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The Halfling's Gem
Part #3 of "The Icewind Dale Trilogy" series by R. A. Salvatore
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Regis has fallen into the hands of the assassin Artmis Entreri, who is taking him to Calimport to deliver him into the clutches of the vile Pasha Pook. But Drizzt and Wulfgar are close on their heels, determined to save Regis from his own folly as much as from his powerful enemies.
Gem - No Conspiracy
Craig Jones
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
The New York underground is no place for a lady...but no one told Gem.Gem has her hands full with a couple of guys who know her secrets and take control of the very words that come out of her mouth. This one is a real jaw dropper.This collection of novellas is about journeys. In The Last Long Walk of Noah Brown, a young man leaves his home in Annapolis in 1965. A complete innocent, he trusts the people he encounters along the roads who give him direction until he settles in New Orleans where he eventually rescues people and animals caught in the flood. The King and the Clockmaker examines questions about the genesis of evil, the role of art and the nature of time. In The Vast Darkness, a young woman student of anthropology reflects upon the influence of isolated mountain living upon her neighbors.
What Comes of Eating Doughnuts With a Boy Who Plays Guitar
Part #1 of "Gem City" series by Nicole Campbell
Courtney Ross has always done everything by the book. She's a top student, captain of the cheer squad at Scottsdale High School, and a nervous wreck most of the time.For summer vacation before senior year, she finally has a chance to relax: spending the holidays with her best friend Vanessa, in her tiny hometown of Gem City, Ohio.Courtney's hoping for a chance to breathe and relax. What she doesn't expect is Ethan Fisher. Courtney knows she's in trouble the minute she sees him holding a guitar at her Welcome Back party, and the more she gets to know him, the more she finds her head spinning.What will this mean for the girl who always plays by the rules?
This Will Indeed Be A Little Gem
Mario V. Farina
Philip Stanton finds a ldevice that he discovers is able to transport people great distances at high speed. He names the device, "Little Gem." He learns to use it and travels to Manhattan to meet with the wife of the inventor of the device. It seems that Dr. Hardesty was injured while testing the device and will now ask Philip to do something that requires courage and a penchant for Adventure.Philip Stanton finds a little device that he discovers is able to transport people over great distances at high speed. He names the device, "Little Gem." He learns how to use it and travels to Manhattan to meet with the wife of the inventor of the device, James Hardesty. It seems that Dr. Hardesty was injured while testing the device and will now ask Philip to do something that requires a great deal of courage and a penchant for adventure. This is Science Fiction as you've never seen it before.
The Gem Thief
Sian Ann Bessey
Gracie Miller is a small-town girl who has landed her dream job in New York City. As jewelry designer for one of the most prestigious jewelers in the world, she completed a particularly stunning piece, a custom setting for a large diamond. But when her billionaire client Mrs. Katsaros comes to have a minor issue with the setting repaired, Gracie is horrified to realize it is not the ring she created. Someone has forged her design, and the priceless diamond is gone.Mrs. Katsaros has no desire to bring media attention to the jewelry heist, so she recruits her nephew, Quinn, and his FBI agent friend, Steve, to do some sleuthing off the record. When they discover that the missing ring is just one of many forgeries in the widow's collection, they look to Gracie for help. They need her to act the part of Quinn's fiancée. From the lights of New York to the shimmering islands of the Mediterranean, Gracie is swept into a thrilling hunt. But amid the search for the elusive thief, she...
The Healing Gem of Arcadia
Lara Foster
Adam's dad is sick with a mysterious illness while Clara's dad just up and left her family. Adam's Auntie G gives him a treasure map to find a magical healing gem in Arcadia. Clara is approached by Adam and his friends on a full moon, Queen tide summer night to find the gem and save his dad. The crew is transported through the Arcadia Rock portal to a mysterious land where Auntie G is much younger and shows them how to discover the true power of healing and their own magical powers of intuition. Will Clara, Adam and their friends reach the gem in time? Join the Arcadian crew as they learn how to fremember together. A cross-over Middle Grade fantasy novel that will ignite the fancy of both juvenile and adult readers.
