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Barrel Proof (Agents Irish and Whiskey #3)
by Layla ReyneFBI agents Aidan "Irish" Talley and Jameson "Whiskey" Walker can't get a moment's peace. Their hunt for the terrorist Renaud seems to be nearing an end, until a fire allows him to slip through their fingers-and puts Jamie's life in danger. When Jamie is nearly killed, Aidan learns how many forms loss can take. Aidan says I love you just moments before learning that Jamie's been keeping a devastating secret about Aidan's late husband. How quickly trust and love can go up in flames. When Aidan requests a solo undercover assignment, Jamie hopes Aidan will find a way to forgive him. But the explosions are far from over. Aidan's cover lands him in the heart of the terrorist's conspiracy, and Jamie will have to put his life, his career and his freedom on the line to save the man who has become his entire world. Partners, always is a promise he intends to keep. This book is approximately 62,000 words One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you're looking for with an HEA/HFN. It's a promise!
Barrelling Forward: Stories
by Eva CrockerWinner of the Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction and the CAA Emerging Writer Award, Barrelling Forward is a brilliantly crafted debut collection from one contemporary fiction’s newest literary star.Eva Crocker sees life in sharper focus than the rest of us. The objects, rituals, and scenes of everyday life take on an almost mythic quality in these stories, even while remaining intimately recognizable to us all. Crocker peers at the underbelly of poverty and work, ambition and apathy, loneliness and love, to find the sliver of beauty in each spot. Nothing is ever as simple as it seems: the boundaries between friendship and sex dissolve; power relationships are turned on their heads, if only long enough to examine them from all angles; transgressions and escapes become new kinds of traps. In “Auditioning,” a young twin makes a desperate attempt to reclaim her individuality. In “Serving,” a father and a son give parallel accounts of what it looks like when you let life eat you from the inside out. In “Star of the Sea,” a man watches his past get literally torn down before his eyes. And in the Cuffer Prize-winning “Dead Skin,” an after-school walk through the barrens leaves two boys forever changed.In stories that ache with longing even as they pulse with new possibilities, Crocker gives us an unforgettable array of ordinary people, sometimes soaring, sometimes sinking, but always, ultimately, barrelling forward towards what’s next.
Barren: A Novella (Demon Cycle)
by Peter V. BrettThe New York Times–bestselling author returns to his groundbreaking Demon Cycle series with this enthralling novella set in his much-loved fantasy world.Each night, the world is overrun by bloodthirsty demons. For centuries, humanity survived only by hiding behind defensive wards—magical symbols with the power to repel the demons. Now, the rediscovery of long-forgotten combat wards has given them the magic they need to fight back.In Tibbet’s Brook, the fighting wards have brought change, but the factions and grudges of a troubled past remain. Selia Square, the woman they call Barren, has long been the force that holds the Brook together. As a terrifying new threat emerges, she rallies her people once again.But Selia has a past of her own. And in a small community the personal and the political can never be divided. If Tibbet’s Brook is to survive, Selia must uncover memories she has buried deep—the woman she once was, the woman she once loved—and retell their story.“Selia’s valiant struggle to serve her community and carve out space for her own happiness perfectly showcases Brett’s skill at creating an immersive fantasy world. Readers will be drawn into the hearts and minds of his characters and deeply moved by the themes of acceptance and community.” —Publishers Weekly
Barren
by JJ SavauntA troubling series of missing person cases lead back to Mercy Hospital, but the truth is far more terrifying than you could ever imagine . . . After receiving a promotion, Dr. Jacqui is thrilled to begin a career helping infertile women conceive. However, her excitement soon turns to fear when she realizes what her patients must give up in exchange. But Jacqui cannot walk away. She has more at stake than just her career: her daughter&’s life. When Cara, a patient at the fertility hospital, is run off the road in a mysterious accident, police start asking questions. And after a disturbing trend of missing young Black women emerges, all evidence points to Mercy Hospital. And the nightmare is only just beginning for Jacqui, the dedicated doctor, protective mother, and unhappy participant in a scheme where the most precious gift in the world comes with deadly consequences . . .
