Where deadly energy ghosts lurk in the ruins of an ancient alien civilization. Where dust bunnies prove to be loyal pets. And where a ghost hunter will discover that a woman's heart is the most dangerous adversary of all… Local Guild boss and powerful ghost-hunter Cooper Boone is everything botanist Elly St. Clair could ask for — the handsome, strong, and silent type. Maybe too silent. For when Guild secrets threaten her career at the college, Elly has to call off their marriage — and leave small-town life behind… But starting over in the thriving metropolis of Cadence City isn't easy, especially when one of Elly's new friends disappears in the eerie catacombs beneath the streets. Cooper turns up just in time to help Elly investigate. And as the mystery deepens and dangerous ghost myths and legends come to light, Cooper makes it clear he intends to stick around — and this time he's holding nothing back… Views: 51
Does she dare say those three little letters—I Do—that could change her whole life? Views: 51
In this moving, wry, and candid novel, widely acclaimed novelist Ayelet Waldman takes us through one woman's passage through love, loss, and the strange absurdities of modern life.Emilia Greenleaf believed that she had found her soulmate, the man she was meant to spend her life with. But life seems a lot less rosy when Emilia has to deal with the most neurotic and sheltered five-year-old in New York City: her new stepson William. Now Emilia finds herself trying to flag down taxis with a giant, industrial-strength car seat, looking for perfect, strawberry-flavored, lactose-free cupcakes, receiving corrections on her French pronunciation from her supercilious stepson -- and attempting to find balance in a new family that's both larger, and smaller, than she bargained for. In Love and Other Impossible Pursuits Ayelet Waldman has created a novel rich with humor and truth, perfectly characterizing one woman's search for answers in a crazily uncertain... Views: 51
Hailed as a remarkable collection of short stories when it was first released in 1992, We So Seldom Look on Love is Barbara Gowdy's wholly original and powerful look at what constitutes the ever-revolving realm of love. Views: 51
Fleeing Nazi Germany in 1936, the Schwarts immigrate to a small town in
upstate New York. Here the father—a former high school teacher—is
demeaned by the only job he can get: gravedigger and cemetery caretaker.
When local prejudice and the family's own emotional frailty give rise
to an unthinkable tragedy, the gravedigger's daughter, Rebecca heads out
into America. Embarking upon an extraordinary odyssey of erotic risk
and ingenious self-invention, she seeks renewal, redemption, and
peace—on the road to a bittersweet and distinctly “American” triumph. Views: 51
When child care worker Tamara Britton is asked to temporarily take 14-year-old foster child Sienna Larson into her home, she agrees--but only because it's temporary. Soon, Tamara finds the outspoken, churchgoing teenager to be almost more than she can bear. Yet, despite herself, Tamara begins to open her heart as well as her home. Now, through the bond she forms with Sienna, Tamara begins to awaken to newfound truths about herself, her family history, and God--and learns that no matter what the circumstances are, God is in control of not just some things, but of all things. Views: 51
"What's Expected of Us" is another of the fictional explorations of biochemical determinism of human personality and behavior that Chiang, Greg Egan, and Peter Watts, to name three distinguished examples, have been pursuing in SF. Views: 51
While studying kung fu to try to overcome his clumsiness, Mark learns something that may interfere with his friends' plans for a group Halloween costume. Views: 51
“The brilliant first novel of Mireille Juchau, author of the Miles Franklin-longlisted The World Without Us Rien and Mark leave St Mary’s Home for Children and start a tentative new life together. While Mark dreams of machines to repair their fractured world, Rien writes stories to help her recover the missing events of her past. When their friend Dog Boy escapes from St Mary’s, he embarks on a journey that will dramatically alter each of their lives. In a world that has little time for those who are different, can these three outsiders find a place to belong? In Machines for Feeling, Mireille Juchau displays all the poise and sensitivity that have brought her so much acclaim. This is a mesmerising novel about alienation, friendship, and the power of the imagination to endure.” Views: 51
Can a man who lives in the shadows and a woman who lives in the light find a place to belong together? Book Six of the Malloy family series Brett Malloy has always been considered a loner, a man apart from the Malloy clan. Quiet, reserved and intense, Brett hides from the world on his new ranch with only an ex-gunslinger and a runaway boy for company. When circumstances put him flat on his back, his childhood crush, Doctor Alexandra Brighton arrives to nurse him back to health. Alex has always loved Brett despite the fact that a more difficult man couldnt be found on the face of the earth. A woman who firmly believes everyone should live life to the fullest, Alex takes Bretts quiet surliness as a mission. Shes going to teach him what it means to live, and how to find love and passion in the most unexpected places.When rancher King Dawson claims Alex as his own, Brett has to choose between the darkness of his shadows and the light of Alexs love. Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, violence. Views: 51
