Can this nerd manage to hold on to her super-soldier? Now that he's home she finally has a chance to find out. Only the terrorists eyeing Rurikstan like a tasty morsel might thwart her best efforts. Views: 66
A delicious and sharply funny page-turner about "innocent" Americans abroad in 1950s Siena One of the Wall Street Journal's "Six Books to Read This Winter"Real Simple: "Perfect for anyone who has dreamed of escaping life to live abroad, and addresses how the political can influence the personal in ways we might never expect.""Imagine Beautiful Ruins plus horses; Toujours Provence with spies, a mystery and sex. The Italian Party is a fizzy, page-turning delight that begs for a Campari and soda!" —Julia Claiborne Johnson, author of Be Frank With Me"Tremendous fun! Wives with big secrets, husbands with bigger ones, swirling around a 1950s Siena teeming with seduction and spycraft." —Chris Pavone, New York Times bestselling author of The Travelers and The ExpatsNewly married, Scottie and Michael are seduced by... Views: 66
The Vale folk have been cut off from the rest of England for a thousand years. Every aspect of their lives is controlled by the Alchemist Bede. To save the Vale and himself, young Archer must unleash the power of the elements. White Wind Rising is the amazing first instalment in this coming of age historical fantasy series which will entrance readers of all ages. Views: 66
Eight years after an embarrassing incident they wish they could forget, Daphne and Brad’s lives intersect when his job transfers him to the region where she works as a Realtor. She’d love to sell him a house, and he’d love to be her friend, maybe something more—if only they can go back and undo the past. Views: 66
When a young witch goes off to boarding school, she discovers powers that leave her with a challenging choice. Eleven-year-old Hallie is more thrilled than you might think to be shipping off to boarding school. After seeing how horrible "normal" kids can be—kids like her former BFF, Kendall Scott—Hallie figures The Dowling Academy School of Witchcraft will be a welcome fresh start. Plus, it's a chance to make her dad proud that she's continuing family traditions and becoming the best kind of witch, just like her legendary great-great-grandmother. But when Hallie arrives at Dowling, she's dismayed to discover her roommate will be none other than awful Kendall. And when Hallie's witching talents take a turn for the dark side, she must determine whether it's abilities or choices that distinguish the good from the wicked. Views: 66
A twin brother and sister begin having weird dreams about each other. Things get even stranger when the siblings realize that they are sharing the same dreams. Reality, fantasy, and sexuality become increasingly entwined for the pair as their lives are changed by their unique connection. Views: 66
Bella learns that sometimes following your dreams is easier said than done in this fourth book of the Craftily Ever After chapter book series!Emily Adams, Maddie Wilson, Bella Diaz, and Sam Sharma are eight-year-olds with one special thing in common: they love to create. They each have unique talents, too! Emily is great at constructing and building; Maddie has an eye for fashion, fabrics, and sewing; Bella is a gadget whiz; and Sam is a gifted artist. Together, these four crafty friends dream up new projects to design, build, and create and through their experiences, they'll learn how to handle various obstacles at school and in their everyday eight-year-old lives. Bella is a computer whiz and loves brainstorming new gadgets to make. So when she spies a flier for a citywide robotics competition, the young inventor's wheels start spinning. She can't wait to start building and programming! There's just one problem: all the kids on her school's robotics team are older.... Views: 66
A powerful, involving new novel, following on from the author’s much-praised debut novel ‘Mary George of Allnorthover’. ‘An Irresponsible Age’, Lavinia Greenlaw's extraordinary new novel, is set in London in 1990, with Thatcher still in power but the country unwilling to 'abandon an idea just because it proved to be a bad one'. In these hesitant times we follow the life of Juliet Clough and her three siblings, all of them interdependent in a not-quite enviable way, clinging together after the death of a brother and the retreat of their grieving parents. When Juliet, the focus of them all, is drawn into a complex love affair with the enigmatic Jacob, the others, too, find themselves falling in love, and then evading the consequences. None will admit what they are doing, or why. Views: 66
Chapter OneWith fifteen cents and five minutes you too can use and understand I Ching.With six coins (one dime and five pennies) and this easy-to-use guide, tapping into the synchronicity of the universe is simpler and more rewarding than ever.The ancient Chinese oracle of the I Ching is considered one of the oldest and most reliable tools for divination. From Chinese emperors to Carl Jung, for thousands of years great minds have consulted the "book of changes." But many have found the I Ching confusing and the teachings difficult to interpret. Until now.The I Ching Made Easy demystifies the oracle and makes its wisdom accessible for all who seek advice. It is both simple to use and relevant to modern situations and decisions -- whether you are developing a new relationship, thinking of buying a house, or 'beginning a new career. Using popular terminology, straightforward directions, diagrams and illustrations, as well as real-life adventures, The I Ching Made Easy helps you find answers to all your questions. Views: 66
The author of Population: 485 returns, delivering a truckload of humor, heart, and . . . gardening tips? Think Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, complete with stock cars, sexy vegetables, and a laugh track."All I wanted to do was fix my old pickup truck," says Michael Perry. "That, and plant my garden. Then I met this woman. . . ." Truck: A Love Story recounts a year in which Perry struggles to grow his own food ("Seed catalogs are responsible for more unfulfilled fantasies than Enron and Penthouse combined"), live peaceably with his neighbors (one test-fires his black powder rifle in the alley; another's best Sunday shirt reads 100 PERCENT WHUP-ASS), and sort out his love life. But along the way, he sets his hair on fire, is attacked by wild turkeys, takes a date to the fire department chicken dinner, and proposes marriage to a woman in New Orleans.... Views: 66
Colin MacIntyre had an orderly but exciting life as a NASA astronaut. But then he is kidnapped by an ancient, self-aware starship; drafted as its captain to suppress a 5,000-year-old mutiny; and forced to declare himself Governor of Earth in order to mobilize the planet against alien attack. And that’s the easy part Original. Views: 65
