Meggie is at a crossroads in her life. Bored with teaching, and mending a broken heart, she jumps at the chance to run her grandmother’s marina in Rhode Island. The sight of Philly, in her rear view mirror, was a view she couldn’t pass up. Surrounded by the quirky characters and chaos of a marina during the heat of the summer, Meggie has her hands full. There’s a female ex-Marine cook, an Italian hunk, a handsome lobsterman, a Polish Princess, and a sweet-natured hooker. Everyone is looking for love except Meggie. When she meets the man of her dreams, she has to decide if he wants her, or her legacy. Views: 16
What happens when The Firm meets Anita Blake? You get the Halls of Power—our modern world, but twisted. Law, finance, the military, and politics are under the sway of long-lived vampires, werewolves, and the elven Alfar. Humans make the best of rule by “the Spooks,” and contend among themselves to affiliate with the powers-that-be, in order to avoid becoming their prey. Very loyal humans are rewarded with power over other women and men. Very lucky humans are selected to join the vampires, werewolves, and elves—or, on occasion, to live at the Seelie Court. Linnet Ellery is the offspring of an affluent Connecticut family dating back to Colonial times. Fresh out of law school, she’s beginning her career in a powerful New York “white fang” law firm. She has high hopes of eventually making partner. But strange things keep happening to her. In a workplace where some humans will eventually achieve... Views: 16
The first book in the New York Times bestselling series about the hilarious adventures of a cheeky, loveable hero.According to ten-year-old Hank Zipzer, there are many reasons why he shouldn't have to do homework, e.g. every pen he owns has run out of ink, his thoughts are controlled by alien beings, he's allergic to lined paper... Or could it just be that Hank has dyslexia and doesn't want to look stupid? In this first book in the highly popular series, Hank's ingenious plans to avoid doing his homework end in comic disaster as he accidentally floods his classroom. Views: 16
How do you disappear when you come from a family of predators? That's the question Kess, a wereleopard, faces is forced to flee her home and family in Miami once her brother's obsession with her turns violent. She attracts the attention of Cormac, a young man with a secret of his own. As Kess' relationship with Cormac deepens, her brother closes in, threatenting Cormac's life and Kess' freedom. Views: 16
Growing up in the years following World War II, Joel Bloom always played soldiers with his friends. But by the time he's eighteen, the Vietnam War is in full swing, and it's not as simple as the war games he played when he was a child. Old enough to be drafted, Joel loves his country, but he knows that fighting in an unjust war isn't something he can do. After trying and failing to be a conscientious objector he leaves for Canada - a decision that will help him avoid the physical conflict of the war, but will create another inside of him that will take much longer to resolve. An insightful and compelling novel that explores one boy's struggle to understand himself and the harsh realities of life during wartime. Views: 16
