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Fledgling: Jason Steed

"Tormented by his mother’s death... Taken for granted by his father... Trained in deadly martial arts... Jason Steed is looking for a place to call home. He finds what he’s looking for in the Sea Cadets—an elite group of British youngsters being groomed for lifelong service in the military. But when a routine training exercise goes awry, Jason finds himself in the middle of a secret mission. The future of the world hangs in the balance…and Jason might be the only one who can save it. “A coming of age heart wrenching story packed with laughs and fast paced action. Most readers who love action and spy fiction will devour this dynamic book in a single sitting or two, otherwise they’ll be in extreme agony waiting to see what happens next.” —Fictionreviewer.com"

1 issue / £6.31
Watermelon Kindness: Poetry

Detailing a point of view that is both contentious and genial, the wide-ranging poems in this honest collection ponder questions concerning art, history, and psychology while reveling in the sensory experiences of everyday life. Whether exploring the modus operandi of other writers or paralleling the trajectory of a satellite with a badly ended love affair, these conversational and intellectual poems present a unique voice with a comprehensive worldview.

1 issue / £10.22
Tainted: A Dr. Zol Szabo Medical Mystery

When incidents of food supply contamination dominate the news media, two investigators—Zol Szabo, a public health doctor, and Hamish Wakefield, a young infectious diseases specialist—come under immense pressure to find the cause of a mysterious epidemic before more victims show up on the autopsy table. In a race against the clock, the two doctors must navigate the treacherous political minefields of the medical community and the media while the disease spreads.

1 issue / £7.86
Shamrock Alley

When Secret Service agent John Mavio infiltrates a ring of organized crime leaders, he risks his life to stop what may be the most sinister operation in the country’s history. Every step of drugs, booze, and blood brings him closer to his own demise in a gory, dangerous undercover world far removed from his own personal reality. But when these two worlds meet, Mavio must implement every skill he has learned to save himself, his family, and the people of New York City.

1 issue / £3.95

Running Scared

Homicide detective Rick Edwards is coping with the deaths of his wife and daughter the only way he knows how—by focusing on his work. He is hoping to solve the murder newly-divorced Ashley Adams witnessed during a training run, but first he must win her trust. It doesn't take Rick long to realize that Ashley is hardly a damsel in distress. In the most unexpected of places, he may have found the one woman who can save him.

1 issue / £3.95
Genres of the Credit Economy: Mediating Value in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Britain

How did banking, borrowing, investing, and even losing money—in other words, participating in the modern financial system—come to seem like routine activities of everyday life? Genres of the Credit Economy addresses this question by examining the history of financial instruments and representations of finance in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain.
Chronicling the process by which some of our most important conceptual categories were naturalized, Mary Poovey explores complex relationships among forms of writing that are not usually viewed together, from bills of exchange and bank checks, to realist novels and Romantic poems, to economic theory and financial journalism. Taking up all early forms of financial and monetary writing, Poovey argues that these genres mediated for early modern Britons the operations of a market system organized around credit and debt. By arguing that genre is a critical tool for historical and theoretical analysis and an agent in the events that formed the modern world, Poovey offers a new way to appreciate the character of the credit economy and demonstrates the contribution historians and literary scholars can make to understanding its operations.
Much more than an exploration of writing on and around money, Genres of the Credit Economy offers startling insights about the evolution of disciplines and the separation of factual and fictional genres.

1 issue / £18.95
Run Among Thorns

In a moment of dire crisis, Jenny Waring did something exceptional, and the authorities want to know how and why she killed three armed men like a seasoned agent. It's Kier McAllister's job to break Jenny Waring—he's asking a lot of questions, and he’s not asking nicely. McAllister thinks he's in control, but the balance of power is shifting. Jenny's accusing eyes are starting to hold the whole world for him, and that isn't good—not when the people he works for aren't about to leave her alone.

1 issue / £3.95
Shallow Grave

Surveillance on an insurance fraud case in Bear Butte County unfolds tragically for PI Julie Collins when the reappearance of a mysterious hole—the cause of a fatal accident—brings about the landowner’s unsettling confession. Bones were recently uncovered on the remote ridge but, fearing repercussions from their illegal off-season hunting, the hunters reburied the remains and kept quiet. Now the hole is back, but the bones have vanished.

