In the spring of 1802 Richard Bolitho is summoned to the Admiralty in London and given his orders for a difficult and, to him, distasteful task. Even an advanced promotion to vice-admiral to make him one of the youngest ever appointed does not compensate for his sudden and thankless mission. Bolitho and his wife are expecting their first child, and for once he is loath to quit the land for the demands of duty. The Peace of Amiens, signed a few weeks earlier, is already showing signs of strain as the old enemies wrangle over the return of colonial possessions won and lost during the war. In the little sixty-four-gun Achates Bolitho sails West for Boston, and thence to the Caribbean where he must hand over the island of San Felipe to the French. Bolitho discovers that to be a man of diplomacy is not enough, and as threat and counter-threat weave a web of intrigue around his lonely command he balances success against the danger to the men who must follow him even to the cannon's mouth

Я надеюсь, что моя книга поможет амбициозным людям, мечтающим стать «номер один» в чем угодно, не продать душу дьяволу – выйти из клетки излишних амбиций, подчиняясь Большой компании или Большому боссу, не потерять собственное достоинство. Быть эффективными, оставаясь при этом свободными, а самое главное – счастливыми. Потому что, когда ты бесконечно богат, но при этом – раб, ощущение счастья исчезает. А когда ты достиг карьерного успеха и удивительно при этом свободен – это кайф. Такая вот методика карьерного счастья: как совместить драйв, кайф и карьеру

ANGELS OF LOVE Long, sleek legs, siren-like faces, flawless naked bodies glazed in moonlight and sweat...DEMONS OF DESIRENo prayer can save you, no force of will can resist their unholy caress. Through midnight's veil, they will lead you from your wildest dreams into a nightmare of passion, pain and death... DAUGHTERS OF HELL Their beauty beckons. Their flesh seduces. And they're coming now -- for you. Welcome to Lockwood, a sedate, cozy kind of town...until night falls and the succubi come out to play. Hardcore sex, hardcore violence, and a harrowing ancient prophecy about to come true in spades-finally a supernatural horror novel that militant feminists will love! Sexy attorney Ann Slavik returns to her quiet hometown hoping to find her roots...but what does she find instead: murder

Love hurts, and no one knows it better than Georgina Kincaid. If she so much as kisses Seth Mortensen, the shy, sexy, incredibly gifted Seattle writer she's been dating, she'll drain his life force. Georgina is a succubus - a demon who draws her power from other men's pleasure. Admittedly, the shapeshifting and immortality perks are terrific, and yes, Georgina did choose to join the ranks of hell centuries ago. But it seems completely unfair that a she-demon whose purpose is seduction can't get hot and heavy with the one mortal who knows and accepts her for who she is...It's not just her personal life that's in chaos. Doug, Georgina's co-worker at a local bookstore, has been exhibiting bizarre behaviour, and Georgina suspects that something far more demonic than double espressos is at work. She could use help finding out, but Bastien, an irresistibly charming incubus and her best immortal friend, is preoccupied with corrupting an ultra-conservative talk radio star - and giving Georgina some highly distracting come-hither vibes. Georgina is going to have to work solo on this one - and fast because soon, Doug's life won't be the only one on the line

Súcubo (n.): Demonio seductor, capaz de cambiar de forma, que tienta y proporciona placeres a los mortales de sexo masculino. Georgina Kincaid es un súcubo y la protagonista de esta historia. En apariencia es una joven veinteañera de estatura media y cabello largo, pero lleva mucho más tiempo en el mundo gracias a la inmortalidad de los seres de su condición. Un súcubo vive gracias a los años de vida que va robando a los hombres con los que se acuesta. Su misión es propagar el mal a través de la tentación carnal, pero Georgina intenta llevar una vida normal y sólo hace sus tareas de súcubo con hombres que no se verán perjudicados por ello. En otras palabras, Georgina no es feliz con su condición de súcubo y por eso trata de llevar una vida humana, con su trabajo en una librería y sus amigos humanos

