of fun and affection never ceases to be a source of ire for the old man, but tonight is different. This Christmas Eve, there are trespassers afoot on Roy’s property and he has hopes to chase them off with his dog and a shotgun. Silver, of course, has other ideas…
CATEGORY: Mainstream
LENGTH: 2750 words; Reading time: 7-11 minutes

TITLE: The Happy Campers by Gale Chester Whittington

DESCRIPTION: Kent Weschester is an unlikely prison inmate. His gambling problem lands him in the Texarkana Federal prison camp, where he has to face the realities of his life. He’s lonely. He’s enamored with a completely unsuitable man, and soon he’s embroiled in a mystery that even a reluctant inmate can’t turn away from. This Arcus title is by turns funny, poignant, and philosophical, exploring what makes Kent tick, what makes the world of prison go ’round, and how a man can overcome predjudice and mental illness. Now if only Kent could overcome unrequited love.
CATEGORY: Mainstream
LENGTH: 82561 words; Reading time: 235-330 minutes

TITLE: Lord of Misrule by Judith B. Glad

DESCRIPTION: Katie and Luke are married, but they still have to learn to live together. Christmas with her big, noisy family makes them wonder just how big a mistake they’ve made. But Christmas is the season of love, so anything’s possible.
CATEGORY: Romance
AWARDS: EPPIE Award Finalist, Affaire de Coeur’s Reader-Writer Poll Finalist
LENGTH: 21679 words; Reading time: 61-86 minutes

TITLE: Pink Gingerbread by Judith B. Glad

DESCRIPTION: As a child, Sandra dreamed of being a superhero when she grew up, but she became a cartographer instead. Now she feels as if her life has lost all meaning. This latest mapping job takes her into Oregon’s Coast Range, where she finds a ghost town that can’t possibly be there. Its only inhabitant reminds her of someone she knew long ago … the man of her dreams? Or an impossible fantasy?
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 5703 words; Reading time: 16-22 minutes

TITLE: Just Kiss Me [Hearts of Marshall's Bayou Book One] by Sarah Storme

DESCRIPTION: In June of 1918, a drought grips Marshall’s Bayou by the throat. But no matter how bad things get, Alberta Strickler will never leave her home in southwest Louisiana again. More importantly, she’ll never let a man rule her life the way her father has. Isaac Broussard, an easy-going Frenchman, is visiting Marshall’s Bayou when he meets Alberta. He knows she’s the woman for him. Trouble is, he can’t seem to get her to see his way of thinking. With the social prejudices of the marsh and Alberta’s father working against them, can Isaac convince her that they belong together?
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 62302 words; Reading time: 178-249 minutes

TITLE: Twist of Fate by Robin Stears

DESCRIPTION: Tessa Grant, a university professor from Dublin Township, Ohio, finds herself inexplicably transported to Eden, Alaska in 1935–an uncivilized territory at the height of the Great Depression. At the exact moment, her great-grandmother, Amelia Richardson, finds herself in 2002, in Tessa’s place. Their only clue is the bracelet Alexander Richardson gave to his wife as a wedding gift with a cryptic message inscribed in Latin. Somehow, the bracelet is the key to switching back–but do they want to?
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 68258 words; Reading time: 195-273 minutes

TITLE: From Depths So Deep by George W. J. Laidlaw

DESCRIPTION: The bottom of the sea hold many remains of man’s effort to sail the oceans. Michael Stone’s life as a US diver is ruined when he risks his life to rescue two men in a bathyscaph trapped on a sea plateau where they are working on two iron age wrecks. That dive nearly killed Stone but he also finds a mystery about a German U-boat-443 that brings the ghosts of the Second World War too close to home. Both the U-boat and the suicide of his boss brings him to face death at its very deepest depth. He is forced to dive again because the lady he loves will be killed if he doesn’t recover diamonds that was lost on board a tramp steamer destroyed by the Israeli intelligence because it was being used to transport arms to the Palestinians.
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 85196 words; Reading time: 243-340 minutes

TITLE: The Second Scarlet Pimpernel Omnibus: El Dorado; Lord Tony’s Wife; The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

