With a deceptively simple yet graceful style, and in the tradition of Lara Vapnyar, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Gish Jen, Frances Hwang captures the thousand minor battles waged in the homes of immigrants--struggles to preserve timehonored traditions or break free of them, to maintain authority or challenge it, and to take advantage of modern excesses without diluting one's ethnic identity.In "Garden City," a weary Chinese couple, struggling to evict their deadbeat tenant, is forced to face the aftermath of their teenage son's death from cancer. And in "The Old Gentleman," a daughter becomes alienated from her father when he finds love--or what he thinks could be love--in his old age. Frances Hwang is a powerful talent, and TRANSPARENCY not only showcases her myriad gifts, but also announces the arrival of an exciting new voice. Views: 23
SUMMARY: COWBOY GAMES [Erotic Contemporary Romance] At Fantasy Ranch, love is a game. THE PLAYERS: Gavin Carter. Gavin owns Fantasy Ranch, a resort where guests get a week of cowboy love with the hottest cowboys in Wyoming. Rebecca Ryder. Rebecca's husband had promised to deliver her fantasy du jour: A cowboy. He died before he could keep that promise. She thinks if she plays the Fantasy Ranch game, just for a second she might have her husband back. And maybe that will be long enough to say goodbye. THE RULES: 1) No sex. 2) No contact or attempted contact after the week is up. Clause number two is accompanied by a clear warning: Any attempt at contact will be considered 'criminal stalking' and treated as such. A sure sign the cowboys are very good at making women think they have fallen in love. Rebecca doesn't expect to break the rules. Or to fall deeply in love. Views: 23
The discovery of a woman's body in a cemetery leads neophyte reporter Annika Bengtzon deep into the investigation of the rape and murder case, which seems to reach into the halls of power in Sweden. Views: 23
Charlie finds himself battling with egos on his hockey team — only this time it's the coach who needs to check himself.Charlie is unhappy that he has missed tryouts for the local league. Just when he thinks he won't be able to play AAA hockey he meets Tom Dunn, a sponsor, who encourages Charlie to try out for his new team, The Hawks. Things are looking up until practices start and the team realizes that Dunn is not coach material. As they lose game after game and lose half the team to fighting, it is left up to Charlie and some others to take matters into their own hands. But can they rebuild the team on their own? Views: 23
Ginny Walker always had one dream: to be a great clothing designer, the next Calvin Klein or Bill Blass. She will do anything to succeed. She does happen to have a cousin (male) in New York; he is an investment banker of some sort, with lots of contacts, so she sets off for the Big Apple.Starting in a lowly job on 7th Avenue, she begins the life too many young New Yorkers know: a cramped living space, a dead end job with a sleazy boss, a wonderful set of friends, and a great amount of talent. Part of this talent is put to use designing evening attire for aw hot young model and partly used in dressing herself: Ginny Walker is wearing her own creations to the best parties in town, parties to which she is not invited, parties she crashes.Along the way Ginny falls in love, is gravely misused by the people she thought cared for her and does a great deal of growing up. But, it is only when she witnesses a murder that she needs to make the most important decisions of her... Views: 23
In the cataclysm of the battle of the gods, a portal to Hell has been opened, releasing legions of unnatural creatures that have pushed humanity to the edge of extinction. While warring deities clash with fallen angels, the only hope for mankind's survival lies with the most unlikely heroes: Former assassin Rachel Hael has rejoined blood-magician Mina Greene and her little dog, Basilis, on one last desperate mission to save the world from the ravages of Hell. As Rachel travels to the final confrontation she has both sought and feared, she begins to realize that time itself is unraveling. And so she must prepare herself for a sacrifice that may claim her heart, her life, her soul--and even then it may not be enough. Views: 23
Stephen L. Carter's brilliant debut thriller, The Emperor of Ocean Park, spent eleven weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and was followed by two nationwide best sellers, New England White and Palace Council. Now, in Jericho's Fall, Carter returns us to the high-stakes world of power, privilege, and conspiracy. In an imposing house in the Colorado Rockies, Jericho Ainsley, former head of the Central Intelligence Agency and longtime Wall Street titan, lies dying. Jericho summons to his bedside Beck DeForde, the younger woman for whom he threw his career away twenty years ago, miring them both in scandal. Beck believes she is there to say good-bye, but she is quickly and unwittingly drawn into a battle of wits being fought over an explosive secret that foreign governments and powerful corporations alike want to wrest from Jericho before he dies. An intricate, fast-moving thriller that plumbs the emotional depths of a failed love affair and a family torn apart by mistrust, Jericho's Fall embraces a wide range of issues, from the morality of intelligence operations to the meltdown of the world financial system. And it creates, in Beck DeForde, an unforgettable heroine for our turbulent modern age. Views: 23
