A Passionate Pretense..."I can do without being known as someone who has a tramp for a secretary."Now that wasn't fair! Marcos Adrino might have been taken in by Beth's impersonation of her identical twin sister, but neither she nor Laura deserved that label!Beth knew she was playing with fire by agreeing to Laura's harebrained scheme--to stand in for her twin while Laura had her baby. But she'd bargained without the tormenting complication of Marcos! Either his arrogance or his irresistible attractiveness would push Beth too far--and then she and Laura would really know the meaning of trouble! Views: 61
In this gritty, realistic wilderness adventure, thirteen-year-old Cort is caught in a battle against a Gulf Coast hurricane. Cort's father is a local expert on hunting and swamp lore in lower Alabama who has been teaching his son everything he knows. But when a deadly Category 3 storm makes landfall, Cort must unexpectedly put his all skills-and bravery-to the test. One catastrophe seems to lead to another, leaving Cort and two neighbor girls to face the storm as best they can. Amid miles of storm-thrashed wetlands filled with dangerous, desperate wild animals, it's up to Cort to win-or lose-the fight for their lives. Views: 61
Catherine, a young Irish peasant girl and other young teens from her village are taken away by English slave traders. Thrown into a sailing ship and taken to the other side of the world, Catherine fears for her future. She is purchased by a mysterious man and taken to his sugar plantation. Will she survive? What manner of creature is this man they call Master Lavelle? Views: 61
Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist, has always had her eye on world domination, and she has to start somewhere...like her class elections! If people vote for her, they'll be giving her all the control she wants.But Franny's platform doesn't have the same appeal as her competitors who are offering new playground equipment, so she creates The Frandidate. Made of DNA samples from a dog, a chameleon and a parrot, along with a scrap of carpet (so she'll know where people stand), Franny's special suit helps her say and do exactly what people want! But when The Frandidate starts making promises she knows she can't keep, Franny realizes she might have gone too far... Views: 61
Meet the wonder-full Aleca Zamm, an ordinary ten-year-old with an extraordinary ability: she can stop time!Aleca Zamm has finally reached double digits and she still doesn't have a "thing"—a special talent or ability that will make her stand out. Her best friend, Maria, has a thing (swim team); her sister, Dylan, has a thing (singing); and even her former BFF Madison has a thing (soccer). But Aleca? No. Thing. Until the day of her tenth birthday when Aleca discovers she can stop time just by saying her name. Suddenly, Aleca has a thing...and life is about to get a lot more interesting! It turns out that being a Wonder (as her eccentric Aunt Zephyr, who is also a Wonder, calls it) comes with a few caveats, and that stopping time doesn't go undetected by other Wonders or those who may be searching for them. With her new mentor Aunt Zephyr by her side, Aleca discovers that being special comes with special challenges she never expected. Views: 61
My name is Alexis, though everyone calls me Lexie. I'm a Necromancer. I see the dead, talk to them, and help them move on. Well, I used to. Now, with the Veil closed, I'm the only way for a soul to cross over. It's wearing me out, and according to my doctor, it's going to kill me. I don't know how to tell the guys. I'm working on it, but there is so much going on right now; Isaac's acting strange, Ethan's worried that his brother isn't eating or sleeping, Asher's dad is back, and Tara is still snooping around my bedroom.My symptoms are getting worse, and we're running out of time. For everyone. Views: 61
An Age-old Feud Katlin Sinclair though she had inherited a dream...an ancient Scottish castle. But Innishffarin was a nightmare: empty larders, runaway livestock, absent servants, even a resident ghost. Worst of all was her neighbor, Laird Angus Wyndham. The Sinclairs and Wyndhams had feuded for generations, and Katlin and Angus continued the tradition... When Angus met Katlin, she seemed fit only for London society. Yet, the courageous and headstrong woman soon had him in a quandary. Should he chase her from his family's rightful home -- or take her in his arms and never let her go? Views: 61
Triton, the outermost moon of Neptune, was a world of absolute freedom, where every wish could be fulfilled. But for Bron Helstrom, one of Triton’s elite, life had lost its meaning. There, in a world of endless possibilities, Bron began a searing odyssey to find the elusive object of his desires ...
