Ella puts her faith in the one person she knows she can't trust, but her instincts tell her to go with her gut. The scariest part about flying to another country is really finding what you're looking for. Can Ella decide where she really belongs? Or did she sacrifice everything for nothing? Views: 59
It's the end of a long work day and Katie finds a unique way to relax when the boss walks in... how will she be punished ! Views: 59
A story on friendship based on the characters from the Disney film 'Lilo & Stitch' Views: 59
"Wonderful!" (Grace Paley)."Heartwarming and smart and wonderfully written" (Detroit Free Press)."Provides edifying advice, intimately given, like the best-selling Tuesdays with Morrie" (the Dallas Morning News)."Altogether original" (Dr. Laura Schlessinger)."This story will speak to the humanity of the reader" (Jewish Book World).The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness is that rare, magical book—a book that tells a good story but also shows us how the tales we learned when we were children shed light on our adult lives. Joel ben Izzy had the unusual opportunity to relive those lessons when he lost his voice and reconnected with his old teacher, Lenny, a retired storyteller. Through his meetings with Lenny, Joel rediscovers the wisdom of ancient tales and takes us on a journey into a world of beggars and kings, monks and tigers, lost horses and buried treasures—and in the end tells us the secret of happiness. Views: 59
Raven is on the run. Betrayed by her domineering business partner, and hunted down by a ruthless mobster who wants her as a sex slave in his underground club, this lovely young submissive has only one place to turn: handsome and sadistic federal agent Johnny Reynolds. Sexy Raven begs for mercy, but soon finds herself in bondage as Reynolds and other members of the mysterious NBI employ punishment and sexual coercion to enlist her support. Scantily clad, and well used, the dark haired siren is sent as bait directly into the gangster's lair. The evil Silvio is not fooled and promptly takes possession of the girl's all too willing body. Things go from bad to worse as Raven finds herself illegally detained at a prison camp and put in solitary confinement for some delicious and excruciating slave training. Reynolds rescues her, only to put her up for auction. Who will her new master be? Will she fall prey to yet another stranger or is someone lurking in the wings, a man she's known... Views: 59
Peter Sagal, the host of NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! and a popular columnist for Runner's World, shares lessons, stories, advice, and warnings gleaned from running the equivalent of once around the earth.At the verge of turning forty, Peter Sagal—brainiac Harvard grad, short bald Jew with a disposition towards heft, and a sedentary star of public radio—started running seriously. And much to his own surprise, he kept going, faster and further, running fourteen marathons and logging tens of thousands of miles on roads, sidewalks, paths, and trails all over the United States and the world, including the 2013 Boston Marathon, where he crossed the finish line moments before the bombings. In this new book, Sagal reflects on the trails, tracks, and routes he's traveled, from the humorous absurdity of running charity races in his underwear—in St. Louis, in February—or attempting to "quiet his colon" on runs around his... Views: 59
The village of Mark on the Somerset Levels is a watery wonderland, rich in wildlife: rooks and roe deer; sparrows and snowdrops; buzzards, badgers and butterflies; the iconic brown hare and the spectacular hummingbird hawk-moth. As the year unfolds, Stephen Moss witnesses the landscape as it passes from deep snow to spring blossom, through the heat haze of summer to the chill winds of autumn; from the first hazel catkins to the swallows returning from Africa; from the sounds of the dawn chorus to the nocturnal mysteries of moths. Wild Hares and Hummingbirds is both the story of a small corner of the West Country and a celebration of the natural world. Views: 59
HE'D TRACKED HER DOWN… …in the snow-covered Montana mountains. But in his runaway lover's glistening eyes Steven Conti could see she still loved him, still wanted him. And from her rounded belly he could see she hid his unborn baby. Nothing would stop Steven from taking them home to Boston—his woman and his child. From their first night together, Maria Barone was branded by his kiss; she could belong to no one but Steven. But he was a Conti, and she a Barone—sworn enemies and feuding rivals. Maria wanted Steven, as a husband, a lover, a father to her baby. But could they find happily-ever-after—or had she fallen for the one man she could never keep? Views: 59
Sophie Shields has been captured by the person she's been trying to escape for most of her life. The powerful politician who molested her when she was only a child. She changed her name, her hair color, and moved across the country multiple times to get away from him, but Benjamin Powell has been intent on finding her.And when he finally has her in his grasp, he will make her pay for abandoning him and leaving him crippled.Unless Snow can stop him.But this man is so evil that even Snow, the violent, unhinged, fearless part of Sophie, begins to feel afraid.Will Sophie ever break free and see Cole again? Views: 59
The brand-new Naval-Marine combat series. A "visionary" (Joe Buff) in the world of military fiction, Pentagon staff member and U.S. Navy Captain David E. Meadows presents a bold new series that takes America into the next era of modern warfare... Views: 59
