A short contemporary romance novel. A sensual romance. Kia Giavonni wanted better working conditions at Cunningham Hat Factory. She went nose to nose with the boss and owner Joseph Cunningham III on the floor every day. The one thing she never expected to hear from him was, I want to marry you, Kia Giavonni. Together could they save the factory? Or thier marriage? Views: 63
Dark Fantasy/Romance. 73236 words long. Views: 63
Patrick Henry, the famous statesman, has a secret: He keeps his wife in the cellar. Slowly losing her mind, Sarah Henry has become a danger to herself and her children. But daughter Anne has a secret of her own: She knows which child will inherit their mother's madness.Told from the point of view of the Henry children, this compassionate tale explores the possibility that Patrick Henry's immortal cry of "Give me liberty, or give me death," which roused a nation to arms, was first spoken by his wife as she pleaded for her own freedom.Includes a reader's guide. Views: 63
Frank and Joe might be in over their heads when they discover an aquatic smuggling operation in this chilling Hardy Boys adventure—a fresh approach to a classic series.When Frank wins an internship at the Bayport Aquarium, he's stoked at the chance to not only earn school credit, but to also geek out about one of his favorite subjects—aquatic life. And his brother Joe is equally jazzed about taking scuba diving lessons from the super-cute instructor, Aly. But both boys' excitement comes screeching to a halt when the aquarium's most valuable asset goes missing: a rare two-hundred-pound sea turtle named Captain Hook. Frank and Joe stumble upon a network of underground tunnels hidden beneath Bayport...and realize the aquarium is a secret entry point. Could the aquarium be the newest target of a sinister aquatic smuggling ring? And can the boys snag the gang's mastermind before they end up in treacherous waters? Views: 63
Meet Violet Remy-Robinson, an amateur Sherlock Holmes in the making... Uncle Johnny has invited Violet and her friends to spend the summer with him on a sailing adventure around Europe and Violet couldn't be more excited! But when she suspects that the captain of a boat nearby might be up to no good, Violet needs to put her detective skills into action... could he be the head of a smuggling ring? With a beautiful hardback package complete with two-colour illustrations throughout from Becka Moore. Perfect for fans of Dixie O'Day, Ottoline and Goth Girl. Views: 63
A 200-year-old treasure waiting to be reclaimed.Abby Thomas' 11-year-old student Merri is finally warming up to her. And her friendship with John Roberts is also heating up. He's definitely marriage material. Except for the fact that when she tells him about Beautiful Houses he thinks she's crazy.Because a computer program that allows you to rewind and fast-forward the lives of people from long ago is surely pure fantasy. But then John sees for himself that it's not.Together they use Beautiful Houses to help the "Old Dears" next door with their family tree. Rummaging around in their history, they discover that the 85-year-old twins have been keeping a secret from each other since 1941. And the ladies' ancestors have a few secrets of their own, too.Convicted in 1871 of murder and arson, Reuben Buchanan is a blight on the Old Dears' family name. But was he really guilty? Abby and John must get inside the mind of a murderer to find out.But there are also heroes in the ladies' family... Views: 62
WARNING!!! EXPLICIT CONTENT!!!How about some quick, hot sex? In the latest volume of her Adults Only collection, Bebe Wilde takes readers into some really hot and sexy situations. Featuring stories about a woman who seeks sexual pleasure from a man she only sees occasionally to a career girl getting it on with her boss in the conference room and more, Adults Only Volume 3: Seven Erotica Shorts is sure to please. If you like your erotica hot, quick and to the point, this is the book for you. Adults Only Volume 3: Seven Erotica Shorts is the third volume in the Adults Only collection. Please keep in mind, however, that this book contains explicit content, strong language and is intended for a mature audience. Want even more erotica? For more erotica shorts, be sure to check out Bebe Wilde's Adults Only and Adults Only Volume 2. Views: 62
When Antonia Weblock's daughter, Charlotte, vanishes from a London
playground, even her enemies are sympathetic. Villified for putting her
City career above her child's welfare, she has plenty of those.She
turns to barrister Trish Maguire for help. As a specialist in the
darkest cases involving children, Trish knows exactly what can happen to
them at the hands of abusive adults. While she does everything she can
to support Antonia, the police pull out all the stops to find
Charlotte, asking the questions that are in everyone's mind: did she
wander off or was she kidnapped? Could her apparently devoted nanny have
killed her and hidden the body? Why wasn't her stepfather looking after
her as he'd promised? And where was her real father when she
disappeared?No one who knows Charlotte can be above suspicion and it is not long before Trish herself is at risk. Views: 62
In 1988 Dirk Bogarde returned from two idyllic decades in France to live in England. Shortly afterwards, the then Literary Editor of the Daily Telegraph, admiring the 'lucid frankness' of Bogarde's memoirs, invited him to review some books for the newspaper. Over the next eight years or so, Bogarde wrote much of the criticism, essays, obituaries, fragments of autobiography and appreciations which are collected in this volume - a body of work that offers fascinating insights into the life, mind and views of one of Britain's most admired authors and actors.Perhaps the central piece in the book is the now-famous article 'A Short Walk from Harrods', which Bogarde wrote for the Independent on Sunday soon after returning to London. In it he describes what it feels like to walk among familiar ghosts and to dine with those he considers 'the living dead'. A momentous review of three Holocaust books is accompanied by an article... Views: 62
