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Lynn Sheene

The Last Time I Saw Paris

<h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>A farm girl turned Manhattan socialite lands in Paris just ahead of the Wehrmacht in Sheene's perfunctory debut. When Claire Harris's rich husband finds out she lied to him about her humble roots, she flees to Paris, but her timing is poor. Claire, sans papers, winds up working for the Resistance and falling in love with an English spy whose eventual disappearance leads Claire into harm's way as she tries to save him. Sheene's occupied Paris is the star, much more so than the bland characters and unsurprising plot. It's not dreadful, but there's nothing especially exciting going on, either. (May) <br />(c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. </p><h3>Review</h3><p>"well-written, well-researched and genuinely suspenseful..." --Charlaine Harris, bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series<br /></p><p>"an exceptionally realistic account of the... [German] invasion of Paris... This nostalgic story will haunt me for months to come."<br />--FreshFiction.com<br /></p><p>"Well written... with excellent pacing and a heart-felt story, there is only one way to celebrate this wonderful book, and that is by giving it a Perfect 10."<br />--Romance Reviews Today<br /></p><p>"Sheene gives readers a heroine who could give Scarlett O'Hara lessons in determination and a fascinating taste of life in the City of Light during the difficult days of World War II." <br />-- The Chicago Tribune<br /></p><p>"With rich detail, smooth prose and an alluring story line, author Lynn Sheene captures the sight, taste, smell, texture, sound and energy of Nazi-occupied Paris in her debut novel The Last Time I Saw Paris."<br />--Cortez Journal<br /></p><p>"Sheene's research is impeccable, and her homage to the city is reflected in her nostalgic and finely drawn portrait of a place and people badly bent but resolutely unbroken. Sheene's detailed descriptions bring alive the architecture, the smells of the flora and the sounds of jackbooted Nazis as they stomp imperially through the Arc de Triomphe." <br />-Leslie Doran, <em>The Durango Herald</em> <br /></p><p>"Set against the backdrop of Paris during the Second World War, <em>The Last Time I Saw Paris</em> is a breathtaking tale of love, courage, intrigue and betrayal. Beautifully written and heartfelt, it is a thoroughly enjoyable and memorable read." <br />-Pam Jenoff, International bestselling author of <em>The Kommandant's Girl</em> <br /></p><p>"In <em>The Last Time I Saw Paris</em> Lynn Sheene delivers more drama, romance and suspense than we've seen since the Paris occupation in Casablanca." <br />-Katherine Neville, best-selling author of <em>The Eight</em> and <em>The Fire</em> <br /></p><p>"<em>The Last Time I Saw Paris</em> glows with the faded but indomitable beauty of the city herself. Sheene's research is impeccable, her writing lyrical, and in Claire Badeau she has created an unflinching heroine who haunted me long after I regretfully devoured the last page. Sheene is a powerful writer and I cannot wait to read whatever comes next." <br />-Rebecca Cantrell, award winning author of <em>A Night of Long Knives</em> <br /></p><p>"<em>The Last Time I Saw Paris</em> is an absorbing, suspenseful and delightful debut. Lynn Sheene has delivered a fantastic romantic thriller which perfectly balances convincing historical research with page-turning thrills. It is an absolute joy to read." <br />-David Liss, bestselling author of <em>The Devil's Company</em> and <em>The Whiskey Rebels</em></p><

Anita Shreve

The Last Time They Met

A man and a woman sustain a life-long passionate relationship even though they have been together only three times. At a literary festival in Toronto, Linda Fallon encounters the man who was once at the center of her life: Thomas Janes, the famous poet. Since last seeing him, she has married, given birth, and been widowed. Thomas's appearance rocks Linda, raises questions she had long abandoned, and inspires new dreams.<

Whitley Strieber

The Last Vampire

<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>She lives. Miriam Blaylock's insatiable hunger has never ceased. Her incomparable beauty has made her a legend among the Keepers. Her many lovers have come and gone, crumbling into ash and nothingness. She knows the secrets of civilization, and the mysteries of life. In the hollow soul of her mother she has witnessed the agony of undeath. For centuries she has gained the wisdom of God and the wit of the Devil. For centuries she has traveled the world undetected. For centuries she has felt safe. Until now. For Miriam Blaylock, immortality is a thing of the past. He watches. Vampires. Interpol agent Paul Ward knows of them: he has battled and cleansed continents of their exquisite poison. He orchestrated the extermination of an ancient lair in Bangkok, obtained their sacred Book of Names, and knows where they hide and when they feast. He knows their weaknesses. And what's more, he knows his own...it's Miriam Blaylock. Elusive and toxic, she has escaped his complex network of hunters for years. Seductive and cunning, she has become his obsession. And now each has set a trap for the other. Now, predator is about to become prey. Killer to become lover. Good and evil will become inexorably entwined. The endgame begins for the last vampire. The eternal heroine of Whitley Strieber's classic novel "The Hunger, " Miriam Blaylock returns in "The Last Vampire" -- a new tale of stunning invention and mounting suspense that goes as deep into the dark as a nightmare.</p><