Succubus (n.) An alluring, shape-shifting demon who seduces and pleasures mortal men. Pathetic (adj.) A succubus with great shoes and no social life. See: Georgina Kincaid. When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl can be anything she wants, the wardrobe is killer, and mortal men will do anything just for a touch. Granted, they often pay with their souls, but why get technical? But Seattle succubus Georgina Kincaid's life is far less exotic. Her boss is a middle-management demon with a thing for John Cusack movies. Her immortal best friends haven't stopped teasing her about the time she shape-shifted into the Demon Goddess getup complete with whip and wings. And she can't have a decent date without sucking away part of the guy's life. At least there's her day job at a local bookstore--free books; all the white chocolate mochas she can drink; and easy access to bestselling, sexy writer, Seth Mortensen, aka He Whom She Would Give Anything to Touch but Can't. But dreaming about Seth will have to wait. Something wicked is at work in Seattle's demon underground. And for once, all of her hot charms and drop-dead one-liners won't help because Georgina's about to discover there are some creatures out there that both heaven and hell want to deny

Some days, a girl just can't catch a break......especially when the girl in question is Georgina Kincaid, a shape-shifting succubus who gets her energy from seducing men. First there's her relationship with gorgeous bestselling writer Seth Mortensen, which is unsatisfying on a number of levels. It's not just that they can't have sex in case Georgina inadvertently kills him (generally a turn-off for most guys). Lately, even spending time together is a challenge. Seth's obsessed with finishing his latest novel, and Georgina's under demonic orders to mentor the new (and surprisingly inept) succubus on the block.Then there are the dreams. Someone, or something, is preying on Georgina at night, draining her energy, and supplying eerie visions of her future. Georgina seeks answers from Dante, a dream interpreter with ties to the underworld, but his flirtatious charm only leaves her more confused-especially as the situation with Seth reaches crisis point. Now Georgina faces a double challenge-rein in her out-of-control love life, and go toe-to-toe with an enemy capable of wreaking serious havoc among mankind. Otherwise, Georgina, and the entire mortal world, may never sleep easy again

Georgina Kincaid has been a bad, bad succubus, which should be a good thing. But lately, thanks to her foul mood over breaking up with bestselling writer Seth Mortensen, she's been so wicked that Seattle's über-demon Jerome, decides to 'outsource' Georgina to a rival-and have her spy for him in the process. Being exiled to the frozen north-okay, Vancouver-and leaving Seth in the cozy clutches of his new girlfriend is unpleasant enough. Then Jerome is kidnapped, and all immortals under his control mysteriously lose their powers. One bright spot: with her life-sucking ability gone, there's nothing to keep Georgina from getting down and dirty with Seth, nothing apart from his girlfriend that is. Now, as the supernatural population starts turning on itself, a newly mortal Georgina must rescue her boss and figure out who's been playing them-or all hell will break loose. 

Georgina Kincaid has had an eternity to figure out the opposite sex, but sometimes they still surprise her. Take Seth Mortensen. The man has risked his soul to become Georgina's boyfriend. Still, with Lucifer for a boss, Georgina can't just hang up her killer heels and settle down to domestic bliss. In fact, she's being forced to transfer operations...to Las Vegas. The City of Sin is a dream gig for a succubus, but Georgina's allies are suspicious. Why are the powers-that-be so eager to get her away from Seattle — and from Seth? Georgina is one of Hell's most valuable assets, but if there's any way out of the succubus business she plans to take it — no matter how much roadkill she leaves behind. She just hopes the casualties won't include the one man she's risking everything for

Georgina Kincaid has formidable powers. Immortality, seduction, shape-shifting into any human form she desires, walking in heels that would cripple mere mortals—all child's play to a succubus like her. Helping to plan her ex-boyfriend's wedding is a different story. Georgina isn't sure which is worse—that Seth is marrying another woman, or that Georgina has to run all over Seattle trying on bridesmaid dresses. Still, there are distractions. Georgina's roommate, Roman, is cluttering her apartment with sexual tension. Then there's Simone, the new succubus in town, who's intent on corrupting Seth. But the real danger lies in the mysterious force that's visiting her thoughts, trying to draw her into a dark, otherworldly realm. Sooner or later, Georgina knows she'll be too weak to resist. And when that happens, she'll discover who she can trust, who she can't—and that Hell is far from the worst place to spend eternity

"Como cada día, el AVE llegaba puntual. A las 22.25 hacía su majestuosa entrada en la estación, pero, esta vez, todo iba a ser diferente…" ¿Quién había matado a los dos etarras? ¿Eran simples asesinatos o justas ejecuciones? Quintero, Hur, Irene y Víctor Saltero viven una apasionante historia en el misterioso tren AVE de las 20.00 h. Estamos ante una inquietante novela, escrita con una asombrosa ambientación y estética cinematográfica…

Une supposition que Béru soit promu commissaire et que San-Antonio redevienne simple inspecteur. Une supposition que le Gros se serve de Marie-Marie, et la déguise en bonzesse pour étudier les agissements d'une secte bizarre. Une supposition que Pinaud ne soit pas enrhumé, pour une fois, et qu'il identifie l'odeur de la naphtaline. Une supposition qu'un boulevard fort cossu soit consacré à la sucette. Et bouge pas, c'est pas fini : une supposition que t'achètes ce livre. Hein ? Alors, là, c'est pas compliqué, tu fais comme mes z'héros : tu suces !

