Kief has found a way to escape the rigidly controlled world inside the cityplex. He knows the way to the outside world, and he has a friend out there, and access to the antique car nicknamed by Order news lackeys the Red Racer. Life seems good, until the day he meets up with Ry, a young man that stands his entire world on end. Then, life gets even better... for a while.The Eyes are watching you. Everyone knows that. The Eyes are everywhere, men muttering into their links to report minor infractions, electronic Eyes recording every move with their unblinking gaze, even informers. Your closest friend might sell you out. All for your safety, of course, in this clean, sanitary, sterile, and utterly repressive world built by the Order. But Kief has found a way to escape the rigidly controlled world inside the cityplex. He knows the way to the outside world, and he has a friend out there, and access to the antique car nicknamed by Order news lackeys the Red Racer. Life seems good, until the day he meets up with Ry, a young man that stands his entire world on end. Then, life gets even better... for a while. Views: 948
Oakley Farrell stopped talking at the age of 5 and has remained in her own little world since. Her mum is desperate to find out what is wrong with her daughter, but does she really want to know? Oakley's best friend, Cole has stuck by her. Their friendship is easy but as they start to become closer she is faced with a new set of issues to deal with.Deals with sensitive topic. Recommended for 16+For eleven years, Oakley Farrell has been silent. At the age of five, she stopped talking,and no one seems to know why. Refusing to communicate beyond a few physical actions, Oakley remains in her own little world. Bullied at school, she has just one friend, Cole Benson. Cole stands by her refusing to believe that she is not perfect the way she is. Over the years, they have developed their own version of a normal friendship. However, will it still work as they start to grow even closer? When Oakley is forced to face someone from her past, can she hold her secret in any longer?*Silence deals with a sensitive topic and is recommended for 16+ Views: 948
The President's daughter has been kidnapped by the elusive and lethal Ghost Cell. Quest and Angela are in hot pursuit with vicious winds and blinding rain thwarting them at every turn. It's a desperate high stakes chase. But who is chasing whom? Are Q and Angela the hunters or the hunted? Views: 948
Jem Halliday is in love with her best friend. It doesn't matter that Kai is gay, or that he'll never look at her the way she looks at him. Jem is okay with that. But when Kai is outed online by one of their classmates, he does the unthinkable and commits suicide.
Jem is left to pick up the pieces of her broken life. Before he died, Kai left her twelve letters—one for each month of the year—and those letters are all Jem has left. That, and revenge.
Although Kai's letters beg her not to investigate what happened, Jem can't let it go. She needs to know who did this, and she'll stop at nothing to find the person responsible for Kai's death. One way or another, someone is going down. Someone is going to pay. Views: 947
Jonathan and Jeremiah Belmont are about to experience an encounter with a creature unknown to man. Their lives will never again be the same.Call them dysfunctional, crazy, rednecks or trash - they're the only family I've got. I'd wager that the reader also knows all too well people just like them, and for that and many other things, we can be thankful. Views: 947
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy. Views: 946
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kaitlyn Cross comes another steamy tale of love conquers all. Dean Jacobs is one of Milwaukee’s hottest eligible bachelors and in no mood to settle down. Evy is new to town and healing a broken heart after catching her fiancé with another woman. And what better way to lick your wounds than to open a dessert bar with her sister, Brooke? Life has literally never tasted better and when Dean walks in, her world is turned upside-down. His reputation, however, precedes him and she’s reluctant to step back into the ring. But he isn’t taking no for an answer and, eventually, Evy finds out that people can change. That love exists after all.Just when things are starting to get serious, Dean’s past comes back to haunt him. And isn’t that the way it always goes? Megan is blond and hot and not done with him just yet. A battle looms on the horizon, one Evy has never seen the likes of before. She’ll have to fight hard for more than just their love. This time, she’ll have to fight for her life.Also by Kaitlyn Cross:Brooke & Ben: Before Fate Interrupted - Sometimes the best things come from bad ideas.Forgive & Regret - One rainy night, everything changes in the beat of a heart.Making Secrets A romantic thriller with life and death hanging in the balance. Views: 946
Rosie loves her children very much, but now they are all grown up, isn't it time they left home?
Rosie moved out when she got married, but it didn't work out, so now she is back with her parents. Helen is a teacher and doesn't earn enough for a place of her own. Anthony writes songs and is just waiting for the day when someone will pay him for them. Until then, all three are happy at home. It doesn't cost them anything, and surely their parents like having a full house?
Then there is a crisis, and Dee decides things have to change for the whole family... whether they like it or not. Views: 946
The latest novel from the #1 internationally best-selling author of *The Alchemist.*
*There is nothing wrong with anxiety.
Although we cannot control God's time, it is part of the human condition to want to receive the thing we are waiting for as quickly as possible.
Or to drive away whatever is causing our fear....
Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it-just as we have learned to live with storms.*
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July 14, 1099. Jerusalem awaits the invasion of the crusaders who have surrounded the city's gates. There, inside the ancient city's walls, men and women of every age and every faith have gathered to hear the wise words of a mysterious man known only as the Copt. He has summoned the townspeople to address their fears with truth:
"Tomorrow, harmony will become discord. Joy will be replaced by grief. Peace will give way to war.... None of us can know what tomorrow will hold, because each day has its good and its bad moments. So, when you ask your questions, forget about the troops outside and the fear inside. Our task is not to leave a record of what happened on this date for those who will inherit the Earth; history will take care of that. Therefore, we will speak about our daily lives, about the difficulties we have had to face."
