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The Book of Destruction
A unique novel that focuses on the act of murder! Murder is committed for its own sake in the three fictional episodes of The Book of Destruction. In The Gardener, the narrator learns from the thug Seshadri that he has been selected for assassination for no reason but the pure purpose of killing. A discotheque is bombed out of existence in The Hotelier and the Traveller. In the third episode, leading the narrator to an elaborately staged orgy and sacrifice, stitched clothes escape from a tailors shop and soar down the streets to take over bodies. The cruelty of killers and the wretchedness of victims are shifted to the margins as the novel focuses on the act of murder. In his inimitable style, Anand takes the mesmerized reader on a journey of three stages the practice of killing, the sacrifice of the victim and the sacrifice of the sacrificerbefore bringing the story of destruction to its finale. A unique novel that focuses on the act of murder! Murder is committed for its own sake in the three fictional episodes of The Book of Destruction. In The Gardener, the narrator learns from the thug Seshadri that he has been selected for assassination for no reason but the pure purpose of killing. A discotheque is bombed out of existence in The Hotelier and the Traveller. In the third episode, leading the narrator to an elaborately staged orgy and sacrifice, stitched clothes escape from a tailors shop and soar down the streets to take over bodies. The cruelty of killers and the wretchedness of victims are shifted to the margins as the novel focuses on the act of murder. In his inimitable style, Anand takes the mesmerized reader on a journey of three stages the practice of killing, the sacrifice of the victim and the sacrifice of the sacrificerbefore bringing the story of destruction to its finale.
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Love Virtually
Is there a safer space for secret desires than virtual reality? The most unusual and compelling love story of the new millennium. It begins by chance: Leo receives emails in error from an unknown woman called Emmi. Being polite he replies, and Emmi writes back. A few brief exchanges are all it takes to spark a mutual interest in each other, and soon Emmi and Leo are sharing their innermost secrets and longings. The erotic tension simmers, and it seems only a matter of time before they will meet in person. But they keep putting off the moment – the prospect both unsettles and excites them. And, after all, Emmi is happily married. Will their feelings for each other survive the test of a real-life encounter? About the Author Daniel Glattauer was born in Vienna in 1960 and works there as a journalist and writer. Since 1989 he has been a columnist for Standard, and three collections of his articles have been published in book form. Every Seventh Wave, the bestselling sequel to Love Virtually, will also be published by MacLehose Press in 2012. Jamie Bulloch (Leo) is a translator and historian. Katharina Bielenberg (Emmi) is an editor and translator. They are husband and wife.
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Bared to You
Our journey began in fire... Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness - beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white hot. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily . . . Gideon knew. He had demons of his own. And we would become the mirrors that reflected each other's most private wounds . . . and desires. The bonds of his love transformed me, even as I prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't tear us apart . . .
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Beautiful Disaster
A New York Times and USA Today bestseller--a self-published phenomenon--is now available from S&S. Beautiful Disaster's proven track record demonstrates that it's impossible to resist this passionate romantic novel filled with sexual tension about a good girl dangerously drawn to the ultimate bad Boy. The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesnt drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University's Walking One-Night Stand. Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needand wantsto avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abbys resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Traviss apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.
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Sister, Missing
The long-awaited sequel to the Red House award-winning bestseller, Girl, Missing, now in paperback.
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Good Intentions
Lynn and Marc find they have more in common than the fact that their spouses have run off together--a powerful attraction that complicates Marc's quest for revenge and makes Lynn wonder about his real intentions. Reissue. PW.
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Hammerheads
Bestselling author Dale Brown tackles the controversial subject on America's drug war. The U.S. government has created an all-new drug-defense agency--Hammerheades--that will never make the war against drugs the same.