A serial killer is targeting pretty, wealthy sorority girls and will not stop until he makes one particular woman suffer. Views: 17
New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz offers us a deeper understanding of the inner and outer lives of animals and teaches us how we can more effectively communicate with them, made real by his own remarkable research and experiences with a wide array of creatures great and small.Eighty years ago, in 1928, author and naturalist Henry Beston issued an important call in his beloved book Outermost House: humans must develop a more intuitive understanding of animals. But despite the book's continued popularity, Beston's call was never truly answered. We seem to need animals in our disconnected lives more and more, yet we understand them less and less. In Talking to Animals, New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz—who left his Manhattan life behind two decades ago for life on a farm where he is surrounded by dogs, cats, sheep, horses, cows, goats, and chickens—marshals his experience to offer us a deeper insight into animals... Views: 17
Racing to the Well World, bitter rivals Nathan Brazil and Mavra Chang find an impossibly changed land and a price on their heads, and fear that Brazil himself has been altered in an attempt to divert history. Views: 16
A teenager is killed in a fight and finds himself living in a new, magical world. He slowly realizes that the world is very dangerous. Views: 16
In the third book of the Nicholas Ramage series Ramage is summoned by the Admiralty and given command of the brig Triton. But like the rest of the Navy, Triton's crew has mutinied. Sympathizing with some of their complaints, Ramage also knows that if he fails to deliver three sealed dispatches to admirals off Brest and Cadiz, and in the Caribbean, he will become a convenient scapegoat... Views: 16
Christmas 1292. Time travel has meant many things to Meg, David, and Anna over the years. But regardless of the circumstances, it has always been about saving lives: their own, their family members', their friends'.This time, it's a combination of all three.Guardians of Time is the ninth novel in the After Cilmeri series. Views: 16
Third in Jeni Mawter's exhilarating Freewheelers series. Bikes vs skateboards - can both sides win? Wheels skate park has been built and is about to be officially opened. It's meant to be an area for skateboarders, in-line skaters, scooters and BMX bikes to share. But now a decision has been made to ban the bikes on the grounds that they are dangerous and cause destruction to the facilities. Deciding to campaign against this injustice, the freewheelers organize a petition, much to the chagrin of the skateboarders who want them out of the park. Undaunted by a series of dirty tricks, the Freewheelers, supported by Mr Lark, go to the local council to appeal the decision, but their efforts are sabotaged by a rowdy protest from their rivals. For Mio, it's getting increasingly personal. Mr Lark's precious ID dogtags from the Vietnam war have been stolen while in her care. Someone is sending abusive email from her account, and the school wants to expel her. Her parents are ashamed of her... Views: 16
Chuck Feeney was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to a blue-collar Irish-American family during the Depression. After service in the Korean War, he made a fortune as founder of Duty Free Shoppers, the world's largest duty-free retail chain. By 1988, he was hailed by Forbes Magazine as the twenty-fourth richest American alive. But secretly Feeney had already transferred all his wealth to his foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies. Only in 1997 when he sold his duty free interests, was he "outed" as one of the greatest and most mysterious American philanthropists in modern times. After going "underground" again, he emerged in 2005 to cooperate on a biography promoting giving while living. Now in his mid-seventies, Feeney is determined his foundation should spend down the remaining $4 billion in his lifetime. Views: 16
Note to readers: This e-book is an extensively revised edition of the 1994 paperback; all reviews posted prior to August, 2012, do NOT reflect the current book.A hot, new, award-winning release from the bestselling, critically acclaimed author of the de Montforte Brothers series!Proud Pirate Queen. With her feisty band of warrior women, Maeve Merrick, the notorious Pirate Queen of the Caribbean, commands the seas in her beautiful schooner Kestrel. Burned by the treachery of men and nursing a painful betrayal from her past, Maeve wants for nothing ... until the sea delivers a handsome castaway to her remote island. High Stakes and Betrayal. Nothing is as it appears. Maeve's prisoner has a dangerous secret - a secret that could very well change the fate of nations ... but from the moment the fiery she-pirate lays eyes upon her gift from the sea, she finds her most precious possession - her heart - in danger of becoming a pirate's plunder in this fast-paced, passionate tale of love set in the summer of 1805.ReviewK.I.S.S. AWARD and CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE for Historical Love & Laughter: "A lively, sexy, humorous, and action-packed adventure that will keep readers rapidly turning the pages. Readers will truly delight in this fast-paced, and uniquely wonderful pirate yarn." -- Romantic Times Magazine5 STARS! One of the best alpha heroes I've ever read about! You can't go wrong with this read. I highly recommend it! -- Melanie Friedman, RCJR ezine and reviewer for RCJR Ezine "Danelle Harmon's style is as bold and sexy as her unforgettable characters!" -- Loretta Chase, New York Times Bestselling Author"A sexy, rollicking, romantic adventure on the high seas! ... An exciting new read from the gifted pen of Danelle Harmon." -- Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author 4.5 STARS! "Winner of several writing awards, Harmon's fourth seafaring historical romance may be headed in that same direction... The sea-faring adventures and battles keep the reader enthralled as the author takes us through that period of England's history with the ultimate death of their greatest naval hero of all time, Admiral Horatio Nelson." -- Affaire de Coeur Magazine "Danelle Harmon has once again taken us on a majestic adventure on the high seas. This time we plunge into uncharted waters with the all-female crew of the Kestrel, captained by the Queen of the Caribbean, Maeve Merrick... You'll love My Lady Pirate!" -- GEnie Romance Reviews Views: 16
