Download or read book A Dash of Midnight written by Karen MacInerney and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of three fabulous cozy mysteries, no murder can go unsolved. Whether they’re at a bed and breakfast on the Maine coast, down on the organic farm, or in the driver’s seat of a turquoise convertible, the characters and their antics never fail to entertain. Murder on the Rocks Karen MacInerney Book 1 of the Gray Whale Inn Mysteries Trading in Texas heat for Maine's tangy salt air, Natalie Barnes risked it all to buy the Gray Whale Inn, a quaint bed and breakfast on Cranberry Island. She adores whipping up buttery muffins and other rich breakfast treats for her guests until she finds an overbearing land developer dead. Includes recipes! Deadly Row to Hoe Cricket McRae Book 6 of the Home Crafting Mysteries Harvest time in Cadyville, Washington, finds Sophie Mae Ambrose volunteering at the local organic farm—and trying to make a little sprout of her own with Barr, her police detective husband. But when a dead body is discovered in the farm’s compost heap, Sophie Mae presses her network of friends and neighbors into action. Mama Does Time Deborah Sharp Book 1 of the Mace Bauer Mysteries Meet Mama: a true Southern woman with impeccable manners, sherbet-colored pantsuits, and four prior husbands, able to serve sweet tea and sidestep alligator attacks with equal aplomb. Mama's antics — especially her penchant for finding trouble — drive her daughters Mace, Maddie, and Marty to distraction, especially when she finds a body in the trunk of her turquoise convertible.

Download or read book The Eye of Midnight written by Andrew Brumbach and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1929 Maxine Campbell and her cousin William Battersea arrive at their grandfather's house in New Jersey to find that the house is empty--and soon they're caught up in the contest for an ancient Arabian relic called the Eye of Midnight, which several secret societies are willing to do anything to posses.

Download or read book Crown of Midnight written by Sarah J. Maas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'One of the best fantasy book series of the past decade' TIME Never trust an assassin. Celaena's story continues in this second book in the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the King's Champion. But she is far from loyal to the crown. Though she goes to great lengths to hide her secret, her deadly charade becomes more difficult when she realises she is not the only one seeking justice. Her search for answers ensnares those closest to her, and no one is safe from suspicion - not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a princess with a rebel heart. Then, one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie ... and what she is willing to fight for. The second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series returns readers to a land destroyed by liars, where one woman's truth is the only thing that can save them all.

Download or read book Stroke of Midnight written by Olivia Drake and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Laura Falkner returns to London in disguise, determined to clear her father's name, she crosses paths with Alexander Ross, the Earl of Copley and the very man that had once loved Laura, but accused her father of theft., and now wants to win her heart again ... before the stroke of midnight.

Download or read book Thirteen Days of Midnight written by Leo Hunt and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a devilishly dark and funny debut, a teen finds himself the unwitting beneficiary of eight enslaved and angry ghosts seeking bloody vengeance. When Luke Manchett’s estranged father dies unexpectedly, he leaves his son a dark inheritance: a collection of eight restless spirits, known as his Host, who want revenge for their long enslavement. Once they figure out that Luke has no clue how to manage them, they become increasingly belligerent, and eventually mutiny. Halloween (the night when ghosts reach the height of their power) is fast approaching, and Luke knows his Host is planning something far more trick than treat. Armed with only his father’s indecipherable notes, a locked copy of The Book of Eight, and help from school outcast Elza Moss, Luke has just thirteen days to uncover the closely guarded secrets of black magic and send his unquiet spirits to their eternal rest—or join their ghostly ranks himself.

Download or read book midnight s simulacra written by nick black and published by Gold & Appel Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-17 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Code stoned. Debug sober. Document drunk. And never trust the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Michael Luis Bolaño is the scion of Mexican oil wealth gone to rut in Texas. Sherman Spartacus Katz is the hyperliterate son of evangelical eccentrics from the North Georgia mountains. One hopes to restore what's been lost, the other to attain what never was. Together at an elite Institute of Technology they train as engineers. Together in the dark they study forbidden teachings. By graduation, they're formidably competent, audacious to a fault, and wholly ungovernable. Need LSD precursors? Biosynthesize them in yeast. Need souped-up wheelchairs? Disarm the governors. Need enriched uranium? CO₂ TEA lasers in the garage. Where there's a black market, they disrupt it. Where there's no black market, they create one. midnight's simulacra is a hysterical, scientifically rigorous, and fastpaced thriller, a modern picaresque, a portrait of autists as young men, and unlike any other novel you've read.

