Nice Guys Finish Last!Mike Calder was fed up with women--that is, women who took him to the cleaners and then ran away with their ex-husbands. Vowing never to be left at the altar again, he made up a list of what he wanted in a woman. And this time, he damn well intended to follow it.Single mom Angelina Winters knew the fun had just begun when her daughter, Lily, insisted on having a dog. Especially when she met the local veterinarian, rugged Dr. Mike Calder. For a while, Angelina thought she and Mike had a good thing going.... Until she saw his list and realized she scored a perfect zero! Views: 392
Reluctant HusbandIt wasn't easy for a man as proud as Day Kincaid to admit he had trouble he couldn't handle alone. But if he wanted to keep the daughter he loved, he had to find himself a wife--fast. And that meant marriage to a stranger--a woman who awakened longings that had no place in his solitary life....Wife in Name OnlyThe Red Arrow Ranch seemed the perfect place for Angelique Summer to hide. And her new role as a rancher's wife seemed the perfect cover--until a surprising passion for her hard, embittered "husband" made her wish she was playing the part for real.... Views: 388
Everyone loves a wedding...
Nothing lifts our hearts like the joyous peal of wedding bells. Or the sight of a happy couple being showered with confetti and good wishes. Now the most exciting new names in romantic fiction and the bestselling author who started it all -escort you down the aisle to a place of honor at four glorious celebrations of everlasting love:
KATHLEEN E. WOODIWISS reintroduces us to the beloved characters from THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER including Jeff Birmingham, who seals an impetuous proposal with one brief, precious and passionate kiss.
CATHERINE ANDERSON calls us to meet a tempestuous pair of wild western hearts, in a tale of a frontier revenge that backfires.
LORETTA CHASE melts our hearts with a story of an unconventional young woman's offer of marriage to a "mad" and presumed dying earl.
LISA KLEYPAS shows us how true love will always win in a romance about one stubborn lady -and the persistent suitor who opens her heart.
So come join the celebration and experience THREE WEDDINGS AND A KISS
Love for now...and always. Views: 385
The threat of war looms over the realm of Faerie, as an evil king brutally supresses his subjects, and a powerful witch wages a campaign of destruction. The peaceful folk of Faerie summon Gary Leger, the heroic Dragonslayer, to return for his ultimate challenge--he must save the kingdom from the eternal curse of war. Views: 385
Opposites attract...for better and for worse.Fitness guru, Tyler West's life comes crashing to a halt with the news of his parents' death. Now, he'll be reunited with his brother on his family's land as they debate the fate of the ranch. And when the charming interior designer arrives to update the home before sale, the former stress of returning to his hometown takes a back seat to the passion he finds in her arms.Gabriella Bennett's first career assignment has her nervous and excited. As the youngest of the prestigious Bennett family she's determined to succeed in spite of her family's doubts. But the moment the sexy cowboy hat-wearing owner kisses her, she knows that all is lost.Desire sparks quickly and burns fiercely between them, so much so, that neither of them notice the threat to their lives...until it's too late.The Donovan Friends Books (in reading order)Guarding His BodySummer HeatWinter KissesA Christmas Wish... Views: 376
Bubba Mabry gets caught between the Religious Right and the hookers of East Central Avenue in this hilarious second outing for the bumbling private eye from Albuquerque, NM.
Bubba is in way over his head when a deadly pimp hires him to investigate the murders of several prostitutes. Then preachers and politicians get into the mix!
