I did not expect the book to follow the original so closely while pairing it with the paranormal. Truly, had I known it for what it is, I may never had read it at all. Blissful ignorance. I read it and enjoyed the retelling and was grateful it never utterly squelched Austen nor delved too deeply...
When a young warrior of a dark race finds himself bound in servitude to a beautiful cruel princess, his loyalty becomes entwined with something more horrifying and mysterious than endless night falling over the ancient desert. When a courageous young servant reveals her hidden wisdom to the madma...
Book Info: Genre: FantasyReading Level: AdultRecommended for: anyoneTrigger Warnings: Fairly graphic representations of sex acts (not a lot, but they are there); rape (minor and short scene, fortunately)My Thoughts: This is another book absolutely filled with lyrical and poetic language; it is ve...
Beltain, with Percy in the saddle before him, and next to him the Duke of Plaimes, had been making their way along the main road leading past occasional settlements and mostly cropland blanketed by snow. As they were further removed from the Silver Court, traffic became somewhat sparse in their d...
was originally published as an Amazon Short, October 25, 2005. If you enjoyed reading this story, please consider buying other books by this author, so that she can continue to write, illustrate, publish, pay the rent, eat, and feed the cats so as not to be eaten in turn. OTHER BOOKS BY VERA ...
I exclaim, and then I sing the sequence to increase speed, followed by variations to keep the board away from various obstacles in our low-hanging path. The hoverboard under us lurches onward, and I feel the increased wind-drag against the skin of my face and all of my upper body. Since I am the ...
In his mind he is at the bottom of a well, within a funnel of wind and air. He is withstanding an onslaught, buffeted by a formless influence—neither a being nor disembodied reflex—a pressure of something that has the texture of infinite crystalline facets. No breeze touches his skin, yet the tin...
She immigrated to the USA from the former USSR as a kid, sold her first story at 17, and has been published in numerous anthologies and magazines, honorably mentioned in Year’s Best volumes, and translated into eight languages. Vera made her novelist debut with the critica...