When Julie Streeter dropped out of law school to care for her little sister, one of the things she missed most was her crush-worthy classmate, Matt Ellis. Now, he's visiting the firm where she works as a paralegal and is just as sexy now as he was then. Will their chemistry lead to more than just a fling, or could what started out as a crush turn into something neither one of them expected? Views: 35
A real-life thriller--the story of kickbacks and payoffs, of shady deals struck in secret with known felons; a story in which half a million people lose enormous sums--some their life's savings--in the largest securities fraud of the 1980s, with names like Onassis and Bush numbered among the victims.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 35
Alcandian Soul Mary Wine "Book 3 in the Alcandians series." History is written by the victors. Cole Somerton knows that rule by heart. Unable to return to Earth, he finds facing a future on Alcandar isn't anything to be worried about. Becoming a warrior only completes the path he'd set out on when he joined Special Forces back on Earth. But his connection with Earth isn't completely severed. There's one woman drawing him back across space, and this time he won't be able to leave Cassandra behind. She's returning to Alcandar despite her protests. When her world turns inside out, Cassandra has no one left to turn to. Cole, the subject of her erotic dreams, is the last person she wants to rescue her. But the brute isn't listening and she finds that her fortune isn't looking any brighter when she wakes up on Alcandar, about to be mated to not only Cole, but the dark and sexy Dyne as well. Between government conspiracies and race-fueled pride, passion still refuses to take sides. Love doesn't listen to dictates of current policy and Cassandra is about to learn that Alcandian warriors never fail when they are intent on securing a mate. Views: 35
The Executioner poses as a convict to spring a man marked for death by a mystery assassin. Mack Bolan wants to know why a petty embezzler is the target of an international hit man. But Bolans plan is foiled by a group known as the Savannah Swingsaw — four female vigilantes who break him out instead, in a baffling move that fires the big warrior to blazing action. Views: 35
Praise for the Gadgets and Gears series: "Fast paced and funny . . . carries hints of both Lemony Snicket's wordplay and the absurdity of M. T. Anderson's Pals in Peril." —Booklist Wally and Noodles are back to the business of scientific innovation—and fun. In London, they meet a young pickpocket named Dobbin who works for a mysterious criminal called the Tick-Tock Man. Soon they are racing through secret tunnels in a bid to help Dobbin's little sister. Can the brave boy-scientist and his loyal sidekick find the one person who can save her before it's too late? History and technology collide in this humorous series brimming with mad science. Views: 35
MING THE MERCILESS!
He rules the planet Mongo with cold terror—and if he has his Imperial way, will conquer the entire universe! But first the King of Mongo must destroy Flash Gordon, the fair-haired earthling and Superbowl Star, destined to challenge his sinister mental forces . . . Together with Doctor Zarkov and the beautiful Dale Arden, Flash is sent hurtling through interstellar space to the Towers of Mingo City, the heartless armies of the all-seeing secret police, and the deadly creatures and half-human beings lurking in Ming’s domains.
There, the space hero has a triple task: survive Ming’s onslaught, free his own friends, and save—billions of light-years away—the planet Earth! Views: 35
Lawrence Kingston is asked to search for a botanist friend who has gone missing. With nothing but a scrap of paper with a bewildering cryptic message, he begins to investigate. He discovers that his friend was experimenting with aquatic plants and has stumbled on a horticultural breakthrough with staggering implications, one that could ultimately generate billions of dollars in revenue: a unique and giant form of Amazonian water lily. Convinced that influential people are involved in the disappearance, he pursues more leads, but circumstances beyond his control plunge him deeper into jeopardy and a corporate world of ruthless, greedy men who are not to be stopped. Kingston presses on, knowing that his missing friend's life--and his own--both hang by a very slender thread. As with the highly acclaimed The Lost Gardens, Eglin brings his botanical and literary skill to this new mystery.From Publishers WeeklyEglin's engaging third horticultural cozy (after 2006's Lost Gardens) pits retired London botanist Lawrence Kingston against rapacious, lawless foes when his longtime friend and colleague, Stewart Halliday, goes missing. Drawing on his cruciverbalist skills, Kingston interprets a coded message in his friend's date book that leads to another cryptogram. Clues indicate that Halliday discovered how to desalinate seawater with a unique crossbred water lily, a scientific breakthrough with potentially far-reaching benefits—and profitability. Kingston believes Halliday has been kidnapped because of the salt-sucking lilies, and even when Kingston is nearly shot down on a helicopter flight, he remains dogged in pursuit of his missing friend. Fans of the brave and erudite Kingston will savor his latest breakneck botanical adventure. (May) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From BooklistIn this third in the series, after The Blue Rose 2004) and The Lost Gardens (2006), retired botany professor Lawrence Kingston of London will not be deterred from searching for missing friend and former colleague Stewart Halliday, despite Kingston's being shot down in a helicopter, knocked on the head, and warned explicitly to desist. Halliday's disappearance, as Kingston rightly suspects, is linked to his secret research to crossbreed a giant water lily that can remove salt from water, a scientific breakthrough with huge financial potential. Descriptions of notable English gardens and information about desalination processes add interest to this mystery, in which--in the cozy tradition--violence is limited, and murders occur offstage. Series fans will be intrigued by the appearance of a mysterious woman, somehow involved in the wrongdoing, who adds a the possibility of romance for widower Kingston. Overlook the occasional dangling participle, and enjoy seeing justice prevail in the English manner. Michele LeberCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Views: 35
Dio Rodriguez grew up on the streets and knew all too well the hard, cool feeling of the barrel of a gun tucked down the back of his jeans. But his hard exterior softened when he met Jennifer. Jennifer understands Dio like no one else and makes him want to be a better man. Suddenly a drive-by shooting lands Dio in a prison boot camp and sends Jennifer to the hospital. When Dio learns that Jennifer is pregnant, he realizes that he must find a way to turn his life around and return to his lady. But can trainee Rodriguez get his act together among the hardcases in prison? And will Jennifer be waiting for him if and when he does? Views: 35
How well do you know your best friend? That's the question Alexandra Miller and her four best friends asked themselves after that weekend in Atlanta. The five women went to Atlanta to celebrate Alex's new boutique. However, a few surprises opened the door to secrets none of them ever expected to share. Views: 35
