A wondrous story of adventure and friendship featuring a group of women who ride Icelandic horses."Blame it or praise it, there is no denying the wild horse in us." —Virgina WoolfEach June, Tory Bilski meets up with fellow women travelers in Reykjavik where they head to northern Iceland, near the Greenland Sea. They escape their ordinary lives to live an extraordinary one at a horse farm perched at the edge of the world. If only for a short while.When they first came to Thingeryar, these women were strangers to one another. The only thing they had in common was their passion for Icelandic horses. However, over the years, their relationships with each other deepens, growing older together and keeping each other young. Combining the self-discovery Eat, Pray, Love, the sense of place of Under the Tuscan Sun, and the danger of Wild, Wild Horses of the Summer Sun revels in Tory's quest for the "wild" inside her.These women leave behind... Views: 678
What would you do if you found out that your husband wanted a divorce?Thirty-eight-year-old Jenna Stewart was the quintessential 1950s housewife of the 20th century. And just as she'd learned at theater college all those years ago, she gave the role of wife and mother everything she had. So as she sat at the breakfast nook of her family home after she'd fed her troops and waved them off to work and school, the last thing she expected was to learn that her husband wanted a divorce.Top county surgeon Dave Stewart had everything—a loving wife, two beautiful children, a grand home, and a successful career. Despite all that, however, Dave couldn't help but feel as if there was something in his life that just didn't add up.When a foolish mistake threatens his marriage and family, Dave knows he needs to make a decision or risk losing the love of his life.Love Me Again is a second chance romance that tells the story of Jenna and... Views: 678
"Ferocious, funny, rude and freewheeling..."—Karan Mahajan, author of The Association of Small BombsA coming-of-age story about one boy's journey across contemporary Afghanistan to find and bring home the family dog, blending the grit and immediacy of voice-driven fiction like We Need New Names with the mythmaking of One Thousand and One Nights.What looms in twelve-year-old Marwand's memory from his previous visit to Afghanistan six years ago is his contentious relationship with Budabash, the terrifying but beloved dog who guards his extended family's compound in the rural village of Logar. But eager for an ally in this place that is meant to be "home," Marwand misreads his reunion with the dog and approaches Budabash the way he would any pet on his American suburban block—and the results are disastrous: Marwand loses a finger, and Budabash escapes into the night.But Marwand is not chastened and doubles down on his... Views: 678
Baking cookies every other Friday for their respective church districts gives Edna Esh and three of her closest friends a chance to give to the Plain community and strengthen their bond with each other. Now, with the blessings of Christmas in the air, they may even whip up a recipe for love . . . With the holidays around the corner, Edna is busier than ever juggling baking with her business serving meals to Englische tourists. Thank goodness for Mary Ropp’s help—until she breaks her leg. Mary’s daughter, Bethany, is available to fill in, but Edna isn’t so certain. She knows Bethany is so painfully shy that she’s never even courted, never mind interacting with Englische tourists! But the remedy may be closer than they think . . . When Bethany gets into a scrape with her bicycle, a personable, talkative young man comes to her rescue, and even accompanies her home. And he’s none other than John Esh—Edna’s oldest son. When he stops by again the next day, Mary gets an idea. Soon, with the encouragement of the Cookie Club, Bethany is indeed helping Edna, and spending more time around the Esh household—and John. As Bethany slowly comes out of her shell, it seems she and John have much in common—maybe enough to inspire a winter wedding—and the club’s sweetest creation yet. . .Includes Cookie Recipes! Views: 678
Will an abandoned child bring them together?Or tear them apart?Cowboy Jericho Johnson lives a good life working on the Rebel family's Texas ranch. All he's missing is a wonderful woman like Anamarie Wiznowski. But Rico's troubled past and Ana's disapproving family conspire against them. When Rico is named guardian to a four-year-old boy, he asks Ana for help. And suddenly, he's falling faster than Christmas snow...for Ana, sweet little Dusty and life as a family man! Views: 678
Danny Carpenter is smart and cocky. Although he’s seemingly earned the right to be. Second only to Jackson, Danny is just as competent and often takes Jackson’s place during the low season. When it comes to women, he often keeps his cards close, knowing just how the others would tease him ruthlessly if they knew he’d only ever been with one woman. As a beta, he’s quick-witted, smart and self-assured. But as a man, he’s holding out for his soul mate.Rebekah Cortez is smart, with a wicked sense of humor and she’s always laughing. She’s often brutally honest and doesn’t shrink away when others are honest in the same tone. She notices that Danny seems to favor honesty, when they meet at a club and almost immediately she’s drawn to him.Can Danny trust Rebekah with his secret? Will he open himself up to the possibilities, or close himself off for good when things don’t seem clear between them? Views: 678
From one of the world's most engaging science journalists, a groundbreaking and wonder-filled look at the hidden things that shape our lives in unexpected and sometimes dangerous ways.Our naked eyes see only a thin sliver of reality. We are blind in comparison to the X-rays that peer through skin, the mass spectrometers that detect the dead inside the living, or the high-tech surveillance systems that see with artificial intelligence.And we are blind compared to the animals that can see in infrared, or ultraviolet, or in 360-degree vision. These animals live in the same world we do, but they see something quite different when they look around.With all of the curiosity and flair that drives her broadcasting, Ziya Tong reveals to us this hidden world, and takes us on a journey to examine ten of humanity's biggest blind spots.What she reveals is our blindness to a dimension of our society that is kept secret from us. There are cameras everywhere, she reminds... Views: 678
In the most shocking scenario of our time, former Brigadier General Anthony J. Tata takes you inside a brilliantly conceived, brutally executed plot to overthrow our government—from within . . . "How do you overturn an election?" It's a question that has obsessed presidential candidate candidate Jamie Carter ever since her loss to businessman and political neophyte President Jack Smart. In spite of the election results, she's determined to take what she sees as her rightful place in the White House—through any means possible. First, she establishes residency in North Carolina. Then, when the state's Pro Tem of the US Senate is found dead, she is appointed to his position by her friend, the governor. Now, there are only three people who stand in her way: the Speaker of the House, the Vice President, and the President himself . . . The countdown begins. The assassins are ready. But when one of them tries to kill the CIA Director under Jake... Views: 677
