Earth, Air, Water, Light is a love story filled with dark imagery contrasted against the beauty of nature. The story is set in the mid 1800s, and transports the reader to the far north woods of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to a place named Keweenaw by the resident Ojibway Indians. It is to this remote wilderness that the young newlyweds Adelaide Rose and her husband Jonas travel, coming from far away England. While staying in Sault St. Marie awaiting passage further north, an accident and the witnessing of a tragic shipwreck result in Adelaide developing a curious connection to death. It is also in Sault St. Marie that Adelaide meets Calix Napolean Purchase. It is an encounter that will change her life. When they finally arrive in Copper Harbor, a settlement with more tents than permanent structures, the Roses learn that the earlier shipwreck has contributed to their good fortune.As Jonas begins work in the copper mine, Adelaide learns about living in the wilderness. She finds that she is a naturalist at heart and is captivated by the beauty and complexity of the natural world around her. She also begins to see the effect that European settlement has on that which she is growing to love. Shortly after their arrival in Copper Harbor a mining accident leaves a young man blinded and sets in motion a series of events. Then the horrific rape of a mysterious young woman shocks the small community. Adelaide begins a love affair with a man from a past encounter and another mining accident brings Darwin, a three legged dog, into her life.Adelaide is a strong, willful, young woman and an independent thinker. In the northern frontier, a place where social convention holds little meaning, she finds the freedom to be herself. Her observations of the natural world cause her to question her Methodist faith. Adelaide finds it preferable to be a part of nature rather than to be separate from it. When a business opportunity takes Jonas away to Isle Royale, Adelaide continues her affair and finds herself in love with two men. She has also, in the short time since her arrival there, seen the European population increase. She knows that the discovery of copper will result in development and the arrival of ‘civilization’. Earth, Air, Water, Light is a compelling story that makes us look at how established religion affects our relationship with nature. Is Biblical dominion leading us to destroy that which we need for our survival? Views: 71
Mulmaster, nicknamed the "City of Danger," is the next stop on Volothamp Geddarm's research trip for his upcoming Guide to the Monsoon, and maybe his final resting place when the bailing out of a friend from the Mulmaster prison embroils Volo in a sinister plot that threatens the tenuous political stability of all Faerun. Views: 71
Crack the Biblical code in this story of suspense, adventure, discovery, and faith! Fact and fiction converge in this thrilling tale of 14-year old Luisito Ramirez—a courageous boy who daringly escapes from 1970s communist Cuba— as he becomes immersed in American culture, and carries out a secret religious mission under the eyes of spies. Integrating Spanish vocabulary and Cuban culture, this novel for ages 10-14 provides an exciting story of the Catholic faith lived out during turmoil. Views: 71
Could the safest place be in his arms?Desperate to escape the media firestorm surrounding her duplicitous late husband, San Francisco designer Lana Corday flees to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Her idyllic seaside home is the perfect place for a fresh start...especially when Lana meets sexy hunk Tennison West. But is the enigmatic filmmaker a man she can rely on or just another disappointment waiting to happen?Getting Lana to let down her guard will take patience...and passion. Their mounting desire threatens to blow Ten's cover, yet neither of them wants to turn back now. But once Lana discovers why Ten really came to isolated Pea Island, how will the FBI special agent ever regain her trust? As danger looms, Ten must succeed in his most important mission, or risk losing the woman who's claimed his heart.... Views: 71
In 1878 Adam Burke leaves Philadelphia for North Platte, Nebraska. The young lawyer wants to start a new life after being spurned by his fiancee. Adam also has another reason to leave -- he accidentally ran over and killed a woman named Nancy Mason in a thunderstorm. In North Platte he finds success in more ways than one when Rachel Mason answers his ad for a mail order bride. Adam considers the last name an odd coincidence -- but only after their marriage and after they both come to the Lord do they discover the awful truth: Adam killed Rachel's mother. Thanks to a pastor's intervention, Rachel overcomes her shock and bitterness to forgive Adam, just as God forgives us all.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 71
