American heiress Amelia Hathaway needs to start anew. Her boxes aren’t unpacked when she meets Mickey Donovan, a man so beautiful Amelia takes one look at Mickey and knows she wants it all from him. The problem is, she finds out swiftly that he’s friendly, he’s kind, but he doesn’t want everything back. Views: 41
A pretend engagement, but real feelings It was the ideal way of stopping his family's attempts to marry him off to the first available female. All Michael, Lord Stamford, needed was a respectable female desperate enough to agree to his plan. And then Rosalyn, Lady Jeffreys, called on him to demand the return of her family's estate, which Michael had won in a card game.... Michael was surprised to find that it was almost agreeable to pretend to be the adoring fiance. That was, until he kissed Rosalyn-a real kiss! Views: 41
Emmy-award winning broadcast journalist and leading Alzheimer's advocate Meryl Comer's Slow Dancing With a Stranger is a profoundly personal, unflinching account of her husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease that serves as a much-needed wake-up call to better understand and address a progressive and deadly affliction.When Meryl Comer's husband Harvey Gralnick was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease in 1996, she watched as the man who headed hematology and oncology research at the National Institutes of Health started to misplace important documents and forget clinical details that had once been cataloged encyclopedically in his mind. With harrowing honesty, she brings readers face to face with this devastating condition and its effects on its victims and those who care for them. Detailing the daily realities and overwhelming responsibilities of caregiving, Comer sheds intensive light on this national health crisis, using her personal... Views: 41
In this loose adaptation of the Grimm Brothers' tale Faithful John, the queen's untimely death leaves her son in charge of the brothel-like castle dungeon. Though her devoted servant, Faithful John, promised the queen he would keep the young man from the cursed Mistress Mei, nothing can divide royalty and young love. When the young king asks for her hand in marriage, she realizes her acceptance is a death sentence and says yes even so. Can Faithful John save Mistress Mei from her prescribed fate, or will his devotion see him turned to stone? Views: 41
The secret is out! Jack and Callie have decided to have a baby and the whole Valentine clan is offering bad advice. To prepare for their future blessed event, Callie talks Jack into attending baby boot camp. Of course, Elvis and the gang tag along. But somebody is out to spoil the fun. Can Elvis save the day before bad boy Jack backs out of fatherhood and Callie becomes the next murder victim? Views: 41
Erotica/Romance. 81988 words long. Views: 41
A New York Times Notable Book Views: 41
Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts in 2012, a lavishly illustrated account of the fascinating life of the woman who started it all. Juliette (Daisy) Gordon Low was a remarkable woman with ideas that were ahead of her time. She witnessed important eras in U.S. history, from the Civil War and Reconstruction to westward expansion to post–World War I. And she made history by founding the first national organization to bring girls from all backgrounds into the out-of-doors. Daisy created controversy by encouraging them to prepare not only for traditional homemaking but also for roles as professional women—in the arts, sciences, and business—and for active citizenship outside the home. Her group also welcomed girls with disabilities at a time when they were usually excluded. Includes author's note, source notes, bibliography, timeline, places to visit, the Girl Scout Promise and Law, and musical notation for the favorite scout song "Make... Views: 41
This fiery autobiographical novel captures a pivotal week or two in the life of fourteen-year-old Jack Gantos, as the author reveals the moment he began to slide off track as a kid who in just a few years would find himself locked up in a federal penitentiary for the crimes portrayed in the memoir Hole in My Life. Set in the Fort Lauderdale neighborhood of his family's latest rental home, The Trouble in Me opens with an explosive encounter in which Jack first meets his awesomely rebellious older neighbor, Gary Pagoda, just back from juvie for car theft. Instantly mesmerized, Jack decides he will do whatever it takes to be like Gary. As a follower, Jack is eager to leave his old self behind, and desperate for whatever crazy, hilarious, frightening thing might happen next. But he may not be as ready as he thinks when the trouble in him comes blazing to life. Views: 41
Waking up at sundown, dressing all in black, and hanging out the clubs until dawn is just another night in the unlife for Mavrides, now that he and his fellow vampires have overthrown the yoke of human repression. But all undead were once alive, and old habits die hard, especially the sex drive. Views: 41
AAAIIIEEE!!! presents to the horror enthusiast twenty of the best dark fantasy tales of author Jeffrey Thomas (PUNKTOWN), culled from their original appearances in the independent press.From subtle stories of ghosts and encroaching madness to extreme tales of erotic and visceral terror, this collections contents span the breadth of the horror spectrum. In these pages one will encounter: a mysterious channel on a hospital rooms television a concentration camp where the dead may seek retribution a music stars unearthly and distasteful approach to fame a woman in love with a dangerous fallen angel the ghost of an insane parent resurrected by another worldly force. Whether ones appetite runs from the traditional to the experimental, AAAIIIEEE!!! has a dark confection for every trick or treat bag. Views: 41