PRAISE FOR BABY FACE"Steve Brewer has proved that 'Lonely Street' was no fluke. In Bubba Mabry's second outing, the reluctant sleuth is just as outrageous, appealing, and amusing!"—Jerome Doolittle, author of 'Half Nelson'
AND PRAISE FOR STEVE BREWER'S FIRST BUBBA MABRY MYSTERY, 'LONELY STREET'"Brewer gives a fast-paced and witty look at how it might be if America's No. 1 celebrity really were alive. . . ."—Edgar-winning author Tony Hillerman
"A murder mystery filled with Albuquerque color . . . and offbeat characters anyone will enjoy."—Ollie Reed Jr., Albuquerque Tribune
"The story moves smoothly, and there are some good descriptions of New Mexico's largest city, especially its seedy Central Avenue."—Marvin Lachman, The Armchair Detective
"Drolly entertaining and just a little poignant. Loopy characters and the presence of the King beguile."—Jan Cottingham, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Views: 375
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Anne Tyler's *The Beginner's Goodbye.*
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
BALTIMORE WOMAN DISAPPEARS DURING FAMILY VACATION, declares the headline. Forty-year-old Delia Grinstead is last seen strolling down the Delaware shore, wearing nothing more than a bathing suit and carrying a beach tote with five hundred dollars tucked inside. To her husband and three almost-grown children, she has vanished without trace or reason. But for Delia, who feels like a tiny gnat buzzing around her family's edges, "walking away from it all" is not a premeditated act, but an impulse that will lead her into a new, exciting, and unimagined life . . . .
"TYLER DETAILS DELIA'S ADVENTURE WITH GREAT SKILL . . . As so often in her earlier fiction--Celestial Navigation, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, The Accidental Tourist, and her nine other novels--[she] creates distinct characters caught in poignantly funny situations. . . .Tyler writes with a clarity that makes the commonplace seem fresh and the pathetic touching."
--The New York Times
"UTTERLY COMPELLING. . .WONDERFULLY SATISFYING. . .Ladder of Years is virtually flawless."
--Chicago Tribune
"A 'PAGE-TURNER' IN THE BEST SENSE . . . One wants to lightly caress the pages of the story because one cares for Ms. Tyler's touchingly flawed characters. . . . Both madcap and genteel, Anne Tyler knows as well as anyone that 'human beings lead many lives.' Casually, delightfully, Ladder of Years will tell you just how we humans manage this trick."
--The Baltimore Sun Views: 371
Jessie lives with her family in the frontier village of Clifton, Indiana, in 1840...or so she believes. When diphtheria strikes the village and the children of Clifton start dying, Jessie's mother reveals a shocking secret -- it's actually 1996, and they are living in a reconstructed village that serves as a tourist site. In the world outside, medicine exists that can cure the dread disease, and Jessie's mother is sending her on a dangerous mission to bring back help. But beyond the walls of Clifton, Jessie discovers a world even more alien and threatening than she could have imagined, and soon she finds her own life in jeopardy. Can she get help before the children of Clifton, and Jessie herself, run out of time? Views: 370
Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, and Dawn are off to Maine to help take care of Karen and Andrew and the four Menders kids, whose parents stand to inherit the huge seaside house where the whole group will be staying. Views: 365
13th in the Solar Pons Seriesby Basil Copper, Illustrated by Stefanie K.Hawks.Contents"The Adventure of the Cursed Curator""The Adventure of the Hound of Hell""The Adventure of the Mad Millionaire""The Adventure of the Singular Sandwich"British writer Copper (The Exploits of Solar Pons) effectively captures the style of Sherlock Holmes tales in four novellas narrated by Dr. Lyndon Parker, who plays Watson to consulting detective Solar Pons in 1920s London. "The Adventure of the Mad Millionaire" requires Pons to discover if the cause of a financier's peculiar behavior is, in fact, all in his head, while "The Adventure of the Cursed Curator" calls upon him to find out why an Egyptologist has had a mummy peering at him through his office bookcase. In "The Adventure of the Hound of Hell," Pons must puzzle out why two sets of footprints enter-but none leave-the woodshed in which a rich but miserly and miserable old woman was murdered, and he tackles a locked-room mystery in "The Adventure of the Singular Sandwich." The atmosphere is always first rate, but the puzzles are not elusive enough: readers will catch on to many of the tricks well before Parker. The moment this happens, Pons seems blessed less with genius than with irritating smugness, and the stories diminish in appeal. ReviewSherlock Holmes fans will relish the familiar atmosphere and approach created by Copper's Solar Pons character: set in 1920s London, this details many intriguing adventures and problem-solving events in the classic detective's encounters. Views: 364
As her husband descends into insanity, Lydia Danse becomes determined to protect her beloved young son from his father, but a possessive Arthur Danse refuses to give up on the boy he considers his property. Views: 360
