Rhys Le Noireau has spent nearly four decades feeling like a puzzle piece out of place, struggling to find his true identity.When his mother, Astral, falls into a coma and requires hospitalization, Rhys, a successful architect, is entrusted with the daunting task of organizing her belongings and settling her affairs.As Rhys delves into the process of cleaning out his mother's home, he stumbles upon a hidden treasure trove of family heirlooms: an ancient family Bible, a myst...

Wil and his father survive as best they can as newly-turned vampires. Without training and guidance they find themselves vulnerable to their blood thirst and at the mercy of the arch-vampire sadist, the Marquis de Sade.

Historical--15th Century--The Spanish InquisitionSusanna Diego brought shame and death to her family. As penance, on her death bed she requests that her severed head be placed atop the front door lintel of her former family home. Her last prayer is a wish that her daughter never know her mother's shame.To Teresa, an orphan brought up in a convent, Susanna Diego's skull instills fear and an inexplicable personal sadness. When the nuns send her to care for a dying converso, a...

Sirena is a beautiful young stripper with a hobby. Very few men know about her hobby, but those who learn of it don't live to tell. These men become part of her life, a part of her home. Now two men lurk around Sirena, suspecting she may have a dark secret. One is blinded by his lust; the other, having been burned by his ex, is wary.Will Sirena invite both men into her home to stay--FOREVER?"Siren's Call is horror of the human kind. There are no supernatural beings in this ...

"The Hughes were dead and resided in a contemporary four-bedroom house with hardwood floors and granite-top kitchen counters." The family of five are vampires. Mom, who remembers the 18th century well, loves to dress in the clothing of that era. Dad is a traveling salesman who tries to be away from home as much as possible so that he may engage in typical vampiric delights. Vanessa is bored with childhood, Roger wishes he were normal, and Chuckie, the toddler, can out-curse the most jaded ...

Bodies emptied of blood are found on the streets of Paris. Is an indiscreet renegade vampire putting respectable Paris vampires at risk?Justin is asked to find the culprit before mortals begin to believe in vampires and take defensive action. However, Justin's lover, Madeline, has disappeared. Before meeting Justin she had been one of Sade's lovers. Could she have returned to Sade? Could she be the renegade vampire?

As a boy educated in Catholic school, Jonathan believed in the teachings of the Church. When his non-believing parents prevented him from attending Sunday Mass, Jonathan found his own way of celebrating the Lord's Day. Since the Church's dogma teaches that we are made in the "image and likeness of God," Jonathan decided to eat his own scabs in place of the Body and Blood of Christ at Communion.Now Jonathan is an adult, and his fetishism with Communion becomes more macabre even as h...

Packed with photos—a complete bead jewelry course in a book, with thirty easy projects!Written for the absolute beginner, Bead Jewelry 101 is filled with thorough instructions and step-by-step photographs that expertly guide you through the basics of making bead jewelry. Authors Ann and Karen Mitchell are a dynamic team of jewelry designers who will teach you all about the tools and materials while showing you how to use them.After a visual glossar...

Cricket brought them together, but one night of revelry tore them apart.Can Hamilton Roche, the King of Caribbean cricket battle the demons of his past to redeem himself and find his way back into the hallowed grounds of the sport that loves to hate him and into the arms of the woman who he has betrayed.

Feminist Theatre Then & Now – Celebrating 50 Years of women theatre makers in the UK and Ireland and their battle to make their voices heard, have their work produced professionally, and promote social justice. Here, the pioneers and leading lights of the newly energised feminist theatre movement continue to fight for an equitable, diverse and inclusive theatre which speaks for all. In 30+ essays, covering three generations, the interviews and essays in this book give important insight int...

Astral Le Noireau and Desmond Roche, are two dispossessed immigrants longing to return to the security and warmth of their West Indian homeland, and unburden the secrets they hold for each other.When their carefully crafted worlds start to unravel with the death of their homeland's Prime Minister, Astral and Desmond realize to be free, they must open Pandora's box and catapult forty years of mayhem back into their lives.The Return is an intriguing prequel to Scotland Bay the...

An old enemy returns from the ashes to seek revenge on Sade. But it is not just Sade who will feel the sting of her perverted wrath.