From boardroom... Sally Finch has come to Sydney for a fresh start. She's not looking for a relationship - and she really tries to ignore her attraction to her brooding MD, Logan Black. To ballroom... Logan is absolutely focussed on business, but when he's roped in to attending a charity ball it's bubbly, fun-loving Sally who steps in to help him brush up on his dance moves! To bride and groom...? Sally's falling for Logan, but it takes two to tango! Will Logan put his life plan on hold and make his receptionist his wife? Views: 66
After rewriting history with their discovery of a Nazi U-boat off the coast of New Jersey, legendary divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler decided to investigate the great enduring mystery of history's most notorious shipwreck: Why did Titanic sink as quickly as it did? To answer the question, Chatterton and Kohler assemble a team of experts to explore Titanic, study its engineering, and dive to the wreck of its sister ship, Brittanic, where Titanic's last secrets may be revealed. Titanic's Last Secrets is a rollercoaster ride through the shipbuilding history, the transatlantic luxury liner business, and shipwreck forensics. Chatterton and Kohler weave their way through a labyrinth of clues to discover that Titanic was not the strong, heroic ship the world thought she was and that the men who built her covered up her flaws when disaster struck. If Titanic had remained afloat for just two hours longer than she did, more than a thousand people would have lived instead of died, and the myth of the great ship would be one of rescue instead of tragedy. Titanic's Last Secrets is the never-before-told story of the Ship of Dreams, a contemporary adventure that solves a historical mystery. Views: 66
In her author’s note, Marion Winik writes that in Mexico on the Day of the Dead, people build altars to their loved ones . . . they go to the cemetery and stay all night, praying, singing, drinking, wailing. They tell the sad stories and the noble ones; they eat cookies shaped like skeletons. They celebrate and mourn at once.” Striking that balance, The Glen Rock Book of the Dead presents snapshot portraits of The Jeweler, The Driving Instructor, The Bad Influence, The Queen of New Jerseyand roughly fifty others who have touched Winik’s life, from her son’s second grade teacher to Keith Haring. Tied together by the inimitable, poignant voice of Winik, these losses form not only an autobiography but a story of our time, delivering a lyrical journey that ultimately raises the spirits. Views: 66
Going on vacation during the holidays is stressful enough, but to going spend Christmas with your girlfriend’s family — whom you’ve never met — could have a person committed. Bryce has a surprise planned for Dolly, but wanting to keep tradition, he must leave Barkus, Kansas, and head to New Orleans to meet Dolly’s family. Will Bryce survive the trip? Dolly is nervous, and rightfully so. She’s taking her cute and cuddly boyfriend to meet her family of gator shifters. Can she keep her boyfriend from falling prey to her carnivorous family? What is a prairie dawg to do when a family of gator shifters asks him to dinner? Views: 66
Following the overwhelming success of Enchanted, author Nancy Madore has responded to her fans' pleas for a follow-up with a brilliant second collection--this time comprised of superbly sensual, delightfully debauched and decidedly darker modern-day interpretations of classic nursery rhymes.Meet Dan, the handyman whose toolbox is full of surprises...Georgie Porgie, no longer the boy who's content with only kissing girls...Jessica, who, torn between two men, may be lured into the wrong web...Peter, whose wife's wandering eye arouses his libido.... As well as an interesting assortment of characters who will entertain and arouse the adult in you.... Views: 66
Lesbian Fiction: Parnormal - The Illusionist Series Book IV - They were les gris, the Shadow People, and they are as much a part of us as we are them. As children we talked to them, played with them and disclosed our innermost fears, secrets and dreams; and they patiently listened, comforted and encouraged us. In time, though, most humans outgrew their imaginary friends and eventually forgot them. For those few who didn’t, humanity’s very existence would be determined by the strength of the bond between a small group of women and their life partners, the les gris. Views: 66