In The Grigori Trilogy No. 1, The Grigori are an ancient race. Powerful people, possessing abilities and senses humans do not have. They live among us, their presence clear to those who have eyes to see...Owen and Lily Winter, twins, always knew they were different than the others, who lived in the quiet hamlet of Little Moor. Their mother dead, never knowing, who their father was, they lived alone in the large house. When Peverel Othman arrived in Little Moor he was looking for something or someone, he really was not sure which. When he found the twins he knew his search was over. For Lily and Owen their lives would be forever changed. The quiet hamlet of Little Moor just became the new home of a Grigori. Views: 351
Karen and Addie are elected to the safety patrol. Karen is so proud to wear her badge and help keep the halls safe. But uh-oh. Things are being stolen all over the school. Can Karen and Addie catch the thieves? Views: 351
From Kirkus ReviewsHypothetical-war specialist Coyle (Bright Star, 1990; Sword Point, 1988) takes his recurring cast of characters to the Mexican border, where a coup d`‚tat to the south and the usual political bungling to the north make armed conflict inevitable. Thirteen army officers, fed up with decades of corruption and bungling under the ruling Revolutionary Party, have decapitated the Mexican government with one well-placed presidential plane crash. The Council of Thirteen, as they call themselves, speedily and rather brutally set about carving the rot from the Mexican political and governmental structure. The poor and the middle class love the new cleanliness; the druglords and the paid-for police hate it. The US, caught once again without useful intelligence, fails to understand the nature of the revolution and falls victim to manipulation by the druglords, who create chaos with terrorist acts on the border. The only American who seems to have the faintest idea of what's going on is TV reporter Jan Fields, whose good fortune has placed her in Mexico City at the time of the coup. As Fields's reports air, her lover, Lt. Col. Scott Dixon, heads with his troops for southern Texas, unhappily aware that he is about to take part in a war that can bring only pain and embarrassment to his country. Among his troops is Lt. Nancy Kozak, the Army's first female combat officer, who is about to find out what men have long known: war is extremely confusing and thoroughly interesting. Coyle has always been worth reading for his intelligent and authentic portrayals of the military messes we may find ourselves in before long. This time, he has sacrificed a little military detail for the sake of general readability. It's a sensible and worthwhile compromise. -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.Product DescriptionCaught by surprise when the government of Mexico is overthrown, the United States begins diplomatic negotiations with the country's new government, but attacks on civilians could force the U.S. into war. Reprint. From Kirkus ReviewsHypothetical-war specialist Coyle (Bright Star, 1990; Sword Point, 1988) takes his recurring cast of characters to the Mexican border, where a coup d`‚tat to the south and the usual political bungling to the north make armed conflict inevitable. Thirteen army officers, fed up with decades of corruption and bungling under the ruling Revolutionary Party, have decapitated the Mexican government with one well-placed presidential plane crash. The Council of Thirteen, as they call themselves, speedily and rather brutally set about carving the rot from the Mexican political and governmental structure. The poor and the middle class love the new cleanliness; the druglords and the paid-for police hate it. The US, caught once again without useful intelligence, fails to understand the nature of the revolution and falls victim to manipulation by the druglords, who create chaos with terrorist acts on the border. The only American who seems to have the faintest idea of what's going on is TV reporter Jan Fields, whose good fortune has placed her in Mexico City at the time of the coup. As Fields's reports air, her lover, Lt. Col. Scott Dixon, heads with his troops for southern Texas, unhappily aware that he is about to take part in a war that can bring only pain and embarrassment to his country. Among his troops is Lt. Nancy Kozak, the Army's first female combat officer, who is about to find out what men have long known: war is extremely confusing and thoroughly interesting. Coyle has always been worth reading for his intelligent and authentic portrayals of the military messes we may find ourselves in before long. This time, he has sacrificed a little military detail for the sake of general readability. It's a sensible and worthwhile compromise. -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.Product DescriptionA Mexican military coup draws the U.S. into a full-scale conflict across the Rio Grande, and commanding officer Scott Dixon, TV reporter Jan Fields, and Lieutenant Nancy Koczak find themselves caught in the middle. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Views: 349
