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When David moves in with Liz and Lucy, he discovers a collection of hand crafted, clay dragons that comes to life and has magical powers. David's personalized dragon, Gadzooks, can forecast the future, and inspires him to write a story which reveals the truth behind an unsolved mystery close to home. The story has an unhappy ending, and when David realizes the consequences of it he is angry. Then David finds... (more)

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Discworld: Book 28

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

by Terry Pratchett

Winner of the 2001 Carnegie Medal One rat, popping up here and there, squeaking loudly, and taking a bath in the cream, could be a plague all by himself. After a few days of this, it was amazing how glad people were to see the kid with his magical rat pipe. And they were amazing when the rats followed hint out of town. They'd have been really amazed if they'd ever found out that the rats and the piper met... (more)

Chalion: Book 1

The Curse of Chalion

by Lois McMaster Bujold

A man broken in body and spirit, Cazaril returns to the noble household he once served as page and is named secretary-tutor to the beautiful, strong-willed sister of the impetuous boy who is next in line to rule. It is an assignment Cazaril dreads, for it must ultimately lead him to the place he most fears: the royal court of Cardegoss, where the powerful enemies who once placed him in chains now occupy lofty... (more)

Spherical Harmonic (The Saga of the Skolian Empire)

Saga of the Skolian Empire: Book 7

Spherical Harmonic (The Saga of the Skolian Empire)

by Catherine Asaro

Separated for decades by circumstance and political machinations, the Ruby Dynasty, hereditary rulers of Skolia, struggle to bring together the tattered remnants of their family in the shadow of a disastrous interstellar war. Too many have died, others are presumed lost, yet Dyhianna, the Ruby Pharaoh, must move quickly if they are reassume their rightful place as rulers of the Skolian Empire.

Aunt Dimity Mysteries: Book 7

Aunt Dimity, Detective

by Nancy Atherton

When Lori Shepherd returns from her trip to America, she is shocked to hear that Prunella "Pruneface" Hooper has been killed. This is the first murder in the village of Finch in more than a century, and everyone is in an uproar. Before the town implodes in the wake of this scandal, Lori sets out to solve the murder. Unfortunately, nearly everyone in Finch had a reason to want Mrs. Hooper dead. With the help of the... (more)

Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras (Mates, Dates)

Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras (Mates, Dates)

by Cathy Hopkins

A turning point is exactly what Lucy Loverling does NOT want. Everything is changing around her, and suddenly she has to make all sorts of decisions. Everyone else knows who and what she wants to be except her. Izzie has become friends with the glamorous Nesta, and Lucy isn't certain she likes a threesome. Nesta and Izzie look sixteen, but Lucy, at fourteen, can still pass for a twelve-year-old. But then one... (more)

Zaftig: Well Rounded Erotica

Editor Hanne Blank writes, “Many of the pieces are frank in celebrating the transformative force of sex, lust, desire, and the recognition that one is desired.” Zaftig women, described variously as “full-figured” and “pleasingly plump,” have long been a source of fetish and humor in erotic literature. Now the publisher of Best Women’s Erotica turns the tables with surprising, steamy stories showcasing the sex... (more)

Slaves of the Mastery (Hardback)

by William Nicholson

The Water Hole

by Graeme Base

The long-awaited companion to the best-selling Animalia! Graeme Base is back-with an exciting and fun new counting book! Children will love counting from one to 10 as animals of the world gather around a water hole. As one rhino gives way to two tigers, then three toucans, on up to 10 kangaroos, die-cut pages reveal the water hole in 10 different worldwide habitats, from African plains to Himalayan mountains... (more)

by Jim Crace

THE DEVIL'S LARDER is a cumulative novel in sixty-four parts, all on the subject of food. Crace's readers might learn that little is to be trusted about food from these hilarious, delightful and subversive ingredients, but they will encounter a startling and touching patchwork portrait of a community where meals are served with lashings of passion and recipes come spiced with unexpected challenges and hopes.

The GryphonNick Bantock

Morning Star Trilogy: Book 1

The Gryphon

In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin and Sabine Is Rediscovered

by Nick Bantock

Griffin & Sabine, Sabine's Notebook, and The Golden Mean have sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and spent over 100 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list. At long last, Nick Bantock brings us a new volume in the Griffin and Sabine story. The Gryphon is a tale rich in the artistry, mystery, and surprise that make the original saga so beloved. Although readers will be drawn into the book without ever... (more)

Lady of Ch?iao Kuo : Warrior of the South

The Royal Diaries

Lady of Ch?iao Kuo : Warrior of the South

by Laurence Yep

The Royal Diaries proudly presents two-time Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep, whose stunning diary of sixteen-year-old Lady of Ch¹iao Kuo takes readers on a remarkable adventure to Southern China in the sixth century A.D., where Ch¹iao Kuo, a born leader called Red Bird, is courageous and keenly intelligent.