1 issue / £3.95

Highland Heat

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The rugged Scottish Highlands bred warrior men and women who fought for country, keep, and kin, and loved as passionately as they lived.

Laird Quinton Cameron and an ostracized laird’s daughter with nothing to lose work together to outwit an enemy to king and country, as the sparks of their mutual attraction burst into flames...

Praise for To Conquer a Highlander:

“Not to be missed...” —Lora Leigh, New York Times #1 bestselling author

“Hot enough to warm even the coldest Scottish nights.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Mary Wine ranks right up there with Nora Roberts.”
—Fallen Angel Reviews
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1 issue / £5.52
subverting the lyric: essays

From one of the most prolific and engaged book reviewers in Canada over the past 15 years, this collection of essays and reviews showcases the literary insight of rob mclennan. The works of such Canadian poets as George Bowering, Margaret Christakos, and Barry McKinnon are addressed and analyzed, as is the status of Canadian poetry as a whole. Mclennan’s own investigations into the craft of writing are uncovered as well.

1 issue / £10.22
Swap: A Mystery

Detroit-born, projects-raised, former soldier Get feels right at home in Toronto’s shadow city, having returned from the business opportunities he sought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Selling guns to biker gangs and hiding in a veneer of respectability, he soon finds himself wavering because of stick-up girl Sunitha. She wants him to help her rob the bikers' gold bullion drug money and escape with her, swapping this life for another.

1 issue / £11.02
Damaged Goods: A Jack McMorrow Mystery

Ex-NY Times reporter McMorrow is happy in Maine, until one day his social worker wife Roxanne returns home shaken by a confrontation with the father of neglected children she removed. Into their lives comes the mysterious young woman, Mandi, and a world of trouble. As the dangers converge, it will take a heroic act to save Jack, Roxanne, and daughter Caitlin. But who will put their life on the line when the moment comes?

1 issue / £19.70

Port City Black and White: A Brandon Blake Mystery

Brandon Blake, the tough and resourceful kid from the Portland waterfront, has made it. He's been hired by the Portland Police Department, partly as payback for stopping a vicious cop killer in PORT CITY SHAKEDOWN. But the newest rookie on the night shift

1 issue / £19.70
Darcy’s Voyage

"A Tale of Uncharted Love on the Open Seas In this enchanting and highly original retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet sets out for the new world aboard the grand ship Pemberley’s Promise. She’s prepared for an uneventful voyage until a chance encounter with the handsome, taciturn Mr. Darcy turns her world upside down. When Elizabeth falls ill, Darcy throws convention overboard in a plan that will bind them to each other more deeply than he ever could have imagined. But the perils of their ocean voyage pale in comparison to the harsh reality of society’s rules that threaten their chance at happiness. When they return to the lavish halls of England, will their love survive? What readers say: “Kara Louise is an incredible storyteller.” “Such a sweet and romantic ‘what if’ scenario for Pride and Prejudice fans! A must have for your P&P library!” “Romantic, creative, and witty.”"

1 issue / £11.84
Werewolf Upstairs

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Petty crime never looked so good...

Alpha werewolf Konrad Wolfensen sees it as his duty to protect the citizens of Boston, even if it means breaking into their businesses just to prove their security systems don’t work. But when his unsolicited services land him in trouble with the law, he’ll have to turn to his sexy new neighbor for help.

She should know better...

Attorney Roz Wells is bored. She used to have such a knack for attracting the weird and unexpected, but ever since she took a job as a Boston public defender, the quirky quotient in her life has taken a serious hit. Until her sexy werewolf neighbor starts coming around…

Praise for Strange Neighbors:

“The good-natured fun never stops. Chase brings on plenty of laughs along with steamy sex scenes as Merry and Jason bewitch each other amid the supernatural mayhem.”
—Publishers Weekly

What readers are saying about Ashlyn Chase:

“Entertaining and humorous—a winner!”

“The humor and romance kept me entertained—a definite page turner!”
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1 issue / £5.52