Hidden Gem
India Lee
Entertainment / Romance / Literature & Fiction
Lavishly disguised pop singer, Queen Bee, is known abroad for her high-fashion wardrobe and killer vocals. In the states, she's just Gemma Hunter – shy suburban teenager in her new role of high school junior. But how long can she keep her secret now that international heartthrob, Tyler Chase, has publicly declared his love for her?Lavishly disguised pop singer, Queen Bee, is known abroad for her high-fashion wardrobe and killer vocals. In the states, she's just Gemma Hunter – shy suburban teenager in her strange new role of high school junior. Luckily, Gemma is taken under the wing of the fiery and popular Madison, who leads her into the high school life of the charmed. Her world as Gemma quickly becomes everything she ever wanted in a normal life - that is until international teen heartthrob, Tyler Chase, announces his celebrity crush on Queen Bee. Suddenly, Gemma's alter ego becomes a household name as the handsome singer’s loyal “Tyler Chasers" create a frenzy to discover her true identity. And just when Gemma thinks she can hide from the celebrity drama in her high school life, Lucas - her next door neighbor as well as Madison's boyfriend - develops an interest in her that goes far beyond platonic, and Gemma soon learns that rumors aren’t strictly for the stars.Genre: Young AdultNovel Length: appr. 60,000 Words + Bonus ExcerptFeaturing Bonus Excerpt from the next novel in the Hidden Gem series
Gem
Jane B. Mason
Gem is a golden retriever puppy who loves to dig. She gets adopted out to a handful of would-be forever families, but no matter how much she wants to please her new people, she can't keep herself from digging up the roses...and the lawn...and the couch cushions...anything that's remotely diggable. Over and over she is returned to the shelter, unwanted and heartbroken. The folks at the Sterling Center recognize Gem's flaw as an asset. A dog this driven could really shine in a disaster! But soon after she arrives at the training facility, Gem gets sick...really sick. Will she recover and stay healthy enough to save lives?
Destiny's Gem
J. Cain McKrell
"Every character has a tale, a history all their own. Each plays a part in the story of the gems, a role however large or small, for good or evil. This is the story of Sevra, most decidedly evil - though she was not always this way." Learn the tragic tale of Sevra, the main antagonist of The Witch's Catalyst. This book can be read before or after reading the Risen Lands series.Destiny's Gem is a novella prequel to book one of the Risen Lands series, The Witch's Catalyst. Learn the tale of Sevra, how she came to inherit her powers and the necklace which will one day unleash a calamity upon the land of Luskir. "Every character has a tale, a history all their own. Each plays a part in the story of the gems, a role however large or small, for good or evil. This is the story of Sevra, most decidedly evil - though she was not always this way." This book can be read prior to the main series, or after without detracting from either story.
The Blue Gem
M B Wood
Hive-Mother, Suh-Joh, leads the once-decadent world of Hool. Her scientists detect a faint EMP of a fusion weapon, which they believe comes from a habitable planet. Suh-Joh sends a ship there by jumping through a space-time gate. It blunders into a space battle between humans and the Qu'uda and is damaged. Trying to communicate, the humans give the Hoo-Lii water who regard it as a symbol of submission.
Dragon Gem
Vanessa Xu
A lost Oracle puts Venas in danger as she's searches for her missing sister whilst battling the murderous crimes in London. Meeting the Lanheart brothers and encounter's Tai Wei's rebirth. With a newly formed body and a dark crystal, Tai Wei reaches for Firefly Forest, land of mutants leading Venas back into the past, into the dangers of the Warring States
A Gem of a Murder
Carlton Keith
They were all after the missing
diamonds. But which one had killed for the privilege?
The wife he had deserted twenty years
ago, a fading Southern belle who was vaguely firm that “he must have left some
money somewhere”…
“Maximillian Duckworth,” the little man
with the big henchmen—and his own covetous ideas about the dead man’s secret life…
The daughter he never acknowledged, who
had never seen him alive—and had little reason to mourn him dead…
The redhead who went
after big generous gentlemen with small expensive trinkets—dead or alive…
Captured (Gem Creek Bears Book 2)
Jennifer Snyder
Paranormal / Literature & Fiction / Romance
Sometimes you have to lose to win...Tris Abbott might not have to run from her ex anymore, but that doesn't mean she's safe. Being the Mystic while unclaimed and unmated leaves her vulnerable. When she learns her best friend is in trouble with the same coyotes her ex ran with, she knows she can't hop in her Jeep and head back to Opal Pine without backup and a clear plan.Good thing she knows some bear shifters.But when their carefully crafted plan goes sideways, Tris must decide how far she's willing to go to save her best friend and the clan she's come to care for.
