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Some Girls Bite: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel (Chicagoland Vampires Series)
by Chloe NeillSure, the life of a graduate student wasn't exactly glamorous, but it was mine. I was doing fine until Chicago's vampires announced their existence to the world - and then a rogue vampire attacked me. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker ... one who decided the best way to save my life was to take it.Turns out my saviour was the master vampire of Cadogan House. Now I've traded sweating over my thesis for learning to fit in at a Hyde Park mansion full of vamps loyal to Ethan 'Lord o' the Manor' Sullivan. Of course, as a tall, green-eyed, four hundred year old vampire, he has centuries' worth of charm, but unfortunately he also seems to expect my eternal gratitude - and servitude. Right ...But my burgeoning powers (all of a sudden, I'm surprisingly handy with some serious weaponry), an inconvenient sunlight allergy, and Ethan's attitude are the least of my concerns. Someone's out to get me. Is it the rogue vampire who bit me? A vamp from a rival House? An angry mob bearing torches?My initiation into Chicago's nightlife may be the first skirmish in a war - and there's going to be blood ...
Some Go Home: A Novel
by Odie LindseyThis "thrilling" novel that follows three generations—fractured by murder, seeking redemption—in fictional Pitchlynn, Mississippi "has the grit, power, and soul of Janis Joplin and the hardscrabble depth of Johnny Cash." (Randall Kenan)An Iraq War veteran turned small-town homemaker, Colleen works hard to keep her deployment behind her—until pregnancy brings her buried trauma to the surface. She hides her mounting anxiety from her husband, Derby, who is in turn preoccupied with the retrial of his father, Hare Hobbs, for a decades-old, civil rights–era murder. Colleen and Derby’s community, including the descendants of the murder victim, still grapple with the fallout; corrections officer Doc and his wife, Jessica, have built their life in the shadow of this violent act.As a media frenzy builds, questions of Hare’s guilt—and of the townsfolks’ potential complicity in the crime—only magnify the ever-present tensions of class and race, tied always to the land and who can call it their own. At the center of these lingering questions is Wallis House, an antebellum estate that has recently passed to new hands. A brick-and-mortar representation of a town trying to erase its past, Wallis House is both the jewel of a gentrifying 2010s Pitchlynn, and the scene of the 1964 murder itself. When fresh violence erupts on the property grounds, the battle between old Pitchlynn and new, between memorial site and moving on, forces a reckoning and irreparable loss.Some Go Home twists together personal and collective history, binding north Mississippi to northside Chicago, in a richly textured, explosive depiction of both the American South and our larger cultural legacy.
Some Kind of Fairy Tale
by Graham JoyceAcclaimed author Graham Joyce's mesmerizing new novel centers around the disappearance of a young girl from a small town in the heart of England. Her sudden return twenty years later, and the mind-bending tale of where she's been, will challenge our very perception of truth. For twenty years after Tara Martin disappeared from her small English town, her parents and her brother, Peter, have lived in denial of the grim fact that she was gone for good. And then suddenly, on Christmas Day, the doorbell rings at her parents' home and there, disheveled and slightly peculiar looking, Tara stands. It's a miracle, but alarm bells are ringing for Peter. Tara's story just does not add up. And, incredibly, she barely looks a day older than when she vanished. Award-winning author Graham Joyce is a master of exploring new realms of understanding that exist between dreams and reality, between the known and unknown. Some Kind of Fairy Tale is a unique journey every bit as magical as its title implies, and as real and unsentimental as the world around us.
Some Kind of Fairy Tale
by Graham JoyceSome Kind of Fairy Tale is a very English story. A story of woods and clearings, a story of folk tales and family histories. It is as if Neil Gaiman and Joanne Harris had written a Fairy Tale together.It is Christmas afternoon and Peter Martin gets an unexpected phonecall from his parents, asking him to come round. It pulls him away from his wife and children and into a bewildering mystery.He arrives at his parents house and discovers that they have a visitor. His sister Tara. Not so unusual you might think, this is Christmas after all, a time when families get together. But twenty years ago Tara took a walk into the woods and never came back and as the years have gone by with no word from her the family have, unspoken, assumed that she was dead. Now she's back, tired, dirty, dishevelled, but happy and full of stories about twenty years spent travelling the world, an epic odyssey taken on a whim.But her stories don't quite hang together and once she has cleaned herself up and got some sleep it becomes apparent that the intervening years have been very kind to Tara. She really does look no different from the yound women who walked out the door twenty years ago. Peter's parents are just delighted to have their little girl back, but Peter and his best friend Richie, Tara's one time boyfriend, are not so sure. Tara seems happy enough but there is something about her. A haunted, otherworldly quality. Some would say it's as if she's off with the fairies. And as the months go by Peter begins to suspect that the woods around their homes are not finished with Tara and his family...
