Khloe Burgess was having a bad week. The last entry into her week long journey down the slope into Hell, ended with her standing in the rain on a sidewalk in New York. The nice lady took her inside and began a conversation which changed her life.In Tennessee, Beauregard Montgomery was tired. The lonely mountain existence he lived needed a shake up. Against his better judgement, he placed an ad for a mail order bride. His criteria, so specific, he highly doubted the woman in New York would find him the right wife.He was wrong and Khloe Burgess was just right.Saddle up for a new adventure as we head to the Smoky Mountains to spend time falling in love with Khloe and her Beau, the Tennessee Mountain Man. Views: 592
The world isrediscovering the bicycle as a multi-pronged solution to acute, 21st-century problems, including affordability, obesity, congestion, climate change, inequity, and social isolation. The Netherlands has built an accessible cycling culture that cities around the world can learn from.Chris and Melissa Bruntlett share the incredible success of the Netherlands through engaging interviews with local experts and stories of their own delightful experiences riding in five Dutch cities. Building the Cycling City examines the triumphs and challenges of the Dutch while also presenting stories of North American cities already implementing lessons from across the Atlantic. Discover how Dutch cities inspired Atlanta to look at its transit-bike connection in a new way and showed Seattle how to teach its residents to realize the freedom of biking, along with other encouraging examples. Views: 592
He fought Napoleon's army and survived.He was sent to the gallows and escaped the noose.Now he is in chains and on his way to the other side of the world. What happens next will become one of the most remarkable survival stories in history.The 19th century has just begun. The world is at war. England, ruled by a mad king, is exiling thousands of criminals to an old land that has become its newest dumping ground.One of those prisoners is William Buckley, barely 21, a former soldier sentenced to life for stealing two small pieces of cloth. He's a giant for his times. But it's not just his towering frame that sets him apart. It's his desire for freedom that will make his story so unique - even in an era famous for outrageous acts of bravery and heroism.On a moonlit night Buckley escapes and disappears into the Australian bush. Discovered and adopted by an aboriginal tribe who regard him as a ghost, he is initiated into their rich and complex culture. Given up for... Views: 592
Now that her cousin has tied the knot, Iris Chin—structural engineer, party girl, and queen of kitchen disasters—is the last single grandchild. Her mother and grandmother are desperate to play matchmaker, though Iris doesn't understand why. They had miserable marriages, and she doesn't want to be like them. She enjoys her independence, thank you very much. One-night stands are more her style. Unfortunately, she soon discovers that her latest one-night stand, Alex Kwong, is employed by a general contractor that does projects with the engineering firm she works for. And she'll have to see him every week as they work together on a hospital addition. She's determined to stay professional on the construction site, but things get off to a bad start when Alex lets slip to a co-worker that they slept together. To make matters worse, Iris is now living with her grandmother, who keeps stealthily setting her up on dates and sticking her nose... Views: 592
Wenn er mich ansieht, fühle ich mich wertvollAlice Hollister ist arm wie eine Kirchenmaus. Sie arbeitet hart, um über die Runden zu kommen und zu überleben. Was es aber heißt, richtig zu leben, weiß sie nicht. Bis sie eines Tages zufällig den schicken Luxuswagen eines Mannes schrammt, der ihr, um ihre Schulden bei ihm zu begleichen, ein Angebot macht, das sie nicht ausschlagen kann. Trotz seiner kühlen, selbstgefälligen und direkten Art, fühlt sie sich von ihm angezogen. Und so lässt sie sich von ihm in etwas hineinziehen, aus dem es keinen Ausweg gibt.Wenn sie an meiner Seite ist, bin ich ein besserer Mann Kian Paxton weiß nicht, wohin mit dem vielen Geld. Partys, Alkohol und Frauen sind seine Welt und er will nur ungern darauf verzichten. Als ihm sein Stiefvater und Boss ein Ultimatum setzt, kommt ihm die unschuldige, arme Alice gerade recht. Sie ist anständig und zurückhaltend, genau das, was es braucht, um an das zu gelangen, worauf er keinesfalls verzichten will. Doch hat er keine Sekunde damit gerechnet, sein Vorhaben dabei aus den Augen zu verlieren, je näher er Alice kommt. Views: 592
The New York Times bestselling author revisits the characters from her beloved novels Love Walked In and Belong to Me in this captivating, beautifully written drama involving family, friendship, secrets, sacrifice, courage, and true love for fans of Jojo Moyes, Elin Hilderbrand, and Nancy Thayer
On the weekend of her wedding, Clare Hobbes meets an elderly woman named Edith Herron. During the course of a single conversation, Edith gives Clare the courage to do what she should have done months earlier: break off her engagement to her charming, yet overly possessive, fiancé.
Three weeks later, Clare learns that Edith has died—and has given her another gift. Nestled in crepe myrtle and hydrangea and perched at the marshy edge of a bay in a small seaside town in Delaware, Blue Sky House now belongs to Clare. Though the former guest house has been empty for years, Clare feels a deep connection to Edith inside its walls, which are decorated with old photographs taken by Edith and her beloved husband, Joseph.
Exploring the house, Clare finds two mysterious ledgers hidden beneath the kitchen sink. Edith, it seems, was no ordinary woman—and Blue Sky House no ordinary place. With the help of her mother, Viviana, her surrogate mother, Cornelia Brown, and her former boyfriend and best friend, Dev Tremain, Clare begins to piece together the story of Blue Sky House—a decades-old mystery more complex and tangled than she could have imagined. As she peels back the layers of Edith’s life, Clare discovers a story of dark secrets, passionate love, heartbreaking sacrifice, and incredible courage. She also makes startling discoveries about herself: where she’s come from, where she’s going, and what—and who—she loves.
Shifting between the 1950s and the present and told in the alternating voices of Edith and Clare, I’ll Be Your Blue Sky is vintage Marisa de los Santos—an emotionally evocative novel that probes the deepest recesses of the human heart and illuminates the tender connections that bind our lives. Views: 592
My royal blood flows black with twisted secrets.I am a beast who wears a crown.Heir to a modern kingdom cloaked in corruption and depravities.The time has come to claim my princess.An innocent hidden away from my dark world. Till now.Her initiation will require sacrifice and submission. There is no escaping the chains which bind her to me. Surrendering to my torment, as well as my protection, is her only path to survival. In the end…She will be forever mine. *Beasts & Bourbon is a dark billionaire romance. If you don't like a splash of shock, a dash of taboo, and a heavy dose of dirty, then don't take a sip of this TOP SHELF cocktail. Views: 592
Everyone knows that the world is flat, and supported on the backs of four elephants. But weren't there supposed to be five? Indeed there were. So where is it?...When duty calls. Commander Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork constabulary answers. Even when he doesn't want to. He's been "invited" to attend a royal function as both detective and diplomat. The one role he relishes; the other requires, well, ruby tights. Of course where cops (even those clad in tights) go, alas, crime follows. An attempted assassination and a theft soon lead to a desperate chase from the low halls of Discworld royalty to the legendary fat mines of Uberwald, where lard is found in underground seams along with tusks and teeth and other precious ivory artifacts. It's up to the dauntless Vimes -- bothered as usual by a familiar cast of Discworld inhabitants (you know, trolls, dwarfs, werewolves, vampires and such) -- to solve the puzzle of the missing pachyderm. Which of course he does. After all... Views: 592
