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Fadeout
After forty years, Hammett has a worthy successor' The Times Dave Brandstetter stands alongside Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade and Lew Archer as one of the best fictional PIs in the business. Like them, he was tough, determined, and ruthless when the case demanded it. Unlike them, he was gay. Joseph Hansen's groundbreaking novels follow Brandstetter as he investigates cases in which motives are murky, passions run high, and nothing is ever as simple as it looks. Set in 1970s and 80s California, the series is a fascinating portrait of a time and a place, with mysteries to match Chandler and Macdonald. In Fadeout, Dave is sent to investigate the death of radio personality Fox Olsen. His car is found crashed in a dry river bed. But there is no body - and as Dave looks deeper into his life, it seems as though he had good reasons to disappear.
Three Seasons
"I wanted it all, and had no reason to expect that I couldn't have it: education, success, adventure, the capacity to make a difference. And I wanted a family... Eventually! I was a lucky girl; the first bits – a good education, a career in broadcast journalism – came easily enough and I assumed motherhood would just happen for me when I was ready. It simply didn't occur to me that it might not all fall into place." As a journalist and foreign correspondent, Jane Hansen interviewed coup leaders, irritated the Taliban and slept rough in war zones with the sound of artillery fire in the background. She lived and breathed this exciting life before she decided it was time to become a mother. And it was this struggle that would come to affect her most deeply... In this courageous, moving and powerful memoir, Jane writes about her journey to motherhood, and the heartbreaking plight of her son Jackson, born too early, too small, with unflinching honesty.
The Breaking Light
In a stratified society where contact with the sun is a luxury reserved for the elite, those kept prisoner in the darkness will do anything to find the light. Arden--beautiful, street-smart, and cynical--is one of the citizens of the lowest Level, known as Undercity, of an off-world colony. A blackout band traps Arden in her district, but as sister to the leader of the most powerful gang in Undercity, she has access to Above. There she meets Dade, one of the few lucky enough to be born into the sun-kissed families who reside in the Towers soaring above the rest of the city. But life isn't perfect in the sky. Dade, desperate to escape his upcoming arranged marriage, has a secret of his own, and he's willing to risk everything for it. An unlikely romance develops between the two teens--but their love faces opposition from above and below. When her gang pressures Arden to help break the grip of the elite and end Dade's interference with their drug trade, she is forced to make a deadly choice between love and family loyalty. But will the brewing class war destroy the world around them first?
Omitted Pieces
In the year 2164, the World Government has extended communication to Planet Scepter but has yet to enforce any rules which makes it the perfect spot for Cromwell. Instead of Sierra's father he now holds her mother. In order to save her, Sierra will need to make new friends in this place of glowing leaves and a floating capital. Back on Vortex, Al's shut down the old facility but will he be able to make it to Scepter? What about those who made it to Earth? Can they all work together or are they closer to danger than they realize? The amazing conclusion to the Transformed Nexus duology, Omitted Pieces, explores new territory and old with dangerous compassion.
Azura Ghost
One man and his sentient starship are all that stands between the multiverse and its total destruction in the second book of Essa Hansen’s brilliant, mind-bending space opera trilogy perfect for fans of The Expanse and A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. Caiden has been on the run for ten years in order to keep his Graven ship out of the hands of his old adversary, Threi. But when a childhood friend he once thought dead reappears to take it, he is lured into a game of hunter and hunted with the one person whose powers rival Threi’s; his sister, Abriss. Now to have a fighting chance against the most influential siblings in the multiverse, Caiden is left with no choice. He must unlock the ...
Nophek Gloss
'AN EXCEPTIONAL DEBUT . . . READS LIKE A BECKY CHAMBERS NOVEL CROSSED WITH FIREFLY' Michael Mammay, author of Planetside 'A SUCKER PUNCH TO THE SENSES . . . A KILLER STORY WITH REAL HEART AND SOUL' Alastair Reynolds In this dark, dangerous, roller coaster of a debut, a young man sets out on a single-minded quest for revenge across a breathtaking multiverse filled with aliens, mind-bending tech, and ships beyond his wildest imagining. Essa Hansen's is a bold new voice for the next generation of science fiction readers. Caiden's planet is destroyed. His family gone. And, his only hope for survival is a crew of misfit aliens and a mysterious ship that seems to have a soul and a universe of its ...
Company Ink
Cassie thought she had everything settled for life as a single girl in the city. A job in event management to fund her shoe obsession, a newly signed lease on a modern, chic Seattle apartment and a string of fun hook ups on the horizon. Out of the blue, she loses her job, her shoe fund and her rent check in one fell swoop. Desperate to find another job, she takes an assistant position at a prestigious law firm to keep the creditors at bay while she looks for her dream job. But then she meets her boss. Or is that bosses? Adrian Cavallero is charming, smooth and confident. He and Cassie have an instant spark that is sure to ignite office gossip (amongst other things). Blake Pearson is gorgeous and focused. Not one to stray from his restrained and measured lifestyle, Cassie's spontaneity and no holds barred approach to life inspires him to loosen up (a little). Cassie can't deny the instant attraction she feels for Adrian, but Blake's reserved nature intrigues her. Will she fan the flames with Adrian, or take it step by step with Blake? Is it worth putting everything on the line for love and lust or are other things more important?
Scarlet Sun
A bucket list with an approaching deadline, a road trip across the country, and a massive crush on her best friend... April Reed's summer is turning into quite a mess. Nineteen-year-old April has just gotten home from college when she finds a list she wrote years ago of things she wanted to do before she turns twenty. With her birthday coming up later that summer, the clock is ticking on finishing everything on the list. Skinny dipping? Camp in Algonquin? Fall in love? How can she manage all that in time? When April's best friends suggest they go on a road trip to complete all the tasks on the list, it seems like the perfect solution. There's only one problem: one of those friends is Bree, a girl that April is quickly developing a hopeless crush on. Not wanting to ruin their friendship, April vows to keep her feelings to herself - but that isn't so easy when she's around Bree so much. As the trip goes on, and the two girls get pushed together more and more, April can't help but wonder if going from friends to lovers would be as bad as she once thought. Filled with hilarious banter and hijinks, this sapphic romance is sure to put a smile on your face.
Broken English
For me, the name Dante conjured up two images. The first was the epic depictions of Hell from Dante's Inferno, with people burning for their sins. The second image was a sexual depiction. I don't know where it came from, but as far back as I can remember, I had always associated the name Dante with a beautiful and sexy man. I'd imagined a dark-haired, dark-eyed, gorgeous lothario, the type who could capture a woman's heart with just one look. Dante was the Fabio of my generation, the heartthrob that got women's hearts beating fast, made us want this man to rip our clothes off and to throw us onto the bed. Little did I know that the Dante that walked into my life was very different from the one I'd imagined. Oh, he was dark-haired, dark-eyed, gorgeous, even a lothario ... just ... he wasn't a man. He was a fifteen-year-old boy who was going to send me to the Hell his namesake had written about. And I was his teacher.
Permanent Ink
It's been a year since Cassie Carrington moved to New York to find herself, but now she's back in Seattle and knows exactly what she wants: a job in fashion and devastatingly handsome Blake Pearson. After a year of sending letters to each other, Cassie and Blake are ready to take the next step in their relationship and finally date in real life. But when Cassie gets offered her dream job at Cavloretta Couture, she once again has to work with Adrian Cavallero, the new CEO, which could make things very awkward given their turbulent past. Can Blake and Cassie's relationship withstand jealousy, disappointment, ghosts from the past, and heightened expectations? Or will Cassie discover that even permanent ink bleeds sometimes?
