Relive Jane Austen's Emma- from Mr. Knightley's point of view.
Between managing his estate and visiting his brother in London, Mr.
Knightley is both exasperated and amused by his irresistibly beautiful,
outrageously mischievous neighbor, Emma Woodhouse, whose misguided
attempts at matchmaking are wreaking havoc in the village of Highbury.
But when a handsome newcomer arrives and catches Emma's attention, Mr.
Knightley is shocked by his reaction. Amusement gives way to another
emotion entirely-for his unreasonable dislike of the handsome newcomer
seems suspiciously like jealousy. Views: 20
A Very Minor Prophet is the story of how Barth Flynn, a barista swimming upstream against purposelessness in Portland, Oregon, becomes the faithful scribe of Joseph Patrick Booker. Booker is a dwarf preacher who serves Voodoo donuts, Stumptown coffee, and, while his congregation throws PBR cans at him, rants about George W. Bush during the height of the 2004 presidential election. Barth's Portland is a world of bikes, zines, and cheap beer, but it's also a confined world, full of the desperate search to find meaning. In this lonely setting, Barth passes time learning trivial details, like the dozens of Gaelic words for rain. During Barth's quest for human connection, he meets the passionate Booker, who sees light in the gray world and strives to help people think and believe in something and to find connections with each other.Barth's fascination with Booker becomes a friendship that comes to define his life, as he discovers himself, his city, and his budding feelings... Views: 20
The short story is enjoying a revival all the more encouraging when viewed against the gloom surrounding the future of the literary novel . . .'Fifteen further short stories from the golden age of the short story offer more gems from some of the masters of the genre. Whether it is the lyrical prose of Thomas Hardy or the irreverent wit of Kingsley Amis, the monologues of Virgina Woolf or Muriel Spark, the authors here demonstrate that the vitality of the form remains as compelling today as when these stories were originally published. Views: 20
Three more fantastic Tribe stories in one book!When Bee's dog Doodle runs off, the Tribers get involved in the dog hunt. Meanwhile, Fifty is accused of kidnapping his own baby sister!Bee wants to have the best birthday ever. Her mother cooks up an Italian feast and Tribe come over to celebrate, But Bee's two brothers start a party of their own and Bee's birthday is ruined. Then the Tribers have a better idea . . .Callum has always been Tribe's number one enemy, with his sidekick Jamie coming a close second. However, when Callum is unjustly accused, the Tribers decide they have to clear Callum's name. Views: 20
The delightful holiday tale of Josie Taternall and her South Carolina bed and breakfast from "born storyteller" (The Washington Post) and New York Times bestselling author Lois BattleAfter her best friend's narrow brush with death, Josie decides that life is too short to let old grievances stand in the way of family togetherness. This year, she resolves, her three grown daughters - the girls she raised so carefully yet with such mixed results - will come home for Christmas. With her uncanny ear for Southern sensibility and her sharp-eyed wit, Battle gives us the perfect upstairs/downstairs comedy and a portrait of a family in all its tender, touching, and flawed glory that readers young and old will cherish."Full of warmth, humor, and characters I completely adore - as delicious as a weekend at your favorite inn." -Dorothea Benton Frank, New York Times Views: 20
An exotic wildlife preserve is a dream come true for conservation biologist Daniela Flores. Until she finds out her ex-husband is leading the research team. World-famous shark expert Sean Carmichael has only grown more ruggedly appealing in the time they were apart...the passion between them more intense than ever. But how could Daniela forgive Sean for betraying her when she needed him most? Sean had come to the remote Farallon Islands to study killer sharks. Now a real killer is on the loose, threatening the woman he's never stopped loving. And this time, he knows he can't walk away. Marooned together during a deadly storm, Sean vows to go to hell and back to save Daniela...and for the chance to begin again. Views: 20
In the wake of a solar event, the likes of which hasn't been seen since 1859 when the height of technology was the telegraph, the northern hemisphere is faced with a new reality...a life without power. The electrical grids of virtually the entire planet have shorted out as a result of expected, but completely unplanned for, sunspot activity during the peak of the current solar cycle.Joel Taylor and his family, along with a few close trusted friends, have to decide how--and even if--they can survive in their suburban Nashville neighborhood as things deteriorate within a matter of days with no electricity. Once they decide to strike out on their own, the only question that remains is where? Through the recent prior military service of Eric Tripp, one of the small group to leave the neighborhood, they are allowed to attach themselves to the local National Guard Unit until they decide where they are headed.With the power out, and no communication with higher authority, the Guard is on its own and downtown Nashville is becoming a less safe place to be. The entire Armory, group and all, relocates to Natchez Trace State Park to set up operations for the duration of the crisis...however long that may be.The second edition of Dark Grid was released in late August of 2012 to coincide with the release of its sequel, Dark Road. In addition to being comprehensively (professionally) edited for punctuation, grammar, wording and flow, the decision was made to remove profanity, vulgar language, and offensive references to Deity (i.e., use of the Lord's name in vain). Dark Grid has also been shortened by 16,000 words, to 352 pages in print and the equivalent on a Kindle, in order to remove redundant or unnecessary dialogue and to tighten up the story.If you purchased Dark Grid prior to the August re-release, you can download the second edition for free by going to the "Manage Your Kindle" page, selecting Dark Grid, and then clicking on the "update available" link next to the title.ReviewI really like the strong female characters. I find them to be as real as in any other book if not better.-William Morrow It is a great exploration of how to do it right and I really liked it for that...Overall I would say Great job Mr. Waldron and I look forward to the next thing you write!-SoCalReader I did find myself thinking I knew someone like or could personally relate to the characters, which made their situations much more vivid. Also, the humor was very well done - few books actually make me laugh out loud.-Andrew B. Dooley Views: 20
In this fourth mystery of the Seaweed series, Victoria neighbourhood cop Silas Seaweed is as always sensitive to his Coast Salish culture, but when he's confronted by a ten-foot-tall bear on a marsh on the city's outskirts, he suspects that this is no creature from the unknown world but someone out to con him. And Silas is right, but his attempts to unmask the bear lead him into a labyrinth of blackmail and murder. Along the way he investigates a homeless people's sit-in at Beacon Hill Park, a burglary in the office of hypnotherapist Dr. Lawrence Trew, and the barely legal world of small-time hood Titus Silverman. And whenever Silas is not busy finding corpses, he's on the lookout for a missing artist and two eight-year-old runaways. Views: 20
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