Download or read book Something Untoward Six Tales of Domestic Terror written by Sophie Hannah and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six short tales of chilling suspense from bestselling author Sophie Hannah, plus an exclusive extract from her new psychological thriller, THE CARRIER, coming out in February 2013.
Download or read book This Thing Called Literature written by Andrew Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is this thing called literature? Why should we study it? And how? Relating literature to topics such as dreams, politics, life, death, the ordinary and the uncanny, this beautifully written book establishes a sense of why and how literature is an exciting and rewarding subject to study. Bennett and Royle delicately weave an essential love of literature into an account of what literary texts do, how they work and what sort of questions and ideas they provoke. The book’s three parts reflect the fundamental components of studying literature: reading, thinking and writing. The authors use helpful, familiar examples throughout, offering rich reflections on the question ‘What is literature?’ and on what they term ‘creative reading’. Bennett and Royle’s lucid and friendly style encourages a deep engagement with literary texts. This book is not only an essential guide to the study of literature, but an eloquent defence of the discipline.
Download or read book The Complete Works of E F Benson Illustrated Edition written by E. F. Benson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-20 with total page 6934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Works of E. F. Benson (Illustrated Edition) is a comprehensive collection of the literary masterpieces by the renowned author. Known for his elegant prose and sharp wit, E. F. Benson's works often explore themes of family dynamics, societal conventions, and the intricacies of human relationships. This illustrated edition provides readers with a visually enhanced reading experience, bringing to life the vivid characters and settings that Benson expertly crafts in his stories. From humorous tales to gripping dramas, this collection showcases the versatility and depth of Benson's writing style, making it a must-have for any aficionado of classic literature. Epitomizing the sophisticated Edwardian era, Benson's works continue to captivate readers with their timeless themes and exquisite storytelling. The Complete Works of E. F. Benson offers a glimpse into the literary world of a prolific author whose works have left an indelible mark on the English literary landscape. With its rich tapestry of narratives and compelling characters, this collection is sure to enchant and delight readers seeking a captivating literary journey.
Download or read book Neighbourhood Watch written by Lex Sinclair and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2013-12-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Camber is a retired middleweight United Kingdom champion and a former WBC champion. After his divorce, Joe purchases a modern red-brick semi-detached house on Willet Close on the outskirts of the town centre. He likes where he lives, regardless of it being modest for a rich and famous person. But when his decent, down-to-earth neighbours start to go missing without trace or forewarning, Joe grows suspicious as to their whereabouts. He decides to stake out in his attic watching the cul-de-sac street intently, all day and night. At first the unexplainable events are considered to be nothing more than intruders playing a malevolent game on them. Then Joe sees the group of faceless, hooded figures, dressed in black one-piece outfits, lurking on their peaceful street in the dead of night - and his blood turns to ice. But that's not their main concern compared to the thing with the goat's head, resurrecting the dead to do its evil deeds on the unholy ground Joe and his neighbours are living on. One by one good people lose their lives, until the remaining survivors take it upon themselves to confront the thing with the goat’s head and the Acolytes of Doom (the hooded figures, doing the work of the demon). Is their bravery merely a suicide mission? Can they put a stop to this atrocity, where the authorities have failed? Or will the thing with the goat’s head reign supreme?
