Psychological thriller/horror novella based in a medieval fantasy setting about Vincent Fane Dagabual, a soldier in the North Vellonian Infantry who gets knocked out during battle, and wakes up tied to a dead tree.Polite Temper Boy Book One: The Hermit is a psychological thriller/horror novella based in a medieval fantasy setting about Vincent Fane Dagabual, a soldier in the North Vellonian Infantry who gets knocked out during battle, and wakes up tied to a dead tree. Once awake he realizes he has been abducted by an elderly hermit, an ancient medicine man from a tribe thought to be extinct. The time spend captured gives Vincent a chance to look inwards at his own life, and he finds that he does not like the monster of a human being he has become. This new-found realization spirals him into the memories of his childhood at an abandoned city where he finds that his past, present, and future are somehow intertwined with the hermit, a blind woman, a mysterious beast, and an ancient jail-cell door. Views: 354
Lady Thatcher, a unique figure in global politics, shares her views about the dangers and opportunities of the new millennium. Lady Thatcher's previous books on her political career have been bestsellers, The Downing Street Years went to No.1. She is a unique world figure and this book, containing her views about the dangers and opportunities of the new millennium, will attract great interest both in Britain and around the world. In her own words:"I wanted to write one more book – and I wanted it to be about the future. In this age of spin-doctors and sound bites, the ever present danger is that leaders will follow fashion and not their instincts and beliefs. That was not how the West won the Cold War, not how we created the basis for today's freedom and prosperity. If we wish to make our achievements secure for our children and grandchildren, the West must stay vigilant and strong. In this book it will be my purpose to show that it can – and must- be done." Views: 354
CAUGHT BETWEEN FAMILY AND DUTY - CAN SHE FOLLOW HER DREAM?Suffolk, 1925.After the death of her father, a much-loved Punch and Judy man, May Moon packs her bags and moves to the seaside in the hope of continuing his legacy.Already tasked with looking after her younger sister, May little imagines her summer will grow tougher still. Her long absent mother has finally returned - and with an agenda all of her own.But as May struggles to balance her family's competing demands - and honour her father's legacy - she's surprised to discover her passion for performing grows ever stronger.As the world around her begins to change, might she finally be able to find a dream of her own? A warm-hearted and nostalgic saga perfect for readers of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries. 'Like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen.' Diane Allen Views: 354
Warmhearted, insightful, funny and poignant, bestselling
author, Maddie Dawson, takes the
unfathomable ways of love and family, and celebrates [the joys of] the ordinary
craziness of being human. Devoted, creative
single-mom Jamie McClintock’s world is thrown into chaos by the sudden death of
Harris, her vibrant, elderly landlord. Not only does she mourn him terribly, but she
has to face the unkind gossip about their unorthodox living arrangement (free
board in exchange for watching adorable grandson Christopher, her own son’s
best friend) and assume full
responsibility for grieving Christopher, who was left in Harris’ care by his
estranged, highly successful son, Nate. Then Nate returns to
claim his son… and that’s when life really
gets chaotic... “Sexy hero, lovable heroine, adorable kids–Kissing Games
of the World has it all. A complete delight. Fall into this buoyant,
funny, genuinely touching story of two incomplete people finding the rest of
themselves in each other. I loved it.”—Patricia Gaffney, New York Times bestselling
author of Mad Dash “Kissing Games of the World has the shape
of a classic romance, in which opposites at first repel, then attract, and
after many ups and downs find love. It's been done countless times, but rarely
as engagingly as Shelton does it in this novel.” —The Boston Globe“Quite wonderful. . . . Like Anne Tyler, Shelton seems to
possess a nearly boundless capacity for empathy. She has the ability to make us
love her characters for their faults, not in spite of them.” —Connecticut
Post“An engrossing, charming, and often funny exploration of love
and relationships that result…the author [explores] love in its different
incarnations.” —Library Journal, starred review“An absolute treat, Shelton’s work rarely falters and is
filled with realistic twists, complex characters and a moving conclusion.” —Publisher
Weekly“[A]s the seemingly star-crossed lovers navigate their rocky
path, with children in tow, they eventually discover their true destination,
their true home.” —Booklist "A warm, sentimental love story is told with a