Maj Sjowall

The Laughing Policeman

Charles Stross

Laundry #02 - The Jennifer Morgue

Charles Stross

Laundry #04 - Overtime

Charles Stross

Laundry #05 - The Fuller Memorandum

Bob Howard is taking a much needed break from the field to catch up on his filing in The Laundry's archives when a top secret dossier known as The Fuller Memorandum vanishes -- along with his boss, who the agency's executives believe stole the file. Determined to discover exactly what the memorandum contained, Bob runs afoul of Russian agents, ancient demons, and the apostles of a hideous faith, who have plans to raise a very unpleasant undead entity known as the Eater of Souls..<

Dave Smeds

Law of the Jungle

M R Sellars

The Law Of Three

Thou Shalt Not Suffer Rowan Gant To Live... In February of 2001, serial killer Eldon Andrew Porter, following the tenets of the Malleus Maleficarum, tortured and subsequently murdered several innocent people - his own modern day Witch hunt. He narrowly escaped apprehension by the Greater Saint Louis Major Case Squad. In December of the same year, he returned to Saint Louis bent on revenge.<

Martha Shields

The Lawman

E J Stevens

Legend of Witchtrot Road

Robert Silverberg

Legends

Robert Silverberg

Legends II: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy

<h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Brimming with action and energy, wit and charm, pathos and joy, Silverberg's anthology of short novels from 11 masters of fantasy, six of whom contributed to the original Legends (1998), provides a dazzling display of the genre's variety and versatility. Otherland fans will welcome Tad Williams's The Happiest Dead Boy in the World as a chance to visit with an old friend they never thought to see again. George R.R. Martin's The Sworn Sword, which continues the story of Dunk and Egg that he began in the first Legends, will also please his readers. All the returning authors more than live up to their reputations, except for Anne McCaffrey, whose Beyond Between, an ill-conceived explanation of what happens when a dragon fails to return from between, strikes the book's lone sour note. Yet for all the returnees' star power, it's the new authors who truly shine here. Elizabeth Haydon's entry, Threshold, follows five doomed friends left to guard the remnants of a civilization about to be destroyed in a cataclysm after most of the populace has already fled to a safe haven: a stunning tale of courage and honor, duty and friendship, it may be the book's best entry. Robin Hobb's Homecoming, the story of the settlement of the Rain Wild River and one woman's journey to independence, is the other contender. Terry Brooks, Diana Gabaldon, Raymond E. Feist, Orson Scott Card, Neil Gaiman and Silverberg round out the all-star cast. <br />Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>From Booklist</h3><p>Many contributors to <em>Legends</em> (1998), Silverberg's first collection of short(er) stories set in the worlds of their authors' successful fantasy series, return in the follow-up. Anne McCaffrey offers a freestanding tale of Pern; Raymond E. Feist, a tale from the middle of his Riftwar saga; George R. R. Martin, a direct successor to his <em>Legends</em> contribution about a squire on the way to knighthood and his peculiar boy sidekick; editor Silverberg, another Majipoor story; and Orson Scott Card, a yarn in which Alvin Maker meets some of the Alamo's destined defenders. Splash first timers include romantic historical fantasist Diana Gabaldon, of Outlander fame, with an episode in her Lord John Grey series; Neil Gaiman, with a story starring Shadow, hero of his award-winning <em>American Gods</em> (2001) and named after Sir Edwin Landseer's famous painting <em>Monarch of the Glen;</em> and Robin Hobb, whose creepy, Liveship Traders-related "Homecoming" (think H. P. Lovecraft rewriting <em>The Swiss Family Robinson</em>) opens this book and sets the bar of quality extremely high for what follows. <em>Ray Olson</em><br /><em>Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved</em></p><

Richard Stark

Lemons Never Lie

<div><p>When he’s not carrying out heists with his friend Parker, Alan Grofield runs a small theater in Indiana. But putting on shows costs money and jobs have been thin lately -- which is why Grofield agreed to fly to Las Vegas to hear Andrew Myers’ plan to knock over a brewery in upstate New York. </p><p>Unfortunately, Myers’ plan is insane -- so Grofield walks out on him. But Myers isn’t a man you walk out on, and his retribution culminates in an act of unforgivable brutality.</p><p>That’s when Grofield decides to show him what a disciple of Parker is capable of...</p></div><

