The Land is in peril… Fires are ravaging Beadledom. In the face of terrifying, unquenchable blue
flames the Beadles turn to their unpredictable neighbours, the Muddles, for help. But aid from the
Muddles brings its own risks… drawn together to save The Land, seven unlikely heroes set out to find
the secret of the blue fire and the identity of the mysterious arsonist who will stop at nothing to
destroy The Land. Full of the most unusual characters and packed with intrigue, humour and adventure,
Blue Fire and Ice is the first book in an exciting new series. Views: 14
The last obstacle entrepreneur Jared Dalton needed between him and a fifteen-million-dollar bet was a woman with a grudge. He knew their long-ended affair was the reason Megan Sorenson refused to sell him her ranch. Determined to get back into her good graces, Jared sought Megan out...and discovered her son. Their son.Now Jared would need more than his surefire charm and seductive smile. For this woman and their son were priceless. And this Dakota daddy would stop at nothing to make them his own. Views: 14
What if Rose Hill's most vicious gossip had access to the deepest secrets of the town's most prominent citizens? Police
Chief Scott Gordon offered Margie Estep a deal: if she quit her job at
the post office and helped her invalid mother move into a nursing home,
he would not arrest her for mail-tampering and embezzling. This deal may
have saved her mother, but it left Margie desperate for money and
revenge. After mailing several malicious letters Margie has
disappeared, and it's up to Scott to find out if one of her blackmail
victims made that disappearance permanent. Maggie Fitzpatrick is also
doing some investigating, despite Scott’s disapproval. The list of
suspects grows longer as Margie's poison pen pals are revealed. When
Scott follows a hunch that leads him closer to the killer, he also risks
becoming the next victim. Views: 14
The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. Now, in the newest volume in the series, one of America's most esteemed historians, Gordon S. Wood, offers a brilliant account of the early American Republic, ranging from 1789 and the beginning of the national government to the end of the War of 1812. As Wood reveals, the period was marked by tumultuous change in all aspects of American lifein politics, society, economy, and culture. The men who founded the new government had high hopes for the future, but few of their hopes and dreams worked out quite as they expected. They hated political parties but parties nonetheless emerged. Some wanted the United States to become a great fiscal-military state like those of Britain and France; others wanted the country to remain a rural agricultural state very different from the European states. Instead, by 1815 the United States became something neither group anticipated. Many leaders expected American culture to flourish and surpass that of Europe; instead it became popularized and vulgarized. The leaders also hope to see the end of slavery; instead, despite the release of many slaves and the end of slavery in the North, slavery was stronger in 1815 than it had been in 1789. Many wanted to avoid entanglements with Europe, but instead the country became involved in Europe's wars and ended up waging another war with the former mother country. Still, with a new generation emerging by 1815, most Americans were confident and optimistic about the future of their country. Integrating all aspects of life, from politics and law to the economy and culture, Empire of Liberty offers a marvelous account of this pivotal era when America took its first unsteady steps as a new and rapidly expanding nation. A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for HistoryWinner of the New-York Historical Society American History Book PrizeA New York Times BestsellerSelected as one of the Top 25 Books of 2009 by The Atlantic"On every page of this book, Wood's subtlety and erudition show. Grand in scope and a landmark achievement of scholarship, Empire of Liberty is a tour de force, the culmination of a lifetime of brilliant thinking and writing." The New York Times Book Review"Empire of Liberty will rightly take its place among the authoritative volumes in this important and influential series."The Washington Post Views: 14
Usually, Samantha Leiffer wouldn't be caught dead using one of her mother's cheesy catchphrases, like sympathy vulture, to describe anything—especially not her ex-boyfriend. But since her self-help guru mom got her own radio show, her pearls of wisdom—broadcast everywhere—seem stuck in her head. Is she "magically thinking"—or in real danger? Mom claims Sam sees danger where it doesn't exist. But Sam isn't so sure. Is her live-in boyfriend, detective John Krull, just quiet and remote, or deeply troubled? Is her ex trying to be friends, or stalking her? When a nerdy stranger gives Sam a note warning her of danger unless she calls him, she thinks he's just hitting on her—until one by one, people vaguely connected to her start getting killed. And is someone trying to date her—or kill her? Suddenly Sam knows she's not imagining the murderer, who preys on the weak, who waits patiently for death. With nowhere... Views: 14
Truely Noonan is the quintessential Southern boy made good. Like his older sister, Courtney, Truely left behind the slow, sweet life of Mississippi for jet-set San Francisco, where he earned a fortune as an Internet entrepreneur. Courtney and Truely each find happy marriages--until, as if cursed by success, those marriages start to crumble. Then their lives are interrupted by an unexpected stranger--a troubled teenager named Arnold, garrulous, charming, thuggishly dressed, and determined to move in to their world. Arnold turns their lives upside down--and in the process this unlikely trio becomes the family that each had been searching for. In the best Southern fiction tradition, Kincaid has brought us an inspiring story about finding the way home. Views: 14
Abandoned by her father and ostracized by her fellow villagers, Shallah never imagined she would lead anything but a small, solitary life. But when a mute boy is found on the green and the village council seems poised to cast him out, she elects to accompany him home, though she's no idea where it might be. Crippled by her own insecurities and the taunts of the village naysayers, Shallah struggles to protect her remarkable young charge from larger-than-life enemies and an unavoidable fate too terrible to contemplate. Views: 14
