"It's bloody marvelous." - Helen Macdonald, New York Times bestselling author of H IS FOR HAWKThe Instant #1 International BestsellerSome people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, his family have lived and worked in the Lake District of Northern England for generations, further back than recorded history. It's a part of the world known mainly for its romantic descriptions by Wordsworth and the much loved illustrated children's books of Beatrix Potter. But James' world is quite different. His way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they demand. It hasn't changed for hundreds of years: sending the sheep to the fells in the summer and making the hay; the autumn fairs where the flocks are replenished; the grueling toil of winter when the sheep must be kept alive, and the light-headedness that comes with spring, as the lambs are born... Views: 6
'How long have you been sitting out here?''I got here yesterday.''Where did you come from?''I have no idea.'East Yorkshire: Single mum Alice Lake finds a man on the beach outside her house. He has no name, no jacket, no idea what he is doing there. Against her better judgement she invites him in to her home.Surrey: Twenty-one-year-old Lily Monrose has only been married for three weeks. When her new husband fails to come home from work one night she is left stranded in a new country where she knows no one. Then the police tell her that her husband never existed.Two women, twenty years of secrets and a man who can't remember lie at the heart of Lisa Jewell's brilliant new novel. Views: 6
Ash DeHan has come home to North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains
after six years in the army expecting to work for a covert operation called
Firebrand. Lainey Simpson has just returned to the small resort town after
graduating from college hoping to settle down. They have little in common
except they attended the same high school. When they meet unexpectedly on a
mountain trail, Ash doesn’t remember Lainey who was two years behind him in
school, but he finds himself intrigued now. As the two fall in love, they find
their hopes for the future will force them to travel different paths. But when
they go their separate ways, they find the flame of first love is not so easily
extinguished.
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After years of moral decay brought about by a corrupt government and society, many felt that it was time to take America in a new direction; a “back to roots” approach to governing in which the fundamental values, beliefs, and constitutional principles under which the country was formed would be restored.It was with this feeling that, in 2044, Americans moved outside of their comfort level and political arena to elect, Ahmad Abbas, an American born of Jordanian descent, and the first Muslim to hold the highest office. In the subsequent 3 years life, as most Americans knew it, changed dramatically. Feeling that he had a mandate from the people, the newly elected president took advantage of his first term in office, and a congress that was sympathetic to his radical quasi-democratic policies, to change a culture that he believed needed a dramatic makeover. Just three short years after his inaugural address shook the nation, a growing segment of society, many of whom had voted for the president, began to realize what his extremist views meant to their freedoms and decided that it was time for a change. It had taken years for the political climate in the US to accept the many Muslims who served in congress and to elect a Muslim president. Many of the members of the clergy, military, and concerned citizens believed that the country could not wait patiently for change via democratic means. More drastic measures were needed. In South Philly, Angela Mastronardo, a former corporate executive would become a catalyst among the Christian Community. In New York City Rabbi Saul Rudzinsky would be the spiritual leader while his son, Aaron, would take a more active role. In Boston, Qasim and Makim Khalid, two orphans from Syria, would put culture and religion aside to join the Christians and Jews in their pursuit of freedom. And the glue that holds this diametrically opposed group together is recently retired Major General Josh Redmond, a man with superior military credentials and a history as a winner on and off the battlefield. It is the general who is tasked with melding these people into a cohesive unit needed to carry out his strategic and daring plan.“Acts of Sedition” is a gripping account of the change that occurred in the US under the first Muslim president. It is the story of the tense struggle between the democratically elected commander in chief and the leaders of a resistance movement that grew out of the frustrations of people of free will who finally decide that enough is enough. Are their actions those of patriots or traitors? Views: 6
A Practical Proposal Though Lady Elizabeth Wayland would rather spend her days with her beloved books than an uncaring spouse, scandal forces her to find a match posthaste. To escape the scoundrel who almost ruined her, Elizabeth accepts an unconventional proposal from a childhood friend. But when she finds herself falling for her new husband, will she be able to convince him to return her love? Widowed cotton mill owner Miles Hawthorne vowed to never marry again—until Elizabeth's reputation is on the line. Their marriage of convenience begins as a simple favor. As he spends more time with his bride, though, Miles finds that there's more to her than he ever saw before. And Elizabeth just might be the only woman who can slip into his heart. Views: 6
Marla Shore, owner of the Cut 'N Dye Salon, can't believe her ears. Her hateful ex-husband, Stanley Kaufman, actually needs her help. Granted, it might have something to do with the fact that he's been arrested for the murder of his third wife, Kimberly, and wants Marla to find the killer, but it's nice to be asked. After visiting Stan in jail, Marla is convinced the distraught man is not responsible for Kim's death. He might be impossible, annoying, and arrogant, but he's no murderer. So who could have fatally stabbed the beautiful young heiress in their home?Trading in her beautician's smock for a nurse's uniform, Marla goes undercover as a daily nurse to Miriam Pearl, Kimberly's grandmother and the ultimate matriarch. Marla may not know a hypo from an EKG, but she does figure out pretty quickly that plenty of people had reason to resent the former Mrs. Stan Kaufman. Certainly Stan's ex-wife Leah isn't shedding any tears over the demise of the woman who stole her husband and... Views: 6
