Near the end of Amor Towles’s bestselling novel Rules of Civility, the fiercely independent Evelyn Ross boards a train from New York to Chicago to visit her parents, but never disembarks. Six months later, she appears in a photograph in a gossip magazine exiting the Tropicana Club in Los Angeles on the arm of Olivia de Havilland. In this chain of six richly detailed and atmospheric stories, each told from a different perspective, Towles unfolds the events that take Eve to the heart of Old Hollywood. Beginning in the dining car of the Golden State Limited in September 1938, we follow Eve to the elegant rooms of the Beverly Hills Hotel, the fabled tables of Antonio’s, the amusement parks on the Santa Monica piers, the afro-Cuban dance clubs of Central Avenue, and ultimately the set of Gone with The Wind. With the glamour and grit of the studio system’s golden age as a backdrop, Towles introduces in each story a memorable new character whose fate may well be altered by their encounter with Eve. In following the thread of these varied encounters, we watch as Eve forges a new and unexpected life for herself in late 1930s Los Angeles. Views: 11
Elle finds the body of her soon-to-be-ex-husband, Charlie, on her sofa, stabbed to death with her kitchen knife. Elle's close friends stand by her through the difficult funeral, but Elle alone must face the loss of the man she'd loved—except that the loss is not total; Charlie is still around.Elle feels his presence, smells his aftershave, hears him accuse her of killing him. And even though she doesn't believe in ghosts, she argues with him, asserting her innocence.Oddly, Elle has a gap in her memory; she can't account for her activity during the time of his murder. As she tries to clear herself by finding out how Charlie died, she discovers that she had plenty of reason to kill him. Charlie had secrets. Infidelity. Unsavory business associates. Involvement with an international organization of sex abusers.The more she learns, the more danger she faces. As unscrupulous people begin to fear she'll expose them, Elle races against time to avoid arrest, fight off attackers, solve the murder, and make peace with Charlie's spirit. Views: 11
Shyanne, a widow with twin sons, is forced back into the realm of vampires, humans, and shifters when a college research project lands her in an exotic dancing club where she discovers a sexy shifter called Meat who sparks her interest in dating once more.
Shy juggles motherhood, taking college classes, dealing with her eccentric adoptive family, and work. She finds herself battling for Meat's attention with a cover model shifter, while trying not to think about Meat's nun fetish, and her hit and miss--emphasis on the miss--teleportation abilities.
Can they work out their differences and love one another for who they are? Or will they discover that humans and shifters really don't mix, especially when life's monkey wrenches keep getting in the way?
CONTENT ADVISORY: This title contains a HFN ending. Views: 11
A city housing estate is out of hand, and out of bounds. There is no law; robbery, arson and even murder prevail. Some of the inhabitants, however, decide to form their own vigilante group. It is up to Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard to restore order and the rule of law, but this is complicated by the fact he simultaneously has to deal with the vicious killing of two brothers and the kidnapping of the wife of a leading biscuit manufacturer. Views: 11
This is arguably D.E. Harding's finest work and likely to astonish and delight his growing readership. It shows that old age can be transformed from a liability into an asset. Moving and exciting, this book grips you as only a trial by jury has the power to grip. Views: 11
In the shelter of this town...Mark Heber accepts a mysterious scholarship to a prominent college in Shelter Valley, Arizona. Being a mature student is a big change from his hardscrabble life in the mountains of West Virginia, one that could transform his whole future.For attorney Adrianna Keller, Shelter Valley is the scene of a childhood tragedy and she returns for one reason only--her loyalty to college president Will Parsons. Somebody's blackmailing him. Adrianna agrees to investigate discreetly, posing as a student named Adele Kennedy."Adele" and newcomer Mark become neighbors and develop a friendship that quickly becomes something more. In fact, Adrianna begins to envision a life with him. But maybe it's too late. Because her secret--and the shocking discovery she makes--could destroy Mark's future. And her own.... Views: 11
