The inspiring story of Monia Mazigh's courageous fight to free her husband, Maher Arar, from a Syrian jail.On September 26, 2002, Maher Arar boarded an American Airlines plane bound for New York, returning early from vacation with his family because a work project needed his attention. He was a Canadian citizen, a telecommunications engineer and entrepreneur who had never been in trouble with the law. His nightmare began when he was pulled aside by Immigration officials at JFK airport, questioned, held without access to a lawyer, and ultimately deported to Syria on the suspicion that he had terrorist links. He would remain there, tortured and imprisoned for over one year. Meanwhile his wife, Monia, and their two children stayed on visiting family in Tunisia, unaware that their lives were about to be torn apart.Upon her return to Canada, Monia was horrified at the media's and public's willingness to assume that the Canadian police and intelligence agencies, and their... Views: 10
Injured on assignment in Napoleonic France, English spy Ben Dexter has been left in the care of beautiful silk weaver Suzanne Grolier. Her touch is enough to make Ben tremble with passion, yet his honor demands that he cannot take advantage of her. Especially since Suzanne is an innocent...But Suzanne has already fallen in love with Ben. She knows that once he has recovered, he must leave her to continue his mission. Dare she risk her family's safety--and her heart--to show Ben how she feels before it's too late?A new eBook-exclusive installment of Joanna Maitland's miniseries The Aikenhead Honors! Views: 10
Davy Crockett was born to explore the wide-open county of the untamed wilderness. His unmatched skills and his need for adventure combined to make him a frontiersman like no other. And no other pioneer could have hoped to survive the dangers that Davy faced when he and his old friend Flavius tried to cross the vast Western prairies. A roaring wildfire and a rampaging buffalo stampede were excitement enough for Flavius but Davy knew their troubles were just beginning when they came face-to-face with the rulers of the prairies ... the dreaded Comanches! Views: 10
Book three of Bloodrunners. There was nothing simple about what Brody Carter had to do... With any other woman, it would be. But not with Michaela Doucet. He barely knew the provocative Cajun, but already her beautiful face haunted his dreams. True, women like Michaela never took an interest in guys like him—ones who were scared and bitter enough not to care what the world thought about them. But that had no bearing now that he had to protect Michaela from the Lycans who wanted her dead. Even if this decision would change his entire life. Even if it was pure madness. Brody had no other choice. He never had... Previously published. Views: 10
Cari Michaels has known for a long time that Reed Preston is the only man for her. Until her boss--the dynamic CEO of a family-owned department store chain--announces his engagement...to another woman.It's just the reality check Cari needs to get over Reed. But when a plane crash strands her in the west Texas desert with the man she loves, she can't hide her feelings. And now they have only each other to depend on for their survival. Views: 10
This is a novella for Christmas. Christmas can be joyful or lonely, depending on what you make it!Lori Lanningham flew from New York to Plano, Texas, all to put a doldrum boyfriend and job behind her and be with her family, Aunt Judy.Handyman Mark Sutton had been sweet on Heather Lewis for years, but she hardly knew he was alive.Aunt Judy lands Lori in a spot when she suggests he date Lori to make his lady friend jealous. Mark agrees to it befor Lori has a chance to stop it.Just coming from a relationship that lacked luster and gusto, Lori isn't sure it's wise to dive into something else. After all Mark is a hunk, what if she falls for him and he pines for Heather?Sure enough, when she sees stars when he kisses her, Mark is looking at Heather. Lori's suddenly in too deep. She'd rather go back to her no relationship, than be hurt, especially at Christmas. Views: 10
