Dismissed as washed up due to injury, Cass Flynn has just found out she’s been elevated from alternate to competitor for the Double Scull US Rowing Team on its way to China. With only a few weeks until the event debuts with the whole world watching, she is itching to prove she can still row at world-class speeds. It’s her last chance—at 32 she can’t afford to wait another four years.Aloof 28-year-old Stroke-of-the-Eights rower Laura Kelley doubts her last minute teammate’s suitability as much as anyone, but has little time to dwell on it. Her own inconsistency since the suicide of her ex’s younger sister has not gone unnoticed, and her ex’s appearance at training camp literally rocks the boat. Driven by their own hearts to compete at speeds thought impossible only years earlier, Cass and Laura plunge into training with one goal in mind: gold. Fate has other plans, and medals aren’t the only things at risk. Pol Robinson’s debut romance novel dives into the ultimate competition with a riveting story of world-class athletes and the passions that drive them.About the AuthorPol Robinson is a displaced Wisconsin graduate and resident now living in southern California. A childhood spent watching the Badgers and Packers lose shaped her interest in, and love of, all things sport-related and engendered a love of the underdog. A couple of post-graduate degrees and 11 years in the USAF/A later, she is a professor and doctoral student in the Los Angeles area, where she lives with her partner and their brilliant dog, Charlie. An avid fan of rowing, Pol was stunned to be recruited to the USC Rowing squad while on a flight back from Hawaii, an opportunity she hated to turn down, but one that served to rekindle her sporting spirit. From that experience, and subsequent participation in Master’s rowing events, was born her first novel, Open Water. Views: 57
ʼTis the season for sweet surprises . . . Businessman Griffin's never believed in luck . . . until sassy-sweet small-town baker Melody turns his world around. Except there's a catch: There's no way he'll be able to build his empire and hold on to her. This new love could destroy all his dreams—or make this Christmas better than he ever imagined possible . . . Praise for Donna Kauffman and her novels "Kauffman's stories show that the bravery to reach for a connection is all we need to discover joy; she excels at expressing the struggles and joys of giving in to love." —Publishers Weekly on Sandpiper Island "We all know where there's Donna Kauffman, there's a rollicking, sexy read chock-full of charm and sparkle. Kauffman's characters are adorably human and so very magnetic." —USAToday.com ... Views: 57
When New Yorker Irene Armstrong loses in the final of a television reality show to become top business woman Rhondda Manning's successor she believes her dreams of success are over. The very next day she is given a second chance by Ms Manning if she can acquire something unique for the business woman's secret collection of artistic treasures. To meet this challenge Irene sets out to steal the Scottish crown jewels which are kept in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland under the guard of all the official security and, unknown to Irene, also protected by an ancient secret society. With funding provided by Ms Manning, Irene and her partner Patrick set about assembling a team with varied skills and the adventure set in New York, Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands begins...... Views: 57
Heaven can't always wait...What would you do if you lost the love of your life and then started seeing tiny angels on your desk at work? What would you do if your girlfriend left with your life savings, leaving only a broken heart and a goldfish behind? Claudie and Simon: two people battered and bruised by life. But can they learn to love again?By the bestselling author of romantic comedies A Weekend with Mr Darcy and The Runaway Actress, Flights of Angels was published in Germany in 2006 after a bidding war between five publishers. It was later made into a film by award-winning Ziegler Film. This is the first time it’s been published in the English language.Praise for Victoria Connelly:‘Great fun. A real page-turner.’ Andrew Davies, screenwriter of Pride and Prejudice‘Sunshine on a rainy day. A charmingly written slice of warm-hearted escapism.’Lisa Jewell‘A lovely feel-good story.’ Katie Fforde‘Victoria writes with a deliciously light touch and joyous enthusiasm.’ Fiona Walker‘Fun, amusing and heart-warming.’ Trashionista‘Unashamedly romantic.’ Deborah Wright‘Warm-hearted, very sweet and it will charm your socks off.’ Novelicious‘Victoria Connelly is an exceptional new voice in romantic fiction whose stories shine with warmth, humour and heart. The Perfect Hero is romantic comedy gold from a fast-rising star!’ Single Titles ‘Fun, flirty fantasy from the gifted pen of Victoria Connelly. A magical story with a gorgeous setting and more than enough handsome men to go around!”Carole Matthews Views: 57
From a two-time winner of the Philip K. Dick award, and one of the founding fathers of cyberpunk comes a novel about a very modern nightmare: the most destructive computer virus ever has been traced to your machine. Computer programmer Jerzy Rugby spends his days blissfully hacking away in cyberspace — aiding the GoMotion Corporation in its noble quest to create intelligent robots. Then an electronic ant gets into the machinery ... then more ants .... then millions and millions of the nasty viral pests appear out of nowhere to wreak havoc throughout the Net. And suddenly Jerzy Rugby is Public Enemy Number One, wanted for sabotage, computer crime, and treason — a patsy who must now get to the bottom of the virtual insectile plague. "Rudy Rucker warms the cockles of my heart ... I think of him as the Scarlet Pimpernel of science fiction." — Philip Jose Farmer Views: 57
Bulldozers! Excavators! Dump trucks! All of the very biggest trucks are in here! This book offers an up-close look at ten amazing machines that dig, scoop, lift, and more. Toddlers will also learn the words for all of the very important parts that help the big trucks and diggers go. Views: 57
Two girls, one summer, and a whole lot to learn from each otherZara's an alpha - the first letter of the Greek alphabet. She's popular. I'm more like one of the obscure letters in the middle that no one's ever heard of - an omicron or something.Zara, Tilly, and Mieke go to different schools and live in different social worlds. But for two weeks every summer they're the Indigo Girls - surfing, hiking, or just hanging out at the campground or the nearby resort. This year Mieke doesn't show up, and Zara and Tilly - the queen bee and the geek - are left circling each other, unsure how to relate without Mieke in the middle. Soon it becomes a summer of change and a summer of secrets; a summer for losing themselves but finding each other. Views: 57
When a rare female Watcher is discovered at an archaeological site in Egypt, Cade is sent to claim her—body and soul—and bring her into his clan. But a secret of her heritage may allow a long-banished demon to finally exact his vengeance. Views: 57
