Magic Tree House #51: High Time for Heroes features Jack and Annie back in Egypt, still seeking the secrets of greatness for Merlin. This time they will meet the great nurse, Florence Nightingale, on her trip to Egypt that served as the inspiration for the choices that made her both famous and beloved.The Magic Tree House books, with their fiction and nonfiction titles, are perfect for parents and teachers just starting to get into the "Core Curriculum." With a blend of magic, adventure, history, science, danger, and cuteness, the topics range from kid pleasers (pirates, the Titanic, pandas) to curriculum perfect (rain forest, American Revolution, Abraham Lincoln) to seasonal shoe-ins (Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving). There is truly something for everyone here. Views: 16
Natalie and James hook up with handsome actor Gage Strickland in a wine-induced threesome which flouts Natalie's fantasies of being in the middle. While Gage and Natalie pair off, Gage also accepts lets James take him.
Jame’s bisexuality doesn't change Natalie's love. The adventure ignites their sex life for weeks, until it's clear Gage is not going to call. In his usual alpha mode, James attempts to convince his wife to do for him what Gage did, but she refuses.
Then, full of apologies Gage returns. James seems to prefer watching Gage with Natalie before taking Gage himself over "the usual" with his wife. Luckily, there's one intimacy Gage won't engage —in but Natalie will.
Natalie sees how often James hurts Gage and worries about why the actor would allow it. For love? As submission? A show of devotion? Whatever the reason, James's increasing closeness to Gage, in and out of bed, casts clouds of doubt over the marriage.
When a contrite Gage finally goes to his knees for James, trouble rains down. And if Natalie and James want their marriage to work, they’re going to have to rebuild it, the three of them, brick by brick. Views: 16
Charles Steel took part in two military disasters - the Fall of France and the Dunkirk evacuation, and the Fall of Singapore. Shortly before the latter, he married Louise. Within days of being captured by the Japanese, he began writing a weekly letter to his new bride as means of keeping in touch with her in his mind, for the Japanese forbade all writing of letters and diaries. By the time he was liberated 3 1/2 years later, he had written and hidden some 180 letters, to which were added a further 20 post-liberation letters. Part love-letter, part diary these unique letters intended for Louise's eyes only describe the horror of working as a slave on the Burma - Siam Railway and, in particular, the construction of the famous Bridge over the River Kwai. It is also an uplifting account of how man can rise above adversity and even secretly get back at his captors by means of 'creative accounting'!. Now, we can share the appalling and inspiring experiences of this remarkable man. Views: 16
What happens when your break from real life shows you exactly how empty it actually is?Focused and driven, Aurora has built her PR and event management company into a thriving success. But, it's come at a cost. Her relationships suffer, and she has virtually no social life. When her boyfriend suggests a holiday to mend the bridges, it seems like a good idea to rekindle their attraction and make some new life choices. Instead, she finds herself in the tropical paradise of Bali, heartbroken and alone.When Marcel, the hotelier, offers to show her the real Bali, she doesn't hesitate — he might be just the pick-me-up she needs. Pinning Marcel as a Casanova, Aurora decides to have fun and not overthink things. Exploring her more sensual side brings a newfound confidence, and she finds herself falling for the French hotelier and the Bali he shows her...until an unexpected visitor arrives at the hotel.As her holiday draws to a close, will Aurora choose to leave... Views: 16
Get into the mind of a woman who is out for revenge and will do anything to get it. Simone is the ultimate professional doing her civic duty to rid good wives of their cheating husbands. She decides to take on a job from an anonymous woman, which appeared to be like any other, but little does she know...this woman has her own personal vendetta. Enter this story of lies, scandal and manipulation as Simone takes on the journey of her life.ReviewThank you so much for all of the support that you have been showing Simone:The Hired Mistress.Also, be sure to catch up on the entire series.Simone: The Hired Mistress IISimone: The Hired Mistress III Views: 16
On a cold Colorado night, Oona Antunes leaves Crystal High's Winter Formal, walks deep into the woods, and lies down in the snow to die.She awakens in the hospital, suffering the effects of frostbite and hypothermia. But her physical injuries aren't nearly as painful as the wound she can't name, the one she feels cutting deep into the core of who she is.While recovering from her suicide attempt, Oona discovers that the roots of her problems go beyond herself. To fully understand what happened that night in the woods, she must confront not only her own pain but the hidden past that's suffocating someone she loves.The View from Who I Was is a story of the damage that can be passed down through the generations, and the healing that can arise from tragedy. Views: 16
An Israeli scientist invents a machine which is able to exchange the bodies of people. No one in Israel can see any use for it but the Minister of Science in Britain cannot wait to get his hands on it. Ultimately it is sold and brought to England to a laboratory at Lytham St. Annes. The great advantage of the invention is that while the bodies are exchanged, the heads and brain remain the same.Lancaster jail is a tough place to be incarcerated. It contains five hundred prisoners all serving life sentences and is under strict control. Then the Government decides that, with the new invention, they intend to exchange prisoners at the jail with very old eminent people who contributed greatly to society, thereby extending their lives by thirty, forty or fifty years. It mean that a thirty-five year old prisoner would exchange his body with an eighty-eight year old man. The reasoning was that the inmates in the prison were simply rotting away uselessly. Views: 16
Surviving a brutal disaster, Lee finds her calling and passion with a man whose touch can kill.
Blown up, healed and grafted were things Lee never expected to see in her medical records. Waking up after a terrorist attack, she finds her father has signed her over to the Volunteer Project as long as they can keep her alive.
Grafts, implants and slow regeneration are now her life, and she is assigned to the Guardian emergency response dispatch. Having no base, they travel from world to world and do whatever needs to be done from rescues, small incursions, to escorting treaty brides.
Lukar has worked alone for quite some time, but the scientists at the Guardian Project assured him that he and Lee were a good match. He had no idea how right they were. Views: 16
"Go easy on her, Mike. She's still sore..."When Kevin came to town, looking exactly like the man of the house, I never expected that he'd be my first within 24 hours of arriving. What I truly never expected was that the man of the house would walk in on us just as Kevin was finishing with me, ruining whatever chance I thought I might have with him. However, after he let me know just what a brat I was, he let me know that it wasn't too late for me to be his little princess, that we could still have what we had both always dreamed of. Amazon won't let me tell you any more about this story. You'll just have to click "Look Inside" to read more! Views: 16
