Adam is the embodiment of every fantasy Eden's ever had. Their whirlwind relationship is so intense and all consuming that soon she can’t imagine being with anyone else. But there’s one thing that’s keeping Adam and Eden from their happily ever after. They’ve never met. She doesn’t even know what he looks like. Is Adam too good to be true or is the truth more startling than fiction?

Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was first published in 1776 and almost instantly was recognized as fundamental to an understanding of economics. It was also recognized as being really long and as P. J. O'Rourke points out, to understand The Wealth of Nations, the cornerstone of free-market thinking and a book that shapes the world to this day, you also need to peruse Smith's earlier doorstopper, The Theory of Moral Sentiments. But now you don't have to read either, because P. J. has done it for you. In this hilarious work P. J. shows us why Smith is still relevant, why what seems obvious now was once revolutionary, and how the division of labour, freedom of trade and pursuit of self-interest espoused by Smith are not only vital to the welfare of mankind, they're funny too. He goes on to establish that far from being an avatar of capitalism, Smith was actually a moralist of liberty. As P. J. says, 'It's as if Smith, having proved that we can all have more money, then went on to...

An Unsafe Pair of Hands is a quirky murder mystery set in rural England charting the descent and rise of a detective on the verge of a nervous breakdown.Peter Shand is the 'safe pair of hands' - a high-flying police administrator seconded to a quiet rural CID team to gain the operational experience he needs for promotion. On his second day he's thrust into a high-profile murder case. A woman's body is discovered in an old stone circle - with another woman buried beneath her.The pressure on Shand is enormous. The case is baffling. A local journalist is out to discredit him and then, goaded at a press conference about lack of progress, he invents a lead. And keeps on lying – to the press, his boss, his team - telling himself that he'll solve the case before anyone finds out.And then another murder occurs. And had there been a third?Which will break first? The case, or Shand?

With Theo facing deadly odds in a fight to the death, Sar makes a pact with Lash, agreeing to give Devlin another chance in return for Theo’s life. Reforging her relationship with her handsome vampiric lover mends old wounds, even as Theo moves to regain Sar just for himself. But Devlin’s old enemy Ulysses appears, taking Sar prisoner and burning Devlin badly in a surprise attack...

'To succeed in the Navy you've got to humour madmen,' Paul Vincent explains to Michael Hobbes when they meet again for the first time since they left H.M.S. Barsetshire, the Cadet Training Cruiser. Both have long since finished their training and are now Lieutenants just appointed to H.M.S. Carousel, a cruiser on the Far Eastern Station, an unusual ship whose shape has been changed so often that even Jane's Fighting Ships has despaired of her. In the trooper Michael and Paul come to close quarters with those strange but allied species - the Army and the R.A.F. They also meet a very old acquaintance, Carousel's new First Lieutenant, none other than Lieutenant Commander Robert Bollinger Badger, D.S.C., R.N., known throughout the Navy as The Artful Bodger. The Bodger is still a man of resource. He demonstrates how to deal with impertinent Army officers who ask him to play deck games under a broiling afternoon sun and how to run a children's fancy dress party in circumstances which would have made a full Admiral blench. H.M.S. Carousel has a varied commission. Her officers entertain everyone from the Borneo chief who offers to shrink the Chief Steward's head free of charge to the boffins who designed Miranda (the super-intelligent secret weapon who takes charge of her own trials). Michael and Paul meet again Freddie Spink, by now the uncrowned King of Hong Kong's night life, and George Dewberry, living the life of a Shogun of Old Japan on suki yaki and explosive rice wine, surrounded by geisha girls. Meanwhile, the Bodger is on top form. He settles accounts with the American destroyer, Hiram K. Salt, arranges a Damage Control exercise which leaves its mark on the ship, and rides an elephant back to the oddest tea party he has ever attended. We Joined the Navy was perhaps the most successful first novel published, and all who read it will welcome its successor.

Moskowitz Memorial Laboratory janitor Cletus Busters is caught red-handed in a restricted area with the frozen head of Dr. Whitney Valentine, one of the lab's most prestigious researchers. Busters won't say much, except that he's innocent. Given his conspicuous record and past as a voodoo guru, all signs point to life in prisonAnd with the trial less than a week away, his lawyer has made exactly two motions—heading to the bar for several rounds of Wild Turkey and begging Tubby Dubonnet for help.Meanwhile, Tubby's taken on a new client—a female boxer with an abusive boyfriend—and referees the romantic entanglements of his ex-wife and three teenage daughters.But as Busters' trial proceeds and the jury savors the startling evidence, the danger mounts. Revealing the murderer could prove to be Tubby's biggest triumph—or his last case ever.