tenderness of heart and a nurturing eye guiding complexly drawn characters. She
effortlessly melds love and loss with heartrending care, exposing the layers of
a budding romance with a deft hand. It's full of humor, flaws, and a
togetherness of spirit fit for any modern love story where family is what you
make it." —Romantic Times“Sexy hero, lovable heroine, adorable kids–Kissing Games
of the World has it all. A complete delight. Fall into this buoyant,
funny, genuinely touching story of two incomplete people finding the rest of
themselves in each other. I loved it.”—Patricia Gaffney, New York Times bestselling
author of Mad Dash“Shelton’s greatest talent is a gift for juxtaposing comedy
and tragedy to the pulsing beat of the modern-day mating dance.” —BookPage **This book was originally published under the pen name, Sandi
Kahn Shelton.ABOUT
THE AUTHOR: I grew up in the South, born into a family of outrageous
storytellers—the kind of storytellers who would sit on the dock by the lake in
the evening and claim that everything they say is THE absolute truth, like,
stack-of-Bibles true. The more outlandish the story, the more it likely it was
to be true. Or so they said. You want examples? There was the story of my
great great aunt who shot her husband dead, thinking he was a burglar; the
alligator that almost ate Uncle Jake while he was waterskiing; the gay cousin
who took his aunt to the prom, disguised in a bouffant French wig. (The aunt,
not the cousin.) And then there was my mama, a blond-haired siren who, when I
was seven, drove a married man so insane that he actually stole an Air Force
plane one day and buzzed our house. (I think there might have been a
court-martial ending to that story.) And in between all these stories of crazy,
over-the-top events, there was the hum of just daily, routine crazy: shotgun
weddings, drunken funerals, stories of people’s affairs and love lives, their
job losses, the things that made them laugh, the way they’d drink Jack Daniels
and get drunk and foretell the future. There were ghosts and miracles and dead
people coming back to life. You know, everyday stuff. How could I turn into anything else but a
writer? My various careers as a substitute English teacher, department store
clerk, medical records typist, waitress, cat-sitter, wedding invitation company
receptionist, nanny, daycare worker, electrocardiogram technician, and Taco
Bell taco-maker were only bearable if I could think up stories as I worked. In
fact, the best job I ever had was a part-time gig typing up case notes for a
psychiatrist. Everything the man dictated bloomed as a possible novel in my
head. Today I live in Connecticut, and spend part of
every day on my screened-in back porch with my trusty laptop, writing and
writing and writing, looking out at the willow tree and the rosebush and the
rhododendron that has a nice nest of cardinals, who I imagine to be yelling at
me to get back to work whenever I wait too long to write the next sentence.
Please visit Maddiedawson.com to discover more! Or connect on Twitter or Facebook! Views: 354
The Tower is Full of Ghosts Today by historian Alison Weir is an e-short and companion piece to the Sunday Times bestseller Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession, the second novel in the spellbinding series about Henry VIII's queens.
Jo, historian and long-term admirer of Anne Boleyn, takes a group on a guided tour of the Tower of London, to walk in the shoes of her Tudor heroine. But as she becomes enthralled by the historical accuracy of her tour guide and the dramatic setting that she has come to love, something spectral is lurking in the shadows . . .
Contains first chapters of Sunday Times bestsellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession, as well as the upcoming Six Tudor Queens novel about Henry VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen.
SIX TUDOR QUEENS. SIX NOVELS. SIX YEARS. Views: 353
A celebrated scholar's rich account of Jewish humor: its nature, its development, and its vital role throughout Jewish history.In a major work of scholarship both erudite and very funny, Jeremy Dauber traces the origins of Jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of Twitter. Organizing his book thematically into what he calls the seven strands of Jewish comedy (including the Satirical, the Witty, and the Vulgar), Dauber explores the ways Jewish comedy has dealt with persecution, assimilation, and diaspora through the ages. He explains the rise and fall of popular comic archetypes such as the Jewish mother, the JAP, and the schlemiel and schlimazel. He also explores an enormous range of comic masterpieces, from the Book of Esther, Talmudic rabbi jokes, Yiddish satires, Borscht Belt skits, Seinfeld, and Curb Your Enthusiasm to the work of such masters as Sholem Aleichem, Franz Kafka, the Marx Brothers, Woody Allen, Joan Rivers, Philip Roth, Sarah... Views: 353
