In ancient days, sorcerers sought to learn the One True Spell that would give them power over all the world and understanding of all magic. . . . \nThe One True Spell was a woman, and her name was Mystra -- and her kisses were wonderful. \nPriest Havilon Tharnstar \nTales Told to a Blind Wizard \nIt is the time before Myth Drannor, when the Heartlands are home to barbarians, and wicked dragons rule the skies. In these ancient days, Elminster is but a shepherd boy, dreaming of adventure and heroics. When a dragon-riding magelord sweeps down upon him, though, the boy is thrust into a world of harsh realities, corrupt rulers, and evil sorcerers. \nWith patience and grit, Elminster sets about to change all that. The result of his labors is a world reborn and a mage made.\n
As America rises to meet the challenge of World War II, the call for defense workers unites four women at Seneca Shipyards in Michigan. As their lives intersect, this unlikely gathering of women will encourage, shape, and influence one another as they learn valuable lessons about themselves and about life, love, and faith.
Drawn from fascinating research about the secret lives of women in the 19th century, "Lady of Milkweed Manor" is a moving romantic drama about the redemption of past failings and the beauty of sacrificial love.
A lovely lady senses that she should avoid the rugged stranger who rudely thrusts, himself into her life. But even as she exposes one infamy after another about this man who lies as smoothly as he kisses, she finds it not only him she cannot trust, but her heart as well.
On assignment in the Philippines, archaeologist Annja Creed meets with a contact to verify information. But when the man doesn't turn out to be who he said he was, Annja is taken prisoner by a notorious terrorist group. Original.
Edgar Allan Poe s works, with their gothic and often obsessive themes, have had a significant influence on American literature.
The son of legendary gunfighter Frank Morgan, The Loner is fast with his fists, faster with a gun, and haunted by the demons of his past. . .The Way Of The WestWith his wife's killers dead and buried, Conrad Morgan--known as The Loner--is on his way to Mexico for some peace and quiet. But on the way he's sidetracked by some intriguing travelers who are hunting down a valuable golden artifact. They're not the only ones who want to get a hold of the treasure. A running gun battle with some killers lands The Loner and his cohorts in the Jornada del Muerto--a hellish, waterless wasteland in New Mexico Territory. And now it's up to The Loner to get himself and his new friends out of this arid stretch of land before they perish from thirst. . .or lead poisoning. . .
Santa is a university student with a wonderful new boyfriend and bright future. However, she's also a bad girl with a wild streak who cultivates an illicit and obsessive reationship with her law professor. The older Professor MacLean's attractions are too numerous and beguiling to avoid, and Santa cannot stop herself from teasing him with her saucy behavior--in and out of class. Caught up in this dangerous game, she is neglecting her studies but honing her sexual skills, driving all the men around her to distraction. When MacLean sets Santa a defense assignment that mirrors their own highly charged situation, the sexual tension reaches boiling point and threatens to spill over into something far more dangerous.
These three humorous contemporary novellas feature Santa in sometimes hilarious, sometimes compromising positions as he figures out just who's naughty and who's nice. Original.
A national bestseller, Dictionary of the Khazars was cited by The New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of the year. Written in two versions, male and female (both available in Vintage International), which are identical save for seventeen crucial lines, Dictionary is the imaginary book of knowledge of the Khazars, a people who flourished somewhere beyond Transylvania between the seventh and ninth centuries. Eschewing conventional narrative and plot, this lexicon novel combines the dictionaries of the world's three major religions with entries that leap between past and future, featuring three unruly wise men, a book printed in poison ink, suicide by mirrors, a chimerical princess, a sect of priests who can infiltrate one's dreams, romances between the living and the dead, and much more.
The direct sequel to the Hugo Award-winning novel "Cyteen, Regenesis" continues the story of Ariane Emory PR, the genetic clone of one of the greatest scientists humanity has ever produced, and of her search for the murderer of her progenitor--the original Ariane Emory.
Saved from death in California's Monument Valley by none other than Henry Fonda, Irish rebel Henry Smart ends up in Hollywood collaborating with legendary director John Ford on a script based on his life.