Some Kind of Happiness
by Claire LegrandReality and fantasy collide in this “beautiful and reflective tale” (Booklist, starred review) for fans of Counting by 7s and Bridge to Terabithia, about a girl who must save a magical make-believe world in order to save herself.Things Finley Hart doesn’t want to talk about: -Her parents, who are having problems. (But they pretend like they’re not.) -Being sent to her grandparents’ house for the summer. -Never having met said grandparents. -Her blue days—when life feels overwhelming, and it’s hard to keep her head up. (This happens a lot.) Finley’s only retreat is the Everwood, a forest kingdom that exists in the pages of her notebook. Until she discovers the endless woods behind her grandparents’ house and realizes the Everwood is real—and holds more mysteries than she’d ever imagined, including a family of pirates that she isn’t allowed to talk to, trees covered in ash, and a strange old wizard living in a house made of bones. With the help of her cousins, Finley sets out on a mission to save the dying Everwood and uncover its secrets. But as the mysteries pile up and the frightening sadness inside her grows, Finley realizes that if she wants to save the Everwood, she’ll first have to save herself.
Some Kind of Magic (Being(s) in Love #1)
by R. CooperA Being(s) in Love StoryBeing a police detective is hard. Add the complication of being a werewolf subject to human prejudice, and you might say Ray Branigan has his work cut out for him. He's hot on the trail of a killer when he realizes he needs help. Enter Cal Parker, the beautiful half-fairy Ray's secretly been in love with for years--secretly, because while werewolves mate for life, fairies... don't. Ray needs Cal's expertise, but it isn't easy to concentrate with his mate walking around half-naked trying to publicly seduce him. By the time Ray identifies the killer--and sorts out a few prejudices of his own--it may be too late for Cal.
Some Kind of Trouble
by Christy GissendanerTrouble with a capital "T" is about to send one ex-football player over the edge in Christy Gissendaner's new addition to the Out of Bounds series. Book 2, will make you laugh, cry, and shake your pom-poms as two exes try to control the sparks between them. Find out what happens when a sexy werebear end's up in Some Kind of Trouble!Hal and Macy just don't get along. Not since their break-up in college have the two of them spent more than five minutes in each other's company. All of that is about to change when Macy takes a job at Hal's bar, Out of Bounds.Hal is a werebear with a problem ... namely one sexy ex-cheerleader who gets under his skin. His hopes at a football career were dashed, but he's made a name for himself as a likable bar owner. When Macy appears, saying she needs money fast, he reluctantly agrees to let her waitress for him. But neither expects the sparks to flare to life again. Battling their own desires and demons, these two exes must learn to trust each other when a life and death situation threatens to tear them apart.Content Notes: Paranormal, Contemporary, Shifters, Other Weres, Sports, Athletes, Hot
Some Like It Hot: Too Hot To Touch; Some Like It Hot; Hot Under Pressure (Recipe for Love #5)
by Louisa EdwardsSexy, single, and even sweeter than the treats he bakes, New York pastry chef Danny Lunden is trying to stay focused on food—not females. With the Rising Star Chef competition approaching, he doesn't have time to get all steamed up over the gorgeous woman he encounters on the plane to Chicago. Even if she is Eva Jansen—the billionaire heiress in charge of the contest…Danny assumes that "Eva the Diva" is a spoiled rich girl who doesn't share his passion for food. But when the two meet up again in an elevator—alone—they share more than just passion. They share a kiss hot enough to start a kitchen fire—and they're hungry for more. To indulge their new secret craving, Eva and Danny have to break every rule in the cookbook. But—like chocolate and caramel—some ingredients are are so sinfully good together, one scrumptious bite is never enough...
Some Like it Kilted
by Allie MackayView our feature on Allie Mackay's Some Like it Kilted.A woman's heart needs a loving home-- Even if it's a little bit haunted. Mindy Menlove lives in a castle that was transported stone-by-stone from Scotland. But when her fiancé dies in scandal and Mindy decides to sell the gloomy estate, her plans unravel. She must travel to the Hebrides, where she's confronted by the castle's original builder-who happens to be maddeningly irresistible and seven hundred years young. Bran of Barra was a legendary chieftain. Since then he's enjoyed his ghostly pleasures, until Mindy's appearance disrupts them. Now, if the roguish Bran doesn't change Mindy's mind about his bonny homeland-and himself-neither of them will ever find any peace.
