A literary event: the first publication of one of America's most consistently admired and studied writers.Willa Cather, wanting only her work to speak for her, clearly forbade the publication of her letters in her will. But now, over sixty-five years after her death, her literary reputation as secure as a reputation can be, the letters have become available for publication. Here then are 564 letters, nearly 20 percent of the entire cache, from the funny reports of 1880s Red Cloud life she wrote as a teenager, through her college years at the University of Nebraska, her time as a journalist, then novelist, in Pittsburgh and New York, to the letters of the 1940s when she despaired of her aging body and the events of WWII. The voice is strikingly consistent with the voice of her fiction: confident, elegant, detailed, open-hearted, concerned with profound ideas, but at the same time unfiltered, full of small fibs, emotional outbursts, inconsistencies, and the joys and... Views: 31
To catch a groom...Kerry has always loved Jake Mitchell, but he's never felt the same way about her. She decides to try to forget about him...until she finds an old family journal containing instructions on how to attract the man you love!Kerry realizes she's accidentally put the first one into practice--and Jake is definitely showing signs of interest! Kerry knows she should resist trying out the rest, but Jake's the only husband she's ever wanted... Views: 31
Emma Walker was a writer who'd lost herself to someone else's anger--who had given up on ever feeling like herself again.Evan Levesque was a rock-god--the one all the woman wanted, but he'd never gotten used to the loneliness between the stage and real life.With just one cup of coffee they'll begin a journey of self-discovery at each others sides, but can Emma handle Evan's fame while dealing with her own demons? Emma's checkered personal past, a bad relationship that haunts the edges of her memories, threatens to make everything implode on them when Evan takes matters into his own hands.Sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words...they'll destroy my soul--Can Emma handle being put back together and facing who she's become because of it? Views: 31
A father for her child?General practitioner and local police surgeon Dr. Imogen Rossiter is impetuous, fiery, beautiful... and pregnant! When she meets fellow G.P. and police surgeon Dr. Blair Nesbitt, sparks fly between them. Until Imogen tells him she is carrying another man's child.Blair is devastated, yet filled with a desire to protect Imogen and her unborn child—he even proposes marriage! They are both thrown into an emotional turmoil making any relationship between them seem impossible, except fate takes a hand and tests the strength of their love for each other once and for all.... Views: 31
The sixth and final book in the addictive Woody Creek series from bestselling Australian author Joy Dettman"an adept storyteller" Sydney Morning Herald"a compulsive read" Sun-HeraldIn The Tying of Threads, the final instalment of the beloved Woody Creek series, we return to the small timber town where it all began...As the new millennium draws ever closer and Woody Creek struggles to survive, one thing becomes clear - in order to face their futures, Jenny and her daughters must first make peace with their pasts. If it's not too late.Georgie: Independent and spirited, Georgie is her mother's daughter through and through. But after a house fire takes the life of her sister, Margot, and burns her home to the ground, Georgie is lost. She flees town with nothing but a cardboard box and the determination to be somebody, anybody, else.Cara: After almost losing her adopted daughter, Cara's... Views: 31
Juliet yearns for the 'ebb and flow of life lived avidly', for the pace and challenge of city living. The conflict between her love of husband and children and her own passionate need for expression is intensified by her move from small town Canada to Southern India. The stifling restrictions on Juliet's freedom are magnified by the plight of her young widowed neighbour. The beautiful Yashoda longs to embrace the Western values that would release her from the strictures of Indian tradition. But the ancient mores are powerful and enduring, and challenging them inevitably leads to tragedy. The Ivory Swing won Canada's prestigious $50,000 Seal Award for Best First Novel, as well as great critical acclaim. Views: 31
Elisha Thurman has lost her business to Javier Hernandez, and she lost a bet with him. She owes him one night alone and she has to do whatever he asks during that one night. He thought he had her, but when she turns the tables on him, they both realize that one night isn’t enough. Views: 31
Emerging from a people with an absolute belief in 'the little folk', the fairy tales of Ireland are part of one of the richest folk literatures in the world.In this wonderful collection of stories by some of Ireland's finest writers, including Carleton, Yeats and Lady Wilde, a legion of fairy folk—giants, leprechauns, witches and mermaids—help, hinder, charm and terrify their mortal neighbours.These much-loved tales include the story of the farmer who offends the fairies by building on their dancing ground, the king who loses his wife in a chess game and the smith who learns his skill at working brass and iron during his seven-year apprenticeship to the giant Mahon MacMahon. The heroes and saints of the Celticsagas are here as well, in beautifully written versions of the old bardic stories of Finn, Deirdre, Cuchulain and Brigid. Still wielding the power to enthral and enchant modern readers, these ancient tales open the door to a strangely familiar world of mystery... Views: 31
