Showing results for "Ripples" in Genre Fiction

It began in Ethiopia, hundreds of thousands of years ago, when a handful of genetic mutations caused evolution to split from the primates and mankind was born. Now, eons later, evidence of more splits from the apes is being unearthed. And with them, a disturbing realization. Ours was only one of many.  

The exhilarating new instalment in Griff Hosker's Border Knight series. When Sir Henry Samuel’s nephew, Sir Matthew, has to go to the crusades with Henry of Almain he does so reluctantly. The crusade that was almost a disaster did not begin well. With an aging king and aging regent left to...

Brought to you by Penguin. Introducing an outstanding new voice in literary fiction: a sensual, sharp, and utterly compelling campus novel about grief, reinvention, and the ripple effects of telling lies If I ever woke up with an ungodly dread — that I could change it all now, turn around, and...

Fifteen years ago, teenage Erin had an affair with her teacher that led to tragedy and changed her life. Today, she’s a married woman who keeps to herself and stays close to home, still scarred by the experience. When she’s attacked while running in the park, Erin doesn’t tell her husband - but she does confide in Nick, the man who came to her rescue. Then letters start to arrive, making references to her past and leaving her even more unnerved. When a neighbor reports that someone’s been watching her house, her world starts to crumble. 

Racing against time and the ever-increasing l’ith attacks, Leonie searches for the remaining portals to the other worlds. With her unique abilities now catalogued and honed even further than she thought possible, she enlists an army of powershapers to aid her in outwitting Alex in his attempted coup at Blue Mountains Tower. Can she find all the portals in time and convince the powers on Earth to accept the human refugees? Millions of lives depend on it.

Woody Creek is gearing up for its centenary celebrations - but for many of its townspeople, it's just another reminder of the old days, when life was more simple, before so-called progress, technology and a growing population roared through the town, altering everything in its wake. Not for Georgie, though. Long encumbered by responsibility for her half-sister, Margot, she's looking towards the future and more changes.

Calvin is alone for the first time in over 60 years after his wife, Emily, died. He isn't taking it well. A longtime family friend, Edward White, comes to check on him and talk him out of doing the unthinkable. He just hopes he isn't too late to help.

Lisette Pannebaker speaks five languages and has a brilliant business plan - personal language immersion. Clients can hire her to shadow them and speak all day in any language they need to learn for business or travel - whatever. But there's a major hitch: she's far too pretty. Clients with less than honorable intentions sign up just to have Lisette at their side. Solution? A make-under. Way under. The bad wig, icky makeup and puffy sweaters work like a charm. None of her male clients show her the least bit of interest. Lisette's totally relieved. Until...Erik.

Kai Jones is a Black male attorney living in New York City. He is in an interracial relationship, married to an Italian woman that he met in law school. They thought they were living the American dream, living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and raising two young daughters. But when they come under attack by racist neighbors in their building (the "Hagmans"), Kai must use his legal training to defend his family and their home against the Hagmans and the Co-Op Board they control. If he fails, he not only risks losing his home but his family as well.

Twelve years a captive with no memory of home, cagey teen flees sociopath in deadly wilderness. Raw, intense, intriguing. A place you shouldn't go, but Jacob went.... Sixteen-year old Amy escapes her captors in the rugged Sierra foothills, only to discover freedom's steep price. Billionaire Jacob Chandler turns fugitive in the same hostile chaparral, risking his life to keep from losing everything. But the wilderness isn't their only enemy. Amy's kidnappers want her back and won't let anyone stand in their way.

Psychologist Kate Medina is on a mission to dismantle the human trafficking ring that has plagued her hometown for decades. Frustrated by a lack of hard evidence, Kate focuses on community education in hopes of taking away the abusers' ability to hide in plain sight. As the investigation leads to several arrests, the traffickers become more desperate, escalating their violence and brutality.

Veronica feared she would be too old to marry or ever bear children until she met Richard, a handsome RAF pilot. He persuaded her to marry before he went to war. She was jealous when her sister, Rachel, produced an illegitimate child from an unknown father. London after the Blitz bombing left much of the city in ruins. The compulsory evacuation of children in WWII gave Veronica the opportunity to bring Rachel's daughter, Susie, to live with her in the country. Rachel was presumed killed by a bomb in the Blitz.

Discovering his powers was just the beginning. Now the real test begins. Tristan Davids has become a school hero. He may be the most powerful metamorph on campus. But danger is on the horizon. An explosive new teammate. A deadly new nemesis. A mysterious prophecy that will change everything. Can Tristan stop a madman who can predict his every move? Can he halt the apocalypse?

Toby, a magical talking cat, has cut ties with the Office of Kingdom Guardianship, intent on finding his long-lost father and avenging his mother's murder. He thought he left everyone behind, but someone from his past is stalking him. Now he must avoid this strange new menace while he seeks the truth about his family's dark history, a history that threatens to unravel his sanity and cause the rest of the world to descend into madness.

Griff McIntyre never expected his ex-wife and three-year-old daughter to come to Lantern Beach. After an abduction attempt, they’re desperate for safety. Now Griff’s not letting either of them out of his sight. Bethany knows Griff is the only one who can protect them, despite the fact that he broke her heart. But she’ll do anything to keep her daughter safe - even if it means playing nicely with a man she can’t stand. As peril ripples through their lives, Griff and Bethany must work together to protect their daughter.

After the apocalypse in 2017, the nation went to civil war. This is what now remains. A simpler life. The rebuilding is well on its way. Some of the things that made life easier before are functioning again, and life has returned to a "semi-normal" state. But now it's time to pay. It's Karma for Sandi and those involved in the Loyalists who stopped Lewellen's coup from taking over America. For every enemy they injured and every life they took, there is a friend, associate, or family member hell-bent on revenge.

The characters and events in this novel are fictional. They are about reality, trials of life, lessons learned, aches and pains, love, faith, hope, unity, tragedy, addiction, and God–given free will, just to name a few.

Little Ripples Everywhere tells the story of a 70-year-old widow and her love for books and words - so much that she makes many train trips around a metropolitan network, leaving many of her loved novels to continue their train journeys without her. It is her hope that will give the new listeners of her books entertainment, encouragement, and insight. The books she leaves behind meet a variety of fates in this humorous tale, but they also carry messages of concern for the environment and the encroaching climate change.

A love of horses, friendship, and adventure are the key elements of the White Cloud Station series, which combines great storytelling with an in-depth knowledge of horses and horsemanship. Suzy, Alexa, and Lucy live and breathe horses. But unfortunately for Suzy, her allergies mean she is forbidden to have a horse of her own. When the three girls attend the round-up of the wild horses at White Cloud Station, Suzy falls in love with a curly-coated horse that she desperately wants to buy.