The Secret War by M. F. W. Curran - Mankind vs. Daemon

Matt FW Curran was born in 1974 in Essex and now he lives in Sheffield with his wife.

“The Secret War”, written by M.F.W.Curran is a historical fantasy novel that plots out the secret battle fought between Heaven and Hell. Angles and Daemons, knights and vampires fight for the future of mankind, and as the two sides continue their war across the world, innocent people are caught up in the clash.

As the story begins, Napoleon has lost and so the battle of Waterloo comes to an end. The newly promoted Captain William Saxon and his closest friend Lieutenant Kieran Harte are survivors of the Battle of Waterloo along with their few men. William is much disappointed as he lost many men under his command. Also his buddy, Kieran has been injured and is exhausting in the Belgian town of Gembloux where he falls in love with a neighborhood lady. Soon he decides to leave the army once his colleagues return home, willing to start a new life with his lover.

But things started to change, when a mysterious artefact is stolen from the body of a dead French soldier, which has the power to raise a daemon. Soon this daemon plunders the town of Gembloux, killing soldiers and civilians alike, including Kieran's lover. Subjected to emotions and anger, Kieran and William join hands to fight against this monster, in order to kill it once in for all. During this mission, they meet a man named Engrin who leads them to Rome and introduces them to a fading secret organization in the Catholic Church that is fighting against these daemons and worse. Also they get a chance to meet an enigmatic warrior, who is believed to have the key for the fate of mankind. Will the daemon be killed? Or is this the end of mankind?

The Two Pearls of Wisdom by Alison Goodman - Brings out the ancient lores of Chinese Astrology

Alison Goodman is an Australian author, who is well-known for her award-winning science fiction novel, “Singing the Dogstar Blues”. She has given lecture in creative writing programs at several Victorian universities. She is good at writing fictional stories.

“The Two Pearls of Wisdom”, written by Alison Goodman is a 2008 Aurealis Award-winning Novel under the Best Fantasy category, which is based on the ancient lores of Feng Shui and Chinese astrology. The story is all about Eon, who is been trained to become a Dragoneye -- one of the most powerful people in the whole of the empire who can able to control wind and water to protect the land. But there is a dark secret that hides behind his past. Eon is actually Eona, a young woman living a dangerous pretence that, if discovered, will mean certain death.

When Eona was young, he was found by a power-hungry master of the Dragon Magic, who was in a search for the new Dragoneye. Since females are not allowed in practicing arts, Eona undergoes years of study to mask or pretend as a boy. So Eona becomes Eon, and a dangerous risk is put into play. Soon, Eon's ultimate display of skill at the Dragoneye ceremony draws attention of the Emperor himself and summoned to the wealthy court, which places him in the centre of a power struggle between the Emperor and his High Lord brother.

Subjected to the treacherous court politics, Eon tries to escape form the responsibilities given to him, since he gets deviated from his mission in capturing the imperial throne. Soon Eona must learn to believe her powers and find the strength to face a spiteful enemy who would take away her magic and her life.

The Horror Book Kingdom by Tom Martin

Tom Martin is a fictitious name and he lives in Oxford. His first novel, Pyramid gained good impacts and responses from the people all over the world.

“Kingdom” is a suspense / religious thriller book written by Tom Martin, which eyes on one of the most enduring historic stories of the East -- the legend of Shangri-La. The plot revolves around the discoveries made by a female journalist regarding the hidden truths in Tibet. Nancy Kelly, a female journalist has been sent to Delhi to replace a man called Anton Herzog, her predecessor.

As soon as Nancy arrives in Delhi, things started to change, as Herzog went missing in Tibet and soNancy is arrested on the suspicion of espionage. Some how, Nancy frees herself from this suspicion and decided to go in search of Herzog. At this time, she discovers that Herzog has a real sinister past. Soon she receives a parcel having a mysterious trumpet made of bone that looks like a cult. She learns that the weird cult is associated with the Nazis and also she is been indicated that some one is trying to penetrate into a hidden kingdom in Tibet.

These clues draw her on a dangerous journey into an ancient land of myth and legend, where she teams up with an American antiques dealer named Jack Adams and together they march towards Tibet in search of the missing man, Herzog and in search of the mystery that he has been involved in. Will Nancy find out the mystery behind the hidden kingdom?

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Tempted All Night by Liz Carlyle - A Romance

Liz Carlyle is an American author, well known for her historical romance novels.

“Tempted All Night” is a romantic, thriller story book that revolves around the two main characters who try to find out the mystery behind the death of a Russian and the missing woman. Miss Phaedra Northampton and Miss Zoe Armstrong are best friends who couldn't be more distinct from each other. Phaedra is a good English lady, who has a sharp wit, but never showed it out. But Zoe is a kind of girl who lives for her satisfaction and never bothers about the wrong way she chooses to achieve her happiness. Moreover, she uses Phaedra for correcting her faults, which sometimes brings out trouble to both of them.