Download or read book The Midnight Children written by Dan Gemeinhart and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times and Indie bestseller! From Dan Gemeinhart, the acclaimed author of The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, comes an extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the outcast boy who finds his voice and his people—perfect for fans of Katherine Applegate and Kate DiCamillo. "Dan Gemeinhart’s best yet and that’s saying something." —Padma Venkatraman, Walter Award-winning author of The Bridge Home In the dead of night, a truck arrives in Slaughterville, a small town curiously named after its windowless slaughterhouse. Seven mysterious kids with suitcases step out of the vehicle and into an abandoned home on a dead-end street, looking over their shoulders to make sure they aren't noticed. But Ravani Foster covertly witnesses their arrival from his bedroom window. Timid and lonely, Ravani is eager to learn everything he can about his new neighbors: What secrets are they hiding? And most mysterious of all...where are the adults? Yet amid this shadowy group of children, Ravani finds an unexpected friend in the warm and gutsy Virginia. But with this friendship comes secrets revealed—and danger. When Ravani learns of a threat to his new friends, he must fight to keep them safe, or lose the only person who has ever understood him. Full of wonder, friendship, and mystery, The Midnight Children explores the meaning of "home," what makes a family, and what it takes to find the courage to believe in yourself. * "A story of fierce friendship, bravery, loyalty, and finding—or making—a place to belong." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Equal parts Kate DiCamillo and Shirley Jackson, this book is unlike anything else I've ever read—you will love it." —Jonathan Auxier, New York Times-bestselling author of Night Gardener and Sweep: the Story of a Girl and her Monster

Download or read book The Other Side of Midnight written by Simone St. James and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “No one mixes romance, mystery, and that faint, spine-tingling sense of the supernatural, that curtain lifting in a breeze that isn't there, the hair prickling on the back of your neck, like Simone St. James. Her novels are the perfect combination of classic ghost story, historical fiction, and romantic suspense.”—Lauren Willig London, 1925. Glamorous medium Gloria Sutter made her fortune helping the bereaved contact loved ones killed during the Great War. Now she's been murdered at one of her own séances, after leaving a message requesting the help of her former friend and sole rival, Ellie Winter. Ellie doesn't contact the dead—at least, not anymore. She specializes in miraculously finding lost items. Still, she can't refuse the final request of the only other true psychic she has known. Now Ellie must delve into Gloria's secrets and plunge back into the world of hucksters, lowlifes, and fakes. Worse, she cannot shake the attentions of handsome James Hawley, a damaged war veteran who has dedicated himself to debunking psychics. As Ellie and James uncover the sinister mysteries of Gloria's life and death, Ellie is tormented by nightmarish visions that herald the grisly murders of those in Gloria's circle. And as Ellie’s uneasy partnership with James turns dangerously intimate, an insidious evil force begins to undermine their quest for clues, a force determined to bury the truth, and whoever seeks to expose it...

Download or read book Midnight s Temptation written by Donna Grant and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bound by the gods. Champions against evil. The Dark Warriors have taken their battle from ancient Scotland to the modern world -- where a woman's love is the greatest danger of all ... Laura Black knows her boss is a man of many secrets -- haunted by some unknowable force, driven by some unspeakable destiny -- and yet it makes her crave the devilishly handsome, roguishly charming Charon all the more. When she uncovers a betrayal that will send her into a world of magic, she turns to the only one she trusts: Charon. Even when she's in jeopardy of losing her heart ... --from publisher's description.

Download or read book The Midnight Feast written by Lucy Foley and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin... "An irresistible whodunit with an irresistible Blair Witch-meets-Fyre Festival backdrop." -- People "Sharp, stylish and stunning...Foley's best yet." -- Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End "Agatha Christie for the Instagram age." -- Guardian The deliciously twisty new locked room murder mystery from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List and The Paris Apartment It’s the opening night of The Manor, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; crystal pouches for guests’ healing have been placed in the Seaside Cottages and Woodland Hutches; the “Manor Mule” cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a dash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone is wearing linen. But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. Just outside the Manor’s immaculately kept grounds, an ancient forest bristles with secrets. And the Sunday morning of opening weekend, the local police are called. Something’s not right with the guests. There’s been a fire. A body’s been discovered. THE FOUNDER * THE HUSBAND * THE MYSTERY GUEST * THE KITCHEN HELP It all began with a secret, fifteen years ago. Now the past has crashed the party. And it’ll end in murder at…The Midnight Feast.

Download or read book It s Only Fake Til Midnight Trapped with Temptation written by Katherine Garbera and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fake marriage… Two snowbound opposites… Find it all in these steamy romances from USA TODAY bestselling author Katherine Garbera and Cynthia St. Aubin. It's Only Fake 'Til Midnight by USA TODAY bestselling author Katherine Garbera A pretend marriage…could become the real thing. Dash Gilbert’s sister awakens from a coma believing he’s married to her doctor—and his ex—Elle Monroe. Dash convinces Elle to pretend to be his wife, for his sister’s sake, in exchange for a new hospital wing. Though their arrangement is strictly business, their attraction is all pleasure. But Dash is cynical about love and Elle mistrusts her feelings. Can a pretend romance become the real thing? Trapped with Temptation by USA TODAY bestselling author Cynthia St. Aubin Their lives are worlds apart…until they’re snowbound together. A reality TV series about the Renaud brothers has focused unwanted attention on reclusive artist Bastien, their black sheep sibling. Gallery curator Shelby Llewellyn is determined to prove herself to her billionaire father by snagging Bastien for a solo show. When the two wind up snowbound in Bastien’s secluded cabin, passion erupts. Can this mismatched pair find happiness despite their age gap and Bastien’s baggage? Two sizzling romances, one great value!