L'Gem
Sharon L Reddy
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Fantasy / Philosophy
Internal Security wanted a secret weapon. They didn't want witnesses. They abducted the student they thought had made a discovery and bombed the university physics lab. That didn't work well, either. The student they'd abducted was convicted of attempting to murder the others. It was standard procedure.No one got out of Horgen Field prison alive, but if Bard was right, there was a way.Science FictionContains both Pyramid Knights novels:Consensus RebellionUnder the Pall305,000 wordsParanormal elementContains relationships which may offend some readersIn Animal Farm, Orwell iterated the predictability of an elitist oligarchy in an isolated society, if all external communication and asset trade is controlled by a comparatively small group, with a perceived social difference. And that control is one.Gradeload:Internal Security wanted a secret weapon. They didn't want any witnesses. They abducted the student they thought had made a discovery and bombed the university physics lab. That didn't work well, either. IS was very displeased. The student they'd abducted was convicted of attempting to murder the others. It was standard procedure.No one got out of Horgen Field prison alive, but if Bard was right, there was a way. The six, who IS had intended to kill, began to search for what he was sure existed. The assassin could teach him to stay alive.Read as fast as you can to get the story. Read it again to see and hear them speak.
The Adventure of the Peril Gem
Kevin L. O'Brien
Eile and Sunny play Braveheart and White-Lion, fighter and magic-user role-playing characters in the online game Otherworld. In their current session, they attempt what no one has accomplished: steal the Eye from the Devourer, the idol of a tribe of savages. It seems so simple; why hasn't anyone done it before? They are about to find out. This is a short story with a Preface and Sample Excerpts.Before they met in person, Eile and Sunny spent many hours together playing the online role playing game Otherworld as the fighter/thief Braveheart and the magic-user White-Lion. This is another of their sessions.The Devourer is the pagan god of a tribe of wild savages, who worship it in the form of a giant stone idol. Placed in the center of its face is a large gem that represents its single eye. Many adventurers have tried to steal that gem, but all have failed, and most were killed by the tribe, or offered as sacrifices to their god. Braveheart and White-Lion, Team Girl, decide to attempt it. After all, it seems so simple; they can't understand why no one else has succeeded.They are about to find out.
Hidden Gem
Enni Amanda
A politician on the verge of a breakdown. A woman who's given up on love. They may be just what the other needs if they can find the courage to follow their hearts. Nearly 40, burnt by divorce and newly diagnosed with chronic illness, Marnie has resigned herself to a lifetime of loneliness. Tea. Blankets. A remote cabin. The last thing on her mind is a whirlwind love affair amidst a political scandal. Rising political superstar Jason is on a mission to fix New Zealand's housing crisis. If only he could sleep. Haunted by guilt, he stares at the ceiling every night, his goals slipping away with his health and sanity. Until hope enters his life in the shape of a woman. She seems to remedy everything – his insomnia, career ... and libido. Then she vanishes. Jason is prepared to scour New Zealand to find her. But as he falls for the woman of his dreams (pun intended), he discovers how much really stands...
The Gem Collector
P. G. Wodehouse
Fiction / Humor / Music
The supper room of the Savoy Hotel was all brightness and glitter and gayety. But Sir James Willoughby Pitt, baronet, of the United Kingdom, looked round about him through the smoke of his cigarette, and felt moodily that this was a flat world, despite the geographers, and that he was very much alone in it. He felt old. If it is ever allowable for a young man of twenty-six to give himself up to melancholy reflections, Jimmy Pitt might have been excused for doing so, at that moment. Nine years ago he had dropped out, or, to put it more exactly, had been kicked out, and had ceased to belong to London. And now he had returned to find himself in a strange city.
A Gem of a Problem
Irene Sauman
Mystery / Contemporary / Historical Fiction
A death. An inheritance. A problem left behind.Emma's family never approved of her marriage. So, when her husband's questionable behaviour threatens ruin for those nearest and dearest to her, whatever she decides to do had better be done on the quiet. After all, once she's put the matter to rights, her family need never know what deep pit her marriage brought them to the edge of. Do they? Except Nella has her own opinion on the matter, and Major Barnaby is getting antsy. Can she convince her brother-in-law to risk his reputation and help her bring a resolution? Because time is fast running out.
