Showing results for "Broken Road" in Literature & Fiction

Cormac, a former bounty hunter of supernatural creatures, and Amelia, the essence of a Victorian wizard who survived her own execution and now shares his body, have settled down to a quiet life in the country. Or so they think. On a proverbial dark and stormy night, a visitor in trouble lands on their doorstep: Odysseus Grant, a magician with secrets. A dangerous demon has escaped his control, and he needs their help capturing it. Reluctantly, Cormac and Amelia agree.

Armed with only a journal and a promise, soldier Ian Carlisle returns home to fulfill his friend's dying wish: to find the man's daughter and read her his journal, one page at a time. The woman he finds in River Rock, Missouri, is just as warmhearted, artistic, and feisty as her father described. Ian had fallen in love with Charlee McKinley before he even met her, but he has no idea if she'll ever return his feelings.

Amber Hill never imagined she would find herself a war widow and single mom. She feels robbed and is angry at God, and she doesn't know how to help her nine-year-old daughter Bree through her grief. Where, Amber wonders, are the Sunday dinners, the picnics, the bike rides, the time together they should be enjoying as a family? Instead, Amber is left with a folded flag and an empty heart.

The age of mankind is over, its empire reduced to a land of rubble and broken roads. Vicious things nest in the old, forgotten ruins, and what's left of humanity huddles in tiny communities that grow smaller every generation. But when a young boy is taken in by an unlikely ally, a glimmer of hope is born. After waking up in a mysterious forest with no weapons, supplies, or even memories of his life before, Dirt should have ended up a barely adequate snack. Luckily, he attracts the attention of a gigantic, curious wolf pup, who rescues him, and they quickly become friends.

There are only three things Mikey Tucker chases: danger, buckles, and buckle bunnies. With no intentions of settling down, he likes living life on the edge. In fact, he thrives on the edge. But after claims by the media that he's distracted and pressure from his friends, he's determined to prove them wrong. Juniper Ray built her future around the boy she thought she'd spend forever with… until she catches him sleeping with her best friend. Fleeing to a small town in Montana, she's ready for a clean slate, a new start.

George Raven is a phantom born of myth. He was fired with prejudice by the CIA for being too harsh with a terrorist. But there were others who valued his talents. They scrubbed his past, named him Raven, and put him to use against America's enemies. His deep-black team has thwarted several terrorist attacks on America, and twice saved U.S. President Peter Blager from assassination. Raven and his partner, Josie Lynch, are an odd couple, a mix of darkness and light. She is a paranormal viewer, a national treasure. Raven's existence is all about violence.

Sometimes, your heart knows the truth even before you do. The new page-turning family drama from one of Australia's most popular storytellers. As she approaches thirty, dedicated nurse Ellen Sutton's life is how she wants it - well, almost. Her younger sister, Carrie, seems to have it all sorted...

Bloomsbury presents Madame Sosostris & The Festival for the Broken-Hearted by Ben Okri, read by Phyllida Nash. What do you do when your heart has been made a wasteland by love? Viv, who’s in the House of Lords, had the idea for the festival on the twentieth anniversary of the day her first...