Some Time Away: Time Travel Romance (Lovers in Time Series #3)
by Marilyn Campbell"Marilyn Campbell never fails to deliver an outstanding story!" ~ Ellen Wulf, Verified ReviewerHigh-School Sweethearts Reunite to Solve a Murder in Time to Save Mankind in SOME TIME AWAY a Paranormal Time-Travel Romance by Marilyn Campbell-- Present Day and 1927, Crystal Island, Off the Coast of Southeast Florida –-Tales of ghosts and paranormal activity throughout Crystal Island entice Noah Nash to set his next horror novel in the Davenport Hotel, off the south-east Florida coast. But his reason for bringing Maggie Harrison on as an assistant is entirely personal.Working for a temp agency, Maggie agrees to the assignment, doubting the now famous author will even remember her from their high-school days.But, unbeknownst to the would-be lovers, they have been selected by an otherworldly organization to travel back to 1927 and solve an impossible murder at The Davenport. Succeed and a happily-ever-after is theirs. Fail and they will lose much more than each other.Publisher's Note: Readers who enjoy romance, sex and mystery as well as fans of Callie Langridge, Bethany Claire, Gillian Doyle and Barbara Longley will certainly enjoy Marilyn Campbell's delightfully fun romp through time."This author knows how to write love stories. If you enjoy an easy read, with lots of romance and sex, this is the one for you." ~Ramcy, Verified ReviewerTHE LOVERS IN TIME SERIES, in orderOut of TimeJust in TimeSome Time AwayIt's About TimeTHE INNERWORLD AFFAIRS SERIES, in orderRomulusFalconGallantGabrielLoganRomanBlazeMARILYN CAMPBELL has been published in the genres of suspense, futuristic, time-travel, paranormal, erotic and lighthearted contemporary romances, non-fiction metaphysical works and has had a screenplay produced. A true thrill-junkie, she has jumped out of an airplane, raced around the Indy 500 track, driven solo throughout the United States and believes a labyrinth walk under the full moon can have magical results. Unfortunately, Marilyn has not yet figured out how to time-travel…except in her stories. She currently resides in western Massachusetts.
Some Will Not Die
by Algis BudrysTo get his woman a slice of bread, a man will kill. He does it out of love. To feed and protect his children, a man will conquer the world.A man wants things safe. If he has to, he will pick up a weapon, and if he can, he will march across the world with it. It's as simple as that. The need for security and the impulses of love left trails of dead and dying across the face of human history and always, somewhere, have made someone happy and safe, and free to build a future. In this novel, Algis Budrys shows us a hope some of us have not forgotten we have - one that many of us may not be able to stomach.
Some of My Best Friends Are Monsters (Camp Haunted Hills #2)
by Bruce CovilleCamp Haunted Hills is the movie camp where anything can happen and usually does. This time the campers are turning into monsters. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. (Illustrations described.)
Some of Your Blood
by Theodore SturgeonNamed one of the Horror Writers Association's Top 40 Horror Books of All Time, Theodore Sturgeon's gripping psychological thriller both fascinates and terrifies with the story of a troubled soldier and his bizarre, violent obsession with vampirismAt the height of an unnamed war, a soldier is confined for striking an officer. Referred to as George Smith in official papers and records, the prisoner comes under the observation of Army psychiatrist Philip Outerbridge, who asks the young man to put his story down on paper. The result is a shocking tale of abuse, violence, and twisted love, a personal history as dark and troubling as any the doctor has ever encountered. Believing the patient to be dangerously psychotic, Dr. Outerbridge must dig deeper into his psyche. And when the truth about the strange case of George Smith is fully revealed, the results will be devastating. Told through letters, transcripts, and case studies, Some of Your Blood is an extraordinary, poignant yet terrifying, genre-defying novel. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas's Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author's estate, among other sources.
Some of Your Blood
by Theodore SturgeonArmy psychiatrist Philip Outerbridge receives a confidential folder containing the letters, memos, and transcripts for a young soldier named George Smith - a quiet young man with a terrible past and a shocking secret. As Outerbridge conducts George's therapy, he gradually discovers the truth about George's traumatic childhood, his twisted romance with an older woman named Anna, and the unusual obsession George keeps hidden from the world.