Robert Simpson

Lesser Evil

Obert Skye

Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want

Obert Skye

Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo

Obert Skye

Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder

Obert Skye

Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret

Obert Skye

Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra

Olen Steinhauer

Liberation Movements

Laurence Sterne

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Lucius Shepard

Life During Wartime

<div><h3>Review</h3><div>Richly peopled, highly literate, and brilliantly drawn ... [Lucius Shepard is] one of the finest science fiction writers of all time’ Science Fiction Chronicle. In the jungles of Guatemala, David Mingolla is struggling to survive amongst the rotting vegetation and his despairing fellow foot soldiers. He knows he is nothing but an expendable pawn in an endless war. On R &amp; R a few miles away from the warzone he meets Debora - an enigmatic young woman who may be working for the enemy - and stumbles into a deadly psychic conflict where the mind is the greatest weapon.</div></div><

Jonathan Strahan

Life on Mars

<h3>Product Description</h3><p>Mars! The Red Planet! For generations, people have wondered what it would be like to travel to and live there. That curiosity has inspired some of the most durable science fiction, including Ray Bradbury's <em>The Martian Chronicles</em> and the work of Isaac Asimov. Now the award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan has brought together thirteen original stories to explore the possibilities. After reading <em>Life on Mars</em>, readers will never look at the fourth planet from the sun the same way again.<br /></p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>Jonathan Strahan lives in Perth, Australia. </p><

Danielle Steel

Lightning

In Lightning, bestselling novelist Danielle Steel tells the story of a woman whose life is changed by one swift, unexpected stroke of fate. As a partner in one of New York's most prestigious law firms, Alexandra Parker barely manages to juggle husband, career, and the three-year-old child she gave birth to at forty. Then lightning strikes - a routine medical check-up turns her world upside down when tests reveal shattering news. Her husband Sam, a Wall Street whiz-kid, is as proud of his long-time marriage to Alex as he is of his successful career - until he is caught off guard by Alex's illness. Terrified of losing his wife and family, Sam fails to provide any kind of emotional support. Almost overnight, Sam takes his distance from Alex, and they become strangers. As lightning strikes them yet again, Sam's promising career suddenly explodes into disaster, and his very life and identity are challenged. With his future hanging in the balance, Alex must decide what she feels for Sam, if life will ever be the same for them again, or if she must move on without him.<

Whitley Strieber

Lilith’s Dream

<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>An ancient vampire, beautiful beyond words, a vulnerable young man drawn to her by a power beyond his understanding, two desperate parents searching across the world for the son they love -- these are the riveting, unexpected elements of Whitley Strieber's extraordinary new novel. Lilith, the ages-old mother of the dying race of vampires, has been forced to come out of her cave deep in the Egyptian desert in search of food -- human blood. But she knows nothing about the modern world. She can't drive a car, rent a room, turn on a TV. She struggles to New York, penniless, vulnerable, and starving, protected only by her beauty and her power to capture men with desire...especially certain very special men. The instant she sees young Ian Ward, she knows that he is part vampire himself. She knows that Ian, if he ever tastes human blood, will belong to her forever. And she needs him desperately, to help her survive and live in this harsh new world of jets and credit cards and guns. She sets out on a campaign of seduction -- as sensuous as it is terrifying -- to touch human blood to Ian's lips, which will then become for him a drug a thousand times more addictive than heroin. Ian's father, Paul Ward, part vampire turned expert and obsessive hunter of vampires, knows that if the blood transforms Ian, Paul will have to kill his own son. The titanic conflict between father and son and seductress, hunter and hunted and huntress, comes to its surprise conclusion in the secret chambers beneath the great pyramids, where the hidden truths of all human history are stored. From its beginning in the dark back alleys of Cairo to its totally unexpected ending, "Lilith's Dream" draws the reader down seductive new paths of discovery, into places where no novel has ever before. With "Lilith's Dream" Whitley Strieber has created a vampire so original and a story so new that he has virtually invented a new genre.</p><

