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Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff & Jack Whyte
epub |eng | 1971-01-02 | Author:Rosemary Sutcliff & Jack Whyte [Sutcliff, Rosemary & Whyte, Jack]

Through the rest of that summer I watched him anxiously. But there was little need. He proved, as I had believed he would, to be as fine a leader as ...
( Category: British & Irish October 16,2017 )
Pigeons from Hell by Robert E. Howard
epub |eng | | Author:Robert E. Howard

* * * The Call of Zuvembie Both men sat rigid for a few moments after the pigeons had flown. "Well, I've seen them at last," muttered Buckner. "Only the ...
( Category: Contemporary October 16,2017 )
The Copper Crown by Patricia Kennealy Morrison
epub |eng | 2012-06-23 | Author:Patricia Kennealy Morrison [Morrison, Patricia Kennealy]

Chapter Sixteen Full winter now on Tara. At Caerdroia, the prevailing winds had backed round into the north, blasting down through the high passes of the Stair, snow-laden, blue with ...
( Category: Contemporary October 16,2017 )
Wild Dogs by Helen Humphreys
epub, mobi, azw3 |eng | 2012-05-21 | Author:Helen Humphreys

two jamie It’s fifteen steps from the back door to the fridge. If I pull the fridge door back against the hinge, it will open without a sound. The bread ...
( Category: Contemporary October 16,2017 )
Her Lover by Albert Cohen
epub |eng | 2005-07-14 | Author:Albert Cohen [Cohen, Albert]

CHAPTER 54 Perched on a ladder with a lantern in one hand, the tiny creature examined herself in the mirror on the wall, made faces at her reflection, then rouged ...
( Category: Contemporary October 16,2017 )
Antiques to Die For by Jane K. Cleland
epub, mobi |eng | 2009-12-28 | Author:Jane K. Cleland [Cleland, Jane K.]

I gazed out the window as I considered the situation. Rainbow sequins prismed off the snow-covered roof of the church across the way. Who wrote the letter? I wondered. Lesha? ...
( Category: Mystery October 16,2017 )
The Blood Countess by Andrei Codrescu
epub |eng | | Author:Andrei Codrescu

King Matthias was already very drunk when he arrived, three days before the wedding. He walked everywhere with his gold goblet in his hand, his long cloak sweeping through the ...
( Category: Contemporary October 16,2017 )
Babylon Sisters: A Novel by Pearl Cleage
epub |eng | 2006-02-28 | Author:Pearl Cleage [Cleage, Pearl]

31 Two hours later we had eaten everything that was put before us. I’m sure any strict Freudian worth her hourly fee would talk about sublimation of a sexual urge ...
( Category: Women's Fiction October 16,2017 )
Fanny Hill, Or, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland
epub |eng | 1985-05-15 | Author:John Cleland [Cleland, John]

Part 7 On the landing-place of the first pair of stairs, we were met by a young gentleman, extremely well dress'd, and a very pretty figure, to whom I was ...
( Category: Classics October 16,2017 )
Consigned to Death by Jane K. Cleland
epub, mobi |eng | 2006-01-01 | Author:Jane K. Cleland [Cleland, Jane K.]

We stood just outside the front door in the parking lot. The sun was steady now, and bright. I noticed two dozen or so cars, a good omen since it ...
( Category: Contemporary October 16,2017 )
Till You Hear From Me by Pearl Cleage
epub |eng | 2010-04-19 | Author:Pearl Cleage [Cleage, Pearl]

TWENTY-THREE A Morning in Hell THEY ATE EVERY PIECE OF CATFISH, DEVOURED EVERY EAR OF CORN, AND waved off Mr. Eddie’s apologies for the store-bought tomatoes that couldn’t match his ...
( Category: Genre Fiction October 16,2017 )
Honor C by C. Zampa
epub, pdf |eng | 2013-05-27 | Author:C. Zampa [Zampa, C.]

JORGE’S voice hailed from behind me, and I turned to see him standing at the office entrance, his arms folded across his chest and his head thrown back. His nails ...
( Category: Contemporary October 16,2017 )
Dangerous Pleasures by Fiona Zedde
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-10-16 | Author:Fiona Zedde [Zedde, Fiona]

Chapter 22 Apologies for the first time. Meet me again for a better second time? Renee finished the e-mail and hit “send.” Sitting at her kitchen table, she frowned at ...
( Category: LGBT Romance October 16,2017 )
Paint It Black by P. J. Parrish
epub |eng | 2002-01-30 | Author:P. J. Parrish [Parrish, P. J.]

Chapter Twenty-five Emily’s glass of Chianti sat untouched on the patio table. She was sitting on the edge of her chair, elbows on knees, hands clasped. Wainwright was prone in ...
( Category: Mystery October 16,2017 )
The Dogs of Babel by CAROLYN PARKHURST
epub |eng | 2003-06-01 | Author:CAROLYN PARKHURST [PARKHURST, CAROLYN]

For the keyboard, I decide to go see an acquaintance of mine, a man named Mike Wolfe who works in the electrical engineering department at the university. Mike has an ...
( Category: Thrillers & Suspense October 16,2017 )

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