Barren Cape
by Michelle Prak'Edgy, gripping and full of menace' Hannah Richell An abandoned resort seems the perfect place to hide, but is Barren Cape a refuge or a trap? Former housemates Mac and Erika are homeless. Well, Erika is fine, she just has to live with her parents until she can find another rental. Mac's situation is much worse – family isn't an option and she's surfing the couches of her increasingly exasperated friends. Driving around one lonely afternoon, Mac discovers Barren Cape. Once destined to be a luxury escape, now it's just wire fence and gray cement. It's stark, but quiet. There's no harm in staying a little while… From the bestselling author of The Rush comes a spine-chilling thriller about what happens when people are pushed to the edge and forced to make unthinkable choices. &‘Taut, terrifying and timely&’ B.M. Carroll &‘Prak&’s books keep you reading long into the night&’ Vikki Petraitis
Barren Cove: A Novel
by Ariel S. WinterLos Angeles Times Book Prize nominee Ariel S. Winter explores the secret legacy of an enigmatic family in this thrillingly atmospheric novel with a compelling and unexpected twist.Sapien is a relic of a bygone age, searching for meaning in a world where his outdated allegiances to a time long past have left him isolated and hopeless. Seeking peace and quiet, he retires to a beach house at Barren Cove, a stately Victorian manor even more antiquated than he. He becomes increasingly fascinated with the family whose lives are entwined with the home--angry and rebellious Clark; flamboyant Kent; fragile, beautiful Mary; and most of all, Beachstone, the mysterious man whose history may hold all the answers Sapien has been searching for. As Sapien unlocks their secret loves and betrayals, the dangerous past of Barren Cove will indelibly change him...and who he is fated to become. A brilliantly imaginative and poignant tale in the tradition of Kazuo Ishiguro and Neil Gaiman, Barren Cove is a luminous and surprising exploration of legacy, loss, and humanity itself.
Barren Ground
by Ellen GlasgowSet in Virginia, Dorinda Oakley is a passionate, intelligent, and independent young woman struggling to define herself.
Barren Ground
by Ellen GlasgowThe dramatic story of one woman&’s struggle to find her destiny—and herself—in Reconstruction-era Virginia by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author. In the years following the Civil War, joy is hard to come by for twenty-year-old Dorinda Oakley. The daughter of a struggling farmer in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Dorinda is an intelligent, independent, and passionate young woman who dreams of life outside of her poor community. For the past year, she has worked at Nathan Pedlar&’s Store to help her family—but then she falls in love with Jason Greylock, the handsome son of the local doctor. Now the real journey will begin for Dorinda, taking her far away from home and testing the resilience of her heart . . . A realistic portrayal of the changing, post–Civil War South, Barren Ground achieved critical praise when it was first published in 1925. During her career, author Ellen Glasgow published twenty books, and in 1942 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her novel In This Our Life.
The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga, Book One (The Misewa Saga #1)
by David A. RobertsonNarnia meets traditional Indigenous stories of the sky and constellations in an epic middle grade fantasy series from award-winning author David Robertson.Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home -- until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. But as the need for food becomes desperate, they embark on a dangerous mission. Accompanied by Arik, a sassy Squirrel they catch stealing from the trapline, they try to save Misewa before the icy grip of winter freezes everything -- including them.
Barren Legend: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by ZhenyinfangChen Wu grows up with Thunder Cloud Eagle. When he devours a magic medicine, Lei yundiao passes all the real yuan to him in order to save him. Since then, Chen Wu has the ability to control thunder.He entered Liuhua school and became a disciple of the beauty master. He has two beautiful elder martial sisters and two beautiful younger martial sisters. In the big ratio, get the first place.After joining the Chen family, I found out my life experience and found that I was the young leader of the Chen family.In order to protect the security of the mainland, he fought with the leader of the demon sect. With the laws of time and space, it's just a small matter to kill the demons.So when people mention him, they think of the myth of invincibility.
Barren Lives
by Graciliano RamosA vivid chronicle of the solitary life of a peasant family in a harsh and unforgiving land, austerely told by a classic Brazilian writer.
