Almost Midnight by Rainbow Rowell is a beautiful gift edition containing two wintery short stories: 'Midnights' (previously published as part of the My True Love Gave to Me anthology, edited by Stephanie Perkins) and 'Kindred Spirits' (previously published as a World Book Day title), decorated throughout for the first time with gorgeous black and white illustrations.'Midnights' is the story of Noel and Mags, who meet at the same New Year's Eve party every year and fall a little more in love each time...'Kindred Spirits' is about Elena, who decides to queue to see the new Star Wars movie and meets Gabe, a fellow fan. Views: 52
An army of renegade cops across the country have been assigned the task of squashing criminal cockroaches under their boots. It's a dirty job and the White House entrusts it to only one man - The Destroyer. Between Master Chiun's exquisite sense of justice and Remo Williams' knack for murder, they are ready to bring justice to town once and for all. Views: 52
When they meet, he declares that they are meant for each other, but doesn't believe in destiny. Then the Sheikh accuses her of using him to clear her father's name.
Amanda is branded a traitor, and there are consequences...so she offers Xa Shiraq a bargain: one night of love in return for her freedom. But where will this dangerous liaison lead? Views: 52
Ashley Antoinette Presents the stunning spin-off from LUXE, Luxury and Larceny by Ty Marshall, where love, lust, money, power is just the beginning... After robbing Cinco, one of Mexico's most ruthless drug dealers, Bree and China should be living luxuriously. There is only one problem; they came up empty handed on their heist. Desperation and fear forces them to go on the run. There is only one person that China loves more than Bree, herself, and when she is forced to choose she leaves him high and dry. China takes the stash of money that Bree has saved up and puts as much distance between them as she can bare. What she doesn't know is that Bree is right on her tail and that Cinco is on to them both. When the three collide there will be hell to pay and only one of them will come out on top. Views: 52
With all the trappings of wealth, but none of the money to maintain the large historic houses they inherit, society beauty Lady Galina More and her charismatic brother, Georgie, the Earl of Ranmore, are in despair.It seems that the only way to secure their family estate for future generations is to throw away any hopes of romance and marry well. But can a wealthy suitor for both brother and sister be found amongst Victorian London's glittering parties and dazzling soirees?When Georgie meets American oil millionaire Craig Farlow, and his lovely daughter, Ellie-May, it seems that fate has finally intervened in a fortuitous way.Accepting the Earl's offer to stay in his Park Lane home, father and daughter quickly settle into London life. Ellie-May and Galina strike up a close friendship, whilst Farlow inspires Georgie to make one last attempt to change his fortunes, this time amongst the oil fields of America.With the Earl away, the two girls are quickly inundated with... Views: 52
Korea, Corea, or Chosen (morning calm) occupies the peninsula hanging down from Manchooria and Russian Siberia between China and Japan, and extending from the 33d to the 43d parallels of north latitude. The area, including the outlying islands, is about one hundred thousand square miles. The population, according to the most reliable estimate, is a little more than sixteen millions. Yet, as the people live in cities, towns, and hamlets, the country does not seem to be thickly settled. The climate varies much at the extremities of the peninsula, owing to the fact that the southern portion is somewhat affected by the warm southern currents that give Japan its tropical climate, but which are warded off from Korea proper by the Japanese islands. The climate of the central and northern provinces is much the same as that of the northern central United States, with fewer changes. The large river at the capital is not uncommonly frozen over for weeks at a time during the winter, so that... Views: 52
Erotica/Romance. 70262 words long. Views: 52
“Jack Taylor,” copyright © 2007, 2009 by Ken Bruen. Originally published by The Mysterious Bookshop. Views: 52
Review"Enthusiastically recommended listening for fans of mechanoid and robotech scifi." -- Library BookwatchProduct DescriptionInsurrection sweeps the Federated Commonwealth, with civilians on Caledonia revolting against their Davion-backed oppressors. But this time, the Gray Death Legion is there to back them up, and when the Davion 'Mechs show up, it's a free-for-all that will leave scars from one end of the planet to the other. Now a top-rated animated series. Original. Views: 52
Twenty years ago the entire town of Haven hired Samantha Presley to babysit Tony Mancini (a.k.a. Tony the Town Terror). Now he’s back as the town’s pediatrician and the single ladies find him terrifying in a whole new way: He’s gorgeous, he’s good with kids, and he knows exactly what he wants out of life. And he wants...Samantha. Views: 52
Science Fiction/Fantasy. 59461 words long. Views: 52
