Molly Moberly knows she doesn’t belong in this small Missouri town with her great-aunt Fay. It’s just a temporary arrangement – until her mother gets out of the hospital. But then Molly meets Will, a fellow stray, and begins to realize she’s not the only one on the outside. In fact, it seems like the town’s full of strays – only some end up where they belong sooner than others. Richard Peck has created a rich, compassionate story that will go straight to the heart of every kid who’s ever felt like an outsider. Views: 6
A gripping, psychological thriller in the best
tradition of film-noir…
It began with the missing week of her life…
Found in an alleyway, completely dazed, with no memory of
who she is, or how she's gotten there, an obviously well-to-do young woman is
taken to a nearby shelter run by a nun. There she meets former cop Michael
Coffey, who often stops in to visit Sister Mary Agnes. When it becomes obvious
that she is suffering from sudden, agonizing, recurring headaches, Coffey
volunteers to take her to the nearest ER. But, haunted by an elusive memory she
has of a motel, she insists that he drive her to the location first. There they
discover a brutally murdered man in the room, and blood-splattered clothing that
would certainly fit the young woman.
Is she a cold-blooded killer, or has someone set her
up?
Instead of turning her in to the police, Coffey takes his
mystery woman back to his house. And even when she disappears from there without
a word, he is positive she's innocent, and remains determined to help her. But
the truth which his investigation gradually reveals is so shocking that it will
be almost impossible to prove. For the real criminal is someone she trusts
implicitly, someone who is about to wreak the ultimate revenge-someone who has
tampered not only with the truth but with this innocent victim's very
mind!
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From Publishers Weekly
A beautiful young woman is found unconscious in an alley,
with no memory of who she is or how she got there. When a mysterious impulse
leads her to a cheap motel room containing a corpse, all the evidence points to
her as the most likely suspect in the murder. The detective on the case, a
sensitive recovering alcoholic named Michael Coffey, falls in love with her and
sets out to prove her innocence, despite the evidence. The book bounces around
between Coffey's efforts to help the amnesiac (who turns out to be named Jenny)
and glimpses of a madman, Quinlan, living out his sexual fantasies by way of
drugs and hypnotism. Gorman (Guilty as Charged) keeps the pace swift and
navigates smoothly among the many subplots, but his characters, which he defines
mostly by comparing them to various movie and TV stars, fall flat. The author
drops one bombshell at the end, but-because he simply informs the reader flat
out rather than revealing the surprise dramatically-the bomb fails to explode,
and the novel's resolution collapses into melodrama. Views: 6
It’s been over twenty years since the fateful day that the might of the Zoarinian Empire’s great army was destroyed within the Valley Lands. Since then it has been a time of peace and prosperity throughout the Valley Lands under the guidance of Roric Ta’lont, but is another war coming to the Valley Lands? A dark war not able to be won by the sword alone? Views: 6
-a Night Stalkers Wedding story- Shortly after Night Stalkers #1, The Night Is Mine... Major Emily Beale of the US Army's Night Stalkers helicopter regiment found true love and the wedding looms imminent. But an emotional firestorm aims her toward a hard landing. Major Mark Henderson knows she's the woman of his dreams, but he never considered that an aerial battle in the Hindu Kush ranked as a lower hazard mission than reaching the altar intact. When her long-time friend the President decides to help, none of them may survive Emily's Wedding. Views: 6
Discover the man behind the myth in this new biography of one of the most pioneering and influential performers of our time—David Bowie.David Bowie—the iconic superstar of rock, fashion, art, design, and the quintessential sexual liberator—is a living legend. However, for the past five decades, he has managed to retain his Hollywood star mystique. Now, New York Times bestselling author Wendy Leigh reveals the real man behind the mythology. Through scores of interviews with Bowie's lovers (both male and female), his girlfriends, business associates, groupies, and band members, Leigh, who grew up just a mile from where Bowie was born and went to school, has written an intimate biography of rock's greatest enigma. In an unexpurgated exploration of Bowie's kaleidoscopic personal life, she reveals his star-crossed inheritance—his mother was once an acolyte of the British Fascist party; his father, the PR genius who masterminded his... Views: 6