What if you fell for the most impossible woman: your best friend's girlfriend?Maxine "Max" Hallwell has spent her entire life making the safe, responsible decisions. It's not that she never had dreams, but while her childhood best friend, Joanna, risked everything to start her own delivery business, Max went to work at a call center. Now, their fortieth birthdays are fast approaching, and Joanna is rich, high-powered and happy. And Max is miserable.When Joanna introduces Max to her new girlfriend, Fiona—a stunning, charismatic cake decorator Jo met at a businesswomen's dinner—Max is nothing but happy for her. After all, Fiona is the woman of Joanna's dreams. Fiona's so wonderful, in fact, that she encourages Max to finally open her own business, and offers to help her get it off the ground. That Max is deeply attracted to Fiona means nothing. Max has been best friends with Joanna too long; she'd never hurt her.But one night, everything changes when Fiona admits her feelings for...

A powerfully evocative portrait of an alternative community in the early 1970s, told with a child's-eye simplicity by a young resident. Short fiction from an author whose work has been described by World Fantasy Award-winner Jeff VanderMeer as Rapacious, intelligent and witty.

Of Ice and Snow Otec thought destiny forgot him… The middle child of the clanchief, Otec is the overlooked son in an overflowing house. He dreams of escape and adventure, so when a mysterious stranger offers both, he doesn’t need persuading. But when his faraway village comes under attack, Otec will do anything to save the people he loves. Cut off from his nation, he must trust a foreign woman with a dubious past as they race to save his clan. But nothing is what it seems, and Otec may have to trust his enemy if he is to become the leader he was never meant to be. Destiny is not always kind. Winter Queen As winter’s touch freezes Ilyenna’s heart and soul, will she be able to hold onto love to keep her humanity? A dying man delivers a terrible warning: a civil war has begun between neighboring clans. As healer and clanmistress, Ilyenna is tasked with keeping the wounded alive and fed in the midst of an endless winter. But when the war moves to the heart of her village, Ilyenna looks into her enemy’s eyes and sees more than just cunning. There is also lust—lust for power and lust for her. She finds herself faced with an impossible choice—seize the fairies’ dark magic and lose her humanity, or risk facing the enemy alone. Of Fire and Ash One promise can change everything. The fairies must never know of Nelay’s sight, for the attention of such dark and terrible creatures brings more things dark and terrible. But when Nelay's father is near death, the fairies are the only ones who can save him. All they require is a simple promise that she'll return the favor one day. Some promises are lethal. Summer Queen Nelay never wanted to be queen. Poised to become the most powerful priestess in Idara, Nelay doesn’t have time to become a pretty bauble for the king. She’s too busy saving her people from the invading army sweeping across her kingdom. But in defeat after defeat, Nelay begins to realize a bigger power is at play than that wielded by mere mortals. Only she can stand between the cinders of her once-great nation and the vengeance of a goddess.

Dagger-mouth is hungry. He is living on the remains left by other dinosaur hunters. As a tyrannosaur he is king of the predators, but he is young and has still to learn how to make a successful attack. Attack!, set in prehistoric times, is a gripping story of the struggle for survival. At a deeper level, it portrays the age of the dinosaurs coming to an end.

Taylor Hudson's daughter Grace is excited about the end of her first-grade year. But when a man kidnaps her from the school bus, Taylor discovers a threat from her past has returned. Instead of coming for her as he promised, he's taken her daughter instead. Kai Costa idolizes his dad, Dante, and wants to follow in his footsteps and become a Navy SEAL. When Kai realizes something is wrong, he doesn't hesitate to jump in and in doing so, he lands right in the middle of a nightmare. Unimaginable circumstances have thrown Dante and Taylor together as they race to track down their missing children. Is their bond strong enough to withstand a man threatening to take it all away?

With Eric Mason being the new leader of the family business he's left to make some tough decisions that could make or break the family, while, Chico has a plan to destroy the, Mason family and get rid of them once and for all.

From the earliest days of modern science fiction, Canada has given readers some of the most important authors in the field—and many of the finest stories. World Fantasy Award-winning editor David G. Hartwell has teamed up with Canadian writer and critic Glenn Grant to compile Northern Stars, an anthology of stories by the writers who have built Canada's rich science fiction tradition. Now in paperback for the first time, Northern Stars is the definitive overview of science fiction's northern frontier, a valuable addition to any fan's library.Contributors include:Joel ChampetierLesley ChoyceMichael G. ConeyCharles de LintCandas Jane DorseyDave DuncanJames Alan GardnerWiliam GibsonPhyllis GotliebGlenn GrantTerence M. GreenEileen KernaghanDonald M. KingsburyJudith MerrilYves MeynardJohn ParkClaude-Michel PrevostGarfield Reeves StevensSpider RobinsonEsther RochonRobert...

May 1144. Newly wedded, Gareth and Gwen travel across the border into England on a diplomatic mission with Prince Hywel of Wales. Within moments of their arrival, however, the mission goes awry and a murder case drops (literally) at their feet. Hindered at every turn by a climate of civil war and constantly shifting political alliances, Gareth and Gwen race to solve the murder and expose a plot that threatens not only their lives, but the life of the future King of England himself.Murder, intrigue, and treachery take center stage in The Fourth Horseman, the third Gareth and Gwen medieval mystery.Other books in the series include a prequel novella, The Bard's Daughter, and three novels: The Good Knight, the Uninvited Guest, and The Fallen Princess.