Special Forces veteran Roman Gallardo is a ghost. With the nightmares of his past weighing him down, the best thing he can do is keep to himself. So when a heroic act forces him out of solitude, he's not expecting a connection to a woman as vibrant and alive as Jenna MacAllister. Or as determined to help other people, no matter how hopeless, no matter the cost to herself.He can't explain it, but he's drawn to Jenna and the rebuilding project she's started. And the more he works with her, the more he wants to leave his past behind and act on the intense attraction between them. The temptation is so strong, this could be his second chance at life...at love. Views: 71
The spangled insanity, the stubborn reinforcement of crude national stereotypes, the scoreboard shamelessly corrupted by cross-border friendship and hatred... throughout those long post-ABBA decades, the Eurovision Song Contest has been drawing 450 million of us to the sofa for all the wrong reasons. And the most gloriously wrong of all: our enduring fascination with the unfortunates left to wander the desolate summit of Mount Fiasco without a point to their names. From Lisbon to Liverpool, from the Black Sea to the Baltic, Tim Moore travels the continent to track down the thirteen Eurominstrels who suffered the entertainment world's prime humiliation. Views: 71
A unique story about finding love when you least expect it, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME Twenty-third century cynic Jacob Hornblower followed his brother Caleb into the past, determined to bring him home. But when Jacob meets Sunny Stone, he suddenly loses track of his mission, and begins to wonder if all of his opinions about love are wrong.Times Change includes an exclusive preview of J.D. Robb's new book Calculated in Death. Views: 71
Acclaimed author Donna Kauffman sets pulses racing with a story of breathless pursuit, intense danger, and irresistible romance. The note is simple but chilling: “I’m in trouble. Please help me. You’re the only one I trust.” Sensing the desperation in the plea for help, John McShane drops everything to find the person who wrote the note: Cali Ellis, a woman who’s been simmering in his heart for ten years. As a highly trained member of an elite tactical squad, McShane knows instantly that the people tracking Cali are well-connected . . . and cold-blooded. As he sets out to help Cali escape from these criminals, he begins to wonder if he can keep his feelings for her under control, at least long enough to save her.Ten years ago, Cali Ellis lost too much: both her new husband and her unborn child. Now the suspicious men her late husband worked for have tracked her down, and apparently want her dead. Fearing for her life, Cali flees to the Caribbean island of Martinique and reaches out to the only person she knows will help her: John McShane. Despite all that they’ve been through in the past, Cali just might risk her heart again—if they both manage to stay alive.Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from these Loveswept titles: Deep Autumn Heat, Callie’s Cowboy, and About Last Night.About the AuthorUSA Today bestselling and award winning author DONNA KAUFFMAN has seen her books reviewed in venues ranging from Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal to Entertainment Weekly and Cosmopolitan. She lives just outside of DC in the lovely Virginia countryside, where she is presently keeping stock in all things flour, eggs & butter for her hands-on research for the Cupcake Club series. (So far she's been more Lucy than Martha in the kitchen!) To read all about her (mis)adventures in baking--and get some really great cupcake recipes while you're at it!--visit her at cakesbythecupblog.com. When she's not covered in powdered sugar or greeting the local firemen at her door (again) she loves to hear from readers! You can contact her through her regular website at donnakauffman.com. Views: 71
Dead man's switchArmed with weapons of mass destruction, three anti-American groups prepare to unleash a deadly war against the United States. Mack Bolan is sent in to stop the attack before the killing can begin. And he knows every second counts. There's only one problem: the weapons are hidden in different locations around the world.With millions of innocent lives at stake, Bolan has no choice but to accept the help of an ex-Hezbollah member who claims to have insight into the terrorists' plans. Keeping one eye on the informant and the other on disarming the threat, the Executioner knows it's time for him to do some massive destruction of his own. Views: 71
