Dr. Joss McNab needs a wife.As if juggling surgery and being an instructor isn't enough, she's recently taken on a more demanding administrative role at the medical school that was named after her legendary father. To make things worse, she's now required to attend a growing number of galas, fundraisers and conventions.Wouldn't having a wife—a wife of convenience—help ease the burden that's threatening to overtake her world?Sarah Young's heart belongs to painting. Much as she'd like to dismiss Joss's ridiculous proposal, the art world isn't paying well and she's running short on cash. Playing a trophy wife a few hours a week would cover her bills and still leave plenty of time to devote to her artwork.The deal is struck. But will the convenient pairing turn into disaster or prove to be a stroke of genius? With feelings deepening and attraction undeniable, can two women who have agreed to settle discover that they could actually have it all? Views: 145
It's a normal week for Rowena Batts. A car full of stewed apples. A police cell. A struggle to keep Dad off national TV. Then her world turns upside down. In this hilarious heart-stopping climax to the adventures of Rowena Batts, heroine of Blabber Mouth and Sticky Beak, Morris Gleitzman again shows himself to be a master storyteller as he takes us from tears to laughter in the same breath. Views: 145
For fans of John Connolly and Dennis Lehane, the prequel to the bestselling, now-complete Erin Solomon Mystery Series. Life, death, and the heart of darkness that lies between... When a Sudanese refugee is killed in a bizarre ritual murder in Portland, Maine, reporter Daniel "Diggs" Diggins attempts to revive his flagging career by investigating the crime. The story becomes personal when a young African girl Diggs has befriended is targeted by the killer, and Diggs himself falls victim to a curse that brings to terrifying light the ghosts of his own past. Working with young protege Erin Solomon, soon the duo finds themselves immersed in a world of dark secrets, crooked politicians, and black magic. Set during the summer of 2000, this standalone prequel to the bestselling Erin Solomon Pentalogy gives existing fans a front-row seat to those first tenuous days between Diggs and Solomon, as friendship evolves into something infinitely... Views: 145
"There's so much to love about this story . . . but what grabbed me the most is the humor." --Christopher Paul Curtis, winner of the Newbery MedalAward-winning author Susin Nielsen has created two narrators who will steal your heart and make you laugh out loud.Thirteen-year-old Stewart is academically brilliant but socially clueless. Fourteen-year-old Ashley is the undisputed "It" girl in her class, but her grades stink.Their worlds are about to collide when Stewart and his dad move in with Ashley and her mom. Stewart is trying to be 89.9 percent happy about it, but Ashley is 110 percent horrified. She already has to hide the real reason her dad moved out; "Spewart" could further threaten her position at the top of the social ladder.They are complete opposites. And yet, they have one thing in common: they--like everyone else--are made of molecules. Praise for Susin Nielsen"Nielsen is a wonderful writer, smart,... Views: 145
Longlisted for the 2015 Green Carnation PrizeIt's not possible to undo what happened in 1976.In rural South Africa a family massacre takes place; a bloodbath whose only witness is the family's black maid. Hendrik Deyer is the principal of a state-run school camp who lives nearby with his wife and their two sons, Werner and Marius. As Hendrik becomes obsessed with uncovering what happened, his wife worries about her neighbours, a poor white family whose malign influence on her son Werner is – she believes – making his behaviour inexplicably strange and hostile. One night another tragedy changes each of their lives, irrevocably. Two decades later, Werner is living with his mother and invalid father in a small Pretoria flat. South Africa is a changed place. Werner holds a tedious job in the administration department of the local university and dreams of owning his own gallery. His father is bedridden, hovering on the edge of death, and... Views: 144
Short stories and a novella from one of crime fiction's most revered writers. Whether they're cops or conmen, savage killers or creative types, gangsters or God-fearing citizens, George Pelecanos' characters are always engaged in a fight for their lives. They fight to advance or simply to survive; they fight against odds, against enemies, even against themselves. In this, his first collection of stories, the acclaimed novelist introduces readers to a vivid and eclectic cast of combatants. A seasoned claims investigator tracks a supposedly dead man from Miami to Brazil, only to be thrown off his game by a kid from the local slum. An aging loser takes a last stab at respectability by becoming a police informant. A Greek-American couple adopts an interracial trio of sons and then struggles to keep their family together, giving us a stirring bit of background on one of Pelecanos' most beloved protagonists, Spero Lucas. In the title novella - which takes its name from Hollywood slang for the last shot of the day, the one that comes before the liquor shots begin - we go behind the scenes of a television cop show, where a writer gets caught up in a drama more real than anything he could have conjured for a script. By turns heartbreaking and humane, brutal and funny, these finely constructed tales expose the violence and striving beneath the surface of any city and within any human heart. Tough, sexy, fast-paced, and crackling with energy, The Martini Shot is Pelecanos at his very best.** Views: 144
Jon Fixx is a wanted man. Brides have him on speed dial. Grooms appreciate his discretion. Bridesmaids fight over him for the first dance. He's never missed a deadline, never received a complaint. Couples are thrilled when he pens their very own hardcover, Hollywood-styled romance. Until now...The love of Jon's life has left him for another man. Without his muse, he's nothing. How can he write about budding romance when his own life is in pieces?But he does not have a choice. He's under contract to finish the job for the daughter of the most powerful mob boss in New York. Tony Vespucci will do anything to make his daughter happy. When the FBI shows up on Jon's doorstep, he realizes he has far more to worry about than his broken heart. Only his writing can save him, but he is running out of time. Mob secrets run deep, and Jon soon discovers he could be digging his own grave.With an easy-to-read pulp fiction style and enough twists to make Elmore Leonard happy, Jon Fixx is a page turner. Views: 144
For five centuries, a witch’s curse has bound the trolls to their city beneath the ruins of Forsaken Mountain. Time enough for their dark and nefarious magic to fade from human memory and into myth. But a prophesy has been spoken of a union with the power to set the trolls free, and when Cécile de Troyes is kidnapped and taken beneath the mountain, she learns there is far more to the myth of the trolls than she could have imagined.
Cécile has only one thing on her mind after she is brought to Trollus: escape. Only the trolls are clever, fast, and inhumanly strong. She will have to bide her time, wait for the perfect opportunity.
But something unexpected happens while she’s waiting – she begins to fall for the enigmatic troll prince to whom she has been bonded and married. She begins to make friends. And she begins to see that she may be the only hope for the half-bloods – part troll, part human creatures who are slaves to the full-blooded trolls. There is a rebellion brewing. And her prince, Tristan, the future king, is its secret leader.
As Cécile becomes involved in the intricate political games of Trollus, she becomes more than a farmer’s daughter. She becomes a princess, the hope of a people, and a witch with magic powerful enough to change Trollus forever. Views: 144
JAK: I'm the bodyguard for a woman who was captured and mated against her will. Watching Arianna get hurt is tearing me apart. The mating bond is everything great about being a wolf—sexy, euphoric, bonded for life—but for her, it's an invisible prison cell. And I want like hell to break her free. But it's impossible—her mate is my alpha's brother. And I owe him my life. Not to mention he's my boss in the most prestigious dot-com investing company in Seattle. But what is that worth if I have to watch a beautiful woman destroyed before my eyes? ARIANNA: The magic holds me captive, but I've never stopped dreaming of being free. Six months. Just six months since I was mated to Mace. Seems like an eternity. But I finally convinced him to let me go back to school—that way I can help in the pack's business. Maybe I'll win a little more freedom along the way. A little more room to breathe. Even if I... Views: 144
