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Between 1900 and 1920, a century before endurance artist and street magician David Blaine, Hungarian-born Harry Houdini traveled Great Britain, performing in its major villages and cities. He befriended Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, immersed himself in spiritualism...
Today, Harry Houdini stands as the most famous illusionist and escape artist in history. But from the late nineteenth century to early twentieth century, magicians and escapologists who inspired—and were inspired by—Houdini packed vaudeville houses and local theaters...
When I called the mayor a "cockwomble", it didn't go down well.
Jewel Bauer has always been the underdog in whatever situation she lands in, and unfortunately her 'act now, think later' approach to life – or, as she puts it, "being the biggest numpty this side of planet Spackbrain" – doesn't help her chances of beating the odds.
Moving to a small town to kick start her life, she finally finds a place, a
...In real life Sarah and Adam can't stand each other.
In their virtual lives they adore each other.
They just haven't put two and two together.
When Sarah is arrested for committing a reckless act, she's mortified to be rescued by the person she's consistently infuriated since high school. Infuriating him's not intentional. He just seems to be around to watch her fall on her face
...Business in ruins: one.
Money in the bank: $4.82.
Crime scene: one and counting.
Sadie Quinn's been down on her luck before, but never like this, and the moment of folly that forces her to go on the run has pushed her out of the fire and into a thermo-nuclear disaster.
Fleeing to the one place she knows she can get her life back on track – her grandfather's small-town
...When a woman-and-dog road trip turns into an off-the-wall ride.
Searching for a new start, Brigitta and her furry sidekick take off on the road-trip of a lifetime. But when they break down in an illegal parking spot near a seaside town, they are treated as unwelcome imposters by a geriatric vigilante group and Brigitta is subjected to trial by octogenarian ire in a bid to force her out of town.
When she decides to make
...Outworld Trilogy Book 2: Outworld centres around the story of Tihane Delaron, a space sciences engineer, who, having completed her training, starts her apprenticeship and eventual journey work. The three volumes consider the relationships and interactions, that spring out of the circumstances crew members of a space ship, or outpost, face. These run the gamut from: fears and hauntings of childhood trauma, strange incidents, mysteries, accidents,
...A collection of nine romantic short stories set in glamorous locations from Italy to the Caribbean, passing through Scotland and Santa Barbara. Culture clashes, accidents, adversity, and career demands are some of the obstacles that conspire to keep our couples apart. But love conquers all in these upbeat fairy tales for grown-ups. When life gets to be too much and you just want to relax and escape, curl up with these beautifully written stories
...Em never imagined she'd use "covert" and "shameless" in the same sentence. Until she had nothing left to lose.
Em Stewart is no pushover. She can hot wire a car, torpedo a beer in under ten seconds, and make the most curse-hardy trooper blush with her colourful tongue. But when she's abandoned by her long-time boyfriend twenty minutes into starting their new life together on a remote island, she's in a tailspin.
...Silent Sebastian Sutherland (known in espionage circles as Triple S) is a ruthless killing machine. Recruited as a teenager, he becomes the agent of choice for the most covert MI5 and MI6 operations requiring the discreet elimination of adversaries. His trademark is the quiet way in which he dispatches his targets. When his latest mission is observed by a young woman, protocol demands that he eliminate the dangerous eyewitness. But there is something
...The complete award-winning series of four stand-alone, quirky romantic comedies.
THE YEAR OF THE FOX
When Nancy Myers starts her New Life in the mountains with a wild leap of faith and a cordless drill in her back pocket, she discovers:
a) working stuff out as you go along tends to bite you in the arse
b) men who look good in gumboots are Dangerous
c) it's a good idea to keep an eye out for
..."After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - March 2021