Darkmage

Darkmage

M. L. Spencer

M. L. Spencer

Darien Lauchlin has already lost everything. Now, the only thing he has left to lose is his soul. As the Enemy masses in numbers never before seen, Darien is faced with an impossible decision: either remain steadfast to his Oath and watch everything he loves fall around him--or abandon his vow and become the most destructive force his world has ever known.
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Stickle Island

Stickle Island

Tim Orchard

Tim Orchard

British weather is always unpredictable, but the Spring of 1980 was something else entirely – snow, hail, floods, drought and sometimes the whole ticket. Trucks were overturned, motorways closed, trees uprooted, crops flattened. When the sun finally rose on Stickle Island – stuck out there, a mile off Dymchurch in County Kent – six bales of primo marijuana had washed up on shore. Stickle Island follows the island's myriad residents as they come up with a (not entirely agreed upon) plan to form a co-op and use the profit from pot sales to save the island's only ferry, which, thanks to the miserly Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has just been placed on the chopping block. There's hot-tempered and anarchic DC, a soused farmer Henry Stick, his bitter rival John, a horny vicar, an even hornier Postmistress, and their collected offspring: a clutch of teen punks, all of whom could use a leg up, or at least, a decent toke. Unfortunately for them, a violent and wildly...
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The Devil's Garden

The Devil's Garden

Jane Kindred

Jane Kindred

In The Devil's Garden, appearances can be deceiving...Ume Sky enjoys her place of honor as temple courtesan for the reigning Meer of In'La—until an assignation with a client ends in violence. Her elite status stripped away, Ume is forced to return to a life on the streets as Cillian Rede, the boy she used to be.Cillian finds temporary harbor with dockhand Cree Sylva, where fear keeps him from revealing his former identity. As the two become lovers, Cillian learns that Cree is not without secrets...When Cillian has the opportunity to regain his position through a liaison with the Meer himself, he is torn between his feelings for Cree and his need to live as Ume. But there's even more at stake when Ume finds herself entangled in a plot to rid the Delta of divine rule...25,000 words
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Every Star in the Sky

Every Star in the Sky

A. R. Asher

Young Adult / Fantasy / Science Fiction

The Plague is a disease that kills people and turns them into birds. At least, that’s the rumor. But when awkward eighteen-year-old village hunter Jay Hart journeys to the capitol and learns that the rumor is true, she’s quick to join The Nightingales: an underground resistance against the Plague and its creator. However, she soon learns she must fight more than a plague. Jay must fight her newfound blood relatives, her growing feelings for the enigmatic leader of the resistance, and her very destiny if she wishes to defeat the Plague… and come out alive. **
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Please Mrs Butler

Please Mrs Butler

Allan Ahlberg

Children's Books

The bestselling and much-loved children's poetry classic, Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg is celebrating its 30th anniversary! With a fresh new look for a brand new generation of school children to take to its heart, every teacher, parent and child should have a copy.Nobody leave the room.Everyone listen to me.We had ten pairs of scissorsAt half-past two, And now there's only three.This witty collection of school poems by Allan Ahlberg, re-jacketed for its 30th anniversary and for a whole new generation of school children to fall in love with, is full of typical classroom events that will be recognized and enjoyed by everyone. From never-ending projects, reading tests, quarrelling, making-up, excuses and 'Please, Sir, it isn't fair.' Fritz Wegner's line drawings beautifully complement the hilarious and poignant verses.Please Mrs Butler was...
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Lost in Clover

Lost in Clover

Travis Richardson

Travis Richardson

Welcome to Clover, Kansas, a small town sitting in the middle of America's Heartland. It's a peaceful community, until the night that high school student Jeremy Rogers accepts an invitation to party with the "cool" older kids. After things go irreparably wrong, and Clover is thrust into the national spotlight, Jeremy keeps his involvement a secret. As the town heals from the tragedy, Jeremy falls into a psychological abyss from which he cannot escape, until he encounters the monster from his past and has an opportunity to redeem himself. A novella.
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