Download or read book Craving Charlesia written by PJ Fiala and published by Rolling Thunder Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stopping traffickers is only half of the job; finding the victims is RAPTOR’s specialty. A female operative with a point to prove. A seasoned cop with a case to solve. And the passion that ignites. RAPTOR operative Charlesia Sampson is no damsel in distress. Surviving an explosion in the Army gave her more grit than glory, and now she’ll destroy anyone who tries to hold her back. Dangerous missions are her forte. But when she’s found at a murder scene, everything changes. Finding Charly at the murder scene was difficult for Sam Bowers. But when the truth comes to light, Sam sees Charly differently. Together, they’re determined to uncover the murderer and find a missing child--all while denying their need for one another. One thing is certain: the sexy detective is CRAVING CHARLESIA. ••• Entire series complete! USA Today bestselling author PJ Fiala brings you the full and complete Lynyrd Station Protectors - Trafficking series—heroes willing to sacrifice everything in service to their country, and for the women they love. Full length novel with no cliffhanger, no cheating, and a happily-ever-after guaranteed. Search Terms: romantic suspense, romance, brotherhood, band of brothers, mature characters, seasoned romance, cartel, suspense, action, adventure, close proximity, forced confinement, on the run, love, steamy, criminals, second chances, workplace, heroes for hire, emotional, relatable, jagged edge, protecting, defending, alpha, justice, guardian, military heroine, military, military hero, page turner, police force, romance books, romance, romance novels, contemporary romance, romance series, romance novels, beach reads, alpha male, security, military hero, page turner free, free read, emotional read, military heroine For Fans of: Susan Stoker, Kristen Ashley, Sharon Hamilton, KaLyn Cooper, Vanessa Vale, Colleen Hoover, Willow Rose, Kendra Elliot, Sandra Brown, Lisa Renee Jones, Lucy Score, Kaylea Cross, Rebecca Zanetti, Janie Crouch, Red Phoenix, Ivy Smoak
Download or read book Gandhi Chowk written by Dr. Anand Kashyap and published by Idea Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every man's life is governed through dreams. Everyone wants to be the sun and illuminate everyone. But the sun also has to struggle a long time to become the sun. Those who dream of becoming an administrative officer also have to fight with their own mental conflicts from moment to moment. Ashwani, Suryakant and Neelima, the characters of the novel 'Gandhi Chowk', overcome these mental conflicts. This story is the story of Ashwani's preparation for civil service and the obstacles that come in his way after leaving his rugged village and reaching Gandhi Chowk in Bilaspur. How they solve their problems, all this will be seen in this novel. At the same time, it is also the story of a lover's struggle to get his post after renouncing his elder position in order to get his girlfriend. This story is the story of a common reader. Gandhi Chowk is a story of struggle, dedication and success of the youth who come and prepare.
Download or read book A Dead Man in Naples written by Michael Pearce and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder and intrigue in beautiful pre-World War I Naples.
Download or read book Lynyrd Station Protectors Trafficking Box Set One written by PJ Fiala and published by Rolling Thunder Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stopping traffickers is only half of the job; finding the victims is RAPTOR’s specialty. Three exciting, steamy, romantic suspense Team RAPTOR stories to keep you turning pages into the night. Book 1: Saving Shelby When Diego is tasked with hunting down a kidnapper, he finds more than he expected to. Shelby is a kidnapper but her reasons for taking her niece and nephew are uglier than he or RAPTOR ever imagined. Weaving through the lies they’ve been told puts them all in danger. Falling in love means there's much more at stake. Book 2: Holding Hadleigh Donovan is on a mission to hunt down traffickers and his quest lands him right in the path of Hadleigh. He thinks she’s a trafficker disguised as a social worker. She thinks he’s meddlesome and intruding on her investigation. Learning to work together only brings them closer to each other and puts their hearts at risk. Book 3: Craving Charlesia Charly has a point to prove – she’s as good as she ever was, despite losing her left arm. Sam has a murder case to solve and he doesn’t need the distraction. Uncovering more than either dreamed they’d find brings them closer together at the same time they uncover an awful truth. Finally seeing each other for who they are makes it all worth while. Entire series complete! USA Today bestselling author PJ Fiala brings you the first three books in the full and complete Lynyrd Station Protectors - Trafficking series—heroes willing to sacrifice everything in service to their country, and for the women they love. Full length novels with no cliffhanger, no cheating, and a happily-ever-after guaranteed. Search Terms: romantic suspense, romance, brotherhood, band of brothers, mature characters, seasoned romance, cartel, suspense, action, adventure, close proximity, forced confinement, on the run, love, steamy, criminals, second chances, workplace, heroes for hire, emotional, relatable, jagged edge, protecting, defending, alpha, justice, guardian, military heroine, military, military hero, page turner, police force, free romance books, free romance, romance novels, contemporary romance free, romance series, romance novels free, beach reads, alpha male, security, military hero free, page turner free, free read, emotional read For Fans of: Susan Stoker, Kristen Ashley, Sharon Hamilton, KaLyn Cooper, Vanessa Vale, Colleen Hoover, Willow Rose, Kendra Elliot, Sandra Brown, Lisa Renee Jones, Lucy Score, Kaylea Cross, Rebecca Zanetti, Janie Crouch, Red Phoenix, Ivy Smoak, Anna Blakely, Riley Edwards