Gem & Dixie
Sara Zarr
Literature & Fiction / Young Adult
"A story that broke my heart and put it back together again. You won't want to let Gem and Dixie go." —Sarah Dessen, New York Times bestselling author of Saint AnythingFrom renowned author and National Book Award finalist Sara Zarr comes a deep, nuanced, and gorgeously written story about the complex relationship between two sisters from a broken home.Gem has never known what it is to have security. She's never known an adult she can truly rely on. But the one constant in her life has been Dixie. Gem grew up taking care of her sister when no one else could: not their mother, whose issues make it hard for her to keep food on the table, and definitely not their father, whose intermittent presence is the only thing worse than his frequent absence. Even as Gem and Dixie have grown apart, they've always had each other. When their dad returns home for the first time in years and tries to insert himself back into their lives, Gem finds...
Chosen (Gem Creek Bears, Book 1)
Jennifer Snyder
Paranormal / Literature & Fiction / Romance
Sometimes escaping the past leads to finding the future.On the run from her ex-boyfriend, Tris Abbott finds herself at Gem Creek Campground. A place that unexplainably feels like home, but holds secrets. It's here Tris's world flips upside down when she learns shifters are real and she's chosen to save them.Before she can come to terms with the supernatural world she's been introduced to, her past catches up.Face-to-face with her ex again, Tris must decide between fight and flight. Round two will be different though, because this time she knows what her ex is—a shifter.This YA Paranormal Romance includes loyal Bear-Shifters who love fiercely, loads of suspense, and a sassy lead.Get ready to be hooked after page one! This story will keep you eagerly turning the page wanting to find out what happens next.
Call Me Miz
Sivad, Gem
Call Me Miz Gem Sivad Missouri Hess doesn’t like to be called “witch”, though she can heal with a touch and pull truth from a liar every time. Her gifts are a curse. She can’t choose who she helps and, after a healing, she radiates pheromones and burns with sexual energy. Thomas Hunter is a government agent and a member of Special Forces, emphasis on the word “special”. In human form, Thomas is a mouth-watering hunk of muscle wrapped in dark chocolate. As a golden-furred jaguar, he prowls the woods wearing fangs and claws. He’s been sent to Bitter Creek Holler to investigate the local werewolves. When Miz rescues the big cat from a silver-coated conibear trap, he bites her, claiming her as his mate. Now Thomas has to convince the bewitching healer that she needs a familiar by her side…
Gem of a Ghost: A Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery
Sue Ann Jaffarian
When Emma Whitecastle is asked by Joanna Reid to get rid of the ghost of her late husband, Max Naiman, a former action film star killed in a car accident, Emma wants to say no to the arrogant and demanding woman. When Joanna lets it slip that she believes Max killed himself, Emma is more than a little intrigued. But it’s not until she finds out the couple’s daughter, Lainey, a close friend of her own daughter, is in a treatment facility after surviving multiple suicide attempts does Emma, along with the assistance of Granny Apples, get down to the business of nosing about. Is Max haunting his daughter, as well as his former wife? Or is he trying to help his daughter overcome a family curse of emotional problems? Granny and Emma discover there’s more to it than meets the eye when they encounter a vengeful spirit inhabiting an old and very large diamond – a stone from a ring Max once wore and more recently set into an engagement ring for Lainey. Who is the spirit in the ring and why is she killing the people who wear the stone? As Emma and Granny trace the history of the diamond, they follow a trail of untimely deaths all the way from California to Pennsylvania where they encounter a ghost hanging from the gallows in an historical jail, and the key to releasing the ghost in the diamond.
Hexual Healing (Hex Appeal)
Gem Sivad
Hexual Healing Gem Sivad Harvest the magic of Samhain and sex Heal the beast, rebound the hex Burn, witch, burn… Incantations, scryings and hexes abound when hedge witch Missouri Hess breaks out her rough magic. The autumn solstice is days away, Bitter Creek Holler is pulsing with mountain mysticism, Miz is burning up with enough sexual energy to light Fenway Park and her lover is MIA. She…is…pissed. Nothing in his Special Forces background has prepared shape-shifter Thomas Hunter for the torture of jaguar mating heat or the wrath of a furious witch. Though he’s on a mission in DC, his beast wrests control, returning them to their mate. After Thomas delivers his own brand of sexual healing, it’s back to DC with Miz. There’s twisted magic at work. Someone has unleashed a snake-eyes death hex. Good thing Miz is all about hexual healing. And Thomas stands ready to take all the heat from her sexual burn.
