Born to privilege in a Southern home, the beautiful Annabelle hides a shameful secret - a dream in which she is the lowest slave - which denies her marriage and happiness. It is only the intentions of a foreign gentleman that can secure her from her dilemma. Caught between her preference for dominant servants, and her love for an English aristocrat, poor Annabelle must learn to cope with opposing demands. In reconciling these desperate pleasures she is aided by her friends and maids, as well as by the delightful lusts of her new husband. But what sinister force lurks in the background? While Annabelle, her lovers, and her friends disport themselves enticingly in the Post-Civil War South, there is trouble afoot, trouble that will wrench Annabelle from her newfound happiness. And though she has been a strict mistress and a no less strict student, there are still things she needs to learn under the tutelage of the stranger who invades her life. Views: 19
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Entranced by a portrait, haunted by scandal, he would stop at nothing to learn the truth . . . even if it led to their utter ruin. Views: 19
Did you know that the great Jewish sage and physician Maimonides practiced medicine while lying flat on his back? That a famous passage penned by George Washington was actually the work of a rabbi? That a Jewish athlete represented Nazi Germany in its infamous 1936 Olympic Games? That Yasser Arafat was made by the KGB? These and many more such intriguing stories make up Jack Cooper's fascinating collection of historical windows on the life of the Jews. Covering biblical times through to today, these unusual vignettes on the sidelines of history come together to form a story that is anything but a sideline, depicting a resourceful people who have survived and thrived despite the worst history has thrown at them. Whether you read it straight through, or pick out individual stories to read as the mood strikes, you're in for a captivating read! Views: 19
The true story of the vicious Chicago underworld from a New York Times bestselling author.
With a contract out on his life, Nicholas "Nicky Breeze" Calabrese turned government witness and revealed the truth about the murders of a notorious Mob enforcer and his brother-culminating in a criminal case that would challenge the Mob from the street to the highest seats of power.
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Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series--the Magic Tree House! No girls allowed at the Olympic Games!That's the rule when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to ancient Greece. But when Annie tells jack to go to the games without her, he knows she's up to something. Will Annie find a way to see the games? Or will she get herself--and Jack--into Olympic-size trouble? Find out in Hour of the Olympics. Visit the Magic Tree House website! MagicTreeHouse.comFrom the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 19
Karen Marie Moning's 'Fever' series is a coast-to-coast hit! The first two titles in this national bestselling series, Darkfever and Bloodfever, appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. In FAEFEVER, Karen Marie Moning returns to the shadowy Dublin Otherworld in an undeniably sexy novel her fans are feverish for. Changed by the choices she made in order to survive, Mac no longer is the naïve, idealistic, and glamorous girl newly arrived in Dublin. Now, on a quest to find her sister's killer, she is a major player in a deadly game, but with one great advantage: she knows how to find the one thing Fae and human alike are willing to kill for — the Sinsar Dubh, an ancient book of magic so dark it corrupts anyone who touches it. What Mac soon discovers, however, is worse than she had imagined. Surrounded by treachery, her enemies indistinguishable from her allies, she can be certain of only one thing — as All Hallows' Eve approaches, her time is running out. Views: 19
Science Fiction. 71355 words long. Views: 19
Winner of Italy's 2006 Premio Andersen Award: A young writer's fantasy world becomes dangerously entangled with realityEleven-year-old Archie and his six-year-old brother, Oggie, are constantly going back and forth between their mother's home and the apartment that their father shares with his girlfriend. To distract Oggie from the turbulence of endlessly bouncing from Saturn to Jupiter and back again, Archie invents a fantastic story about the Mysterious Mole People. When Oggie's wallet is stolen by kids from a local gang, Archie tries to retrieve it and becomes increasingly ensnared in the gang's dangerous activities. Even worse, he soon finds that his fictitious mole story is merging with the darkness of real life in a very frightening way. Views: 19
