AN ADMIRER WITH A SECRET . . .Mary Higgs could be the poster girl for the buttoned-up librarian. She follows the rules. Stays ʼtil closing. Her kindness and dedication to her patrons is legendary. But those patrons have no idea what she's typing to the mysterious shut-in who emailed the library needing a library card three months ago . . .When the elusive Miles O'Connor shows up, he's no invalid. A year ago, he was the gleaming, ab-sational star of the small screen. Then came the accident. Now he's a wounded recluse with a pizza habit and fears so unshakable that only the thought of losing Mary to an online date could lure him out of his cabin.Soon their email rapport has turned into weekends on the couch, watching tearjerkers and driving each other insane with red-hot makeout sessions. But as the desire grows and their horizons expand, the life that brought them together might not be enough for either of them . . ."Love is never out of reach for the... Views: 63
A heart pounding thriller for fans of Lee Child, Matt Hilton and James Hilton.EVEN PRAYER WON'T SAVE THEM NOWBrothers Danny and Clay Gunn were brought up an ocean apart. Both served in the military, and both know how to kill, taking work as private military contractors and freelance "fixers".Celine Chavez is the closest thing to a daughter that Clay Gunn has. But now she has disappeared while vacationing in Mexico. Clay and his brother Danny must venture into the ultra-violent criminal underworld to bring her home. From the bright lights of Cancún to a living nightmare in the wildest jungles of the Yucatán, the Gunn brothers face the direst of enemies yet.One thing is for sure: if they survive, the Gunn brothers will never be the same again. Views: 63
Everyone in town disliked the rich, nasty spinster who delighted in stirring up jealousies and exposing well-kept secrets — the doctor’s wild affair, the old squire’s escapades, the young squire’s revels. But when the lady was shot at the piano while playing the overture for an amateur theatrical, Inspector Alleyn knew he was faced with a killer who was very much a professional. Views: 63
A buried clock holds the key to a decades-old mystery.On holiday to escape the nightmares of his last case, disgraced soldier turned private detective John "Slim" Hardy comes upon something buried in the peat on Bodmin Moor.Unfinished and water-damaged but still ticking, the old clock provides a vital clue to an unsolved missing-persons case.As Slim begins to ask questions of the tiny Cornish village of Penleven, he is drawn into a world of lies, rumours, and secrets, some of which the residents would prefer to stay buried.Twenty-three years ago, a reclusive clockmaker left his workshop and walked out onto Bodmin Moor, taking his last, unfinished clock with him.He disappeared.Slim is determined to find out why.The Clockmaker's Secret is the stunning sequel to Jack Benton's acclaimed debut, The Man by the Sea. Views: 63
One picture may be worth a thousand words, but is it worth your life? Female photojournalist Glenn Prentiss becomes entangled in murder and espionage in this riveting political thriller. Who is threatening her: the CIA, the ex-boyfriend, or the American military? Or could it even be the man who is on the run with her? Extreme Exposure takes you from the pastoral settings of rural western Maryland to the nation's capitol as Glenn races to keep one step ahead of danger. Views: 63
Both probing character study and a driving novel of suspense, here is a novel that will linger in your mind like mist over the Scottish glens . . .In the Highlands of 1950s Scotland, a boy is found dead in a canal lock. Two young girls tell such a fanciful story of his disappearance that no one believes them. The local newspaper staff--including Joanne Ross, the part-time typist embroiled in an abusive marriage, and her boss, a seasoned journalist determined to revamp the paper--set out to uncover and investigate the crime. Suspicion falls on several townspeople, all of whom profess their innocence. Alongside these characters are the people of the town and neighboring glens; a refugee Polish sailor; an Italian family whose café boasts the first known cappuccino machine in the north of Scotland; and a corrupt town clerk subverting the planning laws to line his own pocket.Together, these very different Scots harbor deep and troubling secrets underneath their... Views: 63
Seventeen-year-old Cricket Montgomery was born with a silver spoon in her mouth (though Tiffany Platinum would have been preferred). So she is pissed when her father ships her off to a rural-Michigan summer camp. And when the short busses pull up, she is shocked to see that she will be counseling children with special needs.What puzzles Cricket more than just a world without Louis Vuitton and four-star restaurants, is how these strange-faced" kids are so comfortable with themselves. But when she connects with another counselor named Quinn, and when she becomes involved with the end-of-the-summer talent show, Cricket begins to see that she may have been the one with the problem all along. Views: 63
Kate Hill - His Sister's KissAfter surviving captivity in a Vietnam prison camp, Master
Sergeant Abraham Marley Forbes longs more than ever for a loving family life.
It's a dream he doubts will ever come true, until a promise to a deceased
friend sends him straight into the arms of the one woman who can fulfill his
deepest desires. Denise
A. Agnew - Major Pleasure He's got the military command. Army Special Forces Major
Blayne Forbes has always desired Jemma Teagan, but knows she's off limits for a
casual relationship (best friend's sister). The last thing he wants is
involvement with a forever kind of woman. Jemma's desire for the
diamond-in-the-rough soldier has never faded, and when he tumbles into her
arms, the tough guy sends her heart rate into orbit. She doesn't want to love a
man destined for danger, until he challenges her to a display of hardware she
can't resist.Arianna
Hart - Charming AnnieAs Major Annie Forbes (Blayne's sister) heads home from
her shift as a nurse at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the last thing she expects
is to be running for her life. With the help of Mason "Mace" O'Keefe,
an injured helicopter pilot, Annie must find a way to save the hospital from
being blown up by a fanatic terrorist group. As the danger heats up, the
attraction between Mace and Annie does as well. Now they just have to survive
long enough to see if their smoldering attraction is just adrenaline or
something more.
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Welcome to the village of Notwithstanding, where a lady dresses in plus fours and shoots squirrels, a retired general gives up wearing clothes altogether, a spiritualist lives in a cottage with the ghost of her husband, and people think it quite natural to confide in a spider that lives in a potting shed. Based on de Bernières' recollections of the village he grew up in, Notwithstanding is a funny and moving depiction of a charming vanished England. Views: 63