Download or read book London After Midnight Paperback Ed written by N.W. Erickson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most successful of all the collaborations of director Tod Browning and legendary Lon Chaney, The Man of a Thousand Faces, was LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, their long-lost silent Mystery-Thriller. But now Marie Coolidge-Rask's novelization (based on Browning's original screenplay) is back in print for the first time since its original publication, complete with its original photo-illustrations. Not a facsimile edition, this Couch Pumpkin Classics printing contains additional features exclusive to this edition, including Transylvania to Prague via London After Midnight by THRILLER THEATRE host Margali Morwentari.

Download or read book Wild Cocktails from the Midnight Apothecary written by Lottie Muir and published by Ryland Peters & Small. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to make exquisite home-grown cocktails.

Download or read book It s Only Fake Til Midnight written by Katherine Garbera and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their fake marriage was meant to help his sister, but if they’re not careful, real passion could ignite! Only in this Gilbert Curse story from USA TODAY bestselling author Katherine Garbera. They’ve agreed to a fake marriage, but their hearts aren’t in on the deal. Dash Gilbert’s sister has awoken from a coma, and she believes her doctor, his ex, Elle Monroe, is his wife! To prevent a setback, he begs Elle to pretend to be his wife and move into his mansion. Their arrangement is strictly business…but the attraction from years ago has only intensified. Though he’s cynical about love, Dash’s desire for Elle is overwhelming. But Elle’s heartbreaking childhood has made her mistrust her feelings. Can their pretend marriage become real, or will it end when midnight strikes? From Harlequin Desire: Passionate and provocative stories featuring rich, powerful heroes and scandalous family sagas. You’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of The Gilbert Curse series: Book 1: One Night Wager Book 2: It's Only Fake 'Til Midnight

Download or read book Midnight s Temptation Part 1 written by Donna Grant and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First in an exclusive four-part e-serial by New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant A new tale of The Dark Warriors—powerful Highlanders who are bound by the gods and have taken their battle from ancient Scotland to the modern world, where a woman's love is the most dangerous lure of all... Phelan has been on her trail ever since she walked away from him and the scorching kiss they shared two months ago in the middle of a nightclub. He didn't expect her to run. After all, women don't run from him...they beg to tangle his sheets. He's even more surprised that he can't let this one go and that she haunts his dreams, leaving him panting for more. When he finally manages to find her, all he can think about is pleasure—hers and his. Then its too late. He is being pulled into a plot that he does not fully understand. All Phelan knows is that he cannot walk away from her. She is his... Praise for Donna Grant and her Dark Warrior novels: "Grant delivers plenty of dark doings and dangerous magic, all while providing memorable characters."—RT Book Reviews "These are some of the hottest brothers around in paranormal fiction."—Nocturne Romance Reads "A handsome stranger, laughter, mind-blowing sex...a steamy read."—Heroes and Heartbreakers on Midnight's Master

Download or read book A Midnight Puzzle written by Gigi Pandian and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In heroine Tempest Raj, modern-day queen of the locked room mystery Gigi Pandian has created a brilliant homage to the greats of classic detective fiction. Secret Staircase Construction is under attack, and Tempest Raj feels helpless. After former client Julian Rhodes tried to kill his wife, he blamed her "accident" on the home renovation company’s craftsmanship. Now the family business—known for bringing magic into homes through hidden doors, floating staircases, and architectural puzzle walls—is at a breaking point. No amount of Scottish and Indian meals from her grandfather can distract Tempest from the truth: they’re being framed. When Tempest receives an urgent midnight phone call from Julian, she decides to meet him at the historic Whispering Creek Theater—only to find his dead body, a sword through his chest. After a blade appears from thin air to claim another victim, Tempest is certain they’re dealing with a booby trap... something Secret Staircase Construction could easily build. Tempest refuses to wait for the investigation to turn to her or her loved ones. She knows the pieces of the puzzle are right in front of her, she just has to put them together correctly before more disaster strikes. Multiple award-winning author Gigi Pandian and her sleuth Tempest Raj return in A Midnight Puzzle, where an old theater reveals a deadly booby trap, secrets, and one puzzle of a mystery.

Download or read book Until Midnight written by Melissa Landers and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-12-23 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't miss the free romantic story that connects Alienated and Invaded! Cara and Aelyx only have one day to spend together before he returns to earth and she travels to Aelyx's home planet, L'eihr. Homesick and worried about the upcoming year apart, Cara is desperate to make these final hours count. Worst of all, Cara is missing Christmas, stuck on board an alien spaceship. When Aelyx learns that Cara is forgoing her favorite holiday, he tries to recreate Christmas in space by researching traditional earth customs...but a few things get lost in translation. Includes bonus chapters from Alienated and a sneak peek at Invaded.