Liz is just a poor little rich girl with a fabulous modeling career and everything she could ever ask for, except for her mate. After watching her foster sister and her older brother moon after each other for years, only to realize they were destined mates, let’s just say Liz Hunt is not impressed. She wants her mate, and she doesn’t want to wait over 600 years, like her brother, to get him. Then the day finally comes that he shows up, but there is just one tiny problem; he was hired to kill her. Cole Katze is an assassin, hired to terminate a vampire gone bad, but when he finally finds his target, she is not what he was expecting. After realizing that she is an innocent victim and not the predator he was hired to kill, he kidnaps her and takes her to his home to hide, while he figures out what to do. He soon figures out that maybe bringing her home was not the best idea because she makes him go insane with the need to claim her and make her his. However, Cole is a lynx-shifter, and like their animal counterparts, lynx-shifters do not mate for life. At least, that’s what he keeps telling himself to keep from giving into the passion and desire she instills in him. When she isn’t being an obstinate little brat. Will Cole be able to resist the spoiled little vampire? Will Liz decide that maybe she doesn’t want a destined mate anymore? And, what will happen when the one who hired Cole to kill her comes to see if the job is done? Views: 35
In the wilds of Northern Pakistan, where glaciers are born of mating ice, two young lovers shatter the tenuous peace of a nomadic communityThinner than Skin is a riveting novel about identity and belonging. It's also a love story: between a young Pakistani man trying to make his way as photographer in America, and the daughter of a Pakistani father and German mother brought up in the US, who wants to return to a country she's never seen. Together they make the trip to Pakistan, where a chance meeting with a young nomad changes their lives, and the lives of those around them, forever. The novel is also a love letter to the wilds of Northern Pakistan, to glaciers, to the old Silk Road, and to the nomadic life of the indigenous people in the Northern territories, where China encroaches and Pakistanis, Uzbeks, Russians, Chinese, and Afghans all come together to trade.Review"In gorgeous prose, Khan writes about Pakistan, a land of breathtaking beauty, and the complex relationships between people who are weighted with grief and estrangement. As her characters' lives play out against the backdrop of the external world whose violence gradually closes in on them, Khan brilliantly probes the fatal limitations of human understanding. A novel of great lucidity and tenderness, filled with splendid descriptions of the land, the people who have always inhabited it, and those who are irresistibly drawn to it."--Therese Soukar Chehade"Smart, fierce, and poignant: perhaps the most exciting novel yet by this very talented writer."--Mohsin Hamid"Smart, fierce, and poignant: perhaps the most exciting novel yet by this very talented writer."---Mohsin Hamid"Smart, fierce, and poignant: perhaps the most exciting novel yet by this very talented writer."---Mohsin HamidAbout the AuthorUzma Aslam Khan is the author of Trespassing and The Geometry of God, both highly acclaimed novels, published around the world. Uzma's story "Ice, Mating" was included in Granta magazine's hugely popular edition on Pakistan. She is the winner of the Bronze Award in the Independent Publishers Book Award, and her previous novel was a Kirkus Best Book of 2009 and a finalist for Foreword Magazine's Best Books of 2009. Views: 35
'All's well' at The Sanctuary, the country home of William and Dorothy Taylor. A haven of tranquillity for their family and friends, the magnificent public gardens of the estate are their pride and joy, and an enchantment to the steady stream of visitors who wander through.Then Jo comes to work at the tea-room and the peace is suddenly destroyed by a series of chilling incidents: the macabre death of a helpless old woman, the terror-ridden dreams of a young boy, the vicious drowning of a beloved pet. Who or what is responsible? As fear and suspicion grip the Taylors, only Jo has the power to unravel the mystery - smiling, sphinx-like Jo, whose presence in the Taylor household has become indispensable ...'Monica Dickens's prose is evocative ... [her] talents for storytelling have, if anything, improved over the years'-Daily Mail'She knows how to arouse our recognition and sympathy'-Daily Telegraph Views: 35
An engaging, fun chapter book for readers starting to read on their own. One of a series of Morgan books, in ebook format. With a dozen illustrations.Morgan doesn't like the new kid in his class, Curtis, who can juggle, do karate and play guitar, and loves to brag about it. But some of the kids are impressed, especially when Curtis teases Aldeen -- who isn't even mean back! Aldeen is Morgan's longtime frenemy. Does Aldeen actually like Curtis?Author TED STAUNTON divides his time between writing and a busy schedule as a speaker, workshop leader, storyteller and musical performer for children and adults.BILL SLAVIN is a celebrated Canadian illustrator. He has illustrated over 40 books for children.Commended - Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens SelectionInterest age: From 6 To 9Chapter books, beginning readers, humourous, Canadian author. Views: 35