DESCRIPTION: The Second Three Pimpernel Classics! Swordplay, daring deeds, romance, suspense, and more await you in books 4-6 of the Scarlet Pimpernel series. Here is Percy Blakeney at his best. Rescuing the boy King of France, matching wits with Chauvelin, passing in disguise before the very guards charged with slaying him. Then the Pimpernel’s best friend Lord Tony and Tony’s new wife face Madam Guillotine. With the mobs of Paris ready to tear him to pieces, does Tony dare ride to the rescue? And what about Lord Blakeney’s beautiful wife. Will she stand by his side, or be forced once again to betray him? How many betrayals can a marriage stand? Is this the end of their love affair? Find out in this first ever unabridged omnibus edition of these three classic novels!
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 287273 words; Reading time: 820-1149 minutes

TITLE: Some Enchanted Autumn by Linda Andrews

DESCRIPTION: Autumn leaves aren’t the only thing stirring in Pumpkin. Avalon Lynch has worked hard to escape her witching heritage. Everything she’s ever wanted is within her grasp, until a visit home and a mishap with a skeleton binds her to an offspring of The Dugan, Pumpkin’s equivalent of the boogeyman. Nicholas Dugan loves autumn–the changing leaves, the ripening harvest, the tricks played on Pumpkin. But a sinister Prankster pairs him with a sexy witch, and reveals his family’s dark past and their cursed future. The question is which is harder to survive–the danger from the Prankster or his desire for his bewitching partner?
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 69295 words; Reading time: 197-277 minutes

TITLE: Second Chance at Forever [Black Tie Inc. series Book One] by Natalie Damschroder

DESCRIPTION: A pregnant widow rebuilding her life. A shattered man rebuilding his own. Mountains of debt and unforgettable pasts don’t provide a recipe for romance. But Michael Ripley and Angie Detmer can’t resist more than friendship, despite having nothing to offer. Michael works as an exotic dancer for an upscale male dance review to pay the mountain of medical bills his deceased wife left behind. Angie lost her husband, business, and home, and is building a new life. Independence is everything to her. Can they pull themselves far enough from the depths of despair to grab their Second Chance at Forever?
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 70701 words; Reading time: 202-282 minutes

TITLE: Like a Lover by Lynn Michaels

DESCRIPTION: Is someone trying to kill Jay-Jay Lightbody? Her grandmother thinks so, and hires private investigator Jerry Kilroy to find out who caused the near misses. Jerry considers the rejected lover, the greedy relative, and anyone else who would benefit by the heiress’s death. But did the passion that flared between him and Jay-Jay increase her danger? Romantic Suspense by Lynn Michaels; originally published by Avon Velvet Glove
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 60155 words; Reading time: 171-240 minutes

TITLE: One Small Spark by Muncy Chapman

DESCRIPTION: Although their first meeting is confrontational, Lauren Delaney cannot suppress an undeniable attraction to businessman Craig Hightower. But daily confrontations with Zoey, Craig’s rebellious teenage daughter, warn Lauren that a relationship with this man could produce more problems than she wants to add to her already complicated life. Can Lauren hope to ignite a spark that will change the misguided mindset of a determined fourteen-year-old, or will Zoey’s unruly behaviour extinguish the tender flame of affection that is growing between Lauren and her father? Can that one small spark spread its warmth to include even delinquents like Zoey’s friend, Tony? Perhaps, but it would take a miracle!
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 48222 words; Reading time: 137-192 minutes

TITLE: Lost and Found by Alexis Hart

DESCRIPTION: Allison is not having her best day. She’s dealt with a wet flyer on her windshield, an arrogant stranger against her bumper, and a big wet dog obsessed with her. Things can’t get any worse. Will can’t believe he’s lost his dog. He wonders how he’ll ever be able to care for his niece if he can’t keep a pooch in hand. The flyers seemed like a good idea, until it rained, and the crazy lady in town tried to run him over. Even the rain can’t smother the sparks flying between Will and Allison, so is it any wonder their relationship will have to face off against chaos? (Did we mention the marriage?) But of course love is not all peaches and cream when Will faces the possibility of losing everything he holds dear.
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 53242 words; Reading time: 152-212 minutes