Bloods Gem
Gloria Conway
Faith is an eighteen year old girl who struggles with who she is. Often depressed and lonely, she decides to move with her mother to Arkansas. There she not only finds friends, but a boyfriend who comforts her. Soon after she starts to have vivid dreams of an attractive man who enchants her. The dreams persist while her emotions and desires for this man become unbearable.
Miz Spelled
Gem Sivad
It takes all hell breaking loose in Washington DC for hedge witch Missouri Hess to leave her mountain retreat and join her lover in the nation's capital. Someone has unleashed a snake-eyes death hex against Thomas's boss, Shep Buchanan. And if the spell doesn't kill Shep, his own crew might.Nothing in his military, shapeshifting, Special Forces background has prepared Thomas Hunter for the torture of jaguar mating-heat or the wrath of a furious witch. Though he's on a mission in DC, his beast wrests control, racing to the mate he's left behind.After Thomas delivers his own brand of healing, Miz returns with him to duty. They've got forty-eight hours to figure out the twisted magic at work—and time is not on their side.
Gem Stone
Dale Mayer
Business & Investing / Home & Garden / Paranormal Fiction
A juvie kid trying to stay on the right path stumbles into trouble...Gemma takes her camera everywhere. From juvie hall to a halfway home, the new hobby gives her a focus she'd never had before and... hope in a future. Until she takes pictures of something that could get her killed.And not just her...after she and another juvie girl are chased by a stranger to the halfway home that same night, the other girl goes missing and Gemma knows she needs help. But who can she trust?Not the authorities that's for sure. Trusting them is impossible for a girl with her damaged history, and besides, who cares about a troubled kid...especially when trouble just naturally seems to find her.
A Facet for the Gem
C. L. Murray
In a land of eagle-riding knights, bloodthirsty beasts, and a ruthless prince, no border is safe for long. And as smoke billows from the only blockade standing between the great city of Korindelf and certain doom, young Morlen races to escape the inevitable siege. Thrust from the chaos with thousands of snapping jaws on his trail, he discovers that the abilities he’s buried all his life are awakening—and it could not have happened at a worse time.
War has come, and he doesn’t dare rely on his untested talents after stealing the coveted Goldshard, which makes strength and invincibility just a panicked whisper away. His dependency on it carries him through many dangers, until it becomes an enemy far worse than those he must fight hand-to-hand. And the allies he meets on his quest are just as troubled: a legendary warrior too afraid to leave his sheltered paradise, a wizard tormented by his past, and a disgraced king who has lost any hope of saving his people.
A FACET FOR THE GEM is a coming of age fantasy that brings Morlen from distant kingdoms to sprawling airborne battles, into the fiery breath of a stony dragon and side-by-side with a lady knight who is the last person in need of rescue. Follow him as his epic adventures culminate in a final showdown against swords, fangs, and greatest of all: his own fear.
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Quest for the Sun Gem
Belinda Murrell
Children's / Fantasy
After their village is attacked, a young brother and sister set off on a dangerous quest to save their captured family and friends - and free their land from the Sedah invaders. Where are Ethan and Lily's parents being held? And where have the Sun Sword and its magical gems been hidden? Joined by their friend Saxon and the determined Princess Roana, Ethan and Lily must solve puzzles and riddles, escape legendary sea monsters and outwit bandits along the way. But the greatest threat to the children is the sinister Sedah tracker, Sniffer, who is close on their trail... Can the four friends find the Sun Gem - before the Sedah can find them?
