Prudence Wemberly is desperate. Her reputation has been damaged by a cowardly suitor and her overbearing father will disown her when he finds out about it. She musters her courage and flees to the house of the most notorious courtesan in London. If she's ruined, why not become a courtesan herself and have a little fun for a change? It sounds like a reasonable idea—after she has her third glass of sherry.Charles Hatterly only wants to pursue his passion for ornithology, but his family expects him to marry and manage the family estates. He needs to find a well-behaved girl who will be content to marry him—and then leave him alone.For a gentleman scientist in need of a wife and a ruined miss in need of a future, there is an obvious solution. If Prudence and Charles can make it to the altar despite their meddling families, unscrupulous rakes and the brewing scandal that has the ton talking, they just might find more than they bargained for. Can true love bloom amid the catastrophes that arise from compromising Prudence? Views: 11
Maybe the Moon, Armistead Maupin's first novel since ending his bestselling Tales of the City series, is the audaciously original chronicle of Cadence Roth -- Hollywood actress, singer, iconoclast and former Guiness Book record holder as the world's shortest woman. All of 31 inches tall, Cady is a true survivor in a town where -- as she says -- "you can die of encouragement." Her early starring role as a lovable elf in an immensely popular American film proved a major disappointment, since moviegoers never saw the face behind the stifling rubber suit she was required to wear. Now, after a decade of hollow promises from the Industry, she is reduced to performing at birthday parties and bat mitzvahs as she waits for the miracle that will finally make her a star. As clear-eyed as it is charming, Maybe the Moon is a modern parable about the mythology of the movies and the toll it exacts from it participants on both sides of the screen. Views: 11
WHEN THE GOBLIN MOON RISES, STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN ... Coffins float down the river, hobgoblins emerge from their dens, alchemists pore over ancient texts in search of the secret of creating life, and one man fights a secret battle against cruelty and injustice, with wit, ingenuity, and a lethal lack of compunction. GUNPOWDER AND ALCHEMY supersede Sword and Sorcery in this swashbuckling tale of sorcery, witchcraft, mesmerism, animal magnetism, disguises, revenges, secret societies, and secret identities. Views: 11
Product DescriptionJeremy C. Shipp has brought together ten monster tales from today's masters of horror and supernatural suspense.Stories by:Scott NicholsonLisa TuttleNate KenyonLisa MortonKealan Patrick BurkeSimon WoodElizabeth MassieJoe McKinneyJoseph NassiseJeremy C. Shipp Views: 11
From the heroic lawyer who spoke out against Clarence Thomas in the historic confirmation hearings twenty years ago, Anita Hill's first book since the best-selling Speaking Truth to Power.On the 20th anniversary of the historic Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, where she spoke out so courageously about workplace sexual harassment, Anita Hill turns her attention to the topic of home. As our country reels from the subprime mortgage meltdown and the resulting devastation of so many families, so many communities and even cities, Hill takes us inside the "crisis of home" we are confronting. Along the way she exposes its deep roots in race and gender inequities which continue to haunt the country and imperil every American's ability to achieve the American Dream. Reaching back to the story of her slave ancestors, as well as narrating the stories of individuals who are now caught in the crossfire of the current housing collapse, she invites us into... Views: 11
"Evangeline," he repeated, calling at a whisper. "Evangeline." He was not calling that she may hear, he was calling that somehow her soul might know that he was devoted entirely to her, only to her. "Evangeline, I will find you."Eva and Gabe explore the golden forest of their seaside Maine town, unknowingly tracing the footsteps of two teens, Evangeline and Gabriel, who once lived in the idyllic wooded village of Acadia more than one hundred years ago. On the day that Evangeline and Gabriel were be wed, their village was attacked and the two were separated. And now in the present, Gabe has mysteriously disappeared from Eva.A dreamlike, loose retelling of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous love poem "Evangeline," Anxious Hearts tells an epic tale of unrequited love and the hope that true love can be reunited.From School Library Journal:"Evangeline," Longfellow's tale of Acadian lovers separated on the eve of their wedding day only to reunite tragically... Views: 11
First, there was the devastating holocaust that gutted Seattle's Marine World and made extensive renovations to that facility necessary.Then, Janine decided to advantage of her unscheduled hiatus to join the staff researching and monitoring the renewed volcanic activity on Mt. St. Helens.Even more heat flared when Janine suddenly developed a romantic relationship with the handsome and brilliant geologist, Chad Samuels.But when the mountain explodes, seemingly bent upon the annihilation of everyone and everything within striking distance, only a heart on fire can save her love! Views: 11