Wendy Corsi Staub

Lily Dale: Believing

<h3>From School Library Journal</h3><p>Grade 8–10—An exciting, stand-alone sequel to <em>Lily Dale: Awakening</em> (Walker, 2007). Calla Delaney, 17, has moved from Tampa, FL, to Lily Dale, a small town in western New York, to live with her grandmother, a registered medium. Calla finds that she, too, has the gift of seeing and hearing spirits. Indeed, a spirit visited her at her mother's funeral a few months earlier and alerted her to the fact that the death was not accidental. Calla must find out more about her mother's past, which includes a spurned boyfriend from Lily Dale High School. Now, a serial killer is attacking blond teenage girls. Through her visions, Calla knows the location of the body of the first one murdered. She also sees where the latest victim has been dumped, while still alive. Little does she realize that her name is next on the list. Even while these terrible incidents are happening, Calla must adjust to her surroundings, make friends, and begin a new school as a senior. She confides in Jacy, and he reaches out to help her handle her fears and suspicions. Her former boyfriend seems interested in renewing their relationship. And then there is the hot guy Blue, who makes Calla's head spin. This installment leaves unanswered questions that beg for resolution in yet another "Lily Dale" novel.—<em>Lillian Hecker, Town of Pelham Public Library, NY</em> <br />Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>Wendy Corsi Staub<strong> </strong>grew up in Western New York State, a few miles from Lily Dale. Wendy is a best-selling author of suspense novels, and has written over sixty books for adults and teens.  She lives outside of New York City with her husband Mark and their two sons. Visit her Web site at www.wendycorsistaub.com.</p><

Wendy Corsi Staub

Lily Dale: Connecting

<h3>From School Library Journal</h3><p>Grade 8–10—This installment in the series continues the story of high school senior Calla Delaney. Her mother's death was thought to be an accident, but Calla's visions tell her otherwise, and she is determined to discover her mother's killer. Living in Lily Dale (a real spiritualist community in upstate New York) with her grandmother, the teen is beginning to feel more comfortable with her own gift for seeing spirits, but she misses her father (on sabbatical in California) and her old, "normal" life in Florida. Romance, friendship, and psychic powers mix as Calla tries to choose between two boys in her new town-one who is the most popular and one who tries to keep her safe. Both, of course, are extraordinarily handsome. While those who have read <em>Awakening</em> (2007) and <em>Believing</em> (2008, both Walker) will have a better immediate understanding of Calla's situation and surroundings, <em>Connecting</em> stands fairly well on its own. The characters are interesting, the search for Calla's mother's murderer is gripping, and the dollop of romance adds just the right spark. The book never pretends to be great literature, but it certainly fits the bill for some tingly escape reading. For those who are hooked, the ending promises that there will be more.—<em>Sharon Grover, Hedberg Public Library, Janesville, WI</em> <br />Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Now that Calla has accepted her ability to communicate with the Other Side, she's desperate to connect with the spirit of her late mother. But she gets more than she bargained for when she stumbles across a shocking secret that will change her future forever.</p><

Wendy Corsi Staub

Lily Dale: Discovering

<h3>Product Description</h3><p>After finally learning who was behind her mother's death, Calla still doesn't understand why it happened. Somewhere out there, someone seems to share the powerful psychic abilities that allow Calla to see not only into the past, but to the Other Side-someone who apparently doesn't want to be found. Will Calla's journey lead to the closure she's been searching for, or will it force her to accept yet another loss and forever wonder what might have been? As new mysteries unfold and old ones are solved, this spine-tingling series continues. With an eye-catching new look, Wendy Corsi Staub's fans will not be disappointed.</p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>WENDY CORSI STAUB is a best selling writer of adult fiction, regularly appearing on the <em>USA Today </em>and <em>New York Times </em>best-seller list. This is the fourth book in her paranormal suspense series for teens, set in the town of Lily Dale, near where she grew up in upstate New York. Wendy has had her own personal experiences with psychics in the town. She now lives with her family in Katonah, New York. </p><

James H Schmitz

The Lion Game

D N Simmons

The Lion's Den

<h3>Review</h3><p>"Ms. Simmons is a talented author who is going places. I anticipate seeing her work right alongside Sherrilyn Kenyon and L. A. Banks." - Love Romance and More</p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>D. N. Simmons lives in Chicago IL., with a rambunctious German Shepherd that's too big for his own good and mischievous kitten that she affectionately call "Itty-bitty" Her hobbies include rollerblading, billards, bowling, reading, watching television and going to the movies. She has been voted "Rising Star" and nominated at Love Romances and More, winning honorable mention for best paranormal book of 2006. She has won "Author of the Month" at Warrior of Words. She was voted "New Voice of Today" at Romance Reviews.<br /></p><p>To learn more, and have the opportunity to speak with the author personally, please visit the official website and forum at dnsimmons.com . D.N. is always interesting in meeting new and wonderful people. </p><