TITLE: Heart of Gold by Rebecca Goings

DESCRIPTION: Lindsay Harte has been in love with Bryson Pierce for the past five years, despite the fact that he’s never once looked at her romantically. But when a rugged, handsome cowboy enters her world, he threatens to disrupt not only her feelings, but her peace of mind as well. Jake Tanner is a cowboy looking for work at the Harte of Gold ranch just outside of Colton, a town in the Wyoming Territory. He finds himself powerfully attracted to Lindsay, the rancher’s daughter, and soon they become close friends. It isn’t long before their friendship turns into love. But when Lindsay finds out Jake isn’t a Christian, she endeavors to teach him about the love of God in the hopes that he will turn to Him. Yet Jake feels betrayed that she never told him she couldn’t marry him if he didn’t believe in God. When tragedy strikes, will Jake be able to find the Lord and forgive Lindsay? And will Lindsay finally understand how deep Jake’s love for her goes?
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 54137 words; Reading time: 154-216 minutes

TITLE: The Irish Upstart by Shirley Kennedy

DESCRIPTION: Beautiful Evleen O’Fallon comes from a humble abode in Ireland, while Lord Thomas Linberry owns one of the grandest estates in England. Evleen finds herself an outcast in London’s ton, and Lord Thomas must ignore convention, if he is to pursue her. Will Evleen choose her simple Irish life or being with the man she loves? Regency Romance by Shirley Kennedy; originally published by Signet
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 76430 words; Reading time: 218-305 minutes

TITLE: Between Dreams and Darkness by Claire Michaels

DESCRIPTION: New Orleans isn’t the only thing that’s hot and steamy in this new paranormal romance from Claire Michaels. Heiress and talented photographer, Gabrielle James, finds herself the victim of a ghost from the past. Frightened beyond belief and not knowing who to turn to, the unwittingly beautiful Gabrielle serendipitously crosses paths with the endearingly charming, but somewhat shy, Trey Fairfax. Is it fate? Trey, an expert in paranormal psychology, is blessed with a sense of awareness that allows him to see and communicate with the dead. Work is Trey’s passion. Or, was, until meeting Gabi. Trey’s attraction to her is instant and undeniable, and they begin a smoldering affair that is as sensuously sultry as New Orleans itself. Will Trey make the ultimate sacrifice and save the woman he loves? This is a spectacular breakout novel by newcomer Claire Michaels. The settings are lush, the characters larger than life, and the plot is fast-paced. Between Dreams and Darkness promises to keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you begging for more.
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 69295 words; Reading time: 197-277 minutes

TITLE: Harvey & Eck by Erin O’Brien

DESCRIPTION: Funny, irreverent look at pregnancy through the eyes of motorcycle-riding Harvey, the thirtysomething mom-to-be who forges an unlikely friendship with Eck, a librarian whose life is as predictable as a ticking metronome. As Harvey’s belly blossoms, Eck grows in his own vicarious way. A cover-to-cover read that is sexy, sophisticated and tender.
CATEGORY: Romance
LENGTH: 62893 words; Reading time: 179-251 minutes

TITLE: Take Me by Bella Andre
DESCRIPTION: An appetite for sensual pleasures must never be denied … Lily Ellis has curves–soft, beautiful curves. The kind of voluptuous body she fears Travis Carson, the man she’s always loved from afar, would never crave. But Lily is about to be proven wrong. Her adventure begins when the demure San Francisco interior decorator agrees to model a plus-size dress for her fashion designer sister. Watching this sensual beauty move down the runway, Travis can’t believe it’s the same Lily he’s always known–and always rejected. In a whirlwind of electric attraction, Lily is soon moaning Travis’s name in his bed, not just in her wild fantasies. But Lily is all too aware that she’s nothing like his past lovers. Determined to beat Travis at his own game by guarding her true feelings, Lily partners with him on a business deal that takes them all the way to Italy. In the seductive warmth of the Tuscan sun, Lily plays a game of desire with the hot-blooded Travis. Will she be burned by an all-consuming ecstasy or will Travis open his heart to the sexy, exciting, and lasting love she has to offer?