The people begin with questions about defeat, struggle, and the nature of their enemies; they contemplate the will to change and the virtues of loyalty and solitude; and they ultimately turn to questions of beauty, love, wisdom, sex, elegance, and what the future holds. "What is success?" poses the Copt. "It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace."
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Now, these many centuries later, the wise man's answers are a record of the human values that have endured throughout time. And, in Paulo Coelho's hands, The Manuscript Found in Accra reveals that who we are, what we fear, and what we hope for the future come from the knowledge and belief that can be found within us, and not from the adversity that surrounds us. Views: 946
A routine protection gig for business tycoon Trent Kalamack quickly goes wrong when runner Rachel Morgan discovers she is the assassin's target.
New, never published Hollows short with Trent and Rachel working together. The timing of the story sort of puts it between A Perfect Blood and Ever After, but the feeling of it is seriously slanted toward Ever After. If you get a chance to read it, I’d [author] be curious to know what you think about the “voice.” One of the things I tried to do–besides get a chance to see Rachel and Trent work together–was to give it a more mainstream feel since there’s the chance readers who would normally never pick up the Hollows might be reading it. Views: 946
"Thornton Wilder: A Life brings readers face to face with the extraordinary man who made words come alive around the world, on the stage and on the page."
—James Earl Jones, actor
"Comprehensive and wisely fashioned….This book is a splendid and long needed work."
—Edward Albee, playwright
Thornton Wilder—three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, creator of such enduring stage works as Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and beloved novels like Bridge of San Luis Ray and Theophilus North—was much more than a pivotal figure in twentieth century American theater and literature. He was a world-traveler, a student, a teacher, a soldier, an actor, a son, a brother, and a complex, intensely private man who kept his personal life a secret. In Thornton Wilder: A Life, author Penelope Niven pulls back the curtain to present a fascinating, three-dimensional portrait one of America's greatest playwrights, novelists, and literary icons. Views: 945
Until the day of Jean Cuvier's death, his wives had no idea that he had promised until death do us part to more than one woman. Now, the Cuvier Widows must deal with his duplicity, while wondering who poisoned their wayward husband. Can they ever learn to trust and find love again?WrongedShock, anger and humiliation were the only emotions Marian Cuvier felt for her murdered husband, Jean, especially after the detective informed her she’s not the only woman he married. There are three Cuvier widows and each one is suspected of murder. After Jean’s death, Marian must enter the male dominated New Orleans business world and battle Jean’s handsome business partner, Louis Fournet to safeguard her children’s future and save their only source of income, Cuvier Shipping. Yet Louis has a way with women that Marian that arouses feelings she’s never experienced. Meanwhile Louis is wielding his power to sell the business without her knowledge. Can Marian learn to trust again or will Louis’ ruthless ambition shatter her heart as well as her future. Views: 944
From the author of Me & Emma comes a dazzling novel of two unforgettable families bound together by their deepest secrets and haunted pasts—perfect for fans of The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes and *The Book of Bright Ideas.*
Nine-year-old Carrie Parker and her mother, Libby, are making a fresh start in the small town of Hartsville, North Carolina, ready to put their turbulent past behind them. Violence has shattered their family and left Libby nearly unable to cope. And while Carrie once took comfort in her beloved sister, Emma, her mother has now forbidden even the mention of her name.
When Carrie meets Ruth, Honor, and Cricket Chaplin, these three generations of warmhearted women seem to have the loving home Carrie has always dreamed of. But as Carrie and Cricket become fast friends, neither can escape the pull of their families’ secrets—and uncovering the truth will transform the Chaplins and the Parkers forever.
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From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 944
In the vein of Kelley Armstrong and Patricia Briggs, Amanda Carlson\'s debut is a new urban fantasy that rewrites the werewolf myth... It\'s not easy being a girl. It\'s even harder when you\'re the only girl in a family of werewolves. But it\'s next to impossible when your very existence spells out the doom of your race... Meet Jessica McClain -- she just became part of the pack. Views: 942
Captain Barnes and his team of specialists are assigned to a mission in Germany. At first it seemed like a straight forward rescue but this couldn’t be further from their reality. Experiments were being conducted on humans. And the subjects were all behaving in a way that was incredibly far from human. Barnes and his team soon found themselves in the heart of the chaos - with nowhere to run.A 10 minute long script set in a dystopian future where political correctness has gone mad. This was originally written around 2000 for a competition run by the SciFi channel on cable tv.The idea being to write a script for a 10 minute long movie, the winners script was actually made & shown in cinemas all across the UK.My entry came in the top 50 winning me a red SciFi channel t-shirt telling me to "Smell the coffee", an inflatable grey alien (its still sitting on top of my wardrobe!) and a glow in the dark mini alien.One of the judges was Douglas Adams & I am proud that he read my work before he died.Please note - THIS IS A SCRIPT! Views: 942