Download or read book CindyGo My soul never gives up written by Cindy Gorski and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2013 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your child will never be able to sit up, walk, speak, read or write. She will never be able to live independently. Cythomegalovirus is a disease that can destroy brain cells." Such was doctor's verdict about Cindy Gorski's chances. Yet Cindy is living with her "physical and mental challenges", as they are formally known. She has grown into a young woman and has overcome all the constraints. And now she has written a book about the challenge she faced and the struggle for a normal life. She always wanted to be a "normal" girl and be accepted as such. And she succeeded! In her autobiography, the reader discovers the familiar sides of a typical teenager who listens to music, hangs out with other girls and argues with her brother. But, at the same time she has been a fighter. From early childhood she has pursued her dreams and her goal of independence. Therapies did help, but above all it has been her incredible will power, and determination to achieve her goals whatever the occasional setbacks. "Whether I am faced with any challenge or whether it's the way I look - that's not for others to judge. Because that's the way I am." A must read
Download or read book The Passions written by P. M. S. Hacker and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of astonishing breadth and penetration. No cognitive neuroscientist should ever conduct an experiment in the domain of the emotions without reading this book, twice. Parashkev Nachev, Institute of Neurology, UCL There is not a slack moment in the whole of this impressive work. With his remarkable facility for making fine distinctions, and his commitment to lucidity, Peter Hacker has subtly characterized those emotions such as pride, shame, envy, jealousy, love or sympathy which make up our all too human nature. This is an important book for philosophers but since most of its illustrative material comes from an astonishing range of British and European literature, it is required reading also for literary scholars, or indeed for anyone with an interest in understanding who and what we are. David Ellis, University of Kent Human beings are all subject to boundless flights of joy and delight, to flashes of anger and fear, to pangs of sadness and grief. We express our emotions in what we do, how we act, and what we say, and we can share our emotions with others and respond sympathetically to their feelings. Emotions are an intrinsic part of the human condition, and any study of human nature must investigate them. In this third volume of a major study in philosophical anthropology which has spanned nearly a decade, one of the most preeminent living philosophers examines and reflects upon the nature of the emotions, advancing the view that novelists, playwrights, and poets – rather than psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists – elaborate the most refined descriptions of their role in human life. In the book’s early chapters, the author analyses the emotions by situating them in relation to other human passions such as affections, appetites, attitudes, and agitations. While presenting a detailed connective analysis of the emotions, Hacker challenges traditional ideas about them and criticizes misconceptions held by philosophers, psychologists, and cognitive neuroscientists. With the help of abundant examples and illustrative quotations from the Western literary canon, later sections investigate, describe, and disentangle the individual emotions – pride, arrogance, and humility; shame, embarrassment, and guilt; envy and jealousy; and anger. The book concludes with an analysis of love, sympathy, and empathy as sources of absolute value and the roots of morality. A masterful contribution, this study of the passions is essential reading for philosophers of mind, psychologists, cognitive neuroscientists, students of Western literature, and general readers interested in understanding the nature of the emotions and their place in our lives.
Download or read book Bunny Man s Bridge written by Ted Neill and published by Tenebray Press. This book was released on 2018-08-26 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Independent Press Award Winner for BEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION 2018Finalist for BEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION - Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2018. SILVER MEDAL WINNER Best Short Story Collection E-Lit Awards 2019 These stories are old and young at once: old in that they were written almost twenty years ago, but also young, as they were written by the author as a young man. They are an examination of a childhood come to a close and a imagining of what adulthood might look like in a new century. Bunny Man's Bridge wanders from the tragic to the comic, where the magical thinking of children collides with the gritty reality of adults. Characters such as Daniel and Sydney reoccur from one story to the next, coping with their own wounds, dreams, and disillusionments. They are accompanied by a series of characters familiar in American literature: the working man; the aspiring woman; the frontier hero; the entrepreneur; the immigrant; the artist; conmen; strippers; saints and sinners. St. Paul, Satan, and God himself all make appearances. Neill explores the dark intersection of youthful exuberance and responsible adulthood--a place where love and adventure, the sacred and profane all seem destined to collide. Transcendence or insanity could lurk behind the next bend and the atmosphere shivers with the potential and anxiety of a country shaking off its past to move into another millennium. The stories remind us just what a heady ride young adulthood is and what, collectively, might lie before us. Poised at such a threshold, individuals and a country hold their breath.