Penny Pieces (Nexus)

by Penny Birch

Penny Pieces is a collection of Penny Birch’s tales of corporal punishment, public humiliation and perverted pleasures from nettling to knicker-wetting. This time Penny lets her characters do the talking. But, whether finding novel uses for a climbing harness, being stuck in a pillory, or sploshing around in mud, Penny’s still the cheekiest minx of them all.

Temper Tantrum (Nexus)

by Penny Birch

Synopsis Natasha Linnet has a weakness for dirty old men - hence her relationship with wine buff and accomplished spanker Percy Ottershaw. When Percy visits a former colleague, the louche Dr Blondeau, in France, Natasha tags along. Blondeau, figuring correctly that any girlfriend of his perverted old friend must be a willing submissive, has extreme ideas of his own, for which he considers Natasha fair game.... (more)

The Captain's Wife

by Douglas Kelley

Based on the true story of Mary Patten, The Captain's Wife begins in July 1856 during the heyday of the great clipper ships. Mary's husband, Captain Joshua Patten, is hired to navigate Neptune's Car on a treacherous voyage from New York to San Francisco through one of the most dangerous straits in the Western Hemisphere Cape Horn. Early on, trouble erupts on the ship. When the first mate is put in... (more)

The Best American Erotica 2001 (Unabridged Selections)

The Best American Erotica 2001 (Unabridged Selections)

by Susie Bright

Abandon your inhibitions. You are about to experience the most provocative, sensual fiction of the year. In The Best American Erotica 2001, Marge Piercy introduces us to the nerd kid sex club, Nathan Englander explores the addictive power of a peep show, Jerry Stahl relates a dare from an extremely demanding girlfriend, and Dani Shapiro proves the difference between the fantasy and the reality of losing your... (more)

The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)

The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)

by Rachel Maines

From the time of Hippocrates until the 1920s, massaging female patients to orgasm was a staple of medical practice among Western physicians in the treatment of "hysteria," an ailment once considered both common and chronic in women. Doctors loathed this time-consuming procedure and for centuries relied on midwives. Later, they substituted the efficiency of mechanical devices, including the electric vibrator,... (more)

The Serpent Gift (The Shamer Chronicles)

The Serpent Gift (The Shamer Chronicles)

by Lene Kaaberbol

Has Dina inherited another dangerous ability—this time from the father she’s never met? A watching face in a market crowd, a mist-shrouded figure on the moor, a haunting presence seen only when he wants to be seen—Sezuan, possessor of the Serpent Gift for lie and illusion, is a chilling and ambiguous figure at the best of times. He is also Dina’s father. And when he comes to claim the daughter he has never... (more)

The Shamer's Signet

by Lene Kaaberbol

ne look into the Shamer's eyes and a person's darkest secrets are revealed. Dina has recently inherited this uncomfortable gift, and now even her brother, Davin, no longer dares to meet her gaze.Yet in these dangerous times there are far worse things in store for the young Shamer. She is kidnapped by the corrupt Valdracu, cousin to the evil Dragon Lord who once tried to kill her mother. Then she's forced to use... (more)

The Empress's New Lingerie: Bedtime Stories for Grownups

The Empress's New Lingerie: Bedtime Stories for Grownups

by Hillary Rollins

Ever consider what the beast really wanted with his young Beauty? Find out in this collection of wittily reimagined fairy tales for a strictly adult audience. In the title story, a haughty princess parades in front of her people and ends up showing off far more than her leadership skills. A modern-day Cinderella attends the palace ball in a pair of black patent-leather stiletto heels guaranteed to bring the... (more)

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by Chris D'Lacey

by Terry Pratchett

by Lois McMaster Bujold

by Catherine Asaro

by Nancy Atherton

by Cathy Hopkins

by William Nicholson

by Graeme Base

by Jim Crace

In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin and Sabine Is Rediscovered

by Nick Bantock

by Laurence Yep

by Penny Birch

by Penny Birch

by Douglas Kelley

by Susie Bright

by Rachel Maines

by Lene Kaaberbol

by Lene Kaaberbol

by Hillary Rollins