A young man named Ingemar Johansson joins the Swedish merchant marine, sails to many distant ports, has a variety of funny and poignant adventures, and searches everywhere for his father Views: 35
This summary of the arguments that dominate the current scene of thought unravels the philosophies behind modern popular and academic culture. Veale, a high school teacher, uses these arguments to motivate readers to stop and to think about their own direction and purpose, and ultimately, through consideration of the crucial questions, to find the vital answers.** Views: 35
After four years of waiting for fiancé Cal Davidson to return, Claire Secord relocates to frontier Omaha to start a new life. After all, many men did disappear during the Civil War. Inheriting and running the family mercantile keeps her busy during the day, but at night she dreams of Cal and the hurt, and confusion returns. Handsome sheriff Tom Maxwell befriends Claire and they enjoy a warm, yet casual romance. When Claire is kidnapped, she must employ all of her faith, skills, and intellect to survive until Tom can locate her. Reuniting, they discover their love for one another and Tom proposes. Meanwhile Cal has resurfaced with a new identity. Suffering from the trauma of his war injuries, he is not quite sane, yet determined to find Claire and claim her as his. An unexpected rendezvous reunites Cal and Claire. Seeing she is still wearing a heart pendant that meshes with his, Cal is convinced that they belong together and insists she honor the long-ago engagement. Now Claire must decide between honor and commitment with her first love or a future of passion and excitement with her true love. Will she follow the faith of her heart?About the AuthorJewell Tweedt was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, the setting for her first book, Faith of the Heart-A Back to Omaha Adventure. Jewell has written for several magazines and is now at work on the second book in the series. Jewell holds a Masters Degree in Education and teaches American History in Iowa where she lives with her husband and impish Norwich Terrier, Gracie. Views: 35
Somewhere in the kaleidoscope between life and art sits Clare, whose story is Marion Halligan's The Fog Garden. Clare, like Marion, is a woman of a certain age whose much-loved husband of thirty-odd years has just died. And Clare, like Marion, is a novelist.With the loss of such a marriage of true minds and kindred spirits Clare finds herself building a 'cathedral of grief' - and reeling into the arms of an old friend. Life and writing loop and spiral around Clare and the central enormous fact of her husband's death.The Fog Garden is a rollercoaster of a story about the nature of fiction and how life creates art, how adultery can be liberating and how sex doesn't stop with age, and how grief is as much a gift as love.Halligan has crafted a poignant and powerful novel, playing all the time on that dangerous ground between her own life and that of her heroine.'Deeply moving, highly original and beautifully written... a brave and brilliant display, stolen... Views: 35
The national bestselling author of The Same Sweet Girls and The Sunday Wife returns with another compulsively readable novelIt's not easy being the Queen of Broken Hearts. Just ask Clare, who has willingly assumed the mantle while her career as a divorce coach thrives. Now she's preparing to open a permanent home for the retreats she leads, on a slice of breathtaking property on the Alabama coast owned by her mother-in-law. Make that former mother-in-law, a colorful eccentric who teaches Clare much about love and sacrifice and living freely. When Clare's marriage ends in tragedy, her work becomes the sole focus of her life. While Clare has no problem helping the hundreds of men and women who seek her advice to mend their broken hearts, healing her own is another matter entirely. Falling in love again is the last thing she wants.So when Lex — a charismatic, charming, burly sea captain — moves to town to run the marina, Clare insists... Views: 35
Walter Sands, the private eye of Dover Beach, returns in this memorable sequel.The president of the United States has arrived in Boston. Her job: convince New England to become part of the new government formed in the aftermath of nuclear war.Walter's job: protect America's President from The Second American Revolution, a shadowy group intent on foiling her plan.Then the president is kidnapped and Walter moves from private eye to prime suspect. But Water refuses to give up hope. With the help of his friends, he must save her to save himself.And, perhaps, he can save America, too.THE LAST P.I., in series orderDover BeachThe Distance BeaconsOTHER TITLES by Richard BowkerSenatorSummitReplicaPontiff Views: 35
