Two cats are better than one... First in an adorable new series! A deceased uncle and a surprising inheritance propel a woman and her two very curious cats into the mystery surrounding his death. An investigation that starts amid the curios and novelties of a San Francisco antiques shop follows a twisted trail of dangerous deception that leads all the way back to the days of the Gold Rush itself. Views: 51
Simeon Grist knows the City of Angels inside and out--the sex for sale, the chic seductions, the clientele of every bar from downtown L.A. to Venice. So when he's hired by a Hollywood recording company to shadow one Sally Oldfield, suspected of embezzlement, Grist discovers she's heavily invested in something far more lucrative than CDs--namely the Church of the Eternal Moment--a million-dollar religious scam built around a 12-year-old channeler and the voice of a man who has been dead for a millennium. Though he tails Sally all the way to a seedy motel and a date with a murderer, he's too late to save her. And now he knows snooping has gotten him in way too deep, for he's become the next target of a very flesh-and-blood entity waiting in the twisted back alleys of sin and salvation to give him a brutal look at the four last things: death, judgment, heaven and hell--revelations he could definitely live without... Views: 51
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Things on board the R. M. S. Atlantic are terribly, terribly complicated. Monty Bodkin loves Gertrude, who thinks he likes Lotus Blossom, a starlet, who definitely adores Ambrose, who thinks she has a thing for his brother Reggie, who is struck by Mabel Spence, sister-in-law of Ikey Llewellyn, but hasn't the means to marry her. It will, indeed, take the luck of the Bodkins to sort this all out. Views: 51
Pandora and her friends Alcie, Iole, and Homer are practically evil-hunting experts. Jealousy, Vanity, and Laziness are all safely in the box and they already know Lust is lurking on Mount Pelion, so this fourth task should be super easy. Just one teeny tiny problem: the evil is hiding at a wedding that took place 1,300 years ago. Luckily, the messenger god, Hermes steps in to help Pandy and her friends travel back in time—with just one rule: don't change anything. At the wedding, they recognize most of the gods and goddesses, but nobody recognizes them. (Duh, they haven't been born yet.) So they can search for the evil without drawing attention to themselves. But then Lust appears in the middle of a fateful argument between three of the most powerful goddesses. There's no way Pandora can capture the evil without making a big scene. And worse, if she takes it at the wrong moment, she won't just change the course of history—she'll be history. Yup, this quest is... Views: 51
(The 39 Clues #9) SUMMARY: The end is near! Throughout the hunt for the 39 Clues, Amy and Dan have encountered some of the darkest aspects of history . . . and had to deal with the role their family played. But are they ready for the truth? In this thrilling ninth instalment, Amy and Dan hit the high seas as they follow the trail of some infamous ancestors to track down a long lost treasure. However, the real prize isn't hidden in a chest. It's the discovery of the Madrigals' most dangerous secret and, even more shockingly, the true identity of the mysterious man in black. SUMMARY: JOIN ANYTIME TO PLAY FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN!Throughout the hunt for the 39 Clues, Amy and Dan have encountered some of the darkest aspects of history . . . and had to deal with the role their family played. But are they ready for the truth? In this thrilling ninth installment, Amy and Dan hit the high seas as they follow the trail of some infamous ancestors to track down a long lost treasure. However, the real prize isnĀt hidden in a chest. It's the discovery of the Madrigals' most dangerous secret and, even more shockingly, the true identity of the mysterious man in black. In this exhilarating installment, Amy and Dan discover long-hidden secrets of the Cahills--a secret so dangerous that people died to protect it. The knowledge leads the siblings to a final showdown with the Man in Black. Will Book Nine be the end of Amy and Dan? Or just the end of everything they think they know? Views: 51
Somewhere Between Life and DeathThe celebration isn't supposed to end in tragedy. But the lives of sisters Amy and Erin come crashing down when Amy takes the car and has a horrible accident.Time to Let GoLanding the lead in the senior musical opposite David Devlin doesn't give Erin much pleasure. Erin knows that her headaches started just after the death of her younger sister. What is it about David that triggers Erin's violent reaction?This companion volume explores the complexities not only of accepting unexpected loss, but also the need to move on.From the Paperback edition. Views: 51
Dall is eager to prove himself a worthy prince, but what do you do when your older brothers have already slain every dragon and rescued all the princesses? You heed the advice of an old woman and set off on a quest! When Dall starts finding diamonds along the way, he discovers his quest may have a more unique ending than he had planned. Ages 6-12 and great for parents to read with their children. Views: 51
In the wake of his
divorce and the loss of his New York art job, Shane Bellamy is bereft
and directionless. The remote cottage on the Missouri river provides the
perfect escape: small, picturesque, and lonely. There, Shane becomes
fascinated with the history of the cottage, and that of its larger
sister property, the Riverhouse, now demolished. Inspired, he embarks on
an unusual art project, one that almost seems to have a life of its
own. As the painting develops, surprising Shane both with its style and
its strange, silent strength, he finds that the image is a sort of
portal, inviting him into the Riverhouse's past. He learns of it owners,
portrait artist Gustav Wilhelm, known for his arrogance as much for his
genius, and of Wilhelm's wife, the beautiful but ignored Marlena. His
painting progress, and the story blooms in Shane's mind like a dark
rose, full of deepening mystery and harrowing secrets…Gradually,
Shane comes to realize that the decades' old drama isn't yet finished.
