Olivia James and Zach Ryder were high school sweethearts, but at age eighteen, she left small-town Georgia for the bright lights and satin pointe shoes of Chicago's Joffrey Ballet. Seventeen years later, Olivia's come home for her mother's funeral, nursing an injury that could likely end her meteoric dance career. Being back home stirs up old heartache, and seeing Zach again is not on her to-do list. Her best bet is get in, get out—a week at most. Then she'll return to Chicago to rehabilitate her injury and salvage her career. But best laid plans often go astray... Zach has never really recovered from Olivia's departure, even though he always knew she was destined for fame, while he was destined for small-town life. Now Olivia's back and he's determined to protect his heart. But when he learns she's staying in town longer than originally planned, Zach knows they are going to have to face the past to move on. He's just not prepared for the beautiful woman she's become or... Views: 530
Alexis Clark illuminates a whole corner of unknown World War II history."—Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci [A]n irresistible human story. . . . Clark's voice is engaging, and her tale universal."—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power and American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House A true and deeply moving narrative of forbidden love during World War II and a shocking, hidden history of race on the home front This is a love story like no other: Elinor Powell was an African American nurse in the U.S. military during World War II; Frederick Albert was a soldier in Hitler's army, captured by the Allies and shipped to a prisoner-of-war camp in the Arizona desert. Like most other black nurses, Eleanor pulled a second-class assignment, in a dusty, sun-baked—and segregated—Western town. The army... Views: 530
It's not because you're foreigners. It's because you aren't foreign enough ... or else that you are too foreignJust as the Krull house sits on the edge of a rural French town, the family occupies a marginal place in the life of the community around them. Snubbed by the locals despite having lived there for decades, they rely on trade with passing sailors to earn a living. When their relative arrives unannounced from Germany, with his unsettling, nonchalant ways, the family becomes the target of increasing suspicion and the scapegoat for a terrible crime. Written on the eve of the Second World War, The Krull House is a taut, strangely prophetic novel about how distrust and hostility towards outsiders descends into hate-filled violence. Views: 530
When exacting chef Caterina hires surly, but ruggedly handsome Liam to build the restaurant of her dreams, Cat's Lyonnaise potatoes aren't the only thing cooking in the kitchen. With each harboring a secret, can these two independent lovers let go of the past to mix up a recipe for love? Views: 530
Kelton was the perfect hiding place. Until now... A plane crash destroys a house in Kelton. The cause of the accident is a mystery and all the passengers are missing. Jarli has been lying low since the crime boss known as Viper threatened his family. But then his Truth App uncovers a dangerous secret at the crash site–a secret Viper wants to stay buried. Suddenly Jarli is a target again. There's no-one he can trust, not even the police. He has to find out what else Viper is hiding before it's too late. Lies can hurt, but the truth can kill... Views: 530
Luca and Isolde continue investigating for the Order of Darkness in the fourth book in the Order of Darkness series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory. Views: 530
An invitation to spend Christmas with her cousin and her family is too good for Gabriella Fitzpatrick to pass up. When she awakens in the early morning hours and can't go back to sleep, she walks into the front room and faces a polar bear, who miraculously changes into her cousin's husband.Declan, the second position on the sleigh team, has been waiting forever to find his fated mate. Five of his friends have already found theirs, and he knows it's just a matter of time before he finds the one female on the planet for him. Just before dawn on Christmas Eve morning, he answers a call in the security office. One of the shifters who lives in the human world shifted in front of a human and doesn't know what to do. Mrs. Claus tells Declan to use magic to wipe the human's memories.When Ellie wakes up, she vividly remembers watching a bear become a human. Declan promises she wasn't hallucinating, and that he can also change into animals, including one of Santa's... Views: 530
