Oscar is an Anglican priest who gambles discreetly and donates his winnings to help the poor. Lucinda is an Australian businesswoman who boldly defies the rules of 19th-century society. When they meet over an innocent game of cards, their passion for gambling leads them both down...
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Romy escapes her hardscrabble upbringing when she becomes courtesan to the Shadow Lord, a revolutionary noble who brings laws and comforts once reserved for the wealthy to all. When her brother, Neri, is caught thieving with the aid of magic, Romy's aristocratic influence is the ...
"Catagna has been shaken to its core. The philosophists insist that a disastrous earthquake has been caused by an ancient monster imprisoned below the earth, who can only be freed with magic. In every street and market, the people of Catagna are railing against magic-users with a...
"Romy and her three partners in crime - a sword master, a silversmith, and her thieving brother - have embraced their roles as the Shadow Lord's agents, using their forbidden magic to accomplish tasks his other spies cannot. Now, they've been tasked with locating a list of powerf...
"The glass beach house was supposed to be the getaway that Susan needed. Eager to help her transplanted family set down roots in their new town-- and desperate for some kid-free conversation-- she invites her new neighbors to join in on a week-long sublet with her and her workaho...
"A collection of essays on everything from handbags to John Updike, lip gloss to Michael Jackson, and everything in between"-- Provided by publisher.
A ragtag crew with forbidden magic must pull off an elaborate heist and stop a civil war in An Illusion of Thieves , a fantasy adventure from Cate Glass. In Cantagna, being a sorcerer is a death sentence. Romy escapes her hardscrabble upbringing when she becomes courtesan t...
"Sniffer dog is always looking out for things. Take the magnifying glass and join him in a delightful picture hunt..."--Cover back.
Irina hopes to stop her life of killing after one last job for her Russian crime lord, but the presence of FBI agent Cate Cuevas, who is determined to stop the meeting of three great international crime organizations in Houston, may make completing the mission difficult.
A subversive comedy about three small town actresses taking in a mysterious new roommate from LA.
"Sniffer dog is always looking out for things. Take the magnifying glass and join him in a delightful picture hunt..."--Cover back.
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