Books with author Andrew Lynn

Excerpt from The Velvet HornBut the drought would pass. The elation he had felt a moment ago would last. In all its mystery it remained like a promise ful filled. Today they would climb the Peaks to witch a well. Suddenly this too seemed more than a common necessity. He saw this as part of the mystery, that a man could take a forked switch and find water underground. Not any man. You had to have the gift. And his Uncle Jack had it. He must get him out of bed.He turned back into the room, towards the bed where the large man lay spread - eagled upon the shuck mattress. The night heat had not abated. It stuffed the att1c. It encased him like a fevered skin, soaking up his uncle's whiskey sweat and breath. Lucius looked down upon his kinsman. The long cotton underwear was open to the navel. The hair grew out Of the dark roots, bristling up his belly to branch out upon the chest in thick curly mats. Tenderly Lucius felt his own smooth chest. It was immaculate, and he turn ing eighteen, a man with all but the proof. Well, he was ready for that now. He stood quietly by the bed, breathing out against the Offensive Odors. TO think that this man, Jack Cropleigh, was his mother's brother, and she so gentle, yet supple as hickory, carrying her head high like his father. And Jack and his father first cousins, too. How much kin can you be to a man? To look at him now none, at least ln looks. His father, dark, erect, his every movement one Of authority. And Jack so full Of flesh, almost gross. Going to bed drunk, he guessed, made him seem so, for he was not gross. Just full of flesh. Suddenly it seemed a bad thing, surprising a man in his sleep. He leaned over and shook him. Wake up, Uncle Jack. Sun up.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

THE TIES THAT BIND is a powerful, moving saga from bestselling author Lyn Andrews. Not to be missed by readers of Kate Thompson and Donna Douglas.Tessa O'Leary is the only daughter of a family of fatherless boys. When her mother dies she's her brothers' lifeline to survival. So for Tessa the privations of war are just another battle to be fought for a young woman who was born fighting...Elizabeth Harrison is oppressed by her shopkeeper mother's snobbish expectations and it seems that the coming war could offer her an escape from her family's emotional ties - but at what cost?

Bells are ringing and people are waiting! This is the most exciting day ever on Earth. There is going to be a space race! The Canadian Naval Space Team and the Soviet Union International Space Station will be racing. They both have to find clues that lead them to a final treasure. Finny, the boss of the Soviet team really wants his team to win. To make that wish come true, he tries to play evil tricks on the Canadian team. Elton, the leader of Team Canada, Willem, Elton’s smartest scientist and General Dwight are always worrying about this. Will Elton and his team survive the tricks that Finny is set to play on them? Will they go on to win the race?