From the author of The Gustav SonataWallis Simpson, the twice-divorced American woman for whom Edward Vlll abdicated in 1936, ended her life as the prisoner of her lawyer who would not allow anyone - friend, foe or journalist - to visit her in her Paris flat. Rose Tremain takes this true story and transforms it into an imaginative and ironic fiction. Her thesis is that Wallis, gaga and bed-ridden, has forgotten the king who gave up an empire for love of her. The other stories in this magnificent collection range over a variety of themes, equally original and unexpected. An East German border guard, redundant after the Berlin Wall comes down in 1989, imagines that he might still have a purpose in life: he tries to reach Russia by bicycling across the hostile wastes of Poland. A jilted man gets his revenge. A baby grows wings. A character in an Impressionist painting escapes from his 'frame' - or does he? And there's a Christmas story set in a seedy... Views: 66
Dumpsters and dead bodies. Just an ordinary day for a P.I.Tracy is not having a good day: first she falls into a dumpster and then she finds a body. A dead body. At least the suspect seems obvious. A cheating spouse Tracy's been tracking. The only problem is he has an alibi – one provided by Tracy herself.Tracy doesn't despair. With the help of her enigmatic boss, she sets out to uncover the truth that turns out to be more complicated than she had anticipated. And while she's at it, she might as well sort out her roommate's love life, have a fight or two with her ex-husband, and take up jogging. With or without the help of spandex sportswear and her boss.All in all, an ordinary day for Tracy. Until the guns come out. Views: 66
When Guy de Savigny, heir to estates in the Cognac region of France, hears of a reclusive German living on a tiny Caribbean island, his attention is immediately caught. This could be the man who, as a Nazi General, destroyed his family. Guy is determined to bring him to justice, appalling his English mother, Kathryn, who fears he will uncover secrets best left hidden in the past . . .Guy is unprepared for the effect his discoveries will have on Lilli, von Rheinhardt's daughter. Lilli is the key to von Rheinhardt, but can Guy bear to destroy her faith in the father she adores? And who is the rightful owner of the Eden Inheritance - and what is the price they are prepared to pay for it? Views: 66
Have you started the bestselling Faces of Evil series? Readers are calling it the best series of the decade!In this short story, make a quick stop in Birmingham, Alabama, where Deputy Chief Jess Harris will take you back to the moment when she was assigned the Player case and ultimately met serial killer Eric Spears. Relive the moment when Jess realized her life was about to change forever. Views: 66
Stuart just wanted his father to love him, but he was made to believe he was too naughty to be loved. Finally David Howarth was sent to prison for abusing Stuart's young sisters. Nobody knew the truth about Stuart's abuse until one fateful day when his father tried it again and Stuart fought back in the only way he knew how.Stuart Howarth spent the first thirty years of his life in mental and physical hell. After years of emotional torment and despair, at the age of 32 Stuart felt an overwhelming urge to see his father (who he now knows was actually his stepfather), then living in Wales. Seeking reconciliation, Stuart was only to be met by the same old abusive man. The rage, pain and confusion boiled over in Stuart and he fought back, killing his stepfather.When Stuart's story came to light in the courtroom, it was so terrible that he received the minimum possible sentence for his crime and only served thirteen months in Strangeways prison in Manchester. But while in prison, the cruel system compounded the crimes of his evil abuser, and he suffered at the hands of the prison guards. What happened to him during those months led to him suing the Home Office and Strangeways on his release and winning his case.This is the story of a sweet-natured boy who grew into a brave young man and refused to allow himself to be a victim any longer.Review‘Truly moving.’ Fern Britten, This MorningAbout the AuthorStuart lives in Manchester with his partner. He works in recycling. Views: 66
After surviving an unhappy marriage, Charity Beal avoids men. But compassion gets the better of her when she encounters Thorne Blackwell, a rugged shipping magnate in the midst of crisis. His brother has vanished, and hired guns are after his brother's wife and son. To save them, Thorne faces a grueling journey through the wild Oregon Territory. In order to succeed, he needs Charity's help.Through roiling rivers and lush mountain passes, Charity's kindness and faith awakens Thorne to a strength he never knew. But before he can heal her wounded heart and win her love, he has to save their party from the sharpshooter stalking their every step. Views: 66