Download or read book Stars Stripes written by Abigail Roux and published by Riptide Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-13 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett have managed the impossible: a few months of peace and quiet. After nearly a year of personal and professional turmoil, they're living together conflict-free, work is going smoothly, and they're both happy, healthy, and home every night before dark. But anyone who knows them knows that can't possibly last. When an emergency call from home upsets the balance of their carefully arranged world, Ty and Zane must juggle family drama with a perplexing crime to save a helpless victim before time runs out. From the mountains of West Virginia to a remote Texas horse ranch harboring more than just livestock and childhood memories, Ty and Zane must face their fears — and their families — to overcome an unlikely enemy and bring peace back into their newly shared world.
Download or read book South Wind written by Norman Douglas and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The liberating effects of temperament and temperature on the island of Nepenthe draw an Anglican bishop into an intriguing web of murder
Download or read book The Monsters of Gramercy Park written by Danny Leigh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-09-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Determined to revive her ailing career, celebrated crime novelist Lizbeth Greene comes up with a plan to write a book about Wilson Velez, a gang lord just removed from five years of solitary confinement, only to find herself drawn into the killer's sinister world as they engage in increasingly intimate and more dangerous exchanges. Reprint.
Download or read book A Deadly Brew written by Susanna Gregory and published by Sphere. This book was released on 1999-06-17 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 14th-century Cambridge physician is called to attend to two deaths from some poisoned wine. The opening of a new and very well-endowed college has created petty in-fighting amongst the academics as new appointments are made, and tensions between the college and the poor townsfolk are growing.
Download or read book Laura s Shadow written by Allison Pittman and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family Secrets Spill One Conversation at a Time Visit historic American landmarks through the Doors to the Past series. History and today collide in stories full of mystery, intrigue, faith, and romance. De Smet, South Dakota—1890 Young women growing up in DeSmet live by two rules: don’t go out in a snowstorm and don’t give your heart to Cap Garland. Young Mariah Patterson only managed to obey one. Orphaned and having devoted her youth to scrapping out a life with her brother Charles, Mariah finds herself with no interesting suitors or means of support. Throwing caution to the wind, she seizes an opportunity to lay her feelings at Cap’s feet, even though she knows Cap sees the world through the torch he carries for Laura Ingalls. Mariah is certain her love for Cap will be strong enough to break both bonds, and she’s willing to risk everything to prove it. De Smet, South Dakota—1974 Trixie Gowan is the fourth generation of living Gowan women residing in the sprawling farmhouse on the outskirts of De Smet. Well, former resident. She’s recently moved to Minneapolis, where she writes ads for a neighborhood paper edited by Ron Tumble. She might live and work in the city, but her co-workers still call her Prairie Girl. Thus the inspiration for her comic strip—“Lost Laura”—in which a bespectacled girl in a calico dress tries to make her way in the city. The name is a quiet rebellion having grown up in a household where she’d been forbidden to mention the name, Laura Ingalls. But when her great-grandmother Mariah’s declining health brings Trixie home for a visit, two things might just keep her there: the bedside manner of Dr. Campbell Carter and the family secret that seems to be spilling from GG’s lips one conversation at a time. Don’t miss other great books in the Doors to the Past series: The Lady in Residence by Allison Pittman Hope Between the Pages by Pepper Basham Bridge of Gold by Kimberley Woodhouse Undercurrent of Secrets by Rachel Scott McDaniel Behind Love's Wall by Carrie Fancett Pagels High-Wire Heartbreak by Anna Schmidt Love's Fortress by Jennifer Uhlarik A Promise Engraved by Liz Tolsma Laura's Shadow by Allison Pittman Passages of Hope by Terri Haynes In Spotlight and Shadow by Rachel Scott McDaniel The Keys to Gramercy Park by Candice Sue Patterson
Download or read book A Collection of Shifters written by C.M. Simpson and published by C.M. Simpson. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shifters come in all shapes and sizes. Some can be found in the universes of Odyssey and Miss Delight, or the Pixie Dust setting, and some are found elsewhere. Whether they are laying their lives on the line for their cubs, their mates or their friends, or hunting down some unsuspecting human, they live among the heroes and villains that dwell in our imagination. Within these covers lies a dozen short stories and a swathe of flash fiction and poetry focused on shifters of many forms, from the werewolves of Lunar One to the arach and lizardine, to creatures great and small, land-bound and from the sea.