Phaedra tries to keep a secret away form her family that she is trying to help her maid look for the maid’s sister, Millie. When she is on the quest to locate Millie, she witnesses a mysterious Russian, Gorsky falls dead at her feet, a knife stabbed at his back. Handsome rake Tristan Talbot, son of the marquess of Hauxton, goes on the search for the killer since his father insisted to do so, and Phaedra insists on helping him to investigate this death since she suspects there is a link between Gorsky’s death and Millie's disappearance.

In the meanwhile, Tristan and Phaedra fall in love with each other, but they both try to avoid it as much as they can. As the danger surrounding the investigation develops, so does the feelings between Tristan and Phaedra, causing unexpected problems to arise. Will the duo find out the killer?

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Identity by G.M.Ford - Search of the memories

G.M.Ford, an excellent writer of thriller novels is born in 1945 and lives in Seattle. He is the author of the applauded Frank Corso series and Leo Waterman series.

Identity by G. M. Ford, his first stand-alone novel in which a suspense story is wrapped up with a mystery along with riddles over certain death. As the story begins, Paul Hardy survived an accident when he was seen near dead in a railroad car behind western station seven years ago. Since his body was damaged severely, he spent past seven years living in a group home for disabled adults -- Harmony House in Washington State.

Although, Paul lost contacts with the outside world, since he can’t remember his identity, he developed a close relationship with one of the physically-challenged patients -- Shirley, whom he seemed to understand. One day Shirley´s wheelchair rolled out of control and Paul ran after it, trying to save her from tumbling over. Unfortunately during the rescue, a car hit him. Paul is taken to the hospital in a critical condition, with less chances to survive. The Director of the Harmony House, Helen, knew she had to stay at the hospital because Paul had no one else.

During the treatment, the doctor did a face surgery to Paul that got damaged during his first accident. After a while, Paul gained the consciousness, but came up with a problem that his name is not Paul Hardy. When he looked in the mirror, he couldn’t even recognize himself due to the reconstructive surgery. Slowly, Paul was able to regain some memories that took him on a cross-country quest to find out who he really is.

As Paul begins his search, some people are not comfortable -- from the DA's office to the highest levels of government. So, he begins to face more threats to his life. Will Paul finds his identity?

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Shadow of the Scorpion by Neal Asher - A Novel of War

Neal Asher is an English science fiction writer. He is born in Essex, England and began writing Science Fiction and Fantasy at the age of sixteen. His novels are occupied by fast paced action and violent encounters.

“Shadow of the Scorpion” is Neal’s sixth Ian Cormac title in Polity series in which the adventures of Ian Cormac, an agent of Earth Central Security (ECS), in his ongoing battles against a rigidly hierarchical, scorpion-shaped species called the Prador to secure the future of the Polity is plotted out neatly in an insane war story with full of giant explosions on alien worlds.

Most of the pages in this book reveals out the flashbacks of Cormac, where readers get a chance to read more about his early days, spending time with is father, mother and his brother. While his father and brother were off world fighting the Prador, he had a series of bitter experiences that involved a giant, scorpion-shaped war robot which seems to follow him and disturbs his life as it did for his family.

While dealing with the monstrous Prador in a crashed spaceship, things suddenly change further when a colleague is revealed as a Separatist traitor and captures a warhead to be used against the ECS, making the situation to get more complicated. As Cormac's heroic actions get him quickly promoted to an elite fighting unit called the Sparkind, his childhood memories lead him to question what exactly happened to his father, since he believes that his dad died during the war. As he gets deeper into the case, he finds out the hidden truths behind the death of his father.

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New Romance book by Louise Douglas - The Love of My Life

“The Love of My Life” is a brilliant, gripping and heart-wrenching debut novel by Louise Douglas and she has achieved something very accomplished. This is a romantic novel that brings out the innocence of childhood and the dynamics of love and loss with dexterous and sensitivity.

This novel brings out the love story between two teenagers -- Olivia and Luca Felicone. They had known each other since childhood and their friendship grows out as a secret teenage romance, which eloped to London since their families opposed their relationship. Luca's parents own Marinella's restaurant, the colorful hub of life in the north-eastern seaside town of Watersford. Their marriage life was running smoothly, filled up with love and romance, until the day came to mess up the things suddenly.

On a cold January night Olivia's life is shattered, when she learns that Luca dies in a car accident, which has made Olivia to panic. She is left with nothing. After suffering from weeks of overwhelming grief, she quits her job and returns north where Luca has been buried in Watersford. Luca’s mother, Angela has never forgiven Olivia for causing such a break in her family. So, Luca’s family didn’t treat Olivia kindly, during the funeral.

Soon, Olivia meets Marc, Luca's married twin and she realizes that he is experiencing a loss almost as painful as her own. Their grief draws them into an affair to help each other through the weeks after Luca's death. Even tough they knew this relationship has no meaning and future, but fills the space where Luca should be. Will this affair bring Olivia into Luca’s family?