An incredible story of a legacy set in south-west France. Aunt Lucie is a real pain in the neck. While she wasn’t exactly a saint when alive, now that she’s dead, she’s making life even more miserable for her family. Her will is crystal clear: to collect the inheritance, nephews and their families have to move into her ramshackle house! But Aunt Lucie has another surprise up her sleeve: a mad treasure hunt, ankle-deep in muck. Welcome to rural France! Things heat up for her darling nephews as … [Read more...] about Aunt Lucie’s legacy by Philippe Saimbert
Interview with Author – Hoot N. Holler
About Hoot N. Holler: Hoot N. Holler is a daughters/mother writers/illustrator team. Hoot, the funny one spends her free time scribbling green and purple ink all over Holler’s words. N., the illustrator, is completely immersed in Tamriel. Holler is aptly named; especially during a UMD game. What inspires you to write? Holler told wild bedtime stories and read books to Hoot and N. when they were young, which gave them the love of story telling. Naturally, when N. hit middle school, she wrote … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Hoot N. Holler
Demon’s Treasure by Shane Barker by Shane Barker
A fortune in gold and silver lies buried the wreckage of a lost treasure galleon. Fourteen-year-old Jansen is the key to finding it. Hungry sharks, menacing demons, and a raging hurricane block the way, but they're the least of Jansen's worries. He's facing dangers more deadly, and more terrifying, than anything he can possibly imagine. Targeted Age Group:: Young Adult What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I came up with the idea for this book while coaching a youth-football game. … [Read more...] about Demon’s Treasure by Shane Barker by Shane Barker
Goggles Gone Strong: Mighty Monday by SMW Claw
Calypso Blue is no orphan, but she might as well be. When she finds herself on a lush tropical island with two pesky adults who insist they're her parents, she knows they're lying. For one thing, they (and their five children) have brown hair; Calypso has blond. For another, her real parents would never make her comb her hair. Or demand she dig a latrine. Sure, they all wear the same glasses as Calypso--glasses so thick and geeky they might as well be safety goggles--but that does NOT mean … [Read more...] about Goggles Gone Strong: Mighty Monday by SMW Claw
Interview with Author – SMW Claw
About SMW Claw: S.M.W. Claw lived a miserable and unfulfilling existence* until the day she was invited to play Ultimate Frisbee by one boy, and left madly in love with another (her husband). The Claws live with a hoard of ordinary, run-of-the-mill children, whom they believe to be spectacular and exceptional, and for whom they would gladly dash into a burning building to save. Or just make the mundane, daily sacrifices required over a lifetime. *5.775% accurate What inspires you to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – SMW Claw
Interview with Author – Richard Stockford
About Richard Stockford: I grew up in the state of Maine at a time when it didn't raise any eyebrows if you carried your rifle through town on your way to target practice in the gravel pit, and most people didn't even know if their front door lock worked. The US Army and the University of Maine occupied most of my time in the 60's, and I was a member of the Bangor Police Department from 1970 to 1991, retiring in that year as Chief. I spent the next ten or fifteen years sailing off the Maine … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Richard Stockford
Treasures of the Fourth Reich: A Novel of Suspense by Patrick Parker
A Titian, a Bruegel, and a panel from the Amber Room -- vanished during WWII -- come to life again. A string of deaths drags Dix Connor and his art expert wife into a suspense-filled game of cat & mouse with a clandestine organization dating back to WWII. It was one of the greatest crimes of the century.... Grand museums and families lost countless valuables and works of art to Nazi lootings in what has been called "the rape of Europa." Parker's story begins just outside the Bavarian … [Read more...] about Treasures of the Fourth Reich: A Novel of Suspense by Patrick Parker
The Blue Diamond – The Razor’s Edge by P.S. Bartlett
Ivory Shepard didn't want to be a pirate when she grew up but she didn't plan on being orphaned and alone at thirteen with her three cousins either. After a Spanish raid in Charles Towne left them with nothing, Ivory held her cousins together, trained them to fight for their lives and led them to a life of quiet refuge on the banks of the Ashley River. Out of reach of the hands of unscrupulous men, they found life on the farm a tolerable substitute for the traditional alternatives life would … [Read more...] about The Blue Diamond – The Razor’s Edge by P.S. Bartlett
Fleeting Chance by Sherban Young @mysterycaper
The world’s most celebrated semiretired detective is back, this time for some cards, cruising and criminal investigation. In his fourth adventure, Enescu Fleet encounters treachery on and off the high seas. Along the way, he raises the stakes with a little hidden treasure, and goes all in on a mystery that will plumb the depths of his past. The puzzle pieces keep piling up, and so do the corpses. Does the best in the game have what it takes—or could he end up a sunken Fleet? Targeted Age … [Read more...] about Fleeting Chance by Sherban Young @mysterycaper
The Himalayan Revelation by Pankaj Misra
This book is bargain priced from 03/23/2014 until 04/30/2014 The Himalayan Revelation is a work of fiction but developed using genuine facts from history and modern times. It is a gripping tale of mystery, adventure, romance and international intrigue. Today Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But around 450 years back, this capital of the magnificent Vijayanagar Empire was brutally plundered and devastated. But before it happened, its masters hid a secret. Centuries later, a young … [Read more...] about The Himalayan Revelation by Pankaj Misra
