In Cabin Six the half-dozen men and women--and one stowaway--who are passengers on the first American space shuttle for civilians are entering the space age as we all are, with our personal histories at our backs. Tom Gilpin, social reformer and cult hero; Veronica, the sexual explorer; Mulenberg, the businessman; William Wert, the diplomat who will be head man on arrival; Soraya, survivor of Iran's revolution; Lievering, possible survivor of the death camps--share all their secret histories. "Reader," says Tom Gilpin, "ride with us. Not for our sake alone, not for yours...(but) for the sake of that once gentle brown humus from which we all come."

When Mary O'Connor and Kit Douglas met, they were young and struggling-he with an acting career, she as an academic. Their marriage seemed perfect until the lure of Hollywood and a starlet drew Kit away, right when Mary needed him most. Now he was back in her life and the passion returned. But was he here to end their marriage-or save it? Contemporary Romance by Joan Wolf; originally published by New American Library/Rapture Romance

Won Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1984 Won Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1983

A sequel to her book Defiant Love, this book tell the story of Guyon's younger sister who is living with him and his wife after the battle of Hastings in 1066. While out walking one day after an illness, she manages to get taken for ransom by a Saxon neighbor to be used as a pawn in getting his cousin released from her brother's prison."You, my lady, are hostage for the safe return of my cousin who languishes in your brother's prison."Thus did Roanna D'Arcy learn the reason for her capture by Colin Algerson, a Saxon lord. But she was no meek prisoner. She would fight him at every turn - even as she would fight her own overwhelming attraction to this man who called himself her enemy.

Manny Moon, the agile one-legged detective, is back on a case involving the son of his old friend Ed Brighton.Young Joe Brighton had been found by the police standing over the dead body of Bart Meyers, president of the Purple Pelicans—a juvenile gang to which Joe belonged. The knife used to kill Bart belonged to Joe's father, and the police believed they had an open-and-shut case. But Manny didn't think Joe was a killer and when he started investigating he uncovered some very dangerous information that exposed a gang of dope peddlers. Manny had to keep one step ahead of them to save his own life and clear Joe from the murder charge.

ReviewA thundering adventure...to be savored. (Publishers Weekly) Product DescriptionThe Dark Place finds forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver on a trail that stretches from prehistoric times--to present danger.

Science Fiction. Southern California -- sunny days, blue skies, neighbors on flying bicycles ... ghostly submarines ... mermen off the Catalina coast ... and a vast underground sea stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Inland Empire where Chinese junks ply an illicit trade and enormous creatures from ages past still survive. It is a place of wonder ... and dark conspiracies. A place rife with adventure - if one knows where to look for it. Two such seekers are the teenagers Jim Hastings and his friend, Giles Peach. Giles was born with a wonderful set of gills along his neck and insatiable appetite for reading. Drawing inspiration from the novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Giles is determined to build a Digging Leviathan. Will he reach the center of the earth? or destroy it in the process?

Northern Florida in the Eisenhower era, complete with Johnny Ray on the jukebox and a Womanless Wedding—interrupted by an explosion at a moonshine still.Lily Trulock, owner of Trulock’s Grocery & Marine Supply, leads a pretty quiet life until a stranger comes to town. The new guy’s not what he appears, but then, some of St. Elmo’s residents aren’t either. Before she can say, “down the hatch,” Lily’s at the center of a vicious murder and a no-holds-barred bootlegging war—with a nasty storm on the way.

Read this classic romance by USA Today bestselling author Carole Mortimer, now available for the first time in e-book!In bed with her ex!Three years ago, Jarrett King walked out on Sian Morrissey, breaking their engagement and leaving her completely devastated. Now he's returned and is expecting Sian to hop back in his bed! Jarrett is certainly living up to his playboy reputation. But Sian still feels a passion for him that she can't deny...Originally published in 1983

In A Brig of War, Nathaniel Drinkwater is promoted lieutenant of the brig Hellebore. He finds routine convoy escort duties end abruptly when Admiral Nelson, pursuing the French fleet to Egypt, sends Hellebore to the Red Sea with an urgent warning to the British squadron there. However, Nelson’s apprehensions over French ambitions in the East are more than justified. Edouard Santhonax, Drinkwater’s old enemy, is already preparing for a French descent on India. The hunt for this elusive Frenchman and his frigate is combined with British naval operations on the flank of Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign. It is during the attack on Kosseir that Drinkwater is left for dead. His escape and the subsequent desperate attack on Santhonax leads to a still more dangerous situation under Augustus Morris, former tyrant of the midshipmen’s berth on HMS Cyclops.Drinkwater’s fight to bring a half-armed ship safely to the cape of Good Hope is beset with personal enmity, the activity of the French and the violence of the sea.

Re-read this classic romance by New York Times bestselling author Penny Jordan Aged fifteen, innocent Laurel had been the victim of an attempted assault, and hard-edged Oliver Savage was the journalist who reported on the story. Laurel's reputation ended up in tatters, leaving her devastated and slow to trust... Years later, Oliver is determined to right his wrong...only to discover that feisty Laurel doesn't want his help, she wants vengeance! But the chemistry between them is instant, and undeniable... Can Oliver's expert caress tempt Laurel to put her plans for revenge aside, and succumb to desire instead? Originally published in 1983