CATEGORY: Romance

TITLE: A Manager’s Toolkit: A Ready Reference and Reckoner for Management Professionals and Students by S. Lomash
DESCRIPTION: It is a well known fact that the concept of management is too complex to be explained and understood by the lone degree of MBA. We must not only accumulate knowledge, but develop abilities to actively integrate it and effectively use it. It is, in fact, by becoming ‘street smart’ that we can get what we want and this book helps exactly do this. The job of a manager offers one of the most exciting and stimulating career opportunities. The future managers are expected to know a great deal about the new management techniques and concepts to face more challenging and complex tasks so that they can make significant contributions to their organisations and society at large and at the same time grow and develop as successful managers. We know that opportunities are aplenty but those of us who equip ourselves well to face the challenges, find our jobs rewarding. The book will help those who are aspiring to become managers and would be of great help as a refresher to consultants, teachers and practitioners. About the Author SUKUL LOMASH graduated in Mech. Engineering in 1975, with honours from MACT, Bhopal and joined BHEL, Bhopal in 1976, as Design Engineer. He completed his Masters Degree in Engineering Materials for Design and Production of Heavy Engineering Equipment from the same College. Later, he developed an interest in Management Sciences and did his MBA. Currently serving as an Additional General Manager and heading the Hydrogenerator and Turbogenerator Engineering Division of BHEL, Bhopal, he has not only designed more than thirty generators, but also has guided M.Tech. and MBA students in their research work. He has authored more than fifty papers and six books on management. He has lectured extensively to senior Management professionals and has been a guest faculty for the Diploma course of All India Institute of Materials Management, MBA courses of IGNOU and Barkatullah University. He is also a fellow member of the Institution of Engineers (India). He is an acclaimed fiction writer in Hindi.

CATEGORY: Business

TITLE: Beat the Flu–How to Stay Healthy through the Coming Bird Flu Pandemic by A A Avlicino
DESCRIPTION: According to most experts, bird flu is coming. It’s not a question of if, but when. In 1918 up to 50 million died in the Spanish Influenza outbreak; with increased global travel, this next pandemic could be even worse. The avian flu virus, H5N1, could kill millions upon millions if it mixes with a human strain of influenza. It poses more of a threat to global society than terrorism, natural disasters or economic collapse. Our governments are aware of the threat, but are radically unprepared to protect us. Beat the Flu shows you how to protect yourself and your loved ones from bird flu, as well as regular flu. Full of life-saving tips, from the best way to clean your home and where to purchase effective air filters, to how to get hold of antiviral medication before it runs out, Beat the Flu also explores what to do if society breaks down following a major pandemic. By the time H5N1 mutates into its final ‘breakout’ form there is a 95% probability it will be too late to develop a vaccine. This book is packed with advice to keep you healthy.