Somebody to Die For (Dreamspun Beyond #27)
by Kris T. BethkeA Requiem Inc. StoryDying is easy. New love is terrifying. Avery Wagner quit ghostwalking when he lost his beloved anchor to cancer. Now teaching others who have the ability, he’s beginning to live again—but he’s not looking for another lover, not now, maybe not ever. But then he meets Jameson… younger, talented, dedicated, almost perfect, even though his mouth sometimes opens ahead of his brain. And Jameson wants Avery desperately, though he’ll settle for friendship if he can’t have more. When an emergency demands they work together in the field, Avery discovers just how perfect Jameson is. But he had a perfect love once before, and he’s scared to even consider that he might have a chance at another. Can he trust Jameson with his newly healing heart?
Someone Always Tries to Harm Me: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Liu LifeiyueDue to the sudden movement in the backstage, Su Xiaoxiao had entered into the book that she had written. However, who could tell her that the direction of the story was different from what she had expected?The male lead wanted to be with the female lead, so he wanted to get rid of her …The male partner wanted to become the male lead, so he wanted to get rid of her …In order to keep her position, the female lead wanted to get rid of her …Wait! You're all made by me, and you're even defying the heavens' will? There will always be people who want to harm me. Since this is the case, I will take care of all of you one by one!
Someone Always Tries to Harm Me: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Liu LifeiyueDue to the sudden movement in the backstage, Su Xiaoxiao had entered into the book that she had written. However, who could tell her that the direction of the story was different from what she had expected?The male lead wanted to be with the female lead, so he wanted to get rid of her …The male partner wanted to become the male lead, so he wanted to get rid of her …In order to keep her position, the female lead wanted to get rid of her …Wait! You're all made by me, and you're even defying the heavens' will? There will always be people who want to harm me. Since this is the case, I will take care of all of you one by one!
Someone Like Me
by M. R. CareyFrom the author of the million-copy bestseller The Girl With All the Gifts comes a heart-stopping thriller with twists you won't see coming and a heroine you can't trust.Liz Kendall wouldn't hurt a fly. Even when times get tough, she's devoted to bringing up her two kids in a loving home.But there's another side to Liz---one that's dark and malicious. She will do anything to get her way, no matter how extreme.And when this other side of her takes control, the consequences are devastating.Love her or hate her: there are two sides to every story....For more from M. R. Carey, check out:The Girl With All the GiftsFellsideThe Boy on the BridgeBy the same author, writing as Mike Carey:The Devil You KnowVicious CircleDead Men's BootsThicker Than WaterThe Naming of the Beasts
Someone Like Me
by M. R. Carey'A TAUT, CLEVER THRILLER THAT LEFT ME UTTERLY BEREFT WHEN I'D FINISHED. IT'S A MASTERPIECE' Louise Jensen, bestselling author of The SisterFrom the author of the million-copy bestseller The Girl With All the Gifts comes a heart-stopping psychological thriller with a twist you won't see coming and a heroine you can't trust . . . THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY. Liz Kendall wouldn't hurt a fly. Even when times get tough, she's devoted to bringing up her kids in a loving home.But there's another side to Liz, one that's dark and malicious. She will do anything to get her way - no matter how extreme.And when her alter-ego takes control, the consequences are devastating.Someone Like Me is the intoxicating new thriller from the phenomenal M. R. Carey. A modern take on the Jekyll and Hyde tale, think Gone Girl meets Stephen King - but you won't have read anything quite like this before . . . Praise for M. R. Carey:'An intense, haunting thriller with heart. You will not want to put this down' Laini Taylor'Carey writes with compassion and fire' Lauren Beukes'Enigmatic and utterly gripping' Harper's Bazaar'Keeps you on tenterhooks as the action unfolds' Elle'Heartfelt, remorseless and painfully human . . . a jewel' Joss Whedon'Original, thrilling and powerful' Guardian'If you only read one novel this year, make sure it's this one' Martina Cole
Someone Like Me
by M. R. Carey'A TAUT, CLEVER THRILLER THAT LEFT ME UTTERLY BEREFT WHEN I'D FINISHED. IT'S A MASTERPIECE' Louise Jensen, bestselling author of The SisterFrom the author of the million-copy bestseller The Girl With All the Gifts comes a heart-stopping psychological thriller with a twist you won't see coming and a heroine you can't trust . . . THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY. Liz Kendall wouldn't hurt a fly. Even when times get tough, she's devoted to bringing up her kids in a loving home.But there's another side to Liz, one that's dark and malicious. She will do anything to get her way - no matter how extreme.And when her alter-ego takes control, the consequences are devastating.Someone Like Me is the intoxicating new thriller from the phenomenal M. R. Carey. A modern take on the Jekyll and Hyde tale, think Gone Girl meets Stephen King - but you won't have read anything quite like this before . . . Praise for M. R. Carey:'An intense, haunting thriller with heart. You will not want to put this down' Laini Taylor'Carey writes with compassion and fire' Lauren Beukes'Enigmatic and utterly gripping' Harper's Bazaar'Keeps you on tenterhooks as the action unfolds' Elle'Heartfelt, remorseless and painfully human . . . a jewel' Joss Whedon'Original, thrilling and powerful' Guardian'If you only read one novel this year, make sure it's this one' Martina Cole
Someone Safe
by Lori L. HarrisCALLING 911 WAS NOT AN OPTIONFor Kelly Logan, staying one step ahead of the dangerous men whose ultimate goal was to keep her quiet-no matter the cost-seemed impossible on her own. Her only hope for survival rested on the strong, sinewy shoulders of investigator Nick Cavanaugh-the one man she had sworn never to trust again.Nick couldn’t trust Kelly, but he owed her. And now she needed his help. He would protect her and clear her name, even if it meant facing their painful past-a history of deception and betrayal. But as the danger around Nick and Kelly escalated, so did their explosive attraction. Could they be falling in love all over again? Would they live long enough to find out...?
