Download or read book Cursed Cogs written by Angela Roquet and published by Violent Siren Press. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broken hearts and broken parts. That's all anyone is left with after Ezra Huxley's time machine shatters reality in 1916, Boston. The mechanical abomination plagues the city with an hourly time warp signaled by the bells of the new Custom House Tower Clock. Isla Huxley's wedding ended in disaster after the Break, and now her husband is in a coma. She's spent the last three months in the Post Boston Infirmary, waiting for her rich uncle to fix her life yet again. But when he instead sends her out into Late Boston to retrieve her father's journal in hopes of fixing the time machine, she comes face to face with Dorian Verne, the man she once dreamed of having a future with before her uncle shipped her off to school in Europe. Dorian lives a humble life as a clocksmith, but his skills are put to the test when the timeline-altered citizens of Late Boston come to him for mechanical remedies to survive the tolling of the bells from the cursed world clock. But Dorian was also Ezra's apprentice, and when the inventor disappears, he vows to build a new time machine and set things right. Not just for those living on clock-work and borrowed time, but for Isla, the one who got away.

Download or read book Death Cog written by Grog and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2014-06-09 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Death Cog, a versatile, customizable, and gigantic pen-and-paper tabletop RPG designed by a life-long student of the gaming arts. Bigger than Shadowrun and more flexible than D&D, Death Cog boasts everything from dragons to nuclear bombs. Craft your character's race, class, and abilities, then outfit them with anything from a sharpened toothpick to gigantic riding armor. Visit distant worlds, battle strange creatures, and explore dark dungeons full of sparkly treasure. This book covers everything needed by game masters and players alike, from character creation to dispute resolution. New players are introduced through a comprehensive explanation of the game mechanics, while those more experienced can jump right in to explore its innumerable options. If the standard suite of critters and quests aren't enough, the game allows for unending customizations. Want to fight battles as a high-seas pirate? No problem. Does steam-punk do it for you? You can do that too. Grab some snacks, call your friends, and get ready for a treat. It's like no tabletop game you've played before.

Download or read book World Clock Journals The Complete Trilogy written by Angela Roquet and published by Violent Siren Press. This book was released on 2021-09-29 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete World Clock Journals trilogy, a dystopian steampunk romance. Late Boston is a city held hostage by time. It has been five years since inventor Ezra Huxley's wife mysteriously disappeared through a portal in the time machine he was building. When he finally gives up hope and uses the same technology to craft a perpetual motion clock in the Custom House Tower, everything goes horribly wrong—at his daughter’s wedding, no less. Time is shattered, and the citizens in its wake suffer an hourly reminder of the day they lost their sanity. And their freedom. The city is on lockdown to prevent the spread of time sickness, and now the clock is ticking. If they cannot find a way to fix the broken time machine plaguing Late Boston, the governor is prepared to take matters into his own hands and declare them a casualty of the war raging across the Atlantic. If you enjoy time travel romance, clockwork fantasy, and alternate history, this series is for you!

Download or read book The Bloody End Blood Vice Books 7 8 written by Angela Roquet and published by Violent Siren Press. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Royal vampire duties are a pain in the fangs. A digital omnibus of books 7-8 in the Blood Vice Series. 7) Flesh and Blood 8) Out for Blood Jenna would trade her crown for a badge and gun any day of the week. But life—or death, rather—had different plans for her. Still, she’s convinced she can find a balance between the two. The same way she thought she could maintain both her former mortal existence and newly undead status. In a perfect world, it might have been doable. But in Jenna's world of cutthroat vampire councils and werewolf terrorists? Not a chance. If you like a little fang in your urban fantasy and action in your paranormal romance, follow Jenna Skye on her crash course introduction to supernatural society in St. Louis! New to Jenna and House Lilith? Begin the series with Blood Vice (book 1) or the first omnibus, Fresh Blood (books 1-3), today!

Download or read book The Disconnected Cog written by Frank Amaya and published by Frank Amaya. This book was released on 2024-06-21 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the bustling metropolis of a contemporary city, our unnamed protagonist, disillusioned by the superficiality of modern society, retreats into the depths of his own mind. Working a mundane job in a tech corporation, he finds himself trapped in the monotony of corporate culture and the relentless pursuit of material success. Amidst this existential turmoil, he seeks solace in online communities, where he finds fleeting connections with anonymous strangers. As he navigates the digital realm and confronts his inner demons, he seeks redemption in the authentic connections he discovers amidst the chaos of modern life.