The Barrenness
by Sonja LewisBy the time Lil Lee is 39, she has everything. Or so she thinks, until her childless aunt offers cryptic advice: "have children otherwise your womanhood will fade with your childbearing years." Worse yet, Aunt Mamie dies without fleshing out the matter. So what is Lil to do? She sets out to have a child. But before long she runs into one road block after another--a messy divorce, problems at work, health trouble and a love interest who is unwilling to have more children, maybe even unable. Nonetheless, Congressman Danny Hatcher is so intrigued with her as she is with him. Something has to give. Meanwhile, she faces an unyielding battle for her aunt's house with Will Owens, Aunt Mamie's difficult stepson. And somehow her fight for the Lee legacy becomes entwined with her personal campaign to become a mother. Lil's struggle to win back her inheritance is more than just a hunger for a material possession. It is a poignant undertaking to secure her future.
The Barrens: A Novel of Love and Death in the Canadian Arctic
by Kurt Johnson Ellie JohnsonThis riveting debut is at once a white-water adventure, coming-of-age novel, and tale of tragic love—and an extraordinary father-daughter collaboration. "The Barrens grabbed me from the opening pages and never let go."—Michael Punke, author of The RevenantTwo young women attending college decide to have a summer adventure canoeing the rapids-strewn Thelon River that runs 450 miles through the uninhabited Barren Lands of subarctic Canada. Holly made the trip once before with a group of skilled paddlers she trained with at camp, and she wants to share that experience with her friend and lover, Lee, believing it will draw them closer. But a week in, Holly, the risk-taker, falls while taking a selfie near the edge of a cliff. She is left injured and comatose, and soon dies. Their locator beacon for summoning rescue was smashed in Holly&’s fall. It remains to Lee, the inexperienced paddler, to continue the grueling and dangerous trip alone, to save herself and return her lover&’s body to civilization and Holly&’s family.In their relationship, Holly and Lee had always told each other stories; Lee had called Holly a &“storyist.&” Storytelling helps Lee endure the rigors of her journey and engage her grief as she explores her relationship with Holly while chronicling her own coming-of-age off the grid in Nebraska with her estranged eco-anarchist father, who is now serving time in prison.
The Barrens
by Rosamond Smith Joyce Carol OatesIn this gripping psychological thriller, one of the most versatile and original voices in contemporary American fiction delivers a startling, complex tale of a serial killer and the people that his ghastly crimes touch -- and transform.
Las barreras del destino
by Maika MartínEstoy lejos de ti, pero te recordaré siempre. <P><P> En 1938, el anarquista Julián Carbonell llegó a un pequeño pueblo de Aragón con un objetivo. Sin embargo, conoció a Inés, su dulzura e inocencia hizo que cambiase su vida y forma de pensar. Se enamoró locamente de ella. Su amor era fuerte y puro como el agua cristalina, pero sus caminos estaban predestinados al fracaso. <P>Por culpa de la guerra, tuvieron que vivir separados. La vida no es un camino de rosas, si no de espinas punzantes. Un amor apasionado que a pesar de la distancia, perdura a través de los años en el recuerdo de su memoria. <P>Narra la diferencia que hay entre ricos y pobres. Ensalza lo hermosa que es la amistad en todo momento y más todavía en tiempos difíciles, porque, tener una amistad verdadera, es lo más valioso que pueden darte. Es una historia dramática, llena de casualidades, de tragedias, con sus amores, sus desamores, virtudes, defectos y orgullo, ese maldito orgullo que a veces ciega hasta llegar al punto en el que es muy tarde volver atrás. <P>Una conmovedora historia en la qué dan vida tres generaciones: la primera, viviendo del recuerdo de un amor lejano. La segunda, con pasiones desmedidas por querer tener un estatus social al cual no pertenece. Y la tercera, paga los errores de ésta última, haciendo que su vida se desmorone y se rompa en mil pedazos.