Someone To Watch Over Me
by Tricia SullivanWhen Sabina picks up Adrien battered and bleeding outside Zagreb station, she knows only that she is drawn to this stranger and to the sense of danger he represents. She has no idea that she is also touching the Watcher, a mysterious figure who can inhabit Adrien's body using a brain implant.What might have been a love affair is about to turn deadly, for as Sabina is drawn into Adrien's world, she will become the object of the Watcher's desire in a battle over a metamorphic new technology known as I.
Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory: Stories
by Raphael Bob-WaksbergFrom the creator of the beloved and universally acclaimed television series BoJack Horseman, a fabulously off-beat collection of short stories about love—the best and worst thing in the universe.“Complex, daring, emotional, and unique, with notes of melancholic brilliance and an aftertaste of subtle elation: it is hard to describe the writing of Raphael Bob-Waksberg without sounding like Frasier discussing wine.”—B. J. Novak, author of One More ThingWritten with all the scathing dark humor that is a hallmark of BoJack Horseman, Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s stories will make you laugh, weep, and shiver in uncomfortably delicious recognition. In “A Most Blessed and Auspicious Occasion,” a young couple engaged to be married is forced to deal with interfering relatives dictating the appropriate number of ritual goat sacrifices for their wedding. “Missed Connection—m4w” is the tragicomic tale of a pair of lonely commuters eternally failing to make that longed-for contact. And in “More of the You That You Already Are,” a struggling employee at a theme park of dead presidents finds that love can’t be genetically modified. Equally at home with the surreal and the painfully relatable (and both at once), Bob-Waksberg delivers a killer combination of humor, romance, whimsy, cultural commentary, and crushing emotional vulnerability.
Someone You Can Build a Nest In
by John WiswellA Most-Anticipated Book of 2024: LitHub, Polygon, Apple, Goodreads⭐ "Wiswell raises the bar on the outcast as protagonist . . . the ultimate monster slayer story, if the monster is just a misunderstood creature searching for love.&” — Kristi Chadwick, Library Journal (starred review)Discover this creepy, charming monster-slaying fantasy romance—from the perspective of the monster—by Nebula Award-winning debut author John WiswellShesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love. Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by hunters intent on murdering her, she constructs a body from the remains of past meals: a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth. However, the hunters chase Shesheshen out of her home and off a cliff. Badly hurt, she&’s found and nursed back to health by Homily, a warm-hearted human, who has mistaken Shesheshen as a fellow human. Homily is kind and nurturing and would make an excellent co-parent: an ideal place to lay Shesheshen&’s eggs so their young could devour Homily from the inside out. But as they grow close, she realizes humans don&’t think about love that way. Shesheshen hates keeping her identity secret from Homily, but just as she&’s about to confess, Homily reveals why she&’s in the area: she&’s hunting a shapeshifting monster that supposedly cursed her family. Has Shesheshen seen it anywhere? Eating her girlfriend isn&’t an option. Shesheshen didn&’t curse anyone, but to give herself and Homily a chance at happiness, she has to figure out why Homily&’s twisted family thinks she did. As the hunt for the monster becomes increasingly deadly, Shesheshen must unearth the truth quickly, or soon both of their lives will be at risk. And the bigger challenge remains: surviving her toxic in-laws long enough to learn to build a life with, rather than in, the love of her life.