Eleven stories from Shamus Award-winning crime novelist Ed Gorman that demonstrate both his range and his storytelling versatility. The collection opens with “All These Condemned,” the story of two brothers and one shocking secret, and “A Girl Like You,” an almost mystical story about a young man coming to grips with the meaning of love. “The Way It Used to Be” features a small-town teenage bigot, while a famous 1920s mobster is the lead in the somewhat whimsical “The New Man.” The chiller “Judgment” is about a Catholic priest, and a very unlucky stick-up artist plies his trade in “Ghosts.” One of Gorman’s favorite themes — lost love and its consequences — surfaces in “That Day at Eagle’s Point,” and a tabloid TV news piece provides the basis for the shocking title story. In “Aftermath” a woman struggles to recover after being raped by a policeman, while the woman in “Eye of the Beholder” struggles with the effects of her own beauty. The final story, “Angie,” is a stunning, Hitchcockian take on a small-town good-time girl who isn’t quite what she seems

It is Bombay in 1971, the year India went to war over what was to become Bangladesh. A hard-working bank clerk, Gustad Noble is a devoted family man who gradually sees his modest life unravelling. His young daughter falls ill; his promising son defies his father’s ambitions for him. He is the one reasonable voice amidst the ongoing dramas of his neighbours. One day, he receives a letter from an old friend, asking him to help in what at first seems like an heroic mission. But he soon finds himself unwittingly drawn into a dangerous network of deception. Compassionate, and rich in details of character and place, this unforgettable novel charts the journey of a moral heart in a turbulent world of change

The Agency had turned Paul Kavanagh down for a job — because he thought too much. As Agent Dattner put it at the final interview, “we need a man with a short circuit in his brain so that the process of independent thought is bypassed.” Then, surprisingly, and under decidedly chilling circumstances, Kavanagh interviews Dattner on a wild and lonely island. The two men form an unholy alliance pull off an incredible feat. The idea is to highjack $2,000,000 worth of U.S. government-issue firepower — enough ammunition to level a small country

Life is tough on the space station Belvaille. Not for the aristocratic nobles that call it home, but for the poor slobs like Hank. Hank is considered a “celebrated cutthroat” and the oldest living person in the city. His occupation is to be hired muscle for those people who don’t want to get their hands dirty but still want dirty things done. He possesses a mutation that allows him to be bulletproof and weigh thousands of pounds, two helpful traits in his line of work. When the wife a City Councilman approaches him about spying on her husband, Hank worries he’s flying too close to the flames for safety. When the husband is assassinated, he’s sure of it. Hank has to keep himself from getting framed for the murder while he finds himself increasingly manipulated by increasingly powerful people as the machinations of the City Council start to spill into his daily life. NOTE: Sequel to Hard Luck Hank — Screw the Galaxy, Hard Luck Hank — Basketful of Crap, and Hard Luck Hank — Prince of Suck

A fair green planet will always be bait to the interstellar explorer-colonist type. But when a planet has some mysterious killer-characteristic—then it’s “sucker bait”!

Anne Billson's debut novel is part horror story, part satire and has been praised by (among others) Salman Rushdie, Jonathan Carroll and Christopher Fowler, who in Time Out called it 'dark, sharp, chic and very funny'. It's set at the end of the 'greed is good' decade, and features a gothic love triangle between a man, a woman and the 300-year-old vampire they chopped into easily disposable pieces a decade earlier. But now she's back. and this time she's building an empire… Kevin Jackson, author of Bite, a Vampire Handbook, wrote: 'This debut novel by Anne Billson, a noted film critic and frequent contributor to the Guardian, was highly praised by Salman Rushdie and others as a sharp and witty satire on the greedy 1980s. And so it was, but that was only part of the story: it is also a gripping adventure yarn, a tale of the nemesis that may lie in store for us if we have ever committed a guilty act, and a delicious character study of an unconventional young woman whose weaknesses (envy, malice, jealousy) only make her all the more charming to the reader. It contains one of the most chilling moments in all vampire literature…