The successful writer Oki has reached middle age and is filled with regrets. He returns to Kyoto to find Otoko, a young woman with whom he had a terrible affair many years before, and discovers that she is now a painter, living with a younger woman as her lover. Otoko has continued to love Oki and has never forgotten him, but his return unsettles not only her but also her young lover. This is a work of strange beauty, with a tender touch of nostalgia and a heartbreaking sensitivity to those things lost forever. Views: 20
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods takes you back to Chesapeake Shores for another heartwarming holiday season As the only child of a single mom, Jenny Collins wanted nothing more than to be part of a large, rambunctious family like the O'Briens. Ironically, though, when her mother married into that family, Jenny found herself feeling more like an outsider than ever. Now, after years in Nashville as an established songwriter, Jenny's drawn back to Chesapeake Shores to collaborate on a Christmas production...and to make peace with the past. As if that's not challenging enough, Caleb Green, the singer who broke her heart, has followed her to town, determined to win her back. With the help of a little O'Brien holiday magic, will Jenny and Caleb find a way to make sweet music forever? Views: 20
Channel Two predicted a blanket of snow for Thanksgiving weekend--unusual, but not alarming for the little Maine island. What comes is a blinding blizzard, and a mass disappearance of nearly every person Robby Pierce knows. He and his family flee, trying to escape the snow and the invisible forces stealing people right from the street.
Miles away, Brad Jenkins battles the same storm. Alone, he attempts to survive as snow envelops his house. When the storm breaks, Brad makes his way south to where the snow ends and the world lies empty. Join Brad, Robby, and the other survivors as they fight to find the truth about the apocalypse and discover how to live in their new world. Views: 20
Irina Syromyatnikova is one of Moscow's finest writers of science fiction and fantasy. In Russia, "My Path to Magic" is a very popular series of three novels in the subgenre of technomagic. The first book of the same name is followed by "A Combat Alchemist" and "Benefits of the Dark Side."
Against a backdrop of numerous fantasy novels, this book stands out as a wolfhound among lapdogs. It features intrigue, eclectic ambience, easily relatable characters, a detailed and convincingly pictured world, and a balanced, well-developed plot. The number of characters is not so large as to get lost in them, but not so few as to lose interest. The series stands out as a surprisingly strong technofantasy.
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods demonstrates that when
faith and love are tested, they often wind up stronger than ever For former private
investigator Dana Miller, there can be no peace of mind until she finds the person who
killed her husband. Now a single mother to three boys, Dana wants closure. But it turns
out she’ll need to form an alliance with the man she holds responsible for the death.
And uncovering answers may mean bringing down the program her husband believed in. Rick
Sanchez has no intention of letting Dana destroy all the good he and Ken Miller worked
for. As he and Dana try to learn the truth about what happened, he discovers that he and
his old friend have something else in common—an undeniable attraction toward this
intrepid, high-spirited woman who fights for the people she loves. Views: 20
The Great Weaver from Kashmir is Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness' first major novel, the book that propelled Icelandic literature into the modern world. Shortly after World War One, Steinn Elliði, a young philosopher-poet dandy, leaves the physical and cultural confines of Iceland's shores for mainland Europe, seeking to become "the most perfect man on earth." His journey leads us through a huge range of moral, philosophical, religious, political, and social realms, from hedonism to socialism to aestheticism to Benedictine monasticism, exploring, as Laxness puts it, "the far-ranging variety in the life of a soul, with the swings on a pendulum oscillating between angel and devil." Upon his return to Iceland, Steinn finds himself more conflicted than before, torn between love of the beauty and traditions of his homeland, longing and regret for his great adolescent love, Diljá, and his newfound monastic ideal, forcing him to make choices with fateful... Views: 20
Alpha Council Representative Kurt Moore has his hands full with his investigation into the Church for Humanity…and that’s before he meets the woman who throws his world into chaos.
