Seduced...No woman on earth was immune to the devastating charms of billionaire bachelor Jack Tarkenton. Not even elegant beauty Meg Masterson. But after their passionate weekend tryst, Jack left her with something even more significant than a broken but wiser heart…...Into Marriage?Widowed Meg Masterson Betz had married for convenience once—to give her baby a name. She never thought she'd have to accept a second convenient proposal—this time from her daughter's real father. But Jack Tarkenton was determined to protect his child, on his terms. Although Meg consented to be his bride in name only, Jack would have his child's mother as his wife—in every sense of the word. Views: 61
Libby Fischer Hellmann's thriller TOXICITY is as gritty as it is
spellbinding. Populated with fully-realized characters, TOXICITY
introduces us to Hellmann's signature heroine, Georgia Davis. But we
meet Georgia ten years earlier, when she is a young and determined
rookie on a Chicago police force. In Georgia's debut, we see her
tenacity and strength, but also her vulnerability: the seeds sown for
the woman she will become. TOXICITY works on all levels, drawing the
reader inexorably into a web of deceit, heart-crushing loss, and
righteous fury. This wicked brew explodes in a stunning and satisfying
conclusion that answers every question. Hellmann pulls no punches. --J. Carson Black, best-selling author of THE SHOP and DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWNTen
years before EASY INNOCENCE, PI Georgia Davis was a police officer on
the force in a Chicago suburb. And while homicides are rare on the North
Shore, three bodies turn up in quick succession--all of them dumped in
waste disposal dumpsters or landfills. The investigations into the
murders test the mettle and professionalism of a combined police task
force. Along the way, they also test the strength of Georgia's
relationship with one of the detectives working the case. While Georgia,
her detective boyfriend Matt, and his sometime partner John Stone pit
their skills against those of an inventive killer, the daughter of a
real estate mogul-- who just happens to have her eye on Matt --
complicates matters. A dark police procedural and thriller, TOXICITY is a
prequel to the Georgia Davis PI series (EASY INNOCENCE and DOUBLEBACK). Views: 61
They are not like other rats. They work at night, in secret . . .Time is running out for Mrs Frisby. She must move her family of mice before the farmer destroys their home. But her youngest son, Timothy, is too ill to survive the move.Help comes in the unexpected form of a group of mysterious, super-intelligent rats. But the rats are in danger too, and little by little Mrs Frisby discovers their extraordinary past . . . Views: 61
Paul Kelly is a good man: a firefighter and paramedic facing death and danger daily, risking his own safety for the sake of strangers. Paul has seen tragedy a thousand times, but it has never been his own. Until now… A shocking crime. A loved one, brutally murdered. Paul’s life is suddenly invaded by police, reporters, the harsh glare of spotlights on a family’s private sorrow. The killer shows no sorrow, no remorse – a teen sociopath whose dead eyes stare in sullen silence. Paul does not want blood or vengeance. He wants to know why. Paul Kelly was a good man. But his obsession is drawing him into the darkest depths of the human soul. Where a terrible truth lurks in the shadows of lies. And a price must be paid to answer… Views: 61
While supervising a small group of interns at a major New York medical center, Dr. Robert Marion asked three of them to keep a careful diary over the course of a year. Andy, Mark, and Amy vividly describe their real-life lessons in treating very sick children; confronting child abuse and the awful human impact of the AIDS epidemic; skirting the indifference of the hospital bureaucracy; and overcoming their own fears, insecurities, and constant fatigue. Their stories are harrowing and often funny; their personal triumph is unforgettable.This updated edition of The Intern Blues includes a new preface from the author discussing the status of medical training in America today and a new afterword updating the reader on the lives of the three young interns who first shared their stories with readers more than a decade ago. Views: 61
A novel of paradise lost—from the bestselling author of Grand Hotel, which was turned into an Academy Award-winning movieSet against the backdrop of the Dutch invasion of Bali in 1906, and the resulting "mass suicide" of the Balinese royalty, Love and Death in Bali tells the moving story of the peasant Pak and his family and friends, and the tragedy that is their shared fate. Vicki Baum skillfully intermeshes several different stories that all come together in the infamous puputan, the slaughter and mass suicides that brought the old Bali to an end in 1906 and finally extended Dutch rule from the north over the south of the island. Written within living memory of these bloody events, Love and Death in Bali is the story of a passionate yet peaceful and deeply spiritual people who defy the Dutch imperial forces through an act that would bring them certain death—and certain rebirth.Now reissued in a completely reedited edition... Views: 61
When Yeats and his parents visit his grandmother's creepy old house, Yeats reunites a pair of pirate bookends and uncovers the amazing truth: Years ago, Yeats's father traveled into The Arabian Nights with a friend, and the friend, Shari, is still stuck in the tales. Assisted by the not-always-trustworthy pirates, Yeats must navigate the unfamiliar world of the story of Shaharazad—dodging guards and tigers and the dangerous things that lurk in the margins of the stories—in order to save Shari and bring peace to his family.David Ward has created a fantasy rich with atmosphere and full of heart-stopping drama.Praise for Between Two Ends"A book about a book within a book. Ward presents just enough of an outline of the traditional Arabian Nights frame story to set the stage for modern readers, while creating his own fantasy within the fantasy to grab their attention." –Kirkus Reviews"A satisfying chapterbook fantasy."... Views: 61
Jill Ker Conway is a noted historian, specializing in the experience of women in America, and was the first woman president of Smith College. Views: 61
The Mossad is widely recognized today as the best intelligence service in the world. It is also the most enigmatic, shrouded in secrecy. Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service unveils the defi ning and most dangerous operations that have shaped Israel and the world at large from the agency's more than sixty-year history, among them: the capture of Adolf Eichmann, the eradication of Black September, the destruction of the Syrian nuclear facility, and the elimination of key Iranian nuclear scientists.Through intensive research and exclusive interviews with Israeli leaders and Mossad agents, authors Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal re-create these missions in riveting detail, vividly bringing to life the heroic operatives who risked everything in the face of unimaginable danger. In the words of Shimon Peres, president of Israel, this gripping, white-knuckle read "tells what should have been known and isn't--that Israel's hidden force is... Views: 61
Astrid Bjorklund is on the Red Bud Indian Reservation in South Dakota trying to stop the horrific epidemic that is ravaging the tribe. The elders are suspicious of her, but when they see some of their people beginning to recover, they allow Astrid to continue caring for the sick and to train others to help. She is overwhelmed by this need so close to home and wonders if this is the mission field God has planned for her. Joshua Landsverk wants to repair his broken relationship with Astrid, but he is opposed to her present work and refuses to tell her why. When he encounters unexpected adversity, a surprising act of kindness brings healing to the grievous wrong inflicted years ago. Will it be enough to bring Joshua and Astrid together again? Views: 61
Mark is looking for love in all the wrong places. He always ignores the warning signs, preferring to dream, time and again, that he has met the perfect lover until finally, one day... Through fifty vivid snapshots of life as a young gay man in Brighton, Mark takes us on a very funny tour of the modern dating minefield: from s&m nightclubs to chintzy b&bs, from disastrous blind dates to promising internet hookups... It's all here. Wry, touching, witty and honest, 50 Reasons to Say Goodbye is a poignant exploration of that long winding road: the universal search for love. Views: 61
