An unforgettable portrait of a place and a people shaped by centuries of art, trade, and war.In the middle of the salt-frosted Afghan desert, in a village so remote that Google can't find it, a woman squats on top of a loom, making flowers bloom in the thousand threads she knots by hand. Here, where heroin is cheaper than rice, every day is a fast day. B-52s pass overhead—a sign of America's omnipotence or its vulnerability, the villagers are unsure. They know, though, that the earth is flat—like a carpet.Anna Badkhen first traveled to this country in 2001, as a war correspondent. She has returned many times since, drawn by a land that geography has made a perpetual battleground, and by a people who sustain an exquisite tradition there. Through the four seasons in which a new carpet is woven by the women and children of Oqa, she immortalizes their way of life much as the carpet does—from the petal half-finished where a hungry infant needs care... Views: 31
RetailJulie Klevan is just getting over the loss of her husband, Brian. She and her five children are starting to move forward, to make a new life, and to smile again. With the help of her friends, Julie finally starts imagining a life without the man she loved. But someone's watching them. Someone out there is convinced Julie has something that belongs to them, something they desperately want back.With the help of two determined officers, Julie must find the strength to protect herself and her children from whoever, from whatever is out there.Because hell is about to be dropped right in her lap. Views: 31
(Note to Reader: For mature audience only. Contains explicit sex and violence)Tall Dark Handsome Lycan, Book 2, starts two days after the Lycan Legend transformed Samantha Hope into a lycan in Book 1. In the first installment of this series, Tall Dark Handsome Lycan, Samantha and Leo fell in love as their timeless bond as destined mates united them. Now, Sam’s relationship continues with Leo as she tries to get accustomed to being a lycan. Leo is loving and supportive, but she soon realizes he is not giving her all the facts. He is trying to protect her by shielding her from the harsh realities of her new life. Meanwhile, as their love grows and their bond deepens, Leo shows her the passionate connection a lycan has for his mate. The only place Sam feels truly safe and secure is in his arms, but she can’t spend the rest of her life in bed with him, can she? Sam loves Leo, but the dangers she uncovers and the secrets Leo reveals, spins her life out of control and she wonders if they can ever have a normal life. Meanwhile, an evil witch from Leo’s past has returned with a vengeance and she plans to exact her revenge. Views: 31
Every picture-perfect village tells a story. . . .The Irish seaside town of Avalon is a tourist’s dream of quaint shops and welcoming cafés. Avalon House, perched at the end of Willow Street, was in Tess Power’s family for generations. Now Tess ekes out a living from her antiques shop while the crumbling mansion awaits a new owner. Her marriage and business may be floundering, but her affection for Avalon is undimmed. The same can’t be said of her glamorous sister. Suki left without a backward glance and married into an American political dynasty. Only a muckraking biographer could send her slinking back to Ireland to escape a scandal.Postmistress Danae watches from the sidelines, doling out gentle advice while locking away her own secrets. Then her unconventional niece Mara comes to stay and draws her lonely aunt back into the world. As autumn gives way to winter, the four women encounter old loves, embrace new friendships, and begin to look beyond the past to the possibilities just beginning to unfold. Views: 31
For Amber, helping brats build custom dolls
isn’t exactly her dream job, especially when business is so slow. But when
7-foot-inch, 400-pound childlike Bobby Milton walks into the store one day with
his caretaker, things around LYLAS Dolls start to get interesting.
Bobby comes back every week to make a new doll, but each time he leaves, he
takes something from the store...something that points to his involvement in a
string of child disappearances.
Is Bobby as innocent as he seems, or is he a wolf among sheep? A predator...
...Among Prey.
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"Jumpers," McCallum was saying. "Jumpers are - well, in my experience jumpers are always badly disturbed. They choose to jump because it's so violent." Niall Howley has been spending night after night playing an interactive computer game when he's found dead at the bottom of the Telstra tower in Canberra. From a graphic left on his computer, it is apparent that his actual death mimics in an eerie way the death already scripted for him in the game. The police and the coroner call it suicide, but Niall's mother hires Sandra Mahoney, computer crime consultant, to help her understand what has really happened. This is the second book in Dorothy Johnston's crime series following "The Trojan Dog", which was joint winner of the 2001 ACT Book of the Year and won the "Age" Best of 2000 in the Crime section. Johnston's "One For The Master" (Wakefield Press 1997) and "Ruth" (1986) were short-listed for the Miles Franklin Award. "If you combined the two strands of Ruth Rendell and her alter... Views: 31
Pamela Rhodes, one of the first British policewomen, tells her fascinating story in Bobby on the Beat. Back in 1950 Pam became one of the first policewomen in the country. But the force's new female recruits faced a sceptical public in rural Yorkshire and even before they stepped out on the beat there were the prejudices of older male officers to overcome. Yet from the first Pam was thrust into the front line. From runaway bulls to investigating ladies of the night and cases of vice, her innocent eyes were quickly opened. And soon, spending her days on the streets, she came to know the neighbourhood and the extraordinary characters who lived on the right, as well as wrong, side of the law. In the charming Bobby on the Beat, Pamela Rhodes's tales of life as a copper provide a fascinating glimpse of country life now long gone - when seeing a bobby on the beat meant all was well. Pamela Rhodes lives in Scarborough, where she was one of the first WPCs in Britain in the 1960s. Her unique story was picked up when she entered the life-story competition run by Penguin and Saga Magazine, in which she placed as a runner-up. This is her first memoir. Views: 31
Attractive and spirited Roz Rainey, who lives in post-war Edinburgh with her widowed mother, her sister and her brother, enjoys working in a lawyer’s property office where she dreams, not of love, but of one day having a beautiful house of her own. After all, why shouldn't she be ambitious? Until the unexpected happens when she falls in love with her new boss, the charming Jamie Shield. Full of happiness, it seems as though a blissful future beckons for Roz. Fate, however, has other ideas . . . Roz will have to face heartbreak for herself and her family, and even danger, before she can learn the lessons of life and come through her trials to find true love** Views: 31
Throughout this electrifying series from "one of the best thriller writers in the business" (Associated Press), brilliant FBI profiler Pierce Quincy faces off against all manner of serial killers and psychopaths alongside his partner, Rainie Conner, and his daughter, Kimberly Quincy. Now this edge-of-your-seat eBook bundle assembles all six of the superb novels featuring Lisa Gardner's extraordinary protagonist: THE PERFECT HUSBAND THE THIRD VICTIM THE NEXT ACCIDENT THE KILLING HOUR GONE SAY GOODBYE A convicted murderer escapes from a maximum security prison--to go after the wife who put him behind bars. A maniac who kills for sport hides in the shadows, even as a boy confesses to his horrific crimes. A predator torments his victims with unspeakably intimate acts of violence. A butcher leaves two bodies each time he strikes, with the first containing clues that lead to the second. A madman pursues... Views: 31
