Set in the opulent world of the 18th century aristocracy and inspired by real events, Midnight Marriage is the standalone second book in the acclaimed Roxton family saga. Two noble teenagers are married against their will. Drugged, Deb has no recollection of events. Disgraced, Julian is banished to the Continent. Nine years later, Deb falls in love with a wounded duelist, only to later discover it is her husband returned incognito! Can Deb forgive his cruel deception? Can their marriage survive beyond seduction? Meanwhile, Julian's nemesis plots to destroy them both... With witty prose and a deft palette of historical detail, Lucinda Brant delivers another lavish 18th century experience in her trademark style: Heart-wrenching drama with a happy ending. What readers say about Midnight Marriage: An emotional journey worth taking with a no-nonsense heroine and a TDF hero... There was nothing disappointing about this book except that I wanted it to last forever... Plenty of subterfuge in this tale, with several subplots skillfully woven throughout... Just as I thought Lucinda's books couldn't get any better, this did... Engaging, authentic, and comfortably paced... Settings, outfits, and behavior of the characters are portrayed in delicious detail... Impressive; sequels aren't generally as powerful as the first book, but Lucinda Brant proves the exception... Worth every penny... A marvelously gifted author... Now I can't wait for the 3rd book of the series... Bravo Lucinda! Early Reviews FIVE ANGELS, Fallen Angels Reviews Lucinda Brant writes her characters with such depth and feeling... ...a spellbinding, outstanding story. This was my second Lucinda Brant book; and with more stories like this one she will stay at the top of my 'buy' list. FIVE HEARTS, The Romance Studio Ms. Brant once again has done an excellent job with a story and brings life to her characters... A must read for lovers of romance. FIVE FLAMES, Sizzling Romances ...a terrific story. It's fast-paced and the writing is simply wonderful. Several intriguing secondary characters add some interesting twists. This story is full of surprises. I highly recommend it. FIVE ROSES, A Romance Review I look forward to reading more of Ms. Brant's work, she is definitely an author to be on the lookout for... Views: 63
Have you ever had a toy you really really liked? Have you ever had a lot of toys you really really liked?Have you ever said "MINE!"?If so, this book is for you!Enjoy this adorable, playful, picture-based book about two very young children and an adorable dog navigating the troubles and triumphs of sharing. Views: 63
Award-winning YA novel set in a surfing culture. The page-turning story traces Fin's journey from hitting rock bottom to making his way back to the surface.Jamie Finland is a 19-year-old who has turned his back on his mum and headed north to the coast. When local 'soul' surfer Mike Taylor saves his life one day, a strong friendship is formed. Fin lives on the thought of surfing that next wave and partying hard with his best mate and new life mentor. But Mike is killed and Jamie is left alone. After the accident, Fin is 'adopted' by Mike's Uncle Bobby, who runs a large farming operation down the coast. Fin is starting to get used to his new life when Mike's younger cousin, Jack, freshly expelled from boarding school, arrives on the farm to learn a work ethic. Jack is the complete opposite to Mike and this causes friction with Fin. Then Jack discovers surfing, and Fin is pressured into fighting the demons he thought he had shut away for good.Winner of the Best First Young... Views: 63
Linda Darby thought she knew her friend. Then her friend is murdered. The next night, Linda awakens to find a strange man in her bedroom watching her. Soon, she learns her friend was a far different person than Linda had thought. In the days that follow, events stretching all the way to the nation's capital change who Linda is, what she thinks, and how she will live the rest of her life. Views: 63
In 2000 Rye Barcott spent part of his summer living in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. He was a college student heading into the Marines, and he sought to better understand ethnic violence-something he would likely facelater in uniform. He learned Swahili, asked questions, and listened to young people talk about how they survived in poverty he had never imagined. Anxious to help but unsure what to do, he stumbled into friendship with awidowed nurse, Tabitha Atieno Festo, and a hardscrabble community organizer, Salim Mohamed.Together, this unlikely trio built a non-governmental organization that would develop a new generation of leaders from within one of Africa's largest slums. Their organization, Carolina for Kibera (CFK), is now a global pioneer of the movement called Participatory Development, and washonored by Time magazine as a "Hero of Global Health." CFK's greatest lesson may be that with the right kind of support, people in desperate places will take charge of their... Views: 63
In her debut collection, Melinda Moustakis brings to life a rough-and-tumble family of Alaskan homesteaders through a series of linked stories. Born in Alaska herself to a family with a homesteading legacy, Moustakis examines the near-mythological accounts of the Alaskan wilderness that are her inheritance and probes the question of what it means to live up to larger-than-life expectations for toughness and survival.The characters in Bear Down, Bear North are salt-tongued fishermen, fisherwomen, and hunters, scrappy storytellers who put themselves in the path of destruction - sometimes a harsh snowstorm, sometimes each other - and live to tell the tale. While backtrolling for kings on the Kenai River or filleting the catch of the Halibut Hellion with marvelous speed, these characters recount the gamble they took that didn't pay off, or they expound on how not only does Uncle Too-Soon need a girlfriend, the whole state of Alaska needs a girlfriend. A story like 'The Mannequin at Soldotna' takes snapshots: a doctor tends to an injured fisherman, a man covets another man's green fishing lure, a girl is found in the river with a bullet in her head. Another story offers an easy moment with a difficult mother, when she reaches out to touch a breaching whale.This is a book about taking a fishhook in the eye, about drinking cranberry lick and Jippers and smoking Big-Z cigars. This is a book about the one good joke, or the one night lit up with stars, that might get you through the winter. Views: 63
