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Shot
As 1929 draws to a close, New York City detective Johanna Kelly is tired, body and soul. It’s not just because of her male colleagues’ bad attitudes. Soon her growing pregnancy will be revealed, and she will be fired. But until that happens, Kelly is still on the job. A few months ago the market crashed. Now a killer stalks the city’s affluent citizens. Kelly’s investigation takes her through seedy streets and wealthy homes to a smooth talking businessman and the past-her-shelf date shopgirl who loves him. Is there a connection between this odd couple and the murders? Or is Kelly trying too hard to find one because she fears failure? As the homicide count rises, Kelly races to solve her last case via the emerging science of firearms forensics. But time is running out, both for her and the next victim…
Demonic Household
Readers Beware of those appliances! You are traveling into a dark and humorous place. We start you off with light, soft stories, but be warned. With each passing page, you will find yourself falling into the ever darker, gorier, and more demonic. We're not responsible for any out of warranty or straight-from-hell defective items. By the end of this collection, you will never look at your couch, your washer, and even television the same way. It will leave you to wonder if you should be laughing anymore. Will your household turn on you? Keep your Owner’s Manuals close by!
The Seventeenth Slave
An immortal, shape-changing alien seeking a reason for being… A young woman on the brink of greatness… Fu Hao, daughter of a chieftain, accepts the greatest of honors--to be one of King Wu Ding's sixty wives--propelling her to power in the Shang Dynasty and into the annals of history. No one speaks of the mysterious "amah" who attended Fu Hao from her first to last breath. More devoted than a mother and possessed of the wisdom of ages, the amah transforms a girl-child into a queen, high priestess, and warlord. This is Fu Hao's story. And this is the story of the long-forgotten seventeenth slave… Readers of ancient history and fans of the Double Helix series will enjoy this blend of historical and speculative fiction, an unforgettable foray into the life of the Shang dynasty's most remarkable woman, Lady Fu Hao.
Shere Khan
Uncover the truth Rudyard Kipling conceals in his unforgettable masterpiece, The Jungle Book. One-hundred rupees for the skin of Lungri... A mysterious Chinese girl arrives in India, determined to claim the bounty on the man-eating tiger. Intrigued by her unrelenting purpose, Rudyard Kipling follows her into the jungle on a mystical adventure that will transform Lungri--The Lame One--into Shere Khan--Tiger Lord. INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR Q - Is this based on the Kipling or Disney version of The Jungle Book? A - Did you know that in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (not the reimagined Disney version), Shere Khan was first called Lungri? Did you know that Kaa rescued Mowgli from the monkeys? ...
The Lost Apothecary
With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time.
A pequena loja de venenos
UMA HISTÓRIA ESQUECIDA. UMA REDE SECRETA DE MULHERES. UM LEGADO DE ENVENENAMENTO E VINGANÇA. Com um suspense palpitante, duas linhas do tempo e personagens inesquecíveis, A pequena loja de venenos é uma ficção histórica estonteante sobre segredos, sonhos e as formas extraordinárias com que as mulheres podem salvar umas às outras apesar da barreira do tempo. No século XVIII, a Londres vitoriana escondia uma pequena botica que atendia a uma clientela peculiar. Nella, uma curandeira respeitada no passado, vendia venenos a mulheres que precisavam se livrar dos homens ameaçadores de suas vidas. Porém, quando uma garotinha de doze anos entrou no caminho da boticária, o futuro de seu t...
Apotecara pierdută
O apotecară pregătește în secret otrăvuri pentru a elibera femeile de bărbații care le-au făcut rău – determinând în același timp trei vieți diferite să se intersecteze periculos de-a lungul secolelor. Regula numărul 1: Otrava nu trebuie niciodată folosită pentru a face rău unei alte femei. Regula numărul 2: Numele criminalei și al victimei sale trebuie trecute în registrul apotecarei. Într-o după-amiază rece de februarie a anului 1791, în capătul unei alei întunecate din Londra, într-o prăvălie ascunsă cu leacuri și otrăvuri, Nella își așteaptă cea mai nouă clientă. Cândva respectată și dedicată vindecării celor aflați la nevoie, acum Nella î...
A Capital Christmas
The District of Columbia in 1859 isn’t the nicest place to live, but Fiona Ellicott loves her job as the director of the Smithsonian Institution Library. The Smithsonian’s first paid female employee, she delights in working at “the Castle.” She only wishes she weren’t losing her assistant—and best friend—Nicole to marriage. Quaker Caleb Fox stays so busy running a Friends’ orphanage in Georgetown that he rarely pauses to think about romance. But all that changes when he visits the Smithsonian Library to research a lesson for the children and meets Fiona. Soon, they’re organizing a charity concert for the children to perform at the Castle on Christmas Eve… and falling hopelessly in love. But married women are typically barred from the professions, and Fiona faces a choice that will end in heartbreak either way.
Die versteckte Apotheke
Gift, Rache und ein geheimer Frauenbund Im London des 18. Jahrhunderts raunen sich Frauen hinter vorgehaltener Hand zu, dass es einen Ausweg aus besonders gewalttätigen Ehen gebe: Eine junge Apothekerin rettet sie mit tödlichen Arzneien aus der Not, eine versteckt übermittelte Nachricht genügt. Doch was, wenn aus der Retterin die Gejagte wird? Knapp 200 Jahre später stößt die Historikerin Caroline Parcewell auf die außergewöhnliche Geschichte der giftmischenden Apothekerin und setzt damit unerwartete Ereignisse in Gang – nicht nur ihr eigenes Leben wird nicht mehr dasselbe sein ...
Il segreto della speziale
UNA STORIA DIMENTICATA UNA RETE SEGRETA DI DONNE UN’EREDITÀ DI VELENO E VENDETTA. “Sarah Penner ha creato uno straordinario romanzo storico pieno di magia sul riscatto al femminile.” - Publishers Weekly Regola n. 1 Il veleno non deve essere mai usato contro un’altra donna. Regola n. 2 Il nome dell’assassina e della sua vittima devono sempre essere registrati nel libro della speziale. Nascosta nei vicoli della Londra settecentesca, la piccola bottega di una speziale è frequentata da una clientela inusuale. Le donne di tutta la città sussurrano fra di loro il nome della misteriosa Nella, che vende veleni difficili da rintracciare e che possono essere usati contro gli uomini che le...