Unpolished Gem
Alice Pung
Biographies & Memoirs / Fiction / Young Adult
Winner, 2007 Australian Book Industry AwardsThis story does not begin on a boat. Nor does it contain any wild swans or falling leaves.In a wonderland called Footscray, a girl named Alice and her Chinese-Cambodian family pursue the Australian Dream – Asian style. Armed with an ocker accent, Alice dives head- first into schooling, romance and the getting of wisdom. Her mother becomes an Aussie battler – an outworker, that is. Her father embraces the miracle of franchising and opens an electrical-appliance store. And every day her grandmother blesses Father Government for giving old people money.Unpolished Gem is a book rich in comedy, a loving and irreverent portrait of a family, its everyday struggles and bittersweet triumphs. With it, Australian writing gains an unforgettable new voice.'Alice Pung is a gem. Her voice is the real thing.' —Amy Tan'There's something striking on every page of Unpolished Gem.'...
Every Pearl Has Its Oyster
Part #4 of "Hidden Gem" series by India Lee
Entertainment / Romance / Literature & Fiction
The secret's out and there's no going back. Not that Gemma really wants to. After the stalker debacle and her big reveal, Gemma Hunter is ready for some big changes. With boyfriend, Tyler Chase, embarking on furthering his superstar status by taking a coveted Hollywood role, Gemma is looking for her own next big step. But nothing ever seems to come easy in the life of Queen Bee. Planning for her big tour becomes complicated when her record label steps in with its own ideas, changing her identity as she knows it. And the media hasn't particularly been kind to Tyler and Gemma's relationship, tearing it apart in the tabloids in a way that can't be ignored. Gemma's thankful that her old friends have resurfaced to support her but then again, with old friends comes old enemies... Genre: Young Adult (recommended reading age 16+)
The Red Gem of Mercury
Kuttner, Henry
A stone from the stars kept vigil, and a dead man smiled, as Steve Vane bore a death token from Mercury to the man who had promised him--murder!
Excerpt The noise of pursuit was growing louder. Steve Vane's lungs ached with each knife-thrust, gasping breath of the icy air. His gray prison garments were no protection against the wintry breeze, and his thin shoes were already wet with snow and beginning to freeze.
It was hard to keep going. It would be far easier to give up the mad attempt, to stop and wait, with his hands in the air, till the guards came and took him back to the bare gray walls of his cell. But--Vane took a quick glance at the grim-faced man racing along beside him--if tough little Tony Apollo could keep going, certainly husky, big-shouldered Steve Vane could grit his teeth and stagger along. But where would it end? The break had been hopeless from the start, doomed to certain failure. Only the iron determination of Tony Apollo, and the burning sense of injustice rankling within Vane had kept the latter's will firm.
"Pasqual framed us both," Apollo had said, his dark face sombre with hatred. "I've been in here longer than you have--but I'm getting out now. If you're smart, you're coming with me. One of us has a chance to get Pasqual before the cops nail us."
And so the two had planned and fled. Blue and shaking with cold, they plunged along the bank of the river gorge toward the cabin Apollo had said would serve as a hideout.
Trouble in Disguise: 5 (Eclipse Heat)
Gem Sivad
Trouble in Disguise Gem Sivad A book in the Eclipse Heat series. Since both his partners have married and retired from the hunt, Deacon McCallister is alone when he visits the Pleasure Dome, an infamous brothel in Fort Worth’s Hell’s Half Acre. He’s tracking a counterfeiter but what he finds is Trouble—dressed in a man’s ruffled shirt and nothing more. Bounty hunter Miracle Beauregard pretends to be male, calls herself Beau and for years has fooled everyone. But underneath Miri’s disguise beats a feminine heart lusting for Deacon McCallister. Though she spends a lot of time dreaming about her rival, she never expects to act upon her longings. When Miri follows an outlaw to the fanciest whorehouse in Texas and crosses paths with her heart’s desire, she trades her buckskins for bare skin to play the part of Deacon’s paid companion. A Romantica® historical western erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave
Hidden Gem Short Story Collection (9781301405985)
Lee, India
A collection of short stories written from the point of view of various characters from the India Lee series, Hidden Gem
Shadowglade
Part #2 of "Gem Powers Series" series by Kay L. Ling
Fantasy
It took teamwork and a clever plan to defeat the gnomes' gem master queen. And now, Lana and her allies face more dangers. Shadow is an ecological disaster. Monsters roam the land. And when Lana and her companions search the castle, they learn Sheamathan has a sentient spell book—with a bad attitude and instructions for revenge.