Download or read book Time Peace written by Angela Roquet and published by Violent Siren Press. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Late Boston is out of time. Winifred McCaffrey sold her soul when she agreed to work for the wealthy Abraham Orwell. As the head of New England's most progressive institute, Orwell has the funding to back his every vision, including visions that wander deep into the gray areas of legality and morality. Winifred has learned to look the other way. Without Orwell's backing, she'd never have been recognized as the top medical engineer of her time. When Ezra Huxley's famed time machine breaks reality, Orwell commissions Winifred to be his chief advisor at the Post Boston Infirmary. The position would be a dream come true if not for the horrific circumstances…and the fact that Winifred knows Orwell doesn't do anything out of the kindness of his dark, twisted heart. With hands as dirty as hers, Winifred fears she won't have what it takes to thwart Orwell's most diabolical vision yet. At least, not on her own.

Download or read book The Chimera s Curse written by Julia Golding and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2008 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fantasy series about a secret society sworn to protect mythical creatures and the girl who becomes its most important member.

Download or read book Cursed written by D.P. Payne and published by Gwyn McNamee. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cursed pharaoh. A determined archaeologist. Three days to find true love. The dank depths of the Egyptian ruins reveal something I’ve been searching for my entire adult life—the tomb of the mysterious pharaoh, Nebtawyre Mentuhotep IV. And somehow, the sexy king steps from his sarcophagus very much alive. Lust soon overpowers reason as I fall down the rabbit hole with Wyre. He claims me completely—my mind, body, and soul. We only have three days to break a 4,000-year-old curse placed on him by his crazy ex. If we don’t, he’ll return to his tomb and take my heart with him. All books in the Supernatural Love Stories in the Absurd Series are stand-alone and can be read in any order.

Download or read book This Charming Man written by C. K. McDonnell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vampires do not exist. Everyone knows this. So it's particularly annoying when they start popping up around Manchester . . . Nobody is pleased about it. Not the Founders, the secret organisation for whom vampires were invented as an allegory, nor the Folk, the magical people hidden in plain sight who only want a quiet life. And definitely not the people of Manchester, because there is nothing more irksome than being murdered by an allegory run amok. Somebody needs to sort this out fast before all Hell really breaks loose - step forward the staff of The Stranger Times. It's not like they don't have enough to be dealing with. Assistant Editor Hannah has come back from getting messily divorced to discover that someone is trying to kidnap a member of their staff and while editor Vincent Banecroft would be delighted to see the back of any of his team, he doesn't like people touching his stuff - it's the principle of the thing. Throw in a precarious plumbing situation, gambling debts, an entirely new way of swearing, and a certain detective inspector with what could be kindly referred to as 'a lot of baggage' and it all adds up to another hectic week in the life of the newspaper committed to reporting the truth that nobody else will touch. This Charming Man is the second book in the critically acclaimed The Stranger Times series. 'A gag-filled romp . . . in the spirit of Terry Pratchett.' The Times 'Great characters, a jet-propelled plot, and a winning premise.' Guardian 'Fresh and genuinely funny.' SFX

Download or read book Cursed An Anthology written by Christina Henry and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty curses, old and new, from bestselling fantasy authors such as Neil Gaiman, Karen Joy Fowler, Christina Henry, M.R. Carey and Charlie Jane Anders. ALL THE BETTER TO READ YOU WITH It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents... Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world - expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock and stories of warning, stories of monsters and stories of magic. TWENTY TIMELESS FOLKTALES, NEW AND OLD NEIL GAIMAN JANE YOLEN KAREN JOY FOWLER M.R. CAREY CHRISTINA HENRY CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN TIM LEBBON MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH CHARLIE JANE ANDERS JEN WILLIAMS CATRIONA WARD JAMES BROGDEN MAURA McHUGH ANGELA SLATTER LILLITH SAINTCROW CHRISTOPHER FOWLER ALISON LITTLEWOOD MARGO LANAGAN

Download or read book A Slip of the Cog written by Randall C. Von Hartman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a preposterous, cataclysmic journey through the bleakness of the modern day depression era, Marten Cogg (a.k.a. the Reverend Marten Medley) goes from the pulpit to the phews. Along the way, he recruits the help of an unlikely cast of friends and disenfranchised misfits, with whom he invents a yarn while pulling wool over the eyes of his followers. In an all too existent landscape of dejection and desolation, Marten might just discover the purpose for his own life.

