Of course you remember how you met, your first kiss, and where you were the first time you exchanged those three little words that changed your life forever. But how often do you take the time to stop and appreciate your relationship?A Cup of Comfort for Couples pays tribute to the indefinable experience of being in love. Through fifty captivating stories written by couples in all stages—from those who have been married for years, found true love later on in life, or are just starting out in their relationship—this collection of real-life love stories captures the bitter, the sweet, and every moment in between.You'll fall head over heels for the laughter, tears, and kisses in this endearing compilation—and be inspired to show the special person in your life just how much you care. Views: 7
The year is 3048, Earth is no longer habitable, and man has fled to the stars where they’ve discovered the secret of immortality—Meridian. Unfortunately, the radioactive mineral is exorbitantly expensive and only available to a select few. A new class comprised of the super rich and immortal soon evolves. The Collective, as they’re called, rule the universe.
Two-thousand-year-old Ricardo Sanchez, vampire and rogue pilot of the space cruiser, El Cazador, can’t resist two things: gorgeous women and impossible jobs. When beautiful Skylar Rossaria approaches him to break a prisoner out of the Collective’s maximum security prison on Trakis One, Rico jumps at the chance. Being hunted by the Collective has never been so dangerous–or so fun! Views: 7
Scandal of Love (Scandals & Secrets - Book 1)A novella of 32,000 words (about 128 pages).Lady Sera Winters was determined to marry for love--or not at all. Close to receiving a proposal from the Duke of Wathersby, Sera’s reputation is ruined after a rumor spreads through the ton that she had been compromised by Lord Devericks--and in a library no less! Lord Quinton Devericks, the Earl of Surrant, never thought inheriting his father’s title would leave him destitute, but the gambling debts his father had accumulated did just that. Desperate, he decides to take advantage of the gossip surrounding him and Lady Sera, a woman he has never met. Hoping that her ample dowry would be enough to repair his neglected estates, Quinton risks everything on yet another gamble: a proposal of marriage.With their lives in shambles, they agree to the only recourse left to them: to convince the ton that their scandalous interlude was a marriage proposal, and that their engagement is based off of love. When a vicious plot against Sera is revealed, she doesn’t know who she can trust. Is Sera’s love for Quinton true, or is she only caught up in a scandal of love?Includes an excerpt from Masquerade Secrets, the second book in the Scandals & Secrets series. Views: 7
In this elegant novel, a young unmarried woman conveys the tragedies, loves, and social entanglements of a village at the time of fascism, war and postwar urbanization. Views: 7
Robotech -- the saga continues! In three separate novels -- "Battlehymn," "Force of Arms" and "Doomsday" -- collected in one volume for the first time, readers can follow the struggles and triumphs of the Robotech Defense Force, led by the brilliant but unorthodox Captain Gloval, as they fight against the alien Zentraedi, then fight alongside their former enemies for mutual assured survival!From the Paperback edition. Views: 7
Savannah Martin mystery #2, sequel to A Cutthroat Business, from nationally bestselling author Jenna Bennett. This sexy, sassy mystery sizzles as the author proves that her hunky hero and spicy Southern heroine can heat up the pages quicker than two goats in a pepper patch. Full of charm and sass, this follow-up to A Cutthroat Business will have readers racing to the finish. (examiner.com) Views: 7
On September 8, 1941, eleven weeks after Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, his brutal surprise attack on the Soviet Union, Leningrad was surrounded. The siege was not lifted for two and a half years, by which time some three quarters of a million Leningraders had died of starvation. Anna Reid's Leningrad is a gripping, authoritative narrative history of this dramatic moment in the twentieth century, interwoven with indelible personal accounts of daily siege life drawn from diarists on both sides. They reveal the Nazis' deliberate decision to starve Leningrad into surrender and Hitler's messianic miscalculation, the incompetence and cruelty of the Soviet war leadership, the horrors experienced by soldiers on the front lines, and, above all, the terrible details of life in the blockaded city: the relentless search for food and water; the withering of emotions and family ties; looting, murder, and cannibalism- and at the same time, extraordinary bravery and self-sacrifice... Views: 7
In 18th-century Canada, two women fashion a friendship that social unrest threatens to destroy. Song of Acadia book 1. A Christy Award-winner. Views: 7
While Meggie and David Blue are from another planet, they're a lot like Earth kids, with similar hopes and dreams, and can't wait to grow up. BUT they also have GROSSLY UNIQUE qualities, such as blue streaks in their hair that pop up randomly and language skills that sound like nothing on this planet. The story takes these alien kids, along with their mother and grandfather, by accident, to a far planet in which the society is not only oppressive but hostile to individual freedom. People are kept submissive through drugs and brainwashing. The Blues, who have spent time in free societies recognize the upside-down-ness of this world. They're almost helpless to do anything, but do what they can, plan their escape, and vow to help others.From the Hardcover edition. Views: 7
Bella is terrified when Henry VIII pays her attentions, looking for a sixth wife to give him sons. Her brother imagines himself Regent for a boy king, her Spanish cousin Pedro thinks of advantages for Spain with a half-Spanish Queen on the throne. She flees from Court, and handsome Comte de Nerac offers to help her. Will he betray her to Henry's vengeance and the men the King has sent after her? Views: 7
Captain Lyra III is known for his vicious attitude and brilliance in battle. Second youngest of the infamously handsome sons of Lyra, he's a born leader and doesn't take no for an answer. Except this time. Acer is facing a future that seems like a nightmare, a future that has made him realise that the one thing he truly wanted in life may have just slipped through his grasp-his engineer, Stella. Views: 7
