You bring death," the voice said, and Hell follows with you." Relentless bounty hunter Jack Keller returns in Devils and Dust, the long-awaited fourth installment of the critically acclaimed series from award-nominated author J. D. Rhoades. Keller's been in exile, living a quiet life in the desert, since his disappearance after the cataclysmic events of 2008's award-winning Safe and Sound. Now his old friend and former employer Angela has tracked him down and needs his help. Oscar Sanchez, Angela's husband and Keller's best friend, has disappeared while investigating what happened to the sons he was trying to bring to America. If anyone can find Oscar, Keller can, but along the way he has to confront his own demons and his unresolved feelings for Angela — now his best friend's wife. Keller's quest takes him from a corrupt Mexican border town to a prison camp in the swamps of South Carolina and pits him against human traffickers, violent drug lords, and a... Views: 7
This Caribbean-set reimagining of Wuthering Heights "takes Emily Brontë's cold-climate classic on obsessive love and makes it hot and lush" (USA Today). Recasting the classic story of Cathy and Heathcliff into a tale of a love affair set against a historical backdrop of Cuba and Guadeloupe, Windward Heights retains the emotional power of the original while weaving in issues of race and colonialism, in "a narrative that seduces, evokes, and makes us think about the kinds of emotions that have moved human beings throughout our existence" (Chicago Tribune). "Rich and colorful and glorious. It sprawls over continents and centuries to find its way into the reader's heart." —Maya Angelou "Condé is a masterly storyteller." —The New York Times Book Review Views: 7
It's Christmas in Paris. Chief of Police Nico Sirsky returns to work after recovering from a gunshot wound. He's in love and rearing to go. His first day back has him overseeing a jewel heist sting and taking on an odd investigation. Dental students discovered a message in the tooth of a severed head. Is it a sick joke? Sirsky and his team of crack homicide detectives follow the clues from an apparent suicide, to an apparent accident, to an all-out murder as an intricate machination starts breaking down. Just how far can despair push a man? How clear is the line between good and evil? More suspense and mystery with the Paris Homicide team from the prizewinning author Frédérique Molay, the "French Michael Connelly." This is the second in the prize-winning Paris Homicide series. Views: 7
It’s not always about the win. Sometimes it’s about the hot laps you learn from. He’s rarely taken seriously … she’s never taken seriously. Casten Riley is living his life the way most kinds only dream. Working for the family business, he’s never had much to worry about. And, if he did, he’s not the type to worry. He’s adorable as some would say, sharp, witty, and never shy. He’s a ladies man just looking for fun. Casten has the kind of heart that make you feel more than you ever thought possible … just by being him. And then a girl happens. That’s when Hayden Harris, a new employee at CST Engines, comes crashing into his life. The two are introduced and immediately find ways to tease each other. She’s full of spark, humor, and is the only girl who can make him blush. Hayden and Casten quickly become friends and find their attraction for each other is anything but playful. Casten won’t admit Hayden has a hold on him and Hayden doesn’t want to admit Casten Riley has pegged her red line. But the sparks that are generated by their connection is not what these two are expecting. Views: 7
A very typical Dornford Yates romantic adventure story, with the action nominally taking place in southern Austria but really in a never-never land Ruritania. There is a beautiful Austrian aristocrat in distress, with two stalwart British chaps and a fast Rolls-Royce, to set things right. Views: 7
“Wendy Lesser’s extraordinary alertness, intelligence, and curiosity have made her one of America’s most significant cultural critics,” writes Stephen Greenblatt. In Why I Read, Lesser draws on a lifetime of pleasure reading and decades of editing one of the most distinguished literary magazines in the country, The Threepenny Review, to describe her love of literature. As Lesser writes in her prologue, “Reading can result in boredom or transcendence, rage or enthusiasm, depression or hilarity, empathy or contempt, depending on who you are and what the book is and how your life is shaping up at the moment you encounter it.”Here the reader will discover a definition of literature that is as broad as it is broad-minded. In addition to novels and stories, Lesser explores plays, poems, and essays along with mysteries, science fiction, and memoirs. As she examines these works from such perspectives as “Character and Plot,” “Novelty,” “Grandeur and Intimacy,” and “Authority,” Why I Read sparks an overwhelming desire to put aside quotidian tasks in favor of reading. Lesser’s passion for this pursuit resonates on every page, whether she is discussing the book as a physical object or a particular work’s influence. “Reading literature is a way of reaching back to something bigger and older and different,” she writes. “It can give you the feeling that you belong to the past as well as the present, and it can help you realize that your present will someday be someone else’s past. This may be disheartening, but it can also be strangely consoling at times.”A book in the spirit of E. M. Forster’s Aspects of the Novel and Elizabeth Hardwick’s A View of My Own, Why I Read is iconoclastic, conversational, and full of insight. It will delight those who are already avid readers as well as neophytes in search of sheer literary fun.**** Views: 7
Building Ties: Book 4 in SEAL Team Heartbreakers Views: 7
