An advertisement for specialists in different fields of research appears in newspapers. Eight scientists are hired, and all eight disappear. Another ad pops up for a fuel specialist, and that's when John Bentall, a physicist and counterespionage agent, is called in to find out what happened to the missing scientists and to unravel the sinister plot behind it all. Views: 126
For New York Times bestselling author Giada De Laurentiis, pasta has always been one of the great pleasures of the table: it's healthy and delicious; it can be light and delicate or rich and hearty; it's readily available and easy to prepare--everything you want in a meal. And nothing satisfies a craving for Italian food quite like it! In Everyday Pasta, Giada invites you to share her love of this versatile staple with more than a hundred brand-new recipes for pasta dishes, as well as for complementary sauces, salads, and sides tempting enough to bring the whole family to the dinner table.Without forgetting about the classics we all love, Giada makes the most of the many varieties of pasta available to create recipes that combine familiar flavors in exciting new ways.Although most of these dishes are all-in-one meals in themselves, Giada also supplies recipes for her favorite appetizers, side dishes, and salads to round them out.Whether... Views: 126
Falling in love can be deadly... Maria Lucano didn't want to be a vigilante, but when she lost her sister to a vicious crime family and then her husband to an assassin, she vowed that no innocent would ever suffer as she has. Seven years later she is close to her goal and has tracked down the final link to the sniper who murdered her beloved husband in cold blood, a dangerously sexy man code-named Ghost. When a traitor cost the Black Fire team the lives of four good men, Greg Lassiter reluctantly agreed to put his gift for Intel to work and to take over the unit. His primary job is to hunt and eliminate further threats. The beautiful Maria is definitely a threat; she knows too much, has too many secrets, and instantly wakens his long dead heart. He knows two things for sure: the bad guys desperately want her dead, and he'll risk anything to untangle the complex web of lies, deceit and murder surrounding them. He must, because somewhere in-between the mind-blowing kiss that saved his life and when they blew up her truck, he took the ultimate risk...he fell in love. Now nothing will stop him from keeping the seductive beauty by his side forever. Views: 126
Leather and lace don't strike sparks. Or do they?It's
Valentine's Day, but Macy Rodgers isn't feeling the love. Aside from a
torrid, one-night fling in a backseat a few months back, her love life
has been sorely lacking, but fortunately she has devious friends who
feel like playing Cupid. Wouldn't they be shocked to learn that the
match they've made for her is the same one that steamed up the back of
that '69 GTO...Seth "Ghost" Warren has just returned to town
after an extended absence. Between his grandmother's failing health, his
job as a tattoo artist, his band's gigs, and a crazy ex that won't
leave him alone, he's stretched thin. Cautious cowgirl Macy is the last
thing he needs thrown into the mix.She's all country, he's all
heavy metal—and Macy knows that if anyone can propel her out of her rut,
it's Seth. But when their worlds collide, it's anyone guess if they'll
survive with their hearts intact.Warning: Contains explicit sex,
graphic language, road trips, troublemaking exes, emotional baggage,
and an unconventional but exceptionally hot hero tatted and pierced for
your pleasure... Views: 125
A summer of firsts Sixteen-year-old Eliza Miller has never made a phone call, never tried on a pair of jeans, never sat in a darkened theater waiting for a movie to start. She's never even talked to someone her age who isn't Amish, like her. A summer of good-byes When she leaves her close-knit family to spend the summer as a nanny in suburban Chicago, a part of her can't wait to leave behind everything she knows. She can't imagine the secrets she will uncover, the friends she will make, the surprises and temptations of a way of life so different from her own. A summer of impossible choice Every minute Eliza spends with her new friend Josh feels as good as listening to music for the first time, and she wonders whether there might be a place for her in his world. But as summer wanes, she misses the people she has left behind, and the Plain life she once took for granted. Eliza will have to decide for herself... Views: 125
An original short story about Jack Reacher, available exclusively as an ebook, following the success of last year's Second Son. Early in his military career, Jack Reacher is ordered undercover in Washington, to discover which one of four women, all staff officers on fast track careers, is leaking secrets. The suggested method: get close to each in turn. The obvious problem: the most receptive will be the guilty one, with an agenda of her own ... to kill the investigation - and the investigator. 'Child has somehow forged that magical grail: a new and believable hero... when we thought all the heroes had been written.' Observer Views: 125
Mesmerized by the dark knight's turquoise gaze, Lady Brianna of Bedford tried to turn away. After all, she was betrothed to Robert de Beauchamp. And now this total stranger, Christian Hawksblood, de Beauchamp's bastard brother, claimed her with a soul-searing look. What was his mystical power that compelled her to abandon herself to this man she dare not even trust...Christian Hawksblood, Prince and Knight Templar, burned with memories of the beauty he first saw in a vision, clad only in a nimbus of red-gold hair. Brianna of Bedford was his, ordained by fate. But first he had to deal with his jealous brother. And then with Brianna, the innocent temptress who branded him with passion even as she compelled him to listen with his heart...From the Paperback edition. Views: 125
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them. Views: 125