3 dramatic tales of passionate women: pretty Clara fighting her way out of '30s poverty falls for bad boy Vinnie; Millie escaping a shameful past, dreams of riches; fun loving Jo uncovers dark family secrets and makes sacrifices for love. Set in momentous mid 20th century Britain with heartwarming heroines, the stories stir all the emotions. Views: 47
This is NOT your average Hollywood romance. There are no virgins falling
in love with hot actors. There isn't a famous guy falling for the
normal girl next door. What there IS in this book, is a fragile, damaged girl and the sexy alpha who rescues her.Sydney
Allen is trying to be your average 24 year old New Yorker. It’s hard to
be average though when your mother is Evangeline Allen, an Oscar
winning actress known as “America’s Sweetheart” to moviegoers across the
globe. It’s even harder to be average when your dad is Reid Tannen,
Hollywood Bad Boy and one of the highest paid actors in the world.Their
divorce when Sydney was 12 years old was set off by a series of
haunting incidents that left Sydney scarred mentally and physically.
Hollywood destroyed her parents’ marriage and almost destroyed her. She
hasn’t owned a TV, read magazines or watched movies since the divorce,
refusing to take part in an industry that brought her so much pain.Now
12 years after her mother took her from LA and hid her in New York to
keep her safe, no one but her best friend Leah knows who Sydney is or
that her parents are famous movie stars and she’s determined to keep it
that way. She guards her identity fanatically, not letting anyone get
close enough to her to find out who she is.When Sydney meets the
gorgeous but mysterious Drew Forrester at a rough MMA training gym one
morning, her life changes. It’s time for her to decide if he’s worth
sharing her secret with, or if she’s better off being alone forever. Or
maybe she’ll find out that she’s not the only one hiding something.
Dating Drew, Sydney is forced to confront all of her fears at once;
celebrity, fame, tabloids, stalkers. Can she survive another high
profile exposure to the world?*WARNING- contains graphic sexual content and language. This book is intended for adult readers 18+. Views: 47
She'll risk her safety to save lives, but can she risk her heart to find love? As a foreign correspondent working in dangerous, far-flung locales, Leslie considers herself a tough, capable woman. And that is put to the test, when her plane is hijacked. Placing her life at risk, she manages to sacrifice her safety to allow the other hostages to escape. Left alone in captivity, Leslie begins to despair, but when a fellow journalist with whom she's had a brief fling appears, Leslie realizes their relationship was more than skin deep. And together, they can face both her captors as well as their feelings for each other. This Retro Romance reprint was originally published in March 1986 by Mills & Boon. Views: 47
“WHAT IS THE SILENCE OF SIX,
AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?”
These are the last words uttered by 17-year old Max Stein’s best friend Evan just moments before he kills himself after hacking into the live-streaming Presidential debate at their high school.
Haunted by the unforgettable image of Evan’s death, Max’s entire world is upended as he suddenly finds himself the target of a corporate-government witch-hunt. Fearing for his life and fighting for his own innocence, Max goes on the run with no one to trust and too many unanswered questions.
Max must dust off his own hacking skills and maneuver through the dangerous labyrinth of underground hacktivist networks, ever-shifting alliances and virtual identities – all the while hoping to find the truth behind the “Silence of Six” before it’s too late. Views: 47
Parallel Rivers is a collection of stories that were coaxed into existence from Kenyon's interest in seeing what fiction might learn from film, particularly the German, French, Italian, and Japanese cinema of the 70s. While Kenyon's fictions are often immersed in postmodern sensibilities, adding the rituals and techniques and experiments of film to the process changes some of the ground rules. Views: 47
Fighting Bones is the convict-era adventure in this series of exciting, action-packed Australian stories for boys aged 8 to 12. Irish brothers Danny and Declan Sheehan are inmates at Tasmania's Point Puer prison for convict boys in 1836. When tragedy strikes and the prison bully is on the rampage, escape is their only chance to survive... But will they dare? It's an adventure in history. Do you dare? Views: 47
Kumi Ito has her mission, as does Carmichael Snow, but are their objectives compatible?Kumi Ito is a woman with a problem. Since assuming the role of head of the Commerce Department, she's found discrepancies...the kind that could cause anarchy if the truth got out.When Carmichael Snow, the commander of the Emancipation, comes across intelligence that someone has placed a hit on Kumi, he has to save her. His plan? Hide her and find the assassin.As they dodge the killer, a passion ignites between them that runs from simmering all the way to steamy. But will the actions of one snatch away their happiness before they can accept what is growing between them?Content Warning: This book features a buff, hot guy and a kick-butt heroine. Naturally, hot scenes will follow. Views: 47
Humanity is coming up against the limits of the physical world—but the imaginations of the writers in this anthology reach far beyond those boundaries. The Launch Pad Astronomy Seminar aims to bring more hard science into science fiction. These twelve stories look into our future and find humor, pathos, grand determination, and genuine courage. Written by some of today’s most innovative writers in science fiction, all veterans of the Launch Pad program!** Views: 47
“Hello, Pittsburgh! You ready to rock?"Nicks Sorenson, guitarist extraordinaire for the band Wild Angel, has a lot going on during her last year of high school. In fact, she sometimes wonders if someone has painted a bull’s eye on her forehead. Stone Jensen, lead guitarist for the band Heavy Remedy, shows up everywhere she plays despite the bad blood between them. The high school principal is targeting her with endless detentions for some reason. And she’s starting to wonder if her mother is losing her mind. Life soon spins into chaos for the Sorenson family. It began when Nicks learned the name of the dead musician who’d willed her his four guitars. Then came the dreams of a man shrouded in mist. She doesn’t recognize him, but he seems to know her. As the strange occurrences escalate, Nicks goes on an unexpected—and painful—journey into the past. She’s about to learn what you don’t know can hurt you. Author's Note: I'm trying my best to make this a stand-alone read, but it really will make more sense if you read Rock'n Tapestries first. Views: 47
