Lucas Townsend learned long ago not to entrust a woman with his heart; a lesson taught by the beautiful and aloof Anna Spencer.Having had his heart broken by Anna for being nothing more than a merchant's son, Lucas dedicates his life to becoming someone she couldn't look down on.Now, years later, he's the toast of the ton and finally in a position to give Anna a taste of her own, bitter medicine...Anna Grant has never stopped loving Lucas Townsend, contrary to what he believes about her.Having lived her life mourning the loss of love and envying other people's adven-tures, the opportunity arises for Anna to have an adventure on her own.Does she have the courage to seize the day, and will back the heart of the brooding Captain she used to know?Can the sins of the past be forgiven, and can love find a way to conquer all? Views: 12
Crisis is looming for three generations of the Olyphant family. In less than a year, Henrietta has lost her husband and nearly all of her money, and is about to lose her hard-won anonymity. After a lifetime spent trying to outrun the humiliation her own book caused her, Henrietta has reluctantly agreed to a reissue of The Inseparables, the salaciously filthy and critically despised bestseller she wrote decades earlier.At the same time, her daughter, Oona, has moved back home to the house that Henrietta needs to sell. Oona is in the middle of a divorce from her husband, Spencer, a corporate-law refugee, stay-at-home dad, and unapologetic stoner. And Oona's teenage daughter, Lydia, away at boarding school, is facing an onslaught of scrutiny and shame when a nude photo of her goes viral. The trouble only gets worse: Henrietta makes an upsetting discovery about her late husband; Oona embarks on a disastrous affair;... Views: 12
Lydia Charring is spending a quiet Christmas at Chillington Abbey, helping her mother to take care of an ailing relative.It will be quiet, peaceful, and uneventful as always.Or at least, it should have been.The arrival of the mysterious Alexander Farago brings some unexpected excitement to Lydia's Christmas season.Could it also bring love?Alex is taken aback by the sudden and intense attraction he feels to the beautiful, out-spoken Lydia.As Christmas approaches, they grow closer and closer, and something strong is grow-ing between them.But Alex is keeping a secret from the down-to-earth Lydia. Something he's not sure she'll appreciate.Can Alex convince Lydia to love him for him, and not for his status?And when his secret is revealed, will Lydia trust the man who has won her heart? Views: 12
"A sentence to Dartmoor Prison is a sentence to a living hell..." Lord Charles Sheridan and his American wife, Kate, have heard some truly awful things about Britain's most notorious prison. But Dartmoor and its mist-shrouded environs hold special appeal for both Sheridans. Kate hopes to find inspiration for her new Gothic novel, while Charles plans to implement a fingerprinting program at the prison—and arrange a meeting with one of its most infamous inmates, Samuel Spencer. He's convinced that Spencer—a Scotsman who admitted to killing his wife—is, in fact, innocent. What's more, he believes he has the evidence to prove it. But Spencer continues to maintain his own guilt—and, as if to confirm it, he soon stages a daring prison escape. Lord Charles and his acquaintance Arthur Conan Doyle are most perplexed by this odd turn of events. And when a body turns up on the moor, it's up to the two men—and the clever Kate—to discover if the missing... Views: 12
Herbert isn't like other children his age. He isn't like the academic elite, the geeky children who get all the grades and are adored by their teachers. He isn't like the extroverts, the socially adept and popular kids who never want for anything and always have a shoulder to cry on. And he isn't like the bullies, the ones who taunt and beat him on a daily basis. Herbert isn't like any of his peers, or indeed anyone he knows. The person Herbert identifies with the most, the person he idolizes and yearns to be, is The Butcher, a brutal and prolific serial killer.Following another beating by the kids he despises at a school he hates, Herbert returns home to his inconspicuous existence with his solitary, silent, and coldhearted father. But life for Herbert is about to change. The shackles that have held him to mediocrity and anonymity are about to be broken. Not only does Herbert discover his father has died, but on further examination, he also discovers his dad was The... Views: 12
19 classic pulp stories by E. Hoffmann Price. Views: 12
Haderlap is an accomplished poet, and that lyricism leaves clear traces on this ravishing debut, which won the prestigious Bachmann Prize in 2011. The descriptions are sensual, and the unusual similes and metaphors occasionally change perspective unexpectedly. Angel of Oblivion deals with harrowing subjects - murder, torture, persecution and discrimination of an ethnic minority - in intricate and lyrical prose.The novel tells the story of a family from the Slovenian minority in Austria. The first-person narrator starts off with her childhood memories of rural life, in a community anchored in the past. Yet behind this rural idyll, an unresolved conflict is smouldering. At first, the child wonders about the border to Yugoslavia, which runs not far away from her home. Then gradually the stories that the adults tell at every opportunity start to make sense. All the locals are scarred by the war. Her grandfather, we find out, was a partisan fighting the Nazis from forest... Views: 12
