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Fair Stood the Wind for France by H E Bates
epub |eng | 1958-03-13 | Author:H E Bates

CHAPTER 13 LOOKING up from the boat he saw Pierre lying flat on the jetty in the same attitude as he had left him in the afternoon, and above him ...
( Category: Military March 14,2016 )
The Mouse and His Child by Russell Hoban
epub |eng | 2016-03-13 | Author:Russell Hoban

The father could not find a word to say. The sight of the elephant and the rat flashed upon him with such intensity that he seemed to hear the seeing ...
( Category: Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels March 14,2016 )
All That's Left by Ward Anderson
epub |eng | 2015-03-05 | Author:Ward Anderson [Anderson, Ward]

13 Steven has a bit of a skip in his step as he practically bounces through the front door of his hotel. Despite the sweat rolling down his back, he ...
( Category: Humorous March 14,2016 )
The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter by Tom Mendicino
epub |eng | 2015-07-16 | Author:Tom Mendicino [Mendicino, Tom]

The morning storms have swept through the area and a bright sun blazes overhead. The grass is wet from the drenching rain; Michael’s tempted to take off his shoes and ...
( Category: Family Life March 14,2016 )
World's End (The Lanny Budd Novels) by Sinclair Upton
azw3 |eng | 2016-01-18 | Author:Sinclair, Upton [Sinclair, Upton]

21 The Thoughts of Youth I Lanny didn’t meet his grandfather again for quite a while. He saw him in church, but made no attempt to catch his eye; just ...
( Category: Historical March 14,2016 )
The Return of Lanny Budd by Sinclair Upton;
epub |eng | | Author:Sinclair, Upton;

IV Now and then when Lanny was in New York he would pick up a copy of the Daily Worker on a news stand, because he wanted to know what ...
( Category: Espionage March 14,2016 )
The Gardens of Covington by Joan A. Medlicott
epub |eng | | Author:Joan A. Medlicott

With a heavy heart, Hannah drove back to Covington. Her project differed so from River Link, which was a vital community project. North Carolina abounded with national forests, state forests, ...
( Category: Contemporary March 14,2016 )
Stranger to the Ground by Richard Bach
epub |eng | | Author:Richard Bach

That was months ago. These days, in Europe, our formation is not for show but for the business of fighting. A four-ship flight is loose and comfortable when it is ...
( Category: Piloting & Flight Instruction March 14,2016 )
Love Among the Ruins by Robert Clark
mobi, epub |eng | 2011-06-13 | Author:Robert Clark

3 IN THE MORNING, EDWARD AND VIRGINIA AGREED that Edward ought to go to work; that there was nothing he could usefully do at home (Virginia would go through Emily’s ...
( Category: European March 14,2016 )
The Woman Lit by Fireflies
epub |eng | 1990-03-13 | Author:Jim Harrison

VI Early the next morning Gwen was back on the train with a slight hangover and the scent of garlic still on her skin. She could not have hoped to ...
( Category: Short Stories March 14,2016 )
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 16 by Stephen Jones
epub |eng | | Author:Stephen Jones

POPPY Z. BRITE The Devil of Delery Street POPPY Z. BRITE’S FIRST NOVEL, Lost Souls, was a punk Goth vampire fable that introduced a number of recurring characters and themes ...
( Category: Anthologies March 14,2016 )
Bonkers by Michelle Holman
epub |eng | 2007-03-13 | Author:Michelle Holman [Holman, Michelle]

17 Lisa watched Sherry’s car disappear into the darkness and tried not to feel like she’d been abandoned. She looked at Dan’s house. She was late getting home because she’d ...
( Category: Contemporary March 14,2016 )
First We Take Manhattan by Caddle Colette
epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Caddle, Colette [Caddle, Colette]

The rest of the lunch passed without further reference to tears or secrets, although that night in bed Sheila couldn’t remember much of what they had actually talked about. All ...
( Category: Contemporary March 14,2016 )
The Big Hunger by John Fante
epub, mobi |eng | 2010-03-13 | Author:John Fante

The bus came to a stop before a combined café and filling station, and the driver announced a five-minute stopover. Outside the cold fog half-smothered the lights of the café, ...
( Category: Short Stories March 14,2016 )
Tainted Love: The gritty new thriller from the #1 bestseller by Chambers Kimberley
mobi, epub |eng | 2016-02-10 | Author:Chambers, Kimberley [Chambers, Kimberley]

An extremely perceptive PA, Rupert followed Bella and waited outside the ladies. ‘What’s the matter?’ Bella asked. ‘I was about to ask you the same thing. You’re not yourself today, ...
( Category: Crime March 14,2016 )

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