The door opened; she slipped out, She wore white gloves. She wore white boots. Her long skirt and high-necked bodice were white. Full white sleeves draped her wrists. She reached up and pulled the white cloak around her shoulders. Its paler-than-ivory folds swept around. Over her head was a full-head mask: white veils hung below the eyes; the icy globe was a-glitter with white sequins. White plumes rose above it, as from some albino peacock .... The white mask turned to him .... Her gloved fingers fell from her white-scarved throat, came toward his. He took them. They walked along the corridor that, once more, became high, roofless street. “Now. What do you want to know about me?” After moments, she said: “Go on. Any way you can.” Moments later, he said: “I’m ... not happy in the world I live in ....”
In a story as exciting as any science fiction adventure written, Samuel R. Delany’s 1976 SF novel, originally published as Triton , takes us on a tour of a utopian society at war with our own Earth. High wit in this future comedy of manners allows Delany to question gender roles and sexual expectations at a level that, 20 years after it was written, still make it a coruscating portrait of “the happily reasonable man,” Bron Helstrom—an immigrant to the embattled world of Triton, whose troubles become more and more complex, till there is nothing left for him to do but become a woman. Against a background of high adventure, this minuet of a novel dances from the farthest limits of the solar system to Earth's own Outer Mongolia. Alternately funny and moving, it is a wide-ranging tale in which character after character turns out not to be what he— or she—seems.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SAMUEL R. DELANY: “A writer of consistently high ambition and achievement ... Delany’s fiction demands—and rewards—the kind of close reading that one ungrudgingly brings to serious novelists ... Sentence by sentence, phrase by phrase, [he] invites the reader to collaborate in the process of creation. The reader who accepts this invitation has an extraordinarily satisfying experience in store for him/her.” —Gerald Jonas, The New York Times Book Review Views: 61
Рассказ вошёл в сборники: One More for the Road (На посошок) Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales (Сборник ста лучших рассказов) Views: 61
Former Olympian Maddie Cooper keeps her trim,
taut body in great shape...and her heart safe from any man. Until her
thrill-seeking twin, Cassie, gets in big trouble and Maddie has to come
to her rescue-again!
FBI agent David Marshall has a big headache and all because of two
women. He'd enlisted Cassie in a sting operation, but she's disappeared
among art thieves and forgers. Now, determined to find her sister,
Maddie charges furiously into the picture, sticking to his side and
making him tingle in all the right places.
But David knows just how to take back control. First, locate Cassie.
Second, reclaim the stolen masterpieces. Third, figure out how to put
Maddie's fears about men to bed...and get her delectable self into his. Views: 61
THEMIDWIFEFOR THE SAKE OF HIS CHILDWidowed father Gar Lundstrom's offer of a marriage of convenience had given Leah the chance of a new life for herself caring for his children. Yet what would happen to her newfound happiness when the stalwart farmer learned the horrible secret that had sent her on the run?A biddable mother for his children was all that Gar had expected when he took Leah Gunderson to wife. Yet Leah's spirited presence lightened his dark and lonely existence, and made him long to find a way to free her from her troubled past. Views: 61
Poor Rotten Ralph. His health just isn't what it used to be. Thanks to his rotten ways, he's down to the very last of his nine lives!One more slip and he'll be gone forever," warns the vet.Sarah, Ralph's doting owner, is fiercely determined to keep her cat safe. But how much coddling can Ralph take before he has to do something totally and utterly rotten?In this ninth tale about the most delightfully disobedient cat in town, being naughty has never looked so good to Rotten Ralph. But then again, after a hard day's rotten work, neither does the warmth and safety of Sarah's lap! Views: 61
