Sacred and Stolen is the memoir of an art museum director with the courage to reveal what goes on behind the scenes. It lays bare the messy part of museums: looted antiquities, crooked dealers, deluded collectors, duplicitous public officials, fakes, inside thefts, bribery, and failed exhibitions. These back stories, at once shocking and comical, reveal a man with a taste for adventure, an eagerness to fan the flames of excitement, and comfort with the chaos that often ensued.This is also the story of a Minnesota kid who started out as a printer's devil in his father's small-town newspaper and ended up as the director of a the Walters, a gem of an art museum in Baltimore. Of his quest to bring the holy" into the museum experience, and of his struggle, along the way, to reconcile his passion for acquiring and displaying sacred works of art with his suspicion that they were stolen.Among the cast of characters are the elegant French oil heiress Dominique de... Views: 21
In Time Rep, Peter Ward took up the mantle of Douglas Adams, penning a dizzying, inventive, giddily fun adventure story of time travel and its discontents. Now comes a sequel with even more excitement! Even more romance! Even more danger! And maybe some better jokes!Imagine you just saved the world from an alien invasion. If it wasn't for you, everyone would be dead.Sounds pretty good, doesn't it?That's exactly what happens to Geoffrey Stamp, but there's just one problem—he can't tell anyone. You see, Geoffrey is a Time Rep—a tour guide for the 21st Century, meeting people from the future who travel back in time for their vacation. Everything he does needs to be kept a secret from the people in his own time, otherwise he risks changing the course of history.And that caused enough trouble in the last book.But now a new company called Continuum is offering holidays to the past, and they allow people to go back and change whatever... Views: 21
It only takes one defining moment.
One look.
One dance.
One conversation.
Sarah knows from the second she meets Liam that their connection is more than just instant attraction. It’s deep, it’s consuming, and has the potential to be the real thing. But true love comes at a price.
Fuelled by Liam's past, Sarah's issues, and a messy web of family ties, business partnerships, and exes, the combined forces threaten to snuff out their new found relationship. Will that spark be smothered by outside forces? Or will they be carried like smoke from the ashes and sent spiralling skywards? Views: 21
The gun-shy woman is trusting the well-known player to help her face her fears, but is he the one she should be afraid of? Ever since her father was killed in an accidental shooting, Neveah Ayoub has never wanted to touch a gun, much less shoot one. She’ll have to do both if she wants to become a full agent in the Society, the secret group of female spies led by her friend Reina Corrigan. When basketball superstar Dylan Gallagher offers to help her, she ends up facing more than she bargained for—both personally, and professionally. Dylan Gallagher made a promise as a teenager, and it’s one he’s not going to break, even if it means hurting the woman he’s falling in love with. Neveah is the tie that binds his past to his future, and even when he tries to do the right thing, he’ll risk them both in his quest for honor. In a battle of love vs. loyalty, will lies and deception win, or can family and forgiveness give everyone a shot at happiness?** Views: 21
*** FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR J. ROBERT KENNEDY *** WHEN IS THE PRICE TO PROTECT A NATION’S LEGACY TOO HIGH? Archaeology Professors James Acton and Laura Palmer are on safari in South Africa, enjoying a vacation away from the bullets and bombs that too often threaten their lives, when a chance encounter leads to a clue that could unlock the greatest mystery remaining of the Boer War over a century ago. The location to over half a billion dollars in gold. It’s a treasure that has claimed dozens of lives, and is about to claim even more. Four-time USA Today Bestselling author J. Robert Kennedy delivers another torn from the headlines thriller with Wages of Sin. Filled with intrigue, suspense, humor and a touch of romance, prepare to lose sleep with this action-packed adventure the likes of which only Kennedy can deliver. With over 500,000 books in circulation and over 3000 Five-Star reviews, it’s time to join those who have compared him to Patterson, Clancy, Brown, Cussler and Rollins. Views: 21
