This month brings the unforgettable conclusion to the epic saga in which the indomitable Slater brothers discover the importance of family ties, loyalty and love amidst the conflict and despair of the Civil War. Jamie Slater had survived the Civil War, but he'd never outlive his reputation with a gun . . .THEY WERE WILDER THAN THE WEST . . . Born and raised in frontier Texas, beautiful Tess Stuart needed a hired gun to avenge her uncle's murder. But the only one willing to help was the infuriating, irresistible Lieutenant Jamie Slater -- the man whose passion set her aflame. Jamie knew no woman could match Tess's lust for life. But one man could -- and he would have her, even if he had to fight his way through a hundred crooked lawmen and Indian massacres. For Tess had a spirit that matched his own . . . as wild and strong as the land they both loved. Views: 64
Alix Bowen and Liz Headleand have been friends since Cambridge. Now middle-aged, Alix and her husband Brian have settled in a small town in the moors of northern England. Politically liberal and attracted to the unknown, Alix has developed a friendship with a convicted murderer, having promised to help him find his long-lost mother. Liz, a successful psychiatrist and socially well-connected, has an insatiable desire to understand the psyches of strangers, while putting her own on hold. But when her sister, Shirley, makes a drastic life change, Liz is forced to turn her ever-observant eye inward, discovering things about herself she had buried deep within. In this stunning return to the beloved friends of The Radiant Way, Margaret Drabble once more shows us a world rich and wonderfully nuanced, with her singular wit and keen insight.The insatiable passion to know drives virtually all the characters in A Natural Curiosity: Liz, united with her divorced husband to fnd their friend, Liz's sister Shirley, who learns the truth about their mother's life and death, and Alix, who visits with an imprisoned mass-murder and learns things she doesn't want to know. Views: 64
Published July 1989 by Avon BooksThere was magic the moment they met...She was a flame-haired beauty fleeing from those who would kidnap her young son, the duke's only heir. He was a brilliant scientist- handsome, dynamic...and completely reckless in the presence of the spirited, independent young widow whose flashing eyes set his blood on fire. His searing kisses left her shaken, yet helpless to deny him or her own desire.But both were concealing dark and dangerous secrets- secrets that hinted at lies and betrayal...and threatened to destroy even the idyllic love that had promised to bind them forever. Views: 64
Some night-time prowler is turning the citizens of Ankh-Morpork, greatest city of the fantasy Discworld * , into something resembling small charcoal biscuits. And that's a real problem for Captain Vimes of the City Watch, who must tramp the mean streets of the city searching for a seventy-foot-long fire-breathing dragon which, he believes, can help him with their enquiries. In a city thrown into turmoil by magic, charcoal biscuits, secret societies and mad lady dragon breeders ("Just tell him 'sit' if he'sothering you"), he's just looking for the facts.
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Which is flat and rides through space on the back of four elephants who stand on the shell of an enormous turtle, as every scholar knows. Views: 64
In 1860, having traveled with his young sister from New York to a foster home on a farm near St. Joseph, Missouri, ten-year-old Danny plots to get his newly-widowed foster father to send for and marry his mother Views: 64
The eleventh tale of naval adventure in C.S. Forester's Hornblower series finds Horatio Hornblower an admiral struggling to impose order in the chaotic aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. As commander-in-chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies, he must take on pirates, revolutionaries, and a blistering hurricane. The war is over, but peaceful it is not. Views: 64
Beautiful and proud Elizabeth Beckworth refused to wed, even when she woke up one morning to find the handsome Viscount Dunstan asleep beside her in her bed. She was willing to risk her reputation by turning down his proposal, but was she willing to still her passionate heart?. Views: 63
His Girl Friday by Diana Palmer
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
Danetta Marist didn't know what to do about her gruff, handsome boss. He gave her looks that made her spine tingle. And then there was that sweet, heart-stopping kiss in his office. But Danetta believed in marriage, and everyone knew rugged Cabe Ritter was a terrible womanizer...
