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A young boy finds more than he bargains for when he follows his dad into the parking lot of an all-night Services: a world frozen in time.
Titles in the series (9)
- Cretaceous
An old man purchases an elixir to save his dying dog. But their next walk together takes them a little farther than usual ... into the time of the dinosaurs!
- The Little Shop of Wonders: Complete Anthology: The Little Shop of Wonders, #9
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No matter how hard you try, no matter how far you look, you will never find this shop. It will find you. Dreams, desires, the most outlandish wishes: all are for sale at Esther May Morrow's timeless antiques and sundries store, for the bargain price of...well, that would be telling. You'll have to see for yourself. So come on in. Don't be shy. Make her an offer. She never refuses anyone. There's just one thing I should mention: each purchase comes with an absolute guarantee—no one who leaves her shop will be ever the same again. Includes nine irresistible tales of mystery, intrigue, and the paranormal : Cretaceous, Gin Rummy, Lot 62, Spellbound, The Conscripted Man, Miss Olivia, Phenomenal, Happy Meal, and The Temporal Man.
- The Conscripted Man
After trying on an authentic WW2 paratrooper's uniform--a present bought for his granddad, who's a war veteran--Christian Smith soon finds himself following in the old man's footsteps ... but for real! He's somehow transported back to Holland, 1944, hours before the start of Operation Market Garden. But that's not all. Christian has a book in his rucksack--a book his granddad lent him: The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery. And once ol' Monty gets his hands on that, you can be sure he's going to rewrite history, any way he can...
- The Temporal Man
You'll never see him coming; you won't want him to leave. For disillusioned young waitress Rebecca Green, the solution is Hold on tight when a mysterious time-traveller arrives to literally turn her world upside down. Sam Morrow is on the run. He's being pursued across time by four dangerous men from his past, including the deadliest swordsman in France. But now that he's found the girl of his dreams, it might just be time to stand and fight. Rebecca has an idea--to recruit the best swordsman in 18th century England--but will aristocratic Percy Torrance dare miss his wedding on Monday to help them? Pulse-pounding duels, sea battles and a journey outside time itself punctuate this heart-stirring tale of romance on the edge. From the distant past to the far-flung future, there's no hiding from fate. Or love. Hold on tight to The Temporal Man.
- Phenomenal
What if the last thing you imagined before you fell asleep sleep was waiting for you when you woke up? Just one condition: it has to be small enough to fit inside a glass fruit bowl. For down-on-his-luck salesman Nick Bergman, a heartfelt gift bought with his final ten pounds opens an astonishing magical route to fortune. His girlfriend Geri advises caution, but Nick fears the phenomenon might only be temporary. It's time to get creative. Physical riches soon give way to truly ambitious plans for the future when he realizes the awesome implications of limitless wealth. The world beckons. But how far can he go? How far would you go?
- Lot 62
Julie Blalock is approaching thirty and has an unfulfilling job with an accountancy firm. But she also has a secret--she was once an MI6 Agent. A personal tragedy forced her to quit eight years ago, but a chance offer to return for a one-time op is too tempting to ignore. Her mission: to pose as a rich socialite at Sotheby's, to gain critical intelligence during the most anticipated high-class auction of the year--Esther May Morrow's sale of antique treasures, featuring Lot 62, a prize that has even the Ministry of Defence worried. What secrets will Julie discover on her impromptu return to espionage?
- Gin Rummy
When a cardsharp with a murderous secret wanders into the wrong tavern on the edge of the woods, all bets are off. His female opponent, Esther May Morrow, has a supernatural secret of her own.
- Miss Olivia
A celebrated gigolo of the future has an unusual problem--he's in love with a screen icon of the past. What he needs is a way back to Hollywood's Golden Age, and not just on his Virtual Reality headset. But there's no such thing as time travel...is there?
- Spellbound
A young boy finds more than he bargains for when he follows his dad into the parking lot of an all-night Services: a world frozen in time.
Robert Appleton
Robert Appleton is a British science fiction and adventure author who specializes in tales of survival in far-flung locations. Many of his sci-fi books share the same universe as his popular Alien Safari series, though tend to feature standalone storylines. His rebellious characters range from an orphaned grifter on Mars to a lone woman gate-crashing the war in her biotech suit. His sci-fi readers regularly earn enough frequent flyer miles to qualify for a cross-galaxy voyage of their choosing. His publishers include Harlequin Carina Press, and he also ghost-writes novels in other genres. In his free time he hikes, plays soccer, and kayaks whenever he can. The night sky is his inspiration. He has won awards for both fiction and book cover design.
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