The Barrett Family Series
by Andrea KaneA special two-in-one edition of Andrea Kane's captivating Barrett Family SeriesIn My Heart's Desire, London's high society assumes that Alexandria Cassell, a lady of impeccable lineage, is eager to wed the first suitable aristocrat who proposes. But Alexandria despises the shallow mindlessness of London society. Craving adventure, she steals down to the docks and stows away aboard a merchant ship bound for Canada. Drake Barrett loves the open seas. As captain of his own vessel, he can escape his life as a duke, where he would be doomed to the empty chatter of glittering ballrooms. But when he finds a delicate beauty aboard ship, he forgets everything but a man's desires. From a fleeting island paradise to a country caught in the sudden crossfire of war, Drake and Alexandria give in to a passion that just might reveal their true passions . . . if a shocking act of treachery doesn't separate them forever.In Samantha, Samantha Barrett is looking for a hero. He can't be just any man, but one worthy of her girlish fantasies. Dashing. Dangerous. Forbidden. Exactly like the mesmerizingly handsome stranger who just strode into the smoky tavern. Except he isn't a stranger, he's Remington Worth, earl of Gresham. London's most notorious rake. Though tempted by Samantha's beauty and innocent desire, Remington cannot allow her to be tainted by his perilous exploits. For he isn't the man she thinks he is. As the Crown's most loyal covert agent, the former navy captain and war hero leads a dangerous double life. But as passion builds between them, risking his life for his country is nothing compared to how far Remington will go to keep Samantha safe--and locked in his arms forever.
Barrett Fuller's Secret
by Scott CarterBarrett Fuller’s privileged life is about to change radically … or else. Barrett Fuller is a world-famous and very wealthy children’s author who writes under a pseudonym because he’s a self-absorbed womanizer and drug-user. His life changes when he receives an extortion letter, challenging him to live up to the morals he currently espouses in his books. He is presented with a series of tasks to complete or face having his identity revealed to the public, resulting in the ruin of his financial empire.Richard Fuller, Barrett’s nephew, has a secret too, and it’s one no kid should bear. He knows why his father left the family and he’s never told his mother.When the extortionist challenges Barrett to spend time with his nephew, their respective secrets move towards a collision that will change their lives forever.
Barricade
by Jon WallaceKenstibec was genetically engineered to build a new world, but the apocalypse forced a career change. These days he drives a taxi instead.A fast-paced, droll and disturbing novel, BARRICADE is a savage road trip across the dystopian landscape of post-apocalypse Britain; narrated by the cold-blooded yet magnetic antihero, Kenstibec.Kenstibec is a member of the 'Ficial' race, a breed of merciless super-humans. Their war on humanity has left Britain a wasteland, where Ficials hide in barricaded cities, besieged by tribes of human survivors. Originally optimised for construction, Kenstibec earns his keep as a taxi driver, running any Ficial who will pay from one surrounded city to another. The trips are always eventful, but this will be his toughest yet. His fare is a narcissistic journalist who's touchy about her luggage. His human guide is constantly plotting to kill him. And that's just the start of his troubles. On his journey he encounters ten-foot killer rats, a mutant king with a TV fixation, a drug-crazed army, and even the creator of the Ficial race. He also finds time to uncover a terrible plot to destroy his species for good - and humanity too.
Barricade
by Jon WallaceKenstibec was genetically engineered to build a new world, but the apocalypse forced a career change. These days he drives a taxi instead. A fast-paced, droll and disturbing novel, BARRICADE is a savage road trip across the dystopian landscape of post-apocalypse Britain; narrated by the cold-blooded yet magnetic antihero, Kenstibec. Kenstibec is a member of the 'Ficial' race, a breed of merciless super-humans. Their war on humanity has left Britain a wasteland, where Ficials hide in barricaded cities, besieged by tribes of human survivors. Originally optimised for construction, Kenstibec earns his keep as a taxi driver, running any Ficial who will pay from one surrounded city to another. The trips are always eventful, but this will be his toughest yet. His fare is a narcissistic journalist who's touchy about her luggage. His human guide is constantly plotting to kill him. And that's just the start of his troubles. On his journey he encounters ten-foot killer rats, a mutant king with a TV fixation, a drug-crazed army, and even the creator of the Ficial race. He also finds time to uncover a terrible plot to destroy his species for good - and humanity too.
