Description: In her past, Cheryl Dunning died once. A violent act killed her, but heroics brought her back. Now, if she can't save herself from two serial killers hunting her in the Maine woods, she's about to die again, this time from two men armed with a Bible, guns, a deep belief in God, and their twisted interpretation of his word.
Fueled by their righteous fury, they are determined to find Cheryl and murder her for what they perceive as her "life's worth of...
Dante Passoni, the long awaited Italian counterpart to James Bond, is a man of this century, not a relic of the cold war. He embodies the dynamism of the high-tech world rather than the public corpse of England's MI-6. Dante is as dashing as James in his prime, as charming as Italy herself, as bold and fearless as we imagine ourselves to be. Passoni brings nail-biting suspense, fun and fresh air wherever he goes. If you love Italy, its food, drink, cars and women; if you love...
Vienna 1880: a young woman, her doctor, the birth of psychoanalysis.
A vividly imagined account of the case of Bertha Pappenheim the Anna O whose treatment formed the basis of the Freudian 'talking cure' Guises of Desire presents the story of a young womans struggle to survive a repressive upbringing, neurological disorders, drug addiction and a pathological attachment to the doctor who misdiagnosed her.
Jenny Swift doesnt feel special.
But she is.
Which is why, not long before her 15th birthday, she finds herself taken from her home by a great alchemist.
To become his apprentice. A young girl. An outsider.
A nobody.
Who may one day become a very great somebody. If she survives the murder, deceit and and betrayal in her new home.
Brimstone, the first book in the Earth, Air, Fire and Water series, is a thrilling adventure for...
The long-dreaded nuclear conflict. The city torn apart, shattered, its people destroyed or mutilated beyond hope. For just a few, survival is possible only beneath the wrecked streets - if there is time to avoid the slow-descending poisonous ashes. But below, the rats, demonic offspring of their irradiated forebears, are waiting. They know that Man is weakened, become frail. Has become their prey.... Remember with fear
The light aircraft was falling slowly from the sky, but the pilot remained calm and joined his terrified passengers. One was well dressed, while the other was obviously a backpacker.
"I've got bad news," said the pilot, "there are only two parachutes."
"Well I'm a captain of industry and I make quick decisions, so I'm having one and you two can fight over the other," said the man in the suit as he grabbed a chute and jumped.
"I'm sorry," said the pilot.
"We'll be alright," said the backpacker, "the captain of industry has just jumped out with my rucksack."