Can you fall in love in thirteen hours? It's her birthday but lonely workaholic Dana Watts is at the office late, drafting a proposal. The very last interruption she expects comes in the form of the most beautiful breasts she has ever seen. These belong to an incredibly hot woman, who is standing in front of her, stripping to music. Laurel Stanley performs strip-o-grams to pay her way through school. She has never encountered a more ungrateful recipient than Dana. The uptight project manager makes it clear that she is furious to be distracted from her work by the "gift" a colleague sent and equally appalled by Laurel's occupation. After Dana is rude and insulting, and insists on escorting Laurel from the building, the two women take an elevator ride that changes everything. Stuck with each other for thirteen long hours after the elevator breaks down, they discover how wrong first impressions can be and how right two strangers can feel together. Can everything change in less than a day? Dana and Laurel set out to discover if their passionate elevator encounter can mean more in this fast-paced, erotic story of lust, loneliness, fantasy, and desire. Views: 41
The extraordinary story of a Long Island plantation across three centuries and eleven generationsIn 1984, the landscape historian Mac Griswold was rowing along a Long Island creek when she came upon a stately yellow mansion and a garden guarded by hulking boxwoods. She instantly knew that boxwoods that large--twelve feet tall, fifteen feet wide--were hundreds of years old. And so was the house, Sylvester Manor, held in the same family for eleven generations. When Griswold went inside, she encountered a house full of revelations, like the 1666 charter for the land and a letter from Thomas Jefferson. But most remarkable--and most disturbing--was what the aged owner, Andrew Fiske, casually called the "slave staircase," which would reveal the extensive but little-known story of Northern slavery. Years after her tour, Griswold could not let go of the house and its many secrets, and she began to research the family that gave the property its name.... Views: 41
From Robert Barnard, the internationally acclaimed Diamond Dagger-winning crime writer . . .With A Fall from Grace, Robert Barnard triumphs once again with a witty tale of family discord and murder.Detective Inspector Charlie Peace and his wife, Felicity, are shocked when Felicity's difficult dad, Rupert Coggenhoe, suddenly announces that he's moving north to their Yorkshire village. Felicity has never much liked her father, and to have him as a near-neighbor fills her with foreboding. The boorish old man has always loved to impress the ladies, young and old, by exaggerating his modest success as a novelist. True to form, soon after his move to Slepton Edge he surrounds himself with adoring females, including a precocious, theatrical teenager named Anne Michaels. Rupert and Anne could make a lethal combination.Rumors fly, but Felicity convinces herself that Rupert would do nothing seriously wrong. He can be annoying and outrageous but he's not a criminal. S... Views: 41
Eric Johnson's real mail order bride shows up later than expected, and she quickly learns he is already married. Now Allie Jones is stuck in a small Colorado town with no way to leave. She must either marry the only suitable bachelor or risk being sold to the saloon's owner to be one of the soiled doves. Seeing she has no real choice, she agrees to marry the bachelor.Rumored as being a monster by the people in town, Travis Martin is content to live alone, sheltered in the wooded area of the mountainside. The last thing he expects is a preacher when there's a knock on the door. With great hesitation, he agrees to the marriage. He can't confine such a beautiful young lady to the saloon, but he knows the marriage won't be a happy one for her, not when she could have had someone so much better.So the best thing he can do is keep his distance and leave her alone. She, however, can't help but be intrigued by her new husband. Is he the ugly beast the people in town claim, or is there... Views: 41
Maggie was a singing sensation at the Golden Slipper Opra House. She was living the life she'd always hoped to. She'd been courted by the Mayor and because he was so smitten with her, she could have almost anything she wanted.But that all began to change when she met Dakota, her Indian body guard. He was more than a little handsome, and when he stole her away to show her how another life could fulfill all her dreams, Maggie knew she was going to have to make a big decision. Did she want wealth and position in the community she lived with a Maayor for a husband, or could she learn to live with Dakota in the primitive surroundings of an Indian camp? Love or money? Which would she choose? Views: 41
Shoulders as broad and strong as TexasThat was Lucita Sanchez's first thought as Deputy Ripp McCleod rescued her from a crash. Here was a man that a woman could count on. One who wouldn't betray his wife and leave her with a son to raise alone. But as Ripp investigated her "accident" they realized someone had targeted Lucita--and her son might also be in danger.Though Ripp vowed to protect Lucita with his life, he was wary about offering up his heart. Still, the proud yet vulnerable ranching heiress compelled him to stay close. Could this disaster be the best thing that ever happened to them? Views: 41
Featuring John Clark, the ex-Navy Seal known from several of Clancy's novels, as the dark side of Jack Ryan, this is Tom Clancy's new and most extraordinary novel. John Clark is the man who conducts the secret missions President Ryan can have no part of. Whether hunting warlords in Japan or druglords in Colombia, Clark is efficient and deadly but even he has ghosts in his past. And nowhere more than the peril he must face in Rainbow Six: a group of terrorists the world has never encountered before. This is Tom Clancy's most shocking story ever - closer to reality than any government would care to admit. Views: 41
"I can't kill Nazis if I'm dead. . ." Solomon ShalenskyAfter
researching the transcripts of the Nuremburg Trials and interviewing
'The Remnant' or Jewish survivors of the holocaust, many still living in
Israel; Othniel Seiden was compelled to write their startling and
remarkable stories of World War II. In this stunning and compelling
historical novel about the Jews who were able to remain free and fight,
Seiden documents their survival, their suffering, their missions and
their guerrilla warfare tactics against the Nazi occupation forces. Also,
well documented, the tragedy of Kiev and now infamous ravine of Babi
