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As if Ring Day weren't enough to make Buffy Summers anxious (she can't even afford one of the less expensive silver bands), the Slayer has her hands full trying to figure out why an average split-level house in Sunnydale has all the vampires spooked. When she arrives at the library to discuss this...

Take it apart, figure it out, put it back together. That's the ongoing mission of the U.S.S. da Vinci, commanded by Captain David Gold and his first officer, Commander Sonya Gomez, late of the Starship Enterprise™ and one of Starfleet's top engineers. They oversee a crack S.C.E. team composed of...

Humans and elves, dwarves and gnomes, wizards and warriors all live and do business in the thriving, overcrowded port city of Cliff's End, to say nothing of the tourists and travelers who arrive by land and sea, passing through the metropolis on matters of business or pleasure—or on quests. The...

April 1945. The Russians are shelling what remains of the 9th army of the Wehrmacht. Obergefreiter Karl Meisner has survived five years of a war he didn’t want, but now it seems he won’t reach his 26th birthday. Taking on responsibility for one of the new young recruits gives Karl a reason to...

Book Summary Oh, my sweet missy, he said then pulled the knife from its scabbard. Crouching alongside Emma he reaches across and pressed the cold sharp blade against her neck then covers her mouth with his other hand. Emma is stunned. She cant move. She is frightened! Who is this man? Whats he doing?...

Best guess as to where their killer will strike next taking the team into the storm drainage tunnels under the city, Detective Beck Nash seeks help from a trusted old friend, while going head-to-head with a recruit with whom she couldn’t have less in common.21 Weeks is a fast-paced police...

Starting with a fight, Detective Beck Nash’s Monday gets no better as she is buried in paperwork, the serial killer’s latest victim is buried in sand, and the past refuses to stay buried.21 Weeks is a fast-paced police procedural thriller series that ramps up in intensity with each victim...

After the birth of her son, Queen Anne emerges from hiding to gather support openly. Desperate to keep France's throne, Isabella of Savoy commits all of her military resources to the battle against her rival. Meanwhile, d'Artagnan meets and falls in love with a young widow, Constance Bonacieux....

**One for all. All for one. ** The year is 1631, and the Black Death has returned to Europe. France lies in ruins. The King and Queen are in hiding, and a Spanish pretender sits upon the throne. Charles d'Artagnan's family is dead. His land, seized by armed peasants. He's out for revenge,...

School camp . . . what could possibly go wrong? Friday Barnes is forced to face her biggest fear - her own emotions! She must wave goodbye to Ian as he takes off to join his father in the Cayman Islands. But when your dad is a white-collar criminal, family reunions never go to plan. Ian is...

Teach Me invites readers inside an experience that fascinates everyone-an affair between a teacher and student-and gives an up-close-and-personal answer to the question: How does this happen? The hardcover edition of Teach Me was a Booksense Fall 2006 Kid’s Pick, a TeenReads.com Best Book of 2005, and a selection for the 2006 NYPL Books for the Teen Age.

“A must-have series for middle-grade readers.” —Booklist Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl! When Friday Barnes, girl genius, solves a bank robbery, she uses the reward money to send herself to Highcrest Academy, the most exclusive boarding school in the country—and...

Headmasters behaving badly! When four former headmasters arrive at Highcrest Academy to take part in the school’s anniversary celebrations, the students are warned to be on their best behaviour. Unfortunately, no one told the headmasters to stay out of mischief too! Which means Friday...

A vote for Piggins is a vote for cake! In this riveting eighth instalment of Nanny Piggins' adventures, she sets out to thwart Mr Green's political ambitions by running for mayor herself. Her mission - to proudly fight for Liberty, Equality and Cake! Is democracy safe? Probably not....