Saturday Mornings
is book 3 of the romantic comedy series, Mississippi
McGills, spun off from the popular Donovans
of the Delta.
Andrew, the
youngest of the McGill siblings, is a dog whisperer of extraordinary charm,
content to live in the country with his guitar, his hammock, and a kennel full
of field trial champion bird dogs. Enter Margaret Leigh Jones, uptight
librarian with her equally skittish poodle who won’t quit wetting the rug, and
suddenly Andrew McGill’s Saturday morning is turned upside down. He decides not only to teach the poodle, but
the owner as well. What could be more fun than bringing a shy woman out of her
shell?
Just as
Margaret Leigh discovers that all her maiden aunt’s warnings about men in
leather jackets are false, a family secret tears her world apart. When she sets
out on a course of self-destruction, there is only one man to save her. But can Andrew ever convince her to trust
again? Can he make her believe that everything he has done was out of love?
Follow them on a journey that is both wise and funny.
Books 1 and 2
are Valley of Fire and the award-winning Until
Morning Comes.
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Maftu was afraid of the sea. It had taken his mother when he was a baby, and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu. So, though he was the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a race of Polynesians who worshipped courage, and he was named Stout Heart, he feared and avoided tha sea, till everyone branded him a coward. When he could no longer bear their taunts and jibes, he determined to conquer that fear or be conquered-- so he went off in his canoe, alone except for his little dog and pet albatross. A storm gave him his first challenge. Then days on a desert island found him resourceful beyond his own expectation. This is the story of how his courage grew and how he finally returned home. This is a legend. It happened many years ago, but even today the people of Hikueru sing this story and tell it over their evening fires.ReviewThe New York Times "Whether this author is telling of clipper ships, of the days of the covered wagon, of the South Sea Islands, he writes always with imagination and integrity. Like all hero legends Mafatu's story has a strength and simplicity that appeals to a wide range in age and it is beautifully told. Mr. Sperry's fine drawings have the same spirit of adventure as the story and enhance the feeling of tropical seas and jungle given in the text. The story reads aloud well and will be useful to storytellers."New York Herald Tribune "A boy's character at ten years old is more often influenced by emotion than by reasoning. Something in the conduct of a hero leaps like a spark to light his own spirit. A book with a hero can sometimes bring this about. This is such a book.... It is related with unusual skill, carrying along a reader so rapidly he scarecely realizes how well it is being told... The story is wild enough to be remembered, and it cannot be remembered without doing good."From the PublisherMaftu was afraid of the sea. It had taken his mother when he was a baby, and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu. So, though he was the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a race of Polynesians who worshipped courage, and he was named Stout Heart, he feared and avoided tha sea, till everyone branded him a coward. When he could no longer bear their taunts and jibes, he determined to conquer that fear or be conquered-- so he went off in his canoe, alone except for his little dog and pet albatross. A storm gave him his first challenge. Then days on a desert island found him resourceful beyond his own expectation. This is the story of how his courage grew and how he finally returned home. This is a legend. It happened many years ago, but even today the people of Hikueru sing this story and tell it over their evening fires.END Views: 7
The Wedding Day is a sparkling romantic comedy from the bestselling author of A Rural Affair and A Crowded Marriage, Catherine Alliott.Annie O'Harran is getting married . . . all over againA divorced, single mum, Annie is about to tie the knot with David. But there's a long summer to get through first. A summer where's she's retreating to a lonely house in Cornwall, where's she's going to finish her book, spend time with her teenage daughter Flora and make any last-minute wedding plans.Annie should be so lucky.For almost as soon as Annie arrives her competitive sister and her wild brood fetch up. While Annie's louche ex-husband and his latest squeeze are holidaying nearby and insist on dropping in. Plus there's the surprise American houseguest who can't help sharing his heartbreak.Suddenly Annie's big day seems a long, long way off - and if she's not careful it might never... Views: 7
The last place Abigail wants to spend the summer of 1885 is Fort Laramie in the Wyoming Territory, but can a handsome lieutenant change her mind? Westward Winds book 1. Views: 7
Stephen cleverly brings out all the latent female submission that is present in Jane Eyre and treats it full-on! In this version Jane is well and truly punished repeatedly for her Master's pleasure, and for the reader's delight! Seldom has a heroine been so fulsomely thrashed and her sufferings so well described. Views: 7
Book 2 in the Origins seriesROME. The mere mention of the name instills
images of grandeur. The mighty empire was a guiding light for the
civilized world for a thousand years. Was that by chance or careful
design? A psychiatric patient named Hastelloy has the answer. He
believes he was there for it all: Caesar, legions, gladiators. According
to his tale even the great gods Jupiter, Vesta and the advent of
Christianity were not immune to his influence. Is he crazy or is it
still crazy to ignore him? Meanwhile, an NSA agent closes in on the
location of his abducted partner and answers to the age old question -
are we alone in the universe? To gain enlightenment he will have to face
specters from his own past to safeguard himself, his family, and
possibly the entire planet. The stakes have never been higher for him or
his clandestine agency. Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Jesus Christ. You may
know the names and dates, but not the why or how. This gripping
thriller will challenge everything you thought you knew about the most
dynamic era in human history and draw into question if there will be a
future. Once again, the Origins of all will be revealed. Views: 7
A new breed…a new evil…
Hidden deep beneath its landfill lair of trash and filth, a strange new organism has come to life. When an accidental fire drives it out, the mysterious creature escapes across the drought-blasted Kansas prairie and finds the home of elderly hoarder Anna Grish. In desperate need of shelter, it burrows in, concealed amidst the squalor and mess.
When Adult Protective Services force Anna to vacate her junk-riddled home, she moves in with her son and his family. But there is something wrong with Anna, something more than her declining mental condition and severe hoarding disorder. Something sinister has taken hold of her, and it’s not only getting stronger, it’s spreading.
Amidst the wide-open Kansas plains, with endless blue sky above and flat, open vista stretching from one horizon to the next, there is nowhere to hide from…THE HOARD.
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Eighteen years have passed since the child Rose arrived on Denniston, riding up the terrifying Incline on a stormy night. She has now grown into a young woman, intelligent and talented, with an outrageous zest for life. The trauma of her early years seems forgotten, though some recognise its shadow in her often unconventional behaviour. Rose is expected to marry her childhood friend the golden Michael Hanratty, but when dark and stubborn Brennan Scobie arrives back on the Hill after a seven-year absence, a challenge is inevitable. The opposition of Brennan's ambitious mother adds to the tension. This sequel to the best-selling The Denniston Rose continues to follow the fortunes of the remote West Coast coal-mining settlement. At the turn of the century Denniston is still isolated, but all that is about to change. New challenges will confront both Rose and this close-knit society. Staying or leaving will become an option. HEART OF COAL is about loss and love, hope and... Views: 7
