Ella Mae LeFaye’s Charmed Pie Shoppe has become a phenomenon beyond her wildest dreams, providing the enchanted town of Havenwood, Georgia, with spellbinding desserts and magical pies. Her personal life is also heating up as she takes on the responsibilities of leadership within her magical community. In fact, the only thing weighing her down is the fact that handsome Hugh Dylan won’t return her calls.Still, when Havenwood is rocked by a series of mysterious deaths, Ella Mae must put romantic longings aside—especially when she realizes that the mystical symbols left at each crime scene are dangerously personal. Now she will have to whip up all her supernatural skills to uncover a killer out to settle an ancient score—before the murderer devastates everything Ella Mae is determined to protect. Views: 186
"It's his choice" is a single short story for quick, half an hour read. It 's about a teen who chose the wrong path of racism. What are the troubles and consequences he had to face? Did he find a solution to his problem? What did he eventually realize? What did he choose in the end?"It's his choice" is a single short story for quick, half an hour read. It 's about a teen who chose the wrong path of racism. What are the troubles and consequences he had to face? Did he find a solution to his problem? What did he eventually realize? What did he choose in the end? This is my first story I wrote few years back. So, please excuse me for any mistakes. I made it really simple and brief by writing in a more 'story telling' style. This is a long story trimmed to just above 4000 words. the reason i did that is because I didn't want to bore the readers with elaborate story writing in a 'wrong way'. Reviews and suggestions from readers and other authors will be appreciated. I want to know if you think i'm good enough to continue writing novels, Thank you. Views: 186
The acclaimed epic prose-poem from one of America's greatest poets and the three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A long poem that makes brilliant use of the legends and myths, the tall tales and sayings of America. As Irish poet Padraic Colum said, "The fine thing about The People, Yes is that it is indubitable speech. Here is a man speaking, a man who knows all sorts and conditions of men, who can be wise and witty, stirring and nonsensical with them all. Carl Sandburg is a master of his own medium; he can deliver himself with the extraordinary clarity of the comic strip caption, with the punch of the tip-top editorial, with the jingle of the American ballad. If America has a folksinger today he is Carl Sandburg, a singer who comes out of the prairie soil, who has the prairie inheritance, who can hand back to the people a creation that has scraps of their own insight, humor, and imagination, a singer, it should be added, who both says and sings . . . He has... Views: 186
*Short-listed for the Man Booker Prize *
“It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon. . .” This is how Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she fell in love with Red that day in July 1959. The Whitshanks are one of those families that radiate togetherness: an indefinable, enviable kind of specialness. But they are also like all families, in that the stories they tell themselves reveal only part of the picture. Abby and Red and their four grown children have accumulated not only tender moments, laughter, and celebrations, but also jealousies, disappointments, and carefully guarded secrets. From Red’s father and mother, newly arrived in Baltimore in the 1920s, to Abby and Red’s grandchildren carrying the family legacy boisterously into the twenty-first century, here are four generations of Whitshanks, their lives unfolding in and around the sprawling, lovingly worn Baltimore house that has always been their anchor.
Brimming with all the insight, humor, and generosity of spirit that are the hallmarks of Anne Tyler’s work, A Spool of Blue Thread tells a poignant yet unsentimental story in praise of family in all its emotional complexity. It is a novel to cherish.