Download or read book As the Cog Turns written by Eve Langlais and published by Eve Langlais. This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wulff’s cogs are in a jam because of Ursy, his best friend’s little sister. Only she’s not so young and bratty anymore. And she’s got a nice set of gears. However, Wulff has no intentions of stealing her upgrades. Nor is he interested in bedding her, even if she makes his parts steam. He really should stay away, and yet he enlists her aid in tracking down a treasure. A mission that’s going fine until the kiss. Now, he can’t help seeing her in a new light, but Ursy isn’t interested in a relationship, even as she invites him to her bed. Problem is he wants more than just a temporary meshing of their parts. He won’t settle for anything less than her heart. Genre: cyborg romance, steampunk romance, science fiction romance, abduction romance, alien contact, space opera

Download or read book The Curse written by Alexandra Riley and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diana Dillon and her eleven-year-old daughter, Ryder, are moving back to Diana’s father’s farm in rural Illinois hoping for a new start. There’s something mysterious about the Dillon farm that Diana can’t quite remember, not even as vague memories begin to surface after she encounters an ominous stranger on her way to the farm during a heavy snowstorm. Deputy Melonie “Mel” Defoe has just returned home from military service in the Middle East. She’s new to the local sheriff’s office, joining at the insistence of her father, former sheriff Norman Defoe. Though it’s not exactly the job she’s dreamed of, she is drawn into the web of mystery surrounding the apparent attack on newcomers Diana and Ryder Dillon and the unusual occurrences at the farm no one can explain. With Diana healing from the attack and Ryder trying to adjust to life on the farm with her grandfather, can Mel discover the mystery behind the Dillon farm before they all fall victim to the deadly and cursed land?

Download or read book Seraphine s Curse written by Ash Ondriezek and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seraphine's Curse By: Ash Ondriezek Seraphine, a vengeful vampire, has set her sights on Maxwell, a loving man with a great husband and even better kids. As Seraphine’s hunt gets stronger, the effects hurt Maxwell the most. The strain on his marriage and his family takes everything away from him, but he refuses to back down and let Seraphine ruin his family.

Download or read book The Seer s Curse written by J.J. Faulks and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Seer’s Curse is the debut novel from a promising young author. Evocative, captivating and endearing with multi-generational relevance. Although set in a fantasy world, it is relevant for today as it deals with friendship, acceptance and self-discovery. The Seer’s Curse is a beautifully crafted fantasy novel about friendship, acceptance and self-discovery with fresh and inspiring myths woven throughout the fabric of this heart-warming and touching tale. Although written for children aged nine and over, it has an ageless relevance that appeals to all. When Orleigh, daughter of the village leader, is born in the wrong place and without her mother to guide her, only the Seer is aware that she has been separated from her fate. Having manipulated the villagers to believe that Orleigh is cursed, the Seer arranges for Orleigh to be taken and offered to the Earth God, Teymos. Yet still fate is not restored. Years later, when Orleigh’s childhood friend Piprin discovers that Orleigh might still be alive, he resolves to rescue her and to return her to the Land of Mortals. Guided by the Seer and the myths of his childhood, Piprin sets out on a quest to the Land of Gods, where mortals like him are forbidden.

Download or read book The Curse of Sherlock Holmes written by Dhanil Ali and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed National Theatre actor Robert Stephens said to the star of Granada TV's Sherlock Holmes; Jeremy Brett; “Do not undertake the role of Sherlock Holmes. He will be your undoing”. “You must drop it Mr. Holmes, you really must. It will be your undoing” said Professor James Moriarty upon his first encounter with Sherlock Holmes. Somewhere between the fact and fiction Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's greatest creation stole the soul of Jeremy Brett, the actor who would become the embodiment of the Baker Street sleuth. The Curse of Sherlock Holmes follows Jeremy as he fights for his sanity…. His life. This is the full script of the play by Dhanil Ali.

Download or read book A Faerie s Curse written by Rachel Morgan and published by Rachel Morgan. This book was released on 2016-06-20 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A witch’s curse. A world-ending prophecy. A daring rescue mission. Don’t miss the heart-pounding finale to Calla’s story! On the run from the Guild of Guardians, Calla Larkenwood and her team of fellow outlaws plan a daring rescue operation into the Seelie Court itself. As if that isn’t enough to keep them busy, the power-hungry Princess Angelica has begun preparations for a horrifying prophesied spell that will forever change both the magic and non-magic realms. When Calla is blindsided by an unspeakable tragedy before the rescue can be carried out, she struggles to remain focused on her mission. She believes she’s reached her lowest point—until a witch reveals the final blow: she has cursed Calla’s magic. With time running out, can Calla save the one she loves and stop the prophecy from being carried out before the curse claims her life? Perfect for fans of The Mortal Instruments, The Iron Fey, and Graceling.