Novak Djokovic is not just one of the world's great tennis players – he is the defacto ambassador for his homeland, Serbia. Not an easy job, given the lingering resonance in the world's news bulletins of Serbia's role in the 1990s Yugoslav wars. To this day, the words 'Serbia' and 'atrocities' are linked in the minds of many.In this study of both Djokovic and Serbia, Chris Bowers paints two powerful portraits. He traces the story of the boy from modest surroundings, telling of how he met the woman who not only taught him tennis but how to deal with life as a high-profile icon, charts his battle with illness and his relationship with a volatile father, and how his on-court deeds have made his country proud. But he also tells the story of Serbia, pulling no punches about its role in the 1990s wars but offering a sensitive interpretation of the hopes and aspirations of a people with a troubled past.Bowers, biographer of Swiss tennis star Roger Federer and the... Views: 15
"Say Hello To The Broken-Hearted" - Romance and Fiction Book “Say hello to the broken-hearted” The contemporary romance and sex story that led to John Steelburg aiming a point four five caliber Taurus magnum handgun against the temple of his head. What reason is there to live, when the one you devotedly loved, sacrificed everything for, left you with a shattered heart and otherwise destitute? John Steelburg was the model tall, built and handsome twenty two years old, with a wonderful family, friends and a gleaming future. He had just arrived home from college to pass the usually dull and lonesome summer with his family in the country hills of Sawyers. However, little did he know that life would take on an entirely new direction when he meets the exceedingly gorgeous, Karla Steelburg. Views: 15
The world is in economic meltdown but a mining town on the edge of nowhere is booming. With the town's population exploding, it's easy enough to hide a crime - or a dirty past. Banished to the stock squad after the fallout from a police frame-up, Detective Senior Sergeant Cato Kwong is brought in from the cold to solve the case of a torso washed up on the wild shores of the Great Southern Ocean. But Kwong faces powerful opposition when his investigation lifts the lid on the exploitation of migrant workers and disturbs an even darker criminal mind. Views: 15
A new Sons of Chance story from New York Times bestselling author Vicki Lewis Thompson!Perfect is good. Imperfect is even better... City-slicker lawyer Jeannette Trenton is about as welcome at the Last Chance Ranch as a rattlesnake at a square dance. She's there to atone for one major mistake. But Jeannette's pretty sure righting her big wrong does not include thinking lustful thoughts about the ranch's new cowhand.... Zach Powell knows Jeannette's type--a wound-up-tight perfectionist with one eye on her email at all times. Heck, that used to be him. She needs to shake it loose, face her imperfections and allow herself to make mistakes. There's definitely no mistake about the wickedly sexy vibe between them. This gal is gonna have to "cowboy up"...or miss the ride of her life!Collect all three in this sizzling hot trilogy!Riding HighRiding HardRiding Home Views: 15
DISORDER IN THE COURT . . .Connie Wilkerson has worked her butt off to go from heartbroken paralegal with a drinking problem to becoming Pineville, Michigan's fiercest new lawyer. But she's still short on luck. Exhibit A: her very first case is against bad-boy contractor David Carelli.Carelli has been a thorn in Connie's side since high school, getting away with whatever he dreams up. He's blond, handsome, and he dresses like a model. But everyone in town knows he cuts corners. Just the way he looks at her really gets Connie's goat. She's going to get him into chambers and settle the smug right out of him.There's just one problem. Exhibit B: Their supposedly hostile negotiations are turning hot instead. Now the jury is out on whether a second chance is recommended . . . Views: 15
ménage, BDSM, bondage, domination, submission, kink, alpha, fetish, erotic romance
Drew Holloway sells sex toys and fetish wear for a living. She’s fun, vivacious, confident, and men fall all over themselves to try to get her attention. From her outward appearance, anyone would imagine that Drew's love life was as hot as the products she sells but that couldn't be farther from the truth. Drew is reserved when it comes to men because she knows better than to get involved with someone who will just cheat on her anyway. Because that’s what men do. They cheat.Partners in a successful security consulting firm, Colton James and Dane Packard know what they like when they see it. They’ve had their eyes on the provocative Drew for some time now. They’ve even met her on several occasions, but she always manages to stay one step ahead of them. Frustrated with her nonchalant attitude about her own safety, the men have resorted to having her followed at night when she’s walking home to her apartment from her “toy shows”. Dominant men like Colton and Dane are accustomed to people doing as they say both in and out of the bedroom, but Drew is not going to make their job easier.
When the unthinkable happens, Colton and Dane are there to rescue Drew. Time spent being cared for by the men brings her dangerously close to the edge of not only intense attraction but falling in love with them. Fighting them every step of the way, Drew surprisingly finds freedom and ecstasy in their dominance. But dominant men can cheat just the same as any other man. And when she learns what they’ve been doing to keep an eye on her, she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to forgive them.Dane and Colton must find a way to prove to Drew that she can trust them in all matters and that they belong together. Views: 15
Everything I Shouldn't It’s been eight days, sixteen hours and forty-seven minutes since life as I know it ended. I know, it sounds so melodramatic and teen-soap worthy, but it’s the truth. Eight days, sixteen hours and forty-seven minutes since David found out. Since he kicked Jeremy out, ended their friendship and told me I could never see him again. I didn’t plan on David getting suspicious, and I definitely didn’t plan on getting caught. My selfishness has cost Jeremy everything, my brother won’t even look at me, Lyric must hate me for practically blackmailing her to keep silent and my best friend is barely speaking to me. Now my life is full of secrets and lies. The people around me have been affected by the choices I’ve made and the lies I’ve told. But what will they do when they discover the biggest secret of them all? Jeremy is everything I shouldn't want, and the person I can't live without. Everything I Need SarahBeth Pearson has made mistakes, and I might just be the biggest one of them all. After spending months keeping secrets and lying to everyone close to us, it’s all fallen apart and we are each left alone to pick up the pieces. I’ve loved SarahBeth in one form or another her entire life. The steps that brought us closer together weren’t easy for me to take. After letting her dictate our relationship, I’ve found myself practically homeless and estranged from my closest friends. Now I’m left trying to move on, finding a new place to live and getting everything I need in order, while she’s trying to mend her broken heart. There’s just one problem…SarahBeth’s still keeping secrets - and her secret just might change everything. Views: 15
Ever since Agnes' car accident, things have changed drastically for her. When she wakes up in the hospital, not only is her son Stuart, who she hasn't seen in years, there but a ghostly apparition!Instead of getting ready for the loony bin, Agnes and Eleanor help ready the Butler Mansion for a grand opening as a bed and breakfast on Halloween, except they find the body of Katherine Clark. It's game on, as usual, for Agnes, except she now has a new partner, one who has remained silent and is—well—a ghost.Agnes now struggles to keep her wits, keeping her ghostly companion a secret from Eleanor, not such an easy feat since Eleanor is sharp as a tack. Not only that, but where has Stuart been all of these years, and what is he up to? Views: 15