This eBook edition includes a Reading Group Guide. Views: 185
The fourth book in Chris Ryan's Extreme series.The Chris Ryan Extreme books take you even further into the heart of the mission with more extreme action, more extreme language and more extreme pace. Like Call of Duty or Medal of Honour you'll feel part of the team.Chris Ryan Extreme: Silent Kill has previously been published as four separate shorter missions. Now in one book to keep you at the heart of the action.Northern Ireland, 1993. For high-flying MI5 officer Avery Chance the real war has only just begun. When Chance is abducted by the IRA's notorious Nutting Squad, her hopes lie in the hands of a young SAS recruit who must risk everything to bring her home. Twenty years after his act of self-sacrifice in Belfast ex-SAS legend John Bald is a scarred shadow of his former self. But when a face from the past appears and rescues him from deep trouble, Bald is offered one last shot at redemption. His target is Kurt Pretorius, a ruthless mercenary operating deep in the wilds of war-ravaged Somali.In a world where rogue mercenaries operate beyond the reach of the law, Kurt Pretorius has transformed himself into a god. It is up to Bald to stop Pretorius before he turns Somalia into a terrorist haven. But Bald quickly finds himself sucked into a twisted game of survival, where the stakes could not be higher - and the price of failure is his life...With time running out, Bald must kill Pretorius before he brings down everyone around him. It's a mission Bald was born to do. Because sometimes, the only way to beat your deadliest enemy...is to be like your deadliest enemy.** Views: 185
A journalist, a jewel thief, and a Russian spy...when their paths cross, it's murder.Journalist Emmeline Kirby hasn't laid eyes on her former lover Gregory Longdon, a jewel thief, in two years. But she literally tumbles into his arms, after she witnesses two men attempt to murder her friend and fellow journalist, Charles Latimer, in Venice.When Charles is ultimately killed, Emmeline is determined to bring his murderer to justice. But as she and Gregory delve deeper, they become ensnared in a hunt for a Russian spy in the British Foreign Office, who has his sights set on keeping his identity a secret at all costs—as Charles found out too late. Views: 185
What if Christopher Columbus had fathered a child with a Taino Indian woman from the New World? Renée Francois is the Harvard-educated daughter of Haitian immigrants. A renowned lawyer, she represents some of the most powerful people in the world. An old case brings her back to her roots in Brooklyn, in the shadow of the Belleville Psychiatric Hospital. Chris Colón insists he is an heir to Christopher Columbus, descended from a union between “The Great Navigator” and the beautiful Taino warrior princess, Yaguana. Five centuries after a discovery that rocked the world, Chris demands his share of the vast Columbus fortune. His claim threatens Columbus’s recognized heirs... and the stability of several governments around the world. They all want him dead — or worse. His only hope is to convince Renee to take his case. But can Chris be trusted? He is a patient at the Belleville Psychiatric Hospital, after all. And it is his betrayal ten years ago that sent Renée running for her life. Views: 185
The LeGarde Mysteries Boxed Set
contains the first four books in Aaron Paul Lazar's award-winning Gus LeGarde
mystery series.
Book 1. Double Forté - Gus
LeGarde's life essentially ended four years ago, when his beloved wife leapt to
her death. Today, Gus lavishes love on his family, trying to bury the pain. But
trouble arrives when his arrogant son-in-law's business partner goes missing,
and Gus's innocent friend is set up to take the fall.
Book 2. Upstaged - When Gus
LeGarde agrees to play piano for the high school drama club's production of
"Spirit Me Away," a sixties-style musical he wrote in college, he
doesn't expect to face a barrage of menacing pranks played on his fiancée
Camille and the drama club. Who's sabotaging the show? And what do they have
against Camille? Gus must unravel the mystery before the backstage saboteur
stakes his final, deadly claim.
Book 3. Mazurka - Join Gus
LeGarde in this European rollercoaster ride where he unearths a scandalous
family secret linked to a nineteenth century composer. When brother-in-law
Siegfried is framed for a neo-Nazi’s murder, they’re plunged into a sizzling
cat-and-mouse game where the stakes are lethal.
Book 4. FireSong - What would you do if your country church was hit by
a rogue tornado during services? What if the shrieking winds unearthed the
bones of a missing parishioner in a nearby wheat field? Now add the discovery
of heroin in your elderly minister's bloodstream. When Gus LeGarde is thrown
into the middle of the mess, he knows life has finally gone berserk in East
Goodland, New York. Join Gus as he's lured into a bizarre network of
underground tunnels to expose the most shocking discovery ever to rock the
Genesee Valley.
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A storm leaves her homeless. She's a recluse without a shelter. All Esther wanted was to be treated as a normal twenty-five-year-old woman. She attended very few Amish gatherings due to her hearing loss. When a storm damaged her home, she was forced to spend time with Devon, the Amish man who came to rebuild it. The two formed a friendship, and he encouraged her to seek medical help over her hearing. Her overprotective brother stepped in and sent him on his way. Was her brother right? Did Devon only want their relationship to progress if she could be healed? Does she need to be perfect to be loved? You will love this sweet Amish romance that will hold your interest from the very first page. Get it now. Views: 185