Persephone "Persey" Foyle, the Dowager Marchioness of Holbrooke, leads a happy, busy existence, tending her garden, overseeing her charitable missions, feuding with her stepson's wife and vetting potential suitors for her stepdaughter. As far as this lively widow is concerned, her life lacks nothing.But when a young, famously-talented designer is hired to "improve" the grounds of Holbrooke estate—a task she has managed for eight years—Persey's comfortable world is threatened. It doesn't help that he's hired by her nemesis, the new marchioness, or that his talents are all the mode among England's Georgian aristocracy. He has no chance of impressing Persey. No chance at all.Josias Radcliffe has worked hard for his success, and although he's been warned about the dowager, no "meddlesome old crone" will stand in the way of his latest triumph. Until he runs into a pretty maid on his first day and talks her into showing him through the Holbrooke maze. Soon his course is altered, his... Views: 10
The adventures of Extraordinary Ernie and Marvellous Maud continue ... but what-or who-is making the usually cheerful and dependable Maud so grumpy? And why are she and Ernie arguing all the time? It seems to Ernie that being his sidekick just isn't important to Maud anymore. Then Valiant Vera says that if the two trainee superheroes can't work together, they will be thrown out of the Superheroes Society! Ernie and Maud must learn the value of teamwork (and how to get a sheep out of a tree) before it's too late.PRAISE for The Middle Sheep:'entertaining and unusual. I would recommend it for all ages' Illawarra Mercury'the bright cover promises what the book delivers. Altogether an attractive package' Magpies magazine'A 2008 favourite ... Extraordinary Ernie & Marvellous Maud and its sequel The Middle Sheep: Lighthearted Australian novels with infectiously likeable characters' Gleebooks gleaner zine Views: 10
"Superb characters, sparkling dialogue, and a gripping, terrifying plot, plus flashes of humor to boot; JoAnn Chaney's What You Don't Know has it all." —Chris Pavone, New York Times bestselling author of The Travelers He didn't take their lives — but he ruined them. The final victims of an infamous serial killer may be the ones he didn't kill.Hoskins cracked the case of one of the most infamous serial killers — and then it cracked him. He's in cold cases, as is his career.Sammie was the lead reporter who broke the story, but now she's selling makeup at the mall. She wants back on page 1.Gloria claims she was the unsuspecting wife. She didn't know a thing.And as new murders shake Denver, this is a final chance to get their lives back. Views: 10
The last thing Lord Nicholas Kincaid expected to see in the gloom of a London tavern was a vision of loveliness. And when she led him to a bedchamber with a come-hither smile, there was no question of resisting—until he realized the lying wench meant to render him senseless so the landlord could rob him blind! That's how the handsome lord made the acquaintance of Miss Polly Wyat, a ravishing beauty he soon decided would make the perfect spy. Unwittingly, she would infiltrate the inner circle at the king's court. But when Nicholas sets out to bind Polly with chains of passion, he'll find himself hard-pressed not to be bewitched…or to fall in love. Views: 10
Simming Across is a personal and cultural memoir tracing Andrew Grove's most formative years. Beginning on the eve of Nazi Germany's invasion of his native Hungary and ending with his flight from communism to America 16 years later, it combines a child's sense of wonder with an engineer's passion for order and detail. Grove's uplifting autobiography depicts his family's struggle to survive in the face of a host of staggering obstacles. Nearly killed by scarlet fever at the age of four, forced into hiding by the Nazis in 1944, and dogged by anti-Semitism, Andrew Grove's survival was nothing short of miraculous. In Swimming Across, a true American hero reveals his origins and what it takes to survive...and to triumph. Views: 10
Her lies may be satin, but his revenge is pure steel.Eight years ago, Faye Benedict discovered she was pregnant with Enrico Lavini's baby. Knowing Enrico didn't love her, she turned to his brother for a marriage of convenience. Now an accident has taken her husband and stolen her memory. Slowly, as her memory returns, she is forced to confront the past and the deception that helped tear a family apart.As head of an Italian banking dynasty, Enrico considers it his duty and responsibility to protect his estranged brother's widow and child. The feelings he once had for Faye are safely buried beneath the weight of the past. But as long-hidden secrets are exposed, his role as protector transmutes into that of avenger, and Faye is forced to suffer the consequences as he exacts his own particular brand of revenge—marriage.Yet underneath the hurt lies a soul-deep love that will not be denied. Love that only the truth can heal. Views: 10
