Vanessa Sander prominent boutique owner and known ice princess only wanted one night with wealthy businessman Lynwood Holland. She had her one night leaving the handsome businessman without revealing who she was and with every intention of never seeing him again. Lynnwood Holland never forgot the woman that haunted his dreams. Unknowingly Vanessa opens another boutique in Lynwood Holland's hometown. The lovers are reunited and decide to continue where they left off provided love never figures in the arrangement. First mistake. Vanessa admits she has fallen in love with Lynwood. However obsessed is with her, Lynnwood does not want her love. To discourage the love she claims to have for him, he hurts her deeply. Vanessa leaves Atlanta with a secret that will forever change their lives.(less) Views: 61
It was the easiest deal in the world. All Allison Landry had to do was date software CEO Rick Hunter for a few months. In return, he'd help fund her financially strapped charity. How could a woman refuse? Especially when he came wrapped up in the most gorgeous masculine package Allison had ever seen.Footloose bachelor Rick had a reputation to uphold—but continuing his playboy ways meant losing the only home he'd ever known. Which made Allison so perfect—after all, neither of them was looking for a permanent relationship. Yet the beguiling good girl was soon making him dream about forever after—and Rick knew he'd do whatever it took to seal this deal with a kiss.... Views: 61
Tanyana is among the highest ranking in her far-future society -- a skilled pionner, able to use a mixture of ritual and innate talent to manipulate the particles that hold all matter together. But an accident brings her life crashing down around her ears. She is cast down amongst the lowest of the low, little more than a garbage collector. But who did this to her, and for what sinister purpose? Her quest to find out will take her to parts of the city she never knew existed, and open the door to a world she could never have imagined. File Under: Science Fiction [ Meets The Eye | Fantastic Journey | Hidden Powers | Life Meaning ]e-book ISBN: 9780857661555From the Paperback edition. Views: 61
It was supposed to be a simple one night stand--no emotions, no complications and certainly no commitments--but that was before John and Lisa rocked each others worlds. Now Lisa finds her focused, orderly existence in jeopardy as John begins looking forward to future nights together with her. What's worse, Lisa's heart and body are yearning to see more of him too. So what's a woman to do? Why force John to prove that he's not interested in a full-fledged relationship by insisting--as a precondition of seeing Lisa again--that he first pursue a sexual relationship with an old friend. John retaliates by making the same demand of Lisa, rocketing them both into an exciting but confusing game of seduction and sexual conquest. But if Lisa and John are both so determined to avoid a committed relationship, why are they both so jealous of each other's extra-curricular activities? Life should have been simpler. After all, it was only supposed to be a one night stand… Views: 61
The sequel to Devil's BridgeAt thirteen, Ben Daggett, a Martha's Vineyard local, takes a summer job as first mate on a charter boat and plans to spend the July Fourth weekend helping to entertain tourists. On his first day out, Ben spots a strange object in the water -- a red Porsche. Then he learns that the driver is missing! Donny, a cool sixteen-year-old, admits to having submerged the car -- but nothing more. Also a native, Donny resents the rich tourists, and even steals from them. Despite Donny's transgressions, Ben would give anything to hang out with him. Unfortunately, he gives too much, and ends up involved in drug dealing and maybe murder, and with full understanding of Donny's role in at least one of these crimes. Should he tell on Donny? In Cynthia DeFelice's exciting new adventure novel, the hero faces up to his own weakness and struggles to decide what to do about his friend. Views: 61
Millions of people fantasize about leaving their old lives behind, enrolling in cooking school, and training to become a chef. But for those who make the decision, the difference between the dream and reality can be gigantic--especially at the top cooking school in the country. For the first time in the Culinary Institute of America's history, a book will give readers the firsthand experience of being a full-time student facing all of the challenges of the legendary course in its entirety.On the eve of his thirty-eighth birthday and after shuffling through a series of unsatisfying jobs, Jonathan Dixon enrolled in the CIA (on a scholarship) to pursue his passion for cooking. In Beaten, Seared, and Sauced he tells hilarious and harrowing stories of life at the CIA as he and his classmates navigate the institution's many rules and customs under the watchful and critical eyes of their instructors. Each part of the curriculum is covered, from knife skills and... Views: 61
