Three years ago, Emma wanted to kiss Spenser. Now she wants to kill him. Their marriage in name only saved her from having to wed Spenser's loathsome uncle, and before he went off to war, Spenser promised Emma that she would have everything she needed as his new wife. But when Spenser returns home from battling Napoleon, he seems to have forgotten all about Emma, who has spent the last few years struggling to keep his family estate from falling into ruin. When unusual circumstances finally bring Emma and Spenser together again, Spenser discovers Emma is no longer the vulnerable young lady he married but is, instead, a resourceful and beautiful woman. Now, in order to win back his wife's trust and love, Spenser must first agree to a new marriage bargain. Views: 70
Lenny the Leprechaun’s wife is missing. Why would the leprechaun come to Poker Boy to find her in the first place? Not known for finding people, Poker Boy only rescues them and the world in the process. Her vanishing has nothing to do with poker or anything that Poker Boy knows about. Or it seems that way on the surface. Views: 70
Best friends since birth, Brooke Mead and Savannah Prescott, spend their days working together at top fashion magazine Hourglass, while enjoying all that the Denver nightlife has to offer – but sharing a man – no way. One of Denver’s most eligible bachelors, Luke Wellington, can have any woman he wants and he knows it. Putting his player skills to the test, he destroys a friendship and makes two women fall in love with him as he sits back and enjoys the best of both worlds. Brooke Mead is a woman looking for her happily ever after, and the day she literally ran in to him, she thought she’d found it. Charming, charismatic, a true gentleman – what more could she ask for? Things are going perfectly until her best friend struts in the ele-vator and claimed his lips right in front of her. Savannah Prescott is interested in one thing, having a good time with every single man Denver has to offer. Being tied down is too much of a bore for her free spirited ways. Or so she thinks, but when her best friend starts dating her Friday night fling, she realizes she may be ready to turn in her game card and settle down into a real relationship. When both girls come to the realization that they are after the same man, it means all-out war. Best friends until the end, or at least until him. Views: 70
From Publishers Weekly Traversing broiling deserts, snowy mountain passes and dank rain forests on its crooked way from Mexico to Canada, the Pacific Coast Trail is an epic challenge for die-hard backpackers. White and his girlfriend, Melissa, set out, late in the season and bereft of experience, to tread all 2,650 miles of it, leaving behind lousy reporting jobs and hoping to find self-definition and a deepened relationship. (They call their trek the Lois and Clark Expedition.) Hilarious greenhorn misadventures ensue—including the author's ill-advised chomp, while dizzy with dehydration, into a reputedly moisture-laden prickly-pear cactus—that tested their survival skills and commitment as a couple. The trail becomes less an itinerary than a world unto itself, full of squalor, discomfort and majestic scenery, and peopled by charismatic misfits and an austere cult of ultra-light speed-hikers, as the couple rely on arcane camping gear and bizarre gummy-bear-and-marshmallow diets. The wilderness authenticity the author seeks proves elusive; all journey and no destination, the story itself eventually trails off with the hero even more callow and confused than when he started. Still, White's vivid prose and hangdog humor make readers want to keep up. (June) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review "Drawing on diaries he kept at the time, White polishes up these memories, serving them forth with brio and dash…[The Cactus Eaters] brings a fresh perspective to the timeworn adventure-travel genre." -- Kirkus Reviews "In the well-written, laugh-out-loud, self-deprecating spirit of Bill Bryson’s A Walk In The Woods and Nora Ephron’s When Harry Met Sally, Dan White takes us along for a walk on the wild side of adventure and love. I could not put it down." -- Eric Blehm, National Outdoor Book Award-winning author of THE LAST SEASON. "It is a funny, frequently harrowing, and altogether mesmerizing memoir about just how wrong a backpacking expedition can go….‘The Cactus Eaters’ is far more than a Sierra Club-approved romp. It’s gorp for the soul, a fascinating and surprisingly moving testament to the call of the wild." -- Steve Almond, Boston Globe Views: 70
"Slow Birds," by Ian Watson tells the story of a strangely idyllic world which is plagues by mysterious invaders. Dubbed "slow birds," because the cylindrical objects fly at the rate of only a few feet per minute, the artefacts are a complete mystery. Jason Babbidge's life is inexorably changed and linked to the slow birds when his brother, Daniel, climbs aboard a slowbird shortly before it disappears into the unknown. Watson's story deals with Jason's quest for his brother and later the revelation which comes to him as he climbs aboard a slow bird of his own.
"Slow Birds" was nominated for the 1983 Nebula for best novelette. Views: 70
Temple Gordon is beautiful and proud, a Southern belle raised on her father's luxurious plantation. She is also a Cherokee. "The Blade" Stuart, an impulsive nearby landowner, is Cherokee as well. He and Temple share a passion for each other and a concern for their people. But, while Temple wishes to protect the Cherokee way of life, The Blade seeks to save his people from death.It's the early 1830s, and a battle rages between the Federal Government and President Jackson over the fate of Cherokee land. Temple, in the face of growing danger, wishes to stay. The Blade knows they must go. Before them is a long, tumultuous trail west. They have only their families and each other to cling to, but can their love alone see them through the pain?Previously published as THE PROUD AND THE FREE, Janet Dailey's AMERICAN DREAMS brims full of historical tragedies and unwavering courage. Readers will be moved by its intense story of passion and hope. Views: 70
Until Rod Damon--The Coxeman--saw the bikini-clad beauties flying, he really believed only the birds and the bees did it. But there was something definitely unnatural about this trio of deadly dames who try to blow him apart. How did they get up there? Who were they working for? If the enemy controlled this invention it could prove to be America’s downfall. To get his hands on their gadgets, Rod had to get to the girls. But what Rod didn’t bargain for was that the girls were dying to get their hands on him... and they weren’t planning to let him go until his heart petered out. Girding his loins in his inimitable manner, Rod plunges into the mystery with a big bang! Views: 70
Now in a paperback edition, this acclaimed memoir tells the unforgettable story of a young boy's journey from a refugee camp in Sudan to Chicago, where his family survived on welfare. Mawi followed his father's advice to "treat people . . . as though they were angels sent from heaven, " and realized his dream of a full-tuition scholarship to Harvard University. Updated with 14 black-and-white photos and a new epilogue. Views: 70
The ones you leave behind are the ones that stay with you forever... Views: 70
Tinker Bell can''t resist a quick peek at the world of winter, even though there are strict rules against warm-weather fairies crossing the border into the Winter Woods. To her surprise, her wings begin to sparkle and glow! But they also begin to freeze, and Tink barely gets back to the warm weather in time. Fascinated by what she saw, she doesn''t let the cold stop her, and she sneaks back across the border to team up with a winter fairy named Periwinkle. Soon they discover that their friendship could threaten the entire fairy realm...or it could bring warm-weather and cold-weather fairies together at last. Join the adventure with this retelling of the story from the hit movie, including eight pages of full-color stills! Views: 70
When penniless businessman Mr. Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr. Cavor, an absentminded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity. Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford that the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a journey to the moon. With Bedford motivated by money, and Cavor by the desire for knowledge, the two embark on the expedition. But neither are prepared for what they find—a world of freezing nights, boiling days, and sinister alien life, in which they may be trapped forever.-First time in Penguin Classics-Includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on Wells, suggestions for further reading, and detailed notes Views: 70
