MURDER BURNS ON FIRE ISLANDIsland old-timers are stunned by the shooting death of Blue Harbor's popular fire chief, followed by the mysterious torching of his house. Rumors soon begin to flare up about the chief's rumored affairs with a vacationing lady lawyer and a girl half his age. But when former nun (now sleuth) Christine Bennett and her police detective husband start asking questions, a thick fog of evasiveness closes in. For this is not the first fire to scorch Blue Harbor. Nor, Chris suspects, is it the first murder--as she soon discovers that the passions that turn good people bad run long and deep and deadly. . . . Views: 10
THE BOND OF SISTERHOODFor years Myra Rutledge and Annie de Silva, founding members of the Sisterhood, have funded an underground network run by former Supreme Court Justice Pearl Barnes to help women escape abusive relationships. When two of Pearl's clients fail to report for their weekly check-in, the Sisterhood and their allies begin a search for French model Amalie Laurent and her one-time maid, Rosalee Muno. Amalie's estranged husband, Lincoln Moss, is a distant cousin of the President of the United States and one of his closest advisers. Moss's power is matched by the violent streak he hides from the world, and he beat Amalie viciously until she finally escaped with her maid's help. Moss is accustomed to doing exactly what he wants without fear of consequence. But Moss has never faced an adversary like the Sisterhood... Views: 10
One night changed my life—one that I barely remember.
When I close my eyes, my mind paints a picture of his smile and shades the contours of his hands, the deep scar around his bicep.
I’m an artist, yet my hands are unsteady. With his presence, he has unknowingly broken that something inside of me that makes me who I am.
Being around him is like standing in a rainstorm. First the drops tickle my skin, and then they coat me, refusing to be ignored. Finally, they soak into me, reaching parts of me I don’t think anyone has ever touched.
When dreams turn into reality, will the picture in my mind transfer to paper? Views: 10
No one ever said a lasting love would be easy. When Chase and Kay hit the streets of Las Vegas, the goal is simple—rescue Will, Chase’s brother, from making the biggest mistake of his young life. But keeping Will out of trouble turns out not to be the only obstacle in Chase and Kay’s path. Finding himself back in the city that broke him, Chase’s heartbreaking past threatens to derail all the progress he’s made. However, Chase is determined not to let that happen. While striving to help Will before he implodes, Chase seeks to come to terms with the things that almost destroyed him. He soon discovers that the answers to the most complicated questions sometimes lie in one’s own heart. You just have to be willing to dig deep enough to find them. Can Chase succeed in doing that? Just Let Me Love You is a story of healing, letting go, and trusting love to guide you. The conclusion of the Judge Me Not trilogy brings everything full circle. Views: 10
Richly textured, combining memoir with literary criticism, in Second Half First Drusilla Modjeska looks back on the experiences of the past thirty years which have shaped her writing, her reading and the way she has lived. From a childhood in England, growing up with a father she admired deeply but felt she never really knew, to her time as a young newly-wed, living with her husband in Papua New Guinea; arriving as a single woman in Sydney in the 1970s and building close friendships with writers such as Helen Garner, with whom she lived in the bookish 'house on the corner', and the lovers who would - sometimes briefly - derail her, this new book by Drusilla Modjeska is an intensely personal and moving account of a truly examined life. In asking the candid questions that many women face: about love, marriage, the death of parents, growing older, the bonds of friendship and family, Drusilla Modjeska reassesses parts of her life, her work, her reading, the importance to her of... Views: 10
The
story of two lost souls in a rather eccentric fish bowl.
Humans
are gone and bloody good riddance to the lot of them. The planet,
left barren and lifeless by the long extinct species, has since been
inherited by their own creations. Now all that roams the hollow
cities and landscapes of man are the various machinations left
bestowed with intelligent (or in some cases barely functional)
programming, including the likes of janitorial robots, violently
affectionate androids, and one very unfortunate stuffed rabbit.
Separated
by distance and time, two unlikely soul mates, Usu and Rain have been
rekindled by fate only to struggle once again to hold onto their
fragile union. To save a friendship that has stretched across
lifetimes they must trek across a land as exotic as it is
unforgiving, joined in their adventure by cleaning droids, cannibal
robots, and holograms from an era long past. Fighting against time,
forgotten memories, and their own design at the hands of their former
creators, they will find a way to be together forever, at any cost.
'Usu'
is a heartwarming sci-fi adventure from the mind of South African
writer Jayde Ver Elst that tells the tale of two very dear friends; a
stuffed rabbit and his android girl. Views: 10
Abandoned by his mail-order bride, Silas Jonesey has fought an uphill battle to recover from a pattern of poor choices. Now his prayers for reconciliation have finally come true and his estranged wife has contacted him with her whereabouts.Kate Dawson was supposed to be a mail-order bride, but upon realizing she'd been deceived about her intended groom, she's now settled into life as a schoolteacher. When the mother of a student passes away, Kate assumes she'll take on care of nine-year-old Anthony—until two men suddenly show up in town, claiming to be the boy's father.Silas can see Anthony loves Kate, so he enlists her help in reaching out to the boy and attempting to prove his paternity to the court. When a common interest in Anthony leads to an interest in each other and Silas and Kate begin to think they can overcome their rocky start, neither is prepared for the secrets and past hurts that have yet to come to light. Can Silas, Kate, and Anthony's wounded souls bind... Views: 10
“Nothing in life comes free, cariño.” Charley Cazorla strides uninvited into
the exclusive Barcelona party, steeling herself against facing her soon-to-be
ex-husband. With her dreams for the children’s center that she’s dedicated her new life
to slipping away, proud and powerful Raul is Charley’s last hope. Except Charley
underestimates the depth of Raul’s fury toward her. In return for saving her business,
the suave Spaniard demands his own brand of payment: Charley must resume her role as the
perfect Cazorla wife—in every sense! Back in her husband’s imposing world, their
all-consuming lust rekindles. Can Charley escape its hold a second
time? Views: 10
