Sidney Sokolov is a full time RN who is a little bit clumsy. She loves her job and the friends she has. She is dating a good man named Jack who is a doctor. One tiny patient is about to change her entire outlook on life. After a tragic loss she questions some of her life choices. Can she still be an RN? Views: 41
Romance/Science Fiction. 21436 words long. First published in 2009, 2009 Views: 41
Laurie Gelman's sharp debut novel about a year in the life of a kindergarten class mom— a brilliant send-up of the petty and surprisingly cutthroat terrain of parent politicsJen Dixon is not your typical Kansas City kindergarten class mom—or mom in general. Jen already has two college-age daughters by two different (she thinks) musicians, and it's her second time around the class mom block with five-year-old Max—this time with a husband and father on her side. Her best friend, who is also the PTA President, sees her as the "wisest" candidate for the job (or oldest), but not all of the other parents agree.From recording parents' response times to her emails to suggesting someone bring "special" brownies for curriculum night, not all of Jen's methods win approval from the other moms. Throw in an old flame from her past, a hyper-sensitive "allergy mom," a surprisingly sexy kindergarten teacher, and an impossible-to-please Real Housewife... Views: 41
Six interlocking stories. One spellbinding novel. The year is 2013, and Hong Kong's greatest detective is dying. For fifty years, Inspector Kwan quietly solved cases while the world changed around him. Now his partner Detective Lok has come to his deathbed for help with one final case. Where there is murder, there is humanity. This bold and intricate crime novel spans five decades of love, honour, race, class, jealousy and revenge in one of the most intriguing nations in the world. This is the story of a man who let justice shine in the space between black and white. This is the story of Hong Kong. Views: 41
After the murder of his master Garkin, Skeeve, an apprentice magician, joins forces with a demon dimension traveler named Aahz Views: 41
In the dark and winding streets of Edinburgh, a burglar is on the prowl. But this is no ordinary thief. Three thousand years old and risen from the grave, this rampaging robber is a rotting Egyptian mummy – and he wants rubies and revenge! There's only one crime-fighting force who can deal with a menace like this: Billy Flint & Charley Steel aka S.C.R.E.A.M. – top-secret investigators of Supernatural Crimes, Rescues, Emergencies And Mysteries. Views: 41
Is Helen Gregory a woman of passion? To outsiders, Helen appears to be a typical cool English blonde. Only Matthew Aitken guesses that her icy exterior hides a warm and vibrant woman ...and he wants her! In the heat of Barbados Helen finds her inhibitions melting and her feelings toward Matthew growing, but at what cost? It's obvious to her that Matt is already involved with another woman. A glamorous, alluring woman ...who just happens to be Helen's mother...! Views: 41
A storm is coming to wipe out an ancient vendetta.One look and Kellan Storm was captivated by Zoe. He found his mate, but an ancient curse stands in their way.After a long and bitter relationship, Zoe Boreas never expected to find love. Kellan swept in like a storm and claimed her heart. Neither of them realize how deep the curse on her people runs.When she learns the truth, she'll sacrifice everything to save him while searching for an answer. When Kellan realizes she's gone, he'll stop at nothing to find and keep her by his side. Views: 41
From the hottest writers in Australia comes a scintillating new series. Enter the world of Sydney's elite, and find out what goes on behind the doors of the most exclusive addresses in the country...Meet the Housewives of Sydney. They are wealthy, elegant, poised, and constantly in the public eye. But what goes on behind closed doors, in the private homes and parties where the cameras and paparazzi aren't welcome? Delve into the most personal details of their relationships, their friendships and their lives. The only question is: can you handle the heat?Rugged, athletic, and absolutely enormous, Mud is aggressive on the rugby field and off. It takes a special kind of woman to tame the beast and take on all that man, but Jorja has never been anything less than exceptional. But something is going on inside her warrior man, something that she can't see or reach or touch. She has always been the one able to get through and bring him down, so... Views: 41
DIMENSION TO DIMENSION... WORLD TO WORLD ~ A lady strays from a garden path and enters a different realm. A castle harbors a secret cabinet and a golden key. A king wages dynastic war for control of three kingdoms. Thus, a saga that rivals the wondrous worlds of Middle Earth, Dune, and the hitchhiker's galaxy, sweeps us into a fabulous cosmos of pure imagination. Here, villains plotting to take control of an alternate world and a mysterious, magical woman seeking her destiny are catalysts. They ignite a splendid pageantry of battles and quests, poisonous love and triumphant passion, doomed loyalties and unsurpassed courage in this "lost" classic by one of the fathers of modern fantasy. ~ THE ZIMIAMVIAN TRILOGY ~ Each of the books in this unique trilogy is an epic complete in itself. Read together, they form one of the greatest imagined worlds in fantasy literature. This new Dell edition contains recently discovered fragments of The Mezentian Gate, printed here for the first time, along with illuminating notes by E. R. Eddison scholar Paul Edmund Thomas, making this the most complete edition of Zimiamvia ever published. Views: 41
A futuristic thriller about the colonization of and culture clashes between the Moon and Earth from H.A. Swain, the author of Hungry and Gifted.Sol is the month between June and July on the thirteen-month Moon calendar. It's the only time teenagers have to themselves between rigorous scientific training and their ultimate lab assignments in their colony on the Moon. Their families emigrated from Earth to build better lives; but life on the Moon is far from perfect, as Uma learns on the eve of Sol. Uma meets an Earthen girl who becomes a fast friend, and much more. What Uma doesn't know is that the girl is assigned to infect Uma with a plague that a rogue faction of Earthen scientists hope will wipe out Moon soldiers. Will Uma be the cause of a pandemic? Whom can she trust, and moreover, whom does she love? Views: 41
