Book Preview Special thanks to the Staff of the Historic New Orleans Collection for all their help; to Kate Miciak for her assistance and advice in redirecting the story; to O’Neil deNoux; and, of course, to George. As in my previous book of this series, A Free Man of Color, I have employed, as far … Read more
Book Preview Praise for Barbara Hambly’s A Free Man of Color “A smashing debut novel. In lush detail Hambly recreates the world of the demimonde and the Mardi Gras balls, the plight of slaves, and the intricate social structure of a city that for generations has strictly adhered to rules unique to New Orleans. Ben … Read more
Book Preview TAMEDIA ENTERPRISES, LLC SERIES ONE JUST RELEASED: LIFE AFTER PRISON by Tamra Hall An intriguing saga of one woman’s desperate attempt to use her newfound criminal smarts to build a life after prison that no one could question or touch TAMEDIA PUBLISHING COMPANY … Read more
Book Preview the last winter will arrive with the sound of bells and wheels covering cobblestones horses too will neigh and whinny from their tar-black nostrils eternity will pour its lullaby men and women will declaim and sink into the shadows children will take to the streets light the lakes and water all day and … Read more
Book Preview Dear Reader, Thank you for buying this book. You may have noticed that it is free of Digital Rights Management. This means we have not enforced copy protection on it. All Tor ebooks are available DRM-free so that once you purchase one of our ebooks, you can download it as many times as … Read more
Book Preview Thank you for buying this book. You may have noticed that it is free of Digital Rights Management. This means we have not enforced copy protection on it. All Tor ebooks are available DRM-free so that once you purchase one of our ebooks, you can download it as many times as you like, … Read more
Book Preview Thank you for buying this book. You may have noticed that it is free of Digital Rights Management. This means we have not enforced copy protection on it. All Tor ebooks are available DRM-free so that once you purchase one of our ebooks, you can download it as many times as you like, … Read more
Book Preview Thank you for buying this book. You may have noticed that it is free of Digital Rights Management. This means we have not enforced copy protection on it. All Tor ebooks are available DRM-free so that once you purchase one of our ebooks, you can download it as many times as you like, … Read more
Book Preview For Harriett, whose smile is a window into her heart, which lights up the darkest of rooms, and sends the storm-clouds fleeing. And for the Intensive Therapy Unit’s team at Eastbourne District General Hospital: you are all angels without wings. For Harriett, whose smile is a window into her heart, which lights up … Read more
Book Preview A heartbreaking letter. A girl locked away. A mystery to be solved. 1956. When Ivy Jenkins falls pregnant she is sent in disgrace to St Margaret’s, a dark, brooding house for unmarried mothers. Her baby is adopted against her will. Ivy will never leave. Present day. Samantha Harper is a journalist desperate for … Read more
Book Preview INTRODUCTION I’m standing in the doorway of my closet, on the threshold of What Happens Next, clutching my last shred of personal power: a great big black trash bag into which I want to dump all my clothes. Nothing fits. I don’t mean “Ha-ha, nothing fits.” I mean nothing fits. This is worse … Read more
Book Preview Foreword Founded by Joe Boyd and John “Hoppy” Hopkins, the UFO Club opened its doors at 31 Tottenham Court Road on December 23, 1966. The occasion was marked by a show named “UFO Presents Night Tripper,” which included underground movies from New York plus music from Soft Machine and… Pink Floyd. The Floyd … Read more
Book Preview Title Page THE STORY OF THE GREEKS by H A Guerber Publisher Information This electronic version published in 2010 by Andrews UK Limited www.andrewsuk.com This edited version, including layout, typography, additions to text, cover artwork and other unique factors is copyright Andrews UK 2010. No part … Read more
Book Preview Outstanding Praise for The Overnight Guest “The Overnight Guest is not only compelling, it’s addictive. I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time.” —Samantha Downing, bestselling author of My Lovely Wife “A tightly woven braid of a novel guaranteed to raise the hairs on the back of your neck and keep … Read more
Book Preview As the morning sun canted sharply through the bedroom window… By eight-thirty Karen was at yoga. Karen hurried through the glass door and squeezed in front… Ty Hauck was on his way to work. Karen didn’t flip out at first. That wasn’t her way. 20 Her thoughts flashed to Samantha and Alex. Karen … Read more
Book Preview ALSO BY WINSTON GROOM NONFICTION Conversations with the Enemy (1982, with Duncan Spencer) Shrouds of Glory (1995) The Crimson Tide (2002) A Storm in Flanders (2002) 1942 (2004) Patriotic Fire (2006) Vicksburg, 1863 (2009) Kearny’s March (2011) Shiloh, 1862 (2012) The Aviators (2013) The Generals (2015) FICTION Better Times Than These (1978) As … Read more
Book Preview Que je vous dise : pas fastoche d’être idiot. Les gens se fendent la pipe, perdent patience, vous prennent pour un minable. On vous raconte qu’il faut être gentil avec les déshérités, alors je vous dis tout de suite, c’est pas toujours vrai. N’empêche, je me plains pas, vu que j’ai eu une vie … Read more
Book Preview Novels don’t usually need forewords but in this case it seems useful that the reader know the background of the events depicted herein. Beginning in the late nineteenth century the Mexican government—in eternal social and financial turmoil—started selling off vast tracts of land in its desolate northern provinces on the notion that wealthy … Read more