Anna has a grown-up son, an ex-husband somewhere in Australia, and a feckless married lover. Sporting new scarlet underwear, and not much else, she is horrified to open her door one afternoon not to lover Jack but to son Sam and his girlfriend. They have come to announce their engagement – and to tell her that their wedding is only weeks away! Anna is soon in the throes of preparations for a traditional Irish wedding: keeping at bay the Versace-wearing mother of the bride, dealing with the return of her ex-husband, and wondering whether Jack will ever have the gumption to leave his wife. And then the big day arrives, bringing hotel cats, destroyed crème brûlée and a surprisingly attractive photographer... Views: 31
Air Cadet Willy Williams wants nothing more than to become a pilot in the Australian Air Force. Willy is passionate about flying... and girls. His current fad is airships. Not content with making working models he decides to build his own.Whilst test flying his airship, Willy stumbles upon the grisly murder of his uncle. Willy and his friends are plunged into dire peril. During this testing time Willy learns much about himself, the meaning of true friendship, and love.Come along for the flight and share Willy's adventures in the mountains of tropical Far North Queensland. Views: 31
Winter Donovan loves two things: her sister and her sister's ex boyfriend. She's spent her whole life doing the right thing except that one time, that night when Finn O'Malley looked hollowed out by his father's death. Then she did something very wrong that felt terribly right.Finn can't stop thinking about Winter and the night and he'll do anything to make her a permanent part of his life, even if it means separating Winter from the only family she has.Their love was supposed to be unrequited but one grief stricken guy and one girl with too big of a heart results in disastrous consequences. Views: 31
Mia Freedman - her life without the air-brushing 'this is a book about Mia the person ... It's not often we get to see our idols in this light' Sydney Morning Herald Mia Freedman was always in a hurry to kick her big life goals. And when she became editor of Cosmopolitan at 24 and had a baby a few months later, she thought she was right on track. But when things unexpectedly fell apart, she was forced to face a few uncomfortable truths about who she was and what she wanted to do with her life. Over the next decade, she would experience some dazzling career highs and some devastating personal lows. She would leave the glamorous world of magazines for a high-profile new job that exploded in her face. She would lose all her confidence and then - eventually - find it again in an unexpected place. She would make mistakes at work and at home, and she would learn some surprising lessons about what made her happy. As a writer, magazine editor, popular blogger and media personality, Mia... Views: 31
Book 2 of the Desperate and Daring SeriesA Steamy Historical Romance“You are so beautiful in the moonlight that it almost hurts to look at you. What would it be like to taste you?”From the moment Lady Anabelle Darling met Viscount Draven, she knew there was something dangerous about him. He was cold, arrogant, and callous. He enjoyed playing the villain and was an expert in cutting wit. But when she found herself unexpectedly alone with him, the danger grew. He said things that made her heart skip and her breathing hitch. She was determined to keep her distance. She had plans to find a husband and Draven offered nothing but sinful dalliance.Draven enjoyed playing the scoundrel. It was never more apparent than when he spread a rumor that he and Lady Anabelle shared a kiss—or at least that’s what he’d told her. She was furious, and she was lovely when furious. He knew she had foolish dreams of wedded love, but all he wanted... Views: 31
Jon A. Jackson is one of crime fiction's masters, and Hit on the House, acclaimed by Jim Harrison as an unqualifiably brilliant novel," is note-perfect and deeply satisfying. Hal Good, a contract killer, is hired to wax Big Side Sedlacek—a mob heavy who's been on the take. Picked up as a possible witness, he switched ID with a drunk and walks out of jail before Mulheisen can question him. Soon other Mob higher-ups begin to meet bloody ends, and a girl from Mulheisen's past turns up married to an abrasive computer entrepreneur with a suspicious number of friends in the business." Big Sid's daughter Helen is looking for vengeance; and the Mob's freelance investigator" is beating Mulheisen to all of his leads. As the investigation gets ever more unwieldy the body count threatens to grow, while the millions of dollars skimmed by Big Sid and his unnamed partners stay missing. Views: 31
About the AuthorJessica Fletcher is a bestselling mystery writer with a knack for stumbling upon real-life mysteries. Donald Bain, her longtime collaborator, is also the writer of more than 80 other books, many of them bestsellers. From AudioFileAs TVs Jessica Fletcher visits the Duffys in Arizona, she watches their foster son, Ty Ramos, hit the winning run to take the Rattlers, an AA League team, to the play-offs. Later, when Ty is accused of the murder of the team owners son, a bitter rival, Jessica moves into action. Despite seeming to be a busybody, Jessica maintains her good manners and gets to the bottom of the murder. Narrator Cynthia Darlows knack for capturing accents is perfect as she portrays Latinos, New Englanders, stars, fans, and many others. This is a delightful choice for baseball fans, mystery buffs, and those who enjoy a good story, well read. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine Views: 31
Writer, teacher, and adventurer Kurt Caswell has spent his adult life canoeing, hiking, and pedaling his way toward a deeper understanding of our vast and varied world. Getting to Grey Owl: A Man's Journey across Four Continents chronicles over twenty years of Caswell's travels as he buys a rug in Morocco, rides a riverboat in China, attends a bullfight in Spain, climbs four mountains in the United Kingdom, and backpacks a challenging route through Iceland's wild Hornstrandir Peninsula. Writing in the tradition of such visionary nomads as Hermann Hesse, Robert Louis Stevenson, Bruce Chatwin, Paul Theroux, Pico Iyer, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and William Wordsworth, Caswell travels through wild and urban landscapes, as well as philosophical and ideological vistas, championing the pleasures of a wandering life. Far from the trappings of the everyday, he explores a range of ideas: the meaning of roads and pathways, the story of Cain and Abel, nomadic life and the evolution... Views: 31
