MTV has discovered the authors of tomorrow. Read them today in _Pieces._ This unique short-story collection is more than a good read -- it's an exciting glimpse into the future of fiction. The winners of MTV's "Write Stuff" competition share their voices and visions in tales that are endearingly ra

Imaginary friend Budo narrates this heartwarming story of love, loyalty, and the power of the imagination--the perfect read for anyone who has ever had a friend . . . real or otherwise Budo is lucky as imaginary friends go. He's been alive for more than five years, which is positively

**The second installment in the *Relic Master* quartet!** Even though Tasceron and its Emperor have fallen, there is a rumor that the heiress to the throne still lives. If so, her life is in grave danger, especially from the Watch. Galen and Raffi must race to find and protect her. Watch a Video

Mr. Palomar, whose name purposely evokes that of the famous telescope, is a seeker after knowledge, a visionary in a world sublime and ridiculous. Whether contemplating a cheese, a womans breasts, or a gorillas behavior, he brings us a vision of a world familiar by consensus, fragmented by the burde

SUMMARY: Modern Rome is a city rife with contradictions. Once the seat of ancient glory, it is now often the object of national contempt. It plays a significant part on the world stage, but the concerns of its residents are often deeply parochial. And while they live in the seat of a world religio

In this brilliantly crafted pastiche, Stephen Kendrick brings Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown together in an unprecedented collaboration on a singularly shocking murder case. It is Christmas Day, 1902, and a priest's mutilated body has been found in a London church that is hosting a secret interf

The red letter *A* on her dress marks young mother Hester Prynne among her Puritan neighbors, who demand to know who fathered her child. Rumors swirl, but the shunned and shamed Hester keeps her secretand hisfor years, until a guilt-ridden confession reveals the truth, with unexpected consequences.

After 9 years in the rangers, dealing with thugs and wild predators, Sergeant 'Chip' Coppelli has learned to spot trouble coming, and that is exactly what she sees in the unexplained discrepancies surrounding her new recruit, Katryn Nagata. But even so, Chip was not expecting murder.

Johnny Brice is a hotheaded, hard-working "picture-chaser" for the newsreels. He loves to fly into the mouth of danger (whether forest fire, shipwreck or flood), get the story first, shoot it and send the film back fast so that it can be turned into newsreels for theatres all across America. He's th

Its Halloween, and Lee is wrapping up a TV special at Underhill, a haunted house on Bodmin Moor. Theres only one problem despite its terrible past, this house doesnt seem to be haunted at all. Not great for the fans of Spirits of Cornwall, but all Lee wants to do is get home to Gideon and Tamsyn in

SUMMARY: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the rem

A mother hen wakes up one morning to find a gigantic egg among the others in her nest and goes in search of the egg's origin.

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WINTER'S WEB BY JENNIFER ESTEP An assassin at a renaissance faire. What could possibly go wrong? Everything, if you're Gin Blanco. This Spider is trapped in someone else's icy web--and it seems like they don't want her to leave the faire alive . . . A WILDERNESS OF GLASS BY GRACE DRAVEN The stre

"On the last day of his life, Royce Williams met a woman who literally took his breath away ..." When Claire Delaney's lover confesses he's a werewolf, she laughs; when he begs permission to turn her, she laughs again--kinky sex, anyone?--and tells him to go for it. When she regains consciousness,

Escape to Tuscany this summer with Karen Aldous's brilliantly uplifting read. Perfect for fans of Erica James and Cathy Kelly. A summer she'll never forget... When Olivia Montague's grandmother passes away, she decides it's finally time to make some changes in her own life. So she breaks up with her