EDITORIAL REVIEW: **Bestselling authors Ann Major, Christine Rimmer and Beverly Barton cordially invite you to the year's most exclusive party at the Lone Star Country Club, where three very different young women discover that wishes can come true!** ***Jenna's Wild Ride*** Hold on tight when a good girl sets out to break the rules -- and a few hearts -- before the debutante ball. Who else but a sexy ranch hand could tame the angelic deb with the devilish eyes? ***Reinventing Mary*** Take one shy plain Jane. Add a dressmaking "fairy godmother." Mix in a healthy dose of the charming lawyer next door. Result? A dream come to life for the Cinderella debutante. ***Frankie's First Dress*** What's a Mother to do when a feisty young cowgirl would rather ride horses than wear a debutante dress? When the sassy tomboy meets a stubborn yet handsome rancher, it's the taming of the shrew, Texas style! Views: 57
Trouble is brewing in Egypt at the close of 1914 and no one will escape the coming tempest. With the world at war, Amelia Peabody and her husband Radcliffe Emerson have returned to Cairo for another season of archaeological excavation--despite the increasing danger of an attack on the Suez Canal and on Egypt itself.A terrible conflict looms. A long-simmering love affair is resolved. A dastardly plot unfolds. There is no escaping the furious storm that now threatens the Emersons and their world--so Amelia plunges right into it. Views: 57
In a world 300 years in the future, shattered by war and holocaust, time travel may hold the answer to all of mankind’s problems. But when things go wrong. Will the world ever be right again? Views: 57
Reminiscent of the work of John le Carre and Olen Steinhauser, this brilliant debut novel features a young State Department intern on the run in Turkey, trying to outwit and outmaneuver everyone from the Turkish president to Islamic extremists to the CIA.Penny Kessler, a young intern at the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, wakes up in a hospital on the morning of July 5 to find herself at the center of an international crisis. The day before, the Embassy had been the target of a devastating terrorist attack that killed hundreds of Penny's friends and colleagues. Not only has a photograph of Penny emerging from the rubble become the defining image of the event (#TheGirlwiththeFlag), but for reasons she doesn't understand, her bosses believe she's a crucial witness. Suddenly, everyone is desperately interested in what Penny knows. But what does she know? And who can she trust? As she struggles to piece together her memories of the event, she discovers that Zach... Views: 57
SHE WAS HEAVEN TO HIS TOUCH...When minister Daniel Westmoreland met Skylar Tate, he knew he'd found paradise. She was a drop-dead gorgeous singer with a voice that sent the angels swooning. But Skylar's father was also a preacher...and their rocky relationship had caused her to stay away from clergymen...including Daniel.Still, Skylar couldn't ignore the attraction that burned between them. Before she knew it she was hopelessly in love and...married to the minister. But when Skylar sensed her ways were too wild for Daniel, would she run off into the night, or stay in his arms where everything felt so right? Views: 57
At 5 Caper Court, the personal and professional interweave in ways as complex as the law; sharp minds and abrasive personalities lie behind deceptively polished facades. Leo Davies, silver-haired QC, captivates both his male and female co-workers. Untouched by his seemingly indiscriminate affairs, he takes his pleasure where he pleases without regard for the devastation he leaves behind.Yet, newly made a father, Leo begins to questions his ephemeral relationships, but when his lifestyle produces sinister results that threaten to extend to his son the question becomes whether it is too late for Leo to change – to stop his life from unravelling even further . . .Review'Fraser writes with panache, exuberance and humour, and never leaves the reader waiting too long for the next twist ... Most enjoyable' The Times 'Engages her readers quickly and never lets go' Tatler Magazine 'Prepare to be seduced by this masterful tale of love, duplicity and ambition' Company Magazine 'Witty ... polished ... Rumpole eat your heart out' She Magazine 'Smart, complex and deliciously racy' Daily Record About the AuthorCaro Fraser read law at King's College, London. She was called to the bar in 1979 and worked as a shipping lawyer, and has now been writing full-time for the last eight years. She has written eight other novels; the most recent, A Little Learning, was published by Penguin in 2001. She is married to a solicitor and has four children. Views: 57
Blind magistrate Sir John Fielding investigates corruption and murder in the seaside town of Deal, which has become a haven for smugglers. Views: 57
'It is Arbella they would proclaim Queen if her mistress should happen to die' Sir William Stanley, 1592Niece to Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter to the great Tudor dynast Bess of Hardwick, Lady Arbella Stuart was brought up in the belief that she would inherit Elizabeth I's throne. Her very conception was dramatic: the result of an unsanctioned alliance that brought down the wrath of the authorities. Raised in restricted isolation at Hardwick, in the care - the 'custody' - of the forceful Bess, Arbella was twenty-seven before, in 1603, she made her own flamboyant bid for liberty. She may also have been making a bid for the throne. If so, she failed. But the accession of her cousin James thrust her into the colourful world of his court, and briefly gave her the independence she craved at the heart of Jacobean society.Then, aged thirty-five, Arbella risked everything to make her own forbidden marriage. An escape in disguise, a wild flight... Views: 57
A spell of love? Or a bad poker hand? As Savannah Deason edges further up her career ladder—she is thrown off her game by a one-night stand with handsome steel worker Hex James. Neither expected to find more than pleasure…yet the battle of the sexes is on! But, will they find happiness inside sarcasm and distrust? Views: 57
When two boys and two girls go on holiday to the Southern Alps of New Zealand, they are expecting to have fun exploring the mountains. But on a hiking trip they come across a wounded man - a man who is being pursued by his would-be killers. What should they do? Save themselves and run, or stay and help the victim? Their decision has far-reaching consequences. Views: 57