Alpha Council Representative Kurt Moore is settling into the town of Lovington, California and his new position. He’s busy gathering information on the five chapters of the Church for Humanity, making plans to take down the Church and protect his fellow wolves. He’s dedicated all his time and energy to his work. He’s content and happy, even if he is a little lonely. Then he meets Savannah Conley, the new deputy, and everything changes. Savannah is such a perfect match for him that Kurt starts to question himself and his needs.
Savannah Conley is instantly attracted to the quiet shifter she’s introduced to by her best friend. She’d accepted the open position for the Sheriff’s department and was looking forward to laying down some roots.
The more time she spends around Kurt, the more convinced she is that Kurt is meant to belong to her. She might only be a human, but she knows deep down that the dark-haired shifter belongs to her. She doesn’t have a lot of time to persuade the stubborn shifter to get him on board, though. A wolf shifter who had gone undercover with the Church has disappeared and Kurt is on the hunt. Savannah does what she can through legal means, but knows Kurt will do whatever he’ll have to in order to ensure the wolf’s safety.
Enemies try to tear them apart. But Kurt and Savannah will show that they are stronger together…and can defeat their adversary. Views: 20
When artist and tarot reader Sabrina Wolfe runs across an old carousel wolf in an antique shop, she can’t resist buying the compelling symbol of her totem animal, her protector. But she isn’t prepared when the wooden animal comes to fang-flashing life—and shifts into a darkly sexy man. Arand is the last of seven immortal warriors sworn to protect the Lady of the Beasts. Freed by Sabrina’s touch, their instant physical attraction is hot, intense—yet neither is safe until twenty-four hours have passed and the curse is truly broken. Hades plans to use every one of those hours to unleash his last effort to control the world—or see both the warrior and his woman dead. Though help comes from unexpected quarters, Arand and Sabrina alone risk paying the ultimate price for victory. Their lives…and their very souls. Warning: This book contains an immortal warrior who can pour on the heat, a woman who can take it, gods, demons, and downright nasty battles. Now really, does it get any better than this? Views: 20
RetailBook 3, the final chapter in the widely acclaimed 'Shadow' series, is another must read for thriller fans. After two years in prison for the torture/murder of serial killer, Reuben Henderson, Jack Parmenter travels back to Colville, Maine. His aim: to convince his estranged wife, Callie, to take him back, to reestablish the life they once shared. But when Jack arrives in town he learns Callie is missing. Then, to his dismay, evidence unfolds indicating she may have killed a cop on the Colville force. To make matters even worse a probable witness is also missing.Jack's search for his wife and the truth behind what really happened and why, will keep readers glued to their Kindles.Patrick Dakin delivers another powerful treatise on how far one man will go for the woman he loves.From the AuthorThis, my fifth novel and the third and final chapter in the 'Shadow' series, was a must write for me. After the tremendous success of CAME A SHADOW and A SHADOW FELL, as well as a ton of reader feedback, I decided I needed to bring the story of this tragic family to a conclusion. Views: 20
King Leos of Károví, the tyrannical despot whose magic made him near immortal and who controlled a tattered empire for centuries through fear and intimidation, is finally dead. Ilse Zhalina watched as the magical jewels that gave him such power reunited into a single essence, a manifestly God-like creature who then disappeared into the cosmic void. Ilse is now free to fulfill her promise to Valara Baussay, the rogue Queen of Morennioù, who wants to return to her kingdom and claim her throne. Ilse will do all in her power to help Valara if only as a means to get to her home. Home to her lover, Raul Kosenmark, who is gathering forces in their homeland of Veraene now that Leos is dead in order to save them from an ill-advised war. Pulled by duty and honor, Ilse makes this long journey back to where her story began, to complete the journey she attempted lives and centuries before and bring peace between the kingdoms. Along the way she learns some hard truths and finally comes to a crossroads of power and magic. She must decide if duty is stronger than a love that she has sought through countless lifetimes. Will Ilse give up her heart's desire so that her nation can finally know lasting peace? Views: 20
