When faith and facts collide, Jo March - a young woman born into an Evangelical Christian dynasty - wrestles with questions about who she is and how she fits into the weave of her faithful family. Chasing loose threads that she hopes will lead to the truth, Jo sets off on an unlikely quest across boundaries of language and religion, through chasms of sectarian divides in the Muslim world. Against the backdrop of the War on Terror - travelling from California to Chicago, Pakistan to Iraq - she delves deeply into the past, encountering relatives, often for the first time, whose histories are intricately intertwined with her own . . . only to learn that true spiritual devotion is a broken field riddled with doubt and that nothing is ever as it seems. A story of forbidden love and familial dysfunction that interweaves multiple generational and cultural viewpoints, The Sweetness of Tears is a powerful reminder of the ties that bind us, the choices that divide us, and the universal joys and tragedies that shape us all. Views: 18
Continuing the series begun with his novel Anno Dracula, Newman recounts the bizarre events of yet another alternative vampire history and introduces a terrifying new anti-hero--the feared flying monster of the Great War, Baron Manfred von Richtofen.
The core concept of this novel is the alternate universe which is so unlike ours (because Dracula had won in WW II) and yet so similar: we have nearly everything of "this" universe, including Americanised pop-culture! Views: 18
Irresistible rapture…Alexandria
Clayton travelled back to the United States hoping to solve the mystery
surrounding the man that her mother had killed. What she did not expect
is to find herself living with the man she asked for marriage when she
was just a girl—Gawain Knight.Within a span of few days, she gave
him her trust, body, and heart. In the arms of Gawain, she felt
rapturous desire that she cannot resist and nights of erotic pleasures.
Though she knew that she’d have to go back to the Philippines once she
has fulfilled her promise to her mother to find answer about the past,
she has risked giving Gawain his heart.Passion rekindled…Gawain
Knight has been trying to follow his brothers footsteps in finding the
right woman. But he didn’t have to look far. The young girl who asked
him to marry her has come back to stay with him. Alex turned out to be a
bewitching woman he couldn’t stop kissing. Since she stepped foot in
his house, he could only think about her. Alex is the one for him. But
there is one problem—she’s not staying for good. Could his love be
enough to make her stay? Views: 18
EDITORIAL REVIEW:
Jodie Patterson's posh bakery is all about satisfying cravings. Her signature aphrodisiac cookies have been flying off the shelves…and giving Jodie some delicious ideas of her own.
Behind his owlish glasses, Jodie's business partner, Dr. Dan Ellison, is the male equivalent of the Naughty Professor. Jodie is more than ready to indulge her fantasies with this wolf-in-geek's-clothing as long as they set some ground rules: sex is sex, business is business and nothing will change. Yeah, right! After that first addictive kiss, it's time to see if they can *really *satisfy each other's appetites…. Views: 18
SUMMARY: 'Have a safe jump, Mr Corey.' Detective John Corey is floating to earth, his skydiver's parachute billowing above him. His wife, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, is mere metres away, beneath a chute of her own. And clinging to Kate in midair, aiming a knife at her throat and a Glock at Corey, is the most dangerous man alive: Asad Khalik, code name The Lion ? infamous terrorist, ice-blooded assassin, and Corey's greatest nemesis. 'I promised you I would return, Corey...' It's been three years since Corey last traded words ? and bullets ? with The Lion, who vanished after a devastating attack on American soil. But with Khalil's spectacular return, the threat of a terrorist apocalypse now darkens the globe. The Lion wants revenge. And with Kate's life in the balance, so does Corey. Views: 18
The future he was meant for is just within his reach. . .Franklyn "Franky" Bourgeois is fifteen, and he's already done more living than most. First he was blasted out of a normal childhood in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. Determined to survive, he left town with two older cousins. They were nothing short of thugs, but they were all he had. And hard as he tried, even for a good kid like Franky, their influence was hard to resist. . .Now Franky's just a heartbeat away from a life of crime—until he gets an unexpected chance to turn things around. Getting back on track is easier said than done, especially when a group of prep school fools set out to keep Franky on the streets. But Franky's always been a survivor. He'll just have to prove it one more time. . ."Travis Hunter knows the urban teen scene."—Ni-Ni Simone, author of Teenage Love Affair Views: 18
A New York Times Notable BookA stunningly original exploration of the ties that bind us to the beautiful, ancient, astoundingly accomplished, largely unknown, and unfathomably different species with whom we share the world.For as long as humans have existed, insects have been our constant companions. Yet we hardly know them, not even the ones we’re closest to: those that eat our food, share our beds, and live in our homes. Organizing his book alphabetically, Hugh Raffles weaves together brief vignettes, meditations, and extended essays, taking the reader on a mesmerizing exploration of history and science, anthropology and travel, economics, philosophy, and popular culture. Insectopedia shows us how insects have triggered our obsessions, stirred our passions, and beguiled our imaginations.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 18
Derek Mason arrives in Charlotte, North Carolina for the funeral of his Aunt Walterene. He encounters the family who sent him away because he revealed he was gay. His mother and Uncle Vernon want him out of town because of Vernon’s senate campaign. His sister and Aunt Ruby urge him to stay. His cousin Mark denies their past relationship. Derek uncovers mysteries in the death of a family gardener, possibly at the hands of a young Vernon. Secrets and lies unravel as Derek digs into the family history with the help of hunky reporter Daniel. Views: 17