CATEGORY: Health/Fitness

TITLE: Hamlet by William Shakespeare
DESCRIPTION: This is a digital adobe eBook version of the classic Shakespearian work The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
DESCRIPTION: This is a digital adobe eBook version of the classic Shakespearian work Romeo and Juliet.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: War and Peace by Leo Nikoleyvich Tolstoy
DESCRIPTION: A digital version of the classic Leo Tolstoy work, “War and Peace.” This book is an excellent read for individuals who are interested in a unique perpsective of all sides of going to war.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
DESCRIPTION: This is a digital copy of the classic radical political book which founded the ideas of communism and communistic expression. Karl Marx was the founder of this breed of political philosophy and this is his major work on the subject of communism.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: The Fated Sky: Astrology in History by Benson Bobrick
DESCRIPTION: In a horoscope he cast in 1647 for Charles I, William Lilly, a noted English astrologer, made the following judgment: “Luna is with Antares, a violent fixed star, which is said to denote violent death, and Mars is approaching Caput Algol, which is said to denote beheading.” Two years later the king’s head fell on the block. “Astrology must be right,” wrote the American astrologer Evangeline Adams, a claimed descendant of President John Quincy Adams, in a challenge to skeptics in 1929. “There can be no appeal from the Infinite.” The Fated Sky explores both the history of astrology and the controversial subject of its influence in history. It is the first serious book to fully engage astrology in this way. Astrology is the oldest of the occult sciences. It is also the origin of science itself. Astronomy, mathematics, and other disciplines arose in part to make possible the calculations necessary in casting horoscopes. For five thousand years, from the ancient Near East to the modern world, the influence of the stars has been viewed as shaping the course and destiny of human affairs. According to recent polls, at least 30 percent of the American public believes in astrology, though, as Bobrick reveals, modern astrology is also utterly different from the doctrine of the stars that won the respect and allegiance of the greatest thinkers, scientists, and writers–Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Arab, and Persian–of an earlier day. Statesmen, popes, and kings once embraced it, and no less a figure than St. Thomas Aquinas, the medieval theologian, thought it not incompatible with Christian faith. There are some two hundred astrological allusions in Shakespeare’s plays, and not one of their astrological predictions goes unfulfilled. The great astronomers of the scientific revolution–Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler–were adherents. Isaac Newton’s appetite for mathematics was first whetted by an astrological text. In more recent times, prominent figures such as Churchill, de Gaulle, and Reagan have consulted astrologers and sometimes heeded their advice. Today universities as diverse as Oxford in England and the University of Zaragoza in Spain offer courses in the subject, fulfilling Carl Jung’s prediction decades ago that astrology would again become the subject of serious discourse. Whether astrology actually has the powers that have been ascribed to it is, of course, open to debate. But there is no doubt that it maintains an unshakeable hold on the human mind. In The Fated Sky, Benson Bobrick has written an absolutely captivating and comprehensive account of this engrossing subject and its enduring influence on history and the history of ideas.

CATEGORY: History

TITLE: A Billion is Enough: India’s Population Problem–A Way Out by Ashok Gupta
DESCRIPTION: It is a university acknowledged fact that over-population is India’s problem No. 1. Various family planning programmes have remained less than successful as these were adhoc, isolated and non-comprehensive. No linkages were established between family planning programmes and removal of deprivations and disparities for the development of capabilities of the masses. As a result, we stand no better than where we were at the dawn of freedom. The plan of action for state intervention proposed in this book of has been designed on the basis of actual field experience as well as empirical study. The author not only offers a democratic solution to the problem of over-population in a fixed time-frame, but also paves the path for enhancing capabilities by reducing poverty and deprivation among the masses. Bases on field experience and data, the book is written in a style and a language that enders it both to a layman and a specialist. The book is an attempt by a concerned and conscientious career bureaucrat to suggest a viable plan of action for removing the biggest road block in India’s journey to progress and sustainable development. Some of the proposals suggested in the first edition of the book have already been acknowledged and adopted by the Governments of Haryana and Punjab.

TITLE: After the Fall by Ryan Phillips
DESCRIPTION: Abigail Walker and Jarvis Daniels are longtime sweethearts headed in opposite directions. Abby, an aspiring cellist, wants out of her humble Detroit surroundings and is willing to shed blood, sweat, and tears to make it happen. Jarvis, on the other hand, is perfectly content with life. For him there’s plenty of time to become a “responsible adult.” For now, he’s got everything he could want: a roof over his head, a PlayStation, and the love of a good woman.

CATEGORY: Spiritual/Religion

TITLE: Be a Hero: The Battle for Mercy and Social Justice by Wesley Campbell & Stephen Court
DESCRIPTION: Be a Hero is a battle cry challenging the Body of Christ to be enlisted in the greatest battle of all times–the battle for mercy and social justice. Be a Hero opens with God’s interaction in the affairs of men and His plan to redeem the ‘invisible’ people through justice, mercy and compassion. Setting the stage theologically the authors then unveil the great exploits of those who have gone before us and the impact that they made in their own times and on their own culture.

