"The Romantics is a smart, edgy novel that is wickedly insightful about class and privilege, amusingly cynical about love and friendship, and thoroughly entertaining throughout. Galt Niederhoffer is an elegant prose stylist and a shrewd social observer."—Tom PerrottaLaura and Lila were once as close as could be—college roommates at the center of a tight-knit group of friends. But the friendship has wilted a bit. Now, ten years after college, the friends—and the boyfriend they shared—have reunited for Lila's wedding at her family's seaside estate in Maine. Laura is reserved, single, and the only Jew in the group, while the bride, Lila, is a WASP-y moneyed golden girl, and the groom, Tom, a swim team star from a working class Catholic background, is a perfect paradox of confidence and confusion. As the wedding draws near and wine flows faster, the disappointments and desires of the reuniting friends come... Views: 26
Рассказ вошёл в сборники: The Illustrated Man (Человек в картинках) The Vintage Bradbury (Классический Брэдбери) Views: 26
Standing up for what you believe in is hard for any teenager in the battleground known as high school. It's even harder in the world of Hollywood, which is where sixteen-year-old June Laurie dreams of being. Thanks to the constant training from her agent/grandmother and the support of her best friend Joseph, June is positive she's ready. But is an innocent little Mormon girl like June ever really ready to be cast as the love interest for the country's hottest star, Lukas Leighton? When June lands a role in Hollywood's most popular crime drama, Forensic Faculty, she finds herself caught off-guard by the fast-paced world of tabloids and paparazzi, and swept off her feet by her gorgeous co-star. Now June must decide what she's willing to give up to achieve the title of Hollywood starlet?or more importantly, what's too sacred to lose.About the AuthorShannen Crane Camp was born and raised in Southern California, where she developed a love of reading, writing, and anything having to do with film. After high school, she moved to Utah to attend Brigham Young University, where she received a degree in Media Arts and found herself a husband in fellow California native Josh Camp. The two now call Utah home permanently (although they can’t be kept away from the California beaches for long). Shannen loves to hear from readers, so feel free to contact her at [email protected] or visit her website for more information: http://shannencbooks.blogspot.com Views: 26
Don't miss the first gripping release in a series of police procedurals from Sandra Ruttan whose voice has been compared to Val McDermid and Mark Billingham. Clive Cussler has praised her spellbinding style and Ken Bruen proclaimed her talent writ huge.Leisure Books Views: 26
Tired of warming the bench, Sylvester Coddmyer III accepts the offer of Cheeko, an ex-ballplayer, to help him improve his game, but Sylvester soon begins to feel that there is something fishy about Cheeko. Views: 26
Extreme Publications presents an erotic anthology feature 4 more filthy stories from 4 different authors: Gina And Tina Are Naughty Babes by Alex Hunter, The Boss Gets Her Way by Hailey Jameson, Banged In The Ass By A Younger Man by Misty Rose and Anal Attitude by Aaron Grimes. Includes anal, alpha males, bdsm, romance, femdom, rough sex, lesbians, threesomes and more! Adults only. 18+ Views: 26
With this new thriller, The New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag delivers her own message to suspense fans everywhere: Don't turn off the lights, and keep reading if you dare. From the gritty streets of Los Angeles to its most protected enclaves of prestige and power to the ruthless glamour of Hollywood, a killer stalks his prey. A killer so merciless no one in his way is safe—not even the innocent.
At the end of a long day battling street traffic, bike messenger Jace Damon has one last drop to make. But en route to delivering a package for one of L.A.'s sleaziest defense attorneys, he's nearly run down by a car, chased through back alleys, and shot at. Only the instincts acquired while growing up on the streets of L.A. allow him to escape with his life—and with the package someone wants badly enough to kill for.
Jace returns to Lenny Lowell's office only to find the cops there, the lawyer dead, and Jace himself considered the prime suspect in the savage murder. Suddenly he's on the run from both the cops and a killer, and the key to saving himself and his ten-year-old brother is the envelope he still has—which holds a message no one wants delivered: the truth.
In a city fueled by money, celebrity, and sensationalism, the murder of a bottom-feeding mouthpiece like Lenny Lowell won't make the headlines. So when detectives from the LAPD's elite robbery/homicide division show up, homicide detective Kev Parker wants to know why. Parker is on the downhill slide of a once-promising career, and he doesn't want to be reminded that he used to be one of the hotshots, working cases that made instant celebrities of everyone involved. Like the case of fading retty-boy actor Rob Cole, accused of the brutal murder of his wife, Tricia Crowne-Cole, daughter of one of the most powerful men in the city, L.A.'s latest "crime of the century."
Robbery/Homicide has no reason to be looking at a dead small-time scumbag lawyer or chasing a bike messenger...unless there's something in it for them. Maybe Lenny Lowell had a connection to something big enough to be killed for. Parker begins a search for answers that will lead him to a killer—or the end of his career. Because if there's one lesson he's learned over the years, it's that in a town built on fantasy and fame, delivering the truth can be deadly. Views: 26
Sabrina is an unlikely mistress. Guy is a multimillionaire playboy—while Sabrina is, well…ordinary. For one passionate night in Venice she forgets her humdrum life, the pain of losing her fiance. Not wanting to return to real life, she accepts Guy's invitation to stay with him in his luxurious London apartment. On a purely platonic basis, of course….** Views: 26
Sebastian Hamilton is ready to get away from it all, especially Christmas. But when his flight to paradise is canceled, and he's stuck in his office with his hot assistant, temptation takes over. But is it enough for the Scrooge to find some Christmas spirit?
Annabelle DeRosa just wants to go home. Unfortunately, she's stuck in her own personal hell: her office building with her boss. But when things take a turn for the steamy, will Annabelle play along or will she still be wishing to get home for Christmas?
Their attraction is against everything they believe in, but will the power of Christmas help them fight their fears and bring them together? Views: 26
** Flame is prince and heir to the Lion throne but he is not yet strong enough to stand up to the evil uncle who killed his parents and is trying to claim Flame's throne for his own. Flame must hide in the human world as a kitten but can't stay in any place for too long for fear of his uncle finding him. So Flame travels from family to family in various kitten guises using his, often chaotic, magic spells to help those who need it along the way.
Eve really doesn't want to spend half-term away from home helping at her parent's friend's cattery. Not only is she away from all her friends but Alison the girl who lives there, doesn't seem to like her at all! But then a tiny kitten with silky sandy-coloured fur turns up who is VERY different from all the cats in the cattery and Eve's half-term suddenly becomes a magical one...
Age Level: 7 and up 128 pgs Views: 26
This starship captain had a plan for a new society where men would dominate and women would submit - on an alien world far across the galaxy. Views: 26