Imprisoned and bitter over her defeat, Sheamathan eagerly awaits the coming disasters that will punish her enemies, both human and gnome. She believes that even if they survive, there's little chance the gnomes will discover their history, or learn the secrets she's kept for generations.
But the spell book will surprise them all, changing everything.
Diamonds Are Forever
Part #5 of "Hidden Gem" series by India Lee
Entertainment / Romance / Literature & Fiction
The Fifth and Final Book of the Hidden Gem SeriesIn the three years since ending things with both Oro Records and Tyler Chase, Gemma Hunter has shied away from the public eye, spending every waking hour on reinventing her career and image with her fashion line, The Court.But completely immersing herself in work has left her in the dark with some of the people she’s loved most. When she finally emerges from the safety of her studio space, Gemma is met with a barrage of changes that make it impossible to leave her chaotic past behind and start over.Appr. 95,000 Words
Little Red Gem
D L Richardson
A bitter sweet, foolhardy mission it is to want to know how much the boy you love loves you back. Ruby Parker, a sixteen year old singer in an all girl band, finds herself on such a mission and then there’s no going back, no matter how crazy that mission makes you. Making more of a mess in death than she ever did in life, she’ll do whatever it takes to find out how much Leo loved her.
Sea Gem
Wallis Peel
Keen to make a new start in life, and having no family, Mary Hinton is persuaded by Duret Noyden to move to Guernsey to live with his grandmother.She is less sure that she wants to marry him, although she reluctantly agrees to become engaged.Shortly after her arrival, Mary meets handsome, Victor le Page, and although they are both instantly attracted to each other, fate plays a cruel hand in keeping them apart.THE STAGE IS SET FOR TURBULENT TIMES AS THE WORLD HEADS INTO THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THE GERMAN OCCUPATION OF THEIR BELOVED ISLAND.
Wolf's Tender
Gem Sivad
Rough and tough Charlie Wolf McCallister knows he needs to get laid, when even a spinster school teacher with a sharp tongue starts looking good to him. But, cad that he is, he operates on the philosophy that a bird in hand is better than no bird at all. And so he offers to trade service for-servicing. When Naomi Parker's students are snatched from their school by marauding Comancheros, she can't believe that she hid like a coward and let it happen. The only way to ease her conscience, and get the girls home safely, is to hire half-Kiowa bounty hunter, Charlie Wolf McCallister. His price seems a bit steep to prim and proper Naomi, who must choose between her virtue and her students' lives. When one straight-laced spinster, tenders her body, to one cynical sometimes savage, the unexpected bounty, is love.Review"... great landscape, awesome characters, a plot with lots of substance, and best of all outstanding sex... I can't wait to read more..." Rating- 5 stars Reviewer- L.T. Blue --Just Erotic Romance Reviews Charlie Wolf McCallister and Miss Naomi Parker...become whole in each other's company...the primal need awakened by their actions was sweltering." Rating-5 spurs. Reviewer-Rose --Love Western Romances About the AuthorFor more information about the author: visit Gem’s Place at www.gemsivad.com
The Halfling’s Gem frid-3
Part #3 of "Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale" series by Robert Anthony Salvatore
Akar Kessel, a weak-willed apprentice mage sets in motion events leading to the rediscovery of the magical device, the crystal shard. But is it merely an inanimate device… or is it capable of directing the defeat of Ten-Towns? Or have the barbarians already arranged for that themselves? Their brutal attack on the villages of Ten-Towns seals their fate, and that of the youn barbarian Wulfgar. Left for dead, Wulfgar is rescued by the dwarf, Bruenor, in exchange for five years of service… and friendship. With the help of the dark elf, Drizzt, Bruenor reshapes Wulfgar into a warrior with both brawn and brains. But is Wulfgar strong enough to reunite the barbarian tribes? Can an unorthodox dwarf and renegade dark elf persuade the people of Ten-Towns to put aside their petty differences in time to stave off the forces of the crystal shard?
Tupelo Gold: Sweeter Than Honey
Part #4 of "Eclipse Heat" series by Gem Sivad
Comfort Parker Bailey Quince wears her string of names with pride. Before she married Owen Bailey, she was a Parker, from Perry County, Alabama. She wasn’t one of the highfalutin branch. Comfort belonged to the scrabble in the dust, do anything to survive including sell herself for food, poorer side of the Parker clan. But, she dreams of being rich someday and studies a copy of Godey’s Lady’s Book, determined to learn the mannerisms of her more affluent kin.