Ghosts haunt the cottage, particularly the intriguing Marlena, and Shane
cannot help being inexplicably drawn to her, despite her obvious
dangers. As a result, Shane finds himself caught in the spiraling
collision course of his own life and that of the Riverhouse. He knows he
should escape, and yet he cannot seem to walk away. After all, he thinks, ghosts can't harm the living. Can they?In
the end, the power of the story draws Shane into its embrace, like a
man walking right up to a cliff's edge, believing he can stop anytime,
not knowing that there is someone behind him, sneaking up, waiting for
just the right moment, the perfect moment, to give one…little…push. Views: 51
Strong Men Armed relates the U.S. Marines’ unprecedented, relentless drive across the Pacific during World War II, from Guadalcanal to Okinawa, detailing their struggle to dislodge from heavily fortified islands an entrenched enemy who had vowed to fight to extinction—and did. (All but three of the Marines’ victories required the complete annihilation of the Japanese defending force.) As scout and machine-gunner for the First Marine Division, the author fought in all its engagements till his wounding at Peleliu. Here he uses firsthand experience and impeccable research to re-create the nightmarish battles. The result is both an exciting chronicle and a moving tribute to the thousands of men who died in reeking jungles and on palm-studded beaches, thousands of miles from home and fifty years before their time, of whom Admiral Chester W. Nimitz once said, “Uncommon valor was a common virtue.” Strong Men Armed includes over a dozen maps, a chronology of the war in the Pacific, the Marine Medal of Honor Winners in World War II, and Marine Corps aces in World War II. Views: 51
At four in the morning, the night of his twenty-fifth birthday, Baron Montford finds himself quite sauced with a large group of gentlemen in his library. Spurred on by revelry, pride, and drink, Montford takes on a wager he'll soon regret: to successfully seduce the virtuous Katherine Huxtable within the coming fortnight.
The Huxtables have recently fallen into a great deal of wealth and prominence, and Katherine Huxtable knows that she's been lucky in every way but one. Despite her great beauty and newfound life of leisure, Katherine believes she is not made for passion or romance. She has avoided any suitors and all men of the ton, Lord Montford most of all due to his notoriety of as a dangerous rakehell.
With a sour reputation, Baron Montford certainly has a steep hill to climb - will he lose his wager or perhaps even his heart? Views: 51
Morgan enjoyed her glory days as a high school track star, until her brother’s illness forced her to quit school and take a job as a barmaid. Her dreams seem to be over, but a mysterious stranger offers her a fortune to race for him. However, he’s not interested in a typical track and field competition. He intends to have her trained and groomed as a ponygirl. First she must spend a month in preparation at his ranch, where a lesbian cowgirl and her team of handlers use bondage, corporeal punishment, and sexual seduction to train pony girls for competition. A cold and impersonal doctor, an imperious cowgirl trainer and a stiff punishment await her on the first day! The hard treatment she’ll suffer is only bound to get worse. From the very start, it appears the feisty Morgan is not about to have an easy ride at the Bar-S Ranch. While Morgan believes she understands the risks involved, and is willing to continue for the money she’ll earn, there are powerful conflicts brewing at the ranch: greed, envy, deception, and betrayal. She will be betting her future and freedom on the outcome of her first race. A tale of male and female domination of submissive females. Views: 51