CATEGORY: Spiritual/Religion

TITLE: King Henry VI, Part 3 by William Shakespeare
DESCRIPTION: A William Shakespeare classic.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: Mother by Maxim Gorky
DESCRIPTION: Every day the factory whistle bellowed forth its shrill, roaring, trembling noises into the smoke-begrimed and greasy atmosphere of the workingmen’s suburb; and obedient to the summons of the power of steam, people poured out of little gray houses into the street. With somber faces they hastened forward like frightened roaches, their muscles stiff from insufficient sleep. In the chill morning twilight they walked through the narrow, unpaved street to the tall stone cage that waited for them with cold assurance, illumining their muddy road with scores of greasy, yellow, square eyes.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: Killer Summer by Lynda Curnyn
DESCRIPTION: Sharing a beach house on Fire Island seems like a killer way for best friends Zoe, Sage and Nick to spend summer together. But just as they’re dreaming of sunset margaritas and late-night barbecues, the body of their house hostess washes up on the beach. Talk about a buzz kill! Now all Zoe can think about is why the “grieving” husband is planning parties rather than mourning his wife. Nick suddenly has secrets he can’t tell a soul. And Sage is trying to score booty as if it’s her last summer on earth, which it just might be. Because despite the ocean views and endless parties, Zoe, Sage and Nick have stopped wondering if the good times will last and started wondering if they will.

CATEGORY: Mystery/Crime

TITLE: Do They Wear High Heels in Heaven? by Erica Orloff
DESCRIPTION: Lily’s gay best friend Michael has seen her through good times and bad (including her husband leaving her for a younger woman) with laughter and affection. Now, diagnosed with cancer, she wants to name Michael as guardian of her two kids.

CATEGORY: Romance

TITLE: Before Sunrise by Diana Palmer
DESCRIPTION: Jeremiah Cortez and Phoebe Keller haven’t seen each other in three years. But now they have to work together to solve a murder on an archeological site, leading them to dig up conspiracy, deception … and love.

CATEGORY: Romance

TITLE: Saint George and Saint Michael by George MacDonald
DESCRIPTION: It was the middle of autumn, and had rained all day. Through the lozenge-panes of the wide oriel window the world appeared in the slowly gathering dusk not a little dismal. The drops that clung trickling to the dim glass added rain and gloom to the landscape beyond, whither the eye passed, as if vaguely seeking that help in the distance, which the dripping hollyhocks and sodden sunflowers bordering the little lawn, or the honeysuckle covering the wide porch, from which the slow rain dropped ceaselessly upon the pebble-paving below, could not give–steepy slopes, hedge-divided into small fields, some green and dotted with red cattle, others crowded with shocks of bedraggled and drooping corn, which looked suffering and patient.