Yar where it is thought that nearly a million people, Jews and non-Jews
alike were massacred. These brave few escaped the certain death of their
co-religionists by acts of bravery and sheer determination to live. The
myth that the Jewish people 'went to their deaths like sheep to
slaughter. . .' is put to rest forever in the stories of "The Remnant." Views: 41
School's out, and three horse-crazy best friends promise to have the best summer everBefore Lisa Atwood, Stevie Lake, and Carole Hanson become high school juniors in the fall, the girls have a busy summer ahead. Lisa is spending every waking minute with her boyfriend, Alex—who's also Stevie's twin brother—until she leaves to visit her dad and his new family in California. Stevie just got her driver's license, and when she isn't delivering pizza, she's hanging out with her boyfriend, Phil Marsten. And Carole is working long hours at Pine Hollow Stables—for the horses and for Ben Marlow, the mysterious stable hand who's just as horse crazy as she is. But everything changes when the new girl arrives in town with a champion horse in tow. Will Lisa, Stevie, and Carole's friendship ever be the same again? Views: 41
From Booklist“In Cole’s first novel, a father-daughter hunting trip turns into a violent game of cat and mouse in the manner of Deliverance. Jake Crosby, an avid turkey hunter, and his tomboy daughter, Katy, must fight for their lives in the swampy backwoods of Alabama when a revenge-crazed gang of ruffians hunt Jake down for killing one of their own in self-defense. Meanwhile, high-school sweethearts Elizabeth and Tanner, oblivious to the manhunt, unwittingly become involved when the gang stumbles upon them stargazing in the same backwoods area. The lives of these innocent strangers converge while a bumbling police force makes inept attempts to piece together the various crime scenes and slowly determines the chain of events. Cole is a strong writer, whose fast-paced narrative moves with ease between characters and scenes. The novel is largely plot-driven, but as in Wayne Johnson’s The Devil You Know (2004), a generational focus may give it crossover appeal to thriller and general-fiction readers.” — Heather Paulson ReviewA weekend turkey hunt turns into a terrifying chase when a father and his daughter attempt to escape a gang of blood-crazed ruffians thought the Alabama swamps. Bobby Cole, a Mossy Oak executive, has poured his hunting passion and writing skills into a thrilling suspense novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Written by a hunter about a hunter, The Dummy Line is a story you won't be able to put down until you finish the last page. -- Todd Smith, Outdoor LifeBobby Cole is well known in the hunting industry as the food-plot guru behind Mossy Oak Biologic. Turns out he has a fertile imagination and considerable storytelling skills, too, as graphically displayed in his debut novel, The Dummy Line. Protagonist Jake Crosby could be any one of us a hard-working family man who cherishes his time in the woods. He sets out for a heartfelt turkey hunt with his young daughter, but soon finds them both sucked into a whirlpool of psychotic decision-making. After rightfully defending their lives, Jake and Katy are literally forced to run for it, fleeing relentless criminals hell-bent on revenge. Before the night is over, a good man must summon courage and resourcefulness he likely didn't know he possessed. That's the only chance for justice to prevail in what clearly will be a deadly conclusion.For first-timer, Cole has admirably handled all the facets that make good novels work. The plot and pacing grab the reader, the characters and their dialogue ring true and the dramatic tension never eases. Be forewarned, this is really dark stuff, stuff that that regrettably happens all too often in today's world. More importantly,The Dummy Line breaths life into the principle of our right to self-preservation and our responsibility to protect loved ones and ourselves. If you believe in those principles and enjoy reading a tense thriller, this book is for you.-- John Zent, Editorial Director, American Hunter, NRA publicationToday, most action novels are predictably dedicated to spy thrillers, cops and gangsters, weird Sci-Fi stuff or monster versus monster with enough raw sex to make the average person forget the story line if there ever was one. However, I just read The Dummy Line by Bobby Cole and deem it the best outdoor thriller since Deliverance.The Dummy Line is such a riveting story that you don't dare start it at bedtime or you will definitely miss a night's sleep. I know because that's what I did, and I didn't put the book down until it was finished. Even then, I was sad to see it end. I had been fully drawn into Cole's web of accidentally interconnected characters.While this book will be especially entertaining to hunters and woodsmen because of the woodsmanship and hunting expertise used by the good guys as well as the villains, it is a book that will be equally thrilling even if you're never been out of the city.This is a perfect Christmas gift for your outdoorsman friend or relative, or anyone who treasures a great story. Kudos to Bobby Cole. -- Russell Thorneberry, Editor in Chief, Buckmasters Views: 41
Saigon fell to the Viet Cong on April 30, 1975. Kien Nguyen watched the last U.S. Army helicopter leave without him, without his brother, without his mother, without his grandparents. Left to a nightmarish existence in a violated & decimated country, Kien was more at risk than most because of his odd blond hair & his light eyes - because he was Amerasian. He was the most unwanted. Told with stark & poetic brilliance, this is a story of survival & hope, a moving & personal record of a tumultuous & important piece of history. Views: 41
Go on an adventure with everyone’s favorite feline Kung-Fu master in this early chapter book with two awesome stories based on popular episodes of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness!In the first story, Tigress has to babysit a baby duck who has been separated from his parents. Can she care for the duckling while she searches for his mama? Then, Tigress leaves the Jade Palace to study with Mistress Mugan. There’s only one problem—when Tigress feels it’s time to go, Mistress Mugan will not let her new student leave! How will Tigress get home to the Jade Palace? © 2015 Viacom International Inc. NICKELODEON and all related logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Based on the feature film “Kung Fu Panda” © 2008 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C. All Rights Reserved. Views: 41
