Away from home, Paige impulsively decides to live out her fantasy of being a stripper! Enjoy the adventure as her husband helplessly watches her strip naked in front of a large crowd of lusty men! All of them hungering for her naked body... Views: 30
Harpreet is just an ordinary young British Asian woman brought up in the Midlands, struggling to juggle the conflicting demands of the Western society she is brought up in and the cultural Asian background she has to conform to. Her beauty and eloquence are rewarded with a match from a wealthy family for her hand in marriage. She is expected to be happy and grateful - after all, this is what her education and training her whole life have been for, hasn't it? But she is not happy. Harpreet wants more for herself than the steady, reliable life provided to her by Ajay, her husband. How can she tell anyone she does not love him. And does she really know what love is? Nearly a decade later, a tragedy rocks her world and the worlds of those around her. Life will never be the same. She finds comfort in the arms of Michael Daniels, the dashing, addictive young lawyer with a troubled past. Harpreet has never experienced such intense feelings towards any man. They both embark on a toxic and... Views: 30
When she took the road around 7pm that Sunday night, it was supposed to be a short two hour round trip on the highway. As she finally hit the pillow around midnight, she counted she had gotten laid by six different males during the entire evening. Views: 30
Tales of Europe, before and after the war, when lives could change in an instant Fleeing the Cuban revolution, a businessman's return to England is blocked by the secret police of General Franco. In Hungary, a peasant treasures a barrel of wine as a symbol of the world she lost during the war. At a Romanian ball, in the frenzied years that followed the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a British traveler finds himself challenged to a duel. And in England, an American pilot stumbles into an auction and discovers that the Greek bowl in his hands may be worth far more than he is willing to pay. From country to country, Geoffrey Household takes us through the back alleys and open fields of the continent he knows so well, and finds that there is a beautiful madness in the European spirit that no war can kill. Views: 30
Pride and Prejudice meets Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot in this humorous and heartfelt debut about a loving, quirky family on the hunt for the mythical Sasquatch.Hunting for monsters was never so awkward. It's bad enough that Samantha's parents, charter members of the Northern Ohio Bigfoot Society, have dragged their daughter around forever, hunting for yetis. But now they're doing it on national TV, and worse, in front of an aristocratic prep-school crew including a boy who disdains Samantha's family. But when he scorns her humble Ohio roots, she becomes determined to take him down. As they go to war, their friction and attraction almost distract them from the hint that Sasquatch may actually be out there somewhere... Views: 30
This heartbreaking, humorous novel is about three teens whose lives intersect in ways they never expected. Reggie Mason is all too familiar with "the Three Stages of Depression." She believes she's unlocked the secret to keeping herself safe: Nobody can hurt you if you never let them in. Reggie encounters an unexpected challenge to her misanthropy: a Twizzler-chomping, indie film-making narcissist named Snake. Snake's presence, while reassuring, is not exactly stable—especially since his ex-girlfriend is seven months pregnant. As Reggie falls for Snake, she must decide whether it's time to rewrite the rules that have defined her. Views: 30
When the quiet community of Ellington Close in the English country town of Lavenstock is disrupted by murder, DI Abigail Moon is assigned to probe into the mysterious death. The victim, a man fond lying face down in the dirt in a town allotment, has nothing in his possession to indicate his identity but a set of car keys and a few Belgian francs. When another murder occurs, Superintendent Gil Mayo finds himself personally involved with Moon in the investigation—and the residents of the town do not welcome the intrusion, and do little to help with their inquiries.Mayo and Moon soon find themselves in the thick of an investigation into the lives of the odd residents of Ellington Close. Do the eccentric Kendrick twins have something to hide? The recently widowed Dermott Voss and his children? Or the countless other quirky residents? As Mayo and Moon search for these answers they realize that the two murders are inextricably connected and that they must race to uncover the unknown terror that is lurking in the shadows of the quiet backwater town before it strikes again. Views: 30
A spellbinding narrative of the high-stakes mission that changed the course of America, China, and global politics—and a rich portrait of the towering, complex figure who carried it out.As World War II came to an end, General George Marshall was renowned as the architect of Allied victory. Set to retire, he instead accepted what he thought was a final mission—this time not to win a war, but to stop one. Across the Pacific, conflict between Chinese Nationalists and Communists threatened to suck in the United States and end in revolution. His assignment was to broker a peace, build a Chinese democracy, and prevent a Communist takeover, all while staving off World War III.In his thirteen months in China, Marshall journeyed across battle-scarred landscapes, grappled with Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, and plotted and argued with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his brilliant wife, often over card games or cocktails. The results at first seemed miraculous.... Views: 30
When a drought settles on Thornton Creek, Rebecca and Daniel must learn that God always provides, even in the toughest of times. Book two of the Queensland Chronicles set in the early 1900s. Views: 30
On the night of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, his frantic wife, Mary, calls for her best friend and confidante, Elizabeth Keckley. But the woman is mistakenly kept from her side by guards who were unaware of Mary Todd Lincoln's close friendship with the black seamstress.With vivid detail and emotional power, Ann Rinaldi delves into the childhoods of two fascinating women who became devoted friends amid the turbulent times of the Lincoln administration. Includes an author's note, a reader's guide, and a bibliography. Views: 30
Book 2 in the Soldiering On series. Someone is stalking Sierra. Someone dangerous. Deadly. When Blake is assigned as her bodyguard, sparks fly between them. But despite Blake's reckless, devil-may-care reputation, they can't give in to temptation. Not while a dangerous man is on the loose, circling them; getting ever closer to Sierra. One moment of distraction could be their last... Views: 30
Computers have failed, electricity is extinct, and the race to discover new lands is underway! Brilliant explorer Alexander West has just died under mysterious circumstances, but not before smuggling half of a strange map to his intrepid childrenKit the brain, M.K. the tinkerer, and Zander the brave. Why are so many government agents trying to steal the half-map? (And where is the other half?) It’s up to Alexander’s childrenthe Expeditionersto get to the bottom of these questions, and fast. Views: 30
