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A River in May by Wilson Edward
mobi |eng | 2007-03-14 | Author:Wilson, Edward [Wilson, Edward]

At first light the surrounding jungle was thumped and pummeled by bombs and helicopter rockets in preparation for the arrival of the extraction helicopters. As soon as the smoke cleared ...
( Category: Military March 4,2015 )
The Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
epub, mobi |eng | 2013-03-11 | Author:Jacqueline Winspear [Winspear, Jacqueline]

Edmund Hawkes sat at his desk in a tent, one tent in an encampment of tents. He was safe, for now, unless shelling reached this place, a farm chosen for ...
( Category: Military March 4,2015 )
The Panda Theory by Pascal Garnier
epub |eng | 2012-03-12 | Author:Pascal Garnier [Garnier, Pascal]

The only thing left in the freezer compartment was a huge calf’s tongue studded with ice crystals. It was otherwise empty, just like the apartment. Gabriel had spent the day ...
( Category: Suspense March 4,2015 )
Valerie's Russia by Sara Judge
epub |eng | 2014-03-03 | Author:Sara Judge [Sara Judge]

Easter, as Pyotr had informed Valerie, was another occasion she would never forget. Although she was a parson’s daughter and had always thought her father a deeply religious man, he ...
( Category: Historical March 4,2015 )
The Island of Second Sight by Albert Vigoleis Thelen
mobi |eng | 2012-09-13 | Author:Albert Vigoleis Thelen

For a few pages now I must leave Don Matías out of sight, but not the cause of Honduran independence, as I introduce my reader to another exiled combatant from ...
( Category: Biographical March 4,2015 )
The Scarlet Gown by Sarah Mallory
epub |eng | 2014-01-01 | Author:Sarah Mallory [Sarah Mallory]

Chapter Eight Lucy rose early the following morning. After a night’s repose nothing seemed quite so bad and she decided to go out. She dressed quickly, but when she went ...
( Category: Historical March 4,2015 )
The Black Stone: Agent of Rome 4 (The Agent of Rome) by Brown Nick
epub |eng | 2014-06-04 | Author:Brown, Nick

Cassius felt numerous eyes upon him as he walked across the oasis. Khalima’s men were repairing the tents, the women preparing a fire. Perhaps still upset by the storm, the ...
( Category: Crime March 4,2015 )
The Migration of Ghosts by Pauline Melville
epub, mobi |eng | 2013-05-19 | Author:Pauline Melville

The Fable of the Two Silver Pens I am writing these words with a silver pen, or rather a silvery-looking pen. This year, on my birthday, my husband gave it ...
( Category: Short Stories March 4,2015 )
The Siege: Agent of Rome (The Agent of Rome) by Nick Brown
epub |eng | 2011-07-21 | Author:Nick Brown [Brown, Nick]

XXIV Outside the granary, four legionaries were piling jars into two large sacks – food for the men. Cassius leaped up the steps past them and through the open door ...
( Category: Military March 4,2015 )
Throne of the Caesars 01 - Iron and Rust by Sidebottom Harry
mobi, epub |eng | 2014-05-21 | Author:Sidebottom, Harry [Sidebottom, Harry]

CHAPTER 18 Africa Proconsularis Beyond the Frontier, Two Days before the Ides of January, AD236 As the last outpost of civilization, Tisavar was unimpressive. Sited on a low rise, the ...
( Category: Historical March 4,2015 )
The Bride Insists by Jane Ashford
epub, mobi |eng | 2013-12-29 | Author:Jane Ashford

Fourteen The young builder came up to Trehearth House the following day, and his comments on Clare’s plans were so intelligent and helpful that she engaged him on the spot. ...
( Category: Historical March 4,2015 )
The Mammoth Book of Tasteless Jokes by E. Henry Thripshaw
epub, mobi, pdf |eng | 2010-10-12 | Author:E. Henry Thripshaw [Thripshaw, E. Henry]

An American businessman is in Japan for a meeting. One night he gets drunk and solicits a Japanese prostitute. All the time he’s having sex, the hooker keeps moaning, “Nagachi ...
( Category: Satire March 4,2015 )
The Mouth of the Crocodile by Pearce Michael
mobi, epub |eng | 2014-10-08 | Author:Pearce, Michael [Pearce, Michael]

Aisha said that it was all very well for boys because when it ended they would go on to a job. But girls had to marry. Their parents would fix ...
( Category: Historical March 4,2015 )
05 - The Wolf's Gold by Anthony Riches
epub |eng | 2012-10-24 | Author:Anthony Riches [Riches, Anthony]

6 ‘The legatus will see you now, Tribunes.’ Scaurus motioned to the door, gesturing for his colleague to enter the legatus’s office in front of him. Belletor accepted the invitation ...
( Category: Military March 3,2015 )
The Eagle's Vengeance by Anthony Riches
mobi, epub |eng | 2013-08-21 | Author:Anthony Riches

7 The deeper the mounted detachment moved into the Frying Pan’s heart, the less Silus was able to shrug off the feeling of disquiet that had gripped him since the ...
( Category: Military March 3,2015 )

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