In a moment of madness, Ali Kingston, wife and mother of three, skips work to spend the day with Christian, a gorgeous street artist fifteen years her junior. Midlife crisis or whatever, it escalates when Ali's husband, Ed, equates her minor indiscretion with a major affair and kicks her out into the rainy night...and Christian's open arms. Soon thirty-eight-year-old Ali is ensconced in a Notting Hill love nest wondering how to introduce her children to the charismatic Christian, who could easily have been her teenage daughter's boyfriend rather than her own.Meanwhile back at the ranch house in suburban Richmond, Ed is also facing unanticipated temptations, as two younger women compete to console him for the loss of his wife, while family and friends attempt to reunite him with Ali...with deliciously droll results. Then a disconcerting event forces both Ed and Ali to decide what they really want--from themselves, from each other and from life itself. Views: 39
She is in her own world, hot, sexy and wild. He lives to feel the excitement of death. She lives in fear of the final days. Her sister sees it all but denies it. Who is responsible? And why does she deny her hatred and crave the love she never had? Long legs, a smile that melts ice and no limits. It all adds up to a ride that ends as MY MY Little Prince. Views: 39
Product DescriptionGOTHAM CITY: a dark, twisted reflection of urban America. Overcrowded, overbuilt, and overshadowed by a continuous air of menace, this gothic nightmare is a breeding ground for the depraved, the indifferent, and the criminally insane. It's also the object of one man's obsession. Witness to the brutal murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne has dedicated his life to protecting this city, taking a form to inspire hope in the innocent...and fear in the guilty. He is the masked vigilante known as the Batman. Now the battlefield has changed. Leveled by a massive earthquake that left thousands dead and millions more wounded, Gotham City has been transformed into a lawless wilderness—a No Man's Land—where the survivors are turning against one another, and where the city's protectors are torn by a crisis that may consume them all. Views: 39
THE AGENT: SPEAR's top gun, a man deeply shrouded in mystery...THE MISSION: To find his heart again-before he fights his last battle...THE SOUL-WRENCHING REUNION:Once he holds Cara Justice in his arms, will he ever let her go?He was the only man she had ever loved. The father of her child. The soldier Cara Justice believed dead. Now he was back, older, yet just as ruggedly handsome as he'd been years ago, when they'd said goodbye. Passion drove them together again, though duty tore them apart. For he had one final battle, and he would either fight to the death-or return home a hero, ready to claim his woman once and for all.... Views: 39
"We want you to do it again."These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years earlier, Brian was stranded alone in the wilderness for 54 days with nothing but a small hatchet. Yet he survived.Now the government wants him to go back into the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive. Soon the project backfires, though, leaving Brian with a wounded partner and a long river to navigate. His only hope is to build a raft and try to transport the injured man a hundred miles downstream to a trading post--if the map he has is accurate.From the Paperback edition. Views: 39
The Black Madonna has long protected her mountain villagers in southern Italy, and some say she followed her people to America. What else explains the magic and miracles on Spring Street in Little Italy over the decades? Teresa, whose son Nicky should never have walked again after his four-story fall, keeps a holy card of the Black Madonna hidden beneath her underwear. Magdalena, beautiful and mysterious, can make any man fall in love with her, including her stepson Salvatore, by praying secretly to an image of the Black Madonna in her attic. And Antoinette, after giving birth to five girls, had Jumbo, the biggest baby Spring Street ever saw -- once she had the Black Madonna's portrait in her kitchen. Vibrant, dark-souled creatures who get their way, control their lives, and pass on arcane knowledge like family heirlooms from generation to generation, Teresa, Magdalena, and Antoinette, with their intersecting lives, take center stage in The Black Madonna. This is an... Views: 39
ALEXANDRA SULLIVAN WANTED TO GO TO BED WITH MORE THAN JUST A GOOD BOOK. Running the Snug Harbor Lodge had fulfilled Alex's life -- until rough-hewn Grant Malone appeared seeking shelter. Though danger surrounded the handsome stranger, Alex couldn't keep her distance. With just one kiss her contentedness turned to craving, and she swore never to live again without passion...without Grant. But once he'd awakened Alex from her numbing slumber, he retreated to his cloak of mystery. Could this Sleeping Beauty coax her Prince Charming back into her loving arms -- for good? Views: 39
"My granddaddy would get mad at all of us. He couldn't just get mad at one of us. 'Ain't nobody got...You know what? Go to bed! All y'all, go to bed!'It'd be like two o'clock in the afternoon. 'Go to bed!'"Bernie Mac, the royal king of the Original Kings of Comedy, is salty and pissed off. The Chicago-bred performer has issues to get off his chest, and he doesn't mince words when he lets loose. No surprise, his live appearances have earned him a reputation as perhaps the truest voice of modern humor. Now, Mac has captured his comedic genius in print with his hilarious debut book. Tearing through a wide range of topics with equal parts insight and irreverence, Bernie Mac shares views that may not sit well with everyone -- especially if you're caught in the crosshairs of his rants ("Kids today don't get the kind of injuries we used to get as children -- cut, bruised. Now, these lil' muh'fuckas just continuously get shot"). Still, his way of look... Views: 39