CATEGORY: Historical Fiction

TITLE: The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart
DESCRIPTION: Heaven and earth,” sang the tenor, Mr. Henry Wallace, owner of the Wallace garage. His larynx, which gave him somewhat the effect of having swallowed a crab-apple and got it only part way down, protruded above his low collar.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: Frenzied Fiction by Stephen Leacock
DESCRIPTION: In many people the very name Spy excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at. None of us Spies mind it at all. Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: Moonbeams From the Larger Lunacy by Stephen Leacock
DESCRIPTION: The prudent husbandman, after having taken from his field all the straw that is there, rakes it over with a wooden rake and gets as much again. The wise child, after the lemonade jug is empty, takes the lemons from the bottom of it and squeezes them into a still larger brew. So does the sagacious author, after having sold his material to the magazines and been paid for it, clap it into book-covers and give it another squeeze.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: The Slave of the Lamp by Seton Merriman, Henry
DESCRIPTION: Henry Seton Merriman published his first novel, Young Mistley, in 1888, when he was twenty-six years old. Messrs. Bentley’s reader, in his critique on the book, spoke of its powerful situations and unconventionality of treatment: and, while dwelling at much greater length on its failings, declared, in effect, its faults to be the right faults, and added that, if Young Mistley was not in itself a good novel, its author was one who might hereafter certainly write good novels.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura
DESCRIPTION: Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite amusements. The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of aestheticism–Teaism. Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature
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TITLE: A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad
DESCRIPTION: As a general rule we do not want much encouragement to talk about ourselves; yet this little book is the result of a friendly suggestion, and even of a little friendly pressure. I defended myself with some spirit; but, with characteristic tenacity, the friendly voice insisted, You know, you really must.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: My Young Alcides by Charlotte Mary Yonge
DESCRIPTION: Ideas have a tyrannous power of insisting on being worked out, even when one fears they may be leading in a track already worthily preoccupied.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: The Armourer’s Prentices by Charlotte Mary Yonge
DESCRIPTION: I have attempted here to sketch citizen life in the early Tudor days, aided therein by Stowe’s Survey of London, supplemented by Mr. Loftie’s excellent history, and Dr. Burton’s English Merchants.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: The Dove in the Eagle’s Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge
DESCRIPTION: In sending forth this little book, I am inclined to add a few explanatory words as to the use I have made of historical personages. The origin of the whole story was probably Freytag’s first series of pictures of German Life: probably, I say, for its first commencement was a dream, dreamt some weeks after reading that most interesting collection of sketches. The return of the squire with the tidings of the death of the two knights was vividly depicted in sleep; and, though without local habitation or name, the scene was most likely to have been a reflection from the wild scenes so lately read of.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: The Little Duke by Charlotte Mary Yonge
DESCRIPTION: On a bright autumn day, as long ago as the year 943, there was a great bustle in the Castle of Bayeux in Normandy.

CATEGORY: Classic Literature

TITLE: Code Name: Baby by Christina Skye
DESCRIPTION: Wolfe Houston is a bioenhanced Navy SEAL who’s one of a few “supersoldiers” working on top-secret government missions. Some hi-tech hardware, and a top scientist, have gone missing from Los Alamos Labs, and it’s Wolfe’s job to track the missing genius and recover the technology. He’s also on the trail of a villain named Ramos, who runs an international crime syndicate, but who so far has eluded every snare the government has set. The technology in question is tied to a secret breeding program that was developing super-tracker search dogs; Kit O’Halloran, the dog breeder, has taken her talents and her dogs home after an accident for which she blames Los Alamos. Wolfe discovers that Kit and her dogs are somehoe mixed up with Dr. Merrigold’s disappearance–after all, the breeding program was his baby–and he’s convinced that she’s either in danger, or in this scheme up to her eyeballs. Either way, she bears close watching. Wolfe and Kit knew each other as teenagers–Kit nursed a schoolgirl crush on the older boy, but he never noticed her. He’s noticing her now, though; she’s every inch a woman, but unfortunately she wants nothing to do with him. Until she gets a good look at the man Wolfe’s become … and as she slowly learns to trust him again, he finds himself falling for her in a way that has nothing to do with the mission. When someone succeeds in stealing Kit’s puppies, she and Wolfe band together to track them–when they find Baby, the runt of the litter, they discover that the Lab has some abilities that surprise even Hope. With Baby’s help, they’re finally able to trace the missing scientist, only to discover that Ramos got to him before the government spooks could. Everything comes to a head in a breakneck race to Ramos’s hideout, where at last the puppies are rescued, the technology recovered, and the villain unmasked … leaving Kit and Wolfe with nothing to do but settle down happily ever after.

CATEGORY: Romance

TITLE: Boss Man by Diana Palmer
DESCRIPTION: Blake Kemp was a man who knew his own mind and was as stubborn as the day is long in Jacobsville, Texas. As the town’s leading lawyer, he had a reputation to uphold, and he didn’t want the tender ministrations of his assistant to get in his way–even if he desperately needed her, since those big boots of his did have a tendency to step on toes? So, of course, the boss man fired pretty, gentle Violet, for having the nerve to, of all things, try to help him! But, being a smart as well as hard-headed man, Blake could soon see that without his guiding light, his life would soon be in darkness. Only one thing to do–hire her back and make sure that business didn’t mess with matters of the heart. Only then did he find that Violet had an agenda of her own–and it didn’t include letting the boss man forget how indispensable she was–both on and off the job!

CATEGORY: Romance

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