Wendy Corsi Staub

Live to Tell

<h3>Review</h3><p>“Staub keeps things taut and unpredictable…a surprisingly effective thriller.” (Publishers Weekly on Dead Before Dark )<br /></p><p>Once Staub’s brilliant characterizations and top-notch narrative skills grab hold, they don’t let go. (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )<br /></p><p>Live to Tell is Wendy Corsi Staub at her best. A superbly crafted plot and characters who immediately draw you into the story makes this subtle yet terrifying thriller a must read. (NYT bestselling author Beverly Barton (Dead by Midnight) )<br /></p><p>“Clever, well-written and riveting. Wendy Corsi Staub is a master storyteller!” (New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak )<br /></p><p>From the first thrilling chase scene, to the final page, Wendy Corsi Staub’s Live To Tell is an incredible, fast-paced story of political intrigue, family crises and nail-biting suspense. I couldn’t put it down. (#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson )<br /></p><p>“Solid gold suspense ... this one is a wild ride.” (Lee Child ) </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>New York Times bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub is the award-winning author of more than seventy novels. She lives in the New York City suburbs with her husband of seventeen years and their two children. </p><

James Swain

Loaded Dice

John Steinbeck

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

Dava Sobel

Longitude

Nalini Singh

Lord of the Abyss

<div><p><i>Once upon a time...the Blood Sorcerer vanquished the kingdom of Elden. To save their children, the queen scattered them to safety and the king filled them with vengeance. Only a magical timepiece connects the four royal heirs...and time is running out....</i></p><p>As the dark Lord who condemns souls to damnation in the Abyss, Micah is nothing but a feared monster wrapped in impenetrable black armor. He has no idea he is the last heir of Elden, its last hope. Only one woman knows—the daughter of his enemy.</p><p>Liliana is nothing like her father, the Blood Sorcerer who'd cursed Micah. She sees past Micah's armor to the prince inside. A prince whose sinful touch she craves. But first she has to brave his dark, dangerous lair and help him remember.</p><p>Because they only have till midnight to save Elden.</p></div><

Gena Showalter

Lord of the Vampires

<div><p><i>Once upon a time...the Blood Sorcerer vanquished the kingdom of Elden. To save their children, the queen scattered them to safety and the king filled them with vengeance. Only a magical timepiece connects the four royal heirs...and time is running out....</i></p><p>Nicolai the vampire was renowned for his virility, but in a twist of fate, "the Dark Seducer" had become a sex slave in the kingdom of Delfina—stripped of his precious timepiece and his memory. All that remained was a primal need for freedom, revenge...and Jane Parker, the only woman who could help him rediscover his destiny.</p><p><b>Contains Bonus Short Stories: <i>The Darkest Angel, The Amazon's Curse</i>, and <i>The Darkest Prison</i>.</b></p></div><

Dorothy L Sayers

Lord Peter Views the Body

S M Stirling

Lords of Creation #02 - In the Courts of the Crimson Kings

EDITORIAL REVIEW: In the parallel world first introduced in S. M. Stirling’s *The Sky People*, aliens terraformed Mars (and Venus) two hundred million years ago, seeding them with life-forms from Earth. Humans didn’t suspect this until the twentieth century, but when the first probes landed on our sister worlds, and found life—intelligent life, at that—things changed with a vengeance. By the year 2000, America, Russia, and the other great powers of Earth are all contending for influence and power amid the newly-discovered inhabitants of our sister planets. Venus is a primitive world. But on Mars, early hominids evolved civilization earlier than their earthly cousins, driven by the needs of a harsh world growing still harsher as the initial terraforming runs down. Without coal, oil, or uranium, their technology was forced into different paths, and the genetic wizardry of the Crimson Dynasty united a world for more than twenty thousand years. Now, in a new stand-alone adventure set in this world’s 2000 AD, Jeremy Wainman is an archaeologist who has achieved a lifelong dream; to travel to Mars and explore the dead cities of the Deep Beyond, searching for the secrets of the Kings Beneath the Mountain and the fallen empire they ruled. Teyud Zha-Zhalt is the Martian mercenary the Terrans hire as guide and captain of the landship Intrepid Traveller. A secret links her to the deadly intrigues of Dvor il-Adazar, the City That Is A Mountain, where the last aging descendant of the Tollamune Emperors clings to the remnants of his power…and secrets that may trace their origin to the enigmatic Ancients, the Lords of Creation who reshaped the Solar System in the time of the dinosaurs. When these three meet, the foundations of reality will be shaken—from the lost city of Rema-Dza to the courts of the Crimson Kings.<

James Silke

Lords of Destruction

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