In the complicated world of adoption reform, highly charged terms like "open adoption," and "sealed records" and "search and reunion" create passionate debate on both sides.In his new book, Mike Chalek tells a compelling story from the point of view of a former adoptee who discovered the truth of his black market adoption late in adulthood. He fought back against the courts that covered up the fraud—and against his abusive adoptive family—by finding his birth family and with their blessing having the fraudulent adoption annulled and his rightful identity restored.When it comes to adoptee rights, Mike's case was a landmark victory in bringing to light the pitfalls of closed adoption practices and the social oppression that existed for young single mothers during the 1950s and 1960s, a time otherwise known as the Baby Scoop Era. It was a time that created a thriving black market in human trafficking, and that left many developed countries struggling under the... Views: 26
Ellis is unemployed, broke and nearly homeless--until her best friend Sasha whisks her away to a Venetian villa to stay with a family friend. But her dream of a relaxing escape is shattered when she spies Sasha being spanked and seduced by their sexy, dominant host. Ellis quickly realizes the guests at the villa want her to join their intense erotic games, but she's never indulged such fantasies outside of her naughty stories. Now she has the chance to act them out...but does she have the courage to give in? Views: 26
In charge of a hotel renovation, Petra Chatam's got everything under control--except Dale Bowen. The too-handsome contractor has his own ideas about the project. And they don't match up with ambitious Petra's, who hopes to become hotel manager. But the more time they spend together, the more Petra realizes they both agree on what really matters: love, faith and family. And they soon learn that building a future together is more work than building a hotel! It'll take a little bit of patience--and a lot of help from three love-minded aunts. Views: 26
A bomb on a London underground train causes devastation. Another one is planted at Stanstead airport. An old enemy is back in town and he wants revenge. This foe is brutal and focused on revenge; no one is safe whilst he lives. The streets of London become a battlefield, with bombings and shootouts. Along with air to air combat over the skies of Norfolk. Max Storm and the Operational Strike Command must re- engage this old foe to stop the carnage and blood shedding once and for all. The OSC is the UK's first and last line of offence. Views: 26
Girls FC: the best team for football and friendship.It's almost the end of the first season and Holly Woolcock's team are holding a special presentation evening to celebrate. Who will win the prizes, especially the coveted Player's Player of the Season Award? Holly knows one thing – it won't be her. Nobody's going to choose the chubby girl, are they? But Holly doesn't care what people think and she'll eat what she wants. She's happy with how she looks ... isn't she? Views: 26
Dr. Gabrielle Winslow joins the Underground in Holland to help smuggle Jews out of the country, but she is stunned when the new commander of the Nazi occupation forces turns out to be Col. Erik Raeder, a man she had nearly agreed to marry when she spent time with her uncle in Berlin. Gabrielle teams up with a handsome OSS agent to rescue her uncle.Will they succeed in bringing him out of Germany only to be trapped in Holland by the jilted Nazi colonel? House of Winslow Book 35. Views: 26
They couldn't shoot holes in Fred's story. So they shot holes in Fred instead.Available in ebook for the first time.You've seen the television series and read the stories in the papers. Now return to the books that started documenting Australia's underbelly. With their trademark forensic skills, respected journalists John Silvester and Andrew Rule bring to life stories of gang wars and crooked cops, of crimes in high places and suffering in low, of murder, courtroom drama and political machinations, of drug lords and hitmen in crash-through-or-crash grabs for power and territory. Views: 26
Two innocents fall prey to a woman whose beauty bewitches—and destroysRalph Lambert hates Stella nearly as much as he loves her. A painter with talent but no ambition, Ralph was adrift in his bohemian Manhattan life when the statuesque blonde stole his heart. She drew him into her lair, promising a comfortable living for as long as he keeps her satisfied. Now he suffers in silence, self-respect forgotten as the woman he cannot resist seduces every lost soul who makes the mistake of turning onto Barrow Street.Her latest target is Susan Rivers, a slender young woman who finds herself unable to resist Stella’s ferocious sexuality. But when Ralph falls for his mistress’s new toy, the lovers become fighters, unleashing Stella’s savage cruelty, and igniting a blood feud that could tear Greenwich Village apart.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lawrence Block, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection. Views: 26