Though her tall, curvaceous figure, creamy skin, and thick wavy hair might be considered an advantage by some, her beauty often proves more of a curse when she’s forced to outwit men in order to survive. After Comfort’s abusive husband is killed, Hamilton Quince, sweeps her into a second marriage with the assurance he’ll always love and protect her.
Comfort’s plan to continue as a business woman residing in town, abruptly comes to a halt. Hamilton produces a ready-made family and expects her to move from her Eclipse boardinghouse to his VERY rustic cabin on the Double-Q ranch.She’s tempted to end the marriage and say goodbye.But leaving her husband isn’t that easy. Comfort’s finally discovered a love more precious than gold.
**From the Author
All books in the Eclipse Heat series can be read as stand-alone titles. Here is the publishing order.
Quincy's Woman
Intimate Strangers
Wolf's Tender
Tupelo Gold
Five Card Stud
Trouble in Disguise
Breed True
Whispering Grace
From the Inside Flap
While Comfort gorged her senses on this gruff man who treated her so gently, Hamilton pulled a handkerchief from his shirt pocket and carefully unfolded it.
"Thought of you when I ran across this in a Wichita mercantile." He handed her a vial of amber liquid with a wooden stopper sealing it closed.
"What is it?" she asked, tilting the glass container to watch the viscous gold flow from one end of the tube to the other. She didn't really care if it had any purpose more than being lovely. He'd thought of her while he was gone. Relief warmed her cold bones, assuring her she wasn't completely without friends.
"Open it," he urged.
She removed the stopper and discovered beads of amber clinging to the wooden dipper attached to the underside of the lid.
"Take a taste."
When Comfort looked at him doubtfully, he took the dipper from her and dabbed a drop on her mouth. Tentatively she touched her tongue to the bead, then licked it from her lips, closing her eyes to better analyze the flavor.
She inhaled, amazed at how the subtle essence carried a delicate fragrance as well as a hint of cinnamon. The underlying tang made her think of fecund forests with exotic flowers perfuming the air.
"Is it honey?" she asked.
"It's called Tupelo Gold. Honeybees in the swamps along the Apalachicola River valley produce it. It's sweeter than regular honey, and more precious than gold."
He brushed her cheek with the back of his hand and added in a low growl, "Like you."
A Gem of a Girl
Betty Neels
THE ANGEL AND THE PROFESSORGemma may not have been the prettiest girl in town, but she was something better--kind and conscientious, which made her a wonderful caregiver. To her patients she really was a gem of a girl! So when she unexpectedly found herself out of work, Ross, a distinguished professor, readily asked her to accompany him to Holland to look after his invalid sister. Gemma accepted--even though she knew Ross was never likely to see her as anything more than just his sister's nurse....
Breed True
Gem Sivad
Half-Kiowa rancher Grady Hawks owns 9,000 acres of water-enriched Texas grassland. But when the Eastern Land Company moves to steal Hawks Nest Ranch, claiming Grady is too Indian to rightfully control it, Grady decides to apply what he's learned in mixing different strains of cattle. He needs to find a red-haired wife and breed back to the fair skin and Scottish features of his father. With a white child and wife, he plans to appease his neighbors and outmaneuver the greedy Eastern consortium of businessmen who are trying to steal Texas land. But when Grady marries auburn-haired widow, Julie Fulton Rossiter, breeding cattle is the last thing on his mind. Julie doesn't want a husband, but with an accusation of murder threatening her, Grady Hawks' offer of marriage is something Julie needs. When unexpected passion burns hot between them, want and need take on a whole new meaning.Review"...the love story is a joy to read. The romance simmers, building slowly as the characters learn more about each other...Breed True is almost "old-fashioned" in how much it focuses on matters of the heart..."--mrs.giggles.com"Breed True is a historical romance unlike any I have read recently. The love scenes between Grady and Julie are rife with dominance and very erotic. A truly satisfactory read!" Rating-4 stars. Reviewer-Natalie --Romance Junkies"...a completely tender-hearted and moving tale of love ... penned with a brilliant voice!...an emotionally charged story of love and desire...." Rating-4.75 stars. Reviewer-Janalee --Night Owl Romance Reviews