Barricade
by Jon WallaceKenstibec was genetically engineered to build a new world, but the apocalypse forced a career change. These days he drives a taxi instead.A fast-paced, droll and disturbing novel, BARRICADE is a savage road trip across the dystopian landscape of post-apocalypse Britain; narrated by the cold-blooded yet magnetic antihero, Kenstibec.Kenstibec is a member of the 'Ficial' race, a breed of merciless super-humans. Their war on humanity has left Britain a wasteland, where Ficials hide in barricaded cities, besieged by tribes of human survivors. Originally optimised for construction, Kenstibec earns his keep as a taxi driver, running any Ficial who will pay from one surrounded city to another. The trips are always eventful, but this will be his toughest yet. His fare is a narcissistic journalist who's touchy about her luggage. His human guide is constantly plotting to kill him. And that's just the start of his troubles. On his journey he encounters ten-foot killer rats, a mutant king with a TV fixation, a drug-crazed army, and even the creator of the Ficial race. He also finds time to uncover a terrible plot to destroy his species for good - and humanity too.Read by Rupert Degas(p) 2014 Orion Publishing Group
A Barricade in Hell (Delia Martin #2)
by Jaime Lee MoyerIn Jaime Lee Moyer's A Barricade in Hell, Delia Martin has been gifted (or some would say cursed) with the ability to peer across to the other side. Since childhood, her constant companions have been ghosts. She used her powers and the help of those ghosts to defeat a twisted serial killer terrorizing her beloved San Francisco. Now it's 1917—the threshold of a modern age—and Delia lives a peaceful life with Police Captain Gabe Ryan.That peace shatters when a strange young girl starts haunting their lives and threatens Gabe. Delia tries to discover what this ghost wants as she becomes entangled in the mystery surrounding a charismatic evangelist who preaches pacifism and an end to war. But as young people begin to disappear, and audiences display a loyalty and fervor not attributable to simple persuasion, that message of peace reveals a hidden dark side. As Delia discovers the truth, she faces a choice—take a terrible risk to save her city, or chance losing everything?At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Barricades (World of Love)
by Dem HadThey were raised to hate each other, but love has other plans. When introverted bookworm Orestis escapes his homophobic parents and abusive home for a night out with friends, he meets artist Emir, and the passion between them is instant and explosive. But Orestis is a Greek Cypriot and Emir is Turkish, and neither society nor their families will accept their love. If they want a romance that lasts beyond one fiery, forbidden night, they’ll have to face the backlash.World of Love: Stories of romance that span every corner of the globe.
Barrier (The Alternative)
by Patrick JonesWhen Jessica is diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, she finally understands why her best friend is her dog and why she breaks out in a sweat whenever she interacts with others. She hopes a fresh start at Rondo Alternative High School will help. Joining the manga club seems like a good move—especially since quirky, quiet Dylan is a member. Can a kindred spirit help her work through her anxiety? Can she overcome her fear and make some real friends?
Barrier 346
by Patricia Fanthorpe Lionel Fanthorpe Karl ZeigfreidLife at the Station had ceased to hold any drama. The only enemies were boredom - a psychic inertia - and the innate weakness of the human element. Reading and samplings, data analysis and stereotyped daily radio reporting filed the long bleak hours. Suddenly they lost all contact with the outside. No radio...No television...No physical contact with patrolling ships...Nothing... Their universe had contracted until life was bounded by the beryllium alloy fuselage of the Station. Martia, the assistant astro-physicist, woke from a strangely deep sleep to find herself unable to get out of her cabin. None of the others could reach her... When the door was finally cut away Martia had vanished. One by one other crew members and scientific personnel disappeared until Kersh, the radio-operator, found himself alone on the vast echoing station...
The Barrier Grief
by Mihaela StoicaThe Barrier Grief follows the story of two friends in the war-torn Beirut, where in spite of the material destructions and the loss of human lives, the old city has stubbornly resisted violence. Donna, a resilient, independent businesswoman, immerses herself in her husband's trades to provide for her children, only to realize years later that she has forgotten to live for herself. Amidst accepting her children's choices in a life marred by constant bombing, finding crucial parts about herself strangled in a desert barn and discovering herself alone in a cold bed, would Donna recognize her true destiny? Anna, bereft and estranged from the outside world, has struggled to find her path again. Her son blames her for distancing him from his dying father. Beirut is increasingly dangerous and while everyone advises her to move on, she fears replacing her late husband. Would a new love emerge to heal her wounds or would it knock Anna to the ground again? The Barrier Grief is a fresh perspective on motherhood, widowhood and individuality in a world ruled by men.