When Alex reluctantly takes over Hell, he gets a whole new set of problems: keeping demons from causing trouble on Earth, battling those who challenge his power, and giving wrongly-tortured souls a better afterlife.As if that isn't enough, natural disasters send him scrambling to help people in danger, including his friends.Worst of all, the Apocalpyse he thought he cancelled is back on track, and stopping it means following in Satan's footsteps.To save the world this time, he'll have to go to war with Heaven. Views: 48
God either has a cruel streak or a peculiar sense of humor. At least that is what "Plain" Jane Cooper thinks. Why else would He have stuck her smack in the middle of the beautiful Cooper family? And why did she have to get duped into minding house for that exasperating Luke Reiley?Luke has his own set of problems. His brother just married the woman Luke loves, and they will be living in his home after their honeymoon. With all of that to worry about, Luke might as well throw his energy into what he does best: teasing. And nobody is more fun to tease that the stiff, starchy Jane Cooper. How will Jane handle this outrageous relationship. Views: 48
'Evie?' Hester breathed, incredulously, the torch beam wavering. Then, louder, 'What you doin' back 'ere?' The girl was bruised. Her clothes filthy, her hair tangled, her face tear-stained. Barely recognisable, but Evie. Definitely Evie. It is mid-December 1944 when eighteen-year-old Evie arrives at Post Stone Farm: the raw, winter cold and wartime rationing casts a shadow on the small community, but none as dark as her past. Choosing to join the Land Army, she longs for quiet days spent milking cows and collecting eggs. The other land girls have already formed close friendships, and quiet Evie barely makes a ripple when trying to blend into the group. But it is here she falls in love with Giorgio, an Italian POW. But all this changes one June evening when Corporal Norman Clark arrives at the farm and a startling revelation thrusts Evie into the spotlight – whether she wants it to or not. As the full history of her tragic life becomes known to the... Views: 48
Two men are crossing the sea to marry women they have never met, in order to help them escape war-torn Europe for the Jewish homeland. Zeev Feinberg – lover of many women and proud owner of a lustrous moustache yearns to return home, to a girl whose skin is sweet with the smell of oranges. For Yaacov Markovitch, however, who no woman has ever looked at twice, his fake marriage is the beginning of a lifelong obsession. As he vows to make his beautiful bride, Bella, love him – and she determines to break free – their changing fortunes take them through war, upheaval, terrible secrets, tragedy, joy and loss. Vital, funny and tender, One Night, Markovitch brilliantly fuses personal lives and epic history in an unforgettable story of endless, hopeless longing and the desperate search for love.Ayelet Gundar-Goshen was born in Israel in 1982, and studied Psychology, Film and Screenwriting. She has won numerous awards for her work, including 2nd... Views: 48
No good deed goes unpunished... And no one knows that better than Tisha Nichols, who, out of the kindness of her heart, agrees to style the hair of her nine-year-old neighbor Cami, so the little girl can look good for picture day. Unfortunately, Cami's adoptive Uncle is far from grateful. In fact he's down right livid...and far too attractive for Tisha's peace of mind.Love thy neighbor... Is easier said than done, especially when the neighbor in question is a sexy little spitfire who gives even better than she gets. Although Jonah is not the type to say he's sorry, even he can admit when he's wrong. But the ongoing fight to win custody of Cami has made him cautious and mistrustful of people, even those as desirable as Tisha.What starts as a misunderstanding turns out to be one of the best things to ever happen to them. Unfortunately, not everyone is as thrilled, and Jonah and Tisha must decide if their newly formed family is something worth fighting for. Views: 48
From an award-winning author, a novel about a Vietnamese American family's ties to The Little House on the Prairie Jobless with a PhD, Lee Lien returns home to her Chicago suburb from grad school, only to find herself contending with issues she's evaded since college. But when her brother disappears, he leaves behind an object from their mother's Vietnam past that stirs up a forgotten childhood dream: a gold-leaf brooch, abandoned by an American reporter in Saigon back in 1965, that might be an heirloom belonging to Laura Ingalls Wilder. As Lee explores the tenuous facts of this connection, she unearths more than expected—a trail of clues and enticements that lead her from the dusty stacks of library archives to hilarious prairie life reenactments and ultimately to San Francisco, where her findings will transform strangers' lives as well as her own. A dazzling literary mystery about the true origins of a time-tested classic, Pioneer... Views: 48
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When a vicious rapist crosses the line into murder, Detective John Thinnes and his prickly new partner draft psychiatrist Jack Caleb to help them track the killer down.When a young woman is brutally raped in the posh Lincoln Park neighborhood, Chicago Police detective John Thinnes catches the case—even though Thinnes hates working rapes. Worse yet, he has to deal with a new female detective who has a chip on her shoulder the size of a 12 gauge shotgun.A second victim is murdered, and the rapes become "heater cases." What started as a simple investigation, soon twists around earlier, similar crimes. Tempers flare; the detective squad polarizes across the gender line. Dr. Jack Caleb, a psychiatrist and police consultant, is asked to mediate. But Thinnes's sometime-ally finds himself with conflicts of interest occasioned by their friendship and Caleb's own disturbing case load.The investigation ranges from Chicago's Lincoln Park to the northern Illinois city of... Views: 48
Famously adapted into the iconic film starring Michael Caine, Get Carter--originally published as Jack's Return Home--ranks among the most canonical of crime novels.With a special Foreword by Mike Hodges, director of Get CarterIt's a rainy night in the mill town of Scunthorpe when a London fixer named Jack Carter steps off a northbound train. He's left the neon lights and mod lifestyle of Soho behind to come north to his hometown for a funeral--his brother Frank's. Frank was very drunk when he drove his car off a cliff and that doesn't sit well with Jack. Mild-mannered Frank never touched the stuff.Jack and Frank didn't exactly like one another. They hadn't spoken in years and Jack is far from the sentimental type. So it takes more than a few people by surprise when Jack starts plying his trade in order to get to the bottom of his brother's death. Then again, Frank's last name was Carter, and that's Jack's name too.... Views: 48
