Vampire, Hannah’s best friend has coupled up and Hannah is feeling alone and lonely. One night on a stroll through her favorite grave-yard she is be-hounded by a small growling fur ball. The puppy refuses to leave and reluctantly she takes him in. She soon needs expert advice because the puppy won’t eat any of the expensive dog chow she buys and burps fire. Hannah consults her vampire friends and a friendly jinni and finds out she’s got herself a hell hound. And more, the jinni warns, there is sure to be an owner in the background somewhere. When a gorgeous demon shows up pounding on her door wanting his dog back, Hannah is suddenly in the middle of a humorous predicament. This between-quell, the second episode of the Vampires of San Francisco series, is a novella of 60 pages.

Cassie has come back to her childhood home with a secret and it's a secret that stops her trusting any man, even one as kind as Marc.

A terrifying and heartbreaking new novel of guilt and innocence, from CWA Dagger-­winner Steve Mosby.The hardest crimes to acknowledge are your own.Charlie Matheson died two years ago in a car accident. So how is a woman bearing a startling resemblance to her claiming to be back from the dead? Detective Mark Nelson is called in to investigate and hear her terrifying account of what she's been through in the afterlife.Every year, Detective David Groves receives a birthday card for his son—even though he buried him years ago. His son's murder took everything from him, apart from his belief in the law, even though the killers were never found. This year, though, the card bears a different message: I know who did it.Uncovering the facts will lead them all on a dark journey, where they must face their own wrongs as well as those done to those they love. It will take them to a place where justice is a game, and punishments are...

On 2nd June 2009, two men knocked on our door, bringing with them the news that our nineteen-year-old son, Cyrus, had been killed that morning by an IED while serving with 2 Rifles in Afghanistan. Our family as we knew it was destroyed in an instant. I had three sons, a job as a manager in a day centre for people with acquired brain injuries – and suddenly this had changed for ever. People ask me how I've coped, and my answer is that I have written it all down – partly for fear of losing those memories too, and also to try to make some sense of what has happened. This process of madness continues to be part of what has become my new 'normal'. I have a new life now, which I'm trying desperately to come to terms with – and follow Cyrus's words from his last letter to us.

Brady Talmadge was a cowboy with five unbreakable rules:1) Never pick up a pretty hitchhiker2) Avoid damsels in distress3) Never order chili at a truck stop4) Always trust your gut5) Never tell a lie . . . This is what happened when he broke all his rules . . . and got into a whole lot of trouble! On the run from an arranged marriage, Princess Annabella of Monesta dons the guise of a hitchhiking cowgirl. But when she finds herself drenched, alone, and hungry, she has no choice but to trust the tall Texas horse whisperer who offers her a ride. He's like no one she's ever known—a strong sexy man who says just what he thinks. And when one wild kiss leaves her breathless, she quickly realizes she'll give up everything to spend a lifetime of night times in his arms. But how can there be happily-ever-after with palace guards hot on her trail? About the AuthorLori Wilde is the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty-five books. A former RITA finalist, Lori has received the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, the Holt Medallion, the Booksellers Best, the National Readers' Choice, and numerous other honors. She lives in Weatherford, Texas, with her husband and a wide assortment of pets.

Book four in the Warrior Hunger series.After a disastrous blind date leaves Alexis stranded, she hits up a handsome stranger in the restaurant for his cell phone. She connects to more than the cab company. One look from him has her pulse racing and other notable body parts standing at attention. Their instant chemistry has her night making a turn for the better. A Warrior of Anubis since 1920, Konner finds the loneliness of his life getting to him. And being celibate for the last five years certainly isn’t helping matters any. But the sexy damsel in distress stirs passions long buried. He has to have her—in his life and in his bed. She’s everything he’s ever wanted in his long existence. But the nature of who he is could end this love affair before he has a chance at forever.

NOTE: P. Kirby is Patricia KirbyFile size: 368 KBFile Size: 498 KBPage Count: 276 pageseISBN: 9781426893056Publisher: Carina PressOn sale date: January 9, 2012Language: EnglishASIN: B006BXI9D0Summary:Maya saw her first demon when she was seven. She learned to hide what she saw, ignore the paranormal beings around her and build an ordinary life. But she had to tell her secrets somehow, so she began drawing, creating her own world, her own characters.Twenty years after that first demon entered her life, her normal existence is shattered when she's faced with two of her comic book characters come to life. Living in our world for years, each has his own agenda.Benjamin Black, sexy thief with a cause, wants to get back to his own world. The world Maya thought she created. Only now he says she's his reason to stay in this one.Adam Richards, once a cop, now a ruthless crime lord, wants to be immortal and he'll do anything, including hurting Maya's loved ones, to get what he wants.The problem is, the men are inextricably linked through Maya's drawings. Ridding the world of Adam means Benjamin disappears from Maya's life forever...

Astronauts Olivia Medici and Scott Parker volunteer for a one way ticket to the stars after an extraordinary signal is received from a nearby star. Together they are a formidable team but both harbour personal issues. Their mission takes them to Cloud Planet where they discover the Blue People, a remarkable race, who are facing extinction. As they travel across this incredible planet, Olivia and Scott’s relationship blossoms but their exploits disturb the dormant Dicepterons who attack and maroon them on the planet’s surface. A striking female appears who has patiently waited for a response to the cry for help. Forced underground, Olivia nearly loses her life and Scott continues the journey alone with this astonishing inhabitant and learns the horrific history of her peaceful race. However, he is unaware that she is manipulating and seducing him and will do anything to save her people. The Dicepterons attack again and Scott discovers their surprising composition and apparent invincibility. Can Scott find a way to thwart the Dicepterons? Can Olivia face up to her demons in the black vortex of Hell? What are the tragic consequences for Cloud Planet and ultimately for Earth?

Yorkshire, 1904. On Netherwood Common, Russian émigré Anna Rabinovich shows her dear friend Eve Williams a house: a Victorian villa, solidly built from local stone. This is Ravenscliffe, and it's the house Anna wants them to live in. It's their house, she says. It was meant to be. As Anna transforms Ravenscliffe, an attraction grows between her and union man Amos. But when Eve's long-lost brother Silas turns up in the closely-knit mining community of Netherwood, cracks begin to appear in even the strongest friendships. Meanwhile, at Netherwood Hall, cherished traditions are being undermined by the whims of the feckless heir to the title, Tobias Hoyland, and his American bride Thea Stirling. Below stairs, the loyal servants strive to preserve the noble family's dignity and reputation. But both inside the great house and in the world beyond, values and loyalties are rapidly changing.ReviewHistorical fiction in the hands of Jane Sanderson swims with authentic detail Daily Express About the AuthorJane Sanderson is a former BBC radio producer, and has used some of her own family history as background for her novels. Her first novel, Netherwood, is also published by Sphere. She is married to author and journalist Brian Viner. They have three children and live in Herefordshire