In his heart, Cabe was no playboy. His "ladies' man" image had kept him safe from women - like his pretty secretary - who wanted a commitment. Cabe realized that young, fresh and deliciously tempting Danetta had a lot to learn about love. But now that he'd held her in his arms he decided that HE had to be the man to teach her...for the rest of their lives. Views: 63
"I, Nate the Great, have something to say. My cousin Olivia Sharp is almost (but not quite) the world's best detective. I solve mysteries. She's an agent for secrets. You won't forget Olivia. She won't let you."Olivia sharp is back! Rather than solve mysteries like her cousin Nate, Olivia helps friends with their problems by detecting what's wrong beneath the surface. You'll be won over by Olivia's spunk, eccentricities, and can-do spirit.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 63
He was a champion of sword magic sworn to track the hounds of hoolies. Yet before Tiger waited perils far deadlier than any hounds—the Dragon's Lair. A magical novel of sword and spell from the author of Sword-Dancer and Sword-Singer. Views: 62
When Alec Stern arrives in Japan, he discovers a land of opportunity. For only in Tokyo could an impressionable young man fresh out of college find, in one stroke, a new job, a new family, and a society that lavishes attention on Japanese-speaking gaijin. Yet, even as Alec claims a place in this new world, he is haunted by memories of the one he left behind - a world once infinitely secure but which disintegrated with the breakup of his parents' marriage.In this incandescently observed novel, John Burnham Schwartz introduces readers to one of the most appealing protagonists in contemporary fiction while enchanting them with the keenness of his eye and the aptness of his voice. Through its exquisitely rendered scenes - a fishing trip of Zen-like serenity; a night at a sex club where giggling businessmen dive into the action - and vividly imagined characters - the laughing mother who taught Alec to ride a bicycle; the beautiful sad Japanese woman who teaches him how to love - Bicycle Days surprises, moves, and enlightens us as very few books do. Views: 62
From Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Victoria Thompson, a magnificent historical romance set in Texas."Ms. Thompson imbues her characters with strength, eloquence and dignity." –Romantic TimesMolly Wade has loved Ben Cantrell since the moment he defended her honor in the schoolroom. Now that she's a young woman, her feelings for the handsome rancher have grown deeper—and more urgent.But something always stood between them—a dark heritage that made him an outcast in Texas. Now the ghost of that heritage returns to turn Ben Cantrell from a loner into a wanted man. Molly is the only person who can prove Ben's innocence, but if she speaks out, will she too be outcast?And is it possible for two people in love to make peace with their pasts? Views: 62
THE HEART OF A SCOUNDREL...Dark scandal haunted Kent Deverell, the moody and enigmatic Duke of Radcliffe. His young wife had met an untimely and tragic end, spawning rumors of foul play among the local gossip-mongers. But young Juliet Carleton was captivated by the searing heat of this mesmerizing stranger's passion--an irresistible fire that drew the impetuous debutante arid the mysterious lord to the wedding altar, in haste... and in secrecy.Melting in the arms of the devilishly handsome Duke, Juliet found her golden dream of happiness fulfilled. But an ancient curse and blackest treachery threatened to shatter their rapturous union--forcing the headstrong, flame-haired beauty to fight for her lover... and her love. Views: 61
The pleasant little American city of Middletown is the first target in an atomic war—but instead of blowing Middletown to smithereens, the super-hydrogen bomb blows it right off the map—to somewhere else! First there is the new thin coldness of the air, the blazing corona and dullness of the sun, the visibility of the stars in high daylight. Then comes the inhabitant’s terrifying discovery that Middletown is a twentieth-century oasis of paved streets and houses in a desolate brown world without trees, without water, apparently without life, in the unimaginably far-distant future. Hamilton’s novel inspired Robert A. Heinlein’s survivalist novel “Farnham’s Freehold”. Views: 61
