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The Chamber of Ten<\/span><\/a> by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n From two masters of dark fantasy comes a chilling tale of magic and possession, set in\u2014and beneath\u2014fabulous Venice, a city slowly being swallowed by the very waters that have made it one of the wonders of the world. <\/p>\n Geena Hodge is an American archaeologist working to salvage Venice\u2019s past from the encroaching Adriatic Sea. When she and her lover, Nico, discover the lost library of Petrarch under the Piazza San Marco, they rejoice not only at the historical significance of the find but at the opportunity to bring worldwide attention\u2014and much-needed funding\u2014to their endeavors.<\/p>\n But that find soon leads to another, a room buried more deeply still: the fabled Chamber of Ten, where centuries ago the secret rulers of Venice, in their quest for absolute power, met to plot betrayals and murders. After entering the Chamber, Geena and Nico are thrust into the midst of an ancient feud, a deadly battle of wills and black magic that threatens to poison the city\u2019s future with the evils of its past. <\/p>\n \n As Lie the Dead (Dreg City, Book 2)<\/span><\/a> by Kelly Meding<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n Evangeline Stone, a rogue bounty hunter, never asked for a world divided between darkness and light . . .<\/p>\n . . . or the power to die and live again in someone else\u2019s borrowed body. After a murder plot meant to take her out leaves an entire race of shapeshifters nearly extinct, Evy is gnawed by guilt. So when one of the few survivors of the slaughter enlists her aid, she feels duty-bound to help\u2014even though protecting a frail, pregnant shifter is the last thing Evy needs, especially with the world going to hell around her.<\/p>\n Amid weres, Halfies, gremlins, vamps\u2014and increasingly outgunned humans\u2014a war for supremacy is brewing. With shifters demanding justice, her superiors desperate to control her, and an assassin on her trail, Evy discovers a horrifying conspiracy. And she may be the only person in the world who can stop it\u2014unless, of course, her own side gets her first.<\/p>\n \n Tempting the Fire<\/span><\/a> by Sydney Croft<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n EXTREME HEAT. EXTREME HUNGER. Deep in the Brazilian rain forest, a team of Navy SEALs has been nearly wiped out by something sinister and superhuman, sending shock waves through the Agency for Covert Rare Operatives (ACRO). Now ACRO agents Sela Kahne and Marlena West head to the world\u2019s most unforgiving jungle to find and kill a mythical monstrosity with a taste for human blood. But to succeed in their mission, they will need the help of two men, each hiding his own dark secret.<\/p>\n Sela is an expert on cryptozoology with a sideline skill that could prove invaluable: When she makes love to a man, she engulfs his innermost thoughts. Teamed with Marlena, Sela makes contact with the lone SEAL survivor, Chance McCormack. Meanwhile, Logan Mills, the man who rescued Chance, leads his private company on a hunt that has nothing to do with saving lives. Soon, Sela will put her supernatural charms to work on Logan, determined to extract information about the creature they are seeking. But in this sweat-drenched realm of danger and deception, Logan is more than just a passive target. He has the power to lead a highly trained seducer into a jungle without any rules, without any limits\u2014and with no end to the heat.<\/p>\n \n The Ocean Dark<\/span><\/a> by Jack Rogan<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n In the uncharted waters of the Caribbean, far from the usual shipping lanes, lies a mysterious island surrounded by a graveyard of sunken ships\u2014an island so remote that it\u2019s the perfect rendezvous point for a handful of Central American arms dealers and the Antoinette, a gun-smuggling cargo ship out of Miami. Amid the wreckage of ships new and old, the crew of the Antoinette\u2014and the undercover FBI agent on board\u2014enter what looks like a haven for modern pirates, only to discover that it hides something far more terrifying.<\/p>\n In Washington, two Department of Defense scientists might understand what is about to happen. On an FBI ship monitoring the Antoinette\u2019s illegal trade, armed agents might be able to intervene. But this assumes that the Antoinette\u2019s crew survives their first encounter with a creature virtually unknown to man, yet whose eerie songs nevertheless echo down the corridors of mankind\u2019s darkest legends. <\/p>\n \nMore in Part I<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. The Chamber of Ten by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon Promo copy: From two masters of dark fantasy comes a chilling tale of … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51BhFE6UsdL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\")
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