HEAVEN IS ON A RECRUITMENT DRIVE Murder victim, Angel, is given a second chance when she is granted the opportunity to earn her wings and one day become an archangel. All she has to do is help and protect her charge, Joshua, a trainee homicide detective. Only Joshua doesn't believe in angels, and he certainly doesn't believe New Orleans has a serial killer preying on other angel potentials. Views: 45
It started innocently enough, an interrogation, a desperate attempt to obtain information. Then they made their mistake, locking him in a room where there was nothing but women's clothing. He tried it on, used it to try and escape, and so began the long countdown from male to female, with nothing stopping its terrible progression! Views: 45
What do you call your little one?This charming board book companion title to Mommy Calls Me Monkeypants showcases daddies' nicknames for their babies. It captures the love and playfulness of father and child interaction with clever, funny verses and illustrations that are right on the mark. The rhyming couplets also teach about animal behavior, which comes to life in Hiroe Nakata's sweet and charming watercolor artwork.This adorable and quietly informative book is perfect for sharing with a favorite little one. Views: 45
A stirring novel of love and music inspired by the life of pianist Maria-Theresa von Paradis, a blind virtuoso who was a contemporary of Mozart and SalieriMaria-Theresa von Paradis, the only daughter of the secretary of the empress of Austria, was an exceptionally gifted child. By the age of seventeen, she was a full-fledged virtuoso, playing for the royal family, acclaimed for her beauty and talent . . . and because she was blind. Her father, unable to accept her condition despite her soaring musical gifts, enlists the help of Franz Anton Mesmer, the forerunner of the modern practice of hypnotism, where Maria-Theresa discovers the passions and emotions from which her blindness had previously protected her.In the tradition of Sleeping with Schubert and The Cellist of Sarajevo, the novel is a moving portrait of courage, loss, the elation of first love—and the pain of lost innocence. Views: 45
Eve and Rourke return to investigate a series of murders connected to a brilliant young surgeon in Chaos in Death . Views: 45
"Richly atmospheric. bristling with dialogue, so tightened with suspense it threatens to snap? Morris is a master." -The Washington PostReaders and critics have been enchanted by Mary McGarry Morris's unforgettable characters and masterly use of suspense in her four earlier novels, including the bestselling Songs in Ordinary Time. In her latest tour de force, Gordon Loomis returns to a changed world after twenty-five years in prison. His old neighborhood is blighted by drug dealers; his brother is eager to help but is too caught up in his own life; his loyal friend Delores makes him realize that he's just as afraid of relationships as he is of going back to jail; and his inherent decency draws the attention of a hungry child whose survival threatens the fragile balance that is Gordon's freedom.Compelling and taut, suspenseful and compassionate, A Hole in the Universe will continue to resonate long after the last page is turned. Views: 45