Fresh out of medical school, John Jake McCutcheon’s stagecoach is attacked by outlaws. With the help of a pretty, young woman, they fend off the assault. Lily Anthony, attracted to the charming cowboy-doctor, with his chiseled good looks and teasing ways, is heartbroken to learn he’s engaged. Later in Rio Wells, sparks fly when John’s cousin takes a shine to her. Views: 6
After three romantic flame-outs in a year and a restaurant career going nowhere, Dani Buchanan needs a fresh start. She goes looking for her biological father, but never expects to find a senator running for president. As his long-lost 'love child,' Dani could seriously derail the election- something his handsome campaign manager Alex Canfield isn't going to let happen. Dani isn't about to let Alex run her life, no matter how tempting she finds him-and Alex isn't going to allow Dani to melt his cynicism, no matter how close he has to get. The last thing either of them wants is love, especially with scandals brewing and family trouble on the way. But Dani and Alex are forced to trust each other, and when trust turns to passion, the potential for disaster is only a tabloid scandal away. Views: 6
Dear Reader: When Ryder Sherbrooke finds a child nearly beaten to death in an alley in Eastbourne, he takes her home to Brandon House. She doesn't speak for six months. Her first words, oddly enough, are a haunting song: I dream of beauty and sightless night I dream of strength and fevered might I dream I'm not alone again But I know of his death and her grievous sin. Ah, and just what does this strange song mean that was seemingly imprinted on the child's brain? She names herself Rosalind de la Fontaine since she cannot remember who she is. In her first season in London in 1835, under the aegis of the Sherbrookes, she meets Nicholas Vail, the 7th Earl of Mountjoy, newly arrived from Macau. It is instant fascination on both their parts, but for different reasons. With Grayson Sherbrooke, they are led to an ancient copy of a mysterious book written by a sixteenth-century wizard. The book is written in a baffling code that neither Grayson nor Nicholas can read. But Rosalind can, easily. Strange things start happening. Both Nicholas and Rosalind know it has to do with the old book and, perhaps, even her past, particularly the song she first sang as a child. The urgency builds as they realize Rosalind is the key to a centuries-old mystery. Enjoy, Catherine Coulter Views: 6
"Beautifully written, a highly literate story of friendship, parenthood, and every other kind of love you can imagine." —Marisa de los Santos, author of Love Walked In When Jill becomes both pregnant and single at the end of one spring semester, she and her two closest friends plunge into an experiment in tri-parenting, tri-schooling, and trihabitating as grad students in Seattle. Naturally, everything goes wrong, but in ways no one sees coming. Janey Duncan narrates the adventure of this modern family with hilarity and wisdom and shows how three lives are forever changed by (un)cooperative parenting, literature, and a tiny baby named Atlas who upends and uplifts their entire world. In this sparkling and wise debut novel, The Atlas of Love, Frankel's unforgettable heroines prove that home is simply where the love is. Views: 6
An ex-talk show host, her cheating husband, and a plot to canonize a friend's Nicaraguan aunt make for "pure, unadulterated adulterous entertainment" (The New York Times). Alice Fairweather, a lapsed Catholic who lives in upstate New York with her two sons and philandering husband (whom she loves to distraction), has just lost her dream job as a radio talk show hostess. When one of the family dogs suddenly becomes gravely ill, Alice opts out of a family spelunking vacation to nurse the pooch. Unexpectedly, her husband's charismatic Nicaraguan Harvard roommate, Abelardo—coffee planter, failed seminarian, and scion of an old Nicaraguan family—comes to visit as part of his quest to have his aunt canonized as the first Nicaraguan saint. Through a variety of somewhat bizarre and miraculous events, Abelardo must return home to his village before his canonization work is complete. But Alice, with time on her hands and a void to fill, adopts... Views: 6
Note: This is part one of a three part series. It is approximately 11000 words.We may be done with the past, but the past's not done with us...After being left for dead by the side of a lake, Jo wakes with no memory of who she is or how she arrived there.When she stumbles upon a handsome stranger willing to help, she's immediately suspicious; but, there's something about him that speaks to her heart's desire. When a mysterious group of men begin to pursue them, she soon finds herself under his protection. As Jo's secret life begins to unravel, she discovers she's at the heart of a deadly game of lust, love, money and obsession. Views: 6
